Oregon daily emerald., April 28, 1925, Image 1

VOLUME XXVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1925
NUMBER 118
■Libr:
CONCERT TOUR
CAINS SUCCESS
WeH-selected” Numbers
With Good Presentation
Win Worthy Comment
VARIED PROGRAM GIVEN
Music Organizations Get
Enthusiastic G r e e t ing
In Portland and Salem
Enthusiastic audiences greeted
the University men’s and women’s
glee clubs and orchestra last week
end in both Salem and Portland,
where they gave combined concerts.
The people of Salem gave the or
ganizations, which were directed by
John Stark Evans and Rex Un
derwood, an exceptionally hearty
V welcome, and several requests have
been made by Oregon alumni and
others for a return concert in the
near future. A larger crowd greet
ed the musicians at the Heilig in
Portland, and almost every num
ber was applauded for an encore.
Critic Praises Work
The following review of the Port
land concert appeared in the Sun
day Oregonian by C. Hilton
Turvey:
“The orchestra, which opened the
concert, showed* itself fine-toned,
musically alert, and responsive to
the conductor. The Greig march
was performed with spirit, the sub
stitute number, “Love’s Dream”
being in striking contrast. One of
the most effective numbers, the
“Second Hungarian Rhapsody of
^ Liszt,” had to be omitted in part,
owing to the length of the program
and the extra numbers demanded
and given, but the part played was
full of dash and fire.
The two glee clubs, like the or
chestra, did extremely good work.
The Caleridge-Taylor opusj, “HHa,
watha’s Wedding Feast,” was put
through with solid, musical ensem
ble, good shading and rich, young
tone. Frank Jue sang his solo,
“Onaway, Awake Beloved” with
impassioned style and lyric tone,
and won the house to a tumult of
applause. He was twice recalled.
Solos Well Received
Alberta Potter, violinist, dis
played fine, tenuous tone in her
solo and encore, as well as brilliant
and facile technique. Lora Tesh
ner, violincellist, also played a pro
grammed number and an encore
with a decisive manner, incisive
tone and good intonation. Mrs.
Rex Underwood played skillful ac
^ companiments for both girls. Roy
Bryson’s light tenor voice made a
decided impression and he, too, was
recalled and obliged to add an ex
tra. The whole performance of the
glee clubs and orchestra was one
of which the directors might well
be proud, and the work of these
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Campus Squirrels,
Once Big Troop,
Dwindle to Three
Although it has been many
years since the Oregon campus
was the habitat of wild animals,
a few of their descendants still
remain in the old haunts. These
are the gray squirrels, and now
even they are disappearing.
“Some 10 or 12 years ago, there
were quite a number of squirrels
on the campus,” said H. M.
Fisher, superintendent of grounds.
“For a long time we fed them,
and did our best to keep them on
the campus. But they have grad
ually been killed by dogs or have
left.”
One lively little fellow stays
near Yillard hall most of the
time. He climbs the fire escape,
and then crawls, up the ivy to the
ledge of on top of the building.
There is a small house, painted
green, in one of the big firs near
Deadv, where the squirrels can
find shelter. It was placed there
about 10 years ago, and they have
lived in it most of the time since
it was put in the tree.
FOUR SCHOOLS REMAIN
DEBATE CONTESTANTS
State High School Victory
Will Be May Event
Only four high schools remain as
contestants for the championship
in the Oregon high school debate
league. Two of these are in the
Eastern Oregon district; while two
are in the Western Oregon district.
Starting with nearly a dozen high
school districts the number has
gradually simmered down to four,
according to Dr. Dan Clark of the
extension division who is directing
the work on the part of the Uni
versity.
The Ashland high school and the
Tillamook high school are the two
contestants in Western Oregon. The
Ontario high school and the Mc
Laughlin union high school at Mil
ton are the two contesting teams
In Eastern Oregon.
It wrill be some time in the latter
part of May when the victor from
the eastern side of the state meets
the victor from the western side,
according to Dr. Clark. They will
hold the state championship on the
campus. Last year the Salem high
school team won over the Union
high school team.
QEA-KOS ALUMNI INVITED
ATTEND LUNCHEON TODAY
Members of Gra-Kos, sophomore
society, will meet at a luncheon to
day noon at the College Side Inn
to talk over plans for a formal
dance to be given May 9, at the
Anchorage. Alumni of the organi
zation are invited to attend the
luncheon and it is urged that as
many as possible be there. The
dance will wind up the business
and social activities of the society
for this year.
OLD HORSE ONCE NEARLY RUINED
FROSH CLASS, SAYS DEAN STRAUB
About 20 or 25 years ago when
the Homecoming bonfire business
was in its infancy, the freshmen
used to borrow the university wag
on to gather boxes and other ma
terial from all over town. They
did not use a horse, but pulled the
wagon to and from the wood pile.
One year the freshmen found an
old sway-backed horse lying down
in a barnyard, and thought they
would borrow him. The horse was
too weak to get up by himself, and
the boys got some 2x4’s and raised
him. When they got him up, his
engine wouldn’t reverse and they
had to push the wagon up to him
to get him into the shafts. The
horse could only- stand when in mo
tion; and when the boys stopped
anywhere to get boxes, two fresh
men had to stand on each side to
hold him up or put two props un
der the shafts.
Several times on the way, the
horse would stop suddenly and be
gin to sway (he was a sway-backed
horse anyway) and immediately the
freshmen would jump down from
the wagon, two on each side, bal
ance him and get him started.
After the second trip to the
woodpile, the horse dropped dead
on the field. The owner came up
and demanded $50 for him.
The class appealed to Dean
Straub, and he told the man that
the horse didn’t weigh more than
500 pounds and $50 would hare
been JO cents a pound which was
too much because it was possible
to get good porter house steak for
eight cents a pound.
The next day, the Dean learned
: that the owner of the horse had
offered Mr. Moore, a former truck
driver in Eugene, $2.50 to take the
horse out to the dump and shoot
him the day before. Mr. Moore
wanted $5- for the work.
The Dean finally told the owner
that the class would pay him $5
for the horse and he could pay Mr.
Moore the $5 to get the horse
hauled away.
“Well, where do I come in on
this?”, asked the man.
“You get your horse hauled away
for nothing,” replied the Dean,
“and you will retain the good will
of the freshman class who will pass
by your house on Hallowe’en night
without doing any damage. ”
IRK TO STURT
ON DECORATIONS
Two Committees to Meet
At 5:00 This Afternoon;
Full Attendance Urged
NEW SYSTEM ADOPTED
Names of Representatives
To Take Charge of Work
In Houses Announced
Announcement of the names of
the representatives, who will take:
charge of the decorations which
will be made by the various fra
ternities, was made by Arthur
Gale, head of the decorations com
mittee for the Junior Prom, yester
day.
In case that it is impossible for
any of those who have been ap
pointed to take charge of the work
assigned to them, they will be held
responsible and expected to get
some one to take their place.
New Plan Introduced
Work on the decorations, which
will begin this week, will be as
signed by the Junior Prom com
mittee. The plan adopted this year
is a decided advantage in getting
the work done early, and thereby
serves as a means of eliminating
the last minute rush, according to
Gale.
Meeting is Scheduled
A meeting of the decorations
and feature committees for the
Junior Prom is scheduled for this
afternoon at 5 o’clock in the Ad
ministration building. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
House Leaders Named
The men appointed to take charge
of the work in the various houses
are as follows: Alpha Beta Chi,
Kenneth Bew; Alpha Tau Omega,
Bufus Sumner; Bachelordon, Bay
Hosier; Beta Theta Pi, Jerome
Gunther; Chi Psi, James Forestel;
Delta Tau Delta, John Sherman;
Kappa Delta Phi, Poloski; Kappa
Sigma, Charles Snyder; Lambda
Psi, Paul Ager ;Phi Delta Theta,
Fred Gerke; Phi Gamma Delta,
Bichard Lyman; Phi Kappa Psi,
Maurice Warnock; Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, Edwin Hicks; Sigma Chi,
Parley Stoddard; Sigma Nu, Carl
l)ahl; Sigma Pi Tau, Warren
Small; and Theta Chi, Charles B. j
Hoyt.
PROF. FREDERIC DUNN
PREPARES LECTURES
Professor Frederie S. Dunn, head
of the Latin department is at pres
ent working on two illustrated lec
tures, one dealing with “The Ho
meric Poems in Art,” and the other
on the subject of “The Face of
Jesus.”
The first subject is a continua
tion of a paper, first presented in
assembly at the University about
three years ago. This paper covered
the prefatory events, leading up tj
the seige of Troy—or those events
which are chronicled in the first
few chapters of the “Illiad.” The
papers which Professor Dunn is
working on at the present time dealt
with the remained of the “Iliad,”
and the entire “Odyssey,” thus in
cluding events following the Trojan
war, and the return of the Greek
chieftians.
The paper on the “Face of Jesus”
is to be considered not only from
an aesthetic, but also from an his
toric standpoint, according to Pro
fessor Dunn. Reproductions of the
best representations of the face of
Jesus are to be shown, and the
matter of the authenticity of some
of the portraits will be considered.
Some of the oldest portraits come
from the eatacombs, and others are
taken from old coins.
Caps and Gowns
Should Be Ordered
At Co-op by May 1
Caps and gowns for the seniors
should be ordered as soon as pos
sible. A five dollar deposit is
required, two dollars and a half
of which will be returned when
the gowns are returned, the re
making two dollars and a half
being retained as rental fee.
Prices on the cap and gowns
will raise after May 1, as all or
ders received after that time will
be wired east. The same fact
holds true for announcements,
which will accordingly be more
expensive after May 1. Those
desiring caps and gowns or an
nouncements are desired to order
through the Co-op as soon as pos
sible.
PRESIDENT OE REED
TO COME AS SPEAKER
Norman F. Coleman Will
Address Assembly
Norman F. Coleman, recently
elected president of Reed college
in Portland, who will be on the
campus this week as the speaker
for assembly, was a classmate of
Dean Colin Y. Dyment at the Uni
versity of Toronto.
Dean Dyment, in recalling Mr.
Coleman’s record at school, said he
was one of the few men able to
carry on the work for honors in
his own department and do work in
other departments as well.
“ Mr. • Coleman was originally a
zoologist, but his interest lay also
in English and he won the Governor
General’s gold medal for English at
Toronto,” he said.
Mr. Coleman came West and
taught in the Spokane high school
and in the English department at
Whitman. He came to Reed college
from Whitman about 1911, and was
so conspicuous for his .work there
that when President Scholz died,
Mr. Coleman seemed to be tho logi
cal men to succeed and was elected
president last December.
Mr. and Mrs. Coleman were class
mates at Toronto, Dean Dyment
Jsaid, and Mrs. Coleman won the
first class honors and the medal in
^modern languages there.
Mr. Coleman is widely known
among the lumbermen of the state
as president of the Loyal Legion of
Loggers and Lumbermen, and for
'his activities in connection with in
dustrial problems.
Dean Dyment characterized Mr.
Coleman as “an excellent speaker,
deeply interested in problems of
morality and hygiene.”
OREGON KNIGHTS PLAN
DANCE FRIDAY' EVENING
The Oregon Knights are sponsor
ing a dance which will be given at
the College Side Inn, Friday even
ing. The committee, which is head
ed by Alan Button, have been mak
ing due preparations for the affair.
Lowell Baker and Laverne Mil
ler, who are also on the dance com
mittee, have charge of the decora
tions and the music. The proceeds
of the dance will go to the Oregon
Knight treasury, and the money is
used by the Knights to carry on
their work on the campus.
Although the committee have not
given out any “dope” on the nature
of the feature, the students can be
at ease that the dance will have its
surprises.
CLASS IN ADVERTISING
COMPETE FOR PRIZES
Professor W F. G. Thacher’s ad
vertising class was presented yes
terday with the problem for the an
nual Botsford-Constantine prizes of
$25, $15 and $10. 'I’he awards will
be made on the basis of excellence
in the solution of an advertising
problem which includes the work
of a complete campaign. The stu
dents will make a thorough invcs
tigation of the product they select
plan the lay-outs, write the copj
for the advertisements and estimate
the cost. A list of ten product)
are offered, which embrace some oi
the prominent accounts of the Bots
ford-Constantine company.
HAYWARD PICKS
FROSH FOR MEET
Annual Babe vs. Rook Relay
Carnival Scheduled for
Hayward Field Saturday
WIND HAMPERS RUNNERS
Prendergast Wins Two Firsts
In Recent Track Contests;
Events Show Slow Time
Competing in a strong wind last
Saturday afternoon the four fastest
freshmen in four running events
were selected to represent the green
cappers in the annual Frosh-Rook
relay carnival to be held on Hay
ward field, May 2. The results of
the meet were not encouraging, for
a southwest wind retarded the run
ners and cut down the times of the
events to some extent.
Few Men Turning Out
Bill Hayward’s frosh track as
pirants numbered around sixty at
the first of the term but they have
been dropping off until he now has
comparatively few men out. Their
showing last Saturday, in spite of
the wind, should have been better
than was registered by the timers.
They will have an opportunity to
show what ability they have in the
carnival next week-end. The com
petition will be keen against the
strong crew of Rook baton carriers.
All the times cauget on the run
ners were slow. The 220-yard dash
was run on the new straight way
head on against the wind. Allen,
one of the most promising frosh
sprinters, stumbled on the last
yard when he was abreast of Pren
dergast. Bob Overstreet, the out
standing distance man on the squad
was not competing but will prob
ably be entered in the carnival in
spite of this.
Wind Slows Times
The 100-yard dash was run off in
two heats—both of them compara
tively slow. The final heat caught
the leaders at the tape with very
little interval between them. Pren
dergast won in the time of 10:1
with Allen, Guttridge, Kuykendall
and Wetzel close on his heels.
The 220 was also won by Pren
dergast, followed by GuttrSdge,
Winslow and Allen. The time was
24:3.
Cooper Wins Quarter Mile
Cooper won a slow quarter mile
in 54 seconds. Pearson followed
him close for second place. Hicks
and Clarke finished third and
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DOUGHNUT NET MEN
HAVE INITIAL CONTEST
Doughnut tennis opened yesterday
afternoon with the Sigma Alpha
yEpsilon pair eliminating the boys
from Beta Theta Pi, 6-1, 6-1.
Ed Britts and Reginald Heber
made up the winning team. Fred
Joy and Laurine Reynolds played
for the Beta’s.
This afternoon will see the cham
pionship aspirants from Bachelor
Vlon and Phi Delta Theta tangle in
(t,hc second contest of the first
pound. Tomorrow Friendly hall and
(Alpha Tau Omega will play for the
survival of the fittest.” Sigma Pi
Tau will mix with Kappa Sigma on
Thursday. The remaining contests
in the first round will have to be re
scheduled and the final result will
be announced or posted later.
These games are being played on
the straight elimination basis with
the team winning the first two out
jpf three sets acclaimed victors.
' Court number 10 is being held in
beserve for the doughnut games
every afternoon at 5 o ’clock and
tickets for the entering teams will
be given out free gratis at the of
fice of the physical education de
partment.
Report of the outcome of the con
tests should be turned in at the of
fice in the men’s gymnasium as goon
after the game as possible so that
the records may be kept up to date
and in order, stated those in charge.
Bat Hunter Steps
Through Plaster of
Villard Ceiling
Bats nearly spelled misfortune
to a young man yesterday morn
ing who went in search of them
in the attic over the assembly
room of Villard hall—a favorite
haunt of bats, by the way.'
This particular bat seeker, car
rying the victims of his hunt
with him, stepped . off the joist
and his leg went through the
plastering. Luckily, he did not
go far, for, had he fallen clear
through the plastering, he would
have descended on the benches
some thirty feet below, which
might possibly have meant death.
BERNICE YEO TO PLAY
IN RECITAL TONIGHT
Pianist Known on Campus
For Musical Activities
Tonight at 8 o’clock in the re
cital hall of the school of music,
Bernice Yeo, pianist, and a student
in the school of music, will bo pre
sented by John Stark Evans, in
her senior recital. Miss Yeo is well
known on the campus by her prom
inence in musical activities, espec
ially as a piano soloist and accom
panist. She is an active member
of Mu Phi Epsilon, national musi
cal fraternity for women, and last
year was accompanist for the wo
men’s glee club. She also had the
distinction last year of holding tho
Mu Phi Epsilon scholarship in pi
ano.
A very brilliant junior recital
was given by Miss Yeo last year.
Her playing is noted for its un
usual technique which is perfected
to a high degree of efficiency. She
also has an extensive repertoire.
Following is her program for to
night which is both exceedingly in
teresting and difficult:
Appassionata Sonata .Boethoven
Two Etudes in Double Notes ....
...Philipp
Nocturne .Foure
Impromptu .*.Foure
Etude, op. 10—No. 5—g flat.
Nocturne, op. 15—No. 2—f sharp.
Polonaise, op. 53—a flat. ..Chopin
Concerto, op. 54—a minor Schumann
With organ accompaniment
The public is invited to attend
the recital, which marks tho first
senior recital to be given this term.
PROFESSOR HOWE RETURNS
TO REGULAR CLASSES
Professor II. C. Howe, of the
English department, appeared at his
Saturday afternoon and Monday
classes after an absence of several
days duo to an attack of grippe.
STUDENT GIFTS
EXCEED QUOTA
Total of $67,500 Announced
At Wind-up Banquet Held
Saturday for Workers
PLEDGES STILL COMING
Contributions of People
And Business Firms of
Eugene Amount to $2,000
The Student Union campaign
crashed over the top Saturday
night with a total of $67,500
pledged. This was a safe margin
over the quota of $64,00, and in
sured tho success of the drive.
Announcement of the final total
was made Saturday night at the
final wind-up banquet held in the
Woman’s building, when Randall
Jones read the figures to tne work
ers.
Business Firms Olive
The safe margin reached was due
largely to the generosity of several
Eugene business firms and towns
people. Late in the afternoon the
flying squadron obtained substan
tial subscriptions from the towns
people which, all told, amounted to
$2,200.
Green-Kilbourne, men’s clothiers
at 825 Willamette street, showed
their interest in the success of the
Union drive by pledging $250.
The Osburn hotel also pledged
$250 towards the Union building
fund.
Peter Pan, restaurant and con
fectionary at 096 Willamette, gave
a pledge for $200.
Paul Green’s store for men, 713
Willamette, signed a pledge for
$200.
Baker-Button, photographers at
7, Seventh street West, gave a
$100 pledge.
The Oregana, student restaurant
on Eleventh and Alder, signed a
$100 pledge.
Tho Campa Shoppe, student res
taurant on Twelfth and Alder, gave
a $100 pledge.
Mautz Expresses Thanks
Mrs. W. F. Jewett, of Eugene,
Saturday gave to the Student Un
ion, a cheek for $200.
Robert Mautz, chairman of the
drive, expressed appreciation to
the townspeople who have sup
ported the Union campaign.
“Its mighty fine of ithese
people and firms to give their
money this way, and the students
certainly do appreciate it.”
At the banquet Saturday night
Randall Jones, president of the stu
dent body, expressing the heartiest
thanks of the associated students
to the workers on the Union com
mittee, said that it was a hard job
requiring a great sacrifice in time
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STUDENT, RENINISCENT, TELLS
OF DAYS AS SALT-SEA SAILOR
Gold-lacquered deities glaring
through the incense laden air of a
Shanghai joss house; banners flut
tering lazily in the wind at Yoka
homa; geisha girls pouring tea in a
paper-walled Tokio tea house, sam
pans gliding across the light-re
fleeting night waters of Hong Kong
harbor; white walls and red-tiled
roofs showing through the palm
trees at Panama; dancing girls
whirling in the tobacco-laden air of
! the Red Lantern of Buenos Aires;
buglers sounding warnings of Zep
pelin raids at London, Dutch girls
in their huge sabots clattering on
the cobble stones of Amsterdam,—
these are some of the memories re
called from former sailing days by
Richard M. Nance, major in busi
ness administration, in an interview
recently. The most vivid memories,
] however, are those of storms.
“The S. 8. Boykin while pros
! sing the North Atlantic in 1918
| was four times reported lost before
it finally docked at Philadelphia,”
said Nance, who was serving as
chief quartermaster. “Another
storm that offered a few thrills
was the North Atlantic storm in
1919 which experienced seamen
claimed was the worst in 65 years.
Sixty-foot waves smashed lifeboats
liks so many eggshells and crumpled
bulwarks as if they wore made
from cardboard. These storms
though unpleasant when occuring
make the sailor’s life interesting
and furnish pleasant memories in
after days.
“Most people think that they
have seen the sea when they have
been to the seashore, but the real
character of the ocean may be seen
only in the time of storm far from
land. In ordinary weather, a boat
appears to be of quite fair size,
but in such weather as that of 1919,
the sailor is forced to realize the
really pigmy dimensions of his ves
sel. At one moment we would be
far down in a hollow, surrounded
by watery mountains, yet the next
moment would see us sky high
perched on one wave; at one mo
ment the forecastle would be hur
ried under tons of water with the
stern up in the air, propeller
thrashing madly, and at the next
the bow would describe a jgreat
arc against the sky while the water
towered high above the stern.”
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