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MUCH BUSINESS
DONE BY REGENTS
Purchase of Ground for
Student Union Building
Authorized By Board
PRESIDENT GREETED
Dyment Granted Year of
Absence to Be Used
In Study and Travel
A great quantity of business was
transacted by the University board
of regents at its quarterly session,
Saturday. The board sent greet
ings to President P. L. Campbell,
who is ill at his home on the cam
pus, and authorized the purchase of
ground for a student union build
ing, of which $286,500 had been
pledged by the undergraduates,
granted leaves of absence to staff|
members and appointed two new
assistant professors.
Letter Sent President
Governor Walter M. Pierce, Mrs.
Irene H. Gerlinger and Colonel Wil
liam S. Gilbert, as a committee for
the board, sent the following letter
to the president:
“This committee was appointed
to bear to you our most cordial
greetings, and to express to you
the heartening influence your pres
ence in our midst is having, not
only to the board, but to the en
tire personnel of the University,
and, indeed, of the state. We as
sure you it is the universal hope
that you may fully regain your
strength. We miss you greatly in
the University, but everybody is
loyally endeavoring to bear his full
share in the work of the institu
tion during your absence.”
The board authorized (fhe pur
chase of 160 by 192 feet of ground
at the northeast corner of Four-,
teenth avenue and Kincaid street,
upon which the student union
building will be constructed. This
was in fulfillment of a promise
that if the students pledged $200,
000, the site would be provided.
Bean Byment Gets Leave
Colin V. Dyment, dean of the
college of literature, science and
the arts, was granted a year’s
leave of absence by the board,
which he will spend in study and
travel abroad. Dean Dyment has
been in, university work continu
ously since September, 1913, and
has spent most of the summers
since that time in administrative
and teaching work following the
regular sessibn. He desired a year
of, complete liberty for uninter
rupted study and relaxation.
The board deferred the appoint
ment of an acting dean of the col
lege until a later meeting.
Dean Dyment will be accom
panied abroad by his wife, Dr.
Bertha Stuart Dyment, who is
medical consultant for women at
the University. They plan to sail
in July. The Oregon man will read
in the universities of Paris, Prague
and Vienna, and plans also to visit
the old battlefields of the 91st di
vision in France and Belgium.
Dean Dyment served for almost a
year during the war as American
Bed Cross search, with the rank
of first lieutenant, with the 91st
and later wrote a partial history
of its service.
Following his return from
abroad, Dean Dyment will be pre
pared to report to the 91st division
associations the present condition
of the terrain over which the
troops fought. His research in the
European universities will be in
the field of history. He is inter
ested in reading at Paris the rec
'ords pertaining to the French per
iod of colonization in Canada,
from 1534 to 1763. At Prague and
Vienna, Dean Dyment, will study
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JUNIOR VODVIL
Tickets for the Junior Vod
vil. it was announced, will be
reserved for the faculty in pre
cedence to other orders. As soon
•as all the mail order tickets are
in. they will be gone over, and
care will be taken to see that
the orders of the University
faculty will be attended to be
fore all otiters.
Saturday Classes Said
To Relieve Congestion
Schedule Committee
Head Represents
Need of Change
By W. P. Boynton
(Chairman Schedule Committee)
There seems to be considerable
student misunderstanding of the
plan proposed to the faculty by the
schedule committee, hence the com
mittee asks the privilege of space
in the Emerald to explain njore
fully. The motion under consider
ation is as follows:
To open Saturday to the regular
scheduling of classes: i. e. to ad
just the present scheduling scheme
so that it will* be possible to ar
range a 3-3 and 4-2 plan for classes,
with an opening for morning labor
atories. (These changes would, of
course, not go into effect until the
next college year.)
There is no intention in the minds
of the committee, or of the faculty
to force Saturday morning classes
on all students, or to make a Satur
day class obligatory for any student,
any more than is done at present.
Situation is Explained
As some of your correspondents
have pointed out, there, are many
less classes in the afternoon than
in the morning. This is due to two
things: first, a great majority of
the freshmen and sophomores , are
taking science or art courses; the
laboratory work for these, together
with the physical education and
military will generally prevent most
of these lower division students
from taking afternoon courses which
meet at one, two, Or three o’clock.
Second, a certain dislike on the
part of the student body is also re
sponsible for the small enrollment
in afternoon classes whenever they
are offered in competition with
morning classes in the same subject.
As long as the University gives the
students the privilege of making
their o>vn schedule, and arranging
their days to suit their own con
veniences—a privilege which should
be extended, not limited—it is quite
probable that afternoon classes will
not flourish in any great number.
Arbitrary assignment to certain
classes at certain periods is, how
ever, contrary to the spirit of Ore
gon, which spirit holds for th8
greatest freedom compatible with
high grade work, both for students
and faculty.
New System Supported
Saturday classes are not a new
thing on the campus, as students in
the schools of architecture, business
administration, and law, know. The
schedule committee will attempt to
make these less inconvenient, and
to make it possible for those who
have Saturday classes to arrange
for an entire day off at some other
one day of the week. This, far from
interfering with the self-supporting
student, should give him the advan
tage of a flexibility of schedule
which should increase the chance of
getting a job, since work can better
be arranged to meet the employer’s
demands.
Suggested Flan Presented
The plan ,then, as proposed by the
schedule committee ^s twofold: 1—
To re-arrange the present hour
schedule so that duplicate sections'
could be given in some such arrange
ment (for three hour courses, say)
as Monday, Wednesday and Friday
for one, and Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday for another, or any other
combination which would best suit
all of the various needs of the Uni
versity. The extension classes in
Portland which are taught by num
erous professors from the campus
would need to be taken into consid
eration also. At the present time
one three-hohr class ties up the
class room at that hour for the
jvhole week except where one of
the few two-hour classes can be
scheduled in the same room at the
two other days of the five day week.
There are at present, quite a num
ber of classes which are so large
that for the next year—or at any
rate the year after—the work will
have to given in at least two sec
tions, as the rooms are already fill
ed to capacity. Other classes are of
the type whieh must be limited in
enrollment if the instruction is
worthwhile. Large classes are an
injustice to the studenf in many
cases as they inevitably increase the
proportion of failures. 2—To ar
range the morning schedule of
classes so that the days will corre
late in a way to make morning lab
oratories possible, thus releasing the
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RULES SELECTED
FOR CANOE PETE
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Color, Artistic Excellence,
Conception, Composition,
To Be Points Stressed
TICKETS ON SALE SOON
The rules upon which the judges
will make their decisions in the
selection of the-, best floats entered
at the cano'e fete have been decided
upon, according to Clarence Toole
who is chairman of the canoe fete.
Conception will be the first con
sideration. This will include the
idea and the originality with which
it is carried out. Expression and
appropriateness to the setting also
fall under this heading; and if sev
eral' floats seem to have equal merit
in all respects, the one which is the
most appropriate to the mill race
will be selected as the best.
Compositions, Color Factors
The second point to be consid
ered is composition, which includes
three factors. Balance, rhythm
and harmony are the bases for se
lection oik this point.
Color is named as the third; and
as a large part of the effectiveness
of the float depends upon the col
or scheme, emphasis is being placed
on this rule.
The fourth point listed ,is the
artistic excellence in general. Gen
eral fitness to the occasion, as well
as the aesthetic qualities, are in
cluded.
Judges to Have Buies
Each judge will be given a set of
the rules for judging the floats.
Each point listed will count one
fourth. The judges who have been
chosen will be given special seats
so that they may see every detail
of each float as it passes down the
race. The men’s house and-the wo
men’s house which wins first place
will each receive a silver cup as an
award. Honorable mention will be
given to the two floats which are
considered next best.
There are several organizations
which have not submitted their
names yet, although the final date
for turning in the names to the
chairman was set for May 1. All
of those who have not done so are
urged to phone or give their float
names to Clarence Toole immedi
ately, for the programs can not be
printed until all names are listed.
The ticket sale for the canoe fete
will probably begin some time dur
ing the coming week.
The judges for the fete are' as
follows: Miss Maude I. Kerns, of
the art department; Dean H. Walk
er; and Frederick S. Dunn.
VARSITY AND FRflSH
WIN IN TENNIS MEET
In a closer meet than was antici
pated, the Oregon tennis teams, var
sity and freshmen, won from O. A.
C. last Saturday. The varsity came
out ahead by a 5 to 4 score, while
the freshmen defeated the Books
5 to 2.
The matches were all hard fought,
with several sets running into
deuce. Hayden, Oregon, won his
match 10-8 and 6-1, while Myers
lost to Ekern, 7-5, 6-3, and Meade,
Oregon, was defeated by Harris, 2-6,
6-4, 6-2. Okerberg, Oregon, won
from Atkinson, two sets 6-4, 6-4,
and Adams Oregon, took t*o sets
from Allison, 6-2, 6-1.
The two teams broken even on
the doubles, Atkinson and Harris
winning 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 from Okerberg
and Hayden, and Myers and Meade
winning 7-5, 6-3 from Blain and
Ekern.
The frosh had little difficulty in
[taking the majority of their
matches, coming out ahead with a
5 to 2 score.
VARSITY LOSE!
TO IDAHO 7-10
Loose Work Gives Vandals
Advantage After Faulty
Play in Beginning Innings
VISITORS GET SAFE LEAD
Rex Adolph Hits First Homer
On New Lot; Reinhart
Tries to Repeat But Fails
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By Wilbur Wester
After apparently salting down
the Oregon-Idaho baseball game
yesterday afternoon with a five
run lead in the first inning, the
varsity was unable to hold the Van
dals in cheek in the middle of the
battle, finally losing by a 10 to 7
score.
The tilt was featured with fre
quent periods of flashy play, con
trasting with a lot of really very
loose work. Williams, who twirled
for the Webfooters, was erratic, al
lowing the visitors to bunch their
hits for a safe lead. He had his
strike-out ball working, however,
and whiffed nine, of the visitors.
Long Drive by Adolph
One of the outstanding hits of
the game was a long drive from the
stick of Hex Adolph which went
for the first home run made on the
new diamond. Frank Reinhart al
so knocked the ball out of the lot,
but was caught at home when he
barely missed stretching his hit in
to a round-trip.
The game started with Ray Wil
liams on the mound for Oregon.
Williams retired the first three
opposing batters that faced him in
rapid succession. In the second half
of the inning, the varsity stick-men
started a regular “merry-go-round”
circling the bags for five runs on
two hits, materially aided by seve
ral costly errors by the Vandal in
fielders." It was in this first frame
that Adolph knocked his “homer”
with Sam Cook and Jack Bliss on
bases.
Vandals Score In Third
The Vandals did not start scor
gin till the third inning, when
Kleffner, Wicks, and Howerton
crossed the plate. Then in the
fourth, the visitors stepped to the
front and tied the score when Ves
ser and Howerton broke into the
run column, tying the count at 5 to
5. From the fifth canto until the
end of the game, the northerners
jheld onto the lead.
With the score standing 10 to 6
in the ninth inning, it appeared
as if the game was on ice for the
visitors. However, when Hobson
readier first on a scorching single
to third and Jack Bliss drove Hob
son home on a long drive that went
for a triple, it still gave the Ore
gon fans a faint hope of a possible
victory. Lynn Jones failed to con
nect with the ball, and the final
rally was over.
Pullman Game Tomorrow
This is the first defeat suffered
by the varsity on the new diamond!
On Wednesday at 4 o’clock, the
Webfooters will meet the strong
Washington State nine.
Lineup and summary:
Oregon AB R H PO A E
Reinhart, ef .5 12 10 0
Mimnaugh, rf .4 0 1 2 0 0
Hobson, 2b .5 2 2 2 2 0
Bliss, c .5 12 12 1
Jones, If .5 0 0 1 0 0
Cook, 3b .4 112 0 0
Adolph, lb .4 1 2 S 0 0
Wosf, as .4 13 13 2
Williams,” p ».3 0 0 0 1 0
Brooks, p .1 0 0 0 0 0
Total .40 7 13 15 8 3
Idaho AB R H PO A E
Kleffner, 2b .4 2 1 3 2 2
L^hrbos. 3b .5 0 112 1
Wicks, rf .5 2 2 2 1 0
Lawson, ss .....5 1 3 0 2 0
Cameron, cf .3 0 0 0 1 0
Green, lb .4 0 1 11 0 1
Vesser, If .4 2 110 0
Howerton, c .4 2 2 1 0 0
Fields, p .3 1 0 0 3 0
Beal, ef .. .. . 1 0 0 0 0 0
ED. MILLER IN RACE
FOR EDITOR’S POST
Board of Regents Gives
Approval to Fee Plan
HEADS OF HOUSE
MEETIMLLED
Group in Complete Accord
With • Proposed Action;
Brief of System Listed
BUILDING POSSIBLE SOON
ARGUMENTS GIVEN FOR
ACCEPTANCE OF $5 FEE
If the $5.00 term building fee
is favored by the students:
1. The neceslary bleachers
will be built this summer.
2. The basketball pavilion,
otherwise impossible, will be
built next year.
3. The Student Union, Instead
of at some remote and distant
time will be constructed within
three years.
4. The $60,000 paid during the
students’ four years on the
campus will benefit the build
ing fund more than a pledge of
$100—payable ten years after
matriculation.
5. At the present enrollment
$45,000 will be available each
year for building purposes.
6. The fund under the joint
control of the executive coun
cil and the board of regents can
be expended only for approved
building purposes.
7. The students through their
representatives in the executive
council will have a check on the
disposition of their own money.
8. It will maintain and de
velop Oregon’s athletic prestige
by providing the essential struc
tures.
9. Our buildipg program will
be credited on the Student Un
ion gift pledges.
11. A perpetual building pro
gram will be Insured.
12. Our fees would still be
lower than nearly all of our sis
ter universities.
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Following the unanimous vote of
the student and executive councils,
the 'board of regents and the heads
of houses gave their unqualified
approval to the $5.00 term fee plan,
at their respective meetings over
the week-end.
The board of regents, after due
deliberation, passed the following
motion made by Governor Pierce
and seconded by Kegent Gordon,
“that the board of regents will fix
a fee of $5.00 to be collected at
the time of registration in accord
ance with the above amendment to
the Student Body constitution pro
viding that this amendment re
ceived a two-thirds voting in the
A. S. U. O. election on May 13,
1925.”
Heads of Houses Meet
The meeting of heads of houses
called by Bandall JondS, president
of the student body yesterday af
ternoon was for the purpose of pre
senting clearly the issues involved
in the $5.00 term fee plan so that
they in turn can be presented to
the members of the living organi
zations. The discussion ensued, re
volved around the points in the box
above. The bleachers on Kincaid
field have been condemned and can
no longer be used, and there is no
basketball floor in town that is
large enough for the big games. The
Armory is not adequate and the
schedule must be sacrificed when
some big meeting comes to town.
The passing of this amendment
would mean that the new ftleachers
can be built this summer, and the
basketball pavilion of which draw
ings have been made, would prob
ably be finished by the next basket
ball season. ,
It was also shown that the $60.00
paid during the student's four
years on the campus will benefit
the building fund more than a
pledge of $100.00 payable ton years
after matriculation. In the first
place only about 85 per cent of the
campus subscribed to the campus
drive. Of this there is a 10 per
cent loss to death, and 30 per cent
due to non-payment. Approximate
ly 50 per cent of the subscriptions
will eventually be paid, realizing
only $168,000 in ten years. Next
year with the proposed plan, $45,
000 would be collected. The bleach
ers would cost $15,000 and the bas
ketball pavilion, $60,000. $52,000
would be enough to start construc
tion and the balance could be paid
in a year and a half.
Students to Control Funds
! The expenditure of this money
will not be taken out of the stu
dents hands for they will have a
check on the disposition of the
money through their representatives
in the Student Council. Also it can
be spent only for building pur
poses which are approved by the
executive council and the board of
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JANE THACHER WRITES'ARTICLE
ON GREAT MAESTRO OF VIENNA
Mrs. Jane Thacher, head of the
piano department in the school of
music, is the author of an article
appearing in the April number of
the Musical West and Northwest
Musician entitled “Theodore Les
chetizky; Memories of the Great
Maestro,” which is the first of a
series written by her to appear in
this magazine, one of the foremost
musical publications of the North
west. Frederic Shipman, business
manager of the Musical West and
Northwest Musician, is enthusias
tic concerning Mrs. Thacher both
as a pianist and as a writer and
asked her to write her personal
recollections of Leschetizky, un
der whom she studied in Vienna.
Mr. Shipman is the author of an
article appearing in a. recent num
ber of the Northwest Musician en
titled “Jane Thacher, Pianism Plus
Personality.” Following is an ex
cerpt from the article:
“ ‘Ah—the madeloiseUc has poe
sy! ’ was Theodore Leschetizky’s
delighted comment when Jane
Thacher first played for him.
“That comment still holds true—
for possibly poesy — poetry—the
plasticity of the imagfnation which
enables the player to enter com
pletely into the mood of the com
poser, and to transmit to those who
hear, the full beauty of his mes
sage, still remains the predominat
ing characteristic of Jane Thach
er’s playing.
“She possesses in abundance, both
poesy and personality, which are
about all that differentiates the ar
tist from the gramophone record.
Mrs. Thacher spent several years’
study with Leschetifiky, who pro
phesied that she would be “some
day a famous artist.” The prophecy
of the great Vienna maestro would
seem to be in process of fullfill
ment, for music-lovers are recog
nizing the fact that in Jane Thach
er the Northwest possesses a really
great pianist. e-Mrs. Thacher has
been heard in numerous recitals
throughout the Northwest. Her
audiences and her critics have been
uniformly enthusiastic. In fact,
so many requests for recitals have
been received that a considerable
time will in the near future be
allotted for concert work.”
Leschetiifcy, an Austrian, is
known to the world as one of the
greatest masters. He was trained
by Czerny and Sechter and started
in concert work at the early age of
12. “For many years he was a pro-'
fessor at the Conservatorium of St.
Petersburg, retiring in 1878. From
there he went to Vienna where he
died in 1916. He is also known as
the principal master of Pader
ewski.
LOWELL BAKER
UP FORCOONCIL
Political Campaign Begins
With Candidacy of Two
Men; “Dope” Lacking
SIXTEEN POSITIONS OPEN
Nominations to Be Made At
Regular Student Body
Assembly on Thursday
^CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED
FOR A. S. U. O. POSITIONS
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Editor of Emerald
Edward Miller
Executive Council
Senior Woman (one year)
Junior Man (two years)
Student Council
Senior Men (three)
Senior Women (two)
Junior Men (two)
Lowell Baker
Sophomore Man
Yell Sing
Editor of Oregana
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By D. W.
The first shot in the annual cam
pus political battle was fired yes
terday afternoon when ; Edward
Miller, senior in the school of jour
nalism, walked into the editor’s of
fice and. announced his desire of
sitting at the Emerald editor's desk
next year.
Miller is well-known on the cam
pus and has been prominent in the
student body and on the staff of
the daily. Last year he served as
reporter, night editor and day edi
tor, being chosen managing editor
for this year. He served in that
capacity during the fall term, when
he resigned from the staff. Dur
ing the recent Student Union drive
Miller was appointed head of pub
licity and had charge of advertis
ing the campaign. He was elec
ted senior man on the student coun
cil last spring. Miller is a mem
ber of Bachelordon, Friars, Sigma
Delta Chi, Sigma Upsilon, and Ham
mer and Coffin.
council Berth Sought
Lowell Baker, sophomore, will
run for junior man on the student
council. Baker was president Of
the freshman class in his first year,
and has been active in committee
work, serving as a captain during
the recent drive. He is a member
of Friendly hall and Qregon
Knights.
Although but two more issues of
the Emerald remain before the day
for candidates to be nominated at
the regular student body assembly,
Miller and Baker were the only two
aspirants who felt like taking the
initial plunge into the political
waters yesterday. Apparently there
has been less talk this year than
formerly concerning the A. S. TJ. O.
elections.
More Candidates Possible
However, it is expected that a
considerable number will gain cour
age now that the ice is broken and
it is not unlikely that the editor's
office will be more or less bom
barded this afternoon with the
names and credentials of aspiring
office seekers anxious to serve the
setudent body. From now until the
election day, Wednesday, May 13.
there will be much in the way of
whispesed conversations, discussion
of “dark horse” possibilities,
“bosses,” and other exciting gossip.
Candidacy stories will be printed
in tomorrow’s and Thursday’s is
sues. Names must be turned in at
the editor’s office before 6 p. m.
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SENIORS ATTENTION
Class meeting this afternoon
at 5:00 sharp In Oregon build
ing. Important to all class
members. Meeting will be
j short,
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