OREGON MAN IN
NATIONAL DEBATE
Jack McGuire, State Winner,
Goes to Los Angeles for
Constitutional Contest
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SEVEN PRIZES OFFERED
Federal Constitution to Be
General Topic of Debate;
Judges, Los Angeles Men
For the first time in the history
of the state, Oregon has an oppor
tunity to win a national intercol
legiate oratorical championship
when Jack McGuire, winner of the
state and regional elimination con
tests competes at Los Angeles next
Friday night, June 5, in the nation
al Constitutional contest.
Accompanied by Oscar A. Brown,
forensic coach and instructor in
the public speaking department,
McGuire will leave next Monday
in order to have time to speak in
large auditoriums at Sacramento,
San Francisco and other cities as
•a means of practicing for the big
forensic event. He will arrive at
Los Angeles in plenty of time for,
the contest.
Large Attendance Expected
The orations will be delivered in
the Philharmonic; auditorium, the
largest in the city, the building
having a bating capacity of more
than five thousand persons. Peo
ple from all over the state of Cali
fornia have requested seat reser
vations on the night of June 5.
McGuire, as a result of defeating
orators from six other states of the
region west of the Rocky ^moun
tains, at Stanford university last
Friday night, meets six other na
tional finalists. He is assured of
one of the seven prizes which
range from $2,000 to $300.
Bequests that McGuire deliver
his oration have been received from
many civic and church organiza
tions in Los Angeles. Many mes
sages of congratulation for win
ning the regional championship in
oratory last Friday have also been
received from all parts of the
country.
Coach Is Confident
Mr. Brown feels that the Oregon
entrant in the national meet has an
excellent chance of placing high np
on the list next Friday. “It is my
own opinion,” he said yesterday,
“that McGuire has the necessary
vigorous personality on the plat
form and that he delivers his speech
with wholehearted enthusiasm and
sincerity.”
This national oratorical contest
is sponsored by the Better Ameri
can Federation of California in an
endeavor to develop a higher type
of citizenship. Randolph Leigh of
"Washington, who directed the high
school contest last year, is director
of the intercollegiate contest.
There will be seven judges Fri
day night; all prominent Los An
geles men. Each of the seven col
lege orators has for his subject, the
general topic of the Federal Con- j
stitution. Order of speaking will
be determined by lot at the time of
the contest.
Daily Staff to See
Program At Heilig
As Climax of Year
A new feature of the Emerald
banquet this year will be a trip
en 'masse to the Heilig theatre,
to view a special program put on
by the California glee club. This
show, which will be at 9:30, will
include skits of college life, and
others of unusual nature. The
banqueters will proceed down
town in a street car chartered for
occasion, leaving the campus
I about 9:15.
All ‘ staff members are to meet
in Alumni hall in time to enter
the banquet room, which will be
the sun parlor, at 6:20. At this
time, several awards will be made,
and Emerald “O’s” given to
those on the reportorial and bus
I iness staff who merit them. A
: bound volume of the year’s Emer
alds will go the person having
done the most for the paper this
year; prizes will be awarded to
the best day and night editors,
the person handing in the most
tips, the best news story writer,
and the best feature story writer
of the term; a set of Dicken’s
works, the gift of Fred Lockley
of the Portland Journal, will go
to the member of the editing
class writing the best paper on
journalism, and a cash prize of
$20, donated by Donald Skene,
Paris correspondent for the Chi
cago Tribune, \vill be given to
the member of the class who has
displayed the best knowledge of
foreign affairs during the past
year.
R. MINT LEADS
SENIORS IN GRADES
Martha A. Shull Second
With 1.58 Average
Despite the fact that the schol
arship of women on this campus
surpasses that of the men, the high
est average in the class of 1925,
excluding those who are not four
year Oregon students, is held by
Rupert Reid Bullivant, of Portland.
Mr. Bullivant, who is majoring in
the lpw department, has attained a
1.54 average for his entire college
career. This average does not in
clude grades in physical education
or military. According to Bulli
vant, he does not spend more than
a normal amount of time on his
studies, and his various campus ac
tivities seem to bear out that state
ment.
He is a, member of Sigma Nu
and also of “Phi Beta Kappa and
Dejta Theta Pi honorary fraternit
ies. ,He held an important position
on the Emerald staff his entire
junior year, and a part of his sopho
more year, and has won several
prizes for his oratorical ability.
Besides these achievements, Bulli
vant has been partly self~support
ing during his four years at school.
Mr. Bullivant’s record was run
a close second by Miss Martha A.
Shull, also of Portland, Oregon.
Miss Shull is a major in English
literature and has®averaged 1.58
for her four years work. She is a
member of Kappa Alpha Theta and
Phi Beta Kappa fraternities. She
also belongs to Eutaxian honorary
society, and has served on the
Emerald staff.
RUTH AKERS DELIGHTS HEARERS
WITH SPLENDID VOCAL PROGRAM
Before an appreciative audience.
Miss Ruth Akers presented her
senior recital, an ambitious and
pretentious program.
There are two kinds of criticism,
constructive and destructive, in
writing a. criticism of such an am
bitious program when presented by
a student, one must take into con
sideration the nervousness of the
debutante, inmaturity, etc. The
following is offered in a kindly
and constructive spirit.
Miss Akers opened her program
with a classical and very difficult
group. In the “Care Selve” of
Handel. The singer displayed very
good breath control and the possi
bilities of a beautiful sustained
tone. Of this group the Caccini
“ Amarilli” was the best done. Her
nervousness was too apparent to
pass judgment.
The aria, “I Sent My Soul
Through the Invisible ” from the
•“Persian Garden” of Liza Leh
mann, gave Mias Akers better
scope and opportunity for her abil
ities.
The group of Schumann “Lieder”
was exceptionally well sung for one
of Miss Akers age and experience,
especially well done was the “Wid
mung” and “Erist’s.” The fourth,
(French) group she invested with
charm, especially effective were the
“Lied” of Franck and “Si j’etais
Jardinier” of Chaminade.
The singer possessed a good
range, with some beautiful tones,
it is when she reaches for her high
tones that one is prone to criticise,
with a little more attention to in
tonation and enunciation Miss Ak
ers promises to go far; as she pos
sesses a majestic stage presence in
vested with two rare qualities,
poise and charm.
Bernice Yeo again proved, her
self a very satisfactory accompan
ist. Her two solo numbers, the
“Nocturne” and “Impromptu” of
Faure were played with -accuracy
and pianistic command.
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EXECUTIVES OF A. S. U. O. AND CAMPUS DAILY
WHO WILL HOLD OFFICES DURING COMING YEAR
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Above from ^ left to right—Walter Malcolm, president; Paul Ager, vice-president; DeLoris Pearson,
secretary.
Below—Ed Miller, editor; Jim Case, managing editor; Harold Kirk, associate editor.
ELEVEN STUDENTS PUSS
LIFE SAVING TESTS
Eleven out of thirteen men passed
the Ked Cross life saving examina
tions given yesterday and Wednes
day by Budolph Fahl, swimming in
structor, and a number of assist
ants. a
Those passing were Oscar Bich
ards, 96 points; Eugene Eichmond,
95 points; Donald Woodward, 95
points; Dutch Freikch, 85 points;
Eobert Shenagin, 85 points; Lee
Brown, 8.4% points; Ted Hendry.
81 points; D. Hedges, 81 point's;
George Hinkle, 80 points; G. A.
Dodds* 80 points; and C. E. Crumb.
80 points. Eighty points out of
>100 is the, requirement for passing,
while those 'making 95 or over are
recommended as inspectors. The
names of Biehards, Eichmond and
Woodward will be sent in to head
quarters for approval for the ad
vanced designation.
The test was extremely strenuous,
according to Coach Eahl, and was
designed to demonstrate without
question the ability of participants
to rescue drowning persons in peril
ous positions. One of the most in
teresting, oftentiihes laughable
events, was that requiring those
taking the test to jump into the
tank fully dressed with instruc
tions to disrobe while under water.
Emblems for bathing suits will
be obtainable in about ten days,
provided those passing have turned
in a short essay on resuscitation tb
Coach Fahl within two or three
days. A npeeting of the corps will
be held next Wednesday at the Wo
man’s building tank when a dis
cussion will be held bringing otit
the weak points shown in the
demonstrations at the recent exam
ination. Those passing are there
fore particularly requested to be
present.
Elizabeth Lounsburv is the first
girl in the University of Oregon
to'pass the master life saver’s apd
master swimmer’s tests. Fifteen
girls signed up at the beginning of
the term for this work, but so far
only one of that number has been
successful in passing the complete
tests, which are the most difficult
of their kind ever compiled.
Fourteen Classes
To Hold Reunions
At End of Term
Fourteen Masses will hold re
unions du ring coniiaencement
this vear. Vnuer the Fix reun
ion plan, it is arranged that
classes who were in school at
the same time can meet together
at reunion time. Each year sees
a twenty-five year and aT ten year
reunion as well.
The twenty-five year reunion
of the class of 1900 will be held
this June. Mrs. Mary McAlister
Gamber, permanent secretary, is
planning the reunion for her
class. Bert Gerard is the perma
nent secretary of the . class of
1915 which is planning its ten
year reunion.
The other classes holding re
unions are: ’83, ’84, ’85, '8fi;
1902, 1903, 1904, 1905. Students
on the campus now will have a
chance to visit old friends when
the classes of 1921, 1922, 1923,
and 1924 meet this year, also.
LIST FOR BREAKFAST
AMENDED AND POSTED
One page whjch was missing from
the Senior Breakfast list posted
at the library has been inserted.
Miss Magowan urges any one who
was unable to find her name to look j
again and secure a ticket as soon
as possible.
Reports have not been made from
several of the houses, Miss Ma- I
gowan announced and she requests
that these be made today. Many I
of the girls residing in town have j
not procured their tickets at the i
Bungalow, either. It is imperative, \
Miss Magowan says, that reports \
be made and that the tickets be
purchased today so that plans may
be continued for the Breakfast,
Saturday morning.
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SENIORS ATTENTION!
Your dues are paid for your
first year’s membership in the j
Alumni association. But unless
you have filled out your ques- j
tionnaire, “Old Oregon” will, i
| not be sent to you. The ques
tionnaires are both in the alum
ni office and the registrar’s of
i fice. Fill them out immediately. |
APPOINTMENTS MADE
BY EMERALD EDITOR
Appointments to the higher jjo
sitions on the Emerald news staff
for the coming year have been
made by Edward Miller, newly
elected editor.
The members are: Jim Case, man
aging editor; Harold Kirk, associ
ate editor; Jalmar Johnson and Sol
Abramson, assistant managing edi
tors. As managing editor, Case
will appoint the day and night edi
to»s and the upper and iower news
staffs. These will include about
thirty students, based on the num
ber of students on the daily staff
this year. Case was associate edi
tor of the 1925 Oregana and a day
editor of the Emerald all during
the past year.
Harold Kirk, the new associate
editor, was managing editor during
the winter and spring terms of the
present year. Previous to entering
the University he was advertising
manager of the Oregon City Enter
prise. He also has had practical
experience on the Eugene Register.
Jalmar Johnson was a day editor
during the past year. Sol Abram
son, the other new assistant man
aging editor, was a member of the
upper news staff and is at present
a ,correspondent for the Eugene
Register. He has also been ap
pointed one of the associate edi
tors of the 1926 Oregana, by Eliza
beth Cady.
With the recently appointed
members as a basis, Miller plans to
have the organization in function
ing order in time to put out the
first Emerald on Wednesday fol
lowing the opening Monday of
school next fall.
CALIFORNIA GLEE CLUB
TO APPEAR AT HEILIG
The University of California glee
club and Chris Quavle and Joe Kel
ly, student comedians, will be at
the Heilig theatre Friday and Sat
urday nights. A 14-piece orchestra
will accompany them. The two men
have worked up an act that has
earned for them the headline place
on the glee club show, their act
consisting of clever patter, songs
and dances.
Glamor of Pioneer
Woven By Geologist
In Rogue River Story
Hogue river canyon, its beauty
an,d historical interest, furnishes
the topic for an article by Dr.
^ arren D. Smith. This article,
one of a series written by the
professors of geology in the Uni
versity and appearing weekly in
the feature section of the Ore
gonian, will come out next Sun
day.
The history of Hogue river in
cludes some of the glamor of the
forty-niners, for many from Cali
fornia came into Southern Ore
gon to seek gold. In one year
$20,000,000 worth of gold was
taken from the southern part of
the state, a great deal of it from
the Rogue river region. Great
scars, caused from the hydraulic
mining and not yet entirely
healed, can still be seen in some
places.
The beauty of the region is al
so described. Parts of the way
are along trails where no auto or
horse can go and “shank’s mare”
is the only steed available. This
together with open campfires,
and hard climbing make the trav
eller appreciate civilization when
he reaches it once more.
YEARLING BALL TEAM
MEETS ROOKS TODAY
Final Game of Season to be
Staged at Corvallis
iThis afternoon the freshman ball
team meet in their last game of
the season, the strong Aggie rook
nine at Corvallis. This game will
bo a regular fight and blood affair
as the local freshman team is out
for revenge. In the first game
played here last Friday the rooks
took the frosh down the line 6 to 1
but will have a hard time repeating
this trick.
In the game this aftornoo;; Coach
William Sorsby will probably use
all the available left-handed men
in Ixig lineup as the rooks boast of
a good right handed pitch"-. Win
ters, rook right-hander, will prob
proved his ability as a pitcher in
the first contest between the two
teams, when he lot the frosh down
to only four hits. He has a world
of speed and plenty of fast-break
ing curves to mix in.
Twenty men will make the trip
this afternoon with chances for a
largo number to break into the line
up. Men making the trip are:
Caughell and Henningsen, catchers:
Baker, Fries, Bamber, Ross, Fennell
and Majovski pitchers; Wallace,
Fberhart, Edwards. first; Doty,
second; Swengel utility outfielder;
Hanley, short; McAllister, third;
Mayfield, center field; Kuhn, left
field; Zeebuyth, center field;
Hempstead, fielder and Raess* util
ity infielder. This spuad will bo
under the direction of Coach Wil
liam Sorsby and assistant coach
Arleigh Read.
The lineup for today’s game will
be as follows: Caughell or Hen
ningsen, catchers; Baker, Fries,
Bamber, pitchers; Wallace, Eber
hart or Edwards, first; Doty, sec
ond; Hanley, short stop; McAllis
ter, third; Kuhn, left field; Swen
gel, right field; and Zeebuyth or
Mayfield, center field.
COUNCIL FILLED
FOR COMING YEAR
Students for Executive Posts
Are Named By Incoming
And Retiring Presidents
FEW POSITIONS UNFILLED
Greater Oregon Committee
To Be Lead By McCabe;
Hayden Lecture Head
, ^em)kers of the executive coun
cil and sub-councils, the chairman
of the Greater Oregon committee
and the Student Lecture committee
were announced yesterday, after
therr appointment by Walter Mal
colm, president of the A. S. U. O.
and Randall Jones retiring student
body president.
Robert McCabe was named chair
man of the Greater Oregon commit
tee for next year. McCabe was
chairman of Junior Week-end this
year, captain of the varsity swim
ming team, a member of To-Ko-Lo
and of the Homecoming committee
last fall.
“Wilbur Hayden was appointed
chairman of the (Student Lecture
committee. This committee works
with the Free Intellectual Activities
committee made up of faculty mem
bers for the purpose of bringing
notable personages to the campus
for lectures.
Executive Council Named
The executive council for 1925
2fi consists of the following mem
bers: Walter Malcolm, who is the
presiding officer, without vote ex
cept in the case of a tie; Dean Wil
liam Hale, Karl Onthank, Dr. John
F. Bovard and Professor H C
Howe are the faculty members
three alumni who will be appointed
after the June meeting of the alum
ni by a committee made up of the
president of tho alumni association
and both the incoming and outgo
ing presidents of the Associated
Students; Jack Benefiel, graduate
manager of the Associated Students,
who is a non-voting -member; Paul
Ager, vico-president of the Associ
ated Students; De Loris FJeaTson,
secretary of the student body and
acting secretary of the councils
Maurine Buchanan, Kenneth Steph
enson, and Bob Love, student mem
bers. The editor of the Emerald
is an ex-officio member.
There are seven sub-committees,
finance, atlileti^, publications, mu
sic, forensics, women’s activitier
and building. Tho finance, commit
tee is composed of Kenneth Steph
enson, chairman; DeLoris Pearson,
Paul Ager, Bob Love, Karl Ont
hank and Jack Benefiel. The ath
letic committee is composed of Wal
ter Malcolm, Kenneth Stephenson,
Professor H. C. Howe, Virgil Earl,
Jack Benefiel and one member to
be chosen later from the alumni.
Committees are Listed
Rolf Klep is chairman of the
publications committee and the
other members are Paul Ager, Ed
Miller, Jeanette Calkins, George
| Turnbull and Jack Benefiel.
The music committee consists of
the following: Margaret Hyatt,
chairman; Maurine Buchanan, Bob
Love, John Stark Evans, Rex Un
derwood and Jack Benefiel.
Mildred Bateman is chairman of
the forensics committee, and the
other members are Maurine Buchan
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PLAYERS TO APPEAR LAST TIME
IN COMMENCEMENT PRODUCITON
By Paul Krausse
“Beau Brummell” has been se
lected as the play for the annual
commencement presentation by the
members of the dramatic depart
ment, according to a report received
last night from instructors of that
department. The action of the
board of regents makes this the
last time that the caimpue actors
will have a chance to present their
work in a combined effort under
the direction of Fergus Reddie.
The play, by an American, Mr.
Clyde Fitch and was conceived bv
Richard AJansfield, written for him
and produced* first at the Madison !
Square theatre in 1890. It is con-!
sidered to be Mr. Fitch’s best play j
and has been one of the most sue-1
cessful plays of that period.
This is the second time that the
play has been given on the campus
and Mr. Reddie, who has taken the
part before, will enact the role of
Beau Brummell. The cast includes
every member of the company with
the heavier roles going to the
graduating seniors who have worked
four years with the department.
Instead of being played in the
armory as has been the custom be
fore, “Beau Brummell” will 'be
staged at one of the down town
theatres making the possibilities for
the play much better as regards
staging, lighting, etc.
The, afternoon and evening of
Ju«e 12 will be given over to the
presentation. Admittance will be
made by *ard only.