Oregon daily emerald., December 08, 1925, Image 1

unEbOH. A. C.
TO DEBATE ON
CHE TOPIC
Varsity Affirmative Team
To Contest Aggie Negative
Debaters In Villard Hall
Luncheon To Be Given
In Corvallis Wednesday
For All Participants,
As the time for the Oregon Agri
cultural College-University of Ore
gon dual debate tomorrow after
noon approaches, teams of the two
institutions are putting the finish
ing touches on their constructive
speeches preparatory to staging one
of the best oratorical contests yet
held between the two schools.
Oregon’s affirmative composed of
Benoit MeCroskey and B. V. Lud
ington meets the O. A. C. negative
debaters, Frank DeSpain and Mark
Evans at Villard Hall at 3:30
o’clock. Herschel Brown and Jack
McGuire of Oregon’s negative will
meet Blair Stewart and Harold
Ballf of the affirmative at Cor
vallis at one o’clock before the stu
dent assembly in the men’s gymna
sium.
Political Matter Subject
The question: Resolved, That for
eign nations should immediately re
linquish their governmental con
trol in China, except that usually
exercised over cfonsuls and: lega
tions,” is one of the most import
ant issues at hand today. It was
selected from among a great vari
ety of possible subjects by the for
ensic directors of the opposing in
stitutions.
Governor Walter M. Pierce of
Oregon will preside at the O. A. C.
contest while Dr. James H. Gil
bert of the economics department
will be chairman at the local end
of the meet in Villard hall. So
far, two judges have been chosen
for the debate here: Professor L. S.
Shumaker of Linfield College and
Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges of Ore
gon City. Both are students of
oratory, being excellent speakers
themselves and having acted in the
capacity of judges before.
O. A. C. judges are: Dr. Carl G.
Doney, president of Willamette Uni
versity ; J. S. Landers, president
of the Oregon State Normal School;
and William F. Woodward, member
of the Portland board of education.
Banquet To Be Held
A banquet is being arranged by
the Oregton forensic managers for
the visiting O. A. C. negative team,
and coach, the judges, Oregon’s de
baters and managers, and Mr. Rob
ert D. Horn, Oregon’s assistant var
sity debate coach. It will be held
at six o’clock Wednesday evening
at the Campa Shoppe.
Wednesday noon at Corvallis a
luncheon will be given for the visit
ing officials, contestants, coaches,
and judges. Those who will be
present are: Governor Pierce, the
debaters, Mr. J. Stanley Gray, and
Mr. C. B. Mitchell, varsity coaches
of Oregon and O. A. C. respectively,
and members of Delta Sigma Rho,
debating fraternity for men.
McCroskey Has Record
McCroskey, who is president of
the sophomore class, is an experi
enced varsity debater of last year.
He was winner of the State Peace
and Tri-State oratorical contests
last spring. He made a brilliant
record in Salem high school foren
sics in 1923-24. In that year, be
sides completing his third year as
member of the state champion high
sehool debate team, he won the high
school oratorical contest and ex
tempore speaking contest for the
state.
B. V. Ludington is from North
western University, Illinois. This
is his first year here. While at
Montana-Wesleyan, he was <m their
Rocky Mountain championship de
bate team two years. He is a soph
omore in economics.
Debate At Assembly
Herschel Brown is on the var
sity squad this year and for the
fourth year. He is a senior in eco
nomics from San Pedro, California.
He was on the team that last year
defeated the O. A. C. affirmative
on the question of Supreme Court
Decisions.
(Continued on page four)
Quarter Page Size
To Be Feature Of
Honorary Groups
Quarter pages will be available
for honorary organizations, was
announced last night by Betty
Cady, editor of the Oregana. The
costs for this space will be $7.50.
Half and full page costs will re
main as stated in a letter recently
sent to honorary organizations.
All money for sections must be
in fry the 10th of this mbnth,
Miss Cady emphasized. Further
more, she requested that all sec
tion editors turn in their copy
before leaving for the holidays.
Students not affiliated with
living organizations may have
pictures taken by making indi
vidual appointments with photo
grapher,
COLLEGE BALL WILL BE
DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
Imogene Lewis Is Appointed
General Chairman
The Christmas College Ball, big
annual fete of the University will
be featured this year at the Mult
nomah Hotel in Portland, Decem
ber 26. The affair is always given
by the Woman’s League, and pro
vides the chief source of funds for
the foreign scholarship which is of
fered by that organization every
year.
In past years this event has
brought in much money for the
fund. Last year nearly $300 was
taken in, and the amount usually
increases from year to year.
So far there have been only two
representatives, both from France,
as beneficiaries of the scholarship
on the campus. Two years ago An
dree Pellion was awarded the fund
and this year Lydie Coqblin is
studying here under the scholarship.
The committee in charge has been
appointed. Imogene Lewis is gen
eral chairman, Edna Ellen Bell is
chairman of patronesses and Annie
Ellen Lamore, Catherine West and
Roberta Bouty are on her commit
tee. Elizabeth Talbot will be in
charge of the finance, and Kather
ine Lauderdale and Frances Plimp
ton will work with her. Anne Went
worth is leading publicity. ; Her
committee is composed ojf Helen
Manary and Lois Seoffern.
LIBRARY COLLECTION
HAS NEW RENT BOOKS
“The Mistress of Husaby,” a new
novel by Sigrid Undset, one of the
Nobel Prize for 1925, has been ad
ded to the library rent collection.
“The Mistress of Husaby,” is one
of three volumes of the story of
“Kristin Lavransdatter,” which is
considered the author’s master
piece.
“The work of Sigrid Undset is
the history of the evolution of a
human soul,” says Victor Vinde in
a review of this book, published in
the Living Age.” She is the first
writer to consecrate her whole, life
to the study of woman. She does
not study an object with the curio
sity of the bystander or of the
amateur. She subjects herself to a
kind of vivisection for the sake of
responding to a secret agony which
torments her, of discovering the
cause of that invisible pain. I know
nothing finer, more moving, more
perfect in the European Literature
of the moment than that curious
figure of a woman, Kristin Lav
ransdatter.”
Other new books on the rent col
lection are: “What’s O’clock,” a
book of poems by Amy Lowell;
“Women,” by 'Booth Tarkin|gton;
“Thunder on the Left,” by Chris
topher Morley; “Vainglory,” by
Ronald Fairbank; and “Faber,” by
Wasserman, author of “The World’s
Illusion.”
FEOSH TEST KECOBD GOOD
A recent article in The Oregon
ian, discussing scores in the same
intelligence test which was given
to Oregon freshmen this fall, states
that two boys attending the Ore
gon Institute of Technology, Y. M.
C. A. school at Portland, eaeh made
a raw score of 210 points out of a
possible 285 in the test. Oregon’s
percentage score is 25 points higher
than the Portland record, accord
ing to Prof. Howard E. Taylor, of
the psychology department.
HOOPSTERS FOR
YEARLING SQUAD
BEGIN TRAINING
Forty Three Men Divided
Into Sections By Coach
Leslie During Practice
Many All - Star Aspirants
Turn Out; Quintet Will
Not Play This Term
Old Man Football, king of the
fall sports, has been dethroned at
the University by basketball, ruler
of the winter. Forty-three fresh
man basketball players are now
working out three times a week in
the men’s gym.
Under Coach Earl “Spike” Les
lie’s instruction, the yearling squad
is learning the fundamentals of
basketball. In last night’s work
out the squad, which is divided into
two sections, practiced the forward
and reverse pivots. Some time was
spent, however, in short shooting
and dribbling. The freshman hoop
sters will not play any games this
term. Coach Leslie wants the squad
well versed in fundamentals, before
acquiring team work.
Personal Attention Given
The total signed up for basketball
is a much smaller number than the
joached expected. After the Christ
mas vacation an assistant (cj)acji
will work with “Spike,” in an ef
fort to give every man personal at
tention. The first year squad will
not be cut, and more aspirants are
sxpected to turn out next term.
A number of all-star men are on
the roster of this year’s freshman
maple court squad. “Gord” Rid
ings, all-state guard and member
}f the state championship Univer
sity high quintet two years ago, is
showing good form. He is a cou
sin of the famous “Red” Ridings
jf O. A. C. basketball fame. “Scot
ty Milligan, all-state guard from Eu
gene high school is out in a suit.
Toe Bally, guard, and Keith Em
mons, forward, are members of the
mythical all-state second team of
last year. Both are graduates of
Eugene high school. David Epps
from Franklin high, Portland, and
Bernard Hummelt of La Grande are
all-star “tip off” men. Ted Tetz,
all-star forward from Ridgefield,
Washingtion, is showing Up; well.
Mervyn Chastain of Medford is
another all-state forward,' who is
turning out.
Forty Three In Suits
The men signed up so far are:
Fred Stanley, Joe Brown, John Eb
erhart, Bernard Hummelt, Keith
Nosier, Lawrence Ogle, Frankline
Christopher, William Hynd, yJ^ohn
Gray, Delmer Boyer, Ted Tetz, Hom
er Blum, Frank Cadwell, Ed Hall,
Richard Oftedal, Gordon Stearns,
John Gilbert, Edgar (Washbond,
John Colwell, Ted Pope, Mervyn
(Continued on page four) I
ST. CECILIA’S MASS
WILL BE BEPEATEB
Music Auditorium Filled At
Vespers Service
Two hundred persons were turned
away from the music building last
Sunday afternoop at the annual pre
sentation of the St. Cecilia Mass
by the University Choir, and the lar
gest crowd ever to gather in that
hall wag packed into the auditori
um, with all the available seating
and standing space occupied.
The presentation, under the di
rection of John Stark Evans, was
one of the best ever given by a Uni
versity Choir. The singing of the
“Sanctus,” famed for its beauty,
was particularly pleasing. The Eng
lish translation was read by Pro
fessor Dunn of the Latin depart
ment, and the prayer was given by
Bev. A. H. Saunderss
Because so many were turned
away last Sunday, the Mass will be
repeated next Sunday at the same
time and place, for the benefit of
those who were unable to gain ad
mittance at the first service.
Professors Tell
Eastern College
Old-Time Yells
Old-time yells at several East
ern colleges have held their su
premacy for many years. Some
of them were described yester
day by University of Oregon pro
fessors who are graduates of east
ern and mgddle western institu
tions.
“The Sky Rocket, originated at
Princeton; is the basic yell,” said
Prof. W. F. G. Thacher of the
school of journalism, who is a
Princeton graduate. “It is a very
effective yell especially so when
hundreds strain their lungs to the
Rah! Rah! Rah! Tiger—S-I-S—
B-o-o-m-A-h
“Yale has a very good yell,
the Brick-1-Co-Ax,” continued Pro
fessor Thacher. “Brick-I-Co-Ax is
given three times, then the Word
Parabeleu three times, nine Rahs,
ending with a drawn out Y-A-L-E.
The standard yell of the Uni
versity of Minnesota,” said Dr.
Edwin Hodge, professor in the de
partment of geology, “is the Sky
U-Mah. It runs in a slow even
rhythm. Rah-Rah—rah - Sky
U— Mah —Varsity— Varsity—
M-I-N-N-E-SO-T-A.
ARCHITECTS PAY
VISIT TO WEST
Noted Men Are Pleased With
Campus Department
BREAKFAST IS GIVEN
Party Leaves For Tour Of
California
Arriving in time for breakfast
yesterday morning, the representa
tives of tlie American Institute of
Architecture spent a few hours on
the Oregon campus before depart
ing for California. For somio the
experience was novel, it being their
first visit to tho west. For all of
them it was interesting.
All are from east or south of Chi
cago and most of them wore having'
their first contact with the prob
lems of the western architecture.
Art School Good
The method under which the Ore
gon school of architecture is con
ducted was probably one of the out
standing things of interest.' This
system places the students on their
honor and removes tho work from
a- ^competitive basis. Individual
work is the foundation of the plan.
So far the east has avoided the
scheme and its introduction has
been made through western schools.
It is proving very successful, ac
cording to local instructors in tho
school.
Education Is Discussed
At the breakfast, C. O. Zantzin
ger, of Philadelphia, gave a talk
on aspiration and inspiration. Mr.
Zantzinger was, for many years, the
chairman fo the educational cony
mittee of the American Institute
of Architecture, and had a great
deal to do with the standardizing
of the educational side of archi
tecture. Being a great figure in
architectural education he declared
that he could not be interested
with the individual work of the stu
dents, but was greatly interested in
the school collectively as it repre
sents tho art movement. He pre
dicts a great future in western
architecture and though he does not
entirely approve of the system of
instruction as used in the local de
partment he was quite favorably
impressed with the work of tho stu
dents.
Tho entire faculty of the school
of art and architecture, and students
of both departments, were present
at the breakfast.
The architects left Portland late
Sunday night and are on their way
south. They are making a tour of
the schools of architecture in the
West.
STAFFORD MEF
Prof. 0. F. Staff
chemistry departme
able to meet his el
week because of
conducting his wo
STUDENT PLAYS
WILL BE GIVEN
ON WEDNESDAY
Miss Wilbur Will Present
First Productions at Guild
Hall Tomorrow
Tragedy And Fantasy Are
Scheduled; Closed Week
End Is Opened
The 120th production to be given
in Guild hall will be on the nights
of December 9 and 10, at 8:30
'o ’clock, when the drama depart
ment presents three one-act plays.
They are: “Monday,” by Alfred
Kreymborg; “Aria Da Capo,” by
Edna St. Vincent Millay; and *-‘Bid
ers to the Sea,” by John Millington
Synge.
These are the first of a series
of productions under the direction
of Miss Florence E. Wilbur. It is
probable that the next play will be
a long one, and later in the year
another series of one acts, written
by members of the play writing
class, will be produced.
“Monday” Is Comedy
“Monday,” the first play to be
presented, is a comedy, which is
called by Kreymborg a Lame Min
uet, because the characters have
forgotten the steps, that is the
characters are put off tune with
the music of the' play, which is
very rhythmical, being written in
free verse. The characters, unlike
those usually found in tenement
houses, where the scene is set, do
not dress ot act as such. The whole
play has a poetic atmosphere, even
to names used. Mrs. Snub, and
Mrs. Meek, act exactly as their
names signify. The play is a pan
tomime; some realism mixed with
the fantastic.
“Aria Da Capo,” a fantasy, sop
histicated and subtle, is symbolic
of the emotions. The carnival scene
in black and white adds a certain
fairy-like atmosphere. Pierrot
and Columbine, the two leading
characters, bring out the happiness
and frivolity of the world. Pier
rot understands the problems of the
world, and solves them, or would,
but is too lazy. Columbine adores
him, and knows that he doesn’t un
derstand. The shepherds in the
play represent the sane, steady peo
ple in the world, and have their
feelings worked upon by the “Mask
of Tragedy.” Happiness and friv
'olity return again, in the form of
Pierrot and Columbine.
Fisher Folk Dramatized
A tragedy of the fisherfolk on
fContinued on page four)
CONFERENCE OFFICERS
SELECTED FOR YEAR
Three Presidents Chosen
From Washington High
Washington high School, Port
land, through the merest coinci
dence, carried off the electoral
sweepstakes in the final day’s ses
sion of the high school conference
Saturday.
Meeting in three separate divi
sions the High School Press Asso
ciation, the Association of Student
Body Officers and the Association
of Girls’ League Officers, chose for
presidents of next year’s confer
ence: Robert Thomas, Edward Jones
and Elizabeth Crissel, all of Wash
ington high school.
Other officers of the Student
Body Officers’ association are Cal
vin Bryan, Grants Pass, vice-presi
dent; Mary Donnelly, McMinnville,
secretary; and Frank Lombard,
Springfield, treasurer. In the edi
tors’ new list of officers beside*
the president are: Bruco Davis,
Union, Oregon, vice-president and
Francis McGilvray, Franklin high
100I, Portland, secretary. Isobel
alland, Marshfield, and Virginia
jnes, Astoria, were chosen vice
resident and secretary, respective
y of the Association of Girls’
-leagues.
I
Named Chairman of
Junior Week-end
Ralph Staley
PHI BELTS CAPTURE
Sports Writers Will Name
All-Star Quintet
Standing of Teams
Won Lost Pet.
Phi Delta Theta.4 0 1.000
Oregon Clulj .4 1 .750
Beta Theta Pi .3 2 .600
Unleashing a furious offensive,
Phi Delta Theta defeated Beta
Theta Pi in the final game of the
do-nut series played Saturday af
ternoon. Score 50 to 20.
Phi Delta Theta gave the Betas
as severe a trouncing as any team
has received this year when they
won the championship in basketball,
the opening sport on the intramu
ral program. The Phi Delts
proved to fans that they have the
best aggregation of hoopsters on
the campus. They can therefore
tack tho bunting on the highest
mast of the good ship basketball
where it may remain unchallenged
for tho ensuing year.
The Betas defense cracked in the
opening minutes of the game, where
upon Ridings and Chastain of the
Phi Delts galloped through to the
basket and gathered 26 and 12
points, respectively. The1 eloping
minutes of the game saw coach Hob
son running in his *super varsity.
Tho sports writers will pick the
all star quintet and men for honor
able mention, this with other in
formation will be dished out to fans
in tomorrow’s Emerald.
STUDENT ARCHITECTS
OFFERED ITALIAN TOUR
A three month’s tour through
Italy under the auspices of the
Royal Italian -government is being
offered to students of architecture
for $025, according to a pamphlet
received by the school of architec
ture from Paul Valenti, of the same
department in Washington Univer
sity, St. Louis. Mr. Valenti is a
member of the American Institute
of Architects and will have tho
direction of the tour.
The privilege of studying the
country in a systematic manner*,
lively enjoyment and inspiration
from intimate contact with the age
old culture of Europe, the oppor
tunity to see the vast treasures of
Europe, the opportunity to see the
vast treasures of art and architec
tural wonders of great antiquity
and entrancing interest, are some
of the advantages the trip offers
to students of architecture and
others having similar interests.
The party will leave New York,
June 26, and will not return until
September 26.
CAMP COOKERY OFFERED
Miss Lilian Tingle, head of the
household arts department, is offer
ing a clasB in camp cookery win
ter term this year. Tho courso is
usually given only in the spring,
but because of the unusually large
classes last year and because Miss
Tingle leaves for a trip to Europe
in April, tho courso is being given
earlier. A substitute will offer tho
course again spring term.
STALEY CHOSEN
10 MAKE PLANS
FOR WEEK-END
Early Start Will Be Made
On Junior Fete Plans,
Scheduled May 7 And 8
Directorate Chairman T o
Announce The Committee
Heads in Near Future
Ralph W, Staley haa been ap
pointed general chairman of Junior
Week-end festivitiea by James John
son, Junior class president, accord
ing to announcement last night.
Junior Week-end this year will be
May 7 and 8.
The chairman has been very ac
tive in campus affairs during his
three years in college. He has
served on the Greater Oregon com
mittee, the High School Conference
directorate and the Co-op director
ate. Last year he was chairman
of tho Junior class student union
drive, which was the first one over
the top. Staley was an active mem
ber of To-Ko-Lo during his Sopho
more year and is a member of Phi
Delta Theta.
Start To Be Early
Plans for the annual week-end
celebration are already well along
and the chairman will announce tho
entire directorate in the near fu
ture. An early start this year will
give tho committee chairmen more
time in which to work out plans for
their individual part of the pro
gram.
No definite plans have been given
out yet in regard to tho Junior
Prom, annual feature of the week
end. Arrangements for the Prom
last year were kept secret until the
final day and tho new commit!
will probably follow the custom < .<
tablished.
Bob McCabe was chairman of t
celebration last year, ’ and manag
one of the most successful Juni
Week-ends since it w“as originatt
HOMECOMING NEWS
IN NEXT OLD OREGON
The Pee ember issue of “Old Ore
gon” will contain a great amount
of Homecoming material for the
benefit of alumni who were unable
to visit the campus at that time.
Personal notes on former students
were turned in by campus people
and taken from registration cards.
The department of News of the
Classes will be larger than usual.
A story on the Order of the “0”
men who returned has been written
by Malcolm Elpey. F. H. Young,
president of the alumni association
has contributed an article on im
portant steps taken at the alumni
meeting during Homecoming. The
story deals with plans for a visit
ing committee and the proposition
of a Field Secretary.
The address of Judge Lawrence
T. Harris of Eugene, who spoke at
the memorial service for President
Campbell, has been reprinted for
the alumni magazine. There will
be many other articles in the
Christmas issue. A story on the
1926 Oregana, written by Betty
Cady, editor of tho book, will sketch
the plans for the new year book.
There will be a picture of the up
per staff accompanying the article.
Dick Syring will contribute ar
ticles on Oregon athletics. A story
of the Oregon-Washinlgton ;game
has been written by Web Jones,
former sports writer of “Old Ore
gon” and now sports editor on the
Emerald.
Another article will be on the
appointment of Judge G. F. Skip
worth to the position of regent of
the University.
In “Campus News” will be sev
eral pictures of campus events. A
picture of the frosh bonfire in full
blaze will appear on the front cov
er of the magazine which will
come off the press sometime next
week.