VOLUME XXVII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1925
NUMBER 49
OREGON MEETS
0.1. C. DEBATE
TEAMS TODAY
Brown, McGuire Support
Negative On The Chinese
Question A t Corvallis
Governor Walter M. Pierce,
Dr. James H. Gilbert To
Preside At The Contests
By JACK HEMPSTEAD
Oregon men meet O. A. C. today
in thu only intercollegiate debate
of the year in which either insti
tution will oppose another team
from the state of Oregon. In for
ensic circles, this annual dual meet
means as much as the annual foot
ball game between the men from
Corvallis and the men from Eugene.
The history of the debates show
the results since 1915 to be exact
ly even, with the advantage shift
ing from one institution to the
other from year to year.
This afternoon, upholding the
negative side of the Chinese ques
tion, Oregon’s men T7 • scv Brown
and Jack McGui ,il] _„.>t the
O. A. C. affirmative, Blair Stewart
and Harold Ballf at convocation in
the men’s gymnasium, Corvallis, at
1:00 o’clock. Governor Walter M.
Pierce will preside at this debate.
Dr. James Gilbert, Chairman
In Villard hall at 3:30 Benoit
McCroskey and B. V. Ludington,
representing Oregon on the affirm
ative side will oppose the visiting
O. A. C. speakers, Prank DeSpain
and Mark Evans, who will uphold
the negative. Dr. James H. Gil
bert, head of the department of
economics will be the chairman of
the contest here.
Pacing the enjoyable prospect of
an extended tour throughout the
east, the Corvallis debaters are ex
pecting to check in victories both
here and in Corvallis. If they are
successful, more than likely the en
tire team will go on the eastern
trip. If not, C. B. Mitchell O. A.
C. varsity debate coach, will find
his speakers ineffective and a shake
up of the team will result. The O.
A. C. debater? today will be well
prepared.
“Although the men really need
more time,” said J. Stanley Gray
last night, “they have made won
derful progress during the four
weeks they have been working on
the question. Brown and McCros
key are excellent in both construc
tive and rebuttal argument. Lud
ington and McGuire will give them
good support.” The Oregon var
sity coach was not optimistic about
the results.
“While we hope to win the con
test,” he said, “we are much more
interested in the training the men
received in preparation for the de
bate. ”
Blair Stewart, O. A. C. negative
maker who will speak at Corvallis
is afternoon, is a senior in corn
ice from Corvallis. Both he and
irold Ballf, his teammate have
m on the varsity debate squad
> last two years. Prank DeSpain
i Mark Evans, are both experi
ied speakers. DeSpain was a
•uioinber of the transcontinental de
bate team for the college last year.
He is a senior in commerce. Evans,
a junior in commerce from Pendle
ton was on the team which last
year defeated the Kansas State Ag
ricultural college at Corvallis.
Experienced Men On Team
Two experienced varsity debaters
and two men in intercollegiate de
bate for the first time .compose
Oregon’s teams. Both McCroskey
and Brown are veterans, while Lud
ington and McGuire have had for
ensic experience other than college
debating. An experienced man has
been placed on each side of the
question by Mr. Gray, in order to
make the most effective organiza
Judges at the debate here are:
Gilbert L. Hedges, attorney, Oregon
City; Fred Lockley, Oregon Jour
nal, Portland; L. S. Shumaker, pro
fessor of public speaking, Linfield
College, McMinnville.
At O. A. C. they are: Dr. Carl
Honey, president Willamette Uni
versity; J. S. Landers, president of
the Oregon State Normal school;
(Continued on page four)
OREGON’S ENTRANTS IN DEBATES WITH 0. A. C.
\ ~ / *
±jgih to rugnt: uerscnei Brown, negative; Benoit McCrockey, affirmative; Irank McGuire, nega
tive; Beryl Ludington, affirmativ e.
TRIO OF PLATS
GIVEN TONIGHT
Irish Coast Forms Setting
Of “Riders to the Sea”
The final dress rehearsal was
given last night at 7:15 o’clock in
Guild hall, for the three one act
plays, “Monday,” “Aria Da Capo,”
and “Eiders to the Sea,” which are
to Be presented tonight at 8:30
o’clock in Guild hall. These are
the first plays to he given by the
drama department “under the direc
tion of Miss Florence E. Wilbur.
Miss Wilbur has had a- great deal
of experience coaching plays, not
only in national drama, work, but
also among high school and college
students. She organized the Little
Theatre Movement an<jl produced
all plays given by the women of
Oornell University. She also spent
much time staging^ and producing
plays with Maurice Brown, theat
rical producer, at the Golden Bough
theatre, Carmel, California.
The cast for the plays has been
rehearsing every day for suveral
weeks, and under riather trying
conditions. The properties and
costumes have all been made by the
members of the department. Ev
erything is ready now for the
grand opening, according to Edgar
Buchanan, stage manager.
The cast of the plays is as fol
lows :
“Monday,” by Alfred Kreym
borg, is a comedy. The characters
in this one act of partfomkne are:
Mrs. Jones, Frances Vaiugham; Mrs.
Brown, Constance Both; Mrs. Smith,
Katie Buchanan; Mrs. Meek, Lu
cille Jeffrey; Mrs. Snub, Mary
Fitch; Mrs. Weed, Margaret Ack
terman; and the children, Edith
Cameron and Georgie Gail Buch
anan.
The cast of “Aria Da'- Capo,” by
Edna St. Vincent Millay, which are
acters in a world of Fantasy are:
Pierrot, Arthur Coe Gray; Colum
bine, Florence Couch; Cothurmes,
Cecil Matson; and the, shepherds,
Cordon and Thyrsis, JSdgar Buch
anan and Alfons Korn, The time
is the present.
The characters in “B'Eiders to the
Sea,” are significant of' the fisher
folk on the Aran Isla nids off the
coast of Ireland. The cast includes
Maurya, an old woman, Eleanor
Beekwith; Bartley, her Son, Cecil
Matson; Cathleen, hear daughter,
Margaret Booth (Wedisenday even
ing;) and Jane BoDine, (Thursday
evening); Nora, a youinjjer daugh
ter, Etha Clark (Wednesday even
ing)* Elizabeth Talbot' (Thursday
evening); “keeners,” Margaret
Powers and Margaret Ackterman;
and the old men, Dougl.aa Perry and
Edgar Buchanan.
The seat sale is going' along well,
especially for this time of the year,
according to Dick H.ovt, ticket
salesman. The box of fine will be
open from 1 to 5 o’clo ik Shis after
noon. Beserve seats a re Ibeing sold
at 50 and 75 cents.
Mu Phi Epsilon n atiional hon
orary musical sorori eiy announ
ces the peldging of Bita War
nock, Mrs. F. J. C1 iark, Celeste
Campbell, Adelaide Johnson,
Harriett Ross, Estl ler Wright,
Agnes Van Lehe, "Mrs. H. C.
Seongall, Olga Jacks on.
LIBRRAY PRESENTED
WITH ART HISTORIES
Two histories of ancient and
Imedieval art and several handbooks
Ion this subject, to be numbered in
'the Camilla Leach collection at the
library, are among the 92 books re
cently contributed to the Univer
sity library by Luella Clay Carson.
A 10 volume set of the World’s
Best Orations and 12 volumes of
John L. Stoddard Lectures, are in
cluded in this, second shipment.
“The Home and Haunts of Shake
speare,” represented by paintings
and drawings, and a leather bound
copy of “Herringshaw’s (Encyclo
pedia of American Biography of the
Nineteenth Century,” are two of
the most important books in the
collection. There is also a five
volume set of Paul Monroe’s, “Cy
clopedia of Education.”
LETTERWlETED
HT ANNUAL BANQUET
Speakers Make Favorable
Comment On Work
The annual football banquet was
held in the Osburn Hotel last night
at which forty members of the foot
ball squad, athletic directors, and
members of the press were enter
tained by the administrative body
of the University. It was the last
rally of the football team that has
battered its way over many a grid
iron this fall.
Dean Henry D. ' Sheldon was
toastmaster of the occasion intro
duced the speakers of the evening.
Constructive comment on the work
of the team and the future of the
University in athletics were stress
ed by speaker after speaker during
the banquet.
There was the last talks of the
old guard. Captain Bob Mautz,
Bert Gooding, Jack Bliss, Ken
Bailey, and Gene Shields, are leav
ing Oregon athletics for good but
not in “spirit,” as they expressed
it.
Dean Walker, varsity scout,
stressed the value of grades and
urged the men to work in this last
week and all year to remove all
possibility of inelgibility by. poor
grades. “^hen the new coach
comes let’s all get behind him and
give him our best support for a
winning team next year. We want
a winnipg team.”
Prof. H. C. Howe, president of
the Pacific Coast Conference spoke
with much disparagement of pro
fessional football. “In my mind
Red Grange, by going professional
although to great value to himself,
has done the intercollegiate game
of football and his school more
harm than any one could ever
hope.” I hope that Oregon men
refrain from entering the profes
sional game in the future.”
Coach Billy Reinhart, made a
plea for a winning team, and the
casting away of the losers psycho
logy and start preparing for a win
ning team next year.
Other speakers on the program
who briefly spoke on various phases
of the past season which they have
been connected with were Klarl
Onthank, member of the adminis
trative committee, Dean Bovard,
who pledged the support of the
school of physical education to the
incoming coach; Yirgial Earl, di
rector of athletic^ Walter Malcolm
for the associated students. Lewis
H. Johnson for the administration;
Sam Wilderman, publicity director
j for the University, for the press.
EARL KILPATRICK
TO BE SPEAKER
Address Will Be Based On
Work of Red Cross
Marking the last assembly of the
term, Earl Kilpatrick, dean of the
Extension Division of the Univer
sity, will be the speaker on Thurs
day at the assembly in the audi
torium of the Woman’s building.
His topic will be “Chasing the Tor
nado.”
Dean Kilpatrick’s address will be
based on the work of the Ameri
can Red Cross in- the reorganiza
tion and reconstruction of the de
vasted disHfriots of Illinois, (Mis
souri and Indiana, after the tor
nado which sweep the middle west
last spring. He will also speak
on experiences of the relief corps
during the Pueblo flood in 1921.
Dean pilpatrick was in charge of
the relief work after the tornado,
and assistant director general of
the work of the Red Cross during
the Astoria fire in 1922-23.
To accept a position in the east
with a national organization Mr.
Kilpatrick has tendered his resig
nation as Dean 'of the Extension
Division. His resignation will be
come effective on January 1, at
which time he will take up the
work of his new position which is
similar to that which he has had
considerable experience.
Mr. Kilpatrick is an Oregon alum
nus, having graduated with the
class of 1914. He is a member of
the International Board of Ameri
can Red Cross for the study of
disasters, and on the Red Cross Re
serve. He is considered one of Ore
gon ’s foremost speakers, having ap
peared before innumerable audi
ences in Portland and elsewhere.
DEMOLAYS TO RESERVE
FULL PAGE IN OREGANA
The Councilor club, campus or
ganization of iDeMolays, will re
serve a ful page in this year’s Ore
gana and each member who pays
one dollar will have his picture on
the club page, it was decided at a
special meeting of the club held at
4:15 yesterday afternoon at the
Craftsman club. Campus DeMo
lays who are interested should turn
their names in to Mark Taylor, who
is in charge of the Oreganna pic
tures for the club, "or to Burton
Nelson, president.
Those in charge of a stunt the
club is to try out for the vaudeville
that the lecal chapter of the order
plans to present at the McDonald
theater January 27, reported that
a stunt has been selected, and ask
ed that campus members possess
ed of any talent along this line
get in touch with the president of
the club.
SURVEY PAPERS CORRECTED
The exacting and momentous la
bor of correcting the term papers
for the survey of English litera
ture classes is over, according to
Miss Mildred Hawes, instructor in
English. For some of the students,
this was their first experiment in
critical writing. The literature cov
ered was that from Beowulf to the
Elizabethan age, the King James
Version of the Bible being a pop
ular choice.
SPORTS STIFF
SELECTS STIR
OO-iTTEIS
Players Judged On Merits
Displayed; Referee Leslie
Official For All Games
Gordon Ridings, Cousin Of
Famed 0. A. C. Star Is
Local High point Man
First Team Second Team
Chastln F Nelson
Emmons F Boyer
Ridings (c) O Epps
Orr O McCormick
Bally O (c) Milligan
Referee — Earl "Spike” Leslie
For your approval Mr. Basketball
Fan, is herewith presented the my
thical all-star selection. “Red”
Grange failed to make All-Ameri
can, perhaps some equally worthy
basketc'er failed to break into print
as a member of this all-star aggre
gation.
A multitude of players passed in
review during the present season.
.Some were seen in only one game
and were therefore at a disadvan
tage perhaps, in that they did not
flash their best brand of ball. Past
performance had nothing to do with
this selection; players were judged
solely on the ability they displayed
on the floor in the current games.
Defensive Flayers Few
Many colorful and flashy play
ers were seen in action. They im
mediately catch the eye, while the
consistent and steady player is of
ten overlooked by the fan who
cheers the scorer. Real defensive
men were few and far between,
while there was a derth of good
forwards.
“Tuffy” Chastain all-stato for
ward of last year lived up to ex
pectations, played his consistent
and heady game, thereby winning
his position as forward.
Emmons former Eugene high
school star was the most consistent
long shot of the year, to this he
added the ability to advance the
ball, is a clever dribbler and under
stands the game.
Ridings was the high scorer of
the year, running wild in every
game except that with the Oregon
Club when he was held scoreless by
“Chuck” Orr. His passing and gen
eral floor work was very good and
combined with the ability to lead
and a fine knowledge of the game
makes him an ideal captain.
Orr’s Defensive Wins Guard Berth
There was little difference be
tween Orr, Milligan and McCor
mick. Orr grabbed off the position
as guard due solely to his ability
as a defensive man and fight.- He
is also a dangerous man under the
basket and collected six of the Ore
gon Club’s fifteen points when they
played the Phi Delta.
Bally, running mate to Orr was
the outstanding guard of the year.
The above mentioned broke up
more plays than any man seen this
year. He also started a multitude
of plays which ultimately resulted
in baskets. To complete his quali
fications one must add his ability
to run the floor and an unfailing
deference to officials.
These five men can pass, shoot,
dribble, and check. All are fast
and understand the game, as a com
bination they would be hard to de
feat.
Difference In Teams
There is little difference between
the first and second team. The
team is as strong defensively as the
first but is not as strong in the
offensive department.
In Milligan and McCormick this
quintet has two exceptionally fine
guards. Epps, at center, did not
find himself until the close of the
season. Hummelt, Phi Delt center
crowded him closely for the place.
(Continued on page four)
GARDENERS TRIM TREES
Trees and shrubs on the campus
arc being given their annual winter
pruning this week by the Univer
sity gardeners. Dead limbs and all
those which detract from the beauty
and growth of the shade trees are
being cut off. A new gravel walk
is being laid between “Hello Lane”
and the Oregon building. New
walks are built wherever there
i seems to be a tendency for travel.
After-Dinner Talk
Not To Spoil Fun
At This Big Feast
“A slick banquet,” which is
called for 6:30, was the way Jim
mie Leake characterized the
Homecoming -committee banquet
at the Campa Shoppe this even
ing.
‘‘There will not be any speak
ing to distract.the attention of
tho committee workers from the
meal,” said Leake; “the big idea
is eat, and that is what every
body is coming for.”
The meal will be entirely in
formal and is given to tho com
mittee in appreciation for the
successful manner in which they
handled their individual parts of
the Homecoming celebration this
year.
Invitations were sent out yes
terday to all members of the com
mittee. If anjt member tailed to
receive an invitation, he should
get in touch with Mr. Leake.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
TO BE THURSDAY, 0:15
Second Of Series Given By
Mu Phi Epsilon -
Christmas carols and other Christ
mas music will feature the second
concert on the Mu Phi Epsilon
series next Thursday evening at
8:15, in the school of music audi
torium. The program will be of a
varied nature, including both vo
cal and instrumental numbers. The
arrangement has been under the
supervision of John Stark Evans,
instructor of piano.
A woman’s sextette composed of
Mrs. T. A. Pearson, Adelaide John
son, Mrs. Delbert Oberteuffer, Mrs.
H. A. Scougall, Mrs. F J. Clark,
and Mrs. C. D. Whitton will sing
a group of Christmas carols. Nina
Warnock will play violin carols
also.
Francis Pierce will play the
“Andante Cantabile from the Fifth
Symphony” by Tschaiskowsky, on
the organ. The favorite Christmas
songs, “Silent Night” and “Holy
Night” will be rendered by Mrs.
T. A. Pearson and Mrs. H. A. Scou
gall. The sextette, featuring Mrs.
F. G. Clark as soloist, will sing
“O’er Earth Listening,” by Har
ker.
Admission to students will be 35c,
and to others 50e. Season tickets
may also bo bought from members
of the organization.
TO SPEAK IN SEATTLE
David E. Faville,vfiB|ociate pro
fessor of business SprainIstration,
will discuss “The Problem of Teach
ing as Applied tq Undergraduates”
at the Pacific Cotylt Economic and
Business Administration Confer
ence to be held in Seattle on De
cember 29 and 30. Dean E. C. Rob
bins, head qf the school of busi
ness administration, will lead a dis
cussion at one of these meetings.
STUDENT IDEAS
ARE SOUGHT ON
NEW MAGAZINE
Proposed Journal Would
Include All Departments
Of Interest To Campus
Committee Desires To Put
Publication In Hands Of
Student Body Officers
Does tho University of Oregon
want a campus magazine!
Can tho University support a
good magazine that will incorpor
ate in it something of every de
partment in school, snappy features
and a good comic section!
What are the opinions of stu
dents in regard to such, a publica
tion!
These and many other questions
face the committee, headed by Rolf
Klep, which is attempting to un
ravel enough of these ideas to get
a good working foundation on
which to establish or reject a cam
pus publication.
Mr. Klep has carried on an ex
austive research for the past month,
both on tho campus and by mail
with other coast universities. His
study of the matter has brought
several very interesting facts to
light.
Campus Magazine Would Pay
First, he has found that a cam
pus magazine such as will be de
scribed later will pay, and support
itself.
“My plans and thbse which I
have talked over with my commit
tee,” said Klop, “call for a maga
zine following the style of ‘Vanity
Fair,’ that is a magazine that keeps
up the interest from cover to cover
with something unexpected on the
turning of each page. It would
contain a section which could be
used by every department in school.
This would contain articles of in
terest to the various departments.
“There would be a section de
voted to humor, good snappy jokes
and cartoons, and a few humorous
stories. There would be a literary
section which would contain prob
ably the two or three best campus
short stories of the month and if
thcro was a good essay of interest
it too might bo included. Outstand
ing books and plays could also be
treated in this section.
“A clover feature section, would
include an editorial page devoted
to short snappy editorials by cap
able persons. Still another page
could be given over to an Oregon
hall of fame, which would include
each month persons who had been
very active in campus affairs. A
double page spread would be given
over to sport news and pictures.
Magazines Popular On Coast
“The big question )iow,” paid
(Continued on page four)
BETHLEHEM ON CHRISTMAS EVE
DESCRIBED BY MISS COLLIER
Dim outlines of unlighted build
ings against a elear sky marked by
bright stars and no moon. Such
was the appearance of Bethlehem
viewed from a neighboring shep
herd’s field on Christmas eve in
1923 and described by Miss Do
rothy Cellier, former Y. W. C. A.
secretary on the campus, in an ad
dress to members of the Freshman
Girls’ Commission at a meeting in
tho Bungalow yesterday afternoon.
“Bethlehem is surrounded by
hills “which are barren and brown
during the winter season. The only
trees we saw were juniper and olive.
Both are very drab and added to
the atmosphere of lifeliness. The
little place looks like a city, but
really there are few people living
there. Most of these live in crude
houses along tho cobbled streets,”
Miss Collier said.
Miss Collier and tho party of
women accompanying her made part
of their tour in an automobile
driven by a Serian boy who evi
dently hadn’t read many traffic
regulations for he was almost un
aware of curves. On tho radiator
cap of the car there was a string
of huge blue beads. When asked
why he had put them there, he told
them they kept the “Evil Eye”
away. Small children were also
wearing the beads, the speaker
said. On the way to Bethlehem the
party passed a great many camels
with loads of provisions. The own
ers walked beside them.
The Church of Nativity in Beth
lehem is built over the place where
Christ was born. Underneath the
main church is a chapel and a cell
where a saint spent 48 years tran
slating the Bible. This place was
especially impressive, according to
Miss Collier, because of the people
who came in and knelt, praying sil
ently before the alters, and quietly
went out again. A huge star shone
directly over the church making it
directly over the church making it
feeling of awe and reverence.
“In the courtyard near the
church a choir was singing carols.
Never have hymns sounded to beau
tiful to me. A Greek patriarch was
among the persons in the crowd.
He invited us to go into his chapel
for a blessing. Although the pray
er was all in Latin it inspired us
a great deal,” the speaker Contin
ued.
Although five different sects
worship at the spot of nativity,
they all unite in recognizing Christ
| mas time.