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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1926)
CAMPUS TOTAL ENROLLMENT IS CLOSE TO 3000 Registrar Reports 197 New Students Enrolled; 343 Unable to Return College Attracts Foreign and Graduate Scholars From Many Countries Three thousand students will reg ister in the University of Oregon for the school year 1925-26, accord ing to a report from the registrar’s office to the board of regents. The Teport showed that at present 2949 students have' registered for acad -emic work in the University. . Of this total, 197 are new stu dents who have not been registered before this term. Three hundred and forty three students who at tended school last term were unable to return this term. Spring term registration Will probably increase the total enroll ment, according to estimates of the registrar. These estimates are based on previous registration figures and on the number of applicants for admission the coming term. Enrollment Increases Yearly The University is rapidly assum ing the proportions of a great in stitution when its total number of registered students is compared with those of similar institutions throughout the country. The total enrollment for the present academic year will total well over 7,500. This figure includes those enrolled for regular courses on the Eugene cam pus^ the medical school, music school, extension division, summer school at Eugene and Portland. Figures of the registrar to the board of regents have for the past 20 years' shown a substantial in crease year after year. Not even during war time when large num bers of the male students were away in the army has the registra tion failed to increase, j Many States Represented Of the total student body for the past fall term *2434 came from counties in the state of Oregon, 285 were from other states, 20 gave their home addresses as territories or possessions of the United States and 13 came from foreign countries. Compilations for the present term have not been segregated but the proportion from other states and nations will probably be about the same. That Oregon’s fame as an insti tution of higher learning has spread farther than the borders of her own state is shown by the fact that 67 graduates from universities through this country and from for eign countries are enrolled here for graduate work. Post graduate courses are being taken here by graduates of 20 colleges from wide lv different parts of the country. ANDERSON BOOKS TO BE PUT ON SPECIAL SHELF A special shelf has been set aside at the University library on which will be placed a complete list of the works of Sherwood Anderson. This shelf i« a part of the seven day Tack near the circulation desk. The books on the shelf will be for reading in the library only, as Hhere are other copies of each one which are in, circulation. .The pur •V pose of calling them in is to give more pfeople. the ,‘oppprtupity to read the works of Sherwood Anderson before he comes to the campus next -week. F. G. G. SCHMIDT SEES NECESSITY FOR DRILL IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR Ignorance of Syntax , Increases. Difficulty of Teaching Foreign Language De clares German Head By Jane Dudley Language instructors are con fronted with a harder problem than those of most other departments, in the opinion of Frederieh G. G. Schmidt, head of the Germanic lan guages department, because they must first drill students in the fundamentals of English grammar and syntax before they can attempt to teach the required subject. “If a student doesn’t know a foreign language, he doesn’t know his own properly,” declares Pro fessor Schmidt. “The foreign lan guage teacher much build a road bed over which to travel, in this way developing in the student a greate/ understanding of English. This language has many words that have come from! the same base as words of the same meaning in other languages, that the student acquires a larger vocabulary in English,” Professor Schmidt believes that there'are three primary values de rived from the study of a foreign language. The first is the disci plinary value, the training in ac curate observation and logical reas oning that is given. Anything that is developing the mind, he says, is of immense practical value. “Then, the student gets a good deal of cultural broadening from the study of the life and literature of modern foreign people,” Profes sor Schmidt declares. “As for the third value, I believe that, in two years, if a student applies himself and is not mentally short, he should be able to have a fair reading, writ ing and speaking knowledge, but naturally to a limited extent only. For scientific work, two years is not enough for the average student. For the reading of very easy stories, it is. Many students can read news (Continued on page three) SEVERAL ART EXHIBHITS TO APPEAR HERE SOON Work of Prof. A. A. Schroff Shown Second Time Exhibitions of paintings, prints, sculpture and other forms of art are scheduled to be shown at the art museum this term and next. Two collections of admirable work have already been exhibited this term; that representing the works of famous American artists which was sent out by the Ameri can Federation of Art and which was shown all last week and a col lection of canvasses representing the late work of Prof. A. A. Schroff, instructor in the art department in the University, which is now on ex hibition for the second time. Among other collections which will come this year will be a num ber of pieces being sent out by the Women Painters and Sculptures which are now showing in Portland and which will arrive here about the first part of March, Warren Wheelock, a member of the Woodstock group will have a collection of his work on exhibit the first part of April. This col lection will include one or two small bronzes and a couple of can vasses. Mr. Wheelock has sent a most pleasing canvas for the Pan American exhibit. A group of Hungarian prints which have been winning much praise are scheduled to appear in June. _ | Those who saw the collection sent out by the American Federation of Art will remember the large work of Douglass Parshall. The Univer sity is now endeavoring to schedule an exhibit of the works of Dewitt, and Douglass Parshall and if suc cessful this will show sometime dur ing the spring term. . Other exhibitions are also unde$ consideration. MOZELLE HAIR TO GO TO PORTLAND FRIDAY Hiss Moselle Hair, director of correspondence in the extension de partment, wilt gp to Portland Fri day to attend 'the executive meet ing of the Oregon Federation of Women’s Clubs whieh will meet there. TWO OREGON GRADUATES LEAVE CANTON BECAUSE OF REVOLUTION Forced to leave Canton, China, last spring on account of the revo lution in southern China, Miss Ger trude Tolle, ’23, major in mathe matics, and Miss Wave Leslie, ’23, now garduate assistant in the de partment of mathematics, were compelled to go to Hong Kong on a day’s notice. From there they fled to Manila j where they remained until October when they were allowed to return. to Canton and Miss Tolle resumed her work. Miss Leslie, who will receive her Master’s degree from the University in June, decided to return to the United States owing to the dangerous situation in China. After graduating, Miss Tolle taught high school for a year and was then offered this position in the Canton Christian college teach ing physics. She has been there for the past two years and plans to stay there for another year. I DEAN ESTERLY PLANS ‘AT HOME’ FOR FROSH Big Sisters to Cooperate in Brining Protegees Dean Virginia Judy Esterly has announced that she will be at home to freshman women during this term every Thursday afternoon from four to six o’clock. In order to insure a somewhat uniform number every week, Mrs. Esterly has ar ranged that the girls be invited through the Big Sister organization. There are 10 captains, each with 10 lieutenants or big sisters, who are personally responsible for four or five little sisters. Every week one captain will be invited to bring her 10 lieutenants and their little sis ters. The first of these affairs has beeij scheduled for tomorrow after noon, and Captain Genevieve Chase will bring her lieutenants, who are: Nellie Johns, Jaqueline Zurcher, Hariett Gould, Frances Pierce, Ad rienne, Hazard, Helen White, Myr tle Mast, Margaret Kressman, Ellen McClellan and Hilda Hensely. An appeal is being made by Kathryn Ulrich, chairman of Big Ssister, that the Big Sisters make every effort to get in touch with their protegees and take them to these weekly affairs. ICJUIONAL SLIDES SENT TO HIGH SCHOOLS Many high schools all orer the state are taking advantage of the free slide service offered by the extension department of the Uni versity. There are 10,000 separate slides, making np 240 sets, in the collection. The slide sets are sent to any school requesting them, the only cost to t^em being the postage both ways. Except in unusual eases the maximum cost is 30 cents each way. The list of subjects upon which educational slides may be obtained includes: geography, history, indus tries, physics, physical geography and geology, biology, botany, art and architecture,' schools and uni versities, health, civics, literature, and Bible. The department has 80 individual art slides, which are not made up in sets but may be selected in the groups desired. This series includes works from famous American, Dutch, English, Flemish, French, German, Italian and Spanish painters. There has been a great demand for the miscroscope slides, to aid in the study of biology, zoology, physiology and bofany in the high schools. These sets were made in the biology and botany departments of the University. The slide sets that proved most popular last year -were the Oregon series in the geography group, birds and flowers, under biology, and the religious series. JUBILEE TO MARK FIFTY-YEAR SPAN FOR UNIVERSITY Executive to be Installed During Four Day Event; November 15 is Date Set History of School Will be Reviewed; Notable Men To Appear on Program The University of Oregon semi centennial anniversary celebration has been definitely set for Novem ber 15, and will probably last over a period of four days. The cele bration was originally intended to come the week following Homecom ing, but due to the early date of that event such plans were found impracticable. Two outstanding events of the celebration will be the inauguration of a new president, whose adminis tration will mark the beginning of the second half century in the his tory of the University, and the~lay ing of the corner stone of the new art building for which funds are now being solicited. The ceremony of inauguration will be attended by other university presidents and representatives of educational in stitutions throughout the country. It will occupy two days or so and will feature notable addresses deal ing with the aims of higher educa tion and the problems of Univer sity administration. OonMr Stone to be Laid Plans have been prepared for the art museum which is to be a memor ial to the late P. L. Campbell. The corner stone for “this temple of things artistic” will be laid with appropriate ceremonies sometime during the week of the celebration. In connection with this important event in the art and architectural history of the University, it is planned to have some notable ad dresses dealing with cultural and aesthetic development of the coun try and the relation of Oriental art to American civilization. History win oe stressed This semi-centennial will natur ally stress the history of the Uni versity. The early history of the University and the sacrifices made by the pioneers of Oregon to estab lish the University of Oregon, the life and inspiration of its early presidents like John Wesley John son, and the development of the in stitution’s educational policy, will be given prominence. Dr. Joseph Schaefer, former head of the his tory department at Oregon and now superintendent of the Wisconsin Historical Society, is preparing a biographical and personal sketch of President Campbell, which will ap pear about this time. Dr. Sheldon, who has made extensive researches into the history of the University, will deal with important chapters in its history, either in a semi-cen tennial publication or in an address to be published later. Judge Har ris, who delivered the memorial ad dress for President Campbell, will be asked to deal with the life and work of early presidents, especially John Wesley Johnson. Education to bo Invited Other portions of the semi-een tennial program will deal with the contributions of science to civiliza tion, to material and intellectual development and social progress. Scientists, jurists, and publicists of nation-wide reputation will be in vited to participate, and addresses and papers will be published at a later date. The aim of the celebration will be to review the past, to take stock of Oregon’s material and intellectual resources, and to lay plans for ed ucational and social progress for the next half century. Committee is Named The committee in charge consists 01 two regents: C. C. Colt ahd Mrs. George T. Gerlinger; three members of the faculty, Dr. Gilbert, Dean Hale and Dean Robbins, and two representatives of the alumni organization, Harold Young, presi dent, and Mrs. Lawrence T. Harris, vice-president of Eugene. BOARDTQMEET FOR DISCUSSION OF CANDIDATES Student Union Building Site Bought; Plans Deferred For Basketball Pavilion Regents to Choose Future President of University During Special Meeting The Board of Regents of the Uni versity of Oregon met Tuesday in regular quarterly session and, after transacting routine and special bus iness, adjourned to meet in special session in order to discuss candi dates for the presidency of the University. It is not officially announced, but the general assumption is that there will be a new president ap pointed before the present school year is over. No information as to the possible candidates who are being favorably considered by the Board could be obtained from any of the members. Much care is being taken by that body in their selection, because they realize that this man will have great influence in shaping the des tinies of the University, coming as he will at this growing stage. Faculty Appointments Made Several faculty appointments were approved. Among them were: Alfred Powers to be dean of the extension division; Dan Clark to be assistant -head of the division and head of extension work on the cam pus. Captain J. J. McEwan, newly ap pointed football coach, was appoint ed an instructor in the school of physical education and in the Eng lish department. He formerly taught this subject at West Point. Of vital importance to the stu dent body is the action of the Board in purchasing the quarter block on Alder and 14 streets which wil be used for the site of the stu dent union building. The Board; after due consideration, d^cidjed that the students had fulfilled their part of the contract in raising the money for the building which will cost over a quarter of a million dol lars. Action in regard to the proposed basketball pavillion was deferred until the student body makes some definite move on the matter. Landscape Flans Considered A report was submitted stating that George Otter, well known Portland landscape gardner, was (Continued on page four) GIRLS RIFLE TEAM CHOSEN FOR TERM The girls rifle team has at last been chosen, and will participate in 11 matches during the remainder of the term. Captain J. T. Murray wishes all members of the team to report to the barracks tomorrow morning for assignment of practice hours as intensive practice must take place between now and the first match. The members of the team are: Gladys Bristol, Louise Buchanon, Nellie Carrol, Gertrude Koch, Edith Huntsman, Margaret Pepoon, Bar bara Sheridan, Edna Spenker, Flos sie Radabaugh, Virginia Priaulx, Dorothy Straughan,* Caroline T. Hon, Kellie Zurcher, Lillian VnJga more, and Vera Wilbur. The following is the schedule of matches: February 13—Utah Agricultural College. February 20—University of Mon tana. February 27—Oklahoma A. & M. February 27—University of Illi nois. February 27—University of Wash ington. February 27—O. A. C. March 6—University of Missouri. March 6—University of Ne braska. March 6—University of Michi gan. March 13—Syracuse University. March 13—Northwestern Univer jsity. Appointed Dean of Exten sion Division Alfred Powers Lecture Admission To Be 50c and 35c Each Sherwood Anderson, author and lecturer, will open the Associated Students’ lecture series next Mon day evening, January 25, at Villard hall. These lectures are sponsored by the student body for the pur pose of giving the students and townspeople an opportunity to hear the outstanding men of today in letters and science. Sherwood Anderson, termed by some as “our greatest Americain write*” was born in Camden, Ohio, in 1876. His father was a shiftless “actor” and sign painter who trav eled about the country giving little entertainments in school houses and earned his room and board by en tertaining the families he visited with story telling. Sherwood Anderson went to Chi cago where he worked at odd jobs until his entrance into the Spanish American war. After the war, he went into the advertising business as a copy writer and gained a con siderable fame in that capacity. Ho entered business for himself, but his health broke down and the bus iness failed. He then took to writ ing for publication and to gain a new interest in life. His first book was published 10 years ago. When he was 40 years of age, and in the last seven years he has made great strides and attained world wide fame. He is a genuine teller of tales and in his writing and lecturing he displays that rare gift of making his reader or listener feel that he was just sitting across the table from the author who has been tell ing the story with inversions, and personal colors in the natural way in which a person thinks. He is one of the few living writers who can use this method, and it is one of the chief reasons he is so pop ular and so widely read. The ledture Monday begins at 8:15, and the price of admission is 50 and 35 cents. STUDY OF THACKERAY MADE BY GRADUATES The graduate students of the English department are reading William Makepeace Thaekeray on the English humorists for advanced work. Those participating are: Charlotte Himoe, Ruth Nelson, and Dwight Mitchell. BRECON DEFEATS GMZZIT QUINTET BY 4H9SC0RE Montana Stops Varsity’s Offensive During First Quarter by 3 to 1 Count Jerry Gunther High Point Man With 14 Markers, Okerberg Next With 13 Oregon (40 Montana (19) Gunther (14) ....t. (6) Coyle Hobson (4).f. Baney Okerberg (13)..c. (7) Tiimnn Jost .S. (3) Sweet West’gn (19... :g. Sterling * * * Substitutes—Oregon: Murray, Edwards, Flynn, Joy. Montana: Kelly (2), Berg, Overtnrf, k«in (2). Officials—Bill MnlHgtm (Spo kane); Bobby Morris, (Seattle). Attendance—1500. * * * Field Shots Oregon Montana Attempted ..60 68 Made ..17 7 Free Throws Attempted .16 7 Converted _6 6 Oregon again flashed champion ship class, turning in a 40 to 19 win against the invading Montana five on the armory floor last night. Montana started strong and coun tered Oregon’s fast breaking offen sive in great style, holding the lead, ■i to 1, at the end of the first quar ter. Just before the half ended, the Oregonians began to get the range of the basket and goale by Gunther, Okerberg, and Hobson in rgpid succession gave the Web footers a net 13 to 8 lead ae the half ended. uregon scores in Second In the second half, Oregon smashed through the Montane de fense, to score 27 eounts, or better than a point a minnte. Just be fore the final gun went off, Wee tergren staged a basket-making spree contributing four goals in rapid order, all from hard angles. Jerry Gunther edged Okerberg out for high point honors, making 14 tallies to 13 for the latter. Ted Illman, the Grizzly center, led kin team with seven markers. The fray was turbulent at times, especially in the second half when Sweet wan ejected with four personals. Play by Play Account 6:52 Oregon team came on fleer. 6:53 Montana came on floor. 7:00 Game started with Oregon first team lineup. Oregon teana clad in nifty green and white ant forms. Illman _ got tip-off, and Coyle missed shot at basket. 7:01 Westergren fouled by Oeyle and failed to convert. 7:02 Gunther missed shot. Gna ther fouled and converted. Oregon 1; Montana 0. 7:05 Illman scored from field. Oregon 1; Montana 2. 7:06 Coyle missed Gunther's fenL 7:07 Game fast, with Montana threatening Oregon goal. (Time out, Montana). 7:08 Illman fouled Westergren who failed to convert. 7:09 Montana peppered Oregon receptacle, but could not eoaneet. (Continued on page throe) CHARLESTON NOT ON PROGRAM OF ANNUAL OFFICERS’ BALL There will be strict observance of the Charleston prohibition act at the Officers’ Ball this year, accord ing to Bill James, general chairman for the ball. “There are two good reasons for this,” he says. “One is that it will not be permitted, but the other and most important is that it is very difficult to execute the intricate steps of Charleston with army boots on.” With this last doubt removed from the officers lists of worries they should be there with smiles. The dance is to be held Friday, January 29, at 8:45 at the Osborn hotel. Captain Joi.i J. McEwan Oregon's new coach will be guest of honor and all B. O. T. CL ad vanced coarse graduates of foraw years are invited. Decorating will start the latter part of next week. The decorations will give a military atmosphere. The committees in charge are: Bill James, general chairman; dee orations, Harold Brumfield, chair man; Earle Chiles, Joe Price; re freshments, Joyce Albert, ehairmaa; Donald Jeffries, Robert Henniag sen; music, Henry Hall, chairman; Laurence Osterman, R. Wienrich; programs, Arthur Grey, ehairmaa; Robert Muir, Ralph Newton; ad visory to committees, Kenneth Ste phenson, Walter Malcolm^ Steele Winterer. S.