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VOLUME XXvn UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. TUESDAY. MARCH 2, 1926 NUMBER 90 Varsity Hoop Team Returns From South Squad Greeted on Arrival From California By Many Students Billy Reinhart Offers No Alibis for Series Loss of Westergren is Felt; Playing Inferior < - fTVHE varsity basketball team which came within an ace of winning the Pacific coast hoop honors, with Billy Reinhart arrived last night on the Shasta from the southern trip. A knot of 200 stu dents greeted the athletes and coach. The atmosphere was not that of gloom in spite of the fact that there was no cheering. Billy Reinhart, did not have much to say. He does not believe in the alibi line and if he wanted to, he could tell many things, perhaps, that would sound mighty like ali bis, but he did not. Morale Low "There’s not much to say. We were beaten by a team playing bet ter basketball. The Oregon team never approached the style of 'bas ketball that they played all season up north and in the first game they were clearly off their stride. There was a loss in morale with the ab sence of Westergren that could not be made up. Hobson and Okerberg were used to working with Westergren and although Ki min lei and Edwards both played fine games ^ the team was not going as it should have been. “In the first game Hobson was practically the only man who was playing his game. The rest of the team was off color. In the second game and particularly the last half there was a flash of the old style they showed up here—but it was only a flagh. In the last half with three minutes to go we led with the score 23 to 19 and Higgins of California looped a basket and was fouled at the same time. All four points were made and the score tied. “California has a good defensive team—for that is the kind of teams they have down there. They are all defensive teams. On the of fense they broke fast and came down the floor, but with no partic ular organization to the attack. It was a long shot team and one long shot after another was the style of play. The size of the players was to an advantage in their brand of basketball.” Games Dramatic That was the essence of the series as seen by Billy Keinhart who ob serves basketball for the finer points. The circumstances which broke the way they did made vic tory for Oregon doubly difficult. It was a dramatic windup to the season when, with a championship at the stake and three minute^ to play with a four point lead, the vic tory was snatched away. The Ore gon basketball team won the ad miration of the California writers completely. Phi Delta Phi Initiates Six Members Sunday Following the initiation of six new men into Phi Delta Phi, na tional honorary law fraternity, last Sunday evening, members of the fraternity, including faculty and alumni, held a banquet at the Os burn hotel. Frank P. Keenan, third year law student, was elected pres ident of the Oregon chapter. The new members are Joe Frazer, Orlando Hollis, Harry DeFrancq, Charles Bnrlingham, Edwin Hicks, and George Joseph. Dean W. G. Hale, of the Univer sity law school, and Judge G. F. Skipworth, University regent, were the speakers of the evening. The judge discussed the “ Relation of Bar Members to Each Other.” Supervisor of Hosiery Firm Here to Get Men Gordon Wilson, ex ’25, who is now collegiate supervisor for the Beal Silk Hosiery mills of Indianapolis, will be on the campus until Wed nesday to interview men interested in salesmanship for the mills. Dur ing the last eight weeks of school a complete training course is con ducted in order to prepare men for actual work during the summer. Schedule Conflict In Leap Week Date J’ENIOR .women would have been as busy as a small boy watching a three ring circus be muse of a conflict in the sehed lling of Senior Leap Week and ;he April Frolic for the same lates. Senior Leap Week will now ;ake place from April 14 to 17, while the April Frolic will be leld on Saturday night, April 10. The April Frolic is an annual spring carnival staged each year 3xclusively for the women and jntertainment of rushees. Senior women reverse positions with the senior men on the traditional Senior Leap Week, escorting them a.nd providing entertainment for them. Jane Thacher And Gene Carr To Give Recital Mu Phi Epsilon Announces Fifth Faculty Event On Thursday Jane Thacher, head of the piano department of the school of music, and Gene Carr, baritone and in structor in voice, will be presented in recital next Thursday evening in the school of music auditorium un der the auspices of Mu Phi Epsilon. This will be the fifth faculty re cital to be presented this season by that organization. Recitals by Jane Thacher have the reputation of constituting out standing events on the musical cal endar of the University. It has been two years since Mrs. Thacher has given a public program, and it is said by reputable critics, that in those two years her art has ripened and been brought to a greater per fection. The program she has chosen is a difficult one, demanding the utmost of technical skill and inter pretative understanding. The num bers range from the massive funeral march of Liszt to some selections from the modern school. An etude by Glazounow will be presented among other numbers on her list. Eugene Carr is a new member of the faculty this year, and next Thursday evening will mark his first recital on this campus. He is a graduate of Westminister Col-^ lege where he was a graduate assist ant in voice last year. He sings with the Methodist Church as solo ist at the present time and has ap peared several times in assemblies and at other student functions. Portland Symphony • Conductor Will Be Music Group Guest William "Van Hoogstraten, noted conductor, in charge of the Port land symphony orchestra, will speak in the school of music auditorium at 5 o’clock Friday afternoon, as the first of a series of musisians to be brought here by a newly-organ ized music student-body organiza tion. The purpose of the group, as ex plained by Esther Church, presi dent, is to bring well-known artists to the school and also to develop a more intimate and friendly spirit among music students, with a view to later widening of activity. Jean Harper is secretary of the new or ganization, and Harvey Woods re porter. “There will be no dues or obliga tions of any kind,” Miss Church ex plained. “The only requirement for membership is registration in a course in the school of music and an interest in musical activities.” Dick Reed to Fight At Garden Tonight Dick Eeed, who captained the var sity football team in 1924 and last fall played professional football in California will test his boxing abil ity tonight at the Winter Garden when he meets Jack Jeffries of Portland, in his first professional bout. The bout is scheduled for six rounds. Heed has been training for his initial appearance all winter after his last professional football game. He was picked by -critics' in the south as all coast end on the Oregon 1924 football team but played most of the time at tackle. Four Day Plan OfExamsToBe UsedThisTerm New Arrangement Result Of Faculty Approval Of Student Plea First Request Made For Period of Week Necessity of Night Quizzes Now Eliminated fJTHE examination schedule, for this term, which is based on the new four day plan approved by the fac ulty, was given out yesterday by Mrs. Clara Fitch, secretary of the administrative committee. This plan is the result of a student petition sent to the faculty requesting that an entire week be given over, so that night examinations might be eliminated from the schedule. Ac cording to the petition, the first two days of the week were of little value to the students, and the late examinations were very inconveni ent to some. The faculty did not grant the request in full, but decided on the following four day program with j regular classes meeting on Monday, March 15: Tuesday, March 16 8:00-10:00 — Survey of English literature, all sections. 10:00-12:00 — Lower division written English classes, all sections. 1:15-3:15—Personal hygiene for women, and 1-and 2 hour classes meeting at one fifteen. 3:15-5:15-Elementary business administration and constructive ac counting, all sections. Wednesday, March 17 8:00-10:00— M-W-F 3 hour, and 4 and 5 hour nine o’clock classes. 10:00-12:00 — Tu-Th-Sa 3 hour, and 1 and 2 hour nine o’clock classes. 1:15-3:15—First and second year French, all sections. 3:15-5:15—First and second year Spanish, all sections. Thursday, March 17 8:00-10:00—M-W-F 3 hour, and 4 and 5 hour ten o’clock classes. 10:00-12:00 — Tu-Th-Sa 3 hour, and 1 and 2 hour ten o’clock classes. 1:15-3:15—Eleven o’clock classes. 3:15-5:15—Modern Europe, and English history, classes, all sections. Friday, March 19 8:00-10:00—M-W-F 3 hour, and 4 and 5 hour eight o’clock classes. 10:00-12:00—Tu-Th-Sa 3 hour, and 1 and 2 hour eight o’clock classes. 1:15-3:15—3, 4, and 5 hour one fifteen classes. 3:15-5:15—3, 4, and 5 hour two fifteen classes. The examination time of a course is determined by the number of times a week it meets reguarly at one certain hour, not by the credit it carries. Local H. S. Basketeers To Meet in Last Game University high school basketball team will play Eugene high school tonight in the men’s gym. It will be the last game of the season for the University high school. The opposing team has a game with Siletz. If this is won, the Eugene high school will claim the district championship title. This Tea Will Help Students Get Well! —m’ ca^e just like Mother makes,” will be the de ighted exclamation of guests at ihe Y. W. C. A. Silver tea this ifternoon as they bite into their respective slices of luscious home-made cake. Unlike most teas, other refreshments besido that beverage will be served. Ice cream, and pie or cake will also be on the menu. This affair is sponsored by the aewly organized Sophomoro Com nission of Y. W. C. A., and it will be given at the Bungalow this afternoon between the hours of 2:30 and 6:00. The proceeds of the tea will be used for the purpose of renewing subscrip tions to magazines in the Uni rersity Infirmary. At present only eight or ten magazines are on the subscription list, and the :ommittee in charge wishes not )nly to make enough money to renew those, but to add a few to ;he list. This mode of entertainment is me ■ of the few things which helps to maike convalscence bearable, and those who have frequented the infirmary this winter will realize the merit of the cause. An invitation is ex tended to all campus, faculty ind Eugene women. Hersehel Brown Third in Salem Oratory Meet O. A. C. Speaker is First; Willamette Man Wins Second Prize Herschel Brown, Oregon’s entrant in the Pacific Forensic League ora tory contest at Willamette Univer sity Saturday night, was awarded honorable mention, or third prize, in the annual event, which was won by Robert Griffin of~ Oregon Agri cultural College. The judges rank ed Robert Witty of Willamette second. “Ere the Forests Vanish” was the title of the Oregon man’s ora tion. His forceful plea for the con servation of America’s last stand of timber on the Pacific coast foy giving economic advantages to for est owners who would reforest and preserve the supply, was well receiv ed by the audience. Fifty dollars was the prize award ed to O. A. C. ’s entrant, while the Willamette man received the second prize award of $25. The fourth contestant was Dale Whitenack, representing Washington State Col lege, of Pullman. William F. Woodward ,of the Portland school board; Judge Rich ard Deich of Portland; and Profes sor Fred G. Bale of Albany college, were the judges. Associate Justice Oliver P. Coshow of the Supreme Court of Oregon presided as chair man of the meeting, which was held in Waldo Hall. Griffin’s oration was entitled “The Tainted Heritage,” a discus sion of the heredity problem of the nation. Witty spoke on “The Hope of Peace.” Whitenack’s oration also was on the subject of peace, “Peace through Education.” (Continued on page two) Flunks Show Increase Over Spring Term Fall Term Figures Made Public by Office Of Registrar Most Failures Given In Political Science Percentages of Grades of III or Above Lower ■V^TTH 19.19 per cent of failures, T the department of political sci ence again led all other schools or de partments in the University in per centage of flunks given during tho fall term, according to figures re leased by the registrar yesterday. The percentage, however, showed a reduction over that of the spring term of 1925, when 26.63 per cent were flunked. Total percentage of failures during the fall term were 4.95, against 4.13 last spring. The department of romance lan guages rated second in the matter of failures, with a percentage of 12.85, a startling increase over tho spring term, when only 3.76 per cent were flunked. Next in order for the fall term came zoology, 10.95; economics, 9.94, and Ger manic languages, 8.14. No Flunks In Greek In contrast to this, no flunks were given either in household arts or Greek. Only 0.17 per cent and 0.28 per cent of those taking music and fine arts flunked, respectively, according to the figures. Military science with 0.33 percentage of fail ures was next lowest. . The percentage of those getting I’s, II’s and Ill’s was slightly low er than last spring. The winter term percentage was 57.31, and last spring’s was 62.85. The department of political sci ence was also the lowest in the percentage of I’s, II’s and Ill’s given. The percentage of these} was 29.15, slightly higher than the spring term, when the percentage was 27.72. Economics was second with 42.66 per cent. Army Gives Most I’s In the matter of I’s, the depart ment of military science led with 27.53 per cent, followed by music with 16.30 per cent. Mathematics with 9.92 per cent, and Latin with 9.30 per cent followed. The politi cal science department, liowover', gave the lowest percentage of I’s— 2.21, with economics second with 2.44 per cent. Last spring term the economics department led with the lowest percentage of I’s, whilo the political science department was second. The figures then were 2.95 and 3.26, respectively. Complete statistics for the win ter term are printed on this page. Nancy Wilson Writes “Old Oregon” Article m - Plans are under way for the next issue of Old Oregon which will be , off the press sometime before spring I vacation. The third of the series of articles ‘entitled “Under the Gar goyles” will be written by Nancy Wilson, a graduate of the class of I ’24. Last year the magazine ran articles of the deans of the campus with the same heading, but this year the stories concern other mem bers of the faculty. Chase is Expected To Give Plans Today JJB-. Harry Woodburn Chase, president of the University of North Carolina, is expected to decide today whether or not he will accept the presidency of the University of Oregon, according to press dispatches from Chapel Hill, the home of the Carolina school. Dr. Chase was offered the po sition three weeks ago today, after he conferred with the )oard of regents here. He arrived in North Carolina Friday, and wired Dr. E. S. Conk lin, his ex-school mate, at that time saying he would make his decision Monday. Seemingly', however, the decision has been put over until a regular meeting of the North Carolina regents to day. Numerous efforts are be ing made to keeep him at that school, it is said. Final Discussion Sessions" Tonight In Men’s Houses Interest Shown Pleases Leaders of Religious Work on Campus The fraternity discussion groups to be held tonight are the last of a series of five held on the University campus. Local religious leaders, members of the faculty, and others who have led the groups have been much pleased by the courtesy shown them at the houses, and by the in terest the students have shown in the topics as evidenced by their willingness to take part in the dis cussions. The reaction from the men is very satisfactory, it is reportod. The themes, which include “Reality in Religion,” “The Bible,” “World Peace and War,” “Eugenics,” and “Industrial and Race Problems,” have been well received because they are the big, outstanding ques tions in the world today. Eollowing aro tho leaders for to night’s groups: Alpha Beta Chi, H. W. Davis; Alpha. Tau Omega, How ard R. Taylor; Beta Theta Pi, W. D. Smith; Chi Psi, E. E. DeCou; Delta Tau Delta, Homer P. Rainey; Friendly hall, Rev. Edwin V. O’ Hara; Kappa Delta Phi, B. A. Gil kinson; Kappa Sigma, Delbert Ob erteuffer; Lambda PBi, H. G. Tan ner; Phi Gamma Delta, Bruce Gif fen; Phi Kappa Psi, Rev. J. F. Haas; Psi Kappa, II. E. Thomson; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, F. S. Dunn; Sigma Nu, M. K. Cameron; Sigma Pi Tau, A. E. Caswell; Theta Chi, Charles E. Carpenter. Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi have no leador this evening duo to the inability of the leaders assigned to them to meet with them. Physical Ability Test Is Passed By Five Five men passed tho physical abil ity test given last Saturday at the men’s gymnasium. . The highest number of points was made by Al ford Downs who annexed 86. The names and points of the other men are G. Metcalf, 79; J. C. Eberhart, 78; R. H. Highmiller, 68; O. Camp, 63; John Pesula, 51. OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR Segregation of grades under the ten classifications as reported by instructors, Fall Terra, 1925-26, University of Oregon, showing number and percentage within each school and department. Subject I’s, II’s, and Ill’s Political Science .29.15 Economics .42.66 Zoology . '46.1 Germanic Languages .46.12 Romance Language .46.16 History 1...-.47.61 Physics .-.48.25 Chemistry .-.49.84 Business Administration .51.79 Journalism ...-.54.63 Psychology ..'.t.-.54.70 English .55.12 Geology .,......55.82 Mathematics .-.«-56.47 Law ’•.-..57.08 Architecture .58.80i Physical Education (women) ..59.88 Education . 61.55 Physical Education (Men) .63.34 Botany ...-.64.97 Philosophy .65.21 Sociology t..-.66.78 Household Arts .67.59 Latin . 71.60 Fine Artp ...-......74.32 Normal Arts .-...75.63 Music .75.82 Military Science . 80.36 Greek .85.10 Average 67.31 I 2.21 2.44 6.08 7.75 4.84 2.170 4.90 4.90 8:31 3.92 5.64 3.53 7.27 9.92 6.53 4.25 5.25 7.60 6.53 8.27 6.96 3.55 5.55 9.30 3.83 3.90 16.30 27.53 8.51 6.42 JI 11.44 13.84 17.7*5 17.(05 14.37 13.32 - 1.48 (20.69 U7.01 16.35 >16.28 19.53 15.41 21.98 18.10 19.08 20.28 23.87 24.53 28.25 27.82 22.15 18.52 33.72 21.98 20.21 30.53 33.83 44.Cf 19.99 Ill 15.50 26.38 21.17 21.32 26.95 31.59 25.87 24.45 26.47 .74.46 3*2.78 32.06 33.14 24.57 32.35 34.97 34.35 30.08 32.28 28.25 30.43 41.28 43.52 25.58 48.51 51.42 28.99 18.90 31.91 30.90 rv 17.34 28.18 19.71 14.73 21.91 18.41 18.88 19.12 21.87 22.41 20.67 22.03 21.51 13.36 22.85 11.44 20.93 20.00 16.42 15.25 19.13 16.44 12.04 16.28 11.35 12.41 11.15 7.30 10.64 18.80 V 17.71 13.68 10.71 14.34 10.44 13.17 7.97 12.85 10.36 9.24 1.89 8.82 8.14 5.60 11.57 5.23 9.04 7.44 3.64 9.04 2.61 4.70 2.78 4.66 2.13 5.32 3.26 1.56 0.00 822 Inc. 0.74 0.33 3.89 3.10 0.97 2.40 12.59 2.51 0.89 1.68 4.59 Z,24 4.65 3.12 0.59 12.42 4.23 4.03 6.25 1.13 4.35 2.35 1.85 1.16 2.98 1.42 3.09 0.33 0.00 2.91 Con. 0.00 0.16 3.16 5.04 0.00 3.14 4.90 3.14 0.00 2.52 0.42 0.99 0.29 5.17 0.00 0.65 0.15 0.31 0.37 0.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0,34 0.00 0.00 0.81 F 19.19 9.94 10.95 8.14 12.85 7.98 3.49 4.39 6.91 3.08 3.55 3.74 3.78 2.69 7.42 1.63 2.41 3.26 2.99 1.13 2.61 2.35 0.00 2.33 0.28 0.71 0.17 0.33 0.00 4.95 Dp. 3.69 0.49 1.70 11,55 0.83 1.35 0.00 0.94 2.30 1.40 2.50 1.29 1.16 4.31 0.00 6.88 1.24 0.15 1.77 1.70 0.87 4.03 2.78 0.00 0.84 0.00 0.34 1.66 2.13 1.52 W Mral Total 12.18 271 4.56 614 4.87 4ll 6.98 258 6.84 1467 5.99 668 2.10 143 7.21 319 5.88 782 5.14 357 6.68 479 5.77 2324 4.65 344 9.48 232 0.59 ' 337 4.25 306 2.12 1371 3.26 645 5.22 1072 6.22 177 5.22 115 3.35 298 12.96 108 6.98 86 6tl0 705 4.61 282 6.83 583 8.46 603 2.13 47 6.48 16,384 Johnstone Off Faculty After Musical Party Latin Teacher, Interrupted At Piano in Villard at 1:30 a. m.. Quits Two Students Also Give up Campus Work No Moral Charge in Case, Say Authorities the result of charges of “indis creet behavior,” J. E. Ainsworth Johnstone, assistant professor of Latin and Greek, has resigned from the faculty, and Frank M. Chapman, and Herbert M. Graham, students in the school of law, have left the University, it became known yes terday. Johnstone’s resignation has been accepted, and he expects to leave the city in a few days. While no actual charges were brought against the two students by the disciplin ary commitoe, they are understood to have withdrawn from their classes. Agreement is Mutual According to Johnstone, the resig nation was the result of a mutual agreement between himself and University officials. He declared that ho is “temperamentally incom patible with conditions here." This was affirmed by the administration. Yestof day’s action was the result of an early morning gathering in Villard hall when the three men were said to have been playing mu sical instruments. They were order ed out of the building by L. H. Johnson, Univorsity comptroller, who was called by the night watch jman. When interviewed yesterday, Pro fessor* Johnstone was willing to tell of the “party” mentioned in the charges. He denied that any li quor had been consumed. His wife and two other girls had been in the building earlier in the evening, he said, but they were not present at the time tho concert was interrupt ed. Charges Hot Moral In explaining that he had found himself “temperamentally incompa tible” with conditions at the Uni versity, he said: “The things I do are not under stood, and I resent restrictions. A man who is interested in music late at night is said to be peculiar. If anything is done late at night an explanation of improper conduct is sought. “This was not the case, however, and no such charges were made by University officials. It was simply a mutual agreement, and we decided it would be better for both partici pants if I loft.” Johnstone declared, however, that he was not attempting to justify his conduct. University officials did not com ment upon the case with the excep tion of making it clear that no moral charges were involved. Ac tions of the trio were simply “out of place” on the University cam pus, it was pointed out. Ee8ignation is Accepted Confirming Professor Johnstone’s resignation, Karl Onthank, execu tive secretary, said: “It has been evident for some time that Mr. Johnstone has not fitted into the situation here. The University has accepted his resig nation.” Professor Johnstone's classes will be taken over temporarily by other members of the Greek and Latin department. Johnstone, who is a Canadian, is a graduate of Oxford. He is re garded as unusually brilliant in his field. Oregon Fencers Beat Multnomah, 5 to 4> The University of Oregon fencing team succeeded in annexing its first match from the Multnomah Club of Portland last Saturday night in the club gymnasium. The Oregon swordsmen won five out of the nine bouts, thus taking the contest. The touches wore: Multnomah, Folis Isherwood, 9; Steve Penzneeker, 14; and Leo Pez necker, 12. For Oregon George Wil helm made 13, Clinton Davisson, lOj and Jack Majovski, 7. The clubmen will meet Oregon at Eugene in April in a return match.