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VOLUME XXVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1926 NUMBER 91 California Gives Oregon Boys Great Reception Bear Student Body Does Everything for Guests; Plucky Fight Cheered By WEB JONES The edge was taken off the Cali fornia victories last week-end by the loss of Westergren and the critics in the South realized the fact. California wanted to see the great Oregon basketball team, which had made such a wonderful record in the Northwest. It was a keen disappointment when the Oregon team was not able to show to the best advantage with the loss of morale. * * ' * The student body and the athle tic officials extended the team and the rooters the best they had. The finest seats in the huge pavilion were given to the Oregon rooters and nothing but sportsmanlike courtesies were extended. The team was escorted to its quarters by sev eral taxi cabs upon arrival and cheered on leaving. After the two game series the San Francisco and Oakland papers even went so far as to alibi for the defeated Oregonians. The San Fran cisco Chronicle says: “Had Wester gren, the star guard of the Oregon five, not been taken ill just prior to the series, the Pacific coast title might now be resting with Coach Eilly Reinhart’s charges. For, in the second game the Webfoot var sity showed that they knew tho game of basketball, and those who have watched Algot Westergren through the season say that he adds 00 per cent to the ability of the Oregon team.” * * » In the account of the last game of the series, the San Francisco Ex aminer commented: “Hopelessly out classed in Friday night’s game, the Webfeet were figured to have not a possibility of victory in the second clashing of the two teams. Yet more than 5,000 persons were on the stands, on the chance that Oregon might make a fight of it. Oregon did!” * * * I-enaities were controversial points in the series and brought out the need of definite rules concerning penalties, in spite of tho fact that they were just rs hnd on one team as the other. In the first game •California was penal'red 20 times. It was difficult for the California team to see why and for the Oregon team and coach to see who the offi cials v.culd permit the game to be so rough. Something definite con cerning these points will be neces sary before another season. * * * Because of so many winter sports in California—golf, track, baseball now going on—basketball has to chare its popularity with all the other sports. The game does not approach the popularity it enjoys in the Northwest. The enthusiasm about the sport is much less than at Oregon or any northern school. The Golden Bear.’ according to Billy Reinhart, have one of the greatest hasketba;l teams that ev-r won a cl ampions'-iip on the Pacific oast. Ihey are extremely fast and they au aggressive. The team never fails to take advantage of any slip up its opponents may make—alert at all times and always “there” with follow-up shots. They have so many capable substitutes that men who could make the team at any other schools are sitting on the bench. Perhaps one of the reasons Oregon lost was because the team did not have substitutes who could work in well with the other four members of the team, when Wester gren was left behind on account of illness. * * t The Californians think that diibbling slows up their game and depended on that very little. They pass constantly and are hard to check as they take a shot when ever opportunity arises. They work on the theory “you can’t miss ’em all” so they take enough shots to hoop some. This is very effective (Continued on page four) Apparatus To Help Correct Speech Error Telegraphone Will Permit Student to Hear How His Talk Sounds Department Receives Charts and Models Speaking Organs Shown; Acousticon Installed JNSTALLATION of the new speech reproducing telegraphone in the public speaking department this week was the latest addition to a large set of speech apparatus which includes every thing from anatomi cal models and charts to sound ap paratus for testing and solving prob lems of student speech. The new machine is the most modern of its kind and with it, the Oregon public speaking department is made, ac cording to J. Stanley Gray, head of the department, one of the best equipped, of any western schools. All students of public speaking, and others for that matter, may use the new telegraphone, which works on the principle somewhat similar to a phonograph but is driven by electric current. The student simp ly speaks into the receiver, his words are transferred into magne tized wire and on the principle of wave lengths acted upon by magne tic needles, the wire is wound on a new coil in reproducing the sound which is an exact replica of the form, and pitch of the delivery made by the speaker. Helps Remedy Faults “The new telegraphone is for the purpose of solving speech problems such as pitch, rate, and quality of voice,” said J. Stanley Gray yester day. “A student can more easily remedy faults by the use of this machine, since he can hear himself as others hear him.” While students in beginning and advanced public speaking are per forming in class room 204 Socio logy, all the instructor will need to do is press 'the electric button for the telegraphone to record the speech, unknown to the young ora tors. After he has finished, the speech can be given again word'for word by the machine, and the stu dent may then realize the points about whieh he needs correction and improvement. Apparatus for Upper Classes The other bit of apparatus will be principally used in advanced classes as part of the work on voice sci ence. While no course is. as yet de voted entirely to voice science, the public speaking", department hopes to add one in'the future. Anatomical models include larynx, head, thorax, mouth and throat. There are two very large diagram matic charts of the body showing the organs used in speaking, and these are used in demonstration work. Sound apparatus includes tuning fork, resonance apparatus, sonometer, collision balls, and or gan pipe. A large acousticon is also an implement for amplification used with the telegraphone. The approximate cost of the new equipment is $600. Extempore Speaking Contest Tryouts To Take Place March 13 “I think the Paeifie League ex tempore speaking contest is by far the most valuable contest we have for University speakers,” said J. Stanley Gray, head of the depart ment of public speaking, yesterday, in regard to the tryouts for Ore gon ’s representative, which are to be held Saturday, March 13, at 10 a. m., in Villard hall. Several varsity debaters have sig nified their intention of competing for the honor of representing Ore gon in the coast contest at Pullman, W&shington, at the annual Pacific forensic league contest, April 9, 10, n. Prof. James N. O ’Neil, of the University of Wisconsin, chose the general topic for the speaking event: “The tendency to place in creased power and responsibility in the federal government and to les sen the power and responsibility of the various state governments.” “Extempore speaking,” says Mr. Gray, is beneficial because it is more nearly like the type of speak ing a student must do after he gets out into life.” Student Interest, not Class Work Held Cause of Intensive Reading M. H. Douglass, Librarian, Finds Desire for Books is Increased by Circulation Department The University librarian glanced up from his desk. His grey eyes, shaded by heavy shell rimmed glasses, which looked from beneath an expansive forehead, accentuated by baldness, twinkled merrily. A quizzical smile overspread his rath er board, good natured countenance. “So you would like to interview me for the Emerald, eh? Well what have I done now?” Calm, self-possessed, capable, his ample figure filling his office chair —one of those types of manhood to whom even baldness adds an air of distinction—he appeared well-fitted to defend himself from any charge that the Emerald or the Scribes Jibes might bring against him. Hastening to reassure his “vic tim,” the reporter said, smiling: “Mr. Douglass, a recent report from the library indicates that the stu dents of the University of Oregon do more reading per capita than the students of many other colleges and universities which were investiga ted. We students want to know | whether we can flatter ourselves on being more studious than those at tending other institutions or if we devour classical, scientific and pop ular reading material merely as the result of arbitrary assignments from members of the college faculty.” The librarian laughed. “I und erstand. You want to know whe ther you are really brilliant stu dents or merely overworked plod ders.” When his visitor had taken the proffered chair, Mr. Douglass handed him the report which ap peared recently in the Emerald. The report, was based on an in vestigation made last winter, which shows that no library of the class of the University of Oregon has a larger per capita circulation of books for home use. Amherst col lege, with 560 students, is, accord ing to the figure given, the only institution which uses as large a number of circulation books as the University of Oregon. Mr. Douglass began to explain his (Continued on page ’three) Prof. C. Y. Boyer Of Illinois May Come to Campus Instructor to be Head of School of English if Accepted According to unconfirmed re ports, Prof. C. V. Boyer, of the Uni versity of Illinois department of English, has been chosen as dean of the English department of the University of Oregon. Karl Onthank, executive secretary, announced yes terday that no official action on Professor Boyer’s appointment to the position has been taken by the board of regents, and until then, no official confirmation of the an nouncement can be made. This report, which originated at Illinois, also stated that Professor Boyer would leave there for Oregon in June. He is highly recommend ed, having been in the English de partment of Illinois for 15 years. He studied law after taking a degree as bachelor of science at Princeton in 1902. He was admitted to the bar in 1904 and practiced for sev eral years. He went abroad later and was at Oxford university for a time, also spending periods of studying in Borne and Athens. In 1908 he re turned to Princeton, taking a mas ter’s degree the next year. Profes sor Boyer then went to the Univer sity of Illinois as an English in structor. His chief interests have been in drama and the relations of spcial problems to literature. Freshman Swimmers Meet Aggie Rooks At Corvallis Today ' The freshman swimming team will leave the men’s gym today at 1:00 p. m., for Corvallis, where they will meet the O. A. C. Rooks in a swim ming meet at 4:30. They will, how ever, be forced to leave without Howard Dixon, their star back stroke man, as he is not yet over the effects of a bad attack of in fluenza. This will handicap tho team very much, but Coach Don Park says, “The boys are going over there to fight, and we will win if it is humanly possible. This meet .is the only one in which the freshman alone will participate during the swimming season, and the loss of Dixon seriously lessens their chances of winning. Eight men have been entered by the Oregon first-year men. Follow ing is a list of the events and the swimmers: 50-yard free style: Larsen, Mus grave. 100-yard free style: Larsen, De Busk. 220-yard free style: Greulich, Woodworth. 150-yard backstroke: Finley, Flet cher. Medley: Greulich, Fletcher. 200-yard breast stroke: Fletcher. Dives: Thompson, DeBusk. Relay team: Musgrave, Finley, Greulich, and Larsen. Dr. F. H. Hankins Will Be Added To Summer Staff Eastern Educator Studied, Graduate Work With Dean Gilbert Dr. F. H. Hankins, of Smith col lege, Massachusetts, one of the country’s leading sociologists, has been engaged to teach in the Oregon summer school this year, announces F. L. Stetson, of the education de partment. In previous summers he has been on the faculties of Cornell and Columbia. Dr. Hankins was graduated from the University of Kansas, where he held an excellent record as a stu dent, debater, and orator. He took graduate work at Columbia, and af terward taught social science and economics at Clark University for 15 years. For the past four years he has been on the staff at Smith college and has been a lecturer at Amherst. Dr. Hankins also is a writer, and contributes many articles to current magazines and professional journals. He is a review editor* of the “Jour nal of Social Forces,” which is pub lished at Chapel Hill, North Caro lina. Dr. James H. Gilbert, acting dean of the college, knows Dr. Hankins personally, as they were graduate students together at Columbia in 1907. Dr. Hankins held the socio logy fellowship, and Dr. Gilbert the economics fellowship. Dean Gilbert says that Dr. Hankins was a bril liant student and took courses of study under the most distinguished of American sociologists, Dr. Frank lin Henry Giddings. Dr. Hankins, he says, possesses a pleasing per sonality, a genial sense of humor, and makes friends easily. Both Dean Gilbert and Professor Stetson consider it very fortunate that Dr. Hankins has been obtained for in struction here this summer. He will offer several courses, the most im portant one being research problems in population and vital statistics. The other courses to be offered will be introduction to sociology, and theories of cultural evolution. Campus Newman Club Entertains for Visitors Newmian club entertained about eighty students at a breakfast Sun day morning at St. Mary’s hall, in viting the members of the club to meet Father Fitzgerald “of Seattle. Father Leipsiez and several guests of NeVman club from the Oregon Agricultural college were present. Edward Diner, treasurer of the O. A. C. Newman club, and Katherine Sandon, secretary, were among the guests. Immediately following the break fast an election of new officers was held. New officers are: Edward Grant, president; Alton Bassitt, vice-president; Marie Ann Schaef ers, secretary; Sadie Coe, treasurer; and Francis Quinn, Marjorie Isher wood and "Orth Sisemore, executive council. Spring Days Call Oregon Ball Players Reinhart’s Men to Hold First Workout Today If Weather Holds Staff of Pitchers Likely Looking Lot Outlook Fair, With Nine Lettermen Ready pOETS and other romantic eouls may have their ideas of where he young man’s fancy ought to turn in spring. But Billy Reinhart mvs it’s baseball. Fresh from his basketball invasion of the south land, Billy has turned already away Crom the maple court gamo in which his team had such success, and this ifternoon the crash of bat against oall is to be heard on the TJniver lity’s diamond. All of which means that the first turnout for baseball is set for this ifternoon. Prospects for a winning nine are fairly good, with nine lettermen, super-varsity prospects, newcomers, Mid aspirants from last year’s fresh man team. The lettermen in school ire Bliss, catcher and outfield; Mixnraugh, catcher and outfield; Adolph, first base; Hobson, second base; West, short and oitclier; iTones, outfield and third base; Rein hart, outfield, and Harrison and Williams, pitchers. Best bets from last year’s super-varsity include, Hutton, utility man; Murray, pitch er and Flynn, infielder. Last year’s frosh, Baker, pitcher; Hanley, short; Fe.mber, pitcher, and a number of others are expected to make a strong bid for varsity berths. To Use Good Weather Weather and the state of the dia mond permitting the varsity will Hold their first workout this after noon. Coach Billy Reinhart is a firm boliever in the old saying of “making hay while the sun shines,” and he does not intend to let this good weather go to waste. The o'd “soup strainers” will probably be sore for a few days and “ Charlie horses” common, as yesterday was practically the first day of real spring weather. Coach Reinhart says he has <he strongest corps of flingers on hand ready for work that he has had for some time. With “Skip” Brooks pitching his third year of baseball last spring, only two lettermen are on hand, Harrison and Williams. Both of these should go good this year. Williams will be on the mound for his third successive year and should turn in his quota of wins. “Frisky” Harrison with one year’s competition tucked away and a sum mer’s experience of ball-playing should be able to heave the sphere (Continued on page two) Orchestra Concert And Solo Numbers Assembly Program A musical concert, which will in clude the University orchestra, and a number of soloists, will make up the program of the assembly tomor row, announced Clara L. Fitch, sec retary of administration. Only one more assembly is sched uled this term, following the one this week. The program of musical numbers will be announced later, stated Mrs. Fitch. Mrs. W. B. Ayer Gives Herbarium Fund $300 With the.receipt of a gift of $300 from Mrs. Winslow B. Ayer, of Port land, the fund for the purchase of regular steel herbarium cases now totals $3000. “The cases will be installed as soon as specifications are drawn and estimates are received,” said Professor Albert It. Rweetser, liead of the department of botany. “This will make a good start, but we will need more cases to' house our col lection, which is one of the most valuable botanical collections in the Northwest.” The collection is at present kept in wooden cases, w-hich do not give the protection from dust, insects, or water that the new steel cases will afford. The fund has been largely col lected through the voluntary work of Henry J. Biddle of Vancouver, Washington. Rummage Fashions Suggest Quaintness J^OVEL and picturesque is the latest word in fashions, judg ing from the very exclusive line of millinery, coats, drosses, shoes, collars, school-girl middies and trousers of pre-war date, which will be displayed in the public market place, Saturday, March 6, when the united student body holds its rummage sale in the interest of the Fine Arts build ing fund. Anything that fastidious taste, feminine or masculine, could de sire, whether it be a lace collar of the period when grandmother was a co-ed or the latest in col legiate trousers, will be shown. And the prices will startle you, for it will be possible to acquire quaint Easter bonnets, suggest ing “poke” days, or others more sweeping of brim, for one dollar and ninety eight cents. The right line in dresses and coats for all who crave “figure” will be in stock, no matter if you be bulgy or lean. Even a mascu line looking bathrobe, daintily perfumed with Camel’s smoke, and shoes of every description are in stock. Thrills, tense moments of sus pense, tears and laughter are promised. It’s to be something like a movie serial and a “fish pond” scrambled together, so everybody come. Bring your lunch and stay all day. Faculty Action On Scholarship Measures Waits ~T Movement for Raising of Standards Remains in Committee Hands Four measures affecting scholas tic requirements, which were to have been brought up before the March meeting of the faculty, will not be acted upon at today’s meet ing, because the committees work ing upon them are not ready to re port. These motions included the one introduced by Dr. Georgo Rebec, dean of the graduate school, that academic requirements for entranco into the University of Oregon stu dents be put on the same basis as those for out-of-state students. At the February moeting also, Dr. A. E. Caswell, professor of phy sics, offered a motion for a rulo requiring that transfers be eligible to return to the institution from which they came before they be ad mitted to the University. Another measure, introduced by Prof, F. L. Stetson, of the school of education, proposed excusing students who have made Phi Beta Kappa or Sigma Xi from spring term exams. The fourth measure which was t?o have been brought up today was that students showing marked ability in the required year of English should be exempt from taking it after the first term. Dean Allen Speaker At Newspaper Meet Dean Eric W. Allen, of the school of journalism, Bpoke at the Wash ington Newspaper conference, held on the University of Washington campus, at Seattle, last Saturday af ternoon. He maintained that more progress had been made in the past 20 years in the business and me chanical side of journalism than on the editorial side. lie suggested that it was time for those in the profession to come down to modern principles of organization in con nection with the editorial side. Dean Allen left here Thursday afternoon and returned Sunday. J. A. Churchill to Talk Before Education Club J. A. Churchill, state superin tendent of public schools, will ad dress the Education Club Thursday night on “Development of Educa tion in Oregon.” Mr. Churchill has been state superintendent for 14 years, and was superintendent at Baker City for 20 years, and will have some interesting experiences to relate. The other speaker of the evening will be Hr. P. E. Christen sen, principal of Eugene high school. His topic will be “Extra Curricular Activities in High Schools.” Chase Wires He Can’t Take Oregon Place Visit on Campus Declared * Enjoyable; Decision Difficult Regents Will Continue • Search for President Students and Officials Are Disappointed Harry Woodburn Chase, pres ident of the University of North Carolina, who three weeks ago was tendered the presidency of the University of Oregon, yesterday declined to accept the position. Search for a successor to the late President P. L. Campbell will be re newed at once, it is expected. The decision of Dr. Chase, who had returned to Chapel Hill, the site of the North Carolina school, was made known in a telegram to Judge J. W. Hamilton, of Roseburg, president of the board of regents. It follows: Visit Here Enjoyed “After full reflection and with deep appreciation of the honor done by the board of regents of the Uni versity I feel that I must stay in North Carolina. I have no question whatever as to the opportunity at Oregon, but I am convinced that my place is here. I wish for the University of Oregon every good thing. The memory of my visit to Oregon will remain one of my clior islied impressions.” Dr. Chase made known his deci sion in a similar telegram to Karl Onthank, executive secretary., and added: Oregon Campus Pleases “Decision has been most diffi cult, and the situation is full of promise at Oregon; but I do not feel I can leave. Will you express to the student body my thanks and deep appreciation for their good wishes. For all the friendly contact I made in Eugene, I shall have the richest memories. May the Univer sity go forward steadily to constant ly increasing usefulness.” The telegrams of Dr. Chase caused general disappointment on the cam pus. “University officials are dis appointed over Dr. Chase’s deci sion,” Mr. Onthank said, “but there is nothing to do but wait for the board of regents to take further action,” * Junior Class Team Leads Basket Ball Championship Race By defeating the sophomore team last night with a 23 to 10 score, the junior team has practically assured itself of the class basketball cham pionship, for their only remaining game is with the senior first team, and the sophomores tied this team. Each first team is scheduled for six games. The juniors have won five and have one more to play. Freshman have won five; their one defeat was to the juniors. The sen ior and sophomore teams have each won two games and tied one. Of the lower division teams, the fresh man third team is in the lead with five victories. One of the closest games of the season was played last night by the senior and freshman seeond teams. The final score was 10 to 9 in favor of the freshmen. The senior third team defeated the freshman fogrth team 15 to 6. Color first team defaulted to the fresh man third. Tomorrow night the senior first team will play the sophomore sec ond team; the sophomore first team the freshman second; the sopho more third team the color seeond, and the freshman third the sopho more fourth. Y. M. C. A. to Nominate Cabinet Officers Today The nominating committee for the officers of the Y. M. C. A. cabinet for the following year will make its report at the cabinet lun cheon this noon at |he “Y” hut, and the date for the election, which will be held before the end of this term, will be agreed upon. Other import ant matters are to be considered and the presence of all of the cabinet members is requested.