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VOLUME xxvn UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1926 NUMBER119 HEADS OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT TO BE CHOSEN A T POLLS TODA Y Junior Week-end One Big Blaze Of Sports Glory Oregon Athletes Will Do Their Utmost in Meet With Husky Speeders Junior Week-end, May 7 and 8, will be accompanied by a sports orgy of commanding aspect. A ma jor track meet, two conference base ball tilts with O. A. C., and a tennis match with the Aggies round out the varsity program, but the sports world can lay claim to the canoe fete, and the frosh-soph tug-of-war. All in all, there will be activities for everyone. Addition of a pie eating contest might place the junior luncheon in the sports cate gory, and ask the man who has been to a junior prom whether it is ex ercise or not. The track meet with Washington promises to be highly interesting, although the Huskies must be con ceded an edge, due to Oregon’s lamentable performance at Palo Alto. That, however, was a fort night ago, and the Oregonians have been working hard with this meet in mind. Washington has a well Tounded crew of track and field men, and will be a tough nut to crack. Then there is the factor of the Oregon jinx, and that can’t be laughed off. Whether it applies to track as well as football is hard to say, but there is something in facing the Huskies that inspire* Oregon athletes to rise to their high est skill. There is something, an intangible something, that calls on a hidden reserve of energy, and compells record-breaking perform ances—that causes a runner to stag ger on, though his tongue is hang ing limp, and his heart threatens to batter through his heaving sides, that makes a weak* leg strong, a sore arm able. Special attention will be attract ed to the performance of Charteris, the Washington captain and star half-miler, 'who won in the inter collegiates last spring. Overstreet, the prize varsity two-lapper, hasn’t equalled his performances by several seconds to date. The coast confer ence meet May 15 will bring Char teris, Boyden, of California, and Richardson, of Stanford, together in a race that promises to be so tight and fast that a blanket may well cover all three runners at the tape. * » » The baseball games promise to be red-hot affairs, as the Oregon Ag gie pitching staff is not up to snuff, while the Oregon twirlers are -priming for the Beavers. The var sity seems to have found its batting eye, and may well make the Aggie •moundsmen moan. Kuhn, Reinhart, (Continued on page two) Sport Interest LackingHere, Delegates Say Janet Wood, Myrtle Mast Give Report of Meet At Pullman E. Mobley Tells Groups Of Plans for Play Day Training Rules Get Scant Attention Here “ ZITHER W. A. A.’s in the west V’ern section have a greater place on the college campus and have created much more interest for themselves than our association at Oregon,” declared Janet Wood, president of W. A. A., at the mass meeting held yesterday evening. [ Thig assertion came as one of Miss | Wood’s observations on athletic con ditions in the west, as a result of i her attendance at the Athletic Con ference of American college wom en held at Pullman, Washington, a couple of weeks ago. Myrtle Mast, president-elect, who attended, also gave a report. Miss Wood said that this lack of a great degree of enthusiasm on the campus came as a result of -the change 'of system undergone this year and the lack of equipment in the department. Report on Prizes . Other points of interest in her report were the conference attitude on the awarding of athletic prizes; a brief review of the scope of the western branch of the order; the scholastic average for admittance to competition; and a standard point system throughout the mem ber schools. Regarding the awarding of ath letic emblems, it was the consensus of opinion among the represented ] schools that a proposed ruling be-1 fore the national body (which would I call for the awarding of nothing but a certificate for exceptional athletic ability should not be pass ed. The western section went on record as favoring the usual awards of letters and sweaters. The conference was founded by the University of Wisconsin in 1916 and has grown into three large sections, the western, central, and eastern. Every two years the national conference assembles with delegates from each sectional col lege. Next year it will meet at Cornell university in New York. The western section includes 1.1 schools from California; four from Oregon; one from Arizona; 'one, Idaho; one, Montana; one, Utah, two, Washington; and one, Wyo ming. Point System Discussed There was some endeavor at the Conference to bring about a stan. dard point system for the member colleges. However, it was laid aside as being impracticable as athletic (Continued on page two) Cool Breezes and Hot Features Promise Seven Seers for Cabaret “There are to be barrels of ice cold punch to moisten your guzz lers, and big electric fans to keep the air moving,” announced Phil lipa Shermjan yesterday, campus humorist who is in charge of the Seven Seers cabaret Friday night. “What’s more,” she added, “these things are going to be necessary to "keep us cool while the hot features and specialty numbers are being run off between dances.” There will be no lull in the eve ning’s entertainment from 8:30, the ■time of the first dance, until the final strain of the Aggravators’ Orchestra has died out. Madge Nbrmile, popular blues singer, will feature the act which was billed for the Junior Yodvil, but was cancelled the last day on account of illness. Paul Peek, the man with the “deep bass voice you never will forget,” will sing. His act is also to have a line of chat ter. Ovis Poli, Swedish magician, will entertain with a skit written by A1 Clark, author of the chiro practor’s act of Junior Vod-vil. Janet Pearce will lend the evening a touch of musical comedy with her songs from “No, No, Nanette,” the musical comedy which is taking the citieg by storm. There are also to be special features by the orches tra, soft-shoe dancers, impromptu speeches by the dignitaries, crown ing of the May queen, and other specialties to keep interest at the top pitch all evening. Further additions to the royal subjects include: Bill Bamber, Koval Tea Strainer: Walter Mal colm. Feeder of the Sphinx; Her bert Powell, Captain of the Royal Mud Guards; Paul Wagner, Royal Milk Skimmer; Spike Leslie, Sena tor from Butter-and-Eggville; and Carvel Nelson, Carver of the Royal ! Swine. Mill Race Takes Toll Of Week-end Studies W/'ARM spring breezes, ice cold ” water. Quite a combination, but strong enough to lure a horde of in dolent pleasure-seekers to the shady stretches of the mill race Sunday. All afternoon and far into the moonlit hours of evening a flotilla of canoes passed up and down stream. Men in bathing suits paddling valiantly against the current, girls lying in the bottom of the canoe playing a phonograph or dawdling their fingers in the cool waters. At the portage, across^the riv er, everywhere, were people sun ning themselves or braving the icy grip of the waters for a few short plunges and then back on the hot sands. A few, studiously inclined, were parked under the low-hang ing verdure along the banks, book in hand, trying not to notice the colorful stream of canoes gliding by. At the Anchorage scores of bathers were doing their best to appear warm in spite of unwill ing flesh. Below the placid surface, in the dark green depths, fish dis ported themselves, rising with a churning of the water to gobble some peanut or piece of bread cast on the waters by onlookers. Everywhere a spirit of vaca tion prevailed. Studying could wait. The slogan of the day was: “Let’s go canoeing.” R.O.T.C. Parade Colorful Event, Students Invited First of Series of Five Demonstrations to be Held Today The first R. O. T. C. parade of a series of five which are sched uled to take place within the next few weeks will be held this evening, on the field just south 'of the bar racks, according to Capt. Frank D. Culin, of the military department. The demonstration, which was to have been held last Wednesday eve ning, was postponed on account of the rain. At 5:05 p. m., the first call will be sounded, and will be followed at 5:15 by the assembly call. The demonstration will actually begin at 5:25 with the adjutant’s call. Col. Steele Winterer will be in charge of the parade, and Captain Kenneth Wadleigh will act as ad jutant. Both of these men are Teg ular cadet officers. During the dem onstration their places will be fill ed by assistants. The entire R. O. T. C. unit will take part in the drill, with the ex ception of men who have been ex cused from regular practice due to the fact that they are taking active part in University athletics. The teams have been thoroughly drilled and the demonstration today is expected to go off smoothly, says (Continued on page fow) Canoe Crew Selection Scheduled for May 7 Crews for the class canoeing teams will be picked Friday, May 7, according to Helen Cantine, head of the sport. It is necessary that all entrants have three official times taken before the end of next week; one of these times must be taken by Miss Shelly, coach. The other two may be taken by Miss Cantine, or any of the following: Winifred Weter, freshman class manager; Christina Holt, sophomore manager; Marjorie Horton, junior manager. Class contests will be worked 5 o’clock each evening between May 10 and 17. The semi-final winners of this class competition will com pete as a feature on Play Day, May 22. Phi Gams Hold Psi Kappas By 1-0 Final Score 1926 Baseball Tournament Officially Opened; Game Today Early Morning Tilts Eliminated by Earl Challenge and Practice Matches End May 3 The intramural baseball tourna ment for the 1926 championship of the campus organizations was of ficially opened by the hard-earned victory of the Phi Gamma Delta team over Psi Kappa by the score of 1 to 0 yesterday afternoon on the freshman diamond. This com pletes the first round and tomorrow afternoon the Phi Gamma ,Delta nine and the Alpha Beta Chi team will begin the second round of play. The game yesterday was filled with poor hitting, which accounted for the small score. A1 Smeer, pitch ing for the Phi Gamma Delta team, rolled up nine strike outs, and Bat Nelson, twirling for the Psi Kappas, succeeded in striking out the same number. A couple of errors made in the third inning by the losers put the winning run across for the other team. New Methods Used The intramural tournament, under the direction of Virgil Earl, will be conducted differently this year. The early morning games have been eliminated. The contests have been scheduled in the late afternoon and in the morning on Saturdays. The use of the freshman and the varsity diamonds has increased in terest a»d has removed the “back lot” effect of the diamonds of form er years. In order properly to run off the tournament, the play has been made straight elimination. Nevertheless a defeated team does not need to withdraw and is entitled to any number of challenge games. All ar rangements* for challenge games should be made through the office of the director of athletics. The eligibility rules for intra mural sports will be enforced, and candidates for varsity and fresh man teams may play at the discre tion of their coach. The department of athletics will furnish catchers’ equipment and umpires for all games, and the organizations must furnish their own supply of balls and bats. All preliminary games will be played five innings, and will include the second and third rounds. The semi-final round, which will in clude four teams, will be the full nine innings as well as the final round. Schedule Released The complete schedule of play was released yesterday from the depart ment in charge of the tournament. The second round, which starts to morrow, will end on May 3; the long time between May 3 and May 21, when the third round starts, will be utilized for challenge and practice games, as the organizations see fit. The semi-final round will be on May 25 and 26, and the final game is slated for May 29. The second rounds: Alpha Beta Chi—Phi Gamma Del ta game at 4 o’clock Thursday on the freshman field. Beta Theta Pi—feigma Nu, April 30, freshman field at 4 o’clock. Oregon club—Sigina Chi, April 30, varsity field at 4 o’clock. Chi Psi—Theta Chi, May 1, fresh man field at 9:30. Alpha Tau Omega—Friendly hall, May 1, varsity field at 9:30. Kappa Sigma-—Phi Delta Theta, May 1, freshman field at 1 o’clock. Kappa Delta Phi—Phi Kappa Psi, May 1, freshman field at 3:30. Delta Tau Delta—Sigma Pi Tau, May 3, freshman field at 4 o’clock. Mortar Board Elections 4:30 Today,Villard Junior Women to Choose Members of Upper Class Honorary Method of Selection Is Changed This Year Grades, Activities Will be Factors in Judging 'E'LECTION for Mortar Board, senior women’s national honor ary society, will be held this after noon at 4:30 in Villard hall, is the announcement of Eloise Buck, presi dent of the organization. The elec tion is restricted to the girls 'of the junior class. “It is to the interest of every junior woman to voto at the elec tion,” is the declaration of Eloise Buck. Ballots containing names of all the junior women will be fur nished each voter, and she will be expected to pick a number of girls whom she believes merit the honor of Mortar Board. Average of 2.9 Necessary Activities, service to the Univer sity, and scholarship are the bases upon which all Mortar Board elec tions are made. At least a 2.9 av erage is essential for eligibility. Cards of notification have been sent to the junior women. If any of them have failed to receive cards, they are urged to attend the meeting regardless, as they have the right to do so. The method of election has been changed this year. In former years the members of the organization chose girls from the junior class. Juniors to Vote Feeling this to be too arbitrary, this year the active members, Elo ise Buck, Louise Inabnit, Janet Wood, Margaret Boyer and Dorothy Myers, have decided to let the wom en of the junior class give their op inions. The results of the election will not be given out until Junior week end luncheon when Mortar Board will choose members with its usual ceremony. To make the election as free from political spirit as possible, is the wish of the active members. Only the most deserving should be select ed, and careful deliberation should be given to the vote by every girl. Gertrude Parker Dead; Member of ’26 Class Notic$ of the death of Gertrude Parker, a senior in the University last term, was received from Port land by her sister, Mrs. Orville Wal ler, of Eugene, yesterday morning. Mrs. Parker’s death resulted from acute pnuemonia. She was a mem ber of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. CONSTITUTION REVISION The specially appointed revi sion committee, the Executive Council, and the Student Council have taken great pains and have put in considerable time revis ing the constitution of the As sociated Students. In a number of respects, the old constitution was quite out of date, and close observance of its requirements necessitated inefficient methods of procedure. In the revised draft, copies of which have been on the campus for two weeks, all changes that are being submitted have been • carefully considered and arc ex pected materially to improve stu dent body conduction of business. 1 It is to be hoped that the stu dent body will see fit to approve j and accept the revision as sub mitted. Vote “Yes” in today’s election i for the revised draft of the con stitution of the Associated Stu- j dents. WALTER MALCOLM, President Associated Students. Heavy Vote Likely With Contests On For Most Offices Important Changes Proposed in Constitution of A.S.U.O.; Malcolm Urges All to Turn Out and Cast Carefully - Considered Ballots By B. B, The polls will open in Villard hall at 9 o’clock this morning and close at 3 this afternoon. In that period the student body of the University of Oregon will choose'their leaders for the year 1925-26, and will make their decision on important pro posed revisions of the A. S. IT. 0. constitution. Election returns will be posted on the bulletin board in Villard hall every hour following the closing of the polls. Com plete returns will be printed in the morning Emerald. Walter Malcolm, president of the student body, urges that ill students Vote today and also asks that they consider care Candidates Named for Student Body Offices PRESIDENT— James Johnson Hugh Biggs VICE-PRESIDENT— Ralph Staley Lowell Baker James Forestel SECRETARY— Lee Luders Frances Morgan EDITOR OF EMERALD— Sol Abramson Arthur Priaulx EXECUTIVE COUNCIL— Senior Woman (one year) Anne Runes Junior Man (two years) Fred Wait Frank German Bob Overstreet STUDENT COUNCIL— Senior Men (three) Wilford Long Edgar Wrightman Tom Graham Howard Osvold Bill James Senior Women (two) Margaret Pepoon Dot Ward Glenna Fisher Maurine Johnson Junior Men (two) James DePauli Clifford Kuhn Richard Gordon Dudley Clark Junior Woman Frances Plimpton Mary Cogswell Mary Clark Sophomore Man Joe Haliday Lester Johnson Robert Maxwell Elwood Enke YELL KING— Jack Beabrook EDITOR OF OREGANA— Frances Bourhill Richard Syring. Frosh Track Athletes To Meet High Schools Next Saturday the frosh track squad swings into action in their first meet of the season. They will compete with the Jefferson and Franklin high schools of Portland and Corvallis high school on Hay ward field. This meet will give the coaches some first-hand knowledge on how the Babes will come out in their dual meets with the Aggie rooks and the University of Wash ington frosh. The big question right now is: will they or won’t they beat the high schools next Satur day? Of course that remains to be seen. The freshmen have some good material working out every night, ind they should keep the high schools working in order to keep within hailing distance when they begin to j get the points. tu uy tne vote on the revision: of the constitution. “The constitutional revision committee, has given all changes in the constitution and by laws . careful consideration,” he said. “The new constitution will be a decided improvement over the old and I hope the students will vote for it.” The past two years have register eft a decline in the voting percentage of the student body with 71 per cent voting in 1924 and 68 per cent in 1925. With only two offices nneon tested this year, the elections are ex pected to be very elose, especially since the more important positions such as the presidency, vice-presi dency, junior man on the executive council, and Emerald editorship are sought by two or more candidates. No Fees, No Vote A warning has been sent out by the election officials that no student can vote who has not paid his fees. An official roll, passed by the regis trar, will be used to check students as they vote and any not on the list will be barred. The fact that none of the candi dates have announced platforms makes it difficult for those wh(» otherwise know nothing about the candidate running for office, to vote. Although for several years, plat forms have not been issued, many students have suggested that this custom be resumed. Tellers Asked to Beport The following tellers will report at 3:15 p. >m. in the assembly in Villard. DeLoris Pearson, Clarence Toole, Don Peek, Nellie Zurcher, Mabel Kloekars, Buth Cochran, Earl Chiles, Maurice Warnock, Willard Stone, Bob McCabe, Maxine Edmunds, Marion Waginni, Annette Heckman, Sarah Starr, Peter Ermler, Bus By ers. Election Board Given The membership of the varioua election boards in charge of the bal loting throughout the day are an follows: A-E: 9-10—Carl Dahl, Don Peek, Helen Webster; 10-11—Earl Chiles, Clara Lamb, Alice Southwick; 11-12 —Mabel Kloekars, Mert Polts, Be atrice Peters, John Mohr; 12-1—Png Toole, Prank Soule, Bonald Bobnett, Betty Beans; 1-2—Mildred Bate man, Lauren Conley, Floyd Greely, Hilton Bose; 2-3—Imogene Lewis, Fred Niemi, Earl Slocum, Morton Coke. F-L: 9-10—Will Ki dwell, Law rence Shaiw, Charles Snyder; 10-11 —'Marian Barnum, Herman Semen ov, Kathleen McBeynolds; 11-12— Nellie Zurcher, Annette Heekman, * Dorothy Munsell; 12-1—Louise In abnit; Flossie Badabaugh, Ted Van Guilder; 1-2—Martha Wade, Edith Pierce, Frances Dodds; 2-3—Louis Denham, Vena Gaskill, Ted Gurney. M-B: 9-10— Orville Yokom, Ar thur Hidgen, Virginia Wood; 10 11—Lylali McMurphy, Nancy Pet erson, Kirk Bolliger; 11-12—Fran cis Quinn, Marian Norman, Marion Waginni; 12-1—John Walker, Har old Barthel, Mary Stewart; 1-2— Pauline Stewart, Merrill Hagen, (Continued on page fovtr)