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VOLUME XXVII UXM L V mvojl 1 i Uf UrvEAjrUiN, Hi U ur J&1N !3, 1 xlUxvoiJiV.I, A1 iULi jy, 1 yjb NUMBER 129 BIGGS CHOSEN PRESIDENT BAKER IS VICE-PRESIDENT ABRAMSON' NAMED EDITOR Varsity Ball Tossers Leave for Husky Tilt Oregon and Washington Will Open Season Friday Coach Billy Reinhart, manager Paul Sletton and 13 baseball players embarked this morning for Seattle where the Oregon varsity nine meets with the University of Washington Huskies in a two-day series, Fri day and Saturday, April 30 and May 1. The Huskies are strong. They have come through their pre-season ^practice games with a clean slate. Behind the windpad Coach Graves has Gene Walby, considered one of the best backstops in the conference. Lefty Leavers at first has cinched his position again. On second base will be found another old-timer, Art Langlie. The fight for the short patch position has been keen. Hugh Beckett was used there until the Huskie coach shifted him to third base, where he cavorted for a time last year. Welt Beckett is now at short and will probably be seen m action at that position against the Lemon-yellow sluggers. Malone in Outfield The shifting of Hugh Beckett to the hot corner made it necessary to place Coe Malone in the outfield for the present. Windy La Branche, star player from last year’s fresh man nine, has been placed in the outer gardens and ,is garnering the flies with ability. Although Coach Tubby Graves has ten veterans on deck he is having a hard time find ing a hitting combination. For mound duty Graves has the following to pick from: Elmer Tes reau, Hal Gardner, Harold Shidler, Lefty Jones, Bill McComas, Stowell, Calhoun, Art Butler and Schlageter, Gardner’is to be remembered as the flinger who set the varsity on its enr last year. Hitting Practice Heavy For the past week Coach Billy Reinhart has been pounding his men v hard in order to have them in first 'S rate condition for the opening series of the Northwest conference. Par ticular attention has been paid to the hitting practice of the team. Reinhart said yesterday that the team was hitting much better. This was apparent in the game last Fri (Continued on page fowr) Confectionery to be Installed at Courts rrUIE cottage near the tennis courts will soon bo used for a new purpose. Not a country store but a “Fountain.” Next Monday W. A. A. will start sell ing ice cream cones and pop to tennis players and all other per sons strolling about that region. “Cotton” mouths and parched tongues need no longer be a part of the tennis match. The mem bers of W. A. A. will start serv ing refreshments early in the morning and continue until even ing. They announce that all may buy who have the price of a cone or a bottle of pop. There will be no discriminations made against blonds or brunettes and no limit placed on the amount of confections consumed by any one person. New Professor Tells of Customs Of Island School Verne Blue, Ex-’22, Arrives To Instruct Classes In History The University of Hawaii is a cosmopolitan school and, although three-fourths of the five or six hun dred undergraduates are of Oriental ancestry, all the students are Am erican citizens, according to Verne Blue, Oregon graduate of ’22, who | spent two years as professor of Am-j jrican history in that institution.! Mr. Blue is at present assisting Walter Barnes and is instructing bis class in history of the Refor- j mation. The University is provided for by territorial appropriations and fed eral land grant aid. The faculty is drawn from all over the United States, and many of the professors , have European degrees. They are all Americans with the exception of a Japanese instructor who teaches that language, a Chinese in structor, and one Hawaiian teach er, Mr. Blue said. “The school spirit of the insti-. tution is good, and the relation be tween races is quite satisfactory, j The situation is especially good in ■ (Continued on page three) Few Candidates, no Excitement9 Characteristic of Elections in 1900 By M. M. Hensley A calm indifference toward the results of student body elections was the attitude of most of the students on the Oregon campus in d f>00. bTo wonder only 50 of the entire student group voted for there were only five officeg to fill and few candidates out for the posi tions. “Everything passed off quiet ly with no ill feelings among the various aspirants. The lucky ones have the best wishes of all.” Such was the conspicuous place in the Oregon Weekly paper of October 8, 1900. The following year there was no excitement at the polls as two per sons who were in the race withdrew at the last hour leaving no oppo sition for any offices. About 50 ballots were cast this time. In 1903 student body affairs were revolutionized and 16 offices were added. The date for "Elections was changed from fall to spring term. Although there were only 21 offices to fill, 11 people entered the field. The contest was keenest over the positions of treasurer and editor of i the University paper. Nominations j were freely made and there were j few writhdrawals. All Ashland stu- j dents running for 'offices were J elected. This caused some persons to accuse a faction 'of operating an | “Ashland machine.” In 1012 Carleton Spencer, “faml ous orator and debater,” who is now i University registrar, was elected president in a strenuous campaign.! A total of 533 out of a possible 600 votes were cast. A pre-election story of 1913 Te jlates that, “With the day of judg-, ment a few hours away, hopeful ; candidates, professional and other-. ; wise, are shining their shoes and pressing their apparel in prepara tion for the final conquest.” Students became public spirited in 1915 when 599 voted for offi i cers. This was the record number in I the history of the University up to that time. Six hours and 15 minutes were spent in counting the ballots. Rose Awarded Scholarship to FrenchSchool Appointment Has Duration Of One Year, Subject to Single Renewal Hilton Rose, a junior in the pre medies department, has been award ed a scholarship to any of the French universities, by the French •government, as a reward for his high standing and ability in the French language. Such an award is a distinct honor to the University as well as to Rose because there are very few awards made through out the United States each year. Candidates must meet requirements in French and be recommended by the French department of the school before they can be even considered. The receiver has had two years of French at the University. The award was given under the auspices of the International Insti tute of Education and requires the teaching of a one hour course in English at one of the lycees, equi valent to our colleges here, in Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon or Strassbourg. This is known as a poste d’assistant. 30 Per Cent of Fare Included The scholarship includes' thirty per cent of the student’s fare from New York to the place where he will teach, and all of his board, room, and tuition at the University, equivalent to our graduate school, to be paid by the French government. The award is for one year, but can be renewed. He will sail the last part of June nr the first part of July on a French liner, and will spend the summer un til the regular school takes up Octo ber 1, at some university outside of] Paris. The university which he will ] attend during the school year will j not be determined until he has been informed as to the Iveee at which he must teach English. Appointee is Traveler Pose is the son of Dr. M. W. Pose of Portland. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and was, the first part of the year, as sociate editor of the Oregana. He has spent some years in China, Jap an and the Philippines. The American Medical Associa tion, which maintains a record of all medical students, is recording Bose’s achievements, scholarships and activities. After he has finished his study abroad he will return to the Port land Medical school where he will finish his course. Prize Essay Papers Read at Pan Xenia A dinner in honor of the three members of Pan Xenia, internation al professional fraternity, who won prizes in the Murray Warner essay contest, was given recently and at the last meeting of the society the paper written by George Berezov sky, for which he was awarded first prize of $150, jyas read. The papers of the other two members, Phil : Bergh and Wallace Pack, who tied for third place and received $50 each, will be read at the succeed ing meeting5 on May 5 and 19. At the next meeting George Yin ton of Vinton and Company, Import ers, will give a practical talk on im porting from the business man’s viewpoint, and at the following meeting Edgar Blood of Suzuki and Company will speak on foreign trade from the recent graduate’s view point. Edgar Blood is a graduate <if Oregon and a former member of Pan Xenia. Peculiar Creature Invades Library TIKE a gin-sodden derelict wandering far from home, he strayed out of the unknown into the library. He slipped in through the swinging doors at the top of the steps yesterday morning, bleary-eyed and his dark gray eoat bedraggled. After a grave, but unsteady investigation of the cloak room he decided to tarry a while, and sat down on the marble tiling in the hallway. He was a disconsolate figure as he hunched up against the wall there and gazed stolidly at. his feet. Occasionally he would look up with an expression of mournful appeal in his mysteri ous, jade green eyes. Some did not notice him at all, others smiled as they noticed his condi tion; several kind-hearted girls bent over him a moment and scratched him behind the ears. He was only a venturesome but world-weary cat, lost and lonely, his coat awry and his white front dirty. After leisurely washing his paws he rose, took a step or two, hesitated, and then strolled with a sway-backed, rolling gait, into the unknown w’hence he eame, and perhaps into the obli vion of chloroform or ether under the hands of some aspiring med ical student. Track Entries For Northern Meet Selected Eleven Man Team to Leave Friday for Seattle Re lay Carnival Tlie eleven track men who will be entered in the seventh annual Se attle relay carnival this week-end at Seattle were definitely chosen yesterday by Bill Hayward. The re lay entries will leave Friday morn ing for the northern contest. A groat improvement is expected by the coach over the showing in the try outs last Saturday. Hayward will leave this evening for Seattle, stopping enroute to ref eree a country track meet at Buck ley, Washington, Friday afternoon, and on Saturday morning he will meet the track coaches from the seven schools entering teams in the Washington relay carnival to draw lanes and revise rules for the meet. The men who will make the trip will be entered in only three of the five relay events and the two special events, the 100-vard dash and the 120-vard high hurdles. Oregon’s chances for honors appear to be the best in the hurdles for none of the hurdlers from the schools entered have approached the times made by Ralph Tuck and Francis Cleaver, who are to run in the event. (Coniinued on page three) Underclass Women Win Baseball Games The sophomore girls stepped up another notch in their pursuit of the baseball honors when they eked out a Id to 12 victory from the seniors last night. Both teams were handicapped by the absence of some of their first string players. Eliza beth Lounsburv and Alta Knips did the battery work for the seniors. Tn the second game the freshmen Reeond team won 13 to 1. The soph omores rarely passed the first bag and found difficulty in making headway against the pitching of Lucille Hover. Lela Forrest and Bernice Rasor passed the balls for the sophs. Present Spirit of Education | to Be Discussed | Barry Cerf, Professor at Reed College to Speak At Assembly “The New Spirit in Education” is the subject upon which Barry Cerf, professor of comparative lit erature at Reed college, will address the associated students at assembly today. Prof. Cerf is a collaborate author of the first year French text which is being used in the Univer sity at the present time, as well as the author of a number of other texts and translations. He is also well known as a literary critic. Prof. Cerf has been at Reed col lege since 1921, having received his A. B. and A. M. degrees in 1902 and 1903 from the University of California. He was a student in both France and Italy and in 1908 was granted a Ph. D. degree from Harvard university. Ho spent sev eral years at the University of Wis consin in the capacity of instructor, assistant professor and associate professor. During 1918 and 1919 of the World war, Prof. Cerf served with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Walter Barnes Comments Tn speaking of Prof. Cerf, Walter Barnes of the history department, said, “Reed college people consider him their most brilliant speaker and the Reed faculty members consider him a very able scholar.” “He is more intensely inter ested in the broad movements of world literature than in the de tails of philological criticisms, and this would fit him to take part in the late Dr. Richard F. Scholz’s plan to get awa[v from narrow spe cialisms and to give a broad treat ment to the different parts of large | subjects,” is Mr. Barnes’ impres- j si on. Cerf Admired by Students The student opinion of Prof. Corf j is expressed by Austin TTutehcnson, j who is a graduate of Reed college, j and is at the present time doing I graduate work on the University J campus, and is also an assistant in the history department. “Prof. Cerf was associated with the late Ur. | Scholz at the University of Wiscon sin, and was active in working out j the new integrated curriculum, , which is based upon a world survey j of history and literature. Prof. Cerf was chiefly instrumental in 1 working out the literary side of the problem. According to this plan, as in operation at Reed, Prof, f erf, himself, worked out the two years Survey of World Literature course which is given for all freshman and sophomores at Reed. He has assist ance in the last year of the work but handles the large freshman lec tures himself.” “Prof. Perf is a classicist in point of view.” Mr. TTutchenson, who had the survev course under his instruc tion for a year and a half, stated. “He is as enthusiastic for the litera ture of the ancient world as for t Hint of the modern romantic lan- ' guages which is his own special field. He is considered a highly in spiring teacher of literature by all J who come in contact with him.” Governor Pierce to Review Cadet Corps | — Walter M. Pierce, governor of Ore gon, will review the R. O. T. C. ca det corps on Wednesday. May 2fi, on the invitation of Lieutenant Polonel W. S. Sinclair. At this time, also, the student officers will be presented with their cadet commis sions. 66Fran" Morgan Elected Student Body Secretary Frances Bourliill to Edit 1927 Oregana; Graham? Long, and James are Senior Men on Student Council; Fred West on Executive Council By HAR0L1 JLJUGI1 L. BIGGS, junior in p elected president of the A versity of Oregon in yesterda; defeating James Johnson. Tin Johnson, 606. Biggs took an eai a 117 to 95 edge at 4 o’clock. E at 7 :30 he had an untouchable Lowell Baker took the vice margin over Ralph Staley and , strong bid in the first return, Totals in Student Body Election PRESIDENT Hugh Biggs . 950 James Johnson .«.. 606 VICE-PRESIDENT Ralph Staley . 538 Lowell Baker . 732 Janies Forestel . 275 SECRETARY Leo Luders . 436 Frances Morgan . 1102 EDITOR OF EMERALD Sol Abramson . 980 Arthur Priaulx . 562 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Senior Woman (one year) Anne Runes ..1434 Junior Man (two years) Frank German .297 Fred West . 779 Bob Overstreet .466 STUDENT COUNCIL Senior Men (three) Wilford Long . 838 Edgar Wrightman . 659 Tom Graham .1067 Howard Os void .591 Bill James .1016 Senior Women (two) Dot Ward . 582 Glenna Fisher . 879 Margaret Pepoon . 569 Maurine Johnson . 712 Junior Men ftwo) James DePauli . 657 Clifford Kuhn . 684 Richard Gordon . 608 Dudley Clark . 852 Junior Woman Frances Plimpton . 406 Mary Clark . 612 Mary Cogswell . 444 Sophomore Man Lester Johnson .516 Joe Haliday . 524 Robert Maxwell . 318 Ehvood Fake . 180 YELL KING Jack Seabrook . 1248 EDITOR OF OREGANA Frances Bourhill .1008 Richard Syring —. 507 AMENDMENT Yles .1049 No .:. 409 CO-OP DIRECTORS Sophomore Men Arthur Hamilton . 712 Robert Henningsen . 661 Roland Davis . 752 Freshman Man Clinton Peets . 597 Arthur Anderson . 904 Ronald Hubbs . 518 The largest chemistry lecture room in McClure hall is being re arranged to accommodate about 160 instead of 120 . The partition divid ing the room has been removed. By the new arrangement students will face north instead of west. Lighting in the room will be much more satisfactory, says O. F. Staf ford, chemistry head. ) MANGUM •e-law and varsity debater, was ssociated Students of the Uni r’s student election, decisively final result was: Biggs, 950; •ly lead in the counting, holding e gradually increased this until idvantage. -presidency by a comfortable lames Forestel. Staley made a but gradually dropped by the wayside a s Baker gathered strength. The results were Baker 732, Staley 536, Fore-' stel 275. Frances Morgan will replace DeLoris Pearson as secretary of the student body next year, vanning from Lee haulers, 1102 to 436. Sol Abramson finished far Of Art Priaulx in tho race for the editors!]ip of the Emerald, winning 982 t0 5(52' Liko Biggs, Abramson Rained an early advantage and in ereasod it by leaps and bounds throughout tho counting. Frances Bourhill was picked to edit tho 1927 Oregana by a wide majority over Biek Syring. Anne Runes, senior woman on the executive council and Jack Seabrook, yell king, ran lone races. The tightest races 'of the day were the struggles for junior man on the student council which found < 'lifford Kuhn and Dudley Clark leading James DePauli and Dick Gordon, winning by narrow mar Rins, and for sophomore man on the same body which ended with Joe Holiday beating Hester Johnson by the slim lead of eight votes. Torn Graham, Bill James and Wil ford Hong were elected senior men on the student council; Fred West was picked as junior man with sev eral hundred votes to spare, and will help Bob Hove with the money bags next year; Glenna Fisher and Maurine Johnson were chosen afl senior women; and Mary Clark won the position of junior woman on the student council handily. Davis and Hamilton Win Roland Davis and Arthur Ham ilton will sit on the Board of Di rectors of the Co-op next year, with Arthur Anderson as sophomore man. The proposed amendment to the A. 8. TJ. O. constitution pulled through the election safely by 1049 to 409, but for a time it was fear (Continued on page four) Council Postpones Meeting to Next Week The meeting of the student coun cil which was to have been held last night, was postponed, and will bo held some evening next week. Several of tho members of the coun cil were tellers for the election and since no business of immediate im portance was on hand, according to Walter Malcolm, president of the student body, the meeting will be Held when more members can be present.