Oregon Takes
Down4 Students
Wanted’ Sign
All Students Declared by
Spencer Not Suited to
University Education
By E. M. M.
Not long ago university and col
lege officials were scouring the
country urging everyone to attend
institutions of higher learning. A* a
result, the notion exists rather gen
erally that the University of Ore
gon is still actively engaged in the
business of drumming up students.
Nothing could be further from the
truth.
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Carlton Spencer, registrar of the
University, has just returned from
a two weeks visit to southern and
central Oregon, where 1ft spoke to
many high schools and cham
bers of commerce on the subject of
higher education. Accounts in the
various newspapers of his speeches
tell plainly the gospel of education
as now advanced by the University
of Oregon. Here is part of a clip
ping from the “Klamath News,” of
Klamath Falls:
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“ ‘It is a mistaken idea that all
high school students should go to
the University. Only those who
specially prepare themselves for a
complete education and who highly
develop their talents and ambitions
should enter. Too many are enter
ing now.’
“This is what Carlton E. Spencer,
registrar of the University of Ore
gon, told students of the Klamath
high school. It is the new gospel of
selectivity in education he preaches
as opposed to the old cry® that all
high school students should go to
college.’-’
* * «
From the Central Oregon Press of
Bend copies a similar account of the
University of Oregon’s message to
high school students:
“Not every high school graduate
will find his or her greatest chance
of happiness in college or university,
declared Carlton Spencer, registrar
of the ‘University of Oregon, in
talks at Bend high school and at
the Commercial club luncheon at
Pilot Buttfe Inn yesterday. 'Not
everyone is fitted for it, he declared;
not everyone will find they profit
most by putting in four years at
an institution of higher learning.
“There are many, continued the
university registrar, who will find,
at the end of a period of years, that
they are farther ahead, financially
and also from the standpoint of per
sonal contentment, by devoting their
early manhood to gainful occupa
tions and not to books or labora
tories. It is a mistake for such as
these to put in four years, or less,
pursuing a university or college de
gree,” he said.
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Evidence that the University’s
policy is approved by the state at
large is given in an editorial ob- j
servation of the Bend Bulletin.
“Some years ago colleges and
universities were- sending out repre
sentatives urging high school stu
dents to enter institutions of high
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Expense Limit
Set For Canoe
Fete Entrants
Ticket Sale for Colorful
Event Moves Rapidly
As Day Approaches
Committee Advises on
Best Lighting Effects
Feature Program Includes
Dancing, Singing
pOUR days remain till the day of
the canoe fete arrives.
The houses, in their attempt to
finish their floats, are working
feverishly. In view of the last-min
ute details which will be worked out
and purchasing material a warning
may be considered timely in refer
ence to the financial limitations.
Each year every house is limited to
a certain amount for expenses. This
year each house is entitled to spend
$15, making a total of $30 the limit
that any float may cost. This limi
tation has been made necessary to
assure an equality between the
houses insofar as their resources of
material are concerned.
The ticket sale is proceeding
swiftly. Those wishing reserved
seats are advised to purchase tickets
immediately.
Footlights Found Poor
As a hint to the wise concerning
the lighting of the floats the light
ing committee offers a few sugges
tions. Through experimentation
they have found that the best ef
fects will be obtained for the artis
tic floats if no footlights are used.
With the use of spot lights and
varying colors the best results are
obtained. The footlights tend to
ward killing the color.
Colored Fire Available
On the other hand the committee
advises those houses entering the
humor section to make use of the
footlights since the best effect may
be had through the use of plenty of
light. Floats which have a color
scheme with no particular color dom
inating are advised to use all lights.
Houses that wish to use colored fire
on their floats are permitted to do
so. The fire may be purchased soon
at the University Pharmacy.
Fancy diving, singing and danc
ing will comprise the feature pro
gram, details of which are being
kept secret.
The canoe fete committee advises
that each float should have a swim
mer to accompany it as a matter of
precaution. Life guards will be sta
tioned along the line also as a mat
ter of safety.
Mary Benson Named
Head of Girls9 Club
Mary Benson was elected presi
dent of the Girls’ Oregon Club for
1927 at a meeting last night. Other
officers elected were: Ardath Cald
well, vice-president; Helen Shinn,
secretary; Evelyn Humphreys,
treasurer; Ruth Helms, sergeant-at
arms; Evelyn Anderson, social chair
man; and Margaret iHensley, re
porter.
Singer Scheduled for Thursday
Night Is Lauded by Many Critics
By J. L.
The recital of Mrs. Pmi^ence
Clark next Thursday evening in the
school of music auditorium prom
ises to he an outstanding event in
musical circles in Eugene this
spring. Mrs. Clark is a contralto
■whose singing has been highly
praised by critics -wherever she has
been heard. She has appeared a
few times in Eugene as soloist and
once in joint recital with John Stark
Evans at the dedication of the Con
gregational Church organ, and each
time her audience has been enthu
siastic and greatly pleased with
her work.
A. M. Gorglum, music critic for
the Omaha World-Herald says of
Mrs. Clark: “Mrs. Clark proved her
self a conscientious artist, endowed
with a lovely voice of mezzo con
tralto quality, which she uses with
intelligence and good taste.” And
again in another performance she
received the plaudits of the critics,
one of whom said, “The richness of
| her tonality last evening, the dra
matic essence which she infused in
: the heavier numbers and the deli
ciousness of the lullabye numbers
j not only thrilled with delight but
stamped her as a great artist.” Mr.
Bruce Davis, head of the organ de
partment of Oberlin College said,
“Waterloo is to be proud of Mrs.
Clark. She is very artistic with
not only finished style but extreme
ly effective. Her charming and
magnetic personality will capture
any audience.”
In her earlier training Mrs. Clark
studied with Phoebe Ara White in
j Los Angeles, later attending Cor
i nell College at Mt. Vernon, Iowa,
i where she received her theoretical
work. Following her graduation she
went to Boston where she studied
with Clara Minger. More recently
she has studied with Herbert With
erspoon and Florence Hinckle, not
only taking their private work but
also their master and repretoire
classes as well as their teaching
classes.
Dean Colin Dyment Returns After
Year’s Tour and Study in Europe
European Political Problems; Battlefields; Paris
Frocks and Student Trips Discussed
By SOL ABRAMSON
We visited Dean Colin V. Dyment
yesterday—Edward Miller, Milton
George, and I—and spent an hour
and a half talking about European
travel, politics, battle fields, stu
dents and ourselves. It was a most
pleasant visit, and that is why we
answered in the negative, whieh
was nothing but the untruth, when
Dean Dyment asked us if we were
being kept from attending class.
We received the tip at 9 o’clock.
Dean Dyment had returned 1 Milton
George and his car were conuman
deered and we were soon out on
the highway, somewhere in Lane
county. Presently we drove through
a large cherry orchard to a house
set far back among the trees.
We were not the first to find the
place where the European travelers
are resting. Mrs. Dyment, who met
us, was busy rearranging furniture
and washing dishes. A faculty
party had descended upon the re
treat the night before, and had
paid a lengthy visit. The Dyments
entered Eugene unannounced last
week and then moved to their pres
ent abode, about nine miles from
the city. Our visit must have been
evidence that nine miles distance
will not insure rest, or freedom
from visitors.
Dean Dyment’s greeting was mast
cordial. The year’s absence had
not erased us from his memory, for
he called us by our first names.
His appearance testified to his
statement that he is much improved
in health. He is the same, soft
spoken, interested !Oolin |Dyment,
but he is in far better physical con
dition than he was a year ago.
The Dyments spent the winter in
Paris where the Dean read medie
val history at the Bibliotheque Na
tional. He admits he hardly made
a dent in the three million books
and the four hundred thousand man
uscripts in the library.
A bicycle tour through southern
France followed, and a visit was
also made in Italy. Much time was
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Greater Oregon
Committee Will
Aid Celebration
Dr. Hall to be Inaugurated
At Semi - Centennial
Next October
The student’s Greater-Oregon com
mittee will aid in advertising the
Semi-Centennial celebration that
will be held next October in con
junction with Homecoming by talks
before chambers of commerce, civic,
and educational organizations.
The Semi-Centennial committee
conferred with the newly elected
student body officers Saturday an-d
discussed plans for student coopera
tion, especially the plans affecting
the advertising campaign, which
will be carried on during the sum
mer.
The Greater-Oregon committee
has representatives in all districts
and leading towns of the state. They
will speak before the chambers of
commerce, civic, and educational
organizations, making a special point
of the Semi-Centennial, combined
with Homecoming, and will stress
the achievements and prestige at
tained by the University of Oregon
during its first 50 years.
Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, newly
elected president of the University
will be inaugurated at the celebra
tion and many notable speakers will
lecture on the University and its
accomplishments and on Oregon his
tory.
W. F. G. Thacher to
Write Pageant for
Natron Celebration
W. F. G. Thacher, professor in the
school of journalism, has agreed to
write the pageant for the Natron
Cut-off to be given August 18 and
19, to eelebrate the opening of the
new line between Eugene and Klam
ath Falls.
It will be under the direction of
Mrs. Doris Smith, of the Ellison
White company, and will be worked
out of successive steps in the devel
opment of this country beginning
with the Indian, or possibly before.
It will include the history of tran
sportation from the canoe, the In
dian pony, the coming of the white
man, the covered wagon, stage
coach, and train, to the more modern
types of transportation, the horse
vehicles, stfamboat, steam, automo
bile, and air-craft.
Professor Thacher’s plan provides
the idea for the pageant to be
worked into episodes, musicals, and
dances suggested by the features.
It is hoped that the pageant can
be given on Hayward Field.
G. Benson Represents
League at State Meet
Georgia Benson, secretary to Dean
Esterly, is representing the Wom
en’s League of the University at
the Women’s State Federation of
Women’s Clubs which is being held
at LaGrande, this week. She will
return to the office sometime Thurs
day.
Varsiity to Face
Aggie Nine Here
This Week-End
Washington Takes Both
Initial Games; New
Line-Up Named
Old Jupe played havoc with yes
terday afternoon’s baseball practice,
but weather permitting today, Coach
Billy Keinhart will start an exten
sive practice program in prepara
tion for the invading Oregon Aggie
baseball nine next Friday and Sat
urday.
.The two University of Washing
ton baseball games have gone down
into history, but the Oregon nine
cannot regret losing the first game 4
to 3. With Bill Ashby pitching some
of the best ball of the season for
the Oregon varsity, poor support
lost the game for him. According
to Coach Reinhart, the Huskies made
only one earned run in the first
game. Ashby had the Huskies at
hand most of the time, allowing j
them only three scattered hits dur
ing the nine cantos. A number of
errors in the first inning gave the
Huskies two of their runs.
Evidently the Lemon-Yellow ball
chasers have got over one of their
big weaknesses, that of hitting. Jn
both games last week-end the var
sity secured ten hits. In the first
game Bliss and Reinhart poled out
doubles which hit the right field
grandstand.
In the second game, Bill Baker
pitching for the varsity, got off to
a poor start. For the first five inn
ings he was wild and did not have
the usual stuff on the ball. Coupled
with superb pitching of Elmer Tes
reau and the erratic chucking of
Baker, the varsity lost the second
fracas 5 to 1. Big Ray Edwards
crashed out a long double in this
contest.
I Coach Reinhart made several
changes in his line-up for the second
game. In order to get away from
the loose fielding, Hobson was sta
tioned at second, West at short, and
Jones at third. This combination,
according to the coach, is the most
satisfactory thus far. With Adolph
at first and this new combination,
the varsity should have an air-tight \
i inner patch. Bill Ashby will pitch .
: the first game Friday.
Weather Postpones
Strawberry Social
Due to the sudden rainy condition I
of the weather, the W. A. A. Straw- j
berry Social and dance planned for!
this evening at the tennis courts
has been postponed until Tuesday1
evening of next week. No other j
change in the program of the affair
will be made.
- All students desiring the posi- !
i tion of editor or manager of the ]
new monthly magazine, campus
publication, are requested to |
write letters of application ad- \
dressed to the publications com
mittee, care of the Graduate
Manager’s office not later than
Tuesday noon.
KimballY oung
Accepts Place
At Wisconsin
Professor to Leave at End
Of Term; Will Instruct
Summer School
Contributions to Many
Scientific Papers Made
_
Sociologist is Member of
Many Honoraries
JJR. KIMBALL YOUNG, since
1920 on the University faculty
and at present associate professor
of psychology and sociology, has
accepted a position as associate
professor of sociology on the facul
ty of the University of Wisconsin,
it became known yesterday.
Dr. Young will leave Eugene at
the end of the spring term. He
will teach at the University of Wis
consin summer session, and next
fall will assume his duties as a
member of the regular staff. At
the middle western institution, Dr.
Young will be associated with Dr.
E. A. Ross, prominent social psy
chologist, and Dr. John R. Com
mons, noted authority on labor
problems.
Member of Sigma XI
He will specialize in courses in
social psychology and anthropol
ogy. He received his A. B. degree
from Brigham Young University in
1915, hig M. A. in sociology at the
University of Chicago in 1917, and
his Ph.D. in psychology and socio
logy at Stanford university in 1921.
Ho has been at the University of
Oregon since 1920, serving until
last year as assistant professor of
psychology. One year, 1922-’23, he
spent in teaching at Clark Univer
sity.
Dr. Young holds membership in
Sigma Xi, national scientific fra
ternity; Phi Delta Kappa, educa
tion fraternity; American Associa
tion of University Professors, Amer
ican Society for the Advancement
of Science, American Psychological
Society, American Sociological So
ciety, and the American Anthropol
ogy Society.
Written for Magazines
Dr. Young is widely known for
his contributions to scientific and
other journals. Among his writings
are a chapter on social psychology
in a symposium volume “History
and Prospects of Social Sciences,”
edited by Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes.
A chapter on “Man as a Social An
imal,” will appear in a volume -on
an orientation course in social sci
ences edited by F. A. Cleveland.
The book is now in press.
Dr. Young’s articles have cover
ed a wide variety of subjects. One
of his studies, his Ph.D. thesis, en-.
titled “Mental Differences in Cer-1
tain Immigrant Groups,” was is-1
sued in 1922, by the University of j
Oregon. Other studies deal with
the psychology of hymns, mental
testing, mental hygiene and numer
ous other psychological and sociol
ogical subjects. In addition miscel
laneous papers and reviews have
appeared in the Nation, New Repub-1
lie, and other periodicals of national
circulation.
Campus Lawyers Meet j
Tonight in Moot Court
The second of the civil case trials '
in the law school moot court series, ,
will take place tonight at 7:15 in
the Lane County Court House.
Isaac Richquick, alias Bert Good- [
ing is suing G. T. Gibbs, Alias Don
Pandas, on a promissory note given
March 2, 1928, in which a diamond
engagement ring was represented.
to be worth $500 and was found by j
Richquick not worth more than
$100.
The attorneys for the case are:
Rupert Bullivant, Robert Chris-j
man, John Bryson and Herbert i
Brooks.
Oregon Man Editing
San Jose Magazine
Herbert G. Smith, a graduate stu
dent who obtained his master’s de-:
gree from the school of business
administration in 1925, is now editor
of the Sunsweet Standard, issued
by the California Prune and Apri
cot Growers Association. The mag
azine is published at San Jose.
First Emerald
Guest Editor
Arrives Today
L. R. Wheeler Writes For
Editorial Columns; Re
fuses Picture
L. R. Wheeler, editor of the Port
land Telegram, is “guest editor”
of the Emerald today. On the edi
torial page will be found an edi
torial, “Ramblings of a Former Col
lege Student,” in which Mr. Wheel
er gives his views on various aspects
of higher education.
Mr. Wheeler is the first of sev
eral “guest editors” of state news
papers who have consented to take
over the Emerald editorial jolumns
for the brief space of one day.
When the Emerald attempted to
secure a picture and a personal
sketch of today’s guest editor, Mr.
Wheeler, as subject, balked all at
tempts.- A plea to Mr. Wheeler’s
personal secretary for a photograph
and information resulted in the fol
lowing personal note (note for pub
lication) to the permanent Emerald
editor:
“I’m darned soiry, hut Mr. Wheel
er only consents to my sending you
the picture of him on condition
that it means my automatic resig
nation. And, although I’m right
anxious to get out in the woods for
the summer. I’m not just ready to
resign yet. Sorry, thought I could
work some line or other and per
suade him to send one, but ho
knows me too well, I can’t work
them on him. Seenls he’s a bit re
tiring as a violet—I mean to say
ho doesn’t like publicity, and so
I’m, failing on picture aaid any
other information about him. Re
peat—sorry.”
And that’s that.
April Old Oregon
Has Story About
New President
Captain McEwan’s State
Tour Reviewed in
Alumni Monthly
The April issue of “Old Oregon,”
alumni publication edited by Jean
nette Calkins, alumni secretary, was
issued yesterday. It contain* more
than the usual news of campus and
alumni activities, starting with a
story of the new president, review
ing visits of alumni on the campus,
telling of alumni tours through the
state, announcing reunions and
commencement plans and generally
breathing a spirit of activity.
Raymond I). Lawrence, ’22, has
written an article on the new uni
versity president, Arnold Bennott
Hall, whose inauguration is expected
to be in October, though definite
plans have not been made.
Another story of interest to both
campus and alumni groups is the
report of the Alumni Visiting Com
mittee which investigated conditions
on the campus less than a month
ago. The report takes up situation*
in building, finances, faculty, ath
letics, and many other questions im
portant to the University at the
present time.
Dr. Phillip A. Parsons, professor
of sociology, is tho author of an
article on “Tho Unsolved Problem
of Crime.” Mrs. Irene H. Gerlinger,
member of the board of regents, has
contributed a story on the campaign
for raising money and takes up the
campus need for many new build
ings, among which a new infirmary
figures prominently.
F. H. Young, president of the
Alumni Association, has written a
story on the state tour made by him
self and Captain .Tohn J. McEwan,
which started March 15. He tells
of the extent of their tour and gives
the names of alumni he met in vari
ous Oregon towns.
Among regular departments ap
pears an article following the series
entitled “Under the Gargoyles,”
academic portraits. The one in this
issue is a sketch of Alfred H.
Echroff, written by Nancy Wilson,
’24.
The plans for the week-end of j
commencement are reported with a
story on the reunion of the law class
of 1911 which will take place in
Portland June 18. The story is by
Beatrice M. Locke, ’16.
Medical school notes, campus
notes, news of the classes, sports,
the “Family Mail Box” all fill the
regular departments of the maga
zine.
Two Elected
To University
TeachingRoll
Prof. H. D. Townsend, of
Smith College, Named
On Philosophy Staff
Oklahoma Man to be
Head of Forensics
Professor Horner Succeeds
In Debate Work
'J'WO more elections to the Um»
versity faculty were annonneeA
yesterday. Prof. Harvey D. Town
send, of Smith College, Northamy
ton, Mass., will teach in the philooo
phy department; and Prof. J. S.
Horner, of the University of Okla
homa, has been made assistant pro
fessor of English and will havo
charge of forensics.
Professor Townsend was gratto
ated from Nebraska Wesleyan Uni
versity with the degree of A.B. in
1908. After his graduation ho was
named Sage scholar in philosophy
at Cornell and was reappointed in
1909. In 1910 he became profess**
of philosophy and education at Cen
tral College and held that position
until 1914, In 1912 he was granted
a leave of absence to complete hia
work at Cornell, where be received
his Ph.D. degree a year later. In
1914 he became an instructor in
education at Smith College. He re
ceived his professorship in 1922. In
the fall of 1925 he transferred frmn
the education to the philosophy de
partment.
Writer on Individuality
Professor Townsend has written
for miany current literary publica
tions, and is the author of a hook
entitled “The Principle of Individ
uality in the Philosophy of T. H.
Green.”
He organized and conducted
Guild Hall Experimental School for
Exceptional Children, a school for
handicapped pupils.
He is a member of the American
Philosophical association, National
Education association, American As
sociation for the Advancement of
Science, American Association of
University Professors, Kant-Gesell
schaft, Phi Delta Kappa, and Kap
pa Delta Pi. He is also a member
of the hoard of trustees of the
society for the prevention of cruelty
to children, was twice elected presi
dent of the New England Associa
tion of Collego Teachers of Educa
tion, and is at present secretary
treasurer of the American Philoso
phical Association, eastern division.
He will teach at the summer ses
sion of the University of Colorado
from June 21 to August 1, and will
then come to Eugene.
Coach Trained at Harvard
Professor Horner, the new for
ensic coach, is a graduate of tho
University of Oklahoma, Norman,
Oklahoma, where he now teaehea.
After graduating from collego ho"
attended Harvard University in tko
Graduate School of English. While
at Harvard he also attended tho
Emerson School of Oratory and tho
Curry School of Expression.
While in college he was on tho
debate team three years, since start
ing teaching he has coached many
winning teams.
He has taught four years at tho
University of Oklahoma, and vat
for two years head of the depart
ment of public speaking while tho
head was on leave.
During his first year of coaching
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Confectionery Stand
Open at Tennis House
The Women’s Athletic associa
tion installed its confectioner'a
stand at the tennis court cottage
yesterday morning. Accordingly,
it henceforth, will be a mere mat
ter of a few steps for the winning
player to salve the wounded dig
nity of his vanquished opponent with
an ice cream cone or a bottle of
pop.
The stand will be in operation
every day when the weather per
mits from 8:45 in the morning un
til noon, and from 1:45 until 6:00
o ’clock in the evening.
Members of W. A. A. are taking
alternate turns in filling np the
cones or handing out the pop. Don’t
forget to take along an extra dime
or two the next time you play
tennis.