Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, September 29, 1926, Section Two, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextSection Two News Section VOLUME XXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1 926 NUMBER 1 Houses Take 340 Pledges During Week Kappa Kappa Gamma in Lead with 16; Kappa Sigma Second Sixty-five Men and 79 Co-eds from Portland Ceremonies Discontinued In Girls’ Affair Annual rush week at the Uni versity closed. Saturday evening with 172 women and 168 men being pledged to sororities and fraterni ties on the campus. Kappa Kappa Gamma led the women, pledging 16 girls, with Kappa Sigma taking a total of 15 men. One hundred and forty-four of the students were from Portland, the remainder coming from over the state and other places on the coast. Traditional ceremonies attending women’s pledging announcements were discontinued by order of the Pan-Hellanic council, was the state ment made by Mrs. Virginia Judy Esterly, dean of women. The complete list of women pledged follows: Kappa Kappa Gamma—Elizabeth Beam, Albany; Cauline Creath, Port land; Mary Ann Hart, Portland; Genevieve Henderson, Longview, Wash.; Phyllis Henningson, Port land; Naomi Hohman, Portland; Alice Margaret Hurley, Eugene; Kathryn Kirk, Oregon City; Emery Miller, Portland; Virginia Bussell, Portland; Elizabeth Shields, Port land; Martha Elizabeth Stevens, Portland; Elaine Strowbridge, Port land; Katherine Talbot, Portland; Mildred Tuggle, Portland; Doris Lorene Wells, Portland. Kappa Omicron—May McEadgen, Eugene; Lucille Gray, Eugene; Betty Hagen, Bridal Veil; Amelia Kiblan, St. Helens; Agda Palo, Cochran; Betty Summers, Lebanon. Pi Beta Phi — Margaret E. Clarke, Portland; Mildred Conklin, Ontario, Ore.; Mary Duckett, Holly wood, Cal.; Katherine Jane Elkins, Prineville; Helen Hembree, Port land; Grace McKeown, Marshfield; Beatrice Milligan, Eugene. Sigma Beta Phi—Buth Conrad, Portland; Lucille Larson, Portland; Doris Lieuallen, Adams; Mildred Bevnolds, Portland; Helen Tooze, Salem. Alpha Chi (Jmega—Helen ADDy, Klamath Falls, Ore.; Helen Bell, Eugene; Florence Cook, Beverly Hills, Cal.; Althea Dwyer, Portland; Barbara Hedges, Oregon City; Katherine Karpenstein, Eugene; Florence Lamb, Hoquiam, Wash.; Constance Lewis, Baker; Eloise Schade, Portland; Martha Thomas, Aberdeen, Wash.; .Marjory Whetsel, Portland. Alpha Delta Pi—Marian Bradley, Eugene ;Flora Brown, Dallas; Ruth Creager, Eugene; Ruth Helms, Eu gene; Katherine Bluhm, Pendleton; Marian Lee Nelson, Portland; Alice Patterson, Portland; Genevieve Swedenburg, Ashland. Alpha Gamma Delta—Merle Bos well, Vale; Jessie Boyd, Dallas; Le titia Lee Capell, Portland; Eleanor C. Eastman, Portland; Augusta Ger linger, Dallas; Naomi Hagensen, Portland; Beryl Harran, Pendleton; Marguerite Looney, Portland; Dor othy Villiger, Portland. Alpha Omicron Pi—Sue Baker, Aberdeen, Wash.; Barbara Crow ell, Portland; LaWanda Fenla son, Portland; Mary Haselton, Portland; Glenna Heacoek, Port land; Evelyn Hollis, Eugene; Ruth Holmes, Portland; Mary Louise Kent, Eugene; Virginia Reid, Eu gene; Eleanor Robb, Portland; Theresa Young, Ontario; Marjorie Clark. San Diego. Alpha Phi—Margaret Hall, Port land; Doris Hope Gramm, Portland; Sara Luteny, Portland; Shirley Ma guire, Portland; Betty Sehmeer, Eu gene; Marjorie Stemmier, Myrtle Point; Mary Wilson, Portland; Mil dred Whitton, Portland. Alpha Xi Delta—Margaret Ed mundson, Eugene; Agnes Carolyn Farris. Eugene; Dorothy Foote, Pas adena, Cal.; Wayfe Hockett, Enter prise; Margaret Moss, Portland; Elsie Schroeder, Eugene; Estelle Johnson, Eugene. Chi Omega—Lottie Bennett, Pen dleton; Erathusa Shamplin, San Diego, Cal.; Elbert Greer, Eugene; Avis Hartson, Coquille; Virginia Johnson, The Dalles; Charlotte Kiefer, San Francisco, Cal.; Dorothy Le Fevre, Portland; Elizabeth Mc Intosh, Portland; Murdina Medler, Wasco; Dorothy Sandstrom, Port (Continued on page tvo) . — ^ Historic Andirons of Sir Walter Scott Now in Possession of President Hall Entire House Is Renovated “By Correspondence”; Executive’s Wife Pleased With Result The andirons, before which Sir Walter Scott wrote his “Marmion,” have come to reside in the fireplace of President Arnold Bennett Hall’s home at the University of Oregon. These andirons were given to Presi dent Hall’s father by an English friend. The Halls brought them here with their other furniture from their home in Wisconsin. The exquisite carvings and mark ings of the andirons are in harmony with the other furnishings of the president’s home and with the gen eral atmosphere of culture and friendliness. The floors are covered with antique oriental rugs which Mr. and Mrs. Hall have been col lecting since they were married. In the corner of the living room stands a mahogany desk which was made before 1770 and given to the Halls by a collector. Candlesticks from Korea on the book shelves, a Batik from Singapore which hangs above a massive sideboard aged 150 years, an antique French chair and a Phila delphia high boy all seem at home in the old house which has recently been remodeled. “Remodeling by correspondence,” as Mrs. Hall spoke of the procedure which was taken in reconstructing the house, has proved satisfactory. She expressed her appreciation of what had been done as “everything humanly possible.” The house “has loVely atmosphere and real charm,” she said. The blue prints of the president’s house were sent to Wisconsin and Mr. and Mrs. Hall returned them to the University with detailed sug gestion for the remodeling. All directions, from the placing of the furniture to the removal of coat rails, were determined by means of the blue prints. Upon entering their home President and Mrs. Hall found everything had been done just as directed. The entire house has been re floored with hardwood. Book cases and book shelves have been added in the study and a fireplace in the living room. The kitchen and pan tries have been completely remod eled, the basement cemented and French doors placed at the side en trance. Two additional bathrooms were built and several closets. When asked how she could give directions so minutely when so far away, Mrs. Hall said she had been thinking in terms of building for some time since they were planning to build a new house before they decided to come to Oregon. Therefore she found the process rather easy and the result more than pleasing. Campus Women Invited to First Y. W. C. A. Meet Dorothy Delzell, Julia Wilson to Head Early October Drives The campus organization of V. W. C. A., after two cabinet meet ings, has mapped out a general plan of activity this year. Miss Florence Magowan, who has been the secre tary for the last three years, is again presiding at the bungalow, and will direct the work. During the last week the Y. W. has been sponsoring a number of Fireside parties given in honor of new stu dents desiring to become better acquainted. Wednesday evening the -Y. M. and Y. W. combined in giving the annual Freshman Mix, at the Y. M. C. A. hut. Starting Thursday afternoon at 5:00 sharp will be the first general meeting of the Y. W. C. A. to which all women on the campus are in vited. More details in regard to this will be published at a later date. Suffice to say that all who are interested in the work of the Y. W. C. A. should attend. It is the plan of the members in charge that the membership and finance drives be launched as soon as possible, and in view of this fact, the membership drive will start October 4, and will probably last a week. Dorothy Delzell is in charge of this and will appoint girls in each living organization on the campus to help in putting it across. The finance drive, under the direc tion of Julia Wilson will start Octo ber II and close October 14. The Y. M. and Y. W. finance drives will be held simultaneously. Assistants will be appointed for this work, also. “So far this year, we have been very busy with our employment work,” Miss Magowan reports. “We would like to have the campus wom en know that the Y„. W. £!. A. is always very glad fo enroll girls in the bureau, who are seeking work. So far a numbed have been placed and tlnere will no doubt be further bpenings.” Miss Magowan at the Y. W. C. A. bungalow is in charge of this work, and it is only necessary for the girls to file their names and vacant hours. The Y. W. C. A. will co-operate, as it has in the past, with the va rious Eugene churches in organizing interest in Bible classes, Miss Ma gowan stated. U. S. C. Sophomores Prove Superiority SOUTHERN’ CALIFORNIA, Sept. 27.—(P. I. P.)—By valiantly win ning the tie-up and the tug-of-war and achieving a tie in the sack race, the sophomores of Southern Cali fornia justified their claims to su periority over the frosh, emerging victorious from the brawl held re cently on Bovard field. University Week Scheduled for October 4 to 9 Students to be Featured in Portland Theatre Programs Plans for “University Week” to be held in Portland from Oetober 4 to 9 as a preliminary program to the Oregon - Washington football game that week, are fast being ar ranged, according to Sam Wilder man, sports publicity director of the associated students. Theatre programs are being out lined featuring students of the Uni versity. George McMurphy, man ager of the musical booking bureau here, will take his “Hoot Owl” and “Campa Shoppe Kite Hawks” or chestras to Portland for a program at the Liberty and Majestic thea tres Thursday and Friday evenings. Thursday afternoon the orchestras will broadcast over the radio in a half-hour program. Saturday night, following the game, a combination of the two bands will play at the Multnomah hotel for the big Oregon-Washing ton dance to be held there for all visiting students of the two institu tions. Mr. McMurphy was appointed chairman of the theatre program committee for University week in Portland by Mr. Wildermam and is planning more acts to be given in the Bose city. He has had several years of exper ience in orchestra management and leadership, having been connected with George Olsen’s Moonlight Ser enaders and Hoot Owls in Portland; the Multnomah and Portland hotel orchestras, and several others. He was also director of outside work for George Olsen. Faculty Members Will Speak at Institutes Professors and members of the University ertension division are scheduled to deliver addresses be fore several county institutes and clubs in the state this term. On October 6 Mozelle Hair, di rector of organization, will speak at a meeting of the Salem Business and Professional Women’s club on the subject, “Oregon Writers.” W. G. Beattie spoke at the Ben ton county teachers’ institute Sep tember 27, at Corvallis; the Linn county institute September 28, at Albany; and will speak at the Baker county institute October 1, at Baker; Wallowa county October 4, at Enterprise; Cook county insti tute October 26, at Prineville, and Deschutes county institute October 27, at Bend. Prof. E. E. Tuttle, assistant pro fessor of education, will speak at the teachers’ institute of Union county at La Grande October 7 and at the Umatilla county institute at Pendleton on October 8. Prof. F. L. Stetson will speak at the Columbia county institute Oetober 14. Students Will See President at Assembly Dean Straub to Preside At Initial Student Meet of Year Hugh Biggs, A. S. U. O. Mentor Will Speak National Leaders Named On Fall Program Thursday, September 30, at eleven o’clock in the Woman’s building members of the University of Ore gon student body will for the ‘first time as a group have the opportun ity of meeting President-elect Ar nold Bennett Hall, who will ad dress the students at the first as sembly of the year. Hugh Biggs, president of the as sociated students of the University, will also give a welcome address to the students and particularly to the entering class. The assembly promises to be one of the highest of the year, according to Karl On thanlc, executive secretary of the University. Seating Directions Given Dean Straub will preside and Dean Sheldon will introduce Dr. Hall, who came to the campus Sep tember 21 from the University of Wisconsin. The assembly program will be completed by the signing of the Oregon pledge song. A special mus ical number by a member of the school of music will bo a feature of the event. The Oregon Knights will have charge of ushering. The members of the faculty will occupy the left division of the au ditorium facing the stage and will enter through the southeast en trance. Freshmen girls will also use that entrance. The seniors will go in the front entrance on the north side of the building and will sit in the center at the front. The juniors will be seated behind them and the sopho more women will occupy the seats behind the faculty and the juniors. The sophomore men, entering at the northeast, will take places in the right division of the auditorium. Freshmen men will enter at the northeast and will sit in the gallery, accupying to the tradition of the University. Weekly Attendance Urged Mr. Onthank urges attendance at the weekly assemblies to further contact between students in keep ing with the spirit of democracy which is a University tradition. Many of the larger universities have abandoned the system of weekly assemblies, said Mr. On thank, who believes it should be continued at Oregon. “Attendance is optional but we are planning to make the program of assembly events so attractive that students will wish to come,” he said. On the program for the fall term are scheduled for lectures, Governor Lowden of Illinois and Richard T. Ely, well-known economist of the University of Wisconsin. The an nual pledge day assembly will be held October 21, during the Semi Centennial celebration. Julia Godman Given Honorable Mention In Literary Contest — Julia Godman, freshman in the history department of the Univer sity last year, was given honorable mention in the Intercollegiate Lit erary contest which was conducted during the past year under the su- j pervision of Harper’s Magazine.' Miss Godman is a member <jf Pot and Quill. This is the first intercollegiate | contest in prose writing ever held in j this country, and was met with wide i competition. Eighty-four colleges were repre sented in the contest, which was conducted with the cooperation of j the various English departments, i Not more than five manuscripts ; from any institution were allowed. The winner of the $500 award wag Archer Winsten of Princeton university, with his account of the decline and fall of a freshman at Princeton as told in his letters to his parents, a girl in Ohio and a man friend at Cornell. The story appears in the August number of Harper ’g. Expense for Campus Work Totals $35,000 Steam Line Enlarged at $16,000; Gymnasium Enclosed Plot Being Improved For Memorial Park $4,000 Remodeling Cost of Executive’s House A total of approximately $35,000, in addition to $165,000 for the new basketball pavilion, was expended during the summer for necessary improvements on the University campus and buildings, junder the direction of A. P. McKinzey, Uni versity engineer. The main steam line is being en larged at an estimated cost of $16, 000. Eight-inch pipe line is being put in from Thirteenth avenue to Mary Spiller hall and up to the new basketball pavilion. The former open air gympasium has also been provided with steam heat. Space Given Art Collection One of the largest improvements was the inclosing of the open air gymnasium at the Woman’s build ing. Windows were put in and tem porary booths constructed. An ele vated stage has been placed at the south end. This building is to house specimens of the Murray Warner collection of Oriental art which is to be displayed at the semi-centen nial celebration. Only a small part of the exhibit is to be placed here, as the individual gymnasium in the Woman’s building and several other rooms are to be used. Press Has More Space Then Uiversity press was enlarged during the summer by moving the University repair shop across Onyx street, a distance of about three hundred feet. Part of this addi tional space will be used by Dr. John Henry Nash, noted printer, as a printing laboratory and library. The remainder will house the multi graph department which is now in the basement of Johnson hall. A plot of ground on the north west part of the campus is being extensively improved and land scaped under the direction of George Otten, landscape engineer of Port land. This corner is to be a mem orial park for the late president, Prince L. Campbell. Villard Seating Changed A number of minor repairs were made during the summer to prepare the buildings for fall classes. Over one-half of the roofs of buildings were repaired and painted. The seat ing of Villard hall was changed from the old-fashioned wooden benches to tablet arm chairs to provide space for large classes. The fuel bunkers for hard fuel were re modelled and enlarged to provide for the increasing amount of fuel needed for winter. Additional of fice space was furnished in the so ciology, Oregon and education buildings to be used by new pro fessors. President’s Home Renovated About $4,000 was used to remodel and improve the president’s home. The kitchen and dining rooms were entirely refinished and modern con veniences installed. Walls were re tinted and replastered and hard wood floors laid throughout the en tire building. Stationery tubs and a concrete floor were placed in the basement. Entirely new light fix tures, furnished by English and company of Portland, were put in the house. To provide working fields for the freshmen class, a number of im provements were made on the men’s athletic field under the direction of Virgil Earl. The women’s athletic field by the Woman’s building is being graded and put into condition for use of the physical education de partment, under Dean John F. Bo vard. Debating Societies Take in New Members UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, Sept. 28.—(P. I. P.)—Twenty-two new members were initiated into the two debating societies here recently. Practically all of the new members are freshmen i nd have taken promi nent part in igh school debating. The varsity t "bating squad was chosen in the recent try-out. These members will debate in the near fu ture with other colleges on the coast. Freshman Reception Planned for Friday A reception for the freshmen men and women, honoring Presi dent and Mrs. Hall, will be given by the Women’s league Friday afternoon, October 2, from 4 to 6, in the Alumni hall. “It is Presi- » dent Hall’s entering class of freshmen and the first opportun ity the freshmen class will have to meet him,” says Kathryn Ul rich, president of Women’s league, “so it is very important that every freshman attend.” Olga Jackson has charge of the musical program which will be the entertainment. Pauline Stewart is chairman of the re freshment committee and Alice Douglas of the decorations. Active and old members of .Kwama, women’s honorary soph omore organization, will serve. Co-op Features Big Assortment Of Commodities Good Books Available On New Shelves In Balcony The addition of a general book department, an increase of about $5,000 in the amount of stock car ried, and an increase in the clerk personnel shows the desire of the manager and directors of the stu dent co-operative store to keep up with the growth and progress of the University. The new general book department is in the balcony of the co-op. Books are arranged on open shelves and tables are furnished allowing the students access to the books and a place to look at them. Mrs. Esther Booth Jones, graduate in literature in 1924, is in charge of the new de partment. Books in the general field of lit erature, history, current fiction, biology, poetry and drama, travel, art and science are being stocked. Artists and architects supplies, and gift articles are also handlod in this department. According to the co-operative policy, books will bo soul at tlio publisher's list prices. Since its incorporation in 1920 the store has been gradually enlarging until this year the management an ticipates the first week’s business to equal the total amount of busi ness done the first year. Nearly $45,000 stock is now on hand and M. F. McClain, manager of the store, expects $35,000 worth of text book sales this year. Many new articles are being add ed to the stock to accommodate the students. Everything from men’s varsity slickers and women’s gvm shoes to postage stamps is handled by the store. Tho 5 per cent rebate on all purchases will be continued. Manager McClain visited 20 col lege stores last spring and attended a convention of college co-operative and book store managers. Mrs. Marie G. Hadley, secretary and ac countant of the co-op, attended the opening of the University of Cali fornia book store. Ted Gillenwaters, student assistant, spent the summer session in the book store of the Uni versity of Washington. Miss Adelle Danelson has been engaged as gen eral utility clerk. The co-op directorate for the year follows: Dean James II. Gilbert, Dean John F. Bovard, Ralph Staley, chairman, Pat Hughes, Roland Davis, Arthur Hamilton, Arthur Anderson. Rate Given Faculty On A. S. U. O. Tickets The associated students have is sued tickets of membership in the A. S. U. O. to the members of the faculty and administration or their families. The tickets can be pur chased at $5.25 with the Emerald or $4.00 without. These tickets en title the holder to privileges en joyed by student members including football games, lectures, and con certs for the fall term. A season football ticket, includ ing all the campus games and the O. A. C. game at Corvallis with re serve seats for the larger games, may be purchased for $5.50. The tickets are now on sale at the cashier’s office and the office of the associated students. Both offices report that a number have already taken advantage of the of fer. Registration Nearly 3500 Says Spencer 300 Applicants Refused Entrance Due to New Requirements Provision Will Govern Low Rating Freshmen Out of State Students Comply With Ruling Nearly 3500 students will be on the eampus of the University of Oregon this year if expectations at the office of Carlton Spencer, regis trar, are fulfilled. This is a sub stantial increase over the 3002 stu dents registered last year. Complete statistics will be available in about two weeks. The University has been firm in requiring applicants to meet schol astic entrance requirements, and it is estimated that 300 have been re fused entrance for this reason, ac cording to Mr. Spencer. These standards are as high as any on the coast, he declares. University Standards High “In spite of increased standards, we will have a larger enrollment than ever before,” said the regis trar. “Of couse we cannot say for sure how many there will be. The quality of the students and the quantity of work done by them will not suffer.” “A provision permitting an ap plicant reported as in the lowest one-fourth of his graduating class to be admitted on probation under the. special supervision of the schol arship committee is one of several new rules on matriculation require ments and procedure passed by the faculty. ' Probation to Help Student j “This special probation is not & hard-boiled proposition, but was in tended to help the weaker students,” Mr. Spencer explained. This ruling does not apply to students gradu ating in classes with less than 15 members, provided they have an average grade of 80 or higher. JNon-Kesidents Must Comply Entering its second year of use at the University is a rule requir ing non-resident students seeking admission to first comply with the entrance requirements of the Uni versity of Oregon, and second, be eligible for admission to the state university of the state in which he completed his preparatory work. That no student shall be admitted to the University as a transfer fron* another institution of collegiate rank who is ineligible to return ttf or continue in that institution is another ruling instituted this year. No other school in the state includes these three rules in their entrance requirements, says Mr. Spencer. Extension Courses To be Given in Salem The University extension division has arranged to conduct classes in Salem this year. Professor Zane has instructed a class in art at Salem before but the division is now offering courses in art, educa tion, English, health education, and psychology. The classes are held at night in the Salem high school and University credit is given for all courses. • There are more than two thou sand registered in the Portland divi sion this fall. There is also an in crease over last year in the corres pondence course handled by the Eu gene center. Miss Bess Brown is a new member of the extension division staff here. She will devote her time to health education, and will be connected with the Portland school of social work. Y. W. C. A. Redecorated By Advisory Board The cheerful and homelike at mosphere of the Y. \V. C. A. bunga low has been accentuated thus fall by the addition of gay cretonne curtains, newly stained floors, and a fresh coat of paint on part of the woodwork. This transformation was brought about through the industry of the advisory board, of which Mrs. Edna Davis is chairman. With the aid of the 12 other members Mrs. Davis canned and sold over 600 quarts of fruit to various living organizations on the campus, and was able to re-furnish and re-decor ate the bungalow as a result.