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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1926)
VOLUME XXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1926 NUMBER 19 Visions Loom Into Reality With Building ^ Fine Arts Museum and Basketball Pavilion Now Started Warner Collection and Others to be Housed New Library Planned With Central Court PLANS for the University of Oregon campus of the future are very extensive and visions are pleasant to indulge in, but with the basketball pavillion nearing com pletion and the site for the new fine arts building dedicated, one might almost suppose that visions become realities if visualized long enough. About two years ago the late President Prince L. Campbell start 4 ed a gift campaign with a goal of ■“five million dollars in five years” and at the same time placed on the second floor of the administration building the diagram of the cam pus fully equipped. This plan in cludes a library facing the pro posed fine arts building, on the same stretch of ground just across the court. This probably is the most urgent need of all now, as con ditions in the present building are ■very crowded. Condon Will Have Two Wings Condon hall when completed will consist of two wings, the size of the one already in use, and connected at one end in rectangular form. Be tween Condon and Johnson halls is the space allotted to a building of class and lecture rooms and facing Condon is to be situated a social science hall. An auditorium and a student union memorial have also been pro vided for in the plans, and when the former, hundred-thousand dollar "building, is put up by the people of Eugene an assembly hall will be provided and will relieve the need for the auditorium. “This is a pos sibility,” said Mrs. Clara L. Pitch, secretary of the administrative of fices, in discussion today. A woman's quadrangle will be formed when two other dormitories are ereeted to complete the square. The diagram includes a liberal arts building behind the administration "building but with the other two dormitories there, there is hardly sufficient room. A . men’s dormitory is also in the list. Stakes Show Museum Plan At present all interests are cen tered upon the new fine arts build ing which will satisfy the need for ^ a fireproof museum in which to place the Murray Warner collection, now on exhibition in the woman’s memorial building, and the geolog ical and botanical collections now stored away in inconspicuous places. The white stakes which mark the site of the building outline the ground plan of the proposed build ing, but only the portion en (Continued on page four) Villard’s Life Short; Deady Seeks Revenge DEADY is yet to be dedicated, consecrated and inaugur ated. Why? Yesterday as the town clock chimed out ten long and rasping gongs, Deady was notified that she had no part to play in her own coming-out party. Would listerine be a cure for her who could not attend the debut which she has been antici i pating for the past fifty years? The proverbial saying—often a bridesmaid and never a bride— holds true for poor Deady—often a structure but never a real building. Although for nigh on to fifty-one summers and winters and springs and falls she has met the public with little or no cere i mony, now when she is old and grey she planned to meet the public officially. But the truth must out although it is hard to i put in cold black and white— Deady was dedicated in Villard. Oregon Schools’ Finance System Called Obsolete Dr. Rainey Investigates Teachers Situation; Results Printed Oregon’s school system is being carried on under a financial plan that is entirely out of date, accord ing to Dr. Homer P. Rainey, profes sor of education at the University of Oregon, who says 75 pefr cent of the teaching personnel have not fulfilled the minimum teachers’ preparation requirements. The cities and the towns are get ting the lion’s share of the money from the irreducible school fund, to which all districts contribute on a fairly equal basis. From the two mill elementary tax fund, districts with low tax rates receive the same amount as those having a rate many times as high. Dr. Rainey has been investigat ing the problem for the past two years. One monograph on the sub ject was published a year ago and i a second has just been accepted by the American School Board journal. This last article will also be publish ed in the Commonwealth Review, a University of Oregon publication. Eighty-two per cent of the school districts in Oregon are in the class l of one and two teacher schools, Dr. j Rainey has found, and house 27 per j tent of the pupils. This means that the per capita expense in these dis tricts is higher than where there are more students, while the per capita allotment is virtually the same. The assessed value of rural prop erty, continued Dr. Rainey, is five times that of the cities. The tax rate in the cities is six times that of | the country districts. However, the individual holdings in the rural communities are larger than those in the cities and have a lower ratio of income in proportion to their size, so that with a smaller number of persons paying taxes in the coun try, the individaul burden on rural {Continued on page two) Tower View of Homecoming as Visiting Alumni Used to Know It I By Genevieve Morgan Jnne in November Homecoming was a busy time for Cupid. Five engagements were announced during the week end.— 1920. Lunch as Was It is hoped this year that the men’s organizations will co-operate with the women’s league in pre-1 paring the Homecoming luncheon, j It is thought by the committee in j charge to be too much for them to prepare the luncheon for Home coming and junior week-end.—1920. Noise and More Noise Six years ago the rallyists de clared: “If things go off as they are now planned, the opening night of Homecoming weekend will make Eugene feel like Pompeii did dur ing the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The Dance’s Sway The armory, used for dances heretofore, has been obtained, but only after an expenditure of $125. It had been leased by Gross’ or chestra, who refused to sublet it except on their own terms. • * • Page the Wet Bags “Shy” Huntington, coach, in a talk that proved straight from the shoulder, decried the listlessness on the part of the students towards college activities and football in particular. Huntington’s voice Bhook, seem ingly with anger and sorrow, as he dwelt on what he termed the lack of old Oregon spirit. “Are we to tear down in a day what it took 25 years to build?” he asked.—1920. Prosh Privileges in ’20 Beginning today, the members of the freshAan class will be permit ted to wear rooter’s caps until Sat urday evening. Apropos the Final Bally The freshman bonfire will be 75 feet high .... Lyle Bartholomew general chairman, says if the rail; Wednesday night put a crimp ir the back of Oregon students, it will take all the chiropractors in the (Continued on page two) Men of Prominence at the Inauguration Principals of the inaugural ceremonies held at Hayward field last Monday. In the background the crowd of students and guests of the University present at the exercises. In the foreground, from left to right: Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner, Judge Hamilton of Roseburg, chairman of the University board of regents; President Pennington of Pacific college, Dr. Hall and Dr. little. Campus Luncheon Planned to Satisfy Many Hungry People This is a story of cooks and the work of cooks. The big oeeasion is the Homecoming lnncheon today. The failure of one person on the staff of 12 who have been working steadily for three days in the kit chens at Friendly and Hendricks halls, would mean the failure of some part of the luncheon, says Mrs. Edna P. Davis. But they will not fail. Mrs. Davis, w'ho has charge of the preparation of three meals daily for more than four hundred students, is actively directing the preparation of food for the lunch eon. Last Wednesday morning 100 hams, weighing a total of 1600 pounds, arrived for the two kit chens. The steam cookers were filled to capacity. After the first bateh was steamed long enough, they were removed and replaced by others. The first bunch was then peeled, stuck with cloves, smothered in brown sugar, and baked. The result •is slices and slices of rich, luscious “southern-baked” ham to be used in sandwiches. Three days were re quired for the steam process alone. But the hams are done 1 Now for bread. Eight thousand “Parker House” rolls, ;baked in the ovens at the Table Supply com pany, must be filled with the meat. ,The result is 8000 delicious sand wiches to be divided among 4000 ■persons. And that part of the menu is arranged! - Then there is salad. No luncheon would be complete without it. 12 bunches of bananas, 72 gallons of pineapples, 86 gallons of peach es, 12 boxes of apples, 30 quarts of whipped cream, and six gallons of maraschino cherries are mixed into 140 gallons of “unbeatable” fruit salad. And that is that. Finally, to top it off, golden brown coffee, enough to satisfy 400 appetites, must be prepared in the short space of two hours. One hundred and fifty gallons will be needed. Since the total coffee-mak ing capacity of the two kitchens is I only about 30 gallons, this means that between the hours of 11 and 1 o’clock, when the luncheon will be served, fresh coffee must be made five times. And then there will be tubs of ice cream sandwiches. But these do not concern the cooks, for they will have no part in this preparation. That is work for the creamery. And this seems to end the story. But far from it. All the rest of the day and probably far into the night members of the campus gardners’ force will be busy getting things back to their proper places, and the (Continued, on page four) Dr. Hall Made President at Large Service Clarence Cook Little Gives Installation Address Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall was in augurated president of the Univer sity before a crowd of more than 5,000 people, including students, educators and townspeople, last Monday morning at 10 o ’clock on Hayward field. He will make his first formal appearance before the alumni on the eampusvthis morning when he addresses them in Guild hall. More than 150 colleges and uni versities were represented in the processional made up of visiting! delegates and members of the Ore gon faculty. The Bight Keverend Walter T. Sumner, D.D., bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Oregon, gave the invocation. Judge James W. Hamilton, president of the board of regents, introduced Dr. Clarence Cook Little, president of the Uni versity of Michigan, who delivered the address of installation on “Op portunity and the Individual.” Judge Hamilton administered the oath to Dr. Hall, after which the new president made his inaugural address. Highlight points brought out in the speech were: The important task before the University is the giving of the best education possible for the sons and daughters of Oregon. Education is not concerned with the mere memorizing of fixed- no tions, but with the developing of habits of straight and honest think ing, and should be concerned with the training of men for effective participation in the real business of life but not at the sacrifice of spiri tual ideals, President Hall said. Mass production was given as one of the greatest difficulties in edu cation by the speaker who pointed out that more attention should be given to individual differences. Needs for research in Oregon 1 were declared very important at the present time. An adequate survey of the possibilities of irrigation of the status of over or under produc tion in the basic crops of the state, the most effective process of refor estation and the maintenance of the natural wealth 6t the state were ! given as examples of research work. ! Another development in research ! work, as pointed out by President i Hall as a work for the University, (Continued on page two) Pioneer Graduates Here; Son of First President Attends From Boston to Portland, from Se attle to San Pedro, old grads are returning to their alma mater to participate in the Semi-Centennial •and Homecoming activities. Keverend Herbert S. Johnson, '87, son of J. W. Johnson, first presi dent of the University of Oregon, probably traveled as far as any of the alums, coming clear across the continent. Boston is his city. Dr. Claiborne M. Hill, ’81, presi dent of the Berkeley Baptist Div inity school, and his brother, J, Farmer Hill, ’80, who is editor of the Times Tribune in Davenport, Washington are renewing old ac quaintances and noting the vast changes in the University since their undergraduate days. The first alumnus to register was Benjamin B. Beekman, 1884, a re tired attorney who resides in Port land. Levi T. Pennington, D.D., who re ceived his M.A. degree here in ’22 and is now president of Pacific col lege, was among the early arrivals. Mrs. E. O. Potter, who received her B.A. in 1887 and her M.A. in 1890, has taken an active part in the activities of the week. Beverend Frank B. Mathews, '95, former justice of the supreme court of Oregon, delivered the memorial addrss on “John W. Johnson, the Founder,’’ yesterday. Dr. Hall Takes Active Part in Homecoming President Arnold Bennett Hall has been taking an active part in all the events scheduled' on the Semi-Centennial program for the past week, playing the combined parts of host and guest of honor. Even though but two days remain of the big celebration, Dr. Hall will not “let down” in his participatior in the remaining events. In fact one of the biggest parts of the en tire week yet remains. That ie meeting the alumni who are coming back to their Alma Mater this yeai with increased enthusiasm because of their interest in the new presi dent. This morning Dr. Hall will ad dress the alumni for the first time as a whole at the alumni meeting to be held at 10 o’clock in Guile theatre, Johnson hall. Dr. Hall will probably be an en thusiastic participator in the annua Homecoming luncheon to be hele this noon in the men’s gymnasiun and at the football game in thi J afternoon. The alumni receptioi will take place this evening. White Rohes Show Beer Suits Sophs T>EER suits—we are wondering SS what is the entire signifi cance of the term after seeing these white-burlap with a college education, creations. Webster of the dictionary has a great bit to say upon the subject—a brewed liquor, brewed is right and may be stewed—we also wonder. This suit ie said to be made of starchy material—not after the Oregon mists quit missing on all three cylinders. It is also listed that hops play a part in this—we sug gest it may mean the Phi Bete hop—it would be a formal affair, then. The question still remains aro they near-beer or types such as Wurzburger, Budweiser or Pilsner. But the worst comes to the worst when we read in the book of the large vocabulary, that ale, porter, and stout are in cluded under these—where are these concealed pockets—the class of ’29 are keeping some thing from us. At any rate, we can console the sophomores with the fact that the beer suits are worn by men prominent on the streets of the larger cities. Webfoot Makes Appearance on Campus Today Copies Are Given Out To Students in Mail And at Houses Webfoot, the campus publication, will make its premiere today. Copies will be disrtibuted at the various living organizations by students especially in charge to those who have previously subscribed. Stu dents who do, not live in the cam pus halls or houses will receive their magazines by mail. Single eopies will sell for twenty five cents. Students and the alumni will be able to procure the Webfoot at the administration building, the library, Obak’s, and the University Drug store. Plans are being made for the selling of the publication at the football game.. “The entire staff has been work ing day and night to complete ‘Webby’ for distribution at Home coming,” declared Rolf Klep, the editor. “Undoubtedly there have been a few slip-ups, but we have tried to make the first issue a pride of the Oregon Students.” Word has been received from Tom Breeze, editor of the Chaparral, the Stanford publication, congratulating the Oregon students on the new magazine and wishing it success. An extract from a letter to Rolf Klep from John Hanlon, the editor of the Orange Owl, says: “During the past year we have heard rumors to the effect that a new magazine was to be started on the University campus. The Orange Owl, feeling sure that a worth while publication will result to fill the gap in the chain of college magazines and comics along the Pacific coast, greets the new Webfoot staff.” Students And Faculty Give Grads “Hello” Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall Extends Greeting Now And for Future “Oregon Spirit” Still Lives, Declares Biggs Straub, Dean Emeritus, Welcomes Alumni TT IS a great pleasure to me to be able to extend a hearty greet ing to the alumni of the University of Oregon as they return to Eugene for the celebration of the first Homecoming of my administration. I have never seen such a cordial welcome and such kindly hospitality as have been meted out to us by th« people of Eugene and I want to ex tend that same kindly greeting to you. I believe in the University of Oregon; I believe in the future of the Commonwealth; I believe that we are going to be able to build a marvelous future upon the splendid foundations that have been laid by my predecessors. Much that we will be able to do will depend, upon the loyalty and support of our alumni. I welcome you to this and to all the Homecomings of the future. I want to get acquainted with you all, and above all, I want to be assured of your enthusiastic support of our program for a big ger and better Oregon. Signed—Arnold Bennett Hall. Hugh Biggs, president, sends the following message to the alumni from the Associated Students of the University of Oregon: “To every ‘grad’ and adopted alumnus, a hearty hello and a cordial weleomel The institution you left a few yearn ago has grown tremendously and changed outwardly a very great deal, but fundamentally it is just the same. The same 'hello' spirit, the same democratic traditions, the same old Oregon fight which yon created and fostered during your career, and which have distin guished Oregon throughout her en tire existence are still here as vit ally alive as ever. “The campus is yours for the week-end. Welcome 'Home to Honor Oregon’.” Dear Alums: At this, the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of your beloved Alma Mater and I hope, I may say mine too, I want to extend a hearty greeting and welcome to the old stamping place. As you wander about the campus what saered memories will crowd upon you and almost overwhelm you. No one will be more glad than I person ally to take you by the hand and if you are an alumnus, and my wife and your husband are not about, to put my arms around you. At the end of the next fifty years very few of you will be left and I shall feel lonesome as I think, of this and that one who has passed on. May your visit be so joyful and (Continued on page three) Senior Class Offers Biographies Of Late Prince Lucien Campbell “Yes, indeed, I have a copy of the biography of President Camp bell and moreover I believe it should be in the library of every student of the University who has known him,” was the comment made by Dean Walker yesterday after noon. “I certainly believe every alumnus should have one, since the former president was well-known and well-beloved by all of them.” For the past week the senior class has been conducting the sale of the memorial biographies of Prince Lucien Campbell written by his former colleague and friend, Dr. Joseph Schafer. They have found a ready sale with those delegates who in many instances traveled across the continent to witness the ; beginning of the second half of a century of learning in this state and to be present at the inaugur ation of Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall. I Many of them were friends of the ., former president and found the biog ! raphy not only interesting but very i full of human interest and true to i life. Other visitors who did not know the former executive found | that the biofraphy presented a very I vivid picture of a very great man. I and were satisfied that the book was a truly good piece of literary and biographical work. The senior class, the last class to know Prince Lucien Campbell, now offers the book to those alumni who will return to the campus for Home coming. To those alums who were acquainted with him as most of us were not fortunate enough to be, I this book should be something which ! they can regard as rivaling the ; clearest memories of their alma i mater. In this biography they will ! see the prexy of their day as they remember him. They will see bine also as a faculty member saw him. Many alums will remember Dr. Schafer who was an instructor in the department of history on the | campus approximately from 1900 I to 1920. These books will be on sale at the i registration desk :n the Adminia ! tration building at all times. Other | booths may be arranged but their j exact location depends upon the i type of Homecoming weather the j campus will indulge in this year.