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VOLUME XXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1926 NUMBER 42 Webfooters’' 1926 Season Not So Bad Oregon Men Tie Idaho For Sixth Place In Conference Season’s Receipts Close to $75,000 Homecoming Attendance Proves Light THE 1926 football season is one with Nineveh and Tyre but the late campaign was not without its highlights. The Webfoots won no championships; neither did they finish last. Two games were won, four lost, and one tied during Cap tain McEwan’s first year in Coast conference football. Of the seven games played, five of which were Pacific Coast confer ence tilts, the Webfooters scored 86 points against their opponents 8 The Oregon 1926 grid machine started the season off in an im pressive style against the Willam ette university Bearcats with a 44 to 0 win. The next start against the Pacific university Badgers re sulted iir a 0 to 0 tie. The Forest Grove team was playing at its height during the opening weeks of the season, but ffciinshed third in the Northwest conference. Stadium Dedicated As part of the dedication pro gram of the new Multnomah Civic stadium, and playing their first conference game, the Oregon eleven met the University of Washingtbn Huskies .on the new Portland field. Leading 9 to 7 at half time the Oregon varsity, weakened by in juries and lack of reserves in the seeftnd canto, lost to t-he Washing tonians, 23 to 9. The Stanford university Cardi nals furnished Homecoming opposi tion and romped back to Palo Al to with a 29 to 12 win. Again the Oregonians led their opponents at half time with a 12 to 9 score. For the first time since 1917 the University of Oregon grid machine passed and bucked its way to a '21 to 13 victory over the California Golden Bears. McEwan’s men went down to a muddy defeat at the hands of the Washington State Cougars,- 7 to 0. The traditional Oregon-O. A. C. gams was lost 16 to 0 at Corvallis. Huskies Have Two Dedications The Webfooters, who tied with Idaho for sixth place in the Pacific coast conference standings, played in more Homecoming games than any other team of the conference. Oregon participated in’ alumni re union tilts in Eugene against Stan ford; Pullman against W. S. C.; and Corvallis against the Aggies. To the University of Washington Huskies, placers fifth in the coast standing, goes the honor of playing in two stadium dedication games. The first game was against Oregon in the new Multnomah Civic sta dium, and the second against Whit man College, October 30, in the new Walla Walla municipal stadium. The 1926 season will not prove as successful financially as in 1925. Last year’s profit exceeded $17,000. According to figures compiled by Jack Benefiel, graduate manager, the attendance for games in Eugene, both conference and non-conference, amounted to approximately 27,000, while the Washington game in Port land netted 25,000, or a total of 52,000 for home games. Aggies Draw The Oregon-O. A. C. games have continued to go ahead each year. This year approximately two thou sand more attended the game in Corvallis than in Eugene last year, i (Continued on page four) Professor Tuttle Will Talk to Latin Students “The Great God Pan” is the topic of a lecture to be given by Profes- j sor Harold Tutljle, assistant in the school of education, at a meeting of ; Collegium Augustale this evening in the Y. W. C. A. bungalow at 7:30. Pi Sigma, Latin honorary society, is sponsoring the affair, and all stu dents of Latin, including classes in 11, a, b, e, are invited. Another feature of the program will be a solo by Kathryn McAyeal, senior, who will sing “Pale Moon.” New members to Pi Sigma will be elected at a regular meeting two weeks from Wednesday. Russian Symphonic Orchestra Holds Immense Crowd in Spell An audience that last night taxed the capacity of the M. E. church apditorium, was thrilled by the won derful singing of the Russian Sym phonic Choir, Basile Kibalchich con ductor. The choir made an exceed ingly beautiful picture as it sang dressed in its native costume. This was the first concert on the A. S. U. O. music series. Mr. Kibalchich conducted the choir with very little motion. A slight movement of the hand or the raising of«a finger, brought results from the choir that sometimes made it seem as though it was an orches tra or an organ. There was no dom inating part of the choir, as the soprano section often does, instead, there was a perfect unity and in tonation which resulted in marvel ous shadings, from the loudest to the softest. Of the sacred songs, “Chant de Cherubins,” was a thing of sheer beauty, it reminded one of a mighty church organ as it reached the cli max. In “Lord, Have Mercy,”'the shading was particularly beautiful. The choir began the song in a mighty voice and diminished to a mere whisper. The “Andante Con Moto” from Beethoven’s 5 symphony, was prob ably the outstanding number from the classical group. The instruments of the symphony orchestra were com plete in the voices of the choir. The lovely theme of. the “Andante” was beautifully rendered, the most part of it being hummed. It was in this selection that the bass section par ticularly reminded one of the rich, mellow tones of the cello. The last group consisted of native folk songs, in which the miost pop ular selection of the evening was sung, “The Song of the Volga Boat ma».” This was sung by the male section alone. In this, the tenor notes rang out clear and true against the equally clear but more mellow bass. Indeed, it would be hard to find fault with any number on the program. With the exception of one number the program was en tirely Russian, and was sung entire ly in Russian. Several of the se lections were choir accompaniments to solos. Ex-Student Wins Place in Recent Poetry Contest Irene Stewart, Author of Semi-Centennial Song, Is Honored Irene Stewart of Eugene, grad uate in ’22, recently won honorable mention in the national poetry con test, conducted by the magazine of verse, with her lyric, “The Little Queen’s Sleep.” This is included in Braithwaite’s annual anthology of the best current magazipe verse. During the last year Miss Stewart has received the recognition of many national magazines. Her poems have appeared in the follow ing publications: “My Fisherman” in the Independent; “Mai Dit,” “The Dare,” and “Derision” in Measure, a liberal verse magazine; “Hypnotic” in the Lyric; “Lor elei’s Thoughts,” “Incompatible”j and “Mallards” in Lyric West, pub lished in .Los Angeles; Truvas” in American Poetry Magazine; “Advice to Beauty on a Cloudy Day” in American Mercury. Other poems by her will soon ap pear in Greenwich Village Quill, Midland, Lyric • West, Northern Lights, San Francisco Rewiew and j others. “The Strange Isle -of Thorn,” j which appeared last week in the Commonweal, contains a darkling mood of gnomish beauty and mus ical tones with, sub-rhythms of re frain: “All Was silent, Even the morn, And all was old, For nothing was .born Down the Island of Thorn.” “The Little Queen’s Sleep,” print ed in the March issue of the Poetry magazine, shows Miss Stewart at her best. It has a haunting emotion al delicacy, clean beauty of imag ery; organic unity, as the intro ductory stanza reveals: “Where is the little Queen Amar anthene Who wore singing dreams Like pearls in her hair? Where, where, and where? Miss Stewart’s “Great Oregon” was sung at the recent Semi-Centen nial celebration. Rebec Attends Southern Philosophical Conclave George Rebec, dean of the grad uate school and head of the depart ment of philosophy, returned Sun day from Oakland, California, where he attended the annual meeting of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association at Mills College. Dean Rebec was president of the association in 1925. International Tea Is Open to All on Campus Everyone is invited to attend the International tea which is being held at the Y. W. C. A. bungalow between three and six o ’clock today under the auspices of the world fellowship-committee of that organ ization. There will be an exhibit of linens and other handiwork which were made by students at Darpat college in Esthonia. The Y. W. C. A. cabinet and the members of the committee will act as hostesses. Freshman ’Court Judges Frosh Law Breakers Oregon Traditions Must Be Upheld; Ignorance Of Law Excuse Four freshman men were sen tenced to library steps and one was dismissed by the Freshman Court which.met in room 110 Johnson, yes terday at 4 p. m. For the first time since the court was organized a reporter was allowed to attend. Veral Wright, accused of going without a lid to and from the cam pus on November 18, was the first person brought before the judges. Lowell Baker, chairman, read the complaint, which was filed by a member of the vigilantes commit tee. “If I did so it is without my knowledge, I feel that I have never failed to wear my green lid,” the freshman said in answer to the charge. “Your attitude, then, is not against the tradition?” Mr. Baker asked. Wright replied that it was not and w'as dismissed. Gerald Van Dervlugt was sen tenced to four swats for failure to wear a lid, and for wearing a hat. “It is more comfortable in the rain with a hat on,” he said. When asked by the chairman if he thought he would again violate the tradition, he said that he didn’t know. “Four swats will impress it upon (Continued on page two) Oratory Selections Will Be January 8, Announces J. G. Gray The day of the oratorical tryouts at which three orators will be se lected to represent the University in intercollegiate debate, has been set at January 8, according to J. Stan ley Gray, head of the spoken Eng lish department. Members of the freshman class will be ineligible and eligibility of upperclassmen will de pend upon scholarship to the same degree as that enforced for sports. “This ruling has never given any' trouble, as the scholastic require ment is quite lenient,” said Mr. Gray. Three orators will be chosen after tjie tryouts. The subjects may be ] about any' serious question of na tional or international interest, pro viding that a remedy is also worked out. A simple explanation of an ex isting political or social evil is not enough, no matter how good the material. The time limit for ora tions is. 15 minutes. Thacher Song to be Offered at Theater “The Driver’s Song,” a composi tion by W. F. G. Thacher, of the school of journalism, will be sung in the prologue of a western film to be shown at the Liberty theater in Portland next week. Margaret Ma i sonk will sing the number. | Words and music for the song were written for the pageant “Kla | tawa, ”of which Professor Thacher | is the author. The pageant was pre I sented in Eugene last summer as a ; feature of the Trail to Bail celebra j tion. Mrs. Doris Smith, director of , “Klatawa,” secured the song for the Portland theater. Next Issue Of Webfoot Ready Soon Holiday Spirit Is Keynote Of Second Number Of Magazine R. Klep Makes Cover Design for Puplication Socolofsky Given Charge Of Circulation <<rT'HIS coming issue of Webfoot -I- offers some really worth while material,” stated Rolf Klep, editor of the campus publication, yester day. “The entire staff, including both members of the business and editorial boards, are co-operating to produce at St. Nick number. Profit ing by the first issue of Webfoot, we hope to make many desirable changes for the better. And because of the longer period of time we have had to gather the material for this issue we are certain that it will prove superior to the first one,” Klep says. . Yuletide Spirit Rules Throughout the entire magazine the Yuletide spirit is carried out and after reading not many pages one realizes without a doubt that “there ain’t no Santa Claus.” A number of stories have been re ceived but at the same time there will be room in this coming issue for more, especially the Christmas ones. The cover has been finished and is very effective in a glossy black, white and red design. This was drawn by Rolf Klep, who also made the cover of the first issue. It is symbolic of a most modern and sophisticated Christmas. socoiofsky Circulation. Head Herbert Socoiofsky has been ap pointed the head of the circulation of Webfoot. Detailed plans will be announced at a later date in the Emerald concerning the method of procuring a subscription for the re maining numbers of the magazine. The price of the five issues which will appear intermittently during the year will be $1.00. This has been suggested as a very feasible Christmas gift. Sullivan Compliments Issue A number of complimentary let ters have been received by the staff congratulating them on the Home coming number. Mark S. Sullivan, editor of the Columns, the publica tion of the University of Washing ton, wrote the following letter in praise of the Webfoot: “The University of Washington Columns staff wishes to congratulate Webfoot on its Volume One Number One. We think you have a very j neat looking publication and certain ly a very readable one* “The art is good too. And the! mechanical side is well taken care! of, we think. “Taking college publications out of the hell and damn-joke class and making them the media for honest art and literary attempts seems a worthy job. In a few years Web foot should be up in the 64-page class with a name made for itself. “Good luc-k and a good year, Signed, MARK 8. SULLIVAN” : Gridgraph and Gilda To Co-Star Saturday Starting at one o’clock, next Sat-! urdav, the McDonald theater, in con junction with the Order of the “O”, | will present a double bill. It will consist of Gilda Gray in “Aloma of the South Seas,” a comedy, a news reel and a play-by-play* account of the U. S. C.-Notre Dame game be ing played at Los Angeles. The afternoon’s entertainment is to be offered for 50 cents. The flash of lights which will give a detailed account of Satur day’s fracas, will mark the fourth time that the grid-graph has been used this season. So far, the grid graph has enjoyed a successful fin ancial run. Approximately $550 has been cleared which leaves only a small amount over $150 yet to be paid on the machine which was pur chased by the student body in 1923 for $1300. Several years ago the Order of the “O” took over the grid-graph. When paid for, its pro fits will be divided between the A. S. U. O. and the Oregon lettermen. New Year’s day will see the grid graph flash into action for the last time this season, when a play-by play account of the Stanford-Ala bama tilt will be given at the Mc Donald theater. Spirit World To Be Topic Of Assembly Dr. Conklin to Discuss Subject From Psychic „ Viewpoint Valentino and Houdini Are Principal Figures Possibilities of Messages To Earth Also Told STUDENTS and faculty interest ed in the “return of Houdini and Valentino,” men of world fame who recently died, ^and who, it is claimed, have sent messages from the spirit world to their friends on earth, will have the opportunity to hear discussed by Dr. Edmund S. Conklin, of the tfniversity psychol ogy department, the possibility of such communication from the “spir it” world and an explanation of al leged spiritual phenomena in gen eral. Dr. Conklin will talk at the regular Thursday assembly this week. Houdini, one of the world’s great est magicians, who for 35 years did much to expose fraudulent practices of faie tnediums, and who died on October 31, matte three compacts by which he planned to try to get messages over from the spirit world. He composed a quotation of ten words, of which his wife alone shar ed the knowledge he took to his grave. No Answer by HoudfU Although dozens of messages have been transferred to Mrs. Houdini by the spiritual mediums, none of them has proved to be the message which Houdini planned to send, she said. Rudolph Valentino, who was for merly a great motion picture actor, is alleged to have sent communica tions to Winifred Hudnut, his sec ond divorced wife, through George B. Wehner, said to be a medium, as sociated with the American society for psychical research. Valentino in Astral Plane? According to the report sent by the medium, Valentino is now a resi dent of the astral plane, has listen ed to Enrico Caruso sing there, “and has visited theaters on the worldly plane, where his pictures were being shown and has been pleased at the flattery he sensed in the minds of the audience.” Whether or not such messages are real and actually come from the “spiritual world” through the as sistance of mediums, is the problem which Dr. Conklin will discuss in the assembly address, Thursday morning at eleven o’clock. One Case of Smallpox Develops on Campus Over Recent Holidays The plans of Willard Williams, Sigma Chi freshman, for a big tur key dinner, struck a snag last week when he was forced to go to the infirmary the night before Thanks giving with an illness diagnosed yes terday as smallpox. Williams reported at the infirmary Wednesday night after having been sick all day. I)r. Fred Miller, Uni versity physician, feared the dis ease and placed the patient in a private room. A rash resembling chicken pox broke out in a couple of days and yesterday Dr. Miller announced that the case was small pox. The case had previously been j reported to be chicken pox. All students living at the Sigma Chi house were vaccinated yester day, and all classmates who were in contact with Williams on Tues day or Wednesday will be vaccinat ed if they report at the infirmary. The health service announced yes terday that it anticipated no more cases. The entire staff of physicians are ready and willing to take every step to keep the disease confined to this one case. Should, however, more developments arise, students will be informed through the Em erald. Ex-Student Accepts Position on Campus Anne De Witt, ’26, Portland, has returned to the campus to occupy a position in the registrar’s office for the remainder of the college year. Miss De Witt was prominent in I campus activities while attending the University and last year was j president of Women’s Deague. Home Atmosphere A La Street Car THE roar of the street-cars, the clank and rattle of carts, honking of automobiles, a rush of people before the oncoming traf fic—that’s the city—the lure of the initiated and the bane of those who are not. When Thanksgiving rolled around—as it has a habit of do ing—students left for all parts of the state. A few—too far from home or too poor—stayed on the campus. In the latter group was a fresh man, young and ho.mesick—with the bustle of eitv life .still ring ing in his ears. His purse was lean—his long ing for Portland, with its many hued life, fervent. If only he could see the met ropolis—ha!—a brilliant idea! Armed with a quarter, he bought some bits of pasteboard. Mounting a Eugene streetcar, he settled himself in this nearest-to home atmosphere he could find and rode and rode and rode. Homesickness vanished with the jerk and sway, and a glow of happiness supplanted it. If there’s a will, there's a way. Hall’s’Visit East Brings New York Alumni Together Picture of Old Graduates At Luncheon to Be In Old Oregon Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall’s visit to New York last week was the oc casion for an alumni meeting in that city at which twenty-two Oregon graduates and ex-students gathered to meet Oregon’s new president. Allan Eaton, ’02, chairman of the Gift Campaign in New York, was chairman of the luncheon meeting which was held at the Prince George hotel. November 18. Jeannette Calk ins, alumni secretary and editor of Old Oregon, wired word Dr. Hall would be in New' York city a short while before ho arrived and the large representation was due to the efforts of Allan Eaton. At the meeting, at which Dr. Hall told the alumni of his plans for the future of the University, plans were made to hold definite monthly or bi monthly meetings in New York City. Mrs. Ruth Dunaway Kirby, ’10, ffas appointed chairman of the com mittee to decide upon the place and time of the meetings which will probably be held at noon. With a definite time and place for such alumni meetings any Oregon grad uates and ex-students will be able to attehd when in New York. A flashlight picture of the lunch ro. meeting was taken and will be printed in the December issue of Old Oregon. Those who were present include: Anna Bergman, Edgar Bohlman, '20, Mary A. Brownell, ’22, Mabel Byrd, ex-’19, Bussell Calkins, ’13, Ada Boone Coffey, ex-’ll, Nelson Gam mans, ex-’12, Herbert Graham, Vir gil Johnson, ’87, Laura Kennon, ’ll, Itu’tli Duniway Kerby, ’10, Cecil Lyons, John MeGregor, ’24, Walter Osburn, Hazel Robinson, Mrs. Louis Conrad Rosenberg, ’17; J. W. Shaver, Clarence A. Steele, ’10, Frances Taylor, Mrs. Harry Beale Torry, Dr. Richard B. Dilleliunt, and President Hall. Applicants for Rooms In Halls Must Report Girls who have applied for en trance into either Hendricks or •Susan Campbell hall, women’s halls of residence, are asked to call at the oflice of the dean of wonjen be fore the end of the term to desig nate in which place they prefer to live. , Due to the many applications for residence in the halls before and at the first of the term, many names had to be placed upon the waiting list. However, a number of occu pants have pledged into sororities during the term and others will not continue studies here next term, so there will be an opportunity for those who desire to do so to move int these halls immediately after the Christmas vacation. First Show ! Of 'Contrast’ This Evening Original American Comedy In Five Acts to Run Three Days Students to Present Selection in Guild Hall Last Production of Term Begins at 8:30 ' | ■'ONTGHT at 8:30 the atmosphere of two centuries ago or joafc after the Revolutionary War period will be brought before the pubKe when “Contrast,” the first Amer ican comedy ever written, opens at the Guild theater for a three-day presentation. The play is produced by the drama department under the direction of Miss Florence E. Wil bur, dramatic coach. “Contrast” is a five-act comedy written by Royall Tyler, who was himself an active participant in the American Revolution and later in Shay’s rebellion. The play has an historical background, having been produced for the first time at the old John Street theater April 16, 1787. It was revived last year at Cornell university where it proved so successful that it was repeated three times during the year. Setting Is New York New York City is the setting for • .the comedy. The central theme is* a contrasting of the difference be tween native worth and that whieh has been affected by foreign man ners. The original “Stage Yankee" is introduced in the character of Jonathan, the shrewd, yet unculti vated type of New England farmer of that time. Colonel Manly repre sents the true patriot so involved in his country’s welfare that he has time for nothing else. The part of one who tries to display his know ledge of foreign customs is shown in the character of Mr. Dimple. Members of the Cast Included in the cast are: Colonel Manly, Laurence Shaw; Dimple, Cecil Matson; Van Rough, Arthur Anderson; Jessamy, servant to Dim ple, Howard Van Nice; Jonathan, servant to Col. Manly, Ernest Mc Kinney; Charlotte, Etha Clark; Maria, Constance Roth; Letitia, Kit ty Sartain; Jenny, Mary Campbell; Betty, Diana Deininger; Charles, a servant, Perry Douglas; and George, a butler, Elmer Grimm. Boxes to Add to Reality To add to the colonial atmosphere two side boxes will be filled each evening with persons in costume, impersonating various characters. In box one Billy Van Rimple is enter taining Miss Lovely and Colonel and Mrs. Van Twitter. In box two .lack Chasse is entertaining Miss Tambour, Miss .Clarissa Tambour, and Richard Lovelace. The boxes will be filled on the first night by members of the faculty; on the sec ond night by members of the Eu gene order of Daughters of the Am erican Revolution; and on the last night by a selected group of stu dents. Miss Wilbur Heads Staff The producing staff includes Miss Wilbur, director; Perry Douglas, stage manager; assistants, Veral Wright, James Thornton, and Elmer Grimm. In charge of the properties, costumes, lighting, and music are: 1 easl faylor, Diana Deiuinger, Lau rence Armond, Eunice Robertson, Leota Biggs, Susie Shepherd, Elo renee Elliott, and Helen Hembree. Harold Whitlock is business man ager and William Haggerty, public ity manager. The ushers for the three nights include: Grace Gardner, chairman, Renee Grayce Nelson, Joy Ingalls Thelma Park, Sara Bennethum, Gwendolyne Foss, and Edna McCor nack. A string quartet, competed of Nlna Warnock, Vendella Hill, Katie Potter, and Edward Best will fur. | "ish music appropriate to the period. L. A. Mallory to Talk To Students of Speech Professor L. A. Mallory, specialist in speech correction and instructor in public speaking at O. A. C., will speak in Villard hall tomorrow after noon at 3 o’clock, at the invitation of J. K. Horner and J. S. Gray, public speaking instructors. Professor Mallory’s lecture will be one of. the weekly talks that are held for students in the beginning course in i.sp'eakin.g. .. Hfs subject will be “The Correction of Speeeh. Defects.’’