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VOLUME XXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1927 NUMBER 55 Regents Vote To Ask State For Buildings Health Structures and First Unit of Modern Library Desired Pavilion Name Subject To Dr. Hall’s Approval Fine Arts Building Plans To be Drawn Up Soon THE Board of Regents, con scious of the difficulty of find ing new means of raising money sufficient to supply adequate reve nue, at their meeting in Johnson hall Saturday at 10 a. m., refused to consider any plans for expansion of the University. With full real ization that not to add much-need ed buildings to the campus would mean a waste rather than a sav ing, a waste to the students attend ing and to the parents sending them, they ask that the state leg islature consider and make pro vision for the following needs: irrovisioiis to 1— “The building of a first unit of a modern library building that will ultimately provide adequate li brary facilities for the growing student body, in place of the pres ent structure erected when the at tendance was 368, with the hopeless ly inadequate makeshifts that have subsequently been added. 2— “The building of an infir mary and dispensary that will pro vide reasonable care for the sick, preserve the health of the students, and make possible the prevention of epidemics by the scientific isola tion of those in fraternities and rooming houses and in dormitories who are afflicted with contagious diseases. 3— ‘ ‘ The establishment of a pen sion system that will enable the University to retire its instructors who are no longer able to carry on their duties, thus according hu mane consideration to those who have rendered long and honorable service to the commonwealth, and relieving an overburdened budget of the rapidly increasing strain in order that these vacancies may be filled by men whose ability, char acter and vision qualify them to be worthy of their predecessors; pro vided that a material portion of this cost may be secured from privato sources. ’ ’ Pavilion Name Subject to Hall The exact name of the basketball pavilion was, left to the approval of President Arnold Bennet Hall. The regents approved the recom mendation of the student council that if should be named in honor of Honorable C. N. McArthur, former hoop man. Mrs. George Gerlinger having re ported satisfactory progress in the campaign for funds for the pro posed Fine Arts building, the board authorized the University archi tect to make detailed plans and specifications for it. Summer School Fees Raised It was further agreed that the fees for the Eugene summer ses sion should be raised to $20 for resident students and $25 for non residents. As previously announced, the Eugene part of that school will be expanded this year, and a ses (Continued on page two) Webfoot’s Historical Issue to be Off Press Last of This Month The historical number of the Web foot, which will be off the press by the last of this month, is well under way with many clever contributions already turned in. This number will be somewhat larger than the last with Several added feature pages and drawings by more artists. There will "be two features on the authentic history of the campus, but the staff desires more feature pages and asks that anyone having any good, work turn it in at the of fice and a full page with illustra tions will be devoted to it. This is, of course, providing the work is clever enough. A vacancy in the editorial staff has occurred due to the absence of Phillipa Sherman. As such vacan cies are filled by appointment, this will give someone an opportunity to come to the front. The staff therefore requests that interested parties contribute to the magazine so that their ability may be judged for filling the position. Frosh-Varsity Swimming Meet Is February 15 McAlpin, Eccles, Larsen Are Three Additions To Yearlings Next on the calendar of swim ming events for the term is a frosh varsity meet scheduled for February 15 at 3:30 o’clock, according to Ed Abercrombie, swimming coach. Three valuable additions to the frosh squad are expected to make the meet close and interesting. Mc Alpin and Eccles are entering school this term, while Larsen has been demote® from the varsity squad. Hatton, candidate for freshman basketball, will tear himself^ away from the court game long enough to make it difficult for the varsity to carry off the 40 yard dash and the relay. Johnny Anderson, freshman water sprite de luxe, is conceded any three events he may choose to enter. . The varsity, according to Aber crombie, is presenting a well-bal anced team in all events save the 50 and 100 yard struggles, while the frosh have excellent men in Silver man, 440, Hatton and Anderson in the dashes, and McAlpin in the 150 yard back stroke. The first year men are declared to be hopelessly weak in the dives and the 200 yard breast-stroke but on the whole, the two squads seem to be evenly matched. • The frosh are to be permitted to arrange the order of events in any legitimate manner that will give them the best possible chance to carry off the meet. Physical education majors will officiate writh Del Oberteuffer in his favorite position as starter. The meet is billed for the Woman’s building tank. Freshman Commission To Give Tea Thursday A Big Sisters’ tea is to be given by the Freshman Commission from three to five next Thursday after noon at the Y. W. C. A. bungalow. All the upperclassmen are invited to come and get acquainted with the freshmen. Exhibit of Water Color Paintings in Art Building Shows Varied Talent An exhibition of paintings has per* haps never been shown in the ex hibiting room of the art building which represented as great a variety of talent and technique as does the present exhibition of water colors which is being sent out under the auspices of the American Federa tion of Artists. As the technique varies so does the type of subjects chosen. The greater part of the exhibition is made up of landscapes among which are some of the most out standing pieces in the showing. For eign scenes are among some of the most attractive of these. Some give a delightful feeling of freshness, of completeness, of a finished and ex quisitely expressed idea and im pression. Others give one the idea that the artist did not do justice to his subject, that he had a very good subject and great possibilities, but ' through an unperfeeted technique failed to develop them. Students said 'admirers of the scrub technique will find several pleasing examples in the collection, among them being especially the two contributions by Eichert. • For the person who delights in still lifes there are five treating of flower subjects and one which is rather interesting for its boldness of technique and vivid color, that one which has for its subject a branch of peaches. Among the marines, the two paint ed by Stanley Woodward, “Mid ocean” and another which portrays the sea in a more peaceful mood are very pleasing. Woodward paints bv the direct method and creates the feeling that he understands the sea unusually well and is master of a very effective technique. The exhibit is open to the stu dents and the residents of Eugene every afternoon from one to four and on Tuesday and Thursday eve nings from seven to ten. Tom Skeyhill To Speak Here On January 19 “Mussolini and the Black Shirts” Is Subject of Student Lecture Lecturer Has Spent Past Three Months in Italy Revolt of Modern Youth Upheld as Right TO MANY University of Oregon students, Tom Skeyhill is well known and his interesting and forceful, speeches are praised by all who have heard him. To those that have not heard him before, the op portunity will be given on the eve ning of January 19, in Villard hall. He comes to the campus as the second lecturer of the Student Lec ture Series and as a platform speak er, few have been as highly praised. The subject on which he will speak a week from Wednesday is “Mussolini and the Black Shirts.” Within the last year, Mr. Skeyhill spent three months in Italy where he gained information on this sub ject from the leaders of the Fascist movement. His lecture is vivid and presented with personal experience as the background. Miss Mozelle Hair, secretary of the University Extension division, said, “He is indeed a cultured gentle man am# one of the most delightful people I have ever met.” Two years ago Mr. Skeyhill spoke before the University assembly and before Dr. Walter Barnes’ class in Modern Europe on the subject of Bussia. Having just recently re turned from that country at the time, his lecture was of unusual in terest. He speaks with an ease iof manner and general" mastery of his subject that places him high in the popular demand. He is today one of the most sought after lecturers of the American platform. ^om Skeyhill, a young man him self, fought with, lived with, and studied first hand the young men of Europe, and in their mental pro cess he finds the genesis of a new movement which he believes will salvage European civilization, and in our lifetime bring about a new renaissance. He says: “Youth is in revolt against the old border of things with its wars and revolutions, intrigues and exploitations, dogmas and rituals, etc, and is asking, rath er demanding, a heritage of peace and love, and a. chance to enjoy in comfort and safety some of the finer things of life.” Skeyhill does not preach. No, he gives an enthusiastic, refreshing pre sentation of facts, interpreting them as he sees them. • His knowledge of these facts he has gained by travel through all of Europe and the Unit ed States. The lecture will be given Wednes day evening, January 19, in Villard hall. Season tickets for the remain ing three lectures have been priced at 75 cents for University students and faculty. Townspeople can ob tain season tickets for $1.25. Single admission for the lectures are 50 cents and 75 cents. Tickets are for sale at the Co-op, graduate manag er’s office and the gate. “Tar,” by S. Anderson, Added to Rent Shelf Several-now books have been add ed to the library the last few days, one of the most popular being Sher wood Anderson’s new book, “Tar.” The book tells the story of Ander son ’s boyhood and is a supplement to his book of last year, “The Story Teller’s Story.” Two volumes called “The Thi baults” by Eoger DuGard are tran slations from French. There are four volumes to make the set com plete, but the two other books have not been translated. The style of DuGard is somewhat after the man ner of Marcel Proust and Romaine Rolland. The humorous book of the collec tion is “Among Us Cats” by W. E Hill. The book is filled with clevei illustrations of felines and the writ er discusses many things which or dinarily one would hardly think a cat capable of. “The Modern Essay” is a bool for “reading with a purpose.” The book recommends several other edu cational readings. ) Among the seven day books ii “Looking at Love and Life,” bj Joseph Collins. Distinguished Eef Enters Fined Rest UNDER the bare branches of a tree near the banks of the mill-race is a small headstone on which is written: “Eef. Gone but not forgotten.” Last Friday Eef, with a gesture of distinction, end ed his eampus life under the tires of a Cadillac. Thus the finish of a picar esque career, for of all campus dogs, Eef was the most distin guished. Seldom a week went by without some new deed of his being chronicled. More than fhat, he carried Sigma Nu to fame which reached its climax in his' death. Saturday afternoon the Sigma Nu house was crowded by cam pus notables, drawn there either by actual interest, or by the spectacle. These followed the white-gloved pall-bearers of the small casket surmounted by Eef’s collar and floral pieces given by Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Nu, to the grave in the rear of the house. Taps was sounded, and a salute fired, thus closing the ceremonies of one dog’j life. Jack Hempstead delivered the funeral oration, concluding with, the appropriate remark that ‘ ‘ Eef was in the right, but just as dead as if he had been wrong. ’ ’ Delegates Back From Christian Meeting in East Joe Holaday, Bill Schulze Give Accounts of Trip v At Churches The four University of Oregon delegates returned last Friday from the National Student Christian con ference at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they were during vacation. Joe Holaday gave a report of his impressions of the conference, at the Westminster House Sunday eyeging, and as several students took ex ception to liis remarks, a very lively meeting resulted, according to Rev. Bruce J. Giffen. William Schulze was the speak er of the evening at the Methodist church. “The feeling the conference gave me,’ ’ said Mr. Schulze ‘ ‘ was that there is a necessity for better co operation between the old and new generations, so that the new can build their discoveries of later things upon the foundation of the older generation’s experience.’’ Pauline Stewart and Christine Holt will speak next week at the 'student classes. English Roads Use Beautiful Posters • For Advertising A testimony that advertising can be ornamental as well useful, is the collection of beautiful travel posters now hanging in the Co-op, which are distributed by English railroad companies. They are the property of H. C. Frame of the eco nomics department, and have been loaned for a time to Marion Mc Clain of the Co-op. Especially intriguing is the Peter Pan map of Kensington gardens, drawn by McDonald Gill. The Thames river on the map is a blue banner with fish floating obligingly on top. Another map in the same style is of London, showing streets and buildings, drawn in colorful profusion. “The Open Road,” title of an other poster, carrying no other word ing, is a beautiful and restrained expression of the wanderlust. A drawing of Newcastle on the Tyne is by Fran Brangwyn, a foremost foreign artist. There are many othei colorful pictures, tastefully and im aginatively done. Pledging Announcement Alpha Kappa Psi, national pro fessional commerce fraternity, announces the pledging of: Dean E. C. Robbins, of the school of business administration Lloyd A. Byerly, Portland Lee M. Brown, Stayton Herbert G. Kimball, McMinn ville Norton Graham, Ash wood George Mimnaugh, Portland Elton Schroeder, Myrtle Point Chas. E. Taft, Hood River. 1927 Quintet Faster Than Last Year’s Hoopers Look Impressive In First Workout in New Pavilion Willamette to Open Season Here Friday Legislators to Be Guests At Idaho Tilt 'TVHE Oregon hoop team took a -I- workout in the new pavilion last night and seemed to be a de cided improvement over the aggre gation which won the northwest title last winter. The men were checking faster and shooting better. Fans will get their first opportunity to see the 1927 Oregonians in action Friday night when Willamette Uni versity of Salem will be entertained in the new edifice. A second game with the same team is scheduled for Saturday night. The Oregon team to face the Bear cats will consist of Jerry Gunther and Gordon Hidings, forwards; Boy Okerberg, center; and Algot Wester gren and Scott Milligan, guards. Okerberg, Gunther and Westergren are playing their third and last years, while Hidings and Milligan are sophomores taking their first whirl under the big tent. Okey Much Improved Milligan has won his position by his ability to start plays and check closely. Gunther is showing twice as much ability in handling loose balls this year as last. Westergren is putting up a nice floor game, but his shots are rimming thj hoop or missing by 'close margins. He is expected to snap out of his slump soon, however. Okerberg is playing a much better all-around game than last year, which has accounted in a large part for the Oregon scoring. His blocking is good, and his de fensive play excellent. Hidings has learned to pivot in the most ap proved manner, and has the size and strength to survive tough competi tion. Little is known of the ability of the Willamette basketeers beyond the fact that they are unbeaten this year. They have counted two vic tories over the Linfield quintet, and number several experienced hoopmen in their lineup. Dedication January 22 Although the two games with the Bearcats will be the first games played in the new court, the official dedication will be reserved for Jan uary 22 when the Idaho Vandals will provide the first conference competition. Appropriate ceremonies are being planned. It is understood that the Oregon legislature will be brought to Eugene at that time as a part of the celebration. The pavil ion will be named in honor of C. N. (Pat) McArthur, at one time a member of the legislative body. A preliminary tilt has been added for next Saturday’s game. The speedy High School of Commerce quintet of Portland will furnish op position for the Oregon yearlings. The lemon-yellow babes have not shown much to date and seem to lack the fine material that carried them through eight successful games last winter. President to Address Audiences This Week President Arnold^ Bennett Hall is scheduled to appear before a num ber of audiences both here and at j points in the northern part of the I state within the next ten days, j Wednesday, Dr. Hall will give an address before the eollege convoca tion at O. A. C., which is equiva lent to our weekly assembly. Fri day, he will appear twice at the high school conference, and Saturday he is to go to Astoria for several ad dresses. He will speak at the- cham ber of commerce at noon, and in evening at an alumni dinner and at the midyear commencement exer cises of the Astoria high school. Sunday evening the President will speak at the First Baptist church in Portland, where he will remain to address the chamber oi commerce Monday noon and the Rotary club Tuesday noon. On the 20th he will go back to Portland from Eugene to speak to the Alumr association that ev^iing; the follow ing evening, Friday, he will ad dress the Portland Association ol Credit Men. Fine Arts Building Gains $375 During Christmas Holidays Three hundred seventy-five dollars is the total amount of mon ey which was raised during the l\pli days for the benefit of the Fine Arts building. Committees from sev eral towns in the state were ap pointed shortly before Christmas to arrange benefits, but due to the late date of starting, the schedules in many places were incomplete, and it was impossible to arrange a bene fit of any nature. Ashland turned in the largest amount of money with $134.50, Bak er is second with $82.00, and Pen dleton third with $40.00. Other towns which raised money for the drive are, St. Helens, $37.00; Mil wiaukie, $5.00; Marshfield, $23.50; La Grande, $10.00; Dallas, $25.00; and McMinnville, $18.50. According to Kathryn Ulrich, chairman of the drive, the amount turned in wasn’t quite as much as was expected, but is good consid ering the -late start. Preparations for the spring drive will begin immediately, and com mittees will appointed in the mid dle of this term. Edith Dodge has been appointed chairman of the drive. Every town in the state will be canvassed. Representatives For Debate and Oratory Chosen McCroskey, Hempstead, And Beelar, Old Timers, Again Chosen Benoit McCroskey, Jack Hemp stead, and Donald Beelar were the winners in the oratory contest held last Saturday. The three will repre sent Oregon in the debates to be held this year. The National ' Constitutional con test, which is one of the three de bate contests of which Oregon is a member, will be held in Los Angeles this year and Benoit Mc Croskey has been chosen to repre sent Oregon. He is a‘junior, major ing in pre-law. Jack Hempstead, a junior niajoring in journalism, will be Oregon’s debater in the Tri state contest to be held in Seattle. Jack Hempstead and Benoit Mc Croskey were Oregon’s debaters against the University of Sydney, Australia, delegates in the debate held here in Eugene last term, and the radio debate broadcasted over KGW in Portland. Donald Beelar, a junior in pre law major was selected in the ora tory try-out to represent Oregor in the State Peace contest to be held at Willamette university ir Salem. Jack Hempstead won the national contest last year. Twc years ago Oregon won fifth place in the National Constitutional eon test and last year first place ir the Tri-state debate. Melvin Cohn, a sophomore in pre law, and a varsity tennis player will be alternate for these orators Banquet to be Big Feature For Preppers President Hall, Hugh Biggg Listed Among Total of Nine Speakers Basketball Game, Style Show Will Entertain Busses to Accommodate School Delegates " | 'HE most important social feat ure of the 1927 conference of? high school delegates hare next Fri day and Saturday will be the ban quet Friday evening in the Wom an ’s building. A list of speakers calculated to give the preppers the least pain and the greatest pleasure has been arranged for the food-de stroying contest. The students ani faculty members in charge of the conference this year are determined that the delegates enjoy themselves. Arnold Bennett Hall, president of the University, will act as toast master at the banquet. Short speeches will be made in the fol lowing order: President Hall;'Hug^ Biggs, president of the A. S. U. O.; Bobert L. Thomas, Washington high school, president of the High School Press Association; John Halderman, University freshman, who will aet as president of the Association of Student Body Officers; Elizabeth Crissell, Washington high school, president of the Association of Girls’ Leagues; Eric W. Allen, dean, of the school of journalism; Ward" Cook, chairman of the student direc torate of the conference; John. Straub, dean emeritus of men; and C. A. Howard, state superintendent of public instruction. Guests of this banquet for the high school delegates will be faculty members who have taken an active part in the conference, and the stu dent directorate. The banquet, which is scheduled, for 5:45, will be proceeded by a tour of the prominent points of intereet of the campus conducted in groupe by the Oregon Knights, and will be followed by the Oregon-Willamette basketball game in the new pavilion. A special section will be reserved for the delegates. An annual feature in entertain ment for the girls will be the style show, which will be given for the officers of the Girls ’ Leagues at 9:45 Saturday morning. Correct: clothes will be exhibited by co-eds under the direction of Miss Mary Clark. Girl delegates will be further enr tertained by athletic demonstration#* by the Women’s Athletic Assoeia* tion in the Woman’s building at II o ’clock Saturday. The close personal contact of high, school students with University men and women during their two-day stay in fraternities, sororities, and dormitories, committee head# be lieve, will prove one of the most beneficial aspects of the conferences Inasmuch as the housing committees has held to the agreement with the organizations that no more than tee delegates should be lodged at an-yt one house, and since the preference (Continued on page three) Biggs’ Trip to"Ann Arbor Reveals Contrast in Atmosphere of East Scintillating California sunshine drowsy Creole atmosphere of Ne^ Orleans, multi-colled lights of St Louis nights, and the formalized beauty of a campus at Ann Arboi weave patterns that make a tapestrj of a trip east from Oregon. “I enjoyed Ann Arbor,” saic Hugh Biggs speaking of his trip tc the convention of Student Body presidents, at Ann Arbor, Michigan “The cities we stopped at and th< sights along the way, as well as Anr Arbor itself, made the trip interest ing. “The campus there is very large Of course in a place where there ar< approximately 14,000 students th< campus cannot be centralized as ii is here. Buildings are scattered ovei many blocks, and residential homei are sprinkled between. Fraternity and sorority houses are mansions! The place hardly looks like a cam pus, because the buildings are s< far apart, and so formal. “It is essentially a man’s school Only about 2,000 of the students ar< girls. Men practically control th< politics.” In spite of the small number o: girls, social activities go on then as elsewhere, Biggs said. However there are very few class or college | dances. Dances and other soeBaP 1 functions are within smaller group*, j Men and girls do not mix freely and | easily there, as they do here. Many j of the men ask girls from private j schools to the dances. Altogether, students of Ann Arbor show less of the friendly, casual sort of spirit that characterizes colleges j in the West, Biggs added. They are courteous but reserved. There are no “hello’s” unless a student meets a personal friend. Since women are a comparatively minus quantity, no special conven iences are arranged for them. Only i men are allowed in the Michigan Union, a building on the campus where visitors to the campus stay. Only men enjoy its swimming pool and dancing room. On rare occa sions, when it is necessary to affow the co-eds to enter, they must maker entrance through the back way. The | building is owned by the university,, and is a part of the campus proper. In summing up the trip, Biggs i said that the bustle and friendliness 1 that characterize the Western uni versity and town cool off going east ! ward. “In towns the size of Springfield, , you often see horses draw buggies : over unpaved streets.