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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1927)
Gymnasium For Men Still Urgent Need New Court Won’t Relieve Strain, Declares Harry A. Scott Popularity of Handball Causes Over-crowding New Courts May Occupy Extra Room By DICK SYRING U'TPHERE has 'been a general misunderstanding by Univer sity students and taxpayers through out the state that the new $175,000 basketball pavilion will relieve the pressing needs of a new men’s gym nasium,” said Harry A. Scott, head of the physical education depart ment, yesterday. “The only practical use the new pavilion will offer to the physical education department is the use of its floor for intramural basketball games, indoor hockey and baseball. New Gym Needed “■What is most needed by the Uni versity is a gymnasium which will be spacious enough to afford ample space for more handball courts, wrestling room, a larger swimming pool, squash, golf and boxing rooms, and several auxiliary floors to ac commodate other games. The need for several floors was shown last Friday when three groups were waiting to use the gym at the same time; a group of basketball play ers, physical education majors and a group to decorate for a dance.” According to information from the registrar’s office, the present men’s gymnasium was built 18 years ago. At that time there were ap proximately 400 men in school. To day, 814 freshmen and sophomores are registered in the required phys ical education work and 1400, alto gether, have equipment at the gym nasium. Too Much Congestion Conditions in the gymnasium are so crowded that when a new activ ity is added to the physical educa tion repertory, some other form of exercise must be discontinued. The locker rooms and shower rooms are crowded to capacity during class hours. Perhaps no one form of physical play has taken such a hold upon the University students as handball. In the fall of- 1921, the University of Oregon had only one handball court. In the fall of 1923 the drill shed adjacent to the gymnasium used by the student army training corps in the coursq of the Woi'd war was changed into an outdoor gym. The outdoor covering was floored and sided and foilr more handball courts were constructed. Last spring, to relieve the still crowded condition, four more courts were constructed in the outdoor gymnasium. The building of now courts does not seem to remedy the situation as the additional space is absorbed as rap idly as provided. More Courts in Sight With the completion of the new basketball pavilion, the football and track lockers, showers and training quarters will be transferred to the new structure. It is hoped that some of this vacated space will be used for additional handball courts. The popularity of handball can 1h> estimated in the following fig ures: During the winter months, 10 to 30 handball players are turned away each day. Beginning at 3 o’clock the courts (are given 'to those who have previously signed for them. This reservation is .good for 10 minutes. One hundred and iwenty-eigiit persons play on sclied REX ^ x with Marguerite <ie la Motte Joseph Schildkraut Comedy drama at its delight ful best, with a theme of ro mance, replete witlx laughter and moments of thrills, por trayed by a stellar cast. NOW PLAYING COMEDY NEWS ule or approximately 275 during the entire day. Swimming Popular At the present time, swimming is the most popular sport on the phys ical education list. The tank is in adequate to accommodate those de siring to swim. Little time during the school day is left for the swim-' ming coach to instruct his team. r i Contest (Continued from page one) manuscripts, and other members of Ye Tabard have good prospects of financial renumeration for their literary efforts.” In the same writeup the object of the organiza tion was started, ‘ ‘ to render mu tual assistance in the art of writ ing and selling stories.” Late Winners Listed Winners of the contest for the last two years have been Mary Jo Shelly, instructor in physical edu cation, last year, and Walter Evans Kidd, graduate in written English, the year before. Other winners have gained considerable fame as pro fessional writers. This is the tenth contest. Original ly the prize was $10, then it was raised to $25, and then to $50. Judges for the contest are Mrs. Clara L. Fitch, secretary of admin istrative offices; E. J. Havcox, pro fessional writer of Portland and University of Oregon graduate of 1923; and Robert D. Horn, instruc tor in English. Students Forbidden to Hide Rule Breakers UNIVERSITY OF WASHING TON—‘‘The greatest obstacle in the path of student cooperation in the observance of the Washington Code is not the violation of honor alone, but the false theory that students ought not report Washington code law-breakers,” said the president of the senior council of the Univer sity of Washington. Washington’s Senior Council with its seventeen members meets once a week and sits in 'judgment upon each case after the manner of a grand jury or court of inquiry. Each violator is brought before the body, with a defender and a prosecutor appointed, who thoroughly thrash out the case. The evidence, given by the person reporting, is given privately to the Council before the individual is tiyed. Discussion Groups To Begin Next Week A series of discussions on vital themes in the living organizations on the campus is being promoted by the United Christian Work of the University. The speakers will consist of mem bers of the faculty and ministers of the city. They will be the guests of the house at dinner, anil will give a short talk on the selected theme, followed by informal discussion by the men of the house. The discus sions will close at 7:30 sharp. The committee, composed of Joe Holaday, Roy Herndon, Allen Boy den, and Harold Socolofsky, plans to launch the discussion groups Tuesday evening, January 18. The speakers and themes will be an nounced later. At present, all the men’s houses with the exception of two have ex pressed a desire for these discus sions. The Y. W. C. A. is promoting a similar course. Former Students Visit Washington in Holiday Word has been received in. Eugene that several former students who are now living or attending school great romanace of pirate love and adventure with FLORENCE VIDOR RICARDO CORTEZ And—you must hear MERRY-MACKS in “PIRATE PEP” TONIGHT AT NINE in the East, spent the Christmas holidays in Washington, D. C. In cluded in the groifp /were: Miss Marian Taylor, Miss Josephine Tay lor, Midshipman Eugene McKinney, U. S. N., Midshipman James H. Mills, U. S. N., Robert Coffey of Ann Arbor, James Wagenblast, and Harold B. Gourlcy. Messrs, Coffey, Wagenblast, Mc Kinney, and Gourley were presented at the White House during the Pres ident’s reception on New Year’s, day. Mary Lou Burton, ’23, On Oregon Voter Staff Mary Lou Burton, '23, has re cently accepted a position on the Oregon Voter, at Salem. She was formerly on the staff of the Hum boldt-Standard, at Eureka, Califor nia. Miss Burton makes the fourth Oregon student employed by the Oregon Voter at the present time. Lucille Saunders McDonald, Robert Galloway, and Allan Canfield are the other three representatives from here. All four are former students of the school of journalism. Miss Creech to Visit Campus on This Friday m - Miss Margare D. Creech, assist-' ant director of the Portland school of social work will .be in Eugene on Friday, January 14. She will be glad while here to confer with girls | interested in social work and to give! advice on courses beneficial in pre- i paration for it. Miss Creech has ] had wide experience in this field as 1 she was Home Service Secretary of ; the Portland chapter of the Amer- j ican Eed Cross for some time, is on the faculty of the extension divi sion, and is assistant director of the Portland school of social work. Students desiring conferences will leave their names at the Extension Division, phone 990. “Sign up Today99 Cry Donut Handballers. “Today’s the last day,” as they1 say in the advertisements, but-that I also holds good in the sports depart-1 ment too, on account of the 4|act that today happens to be the last TODAY AND THURSDAY Corinne Griffith in “Mile. 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