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
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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.
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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.
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