VOLUME XXVIII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1927
NUMBER 72L
Junior College
Plan Endorsed
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By Colloquium
Faculty Committee Favors
Proposal to Reform
Curricula
Course Would Extend
Over Two-Year Period
Action Awaits Sanction
Of University Staff
THE advisability of establishing
a junior college at the Univer
sity and the various aspects of such
a move underwent considerable dis
cussion and finally, endorsement by
a colloquium of the faculty at John
son hall last night. Professor E. H.
Decker presided at the meeting in
the absence of Dr. H. B. Yoeoni,
chairman of the colloquium, and Dr.
W. E. Milne read a report concern
ing proposed plans for junior col
lege administration. Dr. Milne is
chairman of the faculty committee
which has been working on the third
phase of the proposed general cur
ricular reform, the other two phases
being considered by the independent
undergraduate committee and the
faculty committee on the treatment
of the exceptional student.
The three recommendations re
garding the junior college plan
which were endorsed by the mem
bers of the colloquium follow:
Three Proposals Endorsed
That the University of Oregon
establish a clearly defined junior
college to comprise the instruction
received by the student during the
freshman and sophomore years.
That major subjects be chosen at
the beginning of the junior year,
except in the case of certain pro
fessional schools.
That the responsibility for advis
ing freshmen and sophomores be
placed in the hands of an advisory
committee which will assign stu
dents to suitable advisors selected
from the faculty; exceptions to be
made in the case of certain profes
sional schools.
Dr. Milne Describes Features
The features, of the junior col
lege plan which were recommended
to the committee were briefly de
scribed by Dr. Milne. “The plan
provides for a broad and liberal
education in fundamentals and de
fers until later the intense special
ization which now often begins too
early,” he said. “Under this sys
tem, the end of the first two years
will provide a suitable ‘getting off
place^ for those whose capacities or
finances do not justify them in con
tinuing for the full four years, at
the same time giving these students
a rounded out two years course.
“It also gives opportunity for se
lecting the students of ability for
learning their capacities and apti
tudes, and therefore making pos
sible a wiser selection of special
fields in the senior college.”
The recommendations endorsed by
the colloquium will come up for con
sideration by the University faculty
at an early date.
Poetry Course Added
By Extension Division
The new correspondence course
in versification just completed by
Alice Henson Ernst and Pat V.
Morrissette of the English depart
ment, is one of the most interesting
courses being offered this term, in
the opinion of Miss Mozelle Hair,
director of correspondence study.
It has been designed “for those
who desire to better understand and
appreciate poetry, and for those
who wish to write verse,” accord
ing to the introductory comment on
the course. There are sixteen les
sons in all, and three hours of uni
versity credit are given. “Le Gal
lienne Book of English Verse” is
the text for the course.
Journalists to Give
Dance Saturday Night
Theta Sigma Phi and Sigma Del
ta Chi, women’s and men's honor
ary journalism fraternities, the
Sports Writers ’ organization, and
the c-ampus correspondents, will hon
our Miss Mary Dou Burton and
George Turnbull, professor in the
school of journalism, who recently
announced their engagement, at an
informal supper-dance at the Col
lege Side Inn, Saturday evening.
Members of the school of journal
ism faculty, and their wives, will
be patrons and patronesses for the
affair.
Rex Underwood String Quartette
Renders Versatile Musical Program
Concert Sponsored by Mu Phi Epsilon Honorary
Absorbs Interest of Large Audience
By D. F. j
The aesthetic quality of the music
and the penetrating sweetness of
the silver-tongued instrum ents,
brought out by the artistry of the
musicians, produced the absorbing
interest evidenced by the audience
at the Underwood String Quartette
concert, which, sponsored by Mu
Phi Epsilon, was held at the Music
auditorium last evening.
The quartette, composed of Rex
Underwood, first violin; Delbert
Moore, second violin; Buford Roach,
viola; and Miriam Little, violincel
lo; accompanied by John Stark
Evans on the piano, offered a pro
gram of five varied and interesting
selections.
The first number, the “Quartette,”
by Rubin Goldmark, whose works
and life have been studied exten
sively by music students during the
past term, was an arresting composi
tion of numerous moods and expres
sions. The sudden quickening of
motion in the Poco adagio and the
rhythmic sway of the allegro non
troppo, both contributed to the ap
preciative applause received at the
end of the composition.
The feature of the evening was
the next number, the two Old Eng
lish songs played in the original
melody by Mr. Evans on the piano,
and in the revised form by the
quartette and piano. The author of
the last arrangement was Frank
Bridges, who modernized the revi
sion by almost totally ignoring
form, giving the first air, “Sally in
Our Alley,” the captivating, ap
pealing movement that seemed to
be seeking expression in the musical
sensibilities of every listener. The
second air, “Cherry Ripe,” on the
contrary, affected a lithesome spirit
and a boldness and daring for the
audience to open their senses wide
in order to let no part of the swift- ,
lv changing movements escape.
The fine, full tones of the Lento
“Music of the Spheres” by Rubin
stein; and the impelling quality of
the sonorous notes was amospheric,
not real. The sounds rose from a
sweet, quiet restfulness to a highly
tensioned point saturated to its
fullest extent with the sweet sing
ing of the strings and the balancing
tone of the piano.
The “Allegro Grazioso” by Grety
Poehon, the Quartette Op. 76 Op. 5
by Hayden, and the Quartette F
Major Op 96 by Dvorak followed in
equally as delightful and artistic
interpretations.
The pleasure given the hearers
and the success of this concert by
the Underwood String Quartette
can be measured by the appreciative
applause from a well filled audit
orium; and the congratulatory ex
pressions given the musicians after
the musical.
Co-eds Feature
Good Dancing
At Cheap Price
Dime Craw! Sponsored
By Women’s League
Tonight at 6:30
The Dime Crawl . . . are you go
ing? You bet, everyone that knows
liis stuff doesn’t miss it.
Dashing eo-eds, dreamy waltzes,
fascinating toddles . . . they’re all
phases of the crawl ... in other
words, one hour of bliss for the
sum of ten cents.
Women’s League sponsors a Dime
Crawl once a term for two purposes
—first, to raise money for the For
eign Scholarship fund, and second,
to give the men on the campus an
•opportunity they rarely get—a. good
dance for a cheap price. Dancing
will start at 6:.">0.
The Tri Pelts are moving down
from the hill and will receive at the
Campa Shoppe, also the Alpha Delta
Pi’s who will be at the Phi Psi
house and the Delta Zetas are com
ing up on the campus to be at the
College Side Inn.
uins nave oeen appoinreu irum
each living organization by Edna
Ellen Bell, chairman of the Dime
Crawl to take care of the money
at their place and hand it into her.
They are: Pi Beta Phi, Esther
Chase; Alpha Chi Omega, Marjorie
Whetsel; Alpha Delta Pi, Edith
Dodge; Alpha Gamma Delta, Le
titia Capell; Alpha Omicron Pi,
Roberta Douty; Alpha Xi Delta,
Gladys C’alef; Chi Omega, Nancy
Peterson; Delta Delta Delta, Mar
garet Long; Delta Zeta, Evelyn
Chambers; Delta Gamma, Teddy
Swafford; Gamma Phi Beta, Evelyn
Dew; Kappa Alpha Theta, Helen
Peters; Kappa Delta, Gladys Bris
tol; Kappa Kappa Gamma, Eliza
beth Shields; Kappa Omicron, Flos
sie Radabaugh; Sigma Beta Phi,
Laura Presciott; Hendricks Hall,
Frances Plimpton; Susan Campbell
Hall, Sadie Pondelick.
Nearby Prep School
Endures Exam Week
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Exam week’s here!
Ifow don’t get excited, because
it’s at University high this time.
It has much the same effect on the
be-plaigued over there, however, as
it does on the University campus
from the looks of the long faces that
the youngsters are dragging around.
The first term for the public
schools is ending this week, and the
second term will begin Monday, but
with no flunk-outs, because they
don’t have that system here. There’s
another reason, too. Most of the
Phi Bets and Sigma Xis, and even
Rhodes scholars have this small but
select sehool as their Alma Mater.
Oregon Frosli
Lose Fast Game
To Salem Quint
Capitol City Team Wins
By 22-39 Score; Play
Here Saturday
SALEM, February 2—(Special to
tli p Emerald)—Salem high school
handed the Oregon freshman bas
ketball team its third defeat of the
season tonight in the capitol city by
a score of 39 to 22. Salem high eas
ily took the lead from the local I
squad and was never in danger, but
was forced to hit a fast pace to
maintain its early advantage.
The defeat was entirely accord
ing to dope as the freshmen have
not shown exceptional strength at
any time this year while the high
school has one of the strongest
quints in its history.
Four men on the capitol city
team are veterans and all are around
the six foot mark or over. Salem
easily took the rooks into camp, 30
to 15, and has not lost a game this
[ season. They are declared to be
headed straight for the interscholas
tic championship of the state.
A treat is in store for Eugene
fans when the frosli meet the high
school in a return game to bo played
. oaturuay nigni as a preliminary to
I the Oregoii-Montana varsity mix.
Although the frosh appear to have
little chance of turning the tables on
the Salem boys, the squad is not
discouraged and Coac-li Leslie prom
ises a speedy scrap, from start to
| finish.
The showing made against the
j fast Salem team indicates that the
annual mixes between the rooks and
the frosh will be even-up affairs
with dope favoring neither aggre
gation.
English Courses Have
Most Mail Students
Increase in correspondence work
from the extension division is re
vealed by the January report which
has just been completed.
A hundred and sixty-seven stu
dents are enrolled in 177 courses
this term as against 143 students
in 160 courses during January 1926.
The largest number are registered
in the English classes. These, in
cluding the literature courses, num
ber 68 students. Education ranks
next with 49 enrolled. Among the
history group ,tlie course in Oregon
history is most popular.
Those enrolled in the work are
on an average older than the col
lege students who are doing similar
work. The majority have had a high
school training; and quite a num
ber have done some work in col
lege. They are, as a rule, taking the
courses because they particularly
want them, according to Miss Mu
| zelle Hair, director of correspon
dence study. These facts probably
! account for their average grade be
ing somewhat higher than that on
the campus.
Donut Swim .
Title Taken
By Phi Dells
Delta Tau Delta Second;
Betas, S. A. E., Sigma
Chi Win Places
Vic Wetzel High Point
Man; Wins Free Style
McAlpin, Baker, Bristol,
Seivers Win Events
PHI DELTA THETA’S slippery
finmen emerged victorious in
last night’s intramural swimming
melee in the Worn
Vic Wetzel
in ’a building pool,
with a total of 21
points. Delta Tau
Delta was second
with 13 1-3 points,
I Beta Tlieta Pi
was third with 12,
followed by S. A.
E. with 11 and
■ Sigma Chi with
f dVi.
The first event
• on the schedule
was the 10 yard
free style swim.
Vie Wetzel secured a commanding
lead for the Phi Pelts by coming
in far ahead of all opposition in 22
4-5 seconds.
McAlpin put the Pelts on an even
keel with the Phi Pelts by finishing
first in the backstroke in the fast
time of 25 4-5 seconds.
The breaststroke for 40 yards was
a battle from start to finish with
Bartle, an S. A. E., just nosing
out Raley of the Phi Psi’s.
Back Dive Becomes Flip
“What can really be accomplish
ed in the way of demonstrating he
poetry of motion,” said Coach Ab
ercrombie, in charge of the meet,
“was amply illustrated by the ef
forts of several potential and some
actual divers. In one instance a
common backdive was accidentally
enlarged to include a back flip and
a tremendous splash. However, Bill
Seivers of S. A. E., Slausson of Sig
ma Chi, and Wetzel of the Phi Pelts
displayed excellent form in thij
event.”
When the final event, the relay,
was begun, the Phi Pelts and the
Pelts were leading the pack and
each had an excellent chance to win
the meet. Stoddard gave the Phi
Pelts a good start and they managed
to maintain it to the end, although
closely pressed by both the Betas
and the Sigma Phis.
Wetzel High Point Man
Wetzel or the Flu Delta was high
point man of the meet, taking first
in the free stylo event and third in
the dives for 8 points. McAlpin,
Baker, and Seivers were next with
five points each. Wetzel and Mason
of the Betas, who took two fourths,
were the only swimmers to place, in
more than one event.
Results of the entire meet follow:
40 yards free style: Wetzel, Phi
Dolts, first; PI aligns, Betas, second;
Eccles, Chi I’si, third; Rutherford,
Delts, and Hanson, Sigma Chi, tied
for fourth; time, 22 4-5.
40 yards backstroke: McAlpin
Delts, first; Konigshoffer, A. T. O.,
second; Haves, Phi Belts, third;
Mason, Betas, fourth; Case, Chi
Psi, fifth; time, 25 4-5.
40 yards breaststroke: Baker, Phi
Delts, first; Bartle, S. A. E., second;
Raley, Phi Psi, third; Bird, Delts,
fourth: Bristol, Chi Psi, fifth; time,
2<t.
Dives: Seivers, R. A. E., first;
Rlausson, Sigma Chi, second; Wet
zel, Phi Delts, third; Mason, Betas,
fourth; Taft, A. T. O., and Owens,
Chi Psi, tied for fifth.
Relay: won by Phi Delts (Stod
dard, Baker, Hayes, and Tuck);
Betas, second; Sigma Chi, third;
S. A. E., fourth; Delts, fifth.
Hilton Oratory Contest
Set for February 10
The j\ate of the Frank H. Hilton
oratorical contest for law students
has been set for Thursday evening,
February 10, William G. Hale, dean
of the law school, announced yes
terday.
Carlton E. Spencer, registrar, and
Dr. James II. Gilbert, acting dean
of the college and head of the de
partment of economies, are to act as
judges. A third judge is yet to be
selected.
The contest will be preceded by
a dinner for all students in the law
j school at the Anchorage.
Irving Vining
To be Speaker
At Assembly
President State Chamber
Was Special Lecturer
During War
“Calls of Service” Is
Subject of Address
Robt. McKniglit of Music
School to Give Solo
IRVING E. VINING of Ashland,
president of the Oregon State
Chamber of Commerce, and one of
the outstanding speakers of tlie
Northwest, is to lecture this morn
ing at the student assembly in the
Woman's building on "Calls of
Service. ’'
Mr. Vining, who is prominent in
state affairs, has a national repu
tation as a personal efficiency ex
pert and as a speaker. During the
world war he was special lecturer
for the United States government.
For several years he taught classes
in personal efficiency at the Oregon
Retail Merchants association which
met on the campus.
Conducts Efficiency Courses
Tie is a graduate of Columbia
University, and after taking grad
uate work there, he conducted cour
ses in personal efficiency in New
York city in the big manufacturing
plants.
Mr. Vining has been travelling
throughout the United States this
winter, and has spent considerable
time in California where he has
been studying the problem of the
economic unit ion the Pacific Const.
Dean Robbins of the school of
business administration, who is a
friend of his, says that Mr. Vining
has an unusually fine voice and
dramatic stage presence.
Dean Robbins will introduce the
speaker and Dean Straub, dean
emeritus of men, will preside.
Robert McKniglit, senior in the
school of 'music, will give a vocal
selection.
Johnstone Takes Up
Duties in Office of
League of Nations
.T. U. A. Johnstone, formerly as
sistant. professor of Greek and Latin
at the University, lias arrived in
Geneva and taken up his duties
with the International Labor Office
of the League of Nations, according
to a letter received by Dr. George
Rebec, dean of the graduate school.
Mr. .Tolinstono’s work consists of
making translations of the letters
received by the labor office into
French and English.
liis letter snvs in rt •
“It is too soon for mo to say any
thin}; about my lift' here except
that I am perfectly delighted with
the office and the city. My expenses
were granted on a most lavish scale,
providing for first-class (not cabin)
accommodation throughout, with a
subsistence allowance of 40 Swiss
francs a day.
“The standard of education in the
office is very high. My chief is a
most delightful Frenchman and I
know that my work will be very
enjoyable. There are only two other
Canadians and no Americans in this
office. One of the Canadians (East
man) is a historian of international
repute and a delightful man.”
Committee Aims for
Religious Program
The various types of courses in
religion where students can earn
credits, that are being given by uni
versities or by schools of religion
associated with them, were discussed
by .John F. Bovard, dean of phys
ical education, at the regular meet
ing promoted by the faculty com
mittee on Religious and Moral Ac
tivities hehl yesterday noon at the
Anchorage.
The kinds of courses, how they are
administered, and the differences be
tween the university and religious
school’s courses were discussed. In
vestigations as to those of a num
ber of universities at Michigan, Il
linois, Ohio, Oklahoma, North Da
kota, Iowa, Michigan Agriculture
and California were reviewed by
Dean Bovard. There were about
thirty present at the meeting.
The committee has been trying to
find some way in which a construc
tive religious program for students
next four weeks, when the program
of discussions will end, it hopes to
have arrived at some result.
Ground-hog Idea Big
Hoax, Savant Avers
"'yESTERDAY was the ground
hog’s chance to slumber,
which science declares to be his
principle occupation, and get
away with it. His aversion to
interviews, however, prevents
exact knowledge as to just what
he was doing.
If he did come out to see his
shadow, despair is not impera
tive. The groundhog never ap
plied for his position, and con
sequently gives little thought to
the matter unless he’s in a mind
to play a practical joke. At least,
F. W. Saward, meteorologie sci
entist who has made a study of
the six weeks following Febru
ary 2 for the last 15 years, de
clares that only four out of nine
predictions for cold ever came
true. The publicity he gets is in
itself enough to make him a vain
and undependable person, which
surely wouldn’t be cause for
condemnation yesterday.
Gabriel Defeats
Dallas in Donut
Handball Game
Six Men Left in Singles
Tourney; All Granted
Equal Chance
lie fell over as softly as a dying
cream-puff, be did, and Gabriel
pushed him. Bill Dallas was the
victim and the donut handball
tournament now burning up the
bushes was the reason for it. Score:
16-21, 21-16, 21-13. .
More of the same: Taylor-Brown
set-to won by Taylor 21-16, 21-19.
Bauman took Widmer to the clean
ers after a sudden let up in the
second set. Bauman’s count reads
like this, 21-16, 7-21, 21-18.
The doubles matches were as full
of# upsets as a Pittsburg stogie is
of burlap. Mel Cohn and partner,
Long, won two straight sets from
Taylor and Dallas, 21-17, 21-16.
Howard and Knutson were win
ners by default from McDonald and
Palmer. Scott and Oberteuffer pick
ed a lemon when they took o(i Les
lie and Bliss and drowned in the
juice 21-19, 21-13.
As the free lance tournaments
progress itlio competition becomes
keener, with only the slickers left
in the running. In. the singles are
six men of equal ability, Taylor,
Bliss, Cohn, Gabriel, Bauman and
Parker,,last year’s champion. Each
is a tough man to lick and much
blood will be shed before the 1927
champion is crowned.
Oregana Will be Sold
By Subscription Only;
$2.00 Payment Down
No Oregana year books will be
ordered other than for those who
subscribe before the edition is dis
tributed, according to Paul Rletton,
circulation manager. If those stu
dents who have not yet subscribed
want a book, they may purchase one
at the Co-op or the graduate man
ager’s office on the payment of
$2.00 down. This opportunity will
last for the next two weeks.
Thus far 1680 books have been
sold. Last year all of the books
were not sold that were ordered,
consequently, there was a deficit.
The staff has decided, therefore, that
this year they will publish only those
I which leave been ordered. 1900
I copies have been ordered but on
I the first of March, this order will
| lie decreased to that of the number
of subscriptions.
“Since the Oregana is a student
body function the students should
support it, as they do the other
activities of the associated stu
dents,” the circulation manager
stated.
The book will be equal to that of
last year and perhaps, better, ac
cording to Frances Bourhill, editor.
Women’s League Tea
To Be From 4 to 5:30
The Women’s League tea this
afternoon will be from 4 to 5:30
instead of 4 to (I as usual, in order
to give houses time to get ready
for the Dime Crawl which starts at
6:30 this evening.
Because of this, women students
are urged by Gladys Oalef, chair
man of the teas, to go early and
avoid the rush. At 4:45 Helen Hem
bree will give several charaetcr
readings. Katharine Elkins will
play for the dancing.
Varsity Wins
Hoop Game at
State Capital
First Team Runs up Big
Score at Start; Subs
Finish Battle
Westergren High Man;
Bally, Emmons Help
Montana Grizzlies Will
Appear Saturday
BASKETEERS TAKE—7 ;u
The Line-up Follows:
Oregon (32) (26) Willamette
Gunther (4) f (8) Hank
Ridings (4) f (1) Litchfield
Okerberg (5) c (8) Hartley
Westergren (9) g (2) Ashby
Milligan (2) g (4) Ledbetter
Substitutions: Oregon, Emmons,
4; Bally, 4; Hummelt; Kiminhi;
McCormick. Willamette, Ridell,
3; Minos.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 2—(Special to
the Emerald)—The University
of Oregon varsity defeated the Wil
A1 Westergren
lamette Bear uats
32 to 26 in the
basketball game
played here to
night. Westergren,
diminutive Web
foot guard, waa
high point man
■with nine mark.
ers, but was close
ly followed by
Hauk, and Hart
ley, of the Bear
Cats, who collect
ed eight scores
each.
Billy Reinhart, Oregon basketball
coach, started his first string, but
when, at the end of the first ten
minutes, they had piled up 24 mark
ers he slipped his super-varsity into
the game. This gave the younger
men a good opportunity to get some
actual playing experience which
should stand them in good stead
next season.
Subs Score
Keith Emmons and Joe Bailv,
both members of last year’s frosh
squad at Oregon, showed up welt,
each collecting four points. This
was the only scoring done by the
Webfoot’s second team.
The University of Oregon quintet
plays its only conference game of
the week when it meets the Uni
versity of Montana casaba men'in
McArthur court Saturday night.
The Montana hoopsters have not
annexed a conference igame this
season. They will end their south
ern road trip here and the lemon
yellow squad should take the game
unless the dope gets a terrible up
seting.
Epps Injured
Dave Epps, forward on the var
sity who has been out since the W.
H. C. contest at Pullman last week,
may be back in the line-up soon.
He rubbed a blister on his foot that
seemed to turn into a bone bruise.
The doctors at the University In
firmary lanced the offending mem
ber before the team started on the
northern trip, but the foot did not
improve as rapidly as expected.
Next week the varsity basketeers
get more action. They play the
Washington State aggregation in
McArthur court Wednesday, Eebru
I ary 8. The first game with the Ore
gon Aggies is slated for the follow
ing Friday, February 11. ’
The remaining conference games
are scheduled with the Aggies ami
the Huskies. The second Aggie* tilt
for February 22, and the Huskies
end the regular season February 2C.
Oregon to Compete
! With Multnomah Club
In Fencing Tourney
Oregon’s fencing team, composed
of L. K. Shumaker, captain, Ber
nard Duhrkoop, and Clinton Davisi
son, will leave on Friday for Port
land to compete with Multnomah
; club in a fencing tournament, to
be held that evening. This match
will mark the pioneer steps of the
University and the club to intro
duce in the northwest a sport which
is fast growing in popularity.
In a contest hfcld in Portland last
year, Oregon was victorious, but
was defeated later in a return bout^
here.
“When properly staged, a fencing
bout becomes one of the fastest anti
most spectacular sports imagin
able,” according to Davisson, stu
dent instructor in fencing. He states
that the Winged “M” swordsmen,
are experienced men and it will be
only by the utmost endeavor that,
the Oregon team will win.