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V VOLUME XXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1927 NTTMTVTCR Handwriting Is Clue to Crime, Says L. S. May Criminologist Ends Series Of Lectures With Talk On Forgery Typewriters Possess Individualities of Own Yegg’s Fingerprints Fatal To Owner if Found FORGERY, the identification of signatures, and finger prints were discussed by Luke S. May, Seattle criminologist, Wednesday afternoon in the last of the series of lectures which he has given this week on the campus to law enforcement officers and students. “All persons acquire little habits -and peculiarities in their handwrit ing,” said the speaker. “This may he in the connection of the letters, in the slant, or in the pressure ex erted on the pen as well as the actual formation of the letters.” Crooks Beware Writing can'be classified in much the same manner as finger prints, Mr. May explained. Different grades are accorded to each element of form, embellishment, connecting strokes and shading and the result is a mathematical summary of the writing. It is mathematically deter mined, the speaker said, that there is no possibility of more than one person writing in a particular way. Writing may appear similar but when examined under a microscope the difference in minor details ap pears evident. “Even one individual cannot write his signature twice in succession exactly the same,” Mr. May con tinued. “Some courts even hold that two or more signatures the same may be regarded as suspicious. It is the little things overlooked by the forger that are often the means of unraveling cases. Experts Compare Writings “If you write any amount you can’t disguise your writing in the ordinary case for an expert if he has sufficient other ^riting with which to compare it,” said Mr. May. “The black, hand wiho writes a page leaves enough individual marks to identify him when a sentence or two might pass as all right.” Typewriters, continued the speak er, have as many peculiarities and idiosyncrasies in their writing as do people. From usage they gain defects such as faulty alignment, bent letters, or letters which print heavier on one side that make them Individual. “Handwriting and signatures are of special interest to lawyers,” Mr. May said, “because they have to deal with them in civil as well as criminal cases. A large number of a lawyer’s cases deal with forgeries on documents.” Forgers Slip Up The line quality of a signature in the evenness and depth of color is often one of the things least care fully done by the forger. He more often observes the form of the let ters and disregards the stroke. Examples of handwriting, such as photographs made of it enlarged many times, should be carefully pre pared in a laboratory under proper conditions, cautioned the criminol ogist, so that they may be admitted as evidence in court and also so that they will seem convincing to the jury members. Make your evidence like a good advertisement,” he said. “Tt should o short, simple and easily under stood.” Greasy Fingers Bad linger prints are the definite method of identifying an individual, - r- May continued. Because they a'e sometimes been forged does no reflect on their value generally auy more than it does in the value ot signatures. Kruger prints are of four gen era types loop, arch, whorl and composite, but there are as many r erent finger prints as there are individuals. „ Finger prints can be developed r°m any smooth surface, in some thSes as ^onS as 18 months after were made, depending upon ere the article has been kept in 6 meantime,” concluded Mr. May. Colloquium Recommends Changes In Present Junior Certificate Plan Revision Requires 62 Hours Upper Division Work; Council on Honors Students Offered (Editor's note: Following is the second installment of the faculty colloquium committee’s report on superior students and honor courses. The final section will be published tomorrow.) I. Junior Certificate and Promotion to Upper Division Both to facilitate the administra tion of the proposed legislation af fecting honors work in the upper division and make more significant the promotion of students from the lower division the committee recom mends some changes in the present practice affecting the junior certi ficate. To make it obligatory to obtain the junior certificate at the proper stage in the university work, the student will be held to the earning of 62 hours of upper division work after the junior certificate has been obtained. The committee has not been unmindful of the difficulties that might be encountered by nor mal school graduates who come to the University with approximate junior standing so far as hours of advanced standing are concerned, but who have not met the conditions prescribed by faculty legislation for the receipt of the junior certificate. By proviso contained in faculty leg islation affecting upper division | hours adopted at the January ses sion, such students majoring in edu cation would encounter no serious difficulties in earning the 45 hours required of those pursuing a eoursq in “preparation for definite voca tional work.” A whole year might be spent in meeting group require ments and attaining the junior cer tificate, and the requisite 45 hours of upper division work be earned entirely during the senior year. It is believed by the committee, more over, that a rigid insistence on the junior certificate as a condition of earning upper division credit will cause the normal schools to modify their curriculum in the direction of meeting our group requirements. It is understood that the Southern Ore gon Normal School has already tak en steps in that direction. As a concession to normal school graduates who have completed their course prior to the passage of the proposed legislation the academic requirements committee has been given power to make exceptions and grant the junior certificate before all lower division requirements are met. It is believed by the committee that tlTe appraisal of the students’ (Continued on page three) Squash Tourney Open to All Will Begin Next Week Latest Sport Innovation Is Expected to Draw Many Entries Latest on the list of innovations in athletics to be introduced at the University this year is a squash tournament. Although the game is making its start at Oregon, it is far from a new sport. Eastern colleges and athletic clubs have featured the game for a number of years, aud the Multnomah and Hollywood ath letic clubs have been playing it on the coast for some time. Squash, says Ed Abercrombie, in charge of the tournament, is an interesting combination of tennis and handball which is declared to be much faster than either of the older games. It requires less skill than tennis but greater quickness of eye and hand. A tournament open to every stu dent in school and members of the faculty is to be run off on the handball courts beginning next Mon day. An entry list has been posted in the men’s gymnasium, and all who intend to enter must do so by Saturday noon of this week. Several squash rackets have been received by the physical education department and these will be used in the matches by those who are without tennis rackets. The regular tennis rackets may be used. Balls will be furnished for the matches, says Abercrombie. Almost all the varsity tennis play ers have announced their intention of entering and the entire faculty of the physical education depart ment will take part. The tourna ment will be a plain elimination event, one loss being sufficient to eliminate a i player from further competition. Abercrombie hopes that the pres ent tournament will give the game of squash a permanent position on the schedule of athletic competition, as it not only furnishes an excellent form of exercise in itself but is known to be an unequalled winter conditioner for tennis. A complete list of rules for the game has been posted both in the men’s gymnasium and in the hand ball court building, and as there are no veterans of the game in school, everyone will have an even chance to make himself squash champion. Dan E. Clark Resumes History Instruction Dan E. Clark of the Extension Division met his class in history of the West yesterday after being out of school for several days with la grippe. Walter Barnes, history professor, who has also been absent with la grippe, plans to return Monday. Meanwhile Tom Graham, a graduate assistant of history, is taking his class in Modern Europe, Lewis Bee son, a journalism major at Oregon, is meeting Asia and Pacific, and Andrew Fish, professor of history, is taking the Renaissance class. Vodvil Tryouts Scheduled for Early in March Musical Comedy Motifs To be Chosen Within Next Two Weeks Tryouts for those who will take part in the specialty acts and in dividual skits in the musical com edy to be used in the Junior Vod vil, May 13 and 1>1, will be held the first week in March, Benoit McCroskev, general chairman of the event announced last night. The .motif of the musical comedy to be presented will be definitely decided within the next two weeks when a selection will be made from the compositions which have been submitted. There are several com positions yet to ibe completed and the judges will wait until these are turned in before making a final decision. The idea of a musical comedy to take the place of a series of short skits which is being carried out this year has been adopted by many colleges and universities. University of Michigan each year has a regu lar Junior Vodvil company which makes a tour throughout the state, while Stanford maintains a payroll of over $3000 for the players and directors of the annual event. All campus talent is expected to take part in the tryouts in March, Dancers, singers, banjoists, and other musicians will be needed par ticularly in the comedy. Specialty acts between scenes will also be used. Through special arrangement with W. B. McDonald, the Heilig theater will be used for the presentation of the Vodvil. H. L. Bowman to Speak At Y. W. Mass Meeting Dr. Harold L. Bowman, pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Portland, has arranged with the Y. W. C. A. to hold personal inter views with any University women who have problems which they wish to discuss with him1. Dr. Bowman will also address a mass meeting of the Y. W. in the bungalow at 4:30 this afternoon. Miss Magowan is anxious that everyone arrive on time because Dr. -Bowman has other engagements which he must meet. Since this is the first mass meeting of the year, a large attendance is expected. “We are sure that Dr. Bowman will have an interesting message for everyone,” said Miss Magowan. Books on Presidents Featured in Library With Washington’s birthday as an incentive, Mrs. M. F. McClain, circulation librarian, is going to ar range a shelf of books having George Washington as the subject. The feature of the shelf will be two new books on ‘‘The Father of Our Country,” one by Rupert lughes, and the other by Woodward. Mrs. McClain also arranged a shelf on Abraham Lincoln in honor of his birthday. Senior Class Dance Plans Are Elaborate Program Includes Favors, Refreshments and Feature 10-Piece Orchestra Will Furnish Music O’Bryant and Green Both Scheduled to Play THE Senior Ball, scheduled to outdo all others on the night of February 19, will be the social swan song of the class of ’27. It is the last chance they will have to present a dance as a class, and they are availing themselves of every means to make this dance one to be remembered by the cam pus. Those who are working on the decorative and constructive work for the dance are veterans at it. Many of them have done similar work in the three previous dances given by the class. Because of this past experience they will be expect ed to present a spectacle finished and effective in every detail. Expense No Object In their effort to present a dance that will have a lasting reputation for brilliance, beauty, and finish they are sparing no expense. They are offering an elaborate four-color program of a very collegiate design, special exquisite favors to the ladies, pleasing and delicious refreshments, and a unique and original feature, and charging only $2.00 for the tickets. The jnusic alone should be worth the price of the tickets for a 10 piece orchestra including two pianos has been arranged for. With Billy O’Bryant and Abbie Green doing their stuff at the pianos and an able orchestra to support them remark able music is assured. Feature Has Three Parts The feature which will probably have about three parts is quite up to the minute in its appeal. It will be daring, fast, furious, wierd, hap py, sad and altogether amusing if not entirely what most people would call pleasing. Hurry and get your ticket if you still have not bought it for it is your last chance to see the class of ’27 in action as hosts and hostesses at one of their un usual and pleasing dances. Student Council Passes Variety of Measures At Meeting Yesterday A resolution that the A. S. U. O. will not be liable for any bills pre sented for payment without requisi tions from the graduate manager’s office was passed by members of the student council yesterday. The building committee reported that McArthur court will probably be completed in time for dedication early in March. An investigation of the acoustics in the pavilion has been made by Dr. John Bovard, of the men’s physical education de partment, who said that a group of Western Electric engineers who are coming to Eugene soon will ex amine the building. In view of the fact that it will be used as an audi torium for student concerts and lec tures a remedy for the situation is imperative. Members of the council suggested that physics students be authorized to work on the problem. The matter of the student body sponsoring Campa Shoppe dances under the direction of Herschel Tay lor, Eugene man, was discussed by the council. The University will not, under the proposed plan, assume any financial responsibilities. Permission was granted to the Order of the “O” to give an all campus dance for the benefit of the Fine Arts building fund. Dean Esterly Leaves Today for Texas Meet Virginia Judy Esterly, dean of women, will leave today for Dallas, Texas, where she will attend the annual national convention of deans of women. She will be gone ap proximately ten days. The convention will be divided into four sections, Deans of High Schools, Normal schools, Colleges, and Universities. Mrs. Esterly, who is secretary of the University sec tion, will speak before that division on “Organization of the Dean’s Of fice.” Adventure Is Lecture Topic Of Dr. Bowman Assembly Speaker Makes Brilliant Record as Portland Pastor Church Gains Honor For Having Leaders Students May Arrange Interviews at Y. W. a A DVENTURE” is the topic of the assembly address to be given this morning by Ur. Harold L. Bowman, pastor of the First Presbyterian eliureh of Portland, Oregon, at eleven o’clock in the Woman’s building. Dr. Bowman is distinguished throughout the state as a speaker and religious leader, and is in de mand as a speaker on all occasions in the city of Portland. He is a member of the Portland Rotary and the City clubs. He was one of the speakers in the religious campaign held recently in Tacoma, under the direction of Sherwood E(ldy, Y. M. C. A. worker, when national lead ers of all denominations throughout the United States were present. Pastor’s Record Bright Dr. Bowman has made an excep tional record during his career as pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Portland, which is ranked as one of the ten most imjportant churches of that denomination in the United States. He has the unusual distinction of assuming the pastor ship of the church when about thirty years of age. He has a commanding personality and is a tremendously hard worker, said Reverend Bruce J. Giffen, University pastor. The church of which Dr. Bowman is pastor has gained a reputation for producing men of leadership in the state. Each of the ministers who has gone from the pastorship of the church has accepted some im portant position in the religious work of the nation, continued Rev. Giffen. Church Connected Here The church has always been close ly connected with the University of Oregon. Dr. J. H. Boyd, Dr. Bow man ’s predecessor, initiated the plan of having the Oregon Synod meet on the University of Oregon campus, a plan which has been fol lowed for the past ten years. Dr. Bowman received his B.A. de gree in 1910 from Coe College at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and his D.D. in 1918. He was graduated from the McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, in 1916. He was an instructor in English at the American University in Bei rut, Syria, from the year 1910 to 1913. From 1915 to 1917 he held the position of assistant minister of the Second Presbyterian church of Chi cago. Wants to Meet Students Dr. Bowman is to be on the cam pus all day Thursday and Friday and lie is anxious to meet Univer sity students. Appointments for conferences can be made through Miss Florence Me go wan, Y. W. C. A. secretary, and H. W. Davis, di rector United Christian work on the campus. The Rev. Davis will give the in vocation. Because it is desired that all available time during the assem bly hour be given to the speaker, there will be no musical numbers on the program. Women’s League Tea To Have Clogging Act Galoshes and slickers, old felt hats that have seen better days but are still retained because of their collegiate appearance—groups of girls here and there discussing top ics of the day including “Faust” and the coming Senior Ball—an il lusion? No, just a glimpse of the Women’s League Thursday after noon tea. Whether you like the convention- ; al beverage or not, it’s the best op- ' portunity available for the women j on the campus to get together and have their gab fests—and they have them as anyone can tell you that makes a habit of going regularly. This afternoon Eleanor Poorman and Georgia Ltpthegrove will give a clogging stunt, accompanied by Bet ty Ilorstman on the piano. Glenna Heacock will play for the social dancing. Gladys Calef, who has charge of the teas, urges everyone to attend. The feature is to be at 4:45. Make Way for God’s Garden on Dresses r I MIE Garden of the Gods will soon be in our midst. It is now tucked away in a snug drawer in the Household Arts building. You doubt the statement? Just take a peek in at one of Mar garet Daigh’s sewing classes; and, if you’re lucky enough to hit the right four, you will see it brought forth for formal intro duction to the scissors and needle. If’s one of the very new na tional park prints, which are, or soon will be, decidedly “in.” There are hopes that Rainier, Yellowstone, and even the flam ing geyser itself will keep it com pany when the spring winds blow on the campus. For silk dresses have just started in the sewing classes. The Garden of the Gods is by far the most striking of the many different materials used. Hayward Shifts Track Veterans To New Events Wetzel Pointed Toward Decathlon; Flanagan In Sprints The University of Oregon track men are working out daily on Hay ward field, and are running off a dual meet every Saturday afternoon. Coach Bill Hayward is ,giving the sprinters plenty of schooling in get ting away from the mark. Several men from last years frosh squad are working hard, but they are hav ing keen competition from Broc Flanagan, who has decided to add the sprints to his broad jumping event. Several men are showing up well for the Webfoot squad in the weight events. Vic Wetzel, letterman from last year, is probably the [best bet in the shot and discus, With Dobie Sanderson running him a close sec ond, and George Stager, weight man from last year’s yearling squad, showing good distance for early sea son performances. Don Campbell, freshman weight man, is doing well with the discus in spite of the fact that he has had but little previous experience in this event, Hayward said. Vic Wetzel is working on several events besides the weight affair as he expects to compete in the decath lon. He has never tried his hand, to any extent, in pole vaulting and high jumping, but seems to have a natural likeness for these events. It is too early in the season to make any predictions on his ability in his jumps, Hayward thinks. Oregon Drubs Club Quintet By Big Score Gunther, McCormick Run. Wild as Lemon-Yellow Swamps Clubmen Okerberg vs. Gowans Is Feature of Battle Winners Make 14 Points In Five Minutes Oregon (66) (15) Multnomah Gunther (18) f (6) Cherry , Milligan (8) f Ankeny Okerberg (7) c (2) Gowans McCormick (14) g Olson WestergTen (9) g (1) Hobson Substitutes: Oregon, Emmons (4), Epps (6), Joy, Hummelt; Multnomah, Weiss (2), Clerin (4) Faust, Jacobberger. Referee, Emil Faluso. By ART SCHOENI ' I ''WO husky young gentlemen, names Gunther and McCormick, made enough points in last night’s DasKetoau waiK away—hardly a \ game—to have de- i feated Multnomah | Athletic Club’s ; team by them- ; .selves. The pitiful tale of the rout foisted on the Portland ers is told in the 66-15 count rolled up by Coach Rein hart’s aces. Jerry carried Jerry Gunther away the high-score honors with IS points with McCormick close behind with 14. There lies the story of the game. Team Buns Wild It was Gunther, then McCormick, then Okerberg, then Gunther, then McCormick, three baskets in a row —simple if you only know how. Multnoihah didn’t have a man who knew more than the general direction of the basket, their main forte being floorwork, but that never won any games without a few throws through the twine. The club guarding would have made the prison guards at Salem blush; it was so poor. Except for Gowans’ covering of Okerberg and holding the twenty-point boy to a. meager seven, there was nothing to write home about. Okerberg and Gowans stuck to each other like long lost twins. Milligan opened the bidding of the game with a short shot under the basket and was raised two by Gowans and for five minutes the score stood 2-2. Three Points a Minute Just to show what a team can do in five minutes, Oregon’s wonder team rolled up 14 points just after the second half started on four (Continued on page four) Guild Theatre Four One-Act Plays Receive Commendation of Critic ‘Trifles,’ ‘Everybody’s Husband,’ ‘The Robbery,’ and ‘The Try sling Place’ Given Last Night By W. K. The four one-act plays, “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, “Everybody’s Husband” by Gilbert Cannan, “The Robbery” by Clare Krummer, and “The Trysting Place” by Booth Tarkington wore presented last night with a rounded degree of success in variety of moods, acting and scenic effects. Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles,” an ironic tragedy of situation rather than of character, is outstanding in dramatic intensity. The situation is unfolded by geometric devices and cleaves deep into a supremely tragic reality. The theme is mag nificent; it has an intrinsic drama intense with suspense and culmin ating crisis. Underneath the sparse and hushed dialog is dynamic ac tion and powerful emotional force. The central character who never appears, whose crime is unfolded by two women’s trifling with her sew ing basket, bird-cage and fruit. They, a jury of her peers, keep her crime silent. “Everybody’s Husband” is a com bination of youthful caprice, satyric humor, truth and beauty. The stylo is spasmodic, alternately glowing with hard clever paradoxes, graphic clarity, wit and rapturous jiancy with lapses into superficial melo drama and forced wit. None of the characters are original; they are broad types. Joy Ingalls (a girl) at times be came self-conscious, only once rising to emotional portrayl toward the end. Miss Clare Krummer's pleasant comedy, “The Itobbery,” is woven about a slight and commonplace sit uation, the bringing together of two young people by a robbery. The girl’s parents have departed for a wedding; the bag of rare silverware, which they were to take along, is stolen. Unable to arouse the butler, Edie Upton, the daughter, screams for help. Robert Hamilton, a boy across the street, rushes to her rescue. This little picture of love at first sight was saved from resem blance to other such pictures by the fact that both ho and she are aw fully sleepy. The main characters, ; stock personalities, differentiated by Miss Krummer’s typical touches, are swiftly defined. Each character has a kindness of heart, even whimsical perturbability of the father upon discovering the adolescents asleep in each other’s arms, melts in his gentle will. This is le pays de ten dre. This play abounds with a healthy sense of nonsense. Often the non chalant dialogue scintillates and cor (Continued on page four)