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Debate Team
To Make Trip
To Salt Lake
Democracy to Be Topic
Of Meet With Utah
University
Montana, Washington,
Reed College Follow
Freshman Debaters Meet
Linfiehl College
*T'OMORROW noon Benoit Mo
-■- Croskey and Donald Beelar,
varsity debaters, will leave for Salt
Lake City to debate the University
of Utah. The question for discus
sion is: Resolved, That Democracy
is a Failure. The Oregon men will
uphold the negative of the question.
Both McCrosTcey and Beelar, who are
juniors, were varsity debaters last
year. They will leave on the Shasta
at noon.
After the two debaters return to
the Oregon campus, .Ronald, Me
Creiglit, sophomore, and Benoit, Mc
Croskey are scheduled to go to Se
attle to debate the University of
Washington on the same side of the
question, March 31.
Team Debates Montana
In the first debate of the term.
March 2, Jack Hempstead and Dud
ley Clark meet the University of
Montana before the Portland Cham
ber of Contrm'crce at noon on the ne- •
gafcive of the question: Resolved,
That the Eighteen Amendment
Should be so Modified as to Per
mit the Manufacture and Sale of
Light Wines and Beers. Sidney Mc
Carthy and James Beck are the
Montana debaters.
In the afternoon the Oregon rep
resentatives will debate Reed Col
lege before the Reed assembly, up
holding the same side of the ques
tion. On the night of March 2, Ore
gon again meets the University of
Montana in a radio debate over rad
io station KOIN, at the Portland
■News. Hempstead and Clark have
the negative of the prohibition ques
tion in this match also.
Coach Accompanies Men
J. K. Horner, debate coach, Wal
ter Durgan, debate manager, and
Roland Davis will accompany the
team to Portland to hear these con
tests. Davis and Durgan are to de
bate against -the University of Ari
zona later, on the same question.
This afternoon at 3:00, Alonzo
Jasmin, freshman in pre-law, and
Eugene Laird, freshman in journal
ism, will debate Linfield .college
here on the question: Resolved,
That we Should Have a Unified Na
tional Criminal Code and Procedure
Here.
The freshmen women’s schedule
is nearly complete. Florence Mc
Nerney and Margaret Edmunson
will represent Oregon against Lin
field college on April 20 on the af
firmative of the question: Resolved,
That Democracy Has Been Extend
ed Too Far in the United States.
Sylvia Seymour and Eleanor Poor
man will debate Pacific college on
the question: Resolved, That Wom
en’s Place is in the Home. Neither
the date nor the side of the ques
tion each team is to uphold has been
decided.
Craftsman Club Has
Nominations Tonight
New officers for the Craftsman
club will be nominated tonight at
the short business meeting to be
held at 7:30 in the club. After the
regular business there will be a
short program of piano music by
Janet Chalmers and a trumpet duet
by Raymond Hall and William
Sievers, followed by refreshments.
The meeting will adjourn early to
allow Master Masons to attend the
Eugene lodge No. 11 where two
third degrees will be put on.
Prominent Fraternity
Man Dies in Illinois
William C. Levere, eminent su
preme recorder of Sigma Alpha Ep
silon and a man well known in
Greek letter organizations, died
Tuesday afternoon at Evanston, Il
linois. “Billy,” as he was known
by all the members of tlje fraternity,
has been very active in building
up the organization and every mem
ber is in mourning. The funeral
will be held Friday afternoon at
Evanston.
George Joseph, president of the
local chapter of S. A. E., said yes
terday that the formal dance, which
has been planned for Friday night,
will not be postponed.
Kitchen ‘Netted’ Tea
Nabiscos Are Scarce
YO HO and a bottle of rum—■
sounds good but it listens
better to devotees of Women’s
League Thursday afternoon teas
expressed as “yo ho and a cup
of tea.” And if you have a pull
with one of the freshman girls
serving, chalk up about three
more in your favor for the time
has been known for a tea goer
received more than her two al
lotted wafers.
The process is a surreptitious
one though, and must be carried
out in a manner somewhat skill
ful. It usually is, but even then,
a whisper is oftimes heard some
thing like this, “Say, see if ya’
can sneak a few more wafers out
of the kitchen for us.”
And there are more ways than
one which the co-eds practice to
appease their craving for tea—
last Thursday a couple of them j
managed to be served three
times by getting up and moving
to a different place after each
course.
Dancing is to start this after
noon at 4:45 and tea will be
served at the regular hours, from
Next Saturday j
4 to 6.
Practice Meet
Scheduled
Half-Mile .Men Laboring
To Get in Condition;
Colds Hit Team
The several inches of rain that
fell last week-end caused the post- j
ponement of the Saturday track ;
meet, but the intensive soaking put ;
the track in the best condition that ;
it has been this year, according to j
Bill Hayward, Oregon coach.
The competition that was sched
uled t.o take place last Saturday i
will be run off this week-end, and
two or three events may be added. 1
The milers will probably get the j
call, but Hayward had not definite- !
lv decided yesterday afternoon. ;
The half mile men are working
hard trying to get in condition and
Hayward has them throwing the
discus in order to increase their en
durance. The half mile, according
to the coach, will probably be one
of the weakest events on the varsity
line-up.
Pat McGinnis, two furlong artist,
is not in school this term. If he
returns, he will probably be a great
help to the track team, Hayward
said.
Several of the Oregon track men
have been sick with colds and have
not been able to turn out regularly.
This has made it impossible to get
an accurate estimate of the ma
terial for the present season.
The men in the weight events are
working for form, but the weather
conditions have prevented them
from getting into good enough con
dition to try for distance without
running too big a chance on injur
ing themselves.
For the same reason all the races
are being run shorter than the reg
ular distances. The milers are run
ning three-quarters, the half milers
i gallop 600 yards and the 440 men
I run 300 yards.
International Relations
Group Discusses Oil
_
About forty faculty members and
! students attended the second meet
ing of the International Relations
: club in the College Side Inn last
night. Professor H. C. Frame, of
| the economics department, spoke on
‘ the “Effect of Oil on International
Relations.” He discussed the oil
: regions in Mexico, Russia, Mosul
; and Persia, and the struggle for
j control of oil fields in those re
| gions.
No definite organization was de
cided upon and the meetings are still
open. The topic for discussion two
weeks hence will be China. Profes
sor Walter Barnes will lead the
meeting.
Block Prints Exhibited
At Warner Art Museum
Eight block prints by Bertha
Lum, one of the most famous of the
modern block print artists, will be
on exhibition for another week at
the Murray Warner Art Museum.
The pictures are a realistic pictur
J ization of China, depicting numer
i ous familiar and strange scenes from
| that part of the Orient.
Plii Mu Alpha
To Entertain
At Assembly
Men to Present Program
Of Instrumental and
Vocal Numbers
April Tour Plans Made
By Members of Group
Organization to Broadcast
Over Radio
A PROGRAM of music, sponsored
by Phi Mu Alpha, local chapter
of Phi Mu Alpha, men’s national
honorary music fraternity, will be
the feature of this morning's as
sembly program to be held at eleven
o’clock in the main auditorium of
the Woman’s building.
This will be the second program
given by Phi Mu during the school
year. A similar program is given
each term by members of the or
ganization, said William Forbis,
chairman of the assembly program.
Portland Trip Planned
Besides the assembly sponsored
by the group, plans are being made
for a trip t*» Portland, where the
men will entertain at several of the
Portland high schools and will also
broadcast a program over the radio.
This trip is scheduled for the week
of April 10.
The program follows:
Trumpet solo by William Sievers,
freshman.
William Forbis, baritone, and
Alan Christensen, tenor, will sing
as a duo two numbers, “On Wings
of Song,” by Mendelssohn, and “Ser
enade,” by Schubert. They will be
accompanied by Frances Wardner,
sophomore.
Flute Solo Scheduled
The third number will be a flute '
solo, “Tourbillon,” and “Am Wal
desbach,” by Krantz, played by
Carrol Ilaeske and accompanied by
Eliot Wright, sophomore in the
school of music.
Edward Best, junior, will play
two violin solos, “Gypsy Serenade,”
by Valdes, and “Dream of Love,”
by Philip Potts.
George Barron, sophomore, will
play a piano solo, etude “Revolu
tionary,” by Chopin.
Donald Ostrander, junior, was
scheduled to appear on the program,
but due to illness, he will be unable
to sing.
Scholarships Offered
To American Students
By Polish Foundation
A limited number of scholarships
for study in Poland in 1927-28 are
being offered American students by
the Kosciuszko foundation. The
scholarships, which are open to both
men and women, carry a stipend of
$600 a year and a steamship ticket.
To be eligible for the scholar
ships, the applicants must be Ameri
can citizens; have a bachelor’s de
gree from an American college or
university; have the ability to do
independent work, and have good
moral character and adaptability.
Applicants must also have some
knowledge of Polish and a desire to
learn the language.
The successful applicants are per
mitted to choose the university they
wish to attend and may secure a re
newal of the scholarship if their
work is satisfactory. The principal
universities in Poland are located
in Warsaw, Cracow, Vilna, and
Pozan (Posen). These cities have
circles of very highly cultured peo
ple, said Dr. George Kebec, dean of
the graduate school, and those who
win the awards will have a very
fine opportunity to observe life in j
the best circles of Poland.
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W. A. A. Elections to be
Held This Afternoon
A Women's Athletic mass meeting
will be held this afternoon at 4:15
in room 101 of the Woman’s build
ing. It is especially important that
all members be present, said Myrtle
Mast, president, because elections
are going to be made at this time.
A president, vice-president, sec
retary and treasurer and head of
hiking are the officers up for elec
tion. It is necessary to hold elec
tions at this time so that the new
president may attend the W. A. A.
convention at Cornell spring term.
A committee composed of Margaret
Pepoon, chairman, Vesta Scholl,
Arliene Butler, Miss Alden and
i Myrtle Mast, has made nominations,
! but others may be made from the
I floor.
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JVee White Kitty Slain
By Venomous Reptile
INK lives took their depart
•A- lire from this world in
quick succession when a little
white kitty chose a little lizard
as its playmate at the Pi Phi |
house last week.
A good time was being enjoyed
by all when the lizard became af
fectionate and bit the kitty on
the cheek, in spite of the kitty
whiskers.
Heart-broken by the treacher
ous betrayal of his new-found
friend, the poor little kitty re
tired to his comer, turned over
on his side, and pulled an Ederle
across the River Styx.
“What ho!” cried a gallant
knight of the shovel, striding
manfully upon the scene. “Hath
homicide or suicide been com
mitted?’ ’
“Yea, and neither!” cried the
fair damsel. “Forsooth, yon rep
tile hath committed a foul deed
on our worthy feline friend.”
“Zounds! Gadzooks! — Odds
Bodkins! It cannot was. It should
not ought to has been!” shouted
Sir Knight, brandishing his stout
shovel and allowing same to sev
er connections of the head and
body of the venomous lizard.
Ceremonious cremation then
took place in the dungeon of the
castle and the wee white kitty
departed, to join Cleopatra, Cae
sar. Napoleon and all the rest
of ’em.
Male Chorus to
Be Introduced
In Junior Revue
Tryouts Start on March 5:
Manuscripts for Plot
Submitted
Junior Revue tryouts will begin
Saturday afternoon, March 5, when
specialty talent for the various skits
will appear before
George Eisen, as
sistant director of
the revue, and his
committee of
judges. Character
and chorus try
outs take place
the iirst week of
spring term. Place
of tryouts will be
announced by Be
noit McCroskey,
general chairman
Benoit McCroskeyiu charge of the
affair, as soon as arrangements have
been completed.
Tentative plans for this year’s
revue show an innovation in the
choruses. Three dancing choruses
will be used, which will include a
beauty chorus and a pony chorus of
women supplemented by a chorus of
men. This plan is used at the Uni
versity of Oklahoma, Stanford, and
other large institutions.
McCroskey has just received a
letter from the director of the Okla
homa musical production held last
year in which he tells of the popu
larity of the musical comedy idea
there. He writes that it was neces
sary for him to refuse invitations
from 14 cities to play the show.
The book, music and lyrics for the
production were written entirely by
Oklahoma students and it is the in
tention of the Junior Revue com
mittee to carry out this same plan
here.
“It is imperative that a large
number turn out for parts in the
Revue,” McCroskey declared last
night. “At Stanford nearly one
half of the entire feminine contin
gent and almost an equal number
of men try out every year for the
annual musical comedy there. Sev
eral hundred at least should be on
hand for the chorus tryouts spring
term. It is most important that
all blues singers, banjoists, eccentric
and soft shoe dancers, in fact all
manner of specialty talent aspiring
for a place in the Revue, be present
for the tryouts March 5.”
Until a definite decision has been
made as to the name for this year’s
production it will be known as the
Junior Revue, McCroskey said.
Considerable interest has been
shown in the writing of the Revue,
several clever manuscripts having
I been submitted to the judges. Zero
hour for the turning in of manu
scripts is the week before spring va
cation. Selection of the manuscript
to be used will be made during the
j vacation period and earnest prae
j tice on the show will begin direct
j ly after the tryouts scheduled for
j the first week of next term.
Fifth Annual
Dance Drama
Set For April
Grehesis, Mu Phi Epsilon
To Combine in This
Year’s Program
McDonald Theater
Is Scene of Event
Three Distinct Divisions
Feature of Acts
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RIVALING the- canoe fete in
beauty as one of the artistic
productions of the year, the Dance
Drama will he presented Thursday,
April 7, at the McDonald theater,
under the auspices of Orchesis,
women’s dancing honorary, and Mu
Phi Epsilon, women’s music honor
Thore will be three parts to the
Dance Drama this year; a series of
group and individual dances, a mus
ical program and “Fantastique,” an
adaptation of “The Birthday of the
Infanta,” by Oscar Wilde. Staging
and costuming will be under the
direction of members of the two
organizations, instead of in the
hands of the art classes, as was the
ease the last two years. Mrs. Me
Ginty’s class in book and poster is
making twenty-five posters which
will be placed around the campus
and town to advertise the produc
tion.
Ticket Sale in March
lu order to avoid the confusion ;
that resulted in the seating arrange
ments last year, the tickets, which
will be placed on sale the first week
in March, will be exchanged at the j
theater the day of the performance.
Individual seats will not be reserved,
but there will be reserved sections. ]
This marks the fifth anniversary >
of the Dance Drama. Many of the i
active members of Orchesis have
taken part in two of the former pre- j
sentations, while Betty Lewis and
Helen Robson have had parts in
three of them, and Kitty Sartain in
all four. They will also have im
portant parts in this year’s pro
gram.
“Dream Gate” First Drama
The first Dance Drama was given I
by a group of girls interested in
dancing; there was at that time no
Orchesis. It was produced at Guild
theater, and the theme was “Dream
Gate,” from which “The Magic
Garden,” given at Play Day last
spring, was adapted. “The Magic
Garden” was also given at the Art
Critique banquet this year and at
the recent performance of “Faust”
at the Heilig theater.
“The Cycle of Hours,” the second
production, was sponsored by the
Associated Students, and the pro
gram was divided with the Univer
sity orchestra. The “Hours” began
with dawn and ended with the
night.
Third Drama by Moore
The third Dance Drama was put
on in the Woman’s building by Or
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University Faculty
Members Will Give
Talks in High Schools
A number of lectures have been
scheduled by the Extension Divi
sion for this week and next.
W. G. Beattie, lecturer, is in Ben
ton ".nd Folk counties this week.
He plans to visit the high schools
in Monroe, Bellfountain, Philomath,
Independence, Monmouth, Itickreall,
Dallas, and Falls City.
Mrs. Alice Henson Ernst, profes
sor in English, will speak before the
Salem Women’s club, Saturday, Feb
ruary lid, on “New Trends in the
American Theatre. ’’
Miss Mozelle Hair, director of
correspondence study, will lecture
before the parent-teachers associa
tion at .function City Tuesday,
March 1. “Parents and School;
Partners in Child Culture,’’ will be
her subject.
Edwin Ross Holds Job
Of Production Manager
E. Edwin Ross, who was on the
campus fall term, is now employed
as production manager of the Bots
ford-Constantine advertising firm in
the Seattle office.
While on the campus, Ross has
had charge of the advertising lab
oratory where the advertisements
for the Emerald were composed. Ho
also was national advertising editor
of the Emei'ald, a member of Alpha
Delta Sigma, national advertising
fraternity, and Theta Chi.
He is a junior and was from As
i toria.
Ford's Tires Stolen
By “Nerviest Man”
HE nerviest man in tlie
-I-world—that’s who I’m look
ing for and I don’t mean may
be!” are the sentiments of Har
old Houser, senior in business ad.
It seems that he left his little
plav-mate, a Ford touring car,
standing in front of the Sigma
Pi Tau house last evening and
went to the Oregon-O. A. C.
game with his brothers.
When he returned he found
that he was not the only thing
that had been afoot. Some light
fingered fellow had pinched his
spare tire, and, to make the haul
worth while, also lifted the left
front one off of his car. Whoever
made the attack had to work out
in the street disguised as a col
lege man and complete the job
between the time the fellows
from the house were going and
returning from the game.
There were probably fewer
people on the streets than ordin
arily because of the game last
night, but, as previously decided,
whoever pulled the job had lots
of nerve.
Feature Match
Won by Leslie in
Sfjuasli Tourney
Abercrombie Upsets Dope
By Putting Mead Out
Of Running
Latent talent, long undiscovered,
within the person of Spike Leslie,
amiable freshman basketball coach,
was brought to light yesterday
afternoon when it was proven to
Mel Cohn that Mr. Leslie was not
only well-versed in the court game
but is also most agile and effective
in the pastime known as squash.
From a dark horse of the very
darkest hue, Mr. Leslie, by squash
ing Mel, a seeded player, to the
tunes of 15 to 12, and 15 to 7, sud
denly made himself a strong con
tender for the school title.
Then, to add to the elation of
the physical education office. Pro
fessor Ed Abercrombie surprised
himself as much as anybody by put
ting George Mead among the has
beens. Abbie was at his best in the
first game which he won in easy
fashion, 15-11. Mead came back in
the second canto and put up some
stiff opposition, but Abercrombie’s
powerful forehand and excellent con
trol finally triumphed, 18-15.
Bill Powell came through as ex
pected with a win from Isaac Fcves,
15-5, 18-10. As the score indicates,
the second game was a battle, be
ing the closest of the tournament
yet played. •
In the only other match played,
Clare Hartman, who is doped by
many to win the title, took an easy
win from II. Maier by scores of
15-11 and 15-10. Hartman’s form in
this match Bliowed that he has not
been over-rated.
All other first round matches must
be played tomorrow, according to
Abercrombie, who is in charge of
the tourney. Players are expected
to get in touch with their oppon
ents and arrange their own games.
Second round matches should bo
played as soon as possible, so that
the finals may be reached next week.
O.A.C. Defeat
Aids Oregon’s
Title Chances
i Aggies Provide Strongest
Opposition of Year for
Webfoot Team
Burr Almost Upsets
Dope by Brilliant Shots
Westergren Starts Rally
Resulting in Victory
Lineups:
Oregon (34) (26) 0. A. C.
Gunther (2) f (2) Hartung
Ridings (8) f Patterson
Okerberg (9) c (6) Savory
Milligan (6) g (13) Burr
Westergren (9) g (3) Grasp
Subs: O. A. C., Mathews (1).
Referee, Mulligan. Umpire,
Paluso.
' I 'HE Oregon basketball team
(lung to its precarious perch on
the top rung of the northern confer
once ladder Tues
day night, by re
pulsing the Ore
gon Aggies, 34 to
25, in one of the
fiercest and hard
est fought games
ever played here.
T li e Orangemen
had their dander
up, and played
sensational ball,
especially during
the second half
when they staged westergren
one shooting spree in which they
made Hi points to Oregon’s two, and
came from behind with the score
21 to S against them.
The Oregon team looked' impres
sive in its last period rally after the
Aggies had twice spurted ahead,
and may have retained enough gin
ger to overcome Washington here
Saturday night in a tilt which will
decide the northern crown. If the
Welifoots win they will meet Cali
fornia for the coast championship
here March 11, 4, and 5, hut if the
Huskies win, a playoff will be nec
essary to decide the northern de
fenders. O. A. C. can give the Web
foots the title on a platter, though,
by beating Washington tomorrow
night at Corvallis. In that case,
Saturday night’s mix will be only a
matter of form, as Washington has
already lost two games, and Oregon
only one.
Ridings First to Score
The game started tensely, both
teams checking hard, but with the
Webfoots breaking a bit faster and
getting six shots at the basket be
fore Ridings looped in the ball.
Ridings’ score came on a short
pass from Okerberg after three and
a half minutes of swift action. Wes
tergren counted an instant later
when Patterson was detected shov
ing him, making the score 11 to 0
for Oregon.
Then the middle threat got to
working. This play, carefully hoard
ed by the Aggies all year, was
flashed into action, and after a be
wildering series of perfectly timed
j passes. Burr scored from under the
net. The maneuver was repeated
instantly, and the Aggies led 4 to 3
at the five-minute mark. Oregon
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Period of 1914-18 Dark Doldrums
In History of Oregon Basketball
No Victory in Eleven Games Marked 1917 Season,
. When Multnomah Upset Varsity, 33-3
The basketball /season of 1914
was one of the most disastrous that
a University of Oregon quintet has
ever encountered since the adoption
of the game in 1898. Fifteen games
were played and the lemon-yellow
was victorious only four times.
The 1914 season saw Hugo Bezdek
again at the helm of Oregon’s bas
ketball ship without a first-string
forward. This dearth of material
had much to do with placing the
Webfoots on the lowest rung of the
percentage ladder in the western
division of the conference. The for
ward positions wero left vacant
through the graduation of Dean
Walker and the decision of Boylen
and Brooks to quit basketball. A
supply of guards on hand gave Bez
dek opportunity to make several
into forwards, and Itiee and Wolcott
held down these two positions.
Out of the six games played with
O. A. 0. that year, only two were
won. The other two were won from
W. IS. and University of Washing
ton. Members of the squad included
! Captain Carl B. Fentoln, center;
j Chester Wolcott, Donald B. Rice, Les
ter Koch, Glenn C. Wheeler, for
wards; and Robert C. Bradshaw and
Clifford M. Sims, guards.
The year 1915 saw Oregon’s in
terest in basketball still waning.
This season’s standing placed them
one notch from the bottom, O. A. C.
holding down the cellar berth. Coach
j lingo Bezdek faced the necessity of
building a new team as only one
I letterman reported. Oregon’s team
that year was light and fast.
A trip north, playing Washington,
Idaho, and W. S. C., with several
practice games, proved too much of
i a grind and the Webfoots lost four
! conference games. Members of the
team included Captain Boylen,
Wheeler, Sharp, Morton, L. Bigbee
and C. Bigbee.
As a climax to the lagging in
terest in basketball, the University
was not represented on the maple
court during the 1916 season. In
terfraternity hoop games were the
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