VOLUME XXVII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1927
NUMBER 3S
Men Wanted
To Fill Junior
Chorus Parts
Final Try-outs for Pony
And Beauty Choruses
This Afternoon
Character Roles Open
In Nameless Comedy
Stage and Program Plans
Round Into Shape
Thirty-three girls will com
pete in Guild theatre this after
noon between the hours of three
Frances Morgan
and five for 20
ihorus parts in
the coming Junior
musical comedy,
which is badly in
need of a name
just now. The list
jf ponies has been
slashed to 16
since the last
sliminations, but
iialf of these must
o e disappointed
today as the play
and the dancing tormations call tor
a maximum of eight kickers. The
writer believes that the play and
formations should be elasticized,
and all the girls retained—beauty
demands it.
The competition for the beauty
chorus is not quite so keen as the
blue pencil did its heaviest work
in this field. Seventeen blondes,
brunettes, and in-between are left
for today’s dancing, and when
five 'O’clock rolls around only a
dozen will be left. Choosing the
five who are to go promises to be
a more difficult decision than Paris’
famed awarding of the gilt Graven
stein. For this reason, the judges
may appear disguised as Japanese
rickshaw men. •
Men Dancers Sought
Another element has entered in
to today’s judging. Each girl must
bring a dancing partner from the
trousered persuasion, partly to
demonstrate how nimbly she dances
when handled rightly, and partly to
get a line on the males available for
the men’s chorus, which, strange to
say, is not meeting with the gen
erous response meted the pony and
beauty tryouts. Men are requested
to not belittle their pulchritude or
gracefulness, as grease-paint will
remedy one and practice will patch
up the other.
Character tryouts are billed for
this afternoon in Guild theatre be
tween one and three o’clock. Part
of the cast has been chosen, but
some good roles are still open, in
cluding the one which calls for a
large colored mammy. Sorry we
can’t list all the parts, but the
writers of the manuscript are not
quite certain themselves. Anyway,
says Ben McCroskey, vod-vil chair
man, a large turnout is needed, as
filling the character roles well is
one of the most important parts of
presenting a musical comedy.
Chairman is Convinced
McCroskey was greatly surprised
when informed by George Eisman,
assistant chairman of the Vod-Vib
that more than 150 girls have tried
out for the chorus parts. At first
he registered disbelief, but Eisman
trotted out the dope sheets, contain
ing names, weights, heights, pre
vious experiences, addresses, tele
phone numbers, and a careful grad
ing as to dancing ability, singing
technique, and “IT.” Figures don’t
lie, especially such figures as were
represented on those dope sheets, so
now McCroskey is a believing Ben
instead of a doubting Thomas.
Negotiations have been opened
with Lee Byan, professional stage
director, for the construction of all
the settings to be used in the pro
duction. Byan has had a great deal
of experience, and should add that
much-sought professional touch
that amateurs can’t quite deliver.
(Continued on'page three)
Registration Ends
Saturday Noon, Apr. 9
Registration for the spring term
closes at noon, Saturday, April 9,
after which no courses may be add
ed was announced at the registrar’s
office yesterday.
All juniors and any others ex
pecting to receive degrees from the
University next year are urged to
file degree cards with the registrar
some time this month and to check
up on their records to see that all
group requirements are satisfied.
No degrees can be granted save
after the filing of a degree card.
Long-haired Damsels
Desired for Duty;
No Chance for Bobs
'Bobbed hair may be all right in
its place, but it is no recommenda
tion for a position at Tyrell Tav
ern this summer.
Word has been received at the
dean of women’s office from Mrs.
Eva N. Tyrell, Tyrell Tavern, Bon
neville, that a number of university
girls will be offered work in the
tavern this summer. Long hair is
especially denoted as a requisite for
applicants.
Co-eds whose tresses flow unshorn
by barbers’ shears should apply at
Dean Esterly’s office.
Artists to Play
Wednesday Eve
At M. E. Church
John J. Landsbury and
Emilie Lancel Will
Be Featured
Emilie Lancel, contralto; Dr. John
J. Landsburv, pianist; and Aurora
Potter Underwood, pianist, will be
the feature artists with the Under
wood String Quartette, which will
be presented in concert, by the A.
5. U. O., Wednesday evening, April
6, in the M. E. church.
Miss Lancel, the visiting artist,
who is from San Francisco, will
sing two groups of songs including
works of Donizetti, Faure and De
bussy. Emilie Lancel posseses one
of those voices whose range and
variety of color makes it hard to
name; to say simply “contralto”
does not define either the voice or
the talent of this singer of many
moods.
Miss Lancel has sung several sea
sons in opera, making her debut as
“Nancy” in Fotow’s opera “Mar
tha;” but in the music of Dalila
and Carmen she is at her best. Since
her recent return from abroad,
where she toured the capitols of
Europe for three years, Miss Lancel
has elected to become an interpreter
of songs and has deserted the oper
atic stage for a concert career.
Dr. Landsbury, head of the music
school, is a pianist who prior to
coming to the University toured
the country extensively. He has
also travelled as accompanist to
several world-famous artists, includ
ing Arthur Middleton, the eminent
singer. Not only will Mr. Lands
bury play a group of solos, but he
will play the piano part to Beeth
oven’s quartette (op. 16).
Rex Underwood organized the
quartette about two years ago.
Since then it has made itself into
one of the finest quartettes on the
coast. Mr. Underwood is a promin
ent menjber of the faculty of the
University and an experienced
chamber music performer. He has
played in all parts of the United
States, in England and in Germany.
An interesting feature of the
concert will be the playing of Carl
Goldmarks’ quintette. It is in this
that Aurora Potter Underwood will
appear. She will play the piano part.
This is the first time that this work
has been presented by the quartette
and should be received well because
of its beautiful melodies.
H. C. Howe Will Give
One Hour of Readings
Tuesdays in Villard
A versatile entertainment^ con
sisting of poetry, fairy tales, and
bits of novels will be given Tues
day afternoon at 3 o’clock in 107
Villard by Professor H. C. Howe,
of the English department.
Professor Howe has made plans
to read for one hour every Tuesday
during the term, as long as he can
arrange to do so. He will read from
all forms of literature.
Such a practice of reading for the
public has been carried on for
some time by Charles Townsend
Copeland, professor of English at
Harvard University. It is a one
hour course in literature but car
ries no credits with it. The course
offered by Professor Howe is purely
for the enjoyment of those who wish
to come and hear him.
Arrangements for the readings
were made through the Student Lec
ture committee which also brought
Tom Skeyhill, Eoy Chapman An
drews and Captain John B. Noel to
the campus during the past two
terms. The committee is headed by
Tom Graham and consists of Dr.
Warren D. Smith, Bob Overstreet,
Jack Benefiel, and Bob Love.
Committees
; Selected For
Puppet Show
Marian Barnes, Chairman;
Elizabeth Waara Is
Assistant
| Largest Marionette
Group to Play Here
i Funds to Go for Benefit
Of Fine Arts
OMMITTEES for the Jean Gros
French marionette show which
will be shown at the Heilig theater
Monday, April 11, have been ap
pointed by Marian Barnes, general
chairman. The show, which is be
ing sponsored by the Women’s
League, is one of the largest affairs
that the organization has ever un
dertaken, and the committees are
starting work immediately in order
to make the venture a success.
Elizabeth Waara, who has been
appointed assistant chairman, will
work in co-operation with the chair
man over all the committees. The
chairman of the ticket sale is Fran
ces Plimpton and working under
her are: Margaret Nugent, Glenna
Heacock, Helen Webster, Edith
Bain, Mayanna Sargent, Norma Lee
Stamp, Frances Vermiere, Dorothy
Dougall, Shirley Maguire and Ca
mille Burton.
Dorothy Carter Heads Committee
Advertising will be handled by
Dorothy Carter, chairman, Alice
Douglas, Gladys Calef, Kathleen
Rodgers, Julia Wilson, Nancy Peter
son and Marie Palo, Ruth Burcham
is at the head of finances with Agnes
Chipping as her assistant. The pub
licity committee is made up of La
Wanda Fenlason, chairman, Marion
Sten, Sonia Wilderman and Ruth
Corey.
“Besides the work which the com
mittees do, we will need the co-op
eration of every one on the campus,
to insure the success of the show,”
said Marian Barnes. “Since this is
the biggest thing we have ever
done, we are asking everyone to
aid. Thirty Eugene women are help
ing sell tickets in the town, and all
the high schools are assisting. If
the campus participates as the
townspeople are, the show will be
successful.”
Show Comes From New York
Ilhe marionette show which comes
from New York, is the largest in
the world, featuring 75 marionettes.
Over 1000 strings are used for the
operation of these dolls. One pup
pet has 40 strings which are used
to manipulate him. After the per
formance, all those who attend the
show are invited to inspect the
puppets behind the screens.
The show is divided into two
parts. “Uncle Wiggly at the Cir
cus,” by Howard R. Garis, will be
shown during the afternoon at a
special matinee for children which
begins at 3:30. The evening show
will be “The Adventures of Huckle
berry Finn,” beginning at 8:20.
Prices during the afternoon will
be 25 and 50 cents, and during the
evening performance, 50 and 75
cents and $1.00. The show is being
given for the benefit of the Fine
Arts building.
Houses are being divided into
groups with one person in charge of
ticket selling in each group. Those
in charge, and the groups they will
handle are: Margaret Nugent, Al
pha Delta Pi, Delta Delta Delta,
Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Gamma Del
ta; Mayanna Sargent, Kappa Alpha
Theta, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Friendly
Hall, Alpha Gamma Delta; Glenna
Heacock, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, Alpha Beta Chi, Alpha Om
icron Pi, Sigma Beta Phi; Helen
Webster, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi
Delta Theta, Oregon Club, Kappa
Delta; Edith Bain, Psi Kappa, Del
ta Gamma, Sigma Chi, Chi Omega;
Norma Lee Stamp, Alpha Chi Om
ega, Theta Chi, Sigma Pi Tau, Al
pha Xi Delta, Phi Mu; Frances Ver
miere, Hendricks Hall, Susan Camp
bell Hall, Psi Sigma Kappa, Delta
Tau Delta, Three Arts club; Dor
othy Dougal, Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi
Beta, Chi Psi, Beta Theta Pi; Shir
ley Maguire, Kappa Sigma, Sigma
Nu, Phi Kappa Psi, Delta Zeta.
Karl Onthank Victim
Of Poison Oak Attack
Karl Ontliank, executive secre
tary of the University, has been
absent from his office since Sat
urday. He is suffering from an at
tack of that spring fever malady
known as poison oak. Mr. Onthank
is not very ill and is expected to be
able to return to his duties the lat
ter part of the week. .
Men Crash Gates to
*Frolic9 and Tradition
'HERE is more than one way
-■- of winning the highly grat
ifying approbation of “collegi
ate. ’ ’
At Oregon Agricultural college
a contest brings the most sophis
ticated ca.mpus personages into
the spot-light.
Oregon men have a simpler
method.
They crash the gates of strict
ly co-ed gatherings, the most re
cent being the April Frolic, sub
mit to strenuous blows about the
cranium with umbrellas, and long
wooden spoons, more or less
wreck the performance, and are
thoroughly “collegiate.’’
At least, Virginia Judy Ester
ly, dean of women, made the
single, ironic statement yester
day.
“The men at Oregon are cer
tainly very ‘collegiate.’”
| Fine Arts Drive
Makes $470.85
From Benefits
Largest Sum Made Spring
Vacation Contributed
By Oregon City
Chairmen of committees appoint
ed to carry on the drive for funds
for the proposed Fine Arts build
ing during spring vacation report
a sum of $470.85 made from benefit
teas, dances and moving picture
shows held in Portland and various
towns in the state.
The largest sum, $156.S5, was con
tributed by Oregon City and repre
sents the combined proceeds from a
dance and a tea given by the Wom
en ’s club. Agnes Petzold was chair
man of the committee of students
and alumni,' The second largest
amount of $113.65 was contributed
by Bend, andt also represents the
proceeds from a dance. Beth Ager
was chairman.
Amounts contributed by other
towns are: Dallas, $55; Boseburg,
$38; Portland, $33.25; Grants Pass,
$25.60; Ileppner, $20; Seaside,
$19.60; Medford, $10; Hillsboro, $9.
“Bardely’s the Magnificent,” with
John Gilbert, will be shown in
Springfield, Wednesday evening,
April 6, the proceeds will go for this
purpose. Dorothy Hobson is in
charge and tickets will be on sale
at the different houses. Bobby War
ner is to give a feature at this per
formance.
The various benefits were under
the auspices of the Women’s League
with Edith Dodge of Ashland, gen
eral chairman, and Helen Webster
of Portland, assistant. Gladys
Steiger was in charge of the ben
efit in Portland, Barbara Chapman in
Dallas, Eldress Judd in Boseburg,
Elizabeth Blanchard in Grania Pass,
Luola Benge in Heppner, Abis
Seines in Seaside, Marion Newman
in Medford, and Margaret Long in
Hillsboro. Full social calendars pre
vented having any affairs in several
other places.
The name of each town which
contributed will be inscribed in
“The Great Book of Remembrance”
which will be placed in the build
ing when it is built and all towns
that give over $100 will become
members of the “Committee of One
Thousand.”
Net Men Await Warm
Weather; Eight Varsity
Men Eligible for Squad
When spring settles in earnest,
and showers quit dampening the
tennis courts, Ed Abercrombie,
coach, and his eight varsity tennis
aspirants will start draining for
their five scheduled tennis meets
this season.
Of the five meets, three with
Reed, Multnomah club and O. A. C.
are only tentatively arranged.|
The eligible net men this season
are: Roy Okerberg, Henry Neer,
Clare Hartman, Mel Cohn, Tom
Cross, Hal Hutchinson, Bill Powell,
and George Meed.
The schedule for the spring sea
son, as outlined by Abercrombie, is:
April 29, Reed (tentative)
April 30, Multnomah (tentative)
May 7, Willamette
May 14, O. A. C. (tentative)
May 20 and 21, Round Robin tour
nament with Stanford, O. A. C.,
Washington and Oregon.
On May 26, 27, and 28 the best
men of the varsity and freshman
squads will be eliosen to compete
with O. A. C., Reed, Willamette,
Multnomah, and Portland high
schools.
Glee Concert
At McDonald
Wins Praise
I Music Club Wins Wide
Acclaim in Slate
Concert Tour
Summer Trip Plans
Under Consideration
—
! Repetition o f Program
Planned for Today
HE University of Oregon glee
club received a popular recep
tion at the McDonald theater yes
terday when it appeared in two 35
minute concerts of widely varied
nature. The club will gi%'e two pro
grams today and tomorrow, begin
ning at 4:00 and 8:45, as a special
feature of “College Week” being
sponsored by the theater.
So great was the success of the
recent tour of the glee club that
the organization decided to give Eu
gene entertainment seekers an oppor
unity to view the performance which
created favorable comment in the
course of the trip.
Summer Tour Is Planned
Since the conclusion of the tour
requests for appearances of the or
ganization have poured in from
towns in all parts of the state. A
great deal of favorable comment
was given the group, especially in
Portland, and this has caused a de
mand for concerts from the club.
A summer tour, which will include
numerous performances, is now be
ing planned, and if financial ar
rangements can be successfully ne
gotiated, probably will be taken im
mediately after the close of the
spring term.
The trip just completed was some
what in the nature of an experi
ment; it proved a very successful
one. The tow.ns on the itinerary
were Astoria, Longview, The Dalles
and Portland.
Dance Proves Popular
The trial of the heretofore un
practiced method in the University
of introducing song skits and dance
pantomimes with the regular glee
club program, received a splendid
reception at every theater visited.
The club left Eugene on Friday,
the last day of examinations, and
made 22 performances in six days
before audiences that totaled 17,000.
Three days of the trip were devot
ed to concerts given at the Broad
way theater in Portland. The acts
received so mUkih aeelaim there,
that the management requested a
return showing next year.
The club broadcast from the
new radio station, KEX, and also
gave a special program at the an
nual banquet and smoker of the
Multnomah club Friday night.
The nature of the program, re
peated at the McDonald, was light
and swiftly moving, displaying
efficiency in the conducting of
each act. The program opened
with the Oregon Pledge Song, and
pi'oceeded to a quartet number and
soft shoe dancing by Leonard
Thompson.
A tableau of old time ballad fa
vorites and a pantomime, “And the
Lamp Went Out,” were also on the
program. Students of the Univer
sity will be admitted to the show
upon the presentation of their stu
dent. body cards and twenty-five
cents. Season tickets for the As
sociated Students musical series
will be honored at face value.
Phil Bergh to Attend
Phi Psi Convention
Phil Bergh is en route for Palo
Alto where he will attend the Sixth
District convention of Phi Kappa
Psi on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, April 7, 8, and 9. Delegates
will be present from Washington,
Oregon, Stanford and California and
their alumni chapters. The conven
tion is a biennial affair, the last one
having been held on the Oregon
campus.
R. Lawrence to Speak
At Press Conference
The Annual Northern District
High School Press Conference will
be held in N'ewberg sometime in
April, the exact date of which has
not been set.
Although, accorffing to Ralph D.
Casey, professor of journalism, the
exact program has not been ar
ranged, Raymond D. Lawrence, in
structor in journalism, will be one
of the speakers. The rest of the
program will be announced later.
Gay 90’s Make Good
Display at Frolic;
New Vehicle Shown
The “Gay 90 V’ came back into
style and popularity long enough
Saturday night to win the prize for
the best costume at April Frolic.
Helen Barnett as a newsboy won
second prize for the best sustained
character costume.
The characters were those of the
lady cyclist, who rode around on an
old fashioned cycle; a bathing girl
and two girls dressed in street cos
tumes. Elizabeth Gallagher, Iris
Saunders, Genevieve Piluse, and Lil
lian Povey were the girls who took
the parts.
First prize for the best April
Frolic stunt was awarded to the
sophomore class who presented an
act written by Josephine Italston.
Judges for the show were: Dean
Virginia Judy Esterly, Mrs. Arnold
Bennett Hall, Mrs. Dean II. Walker,
Mrs. Alice Ernst, and Mrs. Alfred
Schroff.
Picturesque Ball
For Beaux Arts
Students Planned
Men's Gym to Be Scene
For Bizarre Frolic
On April 16
A Beaux Arts Ball, the first to be
given on the campus, will be spon
sored by school of art and archi
tecture students April 16 in the
men’s gymnasium. Beaux Arts balls
have the reputation of being high
spirited, (or should one say full of
spirits), picturesque and, colorful.
The students of the department are
determined to do the tradition jus
tice and present a truly bizarre af
fair.
After much discussion it was de
cided to make of it a date affair
for only those in the department so
that every one will take the initia
tive in obtaining dates. The chronic
stags are to bo ignored.
Costumes are to bo worn; several
prizes will be offered for those cos
tumes which arc considered the
most original and appropriate.
Good musie furnished by the best
campus five-piece orchestra, clever
features, and a good floor are some
of the inducements offered.
Committees for the affair are:
Marvin Cone, general chairman;
programs, Marjorie Merrick, Pauline
Chase, Carl Heilborne; feature,
George Wardner, Kathleen Peterson,
Joan Patterson; prizes, Helen Con
nell, Mary Kirkwood; music, Murlin
Drury; floor committee, Fred Ste
vens, Bob Fleming; posters, Hope
Crouch; patrons and patronesses,
Beatrice Towers, Edith Bain; re
freshments, Kenneth Patterson, Hil
da Walker.
—
Donut Golf Tourney
To Start Soon; Giffen
Signing Entries Now
African golf on the campus will
have a rival for fraternity popu
larity when the donut inter-organ
ization golf tournament starts soon.
The Scotch version of tho pastime
will be played. Rack in the days
when men ran around in their
knight clothes looking for a fight
they used to play that game. So
popular did it prove that even to
day men wear golf knickers on the
campus in its honor.
Agitation for golf to be added to
the donut sports list was strong and
the authorities finally relented.
Bob Giffen, who will have charge
of the tournament, states that all
entries must be made with him this
week. It is definitely thought that
the Eugene Country Club links can
be used with a small “cover charge”
(to cover holes dug in the greens
probably).
Houses with two men who can
play golf should have them sign up
some time this week with Giffen at
the men’s gymnasium or at the Phi
Gamma Delta house.
Commencement Gown
Orders Due Shortly
All seniors call at the Co-op and
make reservations immediately for
Commencement material which can
not be ordered later than April 15,
say class authorities.
Five dollars must be deposited to
obtain a cap and gown and upon
return of the outfit, $2.50 will be
refunded. Engraved commencement
announcements are 10 cents apiece,
while calling cards are $3.50 a hun
dred and up.
Further information may be re
ceived from Lee Luders or Ralph
Staley.
jSong Week
Begins Next
Thursday
Annual Event Sponsored
To Create Interest
In Oregon Songs
Silver Cup Offered
Two Winning Houses
Prizes Will be Awarded
Quality Plus Quantity
rT'IIE second annual Song week
and contest starts officially
Thursday morning, April 7, when
the first judging takes place. Copies
of seven popular Oregon songs will
he distributed at living organiza
tions today so that practice may be
gin immediately.
! Two silver loving cups are again
offered to the winning houses. Pi
Beta Phi and Beta Theta Pi won the
trophies in last years contest.
Names of the fraternities are en
graved on the rotating cups.
Bob Hunt Chairman
Bob Hunt, chairman of Song
week, states that the purpose of
the affair is to create greater inter
est in singing Oregon songs, and
to make students better acquainted
with them.
Anyone who lias either words or
music of a fitting song which might
bo used here is requested to send it
in to the student body president's
office. The committee believes that
among the people on the campus
there should be some ideas for new
songs. It is not necessary that they
be original.
Points on which the prizes will
be awarded are originality in pre
sentation, by use of quartets or
other arrangements, and effective
group singing. In all cases most
credit will be given for quality
plus quantity, in other words every
one must sing.
Four Groups to Judge
Organizations have been divided
into four groups, each of which will
be judged by three students.
The following arrangement has
been worked out by the committee:
Judges for group one are Bob
Hunt, Ted Larsen, and Anne Bunes.
Houses they will visit beginning
Thursday noon at lunch are: Alpha
Chi Omega; Alpha Delta Pi, Thurs
day dinner; Alpha Gamma Delta,
Friday noon; Alpha Omicron Pi,
Friday dinner; Alpha Phi, Monday
noon; Alpha Xi Delta, Monday eve
ning; Delta Delta Delta, Tuesday
lunch; Chi Omega, Tuesday dinner;
Delta Gamma, Wednesday lunch;
Kappa Kappa Gamma, Wednesday
dinner.
Group two and judges are: Scot
Kretzer, Bob Love, and Mary Clark.
Delta Zeta, Thursday lunch; Gamma
Phi Beta, Thursday dinner; Kap
pa Alpha Theta, Friday lunch; Phi
Mu, Friday dinner; Kappa Delta,
Monday noon; Pi Beta Phi, Mon
day dinner; Sigma Beta Phi, Tues
day lunch; Hendricks hall, Tuesday
dinner; Susan Campbell hall, Wed
nesday lunch.
Group three and judges: Frances
Hare, Edna Ellen Bell, and George
Wardner. Alpha Beta Chi, Thurs
day lunch; Alpha Tau Omega,
Thursday dinner; Beta Theta Pi,
Friday lunch; Chi Psi, Friday din
ner; Delta Tau Delta, Monday noon;
Friendly hall, Monday dinner; Kap
pa Sigma, Tuesday noon; Phi Delta
Theta, Tuesday dinner; Sigma Pi
Tau, Wednesday lunch.
Cups to be Awarded
Judges and houses in group four:
Marian Horsfall, Leota Biggs, and
Bob Christensen. Phi Gamma Delta,
Thursday lunch; Phi Kappa Psi,
Thursday dinner; Phi Sigma Kappa,
Friday lunch; Psi Kappa, Friday
dinner; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Mon
day lunch; Sigma Chi, Monday din
ner; Sigma Nu, Tuesday lunch; Sig
ma Phi Epsilon, Tuesday dinner, and
Theta Chi, Wednesday at lunch.
The cups will be awarded at nom
ination assembly, April 21. Further
announcements of rules and plans
will be made at assembly Thnrsdav,
April 7.
Casey Writes Article
For Boys' Magazine
An interview with Dean Crom
well, written by Kalph D. Casey, as
sociate professor of journalism, ap
peared jn the April issue of The
American Boy. Dean Cromwell is
the coach of the University of
Southern California’s 1926 Inter
collegiate track champions.
Among the stars coached by
Cromwell appears the name of Char
ley Paddock, called by many "the
world’s fastest human.”