VOLUME XXYll
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. THURSDAY, APRIL 7.
1927
NUMBER SS't o
"Sing Frosh!’
Is War cry in
HousesToday
Song Week Starts With
I Judges Clamoring
For Extra Food
“Know Your Tunes” Is
Warning to Aspirants
New Alma Mater Song
Wanted for Oregon
SONG week starts today!
After several short lessons in
voice culture and preservation and
the training of pledges in the art
of producing husky howls, living or
ganizations now have their “hope
fuls” all set for the annual song
contest.
Four judging committees are
primed on the main points of mer
it on which singing will be rated.
No one knows what went on yester
day when the entire committee met
. behind closed doors, but loud ex
clamations issuing forth from the
transom suggest a hint jo house
managers. Judges like to eat.
Knowledge Necessary
Houses will 'be judged 'On their
knowledge of songs, originality in
presentation, and general ability to
sing. Above all they should know
“Memories of Oregon,” the latest
addition to Oregon songs. Allow
ance will be made in some cases for
inability to locate the music as
there are few copies.
The chairman of each judging
team will report to the chairman of
song week each day as to the re
sults being obtained. After April
14, the last day of the contest,
members of the fhculty will decide
the final winner among the best
men’s and women’s houses.
It is rumored that the Betas and
^ Pi Phis, last year’s winners, de
termined that the loving cups will
decorate their nfantles another year,
but each rivalling house, reinforced
with new material, the outcome will
be uncertain until the last note is
sounded.
“Song week will be successful if
new song material is presented to
the music committee. This should be
sent to the A. S. U. O. president’s
office. We want words or music, or
both, for a new alma mater song,”
Bob Hunt, chairman of Oregon’s
music committee, said in explaining
the purpose of song week.
Pep Wanted
Something snappy and full of life,
that tells of college spirit or friend
ly rivalry, characterizes the type of
songs being sought by the commit
tee.
One song has been sent in by a
student as a re#ult of the appeal
made in the*Em!erald Tuesday. Bob
Hunt describes it as a “humdinger”
► and, although it is a tune familiar
in many colleges, it will be adopted
for use at Oregon. This song, along
with others will be presented for
student approval after the contest
closes. New slants on song week will
be given by the chairman at this
morning’s assembly.
Oregon Shieks Will
Have Opportunity to
Become Movie Stars
College men of the country are
growing more and more interested
in the offer of First National Pic
tures to make screen stars out of
ten of them, according to word
from Ned Holmes, who is visiting
the largest universities of the west
and north.
In Seattle, more than 200 stu
dents have expressed a desire to be
photographed for the screen.
Holmes learned that this unusual
^ interest on the part of the students
of the University of Washington
was undoubtedly owing to the fact
that Bichard Barthelmess, a First
National star, is at present making
a picture in Camp Lewis, and a
great many of the U. of W. boys
have worked as extras in it.
Announcement will be made in
the Emerald some days in advance
of the return of Mr. Holmes, when
he will be accompanied by his cam
era man and make-up expert, and
then the screen tests of ten Oregon
students will be taken.
The sole qualifications of being
considered for the screen tests are
that the candidates shall be actual
ly enrolled in the University of
Oregon and be possessed of good
screen features and personality.
The final tests will rest entirely
with Mr. Holmes.
Youth Takes
Active Part in
National Sport
Boys Sicarm at Practice
Of Varsity Baseball
Aspirants
Baseball is on the decline the
papers say.
Young America says no! And they
prove their statement by turning
out en mass to help the varsity
practice.
Scarcely of legal school age these
little fellows make life miserable
for Billy Reinhart every night.
They seem to think that bats are
only to be broken and they hound
•the dugouts like vultures, looking
for cracked clubs.
They swarm after foul tips and
pocket the ball if not watched. They
carry off gloves, and engage in heat
ed debates over the merits of the
men trying out for varsity.
Every afternoon finds them climb
ing all over the dugouts and wan
dering unmindful among the flying
balls and running players. With
arms hardly strong enough to wield
the five-ounce ball, they engage in
spirited games of catch, using all
the varsity’s material from mits to
masks.
These are the future Walter John
sons and Babe Ruths of baseball.
Next time you watch practice notice
these miniature ball-hawks.
Co-ed Debaters
Vie in Tri-State
Debate Tonight
Winchell, Hartsell, Oregon
Will Compete With
Idaho Here
In Guild hall at 8:00 tonight
Pauline Winchell and Irene Hart
sell will vie against women debaters
from the University of Idaho in
the annual tri-state contest of which
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho are
the members.
Miss Winchell and Miss Hartsell
have the affirmative of the ques
tion, “Resolved, That a federal de
partment of education With a sec
retary" in the president’s cabinet
should be established.” In Seattle,
tonight, Frances Cherry and Mar
garet Blackaby, Oregon’s negative
team, compete against University
of Washington’s representatives on
the same question. Completing the
tri-state contest, Idaho’s affirmative
team and Washington’s negative
debaters compete at Moscow.
Myrna Adams and Maurita Miller
compose the Idaho girls’ team here
tonight. Mrs. Richard F. Scholz,
dean of women at Reed college, J.
O. Bailey, attorney from Portland,
and Robert Tucker, judge of the
cirucit court of Multnomah coun
ty, of Portland, will judge the de
bate.
Pauline Winchell, sophomore, was
on the freshman debating team last
year and had experience in high
school. Irene Hartsell, sophomore,
is also on the regular varsity for
the first time, and was a freshman
debater last year.
Frances Cherry, junior, has debat
ed for the University for three
years and Margaret Blackaby, a sen
ior, the other member of the Ore
gon negative team competing in
Seattle, has had two years debat
ing experience.
Last Oregana Drive
To be Held on April 14
One last ehance to subscribe for
the 1927 Oregana is to be offered
April 14, when a concentrated drive
will take place. A booth will be
stationed in front of the main li
brary during that day. A two dol
lar deposit is required for a receipt,
the additional $3 being due when
the books are distributed.
Seven pages of four-color process
pictures, including favorite campus
scenes and views of the state’s
scenic places, have been added to
the other numerous art features.
Practically all of the material for
the year book has gone to the print
ers. Junior week-end, May 20-21,
has been set as the time for giving
out the Oreganas although they will
be off the press before that date.
Soberano Leaves for
Home in Philippines
Narciso Soberano, having comf
pleted his work by graduation in
sociology, left today for Seattle,
from where he will sail for his home
at Barbara, Llio, Philippine Islands,
at which place he intends to teach.
Stage All Set
For Orcliesis
Dance Drama
Co-eds Primed for ‘Large’
Evening Wlien Show
Opens Tonight
Mu Phi Epsilon to Aid
In Staging Production
First Curtain Scheduled
To Rise at 8:00
“—Wake, and weave your dream
Before our eves.
Let. dreamed-of • music pulse your
hearts
With longing for strange flowers
And dreamed-of skies.”
VIVID, colorful costumes, and
the grace of rhythmic dances
set to lovely music will be charac
teristics of the Dance Drama to be
given tonight at the McDonald the
ater by the Orcliesis Dancers, as
sisted by members of Mu Phi Ep
silon.
Many weeks of preparation have
gone into the making of the Dance
i Drama. Thirty-seven co-eds will
j take part in the dances, and ten
girls in the musical part of the pro
gram. Irene Stewart has written the
lines for the dances, and these will
appear on the program.
Tickets Go Cheap
Tickets are on sale at the Co-op
and the Eugene Music Store, cost
ing fifty and seventy-five cents.
The first number wjill begin prompt
ly at eight o ’clock this evening. A
few of the numbers will be given
this afternoon at four o’clock for
the school children of Eugene.
The program is as follows:
‘‘Andante Maestoso,” organ .
. Borowski
Daisy Belle Parker
1. Before a Greek Temple .
. Schubert-Waldteufel
“Old English Dance” cello, Kramer
Miriam Little
2. Valse . Miles-Arant
‘‘Cradle Song of 1916,” based on
‘‘Caprice Viennois” . Kreisler
Melba Williams
(A lullaby, sung by a young war
widow to the babe who has never
known a father.)
3. In Flanders Fields . Pierne
. Reme De Boisdessre
Harp Solo ... Selected
Doris Helen Patterson
4. Character Sketches.
a. Klip, Klop, Klop . Driscoll
b. Knaves of Hearts . Selected
c. Parisian Doll . Debussy
Trio on Bill
5. A Wedgewood Panel . Wagner
‘‘From the Land of the Sky Blue
Water” . Cadrnen
‘‘Lindv Lou” . Strickland
‘‘Dreaming” . Shelley
Clare Wliitton,
Leota Biggs, .
Harriet Ross,
Mary Clark, Accompanist.
6. During the French Revolution ..
... Saint-Saens
‘‘By the Brook” .
Doris Helen Patterson, Harp
Nina Warnoek, yi°Hu.
Katie Potter, Cello.
7. Perpetuum Mobile .
. Russion Folk Air
Part II
‘‘Bells of St. Anne de Beaupre ....
. Russell
Daisy Belle Parker
‘‘Tambourin Chinois ” . Kreisler
‘‘Waltz Bluette” . Drigo-Auer
Part III.
‘‘Le Fantastique. ”
(An adaptation of the ‘‘The
Birthday of the Infanta” by Oscar
Wilde.)
Beelar to Compete in
State Oratory Contest
Donald Beelar will be Oregon ’9
orator in the State Peace Oratory
contest to be held in Newberg to
morrow afternoon. “Democracy, the
Hope of Peace” is his topic. Repre
sentatives from all other colleges in
the state will participate in the con
test, which is an annual affair.
Last year, Oregon, represented by
Jack Hempstead, won first place in
the national peace contest.
Donald Beelar is a varsity debat
er; he was one of the speakers in
the debate against the University of
Sydney, Australia, last fall, against
the University of Utah in Salt Lake
City last term. He also debated
over radio last year.
J. Stanley Gray, oratory coach,
will accompany Beelar to Newberg
and will attend the conference of
coaches at ten Friday morning.
R. O. T. C. Unified;
Inspector^ Due Soon
\ NEWCOMER on the cani
*-pus in the middle of the
week would be justified in be
lieving that war had been de
elared, such are the numbers of
military officers and recruits in
uniform hurrying here and there.
This display of unlooked-for
militancy is due to the edict of
the R. O. T. C. that uniform drill
should henceforth be held on
Wednesday, rather than Friday,
and that there should be an hour
of parade drill on that day from
five until six o’clock. The an
nual inspectors are coming in a
few weeks, and the post is work
ing hard for the test.
University Band
Billed for Music
Program Today
Emerald Gets Results;
Song Submitted to
Assembly at 11
The University band, directed by
Walter L. Ferris, will entertain the
Oregon student body at the regular
Thursday morning assembly in the
Woman’s building today. The en
tire program will be musical, and
will consist of an interesting va
riety of band numbers selected by
Mr. Ferris.
Some information concerning song
week will be furnished by Bob
Hunt, chairman. A new song, writ
ten by a student after an appeal by
the Emerald Tuesday, will be in
troduced to the student bHy and
will be adopted for future use. The
tune of the new song is one that is
familiar to many colleges but is
praised by the chairman.
The program is as follows:
1. March .Meyerbeer
“Coronation’’ (from “The Prophet”)
2. Overture ..R. Eilenberg
“King Midas”
3. Waltz .J. Rosas
“Ensueno Seduetor”
■4. Serenade .Enrico Toselli
Menuet .L. van Beethoven
5. Chilian Dance .Jean Missud
“Manana”
(i. March .John Philip Sousa
“The Fairest of the Fair”
7. Songs
Pledge Song ....John Stark Evans
Star Spangled Banner .
Francis Scott Key
First Spring Parade
Given Yesterday by
R. O. T. C. on Kincaid
The sharp barking of commands
by the cadets, the flashing of bright
new sabers, and the more or less
rythmic movement of the uniformed
underclassmen featured the parade
of the R. O. T. C. unit on Kincaid
field yesterday afternoon at 5
o ’clock.
After marching to the field from
the barracks, the five companies
drew up at attention while the band
passed between them and the group
of cadets and officers who saluted
with sabers from the opposite side
of the field. After the men had done
several movements in the manual of
arms, the companies wheeled and
passed in review before the officers
in returning to the barracks.
This is the first of a series of
eight parades which occur annually
during the spring term, according
to Captain F. M. Moore of the mil
itary department. The principal
purpose of these, he said, is to give
the men training in the technique
and discipline of military science,
and practice in the fine points of
drill.
On May 18, Captain Moore said,
the R. O. T. C. will pass in review
before President Arnold Bennett
Hall, and on the following Wednes
day before Governor I. L. Patter
son, if it is possible for those men
to be present.
Intercollegiate Body
Selects Burr Abner
Burr Abner, secretary of the Ore
gon Knights, was elected national
vice-president of the Intercollegiate
Knights at the convention held at
Moscow, Idaho, last week-end. El
mer C. Fansett, ex-national treas
urer, accompanied Mr. Abner on
the trip.
Jack Howie, of the University of
Washington Knights of the Hook,
was elected national president, and
Dick Towers, Beaver Knights, O.
A. C., was chosen national treasurer
for the coming year.
Both Abner and Fansett are af
filiated with Theta Chi.
Houses Paired
Off For Work
On Canoe Fete
Artistry and Adaptability
With W ater Scenes
To Feature
Twenty-two Groups to
Put on Millrace Show
Chairman Welcomes Ideas
And Suggestions
A S A result of the drawings
*-made yesterday the organiza
tions that will work together on
floats for the Junior Week-end ca
noe fete are announced by Herbert
Socolofsky, chairman of the fete.
Dean IJ. Walker, dean of men, pre
sided over the “punch bowl.”
Artistry combined with harmon
ization with water scenes will char
acterize this year’s floats, accord
ing to an announcement made by
Mr. Socolofsky.
Rules to be Sent
Rules for competition in the
event will be sent to each living
organization soon, whether or not
the organization will be in this
year’s fete or not. This action is
to avoid any disagreements or mis
understandings, according to the
chairman. Houses are urged to start
work on their entries immediately
in order that there will be no last
minute delays. Names for the floats
must be turned in by May (i.
Anyone wlip has ideas or sugges
tions is invited to turn them in to
the chairman in order that the com
ing event may excell every pre
vious canoe fete.
Partner-Houses Listed
Partner-houses for this year’s
fete as arranged by yesterday’s
drawing are: Kappa Kappa Gamma
and Sigma Pi Tau, Alpha Phi and
Kappa Sigma, Phi Mu and Alpha
Tau Omega, Alpha Xi Delta and
Friendly hall (first section), Phi
Beta Phi and Sigma Chi, Delta
Gamma and Sigma Phi Epsilon,
Kappa Delta and Delta Tau Delta,
Sigma Beta Phi and Phi Sigma Kap
pa, Delta Zeta and Phi Kappa Psi,
Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Delta
Theta, Hendricks hall and Phi
Gamma Delta.
Applications for Jobs
On Emerald, Webfoot,
Oregana Requested
Applications for the positions of
managership of the Oregon Daily
Emerald, Oregana, and Webfoot as
well as editorship of the Webfoot,
may be made this week and next,
according to Calvin Horn, chairman
of the A. S. U. O. publications com
mittee. The applications must be
addressed to him, and may be left
at Jack Benefiel’s office in the
north end of Friendly hall, sometime
before Saturday noon, April 10.
Those having had experience in
publications work are especially
urged to make application.
Appointments will be made and
announced in the near future, Mr.
Horn says, in order that the new
managers of all the publications
may become familiar with their
duties and prepare the schedules for j
next year before the term is over. :
Those appointed will actually take
office in the fall and will hold of
fice during the entire school year.
Mrs. Hesse to Tout
Eastern States Soon
Mrs. Dorothy Cox Hesse, ex-’20,
who makes her home in Eugene,
leaves Monday for a two months
trip to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and
Virginia. She will be accompanied
on her trip by her small daughter,
Virginia.
Mrs. Hesse expects to stop in
Chicago long enough on her way
east to see Stella Sullivan Miller,
ex- ’20.
While on the campus Mrs. Hesse
was a member of Pot and Quill and
Theta Sigma Phi, honorary societies.
McKinley Has Article
In Classical Journal
Arthur Patch McKinley, former
ly of this University, and now pro
fessor of Latin and Greek at the
Southern Branch of the University
of California, has an article in the
last issue of the Classical Journal.
The article, entitled “An Ancient
Bon Vivant,” deals with extracts
from his recently published book,
“Letters of a Roman Gentleman.”
Thrill Seeking *
Students Walk
Airplane Wings
Three Oregon Men Study
Flying at Municipal
Airport
Xot content with walking, auto
mobile riding, or horseback riding,
three University of Oregon men
have taken to the air. Two of them,
not even satisfied with flying, are
learning to do stunts while the
plane sails through the clouds.
A1 M. Clark,- senior; C. C. (Mitch)
Mitchell, sophomore; and Arlen Mc
Carthy, freshman, are the potential
aviators. Clark, who has had pre
vious flying experience, recently
I took pictures of the campus and
| Eugene from the plane.
Mitchell and McCarthy, who have
walked the wings, say that for
thrills wing-walking is unexcelled.
Clark, however, says that ho has no
i desire to walk wings. McCarthy
plans to hang by his knees from
the landing gear as soon as weather
conditions will permit.
David Langmack, manager of the
“Air Hawk,” which is stationed at
the municipal airport in southwost
Eugene, is instructing the embryo
aviators with Clark assisting.
Easter Cantata
To be Presented
Sunday at 4:30
Adams, Carr, and McGrew
To Sing “Seven Last
Words of Christ” s
One of the most impressive tra
ditions observed by tho University,
the musical interpretation of The
Seven Last Words of Christ given
by tho University Vespers Choir an
nually at Easter time, will bo pre
sented Sunday, April l6, in tho
music auditorium at 4:110. This
sacred cantata for solo and chorus,
written by Theodore Dubois, will be
given its fifth annual presentation
by the choir with John Stark Evans
as organist and choirmaster and the
following singers as soloists: Roso
McGrew, soprano; Richard Adam,
tenor; Eugene Carr, baritone.
Richard Adams, who has just re
turned to the campus to continue
his studies after an absence of two
years, has been active in glee club
work and prominent in campus mus
icals and concerts. He has been
enthusiastically welcomed back by
the musical groups of tho school.
John Stark Evans, Eugene Carr, and
Rose McGrew, faculty members of
the music school, are well known
for their musical abilities and tal
ents.
The cantata opens with a soprano
solo introduction given by Miss Mc
Grew and is followed by The First
Word which is sung by Mr. Carr,
Mr. Adams, and the chorus. The
latter is a dramatic interpretation
of the clamorous crys of tho peoplo
at. The Crucifixion as they scream
their “Take him, take him,” pierced
at intervals with the clear, ringing
tones of a voice simply lasking,
“Father, forgive them.” A mighty
climax is reached in tho Fourth
Word when the baritone soloists
pleads the famous words of Jesus,
“God, my Father, why hast thou
forsaken me?”
The presentation, according to
several faculty members, is probably
one of the most dramatic produc
tions that has ever been given, at
the University.
Mariam Olds
Winner of $50
Writers’ Prize
Edison Marshall Contest
Money Goes to Story
Of Philippines
14 Embryo Authors
Submit Manuscripts
Ruth Newton, Florence
Hurley Get Mention
ly^IRIAM OLDS, of Vancouver,
Washington, senior in Eng
lish, and applicant for honors, won
the prize of $50 in the Edison Mar
shall short story contest. Ruth New
ton, Klamath Falls, junior in jour
nalism, and Florence Hurley, Enter
prise, junior in journalism, won hon
orable mention.
The story, written by Miss Olds,
“The Moon’s Two Faces,” deals
with the Philippines, where she used
to live. A group of soldiers are
hunting for a bandit, and the story
which is very impressionistic, is
built around an old man, who is
learning to write, evidenced in
scraps of paper which the soldiers
find. The story deals with the mys
teries which surround the mystery
of life, birth and death.
As a basis for judging the manu
scripts, Ernest Haycox, a former
Oregon student who has gained
prominence in short story writings
says that the primary requisite
was “a yarn that would march. It
must have an idea of some conse
quence behind it, and must be writ
ten well.” The other judges for
the contest were Mrs. Clara Fitch,
secretary of the administrative of
fices, and Mr. Robert D. Horn, in
structor in English.
“Good Yarn”—Haycox
Mr. Haycox feels that this story
fulfills these requirements. He says
of it, “‘The Moon’s Two Faces'
seems to me to be a good yarn. I
have noticed that in nearly all of
the stories submitted the writers
have stuck pretty close to what they
know, quite prominent in this
story.”
Miss Newton’s story, “The Baro
meter,” deals with harvesting on a
farm. The hopes and despairs of
the farmers, sudden rains and the
return of hope after a storm. Mr.
Haycox says of this story, “It is
(Continued on page two)
Craftsman’s Club
Will Elect Officers
At Meeting Today
Election of officers of the Crafts
man’s club campus organization of
Masons and Mason’s sons, will take
place Thursday night at a combined
business and social meeting whieh
will begin at 7i30.
After the business meeting a pro
gram will be given and refresh
ments served.
Present officers of the club are:
Raymond Voegtly, president; Ken
neth Shoemaker, , vice-president;
Tuley Otto, secretary; Reese Win
gard, treasurer; Charles Heck, tyler;
and Frederic S. Dunn and Hugh E.
Rosson are faculty members of the
executive committee. The term of
Mr. Rosson does not expire, but a
member will be elected for two
years to take the place of Mr. Dunn.
All Masons or Mason’s sons who
are on the campus are elegible to
vote if they have paid their dues
to the club.
Underwood String Quartet Pleases
Audience in Final A. S. U. O. Concert
Ensemble of Artists Features Program; Variety
Of Numbers Presented by Group
By K. R.
An appreciative audience heard
the Underwood String Quartet in
concert last evening at the Meth
odist church. This was the last of
a series of concerts sponsored by
the A. S. U. O. this year. Emilio
Lancel, Dr. John J. Landsbury, dean
of the school of music, and Aurora
Potter Underwood, assistant profes
sor in the school of music, were the
assisting artists.
The outstanding feature of the
quartet was their ensemble. There
was no instrument that dominated
or even tended to dominate the
others—they played as one. The
Beethoven quartet (Op. 16) for
violin, viola, violincello and piano,
by Dr. Landsbury, was particularly
well played.
Emilio Lancel, contralto, dis
played a rich voice with an ex
tremely wide range, which was
shown to best advantage in the aria,
from “Favorita.” In “Sea Wrack”
and “llymne au Soleil” shj showed
intense and dramatic feeling. She
granted an encore, “Mermaids Lul
laby,” Kennedy-Fraser, that im
pressed by its simple yet serious
melody.
Dr. Landsbury drew great ap
plause from the audience after the
[ playing a group of solos. The Wag
j ner-Liszt “Spinning Song” which
was included in this was an especial
ly appealing number.
The concert was closed with the
Goldmark Quintett. This was played
I by the quartet and Mrs. Underwood,
! whose piano playing fitted perfectly
| into the quartet.