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w VOLUME xxvn UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1927 NUMBER JB* i Shields-Woods Bout Planned For Smoker Order of the “O” Card Slated for April 23’ In Men’s Gym Preppers to Receive Trophies for Relays Stoddard and Klep Down For Monologue Acts f I ''HE smoker season here will close April 23, two weeks from tomorrow, with the Order of the O” staging an affair for all spring athletes, both varsity and freshmen, and the visiting high school runners who will be here to take part in the relay carnival set for that date. This affair, which will start at 7 o’clock and be over by 8:45, Bill Powell will be patterned to some extent after the all-University smoker held in McArthur igloo last Saturday night, which was so filled with ac tion. Every event will be run off as fast as possible to avoid inconven ient delays. Wood and Shields Feature Featuring the entertainment will be a rematch of Harry Wood and “Dutch” Shields, the two freshmen who staged such a furious battle in the heavyweight free-for-alls last week. This pair of glove tossers after smearing Bob Keeney on the canvas in short order, and putting Dick Horn out on his feet, tore into each other like maddened bulls, and how the crowd did yell! They stood toe to toe and slugged until arms were heavy and eyes were glassy. Harry tried some psychol ogy and drew back to laugh at the gory Shields, but this worked with reverse English. Shields got his second wind while Wood was laugh ing, and scored a looping right to Harry’s chin which ended the argu ment. Now Wood has decided to take life more seriously, and vows he will make Mr. Shields repent that loop ing right which landed so discon certingly. Shields, *>n the other hand, believes that the three three minute rounds system and regular rules which will prevail April 23 will react to his favor as the one minute rests between sessions will give him time to get his second and third winds, and wind is all Mr. Shields needs to devise those wal loping overhand rights. Anyway it will be a brawl all the way and well worth the price of admission, which is nothing at all. Blankets to be Given Three-year blankets will be awarded at this smoker, as well as the Spaulding cup for the winter term, and trophies to the winning relay teams of the high school car nival. Short talks will be made to the preppers by Captain McEwan, Virgil Earl, Ed Abercrombie, Billy Reinhart, and Bill Hayward. Brief monologues by Rolf Klep and Tom Stoddard are slated. The tumbling act by Wetzel, Davis, and Bich mond, which went so well at the last smoker, will be repeated at this one. In addition there will be a short musical skit or two, an other boxing match with the prin cipals not yet named, and two fast wrestling bouts. Beryl Hodgen, president of the lettermen’s club, will again act as announcer. Bill Powell is chairman in charge of the smoker, and will be assisted by Fred West, Frank Riggs, Don McCook, and Bert Kerns. The Order of the “O” smoker will be staged in the men's gym instead of McArthur court, largely because of the central location and greater ease with which speakers may make themselves heard. Eskimo pies and peanuts will be supplied free to all comers. April 16, Date Set For To-Ko-Lo Formal To-Ko-Lo, sophomore men’s hon orary fraternity on the campus, will give its annual formal dance, Sat urday evening, April 16, at the Craftsmen’s club. It is the custom of the organiza tion that the pledges are hosts of the evening to the sophomores and To-Ko-Lo alumni. Bert MicElroy and William Sullivan are in charge of arrangements. A Princess9 Sprites, Woodland Fairies Make 'Le Fantastique9 Dance Drama Weirdness of Poppies Growing in Flanders Field, Klop of Dutch Shoes Add Unique Variety “Bright daughter of a gloried race’’ performing before a Greek temple, comprised the opening act of the Dance Drama which was presented last night at the McDon ald theatre by Orchesis and Mu Phi Epsilon, women’s national musi cal fraternity. From the graceful rhythm of archers holding high their bows, and throwers of the discus and javelin, the dancers grouped themselves to portray the chariot race. A glittering background in the shape of a fan formed the setting for a flirtation in which one court ly gentleman faced the problem of choosing between the fairest of two gentle maids. Just as though the figures on some lovely fan came forth and became real, the effect was so perfect. “In Flanders Field,” the weird and grotesque scene of the nun who finds comfort by wandering through the waving poppies which “like brave prayers from the fields grow” and stops to cling upon a cross when she beholds the glisten ing form of the “Blessed Virgin,” was preceded by a solo, the “Cradle Song of 1916” sung by Melba Wil liams and followed by a harp solo by Doris Helen Patterson. A cello solo, “Old English Dance,” came between the first two numbers. A series of three character sket ehes, the first entitled “Klip, Klop, Klop,” a Dutch skit character ized by the usual clump, clump, clump of wooden shoes; the second, the antics of vain Toinette who seems to say as she dances about— “is it not very chic?’’; and the third, the daring feat of the Knaves of Hearts, changed the atmosphere of the first more fantastic per formances to that of the comic. Purely imaginative was the dream-like representation of a “Wedgewood Panel’’ in which “figures of grace and cold perfec tion came forth from their stolid lodgement below a banner of con ventional artistry.” The varied mob of rejoicers over triumph during the French revolution are interrupted by the slow march of a group of exe cutioners who witness the sad part ing of aristocrat lovers as they are separated by the cruel hands of the new law. Musical numbers interspersing the lighter dramatic skits included trio numbers by Clare Whitten, Leota Biggs, and Harriett Boss; organ in terpretations by Daisy Belle Park er, and two numbers on the violin by Nina, Warnock. Another col orful dance accompanied by the tinkling of tiny bells completed the program with the exception of “ Le Fantastique,” the idea of which (Continued on page three) Co-eds to Swim Telegraphic Meet This Afternoon Montana and Wesleyan To Compete Against Oregon Women Girls swimming against opponents who are battling through their own tank more than two thousand miles away; mermaids touching the rail ing in speed events where a tenth of a second means defeat or victory —this is the aquatic treat promised to spectators at the tank in the Woman’s building, this afternoon at 5 o ’clock. For that is the hour when the girl’s all-star swimming team of the University of Oregon hopes to splash its way to victory in the triangular telegraphic meet with the all-star teams of the University of Montana, and Wesleyan univer sity, Bloomington, 111. The members of the team, which has been “whipped into fine shape” during the past week, are' Virginia Lounsbury, Margaret Pepoon, Dor othy Brown, Olive Banks, Myra Belle Palmer, Beth Ager, lone Garbe, and Ellean Fargher. The events of the meet are: the 20-yard under-water swim, the 40-yard free style, the 40-yard breast stroke, the 100-yard free-style, the 30-seconds plunge for distance, the 20-yard back-stroke, the 40-yard English overarm, and the 20-yard relay. In order to stimulate competition, sev eral members of the Amphibians, girls ’ honorary swimming club, are entering the meet. In addition to these main attrac tions, there will be another feature in the form of dives, standard and otherwise, by the Amphibians and all-stars. Emma Waterman, Ernes tine Troemel, Mary-Jo Shelley and Edward Abercrombie, instructors in physical education, will act as time keepers. The meet is open to everyone, and no admission will be charged. Seating arrangements have been re vised to accommodate many more spectators than formerly could be seated in the gallery. Band’s First Concert Meets With Approval The first appearance of the Uni versity band before the Oregon stu dent body assembly within the mem ory of the present college genera tion was well received by its audi ence at the Woman’s building yes terday. Sousa’s march, “The Fairest of the Fair,” brought forth the great est applause. All the numbers, how ever, seemed to meet with approval. Bob Hunt, chairman of Oregon’s music committee, announced that the singing in the houses would be judged by the volume, the quality, the originality in presentation, and the knowledge of the songs. “Dampness” Halts Oregon-Linfield Baseball Fracas Three Games Scheduled To Precede Aggie Contests Old Jupiter Pluvius, displaying past season form and pitching an unbeatable assortment of weather —curving April showers, straight early-spring hail storms mixed with a change of pace a few spasms of sunshine—has proven very ef fective for the past few days. In fact, “Jupe” has been so effective that the two base ball games sched uled with Lin Bill Reinhart neld college xor tms weeK-enu nave been cancelled because of the sog gy condition of the baseball field. If weather permits, three regular yannigan games will be played among members of the squad. Ac cording to Reinhart yesterday, base ball prospects have simmered down to about 24 men. Only two weeks now intervene be fore the Webfoots swing into action against the Oregon Aggies in Cor vallis, April 22 and 23. Next Thurs day, Friday and Saturday will find the Pacific University Badgers on Reinhart field. In the one game played last year the lemon-yellow sluggers had an easy time of it, winning 17 to 8. Aggies Beat Badgers The Forest Grove nine opened its season last week end in Corvallis by taking a defeat from the Beav ers, 7 to 4. The contest marked the initial appearance for both teams. The game, which was nip and tuck up to the seventh inning when a rally gave the Orangemen three runs, was called in the eighth be cause of rain. In the person of Cameron, Pacific has its diamond captain, star out fielfler, pitcher, and home run hitter. Cameron has been suffering from a slight soreness in his pitch ing arm but there was nothing wrong with his batting eye in the Badger-Beaver contest. In the first canto Cameron drove out a circuit blow scoring Hutt ahead of him. Not content with pulling a Babe Ruth in the first inning, Cameron poled out another four-ply hit in the sixth which scored King ahead of him and brought the count 4 to 3 in the Forest Grove team’s favor. Hoar Has 3 Pitchers Coach Hoar of the Badgers has three reliable hurlers in Cameron, Rowe and “Hooks” Rannow. Ran now worked in the O. A. C. game and gave a good account of him self. Pacific’s squad consists of Rannow, Cameron, Hutt, Aiken, Jack King, Fryer, Megagel, Drees zen, King, Holloway, Rowe, Tuck er, Tuor, Simmons, Woods, Heinz, French and Brown. Puppets Will Tell HuckFinn Story at Heilig Jeau Gros’ Marionettes Reported Favorably From 125 Cities Children’s Matinee Set for Afternoon Proceeds to Go for Fine Arts Building HAVE you your ticket for the Jean Gros’ Marionette show? Tf you have, you are wise, but you must take still another precaution to make absolutely certain that you will see the show, according to Mar ian Barnes, who is in charge of the puppet performance. Seats for the evening performance are reserved, and everyone who has an ordinary ticket must have it exchanged for a reserved seat ticket. The box of fice at the Heilig theater opens at 10 o ’clock on Saturday, and will remain open until six o’clock to complete the exchanges. "Many more tickets have been printed than there are seats in the theater, and only those rvlio get reserved seats while they last will be admitted. The others will have their money refunded.” said Miss Barnes. Tickets Sold on Campus Tickets are being sold in every campus living organization, at the Co-op, and at every grammar, jun oir high, and high school in the city. Those in charge of the Marionette show feel confident that the house will be crowded on Monday night, since the puppet show is very well known, and this is the most success ful tour they have made. The company has played in 125 different cities in its trip across the country and lias been well re ceived at every performance. At Boise, Idaho, five hundred persons were turned away from the door the night of the performance. In Seat tle, where the seating arrangements were very commodious, $2000 was realized by the company. Howe Receives Letter H. C. Howe, professor of English, received a letter from his son in Louisiana in regard to the Jean Gros Marionette company which said, "It is the greatest thing I have ever seen. You must see it.” The marionettes will put on two performances. In the afternoon they will play "Uncle Wiggily at the Circus.” This is a special matinee for children which will begin at three o’clock. In the evening at 8:20, the show will be, "The Ad ventures of Huckleberry Finn. ’ ’ The puppet show is^sponsored by the Women’s League and is given for the benefit of the Fine Arts building. Tickets for the evening performance are 50 and 75 cents, and $1.00. For the afternoon per formance tickets are 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults. Seats for the matinee are not re served. Changes in Eligibility Rules Made for Donut Baseball and Track Changes affecting eligibility of men for donut baseball were made at a meeting of intra mural repre sentatives at the men’s gymnasium yesterday. Hitherto the rule was that all varsity lettermen or frosh numeral men were ineligible to compete for their houses. The new rule, for baseball only, states that varsity lettermen and leading aspirants for the current varsity and freshman teams who will be listed by the coaches, will be ineligible. This will broaden out the field so that numeralmen of other years or those who are not out for * Uni versity team can play on their house teams. Because of the difficulty in get ting enough men to fill out any sort of a track team, a similar ruling was made recently for the coming donut relay games and track meet, with the added advantage of great er interest being taken in donut sports. The quorum of house representa tives also voiced their approval of the appointment of Jack Bliss, three-year letterman in baseball and football, to take charge of intra mural baseball in the capacity of head strike-bawler, chief foul-chas er and in general, to have charge of the running of the coming diamond tournament which is waiting for fairer weather before starting. Unaffiliated Students Plan Better Status Independent Club Formed To Improve General Standing Dean Walker Expresses Approval of Movement Participation in Activities Will be Encouraged A MOVEMENT to form an In dependent Men’s Club has been started bv a group of students in terested in improving the general standing of the unaffiliated students on the campus. This club will be associated with the National Inde pendent Men’s Association, which consists of a number of similar clubs. Dean H. Walker, dean of men, and other members of the faculty, expressed their approval of the plan and stated that such an organiza tion would be an asset to the Uni versity. A banquet will be held at the College Side Inn, at which the or ganization will be definitely estab lished. The date and program for the banquet will be announced in the near future. All unaffiliated men will be ex pected to attend and participate in the initial meeting of the group. Purpose Outlined The following is a tentative out line of the purpose of the proposed club which was drawn up by a committee composed of Lynn Black, Alonzo Jasmin, and Elmer Grimm: We believe that University life should give chance for the fullest development of the individual—his abilities of leadership and ingenu ity; should develop his personality by improving not only his physical appearance but also his mental out look on life; should provide a means of making friendships and establish ing a medium for exchange of ideas; and should give chances for devel oping" a more socialized being who is able to cooperate with his fel low men. We realize that these things may best be gained through organization. That the unaffiliated student is therefore at a disadvantage is evi dent, and this is undesirable not only from the standpoint of good to the individual but for the Univer sity at large. Therefore it is our purpose to form an organization which will foster these desirable things. Principles Fostered Through organization we will be able to fill these needs and embrace the following principles: 1. Promote a definite program of social events which will bring the independent students into closer contacts with each other, and give them opportunity to make new and lasting friendships. 2. Encourage scholarship, and promote a unity that will help to intensify the “Oregon Spirit.” 3. Give chance for self devel opment through election to offices in the organization, appointment of committees, and by the exercise of voice in the government. 4. Encourage the independent students in entering athletic con tests, designed to further their phys ical development. Dr. Hodge to Resume Geological Research In Cascade Region The Deschutes river canyon and the Three Sisters region will be studied by Dr. Edwin T. Hodge of the geology department this sum mer, when he resumes his extensive field work in Cascade geology. A preliminary survey will be made by auto along the rim of the Deschutes canyon by Dr. Hodge. He will later start up at the source of the river and geologize the en tire canyon afoot down to where it empties into the Columbia, study ing all economic aspects such as damsites, irrigation and the forma tion of beds in relation to the rest of the country. The geologic history of the river from ancient times will also be interpreted. After completion of his work on the Deschutes, Dr. Hodge will shift his camp to his old stamping grounds on the eastern slopes of the Cas cades which he calls “God’s coun try up among the stars.” Here in the vicinity of Three Fingered Jack, Diamond peak and Mt. Washing ton, he will spend the rest of the summer determining the extent of glaciation. A Drinking Fountain Laiv Students’ Dream r I ''HE law students, realizing the dryness of their course, have started a movement for the installation of a drinking foun tain on the third floor of the Oregon building. To date they have been unsuccessful in their quest, though they have present ed several eloquently written petitions. The faculty is now being petitioned for the cause, but the decision as yet remains doubtful. It is not known definitely why the law students really need a drinking fountain. Perhaps they talk so much that their throats get dry and in order to keep on talking they need to dampen their swallowing apparatus; how ever, it seems odd that the law students should start this move ment. If the school is blessed with a nice white drinking foun tain then th# professors will flock to it and will bo able to lecture longer and louder. Then too if they are success ful in getting the fountain, doesn’t a new danger arise? Isn’t it quite possible that they will next petition dainty window curtains or silk brocaded cush ions for their benches? It is really a danger to the whole campus, for if the law students come out on top in this battle who can tell but what they will be ruling the campus with their aristocratic, tendencies in another month or so? University Work For Next Term Draws Interest Inquiries Arrive Daily From Many Slates About Courses From 10 to 75 inquiries a day con cerning the Oregon summer session are coming in to the University, says Alfred Powers, dean of the ex tension division. The total number is larger than in any previous year, about 1600 up to date. Some, of course, are merely statements of in terest, while many express real in tentions of attending. Eleven or twelve hundred of these inquiries are from students who have not previously attended an Oregon summer session. The re mainder are but an approximate third of last year’s enrollment, as 1225 were attending then. The inquiries come from almost every state in the union, Mr. Pow ers reports. Of the northeastern states, Maine, Vermont, Connecti eutt, and Rhode Island, and in the south, Georgia has sent in no letters so far, but every other state has shown its interest, New Hampshire by one inquiry. Outside of Oregon, California holds leadership in num ber of inquiries; then come Wash ington and Idaho, closely followed by Ohio, Kansas, Illinois, and Wis consin. Dean Powers added that there are, so far, 301 inquiries from St. Paul. The most interest has been shown in the last month. “Thero will be three or four hundred grad uate students hero this summer,” said Mr. Powers. A recent letter from J. L. Ben nett, director of physical education at Olinda Union high, Brea, Cali fornia, stated the intention of a group of high school coaches of Orange county of coming to sum mer session in view of getting the McEwan type of play. Dr. Rebec Receives Pamphlets on Research A number of pamphlets dealing with the possibilities of research work in the various scientific fields, have bee» received from the Na tional Research council by Dean George Rebec of the graduate school. The booklets treat the fields of chemistry, astronomy, anthropology, botany, agriculture, zoology, psy chology, geology, industrial re search, medical sciences, public health, physics, mathematics, fores try, and engineering. Students who are interested may examine them by calling at Dr. Rebec’s office in the next few days, after which the ar ticles will be distributed to the various departments of the Univer sity. Idaho Team Wins Debate From Oregon Myrna Adams, Maurita Miller Uphold Issue Of Negative Irene Hartsell Gives First Affirmative Speech Education Under Federal Control Discussed T TNIVER8ITY of Idaho debaters defeated Oregon representa tives, 2 to 1, in the debate in Guild' theater last night. Irene Hartsell and Pauline Winchell were the Ore gon contestants against Myrna Adams and Maurita Miller of Idaho, who upheld the negative of the question: Resolved, that a federal department of education, with a secretary in the president’s cabinet, should be established. Irene Hartsell, who gave the first constructive speech for the affirma tive, pointed out that education is a national problem, that under the present system inequalities exist, and that the states have failed to cope with the situation. “Now, ed ucation is carried on in forty sep arate departments, which causes dup lication, complication, diffusion of power, and local and state defects,” she said. “We propose a department which will consolidate these bureaus and departments. There is a tangible need for a national department since education is of national importance as much as agriculture, commerce, and labor, which are all recognized in the president’s cabinet.” National Control Advised Inequality, which exists in the different states, would be done away with and more efficient schools, fi nancing, organization, economy, sci entific building construction, curric ula and methods of education would be accomplished by a federal de partment of education, the speaker contended. States have failed to cope with the education of foreign ers because of their tondency to group together and keep their own habits and traditions; national con trol would accomplish this, as well as the furtherincr of adult education. Myrna Adams,- who cross-exam ined Miss Hartsoll, asked her which of the three methods of reforming the present system, advice, subsidy, or force, she would prefer. Miss Hartsell replied that the advisory function would be the logical, but that if force or subsidy were neces sary that would be permissible; she added that the present bureau does not fulfill the advisory purpose. American Ideals Endangered Presenting the negative case, Maurita Miller contended that to establish a federal department of education with a secretary in the president’s cabinet would be against the ideals and principles of Amer ica. “The founders of the constitu tion omitted any reference because they knew it was a state and local problem. The fact that federal de partments of education which have been instituted and failed prove that it is not essential,” she said. Other reasons why it would not be advisable are that the state system meets all the needs, and that a fed eral department would place educa tion at the mercy- of polities and result in a political body of school teachers whose first idea would be to perform political ends instead of educating children. “Religion and education are social functions, and never have been con sidered political,” she said. “You might as well try to control re ligion nationally as education.” Prussianization of Education “It is a question of federal cen tralization and Prussianization, if you will, of our educational sys tem,” the speaker continued. “The secretary would have to know where the money goes, he would have to have some kind of general policy; as a result our children would become a bunch of Prussians. Germany ia an example of federal education, and when the world war started Germany followed the call of blind patriotism because militaristic ideals had been instilled in the school children. Miss Winched, of the affirmative, in cross-questioning the negative speaker, pointed out that state gov ernment give subsidies to schools as the negative said the federal department of education would do. The negative speaker replied to this that they do not to the extent that the federal government would. To the charge of the negative that education would be involved ia. (Continued on page four)