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k Relay Races ToBeRunOff At3:15Today Fourteen Organizations Enter Intramural Track Affair Meeting of Officials This Morning at 11 Five Events Scheduled With Two Heats "ITTITII the possibility of argu ’ ▼ ments, fights, and massacres, preparations have been made to hold the intramu ral relay carnival on Hayward field at 3:15 today. The meet will settle the many midnight bull sessions that have been held recent ly as to what campus organiza tion has the fast est and the most enduring track men, Bill Hayward As prizes for the races there has been five large and handsome cups presented that would look good on any mantle. These cups have been donated by College Side Inn, B. A. Babbs, Obak Wallace, Johnson Mo tor Co., and Grahams Shoe store, with one going to the winning team of each relay. They are at the pres ent in the windows of the College Side Inn. No Lettermen Allowed To be eligible for this meet each man must have turned out in a suit on the traek at Hayward field, and been ehecked for attendance at least three times a week since the season opened for the spring term. Ho also must not be a letterman in traek, but can have made a numeral or competed for the varsity. These rules were accepted by the represen tatives of oaeh house or organiza tion at a meeting held Tuesday night. The rules for the running of each event are, that should a runner break on a start he shall not be disqual ified, but will be moved back a cer tain distance depending on the race. On passing the baton he must not turn1 to the side of the track, but must run or walk straight ahead in his lane until all the participants have passed. Cutting in on the turns, unless two full strides ahead, or running out of assigned lane is not allowed. To Keep Field Clear Spectators will not be allowed on the field during events. All of the races will finish in front of the south end of the old grandstand and will start in the pits across the field. Drawings for lanes were made at a meeting of all officials of the house managers and under the coaches ’ supervision. Large Turn-out The organizations and entries ! are: f Alpha Tau Omega: Sturgess, Reavis, McCarthy, Robertson, Craw ford, Knowles. Theta Chi: McKennon, Cook, j Mattson, Mitchell, Haggerty, Ross, 1 Thornburg. Phi Sigma Kappa: B. Kuykendall, ! J. Kuykendall, Wagner, Hamaker. Phi Kappa Psi: Jeffries, Kircher, Hoblitt, Browne, McKenna. Chi Psi: Hall, Sullivan, Alger, Burns. Sigma Phi Epsilon: Hermance, (Continued on page three) Miss Cuevas Resigns Position in Romance Language Department Miss Rosalia P. Cuevas, for seven years an instructor in Spanish, has resigned her position and will leave for New York at the close of the term. “I very much regret leaving Ore- ; gon,” she said, “but I feel that I j need a rest, and wish to be with j my sister in New York.” According to her plans, she ex- ! pects to pass the summer with her j sister at some resort on the Hudson j river and may spend next winter in southern Europe. Miss Cuevas came to the Univer sity in 1920 from Brenan college, ! Gainsville, Georgia, where she was the head of the romance language , department for a year. Prior to j that, she taught one year in Mt. Pleasant Military Academy, Ossin ing, New York, and eleven years at ! Adelphi college, Brooklyn, New i York. Adoption of Junior College Plan May Win Oregon Wide Recognition Dr. Hall Returns From Tour of Middle Western Colleges; Fails to Find New Dean of Law That the University of Oregon may gain national recognition by the adoption of the new Junior Col lege plan, is the belief of Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall who returned Tuesday from a tour of the western and mid dle western colleges. On his trip, he also looked for a man to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Dean Hale of the law school. He investigated also personnel work in other institutions. Dr. Hall said that he was rather surprised to find that the Junior College plan, which has been adopt ed by the University, is favored by many of the country’s leading ed ucators. Presidents of other col leges recognize that a certain amount of leadership has been shown in the acceptance of the plan, but they are not willing to follow until they have seen how the ex periment works out. There yet remain many details of the new system which must be decided and it is the president’s opinion that the plan cannot be put into effect until next year. Dr. Hall found the situation which is to be faced in the selec tion of a new dean for the law school is very competitive. He said than many men suitable for the position are being paid more than this University can offer and that the other schools would sooner pay them more than let them go. The president says he will be able to announce the new law head with in a short time, however. In the investigation of personnel work in other institutions, Dr. Hall found that Stanford University and the University of Iowa had done more than any other schools visited. The romance language department felt that the methods of instruction used were antiquated and ineffic ient and so appealed to the depart ment of education. The latter was asked to investigate the methods used and report and suggest meth ods of improvement. He said that the romance language department feels that they will greatly increase their efficiency by a few rather rad ical changes. When it was possible, Dr. Hall met with alumni and talked to them on matters pertaining to the Uni versity. In every case he said that permanent organizations were form ed as a result of the meeting and plans were made for a meeting twice annually. He found the alum ni quite interested over university affairs and willing to help in the upbuilding of the institution. President Hall also investigated the problem of promoting the spir itual development of the student body. He said that no satisfactory method has yet been offered, but he has appointed a committee which is to investigate the findings of the religious conferences which were held last term under the direction of the committee on student moral activities. The president intends to spend some time on the campus handling the internal problems of the Uni varsity. Conditions Ideal For First Dime Crawl of Spring Dancing to Begin at 6:30; Women in Charge of Houses Named The first real taste of “spring term at dear ol’ Oregon” adds in centive to the Beau Brummells of the campus to attend the Dime Crawl this evening. If the women’s organizations putting forth their best in an effort to swell the For eign .Scholarship Fund don’t rate high, it isn’t Mother Nature’s fault, at least. A man may be reluctant at crawl ing through the guzzling rain to dance with his ten girl friends but he shouldn’t crab at making the rounds in an atmosphere reeking of romance and whatnot. The lad that borrowed galoshes to wear to the last “crawl” can shout “whoopee” and put on his slickest dancing pumps tonight. Edna Ellen Bell, general chair man, requests that all houses sched ule their dinners an hour earlier than usual in order that the crawl ing may start promptly at 6:30. One of the rules in giving dime crawls is that they must end ex actly at 7:30. To the men: if your capital is about one dime, pick out a good place and stay there for the hour, but if it’s quite a number of dimes, remember that the choicest of co eds are scattered hither and thither and that variety is the spice of life. Houses vacating their own homes for the evening and receiving else where are: Delta Delta Delta, at the Qollege Side Inn; Alpha Delta Pi, at the Campa Shoppe; and Delta Zeta, at the Kappa Sig house. Girls appointed to take charge of the money in each house are: Alpha Chi Omega, Helen Abbey; Alpha Gamma Delta, Ruth Wona cott; Alpha Xi Delta, Helen Wil (Continued on page two) Two History Courses Cut Out of Curriculum World history taught by H. D. Sheldon, dean of the school of ed ucation, and Asia and Pacific taught by Walter Barnes, assistant pro fessor in history, are not to be in cluded in the University curriculum. Dean Sheldon feels that his duties as dean force him to give up the course. Walter Barnes has been car rying Asia and Pacific to the sac rifice- of his own field, Europe in 1870. The history department feels that this department should be ex ploited, according to Dr. E. C. Clark, head of the history depart ment, but they feel that they need an especially trained man, and the University at present cannot afford another history professor. Oregon Women Swimming Meet Virginia Lounsbury Takes High-point Title With Fifteen Tallies By placing first in every event i but one, the Girls’ all-star swirn ! ming team of the University of Ore gon piled up a winning score of 38 points in the triangular telegraphic meet held last Friday in the Wom an ’s building. University of Mon tana was second, with a total of 26 points, and Illinois Wesleyan col lege was third, with seven. Wes leyan college held its meet Friday afternoon at five o’clock, the same hour as that of Oregon. Montana’s meet was postponed until Tuesday, and the results were not received until yesterday. Virginia Lounsbury, of Oregon, was high-point swimmer of the meet, making fifteen out of the total num ber of points. In the 20-yard under water swim, she placed first, with a time of 15.1 seconds. Betty Pet'er j son of Montana was second. Those winning first, second and ; third place in the various events are as follows: Thirty-seconds plunge for distance: Margaret Pepoon, Ore (Continued on page three) U. H. S. Girls’ Sports Gain Popularity as Spring Gaines Loom The University high school girls, like their big sisters in the Univer sity, are learning to play field hockey and baseball this term. The ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades are taking hockey and base ball under May Mordoff and Vesta Scholl, practice teachers; and the seventh and eighth under Marjorie Horton. On Saturday morning from eleven to twelve there is voluntary swim ming for the high school girls in the tank at the Woman’s building, and most of the girls take interpre tative dancing once a week. Those in individual gym work take quoits in Miss Harriet W. Thompson’s classes. The date for field day, the nov- j eilty even,t of University high school’s spring term, has not been definitely settled as yet, but it will probably be toward the end of May. Class teams will compete in field hockey, baseball, and swimming. According to Miss Emma F. Wat- ; erman, assistant professor in phys- i ieal education, who supervises the j physical education practice teach ers at the high school, the deliver- j sity high girls are showing more interest in sports this year than ever before. Spring term is always j the most popular in physical edu- 1 cation work because the girls can j get out of doors for their classes. Meajiing of College, Topic At Assembly John Guy Fowlkes, Eastern Professor, Endorsed By Pres. Hall » _ Co-ed Dress Similar, Is Opinion of Scholar “Seven Tools of Living” Speaker's Subject <<T WISH to urge the students and ■I citizens of the community to attend the lecture given by Pro fessor John ' Guy Fowlkes at the assembly Thursday, April 14. Dr. Fowlkes is one of the most brilliant young men in the profession. He was the most sought after speaker on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, and has been invited to speak in almost every state in the Union. He combines to a very rare degree the scientific objectivity of the modern scholar with a splendid spiritual vision of democracy and education. These qualities equip him for a unique contribution to modern thinking. I sincerely hope that he will be met by a splendid audience and one that will be wor thy of the speaker.” Thpt student life in eastern and western colleges is very much the same, and that the spontaneous ex uberance of youth which sets them apart from other people is manifest in young people the world over, is the conclusion reached by Dr. John Guy Fowlkes, educator, author, and member of the faculty at the Uni versity of Wisconsin, who wifi speak at assembly this morning. His sub ject will be “Seven Tools of Liv ing.” Collegian Dress Informal The campus garb of college men is very much more informal in the western institutions than in those of the east, but the pleasing inher ent feminine desire to be decorated seems to have permeated the whole earth,” said Dr. Fowlkes, who bases his opinion on the results of his ex perience as professor of education at the University of Wisconsin and the University of California, where he is at present a member of the faculty, on a leave of absence from Wisconsin. Students in the western colleges enter into campus activities with more abandon and with more com (Continued on page four) Wetzel Wins Award For Best Scholarship Average of Lettermen Victor Wetzel had -the highest scholastic rating of any of the Uni versity’s lettermen for the winter term and wins the Spaulding cup, awarded for the athlete making the best grades in epch term, with an average of 1.75. Wetzel is one of the best all round athletes in the University. He exeells in football, but is also one of the mainstays of the Lemon Yellow track team, competing in both track and field events. In ad dition, he is an accomplished swim mer and tumbler. The award for the fall term went to Lloyd Byerly, varsity div'er. Others who have won the cup are Paul Ager, quarter-miler; Albert Sinclair, football tackle and cap tain; Francis Cleaver, hurdler; George Mimnaugh, quarterback in football and baseball catcher. Many of the lettermen made good averages for the term’s work. Sec ond place went to Bill Powell with an average of 1.93 to his credit. Other high averages were made by Lloyd Byerly, 2.00, Burl Betzer, 2.00, George Mimnaugh, 2.05, and Cotter Gould, 2.23. The Spaulding cup will be pre sented to Wetzel at the Order of the “O” smoker on April 23. Wet zel is a junior in English and a for mer star at Jefferson high school in Portland. Few Early Students Pay Fees Yesterday Xot more than 125 students paid their fees yesterday, the first day of the 10 allotted for payment without penalty. This is only about one third of the number that should have come to the cashier’s window, according to E. P. Lyon, cashier in the comptroller’s office. Useless delays in payment, and X. S. F. checks are t? e important things to guard against, said Mr. Lyon. Arizona Team Meets Varsity In Last Debate Negative Side to be Taken By Campus Group at 8 p. m. Tonight Cross Question System To be Used in Contest Durgan and Davis Uphold Oregon's Side 'T'ONIGHT, at S o’clock in Vil lard hall, Walter Durgan and Roland Davis, Oregon varsity do Walter Durgan haters, will vio with representa tives from the University of Ar izona in the last varsity debate of the year. The Oregon de baters have the negative of the rpiestion, which is, Resolved, “That t h e eighteenth amendment should bo so modified as to legalize the manufacture and sale of light wines and beer.” Ivan Robinette and Charles Reed are the Arizona con testants who will uphold the af firmative. Final Debate of Year “The Arizona debate is the last of the year,” said J. K. Horner, coach, “and it will be very inter esting. uoui itoi and Davis and Walter D u r g a n are good debat ers; Davis was on the varsity team last year, and Durgan is compet ing for the first time. The Ariz ona debaters are experienced; both competed against represent a t i v e s Roland Davis rroin uxrora university, jasj year." This is the third time Oregon lias used the prohibition question this season. J'aek Hempstead and Dud ley Clark took the negative of the question in a radio debate in Port land last term against tli'e Univer sity of Montana; Joe McKeown and Ronald Robnett upheld the affirma tive of the question against the University of Southern California, last week, here. Durgan Elected President Walter Durgan, a junior major ing in the law school, was elected president of the Intercollegiate Ora torical association of Oregon at the annual meeting last Saturday in Newberg. He is men’s forensic manager. He will debate for the first time tonight as a member of the regular varsity team, although he lias taken an interest in forensic activities in both high school and the University. Roland Davis, also a junior majoring in law, was a varsity debater last year, when he competed against the University of Utah. He had forensic experience in high school. Arizona Team Experienced Ivan Robinette and Charles Reed, the Arizona representatives, are ex perienced debaters. Doth took hon ors in forensics in high school and were on debating teams all through their university careers. They are both first-year students in the Ari (Continued on page three) Mangum, Alderman Head Ye Tabard Inn, Writer’s Fraternity Harold Mangum was elected pres ident, and Henry Alderman secre tary of Ye Tabard In, honorary writer’s organization, at a meeting of that group Tuesday night at the Anchorage. Four men were pledged to the society; Joe Brown, Alfred’ Tollef son, Paul Luy au'd Joe Holaday. Ye Tabard Inn is the name of the Oregon chapter of Sigma Up silon, national honorary writer’s fraternity. Alfons Korn, who was recently chosen as Rhodes scholar to Oxford University from Oregon, is the re tiring president, and Virgil Moris sette, secretary. Mangum is sports editor of the Emerald, publicity manager of Junior Week-end, and correspondent for the Eugene Reg ister on the campus. Alderman is a contributing editor on the Emerald and is campus news correspondent for the Guard. Golfettes Get Going; Campus Endangered /CROSSING the campus isn’t safe anymore. Not since the girls are taking up golf. The Pi Phis and Phi Delt-s, long ac customed to strolling peaceful ly across the Kincaid pasture, now detour with care, or the more reckless dash rashly for ward, heedless of the on-coming pellets. One of them sailed blithely into a hockey game the other day and received an unexpect edly interesting salutation. (The new-comer was not requested to make a return visit.) Negotiations now under way between the amateur golfers and the University gardeners, prom ise to eliminate unnecessary dup lication in lawn mowing. Latest complaints from base ball fans reveal the alarming in formation that the grand old American game is severely threatened with extinction by the bonnie auldo sport of «tho Scots—at least as long as out fielders insist on chasing truant balls for alluring golfettes. Judges Choose Houses to Try For Song Prizes Theta Chi, Kappa Sigma, Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Chi Omega Remain Alpha Chi Omega, Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Sigma, and Theta Chi aro winners in the semi-finals of the annual Song week contest which ended yesterday. These four organizations will compete in the finals to bo hold next Monday and Tuesday, the two houses giving the best presentation of Oregon melodies will bo awarded the silver trophies, given each year. Members of Ti Beta Phi now hold the cup given to the winning wom en’s sorority last year, and they are the only one of the four houses to make a bid for the second term ownership of a song cup. The Theta Chis were runners up in the finals last year, but lost to the Beta Theta Pis. Much interest has been aroused concerning the power of the Alpha Chi Omega girls becauso they were the first to sing in their division, and only had two or three days in which to practice. Judges for the final contest are: .John Stark Evans, assistant dean of the school of music, George Hop kins, professor of piano, and Bob Hunt, chairman of Song week. “The contest this year has been more exciting than last year’s, es pecially among the women’s houses, where competition was particularly keen. Lack of interest in singing (Continued on page three) Emerald May Have Council Dictate Policy Proposed Amendment to Come Before Students At Next Election Check on Freedom Declared Essential Would Abolish Criticism, Say Opponents ^"'tONTKOL of Emerald editorial policy in the future will be in the hands of the publications com mittee, appointed by the president of the student body, if the students pass a constitutional amendment to that effect which was recommended by the student council yesterday, and will be voted on at the next election. The proposed change requires the editor to consult members of the ruling committee bofore launching any extensive campaign, such as the recent one in regard to Oregon traditions. Hugh Biggs, president of the A. S. U. O., expressed the opinion that there is a definite need for somfe means of student check on the free dom of the editor. A provision in the constitution makes the reeall of an editor practically impossible, ho said. lie believes that in “a purely academic and impersonal way some capable and representative group could ably assist in better promoting the interests of the en tire student body.” Abramson Gives Views Sol Abramson, present Emerald editor, pointed out that such an ar rangement is not desirable, and would be detrimental in discourag ing criticism. Editorials, ho assert ed, would necessarily roflect the ac cepted theories of the publications committee or the student officials. A substitute plan which would require candidates for office to ex press their stand on certain static issues, in order that student senti ment might be determined, was sug gested by him. Other members of the council maintained that complete freedom of tlio press should not bo exercised .by the editor. Biggs asserted that the privilege is not generally grant ed in other institutions. “I don’t think the Emerald edi tor has any more right to claim ab solute liberty in his office any more than the president of the student body, or other officials,” Biggs said in explaining the checks on other groups. A committee will be ap pointed to frame the amendment. Honor Code Discussed Besides this issue the council took up the matter of an honor code, discussing the advisability of (Continued on page two) Underwood String Quartette’s Last Program Climaxes Mu Phi Series Varied Program of Schumann, Haydn, and Grieg Features Hopkins as Assistant By D. B. The Underwood String Quartette heaped up an increase of praises last night when it appeared in the last concert of the series of three, which it has given under the aus pices of Mu Phi Epsilon, national music honorary for women. George Hopkins, professor of music, as ac companying pianist, also added to the reputation which ho has acquir ed for true artistic ability. One of the outstanding qualities, which place the quartette in the first rank, is the perfect unity and harmony acquired, which combines their efforts to produce tho effect of one instrument. This unison of effort prevailed even in the diffi cult double string work of the Grieg “Finale.” No one instrument was obtrusive and the untied wholeness of the effect was not lost for a moment, even in the “Quintett. ” This Schumann “Quintett” was the first and perhaps the outstand ing number of the evening’s pro gram. Its first movemet, Allegro Brillante, provided an effective and colorful opening for the concert, but it was perhaps the second, In Modo d'una Marcia, that most thoroughly captivated the audience. It had a sad tinge, with its dirge-like chords, but it produced an unusual effect with the low and deep tones of tho viola and piano thundering under the rapid accompaniment of the other strings. The quick stops, 1 runs, and accents of the Scherzo , brought out the highly perfected unity and technique of the entire group, and the last movement of the number, Allegro ma non Troppo, offered those pleasing harmonies which delight the ear of the artist and music lover, and at the same time afforded an opportunity for the exercise of a technique that must necessarily be of high quality. In the Adagio, the first movement of the Haydn Quartette, No. VIII, Ilex Underwood was given the chance to delight the audience by the slightly predominating solo work of tho first violin. An ending that might come ns a surprise to the un familiar listener closed the Men uetto, and rapid bowing character ized the short Finale. Miriam Little began tho last num ber with the exquisite melody of the Romanze of the Grieg “Quar tette.” It was picked up by Rex Underwood and as on? of the sweet est and loveliest parts of the pro gram and resolved itself into a form of duet in which tho viola echoed the melody of the first violin to end with an exacting chord in har monies. An Oriental tinge prevad ed the Finale of this group, which with its double string work and heavy, broad parts came fittingly as the concluding number. Members of the quartette are: Rex Underwood, first violin; Del bert Moore, second violin; Buford Roach, viola; and Miriam Little, violoncello.