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VOLUME XXVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1927 NUMBER 105' < Women’s Names Liven Talk About Politics Three Names Mentioned For Secretary of the f Student Body; Two Men for Junior Man By BOB GALLOWAY Many persons have added fuel to the campus political flames in the past week, until now sparks are shooting up from all parts of the campus. Until after elections, how ever, the flames will only be rumors, some of which may be true and some not so true. No one knows •—sometimes not evdn the candi date himself. Chief among rumors this week are proposals for secretary of the stu dent body. Three names have been heard in that connection: Edith Bain, Vena Gaskill and Nancy Pet erson. * * * Those who are planning to run k. for other women’s offices are do ing a good job of keeping quiet. The only other rumor heard about women’s jobs was that Dorothy Dougall would run for senior wo man on the executive council. Such position will |be open. Two men have been mentioned in campus talk as running for junior man on the executive council—Bon ald McCreight, and Joe McKeown. For senior man on the student council, several names have been mentioned: Boland Davis, Mark Taylor and William Powell. Powell was mentioned also as a possibility for vice-president. Three senior men are elected to tlft student coun cil each year. No one has yet been mentioned for junior man on the student coun cil, yet two will be needed. It is rumored that the Phi Sigma Kappas 4 will have a candidate up for the position of sophomore man. Who the man will be is still a mystery of the coming week. Alonzo Jasmin is a rumored candidate for the job. It is generally rumored that Bob Warner will be a candidate for re election as yell king. The candidacy for the presidency has narrowed by only one man, ru mors say. Frank Biggs, according to the conversation, won’t run for any thing. That leaves Donald Beelar, Jack Hempstead, Benoit McCros kev, and Herbert Socolofsky as the possibilities. Rumors for vice-president haven’t expanded or contracted except for William- Powell, who has ibeen men tioned for the position. Homer Dix on, Jack Hempstead and Herbert Socolofsky were the three men tioned before as rumored to run. As far as is known, the race for editor of the Emerald hasn’t changed. Paul Luy, Harold Mangum, and Bay Nash are continuing to carry on their duties as though their was no contest. Late rumors were to the effect that Barbara Blythe wouldn’t run for editor of the Oregana. This leaves Mary Benton and Claudia Fletcher as the rumored aspirants. Nominations will be made Thurs day at the regular assembly, and ■only then will it be definitely known who will run for what. His chances for election will l?e known about one week later. Some students think that the dif ferent groups on the campus will “line up’’ a great deal as they did last year. Others point to the fact that different houses are running candidates and that last year’s dope won’t amount to anything. Students who have been following campus elections for a number of years predict that the largest vote ever polled will be cast this year, largely because of the friction, (real or imaginary) on student tra ditions, and because of the question whether or not the editorial policy of the Emerald shall be supervised bv the executive council. NO MORE COUPONS Due to the fact that over-en thusiastic coupon hunters, by carrying away bundles of Emer alds, have prevented many stu dents from receiving their copies of the paper, the best dressed-man contest is hereby , discontinued so far as the Em erald is officially concerned. The Oregon Daily Emerald Sol Abramson, Editor, Earl W. Slocum. Manager. / Oregon Beats Pacific 8 to 4 In SecondTilt Bill Baker, Varsity Hurler, Plays Stellar Game; Strikes Out 13 Final Contest Will Be At Ten This Morning Visitors Hold Single Run Lead for 2 Innings By DICK SYRING STRIKING out 13 Pacific Univer sity batsmen and crashing out a triple and a double in four trips Baker, varsity (linger, led the University of Ore gon baseball team to its first vie- ^ tory, 8 to 4, over the Badger Col lege nine yestor- | day afternoon. The final game of | the series will be 1 played this morn- I ing at 10 o’clock. Regardless o f Bill Baker rl frnnnonf the cold weather and the frequent drizzle of rain, Baker held the For est Grove nine at bay during the eight inning fracas. His underhand ball was working to perfection and coupled with a good change of pace he dished out only three meager hits up to the eighth inning. Baker eased up a bit in this canto and the Badger garnered three safe singles. Visitors Break Ice The visitors started out in the initial inning as if they intended to duplicate Thursday’s feat. After Holloway grounded out, James King drew a free pass. Lefty Ike Rannow then stepped to the plate and, ap parently still feeling elated over his pitching victory of the day be fore, drove out a triple over left fielder which scored King. The Lemon-vollow sluggers came to life in the third inning. Mc Cormick, first man up, was hit by a wild pitch. Mimnlaugli 'got ,on through a fielder’s choice and Mc Cormick was out at second. Lynn (Continued on page four) Freshman Nine To Meet Albany This Afternoon Starting Line Not Picked; Contest to Begin at 2:30 o’Clock Frosh bat wielders get their first opportunity to perform for their Alma Mater when they meet the Albany college nine here this after noon at 2:30. Inasmuch as the frosh have only had two weeks of actual practice to round into shape, it is difficult to prophesy as to what the final score will be. Albany has al ready played a game with Linfield college, which it lost by a close margin, and will have the edge on the frosh in this repect. Coach Spike Leslie has had an abundance of material to work with this spring and competition for reg ular berths on the team will be close. The pitching staff has been one of the shiny spots of the squad with McDonald, Fuller and Ander son performing in big league style. McDonaldi will probably get the call to start the game today but ; Fuller and Anderson both will un- ; doubtedly get a chance to show ! their stuff before the game is over. The catching department has been the weakest part of the squad so far, according to Coach Leslie. Speer will probably be the battery mate of McDonald, although Walton will no doubt be called upon to dis play his wares. The rest of the lineup will be picked from Nelson, first base; Wirth or Streamer, sec ond base; Robie, shortstop; Mason, third base; and the outfielders from Williams, Coleman, Laughlin, and Hatton. Batting and infield practice has been given the greatest amount of attention so far. No base running or actual practice games has been on the schedule as yet, so today’s game will give Leslie a chance to pick out tfie weak spots in the line up. A short batting practice was held last night as a final workout. Everyone who ha3 been turning out for practice this season is urged by the coach to be out in uniform this afternoon. “All that can be worked in will be given a chance to play today,” he said. Shall Oregon Be Stifled by "Gag” Rule? Editorial Reprinted From Eugene Guard The student council at the University of Oregon is re questing a vote by the student body to place the editor of i the student publication. The Emerald, under its control in i the future. As reason for this move the members cite the j past year’s evidence of disagreements of the editor with ! school policies as outlined by them. It would be regrettable if this measure should carry. If The Emerald editorial page is to be of any service to the University, its policies should be governed by the editor elected to assume that responsibility. Criticism of policies, while unpalatable to those responsible for them, is not injurious but rather advantageous. If ob jection to criticism is made because it receives favorable at tention, there is a bare possibility that the policies of the stu dent council may not be altogether perfect. This paper has not agreed with many things advocated by The Emerald dur- j ing the past year but sees in that fact no reason for muzzling | the publication. Editors should be elected with careful at tention to qualifications, but onte in charge should be untram meled. Otherwise the editorial page should be abolished. Editorial Reprinted From Eugene Register The student council at the University of Oregon has vot ed to put on the ballot at the coming student body election a measure that, if adopted, will place the editorial policies of The Emerald, the student daily paper, under control of a pub lications committee to be appointed by the president of the student body. Of this proposal, the editor of The Emerald says: “We think the council blundered in putting forth a proposal that, if adopted, will seriously curtail—perhaps destroy—the value of The Emerald.” We should like to record here our agreement with The | Emerald editor. The proposed arrangement would make The j Emerald merely the organ, the mouthpiece, of the student body, and no newspaper that is merely an organ ever amount ed to a hill of beans. One of the late Mr. Bryan’s pet schemes was a govern ment newspaper, edited by ukase and containing authorized publicity of the government itself, its departments and its em ployes. It would have been a flat and dismal failure. The editor of The Emerald quite properly shudders when he con templates such a status for his newspaper. To the Editor:— Throughout the college year I have been rejoicing at the stands you have taken on freshman hazing, retention of tra ditions, Greater Oregon committee, and your effort to awak en general scholarship on the campus. Your editorials have been very worthwhile. Now that the battle is on I venture to give a bit of en couragement, and add, I hope your courage does not waver, for believe many are with you in your viewpoint and avowed purposes. As we have never met simply sign myself Sincerely, A Mother of Students. Craftsmen to Exemplify Work at McMinnville The degree team of the Crafts men’s club, campus organization of Masons and Masons’ sons, will go to McMinnville today and tonight will exemplify the M.M. degree be fore the McMinnville lodge. Last Tuesday night the team con ferred the degree on candidates for the Springfield lodge. . According to Raymond Voegtly, president, the team draws many visitors and has received compli ments on the manner and efficiency it shows in the work. Two Pass Preliminary Masters’ Examinations Herbert T. Tobie, a graduate his tory major at the University, has successfully passed his preliminary examination for master’s degree in history, and is now working on his thesis, “Early Settlement of the Willamette Valley.” “Chinese in Oregon” is the sub ject of the thesis of Mrs. Viola Cur rier, of Portland, who has also passed her preliminary master’s ex amination. Elton Edge, Junior, Sailor for 20 Years Elton R. Edge, junior in zoology, is realizing liis ambition after 20 years of service in the United States navy. He is now enrolled in the University. Edge enlisted at the age of 16. He went to high school at Albany before entering the ranks of the gobs. A few years ago, he enrolled in the American Correspondence school at Chicago. He finished thiij work in a year and a half, then took a year of extension work from the University of Oregon. While in the navy, Edge was a radio operator, spending part of his time on naval radio shore stations and cruising vessels. The la3t years of Edge’s naval service was on the U. S. S. Nevada, which made sev eral trips up and down the coast, as well as a longer cruise to Aus tralia and New Zealand. Edge was on leave when he first registered in the University, but almost immediately he was trans ferred to the Fleet Naval reserve. He is still under navy pay and or ders, but is not likely to be called into the service again unless a na tional emergency arises. Debaters Win Six Contests Out of Eleven _ i Prohibition, Democracy, Fraternal Orders, and Education, Subjects Varsity Men Take Part In 8? Women Are in 3 Radio Affairs Bring Votes From New York OIX debates won, five lost, is Ore ^ gon’s record for the debating season, which ended Thursday night when the varsity team defeated Arizona. Oregon has participated in 11 var sity contests, eight of which were men’s debates, three women's de bates. In addition to the varsity contests there were four freshman debates. ,T. Iv. Horner, debate coach said: “We have trained 26 debaters this year, 12 varsity men, six varsity women, four freshman men, and four freshman women. In this pol icy Oregon differs from practically every other school, because their system is that of training about six debaters for all contests, while wo have been represented by different debaters in every contest.” Radio Debates Popular Radio debates, in which Oregon is the pioneer among the schools of the coast, have proved to be most popular, judging from the replies received from the debates broad cast, from the Portland debate last fall term, when Benoit McCroskey and Jack Hempstead competed against representatives from the University of Sydney, Australia, and also when .the Montana debate was broadcast in Portland last term with Jack Hempstead and Dudley Clark, the Oregon debaters, replies were received from all over the country, even as far away as New York. Oregon won both of these radio debates, but lost to the Aus tralia team in the contest hero in Eugene. Australia in Tri-State one Four of the 11 varsity debates, two for the women and two for the (Continued on page three) Seventy Girls Interested in Arrow Tourney Two Classes Practice For Proposed Meet With O. A. C. Arcliery has always been pop ular with the co-eds, ever since it was established at the University 15 years ago, according to Miss Harriet \V. Thompson, professor of physical education, and this year is no exception'. The two full classes, together with the eight advanced students, who shoot by themselves, total about 70 girls, each class shooting) ,three times a week. Practice was at first somewhat delayed because of the weather and the lack of ammuni tion; the latter has now been re ceived. The girls are now holding target practice; later when they be come more proficient, they will do flight shooting, that is, shooting for distance. Sometime during the term, there will be a tournament in archcry. There may be, too, a team sent to O. A. C. for Play Day, if there is enough interest in its on the part of the girls. MiSs Thompson said she has already had inquiries about sending a team, and this seems to indicate that there will probably be such a team. Miss Thompson is very much pleased with the talent displayed in archery this year. Several of the girls are displaying real ability. Points in the Women’s Athletic association are given for archery. At the end of the season each girl’s score is checked, and if she has ful filled the requirement, she is award ed 50 points toward her letter or sweater. * i Archery is one of the foremost women’s sport in the United States, and is installed in almost every uni- , versity in the country. Mrs. M. C. Howell, of Norwood, Ohio, is the foremost woman archer in the Unit ed States, having won the women’s archery championship of the Unit ed States 17 times between 1883 and 1907. Xo other woman or man in America has a record to compare j with this. Bookmakers Ready For Political Race TTSTITIf the official entry ’ ™ boohs scheduled to be opened at next Thursday’s nom inating assembly, managers and trainers of political horses of varied hues are busily engaged in grooming their charges for the annual stampede for student body office. The season for rumors has in dicated that there will be lots of competition for the advan tages of a pole position in the different races and that the man agers will strive to get the most possible publicity for their can didates by announcing their en try as soon as they are sure the steed can go the distance. In order to assure an early printing of the announcement of a candidacy, the name of the nominee must be given to the Emerald by 0 o’clock of the day preceding publication. An nouncements may be sent in be* ginning next Tuesday. President Hall Scheduled for Portland Talks _ \ Busy Fortnight Arranged For Executive Upon Return From East Since liis return to the University tliis week, President Arnold Ben nett Hall has been extremely busy with interviews and conferences. A full program, consisting of meetings and speaking engagements in and around Portland, has been planned for the coming week. The follow ing week, with the conclusion of his immediate engagements, President Hall plans to spend in Eugene. President Hall will attend the an nual meeting of the board of higher curriculum, which will be held in the office of Joseph E. Hedges, in Oregon 'City, Monday. Ho also plans to take part in the B. O. T. C. review which will take place here the first part of the week, and ex pects to spend as much of Monday as possible and Tuesday in Eugene in connection with that. Wednesday evening Prosiden,t Hall will attend the annual dinner of the Portland extension depart ment of public speaking at Mult nomah hotel. At a meeting of the Portland Women’s club in Portland Friday, he will speak on “Educa tion and Character.” Friday eve ning President Hall will conclude his Portland engagements by broad casting over radio KEX. His topic probably will be relative to the new four-quarter system of the Univer sity and the University summer ses sion. At the educational conference to be held in Monmouth next Saturday, President Hall will speak on “Sci ence and Education.” Huestis and Parker Win Handball Title, 21 to 13, 21 to 11 A fierce struggle, characterized by long volleying and hard-won points, decided the doubles hand ball tournament championship of the. University Thursday afternoon, when Norman Parker and “Doc” Huestis finally subdued Bob Mautz and Carl Dahl in a much harder fight than the score, which was 21-13 and 21-11, indicates, according to Ford Knutson, court attendant. A novice doubles handball tourna ment, for the benefit of those who have not played before, is being scheduled to begin Monday, April 25, it was announced. Men can sign up at the handball courts until six o’clock, April 23, and the complet ed list of opponents will be posted the same day. All those who have comfpeted before lin (tournament games are ineligible. (). A. C. Faculty Hear Of Junior College George Bebee, dean of the grad uate school; Professor O. F. Staf ford, head of the department of chemistry; Eric W. Allen, dean of the school of journalism; and Sol Abramson, editor of the Emerald, were guests of the Triad Club, of O. A. C. at luncheon Thursday. The speakers discussed the sub jects of the junior college and honor system which has been adopted by the faculty of the University. The Triad Club, which is made up mostly of members of the faculty of O. A. C., expressed a great deal of interest in the changes. Biggs, Baker Stale Stand On Emerald Student Body President And Vice-president Deny “Gag” Desire to Promote Harmony Is Claimed Group Control Preferred To That of Editor In support of the proposed amend ment to the Constitution in regard to the policy of the Emerald 'being under control of the Publications committee, instead of directly un der the editor, Hugh Biggs, presi dent of the Associated Students, and Lowell Baker, vice-president, have issued the following state ments: <4TUDGING from the sentiment ** expressed recently in the Emerald in regard to the proposed constitutional amendment, there appears to be a confusion of the issues involved and a misunder standing of the administration's motives. There is a decided tenden cy to take an extreme attitude in regard to the possibilities of the change. ‘ ‘ The one fundamental issue up on which the merits of the whole controversy rests is this question of principle: Should the editor of the Emerald consider the editorial col umn an agency for the expression of his ideas alone without regard for student sentiment, or should the editorial expressions seek to inter pret and represent student opin ion, or questions of major import ance and involving the policies of student administration ? ” Group Leadership Stressed ‘1 Inasmuch as the Emerald is an official student publication author ized and supported by the student body, it is reasonable to suppose that its policies should coincide with and promote the best interests of its sponsors and owners. Assum ing this conception to be sound, the question then arises, Who is better able to interpret student opinion, the editor of the Emerald or a group representing the various elements of the University?” “It is a sound and generally ac cepted principle that policies more adequately represent the interests of the constituency when they are settled upon by a (board of qualified representatives than by an execu tive head. The Publications commit tee consists of five members ap pointed in accordance with certain constitutional restrictions as to their qualifications and by the in coming and outgoing student body presidents and the president of the University. Their tenure of office is for the school year, and they are subject to no power of removal save that of the executive council which is again a representative group. Such a diffusion of authority re moves all danger of too great con centration of power in the hands of the student president.” Editorial Initiative Safe "The practical operation of such a scheme would not in any way im pair the originality or initiative of the editor insofar as he consciously sought to consider the best inter ests of the student body in his edi torial policies.” ‘‘The administration’s motives in proposing the amendment in not to ‘gag’ the Emerald nor to restrain unreasonably the power of the edi tor, but rather to promote a more permanent spirit of co-operation and harmony between the administrative councils and the official publica tion. There cannot possibly be exer cised an executive dictatorship of press policies; there can be promot ed under the amendment, however, a closer unity of purpose, a better spirit of co-operation and a more intimate understanding of the na ture of each other’s problems, all of which would be conducive to greater success in future student enterprises. HUGH L. BIGGS. Baker Gives Opinion “It seems to me absurd to con tend that ‘gag rule’ will result from submitting the general edi torial policies of the Emerald to the Publications committee, a repre sentative body which, according to the constitution, shall consist of members of the executive council including two students and at least one representative each of faculty and alumni. The committee is ap pointed jointly by the president of (Continued on page three)