VOLUME XXVII
NUMBER
Oregon Gets
$130,000 Gift
For Medicine
General Education Board
Of New York Makes
Large Donation
Seven Months’ Total
Over Quarter Million
Award Held Recognition
Of Medical School
A GIFT of $130,000 to the Uni
versity of Oregon for the use
of its medical school has .been an
nounced by the General Education
board of New York City. The first
installment of the appropriation,
a check for $50,000.00, has been
made out to the board of regents.
This gift brings up the total of gifts
received by the University of Ore
gon in the last seven months to well
over a quarter of a million dollars.
More Gifts Expected
The main significance of the gift,
according to President Arnold Ben
net Hall, is that the gifts to the
University of Oregon in a relatively
short time have been of such a large
amount when so little time and
energy have been available for the
furtherance of the gift campaign.
President Hall believes that when
once the plans are formulated and
the gift campaign in actual opera
tion that it will meet with a con
tinuously increasing degree of suc
cess.
“As I face the future,’’ Dr. Hall
stated, “I do so with the clear con
viction that a gift campaign must
be a continuing part of the Univer
sity’s program. There is little doubt
but that an increasingly large num
ber of people of the state are look
ing for opportunities to invest a
portion of their surplus wealth in
some public service, and what great
er opportunity can be found than
in helping to endow the work of
the state university, in the devel
opment of character and the train
mg or personality.
Medical School Honored
“Men who have given up their
lives to building up big business
enterprises and successful institu
tions are naturally concerned with
the future of these institutions and
the only way of insuring the future
of such enterprises, is by the de
velopment and training of leader
ship adequate to such tasks. More
and more are men turning to the
universities and institutions of
higher learning as a place to look
to guarantee the leadership of the
future. ’ ’ i
President Hall pointed out that
one aspect of the gift of $130,000
by the General Education board
that should not be overlooked is
that it represents a vote of con
fidence by the board in the effi
ciency of the medical school. The
board, he said, has made the most
complete and scientific study of
medical education that has ever
been made, and they give their
money only to the institutions that
come up to their very high stand
ards of medical education. That
they have made such a liberal gift
to the medical schopl of the Uni
versity of Oregon, he finished, is
simply another testimony from the
highest possible authority of the
high standard maintained by that
institution.
Dr. Richard B. Dillehunt, dean
of the medical school, states that
the appropriation has come at a
most opportune time.
Equipment to Be Purchased
“The sum of $130,000,” he stat
ed, “is stipulated for definite pur
poses; $63,000.00 is for equipment
throughout the medical center which
will enable the purchase and instal
lation of facilities in the medical
school, Doernbecher Memorial Hos
pital for Children, Multnomah Coun
ty hospital, and the Portland Free
dispensary. $57,000.00 is appropriat
ed for the payment of salaries and
assisting in the advancing of cer
tain salaries over a period of six
years. This will make it possible to
employ additional professional per
sonnel for the care of patients, the
prosecution of research and the
teaching of medical students. An
appropriation of $4,000.00 is made
for additions to the library of the
medical school and the sum of
$6,000.00 is to be used for expenses
incidental to the travel of full time
professors to attend scientific meet
ings outside the state.
“The medical school, the Uni
versity and the people of the state
of Oregon are deeply grateful to
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Slickers Tabooed
At W. L. Tea Today
T>LUE skies overhead and a
Women’s League tea from
4 to 6 on the sun porch of the
Woman’s building this after
noon—a rare combination, for
the majority of. teas this year
have been pretty wet.
No customary slickers and ga
loshes but instead, light colored
sport dresses and hatless heads.
If campus women have any kind
of a spring fever complex, the
best way of ridding themselves
of it is to drown the thing in a
teacup.
The regular feature will be a
dance by Waife Hockett, accom
panied on the piano by Dorothy
Jefferson.
All girls are urged to attend
the tea and Big Sisters are asked
to take their Little Sisters.
Plans for Prom
Decorations Call
For Aztec Motif
Colorful and Fantastic
Designs to Change
McArthur Court
Plans for the annual Junior Prom
to be held the evening of May 21,
are developing fast. The appoint
ment of several sub-committees was
announced yesterday by Bill Powell,
general chairman. Stuart Ball,
chairman of the decorations com
mittee, explained the motif to be
carried out. , The central room of
McArthur court, which will be the
sicene of a dance for the first time,
will be fashioned in imitation Aztec
design.
The patterns to be placed around
the walls will represent the colorful
and fantastic designs found on Az
tec totem poles and will be made
of beaver board. White drapes will
be extended from the top rafters
of .the building to the floor on all
four walls. Color will be given to
the drapes by the use of an indirect
lighting system whereby the lights
on the ceiling will bo covered with
bright colors to be reflected on the
hangings. The center lights will be
very deep and rich, and the outer
ones will be of more delicate hues.
Katherine Mutsig, art director of
the committee, and George Ward
ner and Abbott Lawrence, also mem
bers of this group, have been draw
ing plans for the drapes and light
ing effe.cts.
Other members of the committee
appointed by Stuart Ball are: Nancy
Peterson, assistant chairman; Frank
Ball, construction; Marian Barnes,
sewing; William Prudhomme,
drapes; and Charles Taft, lighting.
Lucile Brown, chairman of the
programs committee, has appointed
to assist her Bob Warner and Julia .
Kaufman.
Mark Taylor is assistant chairman
of the directorate, and Ed Crowley
is head of the finance committee.
Harold Soeolofsky, chairman of
music and features, has appointed
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Katie Martin Places
First in Paper Chase;
Finishes With Injury
Kntie Martin,' who took first
place for Oregon in the annual
northwest intercollegiate paper
chase held in Portland last Satur
day, has been unable to return to
school because of a dislocated knee
which she suffered shortly after the
start of the chase when she. was
crowded into a tree. She rode to
the finish with one leg practically
useless. It is hoped that she will
be able to return the latter part of
the week.
Other members of the Oregon
team are Nonie Vial, Bob McMath,
Vern Dale and Jerry Plue. Nonie
Vial was a close second at the end
of the four mile course. The dis
tance was run in fifteen minutes,
which, according to Nat McDougal
of the Portland Hunt club, was ex
ceptionally fast time.
Oregon Agricultural College and
University of Washington also com
peted for the trophy. All except
the first two riders came in about
a hundred yards behind, elosely
bunched. O. A. C. took third place
and Dale and McMath crossed the
tape in fourth and fifth places.
Dale wrenched his knee when his
horse collided with a tree while
taking a close corner. Plue’s horse I
fell with him at one of the hurdles j
early in the chase.
Members of Spurs club will com- !
pete with O. A. C. in another paper j
chase at Corvallis, within about two !
weeks.
Hall Appoints
Faculty Group
To Investigate
Movement Begun to Raise
Teaching Standards
At University
Definite Program in
Class Rooms Desired
Departments Asked to Aid
New Experiments
COOPERATION of the faculty
in a movement to raise the
standard of university teaching
was invited by President Arnold
Bennett Hall in a statement issued
yesterday. The president also an
nounced the appointment of a com
mittee headed by H. D. Sheldon,
dean of the school of education, to |
work out a constructive program I
for the accomplishment of this aim. !
The other members of the commit
tee are Ray P. Bowen, head of the
department of romance languages;
A. B. Stillman, assistant professor
of business administration; O. F.
Stafford, head of the department of
chemistry; Ellis F. Lawrence, dean
of the school of architecture; H. R.
Taylor, assistant professor of psy
chology; H. R. Douglass, professor
of education; Charles E. Carpenter, !
professor of law; James H. Gilbert, !
acting dean of the University; W. j
E. Milne, professor of mathematics; I
S. Stephenson Smith, assistant pro- ;
fessor of English.
President Hall’s statement fol
lows:
Wants Effective Teaching
“The problem of more effective
University teaching is beginning to
receive something of the considera
tion to which it is entitled. This is
evidenced by a development of the
movement in the more advanced in
stitutions throughout the country.
In order that the University of Ore
gon may make its full contribution
to this movement, it has seemed
wise to appoint a special committee
on investigation of college teaching.
“Obviously, one of the first things
upon which the members of the
faculty ought to seek agreement is
the formulation of a definite ob- !
jective for class room instruction. |
Plainly these objectives may differ i
in detail in different departments
and disciplines. The importance,
however, of formulating a general
educational objective upon which
the faculty can find fundamental
agreement can scarcely be exagger
ated. Certainly all teaching is con
cerned with shaping the behavior,
attitude, and aptitude, of the per
sons taught. There may be other
objectives just as important, and
required just as definitely by tech
nical considerations, but in any de
partment of instruction educational
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Senior Women Turn
Tables at Open House
<<T7'XCUSE me, may I use
-E-^your phone?” was the most
popular phrase at the open house
orgy last night in which all sen
iors indulged to the fullest ex
tent of their endurance. Rating
next to this expression came,
(over the phone), “Oh, don’t
you remember me? Why I met
you at open house.”
Altogether the annual hand
shaking contest was very enjoy
able, the only thing missing be
ing the “handshaking.” Fem
inine voices were heard to groan
without the portals of masculine
domiciles, feminine feet were
noticed to lag a bit after the
ninth or tenth house, but no one
admitted a bit of fatigue except
the masculine hosts who man
aged rather bored expressions at
times.
Outcome of Fete
Rests Upon Mill
Race Conditions
Work Will Continue Until
May 1, When Definite
Plan Is Known
The Canoe Fete committee, head
od by Herbert Socolofsky, is i>ro
yressing rapidly with its plans re
gardless of the fact that the destiny
of the fete is still indefinite, it was
announced last night.
Whether or not the annual event
will bo held depends entirely upon
the condition of the river, Socolof
sky said. The lpillrace has been
closed, due to a ifreak in the head
gate during the recent high water,
but preliminary steps are being
Jaken lo get the race into shape in
time for the fete. Work on a con
crete retaining wall to replace the
broken part will be started as soon
as the danger of another freshet is
passed, owners of the race told the
committee, assuring the members
that they would cooperate in every
way possible to make the Cauoe
Fete possible.
“We cannot, allow ourselves to
give up hope,” Socolofsky declared.
“The people of Eugene look for
ward to the Fete as an annual event
and we too realize that there is no
substitute for this event.”
The 24 organizations participat
ing this year will go ahead with
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Politics Reach Peak Today
At Nom nating Assembly
Alumni Support Emerald’s Fight
Against Supervisory Committee
(These messages were not solicited)
To the Editor:
Portland, Ore.
Don’t give up your fight against mossgrown traditions or for the .
freedom of' expression on the campus.
The alumni, who know the facts of the present crusade, are for you.
This is not the first time that the Knights of the Dead Past have i
wiggled and squirmed under the light of sensible and clear thinking. ;
The dunder-headed manufacturers of traditions had to be lashed for
months before they realized that it would not crack the universe to
allow the men to smoke in Friendly hall.
And now they want to gag the man whom they elect to tell them
what is going on around them every day!
Very well, I propose that every student body speech be submitted
to a committee of three for sterilization, at least three days before the
weekly gatherings. Also, that every imported speaker be required to
submit his address to said committee for inspection and purification.
Further, I suggest the establishment of a spy system to patrol the
well-known campus taverns to seek out and bring to punishment all
those who dare to criticise the Alma Mater, its student administration
and its beloved faculty. !
Hooray for Anthony Comstock and down with any one who breathes
a criticism.
Silly, this whole idea of squelching free thought, isn’t it? Oregon
is liable to be another Tennesee, if you don’t look out!
R. T. K., ’23.
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM
Editor The Emerald:
Bend, Oregon.
Keep up the good work in your fight to prevent muzzling of the
Emerald. The suggested plan is against all traditions of the University
and the students to say nothing of being un-American. We hope a
strong negative vote will permanently block the movement. The Emer
ald is the sole hope of students not in office. The guarantee of free
speech and free press must remain inviolate. The Bend Bulletin staff
is for you.
FRANK H. LOGGAN, ’26,
Emerald Manager 1925-26.
PHIL BROGAN, ’23,
Managing Editor, Emerald 1922-23.
REMEY M. COX, ’22.
HENRY N. FOWLER, ’14,
Editor The Emerald, 1914,
Associate Editor Bend Bulletin,
Member Alumni Investigating Com., 1926.
Dr. Hugh Black
Holds Reading
As Gentle Ai
Lecturer Urges Standard
Of Old, Well-liked,
Famous Books
—
j “Literature of Power”
Esteemed by Speaker
* Visitor Names Rejection
Factor in Selection
j'T'HE “Gentle Art of Reading”
books, “old books, famous
books, and books you like,” will
counteract the dangers of a special
ized age, as well as lend to advance
ment. This was the “sermon” which
Dr. Hugh Black, Scotch lecturer,
preacher and author, told his audi
ence at Yillard hall last night.
The Gentle Art does not include
the reading of textbooks, the speak
er observed, in friendly Scotch ac
cents. Mastering the “literature of
knowledge” involves labor. It is
the “literature of power,” which is
long lived, that one can read, love,
and count as a friend, many friends.
Problem of Quantity Solved
In selecting the books to read,
learn the principle of rejection, Dr.
Black advised. He” classified the
modern novels as “that stuff” be
ing turned out by the press. He
would excuse the reader for not find
ing hours to spend on the best sell
er, and commend his power to re
fuse to keep up with that pace set
by the presses. He who would get
the best, takes that which has been
sifted by time.
“Literature is the essence, the
quintessence of life,” he offered in
definition, adding, “and it takes an
awful lot of life to make a very
little literature.”
Rnskin, {he speaker pointed out,
said that true appreciation of a
good book must come from humility.
It must also involve labor. Mr.
Black explained this in his words,
reflection, and the psychologists’
term, attention.
Discussion Groups Doubted
Reflection, he said, with the atti- !
tuile of the disciple, is the proper
way to go about following the
Gentle Art. Under the guidance of
the master, the young learn. He ex
pressed doubt in the pure discus
sion group, where the unknowing
speak, and think they learn from
their own words. Reflection is much
more to the liking of the human,
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Organization of New
Independent Club to
Transpire at Banquet
Opinions from people botli on and
off the campus have been generally
favorable regarding the formation
of the Independent Men’s Organiza
tion scheduled for formal consid
eration at a large banquet to be
held at the Campa Shoppe, tonight
at 7 o’clock. All men who are in
terested are urged by the propon
ents of the plan to be present at
the affair. Tickats may be obtained
at the Univorsity Co-op or from
Ted Mueller, Elmer Grimm, Eugene
Laird, Jack Rice, Lynn Black, Far
rell Barnes and Gerald Meindl.
“I am glad that some of the
young men on the campus have at
last taken this step,” declared Dean
John Straub, when asked for an
opinion regarding the movement.
“I am certain it will be of great
benefit to the students of the Uni
versity.” Dean Straub will officiate
as toastmaster at the banquet to
night.
The organization committee re
ceived a letter from Virgil Wood
cock. president of the Independent
Men’s club at O. A. C., congratulat
ing them on the movement here.
Mr. Woodcock and Robert Griffin,
president of the National Indepen
dent Men’s Organization, both stu
rents at O. A. C., will be present at
the banquet to assist and advise in
the matter of organization. Others
who have expressed interest and
approval in the new group are J.
Carl Bowman' California teacher
who recently visited the campus,
and President Arnold Bennett Hall.
CANDIDATES NAMED FOR
STUDENT BODY OFFICERS
PRESIDENT—
Don Beelar
Benoit McCroskey
VICE-PRESIDENT—
William Powell
Herbert Soeolofsky
SECRETARY—
Venn M. Gaskill
Nancy Peterson
EDITOR OF THE EMERALD—
Paul Luy
Harold Manguni
Ray Nash
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL—
Senior Woman (One Year)—
Edith Bain
Marian Barnes
Gladys Calcf
Junior Man (Two Years) —
Arthur Anderson
Ronald McCreight
STUDENT COUNCIL—
Senior Men (Three)—
Edward Best
Roland Davis
Homer Dixon
Calder McCall
Ronald (Doc) Robnett
Mark Taylor
Senior Women (Two)—
Prances Cherry
Constance Roth
Junior Men (Two)—
Joe MeKeown
Fred Meeds
Junior Woman—
Doris Efteland
Katherine Knceland
Josephine Ralston
Sophomore Man—
Don J. Campbell
Kenneth Potts
James R. Sharp
Tim Wood, Jr.
YELL KING
Bob Warner
EDITOR OF THE OREGANA—
Mary Benton
Claudia Fletcher
Plans Complete
For “O” Smoker
Saturday Night
Woods-Shields Battle Off;
Coaches to Speak
To Preppers
Plans :ire almost complete for tlxo
Order of the “O” smoker which will
be held Saturday night in McArthur
court, starting at 7 o’clock sharp.
President Hall will make the prin
cipal speech, and Bill Hayward,
track coach, will give a short talk
to the 200 or more high school track
men who will be here for the re
lays which are to be held that day.
Virgil D. Earl, athletic director;
Captain John .1. McEwan, football
coach; Edward Abercrombie, swim
ming and tennis mentor; and Billy
Reinhart, baseball and basketball
coach, will be introduced from the
rin gside.
The bout between Harry Wood
and Marshall Shields which was to
feature the boxing card has been
called off, according to Bill Powell,
general chairman of the smoker,
because the latter has a fractured
forefinger. Wood is anxious to
scrtlp, though, and will be matched
against a suitable opponent. He
and Shields put up one of the most
sensational tights ever staged at a
men’s smoker here, in the recent
heavyweight free-for-all at Mc
Arthur court. They fought until both
were exhausted, with Shields win
ning the scrap.
The Filipino string quartet has
been secured to furnish part of the
music, and will be assisted by Clare
Hartman’s orchestra. Ed Cheney,
eccentric dancer par excellence, will
give several numbers. All students
interested in spring sports, either as
fans or participants, are invited to
attend.
Another feature which is attract
ing some attention is the tumbling
act by Wetzel, Richmond, and Davis.
This was staged at the recent smok
er and proved a huge success. Wet
zel is also due to receive the Spal
ding cup for scholarship during the
recent winter quarter. Three year
blankets will be given to Webfoot
athletes, and the trophies earned by
the visiting prep teams will be
awarded at this time. Tom Stod
dard and Rolf Klep have been ]
signed for monologues. Eskimo pies
and peanuts will be served to all
comers.
List Includes
Thirty-Four
Candidates
Speakers Will be Limited;
Song Contest Winners
To be Announced
McCroskey, Beelar
Vie for Presidency
By BOB GALLOWAY
At last the dark horses have ap
peared, and are entered in the big
race. Don Beelar and Benoit Mc
Croskey today announced their in
tention of running for the presi
dency.
Nominations will be made today
at the regular student assembly for
all student offices. Those nominat
ing candidates for president, vice
president, secretary, and oditor of
the Emerald will have two minutes,
those nominating for all other of
fices will have one minute. This ac
tion was necessary, according to
Hugh Biggs, student body president,
becauso of the large amount of bus
iness that will come up at the meet
ing.
.Cups will be presented to the
winners of the song week contest.
Three constitutional amendments
will be introduced: one in regard
to awards for music, one on forensic
awards, and the amendment dele
gating the control of Emerald edi
torial policy to the publications
committee of the executive council.
Fourteen Candidates Enter
Fourteen now candidates, count
ing the two presidents, entered the
big race today.
Those announcing their candidacy
and the office sought are: presi
dent, Don Beelar and Benoit Mc
Croskey; vice-president, William
Powell; senior woman on the exec
utive council, Edith Bain; junior
man on the executive council (two
years) Arthur Anderson and Ron
j aid McCreight; senior man on the
I student council, Edward Best, Hom
: or Dixon, Calder McCall, Bonald
j (Doc) Robuett; senior woman on
the student council, Frances Cherry;
junior man on the student council
(two), Joe McKeown; sophomore
man on the student council, James
R. Sharp; yell king, Bob Warner.
Thirty-four candidates have now
announced their intention of trying
for a student body office for the
coming year. Seventeen offices are
available.
Elections will be held, according
to constitutional provisions, six
flays after the nominations, next
j vv euiit'suuy.
Beelar Gives Data
Donald Boelar, chairman of Jun
I ior week-end, was the first to turn
in his data for president of the
associated students. Beelar is a
member of Sigma Nu fraternity.
In his freshman year Beelar was
president of the Oregon high school
student body presidents. Was a
member of the Student Union drive
committee. lie was also awarded
l the Jewett Extempore Speaking
contest prize.
He started his second year by be
ing a director of the Greater Ore
gon committee. In debate work he
won the Pre-Legal English Orator
ical contest, and was in the radio
debate with IT. S. C. He was also
a speaker on the Oregana drive.
This year Beelar was assistant
chairman of the Semi-Centennial
and Homecoming committee, was on
the debate team that met the team
from the University of Sydney,
Australia, and participated for Ore
gon in the debate with Utah nni
versitv.
He recently won the State Peace
Oratorical contest, receiving seven
first places and one second place.
He is general chairman for Junior
week-end. His grade average since
entering the University is 2.1.
McCroskey Record Given
Benoit McCroskey announced his
candidacy a few minutes after Bee
lar. He won two oratorical contests
in his freshman year, and has rep
resented the University in debate
and oratory, for three years. He
was president of the sophomore
class. Now he is engaged as di
rector of vaudeville for Junior
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