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VOLUME XXVH UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1927 NUMBER 128'^ Frosh Beaten By Salem High Ball Team, 7-5 Yearlings Lead Until Ninth Inning When Visitors Get 3 Runs Preppers Gain Victory On Green-caps’ Errors Split Thumb Suffered by Jim Walton AFTEB holding Salem high school to two hits and as many runs for eight innings yesterday on the varsity diamond the Oregon frosh baseball team staged a ninth in n i n g explosion that could be heard for blocks around, and when the smoke cleared the Salemites had overcome a three k run lead and had gained two mark ers on the per MacDonald spiring green-cappers. The game ended 7 to 5. Up until that hectic ninth inning, “Walter Mails,” MacDonald, year ling twirler, had been mowing down Salem batter after batter with me chanical precision, and had grabbed three hits for himself out of three trips to the platter. His high ball was working like a charm and his curves were all that curves should be. ' Coleman Yanked. Olinger, the first Salem hitter in the ninth led off with a single to center and went all the way to third when Coleman let the ball get past him. “ Spike ”,Leslie, frosh coach, vTas greatly enraged at that mishap, and hauled “Coley” out of the fracas without further ado. Wally Giles, who pulled a leg ten , don against the rooks last Satur day, went in. Kelly popped up to Wirth, but (Fabry, the Salem pitcher splashed a wicked hopper toward short which Robie tried to put a headloek on. One run came in. Giles limped badly on this play, so Leslie sent in Harold Wood, sub stitute third basenlan, to take over the eenterfield chore. Beechler loft ed a high fly to center which Wood dropped. Two runners were on. Foreman grounded out, Wirth to Nelson, but Fabry scored on the play, and Beechler gained a ibase. Salem Goes Ahead Adams, Salem second sacker who had gone hitless all afternoon, lined a single past Robie and Beechler scored to tie the count. MacDonald threw three wide balls to Drager and then had to put the pellet across. Drager, another weak hitter, singled to score Adams, who had stolen second. “Curly” Fuller went in for Mr. MaeDonald at this junc ture, but Drager stole second and scored on two passed balls by Wal ton before the side was out. The frosh tried hard in the ninth, but Fabry was too good. Mason popped up, Nelson grounded out, and Wood 'fanned. The defeat was the first suffered by the yearlings this year, but it was to a good team son no great damage was done. Walton Lauded The highlight of the game was the performance of Jimmy Walton, frosh catcher. His throwing thumb ■was split by a foul tip early in the game, but Leslie had no substitute, and Jimmy didn’t want one any way. He stuck the game out, al though the thumb swelled until it became as big as his wrist, and his throws became grammar school lobs. The contest was lost, but Leslie’s kid catcher proved that he is as game as they come. H Outside of the fatal ninth, the (Continued on page four) Managers and Dates For Girls’ Track Set In spite of the rain, practice for girl’s track has been going forward at a brisk pace, according to Miss Ernestine Troemel, coach. The pre liminary track meet, after which the teams will be chosen, will be May 19 at 4 o’clock. On May 26 the final track meet will be held, with all teams partic ipating. These dates may be changed if the weather is not good, however. The class managers have been picked as follows: Freshman. Edna Dunbar; sopho more, Olive Banks, junior, V irginia Lounsbury; and senior, Margaret Pepoon. China Adopts Modern Ways Slowly; Believes Nations Should Stay Out Modern Education, Democratic Government, Permeate The Chinese Republic (Editor’s note: Following is the second and concluding article on China’s aims, written by E. D. Yen, city official at Shanghai, for Amos Burg, student in the University). From the American point of view, China should have her door open to all the countries; all that trade with China should have equal op portunity. From the Chinese point of view, all these countries should keep their hands off, leaving her free to develop her own natural re sources and to stabilize her own political institutions without any obligations externally imposed up on her by the powers. During the last 80 years, China’s sovereignty has been restricted, if not violated. Despite the fact that the United States has advocated the open door policy for China, all the powers still enjoy a considerable amount of special rights in this country. Despite the protest which China has from time to time made against foreign encroachment, she is still not fully free to exercise her sovereign rights. Since means of communication have circumscribed the whole world, it is no longer possible for China to keep her door closed. Nor does she want to create any trouble for the foreigners sojourning in China. What she viants is not isolation but freedom and independence, not for eign interference but international cooperation based upon the prin ciple of equality. She is perfectly •willing to open her door to all the countries and to treat them alike irrespective of race, creed or na tionality. In turn, all the countries are only expected to restore to China the full extent of sovereign rights by giving up all the restrictions now imposed upon her by them through a series of treaties. Anyone who studies the modern history of the Far East will at first be puzzled at the striking difference between China and Japan though these two countries have people of the same origin. On one hand, China began with her glorious life in the past, but has been placed into a state of chronie humiliation since the concluding of the first treaty with Great Britain after the Opium War in 1842. On the other hand, Japan started her career with a group of feudal states in the middle of the nineteenth century, and by the introduction of the Western civilization into her country, has worked out her way from an in significant state to one of the five great world powers during a period of less than forty years. The factors responsible for such a remarkable difference between these (Continued on page two) A. B. C. Defeats ♦ Psi Kappa 5-4 In Donut Game Theta Chi and Phi Psis To Battle Today at 4 o’Clock Rain that has prevented the sec ond round of the donut schedule from getting underway finally let up long enough yesterday for Al pha Beta Chi to defeat Psi Kappa 5 to 4. After allowing the A. B. C. ’s to get off to a four run lead in the first inning, Psi Kappa passed the hat around in the third and almost succeeded in gathering in suffi cient donations to walk away with the game. The generous hearted A. B. C. iboys contributed largely to the cause with a big supply of free passes and errors. Before they could be warned that it was a wildcat charity scheme, Psi Kappa had tucked away three runs. A. B. C. scored one run in the sec ond inning, but after that “Bat” Nelson got the old hooks working and struck-out the A. B. C. batters with regularity. Psi Kappa was pre sented with their fourth run in the last inning when they scored on an error. Psi Kappa lost to Beta Theta Pi in the first' round of the series, and yesterday’s defeat eliminates them. The A. B. C.’s are still contenders, but their chances were dimmed when they lost to Kappa Sigma during the first week of play. Weather permitting, Theta Chi will meet Phi Kappa Psi today. Yesterday’s score: Psi Kappa .4 2 2 Alpha Beta Chi .5 4 . 4 Batteries: Nelson and Page; Nie mi and King. Don Skene to Address Classes in Reporting Don Skene, dramatic editor of the Oregonian and formerly on the Eur opean staff of the Chicago Tribune, will speak to the reporting classes of Professors Turnbull and Casey at 8 o’clock this morning on the sub ject of big-story reporting. Mr. Skene, who was a member of the Oregonian staff before going to Europe, achieved recognition abroad as one of the best writers among the American contingent in Europe. One of his most important assignments was to cover the around-the-world 1 flight of the American airmen two years ago. On his return to this country he was for several months on the staff of the New York Trib une. Mr. Skene is on the campus as one of the judges of the high school drama tournament now in progress under the auspices of the drama de partment of the University. Baseball Nine Kept Indoors by Rain This Week Webfoot Team Preparing For Return Series With Huskies The Oregon varsity baseball team held its second outdoor workout last night since the University of Washington series in Seattle. Eain has kept Rein hart’s charges in doors the greater part oi: the week. Last night’s practice consisted mainly of (infield and batting prac tice. With Arnie Kiminki still on the injured list with a sprained ankle, Les John Itiminki son was at first. Johnson has only garnered one hit in the four con ference games, but his performance in the field warrants his stay on the initial sack. Bill Eddy, who plays either short or second, was stationed on the keystone sack. The second baseman’s batting average is some what better than Johnson’s with four hits out of 14 trips to the plate. Lynn Jones was stationed at his old post on third bast. Jones’ per formance at bat has not been up to that of his past two years of par ticipation. His big bat has only garnered him an average of .176. Don McCormick was stationed at short where he performed in the two recent Husky games. The varsity batting cage was the scene of considerable activity. The varsity nine is only batting at an average of .234 which falls some short of fair hitting. The first game against the University of Washington put a big crimp in the batting average. Captain Hal Gard ner of the Huskies allowed the Web foot batsmen but three'safe bingles. They fared somewhat better in the second game and found Calhoun’s pitching for eight hits. Errors came in for their share of the spoils in the recent Seattle series. Freddy West pitched good ball in the first tilt allowing seven hits and walking seven Huskies. The hits and walks were well scat tered but three fatal boots by the team gave the Huskies a 1 to 0 victory. Four errors in the second contest were largely responsible for the other loss, 3 to 2. With no games on the boards this week-end, Coach Billy Reinhart is pointing his men for the return series with the University of Wash ington Huskies on the local field next Monday and Tuesday. W. A. A.Members Urged To Attend 5:15 Meeting The W. A. A. mass meeting to have been held last night has been j postponed until 5:15 tonight. All members are expectd to attend as several important things will be discussed, according to Myrtle Mast, I president. Cup to Winner InDramatoBe GivenTonight Students in Sophomore Dramatic Class to Honor Guests University Group to Give ‘Trysting Place’ Last Three Contest Plays To be Given Tonight THE students of the Guild The atre Sophomore Drama group, open the last day of the High School Drama tournament, with a rehearsal entertainment at the audi torium of tho University high school this morning. It is believed that this sort of thing will be of interest to the visitors because they will see several pantomines, as well as the rehearsal of the three-act play ‘ ‘ The Charm School. ’ ’ This afternoon "The Trysting Place,” a comedy, by Booth Tark ington, is to bo given by the sopho more players as a suitable play for high schools. Those in the castf are Helen Hembree, Thelma Park, Benee Gravce Nelson, Dean Condon, Lynne Black, Gordon Stearns, and Glenn Potts. Three Plays Tonight Three plays to be given tonight will conclude the program, of the contest. The first one is "Will o’ The Wisp,’’ by Doris F. Halman. This play is given by Milwaukie high school, and is directed by Jeannette H. Elliott. In the cast are Jean Lennard, Margaret Exline, Marjorie Dana, and Alice Zook. "Trifles,’’ by Susan Glaspell is the second production of the eve ning. Lloyd J. Reynolds is the di rector and has in his cast: Milford Howard, Thomas Hartfield, Bill Knight, Pauline Bubar, and Daphne Hughes. The final play of the tournament is "The Romancers,’’ by Edmund Rostund. Nina L. Greathouse, as sisted by Mils Laber, directed this play that Jefferson high school of Portland will give. In the cast are Junior Brink, Marguerite Rarick, Jack Stipe, Bob Van Nice, and George Nicholsen. Judges Named The judges who will award the cup tonight are Elizabeth Barnes, assistant professor of expression and dramatics, Oregon State Agri cultural College; Mrs. Kathleen M. Clarke, of Grants Pass; Mrs. Eliza beth K. Day, Portland. Don Skene, dramatic critic, Morning Oregonian, Portland; and Stephenson Smith, as sistant professor of English, Uni versity of Oregon. Last night four very interesting plays were given. "The Heart of Frances” by Constance Wilcox was given by Eugene high school. It is a story of a girl who is supposed to marry a man that family has picked and allianced for her. She rebels and tells it all to her maid. She goes to sleep and has a dream. In this dream she sees her ‘ husband to be’ as he really is, cruel and narrow, while the man she loves is true steel. When she awakes the telephone rings, and it is the man of her day dreams. She accepts his invitation to dine, and therefore turns down the ‘family fiancee’. In the east were Dolly Horner, Angel ine Fischer, Gretchen Wintermeir, Roma Gross, Dorothy Wade, Del mar Newman, William Pittman, Joe Moore, Russel Prarie, Iris Roadman, and Nell Baxter. Ethel Chase Christie, the direc tor, is a graduate from the Univer sity of Minnesota, receiving her B.A. degree in English. Mrs. Chris tie was general secretary of the Y. W. C. A. in Portland for several years. "Much Too Sudden” by Alice C. Thompson, was presented by Wash ington high school of Portland. It is a story of a woman, who wishing to have people think her very young, refuses to let her three daughters grow up. Finally one of them graduates from school and goes to New York to teach music. The ‘much too sudden’ part comes when the two girls at home an nounce their engagements; and the oldest daughter comes home, and tells that she has been married for over a year. The mother refuses to believe it, but when she hears a baby cry, she realizes the truth. In the cast were Mary Katherine Fenton, Sonia Ironsides, Dorothy Nicholsen, Ellen Sersanous, Mary Garrett, Betty Kight and Evelyn Sweetland. The director, Hilda B. Carruth, (Continued on page three) Junior Prom Workers Start Definite Action _ Directors Expect 500 Couples to Attend Annual Dance Material Arrives for Decorative Work Mark Taylor to Announce Schedule Tomorrow AT a meeting of the Junior Prom directorate yesterday afternoon reports of the heads of committees showed that the plans for the an nual all-college dance have taken definite form and that in the two weeks before the night of May 21 when the affair is to take place all members of the directorate as well as other juniors will be busy with preparations, which include mainly the work on decorations. With the arrival of three electric sowing machines, 2950 yards of white cheese cloth, a supply of bea verboard, calcimine, and other ar ticles of construction, the art work for the decorations has begun, and McArthur court, which is to be for the first time the scene of a dance, will soon be transformed into an Aztec abode. Houses to Work Members of two men’s and two women’s houses report for work in the court each afternoon in accor dance with the schedule of workers arranged by Mark Taylor, assistant chairman of the directorate. At the present time energy is be ing concentrated on the art work, under the direction of Katherine Mutzig, art director of the com mittee. The work of making the drapes which are to grace the four walls of *he court will start this after noon under the direction of Marian Barnes, who has charge of the sew ing. The drapes will be made of white cheese cloth and color will be given to them by the use of an indirect lighting system. The lights on the ceiling will be covered with colored paper so that the hues will be reflected on the hangings. 500 Couples Expected It is expected that approximately 500 couples will attend the dance. The programs will be in the form of booklets with three double sheets, and an Aztec design on the cover, announced Lucile Brown, chairman of the program committee. Aztec patterns will be placed around the walls representing the colorful and fantastic designs found on Aztec totem poles, and the white curtains will extend from the raft ers to the floor. The center lights on the ceiling will be covered with deep rich colors and the outer ones will be of more delicate hues. Mary Taylor will announce tomor row the schedule of workers who will report at the court to help with the decorations next week, begin ning Monday. Bill Powell Asks Juniors’ Help in Prom Decorating has begun for the Jun ior Prom to be held May 21 in Mc Arthur court. Bill Powell, general chairman, urges all juniors to come to the court and help. “Lots of brushes, lots of paint, lots of cal cimine, lots of fun, ”he says. “Eve rybody come prepared to work.” Yesterday construction of beaver board frames began, and today the girls will, commence sewing on the 29JO yards of white cheese cloth, which will hang on the walls. “If everybody works during the two weeks before the prom there won’t be any last minute all-night sessions,” promises Bill. Every afternoon from one o ’clock until five the cohorts gather. Come and bring your friends! Friday, May 13, Last Day for Withdrawals Friday, May 13, is the last day on which students may withdraw from the University without peti tioning. In order to withdraw be fore May 13, it is necessary but to liie a card,of withdrawal at the reg istrar’s office. After that date, it will become necessary to make a formal petition to be granted the grade of “W” for all courses car ried. Unless a student withdraws officially, a grade of “dropped” is given and all credit for work done is withheld. Water! Water! Soco’s Dream Now Realized SINCE the mill race must de pend upon the human race for its water, each has a quaint idea how to liquidate its banks. Perhaps those in the water trans portation class will be able to devise a plan so unique that Muddy Water will be declared an ancient ditty. Now the coy co-ed with the drooping eyelids would suggest that by the use of eye droppers enough water from the Willam ette river could be carried that soon the race would be filled. A bright senior who abhors frosh (and they abhor him) offered the idea of gathering all fresh men whatever their nationality, or color of hair, and running a teaspoon race from the Pacific ocean to the millrace. But here is the one which is Admiral Soco’s pride and joy. A water boy gave it to us. Have a bucket brigade from the Mis sissippi river (more water there than most places) right over the Rocky mountains to our own little dry pond. By carrying out one of those plans we can be sure of having a Canoe Fete with all obstacles out of the way. Determinism Explained by W. T. Sumner Religious Ethics Discussed By Episcopal Bishop On Annual Visit “ Determinism is the philosoph ieul theory which teaches that nowhere in the external world is there freedom,” said Walter Tay lor Sumner, bishop of Episcopal diocese of Portland, who on his twelfth annual visit to the campus addressed the students at the Thurs day assembly on the subject, “De terminism and Freedom.” Bishop Sumner bolieves unqual ified determinism to be an unsound doctrine, and mentioned several of the concomitants of this teaching. Determinism vs. freedom, in the field of psychology brings one into the realm of fatalism, he said, be cause it teaches that man has no free will, and that he responds only to the influence of inherited traits. In ethics, determinism says that man’s character is determined by heredity, and on that basis if a man commits a bad deed, he is to bo pitied, not punished, because due to the influence of heredity he is not responsible for the act. In other words sorrow takes the form of sor row for what one is, not for what one does, according to the bishop. “In religion predestination is the ally of determinism. No sound the ologian believes that our lives are predestined. We are free agents. It is true that heredity determines to a large extent our capacities, but it doesn’t limit our lives to that alone. Environment also plays an impor tant part,” said the bishop. “If we were determinists we would experience no emotions; we would feel (no indignation at a wrong done someone, because we would feel that it was the will of providence and nothing we could do would help things. “Heredity is a fixed thing; our characters are not fixed. Therefore character isn’t determined by her edity alone,” said the Bishop. In an explanation of this deductive thought Bishop Sumner mentioned the case of a brilliant young stu dent who after graduating from the university started on a successful career. He led a libertine life, and said when he was thirty-five years old he would reform. He reached his 35th birthday last January and true to his word he changed his ways of living and so far has lived a clean life. This is only one ex ample showing how character changes. “On a visit to Dartmouth College, my Alma Mater,” continued the Bishop, “1 heard one of the profes sors say that men go wrong because they choose to go wrong, but I would like to modify that statement by saying that there are those who go wrong who do not choose to go wrong, because of heredity and en freedom.” “You find rules irksome. Yet it has been found that rules are neces | sary in order that we shall all have ! freedom. Our powers need to bo stimulated by a higher power, or failure will result,” he said, in pointing out the necessity for de ! velopinent of the spiritual part of life. “This higher guide can be found j in the decalogue of the Ten Coiu (Continued on page four) Scandal Sheet Gets Reprieve From Faculty Junior College Committee « Studying Plans for Reorganization Motion for Foreign Language Laid Aside Bachelor Degrees Easier For Lawyers to Get ' I ''HE scandal sheet will continue to be an official publication of the University as a result of the action taken dt yesterday’s faculty meeting in refering the motion to abolish it to the junior college ad visory committee for further con sideration. The committee’s report will be presented at the October meeting of the faculty and may or may not be acted upon at that time, accord ing to the amount of business on the calendar. The junior college committee was also given the foreign language question to mull over until some future date as this committee is chiefly concerned with measures ef fecting the reorganization necessary to establish the junior college plan. They will recommend the amount of foreign languago work to be re quired for entrance to the Univer sity and the amount necessary to ob tain a university degree. A motion presented by Dr. W. P. Boynton, head of the physics de partment, proposed modification of the ruling of Novomber 3, 1926, while one drawn by Dr. George Bebec, dean of the graduate school, would have made equal the require ments for bachelor of arts and science degrees. The November rule, abolishing all foreign language re quirements for the bachelor of sci- ’ ence degree, will remain in fdrce until action following the commit tee ’s report. Dean William G. Hale’s motion to make easier the attainment of bachelor degrees by law students was carried. As a result, 42 hours of first-year law school work will be held as the equal of 46 hours in liberal arts. This tends to do awSy with the trouble met with by stu dents who take but three years in liberal arts before entering law school and must either carry extra heavy schedules during t’he first three years or crowd in a number of hours in addition to law school j work, so ns to obtain a degree at the end of four years. The 14 hours a term prescribed by the law school is held to be enough work for the average student, said Dean Hale in submitting his motion, and the addi tion of liberal arts courses has sel dom resulted satisfactorily. With the passage of the motion, this dif ficulty will be practically eliminated. Initiation for Four Men Into Pan Xenia Held Wednesday Night Four men were initiated into Pan Xenia, international foreign trade fraternity, Wednesday evening at the Woman’s building. The new members were Lloyd Byerly, Ken neth Heisler, John Tobin and El wood Bead. The work of Pan Xenia for the past year has been confined to bring ing about a closer relationship be tween business men, who are keen ly interested in foreign trade, and members of the school of business administration by inviting speakers from Portland to talk on foreign trade subjects. So far this year six importers and exporters, have visited the campus. The last speaker was Frank P. Teb betts, an exporter and editor of the Columbia Port Digest, who ad dressed several classes Wednesday of last week. Arrangements are be ing made to bring William T. Sex ton, of the Columbia Pacific Ship ping Company, to the University, Wednesday of next week, to speak on the foreign trade subject. Egsilon chapter of Pan Xenia at Oregon is one of the six chapters in the United States. Of seven others, six are located in China and one in the Philippines. The active members of the Oregon chapter are: Prof. Harry C. Hawkins, Prof. Victor P. Morris, Phil Bergh, pres ident, Wallace Pack, secretary, William Fowler, Lowell Hoblitt, Frank Walker, Herbert Socolofsky, Harold Socolofsky, John Swan, Lloyd Byerly, Kenneth Heisler, John Tobin, Elwood Read.