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VOLUME XXVH UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, MAY" 7, 1927 O number m ian 'Trifles’ Gets Cup in Drama Tournament ^ Roseburg Judged Best of Ten; Two Get Mention All Plays Presented Last Night Get Wins First Undertaking of Kind Declared Success <<HTVRIFLES,” presented by Rose burg high school, was award ed the Guild hall cup last night for what the judges considered the best play of the ten staged during the high school drama tournament spon sored by the Guild hall theater. Honorable mention was given “Will o ’ the Wisp,” produced by Mil waukie union high school, and “The Romancers,” given by Jefferson high school of Portland. ^ In naming the winner, Miss Flo rence E. Wilbur, head of drama, said that out of ten attempts it was the rule to have nine failures, but in this series there had been ten achievements. She emphasized the fact that the greatest accomplish ment was in helping pioneer a dra ma tournament, the first of its kind ever given in the United States. “Trifles” is a tragedy, the story of a home where one day neighbors visit and find the husband has been strangled. There seemingly are no clues. The wife sits in a chair rock ing to and fro. While the sheriff and his men vainly search for some thing that gives an inkling to the murderer, the neighbor women search their friend’s home, finding first a piece of hemp rope, then a dead canary, and the mystery is solved. The wife has killed her lius 4 band because of his cruelty to her pets as well as to herself, because he “shut out all the sunshine from her life.’ The mystery is pro nounced, suicide, however, because the women keep silence. In the cast were Milford Howard, Thomas Hartfield, Bill Knight, Pauline Bu bar, and Daphne Hughes. “Will o’ the Wisp” by Doris Hal man, “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell and “The Romancers” by Edmond Rostand, were the three plays last evening that concluded the tourna ment. Milwaukie union high school pre sented “Will o’ the Wisp.” It is a story of the misunderstanding of a poet’s wife of her husband’s soul. In the cast were Jean Lennard, Margaret Exline, Marjorie Dana and Alice Zook. “The Romancers” was the final play in the contest. It was pre sented by Jefferson high school of Portland. The story is about two \ lovers who sit on a wall reading Romeo and Juliet. They are not so much in love with each other as love itself. In the end the girl proclaims the boy a hero and all ends well. In the cast were Junior Brink, Mar guerite Rarick, Jack Stipe, Bob Van Nice and George Nieholsen. Most of the players drove to Eu gene, so they will return at differ ent intervals today. This has been the first tournament of its kind, known of, that has been held in the United States. As the tournament is in its infancy, the University limited the entrance number to ten schools this year. It has been a great success, so the general hope is for a more extensive one next spring. Piano, Violin, Voice To Feature Musical The regular Monday rehearsal will be held next week in the school ^ of music auditorium at 5 o ’clock. Piano, violin, and voice numbers make up the program for next Mon day, and all students whether tak ing music courses or not are invited to attend. The program for Monday follows: I. Piano, Melody, G flat.Cadman Mrs. Winifred Harney II. Voice, Calm as the Night, Bolm Songs My Mother Taught Me . . Dvorak Constance Weimann Accompanist, Mrs. Kracke III. Piano, Polonaise, D major . .. Schumann From the Papillons Lorraine Dufort IV. Violin, Concerto, B flat minor.... . Saint Saens First Movement, Nina Warnoek / Accompanist, Beta Warnoek f V. Piano, Waltz, A minor.Chopin' Elliott Wright Quartet of Webfoots Who Will Try to Stave Off Huskies ----< Webfoot Team Awaits Huskies For Vengeance Two Games Scheduled on Monday and Tuesday Of Next Week The Huskies are coming! Led by Coach “Tubby” Graves, 18 of the University of Washington’s best baseball performers will invade the campus for a two-game series, Mon day and Tuesday afternoons, at 4 o ’clock. It will not be a too confident Uni versity of Washington nine that takes the field Monday afternoon against the Webfoots. Their two previous victories over the Lemon yellow batsmen were only by a one run margin, 1 to 0 and 3 to 2. The purple and gold horsehide stars lost to the Aggies yesterday in Corval lis. A second game will be played this afternoon. Coach “Tubby” Graves will make little change in the line-up which proved successful in the first Ore gon-Washington series. The only re cent announcement of interest com ing from the Huskies’ ranks is that of the appointment of Joe Johnson as field captain in the absence of Hal Gardner, flinger. Perhaps the biggest scare in the Washington ian’s baseball camp was given by their yearling nine who came with in an ace of defeating them last week. Oregon's pitcmng assignment has not been decided upon. Coach Billy Reinhart is waiting for Graves to make the first move. If Captain Hal Gardner, the Husky flinging aee, takes the mound in the first game, Freddy West will chuck for the varsity. Bill Baker will pitch one of the games. In last night’s workout, Jerry Gunther faced the opposing fresh man batsmen. Gunther’s sore elbow has improved and the big right hander had plenty of smoke, but is still erratic. Gordon Ridings, who makes his initial appearance Mon day afternoon as varsity receiver, presided behind the plate. Ridings’ presence will keep the Husky run ners close to the initial sack as he possesses a good arm, and has a good whip to second. Arnie Kiminki’s ankle will be in condition Monday to allow his pres-, ence on 'the diamond at second. Kiminki’s big bat was missed in the first two Washington games. The rest of the infield will include Les •Johnson first, Jones, third; and Mc Cormick, short. The outfield will be taken care of by Dave Epps, Harry Dutton and Cotter Gould. Monday’s game will see Harry Dutton in his first con ference game before local fans. For the past two years Dutton has been a member of the super-varsity, but has overcome the erratic tendencies that kept him previously on the bench. Hike to ‘Horsepasture9 Postponed for Snow Because of word received here that the snow is still deep up the McKenzie, the hike planned for this week-end up Horsepasture mountain will have to be postponed for two or three weeks. If the weather turns warm now, however, the snow will melt very fast, and it will be possible to go on the hike sometime soon. Left to right: Freddy West, right hander, who lost a close 1 to 0 game to the Huskies in Seattle; the fence busting Mr. Dave Epps, left field er, whose specialty is four-ply swats; George Mimnaugh, catcher and outfielder, with his trusty bat. Below: Cotter Gould, the scintillat ing right fielder. Midnight Matinee For Flood Relief To be Held Tonight A midnight matinee has been ar ranged for 11:15 Saturday evening at the McDonald theater, proceeds of which will go to the Red Cross, for use in the Mississippi flood re lief work. The show is being spon sored by all four motion picture theaters in Eugene and tickets may be purchased from any of them. The program includes a pre-view of a feature picture, the name of which is not being announced; eight vaudeville acts involving some fifty performers, both local and outside talent; and music. There are three orchestras booked for the show. The program will last about two hours, and all money received will be giv en to the Red Cross as both the pic ture and vaudeville performance have been donated. t Mrs. Virginia Judy Esterlv, dean of women, has announced that uni versity girls may attend the late matinee without breaking rules as the 12:20 a. m. week-end time limit will be suspended to comply with the affair tonight. Phi Delta Kappa to Hold Initiation Today Phi Delta Kappa, national educa tion honorary for men, will hold a meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon to initiate the following recently elected members: Harry Scott, head of the physical education school; Vern Bain, superintendent of the Springfield schools; Arley R. March, senior major in education; Edward Daniel, a junior in economics; and Albert DeWelt, a junior in educa tion. Following the initiation cere monies a banquet will be held at the College Side Inn, beginning at 6 o’clock. Dr. Howard R. Taylor, of the psychology department, will read a paper on “Vocational Train ing,” the essence of which will be results of the psychology tests given entering freshmen of the University. ‘Creole Moon’ Cast to Report For Rehearsal Musical Comedy Troupe to Workout at 10 Today And Sunday Also With but a week remaining be fore the premiere of “Creole Moon,” junior class musical comedy, re hearsals are coming fast and furi ous. Directors of the show are be coming hard boiled in their demands upon the high-kicking chorines and leading ladies, as well as the men of the show. Latest orders from Kittye Sar tain, chorus director, insist (that the entire east of the show be on deck, or rather the stage in Villard hall, at 10 o’clock this morning. Not only will the morning be taken up with dancing, singing, and de claiming of lines, but the director, with a concern for the mental im provement of the cast, suggests that they bring their books to study or to entertain themselves, for the afternoon will be spent in scrim maging also. At 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, when church and dinner are over, the cast is requested to appear, no excuses accepted, at the Heilig the ater, for the first workout in the surroundings where the show will be given next week-end. “It’s important for everyone to be there!” was the final warning of the director. Dr. J. F. Williams to Visit Campus May 8, 9 Dr. J. F. Williams, of Columbia University, New York, will be a guest on the campus May 8 and 9. He will speak before the physical education majors Monday morning at 11 o’clock in the music building. A luncheon in Dr. Williams’ hon or will be held immediately follow ing the address. All physical educa tion majors, faculty, and others in terested are invited to come. A 65 cent charge will be asked, payable at the office of the men’s gym nasium before Monday. A stage trip to Blue Biver, up the McKenzie, will be taken tomor row, May 8, by all physical educa tion majors. The cars, will leave at 8:30 a. m. and return at 5:30. The trip will be made, rain or shine. Twenty-five had sivned up to make the trip late yesterday. Those who go must provide their own food. Gage Sculpture Being Unpacked for Display The first few pieces of the sculp ture exhibition by Merrill Gage, Santa Monica, California, sculptor, were unpacked and put up in the exhibiting room of the Art building yesterday. The rest will be unpack ed later and the whole showing will probably be up by Monday. Mr. Gage, a former schoolmate of Professor Avard 'Faiirbafnks, head of the department of sculpture, is holding a similar position in south ern California. The first pieces to be unpacked were a head of Beethoven, a study of Moses, a study of a roibed In dian, an infant portrait, and a some what modernistic wood-carving of a draped standing figure. Music Critic To Speak on TuesdayNight Sigmund Spaetli, Author of ‘Read ’em and Weep’, Will Entertain ‘Not a Dry Lecturer,’ Says John S. Evans Illustrations on P i a n o Feature Talk BULLETIN Word has been received from Dr. Spaeth, that he will arrive here Tuesday noon, in need of exercise. He would like to sched ule a tennis game with a fairly good player, faculty member or student. O'T'HE fundamental appreciation of music is through our feet— our ears are only secondary,” says Sigmund Spaeth, world famed New York musical critic, who will lec ture here next Tuesday evening, May 10. Dr. Spaeth's lecture is about mu sic, but he approaches his subject so that everyone can understand him, even those who believe they cannot appreciate it. Illustrations to Be Varied “The students need not be afraid that Dr. Spaeth’s lecture will be technical,” said John Stark Evans, professor of music. “His sparkling wit and humor bubbles continuously through his talk. But that is not all: he presents a very profound philosophy of music along with it.” To illustrate his points, the speak er will demonstrate on the piano. The fact that music is fundamental ly appreciated through one's feet is illustrated with a negro shuffle. Dr. Spaeth’s lecture is a continuous series of talks and stories and ho supplies his own illustrations vocal ly and at the piano. Author of “Best Sellers” Sigmund Spaeth is the author ot several “best sellers.” His latest and most popular is entitled, “Road ’em and Weep: The Songs You For got to Remember,” and he has also published “Words and Music,” a collection of the parodies and bur lesques which he has made famous over the radio. His earlier successes are: “Barber Shop Ballads,” a book of “Close Harmony,” and “The Common Sense of Music.” Dr. Spaeth was formerly music critic for several New York papers, and has written extensively for the magazines. He is an active member of the New York University Glee Club and Associated Glee Clubs, a successful song leader, and at pres ent chairman of the Kiwanis Inter national music committee. Known as Radio Speaker Sigmund Spaeth has been credit ed with the best radio speaking voice in America. His announcing of the historic Notre Dame-Stanford football game at Pasadena, based ! upon meagre telegraphic reports, set a new standard* in the dramatizing of an athletic event, and his com mand of the field of sport was em phasized in his ringside account of the Greb-Walker fight, and others. But lie is best known to his radio enthusiasts as a musical specialist and entertainer. “Dr. Spaeth has an easy, intimate style in both his writing and his talks, always bubbling with humor and full of the understanding of human nature,” says a Chicago newspaper. “Seated at the piano, lie takes his whole audience into liis confidence, as it were, and they suddenly discover that they know much more about music than they i thought they did. Before anyone realizes it, the time has passed and the enthusiastic auditors are call ing for encores.” Dr. Spaeth will speak in the Music building auditorium at 8 p. in., May 10. Waffle Orgy Today In Susan Campbell “Waffles is ready,” pronounced in a true accent, will resound in i Susan Campbell hall today when | the Y. W. C. A. waffle sale gets un der way amid a cloud of smoke and a crowd of “hungry Herbys.” From 9 to 11 this morning is the time set for the gastronomic bac chanalia and the sponsoring wom en’s organization promises that it will be carried out in a May Day effect with music and all that sort of thing. Prom Cheesecloth! Latest for Dresses GREAT opportunity for over 67.54 per cent of rvomen on the campus to acquire one new dress each, provided they don’t object to cheese cloth! Yes, the great spring problem of clothes will be greatly sim plified after May £1, perhaps be fore, if a raid of desperate, ap parel-seeking co-eds should pre cipitate matters. Twenty-five hundred yards of cheese cloth—and white’s fash ionable this season! Just figure it out for yourself. Extra traffic police may be provided to handle the congestion after the Prom, if necessity demands. Sewing machines and cheese cloth aren’t the only sources of consternation in McArthur court at present. Calsomine, yellow, red, green, and blue, have their share. The Aztoes should feel at home when the junior workers finish; they might not appreciate the cheese cloth dresses, however. Oregon Netmen Play Bearcats In Salem Today O. A. C. Conference Till Scheduled May 14 In Corvallis The Webfoot tennis team is slated for five singles and two doubles matches with the Willamette Bear Hal Hutchinson cats in Salem to day. As this is the last pre-season workout for the varsity racket wiclders before the conference tilt with the Aggies in Corvallis, May 14, Coach Ed Aber crombie is trying out different men from the ones used last week-end against Reed Col lege ami Multnomah club in Port land. The men to make the trig are Henry Neer, Roy Okorberg, Clare Hartman, Tom Cross, George Mead, Bill Powell, Hal Hutchinson, and Tillman Peterson. The only doubles combination definitely decided upon for today’s matches is Neer and Okerberg. The other doubles team will be selected after the men reach Salem, Coach Abercrombie said. One of the coach’s chief worries' this season is building up material for next season’s varsity. The fresh man tennis men, ho frankly admits, show but little promise of develop ing into varsity caliber. This is one of the main reasons for carrying large squads on the trips this year. Hal Hutchinhon, wdio probably plays number three position today, should be a valuable man on the team next year. Although he is one of the smnllest, men on the team, he manages to cover court well, and comes up to the net for a kill like a veteran. jW.S.C. Track Tilt Figured To Be Close Oregon and Cougars Both Have Strong and Weak Points Staters Rated Good Several Distance Runs W ebfooters Given Edge in Field and Jumps VARSITY track will get under way on Hayward field this after noon with Hayward's spike-shod Joe Standard athletes compet ing against an earnest band of 19 youths from Pullma i, who will wear the colors of Washington State college. The meet promises to be ?iip-and-tuck all the way through, with two evenly matched combina tions working hard for points. Each aggregation will depend upon new men for victory, and no one knows what those youngsters will do—not even the youngsters them selves. In a meet of this nature, the would-be dopester is faced with all sorts of obstacles. The Cougars will descend from a high climate, and the density of the Eugene atmos phere may affect their speed, and offset previous marks. A few of the boys, such as George Stager, Proe Flanagan, Jerry Extra, Joe Stan dard, and Vic Wetzel, are cinch bets for points, but the others are far from safe wagers. Ed Crowley’s absence doesn’t help the outlook a bit. Roughly, though, the first places and their accompanying five-spots appear evenly divided, with the sec onds and thirds likely to decide the final issue today. Extra Star Dash Han The Webfoots plan to win the dashes with Extra, a two year man, and Dwight ICircher, a sophomore, negotiating the sprints in fast time. Extra should make the century in ten flat with any luck, and the Stat ers will have a hard time beating that. Ouillette, McGillivrae, Hoon, and Newman comprise Schlademan’s sprint crew. Entering Hoon is con sidered a threat, however, as the Cougar flash is needed strenuously in the hurdles. Ouillette is the only W. S. C. entry in the quarter-mile, an event which looks very favorable for the Webfoots with Joe Standard hus tling to earn his letter today, and .Toe Price, a two-year veteran, right with him. Williams in Half-mile The rosiness fades when the half mile is reached. Hayward has Hes ter Oehler, recently recovered from illness, and Kelly, a miler, entered in this event, against Oehlwedn, (Continued on page three* Sports Writing is Real Inducement To Newspaper Cubs, Says Don Skene Young Reporters Have Opportunity to Develop Style, Oregonian Writer Deelares “Sports writers are the prim,a j donnas of the newspaper game,” said Don Skene, dramatic editor of the Oregonian and former member i of tho Chicago Tribune’s European i staff, in an interview last evening, j “The young cub who wishes to ad- j vance above the mob should work j toward this field. The sports writ ers of today receive the highest sal aries, meet the public heroes and have every opportunity to evolve more or less an individual stylo of writing unhampered by city edi tors.” Most sports writers today have risen from baseball reporters and the like to the higher positions. Mr. Skene cited as examples such men as Westbrook Pegler, Damon Run yan, Davis Walsh, Robert Edgren and Ring Lardner in tho sport writ ing end of the game, Heywood Broun, Irvin S. Cobb and others in the novel and criticism field. lie told of W. O. McGeehan of the New York Tribune, who refused the man aging editorship of the paper to keep the position of sports editor. The directors of the paper acqui esced because they felt that he would be more valuable to them in that department. Pegler, Runyan, Walsh and Edgren draw large sal aries from the syndicates which em ploy them for doing about a column a day of either comment or eulogy on sports events of national prom inence. 2 0 Mry Skene advises the newcomer to break into this field because there are greater opportunities for ad vancement and perfection of an in dividual style, in writing. With newspapers all over the country de voting more and more space to sports events and tho public de manding more of this type of news than ever before, tho expert sports writer is coming niore into demand every year. Mr. Skene believes that this demand is created by the grow ing interest in sports of the mass of the people. A decade ago sports and recreation were for the wealthy classes only as the working man could not afford either the expense or the time for such things. How ever, with the encouragement of athletics and recreation by large in dustries and cities, the mass of the people have acquired an appetite for this sort of news which is well nigh unsatisfiable. Then too, Peg ler, Walsh, Davis and the rest of their school are writing their stories in a literary style that is easily un derstandable. These men do not use the slang that was in vogue for & (Continued on page two)