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# Land Question Omnipresent Over Russia Maurice Hindus Defines Problems Facing its Peasantry Religion Opposed by ‘Red’ Government Marriage^ Must Stand on Own Feet “Land! That is the greatest prob lem facing Russia today, as the Rus sia of'the past has beeij faced.” Tliis was tlio definition of the ailment afflicting “the bear that walks like a man” by Mauiee Cl. Hindus, native-born Russian and recognized authority on his coun try, in his lecture in the Woman’s building Wednesday evening. Mr. Hindus named his topic “Russian in 19117” and spoke from first-hand ex perience as the first English-speak ing writer to analyse the situation since the overflow of the Czar. “If the Russian Czar had been wise enough in 1917 to give the precious land to the peasants, he would still bo on the throne and enjoying life,” declared the speak er. “From 1592 to 1805 the peas ant were serfs. In 1865 land was given to them, but it was not enough for them to live on. Now 19 per cent of the peasants are paupers, without land, livestock, or tools. “It is no wonder that the Rus sian peasant calls land, not the Rus sian equivalent of land, but ‘Little Mother Earth,’ or the ‘Little Mother Food Giver,’” was the vehement declaration. In spite of the fact that the laiid has been legally taken over by .the government under the new system, the peasant has such a love for pri vate ownership of his own little plot of ground that 99 percent is now divided among the people again, Mr. Hindus pointed out. Landlords Hated “Love of land has been so firmly ground into the Russian peasant that he hates landlords like poison and sincerely believes they are in the category as the devil,” he con tinued. “But private ownership has been made a disgrace through propaganda of the Bolshevist government,” Mr. Hindus said, in arialyzation of the new era of political structure. “Pri vate property and bolshevism are as opposite as fire and. water. I would rather be a hod-carrier than be a business man in Russia. In the sanction of the Russian government, the heroes are always shown as either priest, business men, or a bootlegger. Government Fights Religion “Besides private property, the government has two other social or ganisms with which it is vitally concerned—religion and the family,” declared Hie speaker. “It is trying (Continued on page four) Speak a on Russia MAURICE G. HINDUS Principals and Advisers To Be At Conference Teachers Also Come to High School Meet This Week-End A conference of principals* and advisers of Oregon schools will he held here this Friday and Saturday, in connection with the annual high school conference. This is the first gathering of this nature to be held the University, and it is being spon sored by Phi Delta Kappa, men’s national educational fraternity, co operating with the school of edu cation. The conference will open with a luncheon Friday, 12:15, at the Col lege Side Inn, for all visiting prin cipals and advisers. Principal IT. F. Hunt, Stadium High school, Ta coma, will speak at this time on “Making Activities Significant.” Mr. Hunt has had extensive exper ience with this problem, and has made contributions toward its so lution. The luncheon will be followed by separate sessions for educators from largs schools, and from schools hav ing five or less teachers. A special section meeting will be held for women .advisers on Saturday morn ing under the sponsorship of Pi Lambda Theta, women’s national educational sorority. Between 75 and 100 principals, superintendents and advisors are expected to attend the sessions, it is announced. A dozen or more speak ers from all parts of Oregon, whose achievements have been outstanding in this field will participate in the program by leading discussion groups. Following is the program that has been made for the visiting principals: In a joint section meeting for all (Continued on page two) Janet Young, Former Guild Hall Star9 Likes College Students For Audience Future of Little Theater Great, Says Leading Lady of the Moroni Olsen Players By ETIIA JEANNE CLARK AVitli an amused little shrug of lier shoulders, Miss Janet Young, leading lady with the Moroni Olsen Players, put back her long hair, just drying from a recent shampoo, and answered the reporter’s query re garding an appointment for an in terview. “Here I am,” she said. At this unexpected answer from the former University of Oregon Guild Theater player, all the care fully prepared questions immediately flew from the reporter’s mind. The lady in the chair smiled charmingly and a twinkle of amusement showed in her eyes. It was infectious. The interviewer smiled, too, and the ice was broken. “The Moroni Olsen Players are always delighted to play in a col lege town,” Miss Young stated, “several of the company are closely associated with college organiza tions and like to keep in touch with campus life. Then, there is always the feeling that we have the complete co-operation of a uni versity group. Perhaps the reason that they like our plays is because we are not a starring company. A person may play one of the leads in one play and a very minor part in the ne.A. Our audiences do not be come accustomed to being bored by seeing one actor or actress playing a type part. In ‘Dear Brutus,’ for instance, I played both an old wo man and a little girl, while in ‘Out ward Bound,’ I portrayed a poor working- woman.” There is a vividness about Miss Young'S personality which is as in tangible and elusive as the scent of a rare perfume. There is nothing static about her. Her movements are quick without being .ierky and she speaks rapidly with little changes of expression which say as much as paragraphs. “Why yes,” she answered, in re- j turn to the reporter’s inquiry, “I j think there is a tremendous future ! ahead for little theaters and groups such as ours. There is already a remarkable change which has taken place in the last few years. Col leges have had a great deal to do with this, in their establishment of dramatic departments and the fos tering of play study. Even the high schools are now acquiring com petent dramatic instructors. All this tends to raise the standard of theaters over the United States. In Montana, in particular, I have no ticed that so many of the high schools are presenting excellent pro ductions of plays which formerly would have been thought difficult for college students. Mediocre plavB are passing out of style. “I have always had the dream of a State theater some time in the | future. When I say State theater : I do not mean a free theater. I do ! not believe that the things which , are free are appreciated. What I | (Continued on page twol i Reinhart May Shift Players In Next Game Combination Tried With Seott Milligan Used At Center • i Oregon Aggies Play Bulldog Five Tonight Washington and Idaho Are Title Contender^* Scotty Milligan may bo used at I center against tho Gonzngas tomor row night, according to William J. Reinhart, Webfoot basketball coach. Reinhart has been j maneuvering his players around irr various positions i all week, and jwill try out the pos sibilities of this new combination. With Milligan at center, Ridings and Hummelt will BUI Kemnart probably pair to gether at forwards, and Bally and McCormick at guards. Reinhart, however, has not definitely selected a starting lineup for the Bulldog fray, and will probably make’sev eral changes in an effort to hit upon the strongest combination. Aggies Play Gonzaga A rough comparison between the strength of the Webfooters and the Oregon Aggies can be drawn from the result of the games played by each team against Gonzaga. The Aggies will meet the Spokane team at Corvallis tonight, and, although they are fn\y>red to win, the Bull-' dogs are likely to spill the dope O. A. C.’s long barnstorming trip tc the middle west was far from suc cessful in regard to the number of games won. The Beavers only won 3 of the 12 games played, and those were at the beginning of the tour. The amount of games lost by the Aggies is taken rather as an evi dence of the fatigue resulting from continual playing and traveling, than from any great weakness in the playing form of the team, and Bob Hager’s team is still consider ed one of the most potential fives in the northern division of the coast conference. Huskies Are Strong. From the form displayed in pre scason contests, the University of Washington team seems destined for one of the top rungs of the confer ence ladder. Hoc Edmondson, Hus ky head coach, is developing a team that win have to be reckoned with by all other northern teams. Wash ington was one of the two north west teams that defeated the cham pion Webfoots last year, and finish ed the season in a tie with Idaho for second place. The Huskies have lost only one man, A1 Schuss, all-coast guard, from last year’s team. In a recent three game series at Seattle, the powerful University of Illinois quintet was defeated. There is a veteran out for every position, and the reserve squad is unusually strong. vanaais Alter Title Tho Idaho Vandals, the other northern team to defeat Oregon, is also voicing a strong claim to the 1028 title. The Vandals have never finished less than third place in the last seven years, and it is almost a mafter of course that they will ' be up in the running again this year. Bieh Fox, who played at Idaho under David MacMillan, is coach ing tho Vandals this year. Fox play ed on the Idaho team in 1921 when it defeated the Golden Bears of California at Moscow for the Pacific coast conference title. Oregon Wins in 1919 Oregon and Idaho are the only two northern teams to win the Pa cific coast conference title. The Webfooters under Dean Walker in 1919 defeated the California team in two close games at Berkeley, 39 to 37 and 30 to 28. The rest of the northern teams have added strength this year, Wash ington State College has not lost a man from the 1927 squad. Mon tana, although not considered cham pionship material, is also to be feared. First Lady’s Mother 111 With Influenza (By United Press) NORTHHAMPTON', Mass., Jan. II.-—A relapse in the condition of Mrs. Lemira Goodhue, mother of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, was reported tonight by her physican, Dr. Elmer i H. Copeland. J Friday Nine o'Clochs To Be Today at Eleven; Assembly Tomorrow Fresh, rebel! The administrat ion will back you up as long as your declaration of independence from assemblies subsides into the ashes, of the fireplace by tomorrow. Don't let your brothers bully you into draping yourselves over the1 (hairs in the balcony of the women's gym at eleven this morning. Instead, drag out the class schedule that’s mixed up with your English history i notes somewhere, deliberate noon it, and go to the class that's setfeduled for nine o’clock Friday. Assembly will, be held tomorrow when the bells ring for the nine o’clock, in order that the high school delegates, as well as Oregon stu-j dents, may hear William J. Cooper, of Sacramento, superintendent of public instruction for the state of California, give an address on the rights and duties of citizenship. ; Novel Program Will Be Feature Of College Nite Show Include Burlesque, Songs, Kollege Knights, Men’s Glee Club “Absolutely ^icw anil different,” is flie term used to describe the program for “College Nite”, the en tertainment to be held in the Wo man’s building Friday evening, ac cording to Paul Hunt, who lias charge of this all-campus feature of, the high school conference week-end. It is expected that students will turn out on masse for the enter tainment, as admission is free to all, and there are to be no dances or other regularly scheduled social events after the basketball game that evening. The show will bo in the form of a play, and what is said to be the best in all branches of University talent will be worked into the var ious acts. A late addition to musical circles of the school, Nancy Thielsen, a ballad singer who is expected to take her place with the campus cel ebrities after she has had a chance to show her wares, will give sever al numbers on Friday’s program. A dramatic sketch by Benny Weatlierwax and Howard Root is mother number which is altogether new. While details of the act ivould not be given out, those who l ave witnessed the performance' dc ?lare it to bo an unusually clever burlesque that will be a lingo suc cess. Kenneth Allen and Madge Normile anil both be featured on the pro gram with songs, although just what numbers each will sing has not been riven out. The men’s glee club will give in terpretations of ' Oregon songs as ivell as several new numbers during lie course of the program. Mystery surrounds the part of the program to be given by Edna Dipple, who is new on the campus this term. The act is said to be a ‘wow” by those who have seen it, aut little could be learned as to its nature. George McMurphcy and his Kol :oge Knights are to give several lumbers on the evening’s program, rheir well known trio has worked ip special numbers to be given in i college serenade which will bo vorked into the last act of the play irogram. “College Kite” is sched lled to start at 0 o’clock, after lie Gonzaga-Oregon basketball game. Donut Track Delegates Meet With Coach ‘Bill’ Representatives to the intramural league, have you appointed four rack delegate to meet with Coach ‘Bill” Hayward at his office at 2 i’clock this afternoon? Get busy and get organized, for Mach Hayward is extremely dcsir ius of having a great interest ihown in donut track, and it is through these delegates that 'the ilans for the big indoor track meet iclieduled for March 2 and 3 will je completed. REPRESENTATIVES TO MEET Each men’s and women’s liv ing organization is. requested by Jack Jones, chairman of* the wel coming committee of the high, school conference, to have a freshman at the registration booth in the administration building at all times from 1 o’clock Thursday afternoon, until I 11 o’clock Thursday evening, to conduct the delegates to their houses. Renewed Sale On Oreganas To Be Opened 500 Copies Must Be Sold To Insure Publieation Of Year-Book First Copy Will Go to Printers February 22 Ronald Hubbs Is Director Of Campaign Pivc hundred more Oreganas must be sold in order to cover the ex penses of the 1028 year book, Jack Benefiel, graduate manager, an nounced yesterday. The campaign to sell them will start next Tuesday under the direction of Ronald M. ITubbs, circulation manager, and last until the required number of subscriptions are obtained. “If tho additional money cannot be raised, we will simply have to cut down on the size and tho ma terial of tho book,” Mr. Benefiel stated. UOSt 01 .BOOK !)>1Z,UUU The total expense of publishing (he Oregana is about $12,000. Mr. Boneficl explained that only by ad ditional copies of the book being printed can the cost be kept ■within the $5 price. The cost of plates, engraving and typesetting is con stant no matter how few or how many books are sold, he said. In ether words, the first Oregana print ed costs about $9,000, and every other ono about $1.50. Although just about as many sub scriptions were taken during the fall term campaign as a year ago, these are not sufficient to finance the book, Mr. Bcnefiel stated. Last year tire associated students lost about $500 on tho Oregana. This year they arc checking very closely on tho cost. If the Oregana can not raise enough money to finance itself, tho associated students can not stand the loss. Standard Is High “The book as now planned will toe a very fine volume,” the student manager declared. “Wo want an annual that will do credit to the University. This book will com pare favorably with those of other institutions of our size. If it is necessary to cut down on tho Ore ;;amr, it *is very apt to fall below the standard of other year books.” “I don’t believe there is anything to worry about,” continued Mr. Benefiel. “Always before tho stu dents have come across during the vintcr campaign, and I think they will again. We want to keep our standard up, and 500 more books nust be sold to do it.” Work on ihe 1928 Oregana is well jndcr way. The dummies arc made, 1 third of tho pictures have been lent to the engravers, and tho rest if them will be in by tho end of he week. The first copy will be in :he hands of ‘the printer February 22. Before then all pictures must ;o to the engravers. Everything is n readiness so that the book can io out for Junior Week-end, Mary Renton, editor, stated. 2 Mexican Generals Quit Jungles To See Coolidge in Havana (By United Prwfi) HAVANA, Jan. 11.—General Hec tor Almada and R. Medina, two of die leaders of the Mexican revolu ion last October, arrived hero today. It was the first intimation that these generals, sought by the en tiro Mexican army, had eluded eap :uro. • General Almada, and Medina said :hey had been in Central America, rhey announced their intention of feeing President Coolidge during his visit here for the Tan American :on fere nee. I -- Plans for New Library In Extension Division | Lyle H. Potter, representative of i :he San Francisco division of the Spencer Lens company, was a visi- j :or on the campus today. His visit ; iras for the purpose of conferring vith the people of the extension di- ! rision relative to the establishment if a Film Slide library in connec :ion with the Stereoptic library,, which is for state use. Plans are j joing made to begin the establish- j nent of such a library in the near future. In connection with his visit today, Mr. Potter gave a demonstration of he Film-Slide before Dr. Warren [). Smith’s class in commercial geo graphy. _ _J Hoads Student Of floors L- —1 - ^ lvJa Kenneth Allen, freshman regis tered. in economics at the Univer sity, who will preside at the ses sions of the high school student body officers. Progress Made In Frosli Glee Plans, Is kWord Committees for First-Year Danee Given by Chairman Preliminary arrangements for a bigger and better Frosli Glee, Janu ary 21, are going forward rapidly, according to Charles Laird, frosli president. Kenneth Curry has been appointed general chairman and El bert Schroeder assistant general chairman of the annual dance. Announcement of the committees in charge of the affair was made last night, and all the groups aro asked to meet this afternoon and start work. Committees nfe as follows: Decorations — Ben Wegtherwax, chairman; Juanita Babbitt, Clyde Gilbert, Sam Luders. Patrons and patronesses—Dorothy Kirk,, chairman; Margaret Tool-man, Dorothy Tepee. Befresliments—Elizabeth Gesler, chairman; Amy Van Horn, Audrey Lyons. Floor — Preston Gunther, chair (Conlinued on page three) Webfoot Subscription Money To Be Returned Ilark ye—especially if you are about broke again and the source of further shekels is still unknown! Jack Benefiel has money to give away—and, more than that, ho is anxious to get rid of it. Just mutter the password, “Web foot,” and your cheek or cash will bo returned forthwith. That is, of course, if you were a loyal sub scriber to the duckling that will not wobble forth this term. It seems that quite a few have availed themselves of the opportunity to re gain their cash, but there aro still about 00 or maybe 70 who will no doubt appreciate an extra $1.25 about now. Now, aren’t you glad you subscribed? Noon Today Sees Arrival Of Delegates Eighth Annual Conference Finds Many Preppers Already Listed Special Assembly To Open Division Meetings Style Show Will Be Feature Of Saturday Hundreds of high school guests from nil over the state will begin arriving at noon today by auto and train and stage, and will continue to pour in during the afternoon, and until a late hour tonight, when all but a few who live in nearby towns will have registered. Preparations have been made to handle GdO delegates to the eighth annual conference; everything is in readiness to take care of them in the quickest possible manner. Let ters containing instructions about registering, and locating,, have been mailed to all high schools which have accepted the invitation to send delegates. The eonferenee will first convene at the special assembly to be held Friday morning at 9 o’clock when all the delegates will be officially welcomed by President Arnold Ben nett Hall. Classes meeting at 9 o’clock on Friday will meet at 11 o’clock to day, so that all students may go to the assembly, which will bo presided over by Don Beelar, A. S. U. O. president. After the welcoming speech, the main address is to bo delivered by William J. Cooper, stato superintendent of public in struction of California. Separate Meetings To Be Held Following the assembly, the dele gates will break up into four groups for meetings. The student body of ficers will meet in the Music build ing, the press confo'ronce in the School of Journalism building, the girls’ league in the Woman’s build ing, and the principals’ conference in the Education building. Among the highlights of tho meetings Friday will bo tho ad dress to the press conference at 11 o ’clock by Walter W. E. May, of tho Portland Oregonian. His sub ject will bo “Getting tho Eight Sturt.” Friday afternoon at 1:30 William J. Cooper, California stato superin tendent of schools, will speak to tho student body officers division; his address will be on “Ee.nl Values.” Meetings of tho press conference will be presided over by David Wil son, of Lincoln high school, who was last year elected head of tho press association. Tho student body of ficers’ meetings will be called to order by Kenneth Allen, president of tho association, who is a fresh man on the campus. Ethel Elliott, Medford high school, is head of tho stato association of girls’ leagues. More discussions aro to bo held this year than has been tho custom before. Those in charge feel that tho visitors are able to derive much benefit from discussions of com mon problems, and of the points covered in the speeches. A new feature for tho men dole (Continued on page two) Stark Presentation of Rural Life Produced by Moroni Olsen Troupe By R. C. M. A stark, realistic presentation of a mother’s frustrated dream of fame for her daughter was given last night by the Moroni Olsen Players in “The Detour,” by Owen Davis, at the Ilcilig Theater.' The play, laid in rural Long Isl and, is the story of a mother, her self uneducated and understanding little about art, but who has onee had ambitions to become an artist. Her one dream and desire is that her daughter shall succeed where she has failed—failed because she fell in love with and married Stephen Hardy, who is a truck farmer. Helen, the wife of the farmer, was played by Janet Young, with intensity, if not always with the greatest artistry. Stephen Hardy, portrayed by Mo roni Olsen himself, was consistently acted. A man without much ten derness, except for land, for which he would sacrifice everything, even the happiness of his wife and his daughter, he was nevertheless made real, with a good display of com mon sense and not without a certain sympathy for his daughter and Tom Lane. Dorothy Adams had the role of, Kate, their daughter, in which tho passionato hopes of the mother woro centered with a blind insistence. Miss Adams made Kate a smiling, weak, easily-led girl. As long as her mother reiterated her belief in the girl’s talent the girl believed her, but when Dana Lamont, an artist staying in the neighborhood for the summer, told her she had no talent she believed him as oasily and seemed content with stolid, morose, down-on-his-luek Tom Dane, the rustic hero. Ben Glenny, and Weinstein, play ed respectively by Harry Allen and Joseph Williams, drew many laughs in their few appearances on tho scene. But what of the mother, who loses her dream when Dana Lamont tells her daughter that she can never bo a great artist? She, after all, is not crushed by the news. She gives the money she has been hoarding twenty years to send her daughter to New York to her husband. He buys more land with it. And Helen, the wife, begins saving her egg and-butter money for a possible dream. The play was well attended, and frequently applauded, particularly iu tho second act.