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Durant Listed
For Lecture
« Next Monday
Philosopher Pens Nation’s
Greatest Non-Fiolion
Seller for 1927
Speaker Well Versed
On Present-Day Topies
Noted Men Obtained on
Student Series
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Dr. Will Durant, internationally
knWn philosopher anil author of
1hc best seller of 1027, “The Story
of Philosophy,” will speak Monday
evening Eft eight o’clock in the
Woman's building. He is the third
speaker this year on the A. S. U. O.
lecture series, and because of his
reputation is expected to draw a
large audience.
Dr. fcurant, who made philosophy
almost ns interesting as fiction to
the layman through his book, his
magazine articles and his ability on
the platform, is a scholar of wide
interests. Especially well-informed
and penetrating is ho on . present
day problems, democracy, education,
the psychological differences of the
sexes, and the feminist movements.
Dr. Durant has declared that the
first quarter of the twentieth cen
tury will be known in history as
much for the emancipation of wo
men as it is for the Great War.
Speaker’s Book Best Seller
“The Story of Philosophy,” the
best non-fiction seller, passed the
72,000 mark five months after its
publication and is now being pub
lished in Canada, Germany, Eng
land, and the Soviet Republic of
Russia lias become interested in it.
When studying for the priesthood,
Dr. Durant came across a copy of
k Spinoza’s “Ethics”, an incident
” which probably changed iiis entire
career. Thereafter, he gave up the
study for the priesthood and became
a student of the subject that has
now made him famous. He is a na
tive of North Adams, Massachu
setts, and was educated early in his
life by French Catholic nuns. After
touring Europe, he studied under
John Dewey at Columbia University.
He taught at Columbia for a time,
and later became educational di
rector of the Labor Temple in New
York, said to be one of the most
interesting experiments in adult ed
ucation in the country.
“Harper’s” magazine has run a
number of articles by him in late
issues.
Noted Speakers Obtained
Speakers on the lecture series this
year are expected to stir up a great
deal of comment and thought. The
first speaker this year, Judge Ben
Lindsey, created nothing loss than
a furore among both students and
Eugene citizens in his talk, “Com
painouate Marriage.” The second
speaker, Maurice Hindus, was greet
^ ed by a large audience. A traveler
and a scholar, he created admira
tion among those who heard him.
Dill Demands Quick
Removal of Marines
Nicaragua Jungles
fRv United Pre^g)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jam 20.—
Marine occupation of Nicaragua is
“one of the blackest and foulest
crimes against men" who havo en
listed in the armed forces of the
United Stples to protect its flag
and people,” Senator Dill, Demo
crat, Washington, declared in the i
senate today.
Dill demanded immediate With
drawal of the marines, saving they
were being used to protect Ameri- !
can investments in a country known j
to have an unstable government,
Aggies Hally To Beat
Idaho by 31-28 Score
(By United Press)
CORVALLIS, Jan. 20. — Staging
a last minute rally, after trailing
behind for most of the game, the
Oregon State-College basketball team
defeated the University of Idaho,
31-28, here tonight.
The Vandals from Idaho had an
advantage of from one to eight
points until Hhe last two minutes of
play, when' the Aggies’ spurt put1
them ahead and gave them victory, j
Idaho led at the end of the first
half, 19-11.
fBy United Press)
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20.—Ben
son Polytechnic school’s basketball
team defeated tfie 0. S. C. Rooks
here tonightj 23-20.
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Order of the ‘O’ Will
Utilize Rest Interval
In Oregonddaho Tilt
bang?
A sinister crack of a pistol rever
berated through the crowded pa
vilion. The mob was highly excited
and yelling at full lung capacity.
No-it was not n Marine at a
Nicaragua political rally.
It was the timer’s gun signifying
that the first half of the Oregon
1 daho basketball battle was at an
end.
The end of the half, arriving as
it did in the middle of the game,
prompted Coaches Reinhart arid Fox
to. move their warring hoopsters to
the locker rooms to reeonnoiter
briefly before the second half of the
game, which was scheduled to follow
the first.
After the floor cleared a commo
tion was created at one of the doors
and began to impress itself upon
the restive multitude.
And lo . . . things were happen
ing . . . and how?
The Order of the “O” will utilize
the period between halves to enter
tain the hoy poli with something
select and different. Two quin
tets of iettermen will at this time
“enjoy” the unique experience of
being initiated into the Order of
the “O”.
Grotto To Open
For Frosh Glee
Tonight at Nine
Freshmen Working Hard
Making Decorations
For Big Dance
From a prosaic ivormjn’s
riasium—screened windows, hung
with ropes and rings and ladders—
to a gloomy, cavernous grotto where
stalactites hang from the ceiling to
meet stalagmites rising from the
floor, and green fire dances weirdly
in a great cave, is a big jump, but
it can be done, says resourceful Ben
Weatherwax, chairman of the dec
orations committee of ' the Frosh
Glee directorate.
Black muslin and beaverboard and
shellae and calcimine and baling
wire and electrical apparatus will
work wonders in any kind of a
place, Ben says, so it really isn’t as
hard as it sounds.
The women’s auditorium, scene of
the Frosh Glee tonight, is now in
the transition stage betweon a gym
nasium and a grotto. A large num
ber of freshmen under the direction
of Weatherwax worked late last
night draping the walls with the
black cloth, and by tonight, after
the freshmen have worked this aft- i
ernoou, the interior of the Woman’s 1
building will have lost all semblance
of the purpose for which it was
originally intended.
Tonight at nine, after the Idaho
game, is the hour for Oregon men
and their partners to assemble for
the Frosh Glee, the first important
dance of the winter term.
The music for the dance tonight
will be furnished by George Me
Murphey and his versatile Kollege
Knights. Kenneth Allen, Tom
Sandvall, and Ted O’Hara, the trio,
of that orchestra who sang at Col
lege Night, a w'eek ago, will per
form again tonight.
The feature of tonight’s dance
is being kept in secrecy, but Alice
Morrow, chairman of the feature
committee, promises something in
teresting, if not entirely original.
‘►'Semi-formal” is the edict of
Kenneth Curry, general chairman of
the Frosh Glee, so Oregon, upper
classmen will not be obliged to
worry about tuxedos and the rent
ing of tuxedos as is the case in
formal dances. The admission is
free, too, so they will not have to
worry about tickets and the price
of tickets.
Members of the freshman class
have worked hard and faithfully
making the decorations in the base
ment of Hendricks Hall and putting
them in place last night in the Wo
man’s building, according to Ben
Weatherwax, bnt the work is by
no means done yet. A false ceil
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Golden Bear Quintet
Drubs U. S. C. 28-18
<Bv United Press)
BERKELEY, Cal., Jan. 20.—The
Golden Bear turned tonight on its
home floor and*elawed the U. S. C.
Trojans to a 28-18 defeat in the
first-of two basketball games to be
pla'red here over the week-end. I
The Bear defense had tightened
up so the Trojans could not effee- ;
tivelv penetrate it.
Corbin was high point for the
Bears with 13, while Morteuson, 1
with 10 points, was the high scorer !
for U. S. C. i
Can Idaho Vandals Stop These Hoopsters Tonight?
Mervyn Chastain, diminutive forward who will play his first conference tilt against the Moscow players
tonight. Bernard Hunrmelt, guard, who starred in one of the Willamette games and may be used this even
ing. Scotty Milligan, lettered guard from last year’s five, who will hold down the Webfoot center berth.
Political Arena
Gives Promise
For Strong Fight
Bland Innocence Seems
To Keep Candidates
■Silent, Says Maddox
By WILLIAM P. MADDOX
Kansas City and IIcu3ton will bo
the c-hicf attractions of the politi
cal stage this summer. The former
city, scat of tho 1928 Republican
presidential nomination convention,
is in the heart of the disaffected
zones of agriculture, where the fight
for votes will be keen and vigorous.
Houston, in the summertime doesn’t
sound so alluring, but then that fat
roll of $200,000 was a tempting offer
to an empty Democratic treasury,
especially when one considers in
addition the interests of party uni
ty. For no -one can deny that its
position is strategic—right in the
heart of the dry (politically dry)
solid south which must get accus
tomed to the names of Smith, Reed,
and Ritchie, if the Democratic ban
ner floats victoriously in November.
In fact, so far there do not appear
to be any conspicuous flaws in the
plans of the respective party man
agers. Everything is working out
according to well-established tradi
tion. The names of the men most
frequently mentioned in the news
papers in connection with the nom
ination, play the old familiar game
of bland innocence, apparent lv, from
every indication they give, utterly
unaware of agitation in their be
half, even we might say ignorant
cf the fact that there is going to
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Popular as Well as
Standard Classics Are
On Carr’s Program
The second faculty recital of the
winter term will be presented by
Eugene Carr, baritone, on Wednes
day evening, January 25, in the
music auditorium. He will be ac
companied by John Stark Evans,
assistant dean of the school of mu
sic.
The program which has been di
vided into four groups which range
from older standard classics and
German songs to selections of the
more popular type and modern clas
sics, follows:
I.
Nina . Old Italian
The Pretty Creature....Old English
Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves....
. Handel
II.
Feldeinsamkeit .. Brahms
Stillle Sicherheit . Franz
Zueignung . Strauss
III.
Water Boy .Robinson
Run On Home . Strickland
Swing Low Sweet Chariot....Burleigh
O Miss Hannah .Boppen
IV.
At Night . Rachmaninoff
Captain Stratton’s Fancy :.
—.... .Booms Taylor
A Page’s Road Song....Ivor Novello
Take All of Me...Stickles
Politician Raps
' Cuban Meeting;
Favors Hague
Blocks Appear in Path
Of League; Mexico
Plans Changes
(By United Press)
HAVANA, Jan. 20.—Strong ad
vocacy of compulsory * arbitration
for all nations under The Hague
world court and disapproval of the
idea of Han-American courts were
expressed at a press conference to
day by Foreign Minister Guerrero
of Salvador;
Dr. Guerrero, a delegate to tho
Pan-American conference, said the
Hague court furnished the greatest
guarantees of neutrality. He did
not favor a Pan-American court, he
said, because the Hague court would
be more disinterested than could
any purely American one ou ques
tions affecting the western hemi
sphere.
HAVANA, Jan. 20.—Efforts to
establish the Pan-American union,
on a convention basis preparod by
the governing board of the union
and submitted to the sixth Pan
American conference now in session
here, already appear likely to en
counter many difficulties. Soxeral
delegations, notably those <;f Ar
gentina and Mexico, arc known to
have in process of preparation a
number of drastic modifications to
the convention as drafted by tho
boar^l and some of these are report
ed to be of a fundamental nature.
M. Fransen Appointed
Oregana Section Editor
Mabel Fransen is taking over the
work of David Bauman as editor'
of the Junior section of the Ore
gana. Bauman, a law student, is
unable to continue with the section
because of his other activities.
Miss Fransen is a junior in jour
nalism from Pasadena, California,
and a member of the Women’s Ad
vertising club.
Small Defends Smith,
Flays Senate Action
(By Tlnited Press)
CHICAGO, Jau. 20. — Governor
Len Small of Illinois today declared
his unqualified support of Senator
Elect Frank L. Smith, who was
denied the right to take oath of
office as a senator, and announced
an “unqualified resentment” at the
senate’s action in barring Smith.
Phi Delta Phi, International
Legal Honorary Elects:
Hugh L. Biggs
John B. Bell
Frederick G. Oehler
Frederick D. Sandberg
Bdchard Morris
David Bauman
Theodore J. Deoaon
William Y. ‘Powell
Glen B. Hughes
Boland Davis
Clifford Powers
Bliss Ansnes.
Oregon Dads
Like Day;
Many Coming
Committeemen Accept
Enthusiastic Replies
Received by Hall
Many enthusiastio replies have
been received from, dads of Oregon
students, to invitations sent out by
President Arnold Bennett Hall to
fathers of all University students.
The replies come from all parts
of the stato and indications are that
several hundred dads wild be here
fot the celebration, it is announced,
i All members of the stato committee,
• executive board, and local commit
tee have accepted, and with the ex
ception of two, have written that
they will be here for the big day,
January £8.
Oregon students who have not
yet written their dads a personal
letter, inviting them to be guests
of the University for “Dad’s Day,”
are urged to do so at onco and
notify tlio head of their living or
ganization. Seventeen members of
j Alpha ‘Gamma Delta have invited
their dads, it is announced by Her
bert Socolofsky, chairman of the
invitation committee.
As an example of the enthusiasm
with which Oregon dads are wel
coming the chance to visit the cam
pus, extracts from three letters are
quoted.
“I received your letter of a few
days ago in regard to establishing
a ‘Dad’s Day’ for the University
of Oregon. I assure you that I
heartily approvo of your ideas as
expressed in your letter in regard
to making this an annual affair,”
wrote one dad.
“Of courso yoq are aware of tho
great distance I am from Eugene,
and in the dead of winter it is in
deed quito a trip to reach your city
fTom Burns.
“I trust, however, that I will be
able to make it, and with sincere
wishes, I am,” wrote a prominent
University dad from the southwest
corner of tho stato.
“Think your idea of establishing
a ‘Dad’s Day’ is a wonderful
thought. It should work out to good
advantage and be a bfg event for
the University,” is another thought
that an Oregon dad expressed in
accepting the invitation.
If you haven't invited your dad,
do so now. No student should fail
to extend the courtesy to his dad,
even if ho knows that his father
will be unable to attend. I know
of one father that is coming from
Tacoma, Washington, so distance
makes no difference, Socolofsky
said.
Oregon Frosli Defeat
Ashland High, 37-21
Tho University of Oregon fresh
men basketball team defeated the
Ashland high seboolat Ashland on
Thursday night, 37 to 31. Archer and
OKnger were tho outstanding play
ers for the yearlings. The frosh
played Medford last Bight, and will
meet Klamath Falls tonight.
Oregon Meets
Idaho Tonight
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Will Durant Not Like
Typical Professor, So
States Dean Rebec
‘‘Will Durant is a Mg follow,
courteous, cheerful,” is the impres
sion of Dr. George Rebec, head of
the department of philosophy, who
lias met the famous author person
ally. “His appearance is unlike
anything you would connect with a
college professor '3 looks. His cheeks
are a ruddy red, and his build is
straight and stocky—a typical out
doors man. Instead of being the
‘pale-cheeked philosopher’ he looks
more like n sturdy, carefree sailor
than anything else I can think of.”
“A. man of the people” might be
a summary of what Dean Rebec
thinks of Monday’s lecturer. “He
has a beard—a very slight beard—
and if one could think of him in the
role of a business man, he would bo
more like those good-natured, out
of-doors people who sell farm im
plements.
When a person talks with Durant,
he speaks of interesting things that
everybody likes, and philosophy does
rot dominate.”
Victor Wetzel 1
Elected Track
Head for 1928
Colorful Athlete Holds the
Honors in Both Sports
And Scholarship
Victor Wetzel will end tils color
ful career as an atliletc at the Uni
versity of Oregon as enptnin of the
track team. The
lcttomen of las^.
year met in Coach
“Bin" Haywards’
office Thursday
while the rest of
us were at assem
bly and elected
him unanimously
to the leadership
of Oregon’s track
sters for 1928.
Big, blond Vie
. S,p0C,n]17_pH f JOICI j
Victor Wetzel events during tliei
track season and in sweeping down
tile field with the pigskin under his
arm when the football fever
is on us. Five big, heavy
blue sweaters, each with a big “0”
sewed on it have passed from Jack
Benefiel’s office into his hands;
three for football and two for track.
To mention his freshman numerals
would be* out of placo besido his
other honors.
Since this is not a football story
but ono of track, and since last fall
Vic’s name appeared plentifully in
football stories, all further mention
of his gridiron prowess will bo elim
inated. Let us just say this, that
we will miss him in the football line
up next year.
Vic throws the javelin, puts tho
shot, and heaves the discus. With
the stick and iron pellet ho is con
sidered a consistent first place man,
and can be counted on for second in
his other event. When Vic puts
liis weight and skill behind these
missies they go.
When Vic was a sophomore ho
was tho hero of ouc of tho best
track novels of the history of tho
■University of Oregon. It seems
Oregon and 0- A. C. were engaged
it- warfare on tho track and field.
Vic was a sophomore and was throw
ing tho javelin that afternoon. Tho
meet was nearly over. The only
events left were tho javelin and the
relay. The dope was all against
Oregon in tho relay. In his first
two casts Vie fell short of the Ag
gie man, then with his last throw
lie shot liis stick several feet be
yond the mark of his rival. Oregon
lest the relay, but Oregon won the
meet by one lone and solitary point,
61 to 60.
Not only is Victor Wetzel an ath
lete, but he is a scholar. Last year
he held tlie Spalding cup for schol
arship among athletes. He is a
member of the Friars, honorary sen
ior men’s organization, and is affil
iated with Phi Delta Theta.
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Heflin Renews Attack
Upon Catholic Church
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 20.—
; Senator Heflin, Alabama, told the
I senate today he will renew his at
j tack on “the Roman Catholic poli
tical machine” Monday,
Webfooters
Are Prepared
For Idaho Tilt
First Conference Game
Is Expected To Be
Speedy Affair
Lineup Is Unchanged
From Whitman Game
Varsity Begins To Find
Playing Form
By JOE PIGNEV
Oregon’s basketball team will test
its actual conference playing power
tonight against the Idaho Vanuals at
Mo Arthur,conrt.
Unless Bill
Reinlinrt, ‘Wieb
foot head eoac'Ji,
decides upon a
past in iuutes
change, the start
ing line-up will
be the same ns
the one used last
week. Reinhart
has tried various
combinations all
--wees, uuc lias so
Mervyn Chastaiitf'ar been unable to
hit. upon one that shows more
stength than the set which playeil
together against Whitman.
Scorers Beady
The Webfooters’ scoring combin
ation, composed of Milligan at cen
ter and Hidings and Chastain at
fpvwnrds, js just beginning to find
itself, according to the coach. They
have eliminated much of the un
necessary individual work, and have
gained confidence in the ability of
the others.
Confidence in team-mates is an
important factor in tiro development
of co-ordination, and when the Web
foots reach perfection in this they
are sure to ,turu in the victories.
Substitutions in basketball games
are not very numerous, chiefly be
cause confidence in the capabilities
of the reserve is often lacking and
because team work is apt to bo un
settled. ,
Epps-Bally at Guards
Joe Bally and Dave Epps aro
scheduled to start at guards. Both
these mep aro good defensive play
ers, and although they have not
been outstanding on tho offensive,
they are improving rapidly. Several
times in tho Whitman game, Bally
let a couplo of passes go wild, but
ho has settled down in practice and
Reinhart believes that ho will be
more consistent against tho Vandals
tonight.
To Take More Snots
It was particularly noticeable that
Oregon took very few shots at tho
basket as compared with Whitman.
Most of the Webfoot points came
from working the ball under the
basket. Only a few long shots were
attempted.
Against Idaho the Webfoots will
probably take more shots. The Van
dals are primarily an offensive
team, and have consistently run up
high scores so far this season. Al
though Oregon has maintained a
good average of successful shots
out of the total attempts, every
cripple shot that is missed tonight
may mean victory for Idaho.
Reserves Have Power
Oregon’s reserve strength has dis
played more power during the last
week than has been evident all
season. The few minutes that Ed
wards played in the Whitman game
showed that lie is beginning to find
himself. He is the best jumper
among the centers, and his defensive
work is fairly good. He lack's, how
ever, the scoring power that is ne
cessary to win games.
Jack Dowsett, substitute guard,
showed surprising form against
Whitman. He was able to break
through the Missionary guards for
shots at the basket which will mean
many points for Oregon after ho
lias had a little more playing exper
ience.
Idaho Strong
Idaho is one of the outstanding
teams in the north, uud is counted
on as a strong contender for tho
championship. The Vandals opened
their first road game last night
at Corvallis against the Aggies..
University and Corvallis high play
at 7 o’clock.