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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1928)
George Duncan Will Speak on Tax Problems Scholar Will Talk Before ; University Classes Next Week George II. Duncan of Jeffrey, New j Hampshire, a graduate of Amherst j College, and a serious student of tax j problems, will lecture at two Uni versity classes Wednesday, January 25. He will speak to Dean Erie Allen’s editing class on the sub ject, “The Philosophy of Henry George,” at 10 o’clock Wednesday. At 11 o’clock he will address Dr. James H. Gilbert’s class of public finance on “Taxation.” Any out sider is welcome to attend the lec tures. Mr. Duncan is a scholarly man of wide reading and experience. He lias been a member of the New Hampshire constitutional conven tion of 1912 and has served several terms in the New Hampshire legis lature, where he won a reputation for being a forceful and convincing speaker. He became a student of tax prob lems after a term in the assessor's office and has familiarized himself with the literature of taxation and the recent experiences of American states and cities in seeking to rem edy the defects of the property tax as now administered. Robert Bakemnn, mayor of Pea body, Massachusetts, says of Mr. Duncan: “There may be some peo r pie somewhere who know more about taxation than he does, but it has never been my pleasure to meet such a man.” Mr. Duncan visited Eugene two years ago and spoke before Univer sity audiences and the Kiwanis dub. Visitors Roam in Cuban Conclave as Omen of Good Faith (By United Press) HAVANA, Jan. 20.—A spirit of life and animation gripped the Pan American conference today in view of, the: decision 1 for opqn Bessioits -of. the committee meetings. Yesterday visitors in great num bers wandered’']tliiough the various rooms where the /committees were meeting. There were no seats for Hie spectators, / but they stood about, seemingly / greatly interested in the proceedings. Ambassador Purrydon of the Ar gentine delegation, watching the meetings and the visitors, said: “Wo want the Americas to know everything about what we are do ing here. There is life and anima tion in this conference. It is a line omen.” There was a report that the com mittee on initiatives would hold a closed session. Ambassador Purry don denied this. “If anybody closes any doors here, we will open them immediate ly, lie said. Fraternities Searched For Missing Articles U. C. L. A., Los Angeles, Jan. 2^. — (P.I.P.) — The repeated occur rence to “prank” stealing of valu able furnishings frohi country clubs in the vicinity of Los Angeles has led the welfare board of the Uni versity of California at Los Ange les to search many fraternity and sorority houses, much to their em barrassment. When the sophomore class staged a dance at the Girard country club *4tMMUtlKiun' A Roaring Western Romance and Adventure Drama by Peter B. Kyne —also— COMEDY — NEWS Rex Music REX PRICES Continuous 1 to 11 p. m. Coming Monday— John Gilbert in “TRUXTON KING” The drama of :iu American who saved a throue. recently, officers of the class found that more than one hundred dol lars’ worth of furnishings had been stolen. A search of Greek letter houses was instituted since the as sociated students are held respon sible for all damage or loss during class social events. According to the welfare board, enough valuable furnishings and silverware was found in the frater nities to start a good sized hotel. While this form of stealing is not restricted to IT. C. L. A. students, officials hope to chock its progress by disciplinary measures. Blast Report of Sandino’s Death In Jungle Raid Bombing Planes Spread Terror Among Rebel Ranks in South (By United Press) MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 20. —No confirmation could bo made today of reports to the United States marine.base here that Gen eral Augustino Sandino, leader of the rebel faction, had been killed in action. The reports were that the rebel general was killed when a bomb ing party from the marine base at tacked a. squadron of rebel soldiers near Chipote mountain, a Sandino stronghold, last Saturday. Urevipus^feports told of a bom bardmciyr in the El Chipote region ! and of 40 Casualties suffered by the rebels. The marine bombing planes were reported to have swung low over a rebel detachment and |ko have sprayed the lines with ma chine gun fire. Bombs were dropped. At the time of the report of this engagement there was no indication that the rebel leader had been killed. Since then, however, the rumor has grown that General Sandino was among the forty men struck down. Stephenson Smith Has Article in New Student Among the articles in the Janu ary 11 liumbffr of the New Student is an article by S. Stephenson Smith, associate professor of English, en titled, “The Lecture System.” This article, which deals -with improving the technique of the system, is the first of several articles on the gen eral theme of teaching and the par ticular problem of lectures. The explanation which accompan ies the article says: “The article is part of a preliminary report on the. lecture system of the Univer sity of Oregon, where a factulty committee is making a study of teaching methods.” Loyalty of Musicians Results in Origin Of Piano Ensemble, Says Conductor Willem van Hoogstraten, Noted Symphony Leader, Discourses on Musical Topics By H. B. GROXDAHL Portland Extension Center Student. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20.— (Special.) — The reporter •walked along the carpeted corridor of the Congress hotel to room 701. The key was still on the outside. Ho rapped. A staccato “Yes—Come,” issued from somewhere within. The room was spread with chairs, book-shelves, a couch, a small pi&no holdiifg a. hand-written score, and a stand whereon music and biogra phies rested in artistic, nonchal ance. Willem van Hoogstrnten, conductor of the Portland Symphony orches tra, came through the bedroom passage in a dressing sack. “Won’t you please make yourself at home? You will pardon me if I dress as we talk.” There was a. dinner engagement. He sat changing the buttons and studs from a used shirt to a fresh one. Dr. van Hooggtraten directed a piano ensemble concert in Portland yesterday. The reporter asked him #>out this form of musical inter pretation. “Do you know how the piano en semble was started? Well, four or five years ago in New York several of the greatest pianists Were think ing of some way to help Mozzowski, the composer, who was practically destitute in Europe. It was prompt ed by the fellow feeling of one musician for another. Finally they had the idea of many famous ^mu sicians appearing together on the stage in a piano ensemble. Walter Damrosch was the conductor. Eigh teen of the most famous pianists such as Bauer, Gabrilowitseh, Lhc vinne, Grainger, Elly Ney and Myra Hess participated. “The concert was a tremendous success. The house was sold out two •weeks beforehand. Programs auto i graphed by the players were auc tioned off by Damrosch before the perforntatioej The first brought $1000, the second $300, and so forth. So several thousand dollars were make for Moszkowski. “No, there has been no music written especially for this kind of piano ensemble. There is work for eight hands at two pianos—nothing larger. In piano ensemble, composi tions like the Marche Militaire are amplified. Much coloring, much shading, many nuances of effect are possible. For example, a pianissimo j passage may be carried by two or ! four instruments. Then as the crescendo grows wo add six, eight, twelve, sixteen pianos, till all are participating in a largo effect.’* The symphony conductor all the CHARLES FARRELL Dvtdon JOHN GOIMTS State Stoats FRANK BORZAGE t^aion, . What a picture! It Is all that the most extravagant praises from the West Coast gave it, and more. * * There’s life and love in every reel * * * • . m —Colfax in the X. Y. Graphic * 6 * - The action moves with a sweeping impulsiveness that carries all before it * * * no moment free from episode that swing s the heart ’twist tears and edieer. * * * —C'ruikshauk in the X. Y. Muring Tele gram. ‘■7lh Heaven" is the eighth wonder of the movie world * * * inspiring from start to finish * * * if you don’t see it you’ve seen nothing in the moving pic ture line. —Levey iu the X'. Y. livening Telegram » Last Times Tonight Connie Talmadge in * ‘ Breakfast At Sunrise” —Her Cleviii'est Comedy Yet aud Geo. McMurpUcy and liis KOLLEGE KNIGHTS while going about his dressing, had settled to lacc his oxford. Ho was asked an opinion of George Gershwin as a link between the jazz and classical schools. “Well, George Gershwin is a musician of considerable ability who is seriously engaged with the jazz medium. He has written a concerto for piano and orchestra, the first movement of which is the Charles ton rhythm. To use the daneo rhythm is not a new idea; the scherzo, you know, grew out of the minuet, and dances came from church ceremonies and folk songs in the first place. “Gershwin’s concerto is not so well known. But'the “Rhapsody in Blue,” which he composed for tlio jazz orchestra, is effective in show ing what can be done with jazz in struments and jazz rhythms.” Willem van Hoogstratcn was ty ing a beautiful bow. Would he say what he felt about the idea of a. prize award for the completion of Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony”? “I have never found any definite information that a prize actually has been set. There was some dis cussion of it in the Dutch papers when I was in Holland last. “Who shall judge? Schubert was such a wonderful composer! I con sider him one of the three great est. The ‘Unfinished Symphony’ is so beautiful and complete in itself. “As a means of developing tech nique in composition, I can see no ham in such a competition. Stu dents of music are always being en couraged to imitate the style of masters in special forms. In tho conservatory I'attended the teach er would say, compose a fugue in the stylo of Bach, or write a Strauss waltz. But to add to Schubert’s symphony and play it for people as though it were a part of that very i --— excellent composer ’s Work, T do not approve 6f.” The reporter was putting on his overcoat. “Just a moment, I’ll go down with you.” The director slipped into his loose raglan gabardine. “You are studying journalism with the view 10 writing musical criticisms? Yes, there is need for those with musical background. Like James Gibbons Huneker. 1 have a book of his sketches here,” ho said, looking along the shelves. “No, I don’t see it now. Besides a tre mendous wealth of musical knowl- | edge, lie knows about art. And such a brilliant penetrating style he has. “Bo you rend Henderson’s articles in the New York Tribune? You should read him for style.” Outside the hotel Dr. van Hoog straten stopped beside a roadster. “I’m sorry our talk had to be so sketchy.” He' extended his hand, “Good-bye.” Communications (Continued from page two) nations, nailiely our sororities? In the light of this, however, it is rather paradoxical that we take the University requirements as the bas is for our initiation average. Agreeing with the assertion that Baird’s Manual characterizes the sororities as organizations founded to provide cultural, social and schol astic background for its members, we resent this paramount emphasis oil grades on the assumption that | grades are not indicative of culture or scholastic ability. Wo maintain 1 that with the abolition of the ini tiation average, individuals will be flee to apply their efforts in tIn direction of their interest. There will be an incentive for some soij of genuine intellectual satisfaction rather than for a numerical index of rote memory accomplishments. The gravitation of freshmen to ward pipe courses seems loo obvious to mention. This bad precedent which is the direct result of initia tion requirements becomes a habit of successive college years. In this chronic choice of anaemic courses there is fotitul a similar objection as in the competition of house grades. With the removal of publicity for the grade go-getters wo maintain that some degree of true scholar ship may permeate the atmosphere. In this way it will orient the fresh men into the way of thinking that the Grade Gods are left to mould between the dusty pages of the Ke gistrar's records while wc assume •that our knowledge will have a somewhat more adhesive identity. We choose to ignore the good old platitude about time’s ripeness, and dare to voice our suggestion of a panacea, feeling that nothing could be worse than the existing stagna tion. II. A., M. A. 1\ Condon Club Group Issues News Bulletin The Condon Club News Bulletin, which is issued once each term by the Condon club, local branch of the national geologfcal fraternity, has made its winter debut. The bulletin contains timely, per tinent news of members and for mer members of the club, and their* activities. Herman Meierjurgen, publicity man for the club, is tho editor. Pledging Announcement Phi Delta Theta announces tho pledging of Cy West of San Diego, California. MATINEE AT 3:00 P. M.—NIGHT AT 8:20 The Spectacular Cinema Production CECIL BiDeMILIK UMpUd by JEANIE MACPWE!\SON Most Magnificent of All Human Dramas 18 Stars of Screen and Stage 66 Feature Players — 500 Extras Complete Production Accompanied by Our SUPERB SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF 15 Seat Sale Today 10:00 a. m. Night: Floor—$1.10, $1.65; Balcony $1.65, $1.10, 75c Matinee: Floor $1.10, 75c; Balcony $1.10, 75c and 60c. Tax Included Beware of that man So-and-So You hear of So-and-So everywhere. Somebody complains of So-and-So’s tooth paste; someone else wants to sell you a second-hand So-and-So automobile. So-and-So s shoes, So-and-So’s garden hose, So-and-So’s fountain pens— ver satile man, So-and-So! So-and-So doesn’t advertise. He employs salesmen who —say things. But So-and-So doesn’t go on record about anything. Not he! You buy a So-and-So vacuum cleaner. It doesn’t vac, or it doesn’t clean. Well, what of it? So-and-So didn’t say it would. You saw it. You bought it. Caveat emptor! Beware of the products of that man So-and-So! When a man believes in his product he usually signs statements about it—advertisements. He tells what his product does, how it does it, why it can do it. Then he follows it with his name, and address, in good plain print, “Bill Jones, maker of— You’re safe in buying from Jones. He’s out in the open —nothing up the sleeve. He advertises. You know exactly what you’re getting before you pay for it. Read advertise ments always. Back of them stand the Joneses—not the So-and-Sos—of the world. U ■ =51 To know what is safe to buy, consult the advertisements
