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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1928)
Straw Ballot Will Decide Campus Views Blanks To Be Distributed Anion" Organizations Today at 5:00 Current Problems of Nation Added to List Presidential Possibilities of Two Parties Up A pro, sox or previous condition of servitude will bar nobody at the University from easting a vote at the general campus poll to be con ducted Thursday. The object of the poll sponsored by the Emerald is to determine the attitude of the students towards prospective presi dential candidates and current prob lems of the day. To obtain as representative an opinion of the entire students if possible, voting will bo done in the living organizations. Ballots will distributed from the Journalism building at 5 o’clock tonight to rep resentatives of the various groups and are to bo returned Thursday morning. Those who do not get a chance to vote in this manner may do so between the hours of 9 and 12 tomorrow morning from a booth in front, of the old library. Prohibition Measure Up The questions, prepared by Bay Nash, editor of the Emerald, and "William Maddox, assistant profes sor of political science, deal with prohibition and foreign relation pol icies of the United States. The con census of opinion regarding the suc cess of prohibition will comprise one question. Whether more rigid en forcement, substantial modification of the Volstead Act or complete re peal of the measure is favored will give a further indication of views on the subject. tinder foreign relations, the stu dents will be questioned about the League of Nations—whether they favor complete detachment, informal cooperation as at present, or formal membership in the League. Considerable comment has been aroused recently concerning the gov ernmental policy of sending troops to Nicaragua to help put down a rebellion which threatens to over throw the recognized administration of President Diaz. Although many Americans have interests in the re public, it, is thought by some that selfish motives underly our alert ness to the situation and we are mixing in an affair which does not concern us. The final question on the ballot relates to the present gov ernmental policy of intervention in Nicaragua. Next President Considered Bepubliean presidential possibili ties will be represented by William Borah of Idaho, President Coolidge, Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas, Vice President Charles Dawes, of Illinois, Herbert Hoover of Califor nia, Charles E. Hughes of New York, Frank 0. Lowden of Illinois and Andrew Mellon of Pennsylvania. On tho Democratic side will be (Continued on page four) Daughters To Make Cookies for Dads Saturday Afternoon — .. 0-oh Dads!!! ITavo yon lionr.l llio latest? Well— and if you haven't just adjust those earphones ' and listrn in. And when tlio dope is out tlioso of you wl • hadn’t al- i roady planned on vis mg this in stitution of higher learning, where i your cherished young offsprings i learn to spend the family cash, will grease up the “old reliable” for the trip. Saturday afternoon from 3 to 5 the 'girls of Miss Tingle’s cooking classes will show their fond papas how cookies are made and then the papas will be allowed to sample the product of their daughters’ genius. And say—just because your girl happens to be a boy is no reason why you won’t be invited. ALL DADS are invited. Now, aren’t you excited? You ought to be. Why, the other day when the news was broadcasted hero on the campus all the men began to plan as to how they could pass as papas. Beards were started overnight and our cor ner drug store sold its entire sup ply of grease paint. Every “house papa” on the campus applied for admittance. But for once they were turned down. Don’t you cher ish that? Oh, well, tiie dads needn’t worry. Varied Program Will Be Given by Faculty Member Negro Songs and German Lieders To Be Sung by Eugene Carr A varied program 'will bo pre sented by Eugene Carr, baritone, in the second faculty recital of the term this evening at 8:30 in the Woman’s building. The first group on the program consists of old standard classics, “Nina,” in the old Italian cantabile stylo; “The Pretty Creature,” a song in the old English ballad form, and “Hear Me, Ye’ Winds and Waves,” by Handel. This aria con tains the famous recitative from “Julius Caesar.” The following group of songs are all typical German lieders. They in clude “Eeldeinsamkeit” by Brahms, “Stille Sichorheit” by Franz, and “Zueignung” by Strauss. Each of the negro songs on the program depict some outstanding characteristic of that race. “Water Boy” by Robinson shows their in clination to braggadocio, “Run on Home” by Strickland, their fear and superstition, the familiar “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” their religious fervor, and “O Miss Hannah” by Dcppen, their love of the danee. The final group consists of mod ern songs, the ‘ first of which is Rachmaninoff’s “At Night.” “Cap tain Stratton’s Fancy,” by Deems Taylor, a bold dramatic number, of fers considerable contrast to the succeeding one, “A Page’s Road Song,” by Ivor Novello. “Take All of Me,” by Stickles, is also in cluded in this group. Mr. Carr will be accompanied by John Stark Evans. World Tour Debater Writes While Enroute to Calcutta About Journey Word has again been received from a member of the rvorld tour debate team of the University of Oregon concerning their location, their plans, and curiosity about Ore gon football games which were play ed just before Christmas. The letter, written by Avery Thompson, was j stated December 17, 1927, and was j mailed while enroute to Calcutta on : board S. S. Aronkola. A lack of j fast news service seems to be a feature of some sections of Asia as is shown by the letter which fol lows: “It has been a long time since j we heard from home, and we are still anxiously waiting to hear who won the Oregon-O. A. C. football game. We hope Jack Horner either writes to us or publishes a story in the Emerald and sends a copy. We havo heard all about the cricket matches at Hongkong and the pa- j pers are cluttered about the rugby games in merry England, but we Jiave not heard American football t mentioned since we left the Ameri can, consul at Canton. The first thing he wanted to know was who j won the Cal-Stanford game. So you, can imagine how influential the ; Associated Press is over in these parts. We were able to give him some light on the California-Stan ford game. Some way or other it leaked across the border. Oregon, l hough, over hero is the place the “Covered Wagon” went to and 'ounded a farm instead of going to California and founding a gold nine. “We cannot decide what to buy ?aeh other for Christmas, whether oith helmets or Oxford .jackets. Me Croskev wartts a bottle of port ivine, but that does not keep very well in the tropics. Hempstead wants us to launder his drilled suit for Christmas and I am inclined to lo it. “I understand that everything was in readiness for the Cambridge de bate which, I dare say, has already taken place. I am surprised that the Student Body could afford it. Yet the dignity attached to it will carry the name of the University of Oregon, together with a hundred and one other American colleges back to Mother England, and per haps by 1945 His Majesty’s finest orators and cleverest exponents of ‘wise saws and modern instances,’ together with apple-sauce, from the high and lofty at Cambridge will condescend to debate an Oregon team in' England herself. . “Then for Oregon, there is nothing like providing for the future—even if that future is somewhat dim. Of course it is out of the qquestion that the Oxford Union at London should (Continued on page three) Mermen Plan Portland Trip ForWeek-End Qregan Swimmers Billed To Defeat Multnomah Amateur Club Anderson, McAlpin, Silverman Scheduled Abercrombie Believes the Chances Good Fully expecting a "win from Mult nomah Amateur Athletic club by a 20 point margin, Edward Abercrom Abercrombie t)io, Oregon swim ming mentor, will journey to 'Port land this week end with till fast swimmers that eonstituc the pres ent varsity aqua tic squad, to en gage the Multno mah mermen on Saturday night in the club pool, in the first engage ricnt of the season. The meet prom ises to bo replete with fast matches, and a. number of Pacific const con ference records will undoubtedly be bettered. The order of events given below is the regular swimming program for Pacific coast intercollegiate meets, and has been accepted by the Multnomah coach for the Sat urday night contest. Using this schedule, and with the lineup in dicated above, Abercrombie predicts an Oregon victory, and unless the clubmen spring a number of dark horses the meet should be captured with a good margin. May Clip Records One of the high lights of the meet should be the 100-yard free stylo race in which Johnny Anderson, of Bridgeport, Connecticutt, is expected to clip the present P. N. A. record of 57.4 made by Foterson of O. A. C., by two full' seconds. This fast lad cleaves the water in big time fashion, and experienced swimming judges foresee an all-American championship staring him in the face should he continue in the steady improvement which has marked his style of water skimming during tlio past several years. Dana Thomas, Multnomah holder of the coast ama teur 100 yard record, will meet tlio Oregon flash for the third time. In the. first engagement with Thomas, Anderson tied him, and the second time bettered the champion’s time. The meet Saturday night should de cisively show Anderson the fastest * Charles Silverman, Portland, is another varsity swimmer slated to upset present conference records1, lie will mr el George Horsfall of the Multnomah club, who holds the P. N. A. record in the 440 yards free style event, at 5:48.8, and should clip this record by seconds as he lias been consistently doing so in daily workouts at the University pool. Silverman is entered in the 200 yard free style relay and the 220 yard free style events, and here again in the latter events he will meet Horsfall in a lively swim, and is expected to clip the Pacific coast intercollegiate conference record of .0:32.8, held by Stanford University by several seconds, judging by his consistently fast time in pool heats. The 300 yard ihedley relay event y,as added to the conference sched ule last year, and gives 6 points to the winner, 3 to the loser. A trio of exceptionally fast swimmers with varsity experience are expected to get the long end of the score. They are Willis Fletcher, Don McCook, and Bob McAlpin. Abercrombie alsd expects the 200 yard free style lelay to fall into the hands of Ore gon ’s quartet in the above lineup. Portland Pool Larger The Multnomah pool is a long course pool of 25 yards, while the one at Oregon to which the swim mers have been used to is 20 yards, and is designated as a short-course pool. The unaccustomed increase in length of the pool should not inter fere with the University squad’s style, thinks Abercrombie. The mem bers of the squad are in top-notch condition and will practice moder ately the remainder of the week to prevent overtraining. 1 The order of events and lineup for the Multnomah meet follows: 200 varef free style relay: Jim Sharp, Don McCook, Charles Silver man, Johnny Anderson. 200 yard breast stroke: Julian l (Continued on page two)A Prompter Payment. Of Fees Is Urged; Few Returns So Far The payment of foes has boon extremely slow this week, accord ing to Mrs. Until Fry of tlio comp troller's office. “Fees should bo paid before Friday and Saturday,” ! she said, “as these are the last two ! days ami the hardest ones in which to pay fees.” Saturday, Jan. US, promptly at noon, Iho windows of the office will close. Anyone waiting in line then | will have to pay their fees Monday j ami will be charged for the late J payment. “Everyone that possibly i can pay their fees before Friday should do so,” urges Mrs. Fry. | University Holds Support of Dean Against Charges! Non-Protest Only Grounds Of Rev. F. G. Clark For Action Officials of tlic University had no statement, to make on the alleged charges msfde by Rev. Fred J. Clark, Eugene, against Mrs. Virginia Judy Esterly, dean of women at the Uni versity of Oregon. The charges, which it is said were made in a talk Sunday night at Salem, cred ited Rev. Clark with saying that Mrs. Esterly should not be holding the position of dean of women hero. The charges were based on the alleged position of Mrs. Esterly on the recent lecture appearance of Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver, who advocates a form of marriage called “companionate.” Mrs. Esterly took no part in the lecture, nor did she express an opinion on the doctrines advocated by Lindsey, but Clark apparently assumed that her lack of action implied neutrality |n Stliis ease. Clark is of the belief that Dean Esterly should attack Lindsey, and because sho did not do this, he considers her not fit for her posi tion. It is pointed out by local people that Mrs. Esterly, since she is not one of the University administrative officers, was not called upon to ex press an opinion on matters con cerning Lindsey, and that Clark’s attack is very unjust. Clark admitted today that he had no other basis for the attack on Dean Esterlv than that she did not ; protest Lindsey’s appearance. People on the campus and in Eu gene, while they feel an injustice has been done Mrs. Esterly, are in clined to feel that the charges shoud be entirely disregarded. Mrs. Esterly herself merely says that she has no statement to make. Students on the campus who know Mrs. Esterly regard the affair as silly and of no importance, espe cially since they feel many of Clark’s statements in the past have been exaggerated. Important Elections Scheduled for W. A. A. Meeting Today at 5:00 An important W. A. A. mass meet ing has been called by Nellie Johns, president of the W. A. A. for today, at 5 in room 121 of the Woman’s building. Intramural sports repre sentatives in the houses should see that W. A. A. members are present. Plans for this term will be dis cussed and new heads of baseball and archery will be elected, as Elea nor Glass, head of baseball, and Helen Holt, head of archery, have resigned. The new W. A. A. bulletin of sports came out during the week end of the high school conference, and copies were distributed to the different houses and to the high school delegates. A new point of interest in wo men ’s athletics is that at the first W. A. A. council meeting this term, it was decided that the “O” on the white sweaters should be made larg er by an ineh in length and a half inch in width. Reed Faculty Member To Address Ad Class Mr. Edmond Bechtold, member of the faculty of Heed College, Port land, will address the beginners’ ad j vertising class Friday, on the sub ject, “Advertising Agency Service.” Mr. Bechtold, a young advertis ing man, works for the Advertising Club of Portland, and is a teacher of philosophy and romance lan guages. * He will also speak at the lunch eon of the Eugene Advertising club Friday. Barker Due From East on February 8 Vice President Is Eager To Start Work On Arrival Hall’s Aide Studies Education Problems Wife To Accompany Chief On Western Trip Burt Brown Barker, vice-president in charge of public relations of the University of Oregon, will arrive in Portland at 7 a. in. February S, from the east, it is announced here today by Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, University president. Mrs. Barker will accompany the vice-president and will remain with him about a month. She will then return east preparatory to moving out here. Mr. Barker expects to remain here, and upon the return of Mrs. Barker and their daughter, they will make their home in Portland. Mr. Barker will come to Eugene on the evening of his arrival in Portland, and will be a speaker the following day at the annual news paper conference banquet. Ready to Go In a telegram from his home in Montclair, Now Jersey, Mr. Barker expressed eagerness to be hero and start his work in the University. He lias already been active in form ing contacts in the east with var ious educational foundations and has been devoting a groat deal of time to studying university conditions from information furnished him by Dr. Hall. Following a short stay in Eugene, Mr. Barker will return to Portland. He also plans to visit Salem, his former home, and ether parts of the state. Meet at Portland Dr. Hall and other officials of the University plan to go to Port land to welcome Air. and Mrs. Bar ker. Mr. Barker i" giving up extensive law practice to come to the Uni versity, because be feels that hero is his best opportunity to enter into public service. ITis parents were pioneers to this state, and he spent iiis boyhood and early manhood here, Tic received his education in Salem, where he attended the Willamette University. Foreign Relations Club Organized Here; Directorate Is Named Tho International Relations club, which is sponsored hy the Carnegie Institution, is being organized on the Oregon campus. The club, which discusses international peace prob lems has become popular throughout the colleges and universities of thd United States. g Membership in the International Relations club will be restricted to approximately thirty-five and a 2.5 average will be required of tho mem bers. The professors who have class es dealing with this problem will present a list to the directorate which has been appointed h|- Prof. W. P. Maddox, assistant professor of political science,, and it will vote or. the members. The list of mem bers will be published tho last of this week. The directorate consists of: Mr. Maddox, faculty advisor; Ilershel Landru, Marion Leach, Ernest Jach etta and A1 Bristol. Household Arts Girls Give Luncheon Series The girls of the cooking classes under Miss Lilian Tingle, professor of household arts, have started giv ing practical luncheons to their friends. This is a problem for tho term that the girls work out indi vidually. Thus far three girls have entertained . Last Thursday, Dor othy Robnett gave a luncheon to which she invited eight of her Alpha Omicron Pi sisters. Friday a group of tho faculty members were enter tained by Katherine Blood. The hostess was Miss Tingle. Yesterday a group of six Alpha Delta Pi girls were entertained by Dorothy Straughn. There are three more luncheons scheduled for this week. Today six Susan Campbell girls are to be tho guests of Josephine Barry. Thurs day and Friday Mary O’Hara and ! Grace Maxwell will give luncheons to which they will invite six of their personal friends. Bar Spying Pianos Over Panama Canal, V. S. Asks at Moot (Py United Press) IT A VAX A, Jan. 24. — Tinted States delegates presented to the Havana Pan American conference today proposals designed to safe guard the Panama American canal from aerial observation. To the communications committee, a proposal was made that existing agreements regarding aerial rights in the Panama area be changed so that any two countries for military reasons might prohibit flight of air planes over a given spot. HAVANA, Jan. 24.—A proposal for a Pan American court to sit at Havana permanently and settle dis putes among American nations was made to the Pan American confer ence today by Dr. Jesus M. Yepes, of Colombia. Women’s League Will Hold Teas Twice a Month Tliespians and Kwamas Hostesses; Urge Attendance Women's Leagues tons, which here tofore have boon held onco each week, "will, from now on, toko place on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, according to a de cision of a committee composed of Esther Hardy, president of the Wo men’s League; nelen Webster, chairman of the big sister commit tee; Oienna llencock, head of the teas, and Dorothy Baker, Women’s Longue reporter. Thespians, girls of, the freshmen women’s honorary society, will act as hostesses on the first Wednesday, and Kwama, sophomore honorary, will take charge the second Wednes day. They will see that tho chairs in the sun-porch of tho Woman’s building are arranged in a more in formal group so it will be easier for the girls to become acquainted. Tho Women’s League tea commit tee wishes to urge tiie attendance of not only tho freshmen but also tho sophomores and upperclassmen in enjoying tho social hour together from 4 to 6 every other Wednesday. Dorothy Turney, freshman in so ciology, will arrange sovcral fea tures, and Cloetliiel Woodard, fresh man in architecturo, will seo that somoono is there to play tho piano for dancing. Phi Mu Alpha Plans To Entertain Students At Thursday Assembly The annual assembly program giv en by Phi Mu Alpha, national music fraternity, has been scheduled for this Thursday, with John Sprouso in charge of the program and George Signor, president of tho fraternity, making tho rest of the arrangements. Tho February assemblies will in clude a program by the University orchestra and addresses by Dr. Har old Bowman and Bishop Walter Sumner, Doth of Portland. Dr. Bow man and Bishop Sumner have spok en before the student body in pre vious years. March 1 the Associated Students will have the hour for a meeting and later in the same month Mu Phi Epsilon, women’s national music honorary, will entertain. Ducks Route Cougars In Torrid Battle Webfooters Have Rougli Time To Win, 35 to 16; Fouls Many Contest Has Earmarks Of Indoor Grid Game Ridings Scores 12 Points For High Honors LINEUPS Oregon (33) (16) Wash. State Ridings (12) .f. (3) Paul Chastain (4) .f.(2) Buckley Edwards (3) .c.(3) Brumbley Milligan (11).g. McDowell Bally .g.(4) Gilleland Reynolds (1) .s.(2) Bohwer Dowsett ..s.(2) Averill McCormick (2)... s. Mitchell Epps .s. iCragan Substitutions: Oregon, Reynolds for Edwards, Dowsett for Chastain, McCormick for Dowsett, and Epps for Reynolds. Washington State, Averill for Gilleland, Rohwer for Buckley, Buckley for Paul, Gille land for Averill, Mitchell for Brum bley, Paul for Buckley, and Cragan for Paul. Referee: Bill Mulligan, Spokane. Umpire: Emil Piluso, Portland. By RICHARD IT. SYRING Sports Editor Everything from lino bucks, onds runs, and off-tacklo plays was used by tho Washington Stato Cougars Scott Milligan last mgnt in iuc Arthur Court in •rder to stave off defeat, but to no avail, and the University of Oro gon hoopsters won their second con ference basketball game, 33 to 16. The contest proved to be an exciting indoor football fracas, replete with manv thrills. Referee Bill Mulligan, who Jour neyed down from Spolcano for the fracas, blew his whiste about 7:15 and before the concluding toot, many atrocious deeds wero done. Both teams rushed at each other with blood in their eyes, but tho Cougars, who had attempted to whet their teeth on the Oregon Stato Beavers tho night before, seemed to be more carniverous. Up and down the floor both quintets raced in an endeavor to gain possession of tho ball, many falling by the wayside. Substitutions were many in number, and some 20 personal fouls were called on both teams. Grumbling Brumblcy, pivot artist of the Cougars, started the scoring when he dropped one through tho hoop after one minute of play. Scotty Milligan, who started tho game at guard but returned to ccn ter before the expiration of the sec ond period, took a personal interest in the struggle and made a beauti ful long shot which wouldn’t havo touched the rim even if the ball had had whiskers. Big Bull Ed wards then dropped one in, making tho score 4 to 2. Milligan scored two more points on Brurabley’s foul and then little Mervyn Chastakn raced down the floor, all by him (Continued on page three) Hummelt Has Had Varied Basketball Career During Prep School Days One of the most promising mem bers of Billy Reinhart’s 1928 aggre gation is blonde, curly-haired Ber Hiimmelt , naru jl u m m t; i i from La Grande. This 145 pound forward is one of the fastest men on the squad, and his dexterity at loop | ing the casaba : will undoubtedly I gain many points for the Lemon Yellow basket eels. When Bernard was about eight or nine years old, liis father gave him his first basketball. Neighbor hood teams were soon organized and as the owner of the ball, Hummelt l ad his full share of practieo. Then, later in the grammar school at Dil [ Ion, Montana, Bernard made his first school team. Going on to high ; school ait Rupert, Idaho, another 1 valuable yvaje of experience was gained as a member of the team under the coaching of Ralph Beatty, a graduate of the University of Idaho. Then moving to La Grande the following summer, Bernard suc ceeded in making the La Grande high school quintet in each of the next three seasons, being elected captain during his senior year. While Hummelt was playing his second year at La Grande under Coach McTavish of the Colorado College, his team won the champion ship of their division, and went to the state tournament at Salem. There they won a couple of games, cnly to be put out of the race by the Medford five, on which Chas tain was the star performer. This was the first meeting of these two boys, who are now members of the same fraternity, and playing sido by side for Oregon. Not eonfining himself wholly to basketball, Ber nard made three letters in football and two in track for La Grande high. Hummelt is a junior, twenty-one years old, and a biology major.