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
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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
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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
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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
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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.