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VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 89 Revival of Wrestling Should Re Fostered Here ^ Interest Demands Minor Sport Again; Hoop Series Draws Croud -__I By RICHARD H. STRING Sports Editor ^o"’ that the various universities and colleges of tlio Pacific -coast have had a chance to let their stu dent body coffers convalesce from a financial sickness, why not bring wrestling back as a minor sport? Wrestling, by the way, has never been done away with as a minor sport. Two years ago conference graduate managers let it die, what they thought was a natural death, by not scheduling any meets. The reasons at that time were that wrestling did not pay for itself and that interest in the gentle art of grappling was waning, f But wrestling has arisen from its somewhat compulsory grave and now the clamor for this sport is greater than ever. Last Friday night wrestling teams from the Uni versity of Oregon and Oregon State College met in a friendly, little ad vertised, meet in the local men’s gym, and it proved to bo a suc cess. More than 200 students wit nessed the Aggies take the meet from the Webfoot wrestlers. * * * So much interest has been taken in the sport at O. S. C. that Chet Newton, voluntary coach, has a large squad working under him. After last Friday night’s competi tion Newton said, “Although it is not as spectacular as ‘the team games, it is a good intercollegiate sport and should be recommended as such. We believe, from the inter est shown tonight, that it is a justi fiable sport and should be rein stated. The match this evening was undoubtedly valuable in stimu lating interest in intercollegiate, ^ wrestling.” Earl (Dutch) Widmer, the well known Oregon coach, was of the same opinion. “Some means were necessary to reincarnate 'the death of conference wrestling in Oregon and among the coast states' in gen eral, and this friendly bout was the best medium to accomplish this,” said Widmer. * * * There is no reason that the gradu ate managers at their annual spring meeting to bo held in Missoula, Montana, this June, should not schedule several wrestling bouts. Of course these conference Midases can not see any gold forthcoming. This argument cannot prevail, however, when one gets down to the funda mental reasons for intercollegiate athletics. College athletics are not for the purpose of making money. Of course, they must support them selves, but football makes much more than it takes to conduct a grid campaign. Why not take some of this surplus and provide for wrest ling competition. College athletics are for the furthering of physical development among the students. To do away with wrestling for ever is not fair to that group of Oregon students who are interested in it as a sport. There is plenty of interest on Ahe Oregon campus. Some twenty wrestlers have been practicing every day under Coach Widmer. This is good considering that they have had no opposition. The revival of wrestling hasn’t only affected Oregon and O. S. C. Every year the University of Cali fornia has asked to schedule meets. Wrestling is still active on the Washington State campus. Last year a team of Cougar grapplers (Continued on page three) Portland Y. W. Head Speaks at Bungalow Today at Five P. M. Miss Charlotte Danley, in charge of W. C. A. work for colored , >ple in Portland, will speak at t Five o’Clock“meeting this after •i- n. Miss Danley has been on the '■ pus since Saturday, and will be P lable for conferences again to from 10 until 4. Anyone in ted in Girl Reserve work, racial ons, or world fellowship is in to call Miss Dorothy Thomas lake an appointment, e May Cimino, junior on the s, is in charge of the Five t • today, and the Y..W. C. A. c 11 sing. • The program will be: Processional—Y. W. C. A. choir. Talk by Miss Danley. Song, “Just A-Wearyin’ For You” (Carrie Bond)-*Y. W. C. A. choir. Violin solo, “Berceuse” (Jarneselt) -—Carolyn Cooper. Recessional—Y. W. C. A. choir. All girls on the campus are cor dially invited to come. Y. W. To Elect Officers Today Membership Card Signers Eligible To Vote President— Margaret Edmundson. Vice President— Betty Higgins. Maxine Thomas. Secretary— Virginia Manning. Margaret Steclde. . Treasurer— Marion Leach. Ruth Ra»nsey. Undergraduate Representative— Mary Harney. Daphne Hughes. Election of Y. W. C. A. officers will be held today at the Bungalow from 9 a. m. until 4:30 p. m., Elsie May Cimino is in charge of the elections. Karnes of the candidates for the office of undergraduate representa tive were omitted by mistake from Saturday’s announcement of the .nominating committee’s report. Mary Harney, a junior in music, and Daphne Hughes, a freshman in English, are running for that of fice. All members of Y. W. are en titled to vote. That includes all Oregon women who have at any time since their enrollment in the University signed the Y. W. mem bership cards. Girls who are assisting Miss Ci-. mino in conducting the election are: Mae Bryant, 9-10; Inez Harthrong, 10-11; Lavern Eckerson, 11-12; Beatrice Milligan, 12-1; Lorena Wilson, 1-2; Ruth Harbaugh, 2-3; Annie Watkins, 3-4; Sally Hughson, 4-4:30. The new officers will be installed the first of next term at the annual election banquet. Ruth Felter, pres ent social chairman of Y. W. cabi net, will be in charge. Miss Dorothy Thomas, secretary of Y. W., urges 'all members to turn out for elections today. Pauline Stewart, retiring president, also wishes all women entitled to vote to do so. • , Consideration in selecting candi dates was given especially to those who have tried put for cabinet posi tions during the last two weeks by arranging interviews with Miss Thomas. Mazie Richards headed the nominating committee, and serving with her were Pauline Stewart, lulia Wilson, Gladys Calef, and Dorothy Thomas. Appointive posi tions on cabinet, which will be Slled by the new president at the first of spring term, will also be selected with reference to these :ry-outs. Literary Editor Says Rhythm of Eye Sweeps Will Increases Reading Rate ! < “‘I wish I had more fime to read,’ is one of the most common sayings of the present day,” says Robert S. Lvnd, literary editor of the Lon don Daily News, in his little pam phlet, “You Have More Time to Read.” Here is the list of rules to in crease speed in reading, which Mr. Lynd has compiled from the recom mendations pf Jeading educators: “Force yourself for a while to read more rapidly than feels coni, fortable. Make as few stops or eye ‘fixations’ in each line as pos sible. Do not read by syllables or even by words, but by groups of words, phrases, and sentences. “Do not allow the eye to break its forward sweep by wandering back in regressive movements to pick up something you have missed. Establish regular rythmn of eye ^ movements. “Bo not pronounee the words as you read or even allow your lips to • move silently, as this slows up read ing. Test yourself by reading for 15 jninufes in some standard book Iikg Bryce’s American Common wealth and then count the number of lines read. ° ' “Discriminate among types of reading. Cultivate the knack of shifting gears accordingly, and finally, have some flexibility and sense of humor about all this, i Don’t go dancing off with the idea, s that nothing is worth rolling under 1 one’s literary tongue, or that we ] eounsel dashing through the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn.’” i April Frolic Heads Named By Chairman m Frances Plimpton Gives Outline of Plans For Event Annual Women’s League Masquerade To Be April 14 April Frolic, which is scheduled this year for April 14, is beginning to emerge from the embryonic stage and piails for a lively and enjoy able Frolic are entering upon de finite formulation, said Frances Plimpton, social chairman of Wo man ’s Leagjue, yesterday when she named heads of the various committees for the event. Those who willFrances Plimpton head the stunts for the four classes are, Edith Bain, senior; Charlotte Oarll, junior; Helen Peters, sophor more; Kay Bochester, freshman. Other committee chairmen appointed by Miss Plimpton aret'Diana Dein inger, features and curtain acts; Mary Duckett, stage manager; Vio let Mills, official announcer and head of cops; Virginia Manning, programs; Edith Dodge, patronesses and judges; Helen Webster, tickets and admission; Mae Tobin, refresh ments and concessions; Dorothy Ba ker, publicity. The complete com mitjteesi will be announced early next term by these heads. Tor Women Only The affair is sponsored annually by Women’s League and given ex clusively for the women of the cam pus. The exclusiveness will 'be strictly enforced this year, said Miss Plimpton, with ten or more sturdy cops on guard to minimize to the zero degree the attempts at entrance of would-be visitors of the opposite sex. The gymnasium of the Woman’s building will again be the scene of the party, and masquerade costumes of whatever size or description will be the order of the night. Seats in' the balcony will also be sold to wo men who do not desire to participate actively in the affair. April 14, which will come on a Saturday night, lia3 been set aside exclusively for this event with no .house dances scheduled for that night. Classes Give Stunts This year’s April Frolic will be the third in which the stunts will be given by each class. Previous ly stunts were given by the houses, bift the class plan was adopted two years ago as an experiment to elim inate the tiresome lepgth, and was found to be very successful, adding more lively interest and preparation of more worthwhile stunts. Curtain and feature acts, will be arranged to entertain between acts, and a grand march will help display the costumes to the judges. A prize of $5 will be awarded for the best costume of the evening, and a cup will be given the class putting on the best stunt. Although definite arrangements have hot yet been made regarding conditions of the sale, it is probablp that ice cream in some form and pop-corn, which seems to be taking the lead in pop ularity among campus confections, will be on sale during the evening. Last Emerald of Term To Be Out Thursday The final Emerald of the winter term will be published Thursday, March 8, it was announced yester day by Bob Galloway, managing editor. “The Emerald must stop in time- ' for the staff to study their term’s work and be able to pass their ex- ' aminations. Those wishing stories in the paper before the term ends should get them in as soon as pos sible because the last paper is al ways crowded,” he said. I . °. 1 Theories of Physics 1 Discussed at Forum [ —=— t “Modern Physical Theories” was s the subject for discussion at the meeting of the Physics Forum which \ was held in room three of Deady s Hall last night. f II. J. Yearin, president of the 1 group, lead the discussion, l Last Chance Given Men To Argue At Discussion Forums The fifth' arnl final evening dis cussion group forum of the weekly series sponsored by the Y. hr. C. A. in pien’s living organizations on the campus will occur at G:30 o’clock tonight when tlio speakers listed be low gather at the men’s houses and lead tlio after-dinner hour discus sions on the below mentioned topics. Discussion leaders and topics f«r this evening at the various houses are as follows: Alpha Beta Chi, .T. S. Williams, “Chemistry and War”; Alpha Tau Omega, F. S. Dunn, “Ori gin of Christianity”; Bachelordon, Capt. John J. McEwan, “Elements of True Sportsmanship”; Beta jTheta Pi, Dean Shirrell, “Self Res pect”; Chi P.si( Victor Morris, “Christianity and Progress”; Delta Tau Delta, Harold Saxo Tuttle, “Science and Religion”; Kappa Sigma, Rev. J. F. Haas, “Reality in Religion”; Phi Dolta Theta, II. R. Douglass, “Outlawry of War.” Phi Gamma Delta, A. H. Bald ridge, “nns America Any Religion to Export?” Phi Kappa Psi, W. S. Smith, “Evolution and Religion”; Phi Sigma Kappa, E. E. Decou, “World Peace”; Psi Kappa, J. K. Horner, “Money and Tolerance,” Sigma Alpha Epsilon, A. E. Onswell, “Has America Any Religion to Ex port?” Sigma Chi, Donald Erl;, “Christianity and Progress.” Sigma Nu, C. L. Huffaker, “What Vocational Guidance Can Do for the Individual”; Sigma Plii Epsilon, S. Stephenson Smith, “The Race Prob lem”; Sigma Pi Tau, H. Taylor, “Finding One’s Vocation”; Theta Chi, Kenneth Rowe, “Christianity and Progress”; Delta Epsilon, Del bert Oborteuffor, “Eugenics”; Friendly Hall, Dean Carpenter; Y. M. C. A., L. O. Wright, “Mexico.” Local Quartet To Give Concert Solos by Noted Harpist Feature of Program Ruth Lorraine Close, well known Portland harpist, will be featured as soloist and also play numbers in conjunction with the Underwood sfHng quartet at tlio concert of the local ensemble Thursday evening at the auditorium in the musie build ing. Seats for the event are on sale at McMorran and Wasliburne’s. Sinco the seating capacity of the auditorium is limited, those who wish to attend are advised to pur •chase their tickets early. The program in which the quartet groups have been alternated with harp solos follows: Quartet in E Flat Major.Mozart Andante con moto Allegro Harp— A. Solfeggieto Bach B. Minuet . Beethoven C. Marguerite at the Spinning Wheel . Zabel Quartet, Op. 27 . Grieg Romance Finale Harp with Quartet— Danse Sacro . Debussy Danse Profane . Debussy Harp— A. Prelude . Grandjany B. The Girl With the Flaxen Hair . Debussy C. IJ^rst Arabesque.. Debussy Quartet— Molto Lento expressive. i . Arnold Bax Scherzo . Fritz Kreisler By tho Brook . Renie Valse Tristo . Renie 1 “Le Jazz Band” . Journier Miss Close ha3 not only played ] under the baton of the leading sym Dhony directors of the Northwest but during her last summer’s Btudy in Europe received recognition as a sclo artist from audiences of Lon don and Paris. Two Students From Hawaii Here Next Fall The University of Oregon will have two students from Honolulu, ’ Hawaii, next fall, according to let- , ters received recently at the office if Earl M. Pallett, registrar. Both students will take pre-medies, with ] the view to entering the medical school in Portland later. Seth Law, now attending the Uni versity of Hawaii, asks for admis sion with sophomore standing, while I ?eiei Inamine, who will graduate v Prom high school in June, asks to t jc admitted as a freshman. p ! Noted Writer Will Lecture Here Tonight ‘Literature and Life’ Is Subject of Address By Floyd Dell Guest Has \ aried Career As Novelist, Critic. And Playwright Arriving’ nt noon today, Floyd Doll, moveliat, playwright and oritio, makes his initial appoaranoo in Eugone. Ho will deliver the ad dress, “Literature and Life,” at 8 o'clock this evening in the gym nasium of tho Woman’s building. This is the fourth and concluding lecture of the A. S. U. O. series, in which have been presented Judge Ben Lindsay, Maurice Hindus, and Will Durant. Tickets may be se cured at Jack Benofiel’s office, at Lara way’s Music Shop, or at tho University Co-op. Floyd Doll is widely known ns the author of several much rend books, among which are “Moon Calf,” “The Brinrv Bush,” “Janet March,” and “The Runaway.” His latest and most talked of novel is “The Unmarried Father,” which ap peared last year. Begins as Workman Mr. Dell’s economic and literary career is a checkerboard of vary ing experiences. He first began as a factory hand, and later became a poet. “It was made inevitable that I should become a writer,” he has confessed, “by my gradual expulsion at an early age from most other ways of making a living.” Begin ning ns a reporter in Davenport, Iowa, he went through tho succes sive stages until at 2.1 he found himself in Chicago as literary edi tor of tho Chicago Evening Post, whero his book section was consid ered one of the most stimulating in the country. Story tellers and poets aro the interpreters of life, who evaluato our human experiences for us, is the opinion of Mr. Dell. “Tho world is chaotic,” he has said, “but great artists have been able to take the ugly things and make them a part of a beautiful whole. But there is a kind of cow ardice in modern fiction. People get themselves badly hurt in trying to do something with tho world. It is difficult to go ahead and find out where we get hurt, and throw our energies again into tho fight. Lit erature of the present day has a convalescent air. It is tho litera ture of people who aro too dis couraged to deal with life. When we have recovered from this defeat, I do not think wo shall caro for this kind of literature. We shall find we do not neod it.” Reception Is Planned After Mr. Dell’s lecture .tonight, a reception will bo given for him at the Three Arts Club, where mem bers of Pot abd Quill, Tabard Inn, Eugene Writers’ Club, local writer groups, will be given an opportun ity to speak with him in person. In order to hear Mr. Doll and be present at his reception, several writers and journalists of the Port land group will arrive in Eugene this afternoon. Among them aro Vivian Bretherton, classed as Ore gon’s foremost short-story writer; Burgliild Lee, Queen Lister, Ethel Fuller, Verne Bright, Leland Davis, Faye Howe, C. O. Olsen and Mrs. Olsen. While in Eugene, the lecturer will make his headquarters at the Os burn hotel. He will probably leave for Portland early tomorrow morn ing on his way north. Mrs. Burt B. Barker To Be Honored Today Mrs. Burt Brown Barker will bo honored at a formal tea to be given by Susan Campbell JlaH this after noon from four until six o’clock. All faculty women are cordially in vited to attend. Mrs. Barker with Mr. Barker, vice president of the University, have been on the campus for several days where Mr. Barker has been attend ing to official business pertaining to the University. Herminian Club Holds Seminar Last Week The nermian club held a seminar i ast week for upper classmen and i vomen majoring in physical cduca- 1 ion, and for the faculty of the 1 (hysical education departments. Glasses Take Leap Sans Parachute but Are Rescued Intact It usod to be a neni* tragedy when Grandma dropped her “specs” on tho floor. Chances were that she would have to get them repaired or get a new pair. Grandma certainly would have lost fear of breaking spectacles by dropping them if she could have observed what happened to a pair last, Saturday at the grandstand football field, where a track meet was in progress. Reginald Smith, sophomore in pro-medics, together with Donald Johnson, freshman in economics, living at. the Chi Psi lodge, were taking rides as passen gers in David Langmack’s plane over the campus at the time tho meet was being held. Deciding to take a “peek” at the affair, Lang mack swooped to an altitude of about 700 feet. As Smith looked over tho edge of the fuselage for a look at the group below, the slipstream from the propeller flicked his glasses from his face like a bit of chaff and down they fell. , “There goes fifteen dollars,” was the not-too-cheerful comment of Johnson. Smith was downcast at tho ap parent loss of his glasses, but de cided ho would look for the remains when he got back on the campus. Going to the placo where he thought they might have fallen, he chanced" to see a bit of the rims protruding above some sticks. Today he is wearing them as usual. Plans for U Day Affairs Evolving Patrons Are Selected for Portland Event Patrons and patronesses for the University day dance to bo given in Portland at tho Multnomah hotel grille, March 23, for tho benefit of> the fine arts building, have boon soloeted, and many distinguished and prominent persons aro included. Herbert Konin’s orchestra will provide tho music for tho danc*, and refreshments will bo served. Jane Trice has charge of tho affair. The list of patrons and patrones ses follows: Governor and Mrs. I. L. Pattor son; Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Bennett Hall; Dean and Mrs. John Straub; Mayor and Mrs. George D. Balcei;; Mr. and Mrs. George T. Gerlinger; Mrs. Carolino Benson Unander; Dr. and Mrs. James .T. Panton; Mr. and Mrs., Guy Webster Talbot; Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Shearer; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Neighbor; Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Dirker; Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Price; Mr. and Mrs. Homer V. Car penter; Mr. and Mrs> W. n. Cullers; Mr. nnd Mrs. Edgar B. Piper; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ludors; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Price; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Creatli; Mr. and Mrs. Randall Stu art Jones; Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Bow man; Mrs. Leonard R. Shaver; Mrs. Coleman II. Wheeler, Mr. nnd Mrs. E. J. Jaeger; Margaret M. Powers; Dean Ellis E. Lawrence; Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Janncy; Mr. and Mrs. George W. McMath; Mr. and Mrs. L P. Lockwood: Mr. and Mrs. D. Price; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stevens; Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Felter; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Allen; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Rob (Continued on page four) Hubbs Names Members of Directorate Greater Oregon Group Work Gets Under Way McKenna To Be Assistant Chairman; Twelve in New Group By ARDEN X. PANGBORN Ron Hubbs, chairman of the Gieater Oregon committee, last night named Frances McKenna assistant chairman and completed selection of 12 prominent students on the campus who will compose the Greater Ore gon directorate. The directorate will handle all affairs of the com mittee for the coming year, begin ning work immediately. Hubbs has been working on the choice of a representative director ate since his appointment to the chairmanship a couple of weeks ago, and declared last night that he be lieved he had evolved an efficient organization. The twelve members will bo Larry Ogle, Tod Gurney, Vawter Parker, Kenton Hamaker, Keitli Hall, Wendell Gray, Georg* Stadleman, Chuck Reed, Hon Camp*' ' bell, Bob Moore, Ernest Jnchetta and Walt Norblad. Members Direct Work Each of the twelve members ap pointed will be responsible for car rying on the work of the committee in a designated section of the state, the divisions being made geographi cally. The members will appoint subcommittees within the next, day er two in order that this work may bo carried on more efficiently. These subcommittees will see that the high school students of the res pective sections aro acquainted with the work of the university, with the various courses and opportunities of fered and with financial and similar details connected with university life which aro of primo interest to all prospective college students. Informal Meeting Held An informal mooting of the group was held yesterday at which final apportioning of the stato was mado, and at winch instructions concern ing the selection of committees by the members of the directorate wero given. An effort will her made to have these committees include one or two members from all the high schools in the state. First efforts of tho directorate in carrying out tin) objectives of tho Greater Oregon committee will be mado in tho course of spring va cation, when practically all members of the committees choson will return to their homes and will again bo in contact with the students of the high schools from which they grad uated. Details of spring vacation plans havo not yet been worked out, ow ing to tho fact that tho directorate has just been organized, but tho pro gram probably will include appear ance of some member of tho Greater Oregon committee before assemblies of tlip majority of Oregon high schools. Ernest Jachetta will work in Port land alone, according to Hubbs. All flier members will havo one or moro •ountics to cover, some having (Continued on page two) Wandering Oregonians Score Wins ' Over Ancient British Universities Youth has tliumphed over ago. Newness overcomes antiquity. Six old British universities, steeped ni tradition through a period of cen turies and boasting of hundreds of graduates famed in history fell be fore the logic of the University of Oregon’s roving debaters, and went down to defeat by audience decis ions, according to a letter J. K. Horner received Saturday from Ben oit McCroskey, one of the Oregon men. In a seventh contest the Uni versity, men met defeat by one vote at the hands of the University of Glascow, Scotland. After circumnavigating approxi mately half the globo in the longest forensic tour ever undertaken by an American college, Benoit McCros key, Jack Hempstead and Avery I Thompson landed in the British Isles: facing a schedule that included sev-j en of the most famous old univer sities, enough to squelch and subdue any comparative upstart like the University of Oregon which deigned to undertake such" an invasion. The Oregon men were deeply ini pressed by their distinguished foes, but they were in no sense discour aged and resolved to do their best, as they had already done in the first part of their trek. In their seven debates the men debated both sides of tho questions, “Resolved that tho prohibition of alcoholic liquors is undesirable,” and “Resolved that Democracy is undesirable.” Sheffield University, located in tho famous steel town, first fell be fore tho Oregonians, much to tho surprise of both parties. The Uni versity men then journeyed into “bonny Scotland” where they con tinued their winning habit by de feating in succession the famed Uni versity of Edinburgh, St, Andrews University, tho University of Aber deen. Wiith the University of Glas cow, the debaters met their only up set of the series, losing by an au dience vote of 43-42. Prom Glasgow they crossed the Irish Channel to the “Emerald Isle,” where they met and decisively defeated two moro institutions of note, Queen’s Uni versity, of Belfast, and tho Univer sity of Dublin.