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Why Not Tennis As A Major Sport? Student-Executive Body Should Recognize Golf As Minor Event Bv RICHARD II. STRING Sports Editor Now that the proposal to amend article VIII of the A. S. U. O, by laws has been passed by a large ma jority, the power to decide whether Q ) tcnnig shall re main in its primi tive state ns a minor sport is within the power of a joint meeting of tlie student and executive coun cils. The adopted amendment sub stitutes in entire ty. It states: “Awards for all f student body ac tivities shall be designated by a per panent resolution from a joint meet ing or meetings of tho regularly provided student couneil and execu tive council. Provided further, that any permanent motion of this joint committee relative to awards may be repealed or amended by a major ity of the members present'at a re gular meeting of tho association.” There is no use begting around the bush about it any fcnger. The time has come to bring the matter to a head. Tennis needs to bo made a major sport on the Oregon campus. Tho University of Oregon four-man tennis team returned Sunday night from Seattle, where they and the freshmen netmen, scored a clean sweep over the University of Wash ington,- except for one singles match which Richard Edge dropped to Vincent Galvin, 9-7, 6-4. Next Saturday morning the Web foot racquet wielders meet the Ag gies on the local courts. It is not being too confident to say that the Webfoots’ chances over the Beavers are very bright. A win over the Corvallis courtmen Saturday will give Coach Ed E. Abercrombie’s tennis team the championship of the northwest division of tho Pacific coast conference. Is it right that such an Oregon tennis team should receive nothing tut a minor sport award while every other member of the Pacific coast conference, except O. S. C., recog nizes tennis as a major sport? One chief objection to a few on the cappus is the present awarding of a minor “O” which under article VIII and clause three states: “Ten nis—To any representative of the varsity tennis team who shall win his match in either singles or doub les in competition with any Pacific coast conference team, whether in a dual or conference meet.” This is a liberal arrangement. But should the student and executive council see fit to majorize tennis, they will undoubtedly make certain stipulations that calls for partici pation in a majority of the tennis meets, which are at least four each season. Second dubious'point in the minds (Continued on page four) olid go Promises ro Sign Jones-Reid 1 Flood Control Bill \ __ ® TTTXOTOX, May 7—A com ^ on the chief controversy i President Coolidge and < ' on the Jones-Reid Missis s er flood control bill—liing i' flood way rights- vas it a White House confer er> v between the president an n senate and house con fei , uuairman Reid of the house flood control committee announced. President Coolidge informed the conferees, Reid said, that he would sign the bill with a compromise and a few other minor revisions that were considered. The conferees ■agreed, after 15 minutes discussion late today, to include the amend ment newly suggested by the presi dent. Chairman Jones of the senate con ferees said Mr. Coolidge would sign the bill as amended. The only important amendment provides that the federal govern ment would pay costs of acquiring flood ways only over rights of way where .flood waters have not previ ously run. The senate adopted an order to permit conferees to write in the bill a provision that the Mississippi river commission would conduct the surveys on tributaries. Class Meetings Nominate Today Candidates To Be Named • For 1928-29 Jobs Junior, Sophomore, and freshman classes will hold meetings this after noon to nominate candidates for class offices next year, Bonald Hubbs, president of this year’s jun ior class, announced last night. He urged that all members of the three classes attend as the meetings are very important. Elections will be held a week from today, he said. Juniors will meet in room 107, Villard hall, at 4 o’clock. Nomina tions for president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, sergeant-at arms, and class barber will be made. The tonsorial duties with which the position of class barber is entailed consist of shaving off seniors’ mus taches during the inter-class mix. The position is open to women as rwell as men. Sophomores will make nominations for their new officers at 4 o’clock in the assembly room, Villard hall. Candidates to be nominated are: President, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and sergeant-at-arms. Appointment of committee heads for next year’s Junior Week-end will be made soon after the sopho more election. Freshmen will meet in the assem bly room, Villard hall, at 5 o ’clock to nominate candidates for offices to be held during the class’s sopho more year. The list of nominations to be made is: President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and sergeant-at-arms. Appointment of a committee to handle the freshman spring picnic, to bo held soon, will be made at the meeting, Charles Laird, president of the class, an nounced. Silhouettes by Mary Louise Fitch " Open For Exhibition at Art Gallery A group of silhouettes, designed and cut by Mary Louise Fitch, spe cial student in the school of archi tecture and allied arts, will open for exhibition »at the little gallery in the arts building today. Land scapes, with delicately executed tree foliage, comprise the main part of the collection which numbers from 45 to 50 pieces, although a few studies of the human figure are in cluded. “Swirls,” depicting a pool with trees on either side, is one of Miss Fitch’s favorite studies. It is cut in black and white. “I made a sketch for ‘Swirls’,” Miss Fitc-h explained, “though I don’t always make' sketches. It was sketched just the opposite from the way I cut it out, so that the trees which I planned to have in the background are in the foreground, but I like it just the same.” Miss Fitch said that she preferred to do landscapes. “I am principally interested in trees and water, but now I am studying life so that I can make figures.” “Water Hole,” an equatorial scene, fairly breathes of the jungle, with its palms and knobby tree trunks. It is the largest silhouette the artist has ever cut. “I started it Christmas vacation and have been working on it ever since, and I think I could still do more to it,” she declared. “It de pends upon the complexity of the problem just how long it takes to be cut. ‘Ghosts in the Wind,’ for ex ample, took only 45 minutes.” Most of the studies are black on white. There are a few cut in white and mounted 'on black, and some brown on tan. Miss Fitch did all of the mounting herself. To Nowland B. Zane, professor of interior design, the silhouettes aro “bits of perfection in mass and line composition.” He is especially in terested in the skill and designing of “Tree Patterns.” “Mary Lou is accomplished in a very unique way,” he said. “There has never been anyone at Oregon since I have been here who has done this sort of thing.” W. R. B. Willcox, professor of architecture, said of the silhouettes: “Very fine, very fine. This is something that I can understand, al though I don’t see how they’re done. Everyone can understand and appreciate them.” Miss Fitch, who came to the Uni versity of Oregon last fall from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, has received national recog nition for her work. A private ex hibition is now being held at Ithaca, and she has placed her silhouettes in art shops at Washington, D. C., and Chicago. The exhibit will remain in the gallery on the campus this week and next. Following this showing, the silhouettes will be on exhibition at the McMorran and Washburne gal lery down town, Miss Fitch stated. Chinese Motif Will Feature Junior Prom ‘A Night in Pekin’ Title Of Dance To Be Given Within Igloo Members of Class of 1929 Asked To Help With Decorations Amid the quaint but colorful at mosphere of a picturesque old Chi nese temple, the Junior Prom will be given Saturday night at McArthur Court as a climax to a week-end fill ed with celebrations and events of all descriptions. “A Night in Pe kin” is the title of the dance and the decorations, features, music and refreshments will harmonize in ev ery detail with the oriental motif, according to Adalia Everts, chair pan of the decorations committee. Black cloth will be used as a background for the huge room in this oriental temple. Twelve traditional Chinese dragons of enormous pro portions and possessing all the hid eousness of these mythological beasts will adorn the interior, and they will be emphasized by their black surroundings. Ceiling to Be Gabled The ceiling will be in keeping with the motif and will present the .peculiar gable effect characteristic of Chinese architecture. Four en trances to the room will have spe cially constructed arches over them to match the rest of the decorations. In the center of the floor the or chestra will be stationed in an elev ated Chinese pagoda amidst the sur roundings of an oriental garden. Special arrangements will be made? so that all mothers visiting for the week-end may witness the dance from the balcony without having to look through a cloth screen. An open ing will be left between the ceiling and the sides large enough for spec tators to witness the proceedings. Juniors Asked to Help An appeal is made by Ed Winter, general chairman, and Bob Hvnd, as sistant, to all members of the junior class to assist in putting up the de corations. Any junior having an hour to spare either in the afternoon or evening frow now until Friday is hereby given a special invitation to appear at the court and spend it in constructive work. The ticket sale will begin 'Wed nesday and will be handled from the Co-op and through representa tives to be appointed in the various living organizations. The represen tatives will. be announced in the Emerald Wednesday. The committee in charge of the Pioin this year consists of: Ed Win ter, general chairman; Bob Hynd, assistant; Jane Cochran,, music and features; Adalia Everts, decorations; Sherwood Beed, assistant decoration chairman; William Winters, pro grams; Ethel Lou Crane, patrons and patronesses; Robert Merrick, light ing; Marion Leach, •refreshments and Paul Wagner, floor. Oregon Grad Designs Rose Festival Poster A vividly colored poster, designed by Kathryn Short Brumfield, which will be used in advertising the Port land Bose Festival, has been re ceived by Nowland B. Zane, headg of the interior design department of the University arts school. Mrs. Brumfield, who was gradu ated from the University of Oregon with the class of ’27 as Kathryn Short, is regularly employed as de signer by a manufacturer of candy boxes in Portland, Mr. Zane ex plained, and is turning out many designs on special orders in addition to her regular work. Mr. Zane expressed pleasure in the fact that Mrs. Brumfield is carrying on her work in commercial design ing in which she took a decided in terest while a major in the school of architecture and allied arts. The poster will be exhibited in the design room on the first floor of the normal arts building, Mr. Zane announced. Infirmary Emptied by Ideal Spring Weather With the appearance of spring weather a decrease in the number of infirmary occupants has occurred. No serious cases are on hand. Bobert Luckey, Wdlliam Baker, Marshall Hopkins, Floris Sorenson, and Balph Millsap are those under the nurses’ care. Crown Prince Carol Given Command To Leave English Soil (By United Press) LONDON, May 7—The Daily Kx press said tonight that an officer of Scotland Yard has been given a de portation order to be served to Crown Prince Carol of Roumania. The order was to go into effect to night. LONDON', May 7 — The exiled Crown Prince Carol of Roihnania, now visiting in, Surrey, chartered airplanes to fly back to Roumania and take personal charge of the movement to place him on the throne, it was learned officially here today. The flight was to have been made Saturday in two airplanes from Croydon airdrome, but the authori ties prohibited the flight because Carol did not possess the necessary papers to land in Roumania. Canoe Fete Seats Are Selling Fast Float Restrictions Listed At Meeting Monday Tickets for the eanoe fete Friday night were reported by Ronald Mc Creight, business manager, to be selling unusually fast at this ear?v date and those students who wish to make decent reservations for their mothers are requested to do so be fore all the best seats are taken. On the campus the graduate man ager’s office and the Co-op have tickets on sale and Kuykendall’s drug store is the distributing center for the Eugene district. A meeting of representatives of all organizations having floats in the event was held yesterday at Johnson hall and a general survey by Roy Herndon, general chairman, indicated that there was going to be close competition this year for first prize awards. Every group re ported good progress on, its indi vidual entry. Elmer L. Shirrell warned all the organizations that the University would absolutely prohibit anybody from riding on the floats who had not passed the swimming test. Ho also told the representatives that no debris could bo thrown in the millrace. This was to be a pre ventative measure for littering up the race with unnecessary rubbish. An expense account must bo turned in to Herndon by the groups before Friday night containing all detailed expenditures on the floats. A thirty dollar limitation has been placed as the amount which can be spent on each entry. The other re striction is that the floats can not be more than 12 feet wide or 12 feet high so that no conflicts will be en countered with the decoration scheme. .The order in which the groups will appear in the fete is as follows: Alpha Omierom Pi and Kappa Sig ma; Susan Campbell hgll and Alpha Beta Chi; Hendricks hall and Bach elordon; Alpha Xi Delta and Beta Theta Pi; Alpha Delta Pi aud Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Delta Gamma and Phi Kappa Psi; Gamma Phi Beta and Delta Tau Delta; Delta Zeta and Phi Delta Theta; Pi Beta Phi and Friehdly hall; Chi Omega and Sigma Chi; Kappa Alpha Theta and Chi Psi; Delta Delta Delta and Sigma Pi Tau; Alpha Chi Omega and Phi Gamma Delta; Alpha Phi and Phi Sigma Kappa. Salem Nine Wins From University Preppers Salem, high school bunched hits in the sixth inning and defeated Uni versity high school baseball team, 5 to 4, in Saturday’s game here. The Sr.lemites made four runs in the fatal sixth inning. The campus preppers outdid the visitors in hitting, but the swats were more or less scattered. Stevens, University high moundsman, was in first class form through most, of the session, and struck out 11 Salem batters. Women Athletes Proved Scholars at Stanford STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto, May 7—(P.I.P.)—According to a survey based on university scholarship ratings compiled by the scholarship committee, women ath letes have proved to be better ath letes than men athletes. Members of the Woman’s S society ranked third only to Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Lamba Theta, honorary chem istry society. Journalists also rated as a group in the upper half of the student or ganizations scholastic listing. Reinhart May Alter Line-Up For Aggie Tilt Johnson ami Mason Are At Third and Second During Practice Webfoots To Tangle With Staters This Friday And Saturday Northwest Conference Standing Won Lost Pet. Aggies . 3 2 .600 Webfoots . 1 1 .500 Huskies . 2 3 .400 By BARRY BUTTON In the final game of tlio series last, Saturday the Huskies pulled a comeback to defeat the Oregonians, 11 to 7. It was Johnson more of a “slip back ” for the Webfoots than a comeback for Tubby Graves’ aggregation how ever. With t li o ducks continually throwing tho ball out of the lot tho W ashi ngtonians found it unneces sary to knock it out. In the face of thirteen Oregon errors thr> TTuslripa had little .choice but to accept tho victory thus foisted upon them. Curly Fuller allowed Washington seven hits. Chicle Gannon during the time he was in did not pass out any. Tho Webfoots collected eight bingles from the offerings of Levens and Davis, visiting hurlers. But hits played very little part in the hectic affair. G-ord Has Bad Luck The second sack seemed to bo the “hoodoo” for the varsity as six of the thirteen “mistakes” were com mitted in the keystone region. Gor don Hidings and Les Johnson tied for “honors” there with three “faux pas” apiece. Gord has been having a tough time getting into his last season form, but he should be duo to produce soon. Los, who has not played soeond since his freshman year, found the post a little awkward to him when lie went in to relievo Ridings Sat urday, which fact may have in fluenced his play there. Johnson was shifted to third in yesterday’s practice and worked out there for a while. Dave Mason was also put through a few paces at sec ond base. Mason has played around second base considerably in high school and during the summer sea sons so the position is not new to )iim. McCormick Still at Third Don McCormick worked at third, Mlonday, his old berth, and Rabbit Robie snagged fungos in short patch. Bill Hanley also alternated at short part of the time. In outfield practice yesterday Roiuhart shiftod Ray Edwards over to right field and Cotter Gould came to center. Edwards and Ick Reynolds worked together in right. In tho left gardens Dave Epps and Wally Giles took turns at running down tho long ones and pegging them in to Coach Bliss on the home rubber. The varsity have two conference games this week-end. Friday, which is the day of the enmpus luncheon, the varsity play tho Oregon Aggies out on Reinhart diamond. The next day, Saturday, they go to Corvallis for a return tilt with the Beavers. Bela Alpha Psi Hohls Election of Officers At a meeting of Beta Alpha Psi, piofessional accounting fraternity, held at the Anchorage Friday, offic ers for the year were elected. The new officers are: Fred West, presi dent; Carl Rodgers, vice president; and Fred Johnson, secretary-treas urer. Retiring officers are Lester Oehler, Fred Niemi and Norton Graham. Interfrat Oratorical Meet Held at U.C.L.A. U. C. L. A., Los Angeles, May 7.— (PIP)—Winning over a field of fif teen contestants, Morris Linskey, representing Zeta Beta Tau, took first place in the interfraternity ora torical contest held here last week. Linskey’s oration was entitled “The Lost Leader” and eulogized the late i labor leader, Samuel Gompers. United States Stands Neutral on Chinese And Japanese War (By United Tress) WASHINGTON, May 7—Consider able uncertainty was apparent in official circles today ns to immedi ate consequences of the clash be tween Chinese and Japanese troops at Tsinan. While the hope was expressed that Japanese would not undertake re prisals, as reported in dispatches from Tokio, it was said the United States, foV the present, will adopt a watchful waiting role in the belief that the serious situation created by the battle of Tsinan will eventually adjust itself. Ambassador Macvoagh at Tokio is closely studying developments in the Japanese capital. lie hns received no new instructions and probably will be given none unless the Japa nese indicate they w'rll take action which may conflict with American policy in China. In any event it was suggested, the United States will under no condi tions join with Japan in a military movement to “enforce” peaco in Shantung province. It was reiterated that the govern ment’s only immediate interest lies in affording protection to American lives and property in Shantung. If it. becomes necessary to dispatch troops into the provinco for this purpose, however, troops will be sent without hesitation, it was said. Seniors To Meet Tonight at Villard Commencement Plans To Be Discussion Topic A permanent secretary to the class of 1028 of the University of Oregon, to keep records of the mem bers after they have becomo alumni and to furnish Old Oregon with the news of the class, will be nominated by the senior class at a meeting to night in Villard hall at 7:30 o’clock. The new official will bo olectod at the regular class elections next, week. Copmencement invitations will also be an important topic of discussion at the meeting tonight, according to Sam Kinley, head of the committee in charge. This year’s invitations are of an entirely new style on the campus, but are now in use at Har vard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and other leading universities of the country. They are of a largo size and aro not folded, but aro mailed in oversize envelopes. They aro to be made by the Killam Engraving company of Portland. The invitations must be ordered at the Co-op on or before Wednes day, May 10, Kinley said. If they arc not, those ordering lato must pay a higher price. The memorial committee of the senior class, headed by Robert Ben jamin, will make a report tonight on the memorial that the graduates will leave as a remembrance of them at the University. Claudia Fletcher, William Powell and Ronald Robnett, those who were nominated for the Albert cup last week by the honors committee, will be formally nominated at the moot ing tonight. The cup is given an nually to that member of tho senior class who shall have made the most X'rogress in character and service during his four years in tho Univer sity. East year it was awarded to Algot Westergren. The winner will bo chosen by tho seniors at next week’s election. “It is very essential that all mem bers of the senior class be present at the meeting,” said Don McCook, president of the senior class. “We must have some discussion of the de tails of commencement before gradu ation time.” ‘Making Iron’ Picture At Villard Tonight The “Makings of Armco Ingot Iron,” a motion picture by Carl Schulz, will be shown in Villard hall tonight at 7:30. It will bo under the auspices of the school of archi tecture and allied arts. There will bo no admission charge. Editor Will Address Sigma Delta Clii Today William M. Tugman, managing editor of the Eugene Guard, will speak at the regular weekly meeting of Sigma Delta Chi this noon at the Anchorage. Mr. Tugman will" talk briefly on editorial problems in newspaper work as a preliminary to a round table discussion. Group Songs Planned For Music Week Seven Divisions Will Be Judged at Dinner May 16,17, 18 Originality, New Songs, Volume, Quantity Big Points Considered “Scotty” Kretzer, chairman of the music committee and president of the Men’s Glee club announces that the annual competitive song fest of the University organization will be held the latter part of next week, May lfi, 17 and 18. Kretzer urges organizations to be gin practice immediately in order to make the best showing possible. It is rumored that the judges for the occasion are looking out for future Junior Vodvil soloists and ether possibilities. Houses are to bo judged on originality, now songs, volume and quantity. Organizations are divided into groups as follows: Group one—Alpha Phi, Delta Zo ta, Gamma Nu, Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Oregon Club. Judges—Cecil Matson, Esther Har dy, “Doc” Bobnett. Group two—Kappa Delta, Phi Mu, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Thatcher Cottage, Hend ricks hall. Judges—George Barron, Joyce Maddox, Hal Socolofsky. Group three—Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Pi Phi, Alpha Omicron Pi. Judges—“Scot ty” Kretzer,v Helen Peters, Don Ostrander. Group four—Alpha Delta Pi, Sig ma Kappa, Alpha Gamma Delta Susan Campbell, Three Arts club. Judges—Paul Bauotscher, Anonia Hildenbrand, “Bud” Christensen. Group five—Delta Epsilon, Chi Psi, Kappa Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Pi Tau. Judges — Anna Katlirino Garret, “"Scotty” Milligan, B>uth DeNeffe. Group six—Bachelordon, Friendly Hall, Alpha Upsilon, Phi Delta The ta, Sigma Alpha Upsilon. Judges— Jo Balston, Winston Lake, Louisa Storln. Group seven—Phi Kappa Psi, Sig ma Nu, Alpha Beta Chi, Alpha Tau Omega, Theta Chi. Judges—Marion Barnes, Dick Adam, Nancy Tielson. Houses are asked to wafch for further 'announcements of the event in the Emerald. In those tho hours for tho judging of tho respective houses will be given and the prizes named. Many New Books On Shelves at Library The rent shelf nt the library holds u new book by Julian Green, author of “Avariee House,” entitled “Clos ed Garden,” “I Know a Secret,” by Christopher Morley; “The Man who Knew Cool^lge,” by Sinclair Lewis; ‘•Lark Princess,” Du Pois; “Children and Pools,” Thomas Mann;” “Buc caneers of the Pacific,” George Wy cherley; “Tigers Gold and Witch Doctors,” Basset Digby; “A Man of Learning,” Nelson Crawford; “Shipmates,” Felix Biesenberg; “The Kternal Moment,” E. E. M. Forstor; “Theresa,” by Francois Maurise; “Great French Short Stories” and “Letters frop a Flying Officer,” Rothesay Stuart Wortley. On the seven day shelf are “John Paul Jones, Man of Action,” Phil lips Russell, “Nieolo Maehiavelli,& Prizzolinl, and “Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman,” by William* Barton. Books which have just been taken off the rent shelf for general cir culation are “Gallio,” De Selincourt; “The Comedians,” Louis Couperus; “The Last Post”, Ford Madox Ford; “Best British Short Stories for 1927,” by O’Brien; “Pups and Pies,” Butler; and Brown’s “That Man Ileinie.” Elaborate Frosli Bible Is Planned at Nevada UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, Re no, May 7—(PIP)—The Frosh Bible will come out at the beginning of the fall semester, and John Walsh, who is in charge of the work, guarantees that it will contain all necessary material. The book will be temporary at first until tho revision of the consti i tution is voted upon.