VOLUME XXIX
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1928
NUMBER 122
World
News Events
Chinese Union Rumored
Japan Plans Recruits
Hoover Men Satisfied
-by United Press_
Japanese Troops Menaced
PEKING, May 9—The Japanese
troops in China were menaced to
night by the threat of imminent
union of warring Chinese factions
to drive them from Chinese soil.
Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, the pow
erful northern war lord, ordered his
troops to cease fighting “since all
China is faced by outside danger.”
The southern forces, which have
been driving northward against
Chang Tso-Lin, already are in
Tsinan-Fu.
Chang Tso-Lin’s order followed
an appeal from the Shanghai cham
ber of commerce to all Chinese fac
tions to unite against Japan.
The northern war lord declared
he had attempted to fight commun
ism but other dangers in China are
now greater. ,
. Japanese Troops Increased
TOKIO, May 9—The momentous
decision of the Japanese general
staff to intervene in China was fol
lowed today by announcement that
additional forces T*ill be thrown into
the disturbed Chinese area.
The government, which lias sup
ported the general staff’s decision,
announced that in addition to tjie
third army division and five other
companies being dispatched to Shan
tung, additional cruisers will be sent
to Yangtse and south China ports.
Official announcement here today
said the nationalist troops were
crossing the Yellow river toward
Yenchow, their objective probably
the arsenal there.
The decision of the cabinet and
general staff to send 18,000 men to
guard the entire lino of Shantung
railway was regarded here as the
most important military decision
taken since 1915.
The government issued a state
ment carrying assurance that the
sole object of the Japanese move is
to protect Japanese residents in
China and to maintain communica
tion. Any intention to occupy
Shantung was denied.
Hoover Satisfied
WASHINGTON, May 9 — Both
sides claimed satisfaction in the
Indiana primary when Secretary of
Commerce Hoover and Senator
James E. Watson contested for In
diana’s 33 delegates to the repub
lican national convention.
Watson was conceded the delega
tion by Hoover’s manager in Indi
ana, when returns from more than
three-quarters of the precincts
showed Watson with a lead of more
than 30,000 votes.
Hoover’s supporters here were
satisfied with the votes wdiich tho
secretary received, asserting that it
demonstrated his popularity.
One conclusion was fairly unani
mous among politicians here not
closely identified with either group
•—the results did not make the nomi
nation of Hoover as certain as it
would have been had he carried the
state.
From this point comment diverged
in two directions. On one side it
was said that Hoover had lost the
delegation and that in addition to
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Lewis Wins Award of
Beta Gamma Sigma
With 1.461 Average
Ronello Lewis, freshman in busi
ness administration, will have his
name engraved on the Beta Gamma
Sigma scholarship plaque which
hangs in the.comftieree building for
haw' ho highest scholarship of
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t . of business this year. His
£ >s 1.401. The award is
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lhose initiated were:
Wade Newbegin, Francis Coad, Fred
Johnson, and Herbert Lasselle. The
new officers will be: Wade New
begin, president; Fred Johnson, sec
retary-treasurer, and Herbert Las
selle, vice-president.
Retiring officers are: Ronald
Robnett, president; Claude Hadley,
vice-president, and Fred Niemi,
secretary-treasurer.
Officers To Take
Oath at Assembly
Japanese Dolls To Be Seen
After Ceremony
The first forty, minutes of assem
bly this morning will be taken up
by the installation of the new stu
dent body officers, president, vice
president, secretary, editor of the
Emerald, the executive and student
council members, yell king, editor
of the Oregana, and the board of di
rectors for the University Co-op.
Donald Beelar will hand ov»r the
gavel to Joe McKeown as soon as
the ceremony is over, and the new
piesidcnt will continue the assem
bly. Both the new and retiring
presidents will give a brief address
to the student body; one, by Beelar,
to welcome the new officers, and:
give farewell to the students gener
ally; that by McKeown, a word in
outline of next year’s plans concern
ing his duties.
The last five minutes of the pro
gram will be given over to Christine
Holt, former member of the Y. W.
C. A. cabinet, who will display two
very picturesque dolls that were re
cently sent to this country from
Japan, with about two hundred
others, as ambassadors of good will.
These are now going the rounds of
the country in pairs, and are being
given regular receptions, like minia
ture consuls. A similar plan is be
ing carried out with a large number
of dolls sent to Japan from America
last year. The dolls are vividly
gowned; each one will wear a dis
tinct outfit of three dresses; one
ccstume will be rose, the other blue.
Appropriate furniture, tea things,
and all commodities of comfortable
living have been sent with them.
Dr. Milne Notified of
Research Assistance
The National Academy of Science
has notified Dr. W. E. Milne of the
mathematics department that he has
been granted an additional sum of
money for the continuation of his
research on “Damped Vibrations.”
Barbara Edmunds, Gladys Grant
Please in Piano and Organ Recital
By NAOMI M. GRANT
Variety in both the program num
bers and the manner of interpreta
tion made the concert of Barbara
Edmunds, pianist, and Gladys Grant,
organist, one of the most enjoyable
of the senior recitals presented this
term.
Miss Grant’s interpretation of the
allegro movement of Guilmant’s
Sonata was distinguished by marked
contrast between the delicacy and
grace of the piano passage and the
stirring quality of the abrupt chords
of the first and last movements.
The sweetness of the stop effects
and the hymn like snatches of the
allegretto were followed by the alle
gro assai with its climatic melodies
and majestic chords.
“The Afternooi\ of a Fawn,” the
first number of Barbara Edmund’s
piano program, is a difficult num
ber because of its placid delicacy,
a characteristic of Debussy. Miss
Edmunds not only achieved this ef
fect, but succeeded in the more sub
tle task of sparkling embellish
ments and movement in the bass.
The scintillating brilliance of the
Chopin “Prelude” and the swing of
the bass melody in the Brahms’
“Rhapsody” were captivating.
The natural beauty of the wistful
chords of Sibelius’ “Valse Triste,”
with the swing typical of the con
cert waltz was enhanced by Miss
Grant’s snatches of free rhythm and
intensity of interpretation. Its pas
sionate quality was in direct con
trast to the subdued trend of De
bussy’s “Romance.”
A number which excited the cur
iosity of the audience was “Primi
tive Organ” by Yon, which was
; played entirely on one flute stop.
It was an effective imitation of the
hurdygurdv with a charming rustic
swing and an occasional prolonged
note. Miss Grant’s dramatic scope
was shown in the “Elegiac Poem,”
a powerful number with a contrast
ing subdued ending.
The particular merit of Miss Ed
munds’ interpretation of the Chopin
“Concerto in E Minor” lay in the
rendition of the sustained melodies,
and in the soft tones of the runs.
The organ accompaniment of Miss
Grant was well co-ordinated with
•the solo.
Track Meets,
Two of Them
With Huskies
Frosh Meet Washington
Babes Friday 4:00;
Varsity Saturday
Hayward Loses Good Men
By Scholarship and
Injury Route
By CHAD N00E
Mr. Delbert Oberteuffer will have
many chances this week-end to burn
more holes in liis coat with his blank
pistol. Friday
afternoon at 4
o ’clock tlie fresh
men track teams
of th,e Universities 1
of Oregon and
Washington will
tangle, and the
varsity runners
and field men of
the same two
schools of higher
learning will get •
together Saturday *
afternoon at 2:30
o’clock, “Obie” will officiate as
starter in both meets.
What chance has Oregon? Who
will hazard a guess? Coach Bill
Hayward was non-committal on the
subject. lie did say a few words,
but very few.
Hayward’s Hopes
Lowry and Tuttich, frosh sprint
ers, are two of Hayward’s hopes for
points in Friday’s contest. Another
is Maltby, pole vaulter. Ralph Hill
ran his first real race in the mile at
Corvallis and made it in 4:27, com
ing in two inches behind the winner.
This freshman is expected to give
the frosh a first in his race.
Hayward said other things. Among
them was a lament for the loss of
Crawford for the varsity meet Sat
urday. This star hurdler foil while
running the sticks in Seattle and is
pretty well torn up. Otherwise,
Crawford would have been seen in
both the high hurdles and the high
jump.
. Good Men Gone
Ineligibility from a scholastic
standpoint has robbed Coach Hay
ward of both frosh and varsity ma
terial. Robinson went that way,
and it is not certain yet whether
Bredthauer will be able to enter the
broad jump because of incompletes.
Thus, Bill may lose a good broad
jumper along with the vanished pole
vaulter,
Clarence Hill, star miler of last
year, is still out of the running. Ho
is puttering around the track but is
still unable to run very much. Hay
ward said that he would probably be
out the entire season. And so, an
other good man is lost.
McCulloch, high jumper, should
come through with a first, said Bill.
He has been jumping six feet and
over consistently. Bill also favors
either Ruben Ross or Joo Standard
to take the quarter.
So much for Oregon’s prospects of
victory in the two meets.
New Event Order
Track fans will notice a new order
of things both Friday and Saturday.
At a meeting of the coaches in
Seattle it was decided that the order
of the track events should bo
changed to comply with the National
Collegiate rules. Spectators will
witness first the 100 yard dash, fol
lowed* by the mile, 220 sprint, high
hurdles, 440 dash, 2 mile run, 880
run, low hurdles, and the mile relay.
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3. E. Skelley Lectures
On Financing Problems
The financing of public utilities
was discussed by S. H. Skelley, of
the Pacific Light and Power com
pany, from Portland, in room 105 of
the Commerce building Tuesday at
2 o’clock. He pointed out the in
crease in growth of public utilities
and the need of capital to support
them.
“The greatest need for capital,”
he said, “is at the start to pay for
the plant and equipment. A public
utility cannot build up a surplus
capital, because it is so carefully re
gulated by the state. All the funds
must come from the sales.”
Mr. Skelley also spoke of the ad
vantages of the holding company to
the public by cheapening rates and
giving better service.
Mr. Skelley’s talk was sponsored
by Alpha Kappa Psi, professional
commerce fraternity. He was enter
tained by the fraternity at noon
with a lunch at the College Side Inn.
Philippines Will Be
Discussion Subject
Of Warren D. Smith
The Philippine islands will he dis
cussed tonight by the International
Relations club at a meeting in the
Geography room at Condon hall, at
7:30 p. in. Dr. Warren D. Smith,
head of the department of geology,
who lived in the islands for over ten
years, will lead the discussion. He
will make use of several official do
cuments which have not been gener
ally published.
Dr. Smith in 1921 prepared an ex
hibit. for the state department in
Washington of the mineral resources
cf the Philippines, which was incor
porated into General Wood’s report
tc the President. He was chief of
the island Bureau of Mines from
1905 to 1914, and has made several
detailed reports on mining in the
Philippines.
Annual Banquet
Held Last Night
Traditional Dinner Given
A. S. U. O. Officers
Vena M. Gaskill, retiring. secre
tary of the A. S. U, O., entertained
the old and new student body of
ficers last night at the Gamma Nu
house, with the traditional banquet
which is given the evening preced
ing installation.
Don Beelar, outgoing president,
was toastmaster. Vena Gaskill wel
comed the new officers. Joe Mc
Keown presented Donald Beelar
with the gavel engraved with his
name, as a token from the executive
council, in recognition of his serv
ices as president of the A. S. U. O.
Other speakers were Herbert Soco
lofsky, Art Anderson, Arden Pang
born, Fred West, Helen Webster,
Bob Warner, Homer Dixon, Boland
Davis, and Jack Benefiel.
The University colors were car
ried out in the table decorations of
yellow tulips and Oregon grape.
Small pictures of the officors,
framed' by a groen,. O, marked the
places of the guests. The insides of
the'folding place cards were painted
with small webfoots, graduate’s
caps, and other symbolic marks of
the University.
Betiring cabinet officors are: Don
Beelar, Vena Gaskill, Fred West,
Herbert Socolofsky, Eonald Mc
Creight, and Bay Nash. Betiring
council members are: Marion Barnes,
Constance Both, Esther Hardy, Bob
Warner, Fred West, Homer Dixon,
Mary Benton, Frances Cherry, Bon
ald McCreight, Bonald Bobnctt,
Wendell Gray, Bay Nash, Bonald
Davis, and Josephine Balston.
Incoming officers present were:
Joe McKeown, Art Anderson, Helen
Webster, Bose Boberts, Dona Aim,
Edith Dodge, Dick Horn, Burr Ab
ner, Elsie Goddard, Marion Sten,
Beatrice. Milligan, John Anderson,
Arden Pangborn, Bill Eddy, Walter
Norblad, Lawrence Parks, Boy
Herndon, and Chet Floyd. Jack
Benefiel, graduate manager, was
pj-esent.
Dr. Caswell’s Book
Released From Press
“An Outline of Physics,” a book
recently written by Dr. A. E. Cas
well, of the physics department, was
off the press May 8, and two or
three of the books trill be received
by the author the early part of next
week, according to word received by
Dr. Caswell yesterday.
About fifty copies of the book
will be available at the Co-op lat«r
in the week. The volume will be
used as a textbook for general
physics classes.
Oval, Mortar Board
Pledge Many Students
UNIVEBSITY OF WASHING
TON, May 9—(PIP)—Thirty pledges
and two honorary members of Oval
club, mens’ upperclass honorary or
ganization, were elected at the an
nual Campus Day assembly Friday.
Mortar Board, womens’ upperclass
honorary, also announced the pledg
ing of sixteen girls at that time.
Campus Harvard Club
Will Banquet Tonight
The Harvard club will hold a
banquet tonight at the Eugene hotel
at 6:30. There are at present about
twenty-five holders of Harvard de
grees on the campus. Professor F.
S. Dunn is toastmaster of the af
fair and although no definite pro
gram has been arranged there will Ire
talks by the various members of
the club.
Juniors Give
List of Events
For Weekend
Campus Day Luncheon
Friday Noon; Menu
Announced
Eventful Morning Planned
For Freslnnen May 11
By Bill Eddy
Junior Week-end Schedule
Friday
0 a. m.—Frosii football men meet
to paint “O.”
10 a. m. — Tug-of-war between
sophomores and freshmen.
10:.10 a. m.—Burning of green
lids.
11 :30-l:30—Campus luncheon.
1:110 p. m.—O. S. C..-Oregon base
ball game.
1 p. m.—Washington babe-Oregon
frosli track meet.
8:15 p. m.—Phantom Fete.
Saturday
0:30 a. m.—O. S. C.-Oregon ten
nis matches (varsity and
frosli). Exhibition matches be
tween University stars.
2:30 p. m.—University of Vasli
ington-Oregon track meet.
3 to 5 p. in.—Mothers’ Day tea.
!> p. m.—Junior Prom.
From the time the action of Jun
ior Week-end begins at 9 o’clock
Friday morning until 12 o’clock Sat
urday evening, students and visiting
mothers will bo treated to an excit
ing and varied program of events.
Classes have all been dismissed Fri
day so there will bo nothing to inter
fere with the schedule for this day.
With a menu living up to the
reputation of those given here in
the past, music by George Mc
Murphcy and his Kollcge Knights,
and perhaps sunshine, tlio campus
day luncheon promises to bo an un-'
usually successful feature of the
festivities. The meal will bo held
Friday from 11:30 to 1:30 instead
of Saturday, as was originally
planned, between the old library
and Friendly hall.
The committeo in charge of the
affair has been working hard in
preparation of the luncheon, and
have planned to feed about 3000
students and several hundred moth
ers, who will bo guests of the Uni
versity.
Complete Menu Given
The menu includes chicken salad,
for which 30 gallons of mayonnaise
havo been ordered; 5000 Parker
liouso rolls; 45 gallons of small
pickles; potato chips; 30 gallons of
strawberry chips; devil’s food and
jelly roll cakes; 3300 ice cream bars,
and plenty of coffee to go with the
rest of the meal.
Jo Ralston is general chairman of
the affair and Edith Dodge is as
sistant. Katherine Kneeland, with
the aid of members of Ivwama and
Thespians, will tako caro of serving;
Ruth Burcham is in charge of
dishes; Bus Sullivan has charge of
tables; Wendell Gray heads the
committeo on clean up with Urlon
Pago, Ralph Brockman, Buzz Smith,
Bill Knight, Gaither Everett, Larry
Donaldson, Jack Stevens and Bunny
Lewis as assistants; and Joe Hola
day is chairman of the committee
on transportation of food. Jack
Jones will handle traffic, and as
sisting him are Kenton ITainaker,
Ken Curry, Bill Barry, and Preston
Gunther.
Bill Eddy, general chairman of
campus day, has ordered all frosh
football men to meet at the old
Sigma Chi corner Friday morning at
9 from where they will be escorted
ju.p to paint the “O” under the sup
ervision of Order of “O” men.
Fair Tug-of-war Promised
At 10 o’clock the frosli-soph tug
of-war is scheduled to take place
across the millrace near the end of
Kincaid street where the railroad
crosses the race. Dave Epps, who
will supervise this event, promises
a fair contest and unless the sopho
mores prove the strongest they will
probably feel the cool depths of the
stream.
When this duty is completed, the
frosh will march over to Kincaid
field back of Condon hall where the
final ceremonies will be adminis
tered them. Frank Riggs, president
of the Order of “O,” will make a
speech to the class of ’SI, after
which they will run a gauntlet of
paddles wielded by senior cops and
varsity “O” men.
The campus day program is being
arranged by Bill Eddy, chairman;
Scott Milligan, assistant; Dave Epps,
tug-of-war; Ira Woodie, burning
lids; Merrill Ilagan, painting of
i“0,” and Ruby Hayes, features.
Kermit Stevens Takes
Lead in ‘The Valiant
l . II. S. Plays Tonight
Tonight tlio dramatics eiuVt of
University high school will present
a group of one act plays in the high
school auditorium at 8 o’clock. “The
Valiant,” which is the most inter
esting play of the group, won fifty
nine prizes in high school tourna
ments last year. Kermit Stevens,
who takes the lead, won recognition
last vear at the state dramatic tour
nament as being the best, individual
actor in the plays.
The scene of the play is laid in the
warden’s office of a state peniten
tiary. The condemned man who is
to be hanged refuses to reveal his
identity because he wished to spare
his family. Even though his sister,
whose part is portrayed by Janet
Timelier, visits him, ho still main
tains silence.
Two other plays are on the pro
gram, “Grandma Pulls a String,” by
Edith Barnard, a comedy of Ameri
can home life, and “Thank You,
Doctor,” by Gilbert Emery, a mys
tery comedy which keeps the audi
ence wondering as to the real iden
tity of the crook.
The plays are being directed by
Mrs. Edna Assenheimer and Cecil
Matson of the University Dramatic
department.
Fet§ To Feature
Varied Program
Musical, Aquatic Numbers
Will Fill Pauses
When the multitude assembles to
witness the Phantom Fete Friday
sight, the gorgeous floats will not
be the only entertainment on the
program, according to Tom Mont
gomery, who is in charge of features
for the event. An exhibition of
aquatic prowess will be given by a
seloct group of University students
and a variety of musical numbers
has been scheduled to take place at
intervals throughout the evening.
Monte Stone and Bon Ncer, star
divers on tho varsity and freshman
swimming teams, and Virginia Loun-I
shiny and lone Garbe, tho two best'
divers on the women's team, will
execute some of their most difficult’
dives from a specially constructed!
ten-foot platform. This will bo the !
opening act on tho program.
George McMurpliey and his Kol
lege Knights will bo tho outstanding
musical attraction. They will play a
variety of current lumbers froRi a
platform on tho opposite bank of the
millrace facing tho bleachers. The
famous orchestra trio, composed of
Ted O ’Hara, Tom Sandvall an<|
Kenneth Allen, will be on hand witlj
an assortment of new numbers. In
addition tho orchestra has arranged
a guitar quartet to be heard for tho
first time at this function.
Musical hits of tho Bream Follies
will be presented in several acts.
Louise Storla, Jo Ralston and Mar
jorie Clark, who comprised the girls’
trio in the Follies, will perform, as
will Madge Normilo.
The floats will be run through in
groups of four or five and in tho
intervals tho added features are to
be presented. Tho program this year
will be more complete and extensive
than any that has over been given,
Montgomery announces.
After the feto is over, the Sigma
Nu and Chi Psi fraternities are spon
soring a free street dance from 10
to 12 o’clock, which will be given
on Hilyard street between the mill
race and Eleventh. Ileinie Hall and
Carl Forstrum, yho jjre in charge
of the affair, announce that tho
dance will bo decidedly informal and
everybody is invited to come with
or without dates as the fates may
decide. John Robinson and his nine
pieco orchestra will furnish music
for the dance.
Joint Council
Makes Tennis
Major Sport
Proposal To Make Golf
Minor Is Referred
To Next Meeting
Tliielen Will Be Emerald
Manager, Hubbs Will
Head Oregana
. .
By RTOTTARD H. STRING
(Sports Editor)
Tennis is now a major sport on the
i Oregon campus. Such was the un
animous decision of a joint meeting
of the student and executive coun
cils yesterday afternoon. The new
amendment is retroactive and states
that any Oregon,
tennis player win
ning one singles
or doubles match
from any confer
ence school where
tennis is recogniz
ed as a major,
shall receive a
large “O”.
The matter of
making golf a
minor sport was
brought up at yes
terday s meeting
Larry Thielen !h,(1 was referred
to the athletic
committee to work cut a suitable
basis for the award. From the con
sensus of opinion at tlio meeting,
making golf a minor will probably
receive favorable legislation at tho
next. meeting of the joint councils.
At an executive meeting suceeding
the joint one, three important re
commendations of the publications’
committee were ratified and Larry
Thielen was appointed manager of
next year’s Emerald, Ronald Hubbs
as manager of tho 1928 Oregana, and
Wade Newbegin as senior sports
manager.
Managers Active
The appointment of Larry Thielen
a* Emerald manager climaxes nearly
three years of hard work. Thielen
is serving as as
sociate manager
this year. Ronald
Ilubbs is an old
timor on tlie Ore
gana staff. This
year he was circu
lation manager
and served as
o d i t o r of the
military section.
Ho is prominont
in other campus
activities, being
president or tno
junior class. Watte Bon Hubba
Ncwbegin is a letterman in swim
ming and lias earned a manager’s
letter in the same sport.
Another item of business of tho
joint session was tho discussion of
the music manager’s award. A mo
tion to chango the color of the
•veater from white to blue brought
the award as a whole into a contro
versy. Several members of the
councils did not think a sweater was
a suitable award. The matter was
laid on the table until a future meet
ing; the music committee will work
out a plan in the meantime.
Other Business Transacted
Katherine Kneeland was appointed
as historian of the student body for
next year by the student council at
a meeting preceding the joint one.
Miss Kneeland succeeds Nancy Pet
erson. Gamma Alpha Chi, woman’s
national advertising fraternity re
cently installed on the campus, was
sanctioned by the student council,
and the budget for the Junior Prom
i was approved.
Kenneth Robie, Varsity Shortstop,
Is Valuable Member of Infield
One of the most responsible posi
tions on the diamond is that of
shortstop, and this position on the
1928 varsity is held by Kenneth
Robie, diminutivo short patch man
with the frosh nino last year. In
addition to being an accurate and
able fielder, Ken is also a strong
hitter. In the Willamette tilt re
cently he made four hits in five
times at bat, two of which were
three baggers. Robie also earned a
frosh numeral as forward with the
basketball squad of 1926-’27.
Kenneth is a graduate of Pied
mont high school of Piedmont, Cali
fornia, where ho had an enviable
record in athletics. He played four
years with the baseball team as
shortstop, under Coach Rawlings.
Rawlings also guided the destinies
of the basketball squad, with which
Robio played four years, being cap
tain the last two seasons. In his
sophomore year the quintet won the
district championship, and in his
senior season the Piedmont five got
to the semi-finals in the California
state tournament. In tho fall of
his last year in high school, Eobie
went out for football and succeeded
in earning his letter as quarterback,
under Coach Sam Moyer, formerly
coach at Walla Walla, who is a
great friend of Bill Hayward. In
spite of his numerous athletic pur
suits Ken found time to be presi
dent of his senior class.
Robic is a sophomore in the school
of physical education, and at the
present time he intends to take up
coaching upon his graduation from
the University. He is twenty-one
years old and a member of the Sigma
Chi fraternity. Weighing a^out 140
pounds, Ken is 5 feet 6 inches in
height.