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I Oregon’s Star Woman Swimmer To Try Olympics Virginia Lounsbury Will Entfr Northwest Swim Tryouts in Portland By RICHARD H. STRING Sports Editor Those are the days of woman suffrage and it looks like a woman Virginia Loimsbury occasion. A mem ber of fho gentler sox lias the best chances of all stn dents at the Uni versity of Oregon to go to the 1928 Olympic games at Amsterdam t li i s summer. Miss Vir ginia Lounsbury is the young lady in question. Being a swimmer of un usual ability she has attracted con- j sidcrabio favor able attention dur i IHI > l ctllU. AS I1U Y> being groomed for the Olympics. All year Virginia has been hard at work, and will attempt to show results of her long period, of train ing, June 2, when she enters the 200-metre breast stroke at the Pa cific Northwest Olympic tryouts in the new Janzen pool, Portland. According to her coach for the past year, Edward P. Abercrombie, Vir ginia is one of the best breast stroke swimmers on the Pacific coast and will undoubtedly be sent east. Oregon’s femme aquatic star has already splashed through the water of the Woman’s building tank in 3:25 for the 220-yard race. This is but 10 seconds above the best male varsity swimmer’s record. Her time in the Janzen tank should be much better. She will have two yards less r to swim as 200 metres equals 218 yards. Another big advantage will be Ihc use of a 50-metre straight away. A longer tank eliminates several turns which all tend to add to the time. Miss Lounsbury is favored to win easily in Portland and will probably be sent to the eastern tryouts by Multnomah club. Last September Virginia made her initial competitive appearance in San Francisco. Swimming in the large Fleisehaekcr pool of that place she placed second to Helen Zabriskie. This Golden Gate star has been practically conceded a place on the women’s Olympic swimming team. Since last fall, the Webfoot breast strokcr has cut from eight to ten seconds off her time. Virginia’s ability has been heard of in the ■ cast. Recently Coach Abercrombie received a letter from Bob Kiphuth, Yale water tutor and coach of the women’s Olympic swimming, who' inquired more about Oregon’s star. He urged that she bo*scnt east for the tryouts. Miss 1 Lounsbury is president of Amphi bian, local swimmers’ group, and is affiliated with Alpha Chi Omega sorority. ---% Lois Everson Gives Brilliant Recital For Mu Phi Epsilon Affair By A. G. It was a sparkling and brilliant program that Lois M. Everson gave yesterday afternoon at three o’clock in Alumni hall of the Woman’s building. The program was her combined senior piano recital and klu Phi Epsilon scholarship program. It was under this scholarship, won by Miss Everson last year, that she played yesterday. She is a music % % major Jane \ in the Miss well-masi displayed Opus 81 a, dolinata,” ; of a mandol ceedingly wi curate and chords arc po “pushed.” In catos, Miss Evci unusual lightness Our only criticism tas studied with Mrs. during her four years \ Uy’ w ’s playing shows a ichnique, especially a Beethoven Sonata, aint-Saens’ “Man lifficult imitation ■h she played ex w touch is ac nd her heavy without being ns and stac achieved an j.irm delicacy, would be, to speak in sentimental terms, that she needs a bit more “soul” to her inter pretations, but that will come with experience and deeper feeling. Aggie Matches Close Net Sked Varsity, Frosli Go To O. S. C. This Week-eiul Saturday' morning at 10 o’clock I lie Webfoot tennis team will play tli o Oregon Aggies at Corvallis in what will bo the final conference match for both teams. According to Coach Edward Abercrombie, the Oregonians have an excellent chance to duplicate their win of a few necks ago, when the Aggie raquet eers wore sent home on the short end of a (5-0 score. The Webfooters will line np as they h.v ■ in most of the conference starts no far this season: Neer, Shaw, Hartman, Edge, in that or der. In the last meet the Staters were able to secure only one set, and that with Dick Edge out of the lineup. This week-end will also find the freshmen playing their last matches of the 1928 season. They are sche duled to meet the Aggie Rooks on Friday afternoon at, 2:30, and with a couple of new faces in the lineup, hope to make a clean sweep of their meet. In the first encounter this year, the Rooks managed to pull through with a win in one of the singles matches. Stan Almquist, Slierm Lockwood, Dunbar Burdick, aiid Dick Knee land have been selected to repre sent 1he Frosh, Coach Abercrombie announced last night. Mozelle Hair To Speak In Portland Tonight Miss Mo/.elle Hair will speak be fore the Adult Education class in Portland tonight. This is a group of about 100 night teachers who are enrolled for the course in the Uni versity of Oregon. Miss Hair will speak at the meet ing on June 1, also.' Rose McGrew Opera Presentation Success Suggests Future Efforts By ALICE GORMAN University opera is a success! We know, because we have just' heard Madame Rose McGrow’s Opera class present scenes from “Pagliac ei” and “Faust,” and they were great! We hope that the enthusias tic way in which it was received last night may be ah inspiration for a complete production in the future. Mr. Harry Scougall was unques tionably the star of the evening iu his role of the clown, Tonio, in “Pagliacei” and as Mephisto in “Faust.” Mr. Scougall’s voice is capable of remarkable forcefulness and strength without losing any of | the fine qualities. His attack is ex cellent and his tones are well round ed. And wholly aside from his very fine voice, he would have won us with his appealing interpretation of the clown. Perhaps the most striking scene ■of the program was that in which Mephisto stood with his arms raised before the fire of hell which cast his diabolical shadow n tremendous proportions on the back wall. Esther Sanger as Nedda of “Pag liacci” disclosed a voice of excellent range and accuracy. Her high notes were true and unbroken. She undoubtedly has a future in her voice. Madame Mc-Grew pronounced Jack Dennis’ voice “beautiful” in a re cent interview, and we are now iu dined to think this a very apt ad jective for the particular quality of it. It hasn’t very much volume yet, but that may be developed. The intermezzo, which was Moz art’s aria from “II Re Rastore” was well received by the audience. Gret ehen Kier was the “sweet soprano” and Gwendolyn Lampshire Hayden, whose praises we can always sing, played the voilin. The “Faust” presentation was not quite up to the standard set by the “Pagliacci” performance, but we recognize it was more difficult and would have required longer time to perfect. Janet Pearce made an ideal Marguerite, chaste and sweet In both act and voice. Madame has pre dicted a great career for Miss Pearce, and last night’s performance showed her voice at its best. Paul ine Guthrie, as Martha, did a fine bit of acting, even if Bhe didn’t have very much of a chance to dis play the good features of her voice. As usual, Edythe Hopkins was splendid. There is a most pleasing quality of smoothness and roundness t < her tones that appeal to all. Xr nest McKinney, as Faust, in white satin and pink plumes, quite delight ed and surprised everyone. McKin ney’s voice is still a bit limited in range, but has every now and then an excellent tone of the sweet quai ity we love to hear in serenades. Mrs. Harry Scougall played the accompaniment. Education For Public Work Says Cottrell City Government Expert Shows Neeessity For Clean Polities Assembly Speaker Says Public Work Needs College Men “The impressions people nre to get .about the University of Oregon when you students leave here, are going to be determined by what they see of you, and what you tell them,” I)r. Arnold Bennett Hall told the audience at the last assem bly of the year yesterday morning, in a short talk preceding that of the regular speaker. Rapidly he outlined a few of the things out going men and women should keep in mind for the good of their school. Chief among these is the warning not to persuade students to come to the University of Oregon in prefer ence to Oregon State College, if the latter school is really what they need for the course they have in mind. “We are trying to make this a school of quality' in every way,” President Hall asserted. And he supplemented this statement by ex plaining the differences between the eurriculae of tho two schools,— a copy of tho courses for both schools can be found in the front of the new University of Oregon catalogue when it comes out. By' explaining fairly the differences be tween those departments in which the two schools give degrees, and in which they only give “service courses,” Dr. Hall feels that the students can help the University of Oregon to achieve more successfully the purpose for which it was built. Cottrell Follows Hall Following up Dr. Hall’s words about the student’s duty to the public, Edwin A. Cottrell, noted political scientist from Stanford, addressed the audience on “Educa tion for Public Service,” pointing out the value of this particular type of work, and tho breadth of the field. Professor Cottrell is an ex pert on financial and governmental procedure in cities, and in such work has distinguished himself in towns all over California. Few men go into public service, he explained to the students, be cause of the difficult conditions under which they' must work, and tho low remuneration they receive. The fact, however, that colleges, as well as the general public, are be ginning to educate people about municipal planning, city budgetry and like things, proves, as the lec turer showed, how important these things are getting to be. “Wo never think of the fire department until our house is in flames,” he illus trated, “and then we blame the fire men for beinrr late.” Public Jobs Boosted Other things that favor the tak ing of public jobs, Professor Cot trell explained, is the fact that these departments of pmblie service have come to depend more and more upon what the colleges teach in their curriculum. Secondly, the work is simple; and the politics governing it is relatively clean—boss control is found nowadays in very few cities. Professor Cottrell stressed the idea that one must go into public service with the intention of carry ing on clean politics, and that this practice should begin on the cam pus. “The politics on some cam puses are a great deal worse than those in the world,” he declared emphatically. “I hope some of you will hold !public offices,” the speaker told the students; and Professor Cottrell is firm in the idea that such positions develop a great deal of responsi bility. “If you are sensitive and have a ‘thin skin,’ however,” he warned, “politics is no place for you.” “Tolerance is one of the things upon which politics is based,” was one of the final points the professor brought home to his audience. “You must see the other felIowT’s point of view; you cannot be self-centered; you will need deep-rooted principles, ideals for the future, and faith to develop those things that are neces arv,” the speaker advised. “You are expected to go out into the world as leaders of the great masses who want that leadership,” was one of the last points the speak er made; “and remember, if you have any black spot in your past, polities will magnify it. In such case, that game is no place for you.” Loaned Diamond Ring, Mistaken Love Affair Feature Moot Trial Mr. Harry Ho Franq lias a way with women, but the wrong wav it seems, at least in moot trials, for lie is again being featured, this time a« the plaintiff in a shattered love affair. According to Mr. He Franq lie presented Miss Caroline Andreftvs with a diamond ring merely as an act of courtesy because she wad tod to wear it as part of her costume to the April Frolic. She however, took it the wrong way, accepted it as a ! token of undying affection and re fused to return it. Mr. He Franq, however, had better uses for his beloved ring and demanded its re turn. Such was the tangled web that the budding young attorneys of the law school had fo deal with. They were all so excellent however, that no decision was reached. Meanwhile, two interested parties are wonder ing about the ring and if it wouldn’t be better to call it quits and let have his way. Freshmen Track Meet 3:30 Today Seigmund, Star Hurdler, May Not Enter The jinx which has been following the Oregon track teams has appeared again. Ed Seigmund, star low and high hurdle man with the frosli track squad has contracted a bad case of poison oak, and in all prob ability will bo unable to compete when the yearlings meet the O. S. C. rooks on Hayward field at 3:110 this afternoon. With the loss of Ed the chances for a frosli victory have taken a considerable '>slum|t, but such other stars as Lowry, Hill, Maltby and Hull still give the Ore gon crew a slight edge on the dope sheet. Lowry should take firsts in the century and 220, Hill is almost cer tain to repeat his sensational vic tory over Garrett, diminutive miler for the rooks. These two young men fought every inch of their race in Portland recently, Hill emerging victor with a beautiful sprint. Maltby represents the frosli hopes in the pole vault, while “Tiny” Hall is a sure first in the shot put, and possibly the discus. In place of Seig niund in the low and high sticks, Hayward will have to depend upon Maltby in the first and Wood in the second events. Though Seig mund has taken firsts in both events in every race entered this year, these two boys have both been a close second in their respec tive races. The complete list of entries for this afternoon: 100—Lowry, Tuttich, Ilill. 220—Lowry, Tuttich, Hill. 410—Anderson. Neal, Wilson. Mile—Hill, K. Neal. 880—Kakinen, Steel, Overstreet. Low hurdles—Maltby. High hurdles—Wood. Shot put—Hall, Christensen. Discus—Hall, Christensen. Javelin—Kakinen, Lowry, Boone. High jump—Everts, Kitzmillor. Broad jump—Lowry, Heiberg. Pole vault—Maltby, Boone. Belay—Anderson, Neal, Wilson, Bunyan. Deck Tennis Honors Won by Luella Flutter Teniquoits or deck tennis which was introduced in the physical edu cation this year for the first 'time, met the approval of the faculty and (ho students, according to Miss Har riet W. Thomson, professor of phy sical education. The games class have played it both inside and out and the two high score girls for this term are: Luella Flutter with 738 points and Gertrude Mehner with 646 points. Some of the points were made in horseshoes but mostly in teniquoits. Miss Thomson says: “Teniquoits is one of the best games we are playing at present. It requires a great deal of skill to play and is very fascinating and the students are so interested that many play even between classes. It is a game that can be played rapidly and with a great deal of action or can be played moderately. Last P. A. Examination Slated for Saturday The last physical ability tesi, of the year will be held Saturday, May 26, at the men’s gym. “It will be the last chance for tlio boys to redeem themselves”, says Herman Gawcr, student assistant, who will have charge of’ the test. The list of entries is posted on the bulletin board near the basket window in the men’s gym dressing room. Appointments In Big Sister Work Listed Kneeland and Milligan Assistant 'Chairmen Of Organization Fourteen Teaiti Captains Chosen To Lead 150 Girl Volunteers Katherine Kneeland arul Beatrice Milligan will assist in directing the work of the Rig Sister movement on the local campus, is the decision an nounced hy (Henna Iloacock, chair man of the organization. Katherine will take care of the greater part c{ the work in Portland and vicin ity, and Beatrice will superintend activities in Eugene. The following fourteen girls have been chosen for team captains -of the Big Sisters: Dorothy Turney, Diana Dcninger, Agues Fetzold, Lou Anno Chase, Helen Peters, Bonin Whisnnnt, Eldress Judd, Helen Bar nett, Marion Leach, Margaret Ed mundson, Lois Tuttle, Dess Temple ton, Edna Dunbar, and Marjorie Chester. From 2fif) names handed in of those desiring to art as big sisters for next year, 120 have been se lected to serve, and an additional 30 will be announced in tomorrow’s paper. Big Sisters Named Following are tlio names of the Fig Sisters thus far announced: Helen Fell, Florence King, Phyllis Van Kimmell, Jean Temple, Lenore Furkee, Beryl Hurrah, Ireno Connell, Agnes Palmer, Lucilo Larson, Mil dred Reynolds, Klonnor Poonnan, Lavina Hieks, Frances Corcoran, Luola Benge, Anna Kathryno Gar rett, Reha Brogdon, Irene Hartsell, ryn Langenberg, Lucilo Wirth, Klsio Fva Bavis, Lorena Wilson, Jane Thompson, Katherine Blulun, Kath ryn Langenberg, Lucilo Wirth, Elise Sundbom, Erat.husa Champlin, Char lotte Kiefer, Lornn Moser, Frances Colder, Mary Koon, Rena Cornut, Elizabeth Beam, Naomi Ilohman, Betty Schmeer, Josephine Stofiel, Dorothy Kirk, Wilma Enke, Harriet Medernach, Dorothea Lenscli, Rntli Jaynes, Bernice Rasor, Lucille Kern, Elizabeth Gester, Gretcliea Kier, Agnes Chipping, Willmadeno Ricli olson, Thelma Perozzi, Margaret Tingle, Barbara Hedges, Florence McNorney, May McFadgen, Iva Curtis, Polly Povev, Daphne Hughes, Olivo Gray, Helen Lauragard, Eliza beth McCord, Gladys Clausen, Con stance Weinman, Betty Hchultze, Katherine Blakely, Marguerite Spath, Virginia Manning, Betty ITorstman, Elsie Goddard, Erma Wiggins, Avis Selves, Ruth Creager, Mary Louise Boldine, Dorothy Beis enbark, Dorothea Goodfellow, Na dine Gilkeson, Dorothy Thomas, Janice Clarke, June Goodale, Myrtis Gorst, Bernadine Carrico, Gladys Mae Baylis, Theresa Young, Ruth Jackson, Ruth Ramsey, Kay Debility, Edith Fenwick, Edith McMullen, Etta Bello Kitchen, Bobbie Reid, Elise Schroeder, Serena Madsen, Prudence Spiglit, Emily Babbidge, Nell Patrick, Jean Patrick, Emily Williams, Fredericka Warren, El eanor Welcome, Dorothy Robnctt, Mahalah Kurtz, Margaret Cummings, Naida Plummer, Dorothy Eberhard, Thelma Kem, Marion Anderson, Catherine Calouri, Mary Cameron, Naomi Moshberger, Thelma Ryck man, Elsie Mae Cimino, Laura An derson, Marian Van Scoyoe, Betty Higgins, Louise Lockhart, Eleanor Flanagan, Marguerita Hay, Mary lielen Koupal, Dorothy Davidson. Help Planned These girls will bo given two or three names of girl students who aro coming to the University in the fall, and it will be their duty to write to them during the summer and make an acquaintance. When the new students arrive in Eugene, their big sisters will meet them and see that they have a place to stay. The little sister will bn assisted in registration and will be given advice and information concerning University* traditions and activities. Throughout the whole year they will be helped with all problems which arise, and their big sisters will act as friends to them. Helen Webster was in charge of the movement this year, and she turned over the committee wo»k to Glenna Ileacock, newly appointed chairman, at the installation meet ing of the Women’s League, the first part of May, Junior-Senior W omen Promised Good Time At Annual Breakfast Sharp, fin ’ the Blarney Stone from old Ireland and many a four-leaf elover will Tie found by the wise ones Saturday morning, May 20. The “wise ones” will bo the juniors and seniors that, attend the Junior-Senior breakfast at 8 o'clock at the Wom an's building that morning. Margaret Edmunson, chairman of the breakfast, promises unique dec orations and an abundance of good food. Bumors have been circulating to the effect that, there may be good old country sausages, but no sanc tion has come from the Y. W. 0. A. Speakers at. the breakfast will bo Bean Estorly, Dorothy Thomas, lo eal Y. W. C. A. secretary; Gladys Calef, and Helen Webster. The entertainment will be chiefly musical features, with voeal solos and a string trio. Three Added to English Faculty Dr. Boyer Appoints Faner, Williamson ami Lesli Two assistant professors and one instructor have been recommended for the English department, by T)r. C. V. Boyer, head of the depart ment. Edward Lescli, who received one of tho appointments to assistant professorship, received his B. A. and M. A. degrees from the Univer sity of Illinois, and will receive his Ph.D. from Princeton this June. Mr. Lescli won tho Guild Memorial prize for the best one act play written by a student, and wrote an opera which was presented by tho students of Illinois, while ho was in college. Bis major scholarly interest, wliilo an undergraduate, was drama, but lie has devoted his graduate time to the study of Spenser and Milton. Mr. Lescli served overseas with the Rainbow division during tho war. George Williamson, graduate of Stanford in 1920, who received his M. A. from Harvard in 1925, and gets his Ph.D. from Stanford this June, is the other assistant pro fessor. Mr. Williamson was instruct or and assistant professor at Wash ington State College in 1925, and was assistant professor at Pomtma College from 1925 to 1927. lie is highly recommended, said Mr. Boyer, by eminent scholars, including Louis Cazamian, professor of English lit erature at the University of Paris. Mr. Williamson has published a number of articles including “The Comic Spirit of Shakespeare,” “Sir George Etherege,” and “Restoration Drama.” An instructorship was given to Robert D. Eaner, who will receive his M. A. from the University of Iowa this June, and did under graduate work at tho Alleghany College, Pennsylvania. He acted as a reader this year at Iowa. Harden Craig, head of tho English department at Iowa, describes Mr. Eaner as, “our -most brilliant candi date for an M. A. degree this year.” lie takes the place of Tat Morris setto, who has a fellowship at Princeton next year. Fight Opened By Fraternity ToStopTaxes Willamette Organization Has Oregon Barking In Court Suit No-profit Corporation Plea Of Kappa Gamma Rlio In Test Case I By GLENN GALL ’ Backed by all fraternities ami sororities on the University of Ore gon campus and by their alumni bodies as well, a suit was filed in circuit court at Salem Tuesday by Kappa Gamma Rho, local fraternity at Willamette University, starting a concerted fight by college frater nities and sororities throughout Ore gon to cscapo payment of taxes on their houses. “Fraternities and sororities at Oregon Stato College, together with' their alumni bodies, havo pledged their support in the fight,” Bob Benjamin, who is in charge of the University of Oregon houses’ share of the work, announced yesterday. Suit was filed against Mariori county, the county sheriff, and the county assessor, asking an injunc tion prohibiting them from collect ing taxes now levied against tlio fraternity’s property and restrain ing them from levying taxes in the future. Oregon Houses Help According to Benjamin each fra ternity and sorority on the Oregon campus has contributed $25 to a fund for carrying the case to tlio stato supreme court as a test case if necessary. The Willamette organization bases its suit on the contention that tho fraternity is organized and incor porated on a non-profit basis, and that it is benevolent and charitable in its purpose, thus being exempt from taxation. Chapter 9 of title 59, Oregon laws, is specifically cited in tho complaint filed in tho circuit court, listing the different kinds of benev olent, and fraternal organizations. The complaint states that the Kappa Gamma Rho fraternity is included in this classification. Section 4235, Oregon laws, exempts from taxation all real property of such an organi zation which is used purely for the organization’s business and for nothing else. As soon as the prop erty is used for profit, directly or indirectly, exemption from taxation ceases. That the fraternity is operated strictly on a basis of no profits, that membership is limited to men students at Willamette University, that board and room is furnished these men at cost, and that only voluntary contributions are accepted to raiso funds to pay for the house are the statements made in the com plaint. Seeks Non-tax Rights In other words, tho Kappa Gamma Rho fraternity, after securing back ing from organizations of like na (Continued on page four) NFS Student Checks Due Largely To Carelessness, Says Banker Failure on the part of university students to hoop their check stubs, so as to compute a balance correctly, was said by W. T. Gordon, vice president of the First National bank, Eugene, to bo the biggest reason for financial mixups relating to NSF checks. The vice-president called in the auditor, and W. Tv. Howling, tho man who sits at the information desk. The three men were quite agreed that there are not so many N8F chocks among students as there used to be. The fact is that many students do not open accounts in Eugene banks since tho service charge for a low average balance went into effect October 1, 1923. Students do business with the home bank, using Eugene banks only as a means of cashing their checks. Tho decrease in tho average of NSF cheqks on student accounts may not be duo to an increased intelli gence on the part of students, but rather to tho fewer student accounts. “Wo have,” said the auditor, “some very good student accounts. Fifty per cent of them are small, but a few amount to considerable size, and others if not large, aro at least well taken care of.” Mr. Gordon expressed satisfaction at the chance to speak on the sub ject of students’ care of their fi nances. There were several things that he wished to say regarding the manner in which students handle their accounts at the bank. “I think,” said Mr. Gordon, “that! oi> the whole N8F checks among students are the result of careless ness. Tt isn’t at all a vicious care lessness. It is just unpremediated. They just don’t exercise care they should. They should learn to watch their bank balance, and realize that they have only so much money to their credit. Attempting to over diaw an account is a serious of fense. The biggest fault is that stu dents do not keep their check stubs. They won’t take the time to com pute a balance.” Student accounts cost the bank quite a sum of money, according to the auditor. Student depositors come in two or threo times a week ask ing for balances and statements. Or.ce a month, a balance as they get their cancelled checks should be all that is necessary. “We find,” said Mr. Rowling, “that towards the end of each term accounts begin to get quite low, I but we notice no difference be tween one term and another in the average number of low balances.” The bankers decided that thero was very little difference between student accounts and others when it came to the tax for a low average balance. As stated above, many students do not open accounts be cause they realize that their balance would bo below the requirement, and subject to a service charge.