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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1928)
* Varsity Men To Strengthen Debate Team McKeown anti G. Belloni Expected To Compete Again for Oregon Possible Material Found I n Speaking Classes With two of last year’s partiei ^ pants in oratory on hand, Oregon should make a very creditable show ing this year, according to J. K. Horner, professor of public speaking, who is in charge of debate coaching and general forensic activities. Joe McKeown, president of the associated students, won first place in the state division of the National Constitutional oratorical contest last year and it is expected that lie will compete for honors in that field again this year. Also, George Bel lon who entered in the State Old Line contest that was held here last year is expected to try out for a place on the team. Have Experienced Men In addition to these two experi enced men from last year’s team, Mr. Horner expects several new as pirants to enter the contest since there are several men in the ad vanced speaking classes that show Jk possibilities of developing into ora tors of merit. Oregon will enter the State Old Line contest, the National Constitu tional contest, and the Pacific Coast Oratorical contest this year, accord ing to Mr. Horner, it is doubtful if they will enter the National Peace contest this time, he said, since three contests are about all they can pre pare for along with their regular debate schedule which at present includes nine debates. Contest Is Innovation The Pacific Coast Oratorical con test is new this year and is under the direction of the Pacific Forensic League which embraces most of the coast schools in its membership. The orations for this contest may be upon any subject that the speaker wishes to choose and any student in the University is eligible to try' out for this contest, said Mr. Horn er. This contest will be held in Moscow, Idaho, at the same time as the annual meeting of the Forensic League. The tryouts for all throe contests will be held some time near the be . ginning of the winter term, the ' exact date will be announced later. (Continued from Page One) he had gotten across the border of tlie country. This rebuttal only served to in crease his determination to reach Lhasa a hundredfold, McGovern said, so lie decided to try another trip, this time disguising himself as a native. After a great deal of trouble lie engaged three Tibetan servants to accompany him. The first tiling lie had to do was learn the colloquial language of the peo ple. lie managed to perfect himself in this by taking out’an adobe brick between the wall of his bedroom and the native servants’ kitchen and secretly listening to their conver sation. The next step taken to secure a good sendoff for the trip was to go back to India and start from there so that lie could throw the Tibetan officials off his track. After secur ing three ponies and three mules they started out, the head servant, nicknamed “Satan,” taking the part of leader. Disguises Self as Native The party first passed through the hill country experiencing a good deal of trouble with the heat. This difficulty was soon dispensed with, What is the appro priate gift for her? Many men are puz zled by that question. They shouldn’t be. They should come here. “The Shop That’s Different” "Jll addin " 1076 Willamette Next To V M C A EUGENE Oregon W orld-Tour Debaters Will Give Illustrated Travelogue Jack Hempstead To Speak At Oregon City Tonight One of the debaters who wrapped Oregon around the globe last year, Jack Hempstead, will present a travelogue illustrated with moving pictures in Oregon City under the sponsorship of the University of Oregon extension division and the Oregon City parent-teachers associa tion tonight. The travelogue, called “Talking Around the World,” is given alter nately by the three men, Jack Hempstead, Avery Thompson, and Benoit McCroskcy, members of the debate team, to schools, parent teachers associations, or other or I ganizations planning entertainments : for educational purposes. It is based i on their experiences during their .‘15,000 mile tour in which they visit od, among other countries, Hawaii Japan, China, Straits Settlements Burma, India, Ceylon, Palestine Egypt,. Italy, Switzerland, France England, Scotland, and Ireland, am also, while crossing the Unitei States, numerous colleges and uni versifies in this country. The lectures are illustrated, bj means of a portable projecting machine, with motion pictures taker during the trip. Thb pictures art well chosen, and the lecture whiel accompanies them, adds greatly t< their entertainment, and educations value, says Dr. Dan E. Clark, assis taut director of the University ex tension division. To enhance the value of the pro gram, a selection of foreign records are played softly on a pho'nograpli during the lecture, and musical mini bers are arranged for, to take place between reels. | when they reached the high moun tain passes that lead into Tibet. McGovern had started the trip in winter as the paths into the country are much less carefully guarded then. When they reached the top they were trapped for three weeks by a snow storm. Fear of starvation made them go on. After unimagined difficulty and experiencing moun tain sickness the party got over into the Tibetan country. Here McGov ern finished his disguise by staining his skin with walnut juice and iodine; cut his hair short and put hair restorer on it to turn it darker, and put lemon juice in his eyes to make them turn dark—which caused an inflammation that he called snow blindness and enabled him to wear dark glasses that the natives use in such circumstances. During all this time they had been camping out at night. When the thermometer registered fifty be low zero the servants objected so he was compelled to stay at the rest houses in the villages. Here ho came closer to Tibet’s unusual cus tom of polyandry than he had any desire to. The landlady approached him with a very coy glance and con fided to him that she already had five husbands and was looking for a sixth,. .^McGovern, a^so Jmd...the- wn.| enviable, job tnen, he stated, to have j to cook the food. This consisted of ! Yak meat, barley flour and tea, which was made of stale butter, I soda, salt and some boiled tea. Explorer Imprisoned When only seventy-eight miles' from Lhasa, the sacred city that is j forbidden to outsiders, McGovern | received word that the Tibetan au-'i thurifies knew, that a white man j was in the country and that guards had been posted everywhere. Me- i Govern went on and finally man aged to reach' the sacred city. Here he was discovered and imprisoned for several weeks by the Supreme Pontiff, who turned out to be j friendly towards him and later gave \ him a guard of fifty men to escort j him to India. It was on the way i out that he managed to take the ; motion pictures that were shown to j Is Friend of Smith I Dr. McGovern is an old friend of Stephenson Smith, associate pro fessor of English, both having- at tended Oxford at the same time. Both expressed great pleasure at seeing each other again. McGovern said that he considered the Oregon campus a very beautiful place and believed that the maples around Villard would lend inspiration to anyone. From here he goes to Sa lem where he will speak. Twelve in Infirmary Hope for Release Soon Twelve Oregon rooters are hoping against hope that the doctors and nurses in the university infirmary will release them before the Wash ington game in Portland this Sat urday. The gloomy prospect of re maining in Eugene over the week end is facing these people: Ruth Gallaway, sophomore; Warren Tin ker, junior; Tillman Peterson, senior; Edwin Chase, graduate; Pauline Kidwell, junior; ami Norma Even, Lucille Rose, Winifred Win kler, Douglas Tennant, Robert Bran don, Howard Dirks, and James Over turf, freshmen. Victory (Continued from Page One) Shields is a sophomore, but already brilliant playing of his brothers, Oregon stars a few seasons ago. The Webfooters will work out on the Multnomah gridiron this after noon. There, are no-physical defects on the team, according to Willis D. Fletcher, trainer, and the players are in the right frame of mind to de feat the Huskies. BUSTER LOVE’S FOOD SHOP “The Food Is the Thing’’ DONT FORGET those Rooters Lids Pennants and Oregon Stickers for the game tomorrow Lemon “0” Pharmacy TODAY anil SATURDAY Matinee Sat. HIS BEST IN YEARS --.— - '- -- HOWARD R. HUGHES We know you 11 be more tliun gla<l to hear that ■ uoou Luck Tom” is here in a_ story of power and appeal. Finer even, tliun the Broad way” stage hit of the same name. Bobbv Vernon Comedy “SHORT SOCKS” Pathe News Reel USUAL PRICES _ Address Given 1 At 4Y* Bungalow On Sex Relations ,! Harry Bone Tells of Work , Done by Research Body; Talks Sex With Students I - Harry Bono, member of the 11a I tional staff of tho Y. M. C. A., gave a short address hist night on the subject' “ Relations Between Men and Women on the Campus” before a joint meeting of the Y. M. C. A. ; and ^ . W. 0. A. at the Bungalow. Mr. Bone has been working with I a committee for the past year col lecting data and material on the subject of which he spoke. The com mittee making the research, he said, was representative of every part of ; the Unijed States. There were 1-t | members in the committee, seven : women and seven men. “This group,” he said, “met once every two weeks and made reports ; on books pertaining to the subject ] and listened to lectures of psycholo gists, psyehoanalysists and other scientific men. Also, many case histories were used in the research which included practically all the campuses in the United States. The results of this research have been collected and combined into a book of 1” chapters. The book has ; to undergo some revision yet, said Mr. Bone, “but we expect to have it off the press in the latter part of January.” The book is directed pri marily to undergraduates. After Bone’s address an animated hour of discussion was held by the group on the subject of sex. The' question was debated pro and con under the able guidance of Mr. Bone, but no definite conclusions were reached on either side. The Y. M. 0. A. cabinet held a short meeting after the lecture. The only business concluded was the hearing of the report of the social chairman, Claud Addison. NOW PLAYING a drama of the life and loves of America’s favorite Indian scout. — Also — The POLICE REPORTER a thrilling detective drama by ARTHUR B. REEVE j COMEDY NEWS REX MUSIC Freshman Wins Prize For Naming ‘O’ Lunch — Kenneth Curry, Sigma Alpha Ep- | silon freshman, is the lucky posses sor of *10 as a result of submitting the most appropriate name for the lunch counter at 349 East Thirteenth ! street. The contest has been going on for the past three weeks anil has created considerable interest on the : campus. Tho “O” Lunch was the ! winning name. Students acted as judges. Radio (Continued from rage One) will strut their stuff. And every one knows what that means in the way of entertainment. And How! Captain McEwan, head coach of the University of Oregon football team, is also on the program and will shoot out a few athletic apoth egms telling something about the team. And last, but by no means least, the man without whom no student function is complete, will charm the little boys and girls of radioland with a few well chosen vibrations. That man is Joseph A. MeKeown. TODAY Emil JANNINGS >n THE Again America’s greatest actor gives the screen one ot' liis finest characterizations. With EVELYN UK ENT WILLIAM POWELL “PREVIEW” Tonite at !>:1U Sharp Don’t Forget OREGON WASH ING TON GRID-GRAPH Matinee Saturday l'.fri , , *4.. ; •! ’krrtkiff AuLi v. 1 i SPECIAL TRAINS Via Southern Pacific To Portland and Return $3.80 ROUND TRIP Washington vs. Oregon Sales Dates—October 19 | and 20, Good Returning October 21st Special Trains as Follows: Leave Eugene Friday, October 19, at 8:00 A. M., and 4:00 P. M.; Leave Eugene Saturday, October 20, at 8:00 A. M. 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