House Passes Bill Merging Regents
Winter Term
Exams Slated
By Registrar
Tests to Start Saturday,
March 9, if Measure Is
Passed on by Faculty
Quizzes to Continue
Throughout the Week
Class Switch May Follow
If Professors Accept
Printed below is the exam sched
| ule that will be followed provided
the faculty votes favorably for it,
March (i, the date of their next
meeting. Although it is probable
that the measure will be accepted,
if it fails, the sequence of
the examinations will be the
same, and those listed here for
Tuesday will come Wednesday,
' those for Wednesday, on Thursday,
etc.
If the measure goes through, reg
ular Tuesday classes scheduled for
Mareli 12 will meet Saturday,
March 9, the Tuesday classes hav
ing precedence over the Saturday
ones at the same hour. This means
tiiat if a student lias a Tuesday and
a Saturday, class at the same hour,
he is required to attend ttic Tuesday
class. Arranging the schedule this
way necessitates that the personal
hygiene examination be held Satur
day evening from 7-9.
The schedule: -
Saturday, March 9
7-0 p. in.—Personal Hygiene lor
Women.
Tuesday, March 12
8 10—Eight o’clock classes meet
ing Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or
k. any two of these Jays, and four
and five hour classes at eight.
10-12—Eight o’clock classes meet
ing Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
or any two of these days.
1-3—First and Second Year
French, all sections. Third Year
„ French Literature, all sections.
3-o—Report Writing, Business
English, and Exposition classes, all
sections.
Wednesday, March 13
840—Nine o’clock classes meet
ing Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or
any two of* these days, and four and
five hour classes at nine.
10-12—Nine o’clock classes meet
ing Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, or
any two of these days.
id!—Man and His Environment,
both sections. Psychology Labora
tory, all sections.
3-5—First and Second Year Span
ish, all sections. Third Year Span
ish Literature, all sections.
Thursday, March 14
840—Ten o’clock' classes meeting
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or any
two of these days, and four and
five hour classes at ten.
10-12—Ten o’clock classes meet
ing Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
or any two of these days.
1-3—Three o’clock classes meet
ing Tuesday, Thursday.
34—Constructive Accounting, all
sections.
Friday, March 15
840—Eleven o’clock classes meet
ing Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or
any t\yo of* these days, and foui
liour’classes at eleven.
1042 — Eleven o’clock classes
meeting Tuesday, Saturday.
1-3—Two o’clock classes meeting
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or
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W. Harold Ayres Displays Talent
In Excellently Chosen Program
By ALICE GORMAN
And another music student has
covered himself with glory. The
piano recital of W. Harold Ajers,
given last night in the auditorium
of the music building was technic
ally, almost flawless, and remark
able from an interpretive stand
point. The program itself was ex
centlv chosen in somewhat of a
chronological order, especially rep
resentative of the romantic com
posers. The first number, “Nina”
—Aria di Pergolese, an arrangment
of Jossefy, was marked by a slow
and careful precision; the time and
rhythm were augmented in the Moz
art Fantasia in D Minor, and the
Ecossaises ( Beethoven - Busoni )
reached the height o.' the first
group. Mr. Ayers displayed an al
most faultless sense of Tliythm, a
perfect mastery of very difficult
runs and thrills, and a clearness in
phrasing very rare to the amateur
pianist. His tones are sure and
light, his fingers barely touching
the keys, yet not a single note lost.
He got Ills' best tones out of the
Eeossaises in the first group, put
ting leal music into it.
Each number was a step in pro
gress over the preceding, in ex
pression and interpretation. The
first number of the second group,
Le Coueou Op. 342 of Arensky
was a number new to us and re
freshing in its quaintness. The
Handler Op. 23-5 of Sgambati was
likewise different and new to the
usual student prograili. The Rach
maninoff Prelude in G Minor most
students try, but few with the or
iginality of phrasing and emphasis
of melody that Harold Ayers dis
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Athletic Union
Questions Status
Of Webfoots
Pacific Coast Swimmers
May Be Barred for
Meeting IS. U. Team
By JOE PIGNEY
The National Amateur Athletic
Union, famous for its obstreperous
interference with athletics, is about
to clamp down on the swimming
teams of the Pacific eoasb The
union, however, delaying its action,
is hoping that the schools of the
coast conference will ljumbly seek
pardon for th<yr error. The error
was swimming against Northwestern
university. •
Northwestern, the swimming
champion of the United States, de
fied the dignified body of national
athletic officials, and decided to
wander around the country seeking
competition without the aid of the
union. The union was hurt and
grieved, and immediately suspended
the Northwestern swimmers.
The edict, evidently, was kept a
secre't, and it was not until the
Olympic club and the Athens club
of California, fearful of the power
of the national organization, refused
to swim against the middle west
team that the ruling became known
on the Pacific coast. And now, by
all the laws and rights of the Na
tional Amateur Athletic Union, Ore
gon, Oregon State, Stanford and
any other schools which swam
against Northwestern are automati
cally suspended.
As yet the athletic union has not
enforced its authority. There is
little question but what there will
be some action taken. What the
whole thing probably will amount
to is that the Pacific coast swim
mers will be suspended and then re
instated.
To suspend the athletes on the
Pacific coast will unquestionably
stir up plenty of discord and hard
feelings toward the national body.
But if the national group does not
take any action it will be a confes
sion of weakness on its part. The
A. A. U. very definitely declares
that to compete against an unregis
tered, disqualified or professional
at,hlete renders one liable to sus
pension.
The A. A. TJ. has shown by its
action in the past that suspensions
are only made to be lifted.
Oregon is not particularly con
cerned with wliat the A. A. IT. might
do to Northwestern,, but it Is inter
! csted in how." the parent ” amateur
body will regard the Webfoot stars.
Most of the Oregon swimmers are
members of the A. A. U. and par
ticipate in the district and national
title tests.
Some of the best swimmers of the
coast are attending school here, and
the status of these men, after com
peting with the disqualified North
western team, may become a thing
of controversy. If the A. A. U.
stands on its legal dignity and takes
action against the swimmers in
volved, the A. A. U. swim game on
the Pacific coast will be temporarily
disorganized.
If the Oregon boys are barred
their chances at national records
this summer are over. However
many records they shatter, none
will be recognized by the national
body. The three Oregon frosh stars
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Seven Other States Using
Proposed Regents System
Iowa, S. Dakota Have
Single Boards Which
Boast Long Records
Although hardly out of the “pio
neer” stage, the new regent system
as proposed in the Bell-Sehulmor
rich bill passed by the state senate
and house is not an innovation in
educational circles.
At present seven states, most of
them western, have one board of re
gents ruling over all state ohigher
institutions. They are Kansas,
Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, West
Virginia, North Dakota, and Idaho.
Each has a slightly different or
ganization, but In each ease the
single board has charge of state
education.
As proposed at present, it is
probable that Governor Ike Tatter
son will appoint, the regents to
supervise the work at Oregon, Ore
gon State college and the three nor
mal schools at Ashland, Monmouth
and La Grande.
West Virginia has a board of sev
en members, six appointed; by the
governor to serve six years each.
Under them are twelve state insti
tutions, including schools for ne
groes and white people.
Iowa has a board of nine mem
bers who serve six-year.terms uppn
appointment,by the governor. Iowa,
has used "this system for twenty
years with Considerable success.
South Dakota has a five-person
board of regents who get their posi
tions from gubernatorial appoint
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Trio of Orators
Make First Talks
For Prize Awards
Dutlek Flays Prohibition
Enforcement as Futile
Gesture of Government
Throe prclegnl English student
exorcised their orntoricnl powers
before the critical eyes and ears of
40 clas smates
last night in
V i 11 a r d hall,
when first try
outs f or the
Wilson Jewett
oratorical prize
contest were
h eld. Seven
■speeches were on
schedule, but
four of the men
declared them
selves unpr e
John Nelson
pared.
Students who
gave orations
wore George Dudek, John Nelson,
and Roy Metcalfe. Written criti
cisms were handed in by members
of the audience.
Dudek spoke on “Prohibition
versus Human Nature.” He said
that prohibition will never be en
forced “until a line of officers lock
arms along the borders, till air
planes swarm the sky to keep the
stuff from coming in that- wav, and
there is an "officer in every house
and building in the land.”
“The good bootlegger is generally
regarded as a friend,” Dudek as
serted. “We would just about as
soon arrest Santa Claus ...” He
showed that prohibition cannot be
enforced because the people as a
whole do not want it to be.
Roy Metcalfe took a flight into
old time blood and thunder oratory,
with a speech, “The Red Monster.”
In the address, he flayed war, “the
chief pleasure of nations,” by por
traying verbally and very drasti
cally a number of the horrors of
this international pastime.
The subject of John Nelson’s
speech was “Utopia.” He declared
that Oregon is an ideal state in the
making, and showed its various cli
matic and economic advantages.
There are 43 men in the prelegal
English class. Every one of these,
according to Kenneth Shumaker,
who is in charge of the contest, will
have an opportunity to make an
oration before the final contest is
staged some time during the spring
term. Selection of the best orators
will be made as the tryouts proceed,
says Professor Shumaker. Twelve
men will compete to take part in
the final foray, and of these, six
will be selected.
Speakers Announced
For Vacation Course
Additional speakers on the pro
gram for the short course for Cham
ber of Commerce secretaries given
at the University of Oregon during
spring vacation, were announced to
day by David E. Faville, dean of
the school of business administra
tion.
Frank Jenkins, of the Eugene
Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled
to speak on advertising problems.
Professor Alfred L. Lomax, of the
school of business administration,
Portland center, will visit Eugene
during spring vacation, and talk to
the Chamber of Commerce secre
taries on the methods employed in
making the Lane county survey.
Library Declares
War Against Canine
Disturbers of Study
“No clogs admitted” will soon be
posted in glaring letters at the old
library, and other disastrous steps
will be taken if students persist
in bringing pets to help them
study, according to M. H. Doug
lass, librarian. Recently a eom->
plaint was sent in by an annoyed
reader and others say that much
embarrassment and confusion has
been caused.
Some time ago an official was
bitten by an angry animal which
ho was trying to put out and blood
poisoning ensued. As a result the
victim was lucky to escape with his
arm and his life.
Measles Epidemic
Becomes Thing of Past
New Patients at Infirmary
Suffering Severe Colds
The last of the measles cases
were released yesterday from
Thacher cottage, marking the end
of the epidemic which has been
visiting the campus the last two
weeks. There are now only the
three scarlet fever cases left in
Thacher, which has been used as an
isolation ward for the last two
weeks. These are: Roger DeBusk,
Vernon Arnett and Stanley Darling.
There was an increase, however,
of two patients in the infirmary,
both suffering from colds. The two
new patients are: Glenn Walker,
freshman in music, and°J;unes Man
ning, junior in history. The rest
are as follows:0 Lester Bair, Mary
Peterson, Charles Peters, Elsie Oim
ino, Ernest Zinicher, and Alfredo
Dec-quel.
Aero Club Postpones
Meeting Until March 6
“Tex” Rankin and Lieutenant
W. E. Herbert, both of Portland,
scheduled to appear at a meeting
of the Aero club this evening, have
been called elsewhere and will not
be able to accommodate those who
had planned to hear them, it is an
nounced. When called by long dis
tance telephone, M. F. Wright,
publisher of the Pacific Airport
News who was arranging the trip,
last night declared that business
would make it impossible for the
three to be in Eugene this evening.
As a result, the meeting has been
postponed for next week.
The first two, however, plan to
be on the campus next Wednesday,
if “Tex” finds it possible to get
away. They will travel in the Ryan
brougham belonging to “Tex.”
Alton F. Baker, publisher of the
Eugene Guard and air service flyer
in the World war, also was detained
by business but plans to be present
at the next Snooting, according to
Leonard Delano, president of the
club.
Baumes Law Is Topic
Of ‘Congress’ Meeting
The Baumes law of New York,
providing that a man convicted
three times for a crime shall be sen
tenced to life imprisonment, being
considered an habitual criminal, will
be the subject for discussion tonight
by the Congress, campus public
speaking club, when it meets in the
College Side Inn. After the intro
duction of the topic by William
1 Knight, sophomore in pre-law, the
j meeting will be thrown open for a
general discnssion.
Niponese to Show
Scenes o f Japan
Official Slides Are to Be
Put on Here Thursday
A sot of sonio 2:50 official sliilos
of Japan -will bo shown Thursday
evening at 7:.'i0 in Villard liall'.
Those slides were recently pre
pared by the information bureau
of the Japanese foreign office for
showing in the United States, and
are released through the Imperial
Japanese consulate at Portland.
It would be, to one who studies
Jhom carefully, possible to form an
accurate impression of Japan from
them. They show faithfully exj
amples of life enstotys, sednerv
and architecture of. that country,
and in addition, the list contains
slides dealing with the industries
and educational system of Japan.
In order to fully appreciate these
pictures, however, one must bear in
mind that behind the modernity of
this country lies 2000 years of cul
tural lifrt
The slides will be presented by
Charles Yosliii, and the showing will
be open to the public. Thero is
no charge.
Bonfire Site on
Skinner’s Butte
Wanted for Park
Eugene May Commandeer
Hill for Planting of
Shrubbery and Trees
Possibility of tbo university stu
dent body’s being deprived of tbe
use of Skinner’s butte as a site for
homecoming bonfires is seen in the
project put underway recently by
the city council of Eugene to make
n park of the entire butte.
City Engineer W. C. Cl abb is mak
ing a topographical survey of the
hill with this,in mind and the city
may decide to plant shrubs and
beautify the place in general. The
Eugene Garden club is also behind
the move.
Should such a park be construct
ed it is probable that the bonfire
site on the hillside next to the big
yellow “O” would not be available
for the annual freshman conflagra
tion next fall. During the past
j three years the homecoming blaze
1 has been constructed in the shape
of a huge “0” on the hillside. Prior
to this the bonfire was staged in
Kincaid field midway between
Condon hall and Susan Campbell
hall.
It is probable that the fires
would bo built again on Kincaid
field if the butte is commandeered
for a park.
Movies of Coal Mining
Will Be Shown Today
Bureau of Mines Picture
Authoritative Production
“When a Man’s a Miner,” a four
reel motion picture furnishcil
through the courtesy of tlie U. S.
bureau of mines and made in co
operation with the Teabody Coal
company of Pittsburgh, will , be
shown this afternoon from 2 to 3
in the assembly room in Villard
hall.
The picture was obtained by Dr.
Warden D. Smith, head of the geol
ogy department, to show primarily
to his sophomore economic geog
raphy class, but all students are in
vited to attend. “The picture should
appeal to students in economies,
business administration, and sociol
ogy, as well as those in geology and
geography,” Dr. Smith said yester
day.
Other pictures booked for show
ings during March and April are:
“Water Power,” two reels; “Story
of Steel,” six reels; “Story of Ingot
Iron,” three reels; “Story of Power
in General,” three reels; and “Story
of Petroleum,” seven reels. All of
the above films were produced by
the bureau of mines and are author
itative productions, Dr. Smith said.
No admission will be charged
for any of them.
Dean Faville Speaks
To O. S. C. Students
Dean David E. Faville, of the
school of business administration,
spoke to members of the student
body of the school of commerce at
Oregon State college yesterday.
After his address, he introduced
Stephen W. Gilman of the Univer
sity of Wisconsin, who was the
main speaker on the program.
Legislators of State
Vote 52 to 6 to Put
Measure in Operation
SALEM, Op.. Feb. 26—(Special)—The house of represen
tatives of the Oregon legislature yesterday passed the I tell -
Sehulmerich bill jperging the boards of regents of the univer
sity, the agricultural edllege, and, the state normal schools
by a vote of °52 to 6.. T»he bill passed the state senate last,
Thursday. It now a waifs the governor\s. approval and it is
expected that he will pass, it..* •.* •* # „
The bill completely-'abolishes the ‘existing, boards of re
gents and provides for the creation of a hew board of nine
.‘members to be appointed by the governor, and ratified by a
Stephen Gilman
To Be Speaker
For Assembly
‘Compelling Forces’ Topic
Of Talk by Professor
Emeritus of Wisconsin
Sfcphen W. Oilman, Wisconsin’s
“grand old man,” will speak at
tlio assembly Thursday morning at
11 in the Woman’s building on
“Compelling Forces.” Oilman was
appointed au instructor in the busi
ness administration department at
the University of Wisconsin in 19111.
He is now Professor Emeritus.
Jn 1889 Oilman received his L.
E. H. degree from the University
of Wisconsin, and his C. I*. A.
from there in 19111. Ho was given
an L. E. D. degree from Franklin
college in 1025. Hr. Oilman was
engaged in the management of cor
porations in Chicago from 1879 to
189(1. Mix years later he entered
the legal firm of Bird and Oilman
where he studied until 1908. Ho
was appointed a member of the
Wisconsin state commission to sim
plify the accounting system in 1889.
Oilman was the consulting ac
countant of President Taft’s in
quiry into the efficiency and econ
omy in the United States govern
ment, business in 1910, and a year
later was consulting accountant of
the bureau of efficiency and econ
omy in Milwaukee. Ho served on
the Wisconsin board of accountancy
from 101 ft to 1917, and on the state
board of conciliation in 1919.
He is a member of Phi Delta Phi,
"Beta Gamma Sigma, and Sigma Phi,
honorary fraternities, and the Poli
tical Economy club.
Accounting Honorary
To Hear S. W. Gilman
Stephen W. Gilman, Professor
Emeritus of the University of Wis
consin, is scheduled to speak to
members of the local ochnpter of '
Beta Alpha J’si, national ac
counting honorary at 4:00 today in
room 107 commerce building.
The topic that will be discussed
by Stophen Gilman, is accounting
as a profession, stated Carl Rod
gers, president of Beta Alpha Fsi.
A.A.U.W. Honoring Dean
The American Association of Uni
versity Women is giving a luncheon
for lJenn Katherine Rogers Adams
of Mills college, California, on
Thursday, February 28, at the Os
burn hotel. All members of the
A. A. U. W. arc invited and have
been asked to phone reservations to
Mrs. John Sicfert at 2189.
two minis vote oi tnej senate.
Tin1 first board is to bo np
pointed immediately by- CU>v
ornor Patterson, the term of
eaeli member ranging from one
to nine years.
To Have Long Terms .
Appointments in future years will
be made for nine-year terms and
approved by a committee of six
senators. Tlie bill provides that
not more than one alumnus of any
of the state institutions may be a
member of the board of directors, '
and that no resident of a town in
which an institution is located may
serve on the board.
Contrary to tho attitude toward
former legislative attempts to merge
the boards of regents, there wore
no attempts made to block tho bill
by cither the supporters of tho uni
versity or of the college. With tho
exception of Angoll, Kjibli, and Pot
ter, tho 111 university alumni in tho
house voted in favor of the bill.
MacPliersotn Presents Bill
Representative MacPherson, who
has advocated merging of tho
boards of regents for the past sev
eral sessions of tho legislature, pre
sented the bill boforo the house. In
his address of presentation ho said
that, it was his opinion that tho
uniting of tho boards would bring
economies which would result in a
saving to the stato of not less than
$1,000,000 a year, and that th$ in
crease in efficiency would amount
to from 25 to 75 per cent.
Representative Potter, of Lnino
county, in opposing tho measure,
stated that the passage of tho bill
was entirely too hasty, and that tho
proper way to do would he to ap
point, a committee to consider tho
proposition for two years and make
a detailed report before the li).‘ll
legislature.
I
Lutheran Student Club
To Visit O.S.C. Sunday
O * 0 ,* —'-* •
President of ‘Washington
College Main Speaker
Members of the Lutheran stu
dent club on the campus will jour
no)' to Corvallis Sunday afternoon
where they will participate in a
joint, meeting of Lutheran students
from Oregon Stato college a«d Mon
mouth normal school.
l)r. O. A. Tinglostad, president of
Pacific college, Parkland, Washing
ton, will be the principal speaker.
Ilia theme is “Keeping America
Christian.” A varied program of
social activities, entertainment and
refreshments is being planned by
the Corvallis organization which
is acting as hosts to the visitors.
Members of the Lutheran
churches in Eugene have offered to
provide the necessary transportation
for tile students.
Grim Tragedy Once Stalked In Bath
Of Student, Now He Avoids Them
By T. NEIL TAYLOR
Down, down, down through pitch
darkness and into 12 feet of diesel
oil, is an adventure of-which few
can boast, and fewer would wish
to experience.
But, it did happen to Robert
Eckman, a sophomore at the Uni
versity of Oregon. It happened
while he was working at Point
Ward, Alaska, last summer, and al
most resulted ixi his not returning
to school this year.
Bob, as he is generally called by
his friends, was measuring the
amount of diesel fuel oil that re
mained in tho big storage tank. The
tank is 20 feet deep, and was over
half full.
The opening at the top of the
tank was about 30 inches across.
Bob leaned over and dropped in the
chain to meusuro the deptn.
As he leaned ovcrj he felt some
thing drop from his pocket. Think
ing it was liia watch, lio made a
grub for the falling object, lost his
balance, and plunged into the oily
mass.
Fully clothed, half choked with
the foul diesel oil, and all out un
conscious from the nauseating gas
in the enclosed tank, Bob struggled
desperately in the pitch dark.
His eyes stung so that he could
hardly see. High abovo him was
the little patch of light that was
the only outlet to pure life giving
air.
Bob struck out, and succeeded in
grasping the chain he had dropped
in. It was fastened to the top, but
was too light to hold his weight.
He felt a dizziness creeping slow
ly over him, and knew that unless
he could get out quickly, he must
(Continued on 1’age Three^