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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1929)
Tex’ Rankin Will Address Aviation Club Flyer Wires Club Proxy ^ Slaliii" He Will Arrive Wednesday Afternoon Will Use Sister Ship To Lindy’s for Trip Captain Herbert and Two Students to Make Trip A telegram from .T. C. “Tex” Haul;in, nationally known aviator, was received late yesterday by Leonard If. Delano, president of tlie campus Areo club, stating that lie would visit, tlie University of Ore gon campus on Wednesday. Captain U. Herbert, a navigator and ex-navy man will accompany Rankin. X Two students studying cross country flying under Tex Rankin, will probably accompany tlie flyers to Eugene, stated Air. Delano. Tex Rankin is widely known for liis rise in tlie field of aeronautics. Starting some years ago with one old “Jenny,” Tex lias worked up a flying school that is second to none other in the United States, accord ing to Delgno. The Rankin School of Flying is known from coast to coast, and his method of instruction is used in many other flying schools. Rankin will fly to Eugene in his Ryan brougham, a sister ship to the renowned “Spirit of St. Louis.” The local club has been working for some weeks now to secure Ran kin as a speaker. Two weeks ago lie was scheduled to visit Eugene and address the club, but at the last minute,was obliged to cancel his engagement because of a hurried business trip. “We are indeed fortunate,” said Delano, “to have two such men as Tex Rankin and Captain Herbert visit the campus for the sole pur pose of addressing Oregon \s avia J_tion club. It shows that our work lias not been useless, and that the spirit of ‘air mindedness,’ that the club is trying to produce on this campus, is being recognized by men of authority. The work of the local organiza tion to date has been mostly pas sive, stated Delano, but with a long list, of prominent aeronautical ex perts scheduled to attend the meet ings of the club during spring term, and to give actual instruction, more intensive activity is expected. The time and place of the meet ing at which Rankin is to speak have not been definitely arranged, said the president. Announcement will be made in Wednesdav’s Emer ald. Film Depicting Power Sources to Be Shown ‘‘.Sources of Power,” a two reel moving picture filmed lip the IT. S.t liureau of mines, will lie shown this afternoon at 2 o’clock in Villard hall, Warren T>. Smith, head of the geology department, announced yes terday. All university students are in vited, Dr. Smith said, and no ad mission will he charged. Plans at present call for the showing every week daring March and part of April of different pic tures issued by the bureau of mines. Plii Beta Secretary Visits Oscar M. Yoorliees, national sec retary of Phi Beta Kappa, will be a visitor on the university campus Monday, March 25, according to M. H. Douglass, secretary of the local o rganizatioh. Since spring registration will lie under way it is unlikely that Mr. Yoorliees will give any public ad dress, Mr. Douglass said, but a banquet will probably be given him by university Phi Beta Kappa members. Mr. X Talks on Women as He Puffs On Cigarettes and Big9 Black Cig ar Tima? Woman Needs Less Protection Than Man The Emerald today is printing an interview with a well-known campus professor on the subject of “women.” See if you cult guess liis identity. His name will be revealed in tomorrow’s Emerald. By CAROL IHJRLBURT Tt was a dangerous subject, and the Wise Man was careful. Women have been called liis hobby—but he was wary. liis wit was not naughty, as usual, and his brave black mustache was subdued. Ho smoked cigarette after cigar ette and finally a long black cigar. Evidently he was nervous. “It’s quite apparent that no man with any sense takes a woman for granted,” .lie remarked between puffs. “Frankly the thing T admire the most in women is greatness of na ture. Mere prettiness doesn't last. “One of the most beautiful wo- ■ men I ever saw was Eleanora Huso. Slip didn’t use any make-up on hor face. Pho must have been a woman of over .10 and slit' relied on the lines of her face to give it expres sion. Anv one who has lived great ly or felt deeply has something of I entity - nil (tilt her. “The. Duse was wist flit lint heroie.” The Wise Man generSliwd on his subject. His blue eyes were opatpie. “Of ecytrse all beautifulowomen are ereatftins of art as well'as of na ture. ’ ’ “But men,” he said, “instine-i lively judge a woman by her emo-1 tion.al attitude. The movies show just siren naughtiness. Of course I no man of character cares to be worked on.” The black mustache bristled just for a moment. "When you see a gill with a timid confiding manner, who looks as if she needed to be protected, it seems to me that the men need to be protected from her.” While the Wise Man knows much (Continued on Page Two) Seliipa Domestic Person; Acclaimed As Excellent Cook Pet Monkey Shows Hatred Of Family Cat and Pulls Out Large Hunks of Fur Tito Scliipa, premier lyric tenor of the world, who will be heard at McArthur court Wednesday. March t'th, at: S:lo o’clock has two Ameri can homes; one is near Bnvtona, Florida, and the other at Beverly Ilills, California, in a section where many screen celebrities, friends of himself and Madame Scliipa, also have their homes. Singing in concert and opera the musical season through, Scliipa lias only occasionally a brief glimpse of either home, but when a real play time comes for him he makes the best of it, for the great tenor is genuinely domestic when he gets a chance. Part of his days there he gives to composing and selecting programs for his coming tours, and part to Elena, his little five-year-old daugh ter, who always, with her mother, Madame Scliipa, accompanies him on his foreign engagements. During one of these Elena picked up Spanish, to add to the three other languages she speaks. English, French, Italian. In boyhood Scliipa loved to be hear his mother when her duties as good housekeeper called her to the kitchen. Watching the preparation for Iiis favorite dishes, lie profited. Today, he can reproduce a number of them and of an excellence which has been praised by Mary Pickford, Pola Negri, Ramon Novarro and a host of others, when they come to the Scliipa Beverly Ilills place for a late Slipper after one of the great tenor’s concerts in Los Angeles. The California home, like the one in Florida, is built in the Spanish style. In its garden, where there are palm trees, Toto, the pet mon key,* given Scliipa during his recent triumphs in South America, feels quite at home. Being of a jealous disposition, Toto is not especially fond of family cafti. In days past one of them shared the garden with him; she is no longer “among those present.” One morning while Scliipa was composing a waltz to which Doris Niles, the young American “star,” danced recently before King0Alfonso and Queen Victoria of®Spain, Toro’s activity disturbed him. So jo put the monkey in his favorite palm tree and went back to work. A ghastly yowl shattered the air. Rushing out Scliipa saw the family cat flying like a streak of light ning. She has not been seen since. Toto, darting from liis perch, had lit on her back, clawed out. a bunch of fuc and fled. This Scliipa quickly realized, Toto’3 claws still holding tufts of hair. Blind Pupil to Give Recital Tonight; Learned Piano by Unique Methods “Stone walls do not r. prison make Nor iron bars a cage.” The above quotation from Byron has been immortalized for 80 years and will doubtless continue to be so until time immemorial, but it has never been better illustrated than in the case Malcolm Medler, gradu ate student in the school of music, who, though blind since birth, has overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and, in the space of two short years, has become one of the best pianists in the university. Malcolm has never been able to see, he #can only hear, feel, and sense; but despite this handicap he yearned for a way in which to ex press himself, so lie turned to his only resource—music. Coming to the university with very mediocre musical preparation he asked that he bo shown no favors but that he be placed upon the same level with other students. His in structor, Jane Thacher, was at first at a loss as to the proper way of teaching him, but finally evolved a unique method which ■ was highly successful. Malcolm worked hard and developed fast and tonight he (Continued on rage Two\ Staff Will Show Movie Tests in Villard Tonight Aspiring Film Stars to Be Only Ones to See Reels, Assures Janies Raley At Inst tlio time lias come, and aspiring movie heroes and heroines will see themselves tonight at Vil lard hall where the showing of the enmpns movie sereen tests is to he given, at 7:10. Only those people who took tests will he allowed to he present at the showing, and they will only see that reel which their picture is in, according to Jim Raley, one of the movie directors. “If anyone has lost his ticket,” Raley said, “or does not know which reel their picture is in, lie can find out by going to the in formation desk in Villard hall that night, where Marjorie Chester, cam pus movie secretary, will furnish him with the information.” Three projectors have heen se cured, and 1lio tests will he run off hy th e following projection staff: Wilson Jewett, Willis Duni way, and Ray Rogers. According to Wilson Jewett, some of the tests will he slightly dark, due to the fact that, they were taken indoors under artifical lighting. The tests were taken on very small film, due to expenses. The movie itself will he made on regular size do-millimeter film. Those who want to get their strip of film to keep may get it at the campus movie office on the second floor of the journalism building Sat urday. Members of the movie staff may secure admission to the show ings hy seeing Marjorie Chester. A second and last showing of all the reels will hegin at 8:15, accord ing to James McBride, movie super visor; and the directing staff, Car vel Nelson, Jim Raley, and Bea Mil ligan. The following schedule will be observed. Reels 1, 7, and 15, to he shown at 7:10; reels 2, 8, and 10, at 7:20; reels d, 9, and 17, at 7:110; reels 4. 10, and 18, at 7:40; reels 5, 11, and 19 at 7:50; reels 6, 12. and ”0 at' 8; and reel 21 at 8:10. “The showings will hegin exactly on time,” Jim Raley said, “and those who are not on time will he out of hick unless they see the sec ond showing of their reel. McAlister Planning Glass Blowing Course E. B. McAlister, professor of physics, will teach a course in glass blowing spring term. The course will he the first of its kind ever taught by a regular instructor of the university, and will he designed primarily to teach the manipulation of soft glass for ordinary laboratory work. At the end of the term stu dents will take up the handling of pvrex and hard glasses. Professor McAllister announced yesterday that all students planning to take the course should see him in his office in Beady hall before leaving for spring vacation, in order that he. may adequately prepare the laboratory. The first meeting of the class will he held in room 8 of Beady hall on March 2<i, at 4 o’clock, to arrange the hours at which the course will he taught. Former Student Visits Howard (Hod) Half, university student fall term, was a visitor on the campus Saturday. Hall, who was a pre-medics major here, is at tending the North Pacific College of Optometry at Portland. Tryouts For Vodvil Begin Wednesday Aspirants for Choruses to Perform Before Judges In Villard March 6, 7, 8 0 7 7 Schedule for Houses Listed by Chairman Lead Coinpetition to Be ' Held Thursday Evening Tryouts for parts in “Oil Donr,” flip Junior Vodvil, to lie presented May •'! anil -1 at the Ileilig theater, will lio hold tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday, nnnquiicement was madp yesterday l>v| idiairman, Tom Stodilard. Tryouts for flip men’s oil's pliorusos will lard hall at 5 o’i noon of the throo i of each house on boon notified to lir the assistant and worn in Vil irh after The head eampiis has ill the liiein to roine to out. Kach pur sing nnv sling he chooses, dance before the judges. hers who have and desire to par ticipate in “Oh Villard hall and son will and will Chorus Judges Named The judges who will select the choruses were announced yesterday by Paul Hunt, chairman of Junior Vodvil. They are Virginia Moore, who is also dancing.director of the Vodvil; Bob Wariieij, who was one of the judges for tjlie selection of the Vodvil scenario; Madge Nor mile, who has starred in Junior Vodvils for the last two years; Constance Roth, graduate assistant in drama; and Boone Hendricks, director of music for the Vodvil, and co-author of “Oh Dear.” The choruses will be announced Satur day morning. Tryouts for leads of “Oh Dear” will be held Thursday in Villard hall, beginning at 7 o’clock. The judges will bo Constance Roth; Don Johnston, general director of the Vodvil and one of the authors of this year’s play; Madge Normille; Boon Hendricks; , S. Stephenson Smith, associate professor of Eng lisli; and Gordon Stearns, who has been active in dramatics on the campus. The leads will be selected on the basis of dramatic and musi cal ability. Tryout;; Begin Tomorrow Independent students who wish to try out may do so any of the three days. The schedule for those in houses is as follows: Wednesday, March (i: Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Ajiha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Chi Delta, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Zeta, Gamma Nil, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Delta. Thursday, March 7: Phi Mu,"Pi Beta Phi, ^igma Kappa, Hendricks hall, Susan Campbell 'hall, Mary Spiller hall, Oregon club, Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Beta Chi, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Upsilon, Beta Theta 1’i, Baehelordofl, Chi Delta Epsilon. Halls Close Session ■Friday, March 8: Delta Delta, Kappa Sigma, Phi Theta, Phi Gamma Delt: Kappa Psi, Psi Kappa, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Pi Tau, Theta .Chi, Friendly hall, men’s dormitory. Psi, Tau Delta v Phi Drama Class to Give Play on March 30 Tentative Cast Rehearsals Will Be Given at Rex “Snow White nnd the Seven Dwarfs,” a play in six scenes to be given March 20 by the univer sity class in dramatic, interpreta tion, has an appeal not only for young children, but also for adults, its previous successes have shown. The original production of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was given at the Little theater, New York, in the fall of 3921. Jt was there that Marguerite Clark made “Princess Snow White” known to the world of grown-ups as well as to the thousands of little children who have marvelled over the story of the little princess, the wicked queen, and the seven faithful dwarfs. The play will be presented at the Rex theater the first week end of spring term. Rehearsals have been in progress for some time with a tentative east and a definite an nouncement will be made soon, ac cording to Constance Roth. Piano Instructor Is 111 Mrs. Clark, piano instructor in the school of music, has been con fined to her home with illness for the last few days. She expects to meet with her classes again in two or three days. Editorials? Opinions of Campus Sought by Ballot Po von over read editorial* in newspapers ? Pid von ever peruse rlie editorials in the Emerald before they were abolished this term? What per cost of them were you in the habit of rending? Pg von want them to be resumed, whether or not they are read? The Emerald wants to know. Last month the editorial board abolished the column. Much com ment was made in state papers, both for and against the move. But be fore deciding definitely whether or not to take up t ho journalistic weapon again, the Emerald is going to conduct a ballot to determine campus opinion on the point. The first ballot is printed at the bottom of this page. Fill it out and deposit it in the Puck Soup ballot box at the entrance of the main library. Campus favor or disfavor of Emerald editorials will be measured by the results of the investigation. Names are being asked for, but will he used only in tabulations and will be kept strictly secret by the paper. The only requirement, is that the ballot be made out in full, otherwise it will not be counted. The reason for your decision is par ticularly sought. Fill the ballot out today and hand it in. Medical School Has Noteworthy Success High Standard Maintained By Limited Enrollment Noteworthy success lias rewarded the efforts of Richard It. Dille hunt, dean of the Oregon medical school, who has attempted to main tain a high standard of scholarship for the school by a limited enroll ment policy. Since the enrollment has been limited to 22f>, the standard has raised considerably, according to Dillelnint, and there has been a negligible amount of inferior work encountered. “Great caution is exercised to select only the superior student ap plying from states other than Ore gon,” the dean said. “The first ob ligation of the medical school is to our own state, and the second to Washington and Idaho. So far, the present limitation has worked no hardship upon those applying from Oregon but such might be the case in the future, and if so, additional budget will be required to enable expansion in numbers.” • In pointing out advancement of the medical school, Dean Dillehnnt stated that the clinical activities progressed in such a manner that students are no longer leaving the school for eastern or middlewestern institutions. This has been made possible by affiliation with the Multnomah county hospital, as well as tin' clinical work at the Doern becher hospital for children. Research work as well as teaching has been a feature of all depart ments of the medical school. Dr. Olaf Larsoll received the Cassel berry prize in recognition of his work upon the anatomy of the ner vous system in conjunction with Dr. Ralph A. Fenton. In pointing out the neccds of the future, Dr. Dillchunt discussed the importance of establishing a uni versity school of nursing, as well as a general hospital to which adults from all counties may be committed, as now obtains with reference to children. Establishment of psy chiatry on a more effect-five basis is described as a manifest need at the medical school, also. Spike Issues Call for All Frosli Baseball Men Players to Report at Igloo Wednesday at 4 o’Clock Earl E. (Spike) Leslie, head freshman baseball coach, issued his second call for yearling baseball pi-iyers last night, lie wishes to have all frosli who intend to try jut for the team to report to Mc Arthur court Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Equipment will be issued at that time. The frosli battery men have been working out for the past week and all others begin their spring train ing tomorrow afternoon. For the remainder of this term they will spend their time mainly in loosen ing up their arms. Ten pitchers and ten catchers make up the squad at this time. Senate Approves Bill For New Infirmary; Governor Will Sign All of Newly Selected Board of Regents Confirmed by Upper Body, Starr First Is Refused, Then Reconsidered Colt, Irvine, Sammons, Watzck, Burch, Callister Ami Oliver Other Members of Education Board BULLETIN Salem. March 4.— (Special)—After having refused to con sider the appointment of Q. L. Starr, of Portland, reconsidered its action and confirmed his appointment as the ninth member of the state hoard of education. The vote was 25 to 3, with two absent. Bennett. Klepper and Upton were the opponents, Mann and Hall were the absentees. SA1/EM. Ore., March 4.— (Special)—With an affirmative vote of 21 the University of Oregon infirmary bill which will provide for an appropriation of $50,000 to match a like amount raised by private subscription for a hospital on the university campus, passed the senate this morning. Governor Patterson has promised to sign the bill. Last Series of Y. M. Discussion Groups Tonight Hal P. Anderson Has Been In Charge of Meetings Held in Men's Houses The last of tlio series of discus sion groups which arc being spon sored at the men’s living organiza tions by the Y. M. C. A. will take place this evening, according to Ilal 1’. Anderson, who has been in charge; of the affair. The list of speakers and their topics follow: Alpha Beta Chi, Bov. rainier, “The New Morality”; Chi Psi, II. Scott, “Morals and Athletics”; Delta Tan Delta, E. M. Whitesmith, “Is There an Ultimate Right and Wrong in Conduct?”; Delta Epsilon, N, L. Bossing, “The Modern Chris tian View of the Bible”; Phi Cam illa Delta, Lieutenant Herbert, “Should Wo Have Compulsory Mili tary Training on the Campus,” Theta Chi, Dean Landsbury, “The Relation of Clothes to Morality”; Psi Kappa, fl. Mueller, “The Moral and Social Adjustment of the Col lege Man”; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Captain McEwan, “What Is True Sportsmanship?”; Sigma Phi Epsi lon, A. B. Stillman, “How Can T Find My Life Work?”; Sigma hall, W. D. Smith, “Clan Science Take the Place of Religion?”; Omega hail, S. Sadharia, “India.” The following speakers have not yet chosen their subjects: Beta Theta Pi, Ernest Moll; Kappa Sig ma. Dean Carpenter; Sherry Ross lmll, Max Adams; and Zetu hall, L. E. Wright. Shumaker Reads Play In Alumni Hall Sunday Kenneth Shumaker, reading Browning’s play, the “Return of the Druses,” in Alumni hull Sun day afternoon, displayed his ability to early several parts in a dialogue, by giving eaeh character an indi viduality of voice and expression. The Druses are a people who dwell chiefly in the Lebanon moun tains of Syria. In the piny, Brown ing makes use of the time in the 14th century when these people were under the rule of Venice. The play is a tragedy, and holds much emotional stress, typical of Browning. .Tubal, a young Druse makes an effort at returning the independence of his people by im personating “Ilankin” the imiaij nation of (iod. He begins a cam paign against the oppressors, then falls in love, and this causes him grief, which lends to the death of the woman loved and Mm self. Nix senators voted against tno bill, tlie opposers being Senators Heniiett, Butt, Elliot, .Tones, Marks, Seliulmerich and Strnyer. Bennett and Strnyer spoke against the bill, Bennett on the grounds that the hill was not properly before the senate since the calendar showed that it had not been referred to the ways and means committee, while Strnyer said yhnt it had twice been before the committee and twice had been reported adversely. He said that the bill had been “rail roaded” through by a roniul-robiu which secured the signatures of ten of the committee, all of them fav orable to the bill. The bill was defended by Presi dent Norblad who left, his chair in its defense. Norblad, and Repre sentative l.onergan were the or! iginators of the bill. Senate Object Starr After a scathing attack on 0. T.. Starr, of Portland, who was named as one of the members of the newly created board of education, by .Sena tor Kleppor, the senate, at a Sat urday night session, refused to con firm his appointment, but passed on the rest of the appointments made by Governor 1. L. Patterson. The eight, of the governor’s ap pointees who were confirmed are (', ('. llolt, of Portland, for a term of nine years, by a vote of 2<i to 15. F. Irvine, of Portland, for eight, years, 28 to 2; E. 0. Sammons, of Portland, six years, 28 to 15; Albert Burch, of Medford, five j'ears, -4 to (i; R. (’. Pease, of The Dalles, four years, 2<i to 4; F. E. Ballister, of Albany, tlneo years; 28 to 2; Aubrey Watzek, of Portland, two years, 27 to 2; Herman Oliver, of Canyon City, one year, 21 to !). At the conclusion of each vote, which was by secret ballot, after each appointment was confirmed, the vote was made unanimous by nc e lama! ion. Governor Patterson said today that he would resubmit Starr’s name to the senate to convey to the public his reasons for Starr’s selec tion. The senate may either act upon the reappointment as a body or refer it to the interim commit tee on executive appointments pne vided for under tin1 educational con solidations act. The interim committee of six sen ators, provided for in this new act was selected by secret ballot im mediately after completing the vote for the new regents. On the first ballot Corbett and Marks were elect ed, t.Jie second ballot failed to elect, and Eberhard, Eddy, Strnyer and Norblad were elected on the third ballot. Henderson Near Recovery L. F. Henderson, curator of herbs and research fellow, who has been confined to the Pacific Christian hospital because of an operation, expects to be out in a.few days and hopes to resume his work early next I term. Emerald Editorials? Do you want editorials in the Emerald?. Do you want them whether they are read or not?. Why ? ... What per cent of the editorials do you read?. Name . Class. Ballot must be made out in full to be counted.