NUMBER 106
VOLUME XXX
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1929
OregonTrack
Hopes Bright
This Season
Time Trials on Saturday
For Varsity Cinder
Path Aspirants
Webfoots Strong
In Field Events
Diekson, Stager, Moeller
Help to Bring Hopes
For Victories
By JOE PIGNEY
So lit tip is known of tlip Oregon
track tonni that tin* members of the*
northern division of tin* (Pacific
coast conference liavp begun to re
gard flip Webfoots as a 'dark horse.
Oregon, nltliougli not considered of
great ehampiunship j»ossil>ilities,
will be stronger than for several
seasons past.
The team has been handicapped
all spring by the bad weather, but
the rain and cold has struck the
athletes of the other schools nearly
ns hard as Oregon. A few of the
other members of the conference
either have field houses or sheltered
sheds where they may practice.
Time Trials Tomorrow
Oregon will hold a series of time
trials tomorrow, and for the first
time this season a definite estimate
of the team’s strength will be had.
Next Saturday the tryouts for the
relay meet with Oregon State will
be staged.
The Webfoots will be strongest in
the field events. In the work of
Homer Dickson, George Stager anil
Ed Moeller, the Oregon coach ex
pects to take a fair amount of
points in both dual meets and in
the Pacific const championships
here, June 1.
Dickson has been putting the shot
from 10 to 14 feet consistently, and
has boon throwing the javelin over
ISO feet. Ed Moeller, who/is credit
ed with unofficially breaking the
world’s record in the discus, has
been reaching tin* loO foot mark in
training.
Stager’s Throwing Improves
George Stager, elected captain of
the 19:19 track team, lias also im
proved in fhe discus. IIis average
this year promises to surpass liis
mark of IMG feet by which lie won
tlie coast conference title last year.
Marion Hall lias been placing the
shot out in the cinders about 40
feet. Carey Thompson already lias
readied the 170-foot mark with tin*
javelin, and may do better than
that as the season progi esses. Ilil
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Effect of Foreign
News on Relations
Theme of Paper
Eric W. Allen Gives Essay
On ‘Wires and Wars’
At Meeting
The importance of the effect of
foreign news on international rela
tions was the theme of a paper
which Erie W. Allen, dean of* the
school of journalism, read at the
meeting of the International Rela
tions club held last evening in the
Woman's building.
“Wires and Wars” was the title
of Dean Allen’s essay. In it he
stressed the significance of the fact
that the United States is friendliest
with those countries about which
the Americans publish the most di
versified and intimate news, "Can
ada and England are within our
everyday ‘news-borders’,” lie said.
“Our newspapers publish so much
news of different kinds from these
countries, that tin1 American public
feels that it understands and appre
ciates the problems and ambitions
of Canada and England. For this
reason we consider that war with
them is unthinkable.”
But our news from most of the
other foreign countries is confined
to sensational and distorted stories
that are suggestive without being
significant, according to Dean
Allen. After describing the fan
tastic impressions of French, Ger
mans, and Italians from stories
about them which are published in
American papers, he sketched the
queer ideas about America and
Americans which these peoples get
from the American news which is
published in their countries.
The news taste of the reading
public, not the newspapers, is to be
blamed for this vicious condition.
Allen believes, and he suggested
that the educational systems of the
wbrld should do more to give the
students a real understanding and
appreciation of foreign cultures.
Knights To Gather
Here May 18 to 19
Desendorf Will Handle
Plans for Meeting
This year’s National Intercolle
giate Knights convention will lie
lielil on tlie Oregon rani|'iis, May IS
and 111, it was announced recently
by Walter Norldad, national presi
dent. Tin' organization was founded
in 1021 at tin* University of Wash
ington campus, and now lias nine
chapters with a nulnber not y> t af
filiated, (leneral headipiaiters are
situated at Seattle. Last year's
meet was held at Washington State
at Pullman, and will be hi Id here
for the first time.
The University of Oregon was se
lected over tin* Utah Agricultural
college to la' hosts for the occasion.
dim Dezendorf, duke of the Ore
gon Knights, will have charge ol
arrangements to ’entertain the
guests. The Knights are a sopho
more service club.
National Officers
Arrive to Install
Gamma Nu Local
Z. T. A. Grand President
And Province Head
Entertained
Cuesls From Ollier Groups
Expected Today
Mrs. Bertha Cruse Gardner, grand
president of Zola Tau Alpha from
national headquarters at Beaumont,
Texas, and Miss Helen Claire, pres
ident of Kappa province, or Port
land, arrived last evening for tlio
installation of (ininnia Nu, this
week-end. Members entertained
their guests nt an informal dinner
at the chapter house immediately
after their arrival.
Guests will arrive today from
I’si chapter at .Seattle, Washington,
Alpha Sigma chapter at Corvallis,
and the alumnae association at
Portland.
Zeta. Tau Alpha was founded Oc
tober 25, 189,S, at the Virginia State
•Normal school, Fannvllle, Virginia.
It has '2 college chapters and a
membership of 7,000.
Gamma Nu was founded June,
1027. The national chapter wa>
granted at the Zeta Tau Alpha con
vention July, 1028. It is the first
Oregon sorority to receive its na
tional within a year after petition
ing.
The members of Gamma Nu are:
Mary McLean, Mary Fiances Oil
day, Ovidia Hammer, Laura Mae
Bryant, LueUc Cornutt, Phyllis
Hartzog, Enimabell Woodworth,
Mathilde Tuerc-k, Mary Barney,
Carolyn Cooper, Bernyco Hensley,
Nadine Gilkeson, Mildred Lowdon,
Ruth Newman, Alice Edwards,
Mabel Kullander, Eleanor Jane
Ballantyne, Juanita Kilbourno, Until
Jaynes, Gudrun Hammer, Isabel
Weinrick, Esther Ranger, Margaret
Underwood, Dorothea Goodfellow,
Irene Bowlsby Nelson, Alice Smith,
Ada Garfield, Alta Kingsbury, Erma
Dingman, Blanche Griggs, Helen
Hurulin, Ruth Dickey, Mildred
Dobbins, Nellie Mae Jladfield.
Tlie pledges are: Elizabeth Ilib
bert, Valene Goodrich, Wilma
Christie.
The honorary members are: Mrs.
B. O. Rehucking of Salem, Miss Ida
Pope of Eugene, Miss Elmira Thom
sen of Eugene, Mrs. II. W. Titus of
Eugene, Miss Alice Laudien of New
berg.
The patronesses are: Mrs. Van
Sellar Weider of Salem, Airs. Oscar.
-Gorrell, Airs. John Seavev, Airs. V.
D. Seobert, Airs. S. D. Allen, all of
Eugene.
Airs. Elizabeth Seaiefe is house
mother.
The inactive members are: Rena
Cornutt, Dorothy Thomsen, R lit li
Hopson, Vivian Peseta, Dorothy
Deitze, Zelle Ruble, La Verne Kevt,
Pearl Johnson.
The graduate members are: Vena
Gaskill, I'ernieee Baser, Thusnelda
Koehler, Beatrice and Allison Wild
er, Lillian Vail, Stella Eishhurn.
Ruby Russell, Vera Radcliffe.
Liberal Club to Meet at
Y. W. Monday Night
The Liberal club will meet Mon
day night at 7::0 in the Y. W. C. A.
bungalow. The Rev. Clay E. Palmer
of the First Congregational church"
of Eugene will review the book
""You Can’t Print That,” by George
Felds. George Felds was in Europe
during the war as a correspondent
for 34 newspapers, and his book
purports to tell the truth as to what
happened in Europe from 191S to
19‘JS. The Rev. Ernest M. White
smith of the Unitarian church, pres
ident of the group, has invited
everyone interested to attend the
j meeting.
I Beta Phi Alpha
Gives Charter
To Chi Delta
Loral Sorority's IV! it ion
(Granted by National
Organization
! Coast Schools
Have Chapters
Margaret D a i g h Assists
Campus Vvonieii Form
House Here
TVtn T'lii Alplin Ins gT.unled the
pet it itin of tin* Clii Dolt's, lorn I snr
itrity, for elinrtor, u nnnuiiroiuoiit
wns mode vesl erd.iy. ’i'lio installa
tion (Into Ins tict • yet In vn ::n
lounred lint will probably lie early
next foil.
Tito < ’lli D( Itn snrmity, wliich was
recognized ns n local honso Inst
•him1, is located nt DTDi < *:iyx street.
Miss M ironist Daigh, nn inst meter
'll tic liousoltold arts departinont on
I lie ■.minus mill n nioinlu'r of the
■rand counoil of Beta Dili Alpha,
lins boon sponsor and lioiiM’inot hoi
if tlio .group. She is tin' editor of
ilio A hleba re i), the I'.otn 1’lii Alplin
pnlilicnt ion.
I’.otn i’iii Alplin wns founded nt
the I’ni versify of Dnlifornia nt
Berkeley Al iy 8, 1!MW>, mid wns lie
.opted by tic nntionnl I’nn ’Hellenic j
eouiieil in 192.’!. There art; now 19
.u-tivo chapters ill the Doited States.
Four Chapters on Coast
On the Pacific. coast then' are
chapters at the University of Cali
fornia at Bi rkeley, the “University
of California at Los Angeles, Ore
gon (State college', and the Univer
sity of Washington. The emblem is
a jeweled Phi, carrying the Beta
ind the Alpha, to the left and the
right of the central bar on a field
of black enamel.
There are H) active members and
pledges in the Chi Delta house at
present. They arc Harriet Duer,
president, .Marian Van Seoyoe,
Irene Oroonbuum, Eliue" Olsen,
Xedr.u Vernon, Camille Harris, Mer
cedes Boyd, Catherine Duer,^ M ary
Edith- Winter, Elsie May (’inline,
Margaret Knapp and Elvira Jensen.
Fledges Given
The pledges are Margaret Bead,
.Vans Cramer, Dorothy Lou Mac
Millan, Marv Louise Ivynt, Wanda
Lesley and Ethel Mackey. The
alumnae members are Bethel Kill
son, Grace Ash, Ruth Gough, Mar
ian Paddock, Vera Them, Gertrude
Meliner, Gertrude Kuurio and
Blanche Jones.
Mrs. Warren 11. • Smith, yife of
Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of tin
geology department, and Miss Mar
garet Dujgh ij^'e honorary members.
ALs. Dorothy Riehe, mftionel in
spector for Beta Phi Alpha, visited
The local house last week to make
final inspection of the chapter.
The telegram announcing the grand
council’s decision was received by
the Chi Delta sorority yesterday.
Movie Leads Try
Travelair Ship
Of Hobi Airways
Ten Students Take Rides
Over Campus; Use of
Planes Offered
Ton on minis movie folk had air
plane rules yesterday’ at. sflie Gobi
Airways soul Invest of Eugene. The
students went out in the morning,
aecr.mpaub'd by (ieorge (Jodfrey,
head of the university bureau of
public relations, amt took their
rides by twos, piloted bv Dinty
Moore, one of the most famous pilots
of the northwest.
The first ride was taken by two
of the girls, while the rest watched
and pointed as the plane soared over
the campus and back again. The
most thrilling ride was the last one,
in which two of .the men leads of
the movie wire treated to loop-the
loops and other various stunt.-. Those
who took the rides were Dorothy
Burke, Phyllis Van Kimmell, Verne
Elliot, Bill Overstreet, Norman
Eastman, jimmy Lyons, Carve! Nel
son, .tames Haley, Elizabeth Strain,
and Kay Simpson.
The plane which was used to take
the students up was a Travelair ship
with a slow take-off and landing,
considered essential to safety. With
in a few days, Herman liobr will I
fly in the great six-passenger cabin
monoplane which is to he used by
George Godfrey and Amos Burg,
traveller and explorer, who will fly
over the Cascades to take moving
pictures. Air. IIobi has offered his!
planes for use in the campus movie
if they are needed.
| ;i—XWr -KTi ~S~
Last Frosh Debate
At A sh land Ton mh t
Affirmative to Argue to
Abolish Jury System
Tii.' lust freshman <1«■ 1':it«? of tlie
si'iKon will take place tonight at
I \shland when -Merlin Ilia is of Iv.i
j jjoik* and Wallace ('antplctdl o ' Port
j land lake 1 ho affirmative on t lie
i • object, “ Resold (I, that I lie jury
system lie alialidoniiod ” against
\shland normal school.
Ike to bait , as ja ! oi 11or frosh
j man donates, will he without deri
sion.
This has boon tho first year that
freshmen havo had any chance at
I real debuting;, ami! lino to K.
Horner, debate coach. Tludr schod
ulo has included: Albany college at
I Kr^riir, I’acifio university at forest
| drove, I,infield college at McM.inn
l \ I lie, Mor.mouth no ni.al at Ku"ono,
land tonight's doiiale with Ashland
normal. ,
Tho^mon who took part in those
rontests Were: Hobart Wilson of
S|>| in.oi'iold, Walter Ivrans of Port
land, l{obort Miller of Pendleton,
Merlin J'duis of !!u”eno, Wallace
Campbell of Kujjom; and ,1. II. Stipe
of Portland. »
Ilamaker Issues
Instructions for
Bo \ I<1 iitgof Floats
EaUrios T\ ill Bo Judged
On Artistry and
Effort Rruired
Participants Mast Submit
Titles by April 2 1
^ itb Junior Week-eml barely a
moiltli nwav, «111!I the annual Canoe
FeO- looming up ns the big event of
Kenton Hamaker
week-end, l\ en ton
Hamaker, general
c-hairmau of the
Fete, last night is
sued the instruc
tions to the houses
entering floats in
this year's co-n
test, in order that
work may begin
at once and there
nay he no mis
un lerstanding, as
t o the regula
tions.
Tlic official rules si ml regulations
for lliis year's Fete are ns follows:
1. Conception—-.’in percent. Takes
into consideration tlio origin::! it \
of the idea or the suitable adapta
I ion of some known idea.
Presentation Important
2. Presentation — 20 percent.
Takes inlu account all materials ami
properties utilized, including light
ing, settings, color, costumes, and so
forth.
liffort—20 percent. Takes in
to consideration the apparent effort
and sacrifice which the float rep
resent s.
I. Design—,10 percent. Account
is taken of the liainiony of arrange
ment and of those qualities which
contribute to making the float a
thing of beauty.
Titles Due Soon
Titles of 'floats: On or before
Wednesday, April 24, the titles of
all floats to be entered uiiytt be sub
mitted to the chairman of the Canoe
Pete committee, along with a brief
description of the float as planned.
This information will bo strictly con
fidential.
('ost of floats: The expenditure
for the construction of floats must
bo limited to $lo per organization,
or .$.“>() per float. Itemized and
signed statements will be required
from l lie organizations not later than
two days before the contest.
Dimensions Given
A wants: >Substantial a. wards in ad
dition to the two permanent cups,
will he given the organizations hav
ing the winning floats. Definite
announcement concerning this will
he mado later.
Dimensions of floats: All floats
must not be more than 111 feet in
height and not more than Id feet
in breadth. The length is optional.
tsu egi sl ums:
1. Ilegin now. Cooperate, with
your partnei in planning the con
.stru -t ion.
2. Mak- the floats artistic and
remember the aquatic environment.
.'J. Plan the float so that it may
he controlled as ii passes the stands.
I. Vocal or insturmental music is
suggested as an accompaniment of
the floats.
News Picture to Be Taken
Ilal Anderson, the assistant chair
man of tlie Fete, will keep in com
munication with the heads of the
houses entering between now and
tile date of the Fete.
Thu floats nerd not necessarily
be built upon canoes this year, Ham
rrker said. Rafts or any other float
ing power may be used if desired.
An additional stimulus to the
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(Five Proposals to Alter
Con stitn tion Suggested
Heads Croup
Bob Hynd, chairman of tlic con
stitutional amendment committee
which made five proposals to alter
the constitution at yesterday's as
sembly. The proposals will be voted
on next Wednesday.
Campus Opinions
Sounded Out On
New Proposa 1 s
According to opinions of govern]
students mill faculty members, the
proposed amendments to the con
stitution will bo beneficial.
‘■I’li to the last two years,’’ said
Professor George Turnbull, “the stu
dent council was just taken as a
matter of course and considered use
ful. The last, few years have wit
nessed the growing importance of
the executive council and the les
sening of the authority and useful
ness of the student council, but
whether it has reached the point
wher.e it should be abolished, 1 can
not say. I can't recall, personally,
hawing heard sufficient amount of
discussion to furnish a basis for it
discussion. Gut unless intensive
thinking will be done between now
and Wednesday there is danger of
snap judgement. 1 would rather
not be quoted on subject of the pro
posed change in selection of editors
of the Emerald and the Oregana.”
Dean Erie. W. Allen: “I do not
believe in facul'.ty- .interfering in
student elections. I can say, how
ever, that I have investigated sys
tems of appointing editors in other
institutions, and the proposed sys
tem seems possibly better than gen
eral election when the institution
gets too big for the students in
general to be personally acquainted
with the candidates. Election by
the trading of fraternity house votes
iu blocks is not tJio most perfect
pinn, certainly.”
Marian Games, senior: “I think
they should abolish the stu
dent council because there isn’t
anything for them to do, for every
thing of importance is done by the
executive council. 1 also think that
the editors of the Emerald and the
Oregana should’ he appointed, be
muse a few faculty members and
students that understand that work
would be more capable of choosing
these officers. It would be much
more efficient than just electing
them by popular vote.”
Geraldine Gardner, junior in
music: “It would be just as well
to abolish the student council, be
cause it is of no special benefit.
The executive council handles all
of the more important matters, so
I don't think a student council is
necessary. .1 think the editor should
he appointed by a special publica
tions committee composed of quali
fied members, because it would
abolish the election of I hem by a
faction rather than on merit.”
St. Mary's Chapter
Plans Campus Dinner
Members of St. Mary’s chapter
of the National Student council,
student' organization of the Kpis
copnl church, will give an all-campus
informal dance Saturday night in
honor of the birthday of their pas
tor, tie- Rev. Frederick (1. Jennings
Mrs. Gerard de Broeckert, in charge
of arrangements, invites every stu
dent on the campus to be present at
S o’clock in the parish hall, Seventh
avenue and Olive street. Campus
clothes v. ill be worn, and good music
and a feature are promised.
Patrons and patronesses for the
affair will be Mr. and Mrs. K. J.
Kllingson, Rev. and Mrs. Jennings,
and Juliette Gibson and Frank J.
Palmer, both of whom are teachers
in the Kugene high school. The
dance is the third to be sponsored
bv the loc-til group for university
students.
Committee Recommends Appointment of Emerald
Ami O retail a Editors and Abolishment of
Present Form of Student Conned
Moves Will I5e Voted on Wednesday
University Band Plays Numbers for Assembly
Under Leadership of Walter Ferris
By CLETA McKENNON
l-'ivi' proposed dinnfirs, one involving tho abolition of tlio
student eoiineil mid substitution of n committee on student
ait,lies stibsidnry to* tile executive council, and miotlicr, allow
ing tin' publications committee, subject to 1lie executive council,
to appoint editors of both the Oregana and 1 lie Emerald, were
submitted by 1 lob llynd, chairman of the committee on con
stitutional revision, at yesterday morning's regular student,
body meeting held at 11 o'clock in the Woman’s building. A
special election for voting on the amendments will lie held
next Wednesday. i
Jewett Prize $200
Instead of $125
As Announced
. Changes Made Yesterday
By J. K. Horner,
Contest Head
_
Firsl Prize for Men, $30;
For Women, $25
rii/.os amounting to $200 will lit'
given to till' winners of tlio Wilson
Jewett speaking contests instead of
$125 ns was announced yesterday,
according to .J. K. Horner, who Inis
charge of the contests.
llr. Horner made the changes lute
vestcrdiiv nftei noon.
This menus that $60 worth of
awards will lie given to winners of
the contests in Mr. Horner’s advanc
ed public speaking classes. The
first prize of the men’s extempore
speaking contest has been changed
from $20 to $20, and the first prize
in the women’s extempore speaking
contest from $20 to $25,
F.ligibility for the contests ns first
announced excluded only law stu
dents and graduate students, but
further changes made by Mr. Hor
ner also exclude varsity debaters.
The only debaters Oil regular teams
still eligible for tlio contests arc
first year mean and women.
The subject matter of these de
bates will be on n broaid, general
topic to be chosen Saturday. The
prizes will be donated by Mrs. W. F.
Jewett who has put aside a sum of
money from the estate of the late
Mr. Jewett to lie used to keep in
terest in public speaking alive.
All students interested in parti
‘eiphting in tlio contests, which will
bo run off during the first of May,
must turn their names in to Mr.
Horner, room 4, Friendly hall, by
noon of April 29.
Karl Landstrom
Gels $250 Yearly
Scholarship Loan
Business Ad Student First
Recipient of an Award
From This Source
At a meeting of the awards eom
mitt >e for the American Bankers as
sociation foundation scholarship
loan fund, Karl Landstrom of Le
banon, a junior in the seliool of bus
iness administration, was named re
cipient of the loan.
The ehoieo was based on scholar
ship and general activity in the field
of business administration, Karl L.
Moser, professor of business admin
istration, and a member of the
awards committee, stated yesterday.
Use of tin- scholarship fund was
granted the University of Oregon
about the first of Mareti. Landstrom
is the first student at the University
of Oregon to receive an award.
The loan amounts to $250.00 a
year until graduation. Beginning
one year and a half after gradua
tion, the student is charged interest
at five per cent, and payments to
the American Bankers’ association
on t lie loan become due.
The awards committee on the cam
pus consists of: David K. Faville,
dean of the school of business flit -
ministration; Karl L. Moser, pro
fessor of business administration;
Hugh Biggs, dean of men; ami A. A.
Rodge-s, president nf the First Na-j
I Donat bank, Eugene.
I I IH- I II SI IlIHIIltllMlI'Iir JtlTSI'IIIlMI,
if passed, will make the treasurer
of Ilio respective classes business
malinger for liis class, and neces
sitate a budget approved by tbo
class advisory committee. The debts
which various classes have incurred
i have made this change advisable,
according to the committee.
The second amendment as pro
posed will place the power of ap
pointment of the Oregon,a and Em
erald editors in the pniblientiions
committee, subject to the approval
of the executive council. The com
mittee may choose from a list made
out , by the staff members of the
two publications, and from nom
inees plaeed on the list bv peti
tions signed by 100 students. This
plan will give those students work
ing daily with the nominees an op
portunity to express their opinions,
and will not eliminate any <juaU
fied student.
May 1 Filing Date
The list of nominees for posi
tions of editors will be handed in
to the publications committee not.
later than the first week in May.
This committee will choose ono
candidate, and submit its choice
to the executive council. If the
latter does not approve, another
candidate must hi- selected from
the list by the publications com
mittee until (he executive council
reaches an agreement.
The remaining two amendments
consisted, of eliminating obsolete
or unnecessary details. A clause
requiring a member of the board
of regents on the executive coun
cil must now be taken from the
constitution, since the independent
bound of regents has been abolished.
The last change proposed, reduced
the number of regular student body
meetings from five to two, inas
much as there is not sufficient
business to require the full number.
In the last .'!0 years there have
been scarcely half a dozen amend
ments to the constitution. Since
that time population of the stu
dent body has ; greatly multiplied.
The committee on constitutional re
vision, composed of Hob Hynd,
Helen Peters, Ronald Hubbs, and
Tom Stoddard), was appointed a
week ago by Joe McKeown, stu
dent body president, for the pur
pose of lo iking into the present
conditions and bringing the consti
tution up to date.
Present Form Antiquated
In making one of tlie most impor
tant ehungos, that of abolishing tho
sturlcnt council in favor of a com
mittee on student affairs, the com
mittee pointed out that it was made
for a student body of about 1500,
and that it is no longer able to
hair lie the problems arising from a
student body of over 2500. Members
of the council who are here for only
four years cannot possibly have tho
aecufniilntive experience, the back
ground of tiuditinnul law, tho tech
nical ability to make a specific
study of each question that comes
before them.
Tho abolition of the council will
make Oregon student government
similar that in effect in the major
ity of other schools, committee mem
bers explained last night, and will
make one central body out of the
two now existing so that results may
be more quickly accomplished and
useless duplications avoided.
After the reading of the report,
Tom Stoddard and Ron Hubbs, com
mittee members, expressed the feel
ing that the present constitution is
antiquated, and that the changes
would considerably clarify and im
prove it.
According to the constitution,
amendments may not be voted on
until one week after their publica
tion in the Emerald. Paul Hunt
presented a motion, which was sec
onded and passed, to hold the elec
tion on next Wednesday, because
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