Errol Sloan Captures $30 Jewett Prize ‘Politics and Business' General Theme of Ten Speakers John W. Nelson Places Second B.N.S. Padilla Wins Third; Three Speakers Tied ' For Fourth Place Ten young orators mounted tlio stage in Guild tlioator last night and spoke on various phases of the theme “Polities and Business” in the an imal Jewett men's extempore speak ing eontest. The men had known the general theme for some time, hut were not given specific sub jects on which to speak until a couple of hours before the contest. When it was all over and the judges’ decisions were in it was discovered that Errol B. Sloan, Co quille, a Eugene Bible university student taking special work here had captured the first prize of $-10 with his speech “Is there tf|> much business in politics?” John W. Nel son, Oakland, California, junior in business administration, was award ed the second prize of $15 for his speech “A business man, for presi dent,” and B. N. R. Padilla, Man ila, P. 1., sophomore in pro law, took third place for the prize of $10 with his speech “The business side (jf the Philippine question.” Three Tie for Mention Three speakers were tied for the fourth prize of $5 on the judges’ sheets, so the award was made to Wallace J. Campbell, Eugene, fresh man in socif*ogy, on the basis of percentage rating. Campbell spoke on “Farm relief and politics.” The other two who tied for fourth and who were given honorable mention, were Belaud Fiver, Yamhill, sopho more in pre-law, who spoke en “The tariff as a political factor,” and W. C. Heitkemper, Portland, fresh man in pre-law, who spoke on “Tar iff and politics.” Others who entered were Arthur Potwin, Albany, freshman in pre law, “Water power interests and polities;” Bertrand Isaminger, He lix, sophomore in pre-law, “Busi ness depression and national pcji ties; Raymond G. Wood, Brookings, junior in business administration, “Government control of business;” and Edward Stubbs, Gresham, sopho more in prelaw, “Income tag poli tics. ’ ’ About eighty men tried out for the eontest originally, but all but these ten were eliminated before last night. Too Much and Too Little Business In his winning speech Sloan stat ed that in one respect there is too much and in another nqt enough business in politics. There are too many selfish interests, such as the Fall-Rinclair crowd, in polities, he said, but on the other hand there are not enough practical business men in politics to carry on the affairs of the government in a business-like manner. ITe saw a hopeful sign in President Hoover’s appointment of (Continued on Tape Two} Students to Hear Chester II. Rowell This Morning at Weekly Assembly Eilitor, Politician, Author Gives Views on Ownership of Daily Publications by Paper Plants ‘‘If is enormously important tha' tlio independent ownership of news (Vapors should he maintained,” de dared Dr. Chester Harvey Howell politician, editor and lecturer, it an interview yesterday when lit was questioned about his opinior concerning the recently revealed ownership of newspapers bv the In ternational Paper and Power Co Hr. Howell speaks at assembly this morning at the Gerlinger build in g. ‘•Tt is all right,” he continued, “for a newspaper to open a papei mill, but not for a paper mill to own a newspaper. A paper mill has no soul to lose; but a newspaper has a soul, and if it is owned by a paper mill, if is likely to hold. Dot Baker i nis I mu' i iici o "ill lie no motley assort incut of ar lielcs ra ngi no from ttmlircllas to fra ternity pins; flic auction will con sist of the books from the rent li brary shelf which Theta Sigma I’lii, women's journal islic honorary, has maintained for the past year. The students will lie allowed to set their own prions 101 some of flies best sellers, ns no minimum lias beijn set. Dorotliy Raker, senior in journalism, is in charge of the undertaking which is being promoted in order tliat a dele gat1 from the Oregon chapter of the fraternity may be sent to tlie na tional convention which will be held at Columbus, Ohio, in .I line. Temenid Program To Consist of Five Separate Events Opening Conference of National Convention To be Tomorrow Banquet, Formal Ball, ami Campus Tour Listed Tlio program of the national con vention of Temenids, campus honor ary for members of the Order of Eastern Star, to be held here Fri day and Saturday, according to Bernice Baser, national chairman, will include the opening meeting Friday evening, and a business meet ing Saturday morning, followed in the afternoon by a»c-ampus tour, and in the evening a formal banquet, and as a final event a formal ball. Friday evening a number of new candidates will be initiated. Daphne Hughes, Inez Monroe, and Betty Al len are included among the init iates. Lenore II. Kerr, honorary pres ident, of Corvallis, and LnV erne Eckerson will speak. The Evangel ine chapter number 51 of the O. E. S. will give a floral degree honoring Mrs. Kerr, and a social evening will follow. All meetings will take place in the Blue Boom of the Masonic temple. Business Meeting Saturday Saturday morning the business session will open with the national committee reports. Bath Helms will sing at the session. Saturday after noon the election of national offi cers will be held, and Mrs. Edith B. Pattee, advisor of the Oregon chap ter,' and 'Mirs. Ar^hi(e KuowlsO, social chairman of the Eugene O. E. S., will speak. Emmabelle Wood worth will sing, Lucile Larson will dance, and Carolyn Cooper will give a violin solo. Present national of ficers are: Bernice Basor, president; Fern Duncan, vice-president; Helen Webster, guardian of the gates. A tour of the entire campus includ ing a visit to the Murray Warner exhibit will take place with Mar jorie Chester in charge. Banquet in Evening Speakers at the formal banquet at Lee-Duke’s Saturday evening in clude Kate Jamison, dean of women at Corvallis, Bernice Basor, Helen Webster, Fern Duncan, and Gladys Kinear. Entertainment during the banquet will include a piano solo by Emmabelle Woodworth, a vocal duet by Amy Hughes and Winona Irving, and readings by Alyco Cook and Beatrice Herman. Benee - Graven Nelson is chairman of the banquet, arid Winona Irving, Nadine Gilkeson, and Edith Ebcll are her assistants. The formal ball will lie held at the Masonic temple, with the Aleph E, Oregon chapter, as hostesses. All members, sons, and daughters of Ma sonic orders, and their friends will be welcome. Tickets may be ob tained at the Craftsman club or the Temenids/ Convention plans are in the hands of the following: Bernice Basor, chairman; Rcneo-Grayce Nelson, as sistant chairman; Helen Webster, secretary; LaVerne Eckerson, for mal ball chairman; Marjorie Ches ter, rooms and accommodations; Florence Hill, properties; Lucile Cornutt, finance; Mildred Dobbin, publicity. Two More in Infirmary Dorothy Tongue, suffering from poison oak. and Douglas DeCew with a broken leg, have been admitted to the infirmary. The old patients there are Catherine Miller, Ilansena Campen, and Hollo Patterscn. . Oregon Geologist to Explore nr. iidwin T. Hodge, professor of economic geology, who will leave early in the summer to do extensive exploration and study ill the volcanic regions of Italy, Palestine and the Rift Valley of Africa. ‘Yoit and V Good Play Reporter Sees Show \ A corking good piny is “You nnd [,” the Harvard pri/.e piny, by PhiT ]i Barry, to bo given tonight in Hie Heilig theater by the Little theater club of Eugene. The reporter saw the dress re lenrsal last night, and can promise 'utertainment for those who go. The actors put themselves into their parts. They lived them, and even though the rehearsal was given in a living room and the actors were not in costume, one got the atmos phere. Most of the characters either are it present or at some time have been connected with the university. Arthur Gray, a member of the lo •nl chapter of Beta Theta Pi, who lias just returned frrm the New York stage, directs the play. He does it well, professionally—and last night the cast was eating out :>f his hand, so to speak. He takes the part, of a cosmopolitan writer nonchalantly. Harry Camden, professor of sculp ture and member of the Yale dra matic club, as the juvenile lead, is cnchantingly boyish enough to make a girl fall in love with him. Bob Earl an old Guild hall play er who for a while was with the Moroni Olsen players, takes the part of bYou.” Mr. Earl is the kind of husband, any woman would want to have. Mrs. Betty McEwan, wife of John McEwan, the football caach, as “I” i» the understanding kind of wife. Florence Shumaker, a dramatic, coach in Guild ball, plays opposite Mr. Camden, and is very much in love. Gerda Brown, formerly of Guild hall, takes the part of a maid and model. A good egg of a business man is Ernest Ludlow, an actor of profes sional experience. Oregon Ball Team Starts Road Trip The Oregon baseball team will leave tonight for Seattle where it will meet the University of Wash ington in the first game of the road trip schedule. The personnel of the squad had not been announced last night by Bill Reinhart, Webfoot coach. Fifteen players are to make the trip. First-hand reports of all games played on the road will be tele graphed direct to the Emerald by Art Sehoeni,' ex-sports writer and editor-elect, who is one of the Web foot pitchers. The Oregon team finished half of the schedule with a .500 per cent average. The chances of finishing among the first of the conference will be determined before the Web foots return to the campus. Letters and Sweaters Will be Awarded Today Betters and sweaters will be awarded to women athletes this morning at 11 o’clock in the wo men’s lounge c( the Gerlinger build ing, according to Dorothea Lensch, former president of the W. A. A. Small letters, the award for 500 points, will be given at the same time as those for 1000 points. Names of the new letterwomen will not be given out until that time. If I Were King’ To be Play for Commencement Slory of French Poet To Be Depicted In Drama McClure Hall Background For Production “If T Were King,” a romantic melodrama by Justin Hartley Mc Carthy, lias been chosen as the com mencement play to be given on June S. The play is not a departmental af fair but is presented by the wholo university in conjunction with the senior class. “If I Were King” is the story of Francois Villon, vagabond poet of France. lie lives in a garret, writes love lyrics and makes love charm ingly, fiercely, and famously. lie is a thief, a rogue, and a beggar. Altogether he is an engaging fellow. The ptav, which takes place in the time of Louis the Eleventh, was chosen, according to Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, who is coaching it, for its coh/rfill and spectacular effect. The play itself is thrilling. The char acters wear swords, fight duels, have long trains to their ylothes, and are romantic, swashbuckling, and in triguing love makers. McClure hall has been chosen as the building which will form the background fpr it. Nowland B. Zone, professor of design, has charge of fitting it te form a suitable stage and the east has already begun their rehearsals there. The members of the east will be announced in a few days, Mrs. Sey bolt says. The east, includes, among others, some historical figures. They are: Katherine do Ynueellcs, Guy Tab ario, and Ilene de Montigny. New Women's League Officers Meet Tonight The newly installed executive council of Women’s league will have its first meeting tonight at 7:15 o’clock at the Gerlinger build ing, anounced Helen Peters, presi dent, yesterday. The new council includes Joan Patterson, vice-presi dent; Dorothy Kirk, secretary; Bess Templeton, treasurer; Bernice Woodard, sergeantat-arms; Lois Nelson, reporter. Oreganos on Sale At Benefiel's Office Students who wish Oreganas may get them at the graduate manager’s office, according to John Nelson, business manager of the yearbook. No advance subscriptions are nec essary. Office hours are 8:00 12:00 and 1:00-6:00. Sociologists to Dine Alpha Kappa Delta, honorary sociology fraternity, will hold a ban quet tonight for its members at Lee-Duke’s, downtown restaurant. E. II. Moore, professor of sociology and Robert II. I)ann, assistant pro fessor of sociology and economics, of Oregon State college, will speak. O'-lestin Brace is in charge of ar rangements. Dr. C. Rowell Will Address HonorGroups Speaker Now California Professor; Student of Politieal Science Plii Beta Kappa Sigma Xi to Meet New Members Initiation Ceremony Tonight in Alumni Hull Hr. Chester Harvey "Rowell, who is tn speak on tlio “ resettled Gen eration " at tlio annual banquet of Sigma Xi anil i’lii Beta Kappa to night, is, according to Dr. l’ow botham of Iho university faculty, “perhaps one of the most able citi zens of California, being a rare combination of scholar and practi cal man of experience in everyday life.” l>r. Howell is n teacher and news paper man as well, lie was editor and publisher of the Fresno Repub lican from 1S!)S-1!)”0. At tlie same time lie has taught at the I’niver sity of California and Stanford. Tie is greatly interested in political science and has lectured considerab ly upon subjects of this nature. Interest in Public Work T>r. Rowell is very much inter ested in public, affairs, having been a member of various committees and an attendant and different con ferences dealing with questions of national and world-wide policies and interests. He has a distinguished career as a student, traveller, published, and lecturer. He lias attended univer sities in Halle, Beilin,, and Rome, and since IDL’It lias devoted his time to travel and syndicate waiting. He is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He comes here with a reputation as an interesting and popular speak er. His address will be open to the general public and all interested are urged to attend. Preceded by Banquet Hr. Rowell’s address will lie pre ceded by tlie annual spring initia tions and joint banquet of Phi Beta Knppa and Sigma Xi, to be held in tlie Oerlinger building. Phi Beta Kappa initiation will bo held in Alumni hull anil that of Sigma XL in tlie sun parlor. Mrs. Rudolph Ernst will lie toast mistress at tlie joint banquet, which is to be held at 0:15 in tlie dancing room. “Greetings from Sigma Xi” will be given by K. H. McAllister, presi dent of that organization; and “Greetings from Phi Beta Kappa” by O. F. Stafford, president of Phi Beta Kappa. Tlie responses will be given by Richard Roelnu, initiate, for Sigma Xi, and Francis \V. Mc Kenna, initiate, for Phi Beta Kappa. Edward Best will play a violin solo, accompanied by Doris Gramm; and Miss Evelyn Dew will sing. Nominations May Still he Entered For Jr. Offiees Sophomore Class Election To he Hehl Tuesday, Hill Announces Nominations for the offices of vice-president and sergeant-at-arms of the class of 1051 may be filed | with I’hyilis Van Kimmeli, class [secretary, by Thursday midnight (to I night), it was announced yesterday ! by Francis Hill, president of the | sophomore class. These nomina { tions must be acetompaniod by a i petition signed by 50 sophomores. Hill also stated that the class i election will bo held on Tuesday, in accordance with advice given by Hugh Ii. Higgs, acting dean of men. All other classes will hold their an nual polls on Tuesday as well. Hill's announcement was made because the sophomore class at its meeting Tuesday night voted to advance the election to tomorrow. The presi dent warned the class that the re sult of the vote Tuesday evening was to act merely as the opinion of the class. Serving on the balloting com mittee for the sophomore election of next year’s junior class offi cers will be Hal Johnson, chairman; Dorothy Eberhard, Windsor Calkins, and Gladys Clausen. Students Issue Guard Today a group of journalism stu dents will take charge of the news and editorial phases of the Eugene Guard for the Thursday issue. Cecil Snyder will act as managing editor, with Hex Tussing as his assistant.