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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1930)
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The acceptance of the schedule has yet to be ratified by the executive council before it can be said to be really official, ac cording to Tom Stoddard, presi dent of the associated students. John O’Brien, a former pupil of Spears’, was named end coach Saturday and he will arrive in Eugene in time to take over his new duties at the start of the spring term, according to Spears. O’Brien has had extensive expe rience along coaching lines and last year served as coach at the Western States Normal school, at Kalamazoo, Mich. He played under Spears at Minnesota in 1925 and 1926. He first played for the Gophers in 1920 but he laid out of school for five years. Four Conference Games The 1930 football schedule calls for the \yebfoots to meet four conference teams in addition to Drake university, at Chicago, in an intersectional game. St. Mary’s will be met in another turkey day game at' San Francisco and should prove to be the biggest attraction • of the year. Pacific and Willamette will furnish the prt-conference season opposition and both games will be played in Eugene. In addition to the two practice games, two conference teams, Idaho and U. C. L. A., will meet the Webfoots in Eugene, while the annual contest with Oregon State is booked for Corvallis. Classic in Portland The classic of the season in Portland will be an event of Oc tober 18, when Spears’ Webfoots will clash with Phelan’s Huskies. It will mark the continuance of old-time rivalry in new climates, as Spears, while at Minnesota, was very much a rival of Phelan’s, while the new Washington mentor was at Purdue. The Drake contest at Chicago is expected to draw well, as the Windy City fans will probably flock to Soldier’s field to see just, what kind of a team Spears has developed at Oregon. “Doc” is a well-known character around Chi cago and his teams have always been popular with the populace of the midwestern city. The complete schedule follows: September 20—Pacific at Eu gene. September 27 — Willamette at Eugene. October 3—Drake at Chicago. October 11—Open. October 18 — Washington at Portland. October 25—Idaho at Eugene. November 1—Open. November 8—U. C. L. A. at Eugene. November 15—Oregon State at Corvallis. November 27—St. Mary’s at San Francisco. Twenty-two Stories Submitted in Contest Twenty-two short stories were submitted in the Edison Marshall short story contest, it was an nounced yesterday by W. F. G. Thacher, professor of English. Saturday, March 1, was the clos ing date. The manuscripts will now be judged, the story chosen as the best winning $5Q. The judges are Mrs. George Rebec, E. Palmer Hoyt, dramatic editor of the Port land Oregonian and graduate of the University, and Stewart Hol brook of Portland, editor of the 4-L Lumber News. Mr. Holbrook j has had stories published in Scrib ners, American Mercury, and oth er magazines. The Moring Finger -o NEW ANGLES 4 . . ON FIFTH-YEAR, LEAGUE -By OLIVER POLITICUS Fifth-year office holding will again come before the constitu tional revision committee for ap proval or rejection if rumors are to be trusted. Perhaps for recog nition in this column, actual re ports and votes alone should bt considered, but the question has had too varied a career thus far to deserve a term other than ru mor. When the committee first met it was thought proper that the extra-year men and women should be given the opportunity to gain elective office. At the next meeting it was dropped. Then it came up again in an other meeting and a hinted ex ception was made for editors and manager of publications, all elective. No steps have been taken on that until the elective position is defined. * * * Just what the new move may mean is not yet clear. A com mittee meeting scheduled for yes terday has been postponed, and perhaps by the time it is called the movement will have again died down. The constitution permits fifth year membership in the student association, and fifth-year men and women now hold office in it. Whether that condition will be f Continued on Page Three) Junior Shine Day Brings Big Sum To Class of ’31 Drawing Will Give Person Holding 781 Lucky Number Prize Four Women Are Awarded Theater Tickets Profits from Junior Shine day amounted to 1120.60, Bill Pittman, general chairman for the event, announced yesterday. This is the second largest receipt ever made on Shine day, the class of 1921 exceeding this amount by $7. Coupled with this, the expenses were the lowest on record for this affair, coming only to $11.60. The committee had been allowed $15 expense money to take care of the event. Tickets to the Heilig theatre were awarded to Harriet Kibbee, Gracia Haggerty, Gladys Clausen, and Thelma Kem for selling the most tickets. At the drawing held during the campus dance Saturday afternoon, the ticket numbered 781 was se lected to win the lucky number prize. The holder of this ticket will be presented with a merchan dise bond from McMorran and Washbume’s if he will get in touch with Bill Pittman. “I want to thank all the people who cooperated so well with the class in putting this event over,” Pittman said. “We are particular ly grateful to the campus boot backs who were so kind as to loan us supplies.” Members of the Junior Shine directorate Included: Earle Mil ler, assistant chairman; Reba Brogdon, ticket sale; Harry Ton kon, advertising; Harriet Kibbee, speakers; Hal Johnson, materials; Alberta Rives, posters; and Hal Paddock, finances. W.A.A. Plans Banquet For Thursday Evening Members of the Women’s Ath letic association will gather for the annual banquet at the Men’s dormitory Thursday, according to an announcement made by Orpha Ager, chairman of the banquet. Letters, both large and small, will be given out at that time, for the earning of 1000 and 500 points re spectively. The results of the elec tion will be announced also. Tickets for the banquet will be 75 cents, and are on sale at the living organization* by the house representatives. The committee working with Miss Ager consists of Ella Redkey, menu; Kathryn Kjosness, decorations; Virginia Hunter, entertainpient; and Eve lyn Hamilton, tickets. Bryan Picks Junior Prom Directorate Wilbur Solim Is Assistant Chairman ; Bob Bishop Named Manager FEW UNANNOUNCED rothy Eads Will Work is Secretary; Virginia 0 Sterling, Patrons £ - O h the first appointments an i e ed yesterday, the Junior 1 ts directorate begins planning at once for the HI event, which is to be held Satur day night. May Cal Bryan ; io. Cal Bryan, ju | nior prom chair s man announced yie, following ap pointments: Wil bur Sohm, as sistant chair man; Robert Bishop, business manager; Doro thy Eads, secretary; Virginia Sterling, patrons, patronesses, and programs. Appointments To Be Made Appointments yet to be made are: decorations, music, features, floor, refreshments, and clean-up. The complete list of chairmen will be announced in a'few days, Bryan said. “The committees are being worked out with the idea of pick ing out students most capable at handling the particular phases of the preparation for the prom, and I feel that the investigations I am holding will bring forth the best talent for the conducting of the work,” Bryan said. Budget To Be Outlined The budget will be outlined and completed by the end of this term, and by, the final week in March the prqm directorate will be able to work on a definite basis. The affair will probably be held in McArthur court,' where last year's prom Was held. Last year a “Greenwich VilMtjJfb” motif was carried out. Although Up plans have yet beeh made concerning this year’s motif, Bryan has pre pared inquiries into .the proms of a number of other universities, and he promises the most interesting and unique motif that can be found. Y. W, C.A. Slates Polls Tomorrow; Members To Vote McGee, Hughes Competing For President’s Post At Elections Y. W. C. A. elections will take place tomorrow between the hours of 9 and 5 o’clock at the Y. W. bungalow. All members of the organization are eligible to vote. Mildred McGee and Daphne Hughes are nominees for presi dent, and Helen Chaney and Lois Nelson will run for vice-president. Nominees for secretary are Jessie Judd and Lorena Wilson and for treasurer are Marjorie Swafford and Eleanor Wood. The nominees were selected on the basis of their interviews with Miss Thomas during the past weeks at which time they gave their preference of the type of Y. W. C. ’A- work they were in terested in. Business Ad Students Finish Sales Program Ten students in the sales man agement class of George W. Rob bins, assistant professor of busi ness administration, have com pleted their work as members of the sales force of the Oregon state chamber of commerce, which is now promoting the sale of poster stamps as a part of their "Build Oregon” campaign. The students who took part in the sales campaign are: Lawrence Keppinger, Maurice Flanders, Paul Woodward, Otis Wright, Earl Nel son, Lyman Palmer, Wayne Mul quin, Evan Hughes, Robert Wil son, and Bennett Swanton. Neighbors To Meet in Dual Debate When four Oregon debaters fare the two teams from Oregon State in a dual debate scheduled for tomorrow night, Gordon Winks, upper left, and Cullen Rish, lower left, will uphold the affirmative in one meet for the visitors. Le Roy Swanson, upper right, and Herbert Ewing, lower right, will argue in another meet on the negative. Men To Pay Ont Dimes To Dance This Wednesday Winter Term Crawl Slated By A.W.S.; Week Busy 'One for Co-eda Thursday Afternoo^ Tea Will Feature Bridge Winter term dime crawl on Wednesday, and a Thursday after noon tea—both final ones of the series under the present Associ ated Women Students’ council— will make this week one of the liveliest of the term for women students. Florence McNerney, head of the foreign scholar committee, has named representatives it each living organization to . handle funds from the crawl, held once a term for the foreign scholar fund. Dancing will begiq imme diately after dinner, which will probably be set half an hotir early at each house. With bridge as a new means of entertainment, the Thursday aft ernoon tea, to be held at Gerlin ger hall from 3 to 5 o’clock, will be a novel one. Harriet Kibbee, tea chairman, is in charge. A large committee under the direction of Gracia Haggerty is already at work on plans for the spring vacation W. S. dances, to be held throughout the state for the foreign scholar fund, re ports Helen Peters. Much inter est has been shown in. the affairs, she says. Alumni Directory Goes to Printers Within the Week More Than 7000 Oregon Gratis Are Listed In Magazine Questionnaire Cards Sent To Ex-students With about 4,000 postcard ques tionnaires already returned by members of 52 graduating classes, and more pouring in with every mail, the 1930 University of Ore gon Alumni directory will be ready for the printers within the next week, Miss Jeannette Calk ins, alumni secretary and editor of Old Oregon, official alumni mag azine, stated last night. The di rectory will come out during spring term as an issue of Old Oregon, probably the April num ber, she said. Covering classes from 1878 to January, 1930, the directory will contain the names, addresses, de grees, and occupations of more than 7000 graduates, according to Miss Calkins. Miss Peggy Boyer, circulation manager of Old Ore gon, is in charge of the work. The last of the questionnaire cards were sent out last week end, and work c i follow-up cards has been • begun. The directory will be free of chftrge to Old Oregon subscribers, and will sell for $2 elsewhere. It is the third publication of its kind to be undertaken by the alumni office, previous editions having been published in 1913 and 1925. The 1925 number, of which Miss Calkins was editor, listed 5,026 graduates. Landsbury Like 'Clam’ About Piano Recital Thursday Night If it’s on the subject of the South Sea islands or the evils of the *r£dio. Dr. John J. Landsbury, dean of the school of music, will talhf But if the thing in question is the recital which he and Arthur Boardman will give Thursday night at the music building, he is more likely to—reach for another cigar and wonder if it will rain tomorrow. But the reporter broke throughH his reticence yesterday and found out two things about his concert. First: “The best- thing about it is that it won’t cost anything.’’ Second: “It’s all in the day’s work.” It will be an important Eugene musical event as the dean has not been heard in piano recital for about six years. The recital will be held at the music auditorium at 8 o’clock. Pictures of both Mr. Boardman and Dr. Landsbury appeared in the Oregonian Sun day, together with a story an nouncing their interesting dual recital. 600 Years Needed To Read All Library Books at One a Day TT would take a student over A 600 years to read all the books on the shelves of the main library, at the rate of a book a day. The library at the present time has over 207,-^ 000 volumes. There are ap proximately 3,200 students en rolled this term at the Univer sity or more than 6-1 books for each student. Lois Nelson Chairman of Musical Body! To Head New Committee j To Publioate Coneerts Among Students TO PICK HOUSE AIDES — Stoddard Hopes Plan Will j Stir Campus Interest In Music Bills An open campaign to Increase the interest of the Oregon student body in the musical events which tsmmwmte Lois Nelson r_ take place on the campus was || launched yester Jay with the an K notmcement of ■ the appointment (r if Lois Nelson, ' sophom ore in iff; journal! s m, as . chairman of a ■ new "music co I operation com ® mittee,” which is designed to in elude representatives of every campus living organization in its personnel. The choice of Miss Nelson was made by Tom Stoddard, president of the student body. In announc ing the appointment, Stoddard said: “Theft has been a lack of interest among the students as a whole in musical events of this year. Seeks Remedies “The student administration feels that this situation snould be remedied and that steps should be taken to bring home to the stu dents the value of the musical programs, most of them of very high caliber, wh'ch are presented periodically on the oampus. “Neither the programs arranged by the school of music nor the pro fessional concerts sponsored by the associated students have at tracted crowds worthy of the size of the student body. We feel that this is a situation which can be greatly improved by the intelli gent use of publicity which will reach individual students more ef fectively than the usual newspaper stories.” Handles Publicity Miss Nelson has been trained for her work in her position as publicity and public relations agent for the school of music. Her plan of organization is to select a sub-member of her com mittee from every living group on the campus, whose duties will be to see that circular letters, bul letins and announcements about musical events are circulated among the members of his organ ization. Phi Beta Slated To Give Musical Recital Tonight Regular Weekly Program To Be Given ai 7:15 This Evening Phi Beta, women’s national professional fraternity of music and dramatic art, will present the weekly Tuesday night recital to night at the njusic auditorium. This is one of the weekly student recitals, Phi Beta presenting the one tonight, which begins at 7:15. The program is as follows: Piano— II Pensero .Franz Listz Mrs. Alvira Honey Voice— , My Love Is an Arbutus. .Irish Folk Song He Came .Franz Katherine Starr Violin La Gitana .Fritz Kreisler Estelle Johnson Piano— The Prophet Bird . .Robert Schumann Nelda Cooper Voice— Love Song .James Rogers Lady Moon .Clara Edwards Cecile Coss Violin Berceuse . Townsend Valse Coquette ... .Clarence Cameron White Mabel Kullander Piano— Flame Dance .James Dunn Marguerite Spath Finalist Competitors Picked for Song Fest By Committee Judges Cal and Canine Make Merry in Condon Library TT was last Sunday evening In Condon hall. A yellow cat jumped from desk to desk. She was looking for the Condon rat that was said to have terrified women and petrified men a week ago that hour. Through the door and down the aisle came the most fero cious of all dogmanlty, a police pup. lie saw blue eyes and black eyes, but he was used to them. Suddenly, level with his nose gleamed two yellow orbs. Books were hastily brushed aside. Gasping students mo mentarily pictured a flying cat and bounding dog overturning desks and girls too, maybe. Opportunity knocked loudly at excitement’s door. Suspense was intense. But the dog failed. Perhaps the shock had been too great for him. Weak and trembling, he turned. Out of the library he slunk. Then the yellow cat put her cheek on her paw and settled down on a desk. Soon the disappointed students did likewise. Oregon To Debate Whitman, O. S. C., And California Disarmament and Place Of Women Tp. Be Battle Topics Men and Women Both To Take Floor The apex of the debate season will be reached this week when three outstanding debates of the season will occur. On Wednesday. March 5, the men’s varsity debate squad will hold a dual debate with Oregon State college. On Thurs day, March 6, the women's varsity squad will debate with Whitman college, and on Friday a team of women representing the Univer* sity of Oregon will lneet a team from the University of California. Exchange Debates With O. S. C. Eugene Laird and Arthur Pot win will debate with the team from Oregon State at Corvallis, while Errol Sloan and Robert Mil ler will remain here to debate on the same subject: Resolved, that the nations of the world should adopt a plan of complete disarma ment except for such forces as are necessary for police protection. This debate will be held at 7:45 Wednesday evening at Guild hall. All four debaters are exper ienced. Sloan and Miller debated with Pacific university at the be ginning of the season. Potwin and Laird, who is forensic mana ger for this year, represented Ore gon in the debate with the Univer sity of Hawaii. Whitman on Schedule Elizabeth Painton and Bernice Conoly will debate with Whitman college, on Thursday. The ques tion for this debate reads: Re solved: that the modern diversion of women from the home to busi ness and Industrial occupations is detrimental to society. Bernice Woodward and Frances Jordan will compose the team which will meet the University of California on Friday on the ques tion: Resolved, that the regular full-time employment of married women workers should be discon tinued. Number of Infirmary * Patients Is Lessened Warmer weather seems to have lessened the number of cases of grippe, for the infirmary now has only five patients, and the infirm ary annex has been closed up. Those now under the care of the infirmary are: George Thompson, Dorothy MacMillan, Norma Lyons, Robert McClurg, and Orville King man. Selection on Harmony and Originality Pi Beta Phi Donates Cup To Take Place of Prize Won Theta Chis To Strive for Third Victory With two of the houses judged already, the song contest has en tered on the final round, which will be finished by Friday. Ten houses, five fraternities and five sororities, have been selected by five committees to take part in the finals in competition for two cups, one offered by the Pi Phis for the sorority judged the best, and one now held by the Theta Chis to go to the fraternity rated highest. The houses entering the finals are: Kappa Kappa Gamma, Gam ma Phi Beta, Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Omlcron Pi, Delta Delta Delta, Theta Chi, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Gamma Delta, and Sigma Nu. Gamma Phi and Kappa Sig were judged Monday. Basis of Judging Given As in the semi-finals, singing will be judged on the following points: singing as a group, origi nality, Oregon songs, harmony, and spirit, the directors of the contest announce. Judges who will hear the various groups sing this week are Nancy Thielsen, Edward Fisher, Don Eva, and John Stark Evans, director of the glee clubs. Pi Phis Win Cup The Pi Phis have won the con test for the past tliree years, earn ing the right to keep the cup awarded to the sorority winning that honor. They are this year offering a new ctip to take the place of the one which they now own. Theta Chis have won the men’s cup for the past two years, and will retain it for good if they come out on top again. Winners of the contest will be announced in Saturday’s Emerald. Sunday Vespers Gain Popularity John Stark Evans Gives Organ Recital Further evidence of the high place John Stark Evans, organist, holds among students was the large audience attending Sunday afternoon vespers at the music auditorium yesterday. It was Mr. Evans' first appearance in an or gan recital this term and his pro gram was thoroughly enjoyed. Further enjoyment was afforded in the scriptural readings given by Dr. Warren D. Smith, of the geology department. Mr. Evans’ Interesting program Included a beautiful symphonic poem, “Les Preludes” by Liszt, written for a reverie by the French poet, Lamartine. Social Workers Will Interview Students The annual visit of representa tives from the Portland depart ment of social work to interview students interested in different phases of social work, will take place tomorrow morning and af ternoon. Arlien Johnson, assistant direc tor, and Elnora Thomson, head of the nursing division of the Port land department of social work will interview students with in clinations toward social work or those wishing any information on the five year nursing course. These Portland workers will in terview students interested In or preparing for social work training, especially along the lines of fam ily case work and of visiting teachers. The place for the interviews has not yet been decided, but those ! interested may inquire in room 112 of Johnson hall, or watch the bulletin announcement.