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Radio and Opportunity See Page 4 Cut Price of Luncheon SimmnmmniinnininnnnmiNPliiliiRiinnniRinnntiminniiiiiiimmimimmininmmniiinnnmtnm VOLUME XXXT UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1930 THE WEATHER Winds, northwest. Yesterday’s temperatures: Maximum ..54 Minimum ..38 River .49 | Rainfall .07 | iiiiiiiiniiiiiiimiiiiiieiiiiimTimimmiiiieiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiminiiimiiiiiiiuiniiiwiii.^ NUMBER 92 First Names Chosen For Vodvil Cast Forty-eight of Original Two Hundred Women * Survive Cut STILL OPEN FOR MEN Aspirants for Male Chorus Places Will Rehearse This Afternoon “More men’’ might appropri ately be offered as the slogan of the Junior Vodvil directorate in the quest for campus male talent for places in the men’s chorus. There were not near enough mem bers of the masculine species on hand for the tryouts at Villard hall Thursday afternoon and Vir ginia Moore, dancing director, has announced that the tryouts for ^ men will be continued this after noon at 4 o’clock at Villard. Women Pick Men The names of 48 women, select ed from the original turnout of over two hundred, who have suc cessfully passed the first elimina tions, were announced by Miss Moore. Of this number, 24 will be chosen for the final chorus in the final eliminations at Villard hall at 2:30 p. m. Saturday, ac cording to Miss Moore. A staff of good-looking women was on hand to assist in the men’s tryouts Thursday afternoon and the girls will again work this aft ernoon. The men aspirants for places in the chorus were put through a few simple dancing steps and then were asked to dance, ballroom style, with girls. Material Good There is plenty of talent rep resented in the group of women selected to compete in the final *■ tryouts and the competition for places in the choruses is expected to be very keen. Women selected to compete Saturday should wear bathing suits, Miss Moore stated, and the same system of private tryouts will be in effect. “I am highly pleased with the talent represented in the sur vivors of the first women’s elim ination,” Miss Moore stated. ‘‘The men did seem to be the shy ones, however, as many efficient per formers have not yet turned out for the chorus.” Girls wishing to try out, who were unable to attend the first rehearsals, may still do so by call ing Miss Moore at 729. To Choose Final Chorus The women’s choruses of the vodvil will be chosen from the fol lowing list of survivors: Violet Ackerman, Elva Baker, Joan Bil yeu, Ruth Birch, Dit Blew, Alice Carter, Gladys Clausen, Irene Clemens, Helen Cornell, Julia t Creech, Bessie Davies, Virginia Deifell, Jewel Ellis, Claire Fahe, Oma Ge Bauer, Geraldine Good . sell, Elizabeth Gilstrap, Marjorie Haas, Margherita Hay, Carolyn Haberlach, Dorothy Harbaugh, Sally Holloway, Dolly Horner, Joy Herbert, Elizabeth Kaser, Esther Kaser, Hope Lampom, Jean Leon ard, Katherine Laughrige, Marga ret Luse, Jane Lyons, Pat Ma honey, Maxine Meyers, Kathleen Martin, Georgia Lou Miller, Kath ryn Plummer, Dorothy Pfeifer, Edith Sinnett, Anne Stange, Jane Stange, Peggy Sweeney, Janice Strickland, Ruth Tutt, Dorothy ' Wade, GretchSn Wintermeier, Jane West, Mary Walker, and Mary Jean Warner. The Moving Finger CLASSES, AWARDS, JUDICIAKV—ODDS, ENDS -By OLIVER POLITICUS Adequate notice for class meet ings will be required in the new constitution if it is passed by the students in the election to be held next term. There has been much criticism in the past of meetings called but a half-hour before the group is to meet. That adequate notice will 'be based on a time limit, and per haps requires notice in the Em erald. Awards bring in their chang es, too. Junior managers will be given higher awards than in the past. This change has been approved by the present sports managers. For the president of the stu dent body there has been in the past no emblem, award, or sou venir of any sort. Retiring presidents have fre quently in the past voiced regret over their lack of any souvenir— not for its intrinsic value, but for the association. Suggestion has been made that the president be made a member of the Order of the O, but that hardly answers the (Continued on Page Three) -\ Invitations Sent To Large Group By Pliilomelete Hobby Society Will Hold Initiation Ceremony Sunday at 3 Neighboring Schools Show Interest in Idea Philomelete initiation will be held Sunday, March 9 at 3 o’clock in Gerlinger hall. Invitations have been issued to those women who are to be initiated, asking them to meet promptly at 3 o’clock in the sun room. •— Philomelete, meaning love of hobbies, is sponsored by Phi Theta Upsifon, upperclags women’s ser vice honorary. Its chief aim is to promote a wider friendship among campus women of similar inter ests. The organization is divided into ten interest or hobby groups, each with its own president: arts and crafts, Mildred French; charm school, Dorothy Kirk; drama, Hel en Prang; international, Wilma Ja cobson; music, Helen Parrish; mythology, Edith Luke; nature study, Lillie Strom; play, Caryl Hollingsworth; prose and poetry. Marguerite Looney; woman in her sphere, Wanda Lesley. Evelyn Kjosness is the general president, and Diana Deininger honorary president of Philomelete. Several neighboring universities have indicated an interest for sim ilar friendship and hobby organi zations on their campi, and have written to Phi Theta Upsilon spon sors for information. Philosophy of Religion To Be Taught in Spring The course in philosophy of re ligion, which is offere by Dr. Gus tav Mueller spring term, is open to all upper division students inter ested. The course is listed as the third term of ethics, but does not require the first two terms work. 'Doc’ Spears Bowls Bowling t Honors From Sam Wilderman Sam Wilderman, "genius of sports publicity” and director of the A. S. U. O. news bureau, has discovered, at the cost of a sprain ed thumb and the loss of some thing more material than dignity, that “Doc” Spears, in addition to • • . * •» ' ” being a good football coach,* is a bowler of the first rank. The revelation came to Sam Wednesday night. He had planned to spend a pleasant evening on the alleys by taking Doc down the 4 line. Sam’s trusting faith was derived from a belief that Doc’s generous lines would hold down his score, but it was not so. Doc spotted Sam 30 points a game and then took four in a row from him, totaling between 180 and 190 points in each game. Sam regained a part of that which is more material than dignity by winning the last two, but as he confided to close friends yesterday, "Doc made me a gift of them.” “Spears shoots them hard and straight down the alley,” Sam de clared. “I would have had to make 160 points each game to beat him even with my 30-point advantage, and I couldn’t get over 140.” Appointments For Carnival Made By Head Fraundorf Chooses Aides In Work oil Coming Water Event _ SIX NAMED ON STAFF Moore, Sundbom, Gilbaugh To Direct Races on Schedule The water carnival planned for Junior Week-end will assume a larger place among the events Hal Fraundorl held at that time . than it did last I year, the first : that the carnival -was held, accord :f ing to Hal Fraun | d o r f, who is | chairman of the | water carnival. Others on § Fraundorf’s com * mittee were an nounced yester day. They are: Ken Moore, canoe race; Elise Sundbom, women’s swimming race; James Gilbaugh, men's swimming race; Horace Al len, features; Reina Egesdorff, secretary, and Sid Hoffman, busi ness manager. * Event Larger Last year the carnival was placed under the Campus day chairman as a part of the day’s program to be worked out by his committee, but this year, owing to the success of last year’s event, it has been placed under a sep arate committee. The water carnival will be held Saturday morning, May 10, im mediately before the campus luncheon. It will be held on the millrace over the same course used last year, starting at the portage and ending at the Anchor age. Trophies Offered The women’s swimming race will open the carnival. All women on the campus are eligible. The canoe race will follow, with one entrant from each house. The third main event will be the men’s swimming race. Members of the varsity and freshman swimming squads will be ineligible for this contest. Trophies of some sort will be given to the winners in each event, Eraundorf promises. In addition to these events, Al len is planning a number of fea tures to afford, variation to the carnival. ‘Leopold, le Bien Aime’ Postponed Account Illness Charles Howell Confined With Tonsilitis At Home Due to the illness of Charles Howell, who has been confined to his home with tonsilitis, “Leopold, le Bien Aime,” origihally sched uled to be presented by the French department tonight and Saturday, has been postponed till April 8 and 9. Tickets sold already for the per formances will be honored on the dates mentioned above, and plans will continue for the production. Thacher Writes Article On Golf for Magazine W. F. G. Thacher, professor of journalism, will have an article published in the May issue of Western Advertising, a San Fran cisco publication. The name of the article, which Professor Thacher calls a “fictionalized pres entation,” is "And Then He Took Up Golf." Mrs. H. E. Holmquist To Come to Eugene • • • -:— Mrs. H. E. Holmquist, sister-in law of Dr. W. P. Boynton, head of the physics department, will be in Eugene during examination week. She will join Dr. Boynton, and her son, Robert, who is in the Univer sity; and they will go to Whittier, California, to get Mrs. Boynton, who has been spending the winter in the south. Landsbury and Boardman Win Applause for Concert Richness anil Mellowness Characterize Playing Of Dean of Music; ‘Reproof to Elsa,’ Features Tenor’s Work By LOIS NELSON 'T'WO University of Oregon music educators were acclaimed artists in the full sense last night when in a dual concert not soon to be forgotten here, John Landsbury, pianist, and Arthur Boardman, tenor, were heard. That “spark”—puzzling to define and not often shown—which constitutes true musical artistry was present in both men last night. It meant that each number was a thing of complete beauty, to be definitely experienced. There was a distinct tribute to the two University artists in the crowd which not only packed the music auditorium but crowded into (Continued on Page Two) Jewett Contests Draw Forty Men In First Starts Semi-finals To Have Only Fifteen Pre-legalists; Prizes Total $50 Entrants of Unusual Rank, Instructor’s Judgment The pre-legal Jewett Oratorical contest eliminations are now in full swing, according to Kenneth Shumaker, instructor of the course in exposition, members of which are drawn as contestants. The first tryouts were held Monday evening, March 3, in room 105 Oregon. Three men present ed their orations before the en tire class, which acted as critics. The men who competed were: William Noel, speaking on “Our Undemocratic Democracy”; John Marden, speaking on “The Shingle Tariff”; and Vincent Miesen, speaking on “Twins.” There are 40 competing in this oratorical contest. This number will be eliminated to 15 next week, who will enter the semi-finals slated for March 13. The finals will be held on April 10 in Guild hall, and will be open to the pub lic. The finalists will compete for the three prizes offered, $25, $15, and $10. According to Mr. Shumaker, the contestants a?;e very well pre pared and the material is proving to be of unusual caliber. The pur pose of the orations, aside from the contest itself, is to perfect the type of address which will assist competing students in their legal work. Nelson Is Winner Of Poster Contest Pass To Colonial Awarded As First Prize Nels Nelson, sophomore in art, won the first pri^p in the campus movie poster contest, a three months' pass to the Colonial thea tre, it was announced yesterday by Jim Raley, in charge. Bud Marshall was awarded Second prize, a free airplane ride. Honorable mention in the con test went to Paul Forsythe, Ellis Thompson, Elizabeth Darling, and Lucien Liston. A pass to the Co lonial for “Ed’s Co-ed,” will be given each of the students. All prize winners in the contest may secure their prizes from George Godfrey at the Public Relations bureau, according to Raley. Head of Public School Music To Give Operetta Students Show Enthusiasm After First Rehearsal, Declares Beck New Score, Revised Lyrics Feature Work Anne jjanusoury tiecK, neaa or public school music at the school of music, will produce her oper etta, “The King of the Castles,” written several years ago, on April 11 with students from the University high school as the cast. This will be the second production of Mrs. Beck’s work in Eugene. The operetta was first given here in 1922. It has since had a great popularity throughout the United States and has been given by many student casts. Since the first presentation Mrs. Beck has added much of her own music, written first for her folk opera, “The Hour Hand,” which was pro duced in 1924. In the first per formance of “The King of Cas tles,” the music was only partially written by Mrs. Beck, but this year the songs will be .almost wholly her own. She has also written new lyrics for the new music. First received here as a thor oughly delightful work, "The King of Castles” has since become an important contribution to contem porary operetta literature. Mrs. Beck is head of the depart ment of public school music which has been rated by music authori ties as sixth in the United States. Students have already begun re hearsal and are showing a tre mendous interest, according to Mrs. Beck. The operetta will be staged at the music auditorium. In its first presentation here it was given three times, once at the Heilig theater and twice at Guild hall. Mrs. Beck’s folk opera, “The Hour Glass" was very successfully given, both in Portland and Eu gene, by University students. Mrs. Beck first wrote the libret to for her operetta for the purpose of demonstrating the use of the state series of the Silver Burdett and Companies. That company has donated 45 copies for Mrs. j Beck’s present use. Professor of Design Able To Teach Again Miss Victoria Avakian, assist ; ant professor in applied design, i who has been unable to attend her ! classes for several days, will be : back at school today. She has been ill, and her doctor has kept i her confined at home. Honor System Needs. Change Says Stetson Military ami Gymnasium Grades Should Not Be Counted SUGGESTS 65 > POINTS New Selieme M ould Help Encourage Students To Broaden Field By MERLIN BLAIS The present honor roll system, based on requirements of straight. It's and I's is defective, and should be reconstructed on a point system, according to Fred L. Stet son, of the education department, who believes that the system pro posed and advocated in its editor ial columns by the Emerald would improve the honor roll situation. The plan as outlined by the Em erald in a recent editorial provides that place on the honor roll should be given to students making a number of points above a minimum set by the University Scholarship committee. Suggest 65 Points It was proposed that this mini mum be set at 65 points, or a fig ure close to that. This plan would take the place of the present sys tem which provides that no one making lower than a II in any course is eligible for the honor roll, regardless of other grades. "The idea of a minimum number of grade points for admission to the honor roll seems, on first con sideration, to be quite reasonable, as it would tend to avoid the wide discrepancies in total achieve ment which may now be found among persons, on the honor roll,” Mr. Stetson says. Present System Irregular "Under the present rule, a stu dent might take a. minimum load of 12 hours and manage to get I's and Il’s, or even all II’s, and make the honor roll, whereas an other student who is carrying as many as ia or nours ana get i s in all but a single subject, in which he receives a III, is not on the honor list at all. Obviously, the latter has produced the great er scholastic achievement, but still he is kept from the honor roll. “The proposed arrangement would result in encouraging stu dents to sample courses or fields outside of their special Interests, thereby broadening their educa tion more than would probably be (Continued on Pape Two) Whitman Women Capture Honors In Debate Meet Win by Decision Against Oregon Co-eds in Last Night’s Contest The women’s varsity debate squad, composed of Blizabeth Painton and Bernice Conoly, lost the decision against the women debaters from Whitman college, last night. The question which was argued during the evening was, Resolved: That the modern * diversion of women from the home to business and industrial occupations i3 det rimental to society. The Oregon debaters upheld the affirmative of the side. Dean Virginia Judy Esterly act ed as chairman at the debate and Alvin O’Konsky, of the public speaking department at Oregon State college, was the critic judge. Catherine Ogden and Katherine Kiesling, the two speakers for Whitman, both agreed on the point that work gave women broader interests and greater un derstanding. They also main tained that in this way they had a better background and were more capable to raise their chil dren. Another large point in their constructive argument was that j working women raised the stand ! ard of living. j The affirmative speakers up | held the proposition that women i are a detriment to business be i cause they work for lower wages i and because they introduce sex ; and sentiment into their work. They also maintained that work ing women are detrimental to the physical welfare of the race. Radio Contest Closes Leaving Fate of Five Houses Up To Judges Spinsters and Old Maids to be Debators Subject “That old maids are a liability l.o society" will be debated Mon Jay morning at 8 o’clock by Wal ler E. Hempstead's class in public speaking. Wallie Oehler and Nor man McCaffery will uphold the affirmative side of the question against the rest of the class. Requests have been pouring into the reference department of the main* library for books on the classification and general useful ness of unmarried ladies. One hoy on being given a book on the subject asked: "Say, what is a spinster anyway?” Statistics would sefem to prove that a spinster is any la'dy un married and over 65 years-of age, that you can get to admit it. “We will prove,” said Mr. Oehler last night, when found at a late hour in his negligee, “that every old maid is sponging off of some poor family.” Women Debaters Meet California In Tilt Tonight F. Jordan, B. Woodard University Arguers; O’Konski, Judge C. Smertenko, Chairman; Campus Invited Frances Jordan and Bernice Woodard, sophomores on the Var sity debate squad, will represent the University of Oregon this eve ning, by upholding the affirma tive, against the women’s nega tive squad of the University of California. The California women are all experienced debaters, one of the three who is representing the U. of C. debate squad being Evelyn St. John, who is considered the best debater on the Berkeley cam pus. Nevertheless, Dr. R, C. Hoe ber, debate coach, has great con fidence in the Oregon women, al though they are both Inexpe rienced sophomores. Clara Smertenko, of the Latin and Greek department of the Uni versity, will preside as chairman ait the debate, which will be held in 105 Commerce building, at 7:45. Alvin O’Konski, of the public speaking department at Oregon State college, will act as critic judge for the contest. The question to be discussed will be Resolved: That the regular full-time employment of married women in gainful occupation out side the home should be discon tinued. The campus is cordially invited to turn out for this debate as it promises to be intensely interest ing and quite humorous, Dr. Hoe ber says. Montana State students may register again after they have flunked, but the third time is the limit according to the officials. Winner To Be Named Today For Majestic Last Programs Presented Over KOBE in Final Elimination Emerald To Print Results Tomorrow Morning Five living groups, representing the best of campus musical and comedy talent, vied with each other last night In the finals of the Emerald-KORE radio contest in presenting their most gifted performers in spirited competition for the new Majestic model "93” radio set which will be awarded by McMorran and Washburne to the house whose program is judged the best of all those submitted. Announcement of the prize win ners will be made in tomorrow’s Emerald. Many Compete The finals last night came as the conclusion to a six weeks ser ies of original programs, planned and presented by students, in which was represented almost ev ery fraternity, sorority, hall and dormitory on the campus. Of these entrants, Kappa Alpha Theta, In dependents, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Chi, and Kappa Sigma were deemed by judges worthy of being given the opportunity of pre senting their programs in finals. Promptly at 7:30 Fred Norton took charge of the microphone in the auxiliary studio of station KORE and made a brief prelimin ary announcement explaining the manner of judging, the selection of the finalists, and the purpose of the contest. Thetas Take Mike Norton turned the microphone over to Marian Camp and Eleanor Lewis, announcers for the Kappa Alpha Theta “Jungle” idea, a mu sical skit written and directed by Miss Camp. At 8 o’clock a group of unafil iated students went on the air with a more serious type of pro gram called the “Seven Ages of Man.” They were followed by Phi Sigma Kappa in “Potpourri,” a form of musical travelogue with a South Sea flavor. Sigma Chi’s "Courtroom” skit arranged by Vernon Elliott, was broadcast at 9 o’clock. The eve ning’s presentations were conclud ed with a “School Days” stunt pre pared by Omar "Slug” Palmer. , Palmer and Hal Hatton acted as announcers. Added incentive was given the competing houses when it was made known that the winning house, in addition to receiving a four-day contract at the McDonald theater for not less than $50, will be hired by Chester E. Smith, man ager of the Buster Brown shoe store, to present their program as an advertising stunt for him. Mr. Smith is the donor of the 20-lnch silver trophy cup offered for the best girls’ program. This cup will go automatically to the Thetas, since they were the only women’s organization to reach the finals. Guild Hall Players to Give Three Plays; Last of Term By BOB GUILD The final bill to be presented this terjn by the Guild hall players is a group of three one-act plays. The program, consisting of one farce, one comedy, and one fan tasy, will be presented next Wed nesday night at 8 o’clock, and in cludes “Women Folk,” by John Kirkpatrick, “Saved,” by J. W. Rogers, and “Aria Da Capo,” by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Kirkpatrick’s “Women Folk” is a farcical comedy, the Sale of the nice young man who brings his mother and sisters and aunts and cousins, and everyone else, it seems, to tea for the purpose of meeting bis fiancee. Complica tions ensue. Kermlt Stevens will play the male Tony, and Celene Lauterstein will play opposite him. “Saved,” Mr. Rogers’ contribu tion to the bill, is a rather more serious dramatic attempt. It is the sad story of the sweet girl and the domineering aunt, who very nearly succeeds in wrecking both romance and life for the girl. Eli nor Poorman is cast in the lead role. The cast is entirely com posed of women. Both these plays are being di rected by Cecil Matson, assistant in the drama department. "Aria Da Capo” is probably the best known play on the bill. It is (Continued on Page Three)