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NUMBER 97
VOLUME XXXT
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1930
High School
Drama Meet
Opens Here
*
Salem, Eugene, Corvallis
Present Opening Plays
Guild Theatre
CUPS TO BE OFFERED
St. Helens, The Dalles and
Lincoln, of Portland,
To Appear Tonight
By CAROL HURLBIJRT
Three stark tragedies, drunk
with depression, marked the open
ing of the fourth annual high
school drama tournament at Guild
theater last night.
The best staged of the three was
Salem high school’s presentation
of "The Last of the Lowries” by
Paul Green, directed by Margaret
Burroughs. It is the story of a
mountain feud, highly melodra
^ matic, and as usual overdone by
the cast . . . yet the cast lived
their parts, and so “put it over,”
very, very well.
Eugene high school, with “Sub
merged” by LeVergne Shaw and
H. Stewart Cottman, directed by
Mrs. Ethel Chase Christie, pre
sented an intense, fast-moving
drama of six men trapped under
the ocean in a submarine.
Especially outstanding in the
play was the truly artistic acting
of Bob Ades, as Brice, who played
the part of a coward. Don Hall
as Dunn also did fine work. He
was hard as nails and a straight
shooter.
“Lonesome-like,” by Harold
Brighouse, presented by Corvallis
high under the direction of Mrs.
Edna Condon, dragged all through
the beginning . . . not especially
through the fault of the cast, as
they took their parts well, but
through that of the play itself . . .
I but came to a brilliant close
through the exceptional work of
Don Bennett as Sam Horrocks, a
half-wit and a mumbling fool, yet
a comic and a tragic character all
in one Breath.
The cast of characters included:
“Submerged”—Commander, Lo
ren Carmichael; Dunn, Don Hall;
Jorgson, J. B. McClain; Shaw,
John McKy; Nabb, John Penning
ton; Brice, Bob Ades.
“Lonesome-like” — Sarah Omer
od, Wilma Howard; Emma Brier
lay, Dorothy Cummings; Sam Hor
rocks, Don Bennett; the Reverend
Frank Alleyne, Rodney Shultis.
“The Last of the Lowries”—
Mayno, Yvonne Smith; Jane Low
rie, Feme Shelton; Comba Lowrie,
(Continued on Page Two)
Varsity Debater
Back From Tour
Over California
f Match With Southwestern
Lost; All Others Are
No Decision
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Arthur Potwin, varsity debater,
returned yesterday from a two and
a half weeks debate tour of Cali
fornia and Arizona. Five schools,
California Tech., Southwestern,
U. S. C., U. C. L. A., and Arizona,
were debated on the trip. Errol
Sloan, who accompanied Potwin
on the trip, as the other debater,
has not returned to the campus
yet.
“It was a wonderful trip,” said
Potwin. "We had a lot of trouble
with the waitresses in the various
hotels where we got our meals.
Any student body expenditures
require a signed requisition. When
we asked the waitresses to sign
our dinner checks, they were in
sulted. Thought we were trying
to get fresh and date them out.
We frequently had to call the man
ager to get them signed.”
Potwin and Sloan went through
Warner brothers studio while in
Los Angeles. “They were making
a talking picture while we were
there,” said Potwin. “We got a
pass through the public speaking
department of U. S. C. Some of
the actors take courses there.”
The hardest debate on the trip
was with the Southwestern uni
versity, which Oregon lost by a
vote of 2 to 1. Southwestern has
won 21 home debates this year,
but said that Oregon was the hard
est team that they had to debate.
All the other debates were no de
cision.
Two Girls Are
First in Course
In All of 35 Years
A thing- happened yesterday
which has not taken place upon
this campus for 35 years. Hoary
custom was overthrown. Tra
dition broken. The sacred pre
cincts of the Everlasting Male
have been invaded.
Two girls have registered for
Prof. Edward H. McAlister's
Practical Astronomy course.
Peggy Fisher and Henrietta
Dunning knew not what they
had done until they went to
class yesterday. Professor M
Alister greeted them with ui
believing eyes and ejaculatec
“You are the first girls to reg *
ister for this course in 35 '£
years.’’ "
The two brave maidens are
bearing up as well as could be
expected.
Return of ‘Seven
Seers’ Heralded
By Shack Tribe
Organizers Call for Men
To Work on Staff of
Humor Column
Joe Brown Discloses Plans
For Regular Feature
This afternoon at 4 o'clock all
students who are interested in
Writing, or trying to write humor
will meet at the Journalism
building in room 104, where plans
will be discussed for producing a
“Seven Seers” column.
Plans have been under way for
some time to organize a regular
feature staff for the Emerald. Joe
Brown, one of the Oreganized De
mentia writers, has been given
the job of selecting this staff, and
all applicants will report to him
either at the meeting or else
where.
Old-timers Recall
When the much discussed fifth
year seniors now on the campus
were wee little frosh with fingers
in their mouths, there was intro
duced in the Emerald a column
called “Seven Seerss.”
For several years this name ap
peared at the head of the Emer
ald humor section, and it seemed
then that Seven Seers would be
come the traditional trade mark.
For various reasons the rising
generations of writers thought
they wanted this name changed,
and several new columns have
been attempted. Mack Hall and
Joe Brown started Oreganized
Dementia last term with the idea
in mind of eventually changing it
whenever they found out what
was needed.
Wit Called For
The campus is usually packed
with it, but it is often difficult to
locate this wit and to capitalize
upon it. For that reason it has
been thought necessary to re-es
tablish the practice of having a
contribution box just inside the
door of the old library. Plans are
under way to start prize contests
for humorous contributions.
Y.W.C.A. Dinner
Scheduled April 8
All Interested Are Invited;
Tickets Limited
The annual Y. W. C. A. mem
bership dinner will be held Tues
day, April 8, at 6:15 in Lee Duke's,
according to Gracia Haggerty,
chairman of the affair. At this
time, the cabinet for the coming
year will be introduced by the new
president, Daphne Hughes.
Any girl interested in Y. W.
work is invited to attend, accord
ing to Miss Haggerty, but since
reservations are limited to 130,
applications for a place must be
made immediately. Tickets for
Eugene girls will be on sale at the
bungalow until Monday.
Committees for the dinner are.
Janet Osborne, assistant to Gracia
I Haggerty; tickets, Bernice Wilbur;
! programs, Louise Weber; decora
! tions, Florence Elliot.
Speakers for the dinner have
' not been announced as yet, but the
j decorations and programs will
carry out one idea.
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A.W.S. Cabin
Retreat Built
On River Bank
Dream of Women Leaders
Realized in Slrnetnre
On Willamette
LOCATION IS DONATED
Ilonse May Be Used l»v
Organizations for
Week-end Meetings
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With the pungent odor of fresh
imber yet lingering, the new As
xiiated Women Students’ cabin,
on the Willam
„ ■ ette river five
miles from Eu
gene, stands
i newly erected
[this week.
The new build
fing which is 18
'by 30, with a
large fireplace
: and sle e p i n g
porch, is thereali
zation of a long
I nurtured dream
oi university wo
Helen Peters men leaders
here. Efforts toward its erection
were concentrated this year by
the A. W. S. council under the
leadership of Helen Peters, presi
dent.
Foreign Scholar Funds Used
Following announcement that
the Danish woman student who
had planned to come here next
year as foreign scholar had can
celled her arrangements, the A.
W. S. council has voted to use the
1931 scholar fund to finance the
cabin. There will be no Foreign
scholar here on the campus next
year.
This decision was reached last
night when what amounted to an
unofficial housewarming at the
new cabin was held by council
members, who had their semi
monthly meeting during the sup
per hour, enjoying a picnic spread
at the same time.
Mrs. Virginia Judy Esterly, dean
of women, met with the council.
She has expressed her hearty ap
proval of the location and her
keen pleasure with the whole plan.
Contributions Made
Two contributions by Eugene
citizens and business firms were
important in making the building
possible, according to Helen Pe
ters. The land was given to A.
W. S. by George and Ben Doris,
on whose estate it is located. The
Gabriel Powder and Supply com
pany, of Eugene, gave the A. W.
S. substantial reductions on the
price of the building materials,
enabling them to save about $300.
Hearty appreciation to both con
tributors was expressed yesterday
by Miss Peters.
The cabin which may be used by
women’s organizations for week
end retreats, meetings and picnic
occasions throughout the year,
can be reached in a few minutes’
drive. It is well shaded and lo
cated on a knoll just above the
river at a point where there is an
excellent swimming site. There is
one large room with a fireplace
filling one corner and a spacious
screened sleeping porch. The
front porch extends the length of
the building. So far no definite
steps toward furnishing have been
made but the council plans to un
dertake it soon.
New Finance Plan Up
Changes in the constitution of
A. W. S. were postponed until
next year, by a motion made last
night. Reports from the Big Sis
ter survey, recently made by Mar
garet Cummings, were heard and
it was agreed that more effective
work could be undertaken by A.
W. S. next year as a result of the
check-up. Progress on a new A.
W. S. financing plan submitted by
(Continued on Page Three)
California Mothers9 Dads
Organize During Vacation
President Hal! Offieiates
At Initial Meeting for
Support of Students
In accordance with his belief
that parents of students in the
University of Oregon should keep
in close touch with University life
and activities. Dr. Arnold Bennett
Hall, president of the University,
on his recent trip through Cali
fornia officiated at the formation
and the first official meeting of
the California-Oregon Dads and
Mothers association in San Fran
cisco.
The organization, made up of
Oregon parents who live in Cali
fornia, was crystallized through
the efforts of Rufus H. Kimball of
Palo Alto and D. I. McDonald of
Newcastle, working in conjunction
with Dr. Hall. At the first meet
ing, a dinner held at the William
Taylor hotel in San Francisco,
Mr. Kimball was elected president
of the new organization, and Mrs.
Clifford Conly of San Francisco
was elected secretary-treasurer.
Dr. Hall was guest of honor, and
his was the chief address of the
Chosen Leader
RUFUS H. KIMBALL
evening-. He touched on practi
cally all phases of University life,
stressing particularly the need for
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Contest Winners
To Appear Four
Days at McDonald
Plii Sigma Kappa, Victors
In Emerahl-KORE Radio
Hours, Gets Booking
Grand Prizes To Be Given
Out on Stage
A group of Phi Sigma Kappa
radio entertainers, winners of the
recent Emerald-KORE radio con
test, will open a four-day engage
ment on the stage of the Fox Me
Donald theater next Wednesday,
April 9, presenting a reproduction
of their championship radio pro
gram, it was announced last night
by Russell Brown, advertising
manager of the Fox McDonald.
The student program, accord
ing to Brown, will start at 8:55
each night. On Friday, April 11,
at this time, the grand prizes will i
be formally presented to repre
sentatives of the four living
groups which carried off honors in
the contest finals.
The stage settings will be ar
ranged in such a way as to give -
the impression of the interior of
a radio broadcasting studio. Fred
Norton, manager of the contest,
will act as master of ceremonies,
and will introduce Gregg Millett, :
Phi Sig announcer, who will di
rect the rest of the presentation, i
Prizes for the contest will be
used as part of the stage setting,
Brown stated. Awards will include
a Majestic radio set, offered by
McMorran and Washburne, and
won by Phi Sigma Kappa; a floor
lamp, presented by the Applegate
Furniture company, won by the
Independents; and a radio lamp,
donated by Charlet’s furniture
store, won by Kappa Sigma. In
addition, two 20-inch silver trophy
cups, presented by Paul D. Green
and the Buster Brown shoe store,
will be awarded to Phi Sigma Kap
pa and Kappa Alpha Theta, win
ners in the men’s and women’s
groups respectively.
Max Adams Attends
Meeting at Albany
Max Adams, Presbyterian stu
dent pastor, will be in Albany to
day for the annual meeting of the
presbytery of this district. Dr.!
A. E. Caswell, of the physics de
partment, was in Albany for the
first sessions yesterday, represent
ing Central Presbyterian church,
and will remain for the final ses-\
sions today.
Joan Patterson
Names Committee
For April Frolic
Women Students in Charge
Of Affair; Plans Take
Shape Rapidly
Chairman Calls Meeting
Today at 4:30
With committee heads appoint
ed, plans started, and April Frolic
only two weeks away, Joan Pat
terson, general chairman for this
annual event planned by the As
sociated Women students for the
women of the campus and their
guests, announced last night that
work on the affair will be under
way before the close of the week.
Committee chairmen announced
by the general chairman are: sen
ior stunt, Eleanor Rennie; junior
stunt, Harriet Kibbee; sophomore
stunt, Marian Camp; freshman
stunt, Eileen McIntyre; curtain
acts, Virginia Moore; official an
nouncer, Lou Ann Chase; pro
grams, Chloethiel Woodward; mu
sic, Helen Peters; tickets, Ann
Baum; food, Dorothy Eberhard;
advertising, Betty Anne Macduff;
stage manager, Betty Cook; pa
tronesses, judges, and prizes, Wil
ma Enke; senior cops, Mahalah
Kurtz; ushers, Lois Nelson.
These women will meet with
Joan Patterson today at 4:30 at
1370 Emerald street to further
plans for the event.
April Frolic will be held Satur
day evening, April 19, in Gerlinger
hall in the gymnasium. As usual,
the participants will come in cos
tume, and prizes will be awarded
for the best costumes. Prizes are
also given to the classes putting
on the best stunt.
Barracks Rifle
Range Is Open
Oregon’s Cadet Marksmen
Will Enter Meets
The rifle range at the R. O. T.
C. barracks, which was closed
shortly before the end of winter
term because of defective ammu
nition, has been reopened, accord
ing to Captain C. H. Bragg, coach
of the rifle team.
The Hearst match, which is now
under way, will be finished Satur
day. The National Intercollegiate
match will begin Monday. The
Oregon team is participating in
both matches.
Lead Roles in
Vodvil Given
Two Students
Jewel F.llis, Boh Goodrich
Chosen for Main Parts
By Directors
SHOW BOOK FINISHED
Chorus Rehearsals l mler
Way Daily; Moore Says
Work Satisfactory
By IJ VKKY VAN DINE
Jewel Ellis, Spokane, and Bob
Goodrich, Longview, have been
chosen to fill the lead roles of the
1930 .Tumor Vocl
vil, Vinton Hall,
voilvil dire ctor,
announced Thurs
day night. Minor
lead parts will be
filled in the very
near future, Hall
declared, but ac
tual work wilj
get under way
this afternoon.
The book for
' 'iton Hall the show, written
by Mike Griffin and Bob Guild,
has been completed. The show
will be of the musical comedy
type and will carry an interesting
plot. The original music, being
composed under the supervision of
Lawrence Wagner, is nearing com
pletion and several dances have
already been worked out to the
catchy tunes.
i noruses Urlicarse
Chorus rehearsals started Thurs
day afternoon and Virginia Moore,
dancing director, announced that
she was highly satisfied with the
abilities of the dancers. Rehear
sals for each of the three choruses
will be continued this afternoon
with the pony chorus billed to
practice in Gerlinger at 4, the
beauty chorus at 4:30, and the
men’s group scheduled to rehearse
at 5.
Numerous high class feature
acts and skits have been developed
to take part in the show, and
Boone Hendricks, continuity direc
tor, declares that there won’t be
a dull minute in the whole bill.
Stage work is advancing satisfac
torily, according to Carl Klippel,
stage director.
Show Name Sought
Selection of a suitable name for
the production will soon be made,
Hall stated, and with the cast al
most completed the show is ex
pected to rapidly round into big
time form.
Those who will remember the
work of Miss Ellis in the popular
campus play, “The Last of Mrs.
Cheyney,” in which she portrayed
the part of Joan, will want to see
her again in the vodvil. She has
had extensive experience in both
dramatical and musical comedy
work and is a gifted commedienne.
Goodrich, although a freshman
in the University, has also had
much experience on the stage and
he is expected to successfully team
with Miss Ellis.
('.lurk To Prepare 2000
Word Article on Slate
R. C. Clark, professor in the
history department, has been
asked to prepare a 2000-word ar
ticle on the state of Oregon, to
appear in a children’s encyclope
dia soon to be published by the S.
L. Weedon company of New York
City.
The article, which will be sent
to the publishers some time in
June, will include in brief form
an account of the physical feat
ures, climate, agriculture, miner
als and natural resources, indus
tries, transportation, people, prin
ciple cities, education, government,
and history of the state.
'Bo Co-Eds Handshake for Superior Grades?’ Men Wonder
By THORNTON GALE
“Do women handshake their
way through college? I used to
think so, but I am not so sure of
it now,” said George Williamson,
assistant professor of English,
yesterday.
“I used to see a lot more hand
shaking before I was married.
Now that long skirts have come
in it will be a big handicap. At
Stanford they call handshaking,
apple polishing. This has descend
ed, I suppose, from the grade
school days when we used to take
teacher an apple,
o “At Washington State I taught
a big class in Business English.
The first day I came to class I
found both front rows filled with
girls. The next two rows were
vacant and then the rest of the
class were straggled about the
room. I asked the girls if they
really wanted to sit in front. When
they said yes, I moved off the
platform and taught the class for |
the rest of the term from the side |
of the room. The girls used to i
bring me candy and the men ci
gars.
“Women are taking care of this I
problem themselves. It is becom- j
ing an indiscretion to handshake.
If you want to know, I believe
women on the whole pull better
grades than men. The men are
more erratic. Some are way on
the top and others at the bottom.
Women’s grades are more uniform.
“There is, I believe, a good deal
of handshaking going on. It al
ways depends upon how suscepti
ble a man is, and the women usu
ally know it. Almost all men are
human and can't close their minds
to all flattery.
“I didn’t do any handshaking
while I was in college. I was al
ways afraid of the professors and
feared that they would flunk me
if I tried it.”
Drive for Braille
Book Nears Goal
Less Than $70 Is Needed
To Fill Quota
With a tital of $231.50 already
contributed, the Braille fund for
a library for the blind students on
the campus is gradually nearing
its goal, with less than $70 left
to reach the quota of $300, which
will be matched by the University.
Letters were sent to all the edi
tors of the state asking editorial
support for the campaign, and for
service clubs asking for contribu
tions. Results of this have been
very gratifying, according to Mrs.
Donnelly, of the campus Y. M. C.
A., which, in conjunction with the
library, is sponsoring the drive.
Among the large contributors to
the fund are: Mrs. Murray War
ner, Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Eugene
Federation of Women's clubs, Ro
tary clubs of Portland, Eugene,
and Ashland; Lions clubs of To
ledo and Springfield.
Letters are being written to all
contributors to the fund by Don
Smith, one of the blind students,
who is interested in the success of
the drive.
( amjHis Boundary
May Be Extended;
AUinini in Favor
Executive Groups Desire
Intervening Lnml for
Recreational Work
Jeannette Calkins to Leave
As Representative
At a meeting on the campus yes
terday afternoon, the executive
board of the University of Oregon
Alumni association passed a reso
lution recommending that the fu
ture boundary of the campus be
extended on the north to the Wil
lamette river, instead of only to
the railroad tracks, as suggested
by the Oregon Dads. Plans for the
future campus are being sponsored
by both organizations, and the al
umni officers favor the develop
ment of the intervening land for
recreational purposes.
To Attend Council
The board further resolved to
send Miss Jeannette Calkins, al
umni secretary and editor of Old
Oregon, as a representative to the
17th annual convention of the
American Alumni council, to be
held in Amherst, Massachusetts,
May 1, 2, and 3. Miss Calkins will
be away from the campus for
about three weeks.
The immediate publication of
the 1930 alumni directory was ap
proved by the board; and, accord
ing to Miss Calkins, it will proba
bly be contained in the April num
ber of Old Oregon, to be issued
about the 15th of this month.
Plans for Drive Laid
The board arranged to put the
alumni trust fund, amounting to
a little over $1,000, on a more ac
tive basis, and laid plans for a
drive for life membership dues, in
order to bring the fund up to $10,
000, if possible, within the next
two years. It declared itself in fa
vor of raising the present fee of
$25 between now and January 1,
1931.
A proposal to publish twice a
year a small supplement to Old
Oregon, for the Order of the O
men among the alumni, received
the board’s approval. This, accord
ing to Miss Calkins, to whom the
matter was turned over, will be
issued in the form of a brief pam
phlet summarizing the athletic sit
uation at the University. The date
for the first issue, she said, has
been tentatively set at the latter
part of June.
Members of the executive board
are Homer Angell, of Portland,
president of the alumni associa
tion; Miss Mae D. Kinsey, of Eu
gene, vice-president; Carl E. Nel
son, of Salem, vice-president;
Miss Jeannette Calkins, of Eugene,
secretary-treasurer; and Dr. Ed
win R. Du mo, of Medford, repre
sentative-at-large.
Five Patients Now
On Infirmary List
Already the infirmary has five
patients; Margaret Erickson,
Ruth Smith, Willard Boring,
Courtney Wheat, and Forrest
Paxon.
Ryle Wynd, who has been there
since March 19, was dismissed
yesterday.
Heavy Battle
In View for
Oregon Nine
Webfoots To Meet Pacific
Today; Reinhart Field
To Be Scene of Game
DAVE BLOOM TO HURL
New Men Given Positions;
Veterans Switched to
Different Posts
The Webfoot baseball squad is
expecting some real competition
from Pacific university in the
opening game today at 3:30 o’clock
on Reinhart field, unless rain
causes the contest to be postponed.
Pacific has a team of veterans
who have already whipped Colum
bia university, of Portland, 15 to
G. Oregon is expecting three soph
omores to help meet the Badger
threat. Coach Reinhart said yes
terday he planned to use Johnny
Londahl at second, Hermit Stevens
at short, and Brian Mimnaugh to
cover right field. These three men
tarred on the yearling team last
season. Fans will see several vet
erans in new posts this afternoon.
Bloom to Start Game
Dave Bloom, a pitcher of var
sity experience, will start the
game in the box, and Cecil Ga
briel will be behind the plate.
Gabriel was a heavy-hitting catch
er two years ago, but was not in
school last year.
Harold Olinger has won the first
base job for the present, although
either Cliff Potter or Carl Nelson,
who held the berth last year, may
shove him off the bag any time.
Olinger was regular third base
man, but Ken Robie, the man who
has covered short for the Web
foots so well for the last two
years, has been switched to third.
Kramer Barnes, letterman, will be
back in left field and Franny An
drews, last year’s second sacker,
ha3 been sent out to center field.
MacDonald, Fuller Veterans
Reynold MacDonald, the speed
artist, and Curley Fuller, who spe
cializes in curving the ball, both
veterans, and Ken Scales, Hal
Waffle, Ed Charles, and Bill Bals
ley, new material, form the pitch
ing staff. Coach Reinhart has not
announced who he expects to hurl
the second game with Pacific Sat
urday, but probably MacDonald or
Fuller will get the choice.
Registration Hits
New High Figure
Of 3266 Students
More Expected To Enter
By April 12; Mark
For 1929 Passed
With the enrollment of 73 new
students, the campus enrollment
of the University reached a new
high figure of 3266 at the close of
the fourth day of spring term, it
is announced by Earl M. Pallett,
registrar. This exceeds the entire
total for 1929, when 3242 were en
rolled. A few more are still ex
pected to enter, as students have
until April 12 to complete regis
tration, and last year during this
period 25 were added.
Of the 73 new students, 44 are
men and 29 are women. The grand
total for men is 1828 and women
1438.
These figures do not include the
medical school at Portland, where
registration is limited to 225 stu
dents, nor the extension or cor
respondence, which have enrolled
approximately 4,000 more. The in
crease is regarded as rather re
markable, since the LaGrande
normal school and other normal
schools such as this now take
many of the first and second year
students. * „
Duties of Chairman „
Of Vodvil Transferred
Due to his withdrawal from
school, the duties of Stan Brooks,
recently appointed chairman of the
Junior Vodvil, have been trans
ferred to Vinton Hall, director,
who will work in conjunction with
Tony Peterson, manager of the
show, according to an announce
ment made by Hal Johnson, gen
eral chairman of the week-end.