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Jewett af ter-dinner prize speaking contest was held, and Roger Pfaff, winner of the Wilson Jewett oratorical contest held on May 14, won first prize and $8 on his speech “Forty g Years.” Arthur Potwin came second on his after-dinner talk “Down the Mill-race,” and was awarded a prize of $6. Bernice Conoly was third and won $4. Her speech was on “Men.” Honorable mention goes to Avery Thompson who spoke on “The World.” The gen eral subect matter used for these talks was "Through a College Window.” Wallace Campbell was in charge of the dinner, Ralph C. Hoeber, varsity debate coach, was toast master, and the judges were: Dean Virginia Judy Esterly, Walter E. Hempstead, instructor in English, and John H. Muller, associate professor of sociology. The Wilson F. Jewett contests sponsored each year by Mrs. Wil son F. Jewett of this city has at tracted wide interest among the students on the campus. The last and most important of these prize speaking contests will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Prize Faculty Members To Direct Meeting Linn Communities Hold Conference May 23 A conference of villages .and rural communities in Lynn and surrounding counties will be held Friday, May 23, at Riverside, Oregon, under the direction of Dr. Philip A. Parsons, dean of the school of applied science, who re turns to the campus today from a trip east. The program for the conference will be furnished by University faculty members and students. James H. Reinhardt, professor of social science, and John H. Muller, professor of sociology, are members of the committee in charge of plans for the event. They are arranging speeches, fea tures, and musical numbers for the program. Members of the Oregon State college faculty have also been invited to participate. The conference is scheduled to start at 2:30 Friday afternoon, and will be followed by a dinner in the evening. This is one of a series of community meetings sponsored by the Oregon school of social science for the purpose of aiding the development of rural communities. Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi to Hear Dr, Ralph W, Chaney Speak Tonight Public Invited to Listen to Lecture California Paleobotanist To Talk at Gerlinger On ‘The Trail From Mongolia to Oregon'; Initiations Are Also Scheduled “The Trail From Mongolia to Oregon” will be the subject for the annual Phi Beta Kappa-Sigma Xi address to be given at 8:15 tonight in alumni hall of the Ger linger building, to which the pub lic is invited. Dr. Ralph W. Chaney, professor of paleobotany at the University of Calif or-' who is connected with the C negie Institute of Washingt D. C., will present the fossil r> ord of Asiatic and American plar and animals which indicates th there was a former land conne> tion between these two cont nents. Actual experiences during hi: travels and studies in Asia, Cen tral America, and the United States will form the basis of his talk, which will be illustrated with photographic slides. While Dr. Chaney was traveling he accumu lated much valuable information regarding the fossil remains of plants and animals, and his talk will include a discussion of the na ture of ancient forests, and the probable causes of the changes in forest distributions down to the present, as well as the ways the history of the earth may be read for periods of millions of years in the past. Dr, Chaney has also studied for a number of years the fossil flora of Oregon and has been collab orating with Dr. Ethel Sanborn, structor in plant biology, on the vestigation of a flora found in e vicinity of Eugene. Earlier in the evening will be § d the initiation of new mem 3 s to Phi Beta Kappa, the na © al scholastic honorary, and to § na Xi, national science honor 's1 The formal banquet, which O dd jointly by the two honor 2 • will take place in the Hen ® 3 hall dining room at 6:15. . members and their wives and the initiates will attend this af fair. The open lecture will fol low. The 25 seniors who will be initi ated to Phi Beta Kappa are: Lin coln Constance, Charles R. Daw son, Margaret J. Edmunson, Kath (Continued on Page Two) Class in Aviation Will Hear Lecture By Herman Hobi Ollier Prominent Men in Aeronautics Will Speak Later Practical Advice Is Given By Visitors Herman Hobi, superintendent of Hobi Airways, Inc., will give a lecture on “Flying Schools and Pi lots” before the class in commer cial aviation this morning at 11 o’clock in room 107 of the Com merce building, Dean David E. Fa ville, of the school of business ad ministration, announced this morn ing. Dean Faville has this term fol lowed the policy of inviting prom inent figures in aviation circles of the state to come to the campus and give instruction to the class in specialized lines of the commer cial aviation field. Homer J. Merchant, general traffic manager for the West Coast Air Transport, will speak to the class on “The Future of the Air Express” next Tuesday, May 27, and Russell Lawson, Oregon representative of the National Aeronautical association, will ad dress the class some time before the end of the term. Speakers who have visited the class during the term have includ ed Mike B. Jamison, traffic agent for the Pacific Air Transport, who covered the subject of air passen ger traffic on April 8; Edward L. Wells, meteorologist, who spoke on April 15 on “The Place of the Meteorologist in Air Transporta tion”; Seely Hall, superintendent of the Boeing system, who gave an address last Thursday on “Air ways and Airports.” Last Parade of Term Rings Death Knell of Old Equipment Yesterday the olive drab uni forms and the bayonets of the R. O. T. C. passed in review for the last time. Wednesday’s parade was the last of the year, and at the conclusion of this term the old uniforms and bayonets will all be packed up and returned to the government. At the beginning of fall term the cadets will*’ be equipped with • classy new uniforms, which fea ture a little color, and perhaps a little comfort. As for the bay onets, they have passed on, not to be substituted by new ones. Bayonets and “monkey suits” have almost become a tradition at |f Oregcn, but, along with many other out-of-date things, they have seen their day, and are about to die their death. The throbbing of drums, the bugle’s blare, and the tramp tramp-tramp of the marching ca dets made the parade yesterday a most striking picture of pomp, pageantry, and color. Marching in compact formation, one company followed another, un til reaching the point where the battalion commander and his staff were standing, the officers lowered their swords in salute, while the men held an “eyes right.” The men marched on around the field, and then were dismissed. And thus, the uniforms and bay onets, and also, perhaps, many of the cadets participated in their last parade. Slimmer Session Social Calendar Features Variety Men and Women Will Be Moused in Men’s New Dormitory Mrs. Hazel Schwering To Act as Dean A wealth of colorful social events, many of them to be held outdoors on the campus, will fea ture the 1930 summer session. The dean of women’s office has re leased a complete tentative cal endar of campus functions sched uled for the sunny months. In the absence of Dean Virginia Judy Esterly, Mrs. Hazel Schwer ing, freshman dean, will act as dean of women during the session. All sorority houses will be closed, and except for Eugene res idents and men living in fraterni ties, all students, both men and women, will be housed in the new men's dormitory. The men and women are to live in separate units, in opposite ends of the building. The first week of the session, beginning Monday, June 23, will be the most eventful, Mrs. Schwering announced. The Eu gene Town Girls’ club will act as hostesses all during the week, while the summer sessioners are getting settled on the campus. Members of the club, armed with information badges, have arranged to meet the students as they come in on the trains and help them with registration. A list of the events which have been scheduled to date follows: Tuesday, June 24—President’s faculty reception in Gerlinger hall. Wednesday, June 25—Campus dinner, to be served on the cen tral campus under the trees. Thursday, June 26—Eugene day. Downtown stores and theatres will be hosts to summer students. Friday, June 27—First of the weekly all-campus dances, which will continue all during the sum mer. Saturday and Sunday are left open for week-end excursions and hikes, which are a feature of the session each year. Practically every week-end of the summer sees groups of professors and stu dents trekking out into the coun try for outings and short trips. During the week, according to Mrs. Schwering, distinguished pro fessors lead discussion groups in regular meetings, often held out doors on the campus. Some of these are luncheon meetings, pic nic style. Whenever the weather is espe cially favorable, she said, the cu linary force of the dormitory serves its dinners on the shaded lawns of the campus. The fourth week of summer ses sion this year will be marked by j the annual "Kampus Frolick,” an all-University party featuring 1 dancing and stunts of all kinds. Last Program Featiires Select Campus Talent Band, Trio, Blues Singer, And Ivory Tickler On Final Bill H. KAAHEA IS POPULAR Potwin and Palmer Will Announce; Finley Oil Schedule The “Emerald of the Air” broadcasting over KORE will of ficially come to a close this eve ning with the presentation of a special program featuring the cream of the campus musical tal ent. Art Potwin, director of the broadcasts urges everyone to tune in on the local station at 8 o’clock for one of the best programs so far presented. “Flint’s Followers,” campus band, will be starred in this clos ing prograTn. This popular orches tra composed of Bob Stoltz, ar ranger; Ilo Wilson, Neal Sheeley, Elmer Clarke, and Johnny Gan tenbein, was presented to the cam pus for the first time over KORE. Since then they have received several offers for summer engage ments, and have played for a num ber of dances on the campus. Blues Singer Listed The A. T. O. trio, Sing Harper, Spec Stevenson, and Torry Shell, are being presented in a medley of vocal numbers. This trio has ap peared over KORE before, to an extremely receptive audience.. Potwin and Palmer, radio an nouncers, after a complete rest, will appear together on an “indi vidual” basis, as masters of cere mony for the biggest and best broadcast. Marjorie Douglas, blues singer extraordinary, has been engaged for several solos. Miss Douglas has a large following from her previous work over KORE. She will be accompanied on the piano by Maxine Glover, of “Torrid Trio” fame. Miss Glover has been ex tremely active around the studio, playing accompaniments, singing solos and in duet and trio work. Girls Trio Popular John Finley, accordion artist, and Harold Moulin, playing the marimba, will be featured in a variety of instrumental numbers. Henry Kaahea Hawaiian soloist, j singing native and popular songs, and accompanying himself on his guitar, was featured in last night’s program. Kaahea is probably the most popular artist that has ever appeared over KORE. In two en gagements he has received a great number of encores and requests for special numbers. The Alpha Chi Omega trio, Kathryn Langenberg, Anna Rea, and Harriet Cope shared equal honors with Kaahea last night. The girls received a big hand from the radio audience for their vocal work. Girl Attacked By Devil Fish Visiting in Bed How would you like to be treed in the middle of your bed by an octopus? Believe it or not, that is ex actly what happened to Claire Thomen, Susan Campbell hall, the other evening. When she climbed into her little white bed, tight sinewy and slimy arms grabhed her by the ankles. Without stopping to argue, Miss Thomen shrieked, and sprang from bed, landing in a sitting position on the floor. For the rest of the night and several evenings afterwards she refused to sleep in her own bed. Finally one of her roommates removed the octopus, changed the sheets, and then she con sented to return. The octopus from tail to tail measures about five inches. It was found in the stomach of a shark, by a biology student, who removed it and put it in Mjss Thomen’s bed for cold storage purposes. Her Directing Wins Praise! Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, head of the drama department, whose work in directing the Commencement play, “The Yellow Jacket,” won high praise from all who saw the production last night. Unemployment Discussed by Congress Club Leroy Goff Explains the Significance of Problem Final Meeting of Term Is Held Last Night “Unemployment” was the sub ject discussed last night by the Congress club at the last meeting of the term. Leroy Goff, fresh man, opened the discussion with an explanation of the problem. “The problem of unemployment is one of so many phases that no one person is fully acquainted with them all. It is a problem that has always been associated with our economic system of capitalism,” Goff said. The relation of vagrants to the unemployment problem was taker up, and it was suggested thi . compulsory labor colonies at which vagrants shall work in return for their subsistence be established. The problem of vagrants is an im portant one, the speaker said, for in Chicago alone, as many as 75, 000 vagrants gather during the winter months. Unemployment insurance was explained as a step in remedying the situation, for like all insur ance, it was brought out, it aims to help the laborer when he needs help. The cost could be borne by the employee, employer, and state together, lessening the burden on the laborer, it was suggested. The relation of socialism to un employment was discussed, and one speaker declared that social ism would relieve the unemploy ment situation by providing a more even distribution of the prod uct of industry. The discussion of the problem was held by the club as an aid in preparing its members for the Jewett extempore speaking con tests to be held next week, accord ing to Merlin Blais, president of the organization. Owing to the Jewett contest, the club will hold no meeting next week. Stoddard and Cherry Attend Seattle Meet Tom Stoddard, retiring student body president, and George Cherry, president for next year, left yes terday morning for the University of Washington at Seattle to at tend a meeting of the Pacific Coast Student Body Presidents’ association. Both of the men plan to return [ to the campus Sunday. Major F. A. Barker Announces New Junior Officers Credit and Salary Given To Advance R.O.T.C. Officers Thirty-six Men Are Put on Tentative List Tentative appointments of jun ior officers in the advanced course in military science for next year have been made by Major Barker, head of the military department. The men who may be enrolled in the course next year are: Clif ford S. Becket, Ira W. Brown, Lauren S. Buel, Wayne H. Em mott, Don K. Eva, Joseph O. Gerot, Frank L. Harrow, Quincy D. How ell, James O. Hughes, Arthur P. Ireland, Eldred C. Jeffers, Arthur A. Johnson, Ross R. Johnston, Treve J. Jones, Jack H. Kaplan, William O. Knox, George C. Kot chik, Paul R. Lafferty, Berton K. Lawson, Kenneth C. Long, Vern ard E. McCluskey, William A. Nor man, John F. O’Bryant, Denzil L. Page, John L. Penland, Roger A. Pfaff, Harold M. Philip, George H. Pratt, Lloyd E. Ruff, Fred T. Scars, Thornton K. Shaw, Freder ick H. Smith, William F. Smith, Joseph W. Stoll, Homer K. Wright, and John G. Painton. The number of men appointed depends on the number of juniors and seniors taking the course who return to school next year, accord ing to Major Barker. The salary offered by the government, and the credits offered by the Univer sity offer an incentive for many students. Staff for Oregana To Be Announced Appointments To IJ<* Made Known Next Week Appointments for the 1931 Ore gana will be announced next week, Henrietta Steinke, editor, said yesterday. Prior to that time, it is request ed that all those interested in working on the yearbook turn in a written application to the edi tor. Besides including one’s exper ience. the editor pointed out, the applicant should state the type of work he or she wishes to do on the book. It is best to indicate two or three possible fields as the appointment for one's preferred position may have already been (Continued on Page Two) Commencement Play Tribute To Cast And Direrctor Says Critic Pheidipittides9 Run Staged but Boy Still TAves Bettering the Greek mara thon runner, Pheidipittides, in that they didn't die at the end of their race, a couple of enterprising young architects who hang out in the club room of the architecture building, challenged each other to race from the art building to the Springfield bridge and back re cently. When the final score came in, it was found that George Cruikshank had defeat ed Clare Hamlin, running the distance of six miles in 32 min utes, thereby establishing a record for the school of archi tecture and allied arts. He was treated to a show by Clare, out of respect for his superior prow ess. OregonGraduate Has Many Poems Appear in Print Margaret Skavlan Writes Ballads for ‘Poetry’ And ‘Frontier’ Was Journalism Major at University Margaret Skavlan, Oregon grad uate, is forging ahead steadily in the field of creative writing. In the May issue of Poetry: A Mag azine of Verse, edited by Harriet Monroe, appears a group of three poems, entitled "Up North,” in cluding "A Corner on Eggs,” "Skagway Was a Wolf,” and "A Toast.” Also in Frontier, published at the University of Montana, she had two poems in the May issue. “Soapy and Frank and How They Died," and “Lost Ladies of Skag way,” are their titles. These poems'have the Alaskan background, and are written in ballad form. Miss Skavlan is a member of Pot and Quill, women’s honorary writing fraternity on the Univer sity of Oregon campus, and a member of Theta Sigma Phi, na tional journalism honorary for women. For several years she has been reporting on the Eugene Guard, but recently went to Port land to report on the Oregonian. Hempstead Will Give Commencement Talks Walter E. Hempstead Jr., in structor in English, will give com mencement talks at Gates, Ore gon, on May 23, at Moro on May 28, and at Grass Valley on May 29. At Gates and at Grass Valley Mr. Hempstead will talk on “As a Man Playeth.” At Moro he will use as his subject "The Next Big Game.” Dr. Milne To Instruct Math at Minnesota V. Dr. W. E. Milne, instructor in the mathematics department, will teach advanced courses in mathe matics at the University of Min nesota this year, for the summer session. Yellow Jacket Portrays True Atmosphere Enthusiasm Heightens in Second Act When Lyons Enters MILES SHAW STARS Character Acting Weak In Spots, Says Reviewer By CAROL HURLBURT "The Yellow Jacket,” presented as the Commencement play last night at the Heilig theater, was sensuous, exotic, and monotonous as only Oriental things can be. To criticize it from a Western viewpoint is impossible. It began with the clashing of gongs. The first act moved slowly . . . yet somehow the play held the interest of the audience, but the actors failed to get a great deal of feeling into their lines. However, Orientals do not give a great deal of feeling to their emo tions. Show Pleases In the second act, Jim Lyons as Wu Hu Git, the hero, brought a gust of feeling into the play with his enthusiasm, and his ring ing voice. From then on the play gained in action, but it was halted always, as Chinese plays are, by the explanation of the Choru3 (William Cutts), who sat on the stage all the time, sublimely in different, fanning himself. Miles Shaw, as the Property Man, shifted scenes before the eyes of the audience, and by pan tomime alone made himself into a character. He was amusing, funny. Deserves Credit Mountains, storms, murders, and an ascension to heaven were cre ated by the merest suggestion. The audience was compelled to use its imagination and found it a novel procedure. Mrs. Ottilie Turnbull Seybolt, director, deserves great credit for her splendid working out of the details of costume, scenery, and custom. The play, with all its numerous entrances and exits, went off without a hitch or the missing of a cue—surely a great accomplishment for the amateur production of such a highly tech nical and involved play as this. Some of the character acting was exceptionally fine, but some of it fell short due to the unusual ness of the part. Stearns Plays Well Carl Klippel, as Wu Sin Yin, the governor, names himself as the most important character in the play, and is magnificence it self. Gordon Stearns, as Tai Fah Min (the second father-in-law), made a character out of his part by an imperative manner of speech and a huge walk. Gene Love, as Lee Sin (the farmer), gave feeling and virility by his pantomime, but had a stilted manner of speech. Addison Brockman, as The Daf fodil, was feminine graces and l sensuousness, as his part called (Continued on Page Three) Music Recital To Be Heard Tonight at Music Building Italian songs, with Nancy Thiel sen singing them; rich Schumann music, with Gladys Foster playing it; and Tschaikowsky’s “Pilgrim Song," with Ed Fisher singing it —these things are in store for those who hear the recital to be given by the three popular cam pus musicians tonight at 8 o’clock at the music auditorium. Quite a sparkling program has been announced for the recital, ex pected to attract one of the larg est student audiences of the en | tire year. Both Miss Thielsen and Fisher have done much solo work. Miss Foster is a Juilliard scholar. Miss Thielsen will sing “Reg nava nel silenzie” from Donizetti’s ‘‘Lucia Ui Lammermoor” and a scene from Verdi’s “Travatia.” Her second group will be from the English composers. Miss Foster will play Schumann’s “Fasching swank aus Wien” and a group of Chopin, including the F-sharp ma jor impromptu. Fisher will sing the Brahms ‘‘Sapphische Ode” and Sarjcant’s “Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind.”