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VOLUME XXXI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1930
NUMBER 133
Choir of 60
To Be Heard
Tomorrow
Polyphonic Group To Give
Concert at 4 o’CIock
Sunday Afternoon
PROGRAM IS VARIED
^ icks, Petzold To Present
Solo on Interesting
Program
After a long drought, so long
as appearances of the University
of Oregon polyphonic choir are
concerned, there will come a rich
downpour Sunday with a 4 o’clock
concert, presenting the new mu
sic organization in a thoroughly
interesting program.
Since its creation last fall by
Arthur Boardman, noted American
tenor, who became head of the
voice department this year, the
choir has brought Oregon no
small amount of recognition as it
is thought one of the few amateur
polyphonic groups of importance
today. Sixty trained students are
doing intensive study under Mr.
Boardman in the fields of music
used by such well known groups
as the Smallman a capella and the
Russian Symphonic choirs.
Wicks To Play
Miss Esther Wicks will play a
violin obligato for a contralto solo
by Agnes Petzold in one number.
A very old Ave Maria and the
Allelulia from Beethoven’s only
oratorio are interesting numbers
of the first group which is from
the early polyphonists of whom
Bach and the earlier Palestrina
are foremost.
Stabat Mater To Be Heard
Palestrina’s Stabat Mater,
written for three choirs in twelve
parts, will conclude the first
group. The Greek Catholic (Rus
sian) church, with its wealth of
richly-colored music will supply
the material for the second group
while the third will be from recent
polyphonic compositions, including
a negro spiritual for which there
was a request.
Program Given
The program follows:
Music of the Early Church—
(a) J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Chor
ale “Hush, My Dear”; Arcadelt
(1514-1575) “Ave Maria”; Bee
thoven, “Alleluia” from “The
Mount of Olives.”
(bt Da Palestrina (1524-1594)
Stabat Mater. This setting of
the ancient Latine poem is writ
ten for three choirs in twelve
parts.
Music of the Greek Catholic
(Russian) Church—
(c) Kastalsky “O Gladsome
Light”; Tschaikowsky, “Hymn
to the Trinity”; Tschaikowsky,
"Cherabim Song No. 3. ,
Recent Polyphonic Music—
(d) Rubenstein, “Reve Angel -
ique.” A choral paraphrase by
S. R. Gaines for ladies’ choir.
Contralto solo by Miss Petzold.
Violin obligato by Miss Wicks.
R. Nathaniel Dett, “O Holy
Lord.” A characteristic negro
spiritual arranged in eight
parts.
Hoofers Keep Busy
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52 Held Dances This Week
Git out yer fiddles and bag
pipes, all ye campus musicians.
Only 52 dances on the Univer
sity of Oregon and Oregon State
campi, which only goes to prove
that college studes still like to
dance.
Yes, and take a look at the
society column today. It’s all
a part of the college education.
Which reminds us that by the
time the student has his horse
hide, his pigskin, donned his
coonskin, and received his sheep
skin, poor father has little hide
left.
Phi Delta Phi To Banquet
Phi Delta Phi, national law hon
orary, will hold a banquet tonight
at the Lee Duke’s cafe, at 6
o'clock. The speaker of the eve
ning will be William C. McCul
loch, Portland attorney.
Members of the honorary who
^ are unable to attend the banquet
are asked to notify William Kuy
kendahl.
Trapped Fishermen
Go Hungry With 80
Fresh Fish on Hand
'J'RAPPED by darkness in
desolate snow-covered coun
try far up the south fork of
the McKenzie, three returning
fishermen found themselves all
night prisoners in the snow,
with 80 uneookahle fish on their
hands, no blankets, and onlv «
loaf of bread and six eg)
the way of edible food. O,
loaf of broad and six eggs
fieed for a few hours; a ea
fire in a sheltered spot
made to serve in plaee of b 0
clothes. £
Half-warmed by the flaim g
the hungry trio slept uni
dawn. The 80 fish remaine
untouched—frying pan ther
was none.
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Hidden lake, near Hardy’s
cabin, 65 miles up the McKen
zie, was the scene of the night's
outing. Ford Smith, Dick Har
per, and Wilbur Shannon turned
up with their catch at the Phi
Kappa Psi house yesterday at
dusk — nearly a day behind
schedule. For nearly 24 hours
they hud been “lost” in the
mountains.
Fern and Flower
Procession Annual
Oregon Tradition
Several Hundred Women,
Seniors and Alumnae,
To Mareli in Parade
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A tradition of commencement is
the fern and flower procession.
Several hundred graduate and
senior girls carrying flowers and
ferns take part in this ceremony
during graduation week-end. The
procession is deeply rooted in
Oregon tradition.
The origin was a secret society
of the junior girls organized by
Dr. Luella Clay Carson, the first
dean of women, in 1S94. The so
ciety was called “F. F. F.” and
stood for “Fern and Flower Fan
atics.” In an attempt to beautify
the then barren campus the girls
planted maiden hair ferns by the
east entrance of Villard. Leila
Straub Stafford, Dean Straub’s
daughter, and Mrs. J. O. Holt, both
of the class of ’01, were chosen
leaders.
The procession became a real
ity in 1900. With a start of about
a dozen participants, it has devel
oped to its present state. It is
particularly significant because it
is something absolutely Oregon’s
own.
Town Chairmen
To Appoint Aids
Greater Oregon Assistants
Must Be in Monday
The town chairmen pf the
Greater Oregon committee are to
take their lists of committees of
sub-chairmen to the A. S. U. O.
office by Monday afternoon, Jos
eph Freck, chairman of the com- j
mittee, announced at the recent;
meeting of the organization in
Johnson hall.
Arnold Bennett Hall, George
Cherry, president of the student
body, and Tom Stoddard, former
president, will speak at the next
meeting, which will be held on
Thursday.
The meeting yesterday was at
tended by about 60 town chair
men, to whom Freck outlined the
plans for this summer.
Ttvo Members Added
To Gamma Alpha Chi
Gamma Alpha Chi, women’s na
tional advertising fraternity, has
added two new associate members
to its ranks. The new members
are Alice Vitus, circulation man
ager of the advertising depart
ment of the Register, and Ruth
Bede, circulation manager of the
advertising department of the
Guard.
Nominations for the offices of
the organization Irave been made
and the eletion is scheduled for
Sunday.
Ruth Street, national treasurer
of Gamma Alpha Chi, is expected
to stop in Eugene Sunday, on her
way to the University of Califor
nia chapter.
Five Oregon
WritersToBe
HonoredHere
, Famous Literary Figures
To Be Guests of Ye
Tabard Inn
REUNION WILL BE HELD
!
Dinner at Oshurn To Be
Given This Evening
At 6:30
Five famous Oregon writers, in
uding Edison Marshall, interna
onally known novelist, will be
ests of Ye Tabard Inn chapter
Sigma Upsilon, national honor
' literary fraternity, at a din
ner this evening at 6:30 at the
Osburn hotel. The gathering will
be in the nature of a reunion for
former students of Oregon who
have been successful in writing.
Besides Marshall, the other visi
tors are Robert Ormond Case and
Ernest Haycox, novelists and short
story writers from Portland; Pal
mer Hoyt, short story writer and
dramatic editor of the Portland
Oregonian; and Edward Miller, au
tomobile editor of the Oregonian.
All of the writers have been stu
dents of W. F. G. Thacher, pro
fessor of English, and will be wel
comed by him.
Edison Marshall is outstanding
among the authors, as he has won
world-wide fame for his novels of
Oregon, Alaska, and the great
Northwest In general. His books
have been translated into many
languages, and he is regarded as
one of the outstanding writers of
outdoor stories today. For the
past few years all of Marshall's
novels have been serialized in Good
Housekeeping magazine. He was
the winner of the O. Henry short
story writing award a few years
ago.
Pres. (lall Given
Honorary Award
Oregon Denial Association
Elects University Man
At its business session Friday
the ’ Oregon Dental association,
holding its annual convention in
Eugene, elected Dr. Arnold Ben
nett Hall, president of the Uni
versity, with six other outstand
ing scientists, to honorary mem
bership. The honorary awards are
for meritorious service in the
field of science, particularly sci
ence relating to dentistry.
Others so honored include Dr.
Clyde Mount, Oregon City; Dr. J.
C. Geiger, University of Califor
nia, department of medicine; Dr.
Millard C. Holbrook, Portland;
Dr. Percy R. Howe, Boston, Mas
sachusetts; Dr. U. G. Ricker, Uni
versity of Michigan, department
of dentistry; and Dr. William C.
Cumming, Portland.
Turnbull To Speak
George F. Turnbull, professor
of journalism, will speak before
the second annual meeting of cor
respondents of the Salem States
man at Salem tonight. Professor
Turnbull, has been asked to talk
along lines of their work.
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Record-Breaker
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Ralph Hill, star Oregon mller,
who covered the distance in 4:12.4
last week to break the 17-year-okl
world’s collegiate record, will ap
pear in the dual meet against Ore
gon State at Corvallis today.
Strawberry Fete
To Be Held May 28
On Libe Courts
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I Sundaes and Dancing To
Be Features of
Annual Event
The Strawberry Festival, which
was to have been held on May 21,
will now be given on Wednesday
evening, May 28, at 6:30, according
to Lucille Hill, who is handling
advertising for the event.
The festival will be on the fac
ulty tennis courts. No desserts
will be served at any house on
the campus, and strawberry sun
daes will sell at the festival for
15 cents. There will be dancing,
as a side attraction, the men to
pay 5 cents for the privilege of
each dance.
This Strawberry Festival is an
annual affair staged by the Wom
en's Athletic association late in
each spring term. The committee
handling this year’s affair is as
follows: Fanny Vick Pierce, gen
eral chairman; Lucille Hill, adver
tising; Virginia Grone, properties;
and Vivian Coss, food. George
Weber’s orchestra will play.
Editorial Convention
To Be Held in Astoria
The annual summer convention
of the Oregon State Editorial or
ganizations will be held in Astor
ia, June 20, 21, 22, it is announc
ed by Arne G. Rae, field mana
ger of the Oregon State Editorial
association.
The results of Dr. Gallup’s sys
tem of surveying reader interest,
which has been tried out by both
the Eugene Register and the Ore
gon school of journalism, will be
described by Dean Eric W. Allen
and Frank Jenkins, of the Eugene
Register.
Speakers from all over the state
| will be present at the convention
and an eventful program of enter
tainment has been planned for the
guests.
Summer Scholarships in
Advertising Awarded Nine
Nine appointments t<j summer
scholarships have been made to
students in advertising, it was an
nounced yesterday by W. F. G.
Thacher, professor of advertising.
All the appointees are juniors in
journalism or business administra
tion.
» The students with the advertis
ing firm they are placed with are
as follows: Francis Mullins, Ed
mond C. Bechtold & Associates;
Harry Tonkon, Botsford-Constan
tine company: Anton Peterson,
the Oregonian; Harry Van Dine,
Foster & Kleiser; Harold Fraun
dorf, Meier & Frank; Ed Sullivan,
;
the Oregon Daily Journal; Ruth
Newman, Olds, Wortman & King;
Dorothy Thomas, Ltpman, Wolfe
& Company; Elaine Henderson,
The Bedell Company.
"The students are eligible un
der the terms of the scholarships
to be received as employees of the
organization to which they are as
signed for a period of eight to ten
weeks during the summer,” said
Professor Thacher. "They are
paid an apprentice's wage. The
purpose of the scholarships is to
give the students an opportunity
to gain experience and valuable
contacts. It may lead to employ
ment later.”
Jewett Entrants
Few; Good Chance
To Win Prizes
Preliminaries for Annual
Contest To Be Hel«l
Next Week
$250 in Awards Will Be
Given to Winners
Spring fever seems to have de
pleted the interest in debating
among the oratorically minded
students on the campus.
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week the preliminaries and finals
of the last and most important W.
F. Jewett prize speaking contest
will be held. So far only a small
number of students have an
nounced their intentions of en
tering the contest, which means
that those entered stand an ex
ceedingly good chance of winning
one of the many prizes offered
through the kindness of Mrs. Wil
son F. Jewett.
The prizes, amounting to $200,
will be distributed as follows: un
dergraduate men, first prize, $20,
second, $15, third, $10, fourth, $10,
fifth to eighth, $5. Undergradu
ate women, same as for under
graduate men. Freshman men:
first, $15, second, $10, third, $6,
fourth, $4. Freshman women,
same as for freshman men.
E. Schmklt Asked
To Act as Witness
Armour Packing Company
Wants Services
Emerson P. Schmidt, of the
economics department, was asked
yesterday if he would be able to
serve as expert witness next Oc
tober at Washington, D. C., for
the Armour Packing Company of
Chicago in connection with their
attempt to have the Packers’ Con
sent Decree of 1920 reversed. Mr.
Edward Wentworth, director of
Armours’ Livestock Bureau, is ne
gotiating with Mr. Schmidt.
The company was induced to
ask Mr. Schmidt to serve in this
capacity because they were im
pressed with his analysis of the
economic unsoundness of that de
cree in one of his articles pub
lished last winter. It is not cer
tain yet whether Mr. Schmidt will
go.
55 To Participate
In Final Concert;
Band Successful
Combination To Include
All Members of Band
And 7 Eugene Men
Tennis Courts To Be Scene
Of Sunday Concert
Playing under a starlit May
sky, the University of Oregon
band—55 strong at this time
will wind up its first outdoor con
cert series Sunday night at 7
o’clock.
At least, John H. Stehn, direc
tor, and the bandsmen hope it will
be a starlit night. Rain put the
quietus on several earlier efforts
to conduct outdoor programs, but
for the last three weeks there
have been concerts and very suc
cessful ones, too. They have
been given alternately by the first
and second bands, but this Sunday
the full band, assisted by seven
Eugene musicians will appear. The
program is the most interesting
yet given, say members. It in
cludes a number of popular con
cert compositions.
"With warmer weather we are
expecting the largest audience of
the year,” continued the director.
Listeners will sit about the lawns
by the tennis courts where the
band will be seated.
Law Scholarship Now
Open for Applications
A scholarship offered by the
University for graduates contin
uing their work in the law school
is open at this time for applicants,
according to Dean Charles E. Car
penter of the law school.
The dean will be pleased to re
ceive applications for this scholar
ship from any graduates of the
University who stand high in their
class work and expect to make
law their profession.
This scholarship is one of two
awarded each year. The other
scholarship was awarded to Roy
Herndon last year, and reawarded
this year. Herndon was one of
the “Senior Six” to make Phi Be
ta Kappa. The second scholarship,
the one now being offered, was
awarded to Francis McKenna, also
of the "Senior Six” of a year ago.
McKenna was forced to refuse the
scholarship due to family obliga
tions.
Neither Gobi Desert Nor Canadian Mountains
Are as Dangerous as America, Says Chaney
Help Get Furnishings
For Peters’ Lodge
Say A. W. S.
All you gals that are Inter
ested in helping the A. W. S.
get furnishings for Peters’
Lodge on the Willamette river
write home to your mothers to
day and tell them about the big
rummage sale to be held to get
money for furnishings at the
home of Mrs. George Peters,
1034 Quimby, Portland, within
the next two or three weeks.
Rummage will be gleefully re
ceived by those in charge. Tell
your mothers to mail anything
they have that will sell to Mrs.
Peters and rest in the assur
ance of the unbounded grati
tude of the A. W. S.
Irate Missourian Threatens Paleobotanist
With Shotgun; Experience Found Thrilling
The Gobi desert, the mountains
of northern Canada, or the
swampy jungles of Central Amer
ica have not presented Dr. Ralph
W. Chaney with thrills of danger
to equal those he has received in
the United States itself.
“In fact,” as the professor of
paleobotany said yesterday, “I
have never experience quite the
same element of danger as I did
one day in Missouri, when an irate
farmer threatened me with a dou
ble-barrelled shotgun. We scien
tists are supposed to be sort of ec
centric anyway, and this farmer
taking me for something worse
than a tramp ordered me out of
the vicinity.”
Dr. Chaney,*' now instructor in
the University of California, is
connected with the Carnegie In
'stitute of Washington, D. C., and
he accompanied the Gobi desert
expedition of Roy Chapman An
drews in 1925. This expedition is
remembered for its strange dis
covery of dinosaur eggs, and the
subsequent sale of the eggs for
even fabulous sums—at least, for
eggs.
"We did not consider the find
ing of the eggs so important in
itself," Dr. Chaney said; "it was
the discovery that they were laid
in rings one above the other by
the dinosaur that was interesting
to scientists, in that it placed the
dinosaur definitely in the reptilian
group of animals. The Mongols
of the region used to, trade the
fossils for such items as bars of
soap or packages of cigarettes,
and, though some of them sold lat
er for even as much as $5,000, we
were in no rush to stock up on
them.”
"The common belief that the
Gobi desert is a fearfully danger
! ous place is incorrect. During my
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Woo Rirdio Given
Bi oak in Life by
Emerald Worker
Finding a wee robin forlorn
artd abandoned on the campus
green, Dave Wilson, veteran
news-monger, was seized with
sympathy and resolved to give
the birdie a break in life by
offering it a home and a chance
for fame on the Emerald staff.
Flustered by the flattering
phrases of welcome from the
lips of the fair feminine jour
nalists as he was carried in
state to the copy room in the
protecting hands of his new
found friend, Master Robin
sought refuge In the business
office across the hall.
He was soon brought from
his hiding place and, ns a re
sult of his modesty, pronounced
too young and inexperienced to
enter the hard and fast life of
the news game by members of
the staff who know.
Young Robin was then
promptly restored to his anx
ious parents waiting outside for
the return of their prodigal sen.
rrosh Have Hopes
Dashed in Meet
With OSC Rooks
Rooks Hold Slender Lead
At Close of Exciting
Track Duel
Dolloff Stars for Frosh
And Rust for Rooks
The Oregon State Rook track
team proved to be a little better
balanced than the Oregon yearling
squad in their meet on Hayward
field Friday afternoon and the vis
itors won the event, 67 to 54. Reg
Rust, tow-headed Rook runner,
paved the way to victory when he
totalled 14 points in four events.
Chuck Dolloff proved to be out
standing for the locals.
The Rooks got off to a good
lead in the century when Rust and
Moe placed one-two. Bolds was
the only Oregon man to place.
Rust covered the distance in the
fast time of :10 flat. The lead
was short-lived, however, as Bob
Hall came through in nice fashion
to cop the mile. He covered the
distance in 4:36.6 and Russ Eddy
finished second to him.
Dolloff Wins 440
Dolloff ran a beautiful 440 to
win in :51 flat. The yearling star
started off like he was running
the hundred and finished with a
great sprint to beat Odell by eight
yards. Chapin came through with
a leap of 22 feet 3 inches to win
the broad jump, but the Rooks got
back in the running when Rust
won the shot with Davis, another
Rook placing second.
Only two places were allowed in
the high hurdles and both went to
Rooks, Dunkin and Curtin. Frank
Crissman, Frosh hurdler, placed
second, but he was disqualified.
He came back later to win the
lows in :27 flat. Starr won the
220 over Moe, and Rust and How
erton won the high jump at 5 feet
10 inches.
Pole Vault Is Tie
Mall and Stoddard of the Frosh
and Coleman of the Rooks all tied
for first in the pole vault at 10
feet 6 inches, and Heath of Ore
gon State won the 880 in 2:03.4.
The visitors won both the discus
and javelin with Davis tossing the
platter 130 feet 9 inches, and
Ayres hurling the spear 176 feet
9 iriches. Oregon came back strong
in the relay. Marrs ran a nice
quarter to hand the baton to Criss
man with a nice margin. Frank
kept the lead, but Lecher lost
ground and Dolloff started behind
the Rook anchor man. It was nip
and tuck until the home stretch,
when the Frosh runner opened up
his sprint and easily won the
event.
Summary:
100-yard dash—Rust, O. S. C,
first; Moe, O. S.“ C., second;
Bolds, Oregon, third. Time :10
flat.
Mile run—Hall, Oregon, first;
Eddy, Oregon, second; Ackles, O.
S. C., third. Time 4:36.6.
440-yard dash- -Dolloff, Oregon,
first; Odell, O. S. C., second; Bos
wick, O. S. C., third. Time :51
flat.
Broad jump—Chapin, Oregon,
first; Woodcock, O. S. C., second;
(Continued on Page Three)
Final Results
Are Given on
Campus Poll
Opinion Not in Favor of
Deferred Pledging,
Is Conclusion
VOTE STANDS 443-199
Independent, Fraternity
Men Think Differently;
Ballots Opposed
The University of Oregon is not
yet ready for the deferred system
of fraternity pledging if the final
results of the Emerald poll can be
taken as indicative of campus
opinion. The final count revealed
that 199 voted in favor of the
system while 443 were opposed.
Although the fraternity vote
was overwhelmingly in opposition
to the plan, the independents vot
ed better than two to one in fa
vor. The Greek vote was 63 for
to 377 against, and the independ
ent vote 136 for to 66 against.
The argument advanced in
nearly every ballot in opposition
to the deferred pledging system
was that it would cause financial
hardship on the fraternities. Some
reasoned that the plan was not
workable, while others believed
that it would cause the freshman
to lose the year most necessary
for receiving fraternity guidance.
The arguments in most ballots
in favor of deferred pledging ex
pressed the belief that the plan
was the only one that would give
the freshman a fair chance in
choosing a fraternity. The fra
ternity would also benefit by the
opportunity given to look over the
freshman during the deferred per
iod.
The poll closes an investigation
of over a month by the Emerald
as to campus opinion of the de
ferred pledging system.
Professor From
India Will Speak
On Campus Today
Visitor Graduate of OSC;
Will Give Two Talks
In Eugene
Brewster Hayes, a graduate of ■
Oregon State college, who is now
on the faculty of the Allahabad
Agricultural Institute, in Allaha
bad, India, will be in Eugene to
morrow to deliver two lectures.
In the morning he will speak
at Central Presbyterian church at
11 o’clock. His main talk of the
day will be at Westminster house
at 7 o'clock, at which time he will
deliver an illustrated lecture on
"Present India.” All interested
are invited to this meeting.
An informal dinner in his honor
is being given at 5:30 at the house
by members of the Westminster
cabinet.
Mr. Hayes has been on his first
furlow for the past year, during
which time he has been taking
work at Oregon State college for
a graduate degree. His wife, who
is an M.D., has been doing re
search work in California.
Mr. Hayes is a personal friend
of Max Adams, University pastor.
Mr. Adams stayed with Mr. Hayes
three years ago while making a
trip around the world.
Dr. Smith Plans
So. America Trip
Will Make Geographical
And Geological Studies
After returning from the Ha
waiian cruise this summer, Dr.
Warren D. Smith, head of the ge
ology department, will leave for a
four months’ trip to South Amer
ica, where he will explore the
country formerly occupied by the
Incas.
“I plan to go down the West
coast, cross the Andes to Buenos
Aires and up to the northern part
of the Argentines into Bolivia,"
said Dr. Smith. There he will visit
the old Inca capital at Cuzco.
The purpose of the trip is to
make geographical and geological
studies, but mainly to get ac
quainted with the western part of
South America. Dr. Smith plans
to return the first of January.