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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1931)
500 Fathers Visit Oregon Campus to Celebrate Annual Dad’s Day Oregon Dads Rule Campus For Week-End Fifth Annual Celebration Draws Four Hundred Fathers Guests at Game, Banquet, Smoker, ami Organ Recital Dads of Oregon students were rulers of the campus during the week-end just passed, when the University observed its fifth an nual Dad’s Day celebration. More than four hundred fathers at tended the two-day affair. W. Lair Thompson, of Portland, was elected president for the com ing year at the executive meeting of the association Saturday morn ing. O. Laurgaard, also of Port land, is the retiring president. Registration of the fathers con tinued until late Saturday. Sigma Kappa Wins Cup The silver cup for the most Dads was awarded to Sigma Kap pa sorority. Phi Mu took second place, and Alpha Phi and Theta Chi tied for third. \ Fraternities, sororities, and the dormitories held special luncheons Saturday, and radio reports of the Oregon-N o r t h Dakota football game were received. A smoker at the men’s gym was a feature of the late afternoon. Banquet Honors Dads Fathers, sons and daughters were honored at a special banquet Saturday evening at McArthur court. Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president of the University, ■ and officers of the Dads spoke. The annual “little big game’’ between the Oregon Frosh and the O. S. C. Rooks on Hayward field followed the banquet. Dads sat in a special section. Sunday services in Eugene churches were dedicated to the visiting Dads, as was also the Sunday evening organ recital by John Stark Evans, of the school of music faculty. Dads Name Prexy, Other Offieials For Coming Year Lair Thompson Succeeds O. Laurgaard as President At their fifth annual gathering here Saturday, the Oregon Dads elected W. Lair Thompson of Port land, their president for the coming year. Mr. Thompson is an attor ney. His son, Don Thompson, is a member of the freshman class. Mr. Thompson will succeed O. Laurgaard, also of Portland. Two other new officers were installed. J. P. Lettridge of Baker was named vice-president and Wilson H. Jewett of Eugene was chosen secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Paul W. Ager of Eugene will continue as executive secretary. Five additions were made to the executive committee. These were W. C. Ruegnitz, Portland; Charles C. Hall, Portland; Dr. G. A. Mas sey, Klamath Falls; Edgar W. Smith, Portland, and John N. Ed lefsen, Portland. The much arbitrated problem of student-owned automobiles was discussed by the assembled Dads, who proposed that all attempts to control this matter be abolished. A committee was named to work with University officials in extend ing the boundaries of the campus. After the business meeting, the visiting Dads turned from work to play and listened to the Oregon North Dakota scoreless tie over the radio. They then attended a smoker in the men's gymnasium. MAGAZINE ARTICLE FAILS TO TELL TRUTH (Continued from Pope One) parently went to the editor of good Housekeeping and expressed her self in this vein. Her article is simply an attempt to prove she was right, and she cites only those instances that support her case. Her reference to the University of Oregon is very unfair, since the incident of small pox here was two years ago, and has been corrected. Also, no one is capable of judging the values of menus when they eat but one meal here, a meal, which by the way, would be sufficient for an average lunch anyway. Statements Unfair “Many of her references are very unfair. She criticizes the Univer sity of California for but one small h phase of their health work, while the institution on the whole is not ed as a leader in health education. Many other observations she made two and one-haif years ago have since been altered. No one should take the article seriously, and I am amazed that a magazine like Good Housekeeping would print such an article without first veri fying the charges by at least send ing copies of the material to the schools criticized.” University authorities have not said whether they will take the matter up with the magazine, al though inquiries asking for infor mation on the author and upon her “investigation” have been made to those in charge of Good House keeping. Hall Speaks Before j Oregon Fathers at | Annual Banquet Campus Groups Extend Greetings to Duds at Dinner Speaking in favor of a better inderstanding between parents and the college administration, Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president of the University, made the principal address at the special banquet Sat urday evening at McArthur court in honor of the Oregon Dads. In view of reaching this better understanding, Dr. Hall explained how the advisory system brought the students into personal contact with the faculty, how the Univer sity was training the students spir itually, and how the University aimed to give them a deeper ap preciation of music, art, and other forms of culture. He also empha sized the place of research in the University. Before Dr. Hall’s speech, greet ings were extended to the Dads by the representatives of the different groups: F. E. Callister, from the state board of higher education, Mrs. F. W. Bond, president of the Oregon Mothers, Brian Mimnaugh, president of the Associated Stu dents, and Ann Baum, president of the Associated Women Students. At the close of the banquet, tro phies for the largest attendance at Dad's day were presented. The cff ficers of the Oregon Dads were then introduced by Mr. Laurgaard, past president of the year and toastmaster for the evening. Invocation was read by Rever end Maxwell Adams, University pastor. The music was furnished by the Oregon concert band under the leadership of John Stehn. Vesper Services Set for Today at Five in Bungalow Y.W.C.A. Sponsors Music Program All Girls Invited Vesper services will be held this afternoon at 5 o’clock at the Y W. C. A. bungalow under the lead ership of Margaret Edmunson, sec retary of the Y. W. C. A. Nellie Franklin will furnish the music. The following are girls who have signified a special interest in these vesper services: Harriet Smith. Ruth Ann Smith, Nancy Thomp son, Wanda Veatch, Elinor Whar ton, Margaret Wickersham, Betty Wilson, Pauline Conradt, Helen Chaney, Joan Cox, Marjorie Hal derman, Esther Lafstedt, Mildred Laurence, Claire Maertens, Eula McMillan, Dorothy Morgan, Olivia Reader, Ethel Reid, Roberta Pick ard, Margaret Ann Pollitt. Blanche O'Neil. Helen Neal, Mar garet Nebugall, Mary Louise Mar tin, Cynthia Liljequist, Maude Long, May Alice Loveless, Mildred Kissling, Marygold Hardison, Al ma Hernan, Margaret Ellen Hill. Maxine Hill, Mary Ella Hornung. Dorothy Falsom, Mabel Darrow. Dorothy Dodds, Hazel Corrigan, Bobbie Beqeaith, Betty Bardwell, Alberta Baldwin, Edwina Ander son. All girls are cordially invited to come to these half-hour services. Indoor Athletics Staged for Dads In Gym Saturday Balcony Packed by Crowd Of Fathers, Students At Exhibitions Wrestling, fencing, tumbling, and stunts of all kinds were included in the men's gymnasium. The pro gram was under the supervision of Walt Evans, vice-president of the associated students. The smoker was enjoyed by a large crowd of dads and students. The opening bout was a three round boxing exhibition between Mahr Reymers and Howard Nacht rnan, University students, followed by a closely contested wrestling tilt featuring Don Cartwright and [Francis Keltner. The second wrest ling match was between Claire Meisel, instructor in the University and Carl Klemm, resulting in an evenly fought draw. The dads were then entertained by a display of fencing between Warren Powell, fencing instructor in the physical education depart ment, and Edwin Pitt of Newton, Massachusetts, and a recent stu dent of Senac, who is considered j the outstanding fencing teacher in i New York City. Mr. Powell and! Mr. Pitt demonstrated the use of; the foil, the epee, and the saber1 in three interesting contests. Mickey Vail, A1 Bradley and j Clarke Thompson presented ten minutes of feature work on the; horizontal bar, followed by trick j tumbling by Maurice Pease, Torn-1 my Kneeland, and Clarke Thomp son. Norblad Cup for Most Dads Is Won By Sigma Kappa Phi Mu Gets Shaw Award; Alpha Phi, Theta -Chi Tie for Third Winners in the Dad’s day compe tition among the living organiza tions on the campus were an nounced Sunday, with Sigma Kap pa, women's group, taking the honors with one visiting dad for every two members in the house, or 50 per cent. They awarded the A. W. Norblad cup, presented three years ago by Mr. Norblad, then governor. Phi Mu sorority took second place with six dads present out of a membership of thirteen, or ap proximately 48 per cent. They were given the Paul T. Shaw cof fee set, donated two years ago by Mr. Shaw, then president of the Oregon Dads’ organization. Alpha Phi, women's house, and Theta Chi, men’s fraternity, tied for third place. An unusually large attendance of Dads was noted this year, and many houses had more Dads pres ent than the winning groups, but the awards were made on a per centage membership basis. Final figures indicated that over 400 fathers of Oregon students were present on the campus during the annual event. A movement has been started by some Chicago business men to in terest college students in defense of the prohibition -amendment. Minnesota League Supports Oregon On Lillard Stand Hometown Conference Is Unaware of Star’s Ineligibility Joe Lillard was again the center of more publicity last night when word was received from Minneap olis that he would be ineligible for play there in the upper part of the Park league because of his ban in this conference. This information, coming from Jimmy Fox, head of the amateur Park league there, where Joe played before coming to Oregon, seems to bear out the fact that Lillard is not guilty of the charges that had banned him from the Coast. Because of the fact that the amateur standing of Lillard was not questioned while he played in that part of the country from where “Czar” Butler is supposed to have received his information. 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