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glee CLUB CONCERT FRIDAY State Convention of Y. M. C. A. INTEREST IN DEBATE GROWS S tate associations of the Y. M. C. A. 1 ryout to be Held December 12, Glee and Mandolin Clubs Will Give are at present looking forw ard to the Local Concert at Eugene Will be a Close one Among Many annual state convention which is to be Theater Debaters, Both New and Old Next F riday ev en in g the s tu d e n ts will have an o p p o rtu n ity of see in g the University Glee and M an d o lin C lubs in their annual co n cert at th e E u g en e Theatre. Prof. Glen lias been sp e n d ing his best efforts on th e clubs for the past two m o n th s and lie ex p resses his opinion th at the co n cert of th is s e a son will be the best in a good m any years. Not only is th e new m aterial better than in p rev io u s y ea rs, b u t the songs and features are of a m ore catch y tvpe and are sure to m ake a p ro n o u n ced hit. Prof. Glen sent to th e E a s t for the songs and succeeded in g e ttin g a gro u p which have ap p eared in N ew Y ork this winter for the first tim e. O n e new addition has been m ade to th e O reg o n songs in "Tlmse D ays a t O re g o n ,” composed by Robyn N elson and V ic tor \ oigt, tw o m em b ers of th e clubs. The Mandolin m usic has been care* fully selected and will be su re of a p preciation from i n y au d ien c e, Van Dusen and V oigt. th e iliirfe c t duo, will figure in the stu n t role, and for g e n u ine originality, th ese tw o a rtis ts have anything outclassed th a t ever a tte m p t ed to im itate a foreig n er. Everyone know s V an D usen and the well-spring of fun th a t lies hidden in his bosom. A s for V o ig t he is new before the fo o tlig h ts but he is ex p e r ienced as an e n te rta in e r. lie has a prodigious am ount of imft^rHArg and can mimic a n y th in g from the y elp ing of a hu n g ry coyote to th e ja b b e r ing of a Dago v en d er. H is F ren ch - f auadian dialect is th e g en u in e a r ti cle, and the dialogue b etw een him and Van Dusen en titled , “ Is he in? is the best m irth p ro v o k er ev er fe atu red by the clubs. I he comical q u a rte tte , C ooper, Nel- s’Hi. M ood and B urke, in th e New i ork hit, “ In fail" w ith th e ir original dance is one ot th e best sp ecialties on the program . A ltogether th ere is a balance ab< •he clubs this y ear th a t in su res a m< enjoyable and e n te rta in in g concert Hie officers an d p erso n n el of 1 Hubs are as fo llo w s: I r e s , Don. L. L ew is: D irect ' '"f. 1. M. ('d en ; M an ag er, M erle V hessnian: L eader of Glee C lub. R< ben S teeh p iist: L ead er of M ando *' Robyn N elso n : Accompani Melvin P. Ogden. Glee I h ib : S teeh p iist, B urke. Fari "well. W ood, G oodm an, C u rtis, Tin Nelson, Lew is. D avies, Davids« ""per. Kellogg, G eisler, and Coovi -Mamlolin ("hib: N elson. Snow , R; , n* \ an Scov, K ern s. Breedii Downs, M oores. W’insor, and D av son. Stunsters: V an D usen and V oigt. held in M cM innville on December 4, 5 and 0. In this convention, delegates from all of the associations of the state m eet fur the purpose of g etting a stro n g er and deeper inspiration lor, and a better grasp on association work. T o this end reports are read by the various delegates upon the different different phases of the Y. M. C. A. lines of work, such as mission and bi ble study, religious meeting, and finance. The most effective methods of gaining success are presented. A num ber of strong speakers attend in order to address the delegates upon In this respect the com ing convention will be especially fortunate. The pro gram contains the following names of noted speakers : M m . E. Sweet, of D enver; Mr. Beck S tate Secretary of M innesota: Rev. John M. Dean of the Seattle City As sociation: ReV. D. L. Rader of P o rt land: Rev. A. J. Folsom of Forest G rove: Gale Seaman, International S tudent Secretary for the Pacific C< »ast. The L niversitv of Oregon is entitled to fifteen delegates to the convention. A rate of one and one-third tare has been granted by the railroads tor the benefit of the delegates. Bachelors Give Dance Byron Goodall, 11. and Ben W il liams, dB ^w ere h o sts,a t an enjoyable dancing party on Saturday evening. Miss G ertrude Gam ble was patroness. Music was furnished by Messrs. W elch and W indsor. The guests pres ent were the Misses Lrsa 1 lambic, Madge I Iambic. Alice Stoddard. Pay C lark. Laura Kennon, Celia Hager. W arner. Ethel 1 odd, Maud Beals. E thel Barnard and \ era Graham , and M essrs. Billie W illiams. Bolton G am ble, H erbert B arrett, Clarence Stod dard. Elm er Hardin. A rth u r Stillman, W in. Beals. A rthur G arrahrant and Earl K ilp a tr ic k .___ ______ Cross Country Starts ,'ow that the football season is over , sical D irector H ayw ard is in a po- ,n to turn his attention to track -k. This week the cross country •k will he taken up in real earnest a large sipiad of men will corn ice regular work. A num ber of i have already been training faith- v for some time, and the interest in work this vear seems to he verv •lt \ sawdust track will he htted on Kincaid field for u<e in wet .«her It may he that later on a ,s country meet will be held be- en the 1 fanei O, A. L g 'he “D uo V ad is” Club at .Missouri fits to m em bership only those who e ridden a certain num ber of miles •V stu d en t at B erkeley has secured I ram ps upon the railroads. ’un^elf a place in th e in sane asylum 'exas has started a hum orous in sistin g on m ak in g love to everv m onthly * * * * ••• • i1( . o o Debate interest is growing. A list has been posted tor the names of those intending to try out tor interstate teams, and has already been signed 1»\ nineteen men. The com m ittee on o r atory and debate leels that there should he at least forty contestants in the first prelim inary, ¡'his prelim inary will he held in some room in V illard Hall on December 12th. If the list is long, the try out will probably last all day. Each aspirant for interstate honors will he given nine m inutes, or some other stated amount of time, in which to present his views upon one side or other of the question. The judges will be members of the faculty. Eight d e baters will he chosen. The second pre limiuary, held after C hristinas vaci tion. will bring the num ber down to six, and assign the men to places on the team. In the first prelim inary the order of speaking will he alternately a man from each side, the sides being arranged in alphabetical order. It is probable that there will he at least two girls in the coming try out, although tltev have not yet signed the list. This is the first year that women have shown interest in interstate debate eon tests, although at W ashington and else where there are some alw ays anxious to try out. Phe freshman class is more interested in debate than any of the other classes. Prof. E. E. De C on’s work in .the High School D ebating League probably deserves most of the credit for this interest. T he men who have already signed for the prelim inary are: Seniors: '1'. R. 'I'ownsend, J. II. Bond, Earl Kilpatrick. Ju n io rs: C. A. Steele, C. Paine Shaiigle, M . C. Nicholas, llai old Imlson Rounds. Sophom ores: Charles W . Robinson. IL E. D unton, 1). L. Hohie. Percy M. Collier. Eresh- inen: Allvn E. Rolierts, A Burleigh Cash. L. Leon Ray. N. R. Clem, Ralph Moores. Earl Jones. W inn Nicholas, X. Gammans. The list is on the stu d en t's bulletin hoard in Villard Hall ami is open to signatures until the date of the try out. Persons signing should also report their names to Herbert h. I larke, m anager of oratory and debate. Stuart M cQueen, '07, was visiting with relatives in Eugene last week, lie has an excellent position as a n a ly t ical chemist with the Clarke. \\ ood ward Drug Company of Portland. Virgil Earl, an old L niversity fo o t ball star, was in town 'I'hursday with the East Portland High School fo o t- ha IL tea • * < . _____________ Sain Robinson forged the andirons th at grace the two fireplaces in the li brary. ______ T hirteen women are trying for places on the intercollegiate debate team s at W ashington. u k
