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’ diversity Library U N IV E R S IT Y O F O R E G O N Vol. X. EU G EN E, OREGON M O N D A Y , D E C E M B E R 7, 1908 No. 11 O P E N IN G C O N C E R T A S U C C E S S P R E L IM IN A R IE S A P P R O A C H IN G P R O F . F. S. D U N N A T A S S E M B L Y C apacity H o u se G reets Glee and M an D ebate T ry o u t is N ext S atu rd ay and T alks to S tu d en ts on "T h e A cropolis dolin C lubs a t T h e ir Local O ratorical T ry o u t is the F ollow of A ncient A th en s”— W ill C o n tin E n te rta in m e n t ing F riday ue N ext W ednesday E u g en e T h e a tre w as crow ded to the doors at the local concert of the U ni versity Glee and M andolin C lubs on Friday evening. E v ery seat in the house was sold early in th e day, and many b o u g h t s ta n d in g room rath e r than miss th e tre a t. No one was d is appointed in the ex p ectatio n of a high- class en terta in m e n t. "'I'he club is the best in y e a rs,” said Professor ('den a fte r the o p en in g con cert, and all w ho a tte n d e d share his opinion. E very n u m b er on the p ro g ram was heartily encored, som e n u m b ers three or four tim es. 'I'he audience seemed pleased w ith the new arran g em en t of stunts, th at of s c a tte rin g them th ro u v h - out the p ro g ram in stead of c o n c e n tra t ing them in a sketch. T he stu n ts th em selv es w ere the m ost popular nu m b ers on the p rogram . V ic tor V oigt m ade a trem en d o u s hit with his F ren ch -C an ad ian and Italian d ia lect. V oigt is not a com edian but a true dialect a rtis t, and his im itations have an a rtistic value th a t does not belong to com edv. “ Is lie in ? ” by V o ig t and V an D usen is funny and en d s w ith a song of V oigt's ow n com position. "'I'he H ot Tam ale M an. O g d en and G eisler brought dow n the house w ith "Iv o ry Ticklers, a stu n t p u rely m usical in which n eith er u tte rs a w ord. ■ T he “jolly jail-b ird s,” C ooper N el son. Wood and B urke, w ere called back five tim es before the audience was w ill ing to let them leave th e boards. "O ld Man Noah is a late New Y ork song success which is well su n g by the club. ■ P rofessor ('den, in the "S o n g of all Seasons,” w as h eard w ith m arked a p proval by the audience. H e is accom panied in this selection by the entire club. Song selections w ere in tersp ersed with m andolin selections, every one of which was ap p lau d ed to th e echo. T he finale, "D a y s at O reg o n ," is a new \ arsitv song. T h e w o rd s are the production of C has. W . R obison, 11. The music is the com position of Robyn H. N elson, '09. M usical critics, a fte r h ea rin g the con cert. pronounced th e club the best E u gene has ever heard. T h ey say th at the different sectio n s are b e tte r b al anced than ever before. Next S aturday, Decem ber 12, those intending to try o u t for the in terstate debating team should be in V illard Hall ready to defend their respective sides of the question, "R esolved, T h at w aiving co n stitu tio n ality , the Federal governm ent should im pose a p ro g res sive income tax on all incom es above a certain am o u n t.” As soon as possible before th at tim e they should also give th eir nam es and side to H. F. C larke, m anager of o rato ry and debate. Each speaker will go singly before D R. JA M E S H. G IL B E R T W ho A ddressed the F aculty quium T uesday Collo the judges and will be allowed nine m inutes to present his argum ent. From these co n testan ts, eight will be chosen to en ter the final try o u t, Jan u ary S. 'I'he judges will decide upon the show ing m ade by each speaker, which ones, in th eir opinion, are m ost capable to represent the I niversitv. T he final tryout will be a public debate in V illard Hall, at which tw o team s of three men each will be select ed to uphold respectively the affirm a tive and negative sides of the sam e question against W ashington and Id a ho on March 2fk Each speaker will be (C ontinued on page 5) East W ednesday at assem bly Pro fessor Dunn delivered the first half nt his lecture nil the A cropolis of .Ath ens. Most of his tim e was consum ed in a general discussion of the fam ous c it adel and it was necessary to give a lengthy introduction on A thens ami Greece in connection with it. For, to understand the A cropolis, it is neces sary to understand \t liens and G reece, their history, inhabitants, trad itio n s, custom s and life. The site for an ancient city was de cided more upon m artial than com m er cial or industrial considerations. Ac cordingly the tow ering rock in the midst of a fertile valley was the m ost natural of all places. R ising sheer above the plain, the precipitous walls inaccessible on alm ost every side, the Acropolis, with its sm ooth, level top of five hundred feet w idth, provided a natural fortress of priceless value. This was the spot chosen by its early inhabitants around which to build their city and its name corresponds to the fact, "a ero ” m eaning highest and "pol lis” m eaning city. From this beginning classic A thens was built, with its art and arch ite ctu re that still rem ain the w onder of the w orld; but its greatest w onder has a l ways been the great Acropolis. The m yths that have grow n around its history are well know n as part of the literatu re of the w orld. 'I'he stories of its founders, of the stru g g le betw een rival gods over its n am e; how A thena won by p lanting her m arvelous olive tree on top of the Acropolis, are still the delight of all ch ild ren ; but the m yth is shattered by the ru th less in vestigations of scholars, who insist that so far from the city being nam ed after the god, the god was nam ed after the city. T he city of A thens was burned by the Persians under X erxes and the Ac ropolis destroyed. But on its ruins there rose a yet m ore m agnificent city and the Acropolis was built in still g reater splendor. And. g reatest of all in the m inds of the A thenians, the sacred olive tree took new root, grew at the rate of three feet a day and be came more beautiful than ever before. T h is is the h isto ry of ancient A thens and the A cropolis.
