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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.