OREGON
VOLUME 11
EUGENE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8, 1909.
No. 20
TRIE COLLEGE
HAS SOIL SAYS
PROF. YOUNG
EDUCATION SHOULD FIT
MEN FOR SOCIAL
USEFULNESS
Higher Purposes Would Unite
Students Without Abolishing
Fraternities.
Professor Young, in his address in
Assembly this morning "lias the Uni
versity a Soul?" emphasiped the fact
that, as man is a social being, the aim
of the modern American University
should he toward the development of
an associated life more than individual
achievements, and that the process ot
education does not consist in courses of
study that train men to do one thing
for themselves, hut in the assimilation
of knowledge which will enable them
to do great things for the world, there
fore being a social proc 1 ;s that does
not stop short of transforming men.
He said that the lack of these condi
tions is the cause of the low ebb of in
tellectual ideals in the university of
today .
To accomplish this he said, the sug
gestion of President Wilson of Colum
bia to relegate the fraternities and other
competing interests of the undergrad
uate to the background and bring the
university together into a single uni
versity" family, wcftild be unnecessary.
After giving a brief review of the
idea emphasized by President Wilson
in Scribner’s magazine for November,
Professor Young spoke as follows :
“The problem of kindling life in uni
versity work is a problem of hav’ g
life seen and felt through the univer
sity studies—normal, aspiring and
achieving life. This realized, there will
be no need to escape the distracting in
fluence of the fraternities and other
competing interests of the undergradu
ates, for all will come to the support
of the then leading interest and there
would be unity and subordination to
the Higher. This vision of life no
doubt could be caught from the teach
ers in the intimate association advo
cated by President Wilson in so far as
the teachers themselves possessed vision
of life. But why not get direct con
tact? This vitalizing life can best be
touched and felt through the students
by bringing them up close to the actual
world’s needs.
"Referring particularly to state uni
versities, why not have them set about
to accomplish the purpose for which
they were established? 'I hey were creat
edto renew the life of the people of
the state. Let us give vocational train
ing lint have it charged with the deep
est sense of obligation to the work of
social betterment.
“An institution that would frankly and
fully espouse this mission would have
all things added unto it. Intellectual
solidarity and recognized pre-eminence
of its work over all other interests
would be won and those who would not,
such a spirit animating an institution,
respond to the fullest measure of their
powers would not of course be univer
sity students. Moreover, such an insti
tution would not have to pack its mem
ANCIENT COINS CLASSI
FIED BY PROF. DUNN
I he November University of Oregon
Bulletin, issued the first of the week,
is entitled, “A Study in Roman Coins
of the Empire,” written by Professor
h. S. Dunn, head of the Latin depart
ment.
About three years ago Professor
Dunn was given i collection of old coins
for the purpose of classification. Since
then he has spent a great deal of time
studying them and has found so much
about them that is entertaining and in
structive that he decided to publish the
result of his study. 1 his and much
more about the coins is told in a
general way by Professor Dunn in the
introduction.
He next takes a more sclent: ic dis
cussion of each coin, t ,k g them in
ch.oaological order. The ilrsi three are
in the Julian-Claudian Era. The first
belongs in a way to the reigns of both
Augustus and Tiberias, being m: do :>y
tl e hitter in honor of the deified found
er of the empire. ' he ?c >nd was
coined during the reign of C ugula in
honor of the deceased ■ ; Tus and
the third in this series belongs to the
reign of Nero.
'I he second period represented is the
Flavian Dynasty, of which there are'
three coins, one belonging to the reign
of I itus and two to that of Domilian.
The period represented by the most
coins is the Antonimes, of which there
are eight in the reign of Trajan alone.
The description of the engravings on
these coins makes an interesting study
Stag Social at Dorm Friday
A special musical and social even
ing has been arranged by the Y. M. C.
A. as a wind up to the fall work, for
Friday evening it seven o'clock. The
Dormitory has been secured for this
occasion and every man of the school
is expected.
Among the numbers on the program
that have been arranged for are a cello
solo by Lyons, a violin solo by Roach,
i number by a quartette, a vocal solo
by Harry Ding, a duet by Beals aifd
Geisler. Several other numbers of an
interesting nature are planned but nave
not been definitely scheduled just yet.
Following the program, which should
take about three quarters of an hour,
vill he a stag social, similar to the one
it the first of the year at which nearly
every student is present. The plans for'
this part of the evening include re
freshments of a somewhat different na
ture from those usually served up at
the stag affairs, but of the kind that
will touch the spot in the appetites of
most men.
Geisler and Beals, who arc making
the arrangement^ for this event, have
put considerable time on it and will
promise an interesting time.
Dolly Farmer, of Salem, is visiting
the Sigma Xu fraternity. He expects
to enter the Gniv rsity next semester.
bership together as President Wilson
suggests to keep them inocculated with
the proper spirit of interest. Its high
er purpose would draw all into a liv
ing and effective unity. The life of
the state at large impressed by its ex
ample and influenced by its prestige
would be won to the same spirit and
endeavor.
LOCAL CLUB IS
NOW BETA THETA
PI FRATERNITY
DELTA ALHPA GETS CHAR
TER IN NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION
Festivities Follow Initiation Into
Mysteries of Wooglin—Local
Professors Belong.
Last Saturday night, by the magic
wand of “Wooglin" the local Delta
Alpha club was converted into Beta
Rho chapter of Beta Theta Pi, making
the fourth national fraternity at the
University of Oregon. The other three
in the order of formation are Sigma
*\ i ., and Acacia.
The Delta Alpha club was founded
in the spring of 1900 hy a group of
enterprising students, whose efforts have
been amply rewarded by the action ot
Beta Theta Pi fraternity. The local
chapter resides at the corner of Twelfth
and .Mill streets, in their beautiful home
whichthey constructed in 1906,
l he charter members of the Delta
Alhpa club are, George VV. Hug, El
gin; O. A. Bittner, Baker City; Guy
Mount, Silverton, '07; Olen Arnspiger,
Pendleton; Frank Mount, Olympia,
Washington; R. D. McCarty, Pendle
ton; Grover Kestley, Springfield; Don
Stevenson, Klamath Falls; Eberle Kuy
kendall, Eugene; Dan Kelley, Baker
City; T. R. Townsend, Roseburg; Vir
gil Cooper, Baker City; Arle Hampton,
Monmouth.
The Beta Theta Pi fraternity is one
of the best in the field and the local
members as well as the University as
a whole, feel proud of the honor. It
was founded tit Miauni University tit,
Oxford, Ohio, by John Reilly Knox
in 1X39. The fraternity has seventy
two chapters and a membership of over
16000. Prof. F. G. Young and Dr.
Timothy Cloran, of the Oregon, facul
ty, are members.
Mr. N. I. Fitzhenry, of the Univer
sity of Chicago, had charge of the in
itiation, assisted by Mr. Packard, Mr.
Prater, Brous C. Beck, J. Hart Willis,
Mr. Wyckoff and W. 1. Hetchman.
Delta Alpha’s entitled to membership
beside the charter members are: G. H.
Schumacher, Baker City, ex-TO; Clar
ence S. Whealdon, Shedds, ex-TO; Har
ry J. Hildeburn, Roseburg; Herbert A,
Angell, Portland, ex-'ll ; Merle R,
Chessman, Pendleton. T9; Dean T
Goodman. Portland; Louis H. Pink
ham, Spokane, TO; John Kestley, Eu
gene; Ralph R. Cronise, Salem; Mel
vin P. Ogden, Portland, 'll; Edwin F
Forlmiller, Albany; Lester Means, Pen
dleton ; F. Wilbur Schumacher, Bakei
City; Carl 1). Gabrielson, Salem; Sine
II. Bittner .Portland; Harry M. Stine
Monmouth; Lloyd O Harding, Oregoi
City; E. Llewellyn McKinley, Portland
James S. T ' n ■•ldleton, George Sul
Oregon City; Frank Sullivan
Oregon City, and R. K. Oberteuffer
Portland.
The following pledges will be in
itiated by the local chapter at a hate:
date: Harold J. Warner, Pendleton
Carl Martzloff, Portland; Harold J
Broughton, Portland; Wallace Mount
Olympia; Robert Kuykendall, Eugene
MUST PLAY THURSDAY
IF AT ALL THIS YEAR
The Dramatic Club play A Likely
Story,” will be presented Thursday even
ing, December 16th, if the cast can get
in shape by that time. Otherwise it
will be postponed until after the holi
days.
Ralph Moores, the new leading man,
is doing well in his part and the club is
well satisfied. They expect to keep up
the high standard set last year in their
two productions under the direction of
Miriam Van Waters.
The sophomores at the Gamma Delta
Gamma house gave a very pleasant little
dance Saturday evening. Guests from
Portland were: Miss Gertrude Camp and
Elsa Koerber.
Beatrice Pugh, T3, is attending classes
after an illness of several days.
Chi Ofega entertained the Lambda
Rho girls informally Tuesday evening.
Dancing and music made the evening an
enjoyable one.
Friday afternoon and evening, De
cember 10, is the date set for the Hy
acinth Fair, to be held in the basement
of the Presbyterian church. There will
be many beautifully decorated booths
where blooming plants, needlework and
candy will be on sale. Also a beautiful
exhibit of > .nclurcs is being ar
ranged. A number of amusing fea
tures will be in evidence and there will
be amusement for everybody. The fair
will be opened at one o’clock Friday
afternoon.
Calendar.
Wednesday, December 8—
Eutaxian Society, 7 p. m. Library
Friday, December 10—
Hyacinth Fair, 1 :30 p. ni. Pres
byterian church.
Final Debate Tryout (public) 1 :30
p. m., Villard Hall.
Cross Country Tryouts, 4 p. in.,
Kincaid Field.
Stag Social, 7 p. in., Dormitory.
Saturday, December 11—
Intercollegiate Oratorical Tryout,
9 a. in.. Villard Hall.
Laurean Society, 7 p. in., Deady
Hall.
Philologian Society, 7 p. m., Mc
Clure Hall.
Sophomore Dance, 8:15 p. m., ai
Armory.
Engineering Club, 8 p. in., Mc
Clure Hall.
At tbe last meeting of the Student
Affairs Committee, the two-year con
tract for a co-ed debate with the Uni
versity of Washington was ratified.
The University of California cham
pionship rugby football team will take
a trip to Canada during the,holidays to
play the British teams.
I
and Lloyd Barzee, Portland, all in 1913.
After tbe installation the delegates and
initiates repaired to Otto’s Grill where
a sumptuous banquet was prepared. En
thusiastic speeches were indulged in by
different member's, frequent references
being made to the mysterious “Woog
1 in”, and the “Dorg.”
When the happy meeting was finally
adjourned and the members departed
for their homes, they proclaimed their
assurances of a scat in heaven by tbe
following ditty:
"You won’t go to heaven when you
die
If you are not a Beta Theta Pi.”
SIXTEEN MEN
EARN EMBLEMS
AT FOOTBALL
NEW RULES WORK WELL
UNDER YALE TWO
TEAM SYSTEM
Four New Men Get Letters—Nu
cleus of Twelve Veterans for
Next Year—No Sweaters.
Sixteen football men played in the
required number of games the past sea
son and earned the official "O’’. These
men will in all probability be awarded
■their emblems, though nothing is offi
cial in the matter until the Athletic
Council meets and votes on them.
The conditions are that a man must
participate in one entire conference game
‘or in three whole halves before enti
tled to the “O”. This is the new rule
revised from last year, when almost
the entire squad made their letters.
Then it was only necessary to get in a
game. The new rule seems to work
very satisfactorily. Considering the
large size of the squad under Forbes’
system, the number is not large. No
one made his letter that did not in
fact make the team. And, except in
the case where injury kept a man out,
every one that really made the team
earned his letter.
Under the old rule, it was felt that
the requirements were not strict enough,
especialy under Forbes’ system. In the
early season games every man on the
squad played. Two teams are kept dur
ing the entire year. Last year this re
sulted in twenty-two men being award
ed their emblems.
A peculiar fact this fall is that of
the sixteen men only four—Storie, Kel
logg, Mitchell and Hailey—are earning
the football emblem for the first time;
and of these only two arc freshmen.
This is due to the number of new play
ers in last year’s team and to the fact
that few freshmen turned out this fall.
Captain Clarke and Pinkham will each
(receive their fourth “O”. Glenn Scott
will be awarded his third football em
blem while Dodson, McKinley, Sullivan,
ickson, Michael, Taylor, Latour
ette and Kiltz. made their letter last
year
Five of these sixteen will not be back
next year, leaving a nucleus of nine of
this year’s emblem winners. Besides
these, there will be two old men who
were kept out by injuries this year—
Cities and Grout. Walker, the big
freshman fulback, will also be a val
uable veteran. He made the team clear
ly this year but was injured in the
First Conference game.
The emblems will be presented in a
student body assembly soon after the
holidays, the exact date as yet being
undetermined. It is also uncertain
whether a banquet will be given for the
team. The season was such a poor
money maker that either sweaters or
the banquet will be impossible, and the
management has not yet decided which
will be given. If the banquet is given,
the captain for next year will be elect
ed at that time.
A Married Students’ Club was re
cently organized at Indiana University.