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VOL. XII. EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30. 1910. No. 18 GLEE will make first IS SAID TO BE BEST CLUB £VER PUT OUT BY VARSITY House Has Been All Sold and Prospects Are for Most Suc cessful Concert. Tomorrow evening at the Eugene The ater, the students and townspeople of this city will be given the only oppor tunity this year to hear the biggest and best Glee Club that Oregon has ever had. The Glee Club of twenty-four men is singing as no Oregon club ever sung before, and the Mandolin Club, under the direction of Professor Warner, has been augmented to twelve men and promises to give the audience some thing good in the way of string music. The Glee Club is singing this year some catchy songs of an unusual nature. Several of the popular intermezzos of the day, such as Amina, Wild Flower and Amo, have been arranged espec ially for a men’s choral club, and the way Oregon’s bunch of songsters go at them is enough to stir the sense of rhythm in a stone. A Chinese love song sung by the whole club is another unusual, but catchy number. “The South Wind Blows,” a new lullaby, gives the club a chance to show what it can do in tone quality. In this sung, the soft moan ing of the wind can be distinctly heard as the twenty-four men softly hum in the introduction. The comedy end of the program will be held up by the Suffragette Trio, composed of Messrs. Curtis', Martin, and Geisler, and a skit entitled “The Glee Club in Dope Center,” with Tom Burke, Melvin Ogden and Vernon Vaw ter in the leading roles. In this act are introduced Messrs. Curtis and Geisler, the "Pretzel Twins,” in song and dance, Frazier in solo, and the “Hungry Six,” a German band, which renders several familiar ditties in characteristic German style. Syracuse university has decided to abolish rowing. CHUCH TAYLOR AND BEN GROUT WILL RETURN Chuck Taylor and Ben Grout will probably play on Oregon’s 1911 foot ball team. Knowing that both men are seniors, students have looked forward to a team seriously weakened by their loss. Each of them, however, is plan ning to return for graduate work and there is a good chance of seeing them back on the gridiuron. It may be thought strange that Tay lor should have another year of foot ball, but during one college year he was unable to play because of a broken col lar bone, and hence still has his fourth year to play. Bill Hayward says that Grout will certainly have the right to play, should he come back, inasmuch as this has been his second year on Varsity. With the addition of these two men, next year's team will be mater ially strengthened. UTAH DEBATERS CHOSEN Ray and Zimmerman Are the Lucky Men Selected L. Leon Ray, ’12, and Howard Zim merman, ’13, were chosen last night as members of the debating team which will meet the University of Utah at Salt Lake City in February. The final tryout, the last of a series of three, was very close and interesting. The judges deliberated nearly thirty minutes before arriving at a decision. Mr. Ray is a Eugene man. For two years he has been on the Varsity debat ing teams, and last year led the nega tive team which defeated the Univer sity of Washington and won tin North west championship for Oregon. Howard Zimmerman was Ray’s col league last year, and gained distinction as a cool and logical speaker. Both men are prominent members of the Lau rean Literary Society. Coach Buchen is highly pleased by the showing made by all the men in the tryouts, especially the Freshmen. His only regret is that more men did not try out. A large number, however, are expected to enter the next tryouts for the tri-state debates, the dates for which will be set as soon as the sub ject for debate is selected. LOU PINKHAM PICKS AN ALL-NORTHWEST TEAM FOUR OREGON MEN ARE GIVEN POSITIONS IN LINEUP Bailey and Grout are Best Guards —Taylor and Main are Half backs. I he Oregon Emerald prints an All Northwest football team as picked by Louis Pinkham, assistant coach for the Varsity team, an All-Northwest tackle for three years, and a player thoroughly familiar with college football in the West. I His team is as follows: Ends, Grimm, of Washington, and Huntley of O. A. C.; tackles, Laird of Washington and Eakin of Washington; guards, Bailey and Grout of Oregon; center, Harper, of W. S. C.; Quarterback, Coyl, of Washington; Halfbacks, Taylor and Main, of Oregon; Fullback, Cox, of Whitman. Pinkh'am says of these men: “Grimm played in only one game, that with W. S. C., but was the bright star of the game. Laird I consider the best de fense tackle in the West today. Bailey is somewhat inexperienced as a tackle, but outshines >all the guards except Grout, of Oregon, therefore I give these two men the guards’ positions. Harper is a good all around defensive center in the Northwest, and is the most con sistent passer. Kellogg is the best de fensive center, but his record in passing is below Harper’s. Grout is the best guard for this all-star team.” *********** * At a class meeting this afternoon, * * the Sophomore class rejected the * * report of its dance committee, which * * declared for an indefinite postpone- * * ment of the hop. After some inter- * * esting discusiion, it was decided to * * hold the dance next Friday even- * * ing, as previously planned. * *********** The box window at the Eugene The ater opened this morning, and seats have been selling rapidly, indicating a big at tendance at the initial concert. COACH WARNER WILL RETURN FOR 1911 SEASON 1 rainer Bill Hayward now has in his possession a signed contract with Mr. Warner to act in the capacity of coach for the 1911 football season. Mr. Warner, as football coach, has made good in the eyes of the Athletic Council, has won the hearts of the foot ball men, and elicited the enthusiastic support of the student body. Accordingly, when the committee on applications recommended to the council the name of Mr. Warner for football coach, he was unhesitatingly accepted. The consideration is rumored to be about $1,500.00. Bill Hayward, when asked for com ment on the success of Mr. Warner’s “system,” paid unconscious tribute to his ability, when he answered: “There is no ‘system’ in football; it’s all football, and the coach with the head work makes good. Coach Warner has made good.” . _ . 10 PUBLISH DIRECTORY Emerald Management Will Put Out Information Book The Emerald management is busy ar ranging to publish a college directory. These directories are a regular pub lication in most colleges, and are of inestimable value in locating students. The book will contain the home ad dresses, college residences, and telephone j numbers of all the students and faculty. It will also include the names and ad dresses of the various student officers. The executive committee has author ized the publication of the directory by the Emerald, and Mr. Dobie is now only waiting for favorable action by | the Eugene Merchants’ Protective As sociation. The directory will be out by Janu ary and will be put free of charge in the hands of every student. Above 500 copies will be distributed. I Professor btraub Entertains Eleven students who remained in Eu gene during the holidays enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with Frofessor: Straub. Most of them are students who are baching, and who live too far away to go home in the short Thanksgiving recess. THE BEST GLEE CLUB EVER TURNED OUT BY OREGON The men are: Lloyd Barzee. bass; Alfred Clark, tenor; Charles Lamm, bass; Homer Maris, bass; Leon Bratager, tenor; Glenn Storie, tenor; Burns P well, tenor; Delbert Stanard, bass; Second Row—Harold Quigley, tenor; Alexander Martin, bass; Karl Motchenbacher, tenor; Kenneth Frazier, bass; •' ci> Curtis, tenor: William Lai. tenor; Erwin Rolfe. tenor: Raphael Geisler. bass; Melvin Ogden, bass, accompanist. Lower Row—Tom Burke, tenor, It : r; Vernon Vawter, bass; Estie B rosius, bass: Earl Fortmiller, bass; Walter Dobie, tenor. ALL AUTHORITIES AGREE ON TAYLOR AND BAILEY WASHINGTON GETS LION’S SHARE OF NORTHWEST SELECTIONS All-Star Teams Are Now Being Made Out. Poor Schedule Shuts Out Other Oregon Men. With the conclusion of the football season in the Northwest, interest now centers about the selection of the all star team as judged by the various coaches. As yet Coach Dobie, of Wash ington, is the only one who has ren dered an opinion, but there can be but little disagreement with his choice. W. J. Petrain, sporting editor of the Ore gonian, has also selected a team, and it is this team which excites the great est interest, as Petrain succeeds Pat McArthur in picking the official team which will be published in Walter Camp’s Guide Book. It is probably due to the fact that Oregon’s scedule did not include enough important games to give a fair idea of the individual abilities of her players, that only two or three men are men tioned by either writer. Editor Petrain selects the following men as the first All-Northwest team: Ends—Huntley, O. A. C., Tholrnton, U. I.; Tackles—Eakins, U. W., Bailey, U. O.; Guards—F'. Grimm, U. W., Laird, W. S. C.; Center—Harter, W. S. C.; Halfbacks—Cox, Whitman College, Taylor, U. O.; Fullback—Keck, O. A. C. Quarter—Coyle. U. W. Coach Dobie picks for a representative team: Ends—W. Grimm, U. W., Hunt ley, O. A. C.; Tackles—H. Grimm and Eakins, U. W.; Guards—Laird, W. S. C„ Bailey, U. O.; Center—Dunn, O. A. C.; Halfbacks—Cox, Whitman, Taylor, U. O.; Fullback—Niles, Whitman; Quar ter—Coyle, U. W. All tlie conference colleges are repre sented on Petrain’s team, Washington leading with three men, Oregon, O. A. C. and W. S. C. tied for second place with two men each, and Idaho and Whit man each contributing one. Huntley, O. A. C., end; Eakins, U. W., tackle; Bailey, U. O., tackle or guard; Laird, W. S. C., guard; Cox, Whitman, and Taylor, U. 0„ halves; and Coyle, U. W., quarterback; were picked by both men and will probably be picked by all others. Captain Chuck Taylor is playing his third season on the team, and though a Senior, he is planning to take post grad uate work, so will be eligible next year. Taylor prepared for college at Hill Mil itary Academy, where he made all-star interschofastic halfback for four years and led bis team for two years. Chuck is an all-around athlete and captain-elect of the Varsity baseball team. This is bis second year as All-Northwest half back. Edward “Fat” Bailey, Oregon’s sec ond man on the team, and a man who also was chosen on both teams, is a Sophomore and playing his second year on the team. Weighing in at 230 pounds or thereabouts, he handles himself so well that he is feared through his abil ity to break through and nail the back field before the play is well started. It is conceded that Oregon’s poor schedule, which prevented the players showing to the best advantage, kept such recognized stars as Latourette, Main, Grout and others from All-Northwest positions. Columbia University has made ar rangements for an exchange of profes j sors with the University of Paris.