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Supplement to the Oregon Emerald PROMINENT STUDENTS SAY‘ON TO WASHINGTON’ Effort to Make Good Showing of Oregon Students at Big Game Saturday. The boosting movement to get the students to attend the game, is well under way and prospects for a good crowd are improving daily; at the same time it is thought that, so far at least, not as many students have signified their intention to go as will insure a proper representation of Oregon. It is evident that a number of peo ple around college do not realize how luke warm their attitude is and prominent enthusiastic students are endeavoring to stir up in them a sense of their responsibility to the Uni versity and to the team. When interviewed on the subject of our duty in this matter, Chet Moores said, “Surely every worth while Oregon supporter will be there to boost our cause. Unless they are, the “preppers” in Portland may see us outdone in our own metropolis.” Birdie Wise thinks that even “if we are not influenced by any higher motive, we ought not to let Washing ton get ahead of us, and they claim that they are going to send a thous and rooters to Portland.” Carin Degermark gave some good healthy advice when she expressed the opinion that the Portland girls especially could help swell the num ber of girls at the game if they would open their homes to friends who live in other parts of the state. Continu ing she said, “A lot of the girls aren’t going because they say they can’t af ford it, but at the same time they will be spending three and four dol lars every week for “eats” of all sorts, and spreads in their rooms, which only give them indigestion. If they would just refrain from indulg ing in so much between meals eat ing for a week or two, it would be more than easy for them to go to the game.” Ralph Moores expressed himself as being anxious not only to see a large crowd go down, but to see them stand ing back of the team in an effective fashion after they get there. He said in effect: “Those fellows must show Oregon Spirit; they must show the people what it all means to us. The idea is not that they show their spirit so much by the insistent rah! rah! business, as that they conduct them selves in a manly, sportsmanlike way and show the citizens of Portland, the Portland “preppers,” and the Wash ington rooters, what Oregon Spirit amounts to. There is another thing that ought to be impressed on the men and that is that they should re member the Oregon tradition—not to scatter, but to turn out en masse, and if they must take girls, to stow them carefully away in the grand stand and then meet them after the game.” Dave McDaniels gave the final word when he said, “There is only one thing to be said and that is that everyboddy ought to go. We all know the reasons; there is no end to them, and we surely all ought to be there if we can possibly beg, borrow, or steal the money.” Yell Leader Brown says that he hopes to see six or seven hundred Oregon supporters there from Eugene and wants every one of them to dis tinguish himself by wearing the Oregon colors. Miss Elizabeth Fox, general North west secretary of the Y. W. C. A., spent the week in Eugene looking af ter Y. W. C. A. affairs. Moda Goldsmith, of Portland, spent the week-end with her cousin, Meta Goldsmith. FROSH ARE HARD AT WORK CONSTRUCTING HUGE PYRE The freshmen have been hard at work since Tuesday afternoon on their big bonfire, in the endeavor to make it the best yet. as a result of the en thusiasm instilled at a spirited class meeting on Monday afternoon. They have a large quantity of ma terial on hand, including eight barrels of tar and oil. They will spend most of the day Thursday in constructing the huge pyre. Clay Watson is sup erintending the work. Other business coming before the class at the meeting were the plans for the inter-class relay race. As yet only a few of the “frosh” have been training for the event. Among the likely candidates are Boylen, Pack, Hawley, and Dudley. -- SENIOR COUNCIL WORKS ON STUDENT SELF GOVERNMENT The Senior Council has been con sidering the advisability of establish ing a system of self government in the University, to be modelled after that at Berkeley and at Wisconsin. The general plan is to have, instead of a senior council or advisory boards, a general court, composed of students, which will hold sessions and deter mine the course of action that the student body will follow. A commit tee has been appointed to investigate more thoroughly the plans and the practicality of the system and report at the next meeting of the Senior Council. If It is found advisable, the women will probably refer the move men to the Student Affairs Commit tee for consideration. FOOTBALL TEAM SEES BILLY CLIFFORD Last night the Oregon football squad was the guest of the manage ment of the Eugene theatre at Billy Clifford’s great success, “The Girl, the Man, and the Game.” When Coach Warner announced yesterday after noon that the men would be permitted to attend the play, there were smiles on all sides and by eight o’clock every one of the men who have been turning out for practice, had assembled in the lobby of the theatre. The boxes were entirely given over to the team and all the men are agreed that the play was a great pleasure. In behalf of the team, “^The Emerald” wishes to thank Mr. Smith and Mr. Clifford for their courtesy and a hearty evening’s enter tainment. Gordon Moores, ’08, is staying at the Kappa Sigma House. Laura Kennon, ’ll, spent the week end at the Tri Delta House. Angeline Williams Stevenson, ’07, is spending the week in Eugene. OPTIMISM OF STUDENTS PENETRATES TO PROFS. President Campbell. Dr. Leonard and Dr. Reed all Hold Favor able Opinions of Game The coming struggle on Saturday for the Northwest championship is arousing an interest among local devotees of the game such as no game in the immediate past has even ap proached. Faculty members and dig nified citizens of Eugene, alike, have found for the time a theme which puts them on an equal footing with the hero-worshipping, fight-loving collegian. President Campbell, when spoken to on the subject, said: “I am not well acquainted with the situation, but I believe there is feel ing favorable to Oregon. We have at least a fighting chance;'the game is not wholly Washington’s. It will be an intense struggle.” “Why, I haven’t any football dope” was Dr. Leonard’s answer. “I have not had time to watch the men and size them up. My confidence rests in the fact that the men have done all they could. If our men have now done those things that ought to have been done, I can say, after having seen the Washington people, that the God of Sport, if there be one, is with us. It isn’t that I trust we will win, it is that we must win.” Dr. Reed, well known as a foot ball fan, replied to the Emerald cub’s inquiries as follows: “I look for no touchdowns. If Washington does beat us by even five points I shall be greatly surprised. The team is play ing fifty per cent better than when they defeated Whitman and if they improve this week as they did last week their chances are good. Unless our men will play together, as they did not do in the Whitman game, they will surely lose. As a team the Wash ington men are superior to ours; indi vidually our men are superior to theirs. Latourette is superior to Coyle on the punts and would be superior in gen eralship if Dobie could be locked up. I’ve seen Coyle change a play three times before letting it go.” “One thing you can bet on, and that is that every Washington man will be in perfect physical condition, a vital though submerged part of a wonder ful machine. Our winning is a pos sibility with Latourette to punt and direct, with Main to carry the ball, and Fenton to receive high forward passes. If our men will be quicker about lining up, work together and work hard, we can skin Washington.” ********** * * * HOMER JAMESON * _ * * “I look for a very hard game * * with the chances for winning * * equally good on both sides. I * * think the weather conditions will * * favor Oregon. However, at this * * time it is anybody’s game. (The * * Oregon team will fight hard, and * * should give a good account of * * themselves. It looks to me like an * * even break.” * ♦ * ********** ********** * * * GORDON MOORES * * _ * * “Dobie’s talk is all bosh: Wash- * * ington ought to win. Oregon’s * * hope is in the break of the game. * * You can’t tell how one team will * * fit another. That’s our hope, in * * spilling the dope, and we do * •* hope.” * * * ********** ********** * * * SAP LATOURETTE * * _ * * “We will beat Dobie and his * * Rang within an Inch of their * * lives. Apparently everything is * * against us, but the Oregon men * * have that fighting spirit which * * will bring victory on Novem- * * ber 18.” * * * ********** ********** * BILL HEUSNER * * __ * * “Although I have not been here * * very long, I have learned enough * * of Oregon Spirit to know that * * Washington won’t run over us.” * ********** ********** * All loyal Oregon students are ex- * * pected to be on the bleachers at * * the game Saturday. That is the * * place where they belong and not * * in the grandstand. We are going * * to help the team win, and as we * * are a factor in their success, the * * place for us is the bleachers. This * * is the time for Oregon men to rise * * to the occasion and support the * * team to a man. Every man at the * * game must have a rooter’s cap * * and armband. These are Oregon * * colors, and colors of which Oregon * * men should be proud. The Ore- * * gon spirit has yet the first time * * to fail. Let the watchword be, * * “With the team to the end,” and * * the end will spell success. * * —Lyle F. Brown. * ********** TEAMS WITHDRAWING MAT AFFECT 0RE60N Pullman, Idaho and Whitman May Quiet Conference Baseball. Graduate Manager Geary, when on the recent Pullman jaunt, had the op portunity to talk over the baseball situation with the athletic authorities of the conference colleges. He re ports that Pullman, Whitman, and Idaho are in favor of abolishing base ball as intercollegiate sport. The reason given is that baseball is a los ing game financially. What action Oregon will take is not decided, but since the withdrawal of Whitman, Idaho and W. S. C. would leave but Oregon, Washington and 0. A. C., and since O. A. C. re fuses to “slide on our cellar door,” the two State Universities would be the only ones left to play. It is not likely that Oregon will pay the ex penses of a professional coach for one series is the prevailing opinion expressed, and in case it is decided to abolish baseball as a college sport, the interfraternity series alone will be left to keep alive the enthusiasm of the future Mathewsons and Ba kers. GLEE CLUB WILL ATTEND U. OF W. GAME IN A BODY In order to give the men an oppor tunity to attend the game in Portland, Director Ogden of the Glee Club re mained over from Sunday in Eugene and is conducting the rehearsals the fore part of the week. With one or two exceptions, the entire club will at tend the game, and will march in a body immediately behind the band in the parade. It is possible that be tween halves they will sing a few songs. The fact that it is rumored that Prof. Glen with his U. of W. “warb lers” will be at the game, has added no little incentive to the men to at tend. ********** * * * LOCAL AND PERSONAL * * * ********** “Andy” Anderson, ’06, is a prom inent lawyer in Astoria. Herbert J. Campbell, ’04, is with the Portland Oregonian. Dell McCarty, ’08, is a farmer near Strathmore, Alberta, Canada. Jeanette Stettler, of Portland, spent the week-end at the Tri Delta House. Itoy Woods, ’09, who is living in Albany, was a visitor in Eugene this week. Don Stevenson, '08, is a guest at the Beta House. M Monster rally Minnie Jackson, who has been visit ing at the Lambda Rho House, has re turned to Medford. Mildred Wilson, who spent the week at the Lambda Rho House, left for Roseburg on Sunday. Francis V. Galloway, ’07, who to gether with John Veatch, ’07, won the debate championship of eight states, is the junior member of the law firm, McCrea, Vinton & Galloway, Port land. ,The University of California de feated the All-British Columbia rugby team last Saturday by the score of 24 to 0. “Chuck” ^Taylor and Harry Moores spent the week-end at the Sigma Nu House.