‘BEST CLUB YEniTlE
WON BY OGDEN'S LOT
OF SWEET SINGERS
CLUB CALLED BEST GLEE CLUB
WEST OF MISSISSIPPI
RIVER
HANDSOME AND WELL BEHAVED SAY ALL
Clamor for Return Concert Affects
Manager Cecil’s Materialistic
Brain.
The most successful Glee Club tour
ever made by an Oregon Club, from a
musical stadpoint, was concluded at
Salem on the night of December 23rd,
where the club showed to a small
house.
Financially the trip was not a rec
ordbreaker. Manager Cecil states
that there is a present deficit of about
$200. However, the club was given no
appropriation this year, which, if thp
usual one were given, would leave the
club a balance of $100 to turn in to
the student body.
Concerts were given in all the prin
cipal towns in Oregon, from Ashland
to The Dalles, and at each place the
boys scored heavily, both socially and
theatrically, judging from the press
reports and letters sent to the Uni
versity following the club’s appear
ance.
The Medford Sun said that Oregon
had failed to win a football champion
ship for five years, but she had a
Glee Club that had anything of its
kind west of the Mississippi faded.
The Grants Pass Courier and Out
look said the club delighted its aud
ience and was the best ever. The
Portland Oregonian said the program
sparkled with pretty songs, clever
stunts and real college enthusiasm.
Homer Billings, of Ashland, styled the
club as the best ever; Webster Kin
caid, who heard the Portland concert,
said: “Take it from me, boys, this
is the best club Oregon ever put out.
You are givng the public what it
wants”; Rev. Polling, of The Dalles,
said, “I have heard every Oregon
Club that has come to The Dalles,
and this one pleased me most.” The
musical critic on the Oregonian said,
“I was sorry when the curtain went
down. You give the audience the kind
of stuff it wants.”
But this was not the only kind of
praise given the boys. One of. the
Medford papers was characteristic
when it stated, “The University of
Oregon Glee Club passed through here
today, a clean looking lot of young
men, who can sing well.” “What a
fine lot of young men, and how well
they behave,” could be heard in every
town. The brakeman on The Dalles
local train, said to one of the boys,
“Tell your manager that this is the
best behaved lot of college men I have
had to handle in many a year.”
Of the individual numbers on the
program, “Birds of a Feather,” by
Ogden, Vawter and Powell, probably
came in for the greatest amount of
applause, but was followed closely by
Cowden’s “Made for a Night,” and
“Crane at Oregon.” Ogden was called
a clever imitator, Powell an artist on
the trombone, Vawter a funny man
and Cowden a “pretty man-girl.”
David Campbell received very flatter
ing press reports of his ability as a
pianist, as did Kenneth Frazier and
Harry Ding as vocalists.
A real clamor for a return concert
is going about the campus and if Man
ager Cecil fails to arrange for a com
bined concert with the California club,
the Oregon boys may repeat their en
tire program.
PROF. CLORAN DRAWS HIGH
MARK IN ROLE OF EDITOR
Chateoubriand’s Atala, one of the
masterpieces in French literature, has
just been edited with an introduction,
notes, and vocabulary, by Professor
Cloran, head of the department of
Romance languages. The book is
published in New York by William R.
Jenkins Co., and according to reports
from the East is considered an excel
lent edition. As the book is already
being introduced into a number of
Eastern institutions, the publishers
requested Prof. Cloran to edit another
important work for them in the near
future.
PROF. DUNN PROMINENT IN
NORTHWEST CLASSICAL ASSN.
The Classical Association of the
Pacific Northwest held its second reg
ular meeting in Seattle, the 29th and
30 the of December. This Associa
tion, devoted to promotion of classical
study, was attended by Prof. Dunn,
who gave an illustrated lecture on
“The Julian-Claudian Royal House.”
The next meeting, to be held in Port
land next Thanksgiving, will be pre
sided over by Prof. Dunn, who was
elected president of the Association
for the ensuing year.
GEARY HAS DIFFICULTIES
Two Games With Pullman During
Junior Week-End Only Contests
In Sight.
With no athletic relation existing
between Oregon and O. A. C., and
with Whitman and Idaho withdrawn
from the conference baseball league,
Manager Geary has found it very dif
ficult to get complete schedules in the
spring sports. It was possible to
make a full basketball schedule with
six games at home and six on a trip,
but it was impossible to arrange a
baseball schedule of any size, or to
contract for a campus track meet.
Victor Zednick at the meeting insisted
upon playing two baseball games at
Eugene early in April in order to
aid him in the California trip, which
he was planning. As the Oregon
team will not be in shape at so early
a date, Geary refused to sign with
Washington, awaiting an agreement
for better dates.
MONTHLY ALMOST READY
FOR JANUARY READERS
The January issue of the Oregon
Monthly, which is scheduled to ap
pear about the middle of January,
will soon be ready for the press.
This number is to be an all story
number and promises to be one of
the best yet put out, as it will con
tain interesting stories by some of
the most prominent scribes of the
University. At present, the editor is
on the look-out for some good live
stories and wishes anyone who
has any literary ability or has ever
had any, in high school days espe
cially. to try his pen at one of them.
NEW COURSES ARE PLANNED
FOR FEBRUARY FRESHMEN
Owing to the narrow range of
courses open to those entering in
mid-year, several new one semester
courses are being arranged for the
February frosh.
As far as announced, the new sub
jects will be as follows: Dr. Boyn
ton, Sound and Music; Prof. Sweet
ser, The Study of Foods; Miss Mon
tana Hastings, “How to Study.”
In addition to this. Dr. Bennett is
planning several new courses in
Pedagogy, while Dr. Conklin has an
onunced a course in Physiological
and Mental Psychology, for Seniors
only.
INTER-FRATERNITY
BASKETBALL LEAGUE
WILL OPERATE SOON
FIGHT FOR HAYWARD CUP
PROMISES TO BE SPIRITED
ONE THIS YEAR
VARSITY TEAM MEN OF LAST YEAR BARRED
Practice Hound Will Commence Jan
uary 8, and Will Be Followed by
Championship Series.
Much interest is being- displayed
about the campus over the coming
opening of the Inter-Fraternity Bas
ketball League, and when the whistle
blows for the first game, the gym
will be crowded with an enthusiastic
rabble. Already there have been
many arguments as to the relative
merits of the different teams, and as
several have been practising con
scientiously during the last few weeks,
the fight for the Hayward cup prom
ises to be extremely interesting.
At the meeting of the representives
of the different clubs and fraternities
it was decided that only men having
won their “O,” or men who had par
ticipated in some one of last year’s
conference games, should be inelligi
ble to play. As the varsity squad
will not be picked until after the
end of the series, this ruling will al
low several good men to play, who
would otherwise be barred, if on the
squad, the first two rounds, and the
dates upon which the games will be
played are:
FIRST ROUND
Kappa Sigma vs. Delta Sigma,
Jan. 8; Sigma Nu vs. Avuva, Jan. 8;
Dorm vs. Sigma Chi, Jan. 9; Acacia
vs. Oregon Club, Jan. 9; Tawah vs.
Beta Theta Phi, Jan. 10.
SECOND ROUND
Phi Gamma Delta vs. Kappa Sigma,
Jan. 11; Delta Sigma vs. Sigma Nu,
Jan. 11; Avava vs. Dorm, Jan. 12;
Sigma Chi vs. Acacia, Jan. 12; Ore
gon Club vs. Tawah, Jan. 13; and
Beta Theta Phi vs. Alpha Tau Ome
ga, Jan. 13.
FEW OVERSTAY VACATION
Students Returned to College on Time
and Only Two or Three Ask for
Extended Time.
The number of students overstaying
their Christmas vacation is very
much smaller this year than during
previous years, and only two or three
permanent withdrawals from college
have occurred. Registrar Tiffany is
pleased with the record. He said this
morning, “As far as I know, there
are only two or three people still ab
sent on their Chirstmas vacation and
these were granted over-leaves. Only
two withdrawals from college are
known and there has been a number
of registrations. Approximately
there are 650 students regularly en
rolled now. This does not include
those registered in the Schools of
Music, Correspondence, Law, or
Medicine.”
Bishop Scadding to Speak.
The venerable Bishop Scadding, of
Portland, who needs no introduction
to Oregon students, will be the
speaker at assembly next Wednesday,
January 10.
PROF. YOUNG WRITES FOR
UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
For the January number of the
University Bulletin, now in press.
Prof. F. G. Young. head of the de
partment of Economics, treated “The
Economics of Oregon’s Good Roads
Problem.”
Besides impressing the importance
of this subject, as shown by the at
tention it is receiving at the hands of
different commercial bodies through
out the state, especial attention is
given to the possibility of giving
every farmer a hard surfaced road
past his gate. The conclusion is
reached that bituminous macadam
roads are the only reliable ones that
withstand the depredation of the
auto.
MISS FOX OF M. W. C. A.
WILL SPEAK MONDAY
Miss Elizabeth Fox, general secre
tary of the Y. W. C. A., arrived here
this afternoon (Saturday P. M.) and
will remain in Eugene until Tuesday
of next week. On Monday afternoon
at 4 o’clock, she will address the
University girls in the usual meeting
place of the Y. W. C. A. Lucile Yoran
will give a vocal number.
ORATORS FIX OP DATES
Committee Settles Upon Time for
Tryouts for Inter-State and Inter
College Contests.
The Committe on Oratory and De
bate held a meeting Saturday morn
ing and arranged dates for the hold
ing of the tryouts for the Intercolleg
iate and Inter-State oratorical con
tests. The preliminary tryouts for
the Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest,
which takes place at Forest Grove
during March, will be held in Villard
Hall on the evening of January 29th,
and the final tryout will take place
Monday evening, February 12th. The
tryouts for the Interstate Oratorical
Contest, held each year in May by
Oregon, Washington, and Montana,
were scheduled for March 18th, and
April 1st, respectively.
As each member of the committee,
Earl Jones, F. E. Dunton, and Ed.
Baily, are contemplating entering the
tryouts, Graduate Manager Geary was
authorized to select judges, subject to
the approval of the committee.
The committe in its meeting, voted
that henceforth an orator, chosen for
the Intercollegiate Contest, must pre
pare a new oration for the tryouts for
the Interstate Oratorical Contest.
The committee also endorsed Feb
ruary 23rd, as the date for holding
the debate with Utah.
NO DUAL MEET WITH
WASHINGTON THIS YEAIl
“As we had the triangular meet in
Eugene last year with Washington
as main competitor, the dual meet
proposed for next May naturally
went to Seattle,” said Manager
Geary, when talking of the recent
conference meet. “As meets with
the colleges of the Inland Empire
have always been a losing investment,
I did not believe that the present
financial status of the student body
warranted bringing the Whitman,
Pullman, or Idaho teams to Eugene,
especially considering that the big
conference track meet had been ar
ranged for Portland on June 1. In
this conference, each college will
share expenses and profit or deficit
alike. The Oregon manager was
authorized to arrange details and ad
vertise the meet, while the selection
of officials was given to Sam Dolan, of
O. A. C., and myself.”
ERAN PLAYERS
RALLY TO BASKET
BALL’S STANDARD
BILL HAYWARD EXPECTS TO
TURN OUT CHAMPIONSHIP
FIVE THIS YEAR
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE NOW COMPLETE
New Material Will Be Brought Out—
I‘red School Reputation Will Be
Valueless.
The basketball supplies for the com
ing season arrived during the holi
days ami the new year opened with
both last year’s varsity men and new
candidates equipped for hard prac
tice. Coach Hayward expects to have
little difficulty in filling the vacancy
of Elliot, the only man of last year’s
squad not in school, and the varsity
aspirants are trying hard for the vac
ancy and promise to push some of the
old men for their places.
Fenton, one of last year’s stars,
who at the first of the season was
rumored to be inelligible, because of
an ancient and unobserved faculty
ruling against participating in two
successive branches of athletics, is
out and will be allowed to play as
long as his college standing does not
suffer.
The new candidates have as yet had
little chance to show what they could
do on the varsity, as the interclass
series was an unstable criterion, by
which to judge a player’s ability and
allowed too few men a chance to show
their ability.
The coming interfraternity race
will bring out more material, as every
man in college will have a chance to
play on some fraternity or club team.
From the showing made in this series
the most promising will be weeded out
to try for the varsity and the elimina
tion process among the varsity can
didates will begin as soon as the squad
is reduced to wieldy proportions.
There are a number of prep school
stars in college, but reputations
count little with Coach Hayward and
every candidate may rest assured
that it is his present ability as a
player and not what the Bingville
Gazoot said about him that will win
him a place on the varsity quintet.
The basketball schedule for this
season has been definitely fixed by the
representatives of the various confer
ence colleges, but in addition to this,
Manager Geary is trying to arrange
for a few early season games with
non-conference schools. The sched
ule is as follows:
U. of O. vs U. of W., Feb. 12 and
13, Seattle.
U. of O. vs. Gonzaga College, Feb.
14, Spokane.
U. of O. vs. Washington State, Feb.
15, Pullman.
U. of O. vs, U. of I., Feb. 16, Mos
cow.
U. of O, vs. Washington State,
Feb. 17, Pullman.
U. of 0. vs. M. A. A. C., Feb. 24,
Eugene.
U. of O. vs. U. of I., Feb. 28 and
29, Eugene.
U. of O. vs. Washington State,
March 6 and 7, Eugene.
U. of O. vs. U. of W., March 13 and
14, Eugene.
Mr. 1 ,arl Abbett, ’06, formerly star
on thq Glee Club and Editor of the
Orego/ Weekly, spent the Christmas
holida\ i with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. b T. Abbett, in Eugene. Ab
bett is at present chief clerk to the
superintendent of the North Bank
Road in the Terminal office at Port
land.