OREGON
EMERALD
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
VOL. XIII.
EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1912.
No. 27
EVERYTHING READY
FOR BASKET BALL
CONTESTS TONIGHT
HARRISBURG “BULLETS” WILL
TACKLE JAMEY’S MEN WITH
VENGEANCE
KAPPAS AND BETAS MIX FOR HONORS
Reserved Seats Nearly All Sold—
Larger Crowd Is Now Certain
to Be Present.
The initial varsity basketball game
which is scheduled for tonight, is
creating wide interest in college and
town circles in spite of the fact that
the match has been arranged for
varsity practice and will have no ef
fect on Oregon’s Northwest standing.
Preceding the Harrisburg game, the
crack fives of the Kappa Sigma and
Beta Theta Pi fraternities will ap
pear on the floor to fight for the pos
session of the Hayward cup.
The sale of reserved seats for to
night’s struggle started Monday
morning, and although the usual
front row balcony reserve has been
augmented by the addition of a row
on each side of the gym floor, less
than twenty places remained un
spoken for at six P. M. of the same
day.
The game is regarded by local
fans in the light of a tryout for var
sity material, and if the “Bullets” do
not try Jamie’s basket shooters too
severely, it is probable that several
second squad men will be given a
chance before the final whistle blows.
Oregon will probably line up for the
first tip-off with Fenton at center,
Jamison and Walker as forwards,
and Simms and Bradshaw guards.
Although the outcome of the var
sity contest is pretty well assured, it
is difficult to prophesy as to which
of the opposing fraternity teams will
emerge from the conflict at the long
end of the score. Both teams have
preserved a record free from defeats,
and both many be relied upon to do
their utmost to gain possession of the
much coveted trophy. Comparative
scores, however, are in favor of the
Kappa Sigma contingent, and even
money on that team finds no takers.
The Sigma Nu fraternity gave a
dinner party last Sunday. Their
guests were Dr. and Mrs. Debar,
Mary Debar and Miss Graves, Gladys
Farrar, Mrs. Rader and Hazel Rader.
Gladys Farrar is visiting the Gam
ma Phis this ■week.
Ada Kendall spent the week-end in
Portland.
LAW GRADS. PROMINENT
IN POLITICAL FIELD
(Special to Emerald U. of 0. Law
Dept., Jan. 24., 1912.)
This year the University of Oregon
Law Department is well represented
in the political pot. Judge C. U.
Gantenbein, dean of the Law School,
is seeking the Republican nomination
for Congressman to succeed A. W.
Lafferty. Judge Morrow is a candi
date to succeed himself on the circuit
bench, and Walter Evans has an
nounced his intention of trying for
the office of district attorney of Mult
nomah county to succeed Geo. W.
Cameron, the present incumbent.
Judge Morrow and Mr. Evans are in
structors in the law dapartment. H.
C. Smith, father of Seth Smith, a
prominent student in the law depart
ment, is out for the county clerk
ship.
LAUREANS TO DISCUSS TOPIC
TIMELY FOR MARRIED MEN
A revival of Laurean spirit was
manifest at the literary program
Saturday evening, hardly a single ac
tive member failing to respond to the
roll call. The program consisted of
a lively address by Prof. Leroy John
son, of the Public Speaking Depart
ment; a monologue by Mique Stast
ney, and a debate on the subject of
leap-year customs, won by Collier,
13, and Anderson, ’15, over Crocket,
T4, and Dawson, T5, by unanimous
vote of the judges.
The society decided to make the
meeting next Saturday the last of
the semester. The literary program
will include five-minute addresses on
local topics by Fred Hardesty and
A1 Davies, and a debate, “Resolved,
that every married man should be re
quired to cany a minimum of $2,000
life insurance.”
JOURNALISTS ASPIRE
Emerald Force, From Editor-Chief
to Printer’s Devil, May be Ousted
by Y. M. C. A.
The Cabinets of the Y. M. C. A. and
the Y. W. C. A. will meet this week
to decide about taking over an issue
of the Emerald for some date next
semester. Every year, with the ex
ception of the last, the Associations
have managed together a large issue
of six or eight pages, containing pho
tographs of the officers, and writeups
on the features of each department,
with the functions of the officers in
the national and local organization,
and comparative work done in other
colleges, with an account of past his
tory and future plans.
If the special number is under
taken, the cabinets will appoint their
editor-in-chief, managing editor, and
business manager, who will select
their assistants. The members of the
regular staff will get a short vaca
tion, except those belonging to the As
sociations, who will be retained.
The Y. M. C. A. feels that it has
not been given as much space in the
regular issues as it desires and will
take this opportunity to exploit fully
all the admirable features of the As
sociation.
Prof. Howe Scores Fitzgerald for
Presentation of Eat, Drink, and
Be Merry Creed.
At the Assembly hour this morn
ing in Villard Hall an interesting lec
ture was given by Prof. Howe on the
Philosophy of Omar Khayam. In a
few brief introductory remarks Prof.
Howe showed the vital importance of
a man’s attitude toward the universe
and the effect of this philosophy on
his life and actions. He next passed
to Fitzgerald, or, as he is better
known, Omar Khayam, and showed,,
how all the actions of his life were
found expressed in the philosophy
running through his works. The un
dercurrent which runs through all
his works is, “Eat, Drink, and Be
Merry, for Tomorrow' We Die,” and
Fitzgerald’s life aptly illustrated the
effect of such a viewpoint, for he
spent his life in idleness on his estate
and accomplished next to nothing.
Prof. Howe then compared “Omar
Khayam” with “Ecclesiastes,” and by
reading extracts from both works, he
brought out the main points in Fitz
gerald’s philosophy, and in conclusion
proved definitely that these main
points w'ere untrue.
After the completion of his address
the assembly wras turned over to the
Student Body for the purpose of
electing the editor of the Emerald for
Continued on fourth page.
WILLAMETTE RESUMES
RELATIONSHIP WITH
MANAGER GEARY AND COACH
SWEETLAND SIGN FOR TWO
BASKETBALL GAMES
WILL PLAY FIRST IN EUGENE FEB. 2
Willamette Said to Have Unusually
Strong Bunch of Men This
Season.
The old amorous relations which
formerly existed between the Univer
sity of Oregon and Willamette have
been revived by the signing of a con
tract for two basketball games to be
played between these institutions
this season. The deal was consum
mated by Graduate Manager Geary
for Oregon and Coach G. J. Sweet
land, the physical trainer and general
athletic coach at the Salem school, to
gether with Austin Flegel, Willam
ette’s regular basketball manager,
who is not unknown here.
The first game will be played in
Eugene, Friday, February 2, while a
return contest will take place in Sa
lem February 24. Willamette has
had a very strong team for a num
ber of seasons, having defeated Ore
gon on her own floor two years ago.
This season the Methodists have al
ready hung a 31 to 10 score on Mult
nomah.
Mclntire, an oid Salem High
School basketball star, plays one for
ward position. Paul Homan, who
went in at quarterback on the foot
ball team this year, after Booth’s
injury, will be the other forward.
McRae, a big football man, who is
considered one of the best basketball
centers in the Northwest, will oppose
Fenton. Willamette’s guards are
Gibson, who has played for several
years while an inmate of that insti
tution, and Schramm, another relic of
Salem High School. The team as a
whole is without doubt one of the
strongest in the Northwest outside of
the conference, and Oregon will be
given one of the hardest games of the
season a week from next Friday.
W. S. C. and O. A. C. will contest
in a double debate this spring on the
question: Resolved, that the federal
government should establish a system
of parcels post.
GERMAN CLUB MEETS
Members Hold Interesting Session, at
Which Program is
Rendered.
On Tuesday evening, the German
Club held its regular meeting at the
Gamma Phi Beta house. After a
short program consisting of piano
solos by Katherine Carson and Lenora
Hansen, a vocal solo by Edna Miller
and a paper on German Musicians, by
Lila Sengstake, the election of offi
cers for the ensuing semester took
place. The result of the election was
as follows: President, Elizabeth
Busch; vice-president, Georgia Pra
ther; secretary. Lila Sengstake;
treasurer, Alfred Skei; sergeant-at
arms, Chester Kronenberg. Dr.'
Schmidt then gave a talk on “Ger
man Taught,’’ in the course of which
he read the recent resolutions adopted
by the Consolidated German Societies '<
of Oregon in regard to a four year’s
elective course in German in all Ore
gon High Schools.
LIVES OF OREGON SENATORS
FOR CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS
The University authorities have re
ceived a communication from the Joint
Committee on Printing, of the present
| Congressional Session, relative to the
printing of a new edition of the Bio
graphical Congressional Directory.,
The Biography of several United
. States senators from Oregon is de
sired. The communication has been
referred to the Emerald, and any in
formation concerning La Fayette Gro
ver, Samuel R. Thurston, and Benja
min F. Harding, will be appreciated.
! As this work is to be permanent, it is
important that all information should
be accurate in its statements and that
essential facts, especially those bear
j ing upon the public career of the
man, should be given.
John Welch has gone to Portland
, for a few day's.
GOLF IS MAJOR SPORT
Big Turnout of Players Take Advant
age of Excellent Condition of
Course.
Judging: from the display of inter
est already shown in local golf circles,
the present season bids fair to out do
all the rest in the turnout of de
votees for the ancient sport. It is the
aim of President Bert Prescott, of the
Golf Club, to enlist the support of at
least fifty students, together with the
faculty and town enthusiasts. Some
thirty dollars has already been ex
pended for improving the general
course, which includes smoothing off
of the greens and building up the tee
offs.
A number of University women are
showing a lively interest in the game,
and when the weather permits, in Feb
ruary or March, there is probability
of a tournament being run off, with a
suitable prize for the champion
woman golfist.
At the present time Bert Prescott
holds the record for the course, with
a score of 39. This record he expects
to be lowered during the season, due
to the unusually good condition of the
links.
BETAS QUIT LEAGUES
Hold That Inter-Fraternity Leagues
Only Increase Fraternity
Loyalty.
Owing to the strained relationship
existing between the Beta Theta Pi
fraternity and certain other fraterni
ties, brought on largely by the Inter
Fraternity Basketball League, that
house has decided to withdraw from
the inter-fraternity leagues after the
contest this evening, and remain out !
of them until they are conducted dif
ferently from the present.
President Johns, of Beta Theta Pi,
I
in speaking of the action, said: “The
fraternity leagues have failed to ac
complish the purposes for which they
were formed; instead of bringing the
'fraternities into close relationship 1
with each other, they only increase '
the gulfs which were large in the be
ginning and emphasize fraternity *
loyalty to the detriment of the larger ; J
and better college loyalty. Our house 1
has decided that these leagues are *
doing much more harm, at present, *
than good, and we will withdraw from (
the present leagues, after the game (
j this evening, and remain out until '
we are certain they can be conducted
! more satisfactorily than at present.” <
Just what effect the action of Beta i
| Theta Pi will have on the leagues. I:
I cannot at this early date be ascer
tained. It is rumored that some of i
the other fraternities are dissatisfied ;
with the present form of leagues. > i
GRADUATE MANAGER
AGIST WHOLESALE
SWEATER AWARDING
NOT MORE THAN ONE EMBLEM
TO BE GIVEN FROM ANY ONE
DEPARTMENT
FOOTBALL MEN GET SWEATERS THIS YEAR
Believes lit Recognizing Services of
Athletes, But Not With Swad
dling Clothes.
In his campaign against unneces
sary college expenditures, Manager
Geary has decided to economize by
cutting down the number of varsity
sweaters which any one man may
receive as tokens of his athletic prow
ess. Popular sentiment in Western
colleges seems to be against the lav
ish bestowal of clothing as a reward
for athletic services and Manager
Geary desires to test the opinion of
athletes at Oregon. He says, “I be
lieve that our present financial con
dition warrants a temporary change,
at least, in the custom of giving
sweaters to a man every time he
makes his “O” in some branch of col
lege athletics. At the University of
Idaho, where the financial condition
of the student body is greatly similar
to that at Oregon, and at W. S. C.,
where student finances are on a sound
basis, sweaters have not been given
to members of the teams for several
years. At Washington, where the
students have money in the treasury,
a maximum of two sweaters is given
to each man for participating in a
branch of athletics during his four
years in college.”
“It is my belief that as long as the
student body of the University of Ore
gon is not free of debt, that a system,
which would be a compromise between
the systems in vogue at Washington
and at the Inland Empire institutions,
should be adopted here. Unless the
student body by a special resolution
providing funds, instructs me to do
otherwise, I will not procure sweaters
for members of the basketball, base
ball, or track teams, who already have
them from previous years.”
My purpose in making this state
ment, at this time, is to let the ath
letes know beforehand what to expect.
I believe that all recognition possible
should be given athletes for their
services to the University, but I do
not believe that a trunkful of sweat
ers measures the esteem in which the
college holds them.”
“In what I have said, I am not
touching on the football sweaters,
which have been already ordered and
are now here. Since the men were
led to expect them, I believe they
should be granted.”
PROF. BOVARI) WILL GIVE
COURSE IN BIRD STUDY
Prof. Bovard, head of the depart
ment of zoolology, will offer a new
course next semester, in which
“Birds” will be the single topic of
discussion. The feathered tribe will
be studied in all its phases and var
ieties and the whims and habits of the
Oregon songsters will be observed in
this course. It will he a two-hour
course, one hour lecture and one hour
college credit will be given for the
laboratory period.
The laboratory period will require
three hours work, it will all be done
in the field, and may be done on any
afternoon in the school week.
The lecture hour is yet to be ar
ranged and will probably be fixed to
suit the vacant hours of those sign
ing up for the course.