OREGON
EMERALD
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
VOL. XIV.
EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1912.
No. 1
HUM OUTLOOK
FOR FOOTBALL VIEW
OF COACH PINKHA
BIG TURNOUT EARLY IN SEA
SON LOOKS GOOD TO VARSITY
GRIDIRON FANS
OLD OREGON STARS HELP TRAIN TEAM
Over Score of Burly Preppers Will
Contest for Vacancies Made by
Graduation.
With a turnout of forty men and
the installation of the graduate sys
tem of coaching football, prospects
at Oregon are brighter than they
have been for many years. Although
all of last year’s team have not re
turned, it is the belief that when the
referee’s whistle blows at the first
game of the season, Oregon will be
considerable stronger than she was
at this time last year.
Graduates to Aid Pinkham.
A week previous to the opening of
school Head Coach Pinkham had six
men practicing daily with kicking
and falling upon the ball and receiv
ing punts. Monday, which was the
first day of practice, brought out
about thirty candidates, all of whom
have had experience in their inter
scholastic days. Assistant Coaches
Gordon Moores, “Chuck” Taylor, and
“Bill” Main, are all highly elated
over the lemon yellow prospects and
prophesy a winnig team.
Veterans Respond.
Among the older men who are
back are Captain Dean Walker, Carl
Fenton, Bob Farris, “Bill” Huesner,
Joe Jones, and Ben Chandler. Big
Ed Bailey, the giant tackle, is ex
pected back in the school within a
very short time, and Boh Bradshaw
has announced his intention of re
turning this year.
Prep School Stars Loom.
Never before in the history of ath
letics here, has there been such a
number of all star high school men
avtending Oregon. Portland has fur
nished the State University a big ma
jority of the gridiron men graduated
there last spring, among whom are
such men as Anson Cornell, quarter
of Washington High School, Bobby
Jarrett of Columbia University,
“Bill” Holden of Hill Military Acad
emy, Lester Soden and Matschek of
Portland Academy, and James Mc
Clelland and Joe Kiser from Salem
High.
Sam Cook and Harold Purdy are
two stars, who hail from Couer
d’Alene School. Among the late ar
rivals is Raymond Bryant, ex-star of
Pacific University football team.
Drain, Oregon, sends Engling, a 208
pounder, who, although he has not
g.-ined much football experience
in his preparatory days, appears to
have the making of one.
It is expected that next week the
training table will be installed and
that accommodations for twenty-five
will be made.
Laureans Want Members.
There are ten vacancies in the
Laurean Literary Society, which are
to be filled. Applications for mem
bership, stating qualifications, previ
ous experience, etc., may be handed
to the Secretary at the close of the
meeting. Saturday night. Initiation
and yearly dues, $1.00.
P. Campbell Croekatt.
Secretary.
FKOSH SEXTET JOURNEY
TO GREEN CAP DISPENSARY
An innovation in Freshman perse
cution was seen yesterday, when the
1916 sextet from the Kappa Sigma
house appeared on 11th street in
dress parade formation, and bearing
:an empty stretcher, with their Soph
jomore oppressors in full cry. A local
dry goods dispensary proved the
Mecca of the weary pilgrims, and
they emerged wearing the regulation
green Freshman helmets. The var
ious specie of headgear which had
lately adorned their craniums, were
placed on the stretcher and borne
homeward by the Frosh.
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LOWER GLASSES CLASH
Sophs and Frosh Gird Up Loins for
Annual Fray—Juniors Will
Engineer Scrap.
The annual Sophomore-Freshman
mix will be held in Kincaid field Sat
urday afternoon, September 28. This
contest, which is managed by the
junior class, is to decide the physical
supremacy of the two underclasses.
Last year the Sophomores won by a
large margin, but the Freshmen this
year are said to be preparing for a
hard struggle.
The exact program has not been
arranged, but will probably include
races, pushball contest, tug-of-war
across the frog pond, yelling contest,
artistic decoration of grand stand,
and similar competitive events.
The idea of a conflict for the un
derclasses was first tried last year
and proved a big success in toning
down the baby class.
President Stannard, of the Junior
class, is now busy arranging his com
mittees for the control of the affair,
and expects to make it the biggest
event of the year.
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Notice of coming events and any
special notices or announcement will
appear in this column each issue.
Persons having notices of any nature,
will hand them in at the Emerald of
fice or to the City Editor. The
former Calendar will be discontin
ued.
Stag Mix, Men’s Dormitory, Friday
evening, 7:30.
Examination for Advanced Stand
ing in Freshman Rhetoric will be held
in Miss Perkins’ room Saturday
morning, 9 A. M.
Miss Guppy, Dean of Women, will
speak informally to the women of the
University, next Tuesday afternoon,
at 4 o’clock, in Villard hall.
Prof. Barker announces that his
classes scheduled Tor 9 and 10
o’clock, will meet in Prof. Boynton’s
room in Deady hall. His 11 o’clock
classes will meet in Prof. Collier’s
room in Villard hall.
Subscribers not receiving the Em
erald please hand your address to the
circulation manager. All complaints
may be given direct to the man
ager.
Miss Guppy, the new Dean of Wo
men, has taken as her office the room
in Villard hall which was formerly
occupied by the Y. W. C. A., and has
arranged for the following office
hours: 9-12 A. M., and from 2-3
P. M.
Miss Lila Sengstake, ’14, is visit
ing at the Kappa Alpha Theta house
for a couple of weeks. She will not
enter college this year.
OREGON GRAD LOSES LIFE
JOHN W. SHATTUCK
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When the news first appeared in
the Portland and Seattle dailies that
John Shattuck was missing from
Juneau, the many Oregon graduates
and students whom he numbered
among his acquaintances, were at
first doubtful if the lost man could
be the same whom they had known
so well at college. Then came the
saddening testimony from his par
ents that the boy had been spending
his vacation in Alaska, and then the
news of the blizzard which had over
taken the wanderers and through
which no white man could have lived.
The advice received a few days later
that the bodies had been found, con
firmed what was already almost a
certainty.
Jack Shattuck entered the Univer
sity of Oregon in the fall of 1909
and graduated in the spring of 1912.
He took a lively interest in college
affairs and had a reputation as a
first-class student, an indefatigable
tennis player and an all round good
fellow. In the strenuous forms of
athletics he displayed more than or
dinary ability, playing both basket
ball and baseball.
Shattuck was connected with the
Mandolin Club, which formerly acted
in conjunction with the Oregon Glee
Club, and played in his senior year
on the Pick and String Club. He was
a member of the Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity.
John Shattuck was a man of prom
ise and ability and his death causes a
loss which will be severely felt by
the alumni of the state.
The funeral will be held Friday in
Portland.
PROFESSOR ALLEN OF P. I.
HEADS NEW DEPARTMENT
A new department, Journalism, has
been opened at Oregon under the
charge of Professor Allen, a practical
newspaper man, who until lately was
with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
in the capacity of Northwest editor.
Professor Allen has separated the
work into three divisions; course one,
for beginners in the newspaper game,
and courses two and three for stu
dents having had some practical ex
perience. Course one, according to
the new department head, will deal
with news from the reporter’s and
copy editor’s viewpoint, while the sec
ond will treat of the city editor’s and
news editor’s problems.
The third will handle the ethics of
journalism and questions of newspa
per policy and tactics.
A question of long standing in the
University, as to whether or not col
lege credits should be given for work
on the “Emerald” will probably be
settled this year, as Professor Allen
favors granting such credits in case
the work done duplicates any of his
courses.
The number of husky Freshmen on
the campus indicates that 1916 may
break the tradition that the Sopho
mores always win the class fights.
C. E. SPENCER WILL COACH
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS
The Correspondence Department of
the University has added a course in
debating to its curriculum.
Carleton E. Spencer, student body
president and debator and orator of
three year’s successful experience,
has been chosen to give the course.
It is expected that the course will
be of especial value to High School
debators and coaches of the state, a
number of whom have already filed
applications.
R. H. O’Neill, ex-’12, is in the lum
ber business at Rainier.
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Y. M. PLANS STAG MIX
Friday is Date Given Out for Men’s
Acquaintance Party—Indoor
Athletics a Feature.
Tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock oc
curs the annual “Stag Mix”—an in
formal acquaintance party and jolli
fication, marking the beginning of
the semester and the resumption of
activities on the part of the Young
Men’s Christian Association, which is
sponsor of the mix again this year.
The affair will be held in the re
ception room of the Men’s Dormitory.
Freshmen will be regarded as special
guests, several unique schemes hav
ing been devised to facilitate “getting
acquainted.”
The doing's will commence with a
round of the time-honored “hothand,”
followed by a short musical program
and talks by President Campbell,
President Spencer of the Student
Body, Trainer Bill Hayward, Coach
Pinkham, Captains Walker of foot
ball, Sims of basketball, with Crock
at and Onthank speaking on behalf
of debate and the Emerald.
Following the speeches will come
the feature of the evening—the cock
fight.
The cup given by the Association
to the winner of the annual fight, and
which has been held for the past two
years by “Hippo Gillis,’ ’and Bob Kel
logg, ’12, will be awarded to the vic
tor of the contest.
Refreshments will be the next di
version, and in keeping with the
usual originality and lavishness dis
played in the “collation” line, some
thing decidedly bizarre is promised
this year.
The affair will wind up with a
round of Oregon cheers and songs,
the “Toast to Oregon” closing the
evening.
Don Rice, ’14, is in charge of the
arrangements for the Mix, and will
preside. From previous years’ ex
perience it is anticipated that prac
tically all the men in college will at
tend.
Shafer Reviews Bulletin.
In the September number of the
Teacher’s Monthly, Dr. Shafer, of the
history department, reviewed the
“Good Roads” number of the Uni
versity Bulletin, by Prof. Young,
which appeared last spring, and which
has since been used as a secondary
text in certain eastern schools.
Ferdinand Struck, ’ll, is head of
the manual training department of
Tacoma High School.
Miss Nell Murphy, ’12, is staying
at the Chi Omega house during rush
ing.
SEASON TICKET PLAN
GEARY SUBMITS SCHEME AS
REMEDY FOR FINANCIAL
UNCERTAINTY
FOUR HUNDRED TIGKETS MUST DE SOLD
Colleges Elswhere Have Adopted the
System With Good
Results.
Graduate Mgr. Geary has launched
the plan of selling season tickets
good for all inter-collegiate athletic
and forensic contests. The price of
one ticket is $5, whereas the total of
single admission fees to all the events
this year would be nearly twelve dol
lars. The infallible statistican shows
that at present about one-third of
Oregon students attend college af
fairs.
System Used Elsewhere.
“Obviously ’Oregon Spirit’ is in
compatible with such a condition,”
says the manager. In order to in
crease the attendance at games, he
has instituted the system which is
now working out admirably at Wash
ington, Amherst, California, Notre
Dame, and scores of other colleges.
Elsewhere season tickets sell for as
high as fifteen dollars.
“The only explanation given for
the missing two-thirds,” says Geary,
“is that most of them are at present
financially crippled. The purchase of
a season ticket would, however, ob
viate the possibility of any similar
embarrasments occurring during the
year. At least 400 of these tickets
must be sold to insure the success of
the scheme. In case this number is
not reached, the purchase money will
be refunded and all tickets taken
up.”
Dean Walker, captain of football,
in speaking of the scheme, said:
“The plan should be taken up in a
student body meeting and thoroughly
explained. Those who are able should
buy the tickets at once. The saving
of several dollars is enough to de
serve consideration.”
Spencer Approves of Plan.
Carlton Spencer, student body
president, replied to the reporter’s
queries, “It is a good thing and will
enable all to attend student activi
ties. It would be an excellent idea to
have the student body fee large
enough to allow everyone such a
ticket.”
Martin Hawkins, of last year’s
track team and Olympic fame, says:
“I have always advocated such a sy
stem at Oregon. The payment should
be compulsory, each student purchas
ing his ticket at registration. It will
get more money and makes far more
school spirit. Late in *Ve season,
when a man is broke, that card will
seem like a free ticket. In case that
it is not compulsory, the registrar
should have these tickets anyway,
and ask each student, if he wants
one, when he registers. Of course, it
is understood, that the system will
save money for the students.”
Bill Neill affirmed: “I like the idea,
because it will help the old Oregon
spirit as soon as the matter is pre
sented effectively. The $5 may look
big at first, but when the economy is
appreciated, everyone will buy. To
institute the system, it might be nec
essary to have the purchase compul
sory.”
Ben Chandler, captain of baseball,
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