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OREGON UNIVERSITY OF OREGON VOL. XIV. EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1912. No. 14 0. A. C. FIVE YEAR CONTRACT FINDS NO FAVOR IN VARSITY ALL ARE OPPOSED TO LONG STRING ATTACHED TO THE OFFER GEARY WANTS A THREE YEAR LIMIT Pumired that Aggies Have Another Proposal for Alternate Choice of Place for Game There is no possible chance for the ratification of the proposed Oregon Agriculture College contract, which was embodied in a set of resolutions passed by the Student Body at Cor vallis last Thursday morning. The offer to play the game this fall in Eugene, and the remaining four games called for in the contract in Portland, will never be accepted by the Univer sity faculty, said Registrar Tiffany. The students are opposed to it, as was shown by an investigation among the various fraterity houses and Dormi tory this morning. The athletic coun cil does not favor it, according to Pro fessor H. B. Leonard, and Manager Geary will not consent to the contract as proposed, as is shown by the fol lowing telegram received from him this morning. Geary Would Insert Clause. Walla Walla, Wash., Oct. 18, The Oregon Emerald: Although it was unquestionably Oregon’s turn to choose the location of the game this fall, under the cir-j cumstances the O. A. C. students should be commended for agreeing to play in Eugene. Their proposal to play the four annual succeeding games in Portland, meets with my hearty approval, providing that a clause be placed in the contract, mak ing it possible for either college to secure a change of location at the end of each two year period. This is ab solutely necessary, as no one can pre dict what effect changed conditions will have upon the playing of the games. ARTHUR A. GEARY. Contract ts upposea. Among the reasons given on the campus for the disapproval of the of fer, are that a four year contract is unnecessarily tying up the future generations with a contract that in curs a $1,000 forfeiture for its non fulfillment. The monetary division is not favored by the University author ities, neither is the prospect of play ing all the 0. A. C. games for four years hence in Portland. O. A. C. Has Another Offer. Immediately upon the heels of the first O. A. C. proposition comes the announcement that the Aggie athletic directors have another plan that they will present to the University, should the first be rejected, as it seems that it will be. This proposal was men tioned in this morning’s Oregonian by Roscoe Fawcett, and was confirmed by Registrar Tiffany. The plan, which conceeds to the University what it has been demanding, provides for the first game to be played in Eugene this fall, with the remaining games played in whatever city the colleges may choose when their turn comes to decide upon the location of the game. This latest proposal is said to include the propo sition that each team will take the entire proceeds from the game whenever the location of the game is determined by that institution. This means that each game will be alter nated as the colleges desire. Each management can schedule its game in Portland, if it so desires, and thereby (Continued on last page.) DR. DYOTT ADDRESSES Y. M. C. A. ON CHARACTER “Thoughts determine deeds, deeds determine habits, habits determine character, and character,” said Dr. Dyott, of the First Congregational Church of Portland, in his address be fore the University Y. M. C. A. Thursday evening. “Thus we work out our own destiny and whatever judgment we may expect in eternity, we start on earth.” “Education does not consist so much in the text book material which the student acquires, as the opportunity it gives for finding himself, and no university course is worth much to man, if it does not give him the power to decide right from wrong in a clear, comprehensive way.” Dr. Dyott emphasized the fact that no man has a right to place too low an estimate on himself. “The world always judges us,” he said, “by our own estimate, and if that estimate is low, we will never gain the respect that we should have.” A male quartette number concluded the meeting. SYSTEM AFFECTS ALL Posting Regulations Now Embrace Every Student Body Activity. The posting system now in use in the University has been extended to every branch of Student Body activ ity. It includes all forms of athletics, Glee Club, Debate, and the Emerald staff, from the editor to the cub re porter. When a student becomes deficient in his college work, a report, recom mending his suspension from college organizations, is sent to the office by the instructor. This recommendation automatically removes the delinquent one until the deficiency is made up. If he is a fraternity or club member, the head of the house is informed, so that pressure may be executed and the condition removed as quickly as possible. The posting system has been ex tended to include the Emerald staff, because the college paper is purely a Student Body enterprise of secondary importance to class work. It is in tended to prevent members of the staff giving their time exclusively to Emerald work. The first issue of posts was sent out Friday morning by the office. The crop of posts was not extra large, but it is supposed that everyone is satis fied. Miss Catherine Bridges, ’16, has gone home for the week-end. SKITS ARE SECURED Director Bowman, of the Glee Club, has given up hope for a skit from Dean Collins and Bums Powell, and has instead commenced practice on several sketches of his own. One of these is a farce, which will occupy part of the time of the quar tette, composed of Stannard, Jerard, Fortmiller and Grady. This will be a musical extravaganza indulged in by the singers. Earl Fortmiller will appear in a specially prepared bit of comedy, while Jerry Martin is concocting a monologue as his own special vehicle. Burnt cork will be one of the acces sories of this act. Ten more Eastern songs have been imported by the director. These are both of a heavy and light nature, and have not been used in any glee club before. Two of them will be used on the program. 14 TOO SCORE DARKENS OREGON’S CHANGES FOR SPEEDY WHITMAN BACKS MAKE BIG GAIN THROUGH OR EGON LINE NILES IS EASILY STAR OF GAME Niles Is Easily Star of Game—Few' Details Given Up to Time of Going to Press With a fourteen to nothing score at the end of the first half, and Archie Hahn’s All-Northwest fullback. Niles still in the game, the omens point darkly toward an early season defeat for the lemon yellow eleven. Few details concerning the game have been received up to the time of going to press, except that Niles is responsible for the first seven tallies chalked up against the Varsity, and that Briedwell, playing half for Or egon, missed a punt in the first quar ter. Cook is reported as playing a strong defensive game. M. A. A. C. 9,0. A. G. 0 Multnomah Athletic Club defeatel O. A. C. this afternoon by the score of 9 toO, thereby putting a crimp in the early season aspirations of that eleven. The heavy club line was too much for the Aggie lack of beef. Mult nomah clearly outplayed the Corval lis aggregation. A larger score be ing prevented only by aggressive work.. O. A. C. held Multnomah on their thre-yard line in the third quarter, but could not prevent Wolf’s free kick in the same session, nor his plunging in the last quarter that netted the Club men a touchdown. EUGENE PILES SCORE Eugene High walloped Cottage Grove High School this afternoon on Kincaid Field by the score of 100 to 0. The game was played on a muddy field, before a scattering crowd of local prep enthusiasts. The Eugene team scored at will, running the ends and bucking the line for gains averaging fifteen yards. Bi bee, playing end, executed several forward passes, most of which result ed in touchdowns. Ross, playing right half for Eugene, scored repeatedly on straight football. The team from Cottage Grove never threatened the local goal. Washington Delays Selection of De bate Question. Coach Prescott announces that up to the present time, he has heard nothing from Washington University regarding the selection of the debat ing question, and hence all try outs are held up, awaiting their reply. Manager Geary has written to Washington University, requesting an immediate reply, and hopes, by the first of next week to call for volun teers for the try outs. Stanford University has decided to select a new name for their college daily. The Daily Palo Alto does not suit the students, and they are receiv ing suggestions from all parts of the state. The selection will be made next week. PORTLAND THEATER MEN WILL AID DRAMATIC CLUB Alfred Skei returned recently from a trip to Portland, where he has been endeavoring to obtain some original ideas which can be worked out by the Dramatic Club this fall. He reports that the theatre men seemed much interested in the work that the Dramatic Club is taking up and all were ready to help. Among the men that Skei visited were Mr. Baker and Mr. Seaman, of the Baker theatre. Mr. Seaman was particularly interested and gave Skei a line on several good casts, and said, that if at any time the club needed scenery painters or make up men, that he could put the Baker men at their service. Miss Peggy Driver, ’16, will spend the next few days in Tacoma; Miss Virginia Peterson, T6, has gone to Astoria for the week-end; Miss Elea nor McClain, T4, has gone home for a short visit, and Miss Mildred Healy, T5, will visit in Albany over the week-end. DEBATERS SHARE GOSI In New Regulations, High Scho<| League Equalizes Expenses of Trips. The list of all officers for the com ing year, articles governing member ship, questions for debate for the five school districts, and a revision of the constitution and by-laws of the Ore gon High School Debating League, are included in the Oregon High School Debate Bulletin that went to press this morning. Formerly the high schools of East ern and Southern Oregon have found it difficult to remain in the debating league, owing to the heavy expense incurred. The old constitution re quired the home team to pay all the expenses of the visiting teams. This proposition fell heavily on some teams and gave no incentive to debate. This inequality has been done away with by the revision of the constitution and now in all tri-angular and dual de bates, where each school is repre sented by affirmative and negative, the expense is pooled. In all contests, where each school is represented by a single team, the competing school must come to an agreement on the division of expenses, before the de bate is held. In failure to agree, the matter is left to the District Di rectors for arbitration. A canvass is to be made of all the school boards of the state, in the hopes of getting them to support de bates. CLUB HOLDS SOCIAL One hundred and fifty members of the Oregon Club of the University en joyed their first reception of the year last evening in Villard Hall. A com mittee, composed of Russell Calkins, president of the club, Grace Hartley, Minnie Holeman, and Raymond War ner, were in general charge of the entertainment. A short program, consisting of a vocal solo by Raymond Williams, and an instrumental solo by Ralph Young, opened the social. Ice cream and wafers were served by the girls of the organization. The decorations were of autumn leaves and colored stream ers, draped from the center of the hall. The line of patronesses included Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Miss Ruth Guppy, and Miss Perkins. This is the first of a series of so cials that have been planned by the Oregon Club. DUDLEY M’COSH WILL DIRECT DESTINIES OF VARSITY BOOLA BAND PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN UNDER EXPERT LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION MAY BE MADE PERMANENT List of Members Numbers Seventeen —Competition In Future Will be Basis. Dudley Huntington McCosh, leader of the Eugene Military Band, has been secured by the University or ganization as director for the rest of the year. Mr. McCosh met with the band yesterday afternoon for the first practice, which was attended by a dozen of the Varsity tooters. The new director expressed himself ns pleased with the prospects, for be sides the nucleus present, there are several prospective men for the or ganization. An endeavor is being made by Bert Jerard and Mr. McCosh to put the band on a more permanent basis than before. This will be done by making the positions competitive after the Washington State College game. Try outs will be held similar to those con ducted by the Glee Club. To put the band on a firmer foundation, the membership will also be limited to fifteen or eighteen players. This move, it is hoped, will make the posi tions more sought after by the stu I dents, and tend to put the organiza tion on a par with the other Univer sity activities. After the football season is com pleted the band will not disband, as hitherto, but will continue to prac tice throughout the year. The prac tice evenings have been decided upon as Tuesday and Thursday, at 7 o’clock, in Villard Hall. Should the musicians perfect their playing to an extent that would war rant their public appearance, as is hoped by the director, outside engage ments will be filled. In the case of University affairs, their service will be rendered gratis. There has been no agreement made with the newly secured director as to his compensation, the only stipulation being that he shall receive whatever the band can get from the rooter’a fund. The instrumentation of the band is as follows: Cornets, Rolla Ralston, Morris Hyde, Albert Johnson, Clyde Hampton, Fred Dunbar. Clarinets, V’ernon Motschenbacher, Harold Gra dy, William Boone. Horns, Earl Fort miller, John Watson. Baritone, Harry Moore. Trombones, Bert Jerard, Floyd South. Bass, Frank Lewis. Flute, Clyde Aitcheson. Tenor drum and symphony, Bertie Ruth. Bass drum, Ira Staggs. OREGON INFANT CLASS PLANS BIG BONFIRE The Freshman class will entertain with fireworks on the evening of Oc tober 25. The function, though some what informal, has been elaborately planned, and practically all the in vited guests—who include the faculty -have signified their intention of be ing present. The occasion for the party is the struggle on the following day be tween the proteges of Coaches Johnny Bender and Lou Pinkham. Music will be furnished by the Ore gon rooter’s band. Mrs. F. W. Benson and Mrs. W. Kuykendall were dinner guests at the Delta Delta Delta house, Thursday evening.