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.