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SUBSCRIBERS Delinquent Subscriptions must be paid at once, or paper stops. VOL XIV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1!M2. No. 38 CO-EDS PROTEST PUN 10 ABOLISH FORMAL DRESS AT BIG DAMCES WOMEN WILLING TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN EXPENSIVE DRESSES AND CALL MEN SELFISH ALSO INSIST GLOVES BE WORN Sav Moist Hands of Careless Men Ruin Backs of Costly Silk Dresses. The general concensus of opinion among the University women regard ing the recent “Anti-Dress-Suit” movement favors of the swallow tails. Said Nellie Hemenway: “I think, the whole discussion is decid edly foolish. There is little enough of formality in the University as it is, and I think that we should expect the men to wear full-dress at our big class dances. However, any man who stays away because he cannot afford one, is also foolish. Surely the men real ize that the Oregon women accept a man for what he is and not for his fine clothes.” Miss Lenore Hansen believes that dress-suits should be worn only by upper-classmen or even be limited to Seniors, except at the Junior Prom, where so many out-of-town guests at tend. Others feel that the men, especially the upper-classmen, should wear the dress-suits in justice to the girls. “We girls spend much more on our clothes than the men do, and have to have new gowns each year, while one dress-suit, which doesn’t cost much more than a single gown, lasts for years. Its just another example of the men’s selfishness,” is the way an other expressed herself. Others do not object so much to the absence of the swallow-tail, as they do to the absence of gloves, which proves a Waterloo to the most durable of evening frocks. “If the boys could only be made to realize how the moisture from their hands ruins the backs of the girl’s dresses, they would either wear gloves or else be more careful to hold a handker chief between their hand and the girl’s dress,” declared Bess Lewis, representing a number of the co-eds. rlihuucrTfloks wool. Cl COFFERS Joint Financial Campaign Nets $3,100 Toward $5,500 Budget, With More in Sight. The joint finance campaign between the University and Eugene Y. M. C. A. to date has $3,100 pledged and $800 more in sight. The remainder of the $5,500 budget is expected to be secured in the next two weeks; since each of the nine canvassing teams has taken the definite responsibility of se eming $225 apiece. Team number three, under Professor McClain, has the best record of $607. The other teams representing the University Y, M. C. A’s. share of twenty per cent of the amount raised, are under the lead ership of Professor DeCou, Curtis Gardner, ’08, and C. A. Dalzell, and alt those on the Advisory Board. Next Friday noon at lunch the finance com mittee will report again at the City Y. M. C. A. building. She: “I don’t see how the Fresh men keep their little green caps on their heads.” He: “Vacuum pressure.” SOPHOMORE MARAUDING PARTY ROUTED DY OWNER OF FIR GROVE Irate Farmer Ejects Enterprising I'nderclassmen Who Seek to Cut Trees. Playing the role of Santa Claus has its drawbacks, according to a number of Sophomores who have been scour-! ing the country about Eugene for Christmas trees to be used in the dec-1 orations at tonight’s dance. Yesterday a squad of four or five of Hardesty’s most stalwart followers : chartered a large wagon and started on a scouting expedition. After a long and fruitless search the detach ment finally sighted a beatutiful grove of young fir trees near the' roadside, i A worm fence which blocked the progress of the party was quickly scaled, and a general tomahawking of the choicest specimens was begun. Suddenly the proceedings were in-1 terrupted by a cry of, “Woodman, spare that tree!” or words to that ef fect, forcibly uttered by an irate coun tryman. He proved to be the owner of the land on which the grove stood, and objected to its demolishment, even for the sake of art. Protesta-1 tions were in vain, and the disap pointed foresters proceeded on theirj search. ALBANY ENTHUSIASTIC OVER OREGON SINGERS “Best Glee Club I Have Ever Heard,” Declares Editor of Albany Paper. Yesterday the Glee Club journeyed to Albany and last night gave a suc cessful concert in the High School to an audience of about three hundred people. “It was the best Glee Club concert that 1 have ever heard,” said S. B. Nutting, former editor of the Albany Democrat, talking to some of the men later in the evening. The singing was good,—better than former years, the “old” men declare, —and the new stunts were decided hits. Professor Oreganas, world re nowned ventriloquist, and his life like “baby dolls,” prepared the aud ience for the “Parody or Two and A Travesty or Two,” by Shaver and Broadbridge. Because he lives in Al bany, Earl Fortmiller took the place of Bob Ferris in “Posted,” and they do say that “the home folks was mighty proud of our boy.” ___ The warblers returned home on the Southern Pacific at one-thirty this morning. Underclass women in the Univer- ■ sity of Nevada are subject to as rigid rules as men EIGHT BEBATORS PLACE Judges Refuse to Pick Six—Octette Will Try Again Next Friday Afternoon. Carlton Spencer. Howard Zimmer man, Vernon Motschenbaeher, Otto Heider, David Pickett, Fred Hardesty, Frank Simpkins, and Dal King, were the eight debaters selected this morn ing in the first debate try-out of the 1 year. Although intending to select six men, if the speeches warranted, the j judges considered that the eight j should be given another trial. Carl ton Spencer was conceded a place on the strength of his former work in forensics. The next try-out will take place next Friday afternoon, with the men taking the opposite sides of the ques tion. The judges were Professor James Gilbert, Professor E. E. DeCou,| and Bert Prescott. I GOODRICH AND GRAHAM DOUBT EFFICIENCY OF GRADUATE SYSTEM, WHILE HUG AND TIFFANY FAVOR ANOTHER TRIAL NEXT YEAR—ATHLETIC COUNCIL DECIDE NEXT MONDAY Among several of the Eugene 1 Alumni interviewed, opinion is divid ed over the graduate coaching system, j They do not altogether agree with the resolution reached by the Port land Alumni, printed in the previous issue of the Emerald. The concensus of opinion in Eugene appears to be that the Oregon football team must have the best coaching available. If such can be found among the alumni, so much the better, but they make the criterion the man and not the system. The Athletic Council meets Monday afternoon. There is a possibility that the coaching system will not be set tled at this session. One matter to come up is the selection of delegates to the Northwest Conference, which is to be held in Seattle, December 20 and 21, at the Washington Annex. Of the graduate coaching system, printed in Thursday’s Emerald, A. R. Tiffany said: “I am heartily in favor of a graduate coach system at any time, and particularly now. We should not turn the horse back in the middle of the stream.” He thought that the showing made against Washington and 0. A. C. would more than make amends for the playing the earlier part of the season. “There may have been other factors entering into their poor showing other than the coach ing,” he said. “While I have nothing against the coaches,” said Luke Goodrich, “I do i not favor the graduate system. Ore-' gon is too small a school to find ma-1 terial enuogh for this system. There are only one or two available men for the position of coach, and should they be taken away for any reason, we would be up against it.” He favored an Eastern man—particularly from Michigan or Dartmouth. David Graham said that he favored the graduate system when it was first discussed last year, but that his ideas were somewhat different than the or ganization that developed. “The best football coaching ability that can be secured is by no means available among the Alumni of the University, and for that reason solely I cannot (Continued on last page.) REFERENCE MATERIAL OFFERED IEGISIATURE Professor F. G. Young (Joes to Salem Relatice to Aid to be Given Solons Through Bureau. Professor F. G. Young went to Sa lem this morning to confer with Sec retary of State Ben W. Olcott, rela tive to the placing of reference ma terial in the State House during the session of the Legislature. The plan to be worked out is to es tablish a small reference bureau for the use of the legislatures in the formation of bills. Charts, briefs, data and bibliograhy, which are be ing collected by the seniors engaged in research in the department of eco nomics will be used. This material deals with such subjects as county and municipal budgets, agricultural credit systems, good roads, working man’s compensation and other sub jects that are expected to come up be fore the two houses when they meet in January. As the state has no Legislature ref erence library, Professor Young hopes to arrange the product of his classes so that it may be of use to the solons. Should the material be installed dur ing the session, the State Librarian will take charge of the reference mat ter to aid in its use. Although offered a salary of $0,000 to become head of the agri cultural department at the Univer sity of California, Dean Woods, of Minnesota, has decided to retain his present position, which pays $7,500. EXTENSION PROGRESS REPORTED BY REBEC Faculty Missionary Tells of His Travels to Scatter Seeds of Knowledge. I Dr. George Rebec, organizer and lecturer of the Extension Department, was at the University Monday, and i spoke to the Faculty in the afternoon concerning his work in that capacity. ! Dr. Rebec spends all his time in this work, speaking frequently, visiting institutes, women’s clubs, library as ; sociations. study clubs, and other or ganizations, like the Electrical Club at Portland. TIis aim is to present the University’s willingness to serve them by means of correspondence courses, or individual help. Dr. Rebec reported gratifying suc cess in his work. He said that the people respond heartily to his ad vances, and are eager for the work; which includes lectures, and helps for study clubs. Notable among the or ganizations sharing the benefits of fered by this department is a class of men in the Portland Light and Power Company, organized for the study of the several branches of en gineering and English. lie reports prospects ofhelpingother classes of men, electricians, mechan ics, and workingmen, who will use the shops as laborato:ies, and pursue their studies outside of working hours, assisted by conference's from instruc tors from the University. “The opening up in this line of in struction is gratifying,” said Dr. Jo <Continued on last pair-' The Oregon Monthly was discon tinued and a literary supplement to the Oregon Emerald, edited by the present Monthly staff, established by the Executive Committee this after noon, at a special session, attended by Flora Dunham, Monthly Editor, Carl Tnthank, Emerald Editor, and An drew Collier, Emerald Manager. Objecting to this arrangement, Flora Dunham has announced her re signation. She declared to the com-1 mittee: “I believe the Monthly could pay for itself, if it had a live manager. It-should continue as an independent magazine, or die at once.” The financial report submitted by the present manager, Ralph Cake, was not filed. The Monthly suffered a deficit of approximately $300 on the first issue, which is the reason given by the Executive Committee for its action. SENIORS PLAY BETTER FOOTBALL BUT FROSH COP LONG ENO OF SCORE Exciting Inter-Class Fracas Shows Pugilistic Prowess of Fourth Year Men. (By Tommy Boylen.) After suffering two consecutive de feats by the Juniors and Sophomores, the Seniors endeavored to retaliate upon the immature Freshmen, and win the final game of the inter-class basketball series at any cost. Thus determined, the Seniors appeared be fore Referee Shockley groomed in headgears and other football acces ories. The score of 8 to 5 indicates that the Frosh excelled at basketball. However, as the official scorer was not instructed to tally the touch downs. place kicks and safeties made by the Seniors, their superiority in this department is unwritten. The Freshmen were game, but were unable to check the onslaught of the eight husky veterans pitted against them. The tackling of Mason Rob erts and the line plunging of Ben Chandler brought down the house time after time. Broughton, Martz loff, Storie, and Neill, played a strong defensive game and were under every play. The kicking of Barzee was predominant, while McClure excelled at running back punts. FRESHMAN AMAZONS Basketball Supremacy Wrestled From Juniors in Finish Fight for Class Honors. The Freshman girls have won the Hayward cup for the inter-class bas | ketball series which was completed yesterday afternoon, with the defeat of the Juniors, 11 to (>. The game was a hard one and both teams fought to a finish, but the Juniors were com pelled to lower their colors before the onslaught of the younger girls. Thursday the Juniors took the game j played with the Seniors by the over j whelming score of 20 to 4. The Freshman won from the Seniors Mon day. Only three games were played j in the series, as the direct elimina tion method was used. The line up of the teams for the final game was: Freshmen. Juniors, j Florence Moffatt f Hazel Rader [Louisa McDowell f Bess Oowden Charlie Fenton c Kleanor McClain May Smith e Bess Young Lora Taylor g Georgia Prather Virginia Peterson g Grace Bean J. Pierpont Morgan recently donat ed the sum of $200,000 for the erec tion of a library and administration building for Trinity College. Y.M. G. A. PLANS EDITION Harold Yount; and Alfred Collier Are Elected Editor and Manager of Issue to Appear January 18. Harold Young, ’14, was elected edi tor of the Y. M. C. A. Emerald to be published January 18, and Alfred Col lier, ’14, manager at a meeting of the Association Cabinet yesterday after noon. The date of the annual edition was originally set for January 11, but a conflicting State Convention caused the postponement of the issue. Neither the editor or the manager has named his staff, although the preliminary plans have been made. More atten tion will be paid to campus news than formally, while the Y. M. C. A. work will be graphically represented and illustrated by pictures and charts. The issue will probably be eight pages in size. FRATERNITIES STMT SIGMA MI, PHI GAMMA DELTA, AND OREGON CLUB VICTORS IN FIRST CONTESTS CLASSY BASKETBALL SHOWN Orcffon (Tub Defeated, 6-0, in First Half by Dorm—Comes Back With 7-6 Score. Sigma Nu defeated Alpha Tau Omega Thursday afternoon in the first game of the inter-fraternity ser ies by the score of 11 to 8. Yester day afternoon the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity defeated the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, 18 to 10, and the Oregon Club won over the Dormitory, 7 to (>. Fridays games were featured by the irregularity of the scoring during the first half, and the Oregon Club making their sum total in the second interval. Likewise Phi Delta Theta did all of their basket shooting during the last half. Luck was an important factor in the Sigma Nu-Alpha Tau Omega af fair. The teams were evenly matched and victory might well go to either fraternity. Many baskets were missed by both teams at critical moments. Kay, Kaiser, Hall, and Benson, did the scoring for Sigma Nu, and Kirk and the two Motschenbachers for the Alpha Tans. Phi Gamma Delta outclassed the Phi Delta Theta in the first half. However, with a change in the line up, Bailey’s bunch came back strong in the second half and played their op ponents even. Gould, George, and Fisher were point winners for Phi Gamma Delta, and Miller, Wagner, and Crawford for Phi Delta Theta. The game between the Dormitory and the Oregon Club was hard fought ami anybody’s game up until the final whistle. Zimmerman, King, and Fee each drew a basket for the Dormitory and likewise Casebeer, Warner, and Wheeler for the Oregon Club. Captain Street, of the Oregon Club converted one of the three fouls on the Dorm into a point which won the game for his team. The Dormitory also had three free throws, but missed them all. BILL uWm BOOSTING TRAMORK As Glee Club Lecture Has Been Given I p, Hayward Considers Plan to Help High Schools. "Hill” Hayward is contemplating' an I extensive tour of the High Schools of the state in the interest of athletics, just preceding the opening of spring track work. Lectures, illustrated with his Olympic pictures, are what he in tends to present to the preppers. As the idea of having Hayward ac company the Glee Club has been given up, on account of the short time available on the program for his lec ture. "Bill” has been considering the plan that was broached by the Port land High Schools. The plan is that each High School shall guarantee so much to the Ore gon trainer for a single lecture to promote their athletics. In this man ner the University will not be put to any expense, and the trip can bo made in the shortest possible time. Hayward expects to receive definite word from the Portland High Schools next week when he is in the metro polis on his return from the North west ( (inference at Seattle, December 20-21.