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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
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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.