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VOL XIV.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1912.
No. 39
FRATERNITIES
BURGLARIZED
PHI DELTA THETA AND BETA
THETA PI HOUSES SUFFER
DEPREDATIONS BY BOLD
BAD MAN
PHI DELTS DRAW SHORT END
Big Haul Secured from Giles, Thomas,
and Hughes, but Prokos Routs
Beta Intruder.
Entering the Junior Engineer’s
study room, on the second floor of
the Phi Delta Theta fraternity some
time after 1:30 Sunday morning, an
unknown burglar carried away money,
wearing apparel, and jewelry to the
amount of one hundred and fifty dol
lars.
Carl Thomas, Raymond Giles, and
Earl Hughes, who occupy uw room,
have their beds on the sleeping porch
with the other men. When they re
tired early Sunday morning, they
left their clothing and valuables in
the room. Upon going into the room
Sunday morning, the first thing no
ticed was the great number of burned
matches which were lying on the
floor. They soon found several things
missing.
Giles, manager of the house, was
the heaviest loser, the burglar having
relieved him of a new forty dollar
overcoat, a suit of clothes, a ten dol
lar pair of high top shoes, a pair of
cuff links, a fifty dollar watch, and
what was in his purse.
Thomas is minus a hat and all the
money he had, while Hughes’ money
was all that attracted the marauder.
The remainder of the men escaped
with only the loss of a five dollar
check on the house which was on
Giles’ table.
The police were notified at once but
as yet no clew has been found.
In speaking of the robbery Thomas
said, “Whoever the thief was, he evi
dently knew something of the sleep
ing arrangements in the most of the
fraternities and also the difficulty of
getting rid of the fraternity pins
without detection, for each of us had
left our pins on the table. The man
also used system in choosing, for he
took almost a complete outfit, from
hat to cufflinks.”
Prokos once more came into the
limelight, when by his barking he
probably saved the Beta Th'ita Phi’s
from being robbed Saturday night.
The cook was the only one in the
house until about 10:30, when Wal
lace Mount and Clark Burgard came
in and s5t down in front of the fire
place. They heard someone moving
about upstairs, but supposing it to be
one of the men. paid no partic
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“GIVE ME MEN WITH GLEAN
LIVERS,” SAYS BILL HAYWARD
Bill's Proteges Hold Thirteen North
west and Six All-Event .Track
Records.
“Give me men with clean livers,”
said “Bill” Hayward yesterday after
noon, while he was discussing the
common run of star athletes who
shine awhile and then fade awray.
“The men who take care of them
selves are the best to work with, and
invariably hang up the records,” he
continued. In this connection, he
spoke especially of Donald Young,
of Amhearst. the best quarter miler
in any American college last year.
“There’s a young fellow studying to
be a minister, and so square that he
took a disqualification in the quarter
mile race at Stockholm last summer
without a whimper, although the
German Braun was to blame. The
American team was full of just such
young chaps from the Eastern col
leges.”
While making out the athletic chart
for the 1914 Oregana, Hayward com
mented on the fact that the Univer
sity of Oregon holds thirteen North
west collegiate records, and six coast
records.
STARTLING GLASS HOUR
Underclassmen Will Put On One-Act
Play and Egg Market is Reported
Very Strong.
Novelty and “pep” are the ingred
ients promised by the Sophomores in
their annual class hour program to
be given at tomorrow’s regular 10
o’clock assembly in Villard Hall.
Secrecy has been maintained as to
the exact nature of the “stunts” to be
presented, but it is known that the
1915 cohorts have been working hard
under the guidance of Bert Jerard,
chairman of the class hour committee.
The other members of the committee
are Leland Hendricks, Ralph Young,
Beulah Stebno, Gretchen Sherwood,
and Beatrice Lilly.
Fred Hardesty, president of the
Sophomore class, will preside, and
Harold Grady will deliver the cus
tomary address. Then will follow the
surprise of the day, which, according
to rumor, was originated by Lee Hen
dricks.
It will consist of a one-act farce
with vaudeville specialties, but noth
ing further can be learned, except
that Walter Dimm is directing the
production.
The 1915 aggregation has gained
and enviable reputation for the class
| of entertainments it has put on in the
past, and it is expected that tomor
row’s program will come up to the
standard set by the Freshman class
hour of last year, and by the Sopho
more hop last Saturday evening.
0. A. G. STUDENT ARRESTED ON CHARGE :
OF PASSING SAD CHECKS IN EOCENE
The bad-check man, who, wearing a
green cap, passed for a University
student several weeks ago and cashed
bogus checks, the police now say is
a student at 0. A. C.
He appeared in Eugene again last
Saturday, it is charged by the po
lice, and under the same pre
tence, with the Freshman’s cap, and
claiming to be a member of one of
the local fraternities, succeeded in
cashing five $10 checks at Ax Billy
Department Store, E. E. Dunn’s,
Cockerline and Fraley’s. Chamber’s
Hardware Store, and the Hub Cloth
ing Store. One of the mer
chants telephoned to the fra
ternity. of which he said he was a
member, and discovered that he was
not on their list.
By Sunday noon the Lane county
sheriff had crested at Corval
lis T. O’Neal, son of O. C.
O’Neal, of Portland. He was brought
' to Eugene last evening for identifica
tion.
His father, who is a prominent busi
ness man of Portland, also arrived in
Eugene last evening. This morning
he waived examination and was
bound over until the next term of
court under $250 bonds. These were
furnished by his father and the two
returned home this morning.
RESTS WITH NEW COMMITTEE
LEONARD, GEARY, AND BRADSHAW GIVEN AUTHORITY TO PICK
COACH FOR NEXT, YEAR—MAY BE GRADUATE OR
NOT—HAYWARD AND WALKER GO
TO SEATTLE
The postponed meeting of the Ath
letic Council was held yesterday after
noon in President Campbell’s office,
with a full attendance.
An investigation committee, com
posed of Professor H. B. Leonard,
chairman, Captain-elect Robert Brad
shaw, and Manager Geary was ap
pointed to look into the graduate
coaching system, and to recommend
a coach for next year. When the
committee is prepared to submit the
results of its work, it will report to
the Council.
Two delegates to the Northwest
Conference, to be held in Seattle, De
cember' 20-21, were elected: Dean
Walker as student representative,
and William Hayward for the Fac
ulty. Manager Geary will attend the
Conference, especially to be present
at the meeting of the student man
agers of the Northwest colleges.
George Hug, ’07, will also be pres
ent from this city.
Among the things to come up be
fore the Conference are the matters
of a change in the conference bas
ketball rules, summer baseball, and
the practice of reporting lists of elig
ible athletes to the secretary of the
Conference.
It was the violation of this rule
last fall that caused the Emil Hauser
dispute, and the failure to live up to
this rule in the past has brought
considerable complaint from Secre
tary Hug. The whole matter of de
barring an athlete from any activity
for professionalism in any one branch
will be thtrashed out again.
DISTANCE RUNNERS VIE
WEDNESDAYAFTERNOON
Squad Will Compete Over a Two Mile
Course—O. A. C.-Oregon Race
Contemplated.
Aspirants for cross country honors
will have an opportunity to show their
worth next Wednesday afternoon,
when the first free for all race will
be held over a modified two mile
course.
This contest, designed to show the
results of the preliminary work done
by the runners, will not be for points
or score, but simply as a means to
enable Bill Hayward and Captain
Walter McClure to get a line on the
prospective material. All who have
signed up for the fall work are eligi
ble to run, but of this number only
ten or twelve have done consistent
work. It is in this squad that the
best material is expected to be
found.
The course will include a trip
around the track, then on the regular
cross country course to a point be
yond the first cemetery, where the
runners will cut across to the street
car tracks, following this route until
Thirteenth street is reached. A final
quarter mile will complete the race.
At the Albany banquet after the
O. A. C.-Oregon football game, Bill
Hayward broached the subject of a
cross country race to E. J. Stewart,
physical director at Corvallis, for a
race between the representatives of
the two institutions. Director Stew
art has since replied that he wants
to bring the matter up before the
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HAYWARD GUP HOLDERS
QUALIFY FOR FINALS
Kappa Sigma Defeats Avava Club, 21
to 4. While Zeta Phi Forfeits
Game to Sigma Chi.
Kappa Sigma, defender of the Hay
ward cup, won its first game of the
season Monday afternoon, when they
ounIs^Ymbe,etaoishrdl(etaoinshrd|stat
defeated the Avava Club, 21 to 4. The
second game scheduled for the after
noon between Sigma Chi and Zeta Phi
was forfeited by the latter. Glee Club,
cross-country, and injuries, made it
impossible for the Zeta Phi team to
appear.
The Avava-Kappa Sigma game
from the spectators view point was
slow and uninteresting, and it was
evident that both teams were anxious
for time to be called because of their
poor condition. Cowden was the dark
horse of the day. The fat forward
was very elusive and emerged from
the fray with thirteen points to his
credit. Still, Storie, and Boylen, did
the rest of the scoring for the win
1 ners.
j The Avavas have the material for a
good team, but showed lack of prac
tice and were unable to get together.
■ The two Bigbees and Dpbie played the
best ball for the Avavas.
University of Oregon Alumni resid
ing in Portland, will meet next Thurs
day evening in the Lincoln Hig-i
School for the purpose of further or
ganization. The call, for the meeting
has been signed by R. Burns Powell,
William Cake, Jack Latourette, and
Martin W. Hawkins.
(ilee Club in Sixteenth Annual Concert at Eugene Theatre, Thursday,
Evening, December 19.
THOSE DRINKING FOUNTAINS WILL
TAKE SMILE OFF FACE, SAYS CO ED
And What a Surprise the Janitor did
Have When He Cleaned the
Gymnasium.
"Oh, those drinking fountains! 1
just hate the things because they splash
the water all over your face about
your lips.” Such was the comment of
a college girl, as she pouted her
pretty lips in the little square glass
in the coat room of the library build
ing yesterday. She explained, as she
turned around to find some one
watching. “You just can’t help but
get the water on your face, instead of
in your mouth, when you try to swal
low out of these little fountains. And
l get so thirsty all day.”
But the fair Oregon Co-eds have
other worries.
One shoe horn, two shawls, two
umbrellas, two pairs of gloves, five
or six handkerchiefs, and a shoe bag,
confronted the janitor of the Men’s
Gymnasium the morning after the
i Sophomore dance.
Besides this motley assembly of
relics, one dancer wore the wrong
shoe home, to the chagrin of a co-ed,
who is now advertising the loss of a
“suede shoe by mistake.” All of
these articles are waiting at the
Steward’s office for an owner.
FRATERNITY MEN TO
ATTEND CONVENTIONS
Onthnnk, Bailey, Chandler, and (Jray
son Leave for East to Represent
Oregon Chapters.
During the holidnys several Oregon
fraternity men will be in the East at
tending the national conventions of
their respective fraternities. Karl
Onthank, who is the first to depart,
left yesterday morning for Louisville,
'Ky., where he goes as a delegate to
the Alpha Tau Omega convention. He
expects to be absent from Eugene
about three weeks. Edward F. Bai
ley, Ben Chandler, and Carl Grayson,
will leave the last of the week for
their respective cities in the East.
Bailey will go to Chicago as a dele
gate from the Oregon Alpha chapter
of Phi Delta Theta to the national
convention, which convenes from De
cember 30th to January 3rd. He ex
pects to be away at>out two weeks.
Ben Chandler will represent the local
chapter in the national Sigma Nu
convention, which will be held in At
lanta, Georgia, December 30th to Jan
uary 1st. Carl Grayson is the dele
gate from the local chapter of Phi
Gamma Delta to the national conven
tion, which will be held at Indiana
polis the last of this month.
Miss Merle McKelvey, ’ll, is teach
ing in the Imbler High School, in
Eastern Oregon.
CLASS DANCES
EMERALD’S STATISTICAN RE
PORTS BUT 37 SOPHOMORES
OUT OF 141 AT FORMAL
PARTY SATURDAY
CO-EDS DRESS FOR OCCASION
Several Use Cabs and Autos to
Escape Rain; Others Send
Flowers.
Twenty-three Sophomore men and
14 Sophomore women attended the
dance given by their class last Satur
day evening, or a total of 37 out of
an enrollment of 141. This number
amounts to one-fourth of the women
of the class, and a little over one
third of the men.
This number shows about the same
proportion for both men and women,
for there are 81 of the former and
53 of the latter with second year
standing in college.
Out of the approximate number of
125 couples there were but five men
without dress suits, yet on the other
hand every co-ed was dressed for a
formal function.
An investigation among the local
haberdasheries shows that there were
15 dress suits rented for the occa
sion, at an expense of $2.50 per suit.
The total number of students wearing
dress =uits not their own can not be
ascertained on account of the prac
tice of loaning suits in the different
houses.
The amount spent by the students
for cab and auto hire was approxim
ately $50, represented by 15 car and
nine cab calls. However, as each call
may mean one or more trips, with a
corresponding charge, this total may
be considerably more.
Flowers were not as numerous as
at other “Hops,” although one florist
reported that students spent $10.40
with him, while other greenhouses de
clared that their trade had been
slight.
The cost of the dance, $90 in round
numbers, will be borne by the entire
class, including the 104 Sophomores,
who were not there.
California Editor Pays Visit.
C. F. Dittmar, who with his brother
is joint proprietor of the Kennett,
California, Copper Outlook, visited
the Department of Journalism yester
| day and discussed newspaper condi
tions in the California mining camps.
Mr. Dittmar had been visiting his
i mother in Philomath and was on his
i way south. He promised to return in
the spring and address the students in
journalism.
ANNUAL APPEARANCE OF OREGON GLEE
CLUB UV AWAITED Of STUDENTBODI
The Glee Club will indulge in its
annual frolic at the Fugene Theatre
next Thursday evening “with a pro
gram that brought forth rounds of
applause and caused the laugh muscles
of the audience to work overtime,” ac
cording to the Albany Evening Herald
in speaking of its appearance in Al
bany last Friday night.
The Albany paper goes on to say,
“Vawter and Jerard with a “Bit of
Nonsense,” were a scream, and when
'the quick change artist of the team
I came in as a wild and woolly cow boy
land sang his “Let 'er Buck” song and
i shot off his toy pistol to the accom
paniment of wild whoops, the top of
! the house almost left the building.
I “Call John.” by the entire club, was
a very harmonious bit of tone jugglery
with a large laugh attached to it by
the audience. “Professor Oregonas,”
renowned ventrilo(|uist, and his ani
mated mannikins, brought down the
house and this feature was probably
the one that brought the most ap
plause of any single stunt.
“Numerous flings were taken at dif
ferent individuals and the number
closed with an “excellent quartette
rendition by the professor and his
mannikins.”
There will be no changes Jr* the
program Thursday evening, but Ken
neth Frazier promises that the stunts
are “something never before seen in
Eugene.