1917 EFFECTS ORGANIZATION FRESHMEN IN FIRST MEET ING CHOOSE MARTIN NELSON PRESIDENT THREE BALLOTS NECESSARY OTHER OFFICERS SELECTED ARE RUTH ROCHE, VICE PRESIDENT; FRANCES MANN, SECRETARY, AND PAUL GREEN, TREASURER. ACUAINTANCE PARTY TO BE HELD AT TRI DELTA HOUSE. At the organization meeting of the Freshmen Class in Villard Hall yes terday afternoon, Martin Nelson of Astoria, was chosen to grace the name of president of the Freshies, and pilot the young ones through their initiation into the University. Other necessary ofifcers were also provided. Ruth Roche of Eugene, was unanimously chosen as vice president; and Frances Mann, also of Eugene, received the office of sec retary. And Eugene High add ed the third feather to its hat, when Paul Green of this city was elected Collector and Keeper of Frosh Simo leons, vulgarly called treasurer. me selection or Nelson for presi dent was the result of elimination balloting, in which Floyd Ross and Carson Bigbee of Eugene High school, were his rivals for the office. On thj second ballot Bigbee, being low man, was dropped, and the names of Ross and Nelson were voted upon; sixty-three to fifty-five being the final count. Nelson was nomi nated by George Reifel; Ross by C. A. Naylor, of Panama; and Bigbee by Paul Green. Both the Delta Delta Delta and the Gamma Phi Beta sororities of fered their respective houses for the Freshman acquaintance party; and by ballot, the class chose the Delta Delta Delta house for the meeting. Professor John Straub, as dean of the class, acted as temporary chair man of the meeting. Committees will be appointed im meidately by President Nelson to ar range for the Freshman-Sophomore Mix, toward which the Freshman are looking. The Acquaintance Party commit tee, chosen this morning, is as fr lows: Emma Wootton, Frank Scaiefe, Bernice Perkins, Rober Langley, Marion Reed. SOCCER TO BE PLAYED Hayward Will Have Gym Classes Do Outdoor Work For Credit. Soccer football will soon make its debut into University activity here as a substitute for the regular gym nasium work required of freshmen and sophomores. Trainer Hayward’s plan is to furnish the men with ex ercise that will also allow them to be out in the open as long as the weath er permits. Instead of working at the usual calisthenics, the classes will be divided into teams and sent out-of-doors to play soccer. When the players become familiar with the sport, a challenge for a game will be sent to one of the sec ond rate Portland soccer teams. Soc cer, thus instituted here, may ulti mately become a regular feature of college activity. All gymnasium classes will be held outdoors while the good weather lasts. Everyone taking gym must select some branch of outdoor ath letics in which to specialize. RIVALRY EXISTS FOR T ML LEADER JOB Bigbee and Grady Are Only Candi dates So Far For the Position. rue nrat rooting practice of tne jcai »m ue nem on xviucaiu lieiu at -t o ciocn. tomorrow aiternoon, wueu an cauuiuaiea tor tne position of var I atty you leaner win oe given a cuance to aemonstrate tneir anility in Handling tne bleacner crowd. Try outs will oe held every night at the I oaine time but the official selection , win not take place until the meeting of tne executive council next week. ' inus tar omy two men, Harold l Grady anu morris Higbee, nave an nounced tneir intention of running tor tne position. Botn have hau 1 considerable experience in leading , the rooters, Grady having been yell leader for the Sophomore class last year, while “Buck" Higbee served as an assistant to Abe Blackman* throughout the season. Both are Ju niors. President-of-the-Study-Body Ver non Motschenbacher in speaking ot the coming tryouts, said: “it is up to the students to make these root ing practices a success. We want every able-bodied man who can use his voice to appear on the bleachers and yell. It is especially important that the Freshmen should come out and learn the Oregon songs and yells. Let’s show Bezdek that we are all back of the team.’’ Ooach Bezdek is heartily in favor of the proposed rooting practices and thinks that it will help materially to encourage the football men and build up the famous “Oregon spirit of 1906.” NEW BUILDING IS NAMED Students Dub Extension. Headquar ters, “Parkinson Hall.” "Where will Prof. Reddle’s classes meet this year?” "Parkinson Hall, the new Univer sity building, right behind McClure.” Thus was the latest structure to be erected on the campus christened a few days ago in a conversation be tween two students. Of course, the University will not officially recog nize the name. At the Registrar’s office it will be designated as the Ex tension building, since it is to be the ; headquarters for that department, 1 but among the mob the euphonious 1 “Parkison Hall” will no doubt stick . in honor of the man who has done so i ! much toward advertising the Univer- 1 sity among the voters. 1 The building is a frame structure 1 of one story, and is being given the 1 finishing touches by the carpenters. 1 While not exactly a work of archltec- 1 tural grandeur, it will serve as a 1 temporary home for the rapidly- 1 growing extension department and as 1 an asylum for classes crowded out of the regular buildings by the lack of - facilities for handling the students. DEXTER CLUB IS FORMED ' Women Living at Mary Spiller Hall Organize Self-Governing Body. The women living at the Mary Spiller Hall organized into a self governing body to be known as the Dexter Club, Monday, September 22. The constitution and bylaws and rules governing the house were adopted. Miss Henline was unanim ously elected president. Miss Paar was ohosen vice-president and Miss Ethelwyn Boydell, secretary-treas urer. This Is the first time any organi zation has been attempted in Mary Spiller House. Hitherto the entire management rested upon the house mother, but now the girls intend to co-operate with Mrs. Bancroft in making and enforcing rules neces sary for the Improvement and social advancement of the organization. ALUMNI WILL WORK TOGETHER TO FURTHER OREGON'S CAUSE Make Plans In Meeting To Canvass Eugene Pre cincts. Special Eair Edition of Emerald To Be Distributed Among Voters. Thursday Is the day that has been chosen by the alumni of the Univer sity, to give the people of Lane coun ty an accurate idea of the class of work being turned out at the state institution, the student activities, and the relatively large number of students in attendance in many of the departments in comparison with the capacity available. At a meeting of four alumni, Nor ma Hendricks, Dave Graham, Ben Williams and Graham J. Mitchell, held last night, plans were fomulated to carry on the campaign for finances for the University. “We will call a meeting of all the Oregon graduates to take place in the Eugene om mercial club this evening at seven o’clock,” said Mr. Mitchell this morning. “During this meeting we expect to organize a temporary as sociation for the express purpose of furthering the cause of the Univer sity in the coming election. “As the first move in the cam paign we will canvas the Eugene precincts thoroughly. Each of these precincts will be put in charge of an alumnus or an alumna. The big Idea is to get people to register, and then to see to it thatthey vote.” In connection with the work being planned by the Oregon alumni, the Emerald will issue a special edition on Thursday which besides the regu lar student news, will contain gen eral descriptions of the University and its buildings, and the class of I work done in the various depart ments. Three o’clock in the afternoon is the hour at which 2000 extra copies of the special edition will be sent out to the county fair grounds, there to be distributed at the Oregon booth presided over by Miss Norma Hen dricks, to every visitor at the fair, free of charge. Arrangements may also be made to have a large number sent to the Salem state fair. In speaking of the work to be done at the Oregon booth, Mr. Mitchell has stated that in addition to distribut ing the Emerald and exhibiting spec imens of the work done at the Uni versity, that an effort will be made to arrange matters so that Lane county voters can register direct on the fair grounds for the coming elec tion, without having to make a spe cial trip to their precinct headquar ters for this purpose. President Campbell in speaking of the chances for victory for the Uni versity in the special election, said today: “I believe that the voters of the state are really with us, but the only danger lies in the possibility that our friends may prove negligent in registering or in coming to the polls. If we can only get the friends of the University to register, and I should say right here that this state ment applies particularly to the wo men, for the men’s registration will hold over from last election, half of the battle will be won. Then we must see to it that those registered actually vote.” SENIOR WAS JUNIOR TWENTY YEARS AGO Is Talcing Full Course For Own Pleasure—Is Married. Registering as a senior, after com pleting the first three years of her college course nearly twenty years ago, is the unique record of Mrs. Agnes McLean, the wife of a Eugene real estate agent. Although she has a husband and three children, Mrs. McLean nevertheless wishes to com plete her college education and get a Bachelor of Arts degree. She does not intend to teach school but is merely doing the work for her own pleasure. Mrs. McLean is majoring in modern English literature and car rying a full seventeen hour course. TANK WILL COST $3900 Gym Swimming Pool Will Be Ready For Use By November 15. The swimming tank, which is be ing completed in the University gym nasium, by Contractor Field, will be In readiness by the middle of Novem ber. When completed the tank will be one of the largest and best equip ped of Its kind on the coast. It is being constructed at a cost of thirty nine hundred dollars, exclusive of light fixtures, which are not includ ed in the contract. This is an improvement in gymna sium opportunity here that has been looked forward to anxiously by the students for a number of years; and is heartily welcomed by all. A bunch of cross-country men were-out for early esason workouts yesterday. “Bill” is trying to ar range a meet with O. A. C. to take place early this fall. OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHING PHYSICS Instructors Scarce In This Branch_ Few Interested. The best opportunity, according to University officials for those de siring to do teaching work after leav ing Oregon, is in the line of Physics. It is stated by Dr. Boynton that few students, comparatively speaking, are working with this end in view, which occasions a consequent dearth of Physics instructors n the high schools of the state. The department has Issued the following statement in regard to this: “The University usually has more calls than it can supply for compe tent teachers of High School Physics. Ability to teach this subject increases the probability of securing a position, and usually commands a slightly higher salary. “To fit himself for this work and secure the recommendation of the department, the student should take courses 2 and 3, General Physics and Laboratory, 8 and 9, and History and Teaching of Physics. An ade quate amount of Mathematics and Chemistry helps in the understanding of many parts of the subject. Shop courses 1 and 5 will help those who are not already familiar with the use of tools, and courses 30, 31, 12 and 13 in Electrical Engineering (Prime Movers and Industrial Electricity) will give a familiarity with practical machinery which will be of very great value. “The department of Physics offers each semester advanced or popular courses which ought to be of interest to prospective teachers.” Much interest is being shown in soccer which will be played on the baseball field. Twelve men were out for practice last night. I ECONOMIC SENIORS TO HAVE THESIS TEST Social Legislation, Oregon Blue Book, and Other Subjects. Continuing his policy of practical and vital subjects for senior thesis work, Prof. F. G. Young, head of the University economics depart ment, this year has taken a step that will in all probability bring the work of the department to the attention Qf the state at large, and will have its certain constructive effects. Topics picked from six special fields of endeavor outlined by Pro fessor Young, will be assigned as subjects of theses and assigned to the students in a short time. The work to be attempted con sists of: First, the elaboration and popularization of the Oregon Blue Book, the official state directory, published yearly by the secretary of state; by means of a systematic sur vey of the state government similar to that being made of cities by muni cipal experts. Second, the preparing of charts, to be used at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, in the Oregon exhibit, showing the condition of the state in such matters as criminology, literary, school funds, etc., and thirdly, the preparation of sched ules that will guide the state author ities in the state census o" 1915. The fourth subject is the better dissem ination of facts to the people that their will might be more effectually expressed in the primaries. This is a matter of organization for greater effectiveness. Fifth, comes the de termination of the principles of elec tric rate making, and the economics that might be used, from the eco nomists’ view. The sixth subject concerns the de velopment of Oregon social legisla tion, with special reference to old age pensions, widows' pensions; em ployment bureaus and minimum wage for men as well as women. ATHLETIC GOODS STOLEN Amateur Detectives on Trail of #200 Worth Missed Lately. Practically all of the baseball and basketball paraphernalia has been stolen from the dressing room under the grandstand. The robbery which occurred about two weeks ago, amounts to about $200. Manager Arthur M. Geary had placed things under there temporarily, and when he went to remove them before he left, he discovered the theft. The panel of the door had been shattered, after which the lock had evidently been sprung. Suits, bats, bags, shoes, in fact everything was taken but a few old bats and some belt straps. The loss of these articles has not been reported to the police, but Graduate Manager Dean Walker and Superintendent of Grounds Fisher have engaged several small boys to ferret out the missing articles, and to locate the guilty parties. It has been said that they have already ob tained some clewB. The Executive Committee has un der consideration a proposition whereby It may recommend that the student body offer a slutable reward for the recovery of this paraphernalia and the apprehension of the party or parties who comimtted the theft. COLEMAN TO ADDRESS Y. M. C. A. THURSDAY Professor Norman Coleman, head of the English department of Reed College, will address the University Y. M. C. A. next Thursday evening at 7:30 In Dr. Schmidt’s room in Deady Hall. The subject of Professor Cole man’s talk, is “The Foam and the Deep Sea of College Life.” He has the reputation of being an Interest ing speaker. Secretary Charles Koyl, of the University Y. M. C. A., extends a spe CORNELL,COOK, HALL RETURN I FOOTBALL PROSPECTS 00 UP ANOTHER NOTCH AS OLD MEN APPEAR BILL HOLDEN ALSO ON BECK Quarterback' Position Being Hotly Contested for by Cor nell, Putman, Ross,and oth ers. Demand Big 4or other Backfield Berths. /' (By Raimon Flemming) To the men who Bit In the grand stand and watch the team work, It seems that Oregon will have a win ner this year but to the old heads the situation does not seem to be so hopeful. In the first place the men are slow about getting out. Sam Cook, the fullback at last year, has not been out at all as yet. Anson Cor nell the midget quarterback of last Saturday in a suit and seemed to be as fit as ever. Elme * Hall also showed up Saturday and caused an other boost in the team’s stock. Elmer seems to be faster than he was last year and he says that he is in excellent condition. The men who turned out Monday nighit for the first time were Bill Holden, who showed up so well at tackle in the O. A. C. game of last year, and Ernie Vosper, a former Jefferson high star, at end. Bob Fariss, a guard on last year’s team, will not make any statement as to whether or not he will be out again this year, but Bill Hayward says that he thinks both Fariss and Grout will be out when they find that the team haB to have them. The work of the squad 1b gradu ally improving and the men are now falling on the ball and tackling the dummy with a vengeance. Even an onlooker can Bee that the men are all Improving in the passing of the ball and In the handling of the for ward passes. In the kicking line Fenton and Captain Bradshaw are doing the best work. Fenton is booting the ball out to a good distance and la get ting a good spiral on it. The fight for quarterback seems to show that there will be compe tition in that department before there is a man chosen. Among those who are showing up best in this po sition are Cornell, the man who fill ed it to .his credit last year; Put nam, who played for South Dakota normal last year; Ross, a former Eugene high star, and Heider, a se nior in the University. There is also a keen fight for the other backfield positions. Those who are out are: Jones, Fenton, Heusner, Parsons, Beckett, Bryant, Norfmandin, Huntington and Malar ky, and MacCornack. The men who are trying to make positions for themselves In the line are: Captain Bradshaw, Hall, Holden, Caufield, Hill, Wlest, Nel son, Pague, Spellman, Tuerck, Gar rett, Nickelson, Brown, Ingles, Reed, Holt, Easterwood, Ash, Riggs, and Vosper. Annunson, a member of last year’s team, 1b expected In a few days. Sam Cook, full back on last year’s team, returned today and will beglft practice with the team right away. The big fellow’s return gives a de cided boost to Oregon fotball pros pects, although he was late in re turning. cial invitation to the members of the faculty and the Freshman class. Sam Cook, the big fullback, re turned last night and appeared on the field for practice this afternoon.