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OREGON LfcrrSTiS LJ'1 lift] EMERALD VOL. XV. EUGENE, ORE., SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 191% Cb XLI. HENDRICKS IS PRIZE WINNER $25 ALMA MATER SONG CON TEST REWARD WON BY JUNIOR MUSIC NOT YET SELECTED Decision of Executive Commit tee Was Given Only After Getting Concensus of Student Opinion on Songs. oooooooooooooooooo * o o We wish to express heartiest o o thanks to each contributor to o o the Alma Mater song contest for o o their loyalty in offering their o o best effort to provide a much- o o needed Alma Mater song for the o o Student-Body and University. o o EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. o o o oooooooooooooooooo Lee Hendricks ’15 is the author of the song chosen by the Executive Committee this morning as Oregon’s future “Alma Mater.” The special local color and easy swing in the poetry won the contest for Hen dricks, who has been noted since his matriculation as a poet of marked ability. The two most suitable songs were submitted to the Student-Body in The Emerald columns, and general concensus of opinion was considered No music has yet been fitted to the song, but the Executive Committee will consider any offers of contribu tions to fit the words. No special of fer will be made for such contribu tion, but satisfactory arrangements will be made with the successful composer by the Executive Commit tee. Lee Hendricks. McCosh Contributes. Miss Winifred Forbes and Mr. Dudley McCosh have already ex pressed their willingness to furnish music for the words. Mr. McCash has already donated his contribution to the contest, to the Student-Body. The music was highly satisfactory to the committee, and the words are being worked over by Prof. H. C. Howe, preparatory to its adoption as an Oregon song. An attempt will also be made to set some of the other contributions to music, that they may be substituted for some of the older Oregon songs. Author Well Known. Lee Hendricks, who now stands to be remembered in years to come as the author of Oregon’s “Alma Ma ter,” is at present editor of the Ju nior Annual, The Oregana, and has worked on The Emerald for the last three years. His humor ous contributions to Oregon pub lications have made him well known about the campus. His Alma Mater song follows: When the spell of youth is o’er us, Through our college days so bright, Alma Mater stands before us, Pointing upward to the light; There’s a pride and love that fills us. As we view her noble past, And her famous spirit thrills us To defend her to the last. (Co tiaued on Page 4.) MEEK, MINUS TROUSERS, WALKS HOME,IN RAINCOAT Pants Purloined by Bob Pariss, Who Leaves Before Swim mer Realizes Loss. Whether Bob Fariss is a confirmed joker or simply absent-minded, Col ton Meek had to brave the rain and curious eyes, and return home from the gym this morning trouserless. Colton was among the very first to enjoy a plunge in the depths of the new swimming tank, and had placed his trousers, with his valuables, in the locker of the said Bob Fariss, who was .also there for a swim. Bob had finished his swim and had va cated, leaving the breeches secured behind the closed door of his locker, when Colton finally heeded the call to mid-day meal. The chagrined Mr. Meek donned his shoes and a borrowed raincoat, and hied him home at the hour when fewest pedestrians are abroad. Bob was able to be around this afternoon, so it is presumed that the two have ' not met since their morning swim. UNDER-CLASS DEBATE LISTED FOR APRILS Will Be Followed by Dance Giv en in Honor of Com peting Teams The Freshman-Sophomore joint de bate committee, which decided sev eral days ago that a double instead of i single debate will be held, met yes terday afterno m and decided that the two debates will take place Friday, hpril 3, one in the afternoon and the ether in the evening. Following the evening’s contest there will be a lance given in honor of the compet ing teams. This is me second annual joint un derclass debate, the first being won ast year by the Freshman team. Its purpose, is to develop debaters for work on the Oregon team. Allen O’Connell, chairman of the iommittee, states that it is the inten tion to make the dance which follows :he evening debate, one of the most unique affairs of the year, and says hat great care will be taken in re gard to decoration and general ar rangements. The cost of admission, both to the debate and the dance, will be an nounced later. It is stated by the committee that a request will in all probability be made to the two upper classes to hold a similar contest in the near fu ture in order that the winners may meet and determine the class debate championship of the University. GLEE CLUB DATES CHANGED Women's Concert Will Be Given Sometime in March. Manager Walker now plans to post pone the Women’s Glee Club concert until some time in March and give the February 13 date to the Men’s Club is now the plan of Manager Dean Walker. The change will he made if it is possible to get other engagements for the women in some of the towns near Eugene and thus give them some real experience with their stunts, etc., before appearing for the big concert here. In speaking of the new arrange ments Professor Lyman says, “It w’ll do the women lots of good and give them more time for preparation to give their initial concert if they are able to somewhere outside of Eu gene. The Men’s Glee Club concert will then be given on February 13, the date for their return concert, which is always given in Eugene at the end of their annual tour.” Burton L. French, a graduate of the University of Idaho and at pres ent representing that state in the lower house of Congress, has an nounced his candidacy for the Uni ted States Senate. Johnny Welch, ex-’15, is visiting in Eugene this week-end. NEW PLUNGE GETS TRYOUT MEN PERSUADE HAYWARD TO ALLOW SWIM THIS MORNINO FORMAL OPENING IS IAN. 26 Big Tank Is Ready for Use. Tiled Floor and Electric Light Un der Water Add to Conveni ence. The swimming tank in the Uni versity gymnasium is at last com pleted and filled with water, and this morning a large crowd of eager men were allowed to take a preliminary swim in the plunge, although the tank will not really be ready for use until Monday. A slight hitch in the filling system last evening, according to the. tank attendant, let in a quan tity of water which had not been properly filtered, so the tank will be refilled tonight before real swim ming is started. However, the water is only river water at the worst, and the little discoloration caused by improper filtration did not in any manner deter the men who asked Hayward to let them try out the plunge today. Tank Opened. About 10:30 the crowd of would be swimmers prevailed upon Hay ward, so the doors were opened and a rush made for the tank. The tank was also k-ent. onen this afternoon, and a chance was given for all to try the plunge. The women will get to use the tank Monday, and then the .lien will get another chance. The ormal opening will not take place until a week from Monday. Friday a fire was built in the fur naces to heat the water, which was turned in last evening. It takes about eight hours to fill the plunge, and it is planned to make the change during the night. Must Wear Trunks. The pair of trunks which will be the men’s aquatic garment, must be i ‘aew, and not part of his gym suit, i Mr. Hayward says. They must be ■ used for swimming only. The old ■‘swimmin’ hole” garment of boyhood is barred. Bathing suits are also barred. Those who have seen the tank in a completed form agree that it was vvorth while to wait for the new im provements, consisting of a tiled floor surrounding the natatorium, and in the big lights underneath the water. Other improvements are being con templated. About the first addition will be a springboard, which will be installed in the near future. A place was made at one end of the pool for the board. MISS UPPLEGGAR TO TALK To Address Y. W. C. A. on Jane Ad dams and Her Social Work, Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock, Miss Uppleger will address the Y. W. C. A. meetings. Her subject will be “Miss Jane Adams and Her Social Work.” On Thursday afternoon, January 2 2, in the Y. W. C. A. Bungalow, a r port will be given of the Student Volunteer Convention by the dele* ^ates from the Hniversity of Oregon, Miss Effie McCallum, Erie Lane and John Black. Ralph Ash is spending the week end in Portland. Ray Williams is ill with^a light at tack of .pneumonia. He was'taken to the hospital today. Ted Holden, ex-’15, is visiting in Eugene. THETAS WIN EMERALD COP CHAMPIONS FOR TWO YEARS WILL KEEP TROPHY PERMANENTLY FINAL GAME SCORE IS 27-10 Oregon Club Quintet Defeated in Second Game of Series Yes terday, Giving Sorority Team the Basket-ball Title. The Emerald Basketball cup, of fered in 1910, to become the perma nent property of the sorority or club team which should win two champ ionships in the iuter-sorority league, was awarded to the Kappa Alpha Theta team last night as the direct result of their 27-10 victory over the Oregon Club sextet in the game play ed yesterday in the women’s gymna sium. A championship won by the same team at the close of the 1911 1912 season, was the pre-requisite for permanent ownership of the cup. Game Hard, Fought. The game which terminated the cup race, was clean, but hard fought, but during most of the contest the ball was in Theta territory. Vera Moffat, forward for the Oregon Club, was the only point getter for the los ers, acquiring four baskets and two fouls during the course of the game. On the Theta team, Hess Cowden tal lied a total of nineteen points, made up of eight baskets and three fouls thrown. Hazel Rader scored eight for the winners with four baskets. Tommy Boylen acted as referee, and Miss Freda Goldsmith as umpire. It was stated by members of the los ing six, that the former was one of the most satisfactory officials ever appearing on the floor of the wo men’s gymnasium. Cup Goes to Thetas. At the close of the contest, the Em erald cup was presented to Bess Cow den, Theta captain, and will receive its final inscription in the near fu- i ture. Other teams winning the cup j in former years are: Gamma Delta j Gamma (now Kappa Kappa Gamma), 1910- 1911; Kappa Alpha Theta, 1911- 1912; Oregon Club, 1912-1913. The lineup: Oregon Club—Forwards, Vera Mof fatt and Ethelwyn Boydell; guards, i Florence Moffatt and Ruth Smith; jumping center, Bess Young; running center, Merle Stearns. Kappa Alpha Theta—Forwards, Bess Cowden and Hazel Rader; guards, Eleanor McClaine and Vir ginia Peterson; jumping center, Ma bel Smith; running center, Charlie Fenton. vVO.VJEN TO MEET TUESDAY Miss Guppy Requests AH to Be There At 5 P. M. Miss M. Ruth Guppy, Dean of Wo men at the University of Oregon, will talk to the women of the University at the Y. W. Bungalow Tuesday at 5 p. m. Concerning her talk Miss Guppy says: “I wish to speak to the women about the women I met while in Chicago at the College Club and the women of different Universities. It will be a short description of the Women’s Buildings and their ulti mate connection with the activities of the University women. Then, too, I want to state our problems as com pared with those of other state uni versities.” All women students are most earn estly requested to come to this meet ing, which is a meeting of the Wo men’s League Inasmuch as it includes every woman of the University. The place of the meeting has been changed from Dr. Straub’s room to the Bungalow. STAGG SAYS MICHIGAN WILL COME DOWN NOTCH Big Games Now With Eastern Schools, But Slump Is Due Battle Creek, Mich.. Jan. 16, 1913. —Coach Alonzo A. Stagg, head of the athletic department of the University of Chicago, who is in Battle Creek attending a conference on race bet terment, believes that Michigan is destined again to enter the “Big Nine” ranks. Coach Stagg declared today that as long as Michigan continued to win in the east she will be satisfied. Once the inevitable slump, such as she ex perienced in 1907, the students will want to come back to the old games. Losing to Harvard at Cambridge will not prove very appalling to the stu dents, according to Stagg. "Michigan belongs In the west and her natural rivals are in this sec tion,” said Stagg. ENGLISH IN AMERICA IS BAD SAYS PROF. THURBER Reform in Use of the Language to Be Treated at Lenghth in the Extension Monitor The central theme of the Extension Monitor for January, which is to be off the press Monday, will be reform in English. “The English of the ordinary youngster in this state, and in other states, and of the ordinary college Freshman, is ‘bad, incredibly, intol erably bad,’ ” says Edward A, Thur ber, professor of rhetoric at the Uni versity. “Bad English seems to be bred in the bone of every American boy.” Instructors in English are teaching all about literature, but very little literature,” says H. G. Merrlam, of the English department of Reed Col lege. A third contributor to the reform in-Engllsh foium is Miss Jessie B. Goddard, head of the English depart ment of Lincoln High school, who discusses a mutually profitable basis of coo-peration between teachers of English and teachers of other sub jects in schools. Miss Goddard is a University of Wisconsin graduate who had post-graduate work in France and Germany and has taught English many years in Wisconsin, Utah, California and Oregon. Pro fessor Merriam is an Oxford M. A. The reform-in-EngllBh movement got its inception December 23 at Sa lem, when the Oregon Council of Teachers of English was formed. Professor Thurber is president. The Extension Monitor, construing the movement as a most important one in the Oregon educational word, is devoting nearly the entire issue to a discussion of the English issue. The Monitor contains also an a-ti cle by Prof. Fred G. Frink, of the University Extension division faculty, on the teaching of engineering by correspondence, In which branch, and in mathematics, 150 persons have registered this college year. Y. W. BUNGALOW TO USE Mrs. Fletcher Regrets That Girls Do Not Frequent It More. “The Y. W. C. A. Bungalow has been long planned and talked of and has now been completed for some time,” said Mrs. Fletcher yesterday, "I do wish the girls would take ad vantage of it. The Advisory Board feel that they hove worked so hard and now the building is not used enough. There ic a reading room, a rest room, and a place to make cof fee, and do any little cooking. Graham McConnell, ’15, a member of last y ar’s track team, has re-en tered college, having registered yes terday. McConnell held the North west record in the half-mile for two years, and will be a welcome addition to the University track team. He has been In Eugene for about two months but just this week decided to return to college. His home is at Boise, Idaho. BOHLERS HEN MEET DEFEAT PRACTICE GAME LAST NIGHT RESULTS IN 25-17 VICTORY CONTEST FAST IN SPOTS Anderson, Sampson, and Bohler Star for W. S. C. Fenton, Sims and Wheeler for Ore gon Play Some Real Bail. (Fred. B. Dunbar.) With the score 25 to 17 as the final whistle sounded, the ’Varsity captured the first basketball game of the season from W. S. C. last night. The game was slow, but both teams snowed signs of brilliancy and Oregon played a good game for early season ball. A “dark horse” was brought forth by Coach Bezdek in the person of Wheeler, left forward, who showed his worth by tossing five clean bas kets in the first half. Wheeler is-a Sophomore in the University, and has always been an exceptional bas ket thrower, but was considered light and inexperienced for ’Varsity material. His constant practice through last year and thiB, however, have put him in line for a berth on Bezdek’s quintet. Practice Needed. The dope on the line-up for this game was somewhat upset when It was learned that Wheeler and Wal cott were to play the forward posi tions, thus eliminating older men who would naturally be given pref erence on account of experience. The combination of these two new men. one a Freshman, worked well and gave Oregon a lead of two points at the end of the first half. Sims and Bradshaw played the guard positions, and Sims, although he has been play ing up forward, kept up his end of the game in a speedy manner, allow ing his man one basket. Walcott played a steady game, but inexpe rlenc in the collegiate game is prob ably responsible for his not showing up better. Fenton held down his regular position as center, and did himself credit. He threw four of the five baskets in the Becond half, be sides making three of five attempted foul goals. Bradshaw played his us ual hard game, but the big fellow could not find the basket last night. The entire team Bhowed lack of practice and team work, and only now and then would flashes of the old form come out, which simply took the visitors by Btorm. A few more weeks and Oregon will un doubtedly develop a team that is go ing to make a strong bid for all northwest championship. W. 8. C. Overrated. The team from the north, despite the fact that they have been practic ing regularly since about December 1, was considerably overrated and did not show up in the form expected of them. Some of this can undoubted ly be laid to the fact that last night’s game was their fifth this week, and the men are somewhat worn out. They played fairly consistent ball, and, at times, their passing over shadowed the ’Varsity’s, but they seemed unable to keep up the pace I which the ’Varsity set. Anderson, all-northwest forward of last year, I played one of the best games for j speed and headwork, but due to Bez dek’s system of keeping his men In the enemy’s territory, he was forced to take long shots from near the middle of the field, which, tried time after time, failed to chalk up any scores. He secured one basket, j while Bohler dropped in three and Hildebrand two. Sampson made five foul goals out of eight attempts. At the end of the first half the ’Varsity was two points to the good, but they came back stronger in the (Continued on Page 4)