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EMERALD
PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1914
Volume XVI, No. 3
GLEE CLUB ASPIBANTS
NOW NUMBER SIXTEEN
NEXT TRYOUT, THURSDAY, MAY
BE MADE FINAL
THIRTEEN VACANCIES TO FILL
Albert Gillette Will Again be Soloist
—Trip is Arranged
By Mandell Weiss.
A second tryout for the Men’s Glee
Club, held Tuesday afternoon, reduced
the number of eligibles to sixteen.
The next contest, which may be the
final one, will be held on Thursday at
four o’clock, in Villard Hall. The fol
lowing ones have escaped the knife
so far and are asked to report for a
third grilling: First tenor, Harry
Hargreaves, Harold Sexton; second
tenors, Walter Church, Russell Ral
ston, Edward Gray; baritones, Gus
Scholl, William Vawter, Donald Nick,
elsen; second bass, Don Newberry,
Curtis Beach, Harold Hamstreet, How
ard McCullough, John Ebbinger, M.
Nelson, Homer Kelems, Alfred Neil
and H. Thienes. In addition to these,
the old members are expected to be
present.
Ralph H. Lyman, director of the
club, in commenting on the tryouts,
said: “A large gap has been made
in the club through the graduation
of some of the men last year, and the
failure of others to return to school.
There are thirteen vacancies to be
tilled, and the material which is on
hand at present looks promising, but
nothing extraordinary The present
indications are that our tenor section
wil be strong, while the bass will
suffer somewhat. This condition is
just the reverse of last year. I may
also add that some good soloists are
to be found in the new material. Al
bert Gillette, who acted as one of the
soloists for the club last year, will
again serVe in the same capacity.”
The itinerary of the club’s tour will
not include as many towns as it did
last year, for Idaho will be excluded.
“The reason for eliminating Idaho is
due to the failure to make the con
cert pay,” said Manager Tiffany. “Ev
erything will be done to avoid any
unnecessary expense,” continued Tif
fany. No daylight jumps will be in
dulged in. The club will begin with
a Monday concert and return the fol
lowing Sunday. The concerts will be
widely advertised this year. Sam Mi
chael will act as advance represent
ative and will bill the town thorough
ly before the actual performance. He
will be two weeks ahead of the club
to see that the advertising is done
properly. In this way I hope to make
this year a profitable one.”
The itinerary in detail is: The
Dalles Dec. 28; Pendleton Dec. 29; Ba
ker Dec. 30; LaGrande Dec. 31; Hood
River Jan. 1; Portland Jan. 2.
BUCEEL COURSE OFFERED
The Buceel Entertaniment Course
of six high class numbers will be con
ducted in the Christian church under
the management of Capt Robert D.
Thompson. This course affords the
students of the University an oppor
tunity to hear these great Lyceum at
tractions at a very nominal fee for
the season tickets—$1.50. The lecture
and demonstration by Prof. M. M.
Wood on the Gyroscope and the Violet
Ray will be of special interest to many
University people. The course has a
large number of patrone, so it is ad
visable to obtain tickets early and
have them reserved for the entire
season. Tickets are now on sale on
the campus at the Y. M. C. A.’ Book
Exchange, and should be purchased at
once, as the first number comes Oct.
8th, the Dunbar Male Quartet, and
the plats open for reservations Oct.
6th. .
MR. SHELTON FINDS RARE
SPAGIES OF DAT IN CANYON
Discovery at Mouth of Deschutes May
be Important
A two-inch canyon bat, one of the
smallest and rarest mammals in
North America, was shot this sum
mer at the mouth of the Deschutes
river by A. C. Shelton, of the Univer
sity of Oregon Zoological Department.
Mr. Shelton, in speaking of the spec
imen this afternoon, said:
“This bat ranges the deserts of
Mexico and the southern boundary of
the United States from Texas to Cal
ifornia. So far as I know, this is the
only specimen found this far north.”
' Seven new mammals and four new
birds were added to the University’s
collection by Mr. Shelton as a result
of his work this summer in the inter
ests of the department. He covered
over two thousand miles on his trips,
working in conjunction with Oregon’s
Fish and Game Commission and the
United States Department of Agri
culture.
Near the Three Sisters Mr. Shelton
obtained four specimens of the Rosy
Finch, a species of sparrow that nests
on rocky ledges jutting out from the
snow above the timber line. This spe
cies has been obtained but twice in
Oregon.
The zoological collection has been
enlarged considerably through Mr.
Shelton’s work, and plans are now
made for further research work this
fall, in the vicinity of Medford and in
the Wolf Creek region.
Y1 AND Y1 TO HOLD1
RECEPTION FRIDAY
Affair Will be Informal and a “Mix
ing Committee” Will Foster
“Acquaintance/’
The joint reception of the Y. M. C.
A. and Y. W. C. A. will be held at
Villard Hall next Friday evening at
8:00 o’clock. All students, the faculty
and friends of the University are in
vited.
The reception is to be informal, with
no receiving line as heretofore. To
take place of this universally despised
institution, however, a “mixing com
mittee” haaJ>een delegated This com
mittee will have as its duty the task
of promoting Oregon democracy and
good fellowship, and will consist of
the following members: President
and Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Dean and
Mrs John Straub, Miss Ruth Guppy,
Dean of Women, Doctor and Mrs.
Scaafer, Professor and Mrs. DeCou,
Professor and Mrs. Sweetser, Dr. Ber
tha Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Bez
dek, Miss Mary Watson, Dr. E. S.
Conklin,, Professor and Mrs. W. P.
Boynton, Doctor and Mrs. R. C. Clark,
Mrs. F. L. Fletcher, Miss Gillies, Gen
eral Secretary of the Y. W. C. A.,
CharlesKoyl, Secretary of the Y. M.
C. A., and two cabinet members, one
from each organization.
A musical and literary program Is
being arranged, and will be announced
when completed.
UPPERCLASS WOMEN TO HELP
FRESHMAN GIRLS AT OHIO
A big sister movement has been
started by the Woman’s Council at
Ohio State. Girls from the Junior
and Senior classes have been appoint
ed as advisors and give all the nec
essary help to the new girls. By this
means every Freshman girl will be
gin her‘college course with little or
no trouble to herself.
Delta Delta Delta entertained Sat
urday evening with an informal dance
in honor of its pledges.
STUDENTS WILL PLEDGE
WEDNESDAY SEPT. 30
ANNUAL EVENT ANNOUNCED
TO STUDENTS AT FIRST
ASSEMBLY
PRESIDENT CAMPBELL SPEAKS
Attendance is Large, Music is Good,
Class Spirit is Shown
Abundantly
Pledge Day, an annual affair when
the student body collectively sub
scribes to a pledge of support and loy
alty to the University, will be the
morning of Wednesday, September 30.
This announcement was made at the
first regular assembly of the students
yesterday in Villard Hall, by Presi
dent Campbell. A state officer will be
the speaker of the day, and it is pos
sible Governor West will be here. Last
year, to further along the campaign
for the maintenance of the Univer
sity, moving pictures of the pledg
ig were taken. This feature will be
dropped this year, and the students
will gather in the assembly hall as
usual.
There was an attendance at the as
sembly yesterday that brought a
smile to the face of President Camp
bell as he complimented the students
upon their interest. And when the
calls of “We want Seniors” rang out
through the hall, one caught the old
Oregon spirit, and even the Fresh
men seemed to imbibe it, for they
joined in lustily. The program of the
morning opened with a violin solo
by Miss Winifred Forbes, director of
the University Orchestra. This was
followed by the address of President
Campbell on “What Does Education
Mean?”
The president called attention to
the fact that the education of years
ago was an education of the few as
opposed to the masses And these few
were scholars in a language sense;
later called cultural education. Nat
urally, then, the educated person was
the person with a knowledge of Lat
in and Greek. “But there came a
reaction,” said President Campbell,
“and a demand for the technical ed
ucation of man, and the cultural side
was shoved into the background. But
throughout Norway one finds schools
for the old and young today teaching
only the cultural side. The highest
efficiency, however, comes through
the co-operation of, the technical and
cultural. The intensely practical aim
at only the practical defeats its own
aim. And what makes co-operation
possible? Anything that makes to
ward a larger socialization. Selfish
ness means the ultimate downfall of
purpose. Education should result in
the ability to do things worth while.
And the University is the place for
this. The atmosphere is rght, it is
free from sordidness and holds up
better ideals”
Next assembly will be given over
to the students, and the managers of
the different student body activities
will boost their departments. In three
weeks the Federated Women’s Clubs
of the state will hold their conven
tion in Eugene and one of the ladies
will address the assembly.
WASHINGTON GROWS BY 500
Registration at the University of
Washington at the present time marks
an increase of 500 students over last
year’s enrollment. The increase this
year is due, according to Victor Bouil
lon, assistant to the recorder, to the
new commerce course and broadening
of other departments, especially the
fine arts department. Registration
is expected to pass the 2,600 mark
at the close of the first semester.
RALSTON USES INGENUITY.
BUT FROSH LOSES ROBE
Invention of Delta Tau Sophomore Re
sults in Flames and Tears
Russell Ralston, over at the Delt
house, wanted to develope some pic
tures the other evening, but didn't
have a red light. The amateur cam
era fiend was at his wits’ end, but fin
ally he thought of a perfectly new,
bright red bathrobe belonging to one
of the Delt Freshmen, -Victor Cham
bers.
A light of just the proper color re
sulted from wrapping the prized gar
ment around a carbon globe.
A few minutes later a peculiar odor
spread through the house, and at first
the Delts laid the blame to the chem
icals used in developing. It grew
stronger, and the mystery increased.
Then Ralston came boundng out of
his dark room with a cloud of smoke
and a red garment in his wake.
The bathrobe was found to be tail
less, leaving the garment rather too
short for a robe. Its owner, has since
trimmed it up and announces he will
wear it as a mackinaw.
He’s only a Freshman.
Gamma Phi Beta had an informal
dance Saturday night in honor of its
new pledges.
Raymond Wiliams, otherwise known
as "Conk” and various other appro
brious names, is working in the mu
nicipal drafting office of his home
town, LaGrande.
GROWTH OF EMERALD
IS RECORD BREAKING
Local and Outside Subscription List
Shows a Marked Advance
Over Last Year
Conspicuous among the various stu
dent activities that are going on hand
in hand with the growth of the Uni
versity is the Emerald circulation.
From the comparatively small list of
subscribers of a few years ago, our
paper has rapidly forged to the front,
and today is keeping time with the
demand for an excellent University
publication.
As yet the local subscription list is
not completed, but when the final can
vass is made the total number of sub
scribers is expected to exceed 1,600.
This number will include about 600
papers which are sent to members of
the alumni (who are no longer on the
free list); the present local subscrip
tion, and the exchange papers which
dispense the news of Oregon to the dif
ferent corners of the globe.
The Emerald has on its lists about
fifty exchanges, which include cities
near at home and ones which are far
distant. Numbered among our dis
tant exchanges are cities all over the
United States, reaching as far east
as New York. Not content with an
exchange circulation of but United
States papers, there are on our lists
exchanges located in the Philippine
Islands, South Africa, China, Scot
land, and up to the present European
distrubance there was one located in
Berlin.
This is in accordance with the
growth which our state is experienc
ing and with the hearty support of
the student body of the University we
can assuredly hope for the greatest
year in the history of the Emerald,
both in a literary way as well as a
business one. As a means of enhanc
ing a closer association among the
students of U. of 0., the Emerald
stands foremost, and it is for your
own interests that you further this
circulation campaign which will ulti
mately benefit both yourself and us.
PIGSKIN DOPESTER MUSES
ON CHON LINE-OPS
Saturday’s Game With Albany College Cancelled—U. of O.-O. A. C.
“Frosh” Tussel Not Approved of by 0. A. C. Mentor—“Bez”
Relies on Freshman Line for Whitman Struggle Oct. 10—Dobie
Springs His Annual Hard-Luck Gab-Fest.
“Bez” Hopes to Get Good Line Out
of New Material, but Says
Frosh Are Lazy
By Harry Kuck.
According to Commander-in-Chief
Bezdek, it as about as easy for him to
prognosticate, with any degree of ac
curacy, the probable physiognomy of
the advance guard of our phalanx of
football gladiators as it is for Mc
Graw’s New York Giants to cpp a
world’s championship from Connie
Mack’s Athletics.
Most of the male population of this
institution realizes that this afore
mentioned advance guard, or in plain
Auglo-Saxon dialect, “the line,” must
be made up entirely of Freshmen.
Now, most of us think that with the
abundance of beefy prep school stars
arrayed upon the gridiron each day,
under the tutelage of Messrs. Bezdek,
Dallenbach and Mitchell, it will be
easy enough to formulate an attack
which will hold its own with any in
the conference.
Coach Bezdek, however, has no such
illusions. It looks like a big job to
him. In speaking of the Freshman
candidates for the Varsity, he sums
up the situation in the following lan
guage: “They’re lazy. They disap
point me; they don’t seem to get into
the, spirit of the thing, and consequent
ly our line is not developing. None of
them have a‘ position cinched. At
present I would just as soon put the
names into a hat, shake them up, and
draw out five or six.”
This is indeed a very deplorable
state of affairs. Freshmen must re
member that they cannot rely upon
prep school laurels to gain for them
a position upon the Varsity. It will
take good hard work, strict training,
and close attention to instructions.
First year men who are expected
to make a good showing for the Var
sity are: 'Nelson, Philbin, Powrie,
Snyder, Cawley, Oallison, Mitchell,
Teggart, Bartlett, and Risley, on the
line, and Huntington, Monteith and
Couch in the backfield.
There is an abundance of promising
material, the coach is working hard
upon it, and there is no valid reason
why things should not develop a lit
tle more rapidly henceforth than they
have up to date.
"SOPHS” ELECT SHEEHAN
Joe Sheehan Gets Presidency in Race
Against Beach and Watkins
The nominees for Sophomore offi
cers were voted upon Tuesday after
noon, and the elections were as fol
lows: Joe Sheehan, whose opponents
were Frank Beach and Ernest Wat
kns, was elected presdient; Frances
Heath, vice president; Merna Brown,
secretary; and Frank Scaiefe, treas
urer.
Sheehan is a track man and a mem
ber of the Beta Theta P fraternity
His home is at Oregon City. Frances
Heath, whose home is at Medford, is
a Kappa Alpha Theta. Merna Brown,
a Chi Omega, lives at Spokane, Wash
ington. Frank Scaiefe was on the
Freshman basketball team last year.
He is a member of the Delta Tau Del
ta fraternity.
Robert B. Kuykendall, ’13, will be
gin his law work at Columbia Uni
versity this fall.
Tiffany Hopes to Stage Aggie and
Oregon Freshman Game Sept. 10.
Stewart Thinks It’s Too Early
By Harry Kuck.
To all appearances, October 3rd is
the date to which local enthusiasts
must look forward in order to get a
line upon Oregon's football prospects
in the ensuing conference struggle.
Multnomah will probably be the con
tending foe upon that date. The pro
posed game with Albany College,
which was to take place Saturday, has
bene cancelled, and at present it looks
very much like the Oregon-O. A. C.
Frosh game will be done away with
entirely this year. Graduate Manager
Tiffany wired “Doc” Stewart last
night in hopes of closing negotia
tions, but th«t “worthy” replied that
he did not want a game this early in
the season, as it would mean that Or
egon would have a week’s advantage
in practice. That would be sad, in
deed! But there may be more disap
pointment in store for us all, for Mr.
Tffany states that that game will
take place Wednesday or not at all.
The following week would not do at
all, for Coach Bezdek has to rely a
great deal upon the Frosh squad to
help him win the Whitman game on
October 10. However, by explaining
the situation to Stewart, Tiffany hopes
ot get his assent to stage the tangle
Wednesday, Sept 30. Last year the
two teams battled every step of the
way to a 7 to 7 tie, and a return en
gagement is looked forward to with
much anticipation by local rooters; es
pecially so, since there are so many
bright luminaries upon both first year
elevens. Among the members of the
Aggie Frosh team will be Hoerline,
S^lph, Watson, Newman, Groce and
Knouff.
Oregon will pin her faith to Phil
bin, Huntington, Nelson, Cawley, Sny
der, sMitcMl, Monteith and Bartlett.
It is to be regretted that we cannot
have more practice games before en
tering the heavy conference schedule,
but the squad is divided by Coach
Bezdek into two evenly matched sec
tions, which furnish strong opposition
to one another in each afternoon’s
scrimmage.
We get the usual bugbear story
from our honored friend Mr. Gilmore
Dobie. This gentleman is quoted as
saying that all the men in his camp
who show any promise at all are ei
ther injured or have not yet answered
the call to arms. He says the re
mainder are far too green to develops
into first team stationaries this year.
Nevertheless, he has begun secret
practice, and with such old men as
Hap Miller, Leader and Rogers to
rely upon and new men like Wrucke,
the 190-pound Lincoln High lineman,
Newton, Chapman and Van de Bo
gart, the crafty old crabber is again
the guy we’ll have to beat for the rag
this year.
Washington State is not breaking
into print very strong with football
dope, but Pullman stock advanced
about 30 per cent last week when Ben
ton Bangs, the sensational punter and
passer, last year with the Albion nor
mal school team in Southern Idaho, ■
affixed his “John Henry” to an en
rollment blank.
Jflaho lost a good many of her old
men through graduation, and at pres
ent is not reckoned a very likely con-'
tender for first honors. Her back
field is reported strong, however.
0. A. C. is expected to have an ex
ceptionally strong line, but so far they
have unearthed no Cornells nor Par
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