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OREGON VOL. 17. EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915. s NO. 15. 1 FAVOR ALL FORMS OF MANLY SPORTS; GOV. WITHYGOMBE Executive’s Assertions Greet ed With Applause By Crowd ed Assembly Hall. RE6ENT NEWELL SPEAKS Many Other Notables Are Present at Annual Pledge Day Ceremonies. “I attend every football game I can. I am a football enthusiast. Amd I thoroughly favor all forms of manly sport.” The crowded assem bly hall greeted these words of Gov ernor James Wlithycombe with big applause. ‘‘Of course,” he continued, with a twinkle in his eyes, ‘‘there never was a team 1 didn’t want Oregon to beat —except O. A. C. But now I must be neutral.” The occasion for these remarks of the state’s governor was at the an nual pledge day ceremonies in Vil lard hall, Wednesday morning at the regular assembly hour of 10 o’clock. As the speakers came on the plat form, everybody rose up and gave a cheer for the governor, Mrs. Ger linger, Regent W. K. Newell, and Congressman W. C. Hawley, and Rev. C. A. Dooddy, and Rev. C. E. Hill. Dr. Straub introduced these last two men as members of some of the first classes ever held at Oregon, when there was but one building and the student body numbered 125. They both graduated with the class of 1881. Rev. Hill read the scriptures, and Rev. Wooddy delivered the pray w. After the singing of America, W. K. Newell, regent of the University, spoke on “Seme of the Problems That Face Oregon.” He took up his subject by professions, considering the particular problems of each. “Your new law course,” he said, “is to meet the need for better trained lawyers. There is need for a ( broader view and a getting away from grooves. The criminal proced ure needs reforming. No lawyer has any right to sell his services for the perversion of justice. “A doctor,” he continued, “gives more public service without charge than a man of any other profession. Two of the ways in which he can render service now is to check the use of injurious drugs, and to im prove sanitary conditions. “Journalism is one of the finest fields open to young people,” Mr. Newell went on to say. “Especially in country newspaper work is there great opportunity to make yourselves felt, and to exert an influence for good. The average adult takes his views of politics and science and sports and even religion from his fa vorite paper. An editor can weld a community together. But have a paper with a soul above the adver tising columns. “A teacher must reach out far be yond the four walls of her school room if she would make the best of her opportunities. She must find some way to reach the parents and the community through the children. She can better social life 0and instill ideals of right living and she can keep the communities from march ing backward. “Too often our ministers are preachers, rather than pastors,” he said. “No real pastor counts his services done when he has preached on Sunday. A successful minister must live his religion seven days in the week. “A majority of you will enter busi (Continued on Page Four) Despond Reigns Over Caf’s Death Pet Tabby of Oamma Phis Has Spasms But Snyder and Monteith Cure Her. The Gamma Phi Beta house is in mourning, it is wearing crepe on its several sleeves, traces of tears may be discerned on the fair cheeks, swol len eyelids further attest their incon solable grief, sadness and gloom per vade the chapter house—together with indescribable odor. Did the cook burn the roast? No! Bill Snyder and Orville Mon tieth did it. Did what? Killed the cat that the Gamma Phi’s loved, that had the spasms, and was suffering, and was going to die, and was wring ing the hearts of all the girls that witnessed its suffering. In dire distress, Bill and Montie were called upon the scene. After putting a timely end to tabby’s agon ies they carlessly tossed her into the furnace. The girls are now more ■’cutely aware of poor kitty’s demise than they were of her spasms. REAL BUSINESS MEN WILL TALKCOMMERCE Series of 15 Lectures Arranged from Oregonians Who Have Themselves Succeeded. “In the course of lectures now be ing given before the class in indus trial and ^commercial survey, Eu metropolitan commercial school,” gene will have the advantage of a said Dr. iD. W. Morton, dean of the school of commerce. The course consists of 15 lectures, to be given one each week for the entire semester. The tentative pro gram is as follows: October 27—H. B. Miller, director of the school of commerce, “Princi ples of Protective Tariff.” November 3.—W. P. Woodward, of Woodard, Clarke Company, Portland, "The Ethics of Price Protection.” November 10.—O. B. Coldwell, manager Portland Railway, Light and Power Company, “Possibilities of the Uses of Electric Power in Oregon in Rural Homes and on the Farm.” November 17.—Mr. Miller. December 1.—C. E. Spence, master of the State Grange, Oregon City, Ore., "Problems of Distribution.” December 8.—J. E. Miller, Port land, Ore., “Investment of Insurance Company Funds.” December 15.—L. F. Harza, of the Harza Company, Spaulding Building, Portland, Ore., “Hydro Electric Power of the World.” January 5.—Mr. Miller, subject to be selected later. January 12.—Dean Bexell of Ore gon Agricultural College. January 20.—H. B. Miller. January 26.—John Beating, Lum bermens National Bank, Portland, “Bond Investments.” Dr. Morton’s and the lecture by Mr. Coldwell on “Hydro-Electric Power” will be supplemented rwith moving pictures. Miss Oberholtz Dies News was received last week of the death of Miss Aldous Oberholtz, a member of the 1913 graduating class. Miss Oberholtz entered the Univer sity from University of Colorado, after being graduated from Elkhart high school, Elkhart, Indiana. She was a member of the 1913 co-ed debating team, and a member of j the Delta Gamma fraternity. After | graduation from the University, she j taught in Spokane College, Spokane. I Washington. AMENDMENTS CARRYr OPPOSITION IS SILL Committee Wiil Draft and Sub mit Revised Constitution to Student Body. OREGANA—YES, 112, NO, 1 Small Number Cast Ballots; Due to Wholesale Favor Says Tooze. A practically uncontested victory for all of the sixteen amendments was the result of Wednesday’s special student body balloting. Every ar ticle received a one-sided “yes” vote. The results were as follows: Repealing faculty advisor clause— Yes, 105; no, 5. Faculty advisory resolution—Yes, 89; no, 10. Vice-president member of student council—Yes, 105; no, 7. Oath of office—Yes, 108; no, 4. Athletic council: President of stu dent body made member and presi dent of council’s absolute veto re moved—Yes, 110; no, 1. Duties of graduate manager—Yes, 103; no, 7. Meetings of executive committee— Yes, 106; no, 4. Amendments to by-laws—Yes, 101; no, 10. Time for student officers to take office—Yes, 107; no, 3. Election of graduate treasurer— Yes, 104; no, 7. Nominations for officers — Yes, 105; no, 5. Australian ballot system—Yes 111; no, 2. Filling of vacant offices—Yes, 104; no, 7. Constitutional revision committee —Yes, 106; no, 6. Oregana amendment—Yes, 112; UO, X. Only 125 ballots were east. Ac cording to President Lamar Tooze, this was due to the tact that every body was in favor of the amendments, and everybody was confident that they would carry. As a result of the judgment, the committee which tdrew up the amendments is empowered to draft them into the constitution, after which the whole will again be sub mitted to vote of e student body, and if accepted will be published in the revised form. This committee consists of Cloyd Dawson, Anson Cornell, Edith Brock, Louise Bailey, Bothwell Avison and Max Sommer. The finished product will be a con stitution with all the important pro visions wfithjiin the doctrijie itself, rather than in scattered by-laws. A great deal of surprise has been expressed that only one vote was cast against the Oregana amendment. « * £ “As a student of this Unlver- # # sity, that is maintained by the ♦ # people of Oregon, I heartily ac- # 4k knowledge the obligation I shall ♦ # owe to them. The opportunity ♦ 4 oi>en to me here for securing # £ training, ideals, and vision for # 4k life I deeply appreciate and re- # 4k gard as a sacred trust, and do ♦ # hereby pledge my honor that it # # shall be my most deeply cherish- # # ed purpose to render as bounti- # # ful a return to the Oregon peo- 4k # pie and their posterity in faith- # 4 ful and ardent devotion to the * # common good as will be in my Ik power. It shall be the aim of ♦ 4k my life to labor for the highest # I ♦ good and glory of an even great- 6 ' 4k er commonwealth." # I* * *****««*•***«*««* 0.1. C. MID DEED DON’T WANT CO EDS Sister Colleges Refuse to Com pete If Women Are Al lowed On Teams. DEBATE PROBLEM PRESENTED Prescott Says Women Should Have a Chance, as Oregon Provides Equality. (By Walter S. Kennon) Arrangements for the Oregon de bates with both O. A. C. and Reed are at present held up, as neither institution will consent to allowing women to compete in the contests. Reed' flatly refuses to debate if wo men are allowed on the team, while O. A. C. justifies its decision on the ground that women have never be fore participated in debate with them. Oregon, however, favors the policy of having co-eds on the team. "Oregon thinks that women ought to be permitted to go into debate,” said Coach Prescott, “on an equal footing with the men, because Ore gon is a co-educational institution. The charter of the University sayB that iwomen shall be admitted into an equal standing with the men of the institution. "Oregon is now an equal suflrage state. When the women graduate from this college they will take their places in social and political po sitions on an equal basis with men. In actual life there will be no dis crimination between sexes, either in a social or a political sense. We be lieve that while the women are in college they should receive the train ing of debating with and against men in order that they may be prepared to uphold their end in later life. "We can’t see that it iB an argu merit to refuse women admittance in to these contests because we haven’t admitted' them in the past.” At present Oregon has no debate contract with Reed. An effort was made to change the dual debate be tween Oregon and O. A. C. into a triangular affair between Oregon, Reed and O. A. C. If O. A. C. and Reed will not admit women, this proposed increase in our program will be out of the question, because the debate council is of the opinion that if any further contracts are undertaken it shall be for the taking care of the needs of 'women in de bate. However, negotiations over this point are still pending. If these negotiations result unsuc cessfully, the team is already chosen. Oregon will need only six men for all the debates. If successful, it will need 10 representatives, both men and women as first planned, eight for the first team and two al ternates. An effort is also being made to change the dual debate with Mon tana into a three-cornered compe tition between Montana, Utah and Oregon. No word has as yet been received from these schools in an swer to the proposition. In the debate tryouts last Satur day six made the first team string of debaters. These were Dal King, Nicholas Jaureguy, Cloyd Dawson, Meyer, Earl Fleisehman and Rosa lind' Bates. A week from Saturday the two alternates and two regulars, if needed, will be selected from the following: Edwin Cox, Robert Mc Murray, Amy Carson, Hobart Mc Fadden, S. C. Pierce, Will H. Garret son and Chester Fee. The general subject of debate be tween Oregon, Washington, and Stanford will be, ’ National Prepared ness." The debate council will meet Friday afternoon to frame a specific question to submit to the other insti tutions. Football Pay ? Well, Read This Iowa (lity, Iowa—'Local mer chants are all "het up” over to morrow's football game betweeu the University of Iowa and Nor thwestern. For instance, the play er who makes the best play dur ing the battle will receive enough free presents to start a first-class store. The merchants have an nounced that they will give as follows: Gold Cuff links. Two tickets to each of three theaters. Free tonsorial work at two shops. A pair of shoes. A scarf. A hat. A dozen photographs. A fall suit. A pair of gloves. Aplha Kappa Psi Elect D. W. MORTON, H. B. MILLER, DON SOWERS, FLOYD SOUTH, BOB MoMURRAY, JACK ELLIOT. REP. HAWLEY EXPLAINS RURAL CREDIT DILL Congressman Is One of Those Who Will Draft Measure to Present Before Congress. The rural credit bill, which la to ] be Introduced In congress before January 1, as well as the broader field of rural credit In general, were discussed by Representative W. C. Hawley, of the first congressional district of Oregon, in an address be fore the Industrial survey class, In Guild theatre, Wednesday afternoon. This bill has not been drawn up as yet, but, according to Mr. Hawley, who is a member of the committee, it will probably contain the points which he indicated. The farmer who wishes to negoti ate a loan must apply to a designated agent. Disinterested persons will be appointed to appraise his property, and he will be allowed to borrow to half its value. The farmer can only secure loans for productive pur poses, as the bill is justified on sub sistence grounds. A mortgage on the farm is to be given as security. The government will issue land bonds on these mortgages, which will be, Mr. Hawley says, on a par with United States bonds. Why is rural creditnecessary? Mr. Hawley pointed out that, although the United States has not yet reached the point at which the products of the soil are inadequate for the sup port of the people, a point long since reached by the older countries of Europe, our population is now in creasing more rapidly than our food supply. The farmers cannot, how° ever, institute a more efficient ag ricultural system without capital, and it is to admit of this increase in capital that the ruarl credit bill was originated. Mr. Hawley arrived in Eugene Tuesday evening at 8:50. Part of the morning he spent at the Univer sity pledge day exercises, where he spoke briefly. FACULTY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS NUMBER OF ATHLETIC CHANGES Favors Intercollegiate Athletics Only Under Modified Ex isting Conditions. MAINTAIN THAT EVILS EXIST Basketball Would Be Dropped as Intercollegiate Sport If Faculty Passes. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA * A Faculty Action Today on Com A inittee Report A - ♦ After nearly three hours of A debate this afternoon, from 4 to A 6:30 o’clock the faculty had A taken the following action on A the committee report to the fac A ulty on intercollegiate athletics: A Passed 1. A Passed 2. A A Rejected 3. A Passed 4. A Will act on 6 and 6 tomor A row. A Passed 7, but amended the A definition to read: "Scouting A is herewith defined as the offer A Ing of any inducement to pros A peetlve students with a view of A their becoming candidates for A positions on any Varsity team.” A Passed 8. A Will act on 9 tomorrow. A - A Passed 1 and 2 as to ultl A mate athletic policy. A - A Passed 1 and 2 recominenda A tions to Northwest conference. A - A Will act tomorrow on 1, 2 > and 3 requests of faculty. A ♦AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA The faculty committee on inter ollegtate athletics made to the fac ulty the following recommendations for immediate legislation: 1. That basketball be suspended for the present as an intercollegiate sport. 2. That the pre-season training camp for the varsity football squad i be ordered discontinued. 3. That the training table of Var sity football men receive no financial support from the funds of the asso ciated students. 4. That the practice period for varsity teams be limited to from 4 to 6:30 o’clock p. m. 5. Intercollegiate football con tests shall be limited to seven in any one season, of which not more than three shall be conference games. 6. Baseball schedules, and bas ketball schedules (If Intercollegiate basketball is resumed) shall be re stricted to contests with teams west of the Cascade mountains; provided that one or more games may be played to determine a conference championship with the champion of the easterly division. 7. That official representatives of the University be forbidden to scout for athletes. 8. That the University of Oregon representatives at conference meet ings which determine intercollegiate athletics shall be appointed by the president from the faculty; and that the three faculty members of the athletic counsel shall constitute a standing committee of the faculty. Instructed to report at least once each semester. 9. That no student shall, without special permission of the faculty, (Continued on Page Four.)