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ALUMNI SECTION No. 7, Vol. II. Today's alumni news assembled by Forrest P oil, '09, of the department of journalism EX-STUDENT PREXY TACKLES HEAVY TOPICS Motschenbacher, ’13, Writes Letter Showing Change of Opinion Since College Days. Vernon T. Motsehenbaeh or of Klam ath Palls, ex-president of the student •body and for two years catcher on the varisity baseball team, is one of the many alumni who have displayed no lit tle interest in campus doings. Mr. Motschenbacher was graduated in 1913 and is now athletic director and instructor in history in Klamath county high school. Following is an in interesting comment from him on several of the important measures now before the University: “That alumni page is a good thing. It ties the students to the grads and the grads to the students. Wo can keep in touch with affairs at the University and possibly once in a while make a sug gestion that may be of value. It may be some inspiration to the students to know what success Oregon men and women are having and in what partic ular line they are most successful—also what type of student out in real life is making the greatest progress. uui iutao uiiaiiyc “It’s a funny thing how our klens change as time goes by and it seems to me that this page could be used to some advantage by the students in anticipat ing those changes. Possibly certain sub jects could be discussed and opinions could be solicited. From these the most radical and the most representative might be published. Undoubtedly stu dents would from time to time take ex ception to these statements, probably the faculty might also, and thus we would get the three sides of different questions. It ought to be an illuminating expe rience anyway. 1 don t mean that questions like the abolishing of taxis, or flowers, or pig ging during rallies should be discussed. They may be important, but are too local. “What I Lack as a College Grad uate,” or “Whmt the Student Misses in College,” or “Where the University Failed With Me,” or “Criticisms of My University,” or similar questions I be lieve would bring out a lot of ideas that would be beneficial. Of course, there would be the usual quota of rattle brained criticism and thoughtless sug gestion, but we are supposed to be in telligent enough to ignore those. If too radical, the editor’s waste basket is al ways handy. Athletics Is Mooted Question “This athletic question would be a corker to start out with. There is a great deal more to it than the average student is willing to admit. I don’t like to admit it myself, because I am coach ing, but that is just where I began to see what was wrong with the situation. If you established a poor farm and put the rich fellows in town on it and paid for it out of the common funds, every body would call you a fool, and yet we establish a system of athletics for the ‘development of the student,’ gather together a bunch of physical huskies, and proceed to spoil the health of some of them and the only development the weak ling gets is shouting. We want to win to much. That is a fine idea if not car ried too far. But I myself have stood in the bleachers and yelled my head off for some poor devil to tear into it when every time he did he was injuring himself for life. Of course, that is the nerve that makes great sport, that wins games, but I wonder some times if it is worth while. - I 'believe also tnat in t i'll-mural ninet ies are almost as- bad. because fellows go into them body and soul without the least bit of training. That’s what hurts. The properly trained athlete is not often if ever injured if he goes into the con test that way. But he does not, and he is not doing himself any good. What we need is a system that is a system, which reaches every student and reaches him or her in proportion or according to what that student needs. Should a man be so ‘all in’ after his day’s exer cise that he cannot study or even sleep? I have seen them that way hundreds of times. Still you may say your athletes are as good students as any others. Why shouldn’t they be? They have the health (you say), then they ought to be the best. If athletics requires so much brain power, why is such a holler made when one who hasn’t enough of said stuff to pass nine hours of work, kept off the team? Let's get a physical de velopment system that really develops and let the regular instructors do the ‘mental training.’ They can do it if they can get brains to work on which after deducting energy consumed in other things—not athletics alone—have enough left to grip an ordinary intelligent prob lem. “Sport for Sport's Sake” ‘'Maybe I have exaggerated is a bit. It won't hurt if I have. The point re mains the same. There are evils exist ing and most every one admits it. The faculty have taken some action and that may help, but it has not solved the problem. Such action cannot, because it does not go deep enough. Some sub stitute must be proposed and intra mural sports will not prove the solution. I can see evils in that system worse than those of the old plan. The trouble is that the central idea, the root of all the trouble is the same. You are fostering athletics not with the idea of developing the idividual but of sacrificing the indi vidual to the development of the team and the god of victory. What we need is ‘sport for sport’s sake,’ and “physical development for efficiency.’ That ineans a crop of experts and daily or regular ex ercise according to individual needs. “Whoever started that crazy discus sion about putting into force a compuls ory system of military training? We are several thousand miles away—over sea— from any nation that is powerful enough to injure us. and there is no need of a great military system. It will be a quarter of a century before any Euro pean nation will be strong enough to en danger us and if we tend to our own business and stay at home we won't get into trouble then. We need not fear Canada and Mexico. Xeither have a great military training system and a vol unteer army is sufficient. The Cana dians have no training and still they are said to be the best fighters in the armies of the allies. All you can learn in an hour’s drill each day could be got ten in a few weeks in a training camp after war starts. The student has enough to do without going through the torture of drill. It’s an expensive sys tem and the people could use that money to much better advantage in other things. We already spend almost as much an nually as the European nations, Eng land. Germany and Trance, each, spent before the war. Why spend more? This is a jingoist scare and is, probably, backed by munition manufacturers. They say the wealth of the different nations is. the deciding factor of a modern war. If so, let s quit spending money to sup port a non-producing class and spend that money in increasing the efficiency of the average American citizen. "I am just as loyal ns ever to Ore gon and I like to see her win, but I am just as loyal if she loses, anil even if she loses every time. I hope my loyalty does not depend upon athletic success and I hope that the position of our athletic directors will not be influenced by de feats or successes only.” I PERSONALS | *----- * Dr. Ansel F. Helpenway, ’US, is pro fessor of botany in Transylvania College, Lexintgon, Kentucky. After receiving a 15. A. degree in 11)012, Dr. Hemenway returned and in 1004 received a M. A. degree. In 1909 he also received a M. A. degree from Harvard and from Chicago University received a Ph. D. in 1912. He is now father of a baby boy, Ansel Arthur, born last March. Andrew Collier, ’12, is director in the First National Hank of Merrill, Oregon, and bookeeper in the First National Bank of Klamath Falls. Joy and sadness were mingled Satur day evening at a little party in Klamath Falls when the Oregon and O. A. C. grads in that section met at a little party to hear the results of the gridiron battle on Kincaid field. The Oregon alumni present were D. V. Kuykendall, 1898, V. 1\ Motschenbaclier, ’13, George Steven son, ’13, and Andrew M. Collier, ’12. II. It. Giasyer, county agriculturalist for Klamath county, was the only O. A. C. grad present. two former Oregon yell leaders were among the alumni who were guests of the University on homecoming day and on Friday. They were Arthur Van Du san, ’10, and Charles W. Kobinson, '19. Bobinson is making good in the district attorney’s office in Portland and Van Dusan is successfully practicing medicine in Astoria. It was the leadership of these two yell kings in two big oskie wow wows at the rally Friday evening before the game that helped wonderfully to put spirit and pep into every person present. They have lost none of their old pep. me aiumm vvno regisiereu wnue some coming day guests but who were not in the Portland special train were: Walter S. Hodge, ’13, Coijuille, civil engineer; Otto Stoched, ’13, Milwaukie, civil engineer; Loeta Elizabeth Bristow, 'Oil, Eugene, at home; France Kelly liu mel, ’OH, Eugene, at home; O. Arnspiger, '00, Medford, civil engineer; I). C. Stan ard, ’14, Portland, business man; Leslie 1’. Miller, 'OS, Yoncalla, farmer; Roy K. Terry, TO, Portland, attorney; Leon S. Jackson, T7, Portland, newspaper man; Lyman G. Bice, T4, Pendleton, banker; W. Homer Maris, T3, Portland, teacher; Homer Leffel, ’IS, La Grande, business man; Edna Prescott Datson, T2 Eugene, dormitory; Wesley M. Wire, ’08, Xewberg, farmer; Myron W. Getchell, 'll, Elmira, teacher; Mary E. Kent, ’00, Eugene, at home; Ruby Hendricks Good rich, ’03, at home; Ellen Condon Mc Cormick, ’78, Eugene, at home; Frederic Stanley Dunn, ’02, Eugene, instructor in Latin in University; Allen H. Eaton, ’02, Eugene, business man; A. L. Veazie, ’00, Portland, attorney; A. Burleigh Cash, T3, teacher; Virgil 1). Earl, ’00, Port land, teacher; Vesta Holt, T3, Eugene, teacher; Jessie l-’ariss, ’ll, Eugene mu sic teacher; lies Covvden, T4, Silverton, teacher; G. II. Oberteuffer, ’ll, Junc tion City, principal high school; Mildred Healey Oberteuffer, To, Junction City, at home; Carlton E. Spfncer, T3, Port land, attorney; J. Lewis Johnson, T2, Roseburg, teacher; Edith Veazie Bry son, To. at home; Marguerite Parker. T4, St. Helens, teacher; Katherine Kirk patrick, To. Lebanon, teacher; Mrs. < . A. Burden, Eugene, at home; Elma L. Hendricks, ’03, Eugene, librarian; Norma L. Hendricks, ’00. Eugene, at home; Wil liam Rvan. ex-’14. Eugene, reporter; Ca mille Carroll Bovard, ’06, Eugene, at home; Chester 11. Starr, ’08, Portland, business man; Ruth M. Stone, 13. Port JUDGE KUYKENDALL CRITICIZES FRW Ex-Student Who Graduated 17 Years Ago, Recommends Alumni Page as Forum. Not since the appearance of the first issue of the alumni paste this fall has a criticism of this paste more interesting than the following from .fudge P. V. Kuykendall, ’98, been received. It is frank and comprehensive and conies from one of the best known and foremost alumni of the University. Judge Kuyken dall occupies the bench in the thirteenth judicial district, which comprises Klam ath county. While at the Universty of Oregon he gained distinction in track work, doing the 220-yard dash in 22 2-.r> seconds. This was in 1898. His criticism follows: ‘T note from a recent number of the Emerald, that you have undertaken the publication of a weekly page devoted ex clusively to the alumni of the University. The first impression is that you have undertaken to serve two masters, and that has always been considered a diffi cult matter, but. in reality, the two in terests you are seeking to reach are only one and have come to appear to be two from the lack of some such means of communication as you seek to furnish. cooperation Needed “The Alumni nnd University diverge md lose interest in each other, not be cause each does not grow, but because each grows at some distance from the other, thus preventing mutual support and understanding. It has been a matter of regret, often expressed by individual alumni, that there never has been estab lished between our school and its alumni the feeling of unity and co-operation that should exist and which does exist in most institutions of such high character. It is particularly pleasing that such a prom ising and determined effort along this line should come from the student body for it shows a friendly spirit nnd inter est that challenges us to take up our share of a duty and a pleasure long neg lected. Favors Alumni Page “The alumni page is better than a pub lication devoted exclusively to alumni affairs. It brings the alumnus down to date and keeps him more in touch with the University as it stands rather than simply refreshing old memories and re calling to his mind the University that has long since grown away from the age and times when he knew it. However pleasant it may be in some sentimental moments to recall the old times, wo all find our active interests nnd pleasures in the affairs of the present, nnd unless the University of today can take its rightful place in our lives, so far as we are con cerned, it is a stranger succeeding by no right to the loyalty we owe to the Uni versity of our memories. “Perhaps for some of us the gap has been left so long unbridged and has widened so far that we can never cross it. but the graduates of recent years if kept in weekly touch with the Univer sity ought never to get fnr away but should keep up with the institution as it grows and develops. The friends of our youth who go away or whom we leave, live in our memories while strangers come in and live in our daily lives and when our early friends return, we find they are strangers nnd we turn to the friendships nnd interests of those who are taking part in our present affairs. Oregon Still Entitled to Loyalty “No alumnus will foil to rend the alum ni page and when that is done, the rest of the paper will he looked over pretty earefully and with considerable interest, though probably for a time it will he rather a critical interest, hut after a time when we learn the language and catch up with the University’s advance, we will find that it is really our old institution brought down to date is still entitled to our loyalty, support and admiration. “If you can accomplish this, your alumni page will he a success and must prove advantageous both to the alumni and to the University. I am convinced that the University can still do very much for its alumni and it is possible that the alumni can help the University, for a broader outlook and a different viewpoint certainly suggest some import ant questions, hut if we are to be of any assistance, we must learn the University of today and discuss and advise with ref erence to that and not the University we used to know. No other plan suggested seems to promise so fair a degree of suc cess along that line as the one you have undertaken. “Trusting you will continue the plan long enough to give it a fair trial, re membering that some of us will be slow to respond, I am, “Yours very trulv. “D. V. KUYKENDALL, ’OS.” land, at home; Lena I?. Newton, ’15, Eugene, teacher; Blanche Ferdine. ’10. Springfield, teacher; George II. Otter, ’ll, Portland, landscape architect: Lola Howe, ’05, Eugene, teacher; I)r. Ilarvey M. Slater, ’ll, Salem, physician; Wen dell C. Barbour, ’12, Eugene, lawyer; S'aughan MeUornack, ’15. Gresham, teacher; Effie .1. Rhodes, ’14. Portland, teacher; Ruth M. Howell, ’12. Eugene, teacher; Naomi Williamson, ’ll, La Grande, teacher; Agnes Millican McLean, ’14. Eugene, housekeeper; Sibyl Thurs ton Snyder, ’OS, Eugene, housekeeper; Burns Powell, ’12, Portland, musician; Kent Wilson, ex-’17, Oregon City, clerk, PALACE Barber Shop SOVERN & RATHMELL Proprietors FIRST CLASS BARBERS First Door North Smeed Hotel 747 Willamette White \ Lunch Home of the best to eat. We buy the best of everything and you can always get it here You’ll buy them again. Fresh popcorn and peanuts, Crispets and Candies. Our own make. The Big Wagon Oposite Rex Theatre Elliotts Grocery Succesors to Pierce Bros. Staple and Fancy Groceries. We always carry a full line of fresh fruits and vegetables in season. PREFERRED STOCK CAN NED GOODS. Cor. 9th and Oak Phone 246 THE CLUB Barber Shop for Particular People SHIRTS COLLARS DOMESTIC HAND LAUNDRY Special attention t° Student trade. 143 7th Ave. West Phone 252 Cook Witli Gas Oregon Power Co. Phone 28 957 Willamette Street Students’ Special WEDNESDAY AT 1:20 P. M. On Limited Schedule Via Oregon Electric Ry. FOR PORTLAND, ALBANY AND SALEM: Leave Eugene.1:20 p. m. Arrive Albany.2:35 p. m. Arrive Salem.3:30 p. m. Arrive PORTLAND.5:00 p. m. Regular daily trains leave Eugene *7:35, 11:15 a. m.; *1:50 5:25 p. m. and Midnight. *Limited. FOLLOW THE WINNERS TO PORTLAND U. OF 0. VS. MULTNOMAH CLUB A THANKSGIVING LOW ROUND-TRIP FARES Portland, $4.80; Woodburn, $3.50; Salem, $2.80; Al bany, $1.75; Covallis, $1.80; Other points in proportion. Tickets on sale Wednesday and Thursday. Return limit Monday. OREGON ELECTRIC Leslie O. Tooze, Campus Agent. H.R. KNIGHT, Agent. Go to the For ice cream in your fraternity colors. ICE SEATING! Special Attraction COLLEGE NIGHT November 26th First Aid of Woman’s Building, University of Oregon. 20th and Marshall Street, Portland, Oregon. PORTLAND ICE HIPPODROME Laundry— Eugene Steam Give us your patronage. We will do the rest. Phone One-Xwo-Three We Do Take a Justifiable Pride In the blouse we sell at $2, for they real ly are so greatly superior to the Ordinary $2.00 / U* ' " I The Welworth, a Better blouse at $2 Blouses It doesn’t just happen that we have such splendid blouses to sell at this price—it comes as a result of our willingness to cooperate with the manufacturers, and hundreds of other good merchants fjust one in ousry city) in such a manner as to put added value in the bibuses—in style—workman ship—fit and finish—in all that goes to make a blouse—they really do excel. The Welworth blouse at $2 is sold here exclusively. Another special showing at $3.95. Large’s Cloak and Suit House 865 Willamette St Phone 525