BASEBALL PRACTICE
STARTS MONDAY,4P.M.
Tossers Will Don Warmup
Shirts and Remove Kinks in
Gym Before Going on Field.
PROSPECTS ARE ABOUT NIHIL
Five Veterans and no Frosh,
Make Dopetsers Wonder
„ Who’s Who.
JIMMY SHEEHY
Varsity baseball candidates, it’s high
time you were lifting the lid off that
old trunk and pulling out your milldewed
warmup shirt, your priceless fielder’s
glove with the hole in the center, your
spiked shoes, and your trusty 'bludgeon.
Coach Bezdek and Captain Anse Cor
nell have issued the first call for prac
tice next Monday night at 4 p. m.
Weather permitting, the squad will in
dulge in light hitting ractice and easy
warmups on the sodded turf. Should the
Tain interfere, the gymnasium will be
the mecca for the balltossers. Fitchers
and catchers will loosen their arms un
der the watchful eyes of Bez, and the in
fieldeTS and outfieldeTs will be put to
work at sliding, starting and sprinting.
“I want to get the boys’ arms and
muscles limbered up before going out
doors,” said Coach Bezdek. “When we
get a good day we can have a game with
out subjecting the boys to charley
horses and strains.”
Prospects—“Well, we haven't any,” to
use Bez’s words. Captain Cornell, Nel
son, Tuerck, Sheehy, and Grebe are the
veterans around which a team must be
welded. Grebe is hobbling about on a
cane, after a three-months’ siege of ery
sipelas. He expects to be in condition
within a month to hold down his second
base berth.
From all appearances, Bezdek expects
to shift his men from one position to an
other to find out “who’s who.” Lack of
numbers and good material makes this a
necessity. Every fellow who has worn a
pair of baseball shoes will have a chance
to disport in the calcium.
0RE6ANA SITUATION
PERPLEXES MANAGER
Bob McMurray Urges That
Non-Subscribers Support
Publication.
Shall the 1917 Oregana be a pamphlet
or a book that Oregon can be proud of?
“It is up to the students to settle this
question,” says Bob McMurray, manager
of the Oregana. “A good book will be put
out if a large number of students sub
scribe. The staff can and will produce
a book that Oregon can well be proud
of if they get the proper support. It is
necessary to know definitely how many
students will subscribe so that the staff
will know how much money is available
for the book.”
University Is Judged by Oregana.
A much better book could have been
published last year if the staff ctnld
have known how much to put into it, ac
cording to McMurray. “The University
is judged by the Oregana,” continued the
manager. “It is widely distributed on the
coast and so should be the best that it
is possible for Oregon to produce "
The Oregana will cost $2.50 until May
1 and after that the price will be $T
May Pay by Installments.
Payments may be made on the in
stallment plan. The first payment of
$1.50 should be paid now and the rest
can be paid later. The students now sell
ing Oreganas are: George Colton, Em
mett Rathbun, Walter Hennon, Harold
Tregilgas, Harold Maison. Joseph D *nn.
Roger Jayne and H. McCulloek. They
are also on sale at the Y. M. C. A.
$10 cash prize will be given to the man
who gets the largest number of sub
scribers. The men who make second and
third places will get free Oreganas. The
books will be delivered about three
weeks before commencement. The Ore
gana is a University publication this
year and not entirely 'under the man
agement of the junior class as hereto
fore. A. R. Tiffany, graduate manager
of the student body will not let th?
boo'k go in the hole this year so the
money must come in immediately if the
Oregana is to be a success.
NEW PLEDGES.
Gamma Phi Beta: Marian Grebcl,
Portland.
Kappa Kappa Gamma: Lucille
Stanton, Portland.
.Delta Gamma: Margaret Welch,
Mary Townsend, Edna Grey, Clari
bel Williams, of Portland; Florence
Powers of Marshfield, Dora Fran
ces, of Eugene.
Phi Gamma Delta: Keith Kigrins,
William Allyn, Earl Heitschmidt, of
Portland.
Kappa Sigma: John McMurray,
Eon Robinson, of Portland; Law
rence Hershner of Hood River.
Sigma Chi: Claire Dalgle?sch,
Ross Dalgleisch, of British Colum
bia; Fred Fenton of Boise, Idaho.
Kappa Alpha Theta: Anna Daw
son. of Albany.
Sigma Nu—Frank Farrel, of Med
fc rd.
Delta Tau Delta: Ross MacKenna,
of Portland.
.Beta Theta Pi: James Vance, of
Medford; Leonard Sloan, of Spo
kane, Washington.
SQCGER GAMES OFF,
EIERANSJOO IDLE
Failure to Practice Faithfully
Causes Cancellation, as
Was Threatened.
CAPTAIN JIMMY SHE EH Y
ere will be no soccer games with
Multnomah club this year.
Coach Colin V. Dyment gave out the
above news after last night’s practice,
hich four veterans and two recruits
had assembled. The varsity had two
tentative dates with the clubmen for
games on February 19, and 26. Both
of these contests will be cancelled and
soccer football will rest until next Sep
tember.
The fate of the association game has
beer on the 'coals for over a month. The
players, and especially the old men, dis
played a decided lack of interest from the
outset. Injuries, inclement weather,
lack of pep, and a general careless at
titude has made the cancelling of the
contests necessary.
Men Fail to Practice.
Spellman, varsity fullback for two
seasons, did not turn out all ear, owing to
injuries received in- football, coupled
with the pressure of his studies. Bill
Tuerck, the mainstay of the forward
line, appeared in suit on two different
occasions. Bill broke down his instep
early in the football campaign, which
left his feet in a weakened condition. He
likes the game, but always dislikes
practice. Some ‘miscreant” stole Rath
bun’s shoes and jersey, which he said
left him in a bad fix for proper soccer
wearing apparel. Campbell and Pearson
participated regularly, when not other
wise engaged. Ralston, Kennon, and
Fox showed up far too few times to get
into
twic
old
condition.
Different Plan Next Year.
“I have grown tired of coaxing and
nursing the soccer squad along,” said
Coach Dyment “We have had two full
teams out for practice games only
since we started practice. The
men knew they had their places
cinched and expected to play the games
without working. Some of them
thought we were bluffing when we
threatened to call the games off. I hope
this will be a lesson.”
“It is against every custom to play
with so little preparation. East year
we tied Multnomah twice. The club is
after revenge this year and would beat
us 5 or 6 to 0, if these winless veterans
played them now. It would be unfair to
University athletics to oppose them with
a misfit outfit."
A different schedule will be Inaugu
rated next year. The season will last
two months and a half at most, and the
games will be rushed through. This
arrangement will do away with weather
ponements and indefiniteness of
er years, and should arouse far
postp
forn
greater interest in the pastime.
WRESTLING SQUAD DIGS
25 lien Work Hard for Dace on Team
of Eight to Meet 0. A. C.
ling
will
Out
Every man on Ed Shockley’s wrest
squad is digging for the tryout which
take place on February 18 or 19.
of the 25 men at present eight will
be dicked to meet O. A. C. on February
26.
‘"]^he boys are working hard”, says
Shockley, “and if there is any difference
; they are in a little better condition than
| the
brea
team was last year. I hope we can
k even with Corvallis at least.
“Registrar A. R. Tiffany is trying to
arrange a meet with the Multnomah
Athletic association which will probably
be held in the near future if he is suc
cessful.”
TIip names of those chosen in the try
will be announced immediately after
vent takes place.
out
the
66 NEW STUDENTS
ENROLLED THUS FAR
18 “Old Hands” Back in School
Commerce Most Popular
Major Subject.
Only one out oi' the 66 new students
enrolled for the second semester failed
to give a date of birth. She was a wo
man—of course. Four other students,
however, are over thirty years old.
Eighteen of th^ new students were
at the University.
formerly enrolled
They are: Maurice Hyde, Lee Bostwiek,
Harold Lockerbie,
ry Sims, Vernon
Striker, Olive Rifley,
Lucy Devane.v,
“Doc” Brosius, E
anna Driscoll, Ha
Bryan Turner, Hen
Garrett, Kuykendall
Roberta Veal,
Big Ben” Schmidt,
rma Zimmerman, Jo
rry Hargreaves, Ella
Hayden, Maude Newbury and Edith
Trezise. Many of them have been out
only one semester.
Commerce Leads in Numbers
The new school of commerce got the
largest number of major students, 14.
The history department netted seven;
German, six; jourralism, five; music and
education, four; architecture and Eng
lish literature, each three; Latin, zoolo
gy, law. English composition and public
speaking, two each: psychology, philiso
phy, physical training, pre-medic, and
French, one each.
Two of the journalism majors have
Edward P. Harwood,
a, expects to return
there to do newspaper work. Mrs. Alice
J. Bahr comes from the Grande Ronde
valley, .planning to take a four-years’
course. Her husband .will register in an
come “especially.”
of Cordova, Alas
other department. “Doc” Brosius. from
Hood River, ex-’13, is majoring in pub
lie speaking.
Prot. D. W. Norton, dean of the school
of commerce, where the 14 majors were
enrolled, was called to Portland Wed
nesday to take Professor D. C. Sower’s
class with the Portland Credit Men’s as
sociation. He will not return until Fri
day. Professor Sowers has been compell
ed by the grippe tc miss registration and
classes this week. % '
FIFTY-FOUR OUT FOR TRACK
Trainer “Bill” Hayward’s Initial Call
Brings Out Long List.
Fifty-four men turned out yesterday in
response to Coach “Bill” Hayward’s call
for a meeting of the track candidates, in
the gymnasium at 4 o’clock. With only
a couple of the old men hack, Oregon’s
chances do not appear very promising.
The coach said that he could only fig
ure 18 points for the University in any
of the meets scheduled for this season.
A number of the: men who turned out
are freshmen who, under the new ruling
that fears first year men from Varsity
athletics are not eligible for this year’s
team. It is upon these men that Coach
Hayward depends for his next year’s
team.
LOUISE ALLEN MADE
Y. W. G. A. PRESIDENT
Membership Banquet Tonight
Is First Event of New
Administration.
The Y. W. C. A.
ministration is the
held this evening
at a meeting Tuesday
afternoon elected Louise Allen president.
Ruth Fraley, vic^s president; Dorothy
and Ruth Wilson,
treasurer for the doming semester.
The first event under the new ad
membership banquet,
at the Osburn hotel.
Toasts are to be given by Mrs. Irene H.
Gerlinger, by Miss
Mozelle Hair, for the
alumni, by Grace Edgington, Louise Air
len, Frances Schenk and Lillian Porter,
Possibly Miss Ruth Grant, also of the
alumni, will talk. Mrs. C. II. Edmond
son, president of the advisory board, will
act as totastmistress.
The banquet cos^s the girls only forty
cents a plate—not: because the feast is
not of the best, according to Miss Mary
Gillies, but because some of the Y. W.
C. A. members have agreed to act as
waitresses. The decorations are in light
and dark blue, the jubilre colors.
“There is to be a fine stunt,” says
Miss Gillies. “We are keeping the plan
secret, but the stunt will require some
ukueles—yes, and
tween courses and
there are to be bal
loons in it. And the girls will sing be
have a jolly time gen
erally. I dont’ think anyone can fail to
have a good time.’!
Final statistics published by the Har
vard Crimson show that a total of 1,023
men have so far this year been out for
some kind of athletics.
Three Graduates Will Take
Post-Seasonal Work and
Others Will Migrate.
Six seniors, having completed their
courses, are literally taking their packs
on their backs and moving this (Febru
ary. Harold Humbert, known through
his connection with the Men’s Qlte club,
and the Y. M. C. A. quartet, is already
teaching English and public speaking in
Tillamook high school. Varsity basket
ball and track will lose Chester Hug
gins, who is now directing his efforts
toward putting Milwaukie high school on
the sporting map, ns its athletic coach
and one of its instructors. Paul Baker,
who played a trombone in the band, has
also joined the pedagogic ranks by ac
cepting a position ns instructor in psy
chology and several other subjects in the
Eugene high school. All of these ap
pointments were secured through the
University school of education. |
Three Will Stay at “U.”
Eva Brock, secretary of the associated
student body, doe Tominaga, seargent
at-arms of the senior class and [one of
the main contributors to the art pages of
last yeaf's Oregano, and Olin Hadley,
already a graduate of Pacific college at
Newbeerg, are also members of the mid
year graduating class. All of them will
remain here and carry post-graduate
work until June. The graduates ma
jored under the following subjects: Eva
Brock, English literature; Joe Tomin
aga. architecture: Chester Huggins, ed
ucation; Harold Humbert, rhetoric; Paul
Baker, education, and Olin Hadley, Ger
man.
’19 Dance to Be
Best, Say ‘Babes’
Next Saturday to Be Date of
Freshmen Valentine
Glee.
The freshman glee given by the class of
1018 was the most wonderful glee ever
given—so say the ’18-ers, and most ev
ery one seems to agree. But wait; the
class of 1919 give their glee ne!xt Sat
urday night and if the deepest pf deep
laid plans do not fail, it will toe the
biggest and most exciting dance ever
given by any freshman class—so say the
’19ers. |
The dance will be given in the armory;
the grand march beginning promptly at
8:30. ]
Dress suits are not compulsory—of
course the fieshmen can’t wear them,
and no one else need stay away because
he does not own one.
A feature committee, under the di
rection of Genevieve Dickey, is 'prepar
ing a stunt that is absolutely new and
is intended to be the surprise of the ev
ening.
Valentines Will Be Promlnelit.
The armory will be decorated1 in red
—principally red hearts, for the event
comes onlytwo days before St, VAletine’s
day—and is to be in the nature of a Val
entine party. Frank Hunt has charge
of the decorations, while George Gates
is general bead of all committee^.
The members of the program commit
tee, under Kathleen Fraley, say that they
have novel and unique programs that
are also to be a surprise. Hendershott’s
orchestra, as usual, will furnish the
music. '
Among the patrons and patitonesses
will be: President and Mrs. : P. L.
Campbell, Dean and Mrs. John Straub,
Miss Ruth Guppy, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. G.
Thacher, Mr. and Mrs. William Ifi. Hay
ward, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Beaidek.
WALT GREBE ANXIOUS TO
DON BASEBALL UNIFORM
The Doughty Shortstop Return* From
Hospital After a Long Siege1
of Erysipelas. |
Walter Grebe who has been 111 with
erysipelas in the hospital returnfed pes
terday to the campus. lie intend^ to re
1 main here until tonight when he leaves
for Portland to visit relatives. After a
two weeks’ stay in Portland he expects
to return to the University to resume
his course.
“The doctors say that I will toe well
enough to play baseball again in a short
time, and I am anxious to go out on the
! field as ooon ao possible.’’
Grebe was shortstop for the 'varsity
baseball team last year. He is thp pres
: ident of the University band and is a
I member of the Glee club.
AGGIE GUARDIAN ANGEL
BANS FANTASTIC STUNTS
With a stamp of her foot. Dean
Fawcett, guardian angel of the wo
men at O. A. C., put a stop to the
inter-frnternity hop held in the new
men’s gymnasium at Corvallis on Sat
urday evening, January 20.
At O. A. C. there is a ruling
whereby women must be in their
rooms by 11 o’clock. When 11
o’clock came around there was still
two dances on the program. Dean
Fawcett would not allow the orches
tra to even play a few bars of
“Home, Sweet Home,” and for a
few moments it looked as if Ilender
shott was going to loose some of his
hair.
Besides closing the dance, a ban
was put on the spotlight dances and
the punch was sent to the chemical
department • to be analyzed. Apart
from these handicaps, the dance
went along smoothly. Several Uni
versity students attended.
FEE'S SUHIS IS SAFE
SAYS “BILL” HAYWARD
Rumor That “Outlaws” Would
Be Declared Professionals Is
Scored by Track Trainer.
That the University of Oregon dor*
not need to worry over the story thaf
appeared in the Oregon Sunday Journal
concerning the probability of Chester
Fee being barred from amateur athlet
ics, is the opinion of "Bill” Hayward,
physical director and track conch of the
University.
Action Is Not Justified
“I don’t think that the Pacific North
west Association is justified in kick
ing Fee out of amateur athletics and I
don’t think that it will,” Baid Hayward
yesterday. “And if the P. N. A. does
bar Fee from competing within the ns
sociation’s jurisdiction, that will not
stop him from entering intercollegiate
meets. In the first place, any of the
Northwest colleges have too high a sense
of honor to allow such a hair-splitting
technicality to bar a competitor. In the
second place, rule SfT of the Pacific
Northwest Intercollegiate conference is
as follows: ‘Playing professional teams
—it shall not be considered a violation
of an amateur rule for a conference
team to compete against a professional
team, provided that the Faculty Ath
letic committee of the institution sanc
tion such game or contest.’
Gams Was Sanotloned
“The committee sanctioned the game
played by the “Outlaws” against the
Roseburg high school on January 20.
Though the Bigbec brothers, who were
signed up with the Beavers at that time,
played in the game along with Fee an I
others, that does not make Fee a pro
fessional because the Bigbee boys hid
never received money for playing.
“It is a regular practice of profession
al organizations to sign up men while
they are in college. In that way they
are able to keep the man from being
taken by other teams. This makes it
possible for a man to stay in college and
compete in intercollegiate games and at
the same time assures the professional
organization of their men.”
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Y. M. HAND-SHAKE FRIDAY
“Staggers” to Guzzle “Stickless” Punch
and Bantams Will Fight.
Punch, doughnuts, apples and a ban
tam contest are a few of the items on
the program for the entertainment of
those who come to the Y. M. C. A. Stag
Mix tomorrow night in Villard hall.
This mix is scheduled especially for
the benefit of the new students who have
just entered the University and have not
become well acquainted with old students.
Bill and Bez Will Talk.
President Campbell will lecture on Mt.
Shasta from 7:30 to 8. The president
spent his vacation there last summer and
has many first-hand experiences to tell.
Bill Hayward and Hugo Bezdek will
speak on track and baseball followed by
J. D. Foster and Cloyd Dawson on the
Y. M. C. A. Lamar Tooze will probably
be on hand to tell something about his
recent trip with the Ford peace party.
Opportunity will be given to anyone
versed in the art of bantam-fighting to
attempt to wrest the championship of
the University from Johnny Beckett who
won the cup in last year’s bout.
Bob McMuray, general chairman of
arrangements, expects every man in the
school to be present tomorrow night and
promises a big time to everyone who at
tends.
Track work at Pomona College has
been bald up for the past week because
of rain. And yet “our climate” is the
slogan in the southern country.
HE Will TELL OF
MS QUEST FOR PEACE
I -
I
Wanderlustic Search for Golden
Fleece Is Given Up by
Student “Prexy.”
WILL RELATE TALE FRIDAY
Favcirs Preparedness and Vol
untary Military Drill on Part
of Nation and Universities.
Lamar Tooze, student body president,
returned to the campus Monday morn
ing, from his globetrotting expedition,
under Henry Ford’s peace bannere.
Lamar neglected'to stop any bullets
and failed to puncture any mines. He
didn’t even get neighborly with a sub
marine, but he is loaded with experience
and impressions and will talk to the stu
dent tody and townspeople tomorrow af
ternoon at 4 p. m. in Villard hall. The
band will dispense accompaniment.
Tooze is even more heartily in favor
of preparedness since his return than be
fore the trip. lie feels th.it the United
States is in danger and endorses Presi
dent Wilson's preparedness policy.
Ho also favors military drill for tho
University of Oregon, but would rather
see it! voluntary than compulsory.
“There were 42 students in tho party
and they were a thoroughly representa
tive hunch of fellows,” said Tooze, in
discussing the personnel of the party.
“I discussed school affairs and oppor
tunities with all of them, though, and
I am more in love with Oregon than
ever. I None of them has anything on
us.”
Torize is convinced that a great deni
of the adverse sentiment toward the
expedition in this country can be at
tributed to the instructions which tho
New York papers gave their men before
their departure. lie says: “They were
a very capable group of newspaper peo
ple, and the lifo of the party, but they
were 'after ‘news at any price’ and had
to follow their instructions.”
Part of the antagonism was aroused by
the suppression of details which had to
be arranged in so short a time. The
expedition was first conceived of when
Henry Ford heard Madame Swimmer
lecturfe on Peace, November 22, at De
troit. . He was sympathetic and en
thusiastic and tho Oscar saiied Decem
ber 4.1
Mr. Toozo’s talk tomorrow will be
the first of a series which he expects to
givo before assemblies and chambers of
commi'srco throughout Orpgnn.
BOOK CLUB WILL AID
WOMAN’S BUILDING FUND
Friday at 2:30 p. m. a Benefit Will Be
• Iven at the Rooms of the
Commercial Club
Saturday, February, 12, at 2:30 p. m.
the Monday Book Club will give a bene
fit party for the Woman’s Building
Fund.
ntiona
dnnce
It being Lincoln’s birthday, decor
will be appropriate, with an abun
of greens and potted plants. Pro
vision^ will be made for cards, rook and
needlework in the parlors, while the ban
quet hall will be used for dancing. A pro
gram'has been arranged with mdsicnl
numbers by Miss Marian Neil, Miss Leah
Perkins, Miss Naomi Williamson, Miss
Berenice Ingalls, Miss Eunice Zimmer
man, the Beta Theta Pi quartet aud the
University band. Punch will b*» served by
University girls. A special invitation has
been extended to every woman’s dub 'A
the city, and to all women who are in
terested.
OREGANA PHOTOS
Photographs for the Oregano must
be taken before February 15. Order
a sclio for each separate insertion of
your picture. Go to any on: of the
following photographers: Tollman,
Tuttle, Miss Dorris, Martin or Gour
ley.
EDITOR THE OREGANA.
LAMAR T00ZE TO SPEAK.
A reception will be given to Lamar
Tooze, who arrived home from Eu
rope Tuesday, by the student body of
the University in Vlllard hall tomor
row at 4 o’clock. Mr. Tooze will give
an account of the Eonl peace party
trip'. The public is invited.
| SENIORS
Basketball Practice 4 p. m. Satur
day,
WALTER CHURCH,
Captain.