OREGON EMERALD
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THAT RALLY WEDNESDAY
With due deference to age and nn old
grad the fling taken by a former Varsity
yell leader in a communication in this
issue oversteps itself in aggressiveness.
It is printed however to awaken the
students to the fact that not all the
grads think the old Oregon Spirit is
just what it should be in the University.
However that is a matter of opinion.
The communicator may have been dis
appointed with the rally Wednesday
morning. Put he had no reason to bo so.
Th'>rc was lots of “pepper” there. And
there were extentunting circumstances to
be taken into consideration why that
rnll.v should not have the polish, snap
and ii;’or of a rally later in the year
when the yell leader and his committees
are working in co-operation and tic
whole affair goes off like clock work.
But the communicator docs not stop,
look or listen and toots like a factory
whistle blowing off at the stroke of
twelve. And yet in the high spots.of
his artie'e he makes some wort ly sug
gestions. We will not stop to inform
him where he was off. A wise head would
hive Investigated first. But we wil1 call
attention to the constructive side of his
article—and that is worthy of the stu
dents consideration.
It is right thnt there should be a
rooting practice at least once a week.
And no doubt there will be wnon ‘he
yell leader has his forces organized. Aid
we would suggest to the yell leader when
ho is appointed that he arrangi for
praeti i s.
Aral it is up to every loyal Oregon
student, to back that yell leader through
thick and thin. Giro him physic.il sup
port, }.!ve him moral support and shout
for him until you rift tlie clouds in the
skies,
AA’e reiterate that there was pepper at
the rally Wednesday and it was a good
•end-off for the year. Foster that spirit
as shown AVednesday and int ‘.n.fy it
a bit and the rooters will put the neeis
sary ginger into the team to send them
over the line for a touchdown time after
time.
Are you 21? It is necessary that all
voters register during the next ten days
ns the registration books will close at
that time. To exercise the prerogative
of the franchise it is necessary that this
formality be gone through. And for any
student not to register who is of the
legal age is to disqualify him as a loyal
citizen.
A motion was passed by the student
council meeting last night which makes
attendance of the members compulsory
or else resignations are in order. It is
too bad this is necessary nfter the vot
ers have expressed confidence in those
whom they expect to be representatives.
It’s a crime to put an editor on the
oratorical platform. lie can hold it down
just about as well as the Democratic
party held up theirs. This may be taken
to suit your partisanship.
In the absence of other good material
the fireside bees are buzzing with politi
cal gossip these days. Wilson and Hughes
are stung quite frequently.
The cheapest tiling to give and that
which buys the most is courtesy.
f COMMUNICATIONS f
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TO THE MEN OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF OREGON.
Editor of Emerald:
I’m not going to beat around the bush
and try and give a lot of hot air about
how glad I am to he back here. To tell
the truth I’m more disgusted than mad.
I attended the rally, or rather, the
so-called rally, Wednesday morning.
That exhibition of “sissyness” was more
like a tea party or a cookie fight than
like a rally. Where, O, where is the old
l’ep? In my day, and that wasn't so
long ago, we could make more noise with
ten men than the whole outfit got rid of
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all Wednesday morning. You fellows
have got to get together and YELL.
And when you yell, yell like -. Hoot
ing helps as much as paid admissions to
a football game. In fact, it helps a
whole lot more. 0 « r
Jtight now, if I°find the men of the
student body out on the bleachers, I
could cuss each and every one as an in
dividual and then start in and do the job
over again as a whole. And some of
you fellows would feel ashamed of your,
selves. If you don’t now, you ought
to. As far as speech making goes, I’m
no good. But if either myself, or some
one of the older men, could get this
bunch together we would make your hair
stand on end. Get out and root and
help the old team win the games.
While I'm on this rooting question I
want to say that there should be at least
one afternoon a week that the fellows
could get in to see the team in action,
and learn the yells and give them. The
men on the team would appreciate an
afternoon of yelling and prehaps (I say
prehaps advisedly) the men of this col
lege could learn to yell together and get
some of the old I’ep.
Oregon Spirit isn’t moral support, it’s
physical support. And when I say phy
sical support I mean getting together and
giving the team all the old fight you
have in you. I can remember the time
when I couldn’t yell any more, but I
was there making a noise, or at least
trying to.
Who ever you pick out for yell leader
give him the best you have, regardless
of what you personally think of him. The
job of Yell Leader isn’t a snap by any
means. lie is out there working for the
good of the varsity and working mighty
hard.
Ask any man that has played on the
varsity during a big game and see if he
doesn’t tell you the same thing as I am
about to say.
When the game is almost over and the
subs have all been put in the game and
still the score is against you then some
body gets hurt and things are quiet for
a moment. The old “Oregon Oskey Wow
Wow” comes booming over the field and
every man on the Oregon team feels a
thrill along his spine and his hair stands
on end. The teams lined up, the signal
is called and Oregon starts on her march
down the field, every man fighting like
the devil himself and working with every
ounce of strength ho has. Rooting is
what did the business. Ask the men on
the team and see if I am not right.
And then you expect to help the teams
win games with the exhibition you gave
of yelling last Wednesday. It can’t
be done, that’s all.
Think it over and then get out and yell
and show that the old spirit is not dead
yet.
HOLLAND C. KENNEDY, T2.
Local Talent Featured
(Continued from page one)
credit being received, though the ester
prise was under the auspices of the reg
ular summer school.
During the six weeks, seven perfor
mances were given, two of “Truth,” by
Clyde Ditch, two of a group of one-act
plays by campus authors, and three of
Ibsen's “Hedda Gabler.”
The most interesting to college peo
ple, of course, were the one-act^
'plays written and produced by local
talent. This program was varied, be
ginning with a comedy by Dr. E. S.
Bates, “A Modern Courtship,” followed
by “Yours Respectfully,” a play written
by Bess Colman. This formed a step
ping-stone from the comedy to “Even as
Their Betters,” by Leslie Blades, a play
of bare realism touched with almost Rus
sian bitterness.
In sharp contrast to this came Mrs.
Eric W. Allen’s charmingly poetic lit
tle drama, “The Pot of Gold,” beauti
ful in stage setting and sentiment. The
last of the group, “The Children of the
Mesa,” by Dr. E. S. Bates, was parti
cularly interesting at the time as a bit of
Mexican life, with its intermingling of
romance and tragedey. .
The caste of these plays included;
Professor Thacher, Doctor Bates, Rosa
lind Bates., Mrs. Allen, Helen Bracht,
Marion Tuttle, Echo Zahl, Edna Con
don, Lillian I.ittler, Hallie Hart, Robert
Earl, Cleveland Simpkins, Charles W.
Prim and George Colton.
Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler,” the most dif
ficult play attempted, was favorably
commented upon by all who saw it and
the summer school students especially
appreciated the Thursday matinee put
on for their benefit at the closing of
school.
Doctor Bates, in commenting on the
work, unhesitatingly placed the credit for
the success of the productions upon the
members of the company who worked
conscientiously and without prodding
with a delightful spirit of co-operation.
The expenses incidental to the produc
tions were met by small admission fees,
and each performance saw full houses.
The enthusiastic response of the sum
mer school students, the undisputable
success of the venture, both financially
and artistically, surely justifies a repe
tition of the undertaking next year.
Oregon Spirit Gets
(Continued from page one)
nition be given the men for their work,
since participation in the varsity games
was prohibited by the intercollegiate
ruling.
Leon Ray of the class of 1£>12 re
minded the students that the attitude
of the citizens of the state toward
the University depends upon the impres
sion which the students themselves make.
Miss Jeanette Wheatley, representing
the Women’s League outlined the plan
of its organization for the benefit of the
new students. Forensics must receive
the support of the students if they are
to remain a student aetivitit.v, accord
ing to Walter Myers who spoke on the
necessity of not only participating in but
also supporting this branch of student
enterprise.
That the Emerald offers a splendid
opportunity for those ambitious young
men and women who aspire to journalis
tic fame, was the message brought by
Harold Hamstreet. He also urged that
they begin immediately for the first year
is the logical time to undertake the work.
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