OREGON'S DEMOCMCY
CWKOTBE EQUALED
Lamar Tooze, ex-Student Body
President, Tells of Different
Atmosphere at Harvard.
UNIVERSITY HAS A BIG
REPRESENTATION IN EAST
Five Graduates Now Taking
Post Graduate Work. Tooze
Pleased With Law School.
Harvard Law School,
Cambridge, Mass.
To the Editor:
Since my arrival in Cambridge a week
ago, I have more than once congratu
lated myself that I am numbered among
the University of Oregon. Harvard is a
great institution. It has a beautiful
campus; is liberally endowed; has
splendid equipment; attracts a high grade
of students; has unusually able instruc
tors and is surrounded by a wealth of
interesting traditions. It has all of these
things and more, but it lacks one thing
which seems to me of more importance
than anything else in the make-up of a
university—“Hello Lane.” Those two
words signify the difference in the at
mosphere at Oregon and at Harvard. It
is not nearly so democratic. Eastern
people as a rule, are hide-bound by tra
ditions and extremely conservative. This
spirit applies more to the undergraduate.
The professional schools, medi
cine, divinity and law, attract students
jfb, who have passed their undergraduate
days and who are here for business —
principally. The absence of a democratic
spirit is not so noticeable because it is
not expected. There are no lines drawn
between first and second year men such
rs exist between freshmen and sopho
mores in the undergraduate departments.
There is quite an Oregon represen
tation here. Elton Loucks, To, Lormer,
varsity cinder star, and William Sackey,
*15, are enrolled in the school of busi
ness administration and Franklin
Stagger, T5, is doing graduate work in
history. Clarence Young, who was grad
uated from Reed this year, is taking
first year law along with Leslie and me.
I have always wanted to see the man
who could write such a book as Princip
les of Economics. Day before yesterday
Leslie and I called upon Professor
| S’aussig and found him to be a most
* agreeable gentleman—-a different opinion
from that which I entertained while at
tempting to digest the contents of his
rather formidable volumes. He is now
being considered by President Wilson for
the tariff commission.
We are very much pleased with the
law school. The instructors are among
the ablest men in the country. The
Dean. Roscoe Pound, is often spoken of
ns the leading legal light in the United
States. Classes are held every day in the
week and the course consists of twelve
hours weekly. From the standpoint
of expenses, it is not any more expen
sive, tuition and transportation not be
ing considered, than at Oregon. This
may interest some who contemplate at
tending Harvard.
Cambridge and Boston—only a ten
minute ride in the subway from the
university-—abound in interesting land
marks such as the Old South church,
Bunker Hill Monument and Longfellow’s
home. The home of Louis Agassiz, the
famous naturelist, is but a block from
our apartments. The Oregon students
have planned many excursions to the dif
ferent places of interest this year.
This is enough for this time. If this
effort gets by the copy desk success
fully, I may have the temerity to in
flict myself upon you again.
former students and graduates of
Best wishes,
LAMAR TOOZE, T6.
MARION CHAPIN RECOVERS
Victim of Measles Under Quarantine for
More Than Two Weeks.
Marion Chapin, the freshman who had
measles at the Delta Delta Delta house
during the first week of college, was re
lented from quarantine on Friday. She
is attending classes now and feels no ill
'X effects after two weeks of isolation.
No other cases of measles have been
found in Eugene or the vicinity.
POOR SCRIBE LAMENTS
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SEEKS RELIEF IN VERSE
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5 HEARTRENDING STANZAS1
Oh, what's the use of trying
To write something everyday.
When everyone else is loafing—
To pass the hours away.
You might as well be having
Your fun along with the rest.
The good die young is the saying;
Who the deuce wants to be best.
It’s no fun being a plugger,
To advance at a snail-like pace,
While genius, the phenom juggler
Starts his men at the end of the race.
Some men are born to be winners,
Some are doomed to defeat;
That’s a maxim that some ancient sinner
Left to solace those sure to be beat.
Well what the use of crabbing
The game's on—y’ got to play
Or De Witt, the relentless assigner
Will slip you a query next day.
JUNIOR HIGH IN QUARTERS
Physical Examinations Will Be Given
Girls by University Gymnists.
Difficulty in turning the hent into the
new Education building, delayed the mov
ing of the University high school from
Monday until today. The offices and
education classes of the University will
be transferred by the middle of October,
as soon as the second and third stories
are completed.
Beginning today and lasting for about
ten days, the instructors of the women’s
physical training department will give
physical examinations to girls in the cor
rective* room in the Commerce building.
- Gymnasium classes similar to those in
the University will be conducted by stu
dents under the supervision of Miss Ma
bel Louise Cummings, director of the
physical training department. The work
will be adapted to the individual student
and if she is unable to take the regular
course, lighter work will be given.
The boys have already made arrange
ments for indoor football and baseball.
A. N. French, adviser in the history de
partment, will take the history classes
on trips over the city to study the local
history of the vicinity. An effort will be
made to teach the students to manage
their own affairs, such as athletics and
business meetings.
On account of the great enrollment,
the seventh grade which is now fifty in
number, will be divided into two sections.
CAMPBELL IS SOCCER HEAD
Has Playad for Three Years; Team
Lacks Shoes; Few Practicing.
Frank Campbell was unanimously
chosen captain of the soccer team last
week Campbell has played on the team
the past three seasons at fullback, par
ticipating in all games.
The soccer squad has been struggling
along the past week with whatever kind
of shoes the players could muster. Only
from 10 to 20 men have been turning out.
As it takes 11 men to a side, not much
of a game can be played.
Some of the old veterans have failed to
show up yet, their principal alibi being
lack of shoes. Coach Dyment hopes to
get some within a week or so. The fiel»
is in fine shape now.
Y. W. GETS NEW SECRETARY
Mrs. K. W. Onthank, ’15. Will Fill Va
cancy Left by Mrs. Edmundson.
The T. W. C. A. has secured Mrs. K.
W. Onthank. formerly Ruth McLaren,
'15, as secretary to the association. Her
work at the bungalow will begin immed
iately but her hours there have not
yet been decided upon. Mrs. Onthank is
filling the vacancy made by the resigna
tion of Mrs. C. E. Edmunsou and will
remain until the first of January when
Miss Tirza Dinsdale of Galena, Ohio,
will take her place.
Mrs. Onthank will act as advisor for
the cabinet of the Y. W. C. A. and will
have office hours in the bungalow for a
part of the day. The office in the bun
galow will be open all day. When Mrs.
Onthank is not there a cabinet member
will take her place. Charge of the em
ployment exchange will also be turned j
over to her. I
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• Concentrate on Portland
Rooters, we are all interested in that big foot
ball game with California October 21. We want
Oregon to win. It is well we do. That game is the
first Oregon plays with her big sister institution
since the inauguration of the Coast Conference. And
we are backing Oregon strong to win that gamq.
But when you think of that California game do
not forget the football schedule for the season. Have
you noticed that Oregon plays W. S. C. in Portland
November 11—just the week following the campus
game with the University of Washington? And do
you remember what wily Coach Deitz of Pullman
did to Oregon last year with his machine? And do
you know he has that same machine this year? *And
do you remember that machine cleaned up every
thing west and east last year? And so you can paste
that W. S. C. date in your hat as a date to well re
member.
Now there has been some agitation for a special
boat or train to California. That is fine spirit. But
we all know that if some go South it is going
to split the crowd that goes north to the W. S. C.
game. And that should not be. Oregqn should have
a rooting section of 300 or more in Portland. Oregon
cannot afford to do otherwise. That game in Port
land is going to be the game when the lads on the
field will need—if they ever do, and that goes with
out saying—the support of the fans.
Rooters forget that trip to California. Concen- |
irate on Portland!
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Evans Houston, ’12, Corporal in Co. M., Visits Varsity Booth at
Salem Fair and Relates Interesting Information Regarding
Experience of Last Summer of Boys in Hot Country.
Oregon Troops Expected to Oo Into Active Campign. Situation
Looked Ominous. Mexicans Stationed at Fort Tia Juana.
Troops Are Drilled as for Actual War. Different Types of
Mexicans Are Observed. Soldiers Near Aviation Ground.
University alumni were well repre
sented in the rank and file of militiamen
who have lately returned to Oregon from
southern California, where they were
sent to be ready in case of expected trou
ble with Mexico this summer. Evans
Houston, ’12, a corporal in company M,
of Salem, was a visitor at the University
of Oregon booth at the state fair last
week and gave some interesting informa
tion in regard to the experiences of the
summer.
With Corporal Houston in company M
were the following alumni: Mergennt
Clifford Brown, ’06, and Privates Ralph
Moores, ’12, Millar McGilchrist, ’13. and
Carl Gabrielson, ex-’12. Corporal Allan
Carson and Private Frank Miller, also
of company M, have entered the 1'niver
aity since the return of the troops.
Mr. Houston stated that when the sol
diers first arrived at the border they
were stationed at San Ysidro. Here the
situation looked ominous. The Oregon
troops fully expected that they were go
ing into an active campaign. 2000 yards
from their camp loomed the Mexican fort
of Tia Juana where 50 Mexican soldiers,
armed with six machine guns, six field
pieces and a full equipment of small arms
were encamped. The sight of marching
soldiers, accompanied by the sound of
beating drums and blowing bugles, gave
a serious air to the situation.
The Oregon troops were drilled from
the first as if they were confronted by
actual war conditions. A double line of
sentries with loaded guns was maintain
ed. However, as time went on affairs
became more peaceful. Mexican officials,
soldiers and citizens could be seen daily
at the customs house, and these were
courteous and obliging in their attitude.
Two types of Mexicans could be discern
ed. The educated Mexican, intelligent
and polite in his manner, seemed to be
a very good type of citizen. The peon,
uneducated and ignorant, whose means of
livelihood has been destroyed by war,
was a greater soui^e of danger. He has
little to lose by trouble and his inclina
tions tend in that direction.
The Third Oregon was encamped at
San Ysidro for two weeks and was then
moved westward along the border to
Palm City where camp was established
for three weeks. They were then shifted
to Imperial Beach where a permanent
camp was built. Permanent kitchens,
bath houses and mule corrals were elect
ed.
At Imperial Beach the soldiers were
near the North Island aviation field of
the United States government. Near this
place the war department also expects to
establish a military and naval base on
San Diego harbor. The condiitons on the
coast were delightful. Bathing was ex
cellent and the troops took advantage of
this opportunity. The temperature here
varied between 63 and 78 degrees.
Mr. Houston stated that he considered
the encampment a splendid experience
and that certain definite lessons are to be
drawn from it.
Fir.'t, he said, that it has been demon
strated that to throw raw troops directly
into war would be folly. Although Amer
ican bravery cannot be doubted, yet cer
tain training is indispensable to efficient
soldiery. For example, when the troops
first arrived, a short march of 8 or 9
miles so fatigued the men that they were i
badly exhausted and would have been an
easy target for wholesale slaughter.
However, after a month and a half spent
in training such a inarch was mere re
creation.
Another decided view which Mr. Hous
ton holds is -that the American govern
ment shoull confine its efforts to policing
the border and should not attempt to ac
quire Mexican territory. Mexico would
not l»e worth the trouble. It has brought
rich re,turns in certain cases to specula
tors who have acquired land at little cost
and have made large sums of money with
slight effort. But the land is not |«tr
tieularly valuable on the whole and the
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ROOTERS PRACTICE WEEKLY
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YELLS TO BE PRACTICED
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STUNTS WILL BE LEARNED
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“Oskies" and the “Locomotive" will be
Volley after volley of good old
fired across Kincaid field by the rooters
under the command of yell leader
".Tack" Dolph, Thursday afternoon from
4 to 5 o’clock. The later yells will be
learned by the freshmen and freshened in
the minds of the old men, in this hour
of rooting.
“No tea and cookies will be served, and
every one is going to yell until they
are so hoarse they can not even talk."
says Dolph. “Some of the Oregon
alumni have told us that the old “Oregon
Spirit” is dead, but it not only is not
dead, but it has grown faster than the
enrollment and buildings, which will be
proven at the first real test, the Ore
At the practices, which will be every
gon-Willamette game Saturday.”
Thursday, as soon as the rooters have
gotten into the habit of working to
gether, new stunts and special yells for
certain games will be learned.
Though Dolph says that we have got
to show Washington what we have clown
here, there can be no less of “pep” in
any of our other games and especially
with O. A. C. This should be the big
gest football year in the history of Ore
gon. and if it is not, it will be the fault
of the students, says Dolph.
Dolph wishes that any one who has
any ideas for features and stunts would
tell him in order that he may adopt
them if they appear practical.
READY, SHOVE THE BALL
Push-Ball for Mix Has Arrived and
Judges Havs Besn Chosen.
The arrival of the push-ball and the
selection of the judges all but puts the
finishing touches on the underclass mix,
which will take plaoo before the Willam
ette game next Saturday.
Nick Jaureguy, Frank Scaife and Echo
Zahl have been chosen judges. The push
ball, which is being borrowed from the
University of California, came yesterday
so every thing is ready for the initial
clash, on Saturday. The mix will begin
at 1 o'clock sharp.
The committee in charge of the mati
nee are Jack Montague, Ray Couch, Wai
te- Kcunon, Don Beldiug and Jimmy
Shcehy.
STUDENTS WANT WORK
Five Men Famished Employment on the
Campus This Semester.
Numerous applications have been made
by University students this semester for
some kind of work on the campus, ac
cording to H. M. Fisher, superintendent
of the grounds. Only five men have been
furnished employment. Mr. Fisher be
lieves it is not likely that many openings
will occur later in the year, although a
few odd jobs may be obtained at janitor
work or outside employment about the
grounds.
Heretofore this sort of work has furn
ished remuneration and has made it pos
sible for several students to continue in
the University. Unless work is obtained
by a number of men before Cbristrans
this year they will lie obliged to go home.
40 TAKING SHORT STORY
Increase t»f 23 Over Last Year. Some
Work Has Market Value.
Forty students are taking short story
work at the University this year. This
is an increase of twenty-three since last
year, when the enrollment was seventeen.
Edison Marshall, formerly a student here
and now a professional short story writer,
is of the opinion that the present de
mand of the reading public for short
stories has been recognised by the stud
ents, and an enlarged class is the result.
W. F. G. Timelier, of the English de
partment, considers the classes very prom
ising, not only in regard to the increase
in number, but the quality of the work as
well. Home of the material from the ad
vanced class, is of a distinctly marketable
value, he declares.
LOANS SEEM TO WEAKEN IT.
A (to man he has “touched")—Thanks,
old chap. But what is this little pam
phlet you handed me?
B—Oh, I always hand one of those
out with a loan. It tells bow to
strengthen the memory.
BEZDEK ALERT TO *
SQUELCH COCKINESS
Footballers Grind Away at
Rudimentary Tactics While
Delicate Polishing Starts. <
BOYS ARE SENT THROUGH ;
STIFFEST SIGNAL DRILL
Tef&rt Eats Too Much Ice
Cream and Parsons Has
a Cracked Rib. fa
Jimmy Sheehy.
Football continues to be the main at
traction around the barred gates of Kin
caid field between the hours of 4 and
(1 p. m.
Coach Besdek, nlthough he still in
sists on grinding away on the rudiment
ary tactics, has started the delicate and
trying job of smoothing over and polish
ing up the general team play of the
varsity. He has changed the daily rou
tine somcwknt. The heavy scrimmaging
that wrought havoc among the ranks the
past week was omitted on Monday and'
Tuesday, and a sharp, snappy, signal
practice substituted in its place. How
ever, the freshmen must face the regu
lars on Wednesday with the scrubs af
fording the amusement the following
night at rooters practice.
Save for a few exceptions, there is
a monotonous sameness that character
ises the team’s workouts. Bes, ever
alert to squelch any semblance of over
confidence and cockiness, has taken some
of the color ntvd snap out of the vnrsity.
The stuff '.i there but the ardor and en
i thusiusiu is somewhat dampened.
Monday uigbt saw the boys sent
through one of the stiffest signal drills
of the early season. Exactly one hour
was consumed in inarching up and down
Kincaid, running the ends, plugging the
line on cross-buck and straight buck for
mations, with an occasional forwurd pass
to break tile monotony. Preceeding this
ordeal, Beckett Rnd Montietb punted
until their tongues hung out, in an effort
to boost their averages.
The team that will start the Willam
ette gume on Saturday was intact last
uight save for the absence of Lloyd Te
gurt, left end. Tcgart was indisposed
after euting an oversupply of green ice
cream. Besdek plans on taking no
chances on permanently injuring Johnny
Parsons in the coming fray with the
Methodists. Johnny is still suffering
from a cracked rib received in an acci
dent while en route from Butte, which
will keep him on the sidelines for a
week or more. Pete Jensen and'Hollis
Huntington are in line to fill his shoes
against Willamette.
Unless the Salemites show unexpect
ed strength, Besdek will no doubt call
upon his entire second string list to
show their talents in the opening gams
of the year.
PEPPERY SCRAP PROMISED
Seniors Will See That Froth Havo Fair
Play at Mix Saturday.
A "peppery scrap" is what each of the
contending classes is promising for the
underclass mix, just before the Willam
ette game, on Kincaid field next Satur
day. The seniors will stand for fair play
and the committee in charge has prom
ised a number of surprises.
Everett Pixley, freshman president,
Rays the class of 1920 will come close to
winning, busing his prediction on the
numbers and on the senior police, re
gardless of the fact that no freshman
class hns ever won a mix at Oregon.
The events as announced are the flag
rush and the pushball, sandbag and tie
up contests.
There will probably be a water stunt,
in which the juniors will perform. New
features are to mark the parade and ths
bringing in of the pushball.
No admittance will be charged. Mov
ing pictures will l>e taken and decora
tions awarded to the point winners. The
judges are Nicholas Jaureguy, Echo Znhl
and Frank Scaiefe. The senior police
consist of the sixteen following:
Bernard Breeding, chief; Jack Elliott,
Gene Good, Fred Kiddie, Emmet Rath
bun, Frank Hcaiefe, Loren Roberta,
Charles Newcastle, Richard Nelson, Ern
est Watkins, William Berger, Martin
Nelson, John Huston, Roland Geary,
Henry Tborsett and Johnny Beckett,