VOL. 18.
EUGENE, OREGON, SATUR DAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1916.
NO. 31.
FflCULTy RULES THATCHR1STMAS
- VACATION BEGIN FRIDAY DEC. II
Decide in Meeting Yesterday to Put Rcess One Week Ahead
and Continue It to January 9, So That It May Include Post
Season Trip of Football Team to Pasadena.
Members Give Official Sanction, Permitting California Game;
Delegates to Meetings of Pacific Coast and Northwest
Intercollegiate Conference in Seattle,December 1 and 15,
Given Instructions. Oregon Wishes Parts of the Code
Changed to Remove Ambiguous Technicalities.
* Christmas vaeatio* will begin Friday
/V.oon, December 22, instead of December
15, and classes will be resumed Tues
day, January 9, as a Tesult of faculty ac
tion taken Thursday afternoon. At the
same meeting the post-season trip of the
football team to Pasadena, Cal., was
authorized and the faculty’s instructions
were given to the delegates to the inter
collegiate conferences at Seattle, Decem
ber 1st and 15th.
The change in Christmas vacation
dates was made for several reasons ac
cording to Karl W. Anthank, secretary to
President P. L. Campbell. Chief among
these was the desire to make the vaca
tion period include the California trip.
Another reason was that the period be
tween Thanksgiving and Christmas vaca
tions, as originally scheduled, was too
short ir. the estimation of members of
th< faculty.
Some objection has been heard rela
tive to the action taken Thursday, from
3tudents who intended to work before
Christmas. This will be practically im
possible under the new arrangement
since only one shopping day will be left
after vacation opens.
The sanction of the faculty permitting
Oregon to meet the University of Penn
sylvania team at Pasadena, California, on
New Year’s Day was secured after a
little objection on the part of some who
felt that the two or three days of school
lost by the team was more important
than meeting a team that has not made a
I particularly good record this year. This
objection was removed when the faculty
postponed the vacation period one week,
thus permitting the team to return three
days before school is resumed.
The instructions of the faculty to the
delegates to the Pacific Coast and
Northwest Inter-collegiate conferences to
be held at Seattle, December 1-2 and
15-16 respectively, were mainly aimed
toward removing ambiguous technicalities
in the ruling code. Several new meas
ures were suggested, however, including
the addition of a provision which will
definitely bar graduate students from
participation in college athletics. The
delegates will also propose some legis
lation touching upon the earning of hours
required to remain on the team. This,
while it has not l>een definitely worded
by the athletic committee, will probably
amount to a measure requiring that all
credit for the required number of semes
ter hours must be earned during the
-semester the course is pursued. In other
words, failure to make the required num
ber of hours will definitely bar the
athlete the following semester. He
cannot remove conditions or incompletes
during the first few weeks of the fol
lowing semester and have the credit
placed to the preceding semester.
The five year rule will come in for
discussion at the conference because it
was the spark which fired the largest bomb
In the conference disputes this season.
Oregon will try to have the clause re
worded to prevent if possible any repe
tition of cases similar to the Parsons
controversy which arose from a purely
technical misunderstanding of the ruling
by the parties involved. The clause is
ambiguous and will be re-shaped if the
efforts of the Oregon delegates are suc
cessful.
The delegates to the Coast confer
ence will be Colin V. Dyment, president
of the conference Coach Hugo Bezdek
and in all probability Prof. H. C. Howe,
although the faculty has not appointed
the official delegate.
Extracts from some of the congratula
tory telegrams received by President
Campbell yesterday follow:
“Come bring your boys along, this is
the burden of our song. A royal wel
come awaits you here, Tournament Day
first of the year. On that day may your
boys truly represent the characteristics
of your great state, may their heads be
as clear as your rivers, their tempers
as sweet as your flowers, their backs as
strong as your mountains and their
tackles ns sure as your showers.”—
Jeremiah M. Rhodes, superintendent of
schools, Pasadena, Cal.
“To be selected representative in such
a noted exhibition of the great American
college sport is indeed a rare opportunity.
Accept congratulations and be assured
that your team will be given royal wel
come and hearty support by the colleges
of the conference.”—R. W. Sorenson,
chairman of the Southern California In
ter-collegiate Conference.
“University of Southern California
joins Tournament of Roses in welcoming
U. of O. varsity to Southern Califor
nia on New Year’s Day.—W. B. Bovard,
president of U. of S. C.
“As president of Throop College of
Technology I desire to.offer the
hospitality of our institution whose cam
pus acjjoins Tournament Park where the
football game will be played.”—Dr.
James A. B. Sherer.
AVIATION MAY BE TAUGHT
4t * * 4S
CLUB SENDS INVITATION
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT MAYBE
That the University of Oregon may
add aviation to its allready long list of
activities would appear from a letter re
ceived this morning by President P. L.
Campbell from the Aero Club of Amer
ica. The letter, signed, by President
Alan R. Hawley, urges that interest be
aroused here and promises support if the
initiative is taken by the students and
faculty.
“Many wealthy members of the Aero
Club of America” the letter reads,” have
become greatly interested in the club’s
movement to interest college students in
aeronautics, and we rather expect that
offers will be made to finance the es
tablishing of courses in a number of
universities.”
“The club is anxious to assist in every
way possible to introduce aeronautics
in the universities and will co-operate
with you to the fullest extent of its
resources to interest the students of your
institution.”
LECTURES ON PSYCHOLOGY
Dr. Conklin Addresses Seminar on Have
lock Ellis’ “The Mind of Woman.”
Thirty-one students listened to Dr. E.
S. Conklin’s discussion of Havelock i
Ellis’ article on “The Mind of M oman’
at the regular psychology seminar on
Tuesday at four.
That genius does not need opportun
ity to get an education is shown by the
fact that only 15 per cent of the women
in “Whos Who,” are college educated,
according to Mr. Ellis.
He also states that men vary from
the normal more than women do and
for this reason they possess more un
usual characteristics than the weaker
sex. Both idiocy and genius are there
fore more often found among men then
among women.
A general discussion of the subject
was indulged in by these present.
OREGON AGGIE TEAM.
Player Pos. Home Town Wt.
Charles Moist .R.E.Lebanon, Or.167..
John Brook .R.T.Vancouver, Wn.19S..
Richard Williams ....R.G.Newberg, Or.18S...
Ray Selph .C.Sheridan, Or.198..,
Albert Anderson „„L.G.Astoria, Or.175
Alec McNeil.L.T.Scotland .ISO
Captain Bissett.L.E.Newberg, Or.159...
Walter Morgan.Q.Portland, Or.160...
Clyde Hubbard.R.1I.Weiser, Ida.15S..
Meier Newman .F.Portland, Or.172...
Earl Willey .L.H.Coquille, Or.156
Substitutes;
Alan Brandes, Portland, Or. End .158
William Johnston, Corvallis, Or. End .175..
John Wilson, Corvallis, Or., Guard .169..
Jacob Owens, Raymond, Wash., Tackle .185
Clarence Bixby, Paulina, Or., Full .166..
Walter Phillips, Ashland, Or. Quarter .158
Charles Low, Salem, Or., Halfback .160
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OREGON TEAM.
Player
Tegart .
Bartlett .
Spellman .
Risley .
Snyder .
Beckett (Capt.) —
Mitchell .
S. Huntington .
H. Huntington .
Montieth .
Parsons .
McKinney .
Nelson ..
Dudley .
"Williams .
Jensen .
Couch .
Morfitt ..
Cook .
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Home Town. Wt.
.Portland, Or.169..
-Estacada, Or.176..
..Seattle, Wash.180..
..Milwaukie, Or.174..
..McMinnville. Or.194..
.Eightmilet, Or.191..
.San Francisco .177.
..The Dalles, Or.178..
The Dalles, Or.175..
..Albany, Or.169.
.Portland, Or.160.
..Olympia, Wash.170..
..Hollister, Ida.170..
..Athena, Or.173..
Eugene, Or.179.
..Junction City, Or... 107..
...Island City, Or.155.
..Baker, Or.172.
..Portland, Or.158.
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Aggies Are Earnest and Determined;
Backs Against Wall and Full of Fight
John DeAVitt Gilbert.
Corvallis, Nov. 23.—Something new
in the way of college spirits is due to
make its debut into the scholarship
world. It is the O. A. C. spirit. AVe
are proud of our Oregon spirit but the
Aggies are offering a brand of pep that
must be granted a place not far behind.
Where Oregon is indifferent and cocks',
the students here are earnest and de
termined. Thy know that everything is
against them, but they are not letting a
little thing like adverse dope dampen
their spirits or dull their fighting edge.
Not only the team, but the whole body
of students, is in training. Tonight
every man in the college is taking his
trick at watching the bon fire.
They realize the strength of Oregon
almost as well as do the cocksure grid
iron experts that are predicting an easy
victory for the University, but there the
similarity ends. The Aggies have their
backs against the wall, but they are re
solved to give everything to back their
men. Theirs is a fine spirit of high re
solve and hard fighting. Behind their
ardor is a knowledge of their strength
and an understanding of the finalities
which make O. A. C. teams fight their
best when facing heavy odds. The at
titude is in the most direct contrast to
the cockiness and over-confidence of
Oregon.
The bonfire erected by the rooks is a
massive affair that would make Oregon’s
faculty throw up their hands in horror
were they to contemplate the work and
energy which has gone into its construc
tion. It dwarfs the one which signed the
Phi Delt shingles on the night of Novem
ber 3 last many times.
New stands are going up on both
sides of the gridiron and preparations
are being made for a monster crowd, al
though considerable disappointment is
voiced when they hear of the probable
size of Oregon’s contingent. They can
not understand that many Oregon stu
dents wilt not accompany the team. It
is a different Oregon Spirit from that
to which they have become accustomed
in the long line of games they have play
ed with the lemon-yellow.
They are not afraid of Oregon. Bear
that in mind. They respect us as a
powerful and honored enemy whom they
are going to entertain with the grand old
ancient precedent laid down by 300 well
known Spartans on the gridiron at
Thermopolae. Theirs is will and courage
and a confidence that it can be done.
They believe in Pipal—nicknamed the
Grey Fox—and are behind him and his
men every minute. They belive in the
vulnerability of Oregon when her armor
is rusted by over-confidence.. They also
believe implicitly in the notable adage
! and oft proved geometrical theorem:
The more corpulent a gentleman and the
larger the number of his hat, the greuter
the force with which he descends—be
ing interpreted—-the bigger they are, the
hardr they fall.
BLIND DO RESEARCH WORK
Blades and Cutsforth Conducting Inves
tigation in Field of Phychology.
The department of psychology is tak
ing up a new list of research problems.
Dr. Conklin, dean of the department,
is conducting a research on the determin
ation of individual differences in lip
reading and ability in the deaf; a survey
of individual differences in learning abil
ity of the deaf; and the study of the
mental processes involved in the oral
education of the deaf. Nothing definite
will be known about this research for a
week or two.
The students of the psychology depart
ment are working on the relative atten
tion value of the colors for advertising.
It will be perhaps two mouths before
anything definite is known on this sub
ject.
Other research problems being con
ducted by this department are: Super
stitions of adolescents by Dr. Conklin and
his students; modification of mental
tests for use in measuring the intelli
gence of blind children, by Dr. Wheeler,
Messrs. Blades and Cutsforth; space
illusions of the blind, by Messrs Dolph
and Cutsforth; dreams of the blind, by
Cutsforth and Dr. Wheeler; comparison
of early and recent memories of the
blind by Mr. Blades and Dr. Wheeler;
the acquisition of motor control in the
blind; by Dr. Wheeler, Messrs. Blades
and Cutsforth; the so-called irradiation
sense of the blind, by Dr. Wheeler,
Messrs. Blades and Cutsforth; methods
of presenting memorial material for
learning in the blind, by Dr. Wheeler,
Messrs. Blades and Cutsforth; analysis
of the higher intellectual processes of the
blind,' by Dr. Wheeler; the effect of in
structions on the rapidity and efficiency
of learning, by Dr. Wheeler and his stu
dents.
DANCE QUEER STEPS.
“Algebraic Antics,” or “Th* Dance of
the Figures” was the headline attraction
of a “Band Boost,” recently held by the
students of the University of Michigan.
Thirteen women in costume, and bearing
huge figures, went through the move
ments of an aesthetic dance, and in so
doing solved a problem in simultaneous
equation.
BEZDEK'S WARRIORS PRIMED FOR
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST,
Undefeated Lemon-Yellow Machine Invades Corvallis for De
cisive Clash of Season With Orange-Black Force. Vic
tory Will Finish Season in Blaze of Glory for Oregon.
Today’s Conflict to Decide Season’s Success or Failure for
Oregon. Aggie’s Last Chance to Avenge Their 35-0 De
feat by Washingon. Early Dope Favors Oregon. His
tory Shows Underdog Team Victorious. O&me Marks Cli
max for Both Schools.
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♦ SCORES OF FORMER OREGON-.♦
4 0. A. C. GAME. ♦
♦ Yenr .Ore. O.A.C. ♦
♦ 1884 . 0 10 ♦
♦ 1895 . 40 0 ♦
♦ 1890 . 8 4 ♦
4 1897 . 8 20 ♦
♦ 1898 .. 38 0 4
♦ 1899 . 38 0 ♦
4 1902 . 0 04
♦ 1903 . 5 0 4
♦ 1904 . 0 5 ♦
♦ 1905 . 0 0 ♦
♦ 1900 . 0 04
♦ 1907 . 0 4 ♦
♦ 1908 . 8 0#
♦ 1909 . 12 0 4
♦ 1910 . 12 0 4
♦ 1912. 3 0 4
4 1913 . 10 10 4
4 1914. 3 3 4
4 1915 . 9 04
4 — 4
4 Totals .212 08 4
4 Oregon victories .12 4
4 O. A. C. victories .3 4
4 Tie games .4 4
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Jimmy Sheehy
Corvallis is the cynosure of the foot
ball loving public of the northwest.
Tcday Hugo Bezdek leads his un
defeated lemon-yelow aggregation to the
Aggie arena, to meet Coach Pipal’s
orange nnd black warriors to settle the
1910 state championship. Today’s bat
tle marks the twentieth annual game in
the history of the two institutions—it
is the grand climax of both schools—it
marks a fitting close to the conference
season.
Enthusiasm anil spirit is running high
on both campuses. Upon the outcome of
the game Oregon students base the suc
cess or fuilurc of the season. They
would rather lose all the other games
than be whipped by O. A. C.
The game will be unique in more ways
than one. It marks the last chance of
the Aggies to atone for some of the de
feats suffered in the early season. It
is their last stand. It marks the invasion
on Corvallis soil of one of the greatest
teams ever turned out in the history
of Oregon. Bezdek’s problem is to fin-j
ish the season in a blaze of glory—to
keep his slate clean—the Aggies to make
amends for their ignominious 35 to 0;
crushing received at the hands of Wash
ington.
In contrast to last year’s struggle on
Kincaid field all the early dope fuvors
the Varsity to emerge an easy winner.
Yet the history of Oregon-O. A. C. games
since time immemorial shows that the
underdog, the underrated, the outdoped
team, has emerged the victor when fan
dom gave it little chance for a win.
To date, the Varsity has won 12
games while the Aggies have been able to
grab but three wins. Four of the an
nual battles have resulted in tie scores.
A ^win for O. A. C. will mark its
first victory since 1907, when Carl
Wolff made a placekick from the 35-yard
line for the only score of the day.
The eve of the battle finds Bezdek’s
men keyed to a high pitch, anxious and
ready to enter the fary. Tbuiks to Bill
Hayward and his untiring efforts, the
boys are in the best possible physical
condition. In fact, during the entire sea
son to date but one substitution has been
made in the original lineup, which was
but a temporary change. Captain Beck-1
ett, Montieth, Shy Huntington, Hollis
Huntington, Risley, Mitchell, Bartlett,
Parsons, Snyder, Spellmnn, and Tegart
have started and finished every game.
Parson’s ineligibility makes necessary the
first switch in the lineup. Captain Beck
ett will be seen at right half with Bas
Williams filling his vacated hole in the
line.
The game in past years has been the.
most fiercely fought and evenly con
tested of the year. Tomorrow’s engage
ment promises to be no exception, de
spite the fact that all the dope favors the
Varsity. Discarding comparative scores,
it ought to be one grand battle with the
final issue in doubt until the last whistle.
Johnny Beckett is leading the Ore
gon team in his fourth and final stand
against the Aggies. His career has been
marked by four years of hard work and
deserving success.
Be/dek sent the Varsity through
scrimmage practice with the second team
and freshmen on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday nights. Friday night they
indulged in a light workout to tone up
for the morrow. When they trotted
to the showers Bez pronounced the boys
ns ready to give a good account of them
selves.
PROFS. RESEMBLE FISHES
« « « «
6:30 PLUNGE NOT COLD
« # # «
ADVISE ALL TO PARTAKE
This may sound fishy but it’s true.
Every morning at 8:30 since college
has been in session, A. C. Shelton and J,
D. Foster urise, put on heavy sweaters,
and tennis shoes, nnd sprint from their
boarding house on Emerald street to the
boathouse, a distance of four blocks.
After canoeing for fifteen minutes, they
plunge into the limpid waters of that
historic pond, the millrace, for a few
minutes, re-dress and sprint home for
breakfast.
“Oh, no, it’s not very cold,” J. D. ex
plained when questioned, “I never feel
right when I’m away from home now;
can't wake up. Yes, I havo got a cold
but I’m losing it. I didn’t get that from
my eaTly swim though, got that from
watching the varsity maul the scrubs. I
advise everyone to try it. You’ll like it.”
CLUB WILL ACT AND DANCE
German Students Will Stage Play, Hop
and Christmas Celebration.
The German club will present Mark
Twain's “The Meisterschaft” on Jan
uary 7, according to present plans. The
members anticipated putting it on earl
ier but the possible dates arc all filled
until January.
At the meeting Wednesday evening
further plans for the play will be dis
cussed. When these plans are under
way the club will be ready to stage
the Christmas celebration which It has
been contemplating.
BISSET LEADS AGGIES
“Brissey” Is Junior, and Captain of Cor*
vallis Gridiron Forces.
Lee “Brissey” Bisset, the captain who
never plays, was elected to lead the O.
A. C. forces after Dutton, the ex-captain
broke his leg in the Multnomah-O. A. 0.
game. Bisset, who is a junior this year,
received his early football training in
Newberg high school and made the col
lege team in his freshman year.
Bisects regular position, is at end. ^