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Oregon Emerald VOL. 19 EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1917 NO. 11 TO BE BIG DISPLAY OF JAZZ (Leith Abbott.) , “I’m telling you that is going to be some event. We have oozed along in the muddy mire of inactivity long enough, and Friday night will see the biggest outbreak of Oregon Spirit which has occurred this year,” said a senior yesterday in speaking of the pajama parade which will be held Friday night. The pajama parade is the one big “jazzing up” event of the school year. It is always held before the first intercollegiate game on the cam pus, and in past years has brought forth the pepper and jazz of the, Or egon student body which has been heralded over the United States and especially among universities on the Pacific coast as invincible. The pa jama parade marks the end of the period of “just starting to school” and marks the beginning of those cher ished days when the many students of Oregon gather together as one to talk jazz, to think pepper, and to display interest in the football team and the other teams of the University. IF is the beginning of those good old days which are marked by midnight sessions of the {mlldog pipe, and full peg-top pants type of activity which the older graduates displayed when barber poles were found missing and the cackle of chickens broke the still ness of the midnight air. String Crandall Leader. Every upperclass man is on the com mittee arranging the details of the parade. “String” Crandall will be the brigadier general and will be there with his megaphone. Every man in the University between the ages of 10 and 50 years is expected to gather LEADER PROBABLY IS Oil HIS WAY-ONTHANK SLOW MOVEMENT OF SHIPS DUE TO SUBMARINE MENACE MAY BE CAUSE OF HIS DELAY. Purchase of Uniforms Is Left Unde cided by Military Affairs Committee. That Lieutenant-Colonel John Lead er is even now on his way across the Atlantic, is the belief of Karl Ont hank, secretary to President Camp bell, who has handled practically all of the correspondence between the University and the British war'leader. “It would have been obviously im possible for Leader to state definitely in his cablegram to us, the exact date of his intended departure from Eng land,” said Karl Onthank. “Yet I feel that the fact that he said that he would sail as soon as he could ar range to would indicate that there were no apparent obstructions.” Travel Is Slow. It now requires as long as 15 days to cross the Atlantic, said Mr. Ont liank, because of the menace of sub marines and the consequent low rate of speed that the ships are able to maintain. In addition to the low speed, the ships follow a detour across and are as liable to land in Canada or the Gulf of Mexico as at New York. “The very fact that there has been no additional word from Colonel Leader during the past week or ten days seems to bear out the theory that he has started,” said Onthank. There will be absolutely no definite action taken toward organizing for drill until either Leader or another drillmaster arrives on the ground. This is the decision of the military affairs committee of the faculty. Even the question of uniforms has been al lowed to rest in the hope that definite word would soon be received telling of Leader’s early arrival. Uniforms May Come. “In regard to the uniforms,” said Mr. Onthank. “it is probable that there will be a positive announcement made soen, because the administration re alizes that it is a question of impor tance to the men who have been post (Continued on page 2.) | at Friendly hall at 6:45 tomorrow night. i And now for the fun of the proces sion—the costumes. Every one who is to participate in the parade is to come costumed. As the name of the parade signifies, it will be a pajama parade and where it is possible every one should present himself fully at tired in pajamas. “Chuck” Dundore today made arrangements with the Eugene police force to declare a period of neutrality for two hours tomorrow night so that the student who is so fortunate as to own a pair of robin egg blue or sky green pink pajamas can feel at perfect liberty to wear them during the parade. Color is es sential to the parade and besides, think of the hit which pink pajamas will make when the parade visits the so rority houses. If Not Pajamas Then— If pajamas cannot be secured the prospective jazz maker can find a hearty welcome if he presents himself in his night shirt, or a track jersey with the necessary accompanying arti cles of clothing. Grandfather’s wed ding suit, mother’s birthday dress, un cle's working clothes, all form a neu cleus from which to build a costume. But should an investigation of the family warcfrobe offer up no apparel come in your school clothes. But above all, be there. The student coun cil offers a prize of $2.50 for the best costume and $1.50 for the second best outfit. Every student in school is eligible to compete for these prizes* To Start at 6:45. The parade will form at Friedly hall at 6:45 tomorrow night. From (Continued on page 2.) HOMECOMING PLANS MOVING NOVEMBER 17 DATE OF ANNUAL CAMPUS CELEBRATION. California Game and Big Reunion of Alumni Is but Three Weeks Distant. Homecoming day is breaking into the limelight. With the Liberty Loan and food con servation campaigns—to say nothing of football—occupying the attention of everyone on the campus, little more than nothing has been heard of this biggest event of the fall semester. Three weeks from Saturday, Novem ber 17, Oregon “grads” will come back to the campus on their, official annu al visit. Within the next two days all of the committees which are to have charge of the Homecoming day arrangements will be appointed, says President Sheehy. Already the committee which is to have charge of the informal dance, the closing event of the day, is at work. Yesterday they met for the first time and made the following di vision of the preparations: Patrons and patronesses: Marie Ba dura; decorations, Mary Murdock; finances, Dwight Wilson; publicity and advertising, Arthur Runquist; re ception corner arrangements, Law rence Hershner; orchestra, Roberta Schuebel; refreshments, Helen Mc Donald; programs, Newton Center. In keeping with the spirit of all Uni versity affairs this year, the dance is to be informal. SHEEHY AND MACPHERSON IN PORTLAND Attend Business Men’s Meeting for Y. M. C. A.; University to Raise $2,000. James Sheehy, president of the stu dent body, and James Macpherson, secretary of the University Y. M. C. A., were in Portland yesterday attend ing a meeting of Portland business men, called for the purpose of out lining a campaign to raise funds for the army Y. M. C. A. work. The sum of $8,000 lias been allotted to college students of Oregon to con ^rj£>ute as their share. Definite plans to raise this amount will be discussed at the meeting at which delegates from all over the state will be present. The University is expected to raise $2,OOo of the total. I KENT WILSON WRITES OF LIFE AT FORT GREENE FORMER OREGON TRACK STAR NOW WITH MEDICAL UNIT EXPECTS TRANSFER TO FRANCE SOON. SUNDAY “LID” TIGHT IN SOUTHERN TOWN “Must Do a 440 in 50 Flat When Guard Hollers ‘Halt’ at Night,” Says Bill’s Prodigy. In a letter to friends on the campus, Kent R. Wilson, ’18, former Oregon track star, and now with themedical corps at Camp Greene, N. C„ writes that North Carolina may have balmy southern weather in the day time, but “it's awful cold at night,” and en closes a poem to prove it. Wilson writes: “I was transferred last week from the medical depart ment, 162nd Infantry (Oregon), by or red of the division surgeon and placed in charge of the regimental hospital i attached to the 147th Machine Gun Battalion. The battalion was former ly the 2nd Idaho Infantry, having been • split up in accordance with the plans of the War Department. Many of the infantry units are being changed into the machine gun and artillery organi zations for the purpose of supplying these distinctive units that the divis ion was lacking. I believe that with the complete organization of the di vision and a month or so of intensive ; training we will be on our way to I France. j “This is really a wonderful camp, ideally located, and with perfect drain age, as we are right in the low roll ing hill country characteristic of this part of the state, and groves of oak, maple and pine cover the entire camp, and with their crimson tints and va ried hues of autumn at this time they are really beautiful. The weather here is somewhat similar to Indian sum mer in Oregon. The days are ideal with the southern sun, but oh, the nigljts are awfully cold, and especially when you only have two thin blan kets. Me and my two thin blankets, As thin as a slice of ham. A German spy was likely the guy Who made ’em for Uncle Sam. How did I sleep? Don’t kid me. i My bedtick is filled with straw And lumps and humps and big fat bumps That punched me till I’m all raw. You could use ’em for porous plasters, Or maybe to strain the soup, My pillow’s my shoes when I try to snooze— And I’ve chilblains, cough and the croup. Me and my two thin blankets, Bundled up under my chin— Yes, a German spy was likely the guy, And Gosh! but he made ’em thin. “A steady stream of soldiers from the Northwest continue to pour into camp each day. The capacity of the camp is about 50,000 men; to date there are about 25,000. Yesterday, being pay day, these 25,000 wild men from the Northwest took possession of the dignified town of Charlotte. Charlotte is a ‘quaint old town’ and it has quaint southern customs, one be ing an absolute closed town on Sun days, even to the drug stores. You can’t even buy a cigar, let alone a ‘coca-cola.’ A vigorous campaign has been started by the public-spirited citizens of the town to remove the Sunday ‘lid,’ but to date the movement has been unsuccessful. “The ‘Oregon’ boys in camp are showing up great in every depart ment; they are really the pride of the camp and I know that they will be among the first to ‘go over the top.’ Tell ‘Bill’ that I am keeping in good condition, as it is quite necessary to do a 440 in about 50 flat when the guard hollers ‘halt’ at night and you haven’t a pass. Also tell him I will be back about 1936 in time to beat O. A. C. in the annual spring meet.” KENT R. WILSON. Sergt. Med. Dept. 147 M. G. Bn. Over 90 per cent of the men who constituted Princeton’s ’varsity ath* letic teams last year are now mem bers of some branch of active war ser vice. FANS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT UGOH-IDAHO CONFLICT ENCOURAGED BY GEM STATERS’ CONSISTENT FAILURE TO * WIN FROM LEMON-YEL LOW IN PAST. FROSH UNABLE TO DENT ’VARSITY LINE New First-Team Includes Tregilgas, Cook and McCready; Hunter and Macey Still Out. Lineup for Saturday’s Game Oregon Anderson Williams Maddock Leslie Tregilgas Nelson Wilson Couch Position Idaho L. E. Robinson L. T. Jackson Capt L. G. C. R. G. It. T. R. E. L. H. Barber Plastina Hartwell Carnahan Bersliear Goweu Thompson Roberts Evans Dingle Cook F. B. McCready R. H. Steers Q. Officials: SamDolan, referee; Geo. Philbrook, umpire; R. Mattthews, head linesman. Time of Game—2:30 P. M. The conference football season ‘will be officially ushered iu on Kincaid field Saturday afternoon, when Ore gon’s rejuvenated eleven tries conclu sions with Coach Bleamaster’s light team from the University of Idaho. The dope sheet shows one defeat for each team so far, the ’varsity fall ing before W. S. C. 26-3 and Idaho suc cumbing to O. A. C. on Tendleton field 26-6. Both of the Aggie schools are blessed with veteran teams, so the game here looks like a 50-50 toss-up, with the team that gets the breaks coming out on top. Oregon Optimistic. Oregon fans are optimistic concern ing the outcome, and point to the fact that Idaho has never been able to win a game from the lemon-yellow during the long period the colleges have been meeting each other, to back up their confidence. It is a significant fact that no matter how strong a team Idaho has had, they have never been able to go back to Moscow with the long end of the score. The last time Oregon played Idaho was in 1915 on Kincaid field, when Bezdek’s crew emerged victo rious 19-7. A striking coincidence was that Oregon had been walloped by W. S. C. 28-3 the week before. Bezdek will put a slightly different lineup on the field than the one .which faced Pullman. Macey has been un able to come out for practice all week, due to his banged-up knee, and Tre gilgas will fill in at right guard. In tlie backfield, McCready will start the contest at right half and George Cook at fullback. Hunter’s ankle is no bet ter, and it is feared a bone may be out of place. Idaho Has Few Veterans. Idaho will be represented by five or six old men, combined with some mem bers of their last year’s frosh team. Dingle and Jackson aye both veterans of three years’ standing. Jackson does the kick-offs and Thompson the punting. From the way the ’varsity was plow ing through the frosh last night, pros pects for a win look rosy indeed. Couch and Steers ripped big holes in the freshman line and tore off five and ten yards at a clip. Straight plunging and a few forward passes gave the ’varsity five touchdowns in the hour and a half of scrimmage. Direct Pass Used. The frosh played Idaho formations hut were unable to dent the ’varsity line to any appreciable extent. The Gem-Staters use a variation of the di rect pass system. A good number of their plays involve a double pass. The Idaho team is due to arrive Fri day and will probably work out on Kincaid field in the afternoon. I --—. The parade tomorrow afternoon is a University affair. Get behind it and boost. There’s nothing like a good>old Ore gon oskie for killing the hookworm of sluggishness. o WILL JOIN IN SELLING BONDS The University’s share in the Eu gene Liberty Loan celebration tomor row afternoon will include participa tion in the big parade planned as the final drive for bond buyers. A half holiday has been granted by the fac ulty, and members of the student body and faculty are being urged by the student, council and faculty committee, headed by Dean Straub, to get out and get in lino tomorrow afternoon. As outlined this afternoon, the pa rade will start from the University library tomorrow afternoon and “men, women and children” should be on 1 and at 1:45 o’clock to take part in tho student rally to be held before starting down town. At Willamette street the line of stu dents and faculty members, march ing four abreast and headed by the University band, will fall in line with the Eugene citizens and school chil dren, who are to meet at the City Hall. The parade will move down Willam ette street to the fountain by the Southern Pacific depot, where the col umn will countermarch and return to the new armory. At the armory a program lasting about 45 minutes will be given under the direction of the University faculty. The Portland Liberty Loan head quarters assured Karl Ontlmnk, sec retary to President Campbell, by long distance telephone this afternoon that Judge Thomas A. Burke, former col lector of internal revenue in Portland, would be on hand tomorrow afternoon to deliver the principal address at tho rally. James S. Sheehy, president of the Associated Students, will represtent i Hit student body, and President Camp bell will probably introduce the other speakers, who will be chosen from the ! faculty. It will be a very brief pro gram of snappy speeches, according to Mr. Onthank. Special musical numbers by the band will be part of the program at the armory. “In all probability,” said Onthank, “tomorrow’s parade will see more peo plo in lino than any other parade in the history of Eugene. * There will be 2,500 children from the Eugene public schools, 1,000 members of the Uni versity student body and faculty, and a large number of townspeople.” The University has already sub $4,700 to the Liberty bond sale, ac cording to the reports at noon today. This is divided between the faculty, which according to Mrs. Ellen Pennell, in charge of the personal solicitation among the faculty members, has pledged itself for $3,500, the Phi Gam ma Deltas $100, Friendly hall $200, and other organizations previously re ported, $900. The sale of many additional bonds at the men’s dormitory is assured be cause of the fact that a number of groups of five men have been organ ized, each of whom is to put $10 in a Liberty Bond. Besides the bonds purchased in the names of the various organizations, the number of Liberty Bond buttons seen on the campus, testify to the large number of students who have purchased individual bonds. What the total of these is cannot be esti mated, but it is known that it eaches I a largo sum. M’ARTHUR COMING TO GAME FOOTBAL FAN, NOW CONGRESS MAN, DUE SATURDAY To Graduate of *01, Is Largely Due Honor of Installing Gridiron Sport at Oregon. “Pat” McArthur, known In the his tory o£ the University as “the father of football,” is to visit his old haunts again Saturday afternoon and will at tend the Oregon Idaho game. McAr^ thur, who has borne the tiele of Con gressman for several terms, is tour ing the state in the interest of the 1 iberty Loan bond issue and is now “somewhere in Oregon,” in or around Marshfield. An effort is being made by the Eugene bond sale committee to secure Congressman McArthur to speak after the big parade and rally tomorrow afternoon. “l'at graduated in 1901,” said Dean Straub this morning, “and for a while lived on a farm near Rickreall, where lie studied law. After practicing law for a short time he ran for Congress and was elected, having served sev eral terms since.’ It was largely due to the efforts of McArthur, said Dean Straub, that foot ball became tl e established sport that it now is at the University. “ ‘Pat’ never played any ‘varsity football,” said the Dean. “That was too stren uous for him. But he loved the game and he did evuythlng that he could to make it popular.” ■ It may be true,” said the guardian of the frosh wilh a smile, “that Clif ton’s grades were not always the very highest, but tins much is certain: he was back of every move that was a benefit to the • niversily. “McArthur had a tremendous amount of energy and was able to ac complish more than the average stu dent as far as hard work was con cerned,” said Dean Straub. FORMER OREGON MEN IN FRANCE Lee Bostwick, of Baker, who has been in training on Long Island, left several days ago with a field hospital corps for service in France. Mr. Bost wick is remembered by Oregon alum ni as a star runner. Another former Oregon student, Donald B. Smythe, a nephew of Prof. E. E. DeCou, of the mathematics 0 department, who has been studying engineering in Colora do Collegg, at Colorado Springs, left in September with a detachment of army engineers for France. OREGON-MARINE GAME ATTRACTING ATTENTION FORECAST SETS ATTENDANCE AT GRIDIRON CLASSIC AROUND 5,000 MARK; PATRIOTISM BEING FEATURED. Army, State and City Officials Are In vited; Military Banda Will Provide Music. “There will probably be at least 5,000 people at the Oregon-U. S. Ma rines game in Portland November 3,” said Graduate Manager A. R. Tiffany, who returned from Portland yesterday, after completing arrangements for the advance sale of tickets for the game. “The game is arousing a great deal of interest there and the people of Portland are making a patriotic affair out of it instead of a straight foot ball game.” Many Notables Invited. Governor Withycombe and staff, Colonel Rentier, U. S. A., stationed at Vancouver Barracks, Congressman “Pat” McArthur, Mayor Baker and the City Commissioners of Portland, and * the board of regents of the Universi ty have been invited to attend the game. The services of the Portland Police band and the United States Army band from Vancouver Barracks have been assured for the afternoon. “The game has a spectacular sig nificance,” said Mr. Tiffany this morn ing, “because of the fact that this is probably the last trip north that the men on the marine team will have be fore they go into active service. Many of the men are Portlanders and a few are from Southern Washington. This alone would insure a large attendance without the other attractive features. Game to Start Late. "In addition, the very fact that so many old college stars are included in the lineup, with the mapority of places falling to Oregon men, is prov-° ing an attraction." The game lias been set. foe =three 0 o’clock instead of 2:30 in order that: the people who wdrk Saturday after noons may attend. One admission is to include both reserved seats and general admission to the grounds. “A miss is as good as a mile.” The girls are always good for several miles In the rally serpentines.