VOL. 19. EUGENE, OREGON. THURSDAY, NOV. 1, 1917. NO. 14.
PATRIOTIC MS
REFUSE HEARING TO
MILITANTS ATTEMPT TO FORCE
AN AUDIENCE UPON OREGON
FRATERNITY SISTERS.
COURTESY EXTENDED BY
“U” WOMEN VIOLATED
Kappa and Pi Phi Girls Resent Effort to
Convert Dinner Into Woman's
Party Meeting.
Taking advantage of a fraternal cour
tesy extended them by the local chapters
of Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi Beta
Phi, of which national organizations they
are members. Miss Anne Martin and Miss
Oalderhead, who were refused a hearing
by the loyal women of Eugene, last night
attempted to convert a social dinner at
which they were guests at the Kappa
Kappa Gamma house in to a Woman’s
party meeting and were repudiated by
the women of the two fraternities.
Miss Martin and Miss Calderhead,
both members of the radical element of
the Woman’s party who have been at
tempting to force President Wilson into
supporting the national suffrage amend
ment by methods condemned throughout
the country, arrived in Eugene several
days ago and attempted to hold a meet
ing among the women of the city. Not
only did the women refuse to meet with
them, but also they were denied the use
of the Hotel Osburn and other places
where they wished to hold meetings.
Took Mean Advantage.
Miss Martin is a member of the Kappa
Kappa Gamma and Miss Calderhead of
the Pi Beta Phi. As a matter of fra
ternal courtesy they were asked as.(Sin
ner guests at the Kappa house last eve
ning and arrangements were made to
have the Pi Beta Phi girls join the group
in a social way following the dinner. Ac
cording to members of the two fraterni
ties the girls understood that the meet
ing was to be purely a social one and that
political questions were not to be brought
up. When granked a hearing Miss Mar
tin at once launched into a discussion of
the topic which the girls looked upon as
taboo.
She urged that the fight which the mili
tants have been carrying on in Washing
ton for immediate passage of the na
tional suffrage amendment be carried on
even though it may hinder in the prose
cution of the war. She said that it is
necessary that the amendment he passed
at once and condemned President Wilson
for his refusal to recognize the militants
who have ben staging demonstrations in
Washington attacking the president.
Women Leave Room,
Most of the women left the room when
Miss Martin's remarks began to border
upon the unpatriotic, but others remained
to remonstrate with her. Her request to
turn the gathering into a woman’s party
meeting was denied and when she offered
to read a resolution calling upon Presi
dent Wilson to urge the immediate pass
age of the suffrage amendment she was
hissed down. Not for a moment would
(Continued on pa^e four.)
ORDERED TO SAN ANTONIO
ORDNANCE STUDENTS SOON TO
GO TO GOVENRMENT ARSENAL
tudents in the ordnance class who
are now completing their course of in
struction in the School of Commerce
will be on their way to the Government
Arsenal at San Antonio. Texas, by No
vember 12. This positive assurance has
just been received by Prof. C. C. Jere
miah, director of the ordnance stores
course, in a telegram from the War De
partment at Washington.
Prof. Jeremiah is authorized to enlist
the men individually as fast as they
complete their work, as each man will
entrain for San Antonio immediately fol
lowing his enlistment. The War Depart
ment considers it inadvisable to enlist
the men in a body.
This means that as soon-as the class
returns to the campus from its visit to
the industrial plants at Portland on
November 5, and 7. they will take
their final examinations and be mustered
into the federal serve ■. Prof. Jeremiah
believes that the details of examinations
wnd mustering in can be completed by
Saturday, November 10. o that the en
tire class of 50 men who have been re
cruited from various parts <X s*.e Pa
cific coast will become a unit of the !
national defense service at the earliest j
moment.
Classmates Submerge a
Frosh Member.
Paint Appears on Campus. But
the Freshmen Appear Soon
and Green Marks Vanish
Halloween and the goblin spirit got
the best of some freshmen last night
if the signs of activity on the campus
this morning between 12:30 and three
o’clock can be taken as an indication.
The evening's program ran something
lige this:
? p. m.—Taint makes its appearance
on the library steps, the senior bench,
the fence about Kincaid field and sev
eral of the sidewalks leading to the
University.
11 p. m.—The frosh vigilance com
mittee meets on Kincaid field.
11:01 p. m.—The paint is discovered.
12:30 a. m.—"Proxy” Hammersley,
under the watchful eye of a half dozen
frosh. washes the senior bench free from
stain.
1:00 a. m.—“Rig" Rosenberg gets
some more h,ot Voter.
2:00 a. m.—Justice (Blindfolded, ns
usual) holds court in Kincaid field.
2:58 a. m.— Neptune receives his of
ferings at his shrine back of the Kappa
Rig house.
‘‘We were bound that we would beat
’em to it.” said one of the frosh at
the close of the program. “The seniors
protect us so why shouldn’t we pro
test. their bench?”
The climax to the morning’s celebra
tions came when a member of the vig
ilance committee was taken in hand and
first ducked then hot-handed just as the
third hour of today was striking.
Today and for several days to come,
Rollin Woodruff will eat from the Delt
mantle.
ONLY FOUR CANDIDATES APTEAR
FOR CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM
U. to Meet 0. A. C. Before Football
Game Thanksgiving Day in Portland;
Not One Veteran From Last
Year’s Team in College
“What I need is more men to work
with,” said Bill Hayward last night in
speaking of the cross-country team. “So
far only four or five eligible men have
been turning out regularly, so I have
no way of telling bow we stand.”
The annual O. A. C.-Oregon meet will
be held this year in Portland just prior
to the football game between these two
schools on Thanksgiving Day. Instead
of using merely four men as in former
years either six or ten will be entered
from each school, thus making the event,
one of much greater competition be
tween the institutions, as well as be
tween the individuals entered.
Last year, much to the surprise of
everyone, Oregon tied the Aggies in
Corvallis. However, not a single man
who entered that meet is in school this
year, so consequently Hayward has to
develop a team from all new material.
Their is a chance for anyone above
freshment standing to represent the
University in this mee* and every man
who ever used a pair of track shoes is
urged to turn out at once.
The schedule has not been arranged
as yet but according to Hayward no
varsity games will be held until after
■the Christmas holidays.
GIRLS’ BAND TRYOUT SET
Will Contest Saturday: First Practice
Monday in Villard
With practically enough girls signed
up, tryouts for the University women’s
band are expected to be held next Sat
urday and the initial practice will prob
ably be held in Villard hall Monday
night, according to Albert Perfect, band
director in the school of music.
Already twenty instruments have
been promised, but ten or more are need
ed. Mr. Perfect said, so if any students
can secure them from their home towns
they are asked to do so.
CANOEING RECORD IS MADE
Grctchen Colion and Helen Case Do
Mile and a Half in 13 Minutes
The canoeing record was broken the
other day when TTFctcTIen * niton and ;
Helen Case got ot the paddles. They
covered the canoeing course which is
over one ami a half mils long in thirteen
minutes. The fastest record previously
made was seventeen minutes. This rec
ord was made at the inter-class race
which is held annually in the Spring.
FRED PACKWOOD IS CHAIRMAN
OF GROUP APPOINTED TO COL
LECT TEXTS FOR MEN IN THE
U. S. ARMY CAMPS
Portland Public Library Co-operates
With University by Forwarding
Reading Matter to Men
Books for the members of the T’nitod
States array now eneamped throughout
the country are being collected on the
campus by a committee composed of
Fred Backwood, chairman, Herman
Lind and Jesse Witty and will be for
warded to the camps through the Port
land public library. Mr. Pnckwood has
arranged to have a box installed in ‘the
University library in which books may be
placed at any time.
“Our quota is 1000 books’’ said Mr.
Pnckwood today. “That means that each
of us will have to give about three
books. This is a comparatively small
number as far ns the individual is con
cerned if each one will take the matter
seriously.”
Mr. Packwood plans a house to house
canvass among the sororities and fra
ternities, and would like volunteers to
handle the collection of books from the
town students. The collection of books
must be given immediate attention, said
Packwood. else the studies of the men
will be delayed until they are ordered
into active service.
Miss Isom, of the Portland public
library, has written the following letter
describing the native of the books de
sired :
“Send the textbooks directly to us so
that they can be sorted and shipped on
call. The men at the camps have now
got to the point where they send us
orders for so many trigonometries, al
gebras. etc., they do not care for a mis
cellaneous box of texts. A largo number
of certain textbooks is si ill needed—
algebras, trigonometries, geometries.j
arithmetics, Gregg shorthand, hooks on
typewriting, spellers, modern histories,
practical English, elementary French and
Spanish. Do not send us any Latin
books, I am having to throw out so
many. Neither do they ask for physiol
ogy nor any of the sciences.
“I wish you would toll the students
how much the books are apreciated. I
had an interview with Dr. Coleman the
(Continued on page four.)
OLD PLAYERS OUT FOR WORK
BEFORE OFFICIAL CALL
Hayward to Take Bezdek’s Place as
Coach; Last Year’s Men Have
Charge Till Close of Foot
ball Season.
Although the official call for basket
ball has not been sounded as yet by
Coach Bill Hayward, many members of
last year’s varsity and frosh squads
are turning out regularly, getting into
condition for the coming season, which
will begin immediately after the con
cluson of the football season. Kvery
afternoon for the past week ffom eight
to ten men have been shooting baskets
and passing in the gymnasium and con
ditions are very favorable for a good
team.
As Bezdek is going to leave as soon
as football is over, Hayward has been
appointed to succeed him in basketball.
Bill has had considerable experience in
that line, in that he has coached the
freshman teams regularly while Bez
dek took full charge of the varsity.
Some of last year's men are taking
charge of the practice until Hayward
will be relieved of his duties with the
football squad, which will be immediate
ly after Thanksgiving Day.
“We are going to win and to wipe out
last year’s defeats.” Hayward declared
today. “We have the material, and
with an early start we should be able
to put a winner on the floor.”
In order that all men will be given
a c-h.ince. four baskets will be set up
in the drill shed next to the gymnasium
to take eare of the overflow on the
main floor. The frosh s$uad will be
accomodated here thus living the gum
nasium proper to varsity eandidates
only.
Among those who have been turning
~il this wv.k ili'e .T.-m l'V,A, I.r In si
varsity, and Ned Fowler. Tirnie Boylen,
Lee Waldron and Carl Knudsen of the
frosh team of last year. Others who
ought to bid well for positions ori the
team are CstI Nelson, Walter Orebe,
Lynn McCready and Dow Wilson, ail of]
whom are experienced men.
SLOGAN OF COMMITTEE IS “HELP
US SKIN THE GOLDEN
BEAR"’ ON NO
VEMBER 17
1300 Former Students Are Urged to
Return to Campus For the California
Game and Big Celebration
“We «re counting on you to come
back to ‘Old Oregon’ for our annual
Homecoming Day—Saturday, November
17. Bezdek’s Varsity meets the veteran
California eleven on Kincaid Field—help
us skin the Golden Bear.’ ”
Come back and renew old acquaint
ances—come back and join ns with a big
“Oskie-Wow-Wow.” YVe will guarantee
you a lively time—big Campus Ltineh
eon and Homecoming Ball in the big
down-town Armory—both free to Ore
gon grads.
Oregon needs you—you can't afford
to miss the Oregon-California game.
Bigger—better—busier— Saturday—
Annual Homecoming—November 17.
1300 Alumni Are Invited
This plea from the Alma Mater to
her children was printed on postals and
mailed yesterday to 1300 former Oregon
students in the United States, including
both graduate and under-graduate alum
ni. Besides these invitations, 1000 Ore
gon stickers are to be circulated, and the
publicity committee urges every student
to write to members of the “old guard”
and use the miniature posters freely.
The Portland Alum association is
making efforts to gain from Oregon
camps permission for University men
now in training to visit the campus
November 17. The fraternities seem
hopeful that many of the men now in the
service may be present.
Marie Badurn. head of the dance
committee, has named 'the following as
patrons and patronesses: Governor and
Mrs. James Withycoihbe, President and
Mrs. P. L. Campbell, C. O. Peterson,
mayor of Eugene, Frank Jenkins, presi
dent of Eugene Chamber of Commerce,
Dean and Mrs. John Straub, Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Dixon, Dean Elizabeth Fox.
Dr. and Mrs. O. F. Stafford. Judge and
Mrs. E. O. Potter, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Bean, Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Schmdit, Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Piper, Dr. John Lands
bury, Ada Hall and Dr. and Mrs. E. S.
Bates.
Music for the dance will be furnished
by Hendersehott’s 12-piece orchestra,
and probably musical selections by the
combined glee clubs.
Decorations will be made in the Ore
gon colors, but will be used only on the
stage and for the punch booth.
Campus Luncheon Planned
“A real feed" is what Ilelene De
lano. president of Women’s League,
wants the campus luncheon to be. The
men’s gymnasium will be tire location
of a regular cafeteria, say the members
of the committee.
Housing of the guests is in charge of
a committee headed by Paul Spangler,
who says that each one will be properly
taken care of.
Hearty co-operation is promised the
University by down-town merchants,
who arc planning special Oregon win
dows with “lemon-yellow” greatly in
evidence.
3RD OFFICERS’ RESERVE CORPS
NOT OPEN TO OREGON MEN.
Graduates <>f the University of Ore
gon apparently are not going to he ad
mitted to the Third Officers’ Reserve
Training camps on the same basis as to
the two previous camps. This would
appear from the fact that to date the
University has not been included in the
list of those colleges and universities
whose graduates are to be recommended
for admission to the next camp.
It was at first anonanced that only
men already in the federal service
would be admitted this time. Outer this
was changed to include graduates of
military colleges of repute and to a
few universities which recently installed
military instruction. Notable among
these being Harvard and Princeton.
Application was made by the Uni
versity for consideration when this list
was being made up but apparently noth
ing has been done toward this end, for
-tri iv oh-‘ "" '■■■'■‘■■rob hen- of the
naming of the University as one of Un
favored ones.
The plea for a place on the list was
based on the fact that graduates made
good at the other two camps and it
should naturally follow that they would
at this next series of camps.
Liberty Bond Speech Is
Changed.
Prof. F. S. Dunn and Grorgio Mc
Morran Find Tlvdir Audience
Ready For W. C. T. U.
Nobody at Irving know that Professor
F. S. Dunn, of the University, and
GeoTge McMorran, Eugene business
man. were to deliver an address on
Liberty Bonds last Friday when they
stepped off the train at Irving and asked
for direction to the “bond meting.”
Both had carefully prepared speeches on
Liberty bonds but inquiry at the depot
revealed that there was no bond meet
ing.
Somthing was wrong and Professor
Dunn and Mr. McMorran investigated
further, it became known today.
One citizen was finally found on the
street who told that the only meeting
of the day in Irving was then being held
at the schoolhouse. It was in the mem
ory of Frances Willard, he said. He
said that two Eugene men were sched
uled to speak.
“Who was Frances Willard ” asked
Mr. McMorran.
Both later appeared on the speaker’s
platform at the memorial meeting but
the details of their addresses were not
given out in Eugene until yesterday. Mr.
McMorran’s remarks on the life of the \
W. O. T. U, founder were necessarily ;
extemporaneous except for the patriotic
touch given to the address through a
mention of the Liberty bonds and Lib
erty bond week.
PRESIDENT OF REED COLLEGE TO
GIVE ILLUSTRATED TALK ON
WAR NOV. 14
Senator McNary, Dr. 0. H. Richardson,
F. D. Kershner. Will Adilross Stu
dents in Near Futuro; IV1or
gonthau May Como
The schedule for assembly and pro
grams for the rest of the term is now
ready.
“We are trying to get men of prom
inence to speak at assembly this term,”
said Karl Onthank, secretary to Presi
dent Campbell, yesterday, “and I think
we have succeeded.”
The assembly next Wednesday will be
devoted to in. campaign to raise the Y.
AT. A. army relief fund. The speak
ers have not been announced.
President William T. Foster, of Iteed
College, will speak November 14 on his
experiences during his recent trip to
France, and will give the reason for his
changed attitude toward war. IIis talk
will be illustrated with slides.
Senator Charles 1,. McNary is sched
uled for November 21. The next week
Or. Oliver IT. Richardson, professor of
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BEZDEK SAYS BECKETT ANB
HIS COHORTS WILL DO
MOST OF THE
RUNNING
Coach Has No Experienced Men; Baz
Was Play Breaker and
Ball Carrier at the
Same Time >
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
♦ Lineup For Saturday’s Game ♦
♦ - ♦
♦ Oregon Position Marines ♦
♦ Anderson .... Li.E.Mitchell ♦
♦ Berg . L*.T. Beckett ♦
♦ Maddock ... L.O. ... Ridderhoff ♦
♦ Leslie.C.Cushman ♦
♦ Tregilgae .... RO. Halt ♦
♦ Nelson .R.T. Bailey ♦
♦ Wilson.R.E.Hobson ♦
♦ Steers . Q. Brown ♦
♦Couch .L.H.Molthen ♦
♦ McCready ... R.H. ... Gardner ♦
♦ Cook . F.B.Huntington ♦
♦ Officials: Sam Dolan, referee; ♦
♦ George Philbrook, head linesman; ♦
♦ R. Mattews, umprie. ♦
(By William A. Haseltine)
No South Son. soothsayer is needed to
toll who will win when Oregon bucks
nip against the Mare Island Marines on
Multnomah field in Portland next Sat
urday. A glance at the sailors’ lineup
is sufficient to silence the most rabid
Oregon enthusiast, but in spite of the
fact that Oregon is out-doped from
every angle, a quiet confidence is per
vading the team that, they will give the
much-vaunted Marines a run for their
money.
From what Conch Bezdek says, the
running will be n|U on the (part of
Johnny Beckett, and his cohorts.
“They can mnke the score nnything
they want to,” said Bez. “There isn’t
a spot on my line they can’t hammer for
gains and as for offense—there is none.”
Bar Williams Leaves Ranks
Baa Williams’ departure from the
ranks, left the couch without an ex
perienced man in the line. Baz was the
best man on the team at breaking up
plays innd could also take his turn at
carrying the hall. Berg, who played
guard, during the first part of the seas
on will take his place Saturday.
Glen Macey and “Dot" Medley are
both practically recovered from their
injuries and may get in the battle also.
Bezdek was undecided last night how
many men lie would tnke to Portland
Friday morning. At least 18 will make
the trip and possibly the entire squad.
Everybody is assured the trip to the
<). A. C. game on Thanksgiving.
Scrimmage Adds Gloom to Varsity
A long session of scrimmage Wednes
day in which the freshmen and second
team did about as they pleased with
the Varsity, added to the gloom that has
(Continued on page four.)
House Managers Sign Pledge
For Conservation of Food
The pledge card campaign for food
conservation closed todn.v when the
house managers of the various clubs and
fraternal organizations, in response to
short tall(s by the food conservation
committee appointed by Chairman Shee
ny, signed the following pledge:
“To the Food Administrator: I am
glad to join you in the service of food
conservation for our nation and I hereby
accept membership in the United States
Food Administration, pledging myself to
carry out the directions and advice of
the Food Administrator in my home, in
sofar as my circumstances permit.”
Speakers Address Groups.
A speaker went to each of the houses
and spoke briefly during the lunch hour.
Kmnm Wootton spoke at Kappa Kappa
Camilla. Chi Onmga, and Delta Gamma;
Lenra Jerard went to Delta Delta Del
ta, Gamma Phi Beta, and Mary Spil
ler; Jeanette Calkins addressed Kappa
Alpha Theta, J’i Beta Phi and Alpha
I 1,i; George Cook talked to Sigma Chi,
i eitn Tau Delta, and Phi Delta Theta;
Thurston Caraway went to Sigma Xu,
I• i• t:i Tlo lo Pi. arid Alpha Tau Omega;
Jimmy Sheehy spoke to Kappa Sigma,
Friendly Hall, and Phi Gamma Delta.
Each house was given a food adminis
tration card to display in its windows.
Co-operation Willing.
The houses are reported by the
speakers to be showing a sincere interest
in the campaign. Without exception they
1mvo reorganized thoir menus so as to
conserve the great staples, wheat, red
moat, augar and fats. "Cutting down on
these four articles does not necesasrily
mean a reduction of house bilis,” says
.Innmy Sheehy, "because substitutes
have to be found for them, and the sub
stitutes cost as much as the original
article or even more.”
Miss Tingle To Aid.
In the matter of substitutes Miss Lil
lian Tingle, head of the domestic arts
department, is working out sets of menus
which she will present to the various
rumpus organizations soon. Miss Tin**'
says that substitutions can not be made
at random, but must be made with some
knowledge of the nutritive values of the
f< ods which we attempt to substitute.
In a follow-up campaign Miss Tingle,
with the co-operation of Dean Fox, will
make talks to the houses in which she
will give out some first hand informa
tion on foods which can be intelligently
substituted for the four staples which
we must conserve.
“The food campaign has so far been a
great success,” said Jeanette Calkins,
n member of the food conservation coin
rnittee. “Some of the houses anticipated
tlie camrms campaign and had already
signed pledge cards and turned them
over to A. C. Dixon, the epunty food ad
ministrator. Everyone was glad to co
operate.’’