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Oregon Emerald VOL. 19. EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 1917. NO. 20. ALL DECKS CLEARED FOR BMMECOMING Preparations Complete to Keep Visitors Happy From Time of Arrival Until Departure. ENLISTED MEN EXPECTED Campus Luncheon to Be Hoov erized; Decorations for Dance Inexpensive. “Clear decks for action!” Chairmen of Homecoming Day com mittees have given this, their final or der, to the half dozen committees which in turn have passed the word to the student body as a whole. The machin ery which for the past two weeks has been forging along, preparing for the largest of the Homecoming days, tonight stands ready to cater to every need of the University’s guests. From the moment that the visitor ar rives, until he crawls into his bunk, at three o’clock Monday morning, there will not be an idle moment for him. Football games, soccer, luncheons, re ceptions, and dances in plenty, will keep him occupied. Interested in University Affairs There appears to be throughout the state, a keen interest in the University this year, because of the showing that the student body has made purely from the standpoint of size. With more stu dents registered now than there wore last year, at the first of January, the school has attracted considerable at tention in all parts of the United States. With this in mind the committees have gone ahead, preparing to accomodate the largest crowd of alumni, that has ever been on the campus at any time. “Fan yon hang me on a hook for the week end?” has been the substance of scores (Continued on page three) SOCCER TEN TO PUT Varsity Will Meet 0, A. C. Here Saturday Morning. Defeat Last Week Adds Deter mination to University Aggregation. Sower followers will receive their first chance of seeiilj: the varsity team in action, on next Saturday morning, ■when Captain Pearson will pit his ag gregation against the O. A. C. team. The game will begin at ten sharp in order that it will not conflict with any of the other events of the annual Home coming celebration. The defeat of a week ago by the Aggie eleven has put much “jazz” in to the University squad, and they are out for blood in this fray. All the men are in good condition, and have indulged in vigorous practice every evening this week. The team has been greatly handicapped this year in that they have been without the services of a coach. Father Moran had intended to help the men out. but found that he was unable to do so, be cause of the great amount of time he must spend on his profession. The Aggie aggregation on the other hand, has been fortunate in securing the services of A. C. Wiltshire, ns coach for the year. Being an experienced man, Mr. Wiltshire has trained the men for their respective positions in good style, and has a strong eleven. Besides five of last year’s regulars he has five Scotchmen on his team who have played in their native land. Their forward line is very fast, and their backfield out weighs the Varsity backfield by a great margin. Regardless of these differences, the team is going to fight to the finish. The rival teams will lineup as follows: O. A. C. Position Oregon Bonne.C.F.Sheehy Richards.IF.Sengstake Neil Ford (captain O.L.Hartley Hugh Ford . O.IL__.. Fox Lowe . I.R.Kelleher Mllmot . R.H. Parr Rryant.C.H. .Pearson (capt.) Perry.L.H.Holdridge Lagus . R.F.Ilaseltine Kirkland.L.F.Lind Ferguson.GOAL.Scbmeer Fight ’em Oregon, Fight ’em Oregon. NO CHRYSANTHEMUMS TO BE SOLD AT BIG GAME Y. W. C. A. Decides to Discontinue Sale of Yellow Flowers in Line With Economy. The cabinet of the Y. W. C. A. dis approves of the wearing of chrysanthe mums to the Oregon-l'alifornia game Saturday, on account of war economy. A resolution to this effect was adopted at the cabinet meeting held Tuesday afternoon at the Bungalow. The association has for several years handled the sale of the flowers before the big games, but as the prevailing spirit among the girls is one of economy, in small things, ns well as large things, the cabinet came to the decision that the thirty-five cents which would be expended for the perishable yellow adornment, might better be contributed to the war fund. This is only one of the stands for economy that the Y. YY. ('. A. has taken at the expense of its own financial profit. At a former cabinet meeting, th girls decided to have no more candy on sale at either • the assembly or in the Bungalow, because of Hoover’s re quest that the use of sweets be dimin ished. HOMECOMING DANCE TO BE STRICTLY INFORMAL No Cabs, Flowers or Dress Suits But Students, Preppers. Alumni to Have Good Time. No eahs, no flowers, no dress suits, is the edict from the junior committee, which has charge of the Homecoming dance at the armory, Saturday night. "YY'o want to cut down the expenses ! for everybody.” said Marie Badura, 1 chairman of the committee. “Any girl who wears flowers will e requested to take them off before she goes on the floor. YY'e also want the men not to use cabs to bring their girls, as we want to observe the strictest economy every where.” If the expense is going to be cut down, the fun is going to be increased that much more, if the juniors are to be believed. The dance will start at 8:30 sharp, and contain 10 dances, with as many extras as can be crowded in. All students, preppers. alumni, and friends are urged by the committee to come and make the windup of the fourth annual Homecoming a glorious one. The admission is only fifty cents, in accordance with the lowered expense. “LIKE FALLING LEAVES” NEXTON THE BOARDS Cast Announced for Dramatic Class Pro duction to Be Given o%Tour During Holidays. The Italian play “Like Falling Leaves” by Giuseppe Giacosa, will be produced by Professor Reddie’s class in dramatic interpretation, in Guild hall. November 22 and 23. The play is said to be very real and intense. The characters, while typical, are also very real, and the ac tion of the piece rises out of the char acters. The story is about a prominent Italian family, which loses its money through the speculations of the father. The situations are natural and strong. The characters are confronted with very serious problems, although this is not a problem play. The play is already being rehearsed, the chief characters are as follows: Giovanni . Earl Murphy Xennele . Emma Wootton Massimo . Robert Cosgriff Guilia . Mrs. Minnie Johnson Cleome Carroll has charge of the stage settings. Besides the two appearances on the campus, this play will be taken out on the road during the Thanksgiving va eat5ou. Portland. Astoria, and Seaside will be played. Thanksgiving night will see the company in Astoria, which is ! Miss Wootton’s home town. ; BOOKS SENT TO FT.STEVENS Requested Military Works Forwarded to Lieutenant Hamble. _ A request for the use of military books and especially those dealing with field and railroad artillery, was received yesterday at the University library by M. II. Douglass, librarian, from Lieu tenant C. B. Ilamble. of Fort Stevens, who was formerly a 1 Diversity student. The letter states that a heavy course in field artillery is being started at the ( fort and the men are unable to get any thing in the way of new publication on the subject. The books requested were sent. HOMECOMING PROGRAM. Friday. 3:45 p. m.—Football: Oregon Freshmen vs. Columbia University of Portland. Game called at 3:45 sharp, on Kincaid Field. 7:15 p m.—Rooters Serpentine: All rooters assemble at Friendly Hall at 7:15 p. m. 8:15 p. m.—Rally and Bonfire: Big Rally on Kincaid Field. Speeches. Saturday. 10:00 a. m.—Soccer Game: University of Oregon vs. Ore gon Agricutlural College. 12 Noon.—Campus Luncheon: Men’s Gymnasium. 12:30 p. m.—Alumni Council Meeting at Registrar’s office in Administration Building. All Alumni Associa tion members invited. Walter Winslow, President of the Alumni Association, will preside. 2:30 p. m.—Football Game: Oregon vs. University of Cal ifornia. Game called at 2:30 on Kincaid Field. 8:30 p. m.—Homecoming Dance at the Armory. Student Council Decides to Continue Tradition for This Year at Least. Body Goes on Record as Dis favoring Formal Dances; Y. M. to Get Emeralds. The tradition of the freshman bonfire shall be preserved this year at least, the student council at its meeting de cided last night. The question was dis cussed in response to agitation on the campus yesterday, to stop the erection of the bonfire, as being a wasteful con sumption of wood. The council decided that it was very late for anyone to bring up this ques tion when the bonfire was so near com pletion, and that since the wood was scrap wood, not marketable, ana would have been burned by the lumber yard anyway, and since the bonfire comes but once a year, 'the freshmen should be allowed to carry it to completion. The bonfire will be kept within the prescribed limit of fifteen feet, in all three dimen sions. The student council went on record as opposing all formal functions for this University year. The council members were canvassed this week, and their op inions expressed, hut this was the first formal action on the matter. Send Emeralds to Y. M. Acting on the suggestion of Walker Myers, the Emeralds will be sent to the various Y. M. C. A. centers, rather than to the individual men. due to the large number of men in the camps, and the continual changing of nddreses. It was decided to take no definite action now in regard to the proposed memorial for all University men in the service. All effort will he directed toward doing all possible for the comfort and good of the men in 'the camps, and wait until later to erect a memorial to them. Fred Eackwod, chairman of the eom imttee to collect hooks for the soldiers, reported 1300 hooks and magazines col lected. President .Tames Shcchy com mended him for his excellent work. Not to Canvass Alumni Plans for Homecoming week were discussed briefly; the council went on record as disfavoring canvassing of alumni, or their friends, during this week-end for money for Red Cross, war funds, etc. The report of the dance committee was made by President Shcchy. in the absenee of the chairman. T.vnn Mo Oread. A balance of $10.30 from the s'udent bodr dance Saturday night, was reported. The couples numbered 120, end the expenses were $10.510. To Fducate Freshmen i Walter Myers was selected to attend [ the next meeting of the freshman class, i to talk to them on campus traditions. ! particularly the saying of “hello." Due to the interposition of Thanks giving vacation, the next meeting of the ennneit_w;P he TMead’ V. XovdlliliOr .’T-t instead of Wednesday. Linn McCready. Emma Wootton, and I TTarry Crain were not present at last night’s meeting. Kght ’em Oregon. 1 II HOUSE AVERAGES Grades for Second Semester Announced by Registrar’s Office; Higher Than Preceding Term. Pi Phi Second on List, Alpha Phi t Third; Dorm and Fijis Lead Men. Averages of house grades for the sec ond semester of last year, announced yesterday by the University, show Mary 1 Spiller hall leading among the nine wo men’s houses, and Friendly hall leading in the list of men’s organizations. Sec ond in the general 'averages is the I‘i Beta Phi, third is the Alpha Phi, fourth Delta Delta Delta, women's fraternities, all of which are above the Friendly hall, which is fifth in the list. The general average of grades for all the nineteen campus organizations was 2.022, or slightly above M. The av erage for the first semester of last year, was 1.1)11, which compared with tin; average of the spring semester, in dicates that the unsettled conditions caused by the declaration of war had no effect on the general scholarship of the University. organizations wmcu »uuw a mum'i average for the spring semester than shown in the preceding semester are Mary Spiller, Pi Beta 1 ’hi. Alpha Phi, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gumma, Kap pa Kappa Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Friendly Hall, Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Tail Omega, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Nu, Phi Delta Theta, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Chi. Only three house? received n lower average than during the preceding sem ester, Kappa Alpha Theta, Chi Omega. Delta Tau Delta. An instance of the general increase in grade 'average is shown in the places held by the Kappa Sigma house, which fell three places, notwithstanding an increase in grades from 1.5911, in the first semester, to l.(llf>, in the spring semester. Delta Tau Delta, with only a slight fall in averages, lost seven places, falling front tenth to seventeenth in the list. Alphi Phi, which was fiftli in the first semester averages, is now third in the list. Phi Delta Theta pulled out of last ! place, in the first semester, to fifteenth, in the second semester averages. The grades for the second semester follow: 2nd semester 1— Mary Spiller .2.462 2— Pi Beta Phi .2.451 3— Alpha Phi .2.330 4— Delita Delta Delta .2.153 5 Friendly Iiall .2.14(1 6— Kappa Alha Theta .2.1.33 7— Delta Gamma .2.132 8— Phi Gamma Delta .2.003 9— Kappa Kappa Gamma ......2.081 10— Chi Omega .1.085 11— Gamma Phi Beta .1.018 12— Alpha Tati Omega .1.305 13— Beta Theta Pi .1.8,88 14"—Sigma Nil .1.874 15—Phi Delta Theta .1.802 10—Sigma Chi .1.71(1 17— Delta Tail Delta .1.007 18— Kappa SignA .1.015 Dr. E. S. Conklin left today for Fort Stevens, where he will spend tli ■ week-end in talks to the soldiers. This is Dr. Conklin's second visit to the fort. Fight ’em Oregon. OREGON FOOTBALL TEAM LAUDED BY MAGAZINE •'Every Week-’ Prints Picture of 1916 Eleven With Record of Enlistments. The magazine "Every Week.-’ for Oct. 15. prints a picture of last year’s Ore gon football team, under the heading. "Gone to Buck the llindenburg I.ine." “The University of Oregon had a champion football team in 1910. It cleaned up everything in sight on the coast and even administered a I I 0 de feat to the University of Pennsylvania, in a game played at Pasadena, on the first of this year. “Here's the team and here's the in teresting thing about it: ‘Every single man on the team and every substitute, with one exception, has enlisted for service in Franco. The one exception is a married man. who lias been exempted, and is doing his bit by managing a big ranch. “is it still worth while to go on with it. Wilhelm? What do you think?” DIRECTOR WILL GIVE ORGAN RECITAL SOON John Stark Evans, of School of Music, to Appear in Concert Novembor 20. Mr. John Stark Evans, director <>l piano and organ, at iho school of music, will give an organ recital next 'Tuesday evening, at the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Dnisie Itcckett Middleton, also of the school of music, will sing The recital will begin at S o’clock. Theft’ is no admission charge. The following program is to he giv^u: I’relude and Fugue in A Minor. . Clarence Eddj Largo from “New World" Symphony . Dvoral A Springtime Sketch . Tlrewei Lamentations . Ouilmnt Iteloved, It. i-s Morn . Alywart Mrs. Middleton Midsummer Caprice .fohnstor Allegretto Villerecclo . Fumngnll (iavotte from “Mignon" .... Thomm Overture— Tannhauser . Wagne SLOGAN ON FROSH BACKS “Fight 'em, Oregon” Appears, to Foste Spirit for Saturday Gamo. The slogan for. the Oallfornin-Oregoi football game flaunted itself from tin backs of several frosh, as they passei to and from their classes yesterdoi morning. “Fight. ’em Oregon," lias lie come well known all over the campus but to keep the spirit of the day we I in mind, some genius devised this sohemi of getting publicity. “1 don’t know where the idea startei hut it was a good plan. We shout' offer oiir thanks to the mysterious per sonage who sprung it,’ said ‘‘Slim’ Crandall, when lie was asked if he was acquainted with the inventor. ORDNANCE MEN AT MINEOU Joe Denn and William Garretson Unriei Ordors to Leave for France. Joe Denn and William Oeirettson seniors at Oregon, who were members o the first ordnance class, and who lef Kugenc two weeks ago, with the ord minee company, have been transferrei from Camp Oreen, to Camp Mills, a Mineoln, New York. The hoys are un der orders to leave for France in tic near future. Mail intended for then should be addressed to Mineoln, N. \. Camp Mills, Ordnance Department S, O. F. Oregon- Forty First Division New Style of Play Adopted to Stop Onslaughts of Blue and Gold Line Plungers. CALIFORNIANS DUE FRIDAY Coach Andy Smith Brings Nine ^;en Men to Insure Victory. The hunting season for Golden Hears is open. It has been open for the two I weeks, sinee the Oregon-Marine foot hall game, but it has been during the last week, that the fnct has dawned upon the University students. The plan adopted for the securing of this Bear hide has been worked out during the past week, and as a result, 000 Oregon students will direct their efforts to working out methods by which the hear will lie struck with terror by a grand showing of Oregon fight, then elmsed into an arena, known as a gridiron, where it will lie slaughtered by a bat tery composed of eleven University of Oregon men. The team has practiced behind closed gates for the past week, with only the driving shouts of (loach Hescdek, to let the outside world know of their work. It is understood that the team is taking up new methods of play, to offset the disadvantages of the style of straight football, which has been characteristic of the style played by th, team in the past contests of the season. Elmer Ilall and Johnny Beckett have been on the field with the team every night since the first of the week. As they pln.vid on the Marine team, which twice I took the California team into camp, they are prepared to point out the defects of the Oregon lino, which must lie patched up to meet the crushing blows of the “Native Sons,” and to prepare 'the team in general, for the style of play which the Californians will un (Continued on page three) FIRST VESPER SERVICE OF YEAR TO BE SUNDAY W. G. Eliot, Jr., of Portland, Will Do livor Address; Music by Uni versity Choir. Tlio first vesper service is to be held Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock in Villard Hall, Reverend Dr. W. O. Ill iot, dr,, of the First Unitarian church, of Portland, will deliver the address, his subject being, “Face to Face.” These vesper services are for the benefit of the students of the University and as customary, the committee in charge of this is planning many more for the i school year. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance.' The complete' program for the service is: Processional Scriptures . Rev. East Anthem -“Saviour, When Eight Invol ves the Skies. University Choir Prayer . Rev. Andrew Fish Response . University Choir 1 Announcement.. President P. I,. Camp bell. TTymn — ■ Address — “Face to Face.” . .Rev. Dr. W. G. Eliot, Jr. , Solo—“Lead Kindly Light” . i . -Mrs. Daise Reekett Middleton . Recessional. Everybody Out For That Big Rally Friday Night All ye loyal rooters who want to see the hide of the Golden Bear strung up with Bill Ilayv-rd’s collection of tro phies, assemble at 1 riendiy hall I* riday evening at 7:1">. prepund to give vent to a vocal outburst that will echo clear down in Berkeley. “Anyone who feels that tliflre is a lack of “pep” and jazz” on the campus will wake up,” says Yell-king (Mini Cran ,■■11 "Up coo-—I,, :imo lloif oH bear so all the Varsity will have to do is put salt on its tail.” The big procession will serpentine down town and th'n return to Kincaid field where the “pcp-instillers” will get in action. The frosh bonfire, over which the green-cappers have been working for the Inht, week will he touched off and take away el) thoughts of defeat in its smoke. For *hr train spo:' h of the evening Pongrcssniuu \V. 1 Inwlry has been se cured by the committee. Hawley will he ably hacked tip by President Campbell, “lies',”, “Bill” and Johnny Iieckett. Johnny captained the eleven that cleaned California ”>!*-14 last year and is con tinued that Oregon can duplicate the l oo!—e. it Il iir i. Oregon Spirit will predominate and woo !)<• unto him who misses the rally for lie will regret it to his dying day. Put on your oldest clothes and clear your lungs for action so when Slim calls for that "nice, big juicy osky” the skies themselves will tremble.