Oregon
Emerald
VOL. 19,
EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1917.
NO. 22
Bulky Warriors From South
Are Sent Home Conquered
by Light, Green Team
of Scrappers.
MIRACLE IS DUE TO BEZDEK
Coach Gets His Men on Edge for
Contest—Steers, Medley,
Maison Stars.
Outweighed thirteen pounds to the
man, lacking in football experience, and
with the1 weight of comparative scores
against them, Bezdek’s inexperienced
midgets triumphed for Oregon over the
University of California, Saturday, on
Kincaid Field, by the decisive score of
21 to 0.
California held Oregon well in the
middle of the field during the first
quarter. The crowd, sympathetic toward
the Oregon boys, from the time the
towering Californians came upon the
field, and the Oregon rooters who, be
tween the odds against them, and the
Oregon spirit and Oregon fight, hardly
knew what to expect—were tease,
watching every play and fearing always
during that period, that the Oregon
defense would give way. But Oregon
held.
After the first period California
weakened before the grim attack of
Bezdek’s men, and the eleven from the
Golden State ceased to be anything but
the party of the second part.
Steers Goes 60 Yards to Touchdown
Oregon scored twice during the second
period. Bill Steers, quarter, the big
star of the game for Oregon, received
Richardson’s punt on Oregou’s 10-yard
line, and completely circled the Cali
fornia right end, racing 00 yards for
Oregon’s first score. Again Oregon
scoy-ed in the second period, when, with
the ball on California’s MO-yard line.
Steers shot a forward pass to Medley,
who tore through a broken field for a
(Continued on page four.)
STAFFORD ADDRESSES
SCIENCE CLUB TONIGHT
Schedule of Speakers for Rest of the
Year Includes Many Different
Subjects.
“Symposium on Research” will be the
subject of a talk by Dr. O. F. Stafford,
head of the chemistry department, at the
regular monthly meeting of the Univer
sity Science club in Da. Winger’s room
in Johnson hall tonight.
This club, composed of the members
of the faculty and graduate school, who
are interested in science, meets the third
Tuesday of each month.
The program as outlined for this year
Contains a paper on “Some Research
Among the Northwestern Indians” to be
given by Air. Frank Hall, curator of the
museum at the University of Washing
ton in December.
In January, Dr. W. II. DeBusk, of the
education department will discuss “The
Relation of Physical to Mental Growth.”
Dr. A. E. Caswell of the physics de
partment will speak on “Thermo-electric
Properties of Alloys,” at the February
meeting.
Dr. H. II. Torrey. head of the biology
work at Reed college, has charge of the
March meeting. The subject of his paper
will be, “Investigation Relating to the
Conservation and Utilization of our Fish
Resources.”
“A Rational Map of Europe,” by Dr.
Rebec head of the philosophy depart
ment, will be the topic of the April meet
ing.
Mr. A. C. Shelton will speak in May of
“P.iologic Investigations in Southern Cal
ifornia.”
Dr. W. D. Smith is president of the
University Science club, and Dr. C. II.
Edmondson secretary.
O.A.C. MAY LOSE PRESIDENT
W. J. Kerr May Head Kansas Agricul
tural College; Considering Offer.
President W. J. Kerr, of the Oregon
Agricultural college has been offered ’e
position of president of the leading agri
cultural college in the I nited States, that
at Mannattan, Kansas, at a salary of
$i¥)00 a year. President Kerr hesitated
about accepting and the regents of the
Kansas college left it with him to fix
the salary. Dr. Kerr has taken the offer
>•>1*1®- --’Osement.
SCAIEFE DOING WELL
IN WORK AT HARVARD
Writes of His Admiration for Big Insti
tution, But Holds Oregon First
in His Heart.
A. C. Shelton, assistant in the zoo
logy department, is in receipt of a letter
from Frank Scaife. yell leader for last
year and a graduate of the pre-medic
department of the University. Frank,
better known as “Skinny,” is studying
medicine at Harvard this year, and says
that “Harvard is the only school.”
Oregon holds first place in his heart
because of old associations, he says, but
Harvard is the place of opportunity.
He adds that he has been too busy
to write letters since he has been there,
but that the work is not unusually .dif
ficult. thanks to Dr. Bovard, whom
“Skinny” ranks as high as any professor
there.
Among his professors are several men
whose texts he studied in hi3 elementary
course at Oregon.
All his grades have been above eighty
five, although he has missed some work,
on account of illness, lie was much
better at the time he wrote, and is still
determined to keep on with the “old
prcfesb.”
!M. Cl FID SNORT
_
Oregon's Response Falls Below
Expectations.
State Committee Calls for $400
More—Macpherson Urges
Subscriptions.
That the University of Oregon failed
to rise to its opportunity in connection
with the V. M. C. A. drive for $1,000,000
fur work in the prison camps of Europe,
was the statement of James Macpherson,
campus secretary of the association, to
day.
“We raised only a little more than
$2,000,” said Mr. Macpherson. With a
student body of uitto hundred, the aver
age capita, is less than $3. Our quota
was $2,000, and we exceeded it $000.
This looks lige a fair record until it is
i compared with the magnificent response
made by the University of California
and the University of Washington, am
ong the larger institutions, and Willam
ette and many of the colleges much
smaller than Oregon. All of these at
least doubled their quota. The Uni
versity of Washington, with a student
body less than three times that of Ore
gon, subscribed $13,500, or more than
five times ns much.”
Not ret Fully Awake
Mr. Macpherson does not wish to be
understood as complaining of Oregon’s
response.
"1 think the trouble is,” he said, “that
we did not quite wake up to the import
ance of this work. The canvass, obvi
ously. was not complete. Now, General
Secretary John 11. Mott has issued a
call for more funds, urging that an ef
fort be made to shoot far above the
quota. The state association new ex
pects the University of Oregon to raise
its total to $3,000. This will leave the
per capita far below that of several
other institutions. I believe that, in a
good deal of the student body, the sur
face has been only scratched. In some
of the fraternity and sorority houses,
of course, the work has been very thor
ough, and the response generous.
"We have, therefore, not closed our
campaign. We are still after funds for
this Y. M. C. A. work. We h ye to
raise that $400. Money is still coming
in. but rather slowly.
Enlisted Man Helps
“Only yesterday, one of the fresh
men, Dorward C. I'ratt, who has left
college to enlist in the navy, dropped
into my office. I suggested that he
perhaps could not be expected to con
tribute, in view of his going into the
service. He was. however, eager to
help the work and left $4. Another
young man. who is earning his way by
waiting on table, came in unsolicited
and gave $5. I believe another sys
tematic effort by those willing to help
the work, will result in raising the
$400 needed to bring the University up
to the $8,000 desired by the state com
mittee. This money sir mid come from
those who either have subscribed very 1
little or nothing at all, as yet."
ANNOUNCEMENT
Delta Theta Phi announces the
pledging of Levant Pease, Norris II.
McKay. Richard A. Wilcox.
Sigma Nu announces the pledging of
Warren Gilbert.
STATUE IS RETURNED
Famous “Iron Woman” Take-i
Back to Resting Place.
Image Stolen by Members of
Freshman Class Again Sits
on Pedestal in Corvallis
The O. A. C. “Iron Woman” which
has made Eugene its quarters for the
past few days, was sent to its former
resting place this afternoon by the stu
dent body.
The trophy first made its appearance
on the campus on Monday morning. Sev
eral members of the freshman class de
sirous of “getting even” on the cow col
legians for the painting of the “O” on
Skinners butte late Sunday evening,
journeyed to Corvallis early Monday
morning and confiscated her without the
least notice of the students there. The
Aggies did not have a guardian for her
majesty, and it was in complete sur
prise that they woke up on Monday to
find their heroiue absent from her usual
pedestal.
Besides kidnapping the pride of O. A.
O. the babes also gave the Corvallis in
stitution a little of her own treatment
by painting large signs of “Eight ’em
Oregon” and “IT” all over the campus
and fraternity buildings.
During her stay in Eugene, Her Ma
jesty was royally entertained. Yesterday
afternoon the entire student body turn
ed out to Villa rd hall to greet her.
“Slim” Crandall led several yells in her
behalf during the rally in celebration of
the California victory. After this she
was locked in a side room of one of the
campus building for a short stay before
her long journey back home.
However when time came to send her
away last evening she was not to be
found. A searching party immediately
set out on the trail of the captors and
after a long search traces were discov
ered and at ten o'clock she was recov
ered and placed in safe keeping till the
afternoon.
When the news of the disappearance
reached the agriculturists yesterday
morning the entire student body declared
a holiday and began to prepare to re
cover their prize. However, when they
learned that the “O" had been painted
the evening before, they took it in a
sportsmanlike way and admitted that the
tables had been turned on them. A few
of the rougher element journeyed to Eu
gene last night in machines, hut were
prohibited from doing any damage by a
large number of students who guarded
the campus and the letter on Skinner’s
Butte.
All men who played in either soccer
game, against O. A. C„ turn out to
morrow (Wednesday) at -+ o’clock in
uniform, for practice. Be there!
Saturday's Game Results in
Score of 1-0 for 0. A. C.
Kelleher, Pearson, Heywood
Star for Oregon, and Ford
Brothers for Visitors.
Oregon bowed for the second time
in two weeks, to O. A. C.’s soccer team
Saturday afternoon, when tlie lemon
yellow dropped a hard-fought contest to .
tiie orange and black, by the score of
1—id.
The game was practically a repitition
of the first contest, with the Aggies
having the advantage during the first
part of the struggle and Oregon staging
a come-back in the second half, but
being unable to score. O. A. O.'s goal
came in the last few minutes of the first
half. Lowe, playing inside right for
ward, received a pass, when goal was
unprotected, and it was a simple matter
to shoot the ball between the posts not
more than ten feet distant.
Orgon fought hard in the second half,
but try as they would, the Varsity for
ward line was unable to put the leather
through. Kelleher, the little Irishman,
playing inside right, was the whole show
on the forward line, but bis scrappy
tactics availed nought in the matter of
scoring goals. Captain Pearson, at cen
ter half, and Herb Heywood, taking
Sehmeor's place, at goal, were the only
other men who stood out for their play
ing. For the Aggies, the Ford brothers
wore the shining lights.
The lineup follows:
O. A. C. Position Oregon
Bonne . C F . Sheehy
Richards . I L Sengstake
Neal Ford. O L.Hartley
Hugh Ford .... O It . Fox
Lowe . I It Kelleher
Wilmot . It 11 . Parr
Hryant . C 11 . Pearson
Perry . L II XIoldridge
Lagus . It F . Bain
Kirkland . L B . Lind
Ferguson . Coal . Heywood
CLASSES MEET TOMORROW
Ten O'clock Period to Be Taken Up by
Gatherings.
Class meetings will take the place <>f
the regular assembly period Wednesday
morning at 10 o’clock. All of the classes
have important matters to bring up and
each president is very urgent that full
attendance be present.
The freshmen will meet in Villnrd
hall, sophomors in the lecture room of
the education building, the juniors in
Guild hall and the seniors in the lecture
room of Deady hall.
OREGON VICTORY MARKS 39TH
ANNIVERSARY OF DEAN STRAUB
Pioneer Tells of Changes Since 1873. Deady Only Building; Was Used For
Woodshed, Classes, and Assembly
Dean Straub s ays lie knows why
Oregon defeated California in the Home
coming game.
“The University team knew that No
vember 17, marked the thirty-ninth anni
versary of my arrival on this campus,"
said Dean Straub this morning. “The
boys couldn’t lose because they knew it
would spoil my ‘University birthday.
Dr. Straub came to Oregon on No
vember 17. 1S7K, when Deady hall was
the only building on the campus. Presi
dent Johnson, Dr. Thomas Condon, and
Mark Bailey, with Dean Straub, com
prised the faculty, of which the dean is
the only surviving member.
The Oregon spirit, in the opinion of
Dr. Straub, had an early beginning at
Oregon. “Even in those days." he said,
“we had that great determination to
win, which characterizes the college to
day.”
“Many things however, have changed
since 1878,” said he. “When I came to
the University as dean of the college of
liberal arts, horses, not limousines, were
a familiar sight near Deady, the only
building on the campus.”
“Students drove ‘Dobbin’ to school in
those days,” he continued. “During
olns-o-s the h'll’Si'S \vre tied to
which surrounded the building and in
cluded the Condon oaks.”
Dr. Straub said that Deady was then
u brick-colored building. “Although be
gun in 1872.” said he, “it was not com
pleted until 1870. I remember that when
I arrived, the room where the Y. W.
C. A. is now located was the only part
of the basement then finished. The
entire remaining space in the basement
was used for wood. We held assem
blies and commencement exercises on
divided into class rooms.”
divided into class rooms.
Thomas <1. Hendricks, according to
Dean Straub, is the only surviving mem
ber of the original “boosters” for the
construction of the ball. “Mr. Hen
dricks was then in the grocery business,
his store occupying the space where the
First National bank is now,” said the ;
dean. “If money to pay workmen ern- I
ployed on the building was lacking. Mr. !
Hendricks was always ready to collect 1
funds from the farmers. Sheep and
cattle were often donated to raise tb ■ ■
amount. A large part of the total ex
penditure, $50,000, was secured in this
way.”
100 was the enrollment
in 1870, the first year of the University,
when classes ranged from the fourth
grade to senior college classes. A pic
ture on display at Johnson hall, shows
that students ranged from the ages of
twelve to thirty.
John W. Johnson, president of the
University, Dean Straub, Mark Bailey,
Thomas C'>ndon, Mrs. Mary Spiller, and
Miss Elisabeth Boise, comprised the
first f.teiiin. “M;-_<|cller .xml-Mis-e.
Boise.” said Dr. Straub, “had charge
of the preparatory department.”
Judge Robert S. Bean, now president
of the hoard of regents, Mrs. Ellen
Condon McUornaek, and Matthew S.
Wallis are the three surviving members
of the clasg of 1 MtK, the first to
graduate from the University. The
other members, (I. S. Washburne and
John C. Whitaker, are deceased.
BOYS AT FORT WANT WAR
TALK OR ENTERTAINMENT!
Dr. Conklin Returns From Second Vit
to Coast Artillery to Give Psy
chology Lecture.
Dr. K. S. Conklin made his second trip
to Fort Stevens the past week-end, lec
turing to the men on "The Illusions of
Daily Life.”
"Whit the men seem to want," said
Dr. Conklin yesterday, "is either In
struct ion about war, or entertainment,
ant since 1 can't teach them about war,
1 have to try to entertain them."
Lew's I\ Bond received his commission
as first lieutenant Friday, the day Dr.
Conklin arrived at the fort. He is In
the field artillery, and will leave soon
for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for
special training;
Dr. Conklin is organizing correspon
dence classes in psychology among the
men the fort, but was unable to meet
them all, for some of them were on
guard duty. About seven men are tak
ing psyd ology by correspondent. now.
'The men are nil happy enough,” said
Dr. (Vnklin, “but they want to be in
France.”
'hie of the Oregon men Dr. Conklin
not was Boss McKenna, who demanded
the professor's pass.
SAN FRANCISCO TO SEE
DRAMA BY “U” STUDENT
"The Storm," One-Act Play by Cecelia
Hagar, Accepted for Production
by Little Theatre.
I his morning Cecelia Hagar, graduate
student in rhetoric and psychology, re
ceived a letter from the manager of the
Nan 1* rancisco Little Theatre saying that,
her one-act play, “The Storm” had been
accepted for production.
Miss Hagar wrote the play last year
while in Da. Bates' technique of the
drama class, and some time ago sent it.
to Adren Motzer, editor of the Little.
Theatre magazine, in New York. Mr.
Motzer, much struck with the play, sent,
il to the Nan Francisco Little Theater,
which accepted it.
1 he scene of the play is a house boat
on the Columbia. The principal character
is a girl who has been a long time in love
with a man who for years has been
absent, and in thinking constantly of him
she loses her mind. She imagines he is
coming back to her and that he will come
nit the river in a boat. But through the
oilier characters we learn that her lover
is married and lives on the lower part
of the river. The girl, thinking constant
ly of him, one night in a great storm
cut i loose the moorings of the house boat
and loses her life in the storm.
'The play goes to rehearsal at Christ
mas. If the royalties are large enough,
Miss Hagar says, she will go down to
see the first performance. Miss linger
is now working for a master’s degree in
rhetoric and is student assistant in phy
ckology.
GROWING OF WALNUTS TO
BE EXPLAINED TO CLASS
Fred Gronor of Hillsboro Will Lecture
Before Men in Industrial
Course.
Fred (Jroner, prominent wnlnut grow
er of Hillsboro, Oregon, will ncldress the
students of the School of Commerce in
Heady hull, ut two o'clock, Wednesday
ufternoon. on the subject of walnut
growing in Oregon.
The class in Industrial and Commer
cial service will have walnut growing
and the marketing possibilities of Ore
gon walnuts, under special considera
tion at that time. .John 1*. Mastcrson,
who has made an exhaustive survey of
the industry, will deliver the students'
report, preceding Mr. Oroner's address.
Mr. Oroner has been in the walnut
growing business many years, and is j
one of the most successful growers in I
the state. He has written extensive-I
ly for the newspapers and magazines
on this subject and is an interesting
and entertaining speaker. The public
is invited to hear the address.
PROMINENT PREPPERS VISIT
Steffen, Tennis Champion and Kelty,
Editor of Lens, Here for Homecoming.
Among the visitors at the Ilomecotnlng
,-<■! a- ii.n—LluJ—v *■< L,—u-ii——I-‘aid —
fen. the junior champion tennis player
of Portland, and Kugene Kelly, a senior
at the Washington High fchool, and
editor of the Lens, the student publica
tion at that school. Mr. Kelt)' is the
son of 1 oil It. Kelty, night editor of
the Oregonian. Moth boys are planning
to enter the Fniversity m xt year. They
were entertained while here at some of
the fraternity houses.
Tremendous Turnout in Villard
Graced by Presence of
Aggies’ Famous
Iron Lady.
PEP OVERFLOWS INTO GYM
Big Informal Dance Given
There in Honor of Surpris
ing Gridiron Triumph.
Full of “Oregon light” and jubilant
over their to 0 victory over Cali
fornia, on Kincaid Field, last Saturday.
SOO Oregon men and women gathered
together for n great rally in Villnrd
hall las: Monday afternoon. Several
times during the morning the fountain
of “pep" nearly bubbled over, but it
was decided to hold hack and let loose
all at once at the big rally in the after
noon.
At ltP.'lt) sharp, the hand and the
rooters, including the girls, never
known to have failed a rally, met at the
Oregana. Headed by the hand, playing
“Mighty Oregon," the rooters marched
tip Alder street, thence up Thirteenth
and then north into Villnrd.
"Iron Lady” Unmasked
Front now on enthusiasm reigned su
preme. Mid yells and cheers that
shook the very building and rehoed front
wall to wall. “Slim” Crandall mounted
the platform, followed by President
Campbell, Coaeh Itezdek, Hill Hayward,
l>e,an Walker, and members of the team.
After the cheers had partly died, Slim
unmasked ‘The Iron Lady,” the snored
woman of O. A. C., kidnapped the day
before front her graceful position on
the O. A. C. campus. This brought
forth thunderous applause.
President Campbell was called upon
to make a few remarks, and responded
by saying that the Oregon spirit was
still alive, and that the one thing we
must look out for and must leant to do
is to confine it to its proper sphere.
(Continued on page three)
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
FOR BIG SENIOR AFFAIRS
Those in Charge of Lottery Dance and
Moustache Race to Enforce Rules
and Regulations.
Charles Dundore president of the eon
inr class announced last night the com
mittees in charge of the senior lottery
dance and the moustache race. They are
as follows:
Lottery dance: Tony Gorecssky, chair
man, Hazel Itadahaugh, Louise Man
ning. Lein Cushman, Jo Driscoll, Walter
Matson, Dorothy Dunbar, Larue ltlnck
aby.
Tonsorinl committee which will enforce
the rules and regulations of the mous
tache race, just started: Raymond Allen,
Adrienne lipping, Clinton Thienes and
Melvin Solve.
WOMEN’S BAND PRACTICES
AND CHOOSES OFFICERS
Co-cds Learning New Waltz: Can Not
Work Enough to Suit 'em,
Says Director.
Yes, the Women’s hand has its offi
cers now. ft met in the Music hall at
8 o’clock last night, and elected Jean
ette Calkins president; Tula Kinsley,
treasurer; Iteatrice Thurston, manager;
Evelyn Smith, secretary and Clalra
Cbtzley, librarian.
Then the band practice went fast and
furious for an hour. “When the time
was up,” said irector Albert Perfect,
“the girls wanted to practice longer.
They are all here on time too, and the
practice went off fine. We tried a
new waltz this time.”
The next practice hours are from
4:.‘10 to <!, on Thursday and Friday.
HOiSINGTON NOW TEACHING
Former Oregon Student Instructor in
Psychology at Cornell.
L. B. Iloisington, former student of
the t Diversity, who is now an instructor
at Cornell, in the psychology depart
ment, is the author of an article in the
Amcican Journal of Psychology, telling
of one special research work he has
hfeu doing.