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" /, 7 Oregon Emerald VOL. 19. EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1917. NO. 31. a CHRISTMAS" SMI Service Flags Dotted With Small Crosses for Each Member in House to Be Given. Fraternity Representatives at Vespers to Be Asked Num ber in Work. Red Cross service flags, liberally sprinkled with the little crosses, each of which represents one member of the or ganization, will be displayed from each of the fraternity and sorority houses and other living quarters of University of Oregon students, if the response expect ed by the Red Cross campaign managers is made by the college men and women. With each membership a service flag of japer is to be issued by the Red Cross during the big drive next week. 'iTus flag about lOxlS inches in size, is to be bordered with blue, and in the cen ter is to be a large red cross. One little additional cross is to be added with each member. Service Is Duty, “Service to the Red Cross,” said Mrs. P. L. Campbell, of the Eugene chapter, “is directly in line with the obligation assumed by every Oregon man and wo man on Pledge Day.” We are all pledg ed to do whatever the government may ask of us. Just now the thing that the government is asking is assistance in the work of the Red Cross. “We have now 56 members on the campus. The number should be several hundred; in fact, every one of us should he in line.” Of the $1 a year paid for member ship, 50 cents goes to the national or ganization and the other 50c to the local. At the vesper services Sunday repre sentatives of each fraternity house will 1-e asked to report on the number of Red < css members in their respective groups. An active campaign will be wag ed to get every possible member from the ^^BParsity student body. “Make this a Red Cross Christmas” Is the season’s slogan. DRAFT WILL MAKE MOST OF SPECIALIZED MEN 129 Colleges Receive Information Through the Secretary of War. Every effort will be made by the gov ernment to use each student who has specialized training in some connection where he will have the opportunity to make the most of his training. So says a telegram which Dr. Hollis Godfrey, chairman of the advisory committee on engineering and education of the Coun cil of National Defense, has, under au thority from the Secretary of War, sent to the presidents of 129 engineering and technical schools throughout the United States. Although the University of Oregon is not a technical school, some of its de partments and schools, such as archi tecture and medicine, are technical, and the telegram applies to students in such departments. If the students wait until they are called under the selective ser vice law. Dr. Godfrey says, they will take with them letter from their college, stat ing special qualifiactions and the gov ernment will put forth every effort to place the men where their training may be used to the best advantage. ORATORY CANDIDATES TO TRY OUT JANUARY 18 Doxsey and Bailey Only Prospects An nounced: Two Are Eligible From Each Class. Tryouts for position as University of Oregon representative at the .State Ora torical Contest, March 8, will he held on the campus January 18, says Prof. R. W. Prescott, instructor in the depart ment of public speaking. Two members from each class may enter the tryout, at which orations 1,000 words in length, on any subject, are de livered. Herald Doxsev, senior, and Wal ter Bailey, sophomore, are as yet the only candidates who have announced themselves. _ —Tm i un.m Ik held each year under the auspices of the State Oratorical league, now in the twenty-sixth year of its ex istence. The prize offered is a gold med al. Orations may be 1500 words in length, and on any subject. Last year Walter Myers, representative from the Univer sity, won second prize. INSTRUCTOR IS SCOOPED t)N STORY BY STUDENT — 1 Helen Stansfield Brings Good News Tip Which Causes Surprise in Jour nalism Department. In the school of journalism the in structors allow the students credit for 1 “’tips"—advance information on news stories, which can be handled by the 1 class. Friday morning Helen Stansfield, of Portland, approached her instructor, after the end of the class. “I wonder if I can get credit for a news tip.” said Miss Stanfield* cau tiously. “You know, you said you would give credit for them, and—and—I have one.” Assured that it would be given con sideration, the student proceeded, "Weil, I was married last month.” AVhen the instructor had recovered his poise, after the shock of finding he had been ‘scooped” for a whole month, he elicited the information that Miss! Stansfield. of Portland, a junior in the j s"hool of journalism, was married in j Seattle, Nov. 10, to Mr. Thomas Camp bell, a former member of the class of 1918, now enlisrted in Capt. J- H. Kuy kendall's ambulance corps, at Camp Lewis. Mr. Campbell’s home is in Hermiston, Oregon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Hugh G. Ross, pastor of the Plymouth Congregational church, at his residence. Only close friends of the young couple were present at the 1 ceremony. It is Mrs. Campbell's intention to con tinue her University work, whilp her husband is absent at the front. She is the daughter of Rev. Dr- and Mrs. Joshua Stansfield, of Portland, and is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Mr. Campbell is a member of the local chapter of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. FRiTSCH FILLS PLACE Portland Man Takes Position in Architecture School. Says He Finds Work Interest ing; May Not Remain, as He Has Enlisted. Fred A. Fri'tsch of Portland, will fill the place of Louis C. Rosenberg, in the school of architecture during the con* ing term. Mr. Fritsch w'orked f„r eight years in the offices of Whitehouse and Fouilhoux, architects, and studied in the Beaux Arts of Portland. He is an : old friend and great admirer of Mr. Rosenberg. “I can not hope to take ' his place here,” he said, “for he is a genius, and I am only a plain man” Mr. Fritsch professes to find the work here very interesting. lie has never done University work, although he has worked on the Waverly club house, the University clubhouse, and the new U. of O. medical school, now being built in Portland. He says the life here has a peculiar interest for him, being the only college life he has known. “I hear they throw people into the mill race,” he Baid. “I have been out looking at it, and wondering how deep it is. I did not go up in a canoe, as I was afraid I might go down instead of up.'' Born and raised in Portland, Mr. Fritsch owes all his training to prac tical work and experience, combined with the Beaux Arts, and the U. of O. extension courses. He belonged to a class formed of young men in Portland, who were interested in things architect ural. and was much helped by them. “That is my idea of a class,” said Mr. Fritsch. “—that there be a spirit of competition, surely, but also a very de cided spirit of helpfulness.’ Although the University expects to keep Mr. Fritsch during the coming term, he himself is not sure, for he is enlisted in the U. of O- ambulance corps No. 56, and may be called out any time. He is not a medical man, but was. per suaded into the corps under the impres sion that he could go to France sooner than in another line of wmrk. He was never called out, however, and he ’a applying for a transfer to the second camouflage unit to be formed in Feb ruary.__ — During the weekly absences of Dr. E. F. Lawrence, Mr. Fritsch has com plete charge of the architectural de partment. "Yes, I like the work,” he said- “It is familiar, and most interest ing, but I wish I had succeeded in getting into the camouflage unit with Louis Rosenberg.” BASKETBALL BEGINS WITH SECOND TERM Absence of Hayward Delays Practice; War Is Making Inroads on Material for Team. Games With 0. A. 0. Will Be Cancelled or Put Off Till La ter Date. No Old Men. Basketball practice will not be started until after Christmas, because of the . late return of Coach Bill Hayward. Wednesday afternoon, from a camping trip, where he has been for the past two weeks. , Had i't not been for examination, pre liminary practice would have begun this week. Bill was unable to be here for the intermural practice games, but may be able to get a fair line on his pros pects, in the final series after the holi days. War Hurts Prospects At the end of the tootnall season, prospects looked very fnvorahle for .1 winning aggregation, but the war has since made inroads upon the squad. Lynn McCready, last year's forward, enrolled in the second ordnance course, which terminates next week. About a week ago, Jay Fox, letterman of last year, enlisted in the aviation department and is now in San Diego, California- These j two were the only Varsity men from last year, who came back to college this fall, and now that they have gone. Hayward is without a single experienced matt to begin the season. Old Men Enlist Boylen, Knudsen and Waldron, of last year’s freshman team, made a good showing this senson, but have left the University for Uncle .Sam’s forces. So the squad has simmered down to just a few of last year's second-string men and one of the freshmen. The first games with O. A. C.. sched uled for the 11th and 12th of next month are to be cancelled or put off, till a later date ,as it will be impossible to have any kind of aggregation before that time. Manager Tiffany has written to the Corvallis manager, to that effect and probably will hear within a few days. Hayward realizes the position he is in for the beginning of the season, but :s going to put the best possible team on the floor. Several of last year’s second string varsity and freshmen have been going fairly well in practice. Ned Fow ler, Billy Morrison, Walter Grebe, Com fort, and Carl Nelson should Lid well for positions, and many others who were not out last season, should be able to fill in in case of necessity. Although the outlook is dim, as good a team as possible will be organized from the squad turning out 150 STUDENTS TO HAVE EXTRA DAY OF VACATION Saturday Morning Check Shows Large Number Already Registered With Fees Paid. One hundred and fifty students had completed registration this morning, having paid ail their fees, so that they will not have to return to college until time for classes Thursday morning, January 3, 1918. Registration must be completed by Tuesday night, December 18, that is schedule cards must be made out and handed in at the business office. Stu dents who complete 'registration and before Tuesday night, need not return to college until Thursday morning, Jan uary 3, but others must pay their fees Wednesday morning, January 2, which is the only day of registration next | term. A fine of two dollars will be im- 1 posed for late registration, or late pay- i ment of fees. JOHN ELDER VISITS CAMPUS Former Commerce Student Is Now Ser geant in Medical Service. Sergeant John Eider, a former student of the School of f"ommeree at the I’ni versity, visited the campus on Friday . nnd renewed his acquaintance with his j cany friends. Sergeant Elder now is in the Medical department at Fort Roge crans, San Diego. He was entertained while while in Eugene by the Sigma Chi fraternity. He left last night for Baker, where he will visit with a short time with his parents. FRESHMEN TO PUT 0. A. C. J1I1Y11 Coach Dean Walker Fears That His Team Will Be Too Light to Last Full Game. Ellis, Durno, Moore and Hous ton Most Likely Candi dates Out So Far. The freshmen basketball team will line np for the first time Tuesday afternoon when the frosh will meet Eugene high school in a practice game at the Univer sity gymnasium. Outside of the practice which a ma jority of the men trying out for posi tions on the frosh line-up will get in the inter-fraternity games, the game with Eugene high school will furnish the only practice before the Oregon freshmen meet the O. A. C. rooks at Corvallis, January 11 and 12. Four Gomes Scheduled. Four games have been scheduled be tween the Oregon and O. A. C. fresh men this year. The freshmen games will be played as preliminaries to the varsity games and will give the freshmen larger audiences than would be likely under the old system. Student body tickets will ad mit to the double-header games played on the Oregon campus. The first-year team, according to Dean Walker, frosh coach, will he considerably lighter than Inst season and. judging from the mntorial now turning out, it will be composed of plnyers of considerably less experience. Men showing up to the best advantage in the preliminary prac tice this week have been with few ex ceptions very light; so light, says Wal ker, that it would be hard for them to remain in play an entire game against heavier opponents. Some Fast Players. “Doc” Ellis, a freshman hailing from Dallas, which is noted for basketball products, Edwin Durno, of Silverton, “Dint.v” Moore, of Bnndon, and John Houston, of Klamath Falls, are among the fastest players who have been on the floor this week. Among the heavier men trying for positions are Silas Star, Carl Mautz, Francis Jacobberger and Mcarl Blake, all members of the fresh man football squad. Twenty freshmen are out for the fresh men tonm at the present time, Fourteen are trying for the position of guard. No coaching for team work has been given the new men up to this time, the men putting in their time on the baskets and getting acquainted with their teammates. As far as possible, Walker plans to give every member of his squad a chance to get into the Eugene high school game Tuesday. WILL TELL OF OREGON Greater Oregon Committee Out lines Vacation Work. Members to Make Oregon Talks at All High Schools Where It Is Possible. A campaign to get Oregon young men and women to come to the University, instead of giving up their education at the end of their high school course, was planned by the Greater Oregon com mittee Thursday afternoon at its second meeting. If the high schools are in session when University vacation be gins, it is the plan of the committee to have its members interest the students in their own towns, by giving talks at! high school ensemblies, telling of the advantages of a higher education, and explaining to them what courses they can get at the University. Printed material was given to the committee members by Karl W. On- ' thank, secretary to President Campbell. University catalogues and pampliiets showing campus scenes, will be used in the campaign, and upon the sub missiiin of namnii if prospective ntud ents, other material will be sent to each individual from the University business ! office. The committee will also have as its j aim the persuasion of boys to come to | the University, instead of going to war, j which is in accordance with the plea j of the secretary of war- J MACPHERSON, SECRETARY Y. M., QUITS FOR ARMY Seeks to Join Aviation—Successor in Work Here Has Not Yet Been Secured. James Maepherson, general secretary of the University Y. M. C. A. for the last term, has resigned his office, in order to enlist. He does not know what branch of the service he will en ter, but prefers the aviAtion. In the event he is unsuccessful there, he is planning on getting into the army Y. M. C. A. work. Maepherson has three brothers in the British army. One of them he believes is with the British troops who entered Jerusaleum. Maepherson is a graduate of Denison college, coming directly from there to Oregon, last summer. He was the “man behind the gun’’ in the Student Friendship War fund campaign which netted over $3000 on the campus. This is the second time in nine months the University has been left without, a Y. M- secretary. J. D. Fos ter, secretary last year, left in April and has since been commissioned at the Presidio. Effort will be made by the advisory hoard of the Y. M. C. A. immediately, to try and secure a man to take Mac pherson's place, but the boaTd fears that the chances are very small, as most of the Y. M. workers are in the camp. Clinton Thienes, president of the Y. M. C. A. will act as general secretary, assisted by members of the Y. M. C. A, cabinet PRACTICE GAMES OVER IN DOUGHNUT LEAGUE Oregon Club, Dorm, Kappa Sigma and Sigma Nu Seem In Line for Basketball Title. The final practice Kamos of the Dough nut League were played this morning and from now until the beginning of no*t term this form of recreation will have to be superseded by some other until the real games begin at that. time. The ser ies served its purpose in getting the different fives together before the finals. From the appearance of the respect ive teams, on the floor during the past week, the dope seems to favor the Ore gon Club, Dorm, Kappa Higs and Sigma Nus. The Oregon club has some fast men who are adept at finding the basket. This aggregation showed perhaps the most class of all in their games, both of which they won. The Dorm contingent surprised the followers by putting a very good five agaiiiRt the Fijis on Wednesday defeating them by a fairly large margin. The Kappa Sigs won from the Detin Tans and A. T. O’s. in their only two games and should stnnd a fine show in the series. The Sigma Nus have a heavy, inexperienced quintet, but undoubtedly will be a rnnner-up in the games after the holidays. Coach Dean Walker intends to begin the scrips immediately after the return to school. The schedule has not been drawn up as yet but will be arranged during the vacation. LEFT-OVERS MOSTLY MEN Women’s Houses Report Only Six Who Will Spend Vacation Here. The men who will spend Christmas vacation in Eugeni* outnumber the girls about four to one, differing from the Thanksgiving vaeation, when the girls outnumbered 'the men. Gamma Phi (iet ft will have Genevieve Dickey nnd Marguerite (Jroes. Louise and Evelyn Grebe will be at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house. At the Delta Delta house will be Tula Kinsley and Joanna Driscoll. Sigma Chi, Friendly hall and Alhp,i Tau Omega will eneh have five men on the campus during the vacation period. The left-overs at Sigma Chi will he Charles Crandall, Henry Eiekhoff, Gra ham Smith, Lynn McCready, and Clair Dalgleish. Friendly hnll will have Jesse Witty, James Burgess, E. Anderson, I, Meador, and L. McArthur. A. T. O. will have Morris Morgan, Morris Bo cock. Linn Smith, Joe Hammersley, John Smock. Charles Comfort, Tony Goreczky and W. H. Karnbo will remain at the Sigma -Nn—hbUBF! Carl .Nelson at the Beta house, and Lloyd Perkins at the Kanpa Sigma house. All student# who are staying over the holidays, are requested to lewve their names at the library, so that they may be reached for several social af fairs planned by the Y. W. C. A. and other organizations. PUTS flELD 1191 TO BED m FUND Productions by Class in Drama tic Interpretation Make Profit for National War Purposes. Total of $96 Expected Front "The Little Dog Laughed;” Expenses Slashed. On the three entertainments which the cJasses in dramatic interpretation have given this term a net profit of $191 has been made. In accordance with the plane of Professor Reddie ami the classes, the entire amount is being turned over to the Red Cross. At the beginning of the I year it was decided to devote the entire profits of Guild hall to Red Cross work, and Mr. Reddie and his pupils have work ed enthusiastically to make the figures on the profit side of the ledger as large n? possible. i'i\pr.v economy is being practiced to cut down expenses. The posters which are used to advertise the plays are printed on the cheapest stock obtainable. The programs are printed on wrapping paper. The scenery is made by Mr. Rcd die and the students, practically limiting the expense of production to the cost of materials. Earlier Play Yields $95. The first, group of plays given this year, “Sayonara,” “The Friend of Man” nnd “The Straggler” netted a profit for Red Cross of $f>5. “Like Falling Leaves” earned $-10. Dorothy Robertson, mana ger of Guild hall, estimates that the pres ent play, “The Tattle Dog Laughed” will yield a profit of “Thursday night,” said Miss Robert son, "the entire house was sold out. Last night the house was not only sold out, but ns many chairs were sold ns it was possible to find place for In the front and back of the room, find in the broad aisles.” Refore each play a consistent ticket selling campaign is carried on. The dra matic people know they have something good to offer each time, and consequently make gool salesmen, or rather sules women, for according to Miss Rohert son, the girls do most of the selling. For this show the high school, the two .luuler high schools, and Springfield were "worked." One day the management bad a ticket-selling booth in the library. More than thirty girls outside of the cast worked very hard to make the play a success. Play In Candle Light. Mr. Reddie nnd his pupils have ihe sort of confidence that is not daunted bv trifles. At the performance last night the city lights went out Just, ns the per formance was beginning. Mr. Reddie brought out candles, asking the crowd to be patient. No lights coming, he enter tained tile crowded house with humorous readings. More candles were sent for, and no lights appearing by ten o'clock, he announced the show would be started by candle light, stnting that those who did not wish to remain would be ad mitted to the matinee on presenting their stubs. Almost the entire crowd remained. LAW DEPARTMENT ASSISTS Professors Will Aid Students Who Find Difficulty in Questions. To help students in filling out their questionnaires for the war department, the professors in the law school will re main in their offices next week in the afternoon from 1 o’clock on. Home of the questions have to deal with subjects which may not be clear to students and to eliminate all misunder standings the professors will be ready to assist. Professors Barnett, Hope, Reeder and Hamilton have agreed to help. FACULTY TO DISCUSS WAR Committee to Hold Open Meeting on Tuesday to Get Suggestions. Tht! faculty committee on war co-op eration comprising I>r. J. Schafer, chair man, ProfeeaoT O. F. Stafford, and Earl Kilpatrick, will hold an open meeting Tunmlay;—1)< ■ i mliet—IS, m 4 6'dlock, To which it invites all members of the fac ulty who are interested In finding out what the University faculty can do to help toward winning the war. Every member is urged to bring suggestions for helpful co-operation with government departments, with state or local or ganizations, with the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A. or any other war agency.