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Oregon Men to Get Taste of Actual War Conditions Under Direction of Col. Leader. WILL HURL BOMBS AND THRUST WITH BAYONET Also to Have Instruction in Real Military Engineering; Will Qualify for Officers. Pick and shovel are to play an im portant part in the University military program as laid down by Colonel John Leader, who has taken over the mili tary work begun under Colonel William H. C. Bowen, retired. U. S. A. In ad dition to the usual marching and field drill, the men will dig trenches nine feet deep, complete with bays, traverses and dugouts. capable of holding 50 men. These will be an exact duplicate of the style of trenches at the front. The trench work is only one of the many new features which Colonel Leader will teach the men- Bayonet drill, bomb-throwing, grenade-hurling, construction of barricades, entangle ments and bridges, and many other phases of modem warfare are to be taught. After the trench system and the bridges have been built, a class in explosives will be formed and blow them up. To Make Oregon Best. “The whole scheme is to give Uni versity men an accurate knowledge of war as it is today, and which will qualify them to become second lieutenants,” said Colonel Lender. “We are going to make Oregon the most complete and up-to-date training college in the coun try." Before arriving on the campus, Col ronel Leader made a complete study of 'the courses taught officers at Cam bridge, Harvard and West Point, and has modeled the courses to be given at Oregon, as nearly as possible, to the courses taught in these officers’ schools. The military committee decided at a meeting yesterday to have a regulation uniform for all students, and these have leea ordered. They consist of a one piece uniform with canvas leggins. The uniforms will cost each student $3 and the leggins 90 cents, making the total expenditure $3.90. Compulsory for Men. Similar to the rules of the military j drill conducted by Colonel Bowen during the latter part of last semester, all able-bodied men attending the University are required to take military drill pa rade, unless excused by Colonel Leader. Whereas, last semester only 36 min-' utes were given to drill parade each day, one hour will be given to drill each day this semester. The hour set aside for drill is from 1 p. m. until 2 p. m- Exemption from drill may be takev. up by petition, but nothing but absolute necessity will gain such exemption. To make the military science at the University more efficient, and to help in organisation, a military committee chosen from among members of the faculty, with Dean Eric Allen at the ! head, is working in conjunction with Colonel Leader. Lectures Also Compulsory. Besides the one hour a day for mili tary parade drill, the men are required to take a lecture course on military j science. In order to avoid conflicts, ; two sections have been provided for lec tures. Each section meets three hours a week. One auction meets on Monday, Wdnesda.v and Friday afternoon, from 2 to 3. And the other section on Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday night, from 7 to 8. Men have their choice of sections. These lectures will be mostly on field work, and will consist of some instruction in strategy. Credit will be given for both drill and the lecture pe i riods. The drill will take the place of ' gymnasium work, except those taking •corrective gymnasium work. Supplementary Courses Given. Supplementary to the compulsory courses, several courses in military sci ence will be given- Varied in their nature, these will be valuable to stu dents seeking commissions. Some of the courses offered are war topography, field engineering, military hygiene and camp sanitation, etc. These courses will be conducted by members of the faculty, and credit will be allowed for those completing them. Colonel Leader will have class from S to 12 Saturday mornings, on field engi neering. Y.M.C. A. CABINET ALTERED Enlistments in Service Require Appoint ment of New Members. I>ue to enlistments into the different branches of the service, the Y. M. C. A. cabinet of the University is almost en tirely changed from tho personnel that was elected and appointed Inst April. The cabinet now consists of the fol lowing: Clinton Thienes, president; Walter Myers, vice-president: Merrit Whitten. recording secretary; Paul Scott, financial secretary. Chairmen of the various committees are: Lloyd Perkins, office management; William Haseltine, membership; Bruce Y'ergen, publicity; Joe Boyd, studenlt volunteer; Bruce Flegal, meetings: Har old White, conference; Irwin Hartley, mission study; Jesse Witty, social serv ice; Paul Spangler, deputation; Thurs ton Laraway, social; Ed Pndden, James Lyman fund. Three of the vacancies due to enlist ments and other causes have not been filled. DEBATING LEAGUE FORMED British Columbia to Take the Place of Stanford; Tryouts Soon. The universities of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon have formed a tri-state debating league, which will meet in debate probably the middle of March. This is the first time the University of British Columbia has been in the league. Stanford, which formerly made up the third member of the league, withdrew this year on account of expenses. The question will be the establishment of an international court to enforce peace, with an international police to enforce its decisions. Tryouts for the University team prob ably will be held in two weeks. HYDE ON OREGONIAN STAFF Graduate of School of Journalispi. Class of ’17, Takes New Position. Maurice Hyde, graduate of the School of Journalism in the class of T7. will begin work on the copy desk of the Oregonian, January 15. Hyde ran the Stanfield Standard for two months after his graduation, then becoming city editor of the La Grande Evening Observer. MRS. DRUCKER TO SPEAK. Y. W. C. A- will hold its first meet ing of this term Wednesday afternoon at the Bungalow. Mrs. A. P. Drucker will speak on University women’s re sponsibilities and opportunities in 191S. MISS LEE IN BETTER HEALTH. Miss Clara Lee, recorder in the registrar’s office, is in Portland resting, on account of her health, and is im proving. ANNOUNCEMENT. Eric W. Allen, dean of the School of Journalism, will meet his classes Mon day. He has been kept at home this week by an attack of tonsilitis. Maxwell Jitney Phone 114 STUDEBAKERS, DODGES, OVERLANDS, SAXONS The All Night Service. JIM SAYS: Wear Neolin Soles and Wingfoot Heels. Y Y Waterproof and Noiseless. * JIM, THE SHOE DOCTOR. 986 WILLAMETTE STREET. I Military Instructor Says College Must Supply Trained Men. Officers’ Duties Are Heavy. Declares Oregon Spirit and Hard Work Will Insure Success of Course. A plea for the thoroughly trained sol dier was made by Colonel John Leader, instructor in military training, in an ad dress to 250 men in Villard hall on Thursday morning. He urged Univer sity men to remain in college and obtain necessary knowledge of modem war fare, and outlined a general plan for the term’s work. “I'kieh day the call for young officers is becoming greater. Ily next April or May your country will he crying for young, well-trained officers,” said Col onel Leader. "If you wish best to serve your country, remain in’ college until you have learned how to care for other men. Responsible for Men. “Each officer that hikes part in a war of today has more to do than mere ly to look after himself and lead men over the trenches. An officer is re sponsible for the life of GO men. and, further than that, he is responsible for GO souls. “We are fighting barbarism,” con tinued Colonel Leader. "The spirit of Frederick the Great is with us. and for the sake of Christianity we must win. Tile United States is the least military of all the great powers, but by fir tin1 most martial. No other country or pow er, considering the military orgnn'za tion, has ever produced as many great generals and officers as has the United States.” rnrce lYiontns Behind. In outlining the military science courses, the colonel said: "We «tc three months behind the other colleges in military instruction, blit we will over come this difference in time by your fighting Oregon spirit,” he said- "It will mean hard work, and the early part will be drudgery, but more interesting work will be taken up as soon as a foundation is secured. “First of all,” continued Colonel Leader, "we must secure discipline and morale. Without these two forces work ing together, a good soldier and good •officer cannot be produced. Bach stu dent at Oregon, each member of the battalion must know and must have at heart the ideal that he is a member of the best squad, the best company and the best battalion in the world.” MITZI STAR IN POM-POM Famous Actress to Appear With Stroup Cast in Comic Opera at Eugene. Mitzi, who used to be called Mizzi Kajos until theatregoers found her. name so familiar on their tongues they need- ; ed to call her only Mitzi, will soon he here as the star of “Pom-Pom,” the new melodramatic comic opera with a big and important cast and orchestra. ! all sent by Henry W. Savage, whose past productions fully assures the worth i of this one, even if its own values were not so widely known In “Pom-Pom” Mitzi, ns the priina donna, Paulette, is about to make her debut at the theatre in the role of Pom Pom, the pickpocket. The part demands she appear as a ragged urchin of the streets in trousers. When the police rush to the dressing rooms of the thea tre t< take the thieves who have broken in, the ragged Pom-Pom is also taken along to jail, and when she, with a new agility born of her impersonation of g boy, scales the jail wall and escapes, she only falls deeper into slumdom at the Black Elephant, a don of thieves. It is partially because of the vivid dramatic as well as the humorous pos sibilities of “Pom-Pom” that Mitzi has been so frequently likened to the great stage favorite of a past generation, Lotba. 1000 STUDENTS, ESTIMATE New System Aids Registration But De lays Count. One thousand students for this term is the estimate given out by the offi cials at the business office since prac tically all students who were in the rdiversity when Christmas vacation be gan have returned. The new rogistro i-;r.r. nyfftom. however, will cause delay in obtaining enrollment statistics, in cluding old and new students. “While the new system aids in the actual registration,’’ said Miss Tilda Olson, secretary to Registrar A. R. Tif fany, “the work after registration day , is much heavier than formerly.” SECOND FRATERNITY DEBATE SCHEDULED February 14 Set for Prelimin ary Round; Five Points Qualify for Finals. League to Enforce Peace to Be Question in All the Contests. I The first round in the second annual inter-fraternity debate has been set for Thursday. February 1-1. by the Forensic council. Every organization will have two teams, an affirmative and a nega tive, consisting of two men each. Each house winning five points will win its way into the second round. One point will be given for each judge's vote and one point in addition for getting the decision. The winners will gain possession of the silver shield, now held by Phi Gamma Oelta, for the period of one year. The shield must be worm three years, not necessarily in succession, to gain perma nent possession of the trophy. The question, which will he the same for all of the debates through to the finals, is: ‘‘Resolved, that the allied nations should make the creation of a league to enforce peace one of their war aims.” Tire forensic program is an excep tionally heavy one this year, so the inter fraternity debate has been set ahead two months. A similar debate will he ar ranged for the women’s fraternities within the next few weeks if enough interest is shown. A shield similar to tlie one given to the men’s fraternities will he awarded the winning sorority. The schedule for the first inter fraternity debates follows: A. T. (.)•, aft' vs. Ore. Club neg; Beta aff vs. A. 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