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
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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.
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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.
T. 1. neg: Delta Tan aff vs. Beta neg;
Kappa Sig aff vs. Delta Tan neg;
Friendly hall aff vs. Kappa Sig- neg;
Phi Delta aff vs. Friendly hall nog;
Fiji aff vs. Phi Dolt neg; Sigma Chi
aff vs. Fiji neg; Simga Nu aff vs. Sigma
Chi neg; Ore. Club off vs. Sigma Nu
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