REGON
Emerald
VOL. 19.
EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1918.
NO. fa f
DE FELL IS HELD III
PODIUi CHIDED
' Federal Authorities Investigat
ing Ex-Faculty Member’s
* Record.
SAYS HE CAM EXPLAIN
ALL AT PROPER TIME
Germany and Russia Are Both
< Given as Native Land Say
’ Lane Officials.
• Professor J. Harthan De Fell, whose
- resignation from the University faculty
as instructor in Spanish took effect
. Thursday, is now facing investigation by
the federal officials in Portland upon
the charge of having failed to register
cnder the selective draft law, according
« to stories carried in the papers of that
^ city today.
According to Lane county officials,
who have apparency been gathering evi
dence against Professor DeFell for some
* time, he has twice taken out his first
papers and declared his intention of be
‘ tcming an American citizen. The first
lime was in San Rafael, Cal., in 1912,
trder the name of Hans Harthan. He
f lien gave his birthplace as German}’, ac
cording to the officials. After 'the United
Jtates had entered the war he again took
' )ut first papers in Lane county and gave
His birthplace as Russia. According to
tdstrict Attorney L. L. Ray, Professor
DeFell admits having taken out papers
it San Rafael, and that he then gave
lis name as Harthan.
Advertises Tor Students.
Since handing in his resignation from
:he faculty Professor DeFell has been
ulvcrtising in the Portland News that he
svotild conduct Spanish classes in the
Rose city under the auspices of that
paper.
The story of Professor DeFell’s ex
periences with the federal officials since
lie left Eugene, Thursday, are told in the
Dregonian of this morning as follows:
Professor Harthan DeFell. who re
signed recently from the faculty of the
University of Oregon under conditions
svhich have not been explained, is under
investigation by the federal authorities
of Portland, who were told that the for
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Score 31-24 Against Chemawa
Braves in Close Contest.
Game Shows Ability of First
Year Men to Ring
Baskets.
The freshman basketball team regis
tered their second consecutive victory
>f the season last night when they de
bated the Chemawa braves 81-24, in a
■ough-and-tumble game at the Indian
|4hooL The contest was a hard one
;rom the start, and only the superior
ibility of the frosh to ring baskets,
)ronght them the victory. Their shoot
ng was really phenomenal. At least
ave long shots were made that didn’t
?ven hit the rim.
5>nmo, forward, and Starr, center,
fflch secured four markers, and Jacob
*erger, forward, and Chapman, guard,
Wlowed closely, with three apiece.
Tacobberger shot three out of ten foul
brows. Brandon, the other guard, failed
:o get a basket. The frosh got the jump
>n their opponents and rang up point
tfter point, until at half-time the score
itood 24-12.
The Indians cam? back with a rush
«nd gradually cut down Oregon’s lead,
out the 12~point margin was too big to
overcome. The freshmen were forced
to adop; defensive tactics, however, and
nade but seven points in this period.
R. L. Matthews, coach of the Willam
?tte FDiversity five, was referee. A
food crowd was on hand to see the
fame. The gymnasium was poorly light
ed, which interfered with the play to
'.ome extent.
Another game may be scheduled with
Themawa to be played in Hayward hall,
February 15.
Tre-Nu Is Cryptic Nam 3
of New Org*anization.
Girls Working Way Through Col
lege Meet and Eat; 25
Are Members.
Tre-Nu! At last the girls who axe
working their way through college have
decided upon a name for themselves,
but now that they have it, no civilized
person could make <i guess as to what
it means.
Even if an Italian and a Greek got to
gether they would still be at a loss to
figure out the mystery, the girls say.
Anyway it is said to have some faint
connection with the aims of the organ
ization, so the deeply interested reader
is advised to search through the pages
of former Emeralds, where the aspira
tions of the then nameless club are list
ed. No light on the three aims of the
organization is to be offered hereafter,
according to members.
Tre-Nu will meet the first Sunday of
every month for a chat in regard to
summer work, and after that there will
be a regular supper, prepared by the
members themselves. They say they
would have everything, from soup to
nuts, only that it is war times, and un
der these conditions they will be con
tent with anything which doesn't con
tain too much sugar or wheat.
At present the club has about 25
members in good standing, but now that
they have a name they are considering
having some others join their ranks.
COLONEL WANTS WORDS
FOR “MIGHTY OREGON”
Commandant Recommends Parody on
Varsity Song as Battalion
Marching Refrain.
“We need a good marching song to the
tune of “Mighty Oregon,” said Colonel
Leader today. “The battalion must have
a song of its own and the “Mighty Ore
gon” tune would be the thing.”
The songs will be sung by the men
on the cross country march which will
begin soon. Fatigue and tediousness are
partly overcome in this way. The sing
ing takes the mind from the bad roads,
disagreeable weather and long hours.
“Stonewall Jackson was the first man
■to use these marching songs,” said Col
onel Leader. He estimated that his
men could do one-quarter better march
ing when they were singing. The Ger
mans have realized their value for a
long time, and even used the hymn of
hate until the English imitated them.
No measures have as yet been taken
> to have the men learn the songs, but ac
cording to Dean Walker they are being
sung and hummed all over the campus,
and will undoubtedly be learned when
the cross country m srches begin.
TWENTY SUITES TAKEN
IN NEW HENDRICKS HALL
Dormitory to Accommodate 56 for
Presesnt; Capacity Will Be Twice
That Number.
Twenty of the twenty-eight suites of
! rooms in the University women’s dormi
tory, Hendricks Hail, have been engaged,
and the occupants expect to take up
residence next Thursday.
Eleven suites are engaged by women
now housed in Mary Spiller hall, who
were given a choice of rooms. Ruth
Nye, a senior, came first in the draw
ing of numbers which determined the
order of selection, and consequently was
given first choice of rooms.
The present system places two girls
in each suite, but if the demand for
rooms increases, four girls will be
housed in each section, filling the dor
mitory to its capacity. At present the
hall has furniture to accommodate 56
girls.
“I expect several more applications
for rooms,” said Mrs. Edna Prescott
Datson, matron of the dormitory. “Many
girls have looked at the rooms with a
view to moving in later on.”
THIRD JUDGING TO BE FEB.6
Prominent Portland Architects to Pass
on Work of Students.
The third judging made during the I
school year pf the work of the archi- 1
tecture students of the University, will
take place February G. The judges have
not yet been selected, but drill, accord
ing to Dean E. F. Lgwrence, of the
school of architecture, be prominent
Portland architects.
BOTH HUES
IN EMSTREETS
Traffic Interferes With Any
Attempts at Platoon
Maneuvering
Downtown.
Next Inspection Date Unset
tled; Leader Plans Com
pany Contest.
The first parade down town of the
student battalion in their uniforms and
with their rifles, was witnessed Friday
by a big crowd of people. The 300
student-soldiers, led by the band,
marched around the fountain at the end
of Willamette street, >and then back
Willamette to Eighth, where they turned
and went past the Osburn hotel.
A Southern Pacific train from the
south was at the depot as the battalion
marched past, and many comments were
hoard from the passengers on the splen
did appearance of the companies.
The battalion marched in column of
squads the entire way, and attempted
no platoon movements, as the streets
were too crowded with traffic.
It was the longest continuous march
the men have taken, and toward the end
the guns became Tather heavy. No
manual of arms was given down town,
although next time the battalion will,
probably exhibit its prowess in this line.
Lieutenant Colonel John Leader con
gratulated the men on their marching,'
hut said that more uniform equipment
ought to he worn in the future. Every
body is requested to wear a belt and
canvas leggings
The date of the next inspection is
rather indefinite. It was originally
planned to have the commandant at
Camp Lewis down to inspect the bat
talion next We<Inesday, but he was un
able to get off.
Lieutenant Colonel Loader is planning
to haye company competition on the last
day of the term, and some form of rec
ognition granted to the company pre
I senting the best appearance.
I Open order drill and rushing will oc
cupy most of the time next week.
I
TRIPLE C TO ENTERTAIN
JUNIOR MEN WITH PARTY
Women in Class of 1919 Plan Evening of
Stunts and Dancing; Commit
tees Appointed.
The wearers of the corduroy probably
do not as yet know wbat is in store for
them, but it is something great, accord
ing to word given out by Triple C, the
association of junior girls, which met
at the Y. W. C. A. Bungalow, Thursday i
at 5 o’clock.
So far this year Triple C has been i
rather inactive as to entertainments, I
having spent most of the time carrying
out plans for charity work, so the affair
to which they will invite the junior men
wiU be a “regular” one. The girls are
to bring boxes containing enough supper
for two, and the plan at present is to
drive out to Willakenzie Grange, where
stunts and dancing will occupy the eve
ning.
The chairmen of the committees are
as fellows: Genevieve Dickey, enter- j
tainment; Alene Phillips, invitations;
Ella Dews, chaperones; Ethel Waite,
conveyances. Roberta Schuebel has j
been appointed to find an appropriate
date.
E. W. ALLEN JUDGES ESSAYS
High School Pupils of State Compete on
War Topic Theme.
Dean Eric W. Allen of the school
of journalism, is one of the judges in
a contest of essays written by the high
school pupils of the state on, “What
We Can Do to Help Win the War.” Mr.
Allen has named his first three choices
and the final awards probably will be
made soon.
After reading the winning essays
from the different counties of Oregon,
Mr. Allen turned them over to his senior
class for their judgment. In several in
stances the seniors, although not know
ing Mr. AUen's decisions, agreed with
his selection.
As prizes for the successful essays,
Russell Hawkins, of Tillamook, will give
three ponies to the winners of the first
three awards.
'UN AND SAVAGE
WIN DEBATE PUCES
Armstrong, Holzman, Brunk
and Savage Make Team;
Bailey and Bartholo
mew Alternates.
Prescott Plans for Extension
Contest With Nearby Towns
for Practice.
At the final tryout Thursday night iu
Doan Straub’s room, Ralph Hotmian and
Carlton Savage won tho two remaining
plates on the Varsity debate team, which
will meet British Columbia University
and the University of 'Washington, iti
a triangular debate, March 15. These
two men, with Kenneth Armstrong and
Hugh Brunk. compose the quartet which
will enter the contests.
Alumni Medal Contest Postponed.
The original plan of the forensic coun
cil was to hold the alumni medal con
test at the same time as the debaters
were selected, but as some of the co-eds
wanted to try for the medal, the council
postponed it. This is the third time the
date has been shifted. In all probability
it will be held some time in March.
Although they did not. need to com
pete, Armstrong and Brunk also gave
their arguments before the judges, and
were rated with the others for effec
tiveness. The combined vote of the five
judges put the men in the following or
der: Armstrong, Holzman, Brunk and
Savage. Tver Bartholomew and Day
Bailey were chosen as alternates. The
judges were Professor R. W. Prescott,
Walter Myers, Leon Bay, Vernon Mot
schenbaeher and Professor Peter Crock
att.
Work on the question will start im
mediately, as Washington has an advan
tage over the University, as she has al
ready debated the same question with
Reed College. The affirmative team
won in both debates.
To Debate Nearby Towns.
Professor Prescott is planning on sev
eral extension debates before audiences
in nearby towns. Contests will probably
be arranged in Springfield, Junction City
and Cottage Grove. These debates are
necessary to give the team practice.
This is the first time British Colum
bia University has ever debated Oregon.
The Canadians will ensd their negative
team here to meet Oregon’s affirmative.
The local negative team will journey to
Seattle to meet Washington’s affirma
tive.
SENATOR TO HELP GET
R. 0. T. C. ON CAMPUS
President Campbell Obtains Aid of
Chamberlain; Interviews Wilson
in Washington.
The aid of the Oregon congressional
delegation in placing the University bat
talion before the attention of the war
derm rtment, for recognition as an offi
cers’ reserve training oamp, has been
enlisted through the efforts of Presi
dent Campbell, now in Washington.
A telegram received from President
Campbell Thursday afternoon, announced
that Senator Chamberlain would favor
an R. O. T. C. for the University. It
was stated that the matter would be
brought before the war department of
ficials immediately.
President Campbell lias been in Wash
ington where, as spokesman of a com
mittee appointed by the joint session,
of the American Association of Colleges
and the National Association of State
Universities, he interviewed President
Wilson last Wednesday, telling him of
the resources of the universities and
colleges of the country now available
to assist in conducting the war.
According to the telegram received
here Thursday, President Campbell ex
ported to leave for Eugene last night.
THIENES AT M’MINNVILLE
Six University Men Attend Ministry
Missions Conference.
Clinton Thienes, president of the
campus Y. -VL C. A., is attending the
Ministry Missions conference at Mc
Minnville, which opened Friday, Janaary
24, and will close January 27. The
conference is made tip of delegates from
Oregon colleges and is held annually.
Six University men are attending th^
nference.
Sorority Adopts War Or
phan in Relief Work.
Local Chapter of Kappa Kappa
Gamma to Support 9-Year
Old French Boy.
A litle French war orphan has been
adopted by the local chapter of Kappa
Kappa (lunirua woman's fraternity. The
child is a D-year-old boy named Hubert
Painault, whose plight was brought to
the attention of the local organization
by the American Society for the Relief
of French War Orphans.
The hoy's mother is a shopkeeper in
time of peace. Presumably his father
was killed at the front, although a let
ter received by the chapter from Miss
Eleanor C. Jenkins, business secretary,
otf the society, does not take up this
point. The organization cares only for
those children who are left destitute
by tbe loss of their fathers.
It requires only $30.50 to adopt one
of these little war victims. This sum
is said to l>c enough to keepone French
child in food and clothing for one year.
The money is sent to the headquarters
of the relief society in San Francisco,
New York or Paris. The organization
selects the child for whose maintenance
the money will be used, and the child's
name is sent to the donors. Ijat.er, in
most eases, the child himself writes to
his far-off friends.
SPRINGFIELD SCENE OF
FIRST GLEE CLUB SING
Men Make Initial Concert Appearance
Before Will Filled House Fri
day Evening.
To give their new season's program a
tryout, the Men’s Hlee club went to
Springfield Inst night. The opening
concert took place nt the Ilell Theatre,
and though the nudiemee was small the
program was warmly received.
The first, of the entertainment was
'given over to singing exclusively. Pro
fessor Cote and Curtis Peterson werei
the only two giving solos.
The second part consisted of a skit,
"A Bit of College Life:’’ a trombone
solo by Walter Crehe, and two burlesque
dnnoers. John Flinn danced the hula
hula, and Henry Kickoff interpreted a
dance of the Orient Merle Moore gave
a series of slight of hand tricks.
Dr. Landsbury and Mr. Cote express
ed themselves as quite pleased with the
production.
The men leave for American Lake
next Wednesday night and will sing at
Camp Lewis Thursday. Friday the club
will he in Portland, and Saturday at St.
Helene. The date of the Eugene Con
cert has not yet been decided upon.
SAVE FLOUR WITH POTATO
Miss Tingle’s Classes Use Tubers in
Cookery; Results Please Her.
How to make potatoes save wheat
flour has been the topic during the past
week in one of the domestic science
classes of Miss Lilian Tingle, head of
the household arts department. Not
only has the class theoretically discussed
the use of this substitute for flour, hut
/they have tried it out and found the
results very pleasing.
“Moshed potatoes can save wheat in
making markers, biscuits, doughnuts,
checse-Rtraws and pies,” says Miss Tin
gle. “One can use thp proportion of
potatoes in proportion to your patriot
ism.
“Wheat flour should not be nsed
alone; even if it is not a wheatless day,
it should either be mixed with mashed
potatoes or with some grains other than
wheat, so that conservation may still
go on.”
TO START CHEMISTRY CLASS
Professor Stafford in Portland Arrang
ing for Advanced Course.
Professor O. F. Stafford, head of the
department of chemistry, is spending the
week-end in Portland, arranging for an
advanced course in chemistry, to be
given in connection with the Portland
night school work. The course, when
successfully completed, will entitle the
students to college credit.
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♦ DOUGHNUT LEAGUE ♦
♦ Results of today’s games: ♦
♦ Phi Delta Theta, 5; Oregon Club 4 ♦
♦ Other games postponed. +
DELTA THUS DEFEAT
F1IENDLY HALL, IH
Hang Crepe on Aspirations of
Dorm Five, Which Must
Face Sigma Chis in
Doughnut Race.
LOSERS TIRE IN LAST HALF
Winners Finish Strong—Final
Games to Be Played Next
Saturday.
Friendly Hall los its place in the
sun in the Doughnut basketball league
hist night, when they went down to de
feat at the hands of the Delta Taus,
(! to 17. The Delta Taus had previous
ly been defeated by the Sigma Ch five,
and the comparative scores now give lit
tle encouragement to Friendly Hall in
their postponed game with the “Sign.”
who head the teams in the second sec
tion of the Doughnut league.
The game last night crept through the
first, half—for it was not a fast game—
and resulted in the Friendly Hall team
being day-lighted by but one point. Aft
er the opening of the second half, the
Dor.m men tired, and the Delta Tans
rolled up a fair lead until in the last
quarter, when several baskets brough^
the score up to 17 to 0, and made it W I
eclipse for Friendly Hall, as far M
ImsketJball championship goes. That
provided, of course, that they don’t Opt
set. the dope by a strong come-back'4fc>
their remaining g.imes. Friendly Htl
now Iras a standing of .500 in the Score*
column.
McArthur Off His Form
McArthur, who showed up to fine ad
vantage in the game with the Betas, was
in poor form Thursday, and seemed to
have lost his ability to find the basket
and the best bet for the Ffeipadty H>t
quintet was McNair, vrfeo registered faut'
of the six points gathered by his team.
Brown and Medley again carried off the
honors for the Delta Tau Delta team.
The Sigma Nils and the Fijis were
tumble to get together Thursday evening,
so the game had to be postponed. This
makes two postponed games to be di
posed of, Signm Nu vs. Oregon Club
Sigma Nu vs. Fiji. Unlets thegg <i
get together and arrange fate* it ftay
he found necessary to oanCel the games
if they do not affect the winners of the
section.
The final games of the regular sched
ule arc billed for Saturday when, in
se>ction one, the Oregon Club meets the
I’hi Delta and the Kappa Sigs play the
Fijis. In Section two the Betas will
tnekle Htfljjfu Chi, and the A. T. O. will
entertair tie Dorm.
Lineup of Teams.
The lineup in lust night’s contest:
Friendly Hall (<!) Deltn Tau Delta (17)
McNair (4) .F.Brown (17)
McArthur (2) .F.Medley (6)
Porter .C_ Portwood (2)
Hortline .. Madden
Whitten, Powers.. .GParr, Woodruff(2)
Ref'vee: Dean Walker.
ONLY THREE OUT OF 65 FAIL
Men Signed for Ordnance Work Take
Exhaustive Physical Exams.
Physical examinations of men in the
third ordnance class were completed yes
terday. Only three out of t>5 men were
rejected. The examinations were con
ducted by Fred W. Didier, first lieuten
ant of the medical reserve corps from
Vancouver. The examinations were very
exhaustive, and Lieutenant C. C. Jere
miah, in charge of the ordnance work,
thinks it remarkable that but three were
rejected.
OREGANA PLATES AWARDED
Arthur Runqulst, Glenn Stanton and
Cord Sengstake Successful.
Results of the Oregana plate contest
were given out yesterday by Dean K.
F. Ixiwrence, of the school of architec
ture and Professor Alfred Schroff, of
the art department, judges of the work.
The winning designs are to be used in
the 1918 Oregana. They are: Book
plate, Arthur Runquist; cover stamp,
Glenn Stanton; page border, Cord Sengs
take. All other plates were given out
Individually to students of the school of
architecture.