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abolish other customs Now we know
that many men would like to get these
larger letters. We also know that the
freshmen would like to sit on the senior
bench; that some people may not care
to say 'hello’ on 'Ilello Lane.’ yet we
preserve the tradition.
“If we do away with this, we may
as well abolish the custom that only
juniors wear corduroys. I have no
. doubt they are very comfortable and
i that underclassmen would like the priv
I ilege of wearing them. But we keep up
i these traditions just as we continue to
■ throw freshmen in the millrace. If the
old ‘O’ has to go. I think we should
have wrestling on Kincaid field and
football in the gymnasium.”
Carl Nelson announced that the de
feat of the amendment would please
the "old guard” of football men now
in the service, and said that public
opinion in general was opposed to the
measure.
Walter Grebe declared that the
amendment would show that any man
who went out for any of the major
sports was entitled to equal reeogni
tion with any other man.
Ruth Graham, Varsity debater, said:
“Do we want our campus to support
' an autocracy? The uniform ‘O’ stands
for democracy, the present system for
1 autocracy.”
SIGH Gil WALLOPS
FIIEWJLL M
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p. Runquist p, Bnrde lb, Tortor rf,
Brown If, Whitten 3b.
■Score by innings ..1 2 3 4 5 R. H. E.
Sigma Chi .5 12 6 1 15 11 4
Friendly Hall _2 2 0 4 1 9 9 6
Umpire: Ed Durno.
Owing to the Illness of several mem
bers of the Fhi Delta Theta baseball
team the first game of the second round
of the doughnut league was postponed
Wednesday until the 1’hi Belts are able
to play. They will meet the Fijis and
the game promises to be a good one.
The Delta Taus played the Sigma
I Xus today and the winners of this game
will then meet Sigma Chi in the semi
final contest. It is probable that only
one game will be played this week. The
final contest for the championship may
be staged during Junior Week-end if a
place can be found in the program.
❖ Torch and Shield announces the
♦ election of the following: ♦
♦ LAWRENCE WOODWORTH, ♦
♦ SAM LEHMAN,
♦ PAUL FARRINGTON, ♦
♦ CARL MAUTZ, ♦
♦ JOHN FINNERAN, ♦
♦ JOHN MOORE, ♦
♦ ARNOLD KOEPKE, ♦
♦ JULIAN LESLIE, ♦
♦ ROLAND COOLEY. ♦
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KENT WILSON LISTENS TO CHAT
OF OREGON BOYS “OYER THERE”
Fragments of Conversation Just Before Taps, “Soiaostf-.cre fr. F-TMoe."
Sent Across by Former University Student In Letter to K. W. Ontiiank.
Kent Wilson, “over theve" with the
Third Oregon, depicts the fine points
of conversation as it is carried on
among the troops, perhaps in an out
of-the-way 'billet or perhaps in some
great barracks in a thickly populated
region of the Allied territory, in a letter
which was received recently by Karl
Onthank. Ilis method is a bit unique;
the results realistic.
Wilson was prominent in track and
other student activities at the Univer
sity. He served with the Third Oregon
ort the Mexican border.
March 21. 1918
It's just before taps—listen:
“Where’s my hat?”
“This shaving in cold water is -
“What’d the Top say?”
“Iley, where was you born—in a
barn? Shut that door!”
7.-7.-- swunk.
“Well, for the lov-a Mike, did you
know her, too?”
“Hit me and take it.”
“These French Janes are all right,
but —
“Say. I gotta get that hat.”
“That guy, why he used to be a
ribbon cl
Z-Z--sw*unk.
“Say, quit shakin’ this bed, will yuh?”
“Hey, whaddayuh tink dis place is?”
“Take it, that makes IS Francs.”
“I don't know how they got away with
if-.”
“I’r like to know where that —
hat is anyway.”
“How long to taps?”
“And I says to her Tarlez vous?"
“Say, how do you spell ‘trajectory’?”
“Oh, did you get one, too?”
“How’d you like to be walking up old
Broad-?"
“My boli-h-hnie lies over the och
h-hun!”
Z-Z-zzz swank.
“Say. if I dont find that hat how in
the ——-1
‘‘Did she write you too?”
“Lights out!”
“Just one more hand.”
Z-z-z-z ug-gh- wz-z-z-z-z-z.
The lights are supposed to be out
hut I am going to write you a letter
anyway if my little candle will only
l hold out. Your letter of the 1st came
today and it certainly made good time.
[ Just think, only 21 days from Oregon.
Your letter holds the record, as it has
taken most of my mail from a month
to 40 days. I have received four Emer
alds and three of the News Bulletins
so far and let me tell you that they
certainly were appreciated. Any news
| from dear “Old Oregon” is received
with a celebration.
I haven’t heard from any of the boys
in the 162nd for nearly four months
1 and have no idea where they are. I
received a letter from Captain Walter
McClure last week, who is up on the
front and still O. K„ and ie said he
just received a card from Charles Cro
ner from “Somewhere in France'” Ser
geant ‘‘lleinie” Bills is right near here
at present, as is Sergeant “Bones”
Skelton. They are both getting along
I fine. But have not received any Emer
alds so far, for which they are anx
iously waiting. ,
I am sorry that I did not know about
the University of Oregon being a mem
ber of the University Union in Paris.
I was in Paris a short time ago, just
after the “Gothas” bombarded it. They
certainly try to tear up things, but the
Allies are coming right back at them
fifty-fifty. I would certainly have gone
to the “Union” if I had known of Ore
gon’s membership. I will inform every
‘Oregon’ man that I meet.
Spring is in the air in France at pres
ent and everything is wonderful. You
can almost taste the green fragrance
that is springing up everywhere. The
spirit of everyone is bubbling over, and
“work” is the pass word of the day.
Each hour streams of American trucks
go tearing by Carrying loads of Ameri
can food, American clothing, American
ordnance, Rod Cross supplies, medical
supplies, etc. to the great army now j
assemblying in the field. The men take i
their work in a serious mood, but thru !
it all there is a spirit of levity which |
takes its place beside the serious side.
The other day I netted a group of
negroes, laying rails for the new rail
road which is to connect the seaports
with the front, pause to execute the
manual of arms with their shovels and
then return to work singing familiar
negro melodies.
The other night I passed a camp
where some batteries of treneh artil
lery are preparing for their first thrust
at the "Hun.” They had. apparently,
been learning the mechanism of the j
French “fifty-eight No. 'J.” for out in !
the clear night air came the words of
a new song improvised to fit the tune
of “Down in the City of Boose.”
"Working on Fifty-Right twos.
Die any death that yon choose,
Get hit by a shell.
| Then the gas gives you hell;
Grenades wake you up while you snooze.
Your family is proud of you now;
They are sure to collect that ten thou’.
Ten days to each man
| Is the average span.
[ Working on mortars, those jol^y trench
mortars.
Those dammed little Fifty-Eight twos.”
I The engineers near here have a fa
Ivorite little ditty they sing, to the tune
of “Mother.”
“S is for the service we are doing,
| II is for the homes we love so dear;
O is for the order we belong to,
l V is for the victory so near;
H is for the emblem of our country, i
L is for thp life we’ve learned to love, |
I’ut them all together they spell j
“Shovel,” the emblem of the Engineer.”
So it is all over France. American
grit and good humor are pushing the
war work shoulder to shoulder with
| French valor and spirit, which has
never lagged since the first success at
1 the Marne and with British tenacity
i and thoroughness. Some day these ele
ments are going to combine and strike
on the Western front, and when they do
it will only be a few weeks before the
treaty of peace.
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Kent.
Sergeant Kent Wilson. Medical Depart
ment 147th Mach. Gun Battalion, A.
10. F. France.
FORMER STAR MAY COACH
Tony Savage, Of 1). Of W., Offered
Position At University of Louisana.
i -
1 Tony Savage, former University of
Washington basket ball and football
star, is considering an offer for the
coaching job at the University of
Louisana, according to a report issued
from Seattle last week.
Savage is now coaching the athletic
tennis at Lincoln high school in Seattle,
and has turned out championship teams
in his favorite sports. While perform
ing at the university, he was regarded
'as the best center in the Northwest,
conference, being chosen for the myth
ical five for three successive seasons.
—W. S. C. Evergreen.
HENDRICKS HALL WHEATLESS
Girls Pledge Themselves To Use Less
Of Cereal And Less Butter.
The girls of Hendricks Hall pledged
themselves to wheatless meals at house
mei ting Monday night. Mrs. E. I’ Hat
son, physical director of Hendricks Hall
assured the girls that she would do her
best to supply the table with suitable
substitutes. Not only are the girls Rav
ing or wheat but they are using less
butter.
LOST—Lischetezky Method of Music.
Address on inside: Jane M. Scotsford.
Finder please return to Mrs. W. F. G.
Thacher.
COATS
To Sell
$19.75, $25.00, $35.00
They are made of velours, pop
lins, coverts, serges and a few
fancy weaves, coats that look the
part of higher priced models.
There are a number of good '
styles in gray, tan and blue—some
are trimmed with contrasting col
or. Most of them are cleverly
belted all around.
It is more than simply fashion
able to have a trim light weight
coat for spring and summer. It is
a most practical thing. But much
depends on the worth of the coat
you buy. You must be your own
judge of values.
If you are in need of a new coat
I we invite you to come and see
these splendid garments.
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students of the University of Oregon than many
other University towns enjoy.
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Military Dance and Concert
Given
by
Regimental Band
Albert Perfect,
Director
ARMORY, MAY 3, 8:15 O’CLOCK