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Oregon Emerald VOL. 20. EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, JAN. 14, 1919. NO. 33. Hank Expected to Take Care of jumps and Sprints for Varsity. CAPTAIN TO BE AIDED BY MUCH NEW TALENT Callison Expected to Develop; Wilson, Mulkey, Durno and Others Available* "Hank” Foster, captain of this year’s track team, lias returned to college, and Oregon’s track outlook for the coming season appears bright. “Hank” took the hundred yards at O. A. C. last year in 10 seconds flat de feating the far-famed Mattox of the Ag gies In .the broad jump, an event which “Hunk” was doped to lose, he hopped 22 feet, beating Lieutenant F.. K. Radcliff, late an officer of the local S. A. T. C. Radcliff is returning to O. A. C. this term with the intention of making Hank look sick in the same event: hut with Bill Hayward here to train Foster the “Looie’s” chances look slim to those who know Foster’s record. Besides the hun dred-yard dash and broad jump Foster also runs the 220-yard event. Some sport .-.l.u-ina think this to be Ins best bet. RiiiK|uist Will Help. Reside Foster there is one other let ter man of last season in eollege. “Art" Runquist tosses the discus a consider able distance, and with Bill’s help will undoubtedly add several more feet to his mark of last year, which took first place in the O. A. C. meet. Art also puts the shot and throws the javelin. With these two letter men Hayward will have several preppers of note., who although still in the rough bid fair , to become valuable men under the direction nf Oregon’s premier trainer. Among these Is Prentice Callison. a sophomore, who hails from Cottage Grove. Callison in his high school days was for several seasons the only high jumper who could compete with “Moose” Muirhead. Hayward thinks Callison possesses possibilities which combined with a lot of hard work will de velop him into a second Muirhead. Be sides high jumping Bill intends to put him to stepping the high hurdles. Wilson Expected to Deliver. Although “Varsity” Wilson failed to make his “O” last year in track, after having won the much coveted letter in football and basketball' it is thought that under Hayward he will show up to good advantage both in the high hurdles and in the 220-yard dash. Wilson ran a close second in the high hurdles in the O. A. C. meet being nosed out of first place on the last hurdles and also placed in the 220-yard event. “Dubs” Mulkey is another prepper of note who has returned to eollege after several months experience in th" navy. Midkev is good for a place in the broad jump and also heaves the javelin a con siderable distance. Although he has never done much track work Carter Brandon looks good in the field events. The javelin and discus ap pear to he Brandon's best events, hut he also has possibilities in the hurdles. Durno.Fcr Distances. Everyone who lias followed sports at the University has heard of “Eddie ’ Durno of basketball fame. Pnrno is about Hayward’s host prospect in the mile and !wo-mi!a events. Another possibility in the sprints is ‘Pat" Masters mi, who has lately return ed from the service. Mnsterson does the sprints and the low hurdles, and while he holds no records of note under the tuteb'g«* of Bill it is thought he will de velop into a first rater. In the weights Gilbert, who has just returned from Camp Taylor, bids fair to develop into a sure point winner. Ester and Mcrt. Brown to Jump. Xewton Estes, with a little more hard work like ho put in last year, it is thought will develop Into a fair high jumper and Mort Brown likewise. Tt is doubtful whether Leith Abbott will try track this year beeause of the condition of his heart: hnt if he does Bill’s team will have a half miler that will be a sure point getter. Leith when fCVmtfcned r‘r' na»'" tw» ' Seniors and Juniors Put on Sombreros, Corduroys and Dignity The sombreros and corduroys are back into their own again. Each day sees more of them blossom forth on the cam pus, like flowers after a spring rain, and it will not be long before all the upper classmen are adorned by one or the other. The corduroys were the first to put in their appearance. Immediately after reg istration juniors could be discerned jour neying townward and returning with packages under their anns> Handsom'e corduroy pants adorned members of the junior class nest day and in the follow ing days, more were displaying them. The seniors did not appear with their badges of distinction so soon, but at last a few of them have been on the campus, topped off by the handsome sombreros. 1 he Oregon custom prohibits underclass men from wearing corduroys or som breros. reserving the former for juniors, and the latter for the high class men. The day of the frosh parade, one lowly freshman aspired to the corduroys and was properly dealt with. No more such attempts have been made. So far among the few remaining sen iors, Paul Spangler and Henry English have worn the sombreros. Much interest has been expressed as to the day in which Pill Morrison will first wear his. It is rumored that he has ordered a special one by the Stetson company, so that he will not. look too much like a mushroom. SOPHOMORE DICE IS OFF FDD TIM Fear of Flu Spread Cause of Postponement; Care Urged by Health Committee. The sophomore dance, which was to have been held Friday evening, has been postponed for a week or two as a pre cautionary measure against the return of the flu epidemic to the campus. This was done on the recommendation of the student health committee to President Campbell, who brought it up before the members of the student council. At present there are only eight cases of the flu on the campus and none of these are new cases this week, so the postponing of the dance is only tempo rary, and it will be given as soon as the epidemic conditions improve. It is easy for a person; to attend such an affair with a slight temperature and not realize his condition, said Dr. .1. F. Bovard, chairman of the student health committee, this morning- It is because of this that all big da-r.ces have been postponed. For Safety of University ‘•We do not like to take this action,” said Dr. Bovard. “.iust at the begin ning of the term, when everyone is so enthusiastic and working together so well, but the safety of the University is at stake.” One of the main tb'.ngs the student should do in order to prevent the return of the epidemic to the campus is to con sult a doctor if feeling the least, bit ill, was the opinion of Dr. Bovard. II ith the large number of deaths from the flu. this is mo time to fool around and neg lect a cold or a slight fever, he said. The University dispensary, which is open every afternoon from 1:30 to 2:30, is for theuse of the students, and the health committee wishes them to avail themselves of it. The members of the health committee are doing the best they can. said Dr. Bovard, amd they want every on1 to get the best possible care. A student with a cold, lie continued, should stay away from the University and it is a case of pure selfishness if ho does not Dances and Movras Taboo Th° students should not attend any pubic* gatherings, they should find their amusements elsewhere, and cut out th° big dances and the movies until the flu i conditions improve. “lave outdoors and get plenty of good, healthy exercise.” was the advice of Dr. Bovard. “'Keep vour body in the best condition possible, for at its highest efficiency it is best able to throw off the flu germs.” DR. CASWELB BACK. Dr. A. E. Caswell, professor of phys ics, and family, who have been ill with the influenza, are rapidly recovering, and Dr. Caswell expects to be back by ! the middle of the week to take charge j of his cla®'**’ WOMEN'S FIVES STURT INTERCUSS SERIES TUSK Much Good Material Here for Basketball, Says Miss Gorman, Coach. Women's interolnss basketball games will begin Thursday afternoon at four o'clock whoa the seniors and juniors, freshmen and sophomores will play in the outdoor gym. Miss Gladys Gorman, coach, said that a large number of girls have been out for practice and that the games promise to be interesting. The Tuesday following. January 21, the seniors and sophomores will finish the schedule. Miss Gorman announced that probably a aeries of games would be played among the winners and losers of the interclass games. There is a great deal of good material in the classes this year, Miss Gorman said. The freshmen have done particu larly well. They have enough for two teams. Their team has not been chosen by the coach and will not be until after a practice to be held Wednesday at 4 :45. Some Playing Star Game Maud Lombard, playing forward, is playing a good team game for the sen iors- Hazel Rankin, also a senior, is particularly good at forward passing. Mary Mathis is playing forward for the juniors. Lela Burnum is a prominent forward on the sophomore team. The following compose the senior team as announced by Miss Gorman: Glaire Warner, jumping center; Virginia Hales, side-center; Maude Lombard and Hazel j Rtiukin, forwards; Harriet Garrett aud Erma Laird, guards; and Leila Marsh and Marian Coffey, •mb*. For the juniors the following are play ing: Ruth Stadwalter, jumping center; Mubyl Weller, side-center; Jeannette Mjoss and Mary Mathis, forwards; Era Godfrey and Mary McCornaek, guards. The sophomore lineup follows: Vivian Chandler, jumping center; Jessie Todd, side-center; Lela Barman and Grace Rugg. forwards; Marie Ridings and Nan cy Fields, guards; and Ami Lagus and Florence Riddle, subs. Class Spirit Wanted Miss Gorman said that she would like to have some class spirit shown at these games. Basketball is recognized ns the national sport among women and she would like to have the classes turn out to the games and support their respec tive players. Miss Gorman announced that there will be regular practice for all classes Monday at 5 o’clock ALLAN HOPKINS A CAPTAIN School of Commerce Instructor Mas In teresting Time Over There. Allan C. Hopkins, instructor in com merce during 11)1<>-17, who is with the 01st division in France, has been pro moted to a captain over on the front and has had many interesting experiences, as indicated from the following extracts from letters to Dean 1>. Walter Morton, of the School of Commerce, from his parents: •‘He said ho was sitting in an automo bile in the rain, having been out all night, and was afraid to lie down for fear of over-sleeping. On another occasion lie wrote tbit the officers were ‘snoring’ all around him, hut that he wanted to take time to write a few lines home." Hopkins rose to the rank of captain from that of second lieutenant. The School of Commerce is eager for the re turn of Captain Hopkins at the earliest possible date, according to Dean .Morton. FACULHY PLAY IS PLANNED Proceeds Will be Turned Over to Stu dents’ Memorial Fund. A faculty play is now under consid eration, according to 'Professor W. F. G. Thiacher, which will probably be staged about March 7 or 8, under the direction of the dramatic department. The faculty is giving this play with the altruistic purpose in view of turning the proceeds over to the students’ memo rial fund. As yet the play and its cast have not been chosen- The cast will not necessarily be composed entirely of fac ulty members, although there is a good deal of talent in the faculty which ap peared ait various times last year. A play will he selected whv-h will give people a chancy to star ascia. Fred Lockley Misses Thrilling Drop From Parachute; but He Isn’t Sorry Obstinate Lieutenant Pilot Refuses to Let Him Descend for Fear He Might Injure His Ankles; Neck was in More Danger. Fred Lockley, the "Journal Man Aboard," who will be the assembly speaker tomorrow, went to Franee ns a Y. M. G. A. secretary, partly for the wealth of experience it would afford him. Fred tried a little of almost everything while over there. lie had at least one ex perience that makes him shiver in retro spect. Lockley was eager to go up in a cap tive observation balloon and come down in a parachute. Tie met with no encour agement on the parachute end of the scheme. The observers always used to go up prepared to drop from 2500 feet or so in a pnrnehute should German bullets or airplanes come too close. The para chute was supposed to open. Generally it did. The business is a bit risky, and civil ians in general did not clamor for per mission to try it. Tint Lockley wanted experience, and be was1 persistent, lie went to an officer at one of the British balloon bases and made his request. “Sorry, but we can’t permit it. Any way, don’t let me see you do it.” So Lockley went to another officer, explaining that it had been all arrang ed for him to make the ascent and to drop in the parachute. Tie got permission to go up but was instructed not. to use the parachute unless permitted by the officer in charge of tlio balloon. A har ness was given him attached to the para chute to tie used in case of emergency. Fred put ti on and was hoping for such an emergency, and he wrangled with the officer in the balloon all the time he was aboard. It happened that the gas hag and its car was battled down hv the winch on this particular trip. Arrived on the ground, having argued with the officer all the way. Lockley was an object of great interest to the ground officer. “What sort of a rig is that you’re wearing?” asked this particular young captain. “My parachute harness,” explained Fred. “Would like to have made the drop.” lie then went on to explode that the fat-headed young lieutenant, would not permit him to make the descent that way. “Told me T was too heavy.” he ex plained: ‘said the parachutes were made smnll and light and that my two hundred pounds might strike hard enough to break my ankles.” “Ankles!" snorted the captain. “You wouldn’t have broken your ankles. All you would have smashed is your neck." Tie then pointed out that the Journal man had put on the harness upside down. Fred suddenly became able to forgive the obstinate lieutenant. - Underclassmen Slow Turning Out; Roll to be Called, Says Colonel. Underclassmen are slow to turn out 'for drill in the reserve officers* train ing corps. There were about 1<H> short Friday and yesterday, according to a statement made by Colonel \\ . H- < • Bowen, commanding officer. “The three hours drill is a requisite for graduation, and i>f the men fail,' said Colonel Bowen, “they will have to make it mi just as they would academic work.” “When the list of names of under classmen is received at the militaiy de partment from (he registrar’s office, the roll will be called,” said Colonel Bowen, “and then step.-, wi.ll be taken to get all the men omit- A number of the men wlro were out Friday did not ap pear yesterday.” A statement will he made in retard to the work at assembly Wednesday, by President Campbell, or in his absence, by Colonel Bowen. Acting officers have not yet been named. This cannot be done until all the men uro out. COURSES ARE WITHDRAWN F. B. Layman Unable to Toach Com merce, Owing to Business Prossuro. Frank B Layman, who was to have spent one day a week at the l Diversity, giving courses in investments and corpo ration finance, will be unable to give these courses this term, according to I). Walter Morton, dean of the School of Commerce. “Tt is very much regretted by the school that Mr. Tjaynmn will not be able to give these courses,” said I man Mor ton, “due to the fact that Fletcher L»n.!* president of the Pncific Financing Cor poration, with whom Mr. Layman is as sociated, lias just been compelled to submit to n serious operation, which will throw most of the work of the company upon the shoulders of Mr. Layman for the next few months. “The courses which it was planned to have Mr. Layman give are necessarily withdrawn, and will be given at a later date, if he can possibly find the time to get away from liis business for one day a week.” Men enrolled in those classes are en rolling in foreign trade and transporta tion to take their place, said the dean. The school is substituting in their place beginning classes in the principles of cccoimt^o. I Expects to Arrange For Mew Instructor in School of Commerce. Donu i>. Walter Morton, of tIn* School of Commerce, will go "W'nstiin^iton, I >. the hitter part of the week to con fer with Jnmes 1*. Munroe, vice chair man of the Federal Hoard for Vocational Education, and ! >r. It. S. MeElwee, fed ernl agent for commercial education of the hoard, regarding the outlining of courses for teaching foreign trade. “Courses will lie outlined 'both for use of the extension division in Portland and ,at the School of Commerce at the I'ni versity," said Dean Morton. Dean Morton will also go to Boston before his return to endeavor to make arrangements to get Crawford C. I'd nionds released from li'« duties at the Watertown arsenal, so that he may start work as an instructor in the School of Commerce by the spring term. He will also stop at Cincinnati to investigate the co-operative arrangements that the University of Cincinnati, has with the business men of that city. He will he [absent albouit three weeks. FLU CUTS COLONEL’S TRIP — Leader to Visit Hillsboro and Astoria; Forest Grovo Off List. Colonl John Lender's trip through the state to visit the various high schools has been somewhat broken up by the steady increase of the influenza epidemic. Thursday he will be in Hillsboro, where he is to speak at the high school in the afternoon on the subject of the organi zation of military training in the second ary schools throughout the state. Friday, Colonel Leader will appear at the Astoria high school, and in the after noon vdli take part in the Britain day celebration there under the auspices of tlie British Benevolence Society. Tn the evening his address will he on Anglo American relations. Colonel Leader was to have gone also j to Forest drove, but the flu has prevent ed him from so doing, ns all of the 1 schools there are closed. Next week’s itinerary will be determined on the con ditions of the influenza at different places. At present Colonel Leader plans on visiting Medford, Ashland, Grants Pass and ftoseburg. PR. CLARK TO MEET CLASSES. T)r R. C. Clark, rofessor of history, who has been ill with the influenza, lias recovered and will meet ids classes Wednesday. FI m-HML DEBATE ACTIimY Would Develop New Material’ for Inter-Coilegiate Teams. HELEN BRENTON,H. LIND APPOINTED AS LEADERS Students Out for Varsity are to f** Meet Monday With Coach Prescott. 1 resident I*. L. Campbell (bis morning <amo out strongly In support of debate as n student activity. “Such a program on the campus Is a slop toward building up (lie teams of in ter-collegiate contests, and it is of bene fit to the student after ho leaves col lege." said the president. "It hears in its relation to inter colegiate debate, the same emphasis that is placed upon intra-mural sports in con nection with athletics. It places addi tional emphasis on ti.e intellectual side o- student activity. In fact it is a very important movement,'’ said President Campbell. Women to Come to Front. Helen Brentou, bend or women's de ,mfe 011 the rumpus, is assured that the women of the I'uiversity are ready to ,;o,nf' "> ,l11' f«»nt in helping to make de an all-around successful student art i' tty. 1 ntler ( lie proposed organiza tion, .Miss iirentou believes that every woman in the I'uiversity will lie inter ested in debate work and will go jn for It with an invigorated spirit of enthus iasm. "It's the only purely intellectual aetiv i'.v on tins campus, and it takes a bottle of brains, but we'll get there," is Miss lirenton's encouraging prediction. Herman Lind who was nppointed head of the men's debate work on the campus, voices his hearty approval of the debate program outlined at the joint meeting of the committee from the foren sic and student councils which met last week. FogjI was a member of the I iji teams which won the intermural debate shield for the two past years. I.ast year he was on the Phi (lamina i'elta team with William Ilnzeltine, Carl Kmidson and doe Hedges which won in the triangular contest with Beta Theta l‘i and Kappa Sigma. As yet neither ot the debate heads have taken steps to appoint house rep resentatives to choose the affirmative teams from their groups, because they arc waiting the decision which is pend ing until the meeting of the executive committee of the student council Wed nesday at 1 o’clock. Continuing the plans for making de bate a truly worthwhile student activity. Hubert \\ . Prescott, professor of public speaking, will meet with all students in terested in inter-collegiate debate in itis room in Johnson hall next Monday at •1 :.'!0 o’clock. At tills time the matter of a debate question will be dismissed. The filial decision, however, will be de termined by a committee selected from the forensic council next Thursday af-; ternoon. Professor Prescott but recently re ceived a letter from William T. Foster* president of lieed College, stating that, be is anxious to have Reed join tbe Oregon-O. A. C. debate league and that he will inform Professor Prescott in the near future as to whether or not such an arrangement will be possigle. Reed college has been unable to decide this matter because it has never heretofore; participated in inter-collegiate activities with Oregon and is at the present time suffering from a lack of faculty mem bers who are able to coaeli debate, if Reed finds it possible to euter this' league much zest and interest will be udded to intercollegiate debate, and It, might insure our membership in a per manent triangular debate every year. The Oregon-O. A. C. debate which was previously scheduled, to take place this term has been indefinitely postponed until sometime he Lb- suriun..