Oregon
Emerald
VOL. 20.
EUGENE, ORGEGON, THURSDAY EVENING. FEB. 27. 1919.
NO. 52.
Ernest Crockatt Says Fighting
Ability of German Units
Differed.
Ernest Crockatt, wounded -veteran ot
the war, who was discharged February
14, from the Tenth Canadian Battalion,
of Infantry, was on the campus Wednes
day and Thursday visiting his brother,
Peter A. Crockatt, professor of eco
nomics, and arranging to enter college
in the spring term.
Mr. Crockatt, who was an acting ser
geant for a time in France, participated
in the big drive along the Arras-Cam
brai road over territory which the Ger
mans had been instructed to hold at all
cost. He was wounded twice and con
tinued carrying on, but a dose of poison
gas finally sent him to an English hos
pital, Vi'bcre be remained three months.
ETe accumulated a good bit of experience
with gas during his term of service,
which extended from April to October
“There’s always gas on the battlefield,”
he said, “and we can’t wear masks all
the time, so we naturally take in more
or less of it. When it gets too severe,
we put on the masks.
Huns Use Fancy Gases
“The Germans placed a good bit of
dependence on their sneezing gas and
their ‘tear gas.’ When you get a taste
of the sneeze gas, you simply lose all in
terest in the battle, and you sit down
and sneeze and sneeze. No permanent
harm comes of it unless you happen to
strain yourself. In the meantime,
though, you’re out of action, whereas
you may be gassed with a slow poison
gas which does not take effect for sev
eral hours and you may kill 30 or 40
of them before you are out of it. ’
The wide range of fighting ability of
d.iferent German limits impressed Mr.
Crockatt. "Some of them,” he said,
“gave in easily and ran, while others
fought bitterly. The Saxons would not
fight the English. 'The Prussians, how
over, usually battled hard.-’
Later Drafts Uneven
The 1014 classes of troops were eas
ily distinguishable from the later draft
ed regiments, Mr. Crockatt said. 4Ue
1914 regiments were made up of big
fellows of fairly uniform build, while the
later drafts had poor little fellows and
lanky soldiers fighting side by side.
Mr. Crockatt is just getting back into
physical condition after his term in the
hospital. He is not yet in shape for
bard work and will take a light special
course in the spring term. His home
is in Spokane, where his mother lives
Before the war he had newspaper ex
perience on Pendleton papers and had
0,ne year at college in Spokane. He ex
pects to spend some time on his ranch
in Idaho before coming to the Univer
sity. ,
LLOYD PERKINS MARRIED
cx-’21 Now on Spokesman Review V/eds
W. S C. Girl.
Lloyd Perkins, a member of the fresh
man class of the University last year,
married Pauline Courtes on December
5, 1918, according to the questionnaire
which has just been received from him
by Emma Wootton Hall, secretary of
military affairs at the 1 Diversity. The
marriage took place at the home of the
bride in Caldwell, Idaho. She was a
member of the class of 1921 at Wash
ington State College.
(Mr. Perkins enlisted in the United
rotates infantry in July of 101S and was
*t the S. A. T. C. officers’ training camp
at the Presidio, San Francisco. At
present he is on the editorial staff of
the Spokesman Review.
DR. OGILVIE NOT COMING
Dr. Ida H. Ogilvie, representative of
the Women’s Land Army of America,
who was to have addressed the women
of the University Friday afternoon is ill
in San Francisco and will he unable to
be here according to a telegram received
by Dean Louise Ehrmann this morning.
The meeting has been postponed until a
week from Friday, March 7.
Y. W. SELLING APPLES
The Y. W. C. A. has apples on sale
at the various houses on the campus.
The apples arc sold very reasonably,
gays Lillian Hausler. acting secretary.
The houses ire asked to send some one
: i che Bunga’ow to get the apples and
take charge of selling them.
Senior Class in Grip
Of Reds; Power Torn
From Helpless Men
The senior class meeting held in Deady
hall on 'Wednesday morning almost re
sulted in a riot due to the unexpected ap
pearance of a strong Bolshevik element
in the persons of the women members
of the class. No less than a dozen mo
tions were introduced by the men to be
promptly turned down by the women.
The president after remarking on the
sudden appearance of the “reds” even
resorted to different ways of voting to
trip up the girls but they were not there
to be caught napping.
Senior moustaches caused the commo
tion. Carl Nelson inquired as to their
fate. “Skinny” Newton moved that they
be clipped but before the motion could be
voted upon. Nelson thought the girls
should be allowed to have something to
say on the subject, and they were given
a chance. Serene silence. The motion was
put to a vote, and the feeble “ayes” of
the men were lost in a storm of “nays”
from the Bolshevik section.
Tracy Byers moved that unless the
girls were willing to enter the contest
they should not be allowed to vote. A
suffragette clamor killed the motion. An
other brave male moved that hereafter
the president call the meetings of the
class secretly and without the knowledge
of the “red” element. The motion failed
to carry. In the same manner the motion
that in voting on the matter of mus
taches the votes of two women be count
ed as equal to that of each man was
squelched.
Tracy, ns class sergeant-at-arms, was
severely chided by different members
because of his seeming failure to main
tain peace among the antagonistic par
ties, His one-time persuasive powers
seemed lost.
“Kewpie” Spangler, undaunted by the
failure of his other schemes, suggested
that the money in the class treasury be
divided among the men of the class equal
ly, with the exception of the two who
have paid their class taxes. The two in
question helped the girls bury that idea.
The winning section finally did agree on
one detail—a motion to adjourn.
Program will Consist of Con
csrt and Dance if Faculty
Wills.
The date for the band concert has been
changed from Wednesday, March 12, to
Thursday evening, March 13, at the Ar
mory. This change is due to the fact th*
Y. W. C. A. banquet is to be held March
12, the date first set for the band’s ap
pearance.
The program will consist of a concert
and if the faculty is willing, a dance. Ad
mission to the concert will be fifteen
cents a person and to the dance, thirty
five cents a couple.
The features will be a cornet solo by
Ruth Ann Trezise, now studying with Al
bert Perfect, director of the band, and a
vocal solo by Miss Eleanor Lee, a con
tralto. The entire program, however,
will soon be ready for publication, ac
cording to Jack Dundore, president.
The personnel of the band is as fol
lows: Flutp. French Moore; clarinets,
Robert Boetscher, Ermine Gentle, Loris
Bonney, Carl Newbury; saxaphones,
Henry Koepke. Lloyd Stearns; cornets,
Morris Morgan. Reuel Moore, Frank Fas
sett. Jay Butler, Dennis Brown, .Tames
Whitaker: horns, Robert E. Lees, Lloyd
Still, Fercival Lassalle, Fred Lorenz;
trombone. Earl Voorhies, Robert Hays,
i Stanley Fargher. Walter Wegner.
Baritones: Jack Dundore and Howard
! Owens.
: Basses: Bruce Yergen and John Hcms
ton.
Drums: Lloyd Tegart and Henry Fos
ter.
MISSS HOUGH LECTURES
Miss Rieta Hough, assistant in the
chemistry department, lectured to Miss
Moore's class at the Eugene high school
this morning at 10 o'clock upon the sub
ject of the care of infantile diseases
which are due to improper care. Miss
Hough made a very strong plea for
cows’ milk for the inftint's diet in place
o fthe condensed milk which is being
so commonly used of late.
OREGON'S FIRST
ALUMNI MAGAZINE
IS JUSTOFF PRESS
Senior Editing Class Handles
Details of Publishing
Initial Number.
The first issue of an alumni magazine
at the University, entitled “Old Oregon,”
is just off the press. The editing class of
the School of Journalism assisted ma
terially at the "kick off" by putting out
the first number. Succeeding issues will
be published by the Alumni association
for Oregon alumni and former students,
with Miss Charlie Fenton, alumni see ro
tary, in charge, according to Adelaide
Lake, managing editor of this issue.
The magazine is made up of 50 pages
and will be published ns a quarterly.
About 1500 copies are being printed and
will be sent to people who have paid their
alumni dues of one dollar a year. “It will
be printed for former students as well
as alumni, which is a new idea,” said
Miss Lake.
The merchants of Eugene made pos
sible the size of the magazine r>y taking
$100 advertising space. An editorial of
appreciation to these business men ap
pears in the publication.
Deaa Eric W. Allen, of the School of
Journalism who has acted as adviser to
the ed.tint>’ class which undertook the
work for the purpose of work mg out a
problem, icid yesterday that the class
had done good work and expressed him
self as being pleased with the results.
Those who are responsible for the
present issue are: H den McDonald ed
itor; Adelande Lake, luouapng edit >r;
Douglas Mullarky, and Eess Celman, ad
vertising managers; Elizabeth Aumiller,
proofreader; Erma Zimmerman, makeup
editor; Tracy Byers, head of copy desk;
Frances Blurock; Mr. Allen, adviser, and
Charlie Fenton, alumni secretary.
Mrs. MoComack Wrltos of First Class.
“When Oregon's Doors Opened,” is
the title of an article in the magazine by
Mrs. Ellen Condon McCornack, one of
the three surviving members of the first
class to graduate from the University in
1S7S.
sny Huntington in nn article entitled
“The Old Fight Invades the Team,” sees
the brightest of prospects ahead for the
Oregon eleven next year. He says the
return of many before the war stars to
the gridiron is no pipe dream, as every
one of them have signified their intention
of returning.
Emma Woott.cn Hall writes a series of
humorous letters of life in the S. A. T
C. as viewed by a buck private.
“Higher Standards in Athletics” is the
subject of an interview with Dean II.
Walker, graduate manager.
President's Report to Regents.
There are excerpts from President
Campbell's report to the Board of Re
gents, telling of the growth in enrollment
and increase over last year.
As “Old Oregon” went to press the
legislature was keeping 14 University of
Oregon people busy. Their activities are
explained in the magazine.
Robert W. Prescott, professor of pub
lic speaking talks a l'ttle on the popu
larity of debate on the campus. There 'S
an interesting, gossipy little storv ; f how
the “Campus Forgets Military Manners”
with the cessation of the war and return
to civil life.
Charlie Fenton Writes Greetings
Charlie Fenton, ’10, puts in a lioe-o
type or two of greetings to nil alumni and
former students. Aside from a record of
the marriages, the rest of the magazine,
contains a class record of the present ac
tivities of graduates and members from
the 1878 class up to 1021.
A later issue of “Old Oregon” will be
devoted to the illustrated service record
of the University of Oregon, which is
now being compiled.
STUDENT WED IN ENGLAND
Doan Seabrook, ex-’l9, Answers Ques
tlonaire Sent Out by Unnversity.
Dean Bayard Seabrook, a member of
the sophomore class in 1017 and now in
the medical corps of the 162nd Infantry,
was married to Phyllis M. Preece at
Southampton, England, on November 11.
1918, according to the answer received
to the questionaire sent ont by the Uni
versity through Emma Wooton Hall,
secretary of military affairs of the Uni
versity.
Mr. Seabrook has been overseas since
Deeejaber, 1917, and is still inthe service,
Down with Everything, Including
Beer, Is the Cry of Earnest Orators
Seven Initiates of Alpha Kappa Psi, on Library Steps, Bubble
with Bolshevism, Capitalism, Pessimism,
Optimism and All That Sort of Thing.
‘‘Down with capital, labor, money,
work and beer,” advocate the initiates
of Alpha Kappa l’si. Dressed to repre
sent labor, capital, land, Bolshevism, the
ministry, I. \Y. W. and the League of Na
tions. seven enthusiasts ascended the
steps of Deady hall yesterday morning
to charm the students with their oratory.
A bass drum sounded on all occasions
by the rollicking Sprague Carter as a
true Bolshevik emphasized all the re
marks.
Herman Lind, in baseball suit, looked
out from behind his mask and told his
hearers that the League of Nations is
not going to be bush league but an all
time league. There are all kinds of lea
gues,” he said, “even twenty thousand
leagues under the sea."
Harry Jamieson with a fetching little
hat and a flowing red necktie as hie chief
attractions, urged “Down with capital.
Down with war. Down with labor. Down
with everything. We don’t want capital;
no one wants capital. We demand our
rights.” His sentiments were expressed
in his sign which stated “We want free
love.”
Dot Medley, in farmer costume, com
plete with pipe ami plenty of straw in
evidence, seemed perfectly happy explain
ing about all he had done for the war,
how the country could not have existed
without hi maml how illy he was repaid
for all his work. He also demanded that
capital be ground in the earth.
The laborer, in the person of Morris
Morgan, street sweeper with all the
necessary implements, joined him in in
sisting on the extinction of capital. “Or
ganize labor," he shouted. “We must or
ganize. organize, organize. Give us a two
hour working day and $1 pay.”
Then capitalism represented by Stan
Anderson all dressed up in full dress
suit, and black plug hat and cane, told
everyone to support capital. “Everyone
wants capital. You want capital and I
want capital,” he said calmly. “The la
borer wants capital. We must get to
gether to protect capital.”
Sprague Carter a typical “Red” with
his shining countenance, beaming nose,
his straggly whiskers and his flaming
flag, jumped up and implored everyone
to “Follow the flag. Down with the gov
ernment. down with everything. The ‘I
Won't Work’ is my friend and your
friend. Get in line and follow the little
Rag.”
Then appeared Hank Foster as the
minister with a very suspicious looking
nose. TTe told of the horrors of booze,
how he had spent hours in his laboratory
discovering the hidden terrors of liquor.
“As parents of future generations,” he
urged. “T beesoch you to keep your chil
dren from getting liquorice.”
SOPH CLASS FUNS
■ TIMES PARTY
Prominent Names Mentioned
as Delegates to Peace
Conference.
A hard times party some time in the
near future at the men’s gymnasium was
decided upon by the Sophomore class at
a meeting in Guild hull Wednesday morn
ing. Owing to the financial condition of
most of tlie members of the class it. was
thought that this type of a party would
be most fitting and enjoyable for all of
tbe members. Sam Lehman, George
Ileggs, Anna May Bronnugh and Lucile
McCorkle were appointed to arrange a
date for the affair.
Miss Gladys Gorman, instructor in the
department of physical training was
elected as the women class adviser since
Miss Mary Watson, who was elected last
year is not here.
“Don’t wait until the Inst two weeks
of your senior year to have your good
times as a class,” said Dean H. Walker,
class adviser. "Do everything you ran as
a class—plan some events for this spring
which only sophomores can attend, for
after all, your best friends are in your
own class.” Mr. Walker urged that duck
ing in the millrace be postponed until
better weather.
That a class so rich in fertile brains
should by all means send n delegate to
the world peace conference was the
opinion of Nish Chapman. Mike Robe,
Freda Livery, Virginia Reels, Miss Un
derstanding, Carrie and Ren Zina and
Lotta Miles were the most popular can
didates. Since Lotta Miles was already
between here and there she was chosen
as delegate and a motion was made that
Lotta he informed of her new duties im
mediately by telegram. The motion rondo
by the masculine element of the house
that Lotta Miles be a man, was defeated.
jPENCiL. SHARPENERS GONE
! One Taken From Lower Hall; One From
Cloak Room, Says Librarian.
M. II. Douglass, chief librarian, com
| plains that several pencil sharpeners
I have been stolen from the library, one
j from the lower hall anil one from the
cloakroom.
“These pencil sharpeners were put
there for the convenience of the stu
dents," Mr. Douglass explained. "It is
up to whoever took them to bring them
bark.”
This is the second complaint of theft
_JTom the library in the last week.
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
DEBATE REMS III
Ashland District Prepares for
Second Series; Umatilla
Drops Out.
Itetcrns for the Umatilla and south
ern Oregon districts of the Oregon Uigli
School Debate League have been re
ceived by It. W. Prescott, secretary
treasurer of the league and professor
of public speaking at the University.
Umatilla was unable to participate in
the debates this time and has asked to
bo allowed to drop out of the league
for the remaining school year. The
high schools of this district have been
closed from eight to twelve weeks dur
ing the past semester and the students
are having to struggle to make up their
routine work without (attempting any
extra activities. The Umatilla high
schools expect, however, to lie organized
strongly next year and to go out for a
place in the league at that time.
J. A. BriScoe, director of the debates
in the southern Oregon district and su
perintendent of the Ashland public
schools, wrote to Professor Prescott
saying that the members of that, district
had finally decided to hold their debates
und that the decisions would be turned
iu by the end of this month.
With the first round of inter-high
school debates drawn to a close, work
on the second series is beginning. The
question for the next debate is based
on a timely problem growing out of the
pence conference situation.
WOMEN TO HEAR SPEAKERS
Director of Recruiting of Women’s LanJ
Army to Address League.
Or. 1 ut IL Ogilvie, director of re
cruiting for the Women’s Land Army of
America, will address the members of
Women’s League on February 2^. Or.
Ogilvie is from Washington, O. and
she is now visiting colleges and univer
sities all over the United States for the
purpose of reaching women who might
he interested in the work of the organiza
tion and to hold conferences with women
who have been out on the land the past
season.
The AVomen’s Land Army of America
is a division of the Council of National
Defense. It is an organization of nation
al significance which is intended to en
courage women in gardening and to de
velop the nation to the highest produc
ing power of America. *
Before coming here Dr. Ogilvie will
address the women of O. A. C.
GAMES BETWEEN 0.
ID 0. A. C. DECIDE
NOBTHWEST TITLE
Contest Friday Will Be Hot;
Everybody Is Urged
To Attend.
"Everybody out. Let’s go.”
Friday iu:tl Saturday evenings the Or
ORon basketball team will meet her nn
eient foe, the Oregon Aggies, for the
last two games of the present season.
These two games will deride whether
or not Oregon will go south to play the
'Winners of the California conference or
whether the jaunt will be taken by the
Washington Suite College five, which
will win the championship if the Aggies
beat Oregon in the two games here.
Cveryone in college, fan and fannette,
should he out for these games. Corval
lis is backing lier team to win those two
games as they know that by taking them
they will deprive Oregon of the chant-,
pionshiip.
This is no time for anyone to assume
the “let George do it” attitude, Coach
l>eati Walker emphasizes- The lemon
yellow team has been fighting its way
through a mighty hard season, and tho
school mow has a chance to show the
team that we are behind it.
There will he two games each even
ing. 'rite Oregon frosh und the O. A.
( . rooks will tangle in the curtain
raisers, which will start at 7 o’clock.
Tile varsity contests will he played ns
soon as the first-year teams are fin-'
Filed, v.hich should clear the floor by
f) o’clock.
The long journey into tho Inland Enit
pire and tho four hard games the vnr
|sity played while north have not left
j the sqnm.l with any too much pop or
jazz. They will, however, he in shape
h.v the end of the week and the contests
should lie well worth attending.
1 he University's athletic nuthoritos
are particularly anxious that the crowd
let the referee handle the game, am! re
frain from “ragging” the official. Ore
gon’s good reputation for sportsmanship,
thov say, would tInis he injured.
The big idea mt present, those in
charge point out, is for everyone who
s able to walk and take nourishment to
get omit and show the team that every
Oregonian is behind it.
Handball Championship Game
will be Played Off
Next Week.
The1 handball championship came will
be played I he last of next week and all
games which have not been played on
schedule lime, are expected to be made
up before that time. Tuesday, the
Delta defeated Friendly hall two out
of three games, and the Kappa Sigs
took two out of three games front the
A. T. O.'s. The Oregon Club yesterday
won two out of three games with the
Sigma Xus. The Oregon Club has not
lost a game so far and if it were not for
the ability of the Kappa Sign, the Ore
gon citflV would almost have the cham
pionship. The Fijis chased off with
two out of three games when they
played the Sigma Chi's yesterday. The
Kappa Slg warriors defeated the Phi
Dell team b.\ winning two out of three
games- The JIota-Friendly hall game
which was to have been played yester
day, has been postponed until a more
convenient date.
'1'he < fregon < Huh is leading League A
and the Kappa Sigs are heading the
column in League H. As some of the
teams have not put the score of their
games on the bulletin board In the gym
it. is not yet possible to work out the
‘standing of the teams on a percentage.
Tills afternoon tbe l>elts mixed with
the Sigma Nil’s while the A. T. tbs and
Fijis played their last games of the sea
son. The scores of these games have
not yet been learned.
SENIORS’ NAMES WANTED
Seniors intending to teach next year
are requested by Dr. H. D. Sheldon, dean
of the School of Education, to leave their
names with the Teachers Appointment
bureau.