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Oregon * V Emerald VOL. 20 EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1910 NO. 64 SHY TO GUIDE NEW ELEVEN Varsity Football Coach Finally Chosen from Many Applicants ELECTED ON PAST RECORD Huntington Flayed Guard In the Famous Pennsylvania Game Charles “Shy” Huntington, coach of the varsity football team for 1918, was re-elected coach of football at a meeting of the athletic council Thurs day. Huntington's election terminated a series of meetings by the atbletic council at which time the athletic sit uation of the University was gone _over and all applications given considera tion. Huntington’s election was, to a large extent, based upon his success with the Oregon team last fall and his record as a player during his four years in col lege. Huntington took over the var sity last fall in the midst of the stu dent’s army training corps and the in fluenza epidemic and turned out a team that won the northwest championship. ‘ ‘ Shy ’ ’ won for himself a position in the local hall of fame when his pro teges triumphed over the Aggies at Corvallis last fall. Selection Thought Fortunate During the time that Huntington played for Oregon he won recognition as one, of the best quarters that had ever developed here. He played with the great team of 1916, which defeated the University of Pennsylvania at Pas adena. A number of the men who played on this team for Oregon are ex pected to return to college next fall. The election of ‘ ‘ Shy ’ ’ to, the posi tion of football coach last fall was looked upon Somewhat sceptically by sport writers in the northwest but he demonstrated beyond a doubt that it is possible for a player to return and coach his alma mater within a year after his graduation. The selection by the athletic council is regarded by the majority of students to be the very best move that could have been made and a great team is expected to wear the lemon-yellow next fall. Old Men Will be Back The athletic council announced that there would be an assistant coach ap pointed next fall to help in handling the large number of candidates who are expected to return. Among the most prominent of the many who are expect ed back are: ‘ ‘ Bill ’ ’ Snyder, ‘ ‘ Monty ’ ’ Monteith, * “Ken” Bartlett, Hollis Huntington, “Bill” Steers, “Ray” Couch, “Brick” and “Spike” Leslie, “Baz” Williams, Art Berg, and several others. Put this squad together with the men from last fall who will be back and the gridiron outlook of the varsiety will be the best it has been since the season of 1916. There will be no summer camp for promising football talent this summer regardless of an impression to this ef fect which has become chronic on the ''campus. With the opening of college in the fall football will start with a rush and with “Shy” and “Bill” on the job getting the kinks out of the muscles there will be a great season. JOHN BARNETT TO RETURN “Golden” Writes from Overseas With 91st of Plans to Re-enter College Sergeant John Barnett, known to his friends on the campus as “Golden,” is planning to return to the University to complete his education upon his dis charge, according to the questionnaire that he has returned to Emma Wootton Hall, secretary of military affairs on the campus. At the time of the writing Barnett was on duty with the 361st infantry of the 91st division in France. Barnett was in college from 1914 to 1916 and enlisted the following fall in the division in which he now is. He was stationed at Camp Lewis a year and was then sent overseas where he has been for# nine months. He saw action in the battles of St. Mihiel, Ar gonne, Meuse, Lys and Scheldt. Barnett is a member of the Alpha " Tau Omega fraternity. Menaced By Arrows Shot by Girls, Men Flee Campus Paths Students using the pathways on the north side of the campus already dis covered that with the coming of spring it is much more desirable to follow the aisle of pines than to take advantage of those hypotenuse cuts leading from the back of Deady hall to Eleventh street. There is more than a sen timental reason, more than a spring time fancy behind this change in cam pus triffic. Indeed it is a matter of life and death, of self-preservation. The fact is that the women’s archery classes have established their range for practice in this vicinity; and if a man values his life, yea verily, his heart, he remains at a conservative distance beyond the rain of piercing arrows, which fall in the neighborhood of the cross-cut paths. The classes were organized just this week and meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday af ternoons. Regardless of the recency of organization and inexperience of the women in the classes, one co-ed hit the gold center of the target yester day afternoon with her bow turned upside down, which sounds like a good beginning so early in the season. According to Miss Harriet Thomson, archery is proving to be too popular, for already her supply of arrows has been depleted and she finds it impos sible to get more either in Portland or San Francisco. SOCIAL WORKER SPEAKS AT Y. W Olla O. Davis Tells of Settlement Work In Portland; Essie Maguire Gives Interesting Report Miss Olla Grace Davis, head 'of the Portland settlement house, and Miss Maquire, former president of the Y. W. C. A., were the speakers at the regular meeting of the Y. W. C. A. meeting at the Bungalow Thursday afternoon. Miss Davis spoke of the work which the settlement house has been doing among the foreigners of South Portland. “The ignorance of the foreign mothers in the district is amazing,” said Miss Davis, “and it is the aim of the association to teach the children, and through them the mothers. Kindergarten and Sun day schools are held and through an interest in their children the parents are willing and anxious to learn those things which will help them to keep up with the new knowledge of their little ones. The settlement house has been es tablished but four months but already the growth has been very gredt, and an interest in it has grown. ’ ’ At the close of her talk Miss Davis showed several interesting cards of kindergarten work which the little for ; eigners had made, and some snapshots of the children among which the set tlement works. Miss Essie Maquire gave a most in teresting report of the conference which she attended :r. Evanston, Illi nois in March. In her report Miss Ma quire told of the great privilege which was hers of meeting and conferring with the delegates from 43 states. ‘ ‘ The conference was to me one of the most inspiring things which it has ever been my privilege to attend. The difference which exists between the different colleges in our country is quite amazing and I left the conference with the be lief that Oregon is the finest in the country set more deeply in my heart than ever. ’ ’ Donell Young sang Hammond’s “Be hold the Easter.” EDUCATOR SPEAKS MONDAY Dr. A. E. Winslnp, Prominent Editor, Will Lecture in Oregon Building Dr. A. E. Winship, of Boston, Massa chusetts, editor of the American Edu cational Review, will Jbe a guest on the campus on Monday according to a state ment from the President’s office. Dr. Winship will speak at 10 o’clock on Monday morning in the assembly room of the Oregon building, his sub ject will be “The Effect of the War on Education.” The lecture will be open to all the students and faculty as well as townspeople. Dr. Winship is a well known lecturer and writer on educa tional subjects. DRILL TIME IS CHANGED Three Consecutive Hours On Sat urday Is New Plan of Committee Upon the recommendation of Colonel W. H. C. Bowen, professor of military science and tactics, the faculty mili tary affairs committee voted Thurs day afternoon to change the hours of drill in the R. O. T. C. from one hour three times a week to three consecutive hours on Saturday morning from 8 to 12 o^clock. The new system will go into effect Saturday, April 19, as announced by Colonel Bowen yesterday afternoon. This change, according to Dr. W. P. Boynton, who acted as chairman of the committee Thursday in the absence of Dean Eric W. Allen, was suggested by Colonel Bowen, due to the extreme dif ficulty of working out tactical prob lems in the field, doing skirmish work and holding target practice in a one hour period. Very little close drill will be given this term, he said. • Dr., Boynton stated that all men who were excused from drill last term on account of necessary work outside the University are required to enter a new petition for this term. Men who were commissioned in the army or have seen overseas service are especially urged to interest themselves in the organiza tion, said Dr. Boynton. He announced that the same demerit system as was used last term will hold this spring. The following rules were drawn up at the faculty meeting. New Killings 1. All underclass men in the Univer sity, without exception, are required to take three hours military training a week unless a written petition to be excused from drill has been filed and ] accepted. All petitions heretofore 1 filed are void from January 24, 1919, and new blanks must be obtained from t the Registrar and new petitions filed. 2. Naval reserve men will be perma nently excused upon blanks obtainable from the Registrar, which must be countersigned by the military authori ties. 3. Men who actually received com missions in the army, navy or marine corps, and men of any rank who actual ly saw service overseas, will be perma nently excused on blanks which may be obtained from the Registrar, unless this arrangement shall be overruled by district headquarters. Service in camps and cantonments will not be consid ered ground for excuse unless the mili tary authorities petition the Univer sity authorities to make a special ex ception of any particular case. 4. Excuses on the grounds of phys ical disability will be granted on forms that may be secured from the Regis trar and only in case where the depart ment of physical education and the University physician report that the drill required by the R. O. T. C. would be injurious. 5. Men asking to be excused on grounds of necessary work outside the University shall petition on blanks to be obtained from the Registrar, on which they will be required to show the amount and the necessity* of such work and the wages earned. A Univer sity inspector, Professor Caswell, has been appointed to keep in touch per iodically with all employers. He has power to cancel excuses. Such peti tions will be passed upon by the mili tary committee each term, which an nounces that a fairly liberal policy will be followed in cases of real merit. Penalties Named Underclass men unavoMably or other wise absent from drill must report to the military authorities not later than the day following such absence. Fail ure to report in person or failure to present a satisfactory excuse for ab sences, will automatically cause tem porary suspension from University classes. Such cases, anil also those of students who are unable to satisfy the military authorities as to their reasons for absence will be summoned before the military committee. HURN ON ALL-STAR TEAM Ralph Hurn, of Klamath Falls, one time pitcher for the freshman baseball team on the campus, writes Karl On thank, secretary to the President, of a trip through France and England on the all-star team of the British Isles. GIRLS’ GLEE TO GO SOUTH Marshfield, Coquille, Bandon and Myrtle Point to Hear Con certs April 23, 26 Marshfield, Coquille, Myrtle Point and Bandon is the itinerary of the Girls’ Glee club trip. Twenty-four girls will leave Eugene Wednesday, April 23, they will give a concert in Marshfield that evening and will play each evening until Saturday, April 26. The contracts were signed by Don Or put, advance agent for the club. “The people on the coast were will ing to make almost any concession” said Orput. “At Marshfield, Robert Marsden put aside a feature film in order that the house might be given for the concert. This was also done by C. W. Gage at Coquille. Orput spoke before three student body assemblies and at each one he found ready enthusiasm for the concert. At Marshfield the boys’ and girls’ lit erary societies started a contest in the sale of tickets. University of Oregon committees have been appointed in each place and they are taking charge of the publicity campaigns. The program to be given on the trip has not been defenitely arranged but it is to be entirely different from the one given at the Eugene theator, ac cording to Eleanor Lee, director. Tho features will be a dance by Melba Will iams; vocal solos by Miss Lee, violin solos by Margaret Phelps, impersona tions at the piano by Patty French and a double quartet of stringed instru ments. It has been advertised by Or put as “ a snappy, real college flavored program.” Arrangements are being made for Mrs. Anna Lapdsbury Beck to accom pany the girls and do some extension work on the trip. The concert will be given at the No ble theater at Marshfield, the Liberty theater at Coquille, the Unique theater at Myrtle Point and the high school at Bandon. ‘ ‘ Prospects for a success are exceptional,” said Orput. “We have good guarantees and fine contracts have been signed. Tho people are look ing forward to this attraction as tho best of the season. Plans have been arranged for the entertainment of the girls in homes of Oregon alumni. J. HEDGES GUN INSTRUCTOR Former Student 12 Months Overseas; Will Re-enter College in Fall Joseph C. Hedges, ex-’18, was acting as an instructor on the Vickers and heavy Browning guns overseas at the time of the signing of tho armistice, according, to a letter received on the campus. Hedges enlisted in November of 1917 and took the first ordnance course given at the University and later had six weeks training at the San Antonio arsenal. From there he was sent to camps Dodge and Merritt and later overseas. Stationed at Mehun-sur yevre he was in the department which received and shipped ammunition for the French and British armies. Later he was transferred to the ord nance armament school at St. Jean do Mont where he was instructing. Hedges has been overseas twelve months and is now a first class sergeant. He writes that he is planning to com plete his education at the University when he is discharged. Jle is a mem ber «f the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. PRESIDENT IN PORTLAND Will Speak to Alumni Organizations on Raising of Funds President Campbell went to Portland this morning to speak at a meeting of the University alumni organization this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce on the ways and means by which that body can support the $25,000 fund to be raised by subscription for the new ! Women’s building. This meeting launched the campaign which is to be carried on largely in Portland and is under tho direction of an executive committee, including K. K. Kubli, Mrs. Alice"Henson Beach and Fletcher Linn, who will act as a sub committee under Mrs. Roy T. Bishop, of Pendleton, chairman of Federation of Women’s clubs, who is in charge of the state campaign. Sleuth Reporters Vie in Solving the April 26 Mystery Disappointment is rampant among the Emerald sleuth reporters. After working patiently on the big April 26 mystery since last Thursday, different clues were beginning to pour into the reportorial room so fast that all were certain the elusive case would be secured in time to break forth in 24 point caps in today’s edition of the tri weekly rag. Reporters were sta tioned everywhere from the men’s gym nasium to Obak’s pool room. All eyes were searching for the appearance of one man whom they knew had the dope under his hat. Hours they waited. Long since they had tried to reach him in person and by telephone but he was no where to be found. It was about 5 o’clock last evening that the reporter stationed behind the woodpile on the Qamma Phi corner sent out an S. O. S. call. The man had been seen to trip (but not fall) out of one of the nearby fraternity houses, carrying a suitcase. Several reporters on the 13th avenue beat answered the call. They approached their quarry. He saw their shining notebooks and big black pencils, and guessing their mis sion, ho fled. They took up the chase. Merrily the procession fled down 13tli street, through the business district of Willamette and down to the O. E. depot. Clang! 'Clang! It was the bell of the fast electric train just starting from the yards. The elusive master mind of April 26th’s big affair leaped onto one of the now speeding cars leaving his pursuers gaping, panting and cursing on the platform of the station. “Enahow fellows she’s going to be a big event,” the elusive mystery man called back to the disappointed Emer ald men. ‘ ‘ It won’t come off until the 26th so I’ll tell you all about it soon.’ ’ TENNIS GAMES ARE UNDER WAY Faculty Team One Beats A. T. 0. f>-3 and 6-2 in First of Doughnut Series Faculty No. One vs. A. T. O. Oregon club vs. Sigma Chi Delts vs. U. club. Phi Delts vs. Faculty No. Two. Beta vs. Fiji. Dorm vs. winner of the above matpli The doughnut tennis games which were to begin Wednesday, have been postponed on account of a delay in arranging the schedule, but now the schedule is drawn up and the games which were not played Friday will be played Monday. The semi-finals will take place as arranged, the losers being eliminated. The faculty team, number one, com prising Colonel John Leader and It. W. Prescott, played the A. T. O. team, composed of Harold Hargraves and Jeff Whittaker, Friday afternoon. The fac ulty team won, 6-3 and 6-2. The Ore gon club vs. Sigma Chi game will prob ably be played Monday afternoon. The Oregon club has a whiz of a pair in Harry Westerman and Martin Sichel. These boys will have a good chance for the big prize or at least they will provide some dangerous competition for some team. The Belt vs. U. club game is to be played next Monday after noon at four o’clock. The U club team composed of Jay Butler and William Beck is pitted against Kenneth Smith and Jack Askey, who represent the Dolts. The Delts propose to make a bid for the championship and probably will be runners up in the finals. Both the Phi Delt vs. Faculty team number two game, and the Beta vs. Fiji game has been postponed until Monday af ternoon. The Dorm is scheduled to play the winner of the Beta-Fiji match. After the games are played off Mon day and the winners are determined, a schedule of the semi-finals will be drawn up. Several new players are be ginning to show up as the season pro gresses. Bingham, who has just reg intern! in school seems to play a clever game and will blossom out for Friendly hull in the next games. ALBANY WINS GOLD MEDAL John Canoles Awarded First Prize; Subject of Oration, League of Nations DECIDE BY CLOSE MARGIN Bible University Loses by Less Tbsa One Per Cent—Portland Men are the Judges John J. Canoles representing Albany college was awarded the gold medal aa winner (of the state oratorical con test held on the campus last night. His subject was “The Meaning of the League of Nations.” Second place was given to Ramona Stover of the Eu gene Bible University, who spoke on “Mothers of Men at the Gates of the Government,” and third to Martin Ber nards, representing Pacific University. His subject was ‘ ‘ The Grandeur of True Nationalism.” The contest was very close, Albany college winning over the Eugene Bible University by a third of one per cent. The decisions were based on the judg ments of the two groups of judges, one of whom sent in decisions by mail on the style and thought of the orations apd the other group who were on the campus, on the delivery. The three me» acting as judges at the contest were Bishop Walter T. Sum ner, Judge Robert Tucker and Attorney Warren Thomas, all of Portland. The other judges included J. M. O’Neill, of the University of Wisconsin, E. D. Shurter, of the University of Texas, and W. D. Howe, of Indiana University, all professors of public speaking. Eight Colleges Represented Other speakers on the program and the colleges they represented, together with their orations, were Oregon Nor mal School, Daisy Slate, “Bolshevism in the United States,” Willamette Uni versity, Florence Shirty, ‘ ‘ Marines at Chateau-Thiorry; ” Pacific College, Mary E. Pennington, “Is it Peace or War;” University of Oregon, Ralph Hoeber, “Liberty Within the Law of Without;” McMinnville, Irl McSherry, !“The Red Terror;” Oregon Agricultu ral College, W. B. Black, ‘ ‘ The Glial I lenge of an Inexorable Law. ’ ’ Musical numbers of the program were a piano solo by Katherine M. Baker and a vocal solo by Arthur H. Johnson. In the afternoon a business meeting of the executive committee was held and the new officers for the coming year elected. They are Dorothy Hall, of Pacific University, president; James I Pointer, of the Eugene Bible Univer sity, vice-president, Abe Rosenberg, of the University of Oregon, secretary, and Ralph Thomas, of Willamette Uni ; versity, treasurer. According to the ; arrangement for the holding of the con tests the contest next year will be held at Pacific University at Forest Grove, from which school the president was elected. Plans Made for Debate League The executive committee also dis cussed the advisability of making the association a debating league as well and a committee from each school was appointed to see about plans for such a league. Three amendments were also made to the constitution of the associa tion, one for giving the office of vice president to the college at which the contest will be held in two years, hence and another for the giving of the of fice of treasurer to the colleges at which the contest was held two years ago. The third amendment had to do with arrangements for the date of the contest so that in case of unusual cir cumstances the executive committee may change the date. Banquet a Success The banquet given in honor of the visitors in Hendricks hall immediately after the contest was attended by 145 people including the representative, fac ulty and students. In addition to the program of toasts as arranged bv.Carl ton Spencer other talks wefe^ made i by Judge Tucker, Bishop Surunee,'War ren Thomas, President Campbell, Pres ident Lee, of* Albany college, Colonel W. H. C. Bowen, Dean Straub and Dean Ehrmann. A clever feature of the banquet was a klaxon horn which went (Continued on Page Three)