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Oregon Emerald VOLUME 21 EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1920 NUMBER 52 ASPIRING ATHLETES . TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY IN NEW MEDLEY MEET 1 ‘Has Been*,” Former Stars, Will Break Into Limelight In Coming Contests COMPANY EVENT MARCH 13 Intramural Affair to Encourage Men for University Track Squad Mexican athlets, “has-beens,” and former stars will be given the op portunity to break into the limelight in the medley track meets to be held in March under the direction of Bill Hayward. The first event will be the intercompany meet March 13, the feature of which will be a medley relay race. The second will be an interfraternity medley track gather ing. This will be held about two weeks after the company affair. To Get Athlets ut The interfraternity affair is to be held for the purpose of getting the athletes out on the cinders so that more men will report for varsity track. Each house on the campus will enter a team in the meet, in which anyone may partcipate. The varsity men are not to take part in their own event, but they may go out for something in which they have never had experience. The frosh will be allowed to show their wares. A medal will be given to the high point man of the meet, and it is thought that a cup will be presented to the winning team. The heads of the houses are to be responsible for the turnout of men in their house. Relay to be Feature The feature of the company meet is to be the medley relay race, a new contest to be introduced into intra mural athletics at Oregon. The med ley race takes seven men, each run ning various distances. The first man runs 100 yards, the second 220, the third 440, the fifth 880, the sixth 100 and the last man finishes over ' a mile course. Tryouts for the first two distances will be held March 6. March 8 try outs for the 440, 880 and mile runs will be scheduled. All of the other field events are included on the pro gram. A cup will be awarded to winners of the relay and field events. The Imperial hotel of Portland has donated the cup which is to be given. OREGON GIRLS TO DO DUMP WORK FOUR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TAKE POSITIONS WITH ELLI SON-WHITE CIRCUIT Spring fever and the Ellison-White Chautauqua are responsible for the departure of several girls from the campus. The Delta Gammas seem to be the concentration point of the combination. Marion Taylor, one of their number, left about 3 weeks ago to travel in eastern Oregon as a con tract writer for the Chautauqua. Miss Taylor received commendation in last week’s bulletin put out by the Ellison White people. Eunice Zimmerman and Lois Hall, both of Eugene and members of the same sorority, will leave the Univer-i sity April 20 to take charge of Junior! work on the Ellison-White circuit. They will travel through Arizona, Cal ifornia, Oregon, Washington, Mon tana, Utah and Idaho, remaining five days in each town visited. Together with four girls from middle west col leges they will have charge of play ground work, and each will devote! a short time to story telling. Ruth Nash, a senior from Aberdeen, S. D., and member of Delta Gamma, will leave for Arizona about May 1, to take a position as director of one of the circuits of the Chautauqua. She will travel through a number of the> western states and take general charge of the meetings in the towns where the circuit is scheduled. Conatabule Takes Life Easy; Hunts Klepto, Not Tracks Some constabules let their du ties weigh heavily upon their shoulders and some don’t, but the Pi Phis have goon reasons to suspect that crime and lawless ness bring few wrinkles on the brows of at least one local police officer. Several hours after receiving notice of the perfectly good bur glary case which would have made the ordinary detective’s mouth water, the officer of the law pulled in with a grin on his face and asked the girls if they were sure there wasn’t a klep tomaniac in the house who could have stolen the $200 worth of goods. Having no luck on that clue he took a Gareless look around the house. But no, he could not be persuaded to go to the basement, where there were fresh tracks made by the robber as he entred the house, or up stairs where there were signs of the intruder’s work the night before. Upon being told of all the ar ticles stolen, our hero humorously remarked that they would have almost a washtub full if they got all that back again. “If I find that man I’ll sure fix him, all right,” remarked the wearer of the star, as' he left the place. But the thief has little to worry about, the Pi Phis think. 3 TEAMS DEBATE TUESDAY Hendricks Hall, Sigma Delta Phi and Alpha Delta to Argue Hendricks Hall, Sigma Delta Phi and Alpha Delta will debate Tuesday night on the question “Resolved, that the principles of compulsory investi gation as defined by the Canadian Act of 1907 should be applied to all dis putes arising between railway com panies and their employees.” The triangular debates will be held in the Administration building at 7:30. Wanda Daggett and Ethel Wake field, Hendricks hall affirmatives, will meet Elaine Cooper and Lelah Stone, Alpha Delta negatives, in Dr. Milne’s room. Mabel Black and Jennie Maguire, Hendricks hall ne gative team, will debate with Alice Hamm and Alice Curtis, the Sigma Delta Phi affirmative team, in Dean Straub’s room. The Alpha Delta af firmative team, composed of Doris Sawtell and Marie Ridings, will meet Sigma Delta Phi negative team com posed of Elaine Cooper and Beatrice Hensley, in Professor Prescott’s room. TEACHERS’ UNION IS TOPIC Closer Organization of Profession Will Be Topic for Debate Pi Kappa Delta, the honorary edu cational fraternity, is to discuss the question of unionization of teachers at a meeting' to be held next Friday evening. J. . C. Almack will give a paper on the affirmative and W. C. Hoppes will take the negative side. "This is one of the leading subjects for discussion among teachers at the present time,”- said Mr. Almack, act ing director of the extension division and a member bf the fraternity. “As many as 500 organizations have been formed among teachers, which have affiliated with the Ameri can Federation of Labor during the last three months. But the general position taken by the teachers is, that it is not wise to affiliate with this organization, though they do believe in a closer organization of teachers. At the same time an ag gressive movement is being carried on by those who have joined the labor organization to induce others to come in. VIOLINISTS MUCH NEEDED Appeal Made for Musicians for Or chestra—Instruction Free Two or three violinists are needed in the University orchestra immediate ly, and persons eligible and willing to serve will receive free instruction, i it was stated this afternoon by Rex! Underwood, instructor in violin at the University school of music. Violinists who have not heretofore volunteered their services should now lio so, if only with a view to helping the organization, Mr. Underwood de CHANGES IN STUDENT CONSTITUTION TOPIC AT COUNCIL MEETING Amendments to Be Outlined at Assembly Scheduled For March 4 VOTING DATE SET LATER Election of Varsity Yell Leader and Emblem for Men’s Glee Club and Football Discussed Proposed amendments to the stu dent body constitution regarding the election of the Varsity yell leader and football and men’s glee club em blems were outlined and discussed at the student council meetingThursday evening and a student body meeting was scheduled for Thursday, March 4, to present the proposed changes which will be voted on at a date to be set later. The student council also passed a motion in favor of accepting the University orchestra as a student body activity. One question which has been be fore the minds of the students for some time is that of how the Var sity yell leader should he chosen. Lindsay McArthur and two other men not yet named will present this mat ter to the students. Many students feel, according to Stanford Anderson, president of the associated students, that the yell leader should be elected by the student body at the annual spring term elections, instead of by the student council. Requirements for “O” Discussed It has been felt for some time by football men that it is too easy a matter to win the football “O’s”, Mr. Anderson toid the council. The men at present want to make the win ning of the football “O” mean more than it does. The way things stand now, Mr. Anderson said, the men can win their “O’s” by playing the first half of any game with a team in the Northwest conference. In this way a man could win his “O” and not take part in any of the big games of the Pacific conference at all. The feeling among the men is that to win an “O” by playing one or more games in the Northwest conference does not require enough effort and they wish the standards changed so that a man will have to play the first half of any game in the Pacific conference in order to win an “O.” This matter will be presented by several of the Order of the “O” men at the assembly. Emblem May Be Changed The question of the change to be made in the size of the men’s glee club pin will be presented to the students by George Hopkins at the student meeting. At present the glee club men receive a pin which is very large and, according to Mr. Hppkins, of such a size that they feel almost ashamed to wear it when they should be able to feel proud of it. At a recent student coun cil meeting Mr. Hopkips spoke about the pins and showed a new model which he had had made, which will cost approximately the same as the larger pin and which is con sidered by the men much more ap propriate and attractive. Student council passed in favor of accepting this new pin for the glee club and planned at the time to present the matter to the associated students at the next meeing. Orchastra Acceped as Activity A motion was passed by the council at the last meeting in favor of ac cepting the University orchestra as a student body activity. The motion was passed in response to an appeal from the orchestra presented by Rex Underwood, the director. Mr. Under wood explained that the orchestra put in four hours a week of faithful practice and does fairly creditable work, for which the members receive little or no recognition. If the orches tra is accepted as a regular student body activity and the students and faculty are agreeable, plans will be made, according to Mr. Underwood, for the orchestra to make a trip similar to the trips made by the glee clubs and which Mr. Underwood feels would be a financial, success. Illusive Hares Lead Hounds Astray Hot Dog Lunchls Award For Chase ^ jt j* jt j* j» j* jt Paper Hunt Ends at Hendricks Park “They went that way!” “No—they went the other way.” Two hundred students this morning followed the illusive white trails which led over the hills to the top of Hendricks park and a monstrous picnic lunch, which marked the goal of the first University paper chase on record. Early this morning the hares set out and scattered the paper markers over pavements, bridges, through gul lies, up hills and through thickets. Slim Crandall, Carl Knudson and Jack Benefiel laid the trails. One led around Judkin's Point, another down Alder street and over the field back of the R. O. T. C. barracks, and a third went past the Masonic ceme tery. At 10:30 the hounds started from Kincaid field in full cry. They divid ed into three parties, each following separate trails. . Lindsay McArthur, Jeannette Moss and Dean Pox led one party, Elston Ireland, Eleanor Spall, Mabyl Weller and Merritt Whit ten led the second, and Lyle Barthol omew, Frances Habersham, Austrid Mork and Winifred Hopson led the third. Hendricks park was reached short ly before noon. Buns, wienies, beans, coffee, milk, apples—and pickles— constituted the menu. Sixtey-seven pounds of “hot dogs” disappeared be fore the carnivorous appetites of the hungry students. Adelaide Lake was the guiding genius of the commissory department. She superintended the arrangement, of the lunch, which was furnished by the different organiz ations on the campus. Ella Rawlings was in charge of the schedule and general arrangements. The paper chase was announced at the last minute Friday night. Dorothy Dun iway took charge of the advertising and spread the news to the four corners of the campus. After the food disappeared, the second course arrived, canned music. The platform that served as a table was cleared and promptly converted into a dance floor. Old Sol played his part in the af fair. The weather was ideal—not cold, and not hot enough to make the chase unpleasant. Although this is tfye first paper chase that the University has staged it is hoped to make it an annual af fair in the future. HOOPERS REST FOR CLASH WITH 0. A. C. HERE MARCH 5 AND 6 Varsity to Start With New Zeal Monday to Trim Aggies, Says Shy No practice lias been the order of routine for the Varsity basketeers this week, following the Stanford games, and the quintet is taking a much needed rest before beginning regular workouts for the O. A. C. games which will be played here March 5 and 6. These two games will flish the season for the Varsity. Coach Huntington said today, “I am giving the boys a little rest for the remainder of the week and we are going to start in with new pep Monday, to beat the Aggies if beat ing them is possible." It is proba ble that the regulars will be in good shape by the latter part of the week and that Coach Huntington will use the same line-up which proved so effective against the Aggies in their series at Corvallis. Stanford took the Aggies into camp by a score of 41 to 27 in the first game of the series played in Corval lis last night, which, according to comparative scores, puts the Aggies and Oregon on about an equal basis. California also defeated the Univer sity of Washington quintet by a score of 22 to 17 in Seattle last night, which throws the Bears back into second place 1 nthe conference stand ing. The games of the last of the week are being looked forward to with a great deal of interest by the fans. The O. A. C. rooks and the Frosh will stage a preliminary battle each night before the Varsity games. OREGON TEAM WINS DEBATE Idaho Defeated 2 to 1 Upon Subject of Closed Shop Oregon won a 2 to 1 victory in de bate over the University of Idaho last night in Moscow. The negative team that won was composed of Remy Cox and Ernest Crockatt. The next Varsity debate will be in Eugene with the British Columbia College next Monday night. George Black and Wilbur Carl, affirmative team, will argue the question, “Re solved: That the application of the principle of closed shop will best serve the cause of an industrial peace.” If the flu ban is off the debate will be in Villard hall, but if the health conditions will not permit a gathering the contest will be in one of the class rooms. ALEX PEARSON JR. FLYER, TO RECEIVE DECREE OF B. B. A. Experience In Army to Give 13 Needed Credits to Man Who Flew Across America Lieut. Alex Pearson, Jr., a member of the class of 1917, was yesterday granted a B.B.A. degree from the school of commerce. Lieut. Pearson, who joined the army in 1917, lacked 13 credits of graduation, but came here yesterday and made arrange ments to receive the lacking credits for his military experience. Lieutenant PearBon, who is still In the service, Is on leave and has been visiting with hlB parents in Portland. He returned to that city yesterday afternoon. Pearson was one of the pilots who made the transcontinental flight In army planes last fall. He was at tending the University in 1917, but at the outbreak of the war enlisted In the aviation corps and was sent to the flying school at San Diego. After completing the course there he was transferred to the various training camps throughout the country, and was later assigned to Wilbur Wright field as an instructor. In the transcontinental flight last fall Lieutenant Pearson piloted one of the planes which was among the first few to establish the records for the round trip. HiS plane experienced considerable difficulty, being caught in a snowstorm while crossing the state of Wyoming. Pearson is at present attached to the forces doing guard duty on the Mexican border. He pilots one of the planes which runs from El Paso to Douglas, Texas, at periodical in tervals on scout duty. NO EXAMS FOR “U” GRADS Oregon Sheepskin Makes Student Eligible to Columbia University of Oregon graduates will be allowed to enter the graduate school at Columbia university, New York, without examination of any sort, according to word received by Kirby Miller, a senior. Mr. Miller, who now lives in Eu gene, wishes to do graduate work in philosophy next year, but has not decided on the university ho will at tend. He has been writing to insti tutions throughout the country for entrance requirements and finds that University of Oregon graduates may enter advanced graduate schools with no difficulty. INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC GROWS LIGHTER; BAN MAY BE OFF MONDAY Health Committee Will Meet First of Next Week to Take Action NO NEW CASES REPORTED Convalescents Are Dismissed From Infirmary on Account of Illness of Nurse The influenza epidemic on the cam pus is on the downward, path with no new cases reported yesterday or the day before, according to Dr. E. H. Sawyer. University physician. Three patients were dismissed from the in firmary yesterday and with no new ones admitted the conditions look very favorable. It is the hope of the health board to raise the ban Monday morning, stated Dr. Seth Kerron, county health officer, but no action could be taken today because there were more calls for nurses than there had been all week. The Univer sity officials will meet Monday also to consider raising the ban, and their action will probably depend entirely upon whether it is raised in the city or not. “The health report from all the houses on the campus was favorable yesterday,” stated Dr. Sawyer, “and the situation at any itme did not jus tify the remarks made in the com unication which appeared on the edit orial page of the last issue, of the Emerald, for there has never been a need this year of closing the library or class rooms, but dances were elim inated in order to co-operate with the town which closed its sources of amusement.” On account o fthe sickness of one of the nurses at the infirmary most of the convalescent fever fiase* were dismissed yesterday, but Dr. Sawyer issues a warning to all convalescents to take unusual care of themselves so as not to suffer a relapse. SOPHOMORE LOTTERY CHANGED TO MARCH .6 Matinee to Replace Evening Affair Which Conflicted With Basketball Is the Bophotnore lottery going to take place? Well, We’ll tell the world It is, says Skeet Manerud, pres ident of the claBs. The only change Is in the dhte, which has been put on ' the afternoon of March 6 Instead of the night before as first announced. Should the ban still be on, the frolic will be turned info an open air af fair—you can’t stop a live class. The change in date was due to the fact that there are two basketball games Friday night, which would give the dance a late start. Dancing will start at 3:30 and con tinue until the time of the evening game. And there will be plenty of eats, according to the committee in charge. “Some of the boys are beginning to worry whether their lottery partners are going to ask them or not as only a small percentage of the girls have Bhown the right spirit and make their dates,” states Mr. Manerud, “but now that the time has been definitely set It is hoped the girls will pep up." STUDENT BECOMES EDITOR Wilford Allen to be on City Desk at Grants Pass Wilford Allen, Junior i nthe school of Journalism and reporter on the Emerald, left today for his home in Grants Pass to take over the city editorship of the Rogue River Cour ier, a position which his father is giving up for other business. During the last week Allen has been on the telegraph desk of the Morning Regis ter, sUstituting for Otto Gilstrap, managing editor, who was suffering from an attack of influenza. Allen expects to return to the Uni versity next fall. Mrs. Jane Thachor is in the In firmary with tonsilitls. She was taken there yesterday, but is report ed to be improving today.