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Oregon Daily Emerald \ VOLUME XXIII. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1921. NUMBER 6 GAMMA PHI BETA IS EXPELLED 3 YEARS FROM PANHELLENIC Undue Influence Brought to Evade Recent Punishment Is Contention 0. K. GIVEN DEAN’S COURSE Sorority Will Not Be Bound By Rushing Rules; 9 Guests May Be Pledged Gamma Phi Beta was last night ex pelled from further participation in Pan hellenic activities for a period of three years. This action was taken by the ac tive and alumnae boards of the Pan liellenie, after a thorough investigation of the charges against the fraternity that they had brought undue influence to bear on certain members of the administration to have a recent penalty inflicted upon them by the Panhellenic council set aside. Because tne sorority refused to accept her penalty as other houses had done in the past, and because they appealed to outsiders and are said to have placed a great deal of emphasis on the incon venience entailed, the Panhellenic coun cils considered that Gamma Phi had broken the rules of the association. Rules Will Not Bind The expulsion means that the sorority, the penalty as other houses had done in governed by the rules in regard to rush ing and pledging. These rules are for mulated for the simplification of the problem and for mutual protection. The boards placed no blame whatever upon the dean of women for the allowing of prospective pledges to move into the Gamma Phi Beta house, according to their statements, feeling that the known kindness of the dean who they consider is wllbllv impartial in fraternity affairs, was imposed upon in an undignified and unfair manner. Other Panhellenic affairs will be carried on in the future as usual. As the president of the local associa tion of Panhellenic is a member of Gam ma Phi Beta it will be necessary, in view of the action, to choose another. Gamma Phi Notified Following is the communication: October 4, 1921. Nu Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta: The active and alumnae boards of Panhellenic at the University of Ore gon have given mature consideration to Gamma Phi Beta’s recent avoidance of a penalty justly imposed for in fringement of the lopal Panhellenic rushing compact. In recent years other fraternities have been penalized for the same and other infringements of the rushing compact, and in each case have accepted the penalty in an honorable and sports manlike manner. Gamma Phi Beta has brought undue influence to bear, has appealed to disconnected alumnae, and has placed an exaggerated and un fair emphasis upon the inconvenience said to be entailed. The sorority has refused to accept the penalty, breaking the contract entered into with other members of the Panhellenic association, and thereby making itself an outlaw. Because of these offenses, the active and alurifnae board have voted unani mously that Nu chapter of Gamma Phi Beta shall be expelled from the privi leges of Panhellenic, both active and alumnae, for a period of three years, the expulsion to take effect at once and the presidency of active Panhel lenie to be assumed by the fraternity next in order. Communications to this effect have been forwarded to the national Pan continued on page four) OSKIES WILL BE AIRED ^ ^ * ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ First Yellfest Set for Today HAYWARD FIELD AT 4 Oregon's famed Thundering Thou sand will unlimber their vocal artillery on Hayward field at 4:00 this afternoon. Also, on the green turf of Hayward at the same time the varsity football team will engage in the first scimmage of the season staged especially for the student, spectators. Yell King “Obie” Oberteuffer, fully accoutered in his noise-making uniform, promises some rare treats in the process of drydocking and renovating the Ore gon Spirit, slightly barnacled and rusted after four months of inactivity. One of the features of the afternoon will be the eight aspirants for positions on the yell staff, who will entreat the specta tors to get behind them with a husky “oskie” as they erratically gesticulate with extended arms. “Obie” admon ishes the students to distribute their applause on a basis of merit, for, like the ancient gladiators of the arena, it is going to be a thumbs up or down proposition which will give considera tion or the hook to the aspirants to the assistant yell leader positions. “Obie” is also passing the word around the campus that all women must be out to support the Thundering Thousand and to demonstrate to the team and coaches that the spirit of the campus is shared by all. “The women can sing ‘Mighty Oregon’ for the boys on the field and express their approval of the efforts of the Thundering Thous and by a clapping of hands,” said the Yell King yesterday afternoon as he tacked a poster, a notification of the scrimmage and yell practice, on tue bulletin board. Tt is the prevalent opinion at Oregon this year, an opinion shared and sanc tioned by the Yell King, that Mighty Oregon should not be accompanied by a clapping of the hands, as has been a custom in past years. The psychological effect of Oregon's rallying song on a fighting football team is far more efficacious when sung by the entire student bod}' without a disharmonizing thunder of hand claps, believe many students. “Mighty Oregon” will be sung this afternoon on Hayward ac companied by no other sound than the calling of signals by the team. Although the new yell, which will be taught the rooters today at the practice., will largely replace the locomotive, “Obie” plans on resorting frequently to the imitative noise of a puffing engine slowly getting underway. This year the locomotive will be timed much slower. “It is a proposition of spirit to get the students out to Hayward.” In this manner the Yell King consoles him self that no Oregon student will permit the increased distance to the football field interfere with the plans for the greatest initial yell practice ever staged at Oregon. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS FULL PROGRAM FOR YEAR Elsie Lawrence New Vice-President; Margaret Jackson to Direct Sponsor-Sponsee Dance The executive council of Woman’s League has already set on foot plans for a full program of work and activities for the organization during the coming year. The league has more direct jurisdic tion over the Woman’s building than any other campus organization and as part of this jurisdiction plans to pro vide a daily hostess at the building from among university women. The league plans also to serve tea each Tuesday, from four to six, in the Wo man ’s building. Under the chairmanship of Dean Landsbury, Woman’s League is to have charge of the concerts given this year at the University. A part of the Big. Sister idea that the league fosters is the annual Spon sor-Sponsee dance to be given in the near future. The Sponsor-Sponsee dance is a get-acquainted affair to which freshmen “sponsees” are taken by upperclassmen “sponsors.” The dance this year is to be under the sup ervision of Margaret Jackson, chairman of the social committee of the league. Elsie Lawrence has been appointed vice-president of the organization in place of Margaret Smith who did not return to the University. Alice Evans is chairman of the committee in charge of the Woman’s building. DOUGLAS WRITES ARTICLE The October number of the Journal of Educational Research will contain an article by Professor Harl R. Douglass of the School of Education on ‘ ‘ Measure ment Fundamentals of First Year Al gebra,” according to an announcement in the September number. The October issue will appear about October 20. Oregon Men’s Physique Praised by Gym Head \ “We get a higher type of man here at Oregon than we do at Columbia University,” is the statement of Physi cal Instructor H. A. Scott in reference to the physical condition of men enroll ing in the University of Oregon. The men here are more regular in size, he continued, with very few extremely over or under-developed. Another big difference in the two institutions is the small number of unusually fat men, as compared with the large number at Columbia and other eastern colleges. One of the main reasons for the high type of man found in the western schools, in the opinion of h£r. Scott, is the fact that many of them are working their way through college and are at hard outdoor labor during the sum mer months instead of lolling around beaches or summer resorts. The stu dents in eastern schools are often well to-do, and many of them never do^ a stroke of work until after they have gone through college. Inheritance is another cause of the physical conditions found in the West. The father* and mothers or grand fathers and grandmothers of many of our students crossed the plains in the early days and hewed a home out of the wilderness—the wilderness in which only the fittest survived. The strength, the agility, the endurance of these men of the forest passed on to their off spring, and some traces of these quali ties remain in the college men of the West—their descendants. Several changes in the department of physical education this year will tend to raise still higher this standard of manhood. Upon the passage of certain teats, students are exempt from the grind of gym work, and are allowed to elect their coarse from any of the i sports in the department. INTER-FRATERNITY CONTEST IS NOW BEING ARRANGED Silver Cup Awarded By Order of “O” To Be Given House Winning In Meet of Distance Men A silver eup, given by the Order of : the “O”, will be the prize given to the man’s house winning the most points in the intra-fraternity cross country contest, which will be started next week under the direction of Hank Foster of the physical education depart ment. A meeting has been called by Mr. Foster for Thursday evening at five, at which time representatives from every man’s living organization will meet and formulate definite plans for the meet. Seven man teams will prob ably be used and distances will be one and one-half and three miles. The point system of scoring will be used. The work will be conducted, accord ing to present plans, entirely separate from the varsity cross country track work, which is also being worked up at this time. However, Coach Hayward has the right to take any of the con testants at any time to fill places on the varsity team if the need arises. Men who pass the physical eligibility test, which will be given the last of this week by the physical education depart ment, will be able to sign up for the cross country work and will not only receive credit for this activity, but will be representing their house at the same time. The intra-mural cross country idea is being promoted to develop more dis tance men for varsity work and to de velop endurance in n(en students. EDUCATION SEMINAR HOLDS FIRST MEETING Dean Sheldon Announces Speakers Will Be Brought in to Provide Idea Clearing House The education seminar, which in- j eludes all members of the faculty, grad uate students, and advanced students in the school of education, met Tues day night in the seminar room at the education building. Professor R W. DeBusk read a pa per on “Some New Movements in Educational Hygiene.” Herman A. Leader, instructor at the University high school, discussed the progress in the teaching of history since the war. Dean H. D. Sheldon gave an account of the work of the new seminar, which j is to meet every two weeks. “This seminar represents all the work of this department,” Dean Shel- i don said yesterday, in speaking of plans for the meeting. “Our idea is to bring in outside speakers and speakers from other departments of the University,! and to make this seminar a sort of clearing house in educational subjects.” A special room at the education build ing is devoted to the uses of the seminar and of advanced students. Copies of the leading educational periodicals, and of new books on educational subjects, will be kept in this room for the use of students in the school of education. FACULTY STUDENT GOLFERS AGITATE FOH HANDY LINKS I No Land for Full Course, But Practice Holes May Be Installed Near HIGH PRAISE GIVEN GAME Hope Expressed Facilities May Be Provided For Popular Sport Agitation for a golf course for the use of faculty and students has beeu revived ou the campus, and steps aro being taken to see what kind of ar rangements can be made. Golf is be coming increasingly popular among the students, and many are using the course at the Eugene country club. This privilege, however, is limited to mem bers. The University of Washington has di rectly adjoining its campus a new nine hole course, which is run by the co operative students-' association, and which has thus far been more success ful as a means of student recreation and exercise than any other field for sport on the campus. Men and women stu dents make full use of the opportuni ties offered them, and the course is beginning to be a financial investment of worth. Former Course Abandoned A miniature golf course was estab lished on the Oregon campus some years ago. Professor E. E. DeOou, who lias been one of the prime movers in many of the improvements in intramural sports here, was at the time head of the organization which was overseeing the building of the new course. A seven-hole course was made on the grounds now occupied by Hayward Field and the Woman’s building. The course was abandoned after the war, however, when the land it occupied \fcus needed for the use of the R. O. T. C. Nothing has been done since to revive interest in the game, but there are many students on the campus who would play if opportunity offered. Practice Course Possible Owing to the fact that there is no land available, Professor DeOou says nothing can be done at present about making a full sized course, but a prac tice course of two or three holes might be made, with three or four greens for approaching and putting. Beginners could make good use of such a course, and more accomplished players could make arrangements to use the country club links, Dr. DeOou says. Golf, he believes, is as milch a form of exercise as of recreation, and there is no reason why it should not supplement tennis and other sports in the college curri culum. Dean Bovard oP the physical oduca- i tion department agrees with Professor | DeOou. “I see no immediate possibility of our building a course,” he said, j “but as an ardent golfer I desire to see more people play the game. It is a wonderful form of exercise as well as diversion, and should be played by young as well as old. I would heartily support any plan which would bring about the building of some kind of links,—even practice holes.” Many faculty members are enthus iastic players of the game. President Campbell, Dean Fox, Dean Dyment, Professor Warner, Professor Stetson, and Dean Sheldon, are golfers. Miss Perkins is former women’s champion of Eugene, and Doctor Bertha Stuart Dyment is the last women’s champion. CLASS OF ’23 HAS SESSION Committee to Handle Social Affairs Will Be / Appointed A committee to handle the social af fairs of the junior class will be appoin ted following the action of a class meeting yesterday afternoon. A date and arrangements for the Junior Jazz Jinks will be the first duty of the committee. Tom Wyatt, president of the class will make the appointments in a few days. Harold Simpson, treasurer, re ported about $80 was left of the class funds of last year. FRESHMAN PREXY STILL IN OFFICE, SAYS DEAN Ralph Bailey of Salem is still presi dent of the class of 1925. ‘ ‘ Bailey has not handed in his resignation to me,” 1 says Dean Straub. ‘‘We discussed the matter at the time of his visit, but reach- ! ed no decision. Bailey is still president, j and I hope he stays.” Just What Is a1Frosh Cap? Sophs Inquire Chawed around the edges— Frayed around the middle— Fulla blooiniu ’ button holes— The Frosh cap is a riddle! The exact elements which constitute a frosh green cap are due to be decided by the Order of the O at their Swat fests, or by a self appointed committee of sophs, as the result of one frosh roaming the campus with a green button pinned atop his hair. The idea of elimination has been universally prac ticed by the first year men, but cases where the rim is hung over the ears, or the entire cap is hidden under the locks of the frosh in question, are slowly raising the ire of the sophmores and heightening their inclination towards the use of paddle. Hitherto no rules of etiquette have been adhered to in approximating the exact constituents of the complete hat, although there is a rumor prevalent that all frosh shall retain the seams in their lids and confine their artistry to the carving of designs.' Practice has made the shrinking of the hat by the application of hot water permissable, but the status of the frosh who wears only the button of his hat, has not been decided, as yet. Y. M-Y. W.MIX Tfl BE HUGE OCTOBER 14 DATE FOR AFFAIR IN NEW ARMORY Hard-Times Costumes Order of Day And Team Will Be Given Monster Send-off October 14 is the date which has been set for the annual Y. M.-Y. W. mix I this year and plans are already well underway to make the event the big- I gest of its kind ever held on the cam pus. Every man and woman enrolled in the University will bo guests of the two campus organizations at the big acquaintance party. It will bo hold in the new armory Saturday evening us the only social event on the campus calendar for that evening. Entertain- j meat features are now being planned 1 along novel lines with all committees j aiming to make tho affairs something i new in the way of mixes. “Hard times” costumes will be the \ order of tho day and dates will be : taboo. Ono feature of the night will be a gigantic rally for the varsity foot ball team which will megt the Univer sity of Idaho team in Portland on the following day. Following are tho committees plan ning tho event: General Chairman: Frank Carter and Le Lnine West. Stunts: Claire Keeney, Marion Gillis, Glen Mvrow, Kay Bald, Lenoro Cram. Feature: Wilbur noyt, Helen Nel son, Glen^McDonegal. Food: Helen Murdock and Crecene Farris. House-to-house campaign: Marvel Skeels and Art Campbell. Ticket Sale: Order of the O, Dick Sundeleaf, chairman. Posters: Wanna McKinney and Douglas Farrell. Publicity: Ruth Austin and Leith Abbott. MISS FENTON ON LEAVE One of the familiar faces missed on the campus this term is that of Miss Charlie Fenton, secretary of the Alumni Association. Miss Fenton left the Uni versity on August 1 to enter Miss Munson’s secreterial school at Berkeley. She has been given a six mouths leave of absence and is expected to return after completing her course in the South. The present acting Alumni Secretary is Miss Jeanette Calkins, who is being assisted in the execution of her dutes by Miss Lois Pixley. I Y. M. C./LGANVASS El IS ii sir of eon Freshmen Taking Lead in Way They are Coming Through For Association BIG SECRETARY DESIRED Wider Program to be Put on if Support of Students Makes it Possible Y. M. GIVES ELEVEN REASONS FOR ASKING STUDENTS’ BACKING It publishes the handbook an nually. It handles the employment sit uation for the University. It brings the best speakers to the campus, and gives all the tudents, men and women, an op portunity to hear them at assem blies. It met trains during the open ing of school, handles the Univer sity new student service, and helps freshmen get settled. Places to room and board are found for University men. The “Y” school fills a great need on the campus. Many social events and get acquainted parties are put on. A lounging room for men not in houses is provided. A place for class-meetiT ~s, etc. is given to the students. Mrs. Donnelly has helped a great many now men with her advice this (all. The University of Oregon needs L. P. Putnam on the campus. Whether it has a sound financltl backing or -not will determine whether he is secured. Sixteen members of the faculty last night subscribed $415 for the Y. M. O. A. fund and agreed to raise $800 during the year. The meeting was held at the home of M. H. Douglass and was presided over by President P. L. Campbell. Last year the faculty raised only $400. Despite the depleted finaneitl condi tion of most of the men of the Univer sity, the Y. M. C. A. campaign for funds, which started Monday after noon and closes today, promises to bring in a considerable sum with which to carry on the work of the organization during the coming year. Freshmen are paying up better than old students. The work of the solicitors includes col lecting pledges made last spring, and approaching new students for subscrip tions, payable now. Another Luncheon Today Another luncheon will be served at the hut today at noon, when the two teams of solicitors will gather to check up on the results so far obtained, and plan a final wind-up for the campaign. These students have been working among all the men students, both in fraternity houses and on the campus, and by tonight no one will have been missed. (Continued on page four) Houses to Have But One Dance Each, This Year . ) Men’s and women’s organizations will this year give only one dance in the three terms of school, according to a decision reached by the faculty so cial affairs committee of which Dean Fox is chairman. The class and student body dances will be held as usual, but there is a possibility that there will be more of the latter than formerly. The social program of the University this year will be varied by several con certs which are to be given under the auspices of the Woman's League with the assistance of Dean John Landsbury of the school of music. Plans for these are not yet ready for publication, al though ^the dates for the concerts and the artists, have practically been de cided upon. The social calendar for this year, as just completed by the committee, in cludes the following affairs: October 7—Informal parties at the Eugene churches. October 8—The University Chamber of Commerce will be host to a party for the students in the school of business administration. October 14—Y. M.-Y. W. mix October IS— Reception for the faculty given by President and Mrs. Campbell and Dean and Mrs. Dyment. Student body dance for the sophomores, jun iors and seniors. Freshmen acquaint ance party. October 28—Student body dance. November 18 Homecoming bonfire. November 19—Homecoming dance. December 2—Sophomore dunce. October 21, 22, and 29, and November 4 and 5, as well as Thanksgiving week end, November 25 and 26, are open to dances and parties at the men’s and women's organizations on the campus. Dates for the concerts will probably be October 25, November 11 or 12, and December 9.