Oregon Daily Emerald
VOLUME XXIII.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 12. 1921.
NUMBER 11
STUDENT ACTION ON
DISARMAMENT GETS
FACULTY APPROVAL
President Thinks Conference
Opportunity for Study of
World Conditions
DEAN URGES RESOLUTION
Assembly Speaker on Subject
Is Suggested; Idea May
Be Carried Out
The question of united action in regard
to world disarmament on the part of the
student body of each university in the
•country, which was brought to the at
tention of the University of Oregon in a
telegram from Pennsylvania State Col
lage a few days ago, is already arousing
comment here by various faculty and stu
dent body heads, each suggesting means
-of procedure.
President Campbell, in an interview
yesterday, made the following statement
concerning the matter of world disarma
ment :
“One of the most hopeful moves of
the year is the president’s call for a
conference on worldwide disarmament.
An expression of opinion from all parts
of the country will no doubt be useful
to the American representatives in the
•conference. The country can very well
make known its strong desire for perma
nent peace, but the details of working
out agreements will necessarily be left
to our representatives. They should be
made to feel that the country is back of
them for permanent peace on honorable
terms. Also that the country is no less
strongly back of them in requiring fair
treatment from all other nations in ar
jriving at an agreement. ’ ’
Hasty Action Opposed
In the matter of student action on the
question. President Campbell is heartily
against a hasty action on ,the part of the
university. He says:
“I think the meeting of the confer,
ence will furnish a fine opportunity for
the study of international conditions on
the part of every student in the Univer
sity. The desirability of an organized
movement may be clearer as the confer
ence progresses, and the country must
avoid any touch of hysteria and ap
proach the whole subject in a sane and
well considered manner. Our representa
tives in the conference are closest to the
actual situation, and their judgment is
worthy of our reasonable respect and
support. It would seem to me that the
decision as to organized action on the
part of the student body might be held
until after t^ie conference opens and
when course of events begin to make
manifest the temper of the delegates
there would be ample time for a decision
by the middle of November.”
Colin V. Dyment, dean of the college
of 'literature, science and arts, also ex
pressed himself as heartily in favor of
.disarmament and suggested that the stu
dent body and faculty of the university
make a resolution urging all possible
steps toward world-wide disarmament. He
added:
Dyment Gives Statement
“For one thing I do not see how some
of the organized governments of the
world are going to pay their debts with
out disarmament and it is worse for the
morale of a nation to fail to pay its debts
than it is to go through a war.”
In regard to the aetion to be taken by
the student body here Dean Dyment of
fered as a suggestion that it should re
quest the committees on assemblies to
bring to the campus a speaker to dis
cuss disarmament progress and after
hearing his address to resolve upon some
definite action, following the speakers
advice.
In all probability this suggestion will
be adopted, according to Karl Onthank,
secretary to President Campbell and a
member on the committees on assemblies,
although so far there has been no defi
nite action taken in regard to the meas
ure. Continuing Mr. Onthank said that
the subject, of obtaining such a speaker
had not been broached to the committee,
but tnat he thought the idea was a good
one. Some difficulty might be encoun
tered he believes in obtaining a speaker,
but he has several men in mind and a
strong effort will no doubt be made to
obtain some authority on the subject.
The matter of the action of the
student body on the proposition will
be taken up at the meeting of the stu
dent council tonight.
M-RR THACHER TO PLAY
Mrs. Jane Thacher, instructor of
piano in the school of music, has ac
cepted an invitation to appear in a
recital in Portland under the auspices
of the Mac Dowell club in the lattei
part of neat month
COLLEGES OF NORTHWEST TO GET
TOGETHER IN SPORTS,
Meeting of Old Conference Before Coast Ses
sion May Result in Resumption of For
mer Close Athletic Relations.
By HARRY SMITH
Several years ago a group of upper
classmen at Oregon got together,
adopted a constitution and declared
themselves to be an Honor Society,
i That organization lasted but a few
months in spite of the fact it was given
! faculty recognition and support. The
reason for its failure was because stu
dents failed to recognize the authority
of any group of students to get togeth »r
and declare themselves as the leaders of
the school, such as this Upperclassmen’s
Honor Society sought to do.
Somewhat similar has been the career
of the Pacific Coast’s “Big Three,”
which last year created some little sen
sation. The “Big Three” is as dead
an organization as any prehistoric thing.
It died because three coast institutions
set themselves up as leaders in a group
while there were others strong enough
to defy them to take any such place.
So the “Big Three” is no more. One
never hears of it. Washington, Stan
ford, and California, the institutions
which composed the organization have
apparently again dropped back into
an ordinary membership in the Pacific
Coast Conference.
Individual attempts on the part of
every team on the coast to beat Cali
fornia has resulted in another move,
which is now in its infancy but which
may have big results. California, with
a. second “wonder team,” may repeat
its last year’s successes by winning the
coast conference championship, but it
will do so against the united strength
of all the other coast institutions. For
when Oregon, W. S. C. and Stanford
go against California this year, they
will each have the best wishes and
prayers of every other student body
on the coast behind them.
A result of this feeling will not be
any antagonism towards California on
PAT NIC ARTHUR TO SPEAK
CONGRESSMAN ALUMNUS WILL
ADDRESS ASSEMBLY
“Father of Basball” at Oregon Was
First Editor of College Paper;
Politician Even Then
Clifton N. (Pat) McArthur (1901),
now representing the third congress
ional district of the state of Oregon in
congress will be the speaker tomorrow
i morning at the regular assembly.
“Pat,” as he is generally known, was
a good politician, even when in college,
according to his friends. He has been
reelected congressman several times and
has been a prominent member of the
lower house when representing Oregon
at the national capital.
Although his subject has not been
; definitely announced it .is probable
I that it will be upon some phase of
I congressional legislation. He was a
| frequent speaker at Oregon assemblies
j before the war, but in recent years
I congress has been in almost continuous
j session, and it has been some time since
! he has .appeared before an assembly.
“Pat” was the first editor of the
Oregon Weekly, which was later the
Oregon Emerald, and now the Oregon
Daily Emerald. He succeeded in hold
i ing the position for two years, 1900
and 1901.
He is sometimes called the “Father
of Baseball at the University” since
j he had a great deal to do with the
. organization of the first baseball team
i here. AIT through his college career he
was connected with athletics in one way
j or another.
Congressman McArthur will arrive in
Eugene this evening and will be enter
' tained at several luncheons while on
! the campus. He will be entertained by
' the administration at Friendly hall,
i Madame Rose McGrew, operatic
! soprano, of the school of music will
i make her first appearance this year
i Thursday morning. She sang at a
j number of assemblies last year.
GIRL ARTISTS RIDE HORSES
Students Recall Merry-go-Round Days,
But They’re Working
A glimpse into one of Professor
Schroff’s Life of Water-Color draw
1 ing classes will bring you back to your
Merry-Go-Round days. There sitting
: jauntily astride of their “horses” may
be seen nine or ten well-known girls.
! Instead of holding reins and whips in
j their hands, however, these fair eques
triennes are grasping brush and pencil.
The new seats are a gift to the depart
ment from a summer school student,
, who won the money for them in an art
I contest. They are intended exclusively
. for the girls.
the part of the other colleges. But it
will unite them in the battling of a
common foe on the gridiron.
Graduate Manager Jack Benefiel, in
his skirmishes in the camps of other
institutions has lined up something that
may result in the uniting of the north
ern colleges much more firmly than at
present, not against California, but for
themselves. The old Pacific Northwest
Conference, lately merely dubbed the
Northwest Conference, may again take
its place as the peer or equal of the
newer Pacific Coast Conference.
This something is merely the schedul
ing of a meeting of the Pacific North
west Conference before that of the
Pacific Coast Conference. This is ex
pected to result in the scheduling of
all games between northern institu
tions before the coast conference meet
ing.
As a result the plaint that California,
because of its “wonder team” has a
right to dominate in the scheduling of
games will not be made. The North
ern institutions can make no complaint
when they arrange their own schdules
first. California and Stanford also
will have games with northern teams,
and it is probable that they will be held
open for them by the northern schools.
The new plan promises well for Ore
gon. A game every year with W. S. C.
would be welcomed by Oregon. In ad
dition a game with California and Stan
ford on alternate years, alternating at
Eugene or in the south, would likely be
arranged. The meeting of the Pacific
Northwest conference will be awaited
with interest., especially since the
northern colleges have become more
closely knit together and have begun
to realize the importance of the north
western conference.
LEMON PM COAL1500
TWO DAY CAMPAIGN WILL CLOSE
AT SIX THURSDAY
House Returns Allowed at Eleven Last
Night to Avoid Vigil
Until Morning
At 9:00 o’clock last night repre
sentatives from seven houses were
waiting on the library steps for the
Lemon Punch to check in the 100
per cent subscriptions at 11:00 p. m.
the hour which marked the opening
of the drive. Following are the names
of the houses in order on the
waiting list and the number of stu
dents in each: Delta Gamma, 29;
Bachelordon, 24; Tri Delts, 22; Delta
Tau Delta, 27; Phi Sigma Pi, 26;
Alpha Phi, 33; S. A. E., 40
With the assistance of a booth, a
piece of bunting and subscription tags
Lenimy will commence his two day
subscription campaign for members this
morning. Wilbur Hoyt circulation
manager has all of his committees ap
pointed and is out for a goal of 1500
subscriptions by six o ’clock Thursday
evening.
A meeting of the house representa
tives was held in the journalism build
ing yesterday evening and plans out
lined for the campaign. Instead of
making 100 per cent houses maintain
shifts throughout the night waiting for
the booth to open at eight o ’clock it
was decided that all representatives
who had 100 per cent by eleven o ’clock
of the preceeding evening would be al
lowed to turn in their subscriptions at
that time. This was taken to avoid
the all-night vigil.
Following is the committee who will
have charge of the subscription booth
during the campaign: Irving Hunting
ton, Margaret Scott, James Pearson,
Glenn Morrow, Miriam Swartz, Mil
dred Newland, Betty Kessi, Georgians
Gerlinger, Esther Fell, Helen Clarke
Ivan Roberts and Lyle Janz.
Individual canvassers race for. the
! leather bound volumes will close Thurs
: day evening and they arc asked to turn
their results in to Wilbur Hoyt. A
' speech will probably be made in the
1 assembly Thursday morning and every
effort will be bended by the committee
to secure all possible subscribers.
HARVARD PUBLISHES GRADES
i Harvard has recently adopted the sys
tem of publishing grade lists which
has been used at the University of
Oregon since a year ago last spring.
The Scholarship committee of the stu
dent council of that institution believes
that the publicity plan is an incentive
to a higher standard of scholarship.
EFFICIENT STAFF
NAMED TO ARRANGE
FOR HOMECOMING
Ability and Past Experience
Big Factors In Choice
Of Committemen
NEW IDEAS INVESTIGATED
Ogden Johnson and Committee
To Engineer “Home
Again” Dance
The most carefully picked Homeeom
'ing committee in the history of the
University is the result of two weeks
work on the part of tho President Lyle
Bartholomew and Vice-president Nor
ton Winnard of the A. S. U. O. In
order that their selections might bo of
the best possible benefit to this year’s
“get-together week-end” daily confer
ences have been held and every possible
factor taken into consideration in the
selection of the workers. Ability and
past experience were the big factors
in the choosing of committeemen, ac
cording to the President.
Norton Winnard, who is in charge of
all Homecoming activities has been
gathering data for months for the com
ing festivities. Scores of other schools
have been written to and their ideas
lications for years past have been
considered. Filos of student body pub
delved into with the intention of reviv
ing some of -the older customs.
Alumni To Assist
With this advanced information to
work upon the great Homecoming com
mittee will meet every week to further
the plans. Alumni in towns of tho
Northwest will be asked to “round up”
fellow alumni with the idea of getting
them to be here when the great day
comes, November 19.
One of the features of the year will
be the large number of alumni visitors
who did not belong to a housing organi
zation while in school. The formation
of a new body', known as the “room
committee” will take care of this class
of guests.
One of the main committees to make
Homecoming a livewire affair is the
rally committee, headed by Yell King
Oberteuffer. With him will work Caro
lyn Cannon and “Ole” Larson. New
stunts, including lots of noise making,
and pep fests galore will feature this
committee’s work.
Dance Main Social Event
The main social event of Homecom
ing week-end is the “Homeagain”
dance, the time when everyone gets
together. Ogden Johnson, who has a
good record for putting things across,
is chairman, Bernice Atlstock, Lillian
Auld, Lois Barnett and Lawrence
Woodworth will all have their special
kind of work on this committee. All
of them have been picked for aptitudes
along various lines, all of which are
needed to make the dance a big enough
success to be worthy of Oregon’s
greatest homecoming.
Without visitors Oregon Homecoming
would be like the proverbial “country
without a man,” so Leith Abbott, as
head of the publicity workers, will see
that the state as a whole knows that
Oregon wants ‘he “old grads” back,
when the 19th of November rolls
around. Lenore Crom and Harry Smith
will assist in this work.
Committee on Reception
For meeting the trains, providing
guides and making the guests welcome
i generally a reception committee has
been provided with James Say at the
t helm. Helen Nelson, Frances Haber
| sham, Ralph Poston and Charles Lamb
will work witti Chairman Say in mak
■ ing a “go” of this division of the
| program. The increase number ex
: pected will make the duties of the
j reception group larger than ever before,
' according to those in touch with alumni
! interests.
The room committee to provide ac
! commodations for those not entertained
: by houses has Frank Carter as ehair
] man, working with Elsie Hildebrand
i and Jessie Todd.
In order that the alumni themselves
may have some say in the way the
program is arranged an alumni com
j rriittee has been formed. Karl Ont
hank. Dean Walker. Ceorge Morgirti,
, .Teanetta Calkins and Jack Benefiel are
working on this body.
Decorations and Eats
The decoration committee will have
charge of the work of putting the cam
pus in the best possible shape, in se
• ing that the buildings are made ready
I for inspection and that the grandstand
I at Hayward field De well decorated
1 for the annual classic between Oregon
and O. A. C. Frank Von der Ahe is
(Continued on page four)
Mail Pursued
by Thetas on
Bicycles Now
“Hello, is this the Theta house?”
“Yes,” melodious voice at other
eud.
“Is it true that you have a bicycle
at the house for the pursuit of the
mail?” Same voice stifling mirthful
giggles.
“Yes M A-I-L not M-A-L-E.”
The pedal-driven machine is the
latest addition to the mechanical
contrivances at the Theta house.
Jeanne Gay of Portland is the owner,
and sponsor of the idea to speed
long waited-for mail supposedly from
males who wait at long distances.
By straws or lots a freshman is
chosen to make the morning “Rim"
to the post office, in the name of the
Queen for the Queen’s mail. The
wheel is rolled from the garage, the
freshman mounts, and with speed of
Paul Revere pedals down Willamette
street. On her return it is rumored
that there is much cheering and the
bringer of the mail is proclaimed a
heroine.
The name of the instructor in bi
cycle riding could not be learned but
freshman not proficient in the art
must be instructed. Whether a fresh
man returning without mail is de
prived of her dates for the week end,
remains a mystery, however there
certainly must be some penalty.
Now it remains for some wide
awake, green capped freshman on
the campus to offer his assistance
in. the matter of tire changing and
general upkeep of the vehicle, there
by creating a “stand in” that might
well be envied by the most “pigish”
senior.
HOUSE ATHLETICS TO START
TWO GROUPS TO BE FORMED SO
ALE MAY PARTICIPATE
Practice Tomorrow at 4; Development
Teams Will Be Under Direction
Of Varsity Letter Men
There arc to be two leagues in i
basketball this year, according to an I
announcement made by Head Basket i
ball Coach George Bohler yesterday. \
One is the Doughnut league, the other
the Development league. The Develop- i
ment league is for the men who can not.
make the Doughnut teams, and wish to
play basketball.
“Every team in the Development
league,” said Mr. Bohler, “is to have as
coach a letterman in basketball, and
this man is to select his own team from
the material left over after the Dough
nut league teams have been selected.
Men in the Development league may
graduate into the Doughnut league, but
Doughnut men cannot enter the Devel
opment league,”
Percentage Basis Adopted
All bona fide students of the Univer
sity will be eligible with the exception
of the letter men, and each letter man
will have a team in the Development
league directly under his supervision,
and will act as its Coach and Captain.
The championship of each league is
to be decided on the percentage basis.
The plan under consideration according
to Mr. Bohler, is to have every team
entered in each league, play every other
I team entered in the league. This is
the same plan that was adopted last
year, but the time was so limited that
the schedule had to be brought to a
1 close then. The season is to start on
the 24th of October this year so that
there will be plenty of time for all the
games.
Aim to Develop varsity Men
The principal object of Doughnut
! basketball is to develop men for the
Varsity, and all men who can play, are
i urged by Mr. Bolder to try out for the
team of the organization to which thfcv
belong. All men not belonging to some
Campus organization are eligible for
i the Oregon Club team.
All men who expect to play Doughnut
basketball will be called out tomorrow
evening at four o’clock for preliminary
I practice in dribbling, shooting etc, and
any organization that wishes to practice
i before the opening of the season can
make arrangements with Mr. Bolder
. to get the gym floor during hours when
i it is not in use by Gym classes.
The schedule for the Doughnut games
will be posted next week so as to give
the teams plenty of time to prepare.
Regular Varsity practice will starf
1 sometime during the Christmas holi
days. when a barnstorming trip which is
being planned for the' team will be
taken.
U. OF W. GETS NATIONAL
University of Washington, Oct. 7.—
: CP. r. N. 8.i—Gamma 8igma, a local
fraternity established in 1920, has been
notified that its petition for a chapter
; in Sigma Phi Epsilon has been granted.
This chapter will be known as Wash
ington Beta.
OREGON’S CRIPPLED
GRIDSTERS AGAIN
IN THE MOLESKINS
Stronger and Faster Line Will
Face University of Idaho
Team on Saturday
0. A. C. HOPE IS HERE
Direct Pass System in Working
Order; Idaho Team Said
To Be Strong .
Oregon will place a much stronger
and faster line in the field against the
strong University of Idaho team Satur
day afternoon in Portland than that
which faced Pacific University last
week. With “Prink” Collison back at
center, Straclian in at tackle, and Bud
Brown at guard the line is strengthened
a great deal. Hugh Clerin is again
in shape after being out for two weeks
with an injured shoulder and will proba
bly go in against the Gemstaters.
All of Oregon’s crippled gridsters
are back in the harness again this week
and though most of them are not being
used in scrimmage they nre running
signals and taking light workouts.
Billy Reinhart is again in the mole
skins but his appearance against Idaho
is very doubtful as his shoulder is
still in vory bad shape. Tommy De
Armand who had his knee twisted in
the Willamette game is gotting along
nicely nnd unless he is injured further
will probably be worked in the remain
ing games.
O. A. 0. Prospect la Here
Oregon football stock picked up a
little when “Cog” Campbell of O. A.
C. Registered at the University, but
dropped again when it was found that
lie was ineligible for this years var
sity. Campbell is a tackle, is of good
football build, weighs around 200
pounds and was very highly rated by
Coach Rutherford, but did not play
with the Aggies last year bocauso he did
not attend throe full quarters the year
proceeding. It was at first thought that
the big follow would be allowed to play
with Oregon this year, as he attended
the University as a freshman in 18-19,
but the conference ruling Btatos that
a man to be eligible for a varsity team
must attend that college for/ three
quarters of the year proceeding play
and must make a minimum of twelve
hours in the quarter proceeding his par
ticipation.
Campbell intends practicing with
Huntington's squad this fall and ex
pects to be eligible for the eleven next
year. He was depended upon by Coach
Rutherford to fill the hole at right
tackle but was unable to return to Cor
vallis on account of business ties in
this city.
Direct Pass Used
Oregon’s baekfield showed to better
advantage last night in scrimmage than
at any time, this season. The direct pass
system which is of substantial aid to
a slow baekfield in getting started is
now working smoothly and fumbles are
becoming rare occurences instead of the
regular thing. Conch Huntington in
stituted the direct pass system shortly
after practice started this fall and it
has been a factor in speeding up the
backs’ takeoff.
The Idaho team is especially strong
this vear, losing only two of last years
varsity which were made up by ample
replacements from their freshman team.
Last Saturday the Moscow aggregation
defeated the soldier team from Camp
I.ewis, which eleven was very heavy
and was given a good rating by North
western critics. Coach Kelley of the
University of Idaho figures that after
14 years of defeats at the hands of the
University of Oregon it is time for the
Gem State eleven to clean up.
At all events the game Saturday will
be the test for Lemon-Yellow, if Coach
Huntington can lower the Moscow
colors Oregon "s football team will be
recognized as a real contender for con
ference honors.
RHODES ASPIRANTS NAMED
Norman Byrne, Arthur Hicks,- Reraey
Cox to Take Tests Dec. 3
The Rhodes Scholarship committee
met Monday night and selected three
out of seven applicants to compete in
the final examination before the state
committee on December 3. The three
i candidates are Norman Byrne, gradu
ate* assistant in Philosophy; Arthur
Hicks, a senior major in Sociology, ami
Homey Cox, senior major in sociology.
After this year Oregon will have no
candidates for this scholarship, which
1 admits to Oxford, until 1923. Kerby
Miller was last year’s successful candi
1 date.