Sport Plan Outlined Higher Degree of Physical Educa tion Object; All Department Coaches Would be Under One head. Success Assured Means Present System Must Go; High Salaried Director Would Take Place, but Would be Invest ment. The plan for a director of athletics at Oregon, as explained in a recent news story in The Emerald, and since advocated as a solution for the pres ent inharmonious system of conduct ing athletics here, is not a new one. Neither is it a radical change, but it is the ultimate result of an outline for bringing the physical education school to its highest degree of efficiency. The original outline of the plan for the systematic carrying out of physi cal education provided for an admin istrative head of physical education and an administrative head of athletics. The plan for the physical education depart ment was put into operation and at present Professor Harry A. Scott, who formerly held a similar position at Columbia University in New York, is the executive in that department. Under the direction of Professor Scott, a corps of instructors carry out the courses in physical education. But as yet, the athletic department is without an administrative executive. This is partly due to the fact that lack to funds in the school of physical education has not allowed the carry ing out of the original plan, and partly due to the fact that a suitable man to handle the position has not been suggested. It must be made plain that the coaches of all the major sport ac tivities fall under the head of this athletic department. These include Bill Hayward, trainer and track coach; Shy Huntington, football coach, who also maintains two assistants; George M. Bohler, basket ball and baseball soach, and the two freshmen football coaches. The athletic department de velops all the teams which take part in intercollegiate competition, and the funds which are supplied by gate re ceipts from such contests, revert to the treasury of the associated students. Yet all the coaches cannot be paid by the associated students, because this total of receipts will not allow such a great expenditure, at least they have not, up to the present time. As a result of this situation the Uni versity pays a part of the salaries of certain coaches and all the salary of others; while the associated students through the executive council deter mines the salaries and makes the re mainder of the payments to the coaches and also pays some, exclusive of uni versity aid. It is true that the divid ing line is not quite clear, and evident that if there were some definite ap pointment of these salaries between the two, a much more precise understand ing of what is required by each would result. Confusion in fixing salaries and drawing up contracts would thus be avioded each year. • • • Wih the suggestion that now is the time to put in this athletic director comes also the realization that if such a system is inaugurated at this time, it means doing away with the present system of football coaching. For, the student advocates of the plan urge that the director of athletics also be the head coach of one or more major sports. They also desire a man, and in fact the success of the plan depends upon securing a man, who thoroughly understands every phase of athletics and of the physical development of the men who take up this work. Naturally a high salary would be necessary if such a man were secured. Yet it is maintained by the supporters of the plan that it would be a capital investment for both. “Two birds with one stone,” will be the result. For ex ample, Oregon would furnish to pros pective students the opportunity to re ceive training under a coach and di rector well known throughout the country as a leader in that sort of work. On the other hand, the treasury of the associated students would re ceive an added surplus, for it is a well known fact that many people witness a football team in action, not because they wish to shout for their alma mater in such a game but to watch teams which have been coached under the leaders of the country. The matter is being considered strongly at the present time. If the executive council at its next session decides to reelect the present coach of football then it will mean that the University and the students do not feel ready to take up the plan at this time. Commenting on the plan of a di rector of athletics at Oregon, the Port land Oregonian says: “Suppose the University of Oregon should offer Hugo Bezdek a position as director of athletics at Eugene? "Would the Penn State coach accept? A good many Oregon alumni members are wondering. The alumni want Bezdek. Oregon had some great football elevens when Bez was there, that 1916 team being the most famous of them. What the alumni have in mind for Bezdek if fhey can wean him away from Penn (Continued on page two) Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXIII. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1921. NUMBER 46 VARSITY DEBATERS MEET D.A.C JBIG CONTEST THISWEEK Armament Question Will be Discussed in Villard Friday Night OREGON’S CHANCES GOOD Affair is to be Triangular; Negative Goes to Reed on Same Evening The state of Oregon debate cham pionship will be at stake when the var sity debaters meet the O. A. C. team, last year’s champions, in Villard hall Friday evening. Considerable prep aration has been made for the coming contest, and if the student body stands back of the Varsity by turning out to witness the duel, Oregon has a good chance to take the title holders into camp, according to Paul Patterson, de bate leader and team manager. “Oregon has not won this series for three years,” said Mr. Patterson, “and consequently we are centering every effort on winning it this year. We ex pect a large crowd to be on hand next Friday, and have made arrangements to stage the contests at Villard hall in stead of the small hall in the admin istration building according to the original plans. The question for debate is of inter national importance,” stated the Var sity manager, “and should be of vital interest to every student on the cam pus. An opportunity to attend a dis cussion here of the most important topic of the armament conference at Washington should not be overlooked by the students.” The question for debate will be “Re solved; That the United States should discontinue her present policy of naval expansion for a period of seven years.” Three contests are scheduled to be going on at the same time; each team being represented on foreign territory by a negative body, while the affirmi tive side defends the institution on its own campus. The Oregon negative team travels to Reed College, and will be represented by Boyd Iseminger and Claude Robin son. Iseminger was a member of last year’s varsity team of which he was a valuable member, and according to recent practice gives promise of con siderable improvement. This is Robin son 's first year on the varsity, but he has had experience in debate, hav ing participated in high school con tests. The affirmative team is comprised of Patterson and Charles Lamb. Pat terson is a veteran debater, but was not a member of last year’s varsity, as he did not attend college last fall. He took part in the Pacific Coast cham pionship contests two years ago and established his reputation as a consist ent and brilliant thinker. His team mate, Lamb, on the other hand, is a recruit on the varsity, but like Robin son has been active in high school de fContinued on page four) SUNDODGERS SURPRISE FOOTBALL FANS BY HOLDING DOWN PENN SCORE Speed Shown by Staters in Running off Plays; Bezdek’s Lions Better on Defense Than Offense; Get Total of 450 Yards From Scrimmage in Game; Eckman Makes Only Touchdown for Seattle; Multnomah Again Spills Dope. By EP HOYT With the University of Washington’s defeat at the hands of Penn State, 21-7 another great intersectional bat tle passed into history. Two things about that game at Seattle Saturday surprised the football fans, first, the way the fighting Sundodgers held up under the crashsing attack of the Nit tanv backs; second, the incomparable speed with which the 8taters ran off their plays. One hundred and four teen plays, for a total of 29 first downs and 452 yards from scrimmage were made. It was some attack, and only the sheer fight of a team wonderfully improved after a season of defeats kept the score from mounting way up. Bezdek’s Lions proved themselves far superior on the attack than on the defensive, and compared with the bril liant work of the backs the line seemed slow and inefficient. When on the de fensive the boys from Nittanv lacked the brilliancy of play that character ized their offensive work. But as Mar shall Foch, Gil Dobie or some other well known stategian once said, “A good offensive is the best defense that can be obtained.” And Bezdek’s backs constitute a juggernaut that rolled up and down the field of the Seattle Sta dium for a grand total of 450 yards, exclusive of run back punts, and for i ward passes. Quite a few yards to travel in 60 minutes with eleven stal warts doing their bit to cut down that mileage. At that, Bagshsaw put himself in solid with the Washington fans by put ting a team in the field that kept the score down against one of the strong est teams in the east. The westerners opened up in the last half and not only lid they hold when touchdowns seemed imminent but put one over themselves. Little Ray Eckman playing his last year with his team put the ball over and the boys carried him from the field when the ceremonies were over. It was a good game to quit on, for the little 1 halfback played the game of his life, thoroughly living up to the reputation | he has gained. Of all the Washington backs only Eckman was able to gain consistently, the little fellow making (Continued on page four' Bezdek Escorts Rouse Wrong Passenger Out The official Bezdek welcoming committee got their wires crossed and tendered an innocent salesman a hearty reception at 6:30 Monday morning. Word was sent to the reception committee from Portland that Hugo Bezdek would arrive in Eugene at 6:30 Monday morning. The com mittee went to the Southern Pacific depot at the break of dawn. On a siding was the pullman which was supposed to contain the famous coach. A porter appeared and was ques tioned as to whether the car held a short, stocky man of light com plexion, and with grey tinged hair. The porter said there was a man in berth eight that answered the description. The committee made for berth eight and requested the occupant to arise and receive the welcome due to a man of repute and many ath letic victories. Whereupon the in truding party was directly informed that it was in the wrong pew, or berth—and that it was disturbing whose presence were not usually greeted by a committee. The committee returned home and at 12:30 received the real Bezdek as he alighted from the O. E. NORMAN BYRNE CHOSEN NAMED AS ALTERNATE RHODES SCHOLAR FROM ORGEON Tom Brockway, Reed College Graduate, Selected to Enter Oxford; Now Instructor at O. A. C. Norman T. Byrne, graduate student from the University of Oregon, was recommended as the alternate Rhodes scholar from Oregon by the committee of selection Saturday. Tom P. Brock way, Reed graduate of 1921, was chos en as the Rhodes scholar from a group of 11 candidates. Mr. Brockway, an instructor in the English department at Oregon Agri cultural College, was one of the most popular students at Reed College. His scholastic, record was above the aver age, and he held several important of fices, beside taking an active part in athletics. Norman Byrne is a graduate student in philosophy and has had an article accepted by Scribner’s magazine. He is house manager of Chi Psi. The Rhodes scholars will enter Ox ford University in October, 1922, with a yearly stipend of 350 pounds for three years. The Oregon committee of selection is Composed of Prince L. Campbell, president of the University of Oregon, chairman; A. C. Newell, Portland board of education; Professor J. B. Harrison. University of Washington; Professor W. C. Barnes, University of Oregon, and Richard F. Scholtz, presi dent of Reed College. ENGAGEMENT IS ANNOUNCED The engagement of Tna Mae Proc tor to Marc L. Latham was announced at the Phi Delta Theta house last Friday. Miss Proctor, who is a member of Delta Delta Delta, is a sophomore ma joring in fine arts. Her home is in Salem. Latham is a senior in the school of business administration, and comes from Silverton. BEZDEK GETS OVATION One of Metropolitans’ Largest Houses to be Scene of February Song Fest SIX CONTRACTS PROCURED Alumni Willing to Make Trip Success; Dance Music by Orchestra Planned A homo concert in January, a Port land appearance in February and an ex tended trip into Southern Oregon in the Spring, with numerous week-end dates in towns in the vicinity of Eu gene, are all included in future plans for the University men’s glee club, according to Maurice Ebon, president of the organization. Although no definite dato has been set for the home concert it will prob ably be held on a Friday night, sobn after the Christmas vacation. The Heilig theatre or the Auditorium will probably be used for the Portland song fest. The alumni association will probably foster the undertaking and it is possible that the concert will bo advertised by the staging of an “Ore gon day” in the metropolis. Trip is Postponed Arthur Rudd, manager of the club, was in Southern Oregon last week and lined up six towns for either a Christ mas or spring tour. Due to the fact that Christmas comes on Sunday, elim inating a Saturday night concert, and tight financial conditions in some of the towns included on the itinerary, it was thought the better plan to use the later time. The six contracts procured will be held over, according to an agreement with the signers. The towns which were visited last week were Ashland, Grants Pass, Medford, Roseburg, Cot tage Grove and Oakland. Klamath Falls and Weed, California, will prob ably be included in the spring tour. Alunml Working Reports from the southern part of the state indicate that the alumni are ready and willing to do everything in their power to make the coming tour a success. Plans are already being formulated for the entertainment of the 21 men who will make the trip. .Tohn Houston, 21, will work with the high school and alumni association for a two-night stand in Klamath Falls, while, the Alumni will be in charge of the local work in Ashland, cooperat ing with the American Legion. The high schools rvill be used in most of the places for putting the concert across. It is the plan to form an orchestra within the glee club and to stnge dances after the concerts, wherever possible. This has been done in years past and has been a large factor in making the appearance successful fi nancially. The manager plans to spend Christ mas vacation furthering plans for the future schedule. COLLEGE BALL PLANNED FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Will be Scene of Dance Under Auspices of Woman’s League, Dec. 27. A snappy Christmas colleg \1] will be an event of the holiday jvason in Portland this ypar as it was in 1920, and plans for it are now being made by the Woman’s League, with Ber-1 nice Altstock in charge of arrange | ments. Invitations to attend this fes tivity are being extended to all the higher educational institutions of the coast through the medium of student body presidents, and all indications are that it will be something to be looked j forward to by all those students who expect to spend their vacation in the Bose City. The ballrooms of the Multnomah ho tel will provide ample space for the dancing, and will be used for this purpose on Tuesday evening, Decembed 27, beginning at 8 o’clock. The af fair is to be informal, and is to be .iust a big get together party overflow ing with enthusiasm and cheer always present at this time of year. Tickets for the big frolic are 75 cents each, and may be obtained either through the campus organizations dur ing the next two weeks or in Portland. Coach Returns Home, Is Given Great Welcome BEZDEK PRAISES ’16 TEAM WESTERN PLAYERS DECLARED EQUAL TO THOSE OF EAST Former Coach Expresses Satisfaction With Oame With Washington. Team Watched Today in Action “I haven’t seen the team yet that could lick the Oregon 1916 team. There hnsn't been a team in twenty years that could do it, and Pennsylvania still talks about those Oregon ends, Brick Mitchell and Tegard, said TTugo Bezdek while he watched the present Oregon team run through signals on Hayward field. “You have a great state,” he af firmed, “the greatest in the union, and it's fine to be back. My, how things have changed.” The mentor of the Nittany Lions smiled and disclosed that one of his front teeth was missing. “Your coaches have done very well with what they had to contend with this year, and the team is far better than many think it is. There were many green men and conditions were unfavorable at the beginning of tho vp nr. “I have novpr soon the equal of .Tolinnip Beckett ill nil my experience and in my Patimat ion tliere ia only one quarterback who can come cloae to Shy Huntington. That ia Killinger. Bill Steera ia a very high grade player compared with the stars of the East.” Bez aaid that he didn’t care about California, liadn’t followed the tenm, and didn’t know what they could do. “The difference, the only difference na far na I can ace, between eaatern and weatern football,” he explained “is that in the East there ia keener compe tition. Whore in the Weat you have fifty or a hundred men out wo have aeveral hundred out in the East. The schedules nre crowded fuller. This year we had three minor games at homo two big games at home, nnd five big games away from home.” Bez expressed himself as satisfied with the result, of Saturday’s game with Washington. “All we wanted to do was to beat them,” lie explained. The former coach of the Lemon-Yel low sppnt half an hour on Hayward field. He watched the team for a mo ment and then jerked off his over coat and watched the plays as they were called. “This young fellow,” he pointed to Bill Hayward, “has been here quite a while, but T believe he knows some thing about how they do things.” VELMA FARNHAM WINS PRIZE Velma Farnham, a sophomore of Ilon dricks hall, was the winner of the prize offered by A. C. Bead, University pho tographer, for tho best advertisement, depicting his framed pictures. Miss Farnham won the prize offered last year, by Botsford, Constantino, and Ty ler, for tho best solution of an adver tising problem. University and student body offic ials, alumni and green sweatered Ore gon Knights greeted Hugo Bczdek, coach of Pennsylvania State College's football team and former Oregon men tor ns he stepped from the southbound Southern Pacific yesterday noon. A double lino of Oregon Knights escorted him to the Anehorago where a “home-ngain” luncheon was held in the visitor's honor. Nearly half a hundred loyal Oregonians were gath ered around the table in what was termed the “second Homecoming” of the year by Colin V. Dyment., who acted as toastmaster. Bezdek himself did not speak but the history of his stay at Oregon was told, with divers sidelights by Professor H. C. nowo, “Dick” Smith, Bill Hayward, and A. C. Dixon of the board of regents. In the words of the toast master it was a simple gathering of old friends, gathered around a table, ns a family might be, to talk over old times in a happy reunion. Bczdek Welcomed “We welcome Hugo Bczdek, not be cause he is the greatest football conch in the country, but because he is our friend—a builder of character and a builder of morale,” declared Professor Howe. “There has never been a day regretted more than when Bezdek left Oregon, and we look forward to the day when Bezdek will return to our cam pus to spend the remainder of his days.” A. C. Dixon, member of the board of regents was the next speaker and told of the standard which Bezdok has set up at Oregon and which is now followed here. “Bczdek has been our standard,” he said, “We date every thing from Bezdek and, after Bezdek. He has set us an athletic standard.” After luncheon the coach went through the new Woman's building and expressed an appreciation of the work which had been done on the campus in the years since he had left. Bally Is Staged The assembly-rally held at Villard hall in celebration of his return to Oregon was the feature of the day. Two thousand students packed the hall to hoar the man who piloted so many Oregon teams to victory. Amidst great cheering which lasted for the good part of five minutes he marched up the aisle in the company of all of his old friends and took his place in the center of the platform. Hugo Bezdek smiled as he looked upon those new and old faces there to tender him one of the greatest ovations which Vil lard hall has seen in many years. He fairly beamed as the Oskies and var sity yells thundered forth under the direction of Yell Kiny Oberteuffer and his staff. His countenance was ono whole expression of happiness to be once more among his old friends. Dyment. Presides Bean Bolin V. Dyment presided at the rally. He introduced Lyle Bar tholomew, president of the student body, who welcomed the great coach (Continued on page three) Oregon Appeals to Girl Hikers From East; Trip Takes 5 Months Introducing to you “Jerry” and “Dixie,” transcontinental girl hikers, former Columbia University students and enthusiastic admirers of tho Ore gon campus. To be more formal, per haps it is better to introduce these jovial, plucky hikers as Miss Adelaide Wylson and Miss Maybelle Halstead, of Newark City, New Jersey. The two girls left Nowark on July 2 and arrived at their destination yes terday morning. Probably the Uni versity of Oregon should not be termed their destination, but in a way the of fice of Dean Elizabeth Fox was. By a strange coincidence, Dean Fox and her father were in Newark last July when the two girls began their hike. Mr. Fox, noticing the grief of depar ture between the girl’s and their par ents, made inquiries and found that the two young ladies were westward bonnd. Dean Fox invited the girls to visit the Oregon compus, and yester day morning she and the fair hikers met for the second time. Miss Halstead and Miss Wylson walked about two thirds of the dis tance across the continent, visiting eastern Canada, Chicago, Denver, Chey mine, the great western national parks, and many other places of interest. Such little jaunts as scaling Pike’s Peak or climbing up the precipices of the Shoshone National Park have not resulted in any physical harm to the two girls who weigh more now than when leaving the east. Miss Wylson, a graduate from the Putlitzer school of journalism, is go ing to write a book when she returns home. During her transcontinental hike, Miss Wylson is writing for the Newark Morning and Sunday Ledger. While in Portland she covered the Mar shal Foch visit for the Portland News, making the trip up the Columbia High way with the Foch party and got as much “kick” out of the “driving rain”—which she emphasized in her remarks—as did the Marshall of France. Many and varied have been the ex periences of the two girls. In Wyom ing Miss Wylson—she would rather be known as “Dixie,” because she is proud of her southern heritage—was bitten by a rattlesnake. Miss Halstead (Continued on page three)