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Oregon Daily Emerald b VOLUME XXIV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1922 NUMBER S FAGULTY DESIRES ID LIT SIZE OF FRESHMAN FIRE Suggestion Made That Time of Construction Also Be Cut Down CAMPUS OPINION WANTED Committee Will Get in Touch With Representatives of Student Body Definite action to limit the size and time of construction of the Homecom ing bonfire on the night of November 11 was taken yesterday afternoon when members of the faculty in their month ly meeting appointed a committee of five to confer with representatives of the student body. The opposition to the present practice of having the men of the freshman class toil for three weeks in the autumnal rains erecting nn ephemeral heap of inflammable de bris which is supposed to be “bigger and better” than the bonfire of the pre vious year was lead by Dr. W. D. Shel don, dean of the school of education. Although the faculty group purpose ly avoided bringing about any specific suggestions made by members that the bonfire size be limited to a base of 25 square feet and a height of 20 feet. Last year the freshmen constructed a pyre which was 40 feet square and tow ered into the air approximately 70 feet above Kincaid field. It is understood that somewhere in the University ar chives there is a faculty ruling made several years ago which specifies that the freshmen must confine their activ ities to building a combustible heap 12 feet square and a reasonable heigh.t Situation Is Reviewed Dean Straub at the faculty meeting reviewed the whole matter of the Home coming bonfire. Each year the incom ing class, primarily because of pride and partly because of the taunts of the other students, attempt to pile up a tower of inflammable material surpass ing the pyres of other years. The re sult is that during the past several years there has been formed on the campus an impression that the annual bonfire is proving a source of harm to the students who must work night and day, in rain and slush to build a bon fire increasing in height each year. Concerning the reduction of the per iod of construction, Dr. Sheldon pro posed that the time in which the bon fire is to be erected be limited to a day and a half—from Thursday noon until Friday night. If this change is brought about, freshmen will probably be ex cused from classes on Friday and in stead of a few students working over a prolonged period of time, an attempt will be made to get a maximum amount of work out of 500 students in the limited period. Students Want Action Opinion appears to be prevalent among members of the upper classes, especially the seniors, that some action should be taken concerning the fresh man bonfire, and students yesterday evening who were made aware of the action of the faculty were unanimous in their approval of the steps taken. Representative members of the fresh man class interviewed expressed their willingness to work industriously dur ing the proposed limited period. They proposed to map out systematically all sources where materials for the bnfire can be obtained and to effect an organ ization which can move this material to the site of the pyre efficiently. LIBRARY NEEDS GROW; CONGESTION INCREASES Poor Ventilation and Lack of Seating Boom Make Study Difficult; No Fire Escape Congestion in the library is greater this year than ever before. The reading room was planned for 150 persons and since there are over 2000 students in school, it is easy to see the difficulty for study. “The only remedy,” said Mrs. M. F. McClain, librarian, “is to get a new building.” Not only is the building crowded for seating room but for book space as well. The building is so poor ly ventilated that it is almost impossi ble to study. In case of fire the only passage of escape frm upstairs would be the wind ing, crooked stairway, in which case it would be impossible for all the stu dents to get down, there being no fire escape. There is an adequate number of books in the library, according to the librar ian. Wednesday there were 295 books handed eut downstairs to the students and 22$ a year ago on that day. The reserve department handed out a few more than on Monday. LEAP WEEK CAUSES WORRY FOR CO-EDS Senior Women Are Already Casting Eyes About Campus for Men With Big Sombreros Have you noticed glances of appraisal when Senior woman meets Senior man? j Have you seen senior women seated in j the library with dreamy detached air, or laboriously figuring up bank ac counts in the hope that they will stand 1 the strain of frequent reference? Or have you by any chance found one who,' although she has always had a reputa tion for being steady and studious, per using gleefully one section of the Ore gana? In the words of the immortal Shake speare, “There’s a reason.” There is a meeting tomorrow, says rumor, of which Margaret Jackson is to be the chairman and the plans for the sub mission of the already down-trodden male will then be discussed and per haps divulged to the campus at large. This gala time promises to be a firm and fast tradition since women have the vote, and the entire campus looks forward to an exciting week. Y.MEMBERSHIPDRIVE TO START WEDNESDAY Goal of Campus Campaign Will Be 1200 How much are YOU doing for the general campus good in upholding the religious principles which were taught you at the home fireside? This will be a leading question in the annual Y. M. C. A. membership drive which opens next Wednesday night, with a speaking campaign in the var ious campus living organizations. A dinner will be held at the Anchor age, where two representatives from each house are expected to be presnt for the purpose of putting the final touches on the work. One of these men will be used in a campaign team which will carry on a speaking tour of the campms, explaining the need of the Young Men’s Christian association. The other man in each house will entertain the outside speaker and take care of the solicitation within his awn group. This year’s membership offensive will have a distinctive feature in that little or no pressure will be brought to bear to obtain pledges or money. Only those men who are perfectly willing to help in promoting the work of the as sociatin on the campus will be asked to give, according to Webster Ruble, pres ident. The final goal in the drive will be $1200, all of which will be uesd in the local work. The salaries of the secre tary and hut mother are paid from out side sources and every dollar collected from students will be used to help stu dents, President Ruble said in a state ment to the Emerald last night. While the students are contributing $1200 faculty and Eugene citizens will give $2400, Eugene churches $500, and alumni and friends over the state $700. Two kinds of memberships will be so licited, active and sustaining. Thoes who sign for active duty pledge them selves for both financial and personal support, while the sustainers merely show their interest in a monetary way. A list of purposes of the University Young Men’s Christian association has been prepared for campaign purposes and will be used in connection with the financial statement and the pledge card in the drive. According to the statement the Y ideals are as follows: To promote on the campus activities that will safeguard and develop Chris tian faith and character, and challenge students to a personal commitment to Jesus Christ and to his program for society. To carry on welfare work for stu dents and by students, with special re ference to the needs of new students. To promote loyalty among students to the church and to furnish an interde nominational agency through which the effort of the various protestant churches to serve the students may be united in a common program under student ini tiative and leadership. 21 PASS GLEE TRYOUT Final Test to Be Given Candidates This Afternoon Twenty-one men passed the first try out for the men’s glee club which were concluded this evening, according to John Stark Evans, director. The final tryout will be held Thursday afternoon at 4:30 in the director’s studio. Those whose names follow are requested to come at that hour bringing with them solos: Leake, Berkeley, Bunker, Rosen berg, McKnight, Larson, Myers, Rice, | Kuser, Douglas Wilson, Dick Ad ams, Palmer, DeLong, Dirkson, Sulli van, Phillips, Gray, Jamison, Johnson, Piper, Holloway. ART OBJECTS OP BURE WORTH ABE ' GIETSTOOREGON Mrs. Eugene S. Rolfe and Miss Margaret Widmer Donors of Treasures HEIRLOOMS ARE GIVEN Textiles, Antiques, Books on Painting, Japanese Work Among Donations Rare art materials, textile manufac tured before the days of machine pro duction, and antiques having an unus ual historical value as well as being use ful as laboratory specimens in the de partment of fine arts, have been pre sented to the University. Announce ment of the gift was made yesterday. The donations follqwed closely upon the anouncement of the launching of the University gift campaign. Mrs. Eugene Strong Rolfe and Miss Margaret Widmer, a former student of the University, are the donors. Each makes her home in Eugene. The gifts are particularly desirable at this time, University officials say, because of the loss of large amounts of art goods in the fire in June that de stroyed the building housing the normal arts department. In Family for Generations Some of the articles given to the Uni versity have been in the families of the donors for 150 years or more. A beaded bag of exquisite color, design and ma terial, more than a hundred years old, is one of the striking things in the Rolfe collection. - The Rolfe collection contained also a new Testament taken by Union soldiers from a captured Confederate despatch bearer; a candle snuffer 100 years old; five daguerrotypes; a hand-carved san dal wood fan of the days before the - Civil war, a hand-woven coverlet of the; same period; and other heirlooms. A part of a Paisley shawl, several | elaborately embroidered handkerchiefs, a small piece of a wedding dress worn in the 1870 period—these- were also in the collection. Helen Hyde Specimen Given In addiiton to the gifts, Mrs. Rolfe I lent a rare cloisonne vase; a piece of Newcomb handmade pottery, and a wa ter color by Helen Hyde. Miss Widmer lent to the University a valuable col onial candle stick and a coffee pot of unusual workmanship that were in the possession of her family for several generations. Miss Widmer’s gift included sets of photographs of textiles and drawings of note, books on painting, metal de sign and lacquer work and other art materials. EIGHT FRATERNITIES MOVE INTO NEW HOMES Housing Situation Forces Big Migration Domiciles Built, Bought and Exchanged The action of eight fraternities in moving into new domiciles this year resembles a gigantic game of checkers. In no previous year has such a whole sale migration of living organizations taken .place. The Alpha Tau Omegas are now in stalled in their new home across from the Co-op, their old home having been transformed into an apartment house. The greatest complication of moving is among the Delta Zetas, Beta Theta Pis and Phi Delta Thetas. Delta Zetas are established in the old Beta quarters at 381 E. 12th street, the Betas where: the Phi Delts formerly held sway and j the Phi Delts in their new domicile on 15th and Kincaid streets where they followed the example of the girls ’ houses Saturday night by having open house (the windows still being a mi nus quantity.) The Alpha Delta Pis have taken up their abode at 2028 University street and their former home on Alder street is being used by the Alpha Beta Chis. Kappa Theta Chi is now situated at 729 E. 11th avenue, leaving the old gathering place, 368 E. 11th, for Kappa Delta Pi. CLUB ENTERTAINS STUDENTS The Home Economics club entertain ed all students registered in the house hold arts department Tuesday after noon, in the Woman’s building, assist ed by faculty members in the depart ment. The president, Marie Meyers, 1 outlined the plan for the coming year, and announced the intention of the club • to enlarge its membership from the ' ranks of the household arts majors. A business meeting of the club will be ‘ held on Tuesday, October 10, ASSEMBLY TODAY Will HAVE PEP MID OLD FIGHT Shy, Bill., Bart and Baz Will Talk About Team and Prospects DR. STANNARD TO SPEAK University Band Will Appear for First Time; Music To Be Good A big rousing rally with lots of pep and a minimum amount of routine bus iness will be the key note of the meet ing of the Associated Student Body, to be held in the women’s gymnasium to day at 11 o’clock, according to John MacGregor, student body president. Dr. Del Stannard, one of the old grads, will be the head liner and will tell senior, junior, sophomore and frosh alike how they used to keep up the old tight in the old days. Shy, Bill, Bart and Baz will each give a talk on the football prospects for the coming sea son. Persons who have becomo satura ted with bear stories about the condi tion of the team have been advised to drop around and get the facts. The University band will make its first appearance of the year at the meeting and according to Captain Lew is it is a real band. Although the band is being trained under the auspices of the R. O. T. C. it will be known as the Student Body Band and will appear in the brand new student body uniforms. Yell King Rosebrnugh will be on hand to help stir up the pep and an nounces that his program, beside the usual yells, will include the following songs: Football song, March, March on Down the Field, Hail to Oregon, and Mighty Oregon. Dr. Stannard, who is to deliver the original pep talk, is a member of the class of ’14. During the time ho at tended the University he was a member of the glee club for three years, the last year of which ho was president of the club. Dr. Stannard was also a member of To-Ko-Lo, honorary socioty and Friars honorary upperclassman so ciety. In addition to the rally an address will be made on “Fire Prevention” by J. II. Sliievley, who is connected with the National Fire Prevention bureau in Washington, D. C. According to the original plans Jay Stevens was to make the address. He was, hovower, prevent ed from coming, so his assistant Sliiov ley was secured to take his place. Shiev ley will be accompanied to the campus by A. C. Barber, state -fire marshal. Leith Abbott who has been appointed chairman of the Homecoming commit tee and Paul Patterson, chairman of the Greater Oregon committee will give short talks. T?e following will be observed in entering the hall this morning: Juniors and seniors will go in at the west entrance and will sit in their us ual places. The freshmen and sopho more men will use the oast and north entrances; the freshmen will sit in the balcony and the sophomores will sit in the gymnasium proper. The freshmen women will go to the south entrance, through the sun room, and will sit back of the faculty. The faculty will use the same entrance as the freshmen wo men. Students are asked not to use the alumni hall, and to enter and leave the building by the same entrance. These directions are given in order to relieve the congestion arising from too many students leaving from the west em trance. PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED Various Faculty Members to Address Social Science Organisation The Social Science club yesterday is sued an announcement containing the program for the club during the coming year. The officers who will guide the club are James H. Gilbert, president William G. Hale, vice-president; and F. L. Stetson, secretary. The program for the year with tenta tive dates is as follows: Oct. 16—Development of Actual De mocracies ...Walter Barnes Nov. 20—Public Opinion and Demo cracy .Allen Dec. 18—Is the United States a De mocracy? . Bain Jan. 15—Should Democracy be Ex tended to Industry? .Crockatt Feb. 19—Democracy in Education. .H. R. Douglass Mar. 19—Democracy in Art and Lit erature .Fish Apr. 16—Other Political Ideals: Gov ernment by Experts .Austin Miller May 21—Other Political Ideals*. Uto pias .Howe June 18—Is a Democracy a Success? . Decker INDOOR GOLF PAVILION PLANNED FOR CAMPUS M. G. Shaver Will Be Teacher for Would Bes: Instruction to be Con lined to Men Temporarily At a meeting held yesterday after noon in the men’s gymnasium, plans were formulated for the erection of an indoor golf pavilion, which will be available for use by all those who are .interested in golf. M. O. Shaver, the golf instructor, will be on hand to coach those who want special practice on form, and wish to perfect their drive. For the time being, golf is being con fined to the men; but when the course is fixed up, it is probable that women also will be able to obtain instruction. Beginning next week, practice will start on the indoor drive-court. Boxing and wrestling are other sports offered by the physical education department which are steadily increas ing in popularity. Professor Scott, head of the department, made the fol lowing statement in regard to boxing: “We are not trying to produce Demp seys, Carpentiers, or other pugilistic champions. We are trying, however, to produce clever boxers, boxers who will try to outwit the other fellow rather than outslug him. We aro not promot ing slugfests.” The .boxing classes aro open to all men every afternoon after four o’clock. FACULTY WILL ASSIST ENDOWMENT GAIUIPAIGN Unanimous Vote Is Cast for Financial Contribution The faculty of the University of Or egon, by unanimous vote of thoso pre sent at the meeting yesterday after noon, placed itself 100 per cent behind the $10,000,000 endowment campaign recently organized and went on record as desiring to participate. The action taken followed the ap pointment of a committee at tho moot ing held September 30, to bring the matter before the faculty for decision. The matter was presented by Dean W. G. Hale, head of the law school, acting as chairman of the committee. The fac ulty’s present participation, it was sug gested by Dean Ilale, would take tho form of subscribing the $3,000 needed for tho construction of the office build ing south of Johnson hall from which the campaign is to bo conducted. Cooperative Spirit Needed “Wo wuut to bo found shoulder to shoulder with President Campbell in carrying the plan for this endowment campaign to a successful fruition,” said Deun Hale in presenting tH commit toe’s report to the faculty.” He re ferred to the president as the indus trious, farseeing and self-sacrificing force behind this movement for a great er Oregon. “This movement,” he continued, “can bo successful only through a fine spirit of cooperation. Those who are in the best position to realize the fundamental value of the work at the University of Oregon should bo the quickest to re spond to this call. Of all the persons and groups to whom this campaign hus been presented, wo with our keen ap preciation of what is involved, should be the most interested. Wo are giving not only our approval in words but our more tangible approval in deeds. In some way, even though small, we should all participate financially in the launch ing of this campaign. University Friends Generous “Residents of Eugene and other friends have given generously. The ini tial fund is perhaps a trifle more than $25,000. The campaign must be car ried forward. One way in which wo might best express our gratitude for their cooperation would be to raise $2, 000 over a two-year period, to finance the construction of the campaign head quarters building and thus free the whole of the $25,000 for the campaign proper.” Dean Hale then offered his motion for faculty participation. Its passage was followed by President Campbell’s an nouncement that he would appoint a committee of five to arrange the details of the faculty’s participation. TREASURER TO BE NOMINATED Due to failure of Kay Bald to return to school this term, a nominating com mittee of the Y. W. C. A. has been ap pointed to prepare a ballot to fill her office of treasurer. The committee, in cluding Helen Addison, Katherine Wat son, and Marian Crary, will submit names of possible candidates to be vot ed on at the regular meeting on Thurs day, October 11*. WOMAN IS SPORTS EDITOR Los Angeles.—Miss Florence Gates Jones, a junior in the University of i Southern California, has just received I the appointment of sport editor of the Southern California Trojan over a num ber of male contestants for the posi tion.—The Times. SPEED DEMONS DDE NEEDED BE COUCH IN CROSS COUNTRY Pacific Coast Conference Meet To Be Big Event Here for Homecoming Week ONLY DOZEN ARE OUT NOW Other Schools to Send Fast Teams Is Report; Many Out at 0. A. C. “We need speed demons!” is the em phatic. cry of “Bill” Hayward, coach and trainer of this year’s cross coun try squad. So far but a dozen men have reported, and although most of these are veterans of last year’s squad, or of last year’s frosh squad, many others are needed to bolster up the team, which this year will consist of six mem bers. Tlio Pacific coast conference meet, to which the University of California, University of Washington, Washington State College, and O. A. C. will send men here to compete with Orogon *s team, wi11 bo an event of Homecoming hero November 11. The race will fin ish just before the start of the annual tangle with W. S. C. Workouts Held Nightly Workouts are now being held nightly, under the direction of Glen Walkley, who has been placed in charge of cross country this season; and Arthur Lar son, veteran track star. The squad has been divided into two sections, one meeting at 4 o’clock, and the other at 5. Workouts are now given candi dates on Hayward field, but in a few days the regular cross country work will begin. Last year’s men reporting so far are Walkley, Keopp, McCune, and Beattie, while Carlson, ltaynor, Robson, Peak, Schultz and Medlung all worked on the last year’s frosh squad. Walkley, now a seasoned veteran, will no doubt make strong bid for first placo in the con ference meet, while Keopp, McCune and Beatty will not be far bohind. Keopp and McCune were both fast mon on last year’s track squad, and will enter the meet at experienced runners. O. A. C. Working Hard O. A. C. will bo a strong contender for first honors, since they have many of their last year’s men, uiuong them Dodge, Sims, Walker, Graves, and many of their speediest frosh men at work. California is also heralded as having a powerful aggregation, and though Washington State is known to have lost several of their most dependable point getters, they will have many of their track stars to pick from. Little is known about the University of Wash ington 's chances. “Although it might look as though we huve good chances at present, just the opposite is the cuse,” says Glen Walkley, in charge of the squad. “We haven’t enough seasoned men to really make afull team, and should auything happen to any of them, we’ll bo strictly out of luck. With the number of men who can run eligible, we ought to have ut least forty out every night.” Cross Country Ranks High Cross country ranks noxt to track in sport importance in the Pacific confer ence, and since the met takes place just before the biggest football game of the year, a great deal of interest is alroady apparent over this event. Any students who wish to try out for the cross coun try teums are urged to report at once to Glen Walkley or Arthur Larson. Regular gym credit will be given to all who turn out regularly. SENIOR BUST IS SATURDAY Pigging Taboo; Male Offenders Will Be Mil traced by Upper Class Cops Informality will be the keynote of the first big senior bust to be held at the Campa Shoppe Saturday night. School clothes will be in order and any thing verging on formality will not be tolerated, according to the committee in charge. Dates are taboo and male offenders will be escorted to the race for punishment by Captain Del Ober teuffer and a special detail of Senior Cops. The committee has promised there will be plenty of Paul Jonses and a number o& special features. Bill McBride’s five piece orchestra has been secured for the occasion and the Campa Shoppe management has promised that the floor will be in per fect shape. The bust is to be entirely free to all concerned, according to the chairman of the committee and consequently ev ery member of the class is expected to be present.