X
VOLUME XXV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE,
ROUND
and
BOUT
PREFACE
Mother Goose never gr-owa old.
Children all over the world still read
her with great zest, and as the children
in the nursery have their mother goose
of child life, I have thought it only
fitting that there should be presented
to the infants of the class of ’27 a few
phases of well-known University sit
uations expressed through their but re
cently discarded, and still beloved
Mother Goose. With this foreword, I
proceed.
RUSHING SONG
O little frosh girl wilt thou be ours
Thou shalt not wash the dishes nor
rise till late hours
But sit on a cushion and entertain
sheiks
Perfumed with stacomb or garlic or
leeks.
THE PRODIGY
There was a kid in our house
He wore out both his eyes
And all the while he studied hard
The brothers wore his ties.
FIRST LESSONS IN GREEK
Pre-initiate
In his night-gown
Up to the graveyard
And back through the town.
TO SOME CO-EDS
“They toil not, neither do they spin”.
Higgledy piggledy, mid notebooks
galore
To cram for exams that make a girl
sore
Work till the moon sinks down to its
rest
Get up with the sun to take a hard
test
Higgledy piggledy mid make-up ga
lore
To cram for eexams that make a girl
sore
Up with the sun this suit skirt to
press
Try this coiffure or put on that dress!
A WARNING TO FROSH
A diller a dollar
An absentee scholar
What makes you come so late
High school began at nine o’clock
College begins at eight.
TOUTES LES BELLES FEMMES
Jean and Jill did go to school
To catch two handsome men
They brought them down into the
town
And a preacher said Amen.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
A senior wise in our frat
In research was engaged
He studied hard on a tombstone cold
Till the sun by the cock was paged.
DISCRIMINATION
Hark! hark! the brothers barky
The freshmen are coming to town
Some with cars, and some are stars
And “kids” with great renown.
MINISTERS TO HIGHER EDUCA
TION
The Dean and his Curate
Sheldon and Fish
Or prelate and acolyte
Just as you wish.
FAUX PAS
Hey diddle diddle, the man with the
fiddle
Played “Hot Lips” one moment too
soon
The dean at the door
Came back good and sore
And called off the dance with a boom.
A FEMININE APOLOGY
You ask me dear Dean Esterly
What makes my garden grow
With football men and social boys
And frat pins all in a row?
You’ve got to shove yourself in their
face
These men of twenty-three
A shrinking violet has no more chance
Than a monk in gay Paree.
The loves of a modern man are intense
You’ve got to keep him going
And the girl that’s got the best tech
nique
Is the one that does the towing.
A SOPHOMORE SPEAKS
I am little red riding hood
I tend the freshmen bold
I train them carefully by day
And warm them when they’re cold. m
* . . C. N. H.
TO C. N. H.
Your writing has been prolific
But we have reason to doubt
If there's an idea it’s written around
Or if you know what it’s about.
...F. L.
Hiking Dean Dyment’s
Hobby; Work His Gospel
Interest in Greek and Latin Given as Probable
Occasion for Coming to University
as Professor
j
By Margaret Morrison.
Picture the snow fileds of Mount
Rainier or Hood, as far off in the dis
tance, a party of climbers, slowly mak
ing their way along the unbeaten paths
to the top. As they draw nearer and
pass by, observe closely one of the party
who is of medium height, a stern, though
kindly face, penetrating eyes, that seem
to be thinking seriously upon the busi
ness of the moment, but one who never
theless is enjoying the outing to the ut
most.
Such is the picture which one sees
of Colin V. Dyment, for in such man
ner did the dean of the college of liter
ature, arts and sciences spend part of
his summer vacation. Readers of the
Oregonian will doubtless recall the pic
ture which appeared in that paper the
latter part of August, and accompanying
it, an article about the University dean
and his experiences in mountain climb
ing.
Which all goes to show that Dean Dy
ment is not always the stern, quiet and
retiring character which one would nat
urally infer, went with the position of
a university dean. Far from it. Not
a football game goes by without his at-*
tendance, for it is said by the dean him
self that he held at one time the posi
tion of full-back on the Mulnomah soc
cer football team and was also at one
time a member of the board of trustees!
of the Multnomah amateur athletic club,
and president of the Pacific Coast In
tercollegiate conference formed in 1915.
Fate played a part in connection with
his association with University of Oer
'gon. At that time Dean Eric Allen of
the school of journalism was in Port
land and the two became friends—
“probably,” to quote Dean Dyment,
“because during our university careers,
we had both been interested in Greek
and Latin.” The school of journalism
was just being established at that time,
and through President Campbell and
Dean Allen, he was offered a profes
sorship. Later on he assumed the posi
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
REGISTRATION IS 193
New Multnomah Hospital Aid
To Student Classes
One hundred and ninety-three stu
dents have enrolled in the University
of Oregon school of medicine at Port
land, according to a report sent to the
campus by Dr. Bichard B. Dillehunt,
dean of the school. The enrollment
has not yet closed, and it is predicted
that the registration will total 200 this
term.
The opening of the Multnomah
county hospital adjoining McKenzie
hall has made it possible to conduct
lecture classes for juniors and seniors
in the medical school building instead
of in the University club as formerly.
Since the opening of the county hos
pital, there is a closer affiliation with
the school of medicine. It is easy for
the students and faculty to pass from
the clinics and wards of the hospital
to the medical school class rooms.
A large increase was shown this fall,
in the number of applications for ad-1
mission from other, nydieal schools
of the United States by men who had
completed the first and second years
and wished to take their junior and
senior work in the University of Ore
gon school of medicine. None of these
was accepted for registration as it is
the policy of the University to reserve
all available clinical material for those
who enter the junior and senior classes
from the Oregon medical school sopho
more class. The demand on the part
of outside students for work in the
University of Oregon medical Bchool
indicates, it is said, that the reputa
tion for good work in the clinical
years at the University of Oregon
school is growing. Among those who
entered in the beginning class are two
women. Two of the entering students
are from Canada. A number are from
northwestern states other than Oregon,
and one, Wasily B. Muller, registered
from Vladivostok. He is the son of a
professor in a Siberian university, and
was a member of the student body at
Eugene last year.
F.MTRAT.D MEETING SET
FOB MONDAY AT FIVE
There will be a meeting of those
trying out for the Emerald staff, at
5 o’clock in Editorial hall of the
Journalism building. Anyone else in
terested in working on the daily is in
vited to attend.
tion which he now holds.
Asked about his early life, the dean
said that he was raised on a farm in
Ontario and that he had always had to
work very hard. “And,” he continued,
with a twinkle in his eye, “I naturally
think that others ought to do the same.”
Dean Dyment is a man of few words,
but when he speaks, he is clear and con
cise. There is no apparent nervousness
in his make-up, no fiddling with a pen
cil, nor any visible effort in speaking.
True, when he is before an audience, he
walks slowly, back and forth, as he gives
his message, but somehow it seems to
fit in with thp rest of him—this free
dom of action, which one associates with
his love for the great out-of-doors. One
senses the “bottled up” enthusiasm he
tries to control, but which exhibits itself
in the forcefulness of his speech.
Oliver Goldsmith says of the school
master in “The Deserted Village:”
“A man, severe he was, and stern to
view * * *
Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught
The love he bore to learning was in
fault. ’ ’
He might have been thinking of an
eighteenth century edition of Colin V.
Dyment.
Memory Relapse
Hits Read Bain
No sooner had Read Bain, sociology
professor in the University last term,
stepped on the campus at Ann Arbor,
where he went to take graduate work,
when he broke into print. The following
article appeared in the columns of the
Ann Arbor Times-News under the head,
“Can’t Find His Room; Student Asks
Policeman: ’ ’
Read Bain in the future probably
will not let his memory play tricks on
him as it did shortly after his arrival
in Ann Arbor Tuesday.
Bain came to this city to enter the
university. He stayed over night at a
room in a house on either East Ann or
East Huron street, he doesn’t remember
which, and this is where he got into
difficulty.
Bain left his room Wednesday morn
ing. Wanting to return later he walked
up and down East Ann and East Huron
streets, but could not remember which
was the house he had stayed in the night
before.
All his clothing, books and personal
belongings are in this room. Wednesday
night he applied to the police station for
assistance and pending investigation by
'the officers, is staying at 1218 Washte
naw avenue.
BASKETBALL COACH SOUG’T
Applicants for Position Are Asked to
Submitt Summary of Experience
Several applications have been re
ceived from those who desire to suc
ceed George Bohler as basketball mentor,.
but the members of the athletic com
mittee of the Associated Studens plan
to delay the selection until they are cer
tain a number of firstrate men have
indicated they are in a receptive mood
for the position.
Virgil Earl, director of athletics, sug
gests that applicants submit a summary
pf playing and coaching exPer*en06j and
teaching and educational qualifications.
The athletic committee is open-minded on
the matter of employing a man either on
full time or for the season. Much will
depend upon the ability of the success
ful applicant and his desire in this re
spect.
; ‘ ‘ We want the best eoach we can
gat,” declared Mr. Earl, and in this
|he is seconded by Claude Robinson, pres
ident of the student body. ‘ ‘ If one
,cannot be found in the Pacific* North
west or Pacific coast, of course we will
have to look toward other sections of
the country to provied us with the right
man.”
“IS IT POSSIBLE FOB THE HUMAN
TO BELIEVE IN THE
IMPOSSIBLE?”
To accept as a fact the statement
that another has succeeded and climbed
to points you have failed to reach, is an
impossibility with the hoi poloi of the
college age. If you accept that state
ment you are not of the average run,
and you will probably eventually reach
points of equal greatness with your for
mer rival. They may not be the same
dizzy pihnacles of fame, for everyone
has his individual peak to scale, but if
you show signs of developing your per
sonality to the utmost, that is all that
can be asked.
It’s a lot easier to lay the blame on
fraternity pull, underhanded politics,
favoritism, and all the rest of the cate
gory. Yet the healthy mind reacts
from such accusations and plugs on as
the cynic sits by and laughs at simple
minded faith.
FOOTBALL SCHOOL
TOBECONDOCTED
BY DIRECTOR EARL
Class Open to All Men May
Develop “Dark Horses”
For Varsity
FIRST TURNOUT MONDAY
Technique to be Taught and
Chance for Recreation
Outdoors Afforded
Designed to encourage greater par
ticipation in football on the part of
men who do not care at present to join
the varsity or freshman squads, and to
give collegians a better understanding
of the technique of the game, a foot
ball school has been established on
the campus under the tutelage of Vir
gil Earl, director of athletics. Men
will turn out Monday afternoon.
The “school” has the warm support
of Coaches “Shy” Huntington, Spell
man, Williams, and Reinhart, who ap
proved its establishment at a meeting
of the athletic committee of the As
sociated Students. The varsity coaches
believe that ‘ ‘ dark horses, ’ ’ who are
unaware of their native abilities on
the gridiron will be developed in the
school. The University authorities re
gard the work as having distinct re
creational and educational values.
Any man in good health who likes
the game may enjoy its advantages.
He may play football without any in
tention of competing for the first
elevens.
Graduates May Take Part
Football suits will be provided all
players. They will have the advan
tages of training quarters. Players
will learn the game on the new gridiron
south of Hayward field. Faculty men
and graduate students are as welcome
as undergraduates. ^
Director Earl has had a long record
as a football tutor. He played on the
Oregon varsity in 1903, ’04, and ’05,
and for eleven years was football coach
at Washington high school, Portland,
turning out such stars as Johnny Beck
ett, Stan Anderson, Johnny Parsons,
Anson Cornell, all University of Oregon
stars, and the two Leader brothers.
The Leaders were University of Wash
ington tackles, and crewmen. Ed
Leader is coach of the Yale crew.
Gymnasium credit will be allowed
underclassmen who register in the
school. All who desire to play are
urged to register with Director Earl
preliminary to the 4 o’clock Monday
turn-out or later in the week if they
are unable to begin tomorrow.
Chance for Late Comers
The athletic committee which author
ized the football work is composed of
Claude Robinson and Harold Chapman,
student representatives; Dr. D. C.
Stanard and Director Earl, alumni rep
resentatives; Prof. H. C. Howe, facu
lty representative, and Jack Benefiel,
graduate manager. The committee
learned that a good many men in
terested in football arrived on the cam
pus after the varsity squad had com
pleted its pre-registration conditioning
work. Regretfully, they gave up idea
of turning out for football because
they were too late to compete.
Others said they liked to play foot
ball for its recreational value, but
they did not desire to go through such
intensive training as is required of
varsity squad candidates. The com
mittee believes there are still others
who would like to learn the technique
of the game for greater appreciation
of its fine points at the regular varsi
ty contests. This includes a number
of men who plan to write sports after
leaving college.
GIRL INJURED BY CYCLIST
Beth Sariss Knocked Unconscious and
„ Bruised by Careless Rider
Beth Sariss, sophomore residing at j
Hendricks hall, was knocked down and
severely bruised Friday night on Wil
lamette street by an unknown rider
of a bicycle. Miss Sariss was step
ping from the curb of the sidewalk
preparing to cross the street, when the
bicycle struck her. She fell on her
face and was stunned.
The bicycle carried no lights and the
rider slipped away uncaught and uni
dentified.
Miss Sariss was taken to the Uni
versity infirmary. Her injuries are not
serious.
According to the la|test advices
from Portland, Dean Straub’s con
dition is not critical. He is resting
easily while a through examination
and diagnosis are being made by
the attending physicians. President
Campbell is remaining in Portland,
that he may be near the bedside of
Oregon’s Dean.
Tired Men Tramp
and Co-eds Vamp
“We aro Near and Far, ice mag
nates at the poles.”
“We are the Cosmetic twins, and
we’re awfully glad to meet you; let’s
dance. O, you want to meet Daffodil
Facialstaref Her father runs a shirt
factory on the Kongo.”
“Hml There's that funny looking
freshman with the three direction
neck. ’ ’
These are just tid-bits of what went
on last night when the male population
of the campus stormed the domiciles
of the fair sex, wrung hands, gave
ficticious monickers, glided over the
maple for a few minutes with the new
frosh co-ed who coyly gave him the
dauce, got a date with her for the
college hop, and then was off down
the boulevard for the next lodge of
Greekesses.
Sometime along after midnight a
tired gang of the male gender gathered
in solemn council about the fire-place
and discussed, pro and eon, the fair
maids they had learned the names of
and then promptly forgotten. At the
same time after midnight the men of
the University were also getting the
verbal once over. The youth with the
long neck, the uncontrollable feet, the
ears that resembled sails and all that
got just consideration when the sisters
staged their little get-together after
the last of the male things had van
ished.
Contrary to tradition there was no
rain. Men dashed from house to house
under a clear, star-dotted sky. It was
a great night, when everybody knew
everybody else and we met so many
and got so many dates that some of
us will have to get a stenographer to
keep track of them.
Tired feet, headaches, colds, sore
right arms from handshaking are the
toll of last night’s activity; but now
that we’re all acquainted, ain’t we
glad we wentt
FACULTY MEMBERS AID
IN JAPANESE RELIEF
Five Hundred Dollars Donated
For Red Cross Work
The fund of more than $500 con
tributed by University of Oregon facul
ty members for Japanese relief, fol
lowing the appeal from the Red Cross
when the island nation suffered the
catastrophe of earthquake and fire,
was given under the name of! the
Museum fund. The name was sug
gested and adopted because of the
large collection of oriental art pos
sessed by the University, the gift of
Mrs. Murry Warner, and also because
museums indicate a sympathetic un
derstanding and appreciation of other
countries.
The relief fund included a very
generous contribution from Mrs. Warn
er. It was sent this week to the Eu
gene chapter of the Red Cross.
It has been pointed out on the campus
that there has been a tremendous
revival of Red Cross enthusiasm in
connection with the campaign for Jap
anese relief. The Red Cross roll call
is the next goal of the national or
ganization.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Delta Tau Delta announces the
pledging of Abbie Green of La Grande,
Oregon.
Alpha Xi Delta announces the pledg
ing of Virginia Kocnoy of Eugene.
LOSS OF VETERANS
GLOOMS PROSPECTS
FOR VARSITY TRACK
Early Fall Session Planned by
Coach Hayward—Only Few
Aspirants Turn Out
FIVE LETTERMAN ON HAND
At Least 160 Candidates Out is
Hope—Freshmen From
Last Year Counted On
Although a long way off, the pros
pects for track are beginning to arouse
considerable speculation. With sevaral
good point winners through with their
careers on the cinders, the chance for
a winning track team is very slim.
Larson, Oberteuffer, Peltier and sever
al others have packed their spikes,
leaving the varsity with a scant nu
cleus around which Hayward must
shape his squad.
Bill plans to have a fall track Besaion
and when the call is issued in the
spring, he will have a line on the can
didates and a great deal of preliminary
stuff may be dispensed, with in that
way. With the exception of a_ smatter
ing of freshmen and sophomores, the
Hayward cinder path is not being pat
ronized by track talent. Bill had a
picture of at least 160 candidates for
freshman and varsity teams warming
up, but as yet the picture is blurred.
Bill Great Track Mentor
Bill Hayward is one of the best track
mentors in the country. A man cannot
accompany America’s best to the
Olympics without being considered
good. Yet Bill finds himself unable
to construct a team ^unless he has the
material to work on. Some of the men
that he expected out for the fall work
outs are not reporting. To date none
of the veterans have shown any in
clination to turn out.
The veteran trainer is always willing
to wager that he can go through the
men of the University and pick out
better material than that which reports
overy yeai; for the track squads. Any
judge of men will say that he would
win the wager, for at the present time
there are some promising track can
didates doing their stuff in armchairs
and lolling over lollypops in the1 soft
syrup emporiums. In the freshman
class there is some wonderful material
which might be developing into win
ning timber.
Bill’s job will be a hard one this
year to get a team that can be con
sidered. Spearow, Kamma, Hunt,
Rosebraugh and Bisley are the veteran
lettermen in school and it around these
that Hayward will have to mold his
new material. From the freshmen of
last year come Mautz and Anderson
in the weights, Carlberg in the sprints
and quarter mile, Kelsey in the dashes,
hurdles and broad jump and Keating
in the distances.
Distance Men Scarce
Since the passing of Walkley, Ore
gon has had no man who could fill
the spikes of the elongated distances
man and now Speed Peltier has passed
from college competition, leaving the
varsity without a good man in the
half mile. Oood distance men are
scarce and the main feature of the
fall work is to develop men to com
pete in the cross-country races which
come later in the term.
This is the first year that Bill has
his field men working out and he is
(Continued on page four.)
It’s Here!-Winds of Orient
Waft Ancient Game to Campus
By Lyl« L. Janz
Haring gone safely through periods
of cake-eaters, flappers, porch pifflers,
eiecessive piggers, higher standards,
increased laboratory fees, and “Yes,
We Have No Bananas,1' the campus
is now threatened by a new danger
in the person of Chi Sung Pil, who
openly admits that he will teach Mali
Jongg in ono easy lesson.
Chi Sung Pil confesses to the belief
that Mah Jongg will becomo a popular
campus pastime and that “the thou
sand thrills that grip you every minute
you play’’ will soak into the Oregon
student bpdy like water into the pro
verbial sponge. It seems to bo his
further opinion that the women of the
institution will be the ones who will
first take up Mah Jongg. Isn’t that
just like the womenf
It is here that the ancient game of
Mah Jongg threatens to disturb our
modern campus life—?-it may bo de
pended on that if the women adopt
a fad of this sort, they will also in
sist upon all of the local color that
goes with it. Sorority houses will be
done over in palo pink effects with
leaves and cano fishing poles as the
decorative mode.
Imagine the typical Saturday night
gathering following the adoption of
Mah Jongg: Observe Hunk Latham
and Moe Sax attired in purple bath
robes, seated oriental fashion in front
of the Mu Nu fire place throwing those
substitute dominoes at each other!
Chi Sung Pil does not sell bathrobes
and we do not suspect that he would
insist upon the use of these accessories
to the game; experience, however,
teaches that they would creep in, just
as abbreviated trousers and extended
sox have become a part of golf.
Gone are the days of the good old
games that papa and mama used to
play. Even tho game of our child
hood has changed from “post office’’
to “petting’’—now comes this game
that is attempting to replace checkers
as a rural pastime and calls itself
Mah Jongg.
After all, there may be nothing at
all the matter with the game, but we
would liko it a good deal better if
it were called Cootie Chase or soma
I other nice, refined American name.