Oregon Daily Emerald
VOLUME XXV
UNIVERSITY OP OREGON. EUGENE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1923
NUMBER 17
BUSINESS SCHOOL
HAS NEW SYSTEM
Department Honor Societies
Will Assume Responsibility
in Working of Mentor Plan
HIGHER SCHOLARSHIP AIM
Method Adopted With View to
Helping Undrclassmen to
Surmount Their Difficulties
A new system is being put into op
eration in the school of business ad
ministration, whereby all members of
business honorary societies, assume the
responsibility of helping underclass stu
dents maintain the scholastic standards
set by the school. A student assuming
this responsibility is known as a “men
tor,” and the system as the “mentor
system.”
“The whole idea,” explained E. C.
Eobbins, dean of the school, “Is based
upon the assumption, that a large num
ber of the failures are due to pre
ventable causes. We want to get at
these causes and see if we cannot re
move them.
“We have adopted this particular
system, which, though new on the cam
pus, is used in other institutions of
higher education, because we feel that
often times the upper-class students
who have experienced the under-class
men's difficulties, and have surmounted
them so successfully that they have
been chosen as members of honor so
cieties, have a better basis for per
sonal and friendly interest than we
of the faculty have.”
Societies Help School
The adoption of the plan came about
as a result of the honor societies’ sug
gestion last spring. These societies
existing as, and preforming the con
ventional work of honor organizations,
believed that they were doing no
work of direct benefit to the school
and suggested the plan now in opera
tion.
“It shows a splendid spirit on the
part of the members of these organiza
tions,” said the Dean, “to be willing
to assume such a responsibility, and I
believe that they are going to be
the means of bringing about an in
creased amount of interest in scholar
ship.
“The school of business administra
tion has set certain professional stand
ards, and having established them, we
want to get in and bring the students
up to our standards. We believe that
the mentor system will help to bring
this about by giving us a better point
of contact with the students.”
Grades to Be Given Out
Dean Bobbins explained that if liv
ing organizations will send in lists of
their members who are taking courses
in the department, the house will re
ceive these members’ grades every two
weeks, without the mutual annoyance
to instructor and student of having
to go and get the grade.
He emphasized the fact that these
grades will be carefully estimated.
A way in which the faculty keeps
in touch with the students is by send
ing out letters to the students and to
their parents regarding the work which
is being done. Students whose work
falls below par are notified, and con
versely, to quote again from Dean
Bobbins—
“No student in this school in the
last three years has done a remarkable
piece of work or has gotten a splendid
grade, without being notified of the
school’s pleasure, and in most cases
his parents are also notified.”
All Campus Plays
When Four Classes
Hold Sway Tonight
From the oldest to the youngest,
the University will bust tonight in
four long reels with close ups of the
four year “kids” at Commerce hall,
the jazzy junior cords at the men’s
gym, the sophs getting all tangled
up at the .Campa Shoppe, and the
freshmen getting to know each
other better every minute at the
Woman’s building
Each iffair will be the best of
the year. The wall flowers will all
have been picked and the patrons
and patronesses will just naturally
have a desire to sliimber on through
the strains of “Take Me Back To
Baby Land,” while the “kids” play
“peek a boo.” In charge of the
playground will be Dean and Mrs.
Colir. V. Dyment, Mrs. Virginia
Judy Esterly, and Mrs. Anna Beck.
Participating in the christennig
“of the three-year-olds, will be Mr.
and Mrs. '■ J. W, Benefiel, MJss
Grace Edgington, Mr. and Mrs.
Boland Miller, and Mr. and Mrs.
Walter C. Barnes, Prof, and Mrs.
F. S. Dunn may have a hard time
with the two year olds but they
can call on Mrs. Esterly and Mr.
and Mrs. Dean Walker who plan
on seeing all four reels.
Starting the beginners out right
will be the task of Dr. and Mrs.
B. W. DeBusk, but help will prob
ably arrive before the evening is
over.
-Say Hello First
FOR MEN’S GLEE CLUB
Ted Baker, Manager, Leaves
to Prefect Arrangements
A concert tour extending through
the western part of Washington and
ending at Moscow, Idaho, is the first
activity planned for the men’s glee
club this year, according to Ted Baker,
manager of the club, who left Wednes
day on a trip to arrange concerts in
Walla Walla, Colfax and Pullman,
Washington, Moscow, Idaho and pos
sibly Pendleton, Oregon.
The date for the trip has not yet
been definitely determined, but will
be close to the first of November.
The feature of the tour will be a joint
concert with the Washington state
collge glee club at Pullman November
2, which is the night before the Ore
gon-W. S. C. football game there. In
return, it is planned to have the Wash
ington state gliee club come here for a
joint concert sometime during the
spring term.
This trip will be the first one taken
outside the state for several years, as
every trip scheduled has had to be
cancelled. It will not take the place
of the regular trip taken during the
spring term, as another will be sched
uled later.
Baker, who is assistant yell leader,
will also attend the football game with
Whitman at Pendleton.
The glee club this year is composed
of eighteen men, all but six of whom
are on for the first year. Following is a
list of the members: Dick Adams,
Bert Holloway, Siemon Muller, Bussell
Brown, Hugh Walton, Jack High,
Charles Rhoadee, Roy Bryson, Fred
West, Henry Karpenstein, Ted Larsen,
Charles Dawson, Robert McKnight,
Will Kidwell, Edward Sox, Hal Lund
berg, Aubery Furry, Dale Cooley.
-Say Hello First
PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT
Delta Theta Phi, law fraternity, an
nounces the election of: Fred W. Byrd,
John R. Bryson, J. F. DuPaul, Hesden
Metcalf, L. F. LaLonde, Rupert Bulli
vant, Donald R. Husband.
Love of Launch Life Lures
Lads to Leave City for Lake
“How do you get the boats down
from the rim to the lake?”
“What makes the lake so bluet”
These are the two stock questions al
ways asked by tourists When visiting
Crater Lake, according to Darrell Lar
son, who, in company with three other
University students, Dinty Moore,
Jack Rivenburgh, and Jack Boyd,
spent 85 days running launches on
the lake. To hold a job one must not
only be able to oil the motors, but
provide four separate and distinct
* answers to the above questions.
An answer to the first one is: “We
put them in when it’s spring and the
lake is full,” and to the second, “If
you stayed here all year you’d be blue,
too.” The other three answers to each
Mr. Larson refused to divulge, as he
is thinking of having them copy
writed.
By rescuing two damsels in distress
Dinty Moore proved himself a hero.
Seeing the two ladies stranded on the
Phantom Ship, the rock out in the
middle of the lake, he excitedly de
manded,
“How the hell did you get up there I”
“We thought you’d say that,” they
replied, although they did not know
him very well.
One early morning exercise was the
daily descent of 1000 feet in 1.2 miles
carrying ten gallons of gasoline to the
launches. As guides the men proved
highly successful, though once when
the steering gear got stuck, and the
launch was going round and round, a
lady’s money had to be refunded to
quiet her nerves.
For indoor sports the two Jacks and
Dinty took fascinating flappers to
Fort Klamath to dances, while Darrell
(he said so himself) stayed at the
lodge by the fireplace, toasting his
toes and reading Shaw and Taussig,
Anatole France and Galsworthy.
Anyway, there were no casualties,
and all got safely back to college with
nothing more serious than a coat of
tan.
WOMEN'S DO-NUT
DEBATES PLANNED
Preliminary Contests to be
Staged November 20 and 21
Finals Will Come on the 27
CUP TO BE GIVEN WINNERS
Question Selected is Same as
One for Varsity’s Tri-meet
With Willamette and 0. A. C.
Seven women’s organizations were
represented at the meeting held in
Villard hall last night for the purpose
of making plans for this year’s do-nut
debate work. It was decided that the
preliminary do-nut contests should be
held November 20 and 21, and the
finals on November 27. The finals
between the men’s and women’s leagues
will not be staged until some time in
December.
“Resolved that Oregno should have
a severance tax on timber,” is the
question which has been selected for
the women’s debate league. “The wo
men are particularly fortunate in hav
ing this question, as that is the same
subject selected for the women's var
sity contest with Willamette and O.
A. C.;” said Elam Amstutz, forensic
manager.
Zota Kappa Psi Offers Cup
Zeta Kappa Psi women’s national
debating society awards a silver cup
each year, to the women’s organization
winning in the do-nut series. The
trophy was last year won by Susan.
Campbell hall.
In the men’s league a debating
shield offered by Tau Kappa Alpha,
men’s national forensic fraternity, is
given, to the organization winning in
the campus contests. Phi Gamma
Delta now holds this shield permanent
ly, having won it for three years. A
new Bhield will be offered this year.
Seven Groups Enter League
The women’s organizations which
have decided t poarticipate in the do
nut work and which were represented
at the meeting last evening, are Delta
Delta Delta, Hendricks, hall, Delta
Zeta, Sigma Beta Phi, Alpha Delta Pi,
Oregon club and Susan Campbell hall,
It is expected be forensic heads that
several more of the women’s houses
will enter the league , next week.
In the men’s league twelve houses
have definitly decided to participate.
They are: Phi Sigma Pi, Beta Theta
Phi, Delta Theta Phi, Bachelordon,
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Kappa Delta Phi,
Alpha Beta Chi, Delta Tau Delta, Delta
Chi, Chi Psi, Phi Delta Theta and
Friendly hall.
Men Work Starts Earlier
Those heading the do-nut work are
hoping more organizations will enter
the league. The men’s contests start
November 14 and 15 and will be fin
ished by November 23.
-Say Hello First
MARGARET SCOTT WRITES
Former Emerald Reporter Interviews
Movie Hero in California
Margaret Scott, a former journalism
student, is now a reporter on the
Morning Herald at San Luis Obispo,
California, according to word received
from her recently. Miss Scott was
prominent on the campus and a mem
ber of Theta Sigma Phi and Phi Beta
Kappa.
In speaking of her work she says,
“I do like my job and am getting some
excellent experience, which is the rea
son I am willing to come down here.”
Her work includes interviewing and
special writing besides covering the
court house and a regular beat down
town. She mentioned in particular an
interview with Eugene 0 ’Brien, the^
film star. She says, “He looks exactly
like his picture, and has a marvelous
voice. He introduced me to the rest
of the cast who were playing with
him in ‘Steve,’ and was very friendly.
It seemed as though we were old school
chums.”
The paper on which Miss Scott is
working is one of the large dailies in
San Luis Obispo. She says concerning
the staff, “It is a whooping big staff.
I haven’t the nerve to count it.”
-Say Hello Fire)
FBESHMAN-CHEMAWA GAME
IS CAIiIJBD OFF BY INDIANS
The freshmen will be deprived of
the privilege of facing the Chemawa
Indians today because the Indians are
so badly crippled as a result of the
Mount Angel game that they will be un
able to put a full team in the field
Saturday. An effort was made to get
a game with Linfield college for that
date, but arrangements could not be
made.
OREGON BEATS
WHITMAN 21-0
WOOD PROCESS IS
PROVED A SUCCESS
Corporation Using Chemical
Invention Enlarges Plant
and Increases Capitalization
MUCH WASTE IS UTILIZED
The process discovered and perfected
by Prof. O. F. Stafford, head of the
University of Oregon department of
chemistry, for the utilization of waste
wood in the production of charcoal and
wood distillation products has proved
so successful that one of the two big
corporations utilizing this method on a
commercial scale has increased its
capital stock from $2,500,000 to $3,
000,000 in order to enlarge its plant
and increase its timber holdings.
This company is the Tennessee East
man corporation, a subsidiary of the
Eastman Kodak company. The plant,
which is located at ingsport, Tenn.,
has a capacity at present of 200 cords
daily. The operations at the plant will
be doubled with the new equipment and
additional timber holdings.
Prof. Stafford and the firm of Bos
ton engineers behind him demonstrated
that his process was practical commer
cially. A plant was constructed at
ingsport, and there has been a marked
industrial development since the corpo
ration began to utilize the Stafford
process.
According to word reaching the Ore
gon campus, the increased capitaliza
tion of the Kastman corporation is not
only for the purpose of financing the
purchase of new timber tract, but for
increasing the woods operations as well.
These operations are being carried on
at a number of different points, prin
cipally in Virginia and North Carolina,
and a total force of between 150 and
175 men is being employed in the tim
ber tracts supplying the plant’s enorm
ous demand for wood. The increased
timber operations is made necessary by
the increased production at tho plant.
-Say Hello First
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR
VARSITY WRESTLING
Turnout Not Large; Last Year’s Vets
on Football Squad; Season
Starts Winter Term
Wrestling prospects are fair this
year, says Earl Widmer, coach of the
varsity wrestling team. According to
Widmer the turnout has been light so
far as many of the men are engaged
in football. Estel Akers, Ike Mills,
Ed Kirtley and Jens Tergeson are men
of varsity caliber who are out for
football. Chatburne, Robertson and
Sumpton are light, but have a strong
chance to make the team.
Widmer has two sophomore classes
in wrestling at this time with about
twelve students enrolled. As most of
the men are green at the mat game,
the greater part of the time is being
devoted to fundamentals. This plan
will be adhered to until Christmas when
*he men wi’T get more of the finer
points of the game. These classes are
open to all men who are interested in
wrestling.
The intercollegiate season will open
February 9, when Oregon tackles the
mat team from O. A. C. February 15
the team will take a northern trip and
will meet Idaho, W. 8. C. and Wash
ington. March 6 is the closing meet
of the season, with O. A. C. as the
opponent.
-Say HeUo First
ART LIBRARY LITTLE USED
Pauline Potter Memorial Collection
Has Many Valuable Books
Up in the little balcony above the
circulation desk in the library is a
room most people don’t know about.
Here the lover of art will find three
or four hundred art photographs, sev
eral paintings, art and ai^ehitectual
pictorials and the three cases of the
Pauline Potter Homer memorial col
lection.
The memorial collection consists of
copies of valuable, beautifully illus
trated books by some of the best au
thors. The collection was established
several yeras ago in the memory of
Pauline Potter by her parents. Miss
Potter was a former member of the
library staff.
Although the books and perodicals
in this little mezzanine art room are
not circulated, anyone is privileged to
go up and browse about.
Varsity Backs Prove
Powerful in Attack
on Borleske’s Line
Chapman With Yardage of 86, Plays Stellar Part
in Battle at Pendleton; Shy’s Men Make 17 First
Downs Against Four by Fighting Missionaries
By EP HOYT
Former Emerald Sports Editor
PENDLETON, Ore., Oct. 19.— (Special to the Emerald). — This
day the Kound-Up city saw a real football team do its stuff as Ore
gon turned back game little Whitman by a 21-0 score. The Webfoot
ers scored in every quarter but the third and after each touchdown
Hal Chapman kicked goal with uncanny accuracy. Whitman put up
a game fight, but the Varsity was too strong, and having matched
the Missionaries’ speed, had them bested on weight and ability.
Illf. F. G. THACHER URGES
SONG COMPOSERS ON
Committee Desires Classical
Serious Type for Oregon
Last spring the matter of more and
better Oregon songs was presented to
the student body, and in an effort to
procure them a committee with Prof.
W. P. G. Thatcher, of the school of
journalism, as chairman, was appointed
and authorized by the student council.
It was decided that to possess the
honor of being the composer of an
Oregon song would be sufficient induce
ment without awarding a prize.
The type of song desired 'by the com
mittee is one of the serious classical
type, preferably the hymn type, but it
is glad to have Oregon songs of any
kind, sentimental parodies, topical
songs celebrating any doing of interest,
and even songs at the expense of the
faculty will be welcome.
The most popular Yale song was
written to the Die Wacht Am Rhien.
During the great war it was brought
into disrepute, and a prize of $1000 was
offered for a song to take its place. One
hundred and sixty-eiglit songs were
turned in, and none were considered,
so Oregon should not be discouraged
by the fact that so far the committee
has not seriously considered any of the
songs turned in. v
There were only three songs received
by the committee, and this is con
sidered by Mr. Thacher as depicting a
lack of interest in the contest. Two
of the songs were composed by Ronald
Reid and one by Vincent Engeldinger,
and the other composer was evidently
too modest to have his name in print,
for he signed it Anonymous.
The contest is still open, and it is
hoped by the committee that a new
and greater interest will be revived,
and that in a short time a rally won
derful Oregon song will be written.
The contest will remain open until a
suitable song is turned in, so it is up
to everyone to begin right now, and
work for Oregon in probably a different
way than they ever have before, by
writing a lasting memorial to his
Alma Mater.
Professor Thacher said, “I would
consider the honor of writing the Ore
gon song of first importance, and the
composer of that song might reasonably
expect to have a statue placed on some
conspicuous point on the campus in.
his honor.”
-Say Hello First
‘SCANDAL’ SHEET PLANNED
Registrar’s Office Gets Sheet Ready
for Grades After Exams
Plans for the fall issue of the “scand
al sheet” are already well under way
according to Carlton Spencer, regis
trar. A copy has been made of the
names of all the students registered in
the University along with the subjects
in which they are enrolled. These, the
printer sets up and then when the
grades come in after examinations, he
fills in the accessary I, II, III, IV, V,
or F, in the space after each subject.
In this way a great deal of time is
saved and it is possible to publish the
paper about a week after the grades
are sent in.
Not that little Whitman did not
threaten and give the large crowd
some thrills. It did. In the second
quarter and in the fourth Borleske’s
Missionaries looked verp capable as
they marched down the field only to
be stopped. In the final canto after
Oregon had shoved over a touchdown
on four straight downs, covering 06
yards in 17 plays Whitman started its
fireworks. A brilliant aerial attack
carried the ball to the Webfoot 6 yard
line and there Oregon held for downs.
Backfleld Books Good
The Oregon backs showed them
selves powerful on the attack. Seven
teen first downs were rolled by Ore
gon against four for the Missionaries,
while the Webfoot backs made 252
yards from scrimmage against 85 for
the sons of Marcus Whitman. Big
Hunk Latham booted the pigskin for
a 37 and one half yard average. The
Oregon backfield looked mighty sweet
in the game today. Individual yard
age gains were: Chapman 86, Latham
65, Sax 53, Terjeson 52, Kirtley 6.
The Oregon line looked good, too,
but showed its inexperience and did
not present the finished play exhibited
by the backs. The first touchdown
came after 12 minutes of playing. Tak
ing the ball in midfield, Chapman
made a beautiful pass to Moe Sax
who got away for 20 yards. Then the
Oregon backs alternated and smashed
the remaining 40 yeards in quick time.
Latham Goes Over
Hunk Latham ijent over for the
touchdown in ono mad lunge from the
three-yard line and Chapman kicked
goal. Oregon scored again in the sec
ond quarter on straight football, using
the criss-cross to advantage, and again
in the fourth on a series of smashing
line plays that bore down the Whitman
forwards and smashed through the
secondary defense for 5,. 10, and 15
yard gains.
The Line Up
Oregon Whitman
Williamson .LB . Dean
Reed . LT . Conley
Mills . LG . Hatton
Sinclair .C . Walther
Bailey . RG . Ratchford
Vonder Ahe. RT . Actor
Risley . RE . York
Chapman . Q. CorUtrun
Terjeson . LH . Bartholomew
Sax . RH . Blakeny
Latham ..F. Hall
Oregpn scoring: touchdowns, Latham
2, Chapman.
Points from try after touchdown,
Chapman 3, place kicks.
Referee, Sam Dolan, Notre Dame.
Umpire, Ruzick, Michigan.
Head Linesman, Bennion, Utah.
Time of periods 15 minutes each.
-Say Hello Firet
GIRL RESERVES TO MEET
Groups of Pupils from High Schools to
Have Party at Bungalow
The girl reserves in Eugene, two
groups from Junior high school and two
groups from the Gerry school, will
meet at the Bungalow this afternoon
for a get together party. From 2:30
until five the girls will play games,
have music and get acquainted.
The groups were formed by the Y.
W. C. A. for the enjoyment ond bene
fit of the girls of high school age and
under. A new group will be formed
next week, according to Miss Florence
Magowan, secretary of the Y. W. C. A.
This group will be at the University
high school, and the leaders for it are
not yet chosen.