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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1923 NUMBER 21 GREATER OREGON LEADERS NAMED Randall Jones Appointed Head of Committee for 1923-4; Unique Purpose is in View AIM TO INCREASE QUALITY Oregon Booklet Will be Sent Out to High School Seniors Explaining College Life There is a popular fallacy in the minds of a great many people though out the Btate that the purpose of the ""Greater Oregon” movement has been to secure a larger number of students for the University. In announcing the appointment of this year’s Greater Ore gon committee, Claude Robinson, pres ident of the Associated Students, de sires to stress the fact of the real meaning of the plan. Quality and not quantity in freshmen classes is the thing that will give the University the prestige that she requires. Jones is Chairman This year’s Greater Oregon commit tee includes Randall Jones, chairman; Winifred Graham, Frances Simpson and Rodney Keating. There is to be a un ique purpose this year, in the form of an experiment. The committee intends to publish a booklet for high school seniors, giving the sort of information that is not included in the catalogue but which every prospective student wants to know. In the University catalogues of the high school libraries, the pages which are the blackest and the most thumb worn are the few which deal with the student life. What the high school seniors want in the line of information is not all courses and hours, the com mittee believes, but an idea of what their life at Oregon will be like. Booklet is Planned What one should really get out of college life, the realization that the scholastic ideal is the thing of primary importance, the common sense view of college, ways of dress, student body activities, social possibilities, campus customs and traditions, this is the sort of thing that the prepper can never get enough of, and it is the sort of thing of which he has least. Therefore the committee plans this booklet. It is to be written very carefully and put in the hands of high school seniors all over the state, with the ultimate pur pose of drawing the right sort of prep per to the Oregon campus. The committee also plans to send speakers to the various high schools of Oregon during the vacation periods to give a first hand description of Ore gon, its plans and ideals. PHI DELTS WIN FROM KAPPA DELTA PHI 20-5 Phi Gamma Delta Team Beats Sigma Pi Tan 'With 21 to A Score; Two Games Scheduled for Today The Phi Delta Theta basketball team defeated Kappa Delta Phi yesterday afternoon in the do-nut league 20 to 5, in a game which was much closer than the score would indicate. Both fives used a fast, dribbling, clean passing offensive, which was marred at times by unnecessary rough ness. The Phi Delts had a slight edge and found the basket with greater regularity than did their opponents, thus accounting for the one-sided score. Gerke and Hobson starred for the Phi Delts, while Tetz and Hermanse played well for the losers. —The Phi Gamma Delta team had lit tle difficulty in winning from the Sigma Pi T&u hoopers in the first game yesterday, 21 to 9. The losers tried valiantly but were outclassed by the Fijis, who held the lead through out the game. Schmeer and Flynn played nice bail for the winners and Houser was the outstanding player for the losers. The games for today. Chi Psi vs. Beta Theta Pi at 4 p. m. Oregon club vs. Bachelordon at 5 p. m. PRESIDENT CAMPBELL TO SPEAK AT FORUM LUNCHEON On November 19 President P. L. Campbell of the University will be the speaker at the weekly luncheon of the members’ forum of the Portland cham ber of commerce at their club by the request of their chairman. This date will be significant as it comes during “Education Week” in Portland when special emphasis is to be laid on ed ucational topies in the meeting of this group. President Campbell’s subject will be “American Education.” Frosh Wipe Paint Off Senior Bench With Green Lids “Whack, whack, whack,” re sounded the senior paddles as the frosh ran the gauntlet yesterday noon in front of the library after each little one had helped wash some unruly green paint off the beloved senior bench with his preci ous lid of green. Some enthusiastic and original (f) babes Tuesday night attempted fo show their artistic ability by decorating the famed bench with the color of freshness. -The senior cpps were apparently pleased with the attempted masterpiece and to show their appreciation they fos tered the noon massacre. The frosh were lined up, given a can of gasoline, and told to “go to it.” After each had done his bit the only means of escape was down be tween two lines of wild eyed sen iors with waiting paddles. The freshmen, to show their de light, immediately gave a rousing yell for the guiding and fatherly seniors, and finished the occasion with several real varsity yells. Of course the frosh were not original enough to thnik of the cheers, so credit for that goes to the seniors along with the credit of correcting the erring youngsters. The senior bench was not built to be eternally decorated—it is a thing to be respected—a thing to be looked forward to with high hopes. Y.M.-Y.W. MIX FOLLOWS DALLY PARAD E FRIDAY Vaudeville and Scandal Sheet Featured in Program The rally parade, which will be fol lowed by the Y. M.-Y. W. mix at the armory, will leave the Library at seven o ’clock Friday evening, and go down Thirteenth from the campus to Alder. The procession will then pass down Eleventh to Willamette, headed by the University band. The team will be on the stage at the armory, and Shy and Bill will make short talks. The rally at the armory will be short and snappy, being sched uled to last twenty minutes. . The -mix, following the rally, is the only all-university, no-date, no-dance af fair of the year. According to Doug Farrell, general chairman, there will be plenty of ex citement during the evening. There will be a ten-cent admission charge to de fray expenses. Six stupendous vaude ville-acts are being planned by campus italent. The Sigma Delta Chi neophytes will publish a scandal sheet which will come out during the evening. It is rumored that many campus sec rets will, then be exposed for th© first time. Food will be dispensed during the evening. Music will be furnished by a dance orchestra and the University band. ANDREE PELLION TALKS AT LE FOYER FRANCAISE Beauties and Curiosities of Native Country Described by French Student at Meeting Mile. Andree Pellion, French student in the University, was the principal speaker at an open meeting of Le Foyer Francaise in the Y. W. bungalow, Tues day evening. Mile. Pellion in her ad dress described her home in France, emphasizing things of interest to Ore gon students. Attendance at the meet ing totaled 27, which, Beatrice Towers, president announced, is seven more than usual. Fredericks Schilke, a mem ber of the glee club, sang two French songs. Miss Pellion then talked of her home in Le Mans, in the department of Sarthe, the southern part of Normady. She described some of the curiosities of that section of the country among which are the remains of feudal castles, so old that only the lower floors can be still explored. She mentioned the druid stones, oddly shaped rock for mations that are centuries old. One of the spots of beauty around La Mans, she said was the Moncelle Alps, cliffs and hills of remarkable beauty. The Le Mans cathedral, with its fine sculp ture work was also described by Miss Pellion. One of the quaint supersti tions of which she spoke, center about a river which runs through the town. The river has stepping stones in it and it is said that if one passeB over the river by these stones without get ting his feet wet, the person will be married within the year. After Miss Pellion's talk, French games were played which involved a certain amount of French conversation. The meeting closed with the singing of the “Marseillaise.” PLXDOXMO 18 ANNOUNCED Kappa Sigma announces the pledging of Lee Btiekland of Forest drove. I I TO BE REPEATED Folk Opera by Anna Landsbury Beck to be Produced During Next Term for Second Time PORTLAND VISIT PLANNED Ruth Akers and Dick Adams to Sing in Leading Parts; Other Roles. Taken by Large Cast “The Hour Hand,” a folk opera by Anna Landsbury Beck, of the school of music, is now under process of re construction for the purpose of repro duction during the winter term. It is to be given in Portland as well as in Eugene. “The Hour Hand,” was very suc cessfully presented on the campus last Xear, critics say and it is thought by those interested, that the campus will again support another production of the opera. There have been many stu dents who did not attend the per formance, and many have expressed their desires to attend the coming pro duction. Former Student Reorganizing Score Mr. Charles M. Runyan, former Uni versity of Oregon student, made the original orchestral arrangements, and he is now spending a great deal of time reorganizing the entire score. He com poses in a charming and original man ner, and recently wrote two new trios, which are said by Mrs. Beck, to be delightful. Mr. Runyan is also taking charge of the orchestral rehearsals, which are in progress. Henry Sheldon, a student in the art department, will again take charge of the scenery. Sheldon worked last year under the direction of Miss Kerns, of the art department, who also gave much of her special attention to the work. The scenery was constructed in the auditorium of the music building, and has been carefully preserved. Sheldon will superintend the resetting of the scenery, and will tend to the retinting and redecorating. Leading Bolls Selected Ruth Akers, well known soloist on the campus, will sing the soprano lead, and Dick Adams will have the tenor lead. Others in the cast will include William Kidwell, The Old Clockmaker; Edward Sox, Heinrich, The Austrian spy; Bernice Meyer, The Wine girl; Mildred Berkeley, The Cheese girl; Robert McKnight, The Jovial tyrant; Charles Dawson, Zwing, The cow-herd; Rose McGrew, Gertchen, The innkeep er’s daughter; Jack High, Albricht, The clockmaker’s apprentice; Dale Cooley, Peter; Felix Ramsey, Theor dore; Henry Karpenstein, Frederick, as Austrian messengers. Others who will sing in various capacities, as village maids, swains, dances and village mus icians are: Mabel Madden, Katherine Flood, Augusta Hamilton, Alice Baker, Marion Horsfall, Helga McGrew, Edna Nelson, Dorothy Poill, Neva Service, Arthur Gray, Ted Larson, Simion Mul ler, and Jimmy Leek Frau Kessler, the Inn Keeper, and Reginald Montague, the Englishman, have not as yet been definitely selected. Mrs. Beck Praises Support “The success last year of the opera was due to the loyal support of my many friends among the students in the school of music, said Mrs. Beck yes terday and outside friends who gave their untiring efforts at any and all times. I want to take this occasion to thank them, and assure them there is not a single instant when I do not remember their kindness and interest. Without this active support the pro duction would have been impossible.” GRADS RESERVE SECTIONS FOR GAME AT HOMECOMING An evidence of the widespread in terest that is already aroused in the annual Homecoming celebration on the campus this year is the fact that two classes of graduates have already re served special sections in the grand stand at Hayward field for the classic battle with O. A. C. Members of the classes of 1893 and 1913 and their families will sit together in special sections according to this arrangement. IDAHO ALUMNI WILL GREET FOOTBALL TEAM AT TRAIN A request that all alumni of the Uni versity of Idaho iiuEugene be on hand to welcome the Idaho football team when they arrive at the 8. P. station here next Friday at 12:p0 p. m. has been made by Idaho alumni welcoming committee. This committee composed of Idaho graduates consists of Mrs. Con stance Hitchcock, Miss Gertrude Stev enson and A. A. Rogers of the First National bank. IR. REBEC TO GIVE TALK ON OXFORD Assembly Lecture to Include Discussion of Educational Life in Foreign Countries SORBONNE VISITED ON TOUR Impressions of European Life and Foint of View Will be Compared With American “Oxford" will be the subject of the assembly address to be giv en this morning by Dr. George Rebec, dean of the graduate school of the University, who has recently returned after a year and a half of travel abroad where he spent the greater portion of his time at this great English institution. The Uni versity faculty and students will have their first opportunity to hear Dr. Rebec since his absence, and his fam iliarity with the University of which he will speak assures an interesting and vivid account of his recent im pressions of it. During his visit there he attended a number of lectures and became thoroughly acquainted with its life and atmosphere. Religion to be Discussed The address will include a descrip tion of Oxford as it appears to an observer at first, according to Dii Rebec, and he will then go into the important phases of its educational system, methods of instruction and study, organization and government among faculty and students, student life, and the influence of this repre sentative English University on all modern higher education. “Oxford Spirit,” from the intellectual stand point, freedom of thought at Oxford, and its attitude towards present day thought, social customs, political and religious questions, will all be noted in Dr. Rebec’s observations, so that his hearers may expect a panoramic view of his impressions of it as a whole as well as its interior aspect. It is possible that he will make sug gestions as to points of difference in the English educational system and that of this country and indicate where, in his opinion, the American system could profit by the example of its contemporary across the Atlantic. Visits Foreign Colleges. During his travels Dr. Rebec visited a number of foreign Universities, and spent some time at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he met a group of the modern French philosophers. His long est sojourn however, was at Oxford, and his acquaintance with the leading men of letters who gather there from all over the world gave him unusual opportunity to compare modern aspects of learning. In the time that is al lowed he will try to give to the student body a picture of this part of his ob servations and a conception of the 1 process of learning as he found it in England. SEND HOMECOMING BIDS NOW URGES CHAIRMAN Personal Invitations Bast Method of Insuring Largest Number of Alumni, Says Bockhey The ehief means of securing the largest possible number of alumni for Homecoming is through personal in vitation, says Haddon Bockhey, Home coming chairman. This is of course not the only method of publicity that is being used but it is the most ef fective one. “Individuals and living organizations should begin at once to urge the at tendance of their alumni,” Bockhey declares. This is the time to start, he feels, in order to assure a timely i invitation to all. Letters of invitation have been sent 1 out from the office of the student body and the Homecoming chairman, from ! President Campbell and from the al umni secretary. “Old Oregon”, also j issued an invitation through its pages, but nothing carries the weight of a [personal invitation, Bockhey believes. Letters from individuals and organiza tions should be in the mail this week surely, he says. FBOSH TO BEPOBT AT LIB BABY STEPS FOB PADDLING SESSION Blair Alderman, Lowell Baker, A. Westergren, John Crandall, Ben Lomb ard, Harold Brumfield, Art Barber, Fred West, Emerson Edwards, Showl walter Lynch, Jimmy Johnson, Joe Price, Fred Hendricks, Dick Simington, Pete Brooks, Tommy Mahoney, Bob Neighbors, Bay Bolger, Geo Mead, Henry Hall, Melvin Battee, Maurice Cowlings, Jack Marshall, Dick Nance, Sam Herrick, Lowell Hoblitt, La Monte Stone. Coy Co-eds May Learn Intricate Grid Technique “The sweet young thing” at a football game is said to cause more entertainment for the spectators than the team itself. Especially when she begins to make audible com ments on the playing of the various men and. gets mixed up on her terms. In order to do away with this ignorance, the University co-eds have decided that they ought to be en lightened upon the subject, and to this end have enlisted the ser vices of Shy Huntington, Bart Spellman and Virgil Earl, who will act as instructors in the gentle art of playing football. The three men have been equipped with date books and are said to be eageriy awaiting dinner invitations to the women’s houses, at which time they will give free instruction. Already Hendricks hall has had its first lesson and the young ladies are said to be going around with an all-knowing air when football is mentioned. The next time the student body assembles to watch Oregon's men “tear through that line,” the ladies will be out in full force as usual, but instead of making their usual inane remarks, they will brilliantly comment—“Ah, what a remarkable touchback that was,” or "Who is that brilliant young fullback, my dearf His playing is unusually fine.” Yes—in truth, it will be a great day for the ladies 11 VARSITY WORKS LONG AFTER SUN GOES DOWN Latham Kicks 45 Yard Aver age; Several on Injured List Last night’s scrimmage continued un til long after the sun had dropped be hind the hills and then the coaches gave the varsity a period of signal running before they sent them to the showers. It was a hard scrimmage with a revamped line for the first squad. Mills and Reed Bpent yesterday in the infirmary but Bill Hayward hopes to have them in shape in time for the game next Saturday. Coach Spellman worked Gene Shields at left guard and Cogs Campbell at tackle in Heed’s place. Bert Gooding who has been un derstudying Reed is temperarly out of the game with a slight injury. Risley and Ed Kirtley were also kept out of the scrimmage last night because of ailments. The line did not seem to be working with the same dash it displayed this time last week; but perhaps that was due to the absence of some of the regular linesmen. Coach Spellman halted the scrimmage frequently to explain some of the finer points of removing an opponent. Sinclair’s work of pass | ing from the center position shows vast improvement over his work last week. In punting practice tonight Hunk and Chappie were getting away some of the best kicks of the seaspn. Hunk’s boots were easily averaging 45 yards, and coming down with the sullen twist that worries safties. Fitzky, of Idaho has a reputation of being one of the best booters in the conference this year so there will probably be a pretty duel Saturday. This is the time of year that Bill Hayward does his worrying and work ing; but even though several of the best men on the team are reporting to Bill nightly he has the most of them working and is doing his best to get the rest in shap as soon as possible. Proper food, steam, sleep and plenty of exercise are Dr. Hayward’s usual remedies. The hard work for the game is over now and the team will spend the next two practice sessions in ironing out the rough spots discovered in last night’s scrimmage. IMPORTANT MEETING CALLED FOR 1924 OREGANA STAFF An important meeting of the 1924 Oregana staff will be held this after noon at 5 p. m. in the editorial room of the journalism building. It is ab solutely essential that all staff mem bers be on hand, according to the editor, since important business relat ing to the compilation of dummies foi the book will be in order. Staff mem bers unable to j,aittendl must notify Freda Goodrich, 1307. PHYSICAL ABILITY TEST SCHEDULE IS MODIFIEI The regular physical ability test will be held Thursday at 12 o’clock foi those men who signed up for that date Those who signed up for Friday will have to take the test at 12 o’clock or Tuesday of next week. The Friday test has been postponed until Tuesday October 30. FRDSH-COLUMBU TILT LOOKS STIFF Minature Notre Dame Bowles Over All Opposition so Far Babes’ Strength is Unknown YOUNGSTERS SHOW ZEAL Squad Has Been Cut to Two Teams; Little to Choose Between; Center Doubtfull We hate to throw cold water on the parade but it sure looks like the cards are stacked against the freshmen when they tangle with the tough Columbia university outfit here tomorrow. “Clipper" Smith’s miniature edition of Notre Dame has been bowling over all opposition so far, and this opposi tion has included the Multnomah club’s second string outfit and the heavy American legion team of The Dalles. As yet the strength of the frosh squad is undetermined and there is no way of knowing how the youngsters will be have under fire, as the game with Chemawa that was supposed to be in the nature of a practice tilt for the frosh was called off due to the injuries to the Indians. Babes Like Spartans The babes have been drilling with the zeal of a troop of Spartan soldiers but there’s no use denying the fact that a team playing its first game is under a great handicap if the opponents have a couple of victories tucked in their belts. On the face of things, Columbia’s victories don’t sound so im pressive but when you consider that the American legion outfit of The Dalles has in its lineup such men as Holly’’ Huntington, one time Lemon Yellow fullback, and Ivan Sharp, of Notre Dame, it is easy to see that it takes a pretty fast aggregation to beat them the way Columbia did. That’s what Baz and Bob and Bill, the freshman coaching staff, are up against and if the frosh win tomor row’s argument they’re the ones that ought get the boquets. They’ll deserve them. The squad has been weeded out till there is just a little over two teams out on the sawdust practice field and between the two there isn’t a great deal to choose. There has, however, been a noticeable improvement in the manner in which the youngsters have been keeping their noses to the grind stone and in the last few days their play has been characterized by a snap and a drive that was noticeably lacking in their earlier workouts. Carl Johnson and E. Jones are the leading candidates at the present time for the regular job in the middle of the line and it is doubtful which of the boys will get the call for Friday’* game. Belshaw, Carter, and Lowell Johnson are the outstanding figures in the race for the guard berth while the two tackles will be picked from Stearns, Kearns, and Kjelland. Dill, BrookB, Collins, and Flannigan seem to have a monopoly on the-wing posi tions. Mlmnaugh Calls Signals Mimnaugh has been doing most of the signal barking for the frosh, but he has a good pair of understudies in Harrison and Cash. Agee, Post, Stone breaker, and Kiminki are the big guns in the battle for the halfback jobs, while Jones or Socolofsky will undoubt edly draw the assignment for fullback. FACULTY SPORT HEADS NAMED BY COMMITTEE ■ V Questionnaires Mailed to instructors to Determine In Which Events They Will Enter The faculty intra-mural sports com mittee, under tho chairmanship of Profes sor E. E. DeCou, has appointed lead ers for the season for the various sports in which faculty members participate. The purpose of the plan, states the ques tionnaire mailed to faculty members to ascertain tho sports in which they are interested, is to stimulate interest in sports and give special aid to those se lecting sports. Seven Bports have been outlined and leaders appointed and as soon as the answers are in the fun will start. In terest is keen, and as the tentative plans provide ample variety, it is expected that intra mural sports will occupy a large share of the interest of faculty members this year. The following have been appointed leaders of the respective sports: Volley ball, Donald Barnes and Grace Edging ton; hand ball, Alfred L. Lomax; bas ketball, Edwin Hodge and Mary H. Per kins; tennis, Ralph D. Casey and Mrs. James M. Miller; golf, Colin Dyment and Bertha 8. Stuart; swimming, Karl On thank and Mrs. Harry Yocum; horse beck riding, Moselle Hair.