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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1923" NUMBER 32 AGGIE YEARLINGS OUTWEIGH FROSH Schulmerick and Dixon Are Bit Guns in Keene’s Offensive Both Are Heavy, Fast backs OREGON BABES HAVE FIGH1 Weight of Rook Team Averages Around 200-Pound Mark; Baz Faces Huge Task By Ken Cooper Over at our sister institution thej seem to have forgotten all about the fact that they have a varsity team and, instead, their attention is centered up on their sensational rook team. Their “wonder rook” team is their hope since their varsity has been lapped in the conference race. The worst part of the whole affair is that they have a rook team that, as far as weight, speed and experience are concerned, looks like a real tough proposition. There’s t 110 gainsaying the fact that they have a galaxy of stars tromping around under the watchful eye of “Spec” Keene, the rook mentor. Over here on the Oregon campus, we have a crew of frosh, not one of whom will weigh 200 pounds. The frosh got a late start in practice and in a hard fought contest, they nosed out the Columbia University eleven by a seven-point margin. Day after tomor row these freshmen will journey to Aggieland to meet the rooks who just got through romping through an easy 14 to 0 victory over the same Colum bia team. The dope certainly is stacked neck-high against the Webfoot babes, and, if it weren’t for one little item that often enters very largely into football contests, we would predict that the local lads would take a trouncing. Baz Instills Pep That little item just spoken of is the thing that makes winning teams out of losing ones, or turns defeat into victory. Call it anything you please, pep, fight, spirit, scrap. Whatever it is, Baz Wil liams has the ability to instill it into a herd of recruits and inside of a couple of weeks turns them into a fighting ma chine that would tackle its weight in wildcats and spot the wild cats the first three bites. That was what enabled the frosh team of 1921 to go over and hold the rooks to a scoreless tie in the face of heavy odds. That seems to be the big chance of the freshmen this year. To get down to the actual facts con cerning the rook team, it would prob ably be best to start with Schulmerick aind Dixon, the two big guns of the rook heavy artillery. Both of (thes)B men tip the beam at better than 200 pounds and are fast enough to make them extremely dangerous, both at line plugging and in the open field. Plenty of stuff has been written about them and their ability to rip holes in the opposing line. Two Show Good Work The other two men who have been showing the best work in the rook back field are Kenny Denman, who has been barking the numbers for the Aggie babes, and Ireland, Schulmerick’s run ning mate at half back. On the line, we find that the wing positions have just about fallen to Liebe, ex-Washing ton high tackle who was all-star inter scholastic in his prep school days, and Ross who officiates at right end. Dick erson and Craig seem to be Keene’s choice for tackles while Peek and Tub ( by Dean look like fixtures at the two guards. Baicoim is the outstanding candidate for center. This outfit represents a team that will average, right around the 200-pound mark and it would be folly to take them lightly and pass the whole affair (Continued on page four.) Starving Students May Secure Eats at Tea Tomorrow No rushed-to-death camOus indi vidual need starve tomorrow, for if he does it is his own fault. For never did a tea room have more tempting eats to offer than will the Y. W. C. A. tea room which j opens at 1 o’clock tomorrow. There will be pumpkin pies and j mince pies which bear the home ! made trade mark, there will be sandwiches, tea, cinnamon toast and all the brands of ice cream sundaes. And the price will be reasonable, the proceeds to go toward a fund to buy magazines for the infirm ary. The decorations will be in keep ing with the Thanksgiving holidays and the autumn colors. Twenty tables will be arranged about the bungalow to accomodate the patrons, and the committee in charge prom ises the most efficient service. Dur ing the afternoon a special program, which Euth Cochran is arranging, will be given. So every student is urged to save some of the extra pennies, and take them to the bungalow tomorrow to be used towards a good purpose. The affair opens promptly at one and closes at 6 o’clock. “OLD OREGON” WILL BE OFF PRESS NEXT WEEK Homecoming Issue to Contain Many Novel Features The November issue of “Old Oregon” will be ready for circulation Tuesday, November 13, according to an an nouncement by Grace Edgington, alumni secretary and editor of the publication.! The closing of copy was made yesterday and the monthly now goes to press. “It will be the Homecoming issue,” said Miss Edgington, “and will contain the latest information as is possible to give i on the big event. “ ‘Brother Driver and Others of His Time,’ a book by Herbert Thompson, will be one of the features of the is sue,” said Miss Edgington. “This is the third story by Herbert Thompson to be run in ‘ Old Oregon. ’ j He is a former student, now a news paper man on one of the large New York dailies. One of his stories was printed in an issue of ‘ Old Oregon ’ last spring and since there has been so large a demand for that issue, we have found it very pleasant to print another of his stories.” Continuing, Miss Edington said, “ ‘Brother Driver and Others of His Time ’ is a story of an early Eugene minister. It shows the close relation-1 ship between the college life of those: days and the town life.” All the contributors to the poetry page this time will be men, some stu-: dents, and some alumni. A review on the book, “Gray Tower,” i anonymously published, is to be played up this time on the book page. “The I scene is believed to be on the campus of Chicago University,” said Miss Edgington. Other reviews will be on “Farm Construction and Eepair Work,” by Ferdinand Struck, ’ll; and Gerald Doxssee’s “Getting Into Your Life Work.” Doxssee’s class is 1918. Dean H. D. Sheldon is the second of the campus deans to be covered in the series of deans which takes up some- i thing of the personality of the heads of the various schools, and also something of the scope of work covered. A new feature is the beginning of a set of pic-1 tures of the permanent class secretaries. | There will be a picture of the 18951 football team, which was Oregon’s second team, and besides there will be other pictures of the Oregon Agricul tural College team, and the 1916 Ore gon team, which by a score of 14 to 0 took a game from Penn. State New Year’s Day, 1917, at Pasadena. Jazzy Juniors Will Win Much Publicity with Aid of Brush Ten pennies make one dime, One dime means one shine. The seniors have had their spell of publicity—now it is time for the juniors to come before the public eye. The oc casion will be the annual shine day of the juniors for the purpose of raising funds for charity in the city of Eugene, and will take place Thursday, Novem ber 15. True enough, the juniors shine every day in the year, but this time, they will shine the footwear of their fellow students—students, many of whom undoubtedly never saw a Shoe shine before on the campus, .fresh men can for once watch someone work besides themselves. Sophomores learn how the deed is done so they may fol low suit next year. Juniors will have that feeling of satisfaction that they are helping humanity. Seniors will be given the opportunity to look down and possibly say, ‘‘Well done.” Elaborate plans are being made for1 the occasion with Winifred Graham at j the head of the committee in charge. Miss Graham states that not a student of the University will go through the day without being fully aware of the fact that their annual opportunity of a lifetime is at hand. The junior girls will be very much in evidence, and, with the aid of their bright colors, will herald the occasion far and wide. One dime means one shine. Yes, it does—for all shoes of reasonable size. The management feels fully justified; in charging an additional tax on all (Continned on page two.) Branches of Organization to be Started in Universities to Foster National Sentiment SOCIETY IS NON-PARTISAN Desire for America to Unite in Strengthening Movement Is Aim; Campaign Is Planned Letters have been received by the University asking for backing in the work of the League of Nations Non Partisan Association. The university and college branch of this association desires to form units in all universities and colleges throughout the United States with the purpose of fostering a national senitment in favor of the League of Nations. The national society asks that a con ference of interested students gather to organize a branch of the association on this campus. Any member of the stu dent body who desires to inaugurate this movement on the campus is urged to do so by the national organization. Campus Drive Planned The plan of campaign for campuses contains the following features: First, an intensive membership campaign. The fee for university branches will be $1 per member. Of this amount 50 cents will be sent to the national office as a subscription to the League of Nations Herald and the other half of the money will be kept by the branch for its own expenses. Second, there are to be meetings ad dressed by qualified speakers, secured through the local branch or by the na tional organization. The third plan ned feature is a series of debates upon the subject. Publicity through campus publications and the distribution of literature completes the campaign. The activities which will be the practical aim of the campus groups are two. The first will be the taking of a straw vote, ' early in 1924 upon the world court and the League of Nations. The second is in March, April and May, 1924, in cooperation with the national office, securing petitions addressed to the national conventions of all parties requesting them to make platform declarations in favor of American membership in the League of Nations. Pamphlet Gives Principles The principles and purposes of the national association is worked out in pamphlet form for the students’ peru sal. They believe in the prevention of wars by some league or union of na tions. They approve the work of the present league and desire that America unite with it. They are decidedly op posed to the attitude of standing off and observing for this country. In their statement, they give this invitation to those interested in the movement. “We, putting aside all party or other differences, unite and invite other persons and organizations to unite with us for the purpose of an independent, non-partisan cultivation of such a public opinion as will induce the present administration, or if not this one, the next one, to enter the League of Nations on such terms as to such administration may seem wise, provided only that they be consistent with our constitution and consonant with the dignity and honor, the moral responsibility and power of our repub lic.” PETITIONS TO CHANGE COURSES NOT GRANTED New Regulation Makes Withdrawal Prom Classes Impossible After First Three Weeks Owing to the new ruling regarding late registration, petitioners to change or drop courses have been few this term, says a report from the registrar’s office. Only 15 petitions have been filed, and of these all but three have been rejected by the faculty committee. In most cases the petitions were refer red to the University health service, but in only these three instances were the reasons given sufficient to war rant . late registration. “University Regulations,” published this year, states that “adding of courses will be allowed only during the first two weeks of each term, and dropping of courses will be allowed only during the first three weeks of each term.” This means that the com pleted petition must be filed at the registrar’s office within that time, and fl.00 deposited for each course added and each course dropped. It is now impossible for any student to withdraw from or add a course. Stu dents not attending classes in which they are registered will receive a VI, it flunk in the course. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL PLANNED BY SEC1 Presbyterians Buy Property foi New Edifice at Corner ol 14th and Kincaid Street; PORTLAND PEOPLE DONATE Educational Institution Will be Inter-Denominational One in Connection With University The lot on the southwest corner of 14th and Kincaid streets is now the site of a proposed school of religion in connection with the University, since its recent purchase by members of the Presbyterian state committee directing student work on the campus. It is the plan of the new owners to hold this corner for a building which is to house this school as soon as its establishment is assured. The new site has a frontage of 160 feet on Kincaid street, adjoins the University campus and is in the center or a group of rapid ly rising fraternity homes in Kincaid addition. The proposed building will overlook the new section of the campus which is being planned above lath street between Kincaid and University and will be the second large one to go up in its immediate vicinity, as the Masonic order on the campus has an nounced the intention of erecting a club house in the same block on 14th street. Donations Are Given The purchase has been made possible by the donations of several prominent Presbyterians in Portland who hope to stimulate interest in the endowment of such a school in the near future by providing a suitable location for it. Negotiations for the property have been under warp for some time and have been carried on by the members of the committee of the church who supervise all student work in the insti tutions of higher learning in the state. The land was bought from Phi Gamma Delta and this group have now pur chased property on the corner of 19th and University for the site of their new home. Although no definite details have been worked out, the committee m Portland, of which Dr. Harold L. Bow man, of the first Presbyterian church, is chairman, plans to erect a building to contain recitation rooms, offices and possibly a library for instructors offering courses in subjects relating to theology. The plan is part of a national movement which has resulted in the school of religion at the Uni versity of Missouri. Manse to be Built Among other institutions which are considering the project, is the Univer sity of Michigan. The proposed school will be inter-denominational in scope and the building erected by the Presby terians will not be confined to their use. A residence for the Presbyterian pasior on the campus is to occupy a part of the lot and will probably be built within the coming year. Announcement of more definite plans for the proposed school and building will be made later and the names of the donors of the funds are withheld until that time, according to Reverend Bruce J. Giffen, Presbyterian pastor on the campus. ' FACULTY TO SUBSCRIBE TO RED CROSS CAMPAIGN Chairmen Appointed in Various Build ings Will Accept Contributions From Instructors Today Faculty subscriptions lor the Bed Cross roll call are being made this week. Instead of personal solicitations at homes, however, subscriptions are be ing taken care of in each department or building by a chairman appointed for that purpose. Subscriptions are to be handed to chairmen today and any sum from one to five dollars or more will be accepted. E. F. Carleton, field representative of the extension division, is general chairman of the Bed Cross roll call on the campus. The following are the building chairmen: Extension, Dr. Dan E. Clark; home economics, Miss Tingle; art and archi tecture, Mr, Adams; journalism, Mr. Turnbull; chemistry, Dr. Williams; psy chology, Dr. Conklin; physical educa tion for men and health service, Dr. Bovard; physical education for women,! Miss Alden; dormitories, Mrs. Davis; administration, Mr. Allison; library,1 Miss Joslyn; commerce, Miss Mc-j Manus; law, Professor Decker; first' floor Oregon hall, Dr. Smail; basement Oregon hall, Dr. Cloran; botany, Profes-j sor Sweetser; biology, Dr. Torrey; phy-j sics, Dr. Boynton; Villard, Mrs. W. E. Barnes; education, Mr. Benjamin; gift campaign, Mr. Tooze; grounds, Mr,: Fisher. Sugary Doughnuts to Be Vended by Theta Sigma Phil There is doughnut basketball, doughnut swimming, doughnut de bate, and doughnut baseball, but there is only one doughnut that has 1 a real flavor and kick to it. That : doughnut is the big, sugary, tasty, crisji confection patented by the ! Theta Sigma Phis and vended an nually by these women journalists. Baskets heaped with the sugary veiled dainty are to appear Thurs day, November 15, on the campus from dawn to sundown. What would be more delightful than to walk into one’s 8 o’clock consuming a huge dougtnut held in one hand, while digesting the last ' 62 pages of Taussig’s masterpiece or Todd’s Theories of Social Pro gress, fondly held in the other hand. What excuse could be moro valu able and acceptable to our professors I when one is impunctual than to walk up to the aforementioned potenta tes pleasantly extending an oxtra circle of deliciousness. Yes indeed, Oregon professors are extremely I fond of Theta Sigma Phi doug* j nuts. These overgrown lifesavers, to their name, are guaranteed to al leviate that “gone feeling” so fre quently experienced around assem bly hour, by students, faculty and speaker. The sinkers are a paradox for they raise ono to heights of happiness, so buy a Theta Sig doughnut. “They Satisfy.” UNIVERSITY COMPANY TO STAGE "DOVER ROAD” Betty Robinson and Darrell Larson Play Leads “Dover Boad,” by Milne, which in his own words is “an absurd comedy,” is the play chosen by Mask and Bus kih, campus chapter of the National Collegiate Players, as their fall quar ter production. Directed by Fergus Beddie, the scenery from the Heilig theater in Portland, the play will bo given in the Heilig on November 19. Ted Baker will act as manager. Betty Bobinson and Darrell Larson will be cast in the two leads, both be ing well-known Guild players. In “Come Out of the Kitchen,” the Mask and Buskin play last year, Miss Bobin son played successfully a very interest ing role, and has since in the senior company done some good interpreta tion. This part, it is thought by those in direction, will give her a greater op portunity than she has yet had. Darrell Larson recently starred in “The Green Goddess,” and has during his connection with the company done much fine work, a great share of it in leading roles. His playing is interest ing in part because of its development. The play is built around two couples who elope, the husband of one with the wife of another. Latimer, a wealthy bachelor, keeps a house on Dover Boad which is run for the sole purpose of having such couples see their mistakes. It is a highly humorous situation with clever lines, riotous scenes, and a good end. The entire cast follows: Virgil Mulkey. ........Domiiyc, major-domo of house Darrell Larson. .Latimer, wealthy bachelor THE GUESTS Ted Baker. .Leonard, husband of Eustasia Elizabeth Bobinson.Anne Katherine Pinneo.Eustasia, very domestic wife of Leonard David Swanson..Nicholas FIRST VESPER SERVICE WILL BE HELD SUNDAY R. A. Booth, Former State Senator, Will Address Patriotic Meeting; Music Is Feature The University Vesper choir, which is composed of the two glee clubs, will appear in a patriotic service in con junction with the local American Le gion Post, Armistice day, November 11, at the Eugene Methodist church. This will not be a memorial service, but purely an Armistice patriotic ser vice. R. A. Booth, prominent citizen of Eugene and former state senator, and president of the local Rotary Club, will be the principal speaker. Special music will be rendered by the vesper choir. It will include an anthem, “God of Our Fathers,” by Scott, and Ruth Akers, prominent member of the women’s glee club, will carry a special solo part. Roy Bryson will sing “Khaki Lad,” by Aylward. Also for the vesper choir there has been evolved a rather distinctive series of chants. There will be np offering. Vesper services are given by the University Vesper choir every month in the Metho dist church. John Stark Evans is the director and also the organist. CHANGED VARSITY 1 BAITERS SCRUBS Hayward Busy Tending Lame; Regulars Grace Sidelines at Last Night’s Scrimmage PLAYERS GO HOME IN DARK Stanford Jinx Is Not Causing Men Loss of Sleep; Fight Promised to Red Warriors Four more days until the Stanford game. The way the s^uad looked last night, Oregon will not depend so much on the efforts of Shy and Bart as the ability of Trainer Hayward. Illness kept two of Oregon’s most dependable at home during last night’s session and several others graced the sidelines dur ing the scrimmage, nursing injuries. It was a revamped varsity that battered |jhe scrubs. Bill Hayward has accomplished the seemingly impossible before, however, so Saturday’s first string lineup will probably not differ greatly from what football followers have grown to expect. But in case Bill’s magic (mostly hard work) fails to produce the expected results the coaches are working the squad hard in an effort to shape a smooth running combination to face Stanford. In fact, one player aptly described the situation last night when he said, “Wo stayed so darn long out there, the ghost ball looked black.” Scrimmage Is Vicious Actual scrimmage did not last very long last night, but was vicious. Moe Sax was calling signals for the varsity, during Chappie’s absence, and he has a habit of hopping the outfit up, until there were times that Scrap Iron Toole's fighting scrubs looked like the well known sieve. In spite of the fact that the varsity lino was filled wr-ith several subs, it showed unexpected offensive power. Bart Spdllman had Fat Wilson pass ing the ball at center and Sinclair try ing out in a tackle berth. Sinclair played a strong game at tackle on last year’s freshman team. Bert Gooding worked out in the other tackle position. Gooding broke into prominence by his good defensive work last season; but doesn’t seem to have found himself this year. Seed Shifted to End Dick Beed with his 200 pounds of muscle has been shifted to end. Reed is a fast, hard tackier and has that football instinct so necessary in a man who expects to handle the hundred and one problems besides mechanical work which confront the player on the wings. It also takes powot and stamina to withstand the hard drives concentrated against him. Anderson and Kirtley worked in the backfield. Kirtley seems to have re covered from the several injuries re ceived in the Whitman game and was running through the scrubs with his old dash. French also took his turn at carrying the ball but isn’t going yet with the fight that made him a star in his freshman year. incentive is Aaoea Sport critics have made some stock of the Jinx that they claim Stanford possesses in her favor over Oregon and of the fact that Oregon has yet to win her first game from Stanford. This is not keeping the players awake nights; but if anything, is an added incentive for them to fight. Instead of being in the nature of a dampener of enthusi asm, it is more in the way of a chal lenge and Stanford’s red jorsies will probably have about the same hypnotic effect on Oregon as the red flag has on certain truculant members of the animal kingdom. “Oregon fight,” has won games in the past when Oregon didn’t have much else; but with a team equal to this year’s combination plus Oregon fight—well it will undoubtedly be one of the busiest afternoons next Saturday that Stanford has ever experi enced. ENROLLMENT ON INCREASE 111 Students Receive Instruction In 126 Extension Courses Figures for the month of October show that there were 111 students en rolled in 125 correspondence courses in the University extension division. The largest enrollment was in English, with education second and literature and history third. There were also 39 stu dents who completed courses in Octo ber, Dr. Dan E. Clark of the extension division stated. At the present time there are 1,050 course registrations compared to 926 at this time last year in correspondence work, according to figures from the ex tension division.