College From A Tower
By E. S.
For nine years he has watched from
a secluded perch a moving panorama
of* students. Nine years he has been
daily within calling distance of the
campus—so near, yet so infinitely re
moved from contact with the outside
world. Within his enclosed tower
across from Villard hall, the railroad
watchman has viewed the ceaseless
flow of students with scrutinizing eyes.
“I don’t know much about the col
lege. Never been in it.” It was
laconically spoken.
• “No, I’ve never wondered much
about it. I have never been any closer
to it than now.” He indicated the
yellow and brown tower and his well
kept roses.
“And you have never wondered what
it was all about, the rush, the purpose
of it all?” '
“No.”
There was silence. He watched the
track and the traffic with eyes that
had narrowed with years of searching
the road. He repeatedly pulled out his
watch, though no train was due for
quite a while. The habit of his work
had fastened itself upon him.
It was not in self-defense that he
began to explain, no—only the desire
to impart to an outsider the lure of
his work.
“I have to watch the track. If
there’s any accident, I get canned, you
know.” His words apparently slow,
slurred one into the other.
“I get the blame. It’s my job to
see the crossing. And there’s lots of
traffic here. People are so careless,
and you never know what they are go
ing to do.”
He consulted liis watch again with
scarcely an interruption in" his talk.
“Yes, there might be lots of ac
cidents at this place. I have, had one
in nine and a half years. That was
some time ago. I saw the driver of
that truck coming and he slowed up.
I thought he saw the signals and was
going to stop. But he did no^. The
train (it was No. 18) turned him over.
“When we pulled that driver out of
his cab—well, he ’ll never look any
whiter when he’s dead. ‘Are you hurt?’
we asked him. ‘Well, I guess not,’ he
said slow and shakily.
“And the other fellow that was in
the truck with him wasn’t hurt either.
Even though the load of wood was
piled on him.
“There used to be lots of reporters
come around here to get stories,” he
went on conversationally. “One fellow
told me he got a big one. I used to
show them how the indicator worked
when the fog was so heavy that we
couldn’t see. But that was before they
made it a rule to admit nobody. Now it
sometimes gets lonesome. But it’s best
that they can’t come, I guess, for it
does take one’s eyes off the road.”
He tipped his slouch hat, said good
bye and went back to his job—a faith
ful employee in his heavy corduroys
and with the ever-present watch. The
University touched him not, for some
where down the track a train was
pounding its way; somewhere down the
road an automobile was rushing. And
he was on the job.
Stanford Is Winner
In Portland Contest
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bright spots on the Oregon offense,
although Tergy had to be taken from
the fray in the last period when his
bad leg was smashed- Fat Wilson
played a whale of a game at center
and was a tower of strength on the de
fense.
The Lineup
OREGON STANFORD
Mautz .LER. Lawson
^Reed .LTR. Johnston
Shields .LGR. Faville
Wilson .C. Baker
Bailey .RGL. Cravens
Bliss .RTL. Shipke
Risley .REL. Thomas
Chapman .Q. Campbell
Terjesen .LHR. Wheat
gax .RHL. Cleaveland
Latham .-.FB. Nevers
Officials: Sam Dolan, O. A. C.,
referee; Alwood "Ward, Tacoma, um
pire; Bob Morris., Seattle, head lines
man.
Defeat Puts Oregon Out
of Pennant Race
By Monte Byers
Oregon’s pennant hopes went glim
mering with the 14-3 defeat at the
hands of the Stanford Cardinals. The
varsity went down to glorious defeat
at the hands of the scarlet jerseyed
tornado from the Southland. With
everything against them at the outset,
the varsity men gave all they had and
that is all that can be expected of
them.
While the Oregon gridsters were bat
tling manfully at Multnomah field in
Portland, Vonder Ahe, her best bet in
a forward berth, lay in the infirmary
with tonsilitis. Vonder Ahe’s presence
in that Oregon line means much, not
only physically, but psychologically. He
is one of the most vicious linemen in
the conference and his presence helps
the rest of the team.
In the last two contests Oregon has
been caught at the wrong moment and
the result has been costly to the Lemon
Yellow football aspirations. Oregon
lost to Washington State, a good team
and one that is fast coming up in the
race. Oregon lost yesterday to Stan
ford, another good team that will have
to be figured before the curtain falls.
Stanford lost to Southern California
which gives her one black eye in the
pennant race.
The Cardinals do not play the Uni
versity of Washington, so it remains to
be seen what the scarlet jerseys will do
against Idaho and the Golden Bear.
Idaho defeated the Aggies at Spokane
yesterday. Now the Gem Staters make
the long jump to Palo Alto where they
go against Stanford and then hop down
to Los Angeles for the go with the
Southern California Trojans, both hard
teams. These games so close together
will make the Idahoans hump if they
come out ahead in either contest. They
are playing away from horn? and in a
much different climate.
* Berkeley Game Important
Washington and California play next
Saturday in Berkeley and the champion
ship of the coast is virtually at stake
in this struggle. Both have, however,
hard games after this one. California
still has Stanford to do away with and
Washington has the Cougars to put to
sleep and the Oregon battle of Decem
ber 1. But everything points to their
success at present unless some slip is
made by the dope. The Cougars may
sling the wrench into the machinery
of the Huskies and Stanford might do
the same to the Golden Bears. In the
latter case, the settlement of the con
ference might take time to solve.
Freshmen, sophomores and advanced
students of the B. O. T. C. will partici
pate tomorrow in the Armistice day
parade to be held through the streets
of Eugene. The University band is
also ordered to turn out in full force
to furnish music for the marchers.
The American Legion, war veterans,
the National Guard, and patriotic citi
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SPRINGFIELD
Sunday Nov. 11th
A Canadian Northern Feature
“THE RAPIDS’*
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zens in general are to acknowledge the
memory of the Great Armistice in this
way. The townspeople are depending
on the cadets for their undivided sup
port in the demonstration. Capt., E. G.
Arnold orders all cadets to be on hand
at the barracks at 1:15 p. m. Monday.
The Aggies lost to the Vandals yes
terday, so are definitely out of the run
ning. This leaves the championship of
Ofegon for the two local teams to fight
for in the coming game November 24.
Dope is always “haywire” on this game
and all that can be predicted is a good
fight. The Aggies journey to Tacoma
this week-end to take on the Cougars,
while the varsity indulges in a much
needed rest.
Old Time Piece
Ticks No Longer
This clock in the “Ad” building is
no exception, and no one does know
where its missing parts are. But it
once was useful—long years ago when
the University had an observatory in
connection with the astronomy depart
ment. How long ago is hard to tell,
but it was quite some time before this
generation of students came on the cam
pus. The observatory was on the top of
Skinner’s Butte, but vandals used to
break in and break the instruments, so
it was moved. Probably that is how
the observatory clock lost its parts.
On the second floor of the Admin
istration building, in’ a far corner all
by itself, stands an interesting-looking
old clock. It hasn’t run for ages, but
that is no wonder—some of its parts
are missing. It is an exceptional clock
that can run when some of its import
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ant parts are some place else—no one
knows where.
University Owns
A Steam Roller
Mr. H. M. Fisher, superintendent of
buildings and grounds, has, among the
many things which constitute equip
ment for the upkeep of the Univer
sity, a small three-ton steam roller.
This machine has been used on the
campus for several years to roll and
smooth the walks and gravel drives. In
its canvas covering it is at present
standing over by the new heating plant
and will be used to smooth down the
Barbara La Marr, Earle Wil
liams, Pat O’Malley, Renee
Adoree, Wallace Beery
All Featured in
“The ETERNAL-STRUGGLE’’
Monday at The REX
surrounding ground when construction
is complete.
Other equipment listed by Mr. Fisher
consists of three trucks. One heavy
one for hauling wood, and two lighter
ones for mail service—a team of horses
for grading and excavating, and laiwi
mowers, both hand and gasoline driven.
Machinery for many kinds of car
penter work is to be found in the Uni
versity repair shop, including plainer,
crosscut, circular, rip and band saws,
making it a veritable miniature saw
mill.
RAINIER COAL CO.
for High Grade
Coal and Briquets
HOTEL HOFFMAN
Phone 412
EXPERT SHOE SHINING
For a number of years we have been the students’ head
quarters for shoe shining. We clean, dye and shine any
color shoes. Orders for repairing taken.
REX SHOE SHINING PARLOR
(Next Rex Theatre)
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Banish Those Chew-Chew Blues—
on Sunday evening, and get away from
the usual sandwich—come to the Rainbow
and chew to the tune of the latest “blues.”
ANNE O’REILLY, DARRELL LARSON
JANE O’REILLY ORCHESTRA
The RAINBOW
HERM BURGOYNE, Proprietor
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