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VOLUME XXVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY,OCTOBER 31. 1924 NUMBER 24 BONFIRE, PARADE, RALLY TONIGHT Sidelights From All Phases of Homecoming lT1y Lillian To Jack Seabrook, of the yell staff, goes the credit for the orig inal verses to the song, “It Ain’t Gonna Eain No More,” which were sung at the Homecoming assembly. They typified the indomitable spirit of loyal Oregon men and women who, undaunted by generous bursts of rain and strong gusts of chilling "wind, from the forces of nature, defied the»very elements tcf dampen their fight. Those three verses served, better than anything else, to show the characteristic will to win or lose with a smile, that Oregon possesses. Jack was asked to write the verses at 10 o’clock and one hour later when the as sembly began, they were composed and two thousand mimeographed copies distributed. This is a record for fast work. Professor Howe, who keeps up on the weather as well as every thing else says that this is the wettest weather we’ve had since 1915. The rain means that more people will come by train instead of by automobiles, from which may be deducted the fact that the welcom ing committee can still use more cars to meet the trains. Mr. Aaron Frank, vice-president of the Meier and Frank company in Portland, is the donor of 3000 cardboard megaphones to Oregon rooters. The megaphones, which will be distributed at the game by the Oregon Knights are green with a yellow “O” on each side, and will add very greatly to the lung power of the 3000 users. And in dirctly, of course, add to the chances of Oregpn triumphing over Washington. * * * The University Co-Op also gener ously donated forty special rooters caps to the R. O. T. C. band in ap preciation of its untiring efforts to make rallies and other University functions the success which they usually are. These convertable caps are tokens to the willingness and real organization of the band. * * * Just to remind the alunini of two important things, which might slip out of mind in the general rush of things—registration in the Adminis tration building on arrival and the alumni meeting at 11 o’clock Sat urday morning. * * * “Chuck” Norton and his Oregon Knights have arranged to have the traffic handled during the noise parade and for the game on Satur day. Don’t forget to say “hello” to everybody. As Randall Jones says, start saying it just for the we*h and maybe we’ll get the habit again. * * * Homecoming is no time to let any former son or daughter of Oregon wander around alone. Every effort should be made to see that all have something to do every minute. * • « That silver cup is waiting to be awarded to the house that puts out the best sign. Tonight is the night they are to blaze their welcome to every returning alumnus. • • • The rain is wet, but not wet enough to quench tl^e good’old Ore gon spirit, which is to malje this the best Homecoming yet. The campus luncheon is tomor row from 11:30 until 1:30. The charge for this was paid in with vour registration fees, so come and get your money’s worth. In spite of the damp weather, people are urged to see that their houses and grounds take on an air of festivity. This year’s Homecoming dance (Continued on Page Four) *»** WKW **** am **** oo oo ao oo oo Oregon Primed For Bagshaw’s Huskies VHRSITY IS KEEN FOR TOUCH GAME Outcome of Big Battle in Doubt; Oregon Conceded Good Chance by Critics GRIDIRON IS SEA OF MUD Slow and Unspectacular Game Expected Due to Bad Condition of Field With the Oregon varsity in good condition and keen for the fray, all indications on the eve of the big battle with the Huskies point toward one of the toughest games ever played on liayward field, with the victor in doubt until the final play. A continual soaking rain has changed the gridiron from a field of sawdust into a sea of mud and with a forecast of more dampness, the contest tomorrow will no doubt be a slow and sloppy exhibition of the usual fast and snappy grid game. Line-bucks and exchanging of punts will be the two features which will be decidedly in evidence during the afternoon. Anderson to be Handicapped Because of the probable condi tion of the field, it will be ex tremely difficult for Louie Ander son to make his usual brilliant twisting, dodging end runs. This will be a serious handicap to the Oregon offense, for Anderson is one of the main factors in running up yardage for the varsity. The Washington squad will ar rive in Eugene at 12:10 this after noon. This will enable Coach Bag shaw to send his players through a light signal practice on Haywafd field. Full Crew Coming Bagshaw is bringing a full crew with him for tomorrow’s battle. Al though, the Huskies played a pret ty stiff game last Saturday when they met the Aggies, the coach is fortunate in the fact that the squad was not weakened! by any loss through injuries. ■ Both Elmer Tes reau and George Wilson were badly battered up by the Beavers; how ever, these backs are in excellent shape to meet Oregon. Coach Maddock has been working hard all season, instructing his green material in the basic points of the grid game. Now, Maddock is reaping the benefits from the long hours he has spent teaching his proteges the fundamentals of the game. Maddock has finally de veloped an eleven that has aroused much optimistic comment. Many sport critics have expressed their opinion that Oregon stands a very (Continued on Page Four) PHI BETH KAPPA. ELECTS SEVEN High Averages Win Honors For Students Before Customary Spring Vote INITIATION THIS TERM Fraternity Founded at Williamsburg, Virginia; Now Has 99 Chapters Seven students were elected to Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholarship fraternity, at a special election held yesterday. The honor students each had an average of be tween 1.39 and 1.66 for the entire four years spent in college. The students selected are: Flor ence Buck, English, Eugene; Mar tha Shull, English, Portland; Harry Hulac, business administration, Mc Minnville; Pat Morrissette, Eng lish, Yakima, Wash.; Rupert Bulli vant, law, Portland; John Rogers, business administration, Baker; Mrs. Bessie Christensen, education, Eugene. The first six students on the list are regular seniors in the Univer sity. Mrs. Christensen, a senior last year, had an average above the 2.00 requirement, but since she did not have enough residence hours at the University she could not be elected at the regular election last spring. All were chosen at this time because of their especially high averages, since the regular election does not take place until (Continued on Page Four) STUDENTS APPOINTED TO INTERVIEW ALUMNI The November issue of “Old Ore gon” will not lack “dope” on alum ni. A member of each living or ganization has been appointed by Jeanette Calkins, alumni secretary, to write notes during Homecoming week-end of the doings of their alumni. These notes are to be given to Miss Calkins, Monday, in any form, to be used in the next issue of the alumni publication which will come out about Novem ber 15. Names, and classes must be correct. The following are the names of those appointed to do the work: Alpha Phi, Elizabeth Rauch,j Margaret Vincent; Delta Gamma, Pauline Bondurant; Gamma Phi Beta, Allgdeen Scroggin; Kappa. Kappa Gamma, Mary Skinner; Al pha Delta Pi, Beulah Clark; Alpha (Continued on Page Three) Instructions for Noise Parade Tonight The new routing is: Start at 13th and Alder, and pro ceed down Alder to 11th, out 11th to Willamette, north on Willamette to 7th, and thence to the Armory. Name of entering organization must be prominently displayed on both sides of the noise machine. • All machines be in line by 7 o’clock. Noise is to start when the parade reaches 11th and High and all noise is to stop when the parade reaches 9th and Willamette while the band plays and the steam rollers gather more steam. No noise machines are to travel on Alder street between 11th and 13th while on the way to the start of the parade, in order to avoid any chance of traffic congestion. Band men are to report at 6:30 at the R. 0. T. C, bar racks Friday evening for the noise parade. Saturday they are to report at 10:45 at the men’s gym for the campus luncheon and at 1:45 at Hayward field for the game. LEADER GIVES TALK High Lights In Colonel’s Address “Intelligentsia” is a pet name for a bolshevik with a shave. ’ ’ * * * * “The only panacea for the red peril is the little red schoolbouse. ’ ’ * * * * “There are two dangers in education—the production of highbrows, who are persons educated beyond their in telligence, and the danger of educating so many people to white collar jobs that there won’t be anyone to make the white collars. * $ * * “The whole trend of today is against tradition, against I authority, and against culture.” * * * * “I am loyal to my native country, loyal to the regi ments I have fought with, and loyal to my alma mater, but when I come to the Great Divide, before St. Peter, then I’ll make my final registration from the University of Oregon.” Campus Clowns To Stage Stunt ****** Feature Cast Numbers Thirty Travesty satirical! Burlesque ironical! Talent supreme! All these | fail to give more than just a hint of the feature which will be pre sented between the halves of the football game tomorrow. .The best clowns on the campus, whose names remain a deep mystery—although there might be some suspicion— will pool their humor and original ity towards making this stunt tho best take off on student life, alumni and the Washington students, that lias ever been witnessed. The cast is made of thirty guar anteed all stars, who have been working hard to make this show something clover and entirely out of the ordinary. Ed Bohlman, is chief down of the committee, which fact promises much; while the names of Willard Marshall, Jimmy Forestel, Eleanor Burtchell, and Florence Jones provide a drawing card that promises to pleaso even the most jaded and sophisticated ap petites in the college audience. Students will not foe allowed to lee the game on Saturday un less their student-foody tickets have foeen punched at Co-Op, and they have foeen given a ticket with which to enter. This is the custom at each Homecoming, announces Jack Benefiel, gradu ate manager. Students have re sponded slowly in the ticket punching and unless it is done immediately, there is danger of a last minute rush, which may keep some from entering the field. WASHINGTON ROOTERS HAVE SPECIAL TRAIN That there is much enthusiasm over the football game at the Wash ington end, is evidenced by the fact that the trip down here, which is being sponsored by the A. 8. U. W., is the largest of its kind ever at tempted by the university. Tickets for the special train which leaves Seattle at 11 p. m. on Friday, are being bought up rapidly, the cut rate of $13.95 for the round trip being an added inducement. The special will arrive in Portland at 6:00 a. m. Saturday, where two hours will be allowed for breakfast, and will arrive in Eugene at 11:30 a. m. The special will leave Eugene at 11:59 p. m. Saturday and will ar rive in Seattle at 9:15 a. m. on Sun day. There will be a baggage car for dancing on the way down and the university band is expected to supply the music. Besides those coming on the train, there will be many Washington rooters travelling by automobile. Washington students will get the returns of the game play by play at the armory in Seattle on Saturday afternoon. Returns will start to CContinued on Page Three) ' TWO CROUPS WANTED TO WORK AT DANCES Final plans have been made by the Homecoming committee for the entertainment of University vis itors, and all that remains is to do tin? work of decorating and prepar ation, according to Tom Robertson, who has charge of lining up the workers. It, is up to the students to make the plans a success, said Robertson, and all are asked to turn out and help. Sixty' men are needed to help with the decorations for the Home coming dances today and as the freshmen are busy with the bonfire, sophomores have been designated to do the work. Upperclassmen are also asked to do all they can to put the work over. The following 20 men are asked by the committee to report to Hob McCabe, Friday morning at 8 o’clock at the Sigma Chi house: David Adolph, Rex Adolph, Blair Alderman, -Robert Allan, Louie Anderson, Levi Ankeny, Laurence Armond, Carl Ashley, Lowell Baker, Robert Barnes, Harold Barthel, Robert Bartlett, Melvin Battee, William Beatty, Harvey Beau champ, Kenneth Birkemeier, Leslie (Continued on lJage Three) Corrected Train Schedule Folloing is the corrected ar rival time of O. E. and S. P. trains: O. E. time table: 10:45 a. m. 11:50 a. m. 6:30 p. m. 10:15 p. m. S.,P. time table: 3:35 p. m. 4:08 p. m. 1:42 p. m. ^ 3:20 ]p. m. 1:15 p. m. 8:20 p. m. COLONEL LEHR CLAD TO BE BACK Advantages of Education In University Outlined By Assembly Speaker 'HELLO’ REVIVAL ASKED Colonel John Leader was the main speaker of the large Home coming assembly yesterday morn ing. He expressed his great ap preciation of Homecoming, and his joy on returning to the campus where he has so many friends. In his speech on “Education,” he outlined advantages of a univer sity education and its benefits to wards saving the country from bol shevism, as well as soveral disad vantages, which he believed to have been greatly overcome on this cam pus. Event Best 'in Years In presenting a message from the alumni, Colonel Leader said that they were returning to the great est event in the year—forty-eight hours of everything that the soul could desire in the way of gracious | ness and hospitality. I Randall Jones, president of the student body, who introduced the Colonel, tolA his connection with the University, explaining that he came to the campus from England, in 1917, to take charge of military instruction during the war. He has returned for every Oregon Home coining since 1919. Hello’s Asked For Jones reminded the students that, having undertaken the Homecom ing preparations, they had to be put across, which meant that the whole student body must be on their toes all the time. He asked that each student make a special effort to revive the “hello” tradition for the week-end so that the old grads would not be disappointed at the disuse into which this custom has fallen. Jack High, chairman of the Homecoming plans, also emphasized the need of student cooperation. “Homocoming after all, is only a big party^ he said. “Wo aro the hosts ;ind the alums are the guests.” DANCE TICKETS PLACED ON SALE THIS MORNING Undergraduate tickets for the Homecoming dance will be placed on sale today at the Co-Op, and a few will be handled in, each house. The prico_ of the tickets is $1.00. There will be complimentary tickets for all alums and Washing ton students which will be handled through Jack Benefiel’s office. Junior Seton’s “Ye Pi-id Pi pers” will play at the Armory, A1 Clark’s ‘‘Campus Tramps” will play at the Woman’s building and Abbie Green’s ‘‘Players” will play at the Campa Shoppe. All underclassmen are expected to go to the Armory, while the alumni and upperclassmen will go to the Woman’s building. > EMERALD WORK IS HALTED WHEN POWER GOES OFF “Where was the Emerald when the lighb) went out?” The answer is “Nowhere.” Activity on the pa per was forced to halt between 5:15 and 7:30 Wednesday night, when light power went out in the journalism shack, in Friendly hall, the power house and the Art and ! Home Economics buildings. Order of Events Will be Same as That of Last Year, is Announcement DANCE FOLLOWS RALLY Alumni, Coaches, Players And Others Will Talk At Big Rally in Armory By Cliff Zehurng After a complete change of Homecoming plans for this evening, owing to the prolonged downfall of rain, which is giving every indica tion of continuing over the entire week-end, the final rally, noise pa rade, and bonfire plans were an nounced, late last night. The order of events will be the same as that of last year. At 6:.‘10 p. m. the bonfire will be touched off and the noiso parade will start at 7:15, just as the huge pyre passes the high point of its burning. The parade will pass through the main business district of Eugene and serpentine its^way to the Armory, where the football rally will bo held. All women will be seated in the balcony and all men on the main floor. Alumni to Speak Jack Lntourette, former Oregon football star, will be master of cere monies at the rally and will present to the largo crowd several old time football men and yell kings who have fought for Oregon just as the men will fight Saturday on Hay ward field. Ed Bailey, Slim Cran dall, Colonel Leader, Del Obertuef fer are among the list of speakers as is also Maurice Crumpacker, who played on the same famous Michi gan team with Coach Joe Maddock, and who is representing the group of Michigan alumni who are back ing Maddock in the game with the University of Washington, All Oregon coaches together with the entire varsity will be on the stage and in the light of publicity. The coaches and Captain Dick Reed are scheduled to tell what they ex pect to happen during the game with Washington. Dance Will be Held Following the program, a rally dance will be held on the floor of the Armory at which campus clothes and “no dates” will be in order. The Campus Tramps from College Side Inn have volunteered their services to supply the music and the rally committee promises a big time for all who stay. The routing for the noise parade will be from Thirteenth and Alder, where it will start, down Alder to Eleventh, out Eleventh to Willam ette, north on Willamette to Sev enth, and thence to the Armory. The parade committee asks that all noise machines have the name of the organization prominently dis played on both sides. Places in tho parade will be given in the order of the arrival of the floats, and all (Continued on l'tige Four) HIGH MAKES STATEMENT I wish to correct an Emerald statement, made through a mis understanding by the Homecom ing committee that it was ne cessary for a student to wear an identification tag in order to gain admission to the campus luncheon. This is not necessary, but only a convenient method to distinguish tho three classes of people: the students, alumni and visitors. These tags may be ob tained at the Library today. The rain has dampened a few things for us but neither the spirit of the committee nor the cooperation of the students has been affected and the prospects for a very successful Homecom ing are even brighter than ever. JACK HIGH.