NUMBER 59
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BEADS OUT-PLAY
FAMOUS TEAMS
Andy Smith Unconquered
In Five Consecutive
Seasons of Fo o t b a 11
RECORD UNSURPASSED
California Scores Total
Of 1561 Points Against
139 Points by Opponents
The fact that the University of
California football team, coached by
Andrew L. Smith has gone through
five consecutive seasons without a
single defeat, is ’a challenge in it
self which cannot be laughed off
by any coach, writer or team.
In spite of the fact that “Gil”
Dobic, while coaching at the Uni
versity of Washington, waded
through eight straight seasons with
out a defeat, California’s record is
considered the best ever made by
any team. Although Dobie and his
Washington warriors deserve no lit
tle credit, they did not run up
against teams anywhere near as
strong as California did.
Smith’s Work Notable
In 1920, after trouncing Wash
ington State 49-0, Stanford 38-0,
and Utah 63-0, it fell on Smith’s
shoulders to represent the coast
against the mighty Ohio State team,
in the annual Tournament of Roses
game at Pasadena. Smith certainly
proved himself worthy of thfl| job
as even a loyal Ohioan will tell
^ou. Ohio went home with a loss
of 28 points.
As far as coast football was con
cerned, California had a much bet
ter year in 1921 than in the pre
vious year. She defeated O. A. C.
39-0, University of Washington 72
3, IT. S. C. 38-7, and Stanford 42-7.
Again the Bears represented the
West at Pasadena. One cold day on
a. sloppy field, Washington and Jef
ferson held California to a 0-0 tie.
It was in this game that Smith’s
record was almost broken. In one
of the first plays of the game, a
Washington and Jefferson back
made a beautiful 75-yard run for
a touchdown, but one of his over
anxious team mates was declared
offside, and the score did not count.
However, it is very likely the touch
down would not have been made if
"the California players hadn’t known
the man was offside.
1924 Season Successful
Smith’s 1924 season was a tre
mendous success although his team
was tied twice. Writers, coaches
and fans alike predicted that Wash-!
Ington, Stanford, and U. S. C. would !
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Eleven Campus
| Organizations Win
Copies of Oregana
j Eleven organizations were 100 per
cent in the Oregana sale by last
evening, entitling those groups to
the copy given to each house with
100 per cent sales. The houses in
the list include Pi Beta Phi, Alpha
i Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, Phi Kappa
Psi, Chi Psi, Delta Zeta, Kappa Om
icron, Alpha Chi Omega, Delta
. Delta Delta and Tau Nu.
| Reports from the Oregana repre
sentatives in other organizations
are requested to be in today and
anyone wishing to subscribe to the
year book may do so at the Oregana
office today as this is. the last day.
Sales are reported similar or per
haps slightly larger than those of
last year.
EPIDEMIC NOT AT HAND
SAYS DR. JOHN BOVARD
Vaccination Suggested As
Certain Preventative
Recommendation that students ap
pear at the dispensary for vaccina
tion as a preventative against a
possible outbreak of small pox, has
been made by the state health of
ficer, according to John F. Bovard,
dean of the school of physical edu
cation.
“While there is no reason for a
scare,” Dean Bovard said, “and an
epidemic is not imminent, as a mat
ter of precaution it would be well
for everybody to come to the dis
pensary and be vaccinated.”
He pointed out that vaccination
is almost a certain preventative, if
performed within three days after
exposure. The treatment is not
compulsory under state law, but
any one who has been exposed must
be vaccinated or go into quaran
tine.
One case was reported on the
campus and - preventative measures
were taken to prevent the spread
of the disease. Marion Norman of
the Gamma Phi Beta house was
taken ill last Monday.
Later the Health Service was in
formed by the health office in Port
land that she wsy there with a well
marked case of small pox. The
state health officer at once in
structed that the Gamma Phi Beta !
house members be vaccinated. This
Was done and the rooms occupied
by Miss Norman were fumigated.
Dr. P. J. Bartle, University doc
tor, and Dean Bovard, commented
favorably on the wholehearted co
operation of all the girls and at
tendants in the Gamma Phi Beta
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PREMIERE OF ‘LA BALLE RUSSE’
TONIGHT AT WOMAN’S BUILDING
(By J. J. O’M.)
“La Balle Russe” makes its pre
miere tonight at the Woman’s build
ing. The grand march begins at
8:30 o’clock. From every indica
tion, “La Balle Russe’’ will sur
3 pass all previous social events on
the campus.
This is the first Senior Ball to be
given on the campus and the com
mittees in charge have given exact
ing attention to every detail to
make it outstanding in every way.
The decorations carry out the
Russian motif of the ball and create
an authentic atmosphere. The or
chestration will further strengthen
this effect with Russian music. Like
the social affairs of the royalty in
the days of the czar, the scene will
be brilliantly lighted, bringing the
exotic decorations into dazzling
"prominence.
Refreshments will be Russian vi
ands ranging from anchovies to gay
cakes, served by attendants in pic
turesque costqme.
The supreme surprise of the eve
ning will be the feature. It will be
presented by Victor Petroff and his
ballet. Their program will include
the Mushik dance; the Pavlowa Ga
votte; divertisements and encores.
Their own music will accompany
them and the feature will add an |
elaborate background to the ball. 1
The entrance to the ball will be ,
at the main east entrance of the
Woman’s building. Tickets may be
obtained there, if necessary. Also
the balcony will be open to spec
tators, who will enter at the usual
assembly entrance. There will be
no false ceiling or obstructing dec
orations to interfere with the view. |
Tickets to the balcony will be 25 i
cents.
“We want everyone to be there,’’ ;
states Junior Seton, . “otherwise
they will miss the most pretentious
affair ever held on the campus.’’
CAST WORKING
HARD Oil PLOYS
Three Productions Being
Worked on By Students
Of Dramatic Department
NEW SCENERY ERECTED
Modern Society Drama, 'The
Ideal Husband,’ By Oscar
Wilde Will Be Presented,
Activity in the dramatic depart
ment is becoming complicated, with
intense work on the production of
"Yellow Candle Light," t\vo weeks
off, and "The Ideal Husband" and
"Hassan” just getting under way.
The number of players in the
company this year makes it pos
sible to have two and even three
plays in rehearsal at the same time,
and to present the University the
atre-goers with a play more often
than once a month, as was the cus
tom in preceding years.
Society Drama Coming
"The Ideal Husband" is a mod
ern society drama of the popular
type, written by the famous Oscar
Wilde and dealing with English life
of the present generation. The cast
has been selected and the parts
given out. Rehearsals are expected
to begin next Monday.
Work on the original musical fan
tasy, "Yellow Candle Light,” by
Fergus Reddie and Perry‘ Arant, is
fast rounding into shape. The
chorus work under Mr. Arant is
almost ready to be combined with
the work of the cast- in the final
two weeks of rehearsal. Several
dress rehearsals have been scheduled
for the last week, and the depart
ment officials predict that "Yellow
Candle Light," difficult as it is to
pioduce, will be in good shape for
the opening performance of Janu
ary 28.
"Hassan” Third Production
Hassan," the gorgeous Arabian
play by James Elroy Flecker, will
be the third production to get under
way in the near future. In London,
where "Hassan" was given for the
first time two years ago, it created
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ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT
STUDIES DROSOPNILm
Experiments with generations of
fruit flies in order to study the
mutations which occur are being
’arried on by the class in Genetics
under Dr. R. R. Huestis.
“The Drosophelia” or fruit fly is
i tiny winged insect which inhab
its garbage tins in which fruit hag
been thrown,” said Dr. Huestis.
“They reproduce very rapidly, and
a new generation can be evolved in
nine days If the chances are even
the fly may produce up to six or
seven hundred young.”
There are thirty or forty mutant
varieties of these flies in the glass
bottles in Dr. Huestis’ office. They j
are fed on banana on which vea^t
has°been sprinkled.
f‘There nre 40p known varieties,”
$iid Dr. Huestis. “The mutation
may affect any part of the fly.
The wings vary in shape or are ab
sent and the eyes may vary in
color.” To examine these character
istics, the flies are etherizeld and
placed under the microscope. Here
the eyes show up luminously in the
different colors, red, white yellow,
or purple.
All these mutants are re-combined
and the laws of heredity are
worked out and observed by the
students who count the different
kinds and tabulate the classes pro
duced.
New Ticket Office
Picture Advertiser
Old Booth Used on Big
Thg new booth that made its
first appearance in front of the
library during the recent. lOre*
gana drive is not new at all but
a renovation of a photogrrapher’s
idea of advertising. Some ten
or twelve years ago, Mr. Fred
H. Kiser, a Portland photograph
er, who was the official photo
grapher for the University, had
colored pictures on glass of the
campus fitted into this piece of
furniture, inside of which were
electric lights. The whole thing
revolved by mdans of a motor,
and the illuminated pictures
showed out to all who cared to
see, an example of Mr. Kiser’s
photographic art.
A few months ago, its useful
ness as a picture gallery ended,
the structure was brought to the
campus. Under supervision of
Mr. H. M. Fisher, superintendent
of grounds, the pictures were
taken out and in their place were
put beaver board panels, a little
window, and a shelf, making a
.most noat_ looking, comfortable,
little booth.
The old lemon and green booth
now reposes in a shed waiting for
another Homecoming, or some
equally important event, when it
will be used for an information
booth.
Is Cast Off Campus
Occasions
VESPERS WILL BE HELD
Campus Choir and Soloists
To Give Selections
The only Vespers servicej until
next March will be held tomorrow
at four o’clock at the Methodist
church. Richard Adams, tenor, will
present the solo, “Comfort Ye One
Another.” Special music is to be
furnished by the University Vesper
choir.
The speaker at the service is to
be Claiborne Milton Hill, president
of the Baptist Divinity school at
Berkeley, California. Mr. Hill grad
uated from the University of Ore
gon in 1881, and took his master’s
degree here in 1884. He has been
living in California recently.
Leads in the choir are to be tak
en by'Aubrey Furrey, baritone; Roy
Bryson, tenor; and Ruth Akers, so
prano. The anthem to be pre
sented is Shelley’s, “Angel Voices
Ever Singing.”
EXTENSION DIVISION
RECEIVES NEW FILMS
The visual education department
of the extension division has re
ceived twenty-five now reels of mo
tion picture film on scenic, indus
trial and educational topics, accord
ing to Alfred Powers, assistant
dean of the extension division.
These will be added to the motion
picture film library which contains
a col’ection of nearly a half mil
lion feet which is in circulation at
the present time.
The visual education department
has in addition to the film about
10,000 slides. The department has
a prepared catalogue on this ser
vice of the extension division which
can be secured by application to
Alfred Powers. The service is
broadcasted to all parts of the
state, and the only charges are for
postage and express.
OREGON WINS BY
SCORE OF 40-15
Pacific Defense Weak When
Varsity Forwards Show
Unusual Shooting Ability
MIDSEASON FORM SHOWN
Okerberg, Varsity Center,
Proves Star of Contest
By Running Up 22 Points
Scoring points with apparent ease,
the Oregon basketball quintet ran
up a 48-15 victory over the Pacific
five in a rather one-sided tilt played
last night.
The Badgers on the night before
had played O. a. C. and the Ag
gies were held to a 32-16 victory,
therefore the Pacific team was fa
fored to give the varsity consider
able trouble in last night’s contest.
Oregon Uses Teamwork
The Oregon five performed with
machine-like regularity. Tliei of
fense had little difficulty in work
ing down under their opponents’
basket, and the shooting eye of the
forwards was dangerously accurate.
When the Badgers tried to take the
ball down the court, the varsity de
fense tightened and played in regu
lar mid-season form.
Okerberg Scores High
Okerberg wfas the istdllar per
former in the tilt, as he ran up a
total of 22 points against the Bad
gers. This was the same number of
points scored by Okerberg against
theh Wlillamette team last Satur
day.
The line-up was as follows:
Oregon Pacific
Gowans...F . Tucker
Hobson.'..F . Jesse
Okerberg.C Emerson
Westergren.G . Blackman
Gillenwaters.G . Adams
Ohilels Strickland
Reinhart Coon
Referee: Coleman.
FRESHMEN MAKE PLANS
TO GIVE ANNUAL DANCE
Committee chairmen for the
“Freshman glee,” an annual dance:
to be given February 21, for the
student body, will bo appointed by
the executive committee, according
to a decision reached at a meeting
of the class held yesterday in Vil
lard hall.
Several suggestions were made
as to how the general chairman
should be chosen. As the clasa has'
no president, the committee head
could not be chosen in the usual
way. After several motions had
been laid aside it was decided that
theh executive committee should
select the chairman, who will name
the student's to carry out the ar
rangements for the dance.
Maxine Edmonds was appointed
president of the executive commit
tee. She will announce the appoint
ments the first, of next .week.
Less than a third of the class was
present at yesterday’s meeting.
PROFESSOR ALFRED LOMAX
TALKS BEFORE LIONS CLUB
At the weekly luncheon of the
: Springfield Lions club, held yester
day noon, Professor Alfred L. Lo
max, instructor in the school of
(business administration in the Uni
| versity, discussed the industrial sit
! uation of the Pacific Northwest.
■ The talk included a resume of the
farming situation as it is at the
present, also the citation of figures
| compiled by numerous commercial
j clubs.
Alaska Nuggets
Sent University
In Gift Campaign
A. unique gift was made to the
University by Mrs. Vanda Coffey
Allen who recently sent three or
four small nuggets from Alaska as
her contribution to the gift cam
paign this year. Mrs. Allen is a sis
ter of Ur. R. C. Coffey of Portland.
Mrs. Allen has taught at Milton,
Ore., Portland, Corvallis and Fair
banks, Alaska, and is at present
teaching at Wiseman, Alaska, which
is probably the northernmost school
on the American continent, if not
in the world.
Mrs. Allen received her B. A. de
gree from the University in 1905,
and her M. A. in 1907. She also
attended Wellesley in 1907.
IMPROVEMENTS MADE
ON HAYWARD FIELD
Track Training Goes On!
Three Days a Week
Hayward field is awakening for
the new season. The historic field
and neighboring baseball diamond
are busily being prepared for this
year’s games and other feats of
prowess.
Hayward track is in excellent |
condition, appearing best in twenty |
years. The straight-a-way is beiag j
drained and smoothed and by next i
week it should be in good condition.!
Training on the track is carried on j
throe days a week, with 50 or 60
candidates out regularly.
The baseiball field is smooth and
green, and with two or three yearB j
of continued similar improvements
should be one of the best collegiate
baseball fields on the/ coast. April
should find the field ready for play. '
The football field, plowed! up !
soon after the close of last season
and before the cold spell, is now
.thoroughly loosened up, no longer
shedding tho water onto the track.
The tilo anti five thousand yards
of rock under the dirt layer are re
ported in fine shape. As soon as
the field dries off, sand and saw- i
dust will bo spread on top in pre
paration for next fall.
EUCENIJI STRICKLAND
NEW COMMITTEE HEAD
i
Margaret Skavelan, associate edi
tor of the Emerald, has resigned her j
position as chairman of the student
lecture committee, and Randall
Jones, president of the student
body, has appointed Eugenia Strick
land to replace her. Miiss Skavlan1
and Miss Strickland with Don
Woodward, editor of tho Emerald,
have composed this committee whose
object is to bring to authors, lec
turers and eminent men to the
campus. Negotiations are under
way to bring David Starr Jordan,
Chancellor Emeritus of Stanford
university, and Edgar Leo Masters,
famous poet, to the campus at a
near date.
In the future, this committee,
with a few more members who will
be appointed by Randall Jones, will
work in conjunction with the fac
ulty committee on free intellectual
activities, whose members are ap
pointed by tho president of the
University. This combined commit
tee will then elect its own chair
man.
Last year this committee was re
! sponsible for bringing John Nei
;hardt, epic poet, here to lecture, and
Vachel Lindsay and Carl Sandburg
the previous year.
FOOTBALL COACH
All-year Position Declined
In Telegram Received By
Athletic Director Earl
BRILLIANT RECORD MADE
Victory Over Washington
And 0. A. C. Outstanding
Achievements of Season
(By Wilbur Wester)
“Joe Haddock resigns as Ore
gon’s football coach” was a bomb
shell thrown into University ath
letic circles late last night. The
resignation came in the form of a
telegram addressed to the director
of Orefgon athletic*. It reads as
follows: “Cannot consider all
year around position at Oregon.
Would be too great a sacrifice to
change my plans at this time. Do
not consider me for re-election on
the year-round plan.”
Business Forces Resignation
The original agreement expressed
in a contract between Oregon and
Joe Maddock, stated that Maddock
for the first year was to take over
spring training and poaching of
football during the fall term. This
was to allow Maddock time in which
to straighten up his business af
fairs at Idaho Falls. However the
contract for the following year was
to call for Maddock to come to Ore
gon on the all-year basis. This year
Joe Maddock found it impossible to
dispose of his property and as a
result of this he was forced to re
sign as the varsity gridiron mentor.
Telegram Ends Correspondence
This “telegram” received by the
athletic department was not the first
intimation received by Virgil Earl
that Maddock would find it impos
sible to return. Previous corres
pondence between Earl and Mad
doek has led up to the final word
thnt Oregon would have to look for
a new coach.
Virgil Earl stated last night that
Maddock’s action was final and
that Oregon's former coach would
not reconsider any later offer. Earl
said that the athletic committee
would start functioning immediate
ly in search of a new mentor.
It was impossible for Maddock to
coach in a part-time fashion as con
sidered ns considerable pressure
has been frought to bear by the
alumni against this manner of in
struction. The alumni and athletic
leaders desire a coach to sign a
year-around contract so that he can
keep track of the football men and
be in full charge of spring training
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SCANDINAVIAN CLASSES
STUDY NORSE CULTURE
Although tho Scandinavian courses
which tho University offers, usually
draw a small number of students,
progress in the work is very rapid,
according to PI. Thorstenberg, in
structor in German and Scandin
avian.
On the whole, Scandinavian
courses are studied because of a
general cultural interest, or of a par
ticular interest in the language re
quirements, it can be used to satis
fy group requirements. Tho courses
are all three hours, which "may ac
count for the fact that the lang
uage is not as popular as French,
Spanish and German courses.
The third ‘year course, which is
called “Scandinavian Life and Cul
ture, ”is especially planned to give
the students a broad knowledge of
the Scandinavian people. In fact,
said Professor Thorstenberg, the
cultural side of tho subject is
stressed as much as the) linguistic
side.