IE1GUE PLANS
FOR MENTION
Monetary Prize Will Be
Offered for Design for
Formal Dance Program
DATES APRIL 15 T018
Delegates Are Expected
From All Universities
West of the Appalachians
Plans for the Women’s League
convention to be held on the eam
pua April 15, 16, 17 and 18, are
being earried out by committees ap
pointed for that purpose. The com
mittee on printing, headed by Al
berta McMonies, expects to offer
to any of thei art students a mone
tary prize for the Dest design that
can be used for the cover of the
programs for the formal danee to be
held Friday evening, April 17. The
decorations for this affair will
probably be a scheme of wild
flowers, and a design that will be
harmonious with the rest of the set
ting is desired.
Instructor Offers Advice
Miss Maude Kerns, instructor in
the normal arts department, has
expressed herself willing, to advise
about the material and designs for
numerous posters which will be
needed, and her first year art class
will probably help in the work of
making them during the first ' few
weeks of the spring term. Eliza
beth Cady is in charge of the com
mittee handling this work.
Mjrie Meyers, chairman of the
reception committee, has appointed
the chairman of her sub-committees,
and they in turn will appoint their
co-workers, who will be announced
later. Louise Inabnit heads the
train committee—a group of girls
-who will be chosen to represent all
the University women and the Wo
men’s League especially, with a
hearty welcome to the guests as
they arrive.
Hostess Committee Named
The delegates will be brought to
the administration building in cars
loaned to the League, where a reg
istration committee under the di
rection of Jane Bodine will assign
them to the different living organi
zations. The* hostess committee,
headed by Vivian Harper, will see
that the girls are made welcome.
There will be about fifty in this
group, and they will attempt to
make the visitors feel a personal
welcome, and will also see that they
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PROFESSOR O. F. STAFFORD
TALKS OF WOOD PROCESS
A discussion of wood distillation
and the Stafford process was given
by Prof. O. P. Stafford of the
chemistry department before the
class in economic botany. The
lecture was illustrated. Henry Ford
recently installed an enormous plant
based upon the Stafford process.
The Eastman Kodak company uses
a similar process.
Last Minute Rush
Promised Students
Late in Paying Fees
Get the check book and make
ready to spend a few hours in
line at the business office if you
have not yet paid your fees. To
morrow noon is the deadline, and
I after that time a three dollar
late payment fee will be added
for the first day and 25 cents
for each day thereafter.
The ten days allowed for pay
ment of fees, while longer than
the usual period, has called forth
less activity. As a result the
business staff has decided to use
: strict business methods, and stu
' dents who are still in line when
the windows close at noon to
morrow, will pay the extra fee.
Students are asked to be care
ful to avoid issuing “N. S. F.”
checks. There have been few is
sued so far, and it is hoped by
the members of the business
staff, that the number will re
main small.
The office will be open from
8 a. m. until 4 p. m. today, and
an effort will be made to save
as many as possible from the pay
ment of the late fee.
MHMD FIELD OPEN
Til COLLEGE TRIED
J. A. Ormandy, S. P. Agent,
Speaks to Students
“More than ever is there an op
portunity for college men in the
railroad field,” declared J. A. Or
mandy, general passenger agent of
the Southern Pacific company, in
an informal conference of business
administration and economic stu
dents, Wednesday evening.
“Because regulation by the fede
ral government has been so drastic
and enormous, a number of depart
ments have been built up to wateh
the work of the regulating commis
sion and defend the interests of the
railroad. It is in these departments
—the valuation department, legal
department, traffic and soliciting
departments—that college men have
their biggest opportunities. The
seniority rule applies only relatively
and after the first apprenticeship
stage has been passed, the broad
training of the college man quali
fies him for rapid advancement.
“Many graduates are going into
other fields such as ocean transpor
tation, truck, bus, and airway lines.
There is also a large field for col
lege trained men in federal and
state commissions on traffic issues.
Railroads are beginning to keenly
realize this situation and are now
rapidly adopting a poliey intended
to promote and develop college men
in their organizations.
“The seniority rule which to date
has kept ambitious college men out
of the railroad field has been modi
fied in a number of respects.”
BASKETBALL REQUIRES SKILL
IN NUMEROUS OTHER SPORTS
Basketball has in a comparatively
short time become one of the most
popular collegiate sports. A_tfew
years ago it was merely a rough
and tumble brawl, brawn rather
than skill being the chief essential
of a successful player. Now, bas
ketball as it is played in colleges
throughout the United States re
quires far more skill than any other
sport.
The player must be in perfect
condition both mentally and physi
cally. He must have the speed of
a sprinter, the aggressiveness of a
football player, the endurance of a
marathon runner, the nerves of a
fencer, the eye of a marksman, and
more than anything else a thorough
knowledge of basketball fundamen
tals.
Of course it would be foolish to
say that every man who plays col
lege basketball must be a champion
in all of the branches of athletics
mentioned, because it would be un
true. But he must develop himself
to such an extent that he has the
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ability and strength to do this if
it were required of him.
Basketball officials are endeavor
ing to give the small man as good
a chance in the game as the big
man, hence new rules are made
every year which extend greater op
portunities to him. This, by no
means, is meant to discourage the
big man; it is to encourage the
small man with speed. Another aid
for any man who has the ambition
to become a good player, is that
basketball is played indoors, which
makes it possible for players to
practice the whole year round with
out being hindered by rain, snow,
or ice.
These things have had their share
in pushing basketball along, but
the biggest thing is this: coaches
studied every point of the game in
detail, and, as a result, they teach
it with the precision and certainty
of a mathematics teacher.
The average spectator does not
know that there are almost a dozen
separate and distinct ways of
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* DIRECTORATE WHICH PREPARES FOR CONVENTION T
From left to'right: Alberta McMonies, Betty Cady, Anna DeWitt, Maurine Buchanan,
Winifred Graham, Dean Virginia Esterly, Mary Jane Hathaway, Rebecca Ireland, Ellen
McClellan, Mabel Armitage, Marie Myers, HilcU Chase.
GRID PRACTICE
SCHEDULE SET
Regular Sessions to Begin
Week From Monday;
Hard Work Is Promised
SMITH DOMINATES SQUAD
The call to football practice was
issued last night by Coach Dick
Smith to 75 men assembled to meet
him officially for the first time.
Regular nightly sessions will begin
a week from Monday, Smith de
creed, and earnest, hard work will
be the rule from the opening day.
First attention will be given to
centers and to men who can kick,
said the coach, and he expects to
develop at least four men who can
boot the ball far and wide. From
the very first the kickers will be
“rushed” by opponents playing de
fense, so that the men will develop
speed as well as distance and ac
curacy.
Smith to Be Boss
The center position, declared
Smith, is the most important posi
tion on the team, and a great deal
of time will be devoted to training
men for this pivot place. An ef
fort will be made to develop a con
crete system of offense this spring,
and the squad will be expected to
know thoroughly all plays by the
time the spring period is over.
The gridiron men will be abso
lutely dominated by Smith—that
much is certain already. “While I
am on the field there will be one
coach, and that will be me,” Smith
told the men. “I’ll give every man
a fair chance, but I expect to be
boss at all times.”
The Oregon machine next season
will be one of determination, for
already the Smith spirit is mani
fest in the candidates. The Lemon
Yellow team is likely to earn the
designation of a “Team of Terror,”
for Smith told the men that he
plans to teach them how to charge
effectively, how to buck the stif
fest line, and how to use the
straight-arm with all their might
and main.
Team Prospeets Bright
Bart Spellman, line coach, is ex
pected here next week for the
opening practices. He will assist
Smith to develop team head-work.
The men will be drilled in handling
the ball, and special emphasis will
be placed on running passing and
catching.
With 15 of the 75 candidates let
termen, at least a half dozen men of
varsity calibre ^rom the frosh, and
another eight or ten from the sub
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OREGON MAN TO BE HEAD
OF NORMAL IN COLORADO
Dr. Ira Richardson, former lec
turer for the extension division of
the University, and now a teach
er of education classes at the Port
land center, has been appointed to
the presidency of a new Colorado
state normal school at Alamosa,
Colorado. Dr. Richardson is now a
member of the faculty of Reed col
lege. His classes in the Portland
center are given in the evenings
during this school year. He leaves
to take charge of his new post some
time this spring.
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SENIORS ATTENTION
Time’s npl Today is your last
day, seniors, to get your write
ups in for your section of the
Oregana. In the entrance of the
library is a box for the write
nps and yon have until midnight
tonight to get them in.
Write-ups should contain name,
town, living organisation, hon
orary fraternities and clubs,
campus activities and offices.
If you have no activities, your
name and home town are want
ed to accompany the picture in
the senior section. This is your
i laBt chance.
SHORT STORY CONTEST
TO END FEBRUARY I*
Time for Edison Marshall
Manuscripts Extended
The final date set for turning in
stories for the Edison Marshall
short story contest has been ex
tended from February 1 to Febru
ary 15, after which time no manu
scripts will be received. This con
test is open to any undergraduate
of the University, except previous
winners, and is. not restricted to
members enrolled in short story
courses. The prize is $50.
Stories must be handed in to
Professor W. F. G. Thacher, of the
school of journalism, in triplicate.
They must be double spaced, and
written on only one side of the pa
■ per. The name of the writer must
not appear on the manuscript, but
should be written on a piece of pa
per and enclosed in an envelope
with the name of the story on the
outside of the envelope.
“There seems to be a laek of in
terest shown,’’ Professor Thacher
said, “which means a better chance
for those who wish to compete.”
DISCUSSION MEETING
HELO BN ARGENT
The racial characteristics and his
tory of the people of Argentina were
discussed by the group studying
that country at a supper meeting at
the Y. W. C. A. bungalow last night.
The discussion group is allied with
the World Fellowship committee of
the campus and held its second
meeting yesterday.
Josephine Evans who is leader of
the group assigned, previously, the
group to tiring in definite informa
tion which was brought up at the
meeting. Questions were asked of
the girls bearing upon the informa
tion they had gathered and an in
teresting discussion followed.
Allen McClellan, chairman of the
World Fellowship committee called
a meeting of the leaders of the
various groups yesterday noon.
Problems arising in the conducting
of the groups were presented and
talked over by the leaders.
DE. CONKLIN TO SPEAK
TO LINFIELD STUDENTS
“The Making of a Personality”
is the title of a lecture Dr. Edmund
S. Conklin, professor of psychology,
will deliver at Linfield college on
February 17. JDr. Conklin will de
liver his lecture to a group of
students of the college at their as
sembly.
CUSS PARTIES
TO BE TONIGHT
All Are No-date Events
Except Soph Shuffle:
Affairs Are Informal
FEATURE PLANS MADE
Seniors meet at Eleventh and
Alder streets at 7 o’clock for
theatre and skating party.
Junior small town dance at
Campa Shoppe, 8 O’clock. No
date.
Soph Shuffle at College Side
Inn, 8:30 o’clock. Date affair.
Freshman no-date dance at Wo
man’s building, 8 o’clock.
Tonight the various classes will
forget the worries of their 8
o’eloeks in festive parties.
/The senior class will gather at the
Sigma Nu house at 7 o’clock, pro
ceeding from there to the Heilig
theatre to see Marian Davies in
“Yolanda.” At 10 o’clock the party
will go to the Winter Garden for
skating.
Hayracks to Be Used
The affair is no-date, states the
committee head, and free, as the
costs are being footed by the class
treasury. Old clothes will be the
correct attire and prizes will be giv
en for the best make-up.
Many amusements are being pre
pared by the entertainment com
mittee, and there will be music and
dancing for those who do not care
to skate. The refreshments will be
ice cream and cake.
The junior class party will bo
held at the Campa Shoppe. It will
typify a small town Grange hall
dance. The costumes to be worn
are those that were considered In
style a decade ago, or even about
the time of the war. Hayracks will
call at the women's organizations
between 8 and 8:30 o’clock to con
vey them to the affair.
Stunts on Program
The refreshments will be basket
lunches, which are typical of “Main
Street” events. Prizes for the most
appropriate costume of the men and
women will be given. Also there
will be features and stunts during
the evening. The Pi-id Pipers are
supplying the orchestration. The
dance is a no-date affair.
“If everyone of the junior class
shows up in the right outfit and
spirit we’ll have a dance that will
be the best ever,” said Joe Frazer,
chairman of the committee.
The College Side Inn will be the
scene of the Soph Shuffle. It will
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FACULTY DINNER TO HAVE
CAMPUS VISITOR AS 0UEST
A dinner for faculty members
and their wives will be given in the
Woman’s building, Friday evening,
February 6, at (5 o’clock. The guest
of honor will be Fred B. Smith,
prominent business man of New
York, well known throughout the
country for his ability as a speaker
on vital themes. The visit of Mr.
Smith to the campus is under the
auspices of the United Christian
Work. He will deliver a series of
lectures on the subject of law en
forcement next Thursday and Fri
day, February 5 and 6. The com
mittee in charge of the dinner is
M. H. Douglass, A. B. Stillman, and
Roger J. Williams.
Frosh Girls Seek
Thrill By Plunge
Into Race at Night
The mill-race, swollen with
early rains, muddy, yellow, swift
of course, tearing on its way to
the river, was not inviting to the
average person. This, however,
did not deter two thrill-seeking
freshman girls from taking an
evening “dip” early this week.
The affair was the result of a
wager. One girl said that the
other would not, and the other
hurled back a challenge. Neith
er of them would refuse a dare,
so they repaired to the Anchor
age, where they proceeded to take
the plunge.
They did not stay in long, and
when they emerged they were
able to laugh without too mueh
noise of teeth. They had not
only won their wagers, and the
right to tell the folks at home
that they had gone in swimming
in the race in January; but they
had had their thrill.
ORCHESTRA PRESENTS
ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
University String Quartet
Gives Two Numbers
The University orchestra and
string quartet program, given yes
terday, drew one of the largest
crowds attending an assembly so
far this year. The numbers pre
sented were from master composers,
and included some favorite selec
tions, one of the best being the
“Second Hungarian Rhapsody” by
Lizst which was the heaviest num
ber on the program.
This was the first appearance of i
the newly formed University string I
quartet, composed of Rex Under-;
wood and Alberta Potter, violins; |
Lora Teschner, cello; and Buford
Roach, viola. The two numbers, |
“Andante Cantabile” by Tschai
kowsky, .and “Serenade” by Lalo,
rendered by the quartet, were
among the most popular selections.
The first was rich in tone quality,
soft harmonies, and blending ef-,
fec.ts while the “Serenade” was;
lively, dainty, and staccato. An }
effective number was the “Sere-,
nade” by Titl, a flute and cello
duet by Beulah Clark and Lora
Teshner, with a full orchestra ac
companiment.
Other numbers were the “Gladi
ator’s March,” “La Veeda,” a
Spanish piece by Alden, and a Med
ley of selections from the “Choco
late Soldier,” a comic opera by
Strauss.
Beside working on the program
for assembly yesterday, the orches
tra has been preparing for the for
mal opening of the new music audi
torium, which will probably be held
in February, and for the regular
spring concert to be given later.
The string quartet has also been
spending time in preparation for a
tour through the state.
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MONTANA TILT
Grizzlies Fail to Register
Shots; Okerberg High
Point Man Scoring 16
HOBSON OUT OF CONTEST
m wins
Game Ends 33-24; Personat
Fouls Featured in Rough
Playing By Both Teams
By reason of their 33-24 victory
over the Montana basketball quin*
tet, the varsity proved to the
crowded armory that they had the
basketball team, while the Griz
glies had the “football” team in
the contest last night. The slash
ing offense of the northern sauad
swept the Oregon defense easily
aside, but the Montana forwards
were unable to locate the basket,
failing to register over half of their
shots at the hoop.
Okerberg started the Oregon scor
ing combination to working, when
he dropped two field goals in rapid
succession in the initial part of the
first half. However, the varsity
was unable to run up more than a
five point lead over the opposition
until the final minutes of play. At
the end of the half, the score stood
21 to 17 in favor of the Lemon
Yellow.
Bough Playing Starts
The contest was featured ythrough
out with unusual roughness, Sweet
of Montana receiving his quota of
four personals.
The vnrsity played without How
ard Hobson, stellar forward, who is
in the infirmary with a swollen
arm due to a recent vaccination.
Hobson may be unable to play until
next week because of his present
condition. The Oregon team was
further hampered in playing when
Swede Westergre'n was forced from
the game with a minor injury dur
ing the first part of the game. How
ever Wcstergren joined the team in
the second half.
Substitutes are Used
Okerberg was again high point
man of the game, with 16 points to
his credit. Although closely guarded,
Okerberg broke away for his usual
share of counters.
Although playing a coast confer
ence team, four of the second string
men broke into the lineup without
materially weakening the strength
of the team.
Saturday evening, the varsity
meets the strong Washington team.
The results of the contest will
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COMPILATION OF GRADES
TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH
Work on the compilation of house
ftnd honorary organization grades
will start early in February, accord
ing to an announcement from the
registrar’s office. The lists will
probably be ready by the first of
March. Filing of registration
cards and other routine work has
been responsible for the delay in
compiling the statistics on grades.
FOUR ANTIQUE ENGLISH DEEDS
IN POSSESSION OF DEAN HALE
Of interest to the antique collec
tor are four pieces of parchment
bearing the dates 1674, 1698, 173.?,
and 1745, respectively, which are
being framed at the University de
pot. The parchments are old Eng
lish documents used in the trans
ferring of English property, and be
long to William G. Hale, dean of
the law school.
An interesting feature of these
documents is the remarkable pre
servation of the ink used. The writ
ing, except for its old style, is as
fresh looking as though written re
cently. The two oldest papers are
written in such old style English
that they appear to be foreign
language compositions. The other
two, however, are comparatively
easy to decipher if the reader has
patience and any knowledge of the
old English character forms.
The form of expression used is
also interesting, as much of the
same form is still used in legal
writings. “This Indenture,” a com
mon and insignificant expression to
day, had a meaning in those times,
according to Dean Hale. Each in
strument was made in duplicate or
triplicate upon one picee of parch
ment, he explained, and divided by
a scroll. This scroll was called an
indenture, and the parchment was
cut irregularly along this line with
some sharp instrument. The sepa
rate documents could then be iden
tified by fitting them into each
other, and in this way forgery was
made impossible. The expression
is today a “hang over,” used for
form only.
The two later documents bear
seals. These seals, said Dean Hale,
are identified with individuals.
Conveyances were made only among
the nobility, and each family had
its own seal. Today the seal is
used, not being of wax but only
written and scrolled with the pen.
These legal papers, also bear reve
nue stamps of eighteen pence each,
corresponding to revenue stamps
placed on deeds at the present day.