VOLUME XXVII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8,
JN UJVUS±iK f
COL. FRANK DAY
10 BE HEARD I
Former Army Officer Said
To be Speaker, Writer
Of International Fam e
Professors of University
Entertain Visitor At Large
Banquet; 75 Are Present
"The Will to Iiearn” will be the
subject of the address to be pre
sented today at the assembly by
Colonel Frank P. Day, noted clas-r
sical scholar and well-known East
ern educator.
Colonel Day arrived yesterday
noon on the Shasta from; San Fran
cisco. He was met at the train by
Dean Henry D. Sheldon; L. H.
Johnson and Earl W. Onthank,
members of the Administrative com
mittee, who entertained him) at|
luncheon and escorted him about
the University campus during the
afternoon. Later, Colonel Day with
Dr. John F. Bovard, dean of the
school of Physical Education, en
joyed a swim in the University
pool.
In the evening, Colonel Day was
guest of honor and speaker at a
banquet given at the Osborn hotel
by the local group of the American
Association of University Prbfes
sors, and faculty members with
more than seventy-five present.
Introduced by Dean Gilbert, Col
onel Day spoke of the problems of
education as they are met with by
Eastern -institutions. He empha
sized particularly the large wast
age caused by the dropping of stu
dents made necessary by improper
preparation. Colonel Day installed
at the Carnegie Institute of Tech
nology a system whereby large
classes are separated into sections,
according to ability and he told
the faculty of the results of this
experiment and of several others.
After the banquet an informal re
ception was held.
Former Rhodes Scholar
Colonel Day is dean of freshmen
and director of the Division of
Academic studies of the Carnegie
Institute of Technology in Pitts
burg. He was a Rhodes scholar
from New Brunswick distinguish
ing himself at Oxford as an ath
lete, as well as a brilliant scholar.
He held the college heavyweight
boxing championship of England
and was a member of the varsity
football team and rowing crew.
After graduation Colonel Day stud
ied at the University of Berlin
where he was an assistant on the
faculty.
An eminent record was made by
Colonel Day during the war. He
was organizer and commander of
the 185th Canadian Infantry battal
ion and served with it all during
the conflict. He received his pro
motion as lieutenant-colonel on the
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DEAIM HALE RETURNS
. FROM CONFERENCE
At a recent meeting of the Bar
Association Board of the Oregon
Lavr Review in Portland, an ef
fort was made to co-ordinate the
work of the hoard of editors with
that of the University of Oregon
faculty and student bard, .accord
ing to Dean William G. Hale of
the Law School, who has just re
turned from the conference.
“The journal of the Oregon Bar
Association” is & quarterly law
magazine that was first published
about four years ago under the su
pervision of Dean Hale. Professor
Carpenter of the University is now
the head of the faculty board of
editors. (
“The purpose of the publica
tion,” said the Dean, “is to pre
sent articles from prominent mem
bers of the bar and also comments
on recent supreme court decisions.”
While in Portland, Dean Hale
also made arrangements for several
popular bar members to lecture to
the law students here during the
year.
Australian Visitor
Wears .the Original
‘Brush Cut’ Shingle
The original “brush cut”
sometimes adopted by men who
desire something different Sin
hair dress, has been discovered
in. the zoology department. Ech
idna, a native of Australia, is
one of the lowest specimens of
mammal, according to Dr. B.
K.' Huestis, of the department.
Sharp, erect projections
which resemble dog’s teeth
) form a, perfect pompadour on
Echidna’s flat back. For years
this animal has stood in the
display window in Deady; only
recently it was noticed that
its bristles have. a special sig
nificance.
Almost equally interesting is
Duck Bill, a cousin of Echi
dnas, and' also from Australia.
Web feet and fondness for
swimming are characteristics of
this animal. In appearance it
resembles a muskrat.
UPSET OCCURS IN FALL
TENNIS TOURNAMFNT
Coffin Nails Bill Adams In
Speedy Net Play
One of the biggest upsets of the
fall tennis tournament occured yes
terday afternoon when Bill Adams
met defeat at the hands of Coffin,
6-2,0-1. Adams, who is a letterman
from last year, was considered an
easy victor over Coffin, who is
somewhat new in tennis circles at
Oregon. According to Coach Aber
crombie, Coffin is considered one of
the big “finds” of tennis tourna
ment. Another good match of the
afternoon was the Hartman-Powell
set-t'o, which resulted in a 6-4,6-2
victory over Powell, the freshman
player of last year.
The net play for today should
prove to be a thriller when Neer
and Mertz faee each other across
the court. This afternoon will also
see George Mead, letterman of last
year, facing the winner of the Neer
Mertz fracas.
The results of the third round
of the fall tennis tournament were
as follows: Yeazie to Coffin, 6-2,
6-0; Adams to Coffin 6-2, 6-1;
Mitchell to Cohn 6-2,6-1; Keizur to
Cross 6-0, 6-2; Powell to Hartman
6-4, 6-2; Cleaver to Henton 6-1, 8-6;
and Hutchinson defaulted to George
Mead.
The play for this afternoon which
will be the fourth round of the
tournament is as follows: Neer and
Mertz at two-thirty o’clock; Mead
anl Neer or Mertz at four o'clock:
Cohn and Cross and Hartman and
Henton, all at four o’clock.
UAJ)U1jL£ HARRIS 1JNIJ UHliU
Camille Harris, of McKewen Ore
gon, a freshman in the physical ed
ucation department, fell down a
flight of stairs at the Women’s
gymnasium late Tuesday afternoon,
sustaining a sprained hip and
ankle. She was removed to inform
ary where she was confined.
FINAL REGISTRATION !
LIMIT IS OCTOBER 10
Saturday, October 10th, has been
set as the final day when students
may register for the fall term of
school and it is also the last day
when a student may add
a course. This applies to all regu
lar students and to those doing
post graduate work in any of the
schools or departments.
Officials at the registrar’s of
fice are going to be very strict this
year in the matter of late regis
tration and any person desiring to
: enter school after this date will
have to receive permission from the
| faculty committee that handles such
I cases. *
Many students are still filing
; registration material and will be
i doing so until late this week ac
I corling to word from the business
i office. Many students of last year
are just registering, having been
: delayed by work and unforeseen
j difficulties.
COUNCIL SEEKS
TO STRENGTHEN
Oregon Spirit is On Wane
Officers Declare; Library
Steps Session Changed
Frosh President Is Made
Non-Voting Member Of
Student Executive Body
The student conueil at a meeting
last night took the first steps in
their campaign to place Oregon tra
ditions back to their old-time prom
inence on the campus. The first aet
of the council was to change the old
library-steps tradition.
During the past few years this
all-important Oregon tradition has
degenerated from the purposeful
effort to discipline unruly fresh
men to a recognized farce, where
1 certain members of the first-year
! class were called, once a week, on
highly trumped-up charges, to be
! the laughing stock of the school
while the real culprits guilty of ser
ious infractions of Oregon tradi
tions were allowed to continue their
disloyal practices.
Hello Tradition Said Weak
This action of the stulent council
has been brought about because of
the dying out of certain Oregon tra
ditions and the first step will be
but a forerunner for several drastic
moves to be taken by the student
representatives during the coming
year. Most of these moves will be
unannounced but are designed to be
far-reaching in their ultimate effect
on Oregon traditions.
The old Oregon Hello tradition is
getting noticeably weaker every
year—a state of affairs which the
council hopes soon to remedy.
Frosh President Honored
All loyal students of the Univer
sity are expected to back ttheir
officers to. the limit in this effort
to bring back the old spirit, said
one of the prominent members of
the council last night.
In addition to other business the
council passed a resolution to the
effect that the Freshman president
immediately upon his election auto
matically becomes a non-voting
member of the student council
This is the first step in a campaign,
which several of the larger frater
nities are backing to place this
office on a plane with other similar
offices.
INTELLIGENCE TESTS
GIVEN 200 FRESHMEN
Placement tests confronted near
ly 200' students of Prof. O. F.
Stafford’s freshman chemistry
courses when they walked into the
lecture room yesterday’ morning.
The examination included four
major divisions dealing with ele
ments of chemistr arithmetic; ab
ility to secure precise data from
chemical paragraphs; chemistry
ready comprehension; and interest
in the study. Like tfce efficiency
tests of the army, to which they
correspond, each division must be
completed within a specified time.
These examinations were origin
ated b C. E. Seashore, head of the
pscvhology department of the State
University of Iowa. Seashore also
develped the intelligence test, to
which every freshman was subject
ed upon entering the University
this fall.
This entering test is arranged for
any general group of students. The
placement tests given by Profes
sor Stafford differs, in that it is
made for stuients who have no
knowledge of chemistry. The chem
istry test aims only to test the stu
dent’s appitnde, or potential abil
ity to absorb a knoledge of this
science.
Professor Stafford stated that,
although he had not yet been able
to correct the tests, he did not
think the outcome of them would
determine any change in his de
partment. “The giving of the ex
aminations was just a plunge to
see what happened to us,” he as
serted.
Chinese Moon Piano
Musical Selection On
Oriental Program
New Club to Entertain
Saturday Night
Real Chinese costumes, a cer
tain music, called" moon piano;
flute solos; Chinese sweets and
delicacies as refreshments; lan
terns, flags and chinaware
brought by students recently
arrived from China; these will
be features of the celebration
of the fourteenth anniversary
of the rise of the Chinese re
public. This entertainment,
which is to be put on by the
Chinese Students club, is to be
held in the Alumni hall, Satur
day evening at 8 o'clock. All
who are interested are cordially
invited to attend.
The program for the evening
includes speeches on China by
Chinese students, two of whom
were sent over by the Chinese
government from the Boxer col
leges.
EUBLY START POSSIBLE
ON FINE ARTS BUILDING
Exposition to Swell Fund for
New Structure
The proposed Fine Arts build
ing, funds for which will- be sup
plied partly by the all-Oregon 1925
Exposition now being conducted in
Portland, will be one of the prin
cipal units of the University of
Oregon’s comprehensive building
plan, completion of which, experts
agree, will give the University one
of the finest campuses in the west.
The building, according to Ellis j
F. Lawrence, dean of the school!
of architecture and allied arts, who
is advisor to the building commit
tee of the board of regents, will
be constructed on the southwest
ern portion of the present campus.
In relation to other units pro
jected in the comprehensive build
ing p.an, it will face the proposed
new library and with the proposed
Memorial auditorium will form a
huge court. This court will be the
terminus of one of the principal
axes of the campus.
Architectural plans lye prepared,
according to Dean Lawrence,so that
construction could be started imme
diately. If the supreme court finds
constitutional a recent Eugene bond
issue, for a civic-university audi
torium, work on the two buildings
can be started as soon as routine
details are settled, University of
ficials point out.
Specifications for the Fine Arts
building call for red brick as a
basic material with white terra cot
ta to be used for decorative pur
poses. It will be two stories in
height and will be a U-shaped
structure. As it is to house the
University’s valuable art collec
tions, the building will be made
completely fireproof.
ALLIED ARTS STUDENT
‘BUST*' HELD SUCCESS
The first “bust” of the Allied
Arts league this season held in the
art museum of the art building was
described as very successful by stu
dents of the school. Practically all
enrolled in the department and
many from other departments of
the university attenled the affair.
Members of the school made up
a three-piece orchestra which play
ed at the dance held from 8 o’clock
until 10:30. Befreshments of pump
kin pie and October ale were serv
ed.
HEALTH STAFF MAKES
ADDITIONS TO FORCE
Three new members on the health
staff, is the news from that de
partment this fall. They consist
of a doctor and two nurses the
doctor being Dr. Wilmoth Os
I borne, a graduate of the medical
j school of the University of Ore
gon in 1924. She will work to
gether with Dr. Fred Miller as
heads of the decartment.
MENS DOUGHNUT.
LEAGUE KICK DEE
SCHEDULED SOON
House Representatives To
Meet in Men's Gym At
Four Tuesday Afternoon
Discussion o f Eligibility,
Rules and Awards To Be
Held; Vote is Expected
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The annual call for athletic
aspirants for intra-mural champion
ship honors was sent out yesterday
by- members of the physical educa
tion department. It is hoped to
map out schedules in time to start
actual contests when the various
sport seasons are due.
The first meeting of representa
tives of the various organizations
will be held in the men’s gymna
sium next Tuesday at four o’clock,
it was announced. Members pres
ent at this meeting will vote on
revision of the present rules which
govern all phases of doughnut acti
vities.
Heated Arguments Expected
The question regarding awards
to members of the various champ
ionship teams is expected to cause
heated arguments, it was stated.
Several members of the league have
expressed their desire to establish
a suitable award for winners in
various events, while others express
themselves as opposed. “Men on
the various teams should play
for the mere spirit and self
satisfaction of knowing they are
better than their opponents. This
alone is sufficient award,” state
followers of the sport. Sijitjible
awards will offer a greater incen
tive to work for the championship
others point out, and will cause the
races to be close and harder fought.
Eules to Be Discussed
The meeting! Tuesday will decide
this issue, as the eligibility of men
transferring from other institu
ting, consolation tournaments, and
other matters pertaining to the
present rules.
The present plan of the depart
ment of physical education is to
start the athletic activities along
the same scheme which was used
to such good advantage last yeaT.
However, representatives of the or
ganizations who are dissatisfied
with the rules now in use will have
a chance to voice their disappro
val before the teams are entered
for any sport.
A list containing a summary of
all athletic contests to be played
by the various doughnut tean^s has
been sent to men's organizations.
Each organization is expected to
mark the activities it will enter
and return the list to the depart
ment of physical education before.
Tuesday.
See Men to Get Chance
All men on the campus not affil
iated with an organization and who
wish to participate in the league,
have been ashed to call at the of
fice and tender their names. Tn
this way it is hoped to give all
students in the University the ben
efit of competitive spwrts. Men
1 turning in their names \ w611 |be
placed on teams and entered in the
contests as regular teams.
The present regulations concern
ing men’s douglfnut sports which
will come up for discussion during
the meeting next week is as fol
lows:
1. There will be no awards of
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STUDENTS’ LAUNDRY
“ RUSHES POST OFFICE
The first few days of every week
are “rush week” at the University
post office, according to officials
i in charge. The rush is caused by
! so many students sending laundry
! home in addition to the regular
\ heavy mail which accumulates over
the week-end and must be -distri
buted.
Sixty-nine bags of laundry were
mailed at the office on Monday and
I Tuesday of this week. This is not
! a record but is given to show the
| average amount handled by the de
| partment.
Mischievous Pup
Seeks Knowledge
From Condon Hall
Condon hall had a visitor
the other day—one small fox
terrier. Although very young
he was not at all afraid of the
erudite professors who were
instilling knowledge into their
classes.
Joyfully barking, he dashed
through the library, Eke
Mary’s little lamb, making ev
eryone laugh and play, instead
of reading reference books.
The pup didn’t take the
freshman mental test, but he
examined carefully all the ap
paratus in the laboratories, and
even made friends with several
psychology instructors.
When the bell rang, he con
cluded he had received enough
education for one day, and trot
ted slowly down the stairs out
of the science building.
FEES FOR SOPHOMORES
MORS INCREASE
Business Office to Collect
for Both Classes
Class fees for the Sophomores
and Juniors will be slightly higher
this year than formerly due to the
extra assessments voted by the two
classes last year. Tho fees for the
Sophomores and Juniors will bo
$1.75 per student and for tho Fresh
man and Seniors $1.00.
These fees are collected every
year along with the regular Uni
versity admission fees and are used
by the class officers to carry on
the work of the classes. Each
class treasurer is under direct sup
ervision of the University comp
troller’s office and all funds for
class expenses are dispensed
through that office upon a written
order of the class officers.
Both the Sophomores and Juniors
are faced with a shortage from
last year’s activities and are mak
ing it up by increased fees for the
first -term. Last year the Sopho
more class was forced to borrow
a sum of money from the Univer
sity to care for current bills.
Mainly because of the difficul
ties experienced last year the bus
iness office has been given entire
charge of collecting and disbursing
this money in the future
Y. W. C. A. TO HOLD TEA
AT BUNGALOW TODAY
The Y. W. C. A. will hold a tea
at the Bungalow this afternoon
from four to six o’clock, at which
the members of the cabinet will bo
hostesses. All freshman girls are
especially invited to attend this
get-together meeting, and becomo
acquainted with the other girls be
fore the meeting next Thursday.
Regular work will start soon, and
it is expected that the membership
drive' for the year will begin the
end of this week. A musical pro
igTam has been arranged for the
tea, and all those who attend are
assured a pleasant time.
ADVISORY BOARD HOLDS
YEAR’S FIRST MEETING
The first meeting of the advisory
board of the United Chsistian Work
of the University of Oregon was
held last evening in tho Anchor
age. Mrs. C.„ R. Donnelly reported
on the employment and rooming
situation, and H. W. Davis, direc
tor of the work, gave his report
j on the activities of the work ex
tending from the Seabeck confer
I ence last June up to the present
time.
MUD WORKOUT
FOR IMHO MME
Squad Undergoes Complete
Change in Preparation
for Game on Saturday
Fight for Backfield Berth
Is Keen Among Players;
Red Langworthy Big Find
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The hardest workouts of the sea
son were held last night and the
night before for the Jviarsity in
its grind for the Idaho game. With
a multitude of lessons learned in
the Multnomah game, the squad
has shown surprising improvement
over last Saturday’s showing. Now
it’s a ripping plunging machine
that is beginning to absorb some
polish under the exhortations and
the correcting of Dick, Baz and
Bill.
The squad had to undergo a com
plete renovation last night. A new
offense to be used against Idaho
had to be built up after the loss
of Fred Harrisjon who went out
with an injured ankle in the fierce
scrimmage the evening before. For
the first part of the week the
coaches built up the whole system
around Harrison, as the quarter
back and passer. Things were go
ing good when a pile up found the
quarterback underneath with his
ankle twisted. He will probably
be out for the season. This leaves
the kicking staff depleted.
Mimnaugh Pilots Team
Last night George Mimjnaugh
piloted the team and did the pass
ing, and it is around him that the
present offensive will be built. It
has taken a lot of time to develop
the attack. He will probably call
signals. Louie Anderson will play
half and alternate with him.
The scrimmage last night iyas
fierce wjith two varsity iteamji
working hard in straight line plays
with the first squad in possession
of the ball all of the time. Jones,
Hodgens, Mimnaugh and Vitus were
bearing the brunt of the backfield
work.
After the preliminary work in
t^his the scrubs, drilled in the intri
cacies of the Idaho attack, were
given possession of the ball under
the husky signal barking of Red
Langworthy. -It was a “Hike” a
jumping back of all backs, another
“hikp” and the ball was snapped.
The varsity was busting into the
plays in good shape.
Backfield Competition Keen
The fight for position* is the
keenest on the team! that it ever
has been at Oregon. The backfield
that will play against Idaho has
to be chosen from a half dozen
men and its a battlo who will get
1 the calif Rod Langworlthy, was
the biggest find the other night
when he came out in scrimmage
and showed some real stuff. He
is promising to make some of the
regulars work for their positions.
Langworthy played on the frosh
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TWENTY-FIVE PASS
GLEE CLUB TRYOUT
Twenty-five men passed the sec
ond test in the Men’s Glee club try
outs yesterday afternoon. The
third and final tryout will take
place this evening at 7:15, in the
Bchool of music. The final tryout
consists of giving the new voices an
opportunity to sing quartette music
with the old members. Also a read
ing test will be given to ascertain
the ability of the new men to sing
at sight.
All the old members are asked to
attend the tryouts this evening, and
algo to meet at the assembly this
morning, as they will sing for the
regular weekly meeting. Following
is a list of the men who are to ap
pear for their third tryout this
evening: Bawson, Franklin, Hale,
Howe, Lake, Lowell Evans, Wood
worth, Holstead, Ostrander, Forrest
Evans, Forbis ,Hill, McKinney, Bur
ris, Soeolofsky, A d i x, Averill,
McKnight, McClellan, Jones, Mohr
and Montgomery.