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VOLUME XXVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1925 NUMBER 22 OREGON PLEDGE, THIRTEEN, WILT BE GIN TODAY Full Attendance Of Faculty And Student-Body Is The Tradition 0 f Occasion Rabbi Wise, Admiral Mayo, Hiram Johnson, Noted Speakers Former Years Governor Walter M. Pierce and Senator Jay H. Upton will partici pate in the thirteenth annual Pledge Day Service which will take place today at the regular assem bly hour. ; Governor Pierce will ad minister the pledge which will be repeated by the student body after which Senator Upton will deliver the Pledge Day message. Attend ance of all members !of the faculty and student body at the annual Pledge Day service is a University tradition. The Pledge Day idea was orig inated by the late President Camp bell and F. H. Young in 1912. The 'Service took place under the trees in front of Villard hall and the pledge was read by Oswald West, then governor of the state. Noted Men Speakers The Pledge Day service has taken place annually since then and the Governor of the state has been present on each occasion t'o admin ister the oath. Rabbi Jonah B. Wise who delivered the address in 1917, Admiral H. T. Mays who spoke in 1920 and Senator Hiram Johnson of California, are among the prominent men who have taken part in the services. Response to the pledge will also be made by the singing of “The Pledge Song” by the studentb which has been traditional part of the services since 1919. John Stark Evans, composer of the song will direct the singing. Words of Pledge Given i Following is the pledge: “As a student at the University which is maintained by the people of Oregon, I heartily acknowledge' the obligation I owe. The oppor tunities open to me here for secur ing training, ideals and vision for life, I deeply appreciate, and re gard as a sacred trust, and do here by pledge my honor that it shall be my most cherished purpose to render as bountiful a return tio the Oregon people and their posterity, in faithful and arden devotion to the common good, as will be in my power. It shall be the aim of my life to labor for the highest good and glory of an even greater com monwealth.” LAW BANQUET TONIGHT Arrangements have been com pleted for the annual law school banquet to be held tonight at the Anchorage. Judge W. M. Cake of Portland will be the principle speaker. So far 47 students have signified their intention of attending. Th^ gathering will probably number 60. Fire-Fighters Pay An Unexpected Call On Cub Reporters Clang! Clang! ! “The journalism shack is on fire!” a badly frightened young reporter cried, as the big red fire engine stopped at the east en- > , trance to the journalism building yesterday afternoon about half past four. Everyone dashed to the door, eager for excitement. The copy desk was entirely vacant in an instant. The profeslors, Path sudden recollections of a former blaze, were with the crowd, ex nish in flames any moment. Jour pecting to see the “shack” van nalism faculty members were seen searching anxiously for tell tale puffs of smoke. “False alarm!” said the brave fire-fighters. They took one long look at the Emerald gang. “Let ’em burn, anyway,” they said. And the fire engine clanged back to the station. T. W. C. A, FINANCE CAMPAIGN TO START Drive Teams Organzied; Luncheon To Be Held Everything is set for the most successful Y. W. 0. A., finance campaign in the history* of the University, according to the com mittee in charge. A luncheon at the Anchorage Tuesday, November third for members of the organ ised groups appointed by Ellen Mc Clellan, chairman of the drive, will start the ball rolling. - Beatrice Mason, pep manager, will give a talk outlining methods of salesmanship which may be used by the teams in canvassing for funds. Luncheons will also be held Wed nesday and Thursday. Members of teams will make verbal reports to the captains of their squads regard ing the success of their campaign ing and any special difficulties they have encountered. . Leaders of the various teams and their co-workers are: Team one, Alpha Phi, Betty Blythe, captain; Alpha Delta Pi, Dorothy Straughan; Tau Nu, Geraldine Troy; Phi Beta Phi, Edith Bader. Team ifto, Delta Gamma, Kath erine Struplere, captain; Alpha Chi Omega, Alice Southwick; Gamma Phi Beta, Doris Kindle; Sigma Beta Phi, Marjorie Meyers. Team three, Kappa Alpha Theta, Connie Both, captain; Kappa Kap pa Gamma, Eleanor Beckwith; Al pha Omicr6n Pi, Anita Kellogg; Kappa Omicron, Edith Huntsman. Team four, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alice Olsen, captain; Chi Omega, Helen Oates'; Delta Zeta, Mae Mor doff; Delta Delta Delta, Ellen Mc Clellan. Team five, Susan Campbell Hall, Ruth Corey, chairman; Annette Heckman and Dorothy Hobson, as sistants. Team six, Hendricks Hall, Sarah Starr, chairman and members of this team will be announced later. Team seven, Thachep Cottage, Josephine Yocum; Oregon Club, Marie Gilkeson. WARS AND KAISERS MEANT NOTHING TO OREGON FRESHMAN Harvey Benson, freshmen in the University of Oregon majoring in law, cannot remember when the World War began. He admits it frankly, yet psychology experts, no doubt, would declare Harvey’s memory to be excellent. When the World War started, Harvey had just become tired of his ABC blocks; had scorned, in his grown-up manner, his doll which an aunt had given him and was pestering his “mumsy” continually for a “big piece bread, butter n* sugar.” Harvey was five years old. Wars, kaisers and millions lof soldiers killing one another, meant nothing to him. No wonder, then, he conld not remember those fateful days of 1814. Bora on May 11, 1908, Benson, jnst 16, is the youngest male stn in.the University, mniiiln t« records of the registrar. It is a dis tinction ■which Harvey, when in formed, indignantly classed as “doubtful.” Harvey left his father and moth er, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Benson, 201 North Hirst street, Portland, and his brother, Clifford, 14, for the first time in his life when he came to Eugene. His father is a water front engineer. Six feet one inch in height and weighing 165 or 170 pounds, the University’s “youngster” does not look the part. He would pass any where for 18 or 19 and his conver sation has a tinge of experience which makes him seem even older. It comes rightfully, too, as Harvey was a bookkeeper in the business office of the Oregonian for a year prior to his entrance last month into the University. He graduated (CeMtsasi js p*#e /ssr) FRESHMEN WILL mFOR DEBATE TEAM TONIGHT Yearling Indications Good; Previous Experience Is to Credit of Competititors Sixteen Man* Varsity Squad To Be Selected Friday; Men Asked To Sign Up At 7:00 o’clock tonight, the for ensic tryouts will begin when try outs will be held for the freshmen men. A six-man tqj^m will be chosen to work during the season on the question, "Resolved, That the government should discontinue the policy of granting federal sub sidies to the states.” All men who are to compete tonight will- report at Villard hall to the public speak ing instructors, who will act as jiidges. Over 20 Debaters to Try Between 20 and 25 debaters will try out. Speeches will be Jimited sto five minutes in length, and three minutes will be granted for rebut tal. Individual debaters will com pete against each other, one pair trying out at a time. Each will refute the opposing arguments, be sides giving his own constructive speech. Some of the best high school de baters of the state have signed up for the freshmen tryouts and indi cations point to a capable sot of first-year debaters, according to J. Stanley Gr'ay, head of public speak ing department, who will eJoach forensics this year, assisted by Robert D. Horn. Experience In High School John Galev of Ashland. Roy Herndon of Milton, and Elmer Grimm of Woodburn have all taken part in high school forensic work, as have most of the other men. Galev won second place in the sitate high school oratorical contest one year ago in May, Herndon was on the Milton-Ereewater hi^h school team which was defeated in the final state championship debate in Eugene last year with Ashland. Grimm was a member of the Wood burn team and won third place year before last in an extempore speaking contest atj Cffrvallip in which Benoit McCroskey, now a fContinued on page four) INFLUENCE OF STARS DENIED BY PROFESSOR “Why do people insist upon giv ing such credence to astrology as to ask my opinion of itt” asked Prof. E. II. McAlister of the as tronomy and mechanics depart ment. “There is nothing in it, of course. The stars no more govern one’s life than the trees.” “Astrology is as time-n*rn as the search for the so-called philo sopher’s stone. The latter has been outgrown with the development of science, but astrology remains enough of a mystery to attract some people and to support a sur prising number of modern astrolo gers.” The groups of stars which are supposed to influence the lives of people born under them, are in reality not groups at all, Professor McAlister points out. Two stars m&y appear to be side by side and yet one of them might be millions of miles behind the other, and much nearer another that seems far away. On other planets, says Pro fessor MeAlister, the “groups” we see, would be divided and greatly separated, so that the theory of the influence of “groups,” which is at the base of astrology is without foundation. Even for newspaper horoscopes which display the caption to the effect that “the stars point bat do not govern,” Professor McAlister haf.no approval. He declares that the whole proposition is too. ridi I culpas., to. desprvf seriouf cansider Skinner’s Butte Popular In Early U. of O. History Classes In Astronomy Held on Summit Skinner’s Butte, 37 years ago, was a meeca for University stu dents even as it is now for Uni versity freshmen who several times each year ascend the tedi ous slope at the foot of Willam ette street to repaint Oregon’s “O.” Thirty-seven years ago, how ever, the pilgrimages were diff erent from present day forays— indeed,they were as different as day and night in that students then made the climb only at night. , The pilgrims were authentica ted star-gazers. This disclosure was brought to light yesterday when' a bit of past history was uncovered. It was found that the University once owned an astronomical lab oratory on the butte. The tele scopes, beneath which classes were held, were in a little gray stone building near the sight of the present “O.” This building, the story has it, was torn down in 1888 because of expense. The Universitjy, however, still owns the site, a 100 by 180 foot strip originally purchased from Dr. Thomas W. Shelton for $1000. It furnishes a home for the “O.” UNDERCLASS TRACK TEAMS ARE CHOSEN Many Try Out For Annual Fall Relay Carnival Tryouts to pick the entries in the events for both freshmen and sophomores for the annual fall re lay carnival were held yesterday afternoon in spite of the rainy weather which slowed up the track and prevented the making of any good times in the first competi tion of the track men. Four men who finished first in each event will represent their re spective classes. A complete list of' entries will be announced later by Coach Bill Hayward. The first shower of the year held the cinder pounders up fop an hour later than the scheduled time for the eliminations. The dry track absorbed most of the wet and was in fairly good condition. The new straight away was not used last evening. The results or the races were surprising and pleasing to the coach on account of the early sea son condition of most of the men. Although training has been going forward for two months it has not been in any way intensive so that Bill has still only a mass of ma terial which needs sorting and shifting for the best. The fresh men have been doing good work. The relay carnival Saturday will be held at 12:30 just before the Oregon-Washington freshmen game. Between halves of the game the two final events will be run off. Harry Si-ott has charge k>f the meet in the absence of Bill Hay warrl who goes south with the foot ball team today. The winners/ in the meet today from which will be picked the teams for sophomores and fresh men are: Freshmen 100 yard dash—-Cheshire, Orr, Ord, Standard, Hunter. 200 yard dash—Orr, Scott, Cruiks hank, Deilschneider, H. Robinson. S80—Jenson, Rasmus, Jackson, Of tedal and Colts. 440 yard dash—Standard, Price, Gilbert. Mile—Aiken and Hill. Sophomore 100 yard dash—Allan, Hill, Kuy kendall, Padrick and Call. 200—Postponed. 440—-Whitlock and Fancett. The tryouts yesterday completed the preliminary work of the meet and the teams to enter will be se lected from the high men in. each event TEAM LEAVES TODAY FOR STANFORD GAME STUDENT RALLY TO GIVE VARSITY BIG SEND-OFF Train Leaves Viliard Hall At 12:15 Today; Students To Gather At Assembly A rousing send-off will be given the Oregon varsity, which is leav ing today on the Shasta at 12:15 to play Stanford at Palo Alto, Sat urday; the football fcpecdal dar starting from Yillard Hall. The student rally will start from the Women’s building immediately at the close of today’s assembly. The band will form with loyal Ore gon fans following; the route of the rally is a direct line of march over to the “football car” back of Villard. Coach To Speak Before the team leaves, several speeches by coaches and members of the team will be given. The students will show their confi dence and Support to the team in the form of a short, lusty, yelling demonstration. “It is imperative that every stu dent attend today’s assembly or be at the Women’s building at 11:45,” said Freddie Martin, yell leader, yesterday. According to Martin, the rally will not bo a suc cess unless, evryone is present to give the team a good send-off. Team in Fighting Trim The Oregon varsity lias met with several set-backs i» the conference schedule up to the present time, however, the team is in a fighting condition and ready to give Stan ford a real battle. The Stanford game may be the turning' point in favor of the Oregon gridsters, and the men are determined to step in to the conference race and become a dangerous factor in the remain ing games. Be at the assembly today or ready for th% rally at 11:45! I BE THERE! ! ! ! “SET WISE PARTY” FEATURED BY LEAGUE “What activities are available for women on the Oregon campus f How can I get into them!” These questions are uppermost in the minds of new girls on the cam pus. It is for them that the “Get Wise Party” will be given by Wom en’s League Friday evening be tween 7 and 8:30 at the Woman’s i building. In' spite of the fact that the i party is principally to entertain ! and enlighten freshmen women, up per-class girls are urged to attend also, and to get acquainted with the newcomers. Big Sisters are ex pected to appear with their fresh man girls. Prominent women in activities will tell the girls how to get into the “whirl” of campus affairs, and stunts will be given by various heads of sports in W. A. A., for the purpose of showing the number of athletic events in which girls may participate. Anna DeWitt. president of Wom en ’s League wishes to stress the fact that the party is being ar ranged so that girls may have other engagements during the rest of the evening. Elizabeth Latham is in charge of the party. STUDENTS ABE MABRIED Ann Lee, a freshman, and Par ley Stoddard, a senior, were mar ried, October 15 at Dallas, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Stoddard registered at the Eugene hotel. They have not yet deeided whether they will continue their work at the Univer sity. Mrs. Stoddard is a member ofGamma Phi Beta and Mr. Stod dard is a Sigma CkL Sophomores Soon To Spring Some Style Sartorially .Tust what sort of a sartorial outburst it will be is not yet known; but the sophomores have something in mind. The seniors, the juniors, and the freshmen have their distinc tive garb; and the second-year men are leting it be known that they have no idea lot being out done by either their predecessors or those who follow. Something new and different is desired; the result is to depend pn sophomore art and, perhaps, ingenuity. Some have suggested a differ ent style of trousers, most of the possibilities in which appear to have been exhausted around the campus already. Others have sug gested sweat shirts, only to be reminded that here i^ another instance of feminine encroach ment on masculine prerogative. Well, then, how about a sweat er of some special type! Or something audible in a vest, per haps. Nor is this all. Whatever the decision may be, the sophomore men are marking it no secret . they are etoon to be seen budding out in something new.and different. m. ANNOUNCES HOMECOMING PLANS Plans for Homecoming week-end, November 13, 14, and 15, reached near completion today with tlio an nouncement by James Leake, Home coming directorate chairman, of a tentative schedule for the three days. * The schedule does not deviate materially from those of past years. Friday afternoon, November 13, will bo given over entirely to the welcoming and registeration of alumni and ex-students. All incom ing trains will be mot by students who will escfort the guests first to registeration headquarters and then to their lodgings. A big student and alumni Ore gon rally, set for 9 o’clolck at the armory, will be the feature of the Friday night program. The rally will be preceded by the annual “frosh” bonfire at 7 o’clock and the “pajamarino” parade at 7:30. The alumni meeting has been set for 10 a. m. Saturday, to be fol lowed at noon with the campus luncheon and class reunions. Three thousand people will be at the luncheon, it is expected. Hayward field will then become the center of activities. The Homocoming football game, this year with the Oregon Agricultural College team, is scheduled for 1:30 p. m. Several stunts are being planned for the intermission. The Alumni and upperclass dance at the Woman’s building, and the underclass dance on a down-hown floor, both starting at 9 p. m. Sat urday, complete the program. VARSITY PLANS SUPRISES FOR CARDINALSOUAD Heavier Line for Southern Battle Causes Shakeup; Thirty-two Men Take Trip Today the Oregon football team embarks on its annual California trip. The team, coaching staff, graduate manager, student mana ger and yell leader will entrain at 12:07 for Palo Alto where the team will battle Stanford Saturday. Handicapped by the lack of time, the coaches have worked the men but threa days since the California struggle last week-end. A new front wall, rejuvenated and with more beef, will take the field Saturday, it is announced. Big Homer Dixon, a 210 pound tackle,- will fill the place of Bert Kerns, who was injured in the Bear struggle. Nick Carter, 180 pound center, will fill the passer position. These two men will bring the lino average up to 185 pounds, the heaviest line sent into a game this season. This sudden change is due partly because of injury to the other men and partly to add weight and strength to the front wall. Vitus Back in Iiineup Everything is dono to produce a team that will hold and fight the Cardinal to a standstill. Otto Vitus, veteran halfback, will be seen in action again. He is slated to take the place of Byrl Hodgen, who has been out of prac tice this week due to a sprained anklo. Vitus has proved his ability ns a pass receiver as well as a clever line plunger and .end run (Cnntinued on page three) ELMER E. FITCH DEAD; WAS RETIRED EDITOR Elmer E. Eitch, father-in-law of Mrs. Clara Lynn Eitch, who is sec retary to the dean of literature science and arts, died Wednesday. He had been a resident of Eugene for five years. Mr. Fihch was s newspaper man and for several years was the owner and editor of the “Galva Illinois News.” He was also the county clerk of Henry connty, Illinois. Mr. Eitch was the father of three children: the late George Eitch, noted hsmorist and author of the stories about “Good Old Siwash,” Robert Fitch who is working on the Peoria Journal-Transcript, and Miss Louise Pitch, formerly nation al president of Delta Delta Delta, and now dean of women at Whit man college. Services will be held in Eugene, Friday an^l the body will be sent to Galva, Illinois for burial. YOUNGEST GIRL ON CAMPUS IS APPALLED AT DISTINCTION When 16-year old Charlotte June Oarll, of Eugene, a freshman major ing in French, learned that she is the youngest girl in the Uni versity this year she said she was “appalled.” Hiss Carll has not yet reached that stage where she grows a year younger at each birthday. On the •contrary she is willing to make Vaown her years. Miss Carll was born May 5, 1909, in Billings, Mont. Her family later ntoved to Caspar, W,yo., where Charlotte June received her high school education. Oregon was^ so great an attraction that it was decided that Charlotte should at tend college at the University of Oregon, and the family made its home in Eugene. Miss Carll’a father, Dr. W. Carll, a dentist, will practice here. ■ ,• , Miss Cavil entered grtuur school when six years of age. “I skipped a couple of grades and completed my high school work in three and a-half years,” she said, “I suppose that is how I got to college at 16. But I’ll be twen ty when I graduate, and that’s not too young.” “Do you intend to teacht” Miss Carll was asked. “Oh, I hate to think of teach ing,” was her response. “I want ed to be a translator of books, but now I don’t think I’ll ever be able to do that. I don’t think I’ll know enotigh.” The youngest* girl in the Univer sity laughed with amusement when asked to tell of her hobby. “I don’t think I really have any, bat I suppose the nearest thing to one is reading. I tike literature, and I do read a lot. Bat I don’t think that's what y<m *a& a hebhjr.” WV,.V‘ ‘ " rl