VOLUME XXVII
UNIVERSITY jOF OREGON, EUGENE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1925
NUMBER 31
VARSITY ON EDGE FOR CONTEST;
CAMPUS A WAITS GRADS’ RETURN
O. A. C.
Vs. !
OREGON
Weight Comparison Gives
Slight Advantage in
Favor of Eleven
from Corvallis
Forty husky Beaver players will j
entrain from Corvallis Friday after-1
noon for the struggle on Hayward ■
field the following afternoon. It’s
a powerful machine that Coach
Paul Schissler has developed in the
compounds of our sister institution.
The dope favors the Orange horde
for they have completed a fairly
successful season.
The weights of the two teams
gives O. A. C. a slight advantage.
Oregon’s heavy baekfield, in all
probability composed of Jones, Wet
zel, Vitus, and Anderson, will out
weigh the Aggies by only two or
three pounds. Schulmerich, the 199
pound giant, boosts the team’s
weight. Pahl Snider, 185-pound full
back holds it up for Web Edwards
and Red Denman, 150 and 165
pounds, respectively.
The beef' on the Aggie line lies
in big Jim Dixon and Lewis Dick
erson, who weigh a total of 417
pounds; 210 for one and 207 for the
other. Both are tackles. Dixon is
over, six feet three inches in
height; and Dickerson is six feet,
six inches. Djlxon is the fastest
man on the team and can outsprint
the fast baekfield toien or ends.
Both men outweigh A1 Sinclair and
Homer Dixon by 15 pounds to the
man.
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Guards find the Oregon players
just about on an even basis with
Roy Hickert, 160, and Glen Alin
sted, 185. Bailey Shields, Socolof
sky, Bliss, Leavitt or Kerns will
enter for Oregon.
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Ends for Oregon, Mautz ■ and
Smith outweigh Dallas Ward and
John Logan by 15 pounds each.
Ward, 170, will probably play
against Mautz and Logan, 150
pounder, against Smith.
Center is a stand-off. Lloyd Bal
com, 175, outweighs Carl Johnson,
but weighs less than Nick Carter.
In the Aggie machine. three men
are playing their last year. They
are Paul Snider, fullback; Glenn
Olmsted, guard, and Roy Rickart,
tackle.
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Every man on the starting lineup,
with the exception of Snider, Olm
sted, and Rickert, and most of the
substitutes pldyed on that famous
Aggie frosh team of two years ago.
This makes their third year of play
together.
In the starting lineup there is
but one letterman, the veteran 185
pound fullback, Paul Snider. The
rest of the men, with one exception,
are juniors.
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Enthusiasm is high in Corvallis.
Everyone is behind Schissler’s team.
The Orange and Black comes once
again as a favorite. Dope records
and figures go to the winds when
two machines fighting for the big
gest game of the season clash. A
mighty battle is in store.
EX-LIBRARIAN DIES
Word was received yesterday of
the death of Mrs. Graham McCon
nell, who died at the Good Samari
tan Hospital, Portland, Sunday
evening. Mr. McConnel was libra
rian of art and architecture at the
University library last year.
BONFIRE CHIEF
DEMANDS IHIII
FROSH REPORT
Work to Begin in Earnest
Today—"Biggest Blaze”
' Aim of Frosh Committee
Special Feature Planned;!
Girls to Serve Coffee
to Men of Night Squad
Every freshman is expected to
report today to those in charge of
the Homecoming bonfire on Kin- ;
caid field and help with the con
struction of it, states Elam Am
stutz, assistant general chairman of
Homecoming, who has charge of this
work.
Boland MeCreight is the fresh
man chairman and working under
him are: Joe Bally, in charge of
materials; Ben Southers, transpor
tation; Thornton Gale, guarding;
and Joe Holiday, construction of
the fire.
Frosh Working Hard
Year after year the freshman
class tries to outdo its predecessors
in the construction of the largest
bonfire. The huge Homecoming
bonfire that each year helps put
the ^‘old pep” into the students and
the returning grads, is handled ex
clusively by freshmen.
This year the freshmen are tak
ing the responsibility of this task
to heart and are attempting to do
their bit towards a successful
Homecoming.
Blaze to . be Fast
The plans are to construct a bon
fire that -will burn furiously while
it is burning, and will last but a
comparatively short/ time. This willi
insure a spectacular conflagration,
and one that will be at the peak
of its size when the important cere
monies will be in progress.
A great amount of work has al
ready been done by the first year
men. Large poles have been set in
the ground, and will furnish a
framework in which the material
will be placed.
More Fuel Needed
A great deal of material is al
ready on the ground but more will
be needed to fill the required space
of the pyre, which is 20 feet square
and about 45 feet high. The size
is limited by the University
authorities to lessen fire danger.
As the fire must be completed
by Friday noon, most of the work
will have to be done today. A spe
cial treat is in store for those men
of the class of ’29 who have to re
main on guard duty tonight, as the
freshman women are organized and
will serve hot coffee and some form
of refreshments at midnight to the
watchers.
The freshmen have a surprise in
store for everyone in the way of a
special feature during the -burning
of the fire. John Nelson has charge
of this part of the program.
ORDER OF ‘O’ MEN MEET
AT 12:30 FOR PARADE
According to Louie Anderson,
president of the Order of the “O,”
all wearers and former wearers of
the lemon-yellow “O” are requested
to meet at Hayward field-next Sat
urday at 12:30 p. m. Mr. Anderson
stated that a sign would designate
the place for the meeting. Before
the Homecoming game the annual
parade of the Order of the “O” will
be held. It was strongly empha
sized that all men wear their
sweaters.
A section of seats has been con
structed in front of the old grand
stand for the wearers of the “O.”
At 6:30 o’clock a banquet will be
held at the Campa Shoppe for the
owners of the lemon-yellow letters.
Women to Carry
Green and Yellow j
Balloons at Game
A novel feature of the Home
coming game and a colorful part
of it will he \he green and yel
low balloons which every Oregon
co-ed is expected to wear as part
of the general scheme of field
decorations.
Special arrangements have
been made by the committee in
charge of the stunt with the
Woolworth store in town. Bal- j
loons may be obtained there at j
a cost of five cents apiece and it
is imperative that every house
manager make it her duty to get
these balloons or appoint some
one to do it for her.
Hugh Biggs, who has charge
of the regular field decorations,
will have charge of this event
also and he wants every woman
to make it her duty to carry
these balloons and add to the
colorful effect on the field.
For those women who do not
live in some organization bal
loons may be obtained at Wool
worths. House managers must
call sometime today in order to
insure getting the proper quota,
as only 1500 balloons have been
ordered by the committee.
SALE OF PENNANTS “
FOR GAME TO START
Small lemon-yellow and green
pennants, which w ill be worn by
Oregon enthusiasts during Home
coming, are to be on sale Friday at
the depots, the University Co-op,
the entrances to the football field,
and at the houses and halls.
Distribution at the houses will be I
supervised by the following people
who are asked to call at the Y. W.
C. A. Bungalow this morning be
tween the hours of 10 and 12 and
receive their pennants: Alpha Phi,
Josephine Ralston; Alpha Omicron
Pi, Catherine Mayhew; Alpha Gam
ma Delta, Elaine Crawford; Alpha
Xi Delta, Kathryn Freitag; Alpha
Delta Pi, Edith Dodge; Alpha Chi
Omega, Edith Fenwick; Kappa
Kappa Gamma, Louise Clark; Gam
ma Phi Beta, Margaret Harbaugh;
Delta Gamma, Martha Swafford;
Delta Delta Delta, Elizabeth
Schultze; Delta Zeta, Effie Hen
riekson; Chi Omega, Jane Cochran;
Hendricks hall, Katherine Knee
land; Susan Campbell hall, Virginia
Hunt; Girls’ Oregon Club, Leona
Hostetler; Tau Nu, Dorothy Mac
Master; Kappa Omicron, Annie
Watkins; Sigma Beta Phi, Lonna
Powell; Thacher Cottage, Josephine
Yocum; Pi Beta Phi, Vivian Blair;
Beta Theta Pi, Lester Johnson; Chi
Psi, Bus Sullivan; Phi Kappa Psi,
Lester Olsen; Sigma Nu, Roger De
Busk; Kappa Sigma, Vern Dale;
Sigma Chi, Ralph Henderson; Alpha
Beta Chi, Thorton Gale; Sigma Pi
Tau, Henry Cramer; Delta Tau
Delta, Meril Hagen; Lambda Psi,
Adrian Burriss; Alpha Tau Omega,
Bob Hynd; Theta Chi, Palmer
Schlegel; Phi Gamma Delta, Bob
Sargent; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Bill
Crawford; Friendly hall, Robert
Lemon; Phi Delta Theta, Franz
Wagner; Kappa Delta Phi, Ed
Syring.
Proceeds from the pennant sale
will benefit the Women’s League
Scholarship Fund. Ten cents each
is the price set by the committee
in charge. The Homecoming com
mittee stresses the importance of
each person appointed getting his
supply of pennants early.
ALL FROSH CLASSES EXCUSED
There will be no Friday or Sat
urday classes or laboratory periods
for freshmen. There has been some
misunderstanding on the part of
both pupils and instructors in re
gard to the Friday vacation, accord
ing to the statement issued by Dr.
Gilbert.
FOR F
Determination Shown by
Squad on Field as Work
for Aggie Tilt Advances
Frequent Changes in Line
Made by Mentor; Backs
Show Good in Workouts
By Dick Godfrey
Deep in ‘ the real Oregon mud,
caused by real Oregon rain, the Ore
gon football machine is turning the
afternoon hours into use in its ef
fort to prepare for the coming on
slaught of the Oregon Aggies, Sat
urday.
Every man and coach trekked
home yesterday afternoon only after
The players showed the effect of
darkness drove them from the field,
the gruelling three-hour session.
They were limping and bruised but
happy.
Beavers to Meet Beal Team
Work—intensive work, done with
out a smile, is the program for this
week. The men realize they must
find themselves, find themselves
as a real team, in order to beat the
Beavers this year.
They are classed as 14 points be
low the coming Beaver. However,
to watch them work, this 14 point
margin given the Aggies is liable
to look awfully big when the Beaver
colony representatives hit the Web
foot line.
Coach Strengthens Line
A line, one to equal that which
withstood the onslaught of the
Washington backs last year, is the
desire of the coaches. In order to
get a combination of this type the
coaches are shoving varsity men
back to the ranks of the scrubs and
boosting scrubs to take their places.
But when a scrub gets a chance
and doesn’t look so good he is
shoved back. Then a new*man is
given a chance. Yesterday Warren
and Leavitt were tried at guard.
Then Bailey and Socolofsky took a
try. This combination didn’t satisfy
the coaches, so Bliss was given a
chance with Bailey. This combina
tion worked together two years ago
and showed up well yesterday.
Even with this good showing the
coaches are not entirely satisfied.
They want to send the best eleven
\ men into the game Saturday they
can get. Everybody is shot ft and
then jerked.
Backfield Stated Strong
The backfield seems tc be the
only settled part of’the team. Jones
is tearing up the mud _at fullback;
Anderson is hurling passes with un
canny ability and is running the
team in a manner unseen before this
(year. Wetzel is showing exceptional
ability in booting the slippery ball,
! and Vitus is cracking opposition in
! interference. This is only the of
fensive side of the play, however.
On the defense each man has been
assigned his territory and from work
against the scrubs and frosh, it
doesn’t seem safe to mingle long in
their territory.
“The lineup for the game is a
problem witl| me,” said Coach Smith
yesterday, “I’m planning, on using
the eleven best men, but as yet I
am not quite sure who they will
be.”
Anyway everything will be ready
by Saturday afternoon at 1:30, when
j the team is led on the field by Cap
| tain Bob Mautz.
STUNTS TBYOUTS
Tryouts for all rally stunts
will be held today at 11 o’clock
in the Woman's building. There
will be no other tryout period
held before the rally.
Entire Program
Of Events Given
For Homecoming
Following is the complete
Homecoming program:
Friday
All day . Alumni registration
7:00 p. m. Pajamarino
8:00 p. m. Bonfire
8:30 p. m. Rally
10:00 p. m. Alumni smoker
Saturday
9:30 a. m. .. Alumni council meet
10:00 a. m,..Delt-Beta Tug o’ War
10:30 a. m. Alumni meeting
11:00 to 1:00 .. Campus luncheon
1:00 p. m.Order of “O” parade i
1:30 p. m. .. Oregon vs. O. A. C.
9:00 p. m.Homecoming dances
9:30 p. m. Musical program
Sunday
9:00 a. m...
.... Mortar Board Breakfast
2:30 p. m. Vespers
All day . Open house
FRESHMEN TO TUSSLE
ROSEBUBG WARRIORS
Coach Leaves This Morning
With Twenty-two Men
Twenty-two white-shirted Oregon
frosh football players with assistant
coach, Bill Allison, will leave this
morning at 8 o’clock for Roseburg
where they will meet the fast
American Legion eleven of that
place in a hard tussle this after
noon.
The squad, which is made up of
the second string men, were hard
at work last night in preparation
for the game. Play after play was
run through perfecting all rough
edges. The passing department of
the team was in good form. The
wet, slippery ball seemed to make
no difference to these gridiron as
pirants.
The starting lineup will find
Johnson and Shotwell at ends. Both
men are light but offset this handi
cap with speed. Wade and Bonnett,
tackles, are big men. “Tiny” Wade
tips the beam at 217 pounds. Rhodes
and Hindz, guards, are short, heavy
men. Carlson, center, has proven to
be a, good passer-back with a quick
spiral pass.. Jost, quarterback, was
barking out the signals in first team
style in last night’s play. Coles
and Raymond, halfbacks, are speedy
and can hit the line to a good ad
vantage. Llewelly, fullback, is ex
pected to give the Legion players
considerable to worry about.
The men making the trip are:
Johnson, Shotwell, Wade, Bonnett,
Rhodes, Hindz, Carlson, Jost, Llewl
lyn, Coles, Raymond, Harthrong,
Blum, Bynington, Brandon, Brunze,
Whorlley, Strader, Bratton, Benson,
; Gilbert, Brown, and Assistant Coach
i Bill Allison.
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FIRST PRACTICE FOR
BLEACHER STUNT TODAY
First practice for the bleacher
stunt of the Homecoming game will
be held at 1 o’clock today in the
new stand on Hayward field. The
next and last will take place Sat
urday morning at 9 o’clock.
Attendance of those present at
both practices will be checked* and
\ special tickets for admittance will
j be given out. Any upperclassmen
| who wish to take part in the stunt
! are urged by the committee, to re
! port today. They will also be pre
sented with similar tickets.
Because .of duties elsewhere dur
| ing the game, athletic managers,
members of To-ko-lo and Grakos will
be unable to aid in the feature.
As there are no classes today,
Fred Hendricks and Paul Sletton, in
i charge of the feature, expect a large
i number of men to be present for
I the affair.
Plans Completed
For Entertainment
Of Alumni Visitors
By Edward Smith
Forty-eight more hours and Oregon’s eleventh annual Home
coining starts its three-day procession into the university’s an
nals of great campus celebrations.
Tim stage is set; the business learned; the properties ready.
Friday’ the alumni 3000 to 5000 strong, according to various
estimates, will begin arriving in Eugene and on the campus.
Then the action will start.
The student body, ready to welcome this great influx of
alumni and guests, awaits the rising of the curtain.
EX-VARSITY PLAYER
Homecoming Traditions Will
Be Reviewed
Ed Bailey, a four-year letterman
who played tackle on two Oregon
teams that beat the Aggies and one
in which the score of the game
tied, will be the speaker at the
Homecoming pep assembly on Thurs
day in the auditorium of the
Woman’s building. Bailey played
on the varsity elevens of ’10, ’ll,
’12, ’13. Since his graduation
from college and gridiron, he has
achieved success as a lawyer and
legislator. During the war he served
as lieutenant in the Marines, after
which he was commander of the
Junction City Post of the Ameri
can Legion.
Bailey, who is one of Oregon’s
most prominent alumni, belonged
to the graduating class of ’13
which also had as its members Dean
Walker, dean of men;' Carlton
Spencer, comptroller of tbo Univer
sity; Karl Onthank, executive sec
retary; Vernon Vawter of Medford,
member of the Board of Re
gents; Philip Hammond of Oregon
City, and Walter Fisher of Rose
burg, both past members of the
state legislature.
While attending the University,
Bailey, who is a Friar and member
of Phi Delta Theta, was extremely
active. He was a member of
Laurean, literary society; the Y. M.
C. A. cabinet; oratory debate com
mittee during his junior year, and
th? Emerald staff when a sopho
more. Besides being a four-year
man on the football varsity, he was
chosen on the All-Northwest foot
ball eleven three years and was
also on the varsity track squad
three years.
The significance of Homecoming
this year and a review of Home
comings in the past will be told by
Walter Malcolm, president of the.
Associated Students. In this con
nection James Leake, chairman of
the Homecoming directorate, will
also speak, giving an outline of the
activities for this week-end. Fred
Martin, yell king will direct the
songs and yells which will be used
at the game Saturday. Music for
the occasion will be furnished by
the combined glee clubs and tho
University band.
FRESHMEN REPORT
All freshmen are required to
report at Kincaid field at 8:00
this morning for work on the !
Homecoming bonfire. Roll will
be called and those who do not
I report will be dealt with by the
vigilance committee. All fresh
men who do not have classes
j Thursday morning will report at
8:30.
Late yesterday, with the
meeting of the entire -Home
coming committee, all plans
for the “OULGrad” celebration
were perfected, according to
James Leake, general chair
man. The official program was
announced and each event
awaits its hour.
Though the program proper does
not start until Friday night, the
student welcominglcommittee under
Ward Cook, chairman, will bo busy
the entire day meeting incoming
trains. “Alums” will be taken in
autos to registration headquarters
in the Administration building.
Those who haven’t rooms and ac
comodations wil be taken care of
by a committee in charge of Earl
Smith.
Parade Starts at “O”
At 7 o’clock, midst a flare of
colorful rockets and fireworks, ttie
“pajamarino” is scheduled to de
scend upon Eugene and the campus
from the “Q,” high on Skinner’s
butte. To add to the color, each
man will be dressed in green and
lemon-yellow pajamas and will
carry torches belching bright-hued
flames.
This pop parade should bo the
most picturesque in the history of
the University, it is declared. Ed
Therieau, chairman of the parade
committee, has completed plans
which will take the' “pajamarino,”
in serpentine fashion, through
downtown hotels, restaurants and
shows. Girls are asked to accom
pany the procession.
Fire to be Colorful
The “pajamarino” ends at the
frosli bonfire, the material for
which is now taking final form on
old Kincaid field. Another flare of
torches and the bonfire will be
lighted, while fitting ceremonies
are staged. Hero again color will
predominate, as a chemical produc
ing green and yellow flames has been
manufactured for the blaze. Elam
Amstutz, assistant Homecoming
chairman, is in charge of this event.
Immediately following the bon
fire ceremonies, or about 8:30, ac
cording to the schedule, the Home
coming rally will start in the
Woman’s building. According to
James Forestel, rally chairman, the
pep-fest will be short and inter
esting. Speeches have been cut to
a minimum; stunts have been add
ed.
Smoker Is Scheduled
Instead of milling about the
floor, as during past rallies, the
alumni and students will be seated
this year. Special seating arrange
ments for the various classes and
the alumni have been made. Girls
are asked to be present.
The alumni smoker, an innova
tion, will end the formal program
for Friday evening. It is to be
held in the men’s gymnasium and
seniors will be hosts. Men of the
other three classes will not be al
lowed to attend.
The alumni council meets Satur
day morning at 9 o’clock in Jean
nette Calkins’ alumni office; at 11
o’clock the annual alumni meet
ing will take place in the Guild
hall, when election of officers will
be held.
Tug o’ War Planned
Another event scheduled for Sat
urday morning is the annual Belt
Beta freshman tug o’ war. This
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