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VOLUME XXVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1925 NUMBER 45 Who Is the New Grid Mentor? No Coaching Choice Yet Made; Search For Top Notch Worker Is Task Of Large Proportions By Web Jones f Who’s going to be the next coach? That’s the big question that has been creating all the “talk” on the campus. Rumors of the selection of this man and that man have been going the rounds. These reports are hs vapory as Oregon mist. No one knows yet who is going to be the new coach. * * * Just a little publicity at this time of the year when a new coach is about to be selected may wreck the work of the University officials and prevent the hiring of a good coach. So nothing will be announced until definite decisions have been reached and the new* mentor has his name in ink on a contract. * » v Now it is merely a matter of wait ing. Naturally, a man who is at the top of his profession, as the future coach of Oregon will have to be, is going to deliberate before accepting any offer, and the coaches now under consideration are taking their time to decide and compare offers. • # *■ This picking a top-notch coach ^ is no snap. For every “big” coach available there are twenty offers from schools all over the country offering fine contracts. It’s a mat ter of dollars and cents to him, so he will accept the best offer. i • * »■ Football coaches are at a premium at this time of year, and almost every outstanding mentor in the country is tied down by a east iron, ten-year, gold-plated contract, -with all the accessories of cars, houses and lots and free shaves by admir ing alunpii, all of which makes him obligated to stay with the ship. It’s almost impossible to"pry the adored mentor away from the holme soil. * * »■ • «■ This year contracts expire for a number of gridiron coaches. Per haps they want more money, their jobs may not be as satisfactory as they might, or perhaps an unsuccess ful season has started the “anvil” chorus booming with much force. Anyway, there will be high-rating coaches in the market, and that’s the kind Oregon is after. * * »■ It’s easy to ask why someone (Continued on page four) BASKETBALL FIVE Okerberg Will Enroll Next Term, 35 Aspirants Now Practicing For Season S i x Lettermen Reporting Regularly; Varsity To Take Pre-Season Trip A broad smile appeared on the countenance of head basketball coach, William “Billy” Reinhart, when asked what the prospects for a winning basketball five were. Reinhart now has the last of his best bets in fold, Roy Okerberg. Roy Okferberg, center and high point man of the Northwest con ference last year and choice of many sports writers on the coast as an all-star pivot man, is out prac ticing with the varsity. Okerberg is not in school but will enroll next term. His appearance puts an end to the big problem of finding a tip-off “Okie” is a hard man to tip off “Okie” is a hard man to stop on the offense! Many Candidates Out The 35 basketball aspirants, now hard at work each afternoon in the men’s gymnasium, will shift the scenes of their activities to the armory, downtown. The armory will again be used as a practice and playing floor for the varsity five. In order to get accustomed to the floor the men will practice there daily at 4:30 p. m. The basketball squad was divid ed into two groups in last night’s practice. Coach Reinhart had one group in his tutelage and the other was under direction of “Spike” Leslie. The main theme of last night’s practice was that of three man offense. Three players were given the ball and practiced work ing the ball under the basket, past two stationary guards. Reinhart’s basis for basketball fundamentals, are also being ground into the men each evening and will continue to be done, with little team work practiced this term. Six Lettermen Back Six lettermen from last year’s varsity quintet are reporting reg ularly, Hobson, Gillenwaters, Jost Gunther, Okerberg, and Wester gren. In addition to this, there are a number of valuable, experienced hoop ringers from last year’s sec ond team. With the completion of football season, Kiminki, Reynolds and Harrison have doffed the mole skins for the abbreviated basket ball suits. All three are experien ced men. * FACULTY MAN RELATES STORY OF AFRICAN EXPERIENCES How would you like to mount a camel and meander off for a long trip into the boundless sands of the Sarhara desert with no guide but an Arab boy! Such was the experience of William P. Maddox, assistant professor of political sci ence, who, accompanied by two friends, left Tougaurt, Algeria, last January on a trip by camel into the heart of the Sahara. Eiding a camel as described by Mr. Maddox is no easy matter. “The most difficult part is getting on and off. An Arab boy stands in front of the camel looking him in the face. The boy makes a fun ny noise and the camel begins to rise, uttering complaining grunts. When the camel begins to rise, he starts front-end first and you fall back. Then the hind end' comes up, and you fall upon his neck. “You find yourself perched on top of the hump on a board rest about one foot square,” said Mr. Maddox. “You cross your legs and rest them on the camel’s neck. The camel’s motion is very slow and pleasant, but you can’t guide the beast, so an Arab boy runs along and leads him. Cbntrary to the common impression, feamel rising does not make one seasick.” “The most obstinate beasts are the donkeys,” said Mr. Maddox. “They go in a straight line no mat ter how winding the path, and the rider can’t do a thing with them,” he continued. “We had two men with us who rode donkeys and they would go off at a tangent no mat ter where we went.” Mr. Maddox passed through Bis kra on his way to Tougourt, which is situated in the interior. This town is noted for its “Garden of Allah,” made famous by Bobert Hichen’s novel of the same name. “The ‘Garden of Allah’ really lives up to its reputation,” he said. “It is kept up well, is cool and dark, with trickling streams run ning through it, yet when you come to the edge and look out upon the desert—that is the moat amazing thing of all, the desert. The desert is an hrid waste, with the sky at night full of seething stars with no black space between.” The camel trip began at Toug ourt, a town of mud huts, a few palm trees and a sun blazing down on the white buildings. The na tives have passages, walled with stones inside, where it is cool. They all gather there and smoke hash ish, and don’t even talk. Biskra is something of a tourist center, according to Mr. Maddox. A railroad from the coast to Toug ourt runs through the town, on which the trains run at night in summer on account of the intense heat of the daytime. Among the interesting sights of the town are the whirling dervishes, who have rings in their noses, and are bril liantly tatooed. The Ouled Nails, famous dancing girls of the Sa hara, are a center of tourist inter est in Biskra. They resemble the gypsy, with fine features, brown skin and black hair. ‘Piggers’ Navy’ Put In Winter Drydock; Millrace Deserted Hardy sea-farers of the mill race have withdrawn to port for the winter, the “Pigger’s Navy” has dry-docked and the murky waters of the stream surge on, unhindered by splash of paddle or choppy stroke t>f Australian Crawl. Only occasional seamen, possi bly descendents of the famous Norse, still brave the depths of the raceway, it is reported. The “Canoes for Kent” sign in front of the Anchorage has taken on a forlorn, deserted look, a back ground of stark trees only adds ground of stark trees only adds to the gloom. The rows of ca noes are shelved in the boat house, awaiting silently, the end of their hibernation. STAND ON BASEBALL UP TO A. S. U. 0. COUNCIL At a meeting of the student coun cil held last night it was decided that a special meeting of the coun cil be called to consider the base ball situation before Prof. H. C. Howe leaves to attend the Pacific Coast discussion concerning the re tention or abolition of baseball as a major sport on the campus. The meeting of the council will be call ed the first of next week. In the meantime the members are to soli cit the opinion of other members of the student body in regard to the baseball question, in order that their decision on the matter be rep resentative of the sentiment of the entire student body. Committee Appointed A motion was introduced and passed giving the council the power to appoint a committee to investi gate the system of student organi zations on the Oregon campfis. Wal ter Malcolm then appointed Ella McClellan, Anna DeWitt, Lowell Baker, Paul Ager and Flody Mc Kalson to act on this committee. The question of the council’s stand on the Junior week end sit uation was brought up and a mo tion passed to retain last year's decision. As a result of the discus sion on the poor lighting in the old library a motion was passed that the student council go on rec ord as favoring changes in the light ing system of the library and that authorities* be notified of such ac tion. DeLoris Pearson was appoint ed to notify the library authorities of this action. Uniforms Discussed The council also passed a motion to the effect that it go on record as favoring the purchase of perma nent uniforms for the R. O. T. C. band and that a committee of in vestigation be appointed to look into the matter. A program for the division of student activities was presented by Paul Ager-and a nfotion passed tl at the council sanction a repnt by Age- on this student activity program at assembly today, also that the students be asked fill a questionaire on activities at the date of next registration. SIX MEN TRY OUT IN SALES CONTEST Six men tried out last night in the life insurance sales contest sponsored by the school of business administration for the purpose of arusing interest in life insurance, at a meeting held in room 105 Com merce building. Tonight the re maining eight contestants will com plete at the same hour and in the same placet. These meetings are open to the public. At this time each contestant pre sented special contracts of actual life insurance companies to actual prospects, in a speech approximate ly twenty minutes in length. Each contestant will receive suit able awards in recognition of his interest, and the remainder of the $100 fund raised by the Oregon state life insurance companies will be divided in cash prizes among the three men winning highest place in the local contest. These three will go to Portland where, be fore judges composed of the Ore gon state managers and underwrit ers they will contest for first, sec ond and third prizes. In addition the winner of first prize will have his name engraved upon a silver loving cup presented by the Oregon Life Insurance company. OF 500 VISITORS Arrangements Finished For Sessions Of High School Officers And Editors Trains And Stages To Be f Met; List Of Guests For Week - End I s Growing With the names of approximately 400 delegates on file and replies still pouring in from all over the state, indications points to a full half-thousand quota for the annual high school conference which opens tomorrow. At a final meeting of the full conference committee last night it was reported by all committee heads that the plans for the annual meeting are complete. Delegates will begin arriving this afternoon, according to Bob Benjamin, welcom ing chairman. A train and stage schedule has been worked out, and each train and stage will bo met both by committee members and Oregon Knights. Housing Arranged Full housing accommodations are arranged, says Balph Staley, whose housing committee is also to have charge of registration. Staley has asked that freshmen from all houses be at the registratifin bureau in the Administration building from Thurs day noon until Friday noon to es cort delegates to houses. Prefer ences for delegates to entertain were dated and timed upon re ceipt, says Staley, in order that confusion in duplication might be avoided. All details for the three-course banquet are complete, is the report of Kathryn Ulrich, chairman. Speak ers, delegates and committee mem bers will be invited to attend the banquet. A campus orchestra has agreed to furnish music throughout the dinner hour. Ticket Sale Good “College Nito” tieket sales are surprisingly good, says Vivian Har per. There are still a number of seats left, however, and tickets are still on sale at the Co-op, Kuyken dall’s, Lara way’s and at living or ganizations. A full rehearsal of “College Nite” will be held this evening at 7:15 in the Woman’s building. By no means complete, tho fol lowing is a list of delegates who have signified their intention of at tending the conference sessions. Delegates Listed Camas Valley: Esther Brown, Welcome Martindale, Helen Barnes; Canyonvillo: Helen Garden, Clara Applegate; Colton, Theodore An denson, Margaret Anderson; j floos River: Walter Austin, Siri Enegren, Ture Bjorkqvist, Lillian Austin; Dayton: Dean Harding, Faith Wag ner; Dundee: John Gagan, Everett Livengood; Gaston: Mildred Krah mer, Isabel McLeod, Sam E. Brown, Margaret De Jardin; Glendale: Jar ley Pete, Joseph Angell; Gold Hill: Lowell Robbins, Alice Smith, Sam uel Chisholm; Halsey: Roberta Van nice, Georgina Clark; Hood River: Donald McLucas, Juliet Forden, Carlile Roberts; Jefferson: Clar ence Thufson, Margaret Wall; Kerby: Ronald Tyeer, Dorothy Wells; Lakeside: Dorothy Wiebko, Mao Lewis; Lexington: Loren Leather, Leonard McMillan, Fred Kelly; Lyons: George Nydegger, Dorothy Trask; Marcola: Lola Scott, Donna Nickolsen, Vera Smith; Maupin; James Appling, Helen Wc berg; Mill City: Frank Smith, Lo la Rambo; Monmouth: Wm. Suver, (Continued on page three) CAMPUS TO BE FED Seventy-five dozen doughnuts will bo on sale from 8:00 to 4:00 today at five cents a hole. Ev ery student will have an' oppor tunity to indulge as tables will be stationed at the main en trances of the libraries, and all other campus buildings will be visited by the venders. Theta Sigma Phi, women’s national journalism fraternity, is sponsoring the sale and Mar ian Lowry is in direct charge. Julius Caesar, Kap Sig Mascot, Has Dental Bill Woman Hater, Oldest Active House Member Has Unusual College Career By T. P. Every dog may have his day; but it isn’t every dog that can have a $19.50 dentist bill paid for him. Caesar, veteran mascot of the Kappa Sigs, chews his way into print by virtue of this accomplishment. Sev eral of his teeth were pulled, and two or three of them filled last month, probably duo to his chewing caramels for the boys. Caesar, how ever, had the last laugh, for tho bill was paid by tho brothers. They didn’t mind it a bit, howv over, for Julius Caesar is the oldest member of tho house. The wire haired terrier was brought to the chapter by Virgil Earl, now director of athletics in the University, in 1913 when a tiny puppy. He has been living in the house ever since except in the vacation months, which he spends with Kappa Sig alumns. Saving two children from drown ing in the mill race, being arrested for not having a license, playing “Crab” in “Two Gentlemen of Verona” under Fergus Beddie, be ing kidnapped by Gamma Phi girls and held for ransom, being the first to discover a fire in tho house, and taking an aetivo part in all tho Kappa Sig mill-racing parties aro a few of the most interesting inci dents in Caesar's life. Caesar likes ice cream cones and will perform any or all of his tricks for anybody. Singing or whining is ono of his chief accomplishments, and it takes but little encourage ment to make him render lengthy solos. He is very fond of boys, but is a real wotman-hater. Caesar always feels sad when the boys leave for home, and he wags his tail in joy when they return. He is tho first ono to greet all the alumns when they come down. He is the only one in the house who knows them all, and tho only one known to all of them. ORECON-O. A. G. DEBATE TO BE HELD DECEMBER 9 The intercollegiate debate be tween Oregon and O. A. C., the first forensic contest on the campus, will bo hold at 3:30 o’clock, Wednesday afternoon, December 9, instoad of as previously arranged. Oregon’s af firmative team meets O. A. C.’s negative in Eugene at that time, while the Oregon negative will op pose the O. A. C. affirmative at Corvallis before the student assem bly. This change is a result of a con flicting program at Oregon Agri cultural Collego on Tuesday even ing. While the debate here will be unusual in that it is the first to be held in the afternoon, it is expect ed that such an ararngemont will b 3 satisfactory since there is an ad vantage in holding the two events simultaneously. The Oregon speakers tor this first meet delivered their speeches last night in Villard hall, going through the entire debate in rea sonably good form, considering that nearly a week of preparation yet remains. The affirmative is to be augmented by Benoit McCroskey, and B. V. Ludington. flerschel Brown and Jack McGuire will de fend the negative side of the ques tion, which is “Resolved, That for eign powers should immediately rc linguish political jurisdiction in Chna, except that ordinarily exer cised in consular and diplomatic circles.” Since the debate here is to bo held in,the daytime, it 1b not yet known if the judges selected will be able to attend. New arrange ments for judges will be made if necessary. BASKETBALL FINALS TO BE PLAYED TODAY The second game of the round robin basketball tournament will be played this afternoon at 4:00 o’clock. The stage is set and at this appointed hour Oregon Club and Phi Delta Theta teams will take the floor to entertain fans with what promises to be a lively game. Should the Oregon Club win they can wear the laurel wreath of vic tory, which will also be symbolic of the championship of basketball in intramural athletics. If, how ever, the Phi Belts come through on the winning side of the column, they must then play the Betas. Should they win this game, they then would be champions. In case the Betas ghould win, the tournament would be thrown into a three cornered tie, as the Betas previously lost to the Oregon Club. It would then bo necessary to play off a series. This afternoon’s contest should be close and hard fought. The finer points of the game will be brought to light. The Phi Delts have the more experienced team. They have, however, been playing inconsistent ball. On the other hand, the Club men have been con sistent, and have a high powered scoring machine. HOUSE MANAGERS MAY FORM ORGANIZATION On the suggestion of Dc*n Walk er, dean of men, the frater nity and sorority houses on the campus are considering tho matter of organizing in tho hopes of uni fying and decreasing house ex penses. A meeting rvas held yesterday af ternoon, and, although all house managers were not present, a good attendance was reported. It was decided that Dean Walker appoint a committee to arrange the details. “There has never been a house manager’s organization,” Btated Dean Walker, “and since each house spends approximately $35,000 a year, I believe such an organiza tion would provo a groat ' benefit to the house managers and to the houses in general.” Although no definite plans have yet been made, there will probably be one meeting a month, according to Dean Walker. At this meeting each manager will make a report of his expenditures (including cook’s wages, grocery bill, heating, etc.), and all will discuss tho va rious advantages and experiences they have found in buying. “Cook’s wages and vacations vary in different houses,” said Dean Walker, “and I believe that this and other expenses can be uni fied in this manner, and porhaps houso bills can bo reduced some what.” ___* Him POLICIES IRE FEME OF Plans For Student Union And Basketball Pavilion Will Be Outlined Today American Legion To Award Prize In Essay Contest To William Cruikshank “It is the aim of this year’s stu dent administration to give the campus as complete and authentic information on student affairs as it is at all possible. The first op portunity to do this will be in to day’s assembly,” said Walter Mal colm, president of the Associated Students in announcing the pro gram for first official A. S. U. O. meeting which will bo held today in the auditorium of the Woman’s building. “It is the right and duty of stu dents to bo informed. The reports to bo made in today’s meeting will be a means by which they can be thus informed. The program will bo interesting, instructive, and short, and tho student body turn out ought to be 100 per cent,” he added. Discipline Reforms Tip Representing tho Studont Coun cil, Paul Ager will outlino the pro grams of the Council which will be of general studont interest. This report will tako up the question of Freshman discipline on the library steps explaining the method by which the violators aro picked and plans for reforms of this institu tion. He will also outlino a new plan for the program of student body activities which the student council has beon working on for tho purpose of distributing activi ties more evenly and on a more fair basis. Waltor Malcolm will act as chair man at tho_ assembly. Ho will also give a general explanation of stu dent body work and the part that can bo played by the student body in general. He will also make tho first announcement of tho policy of tho athletic committee relating to tho coaching situation. Committees To Report Konnoth Stephenson, chairman of the Finance committee, J. - W. Leake, chairman of the Homecom ing committee and Bob McCabe chairman of the Greater Oregon committee will make special reports on tho work of their respective (Continued on page four) GERMAN POSTMAN’S CAROL QUAINT CUSTOM, THRILLED SIEFERT “One of the most unusual experi ences I ever had was when I was in Germany some years ago,” said John Siefert, head of the voice de partment in the University of Ore gon school of music. He had given his desk to the interviewer, who found him at his studio, saying smilingly: “You may need the desk for writing, so I’ll just sit on the sideline. “It was just a few days bofore Christmas, and a blizzard was blow ing outside,” ho continued. “Sud denly, right up on the front porch of tlio house I was living in, I heard a bugle playing ‘Holy Night, Silent Night.’ “Hearing that old, familiar mel ody 3,500 miles from home, made an impression on mo never to be forgotten. The instrumentalist was the mail carrier, as I afterwards learned. Thus it was I learned about the beautiful custom in Germany of mail carriers playing carols on trumpets on the days bofore Christ mas, as they go about delivering the mail.” “Carols are more popular in Eu rope than here,” says Mr. Siefert, “especially in England, Wales and Germany, it is very common for groups of singers to go about the streets at night during the Christ mas holiday season, singing such old favorite carols as ‘Blest be the Tie that Binds,’ and ‘God rest ye Merry Gentlemen.’ ” The reporter, stimulated by the fluency and graciousness of Mr. Siefert, proceeded to press his ques tions rapidly. “Are carols being sung moro in this country now?” “O yes. There has been a pro nounced awakening of interest in them over the country. At last Christmas time, groups wero organ ized here in Eugene to go about the streets singing carols.” Mr. Siefert then told of an ex perience ho had in Philadelphia some years ago. An effort was made to find out whether theatre audiences were familiar with the old carols. Mr. Siefort had charge of this work in some of the largest theatres in the city, and the result of the investigation showed a sur prising number who knew the old carols. “Are any carols being composed today, or are the old ones all that are being sung?” “There have been many good ones composed recently. Some of the most prominent composers are Dudley Buck, Henry Hadley, and C. Whitney Cooms. But the old carols are being sung too. In fact, they probably are sung the more. They havo endured for a long time, while those written now are gen erally sung for a season or two and then forgotten; though some are probably great enough to be of permanent value.” “Is tho carol an art song or a folk song?” “Primarily a folk song. All the old carols sprang from the heart. But generally tho original tunes have been perfected, and given a fContinued on page four)