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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It’s easy to ask why someone
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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,
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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.”
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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
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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
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