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EMERALD DRIVE
FOR CIRCULATION
BEGINS TODAY
James Manning, Manager ■
Names Wade Newbegin
Assistant Solicitor
Prize Offered Committee
Workers for Securing 12
New Subscriptions
The winter term drive for added
circulation of the Emerald begins
today.
Members of living organizations
have been selected by James Man
ning, circulation manager, to solicit
the students to send subscriptions
home to their parents. Those in
charge of the drive expect to do
fully as well as in the fall term
when 250 new outside subscriptions
were added to the files of the mail
ing list.
Renewals of subscriptions secured
last October and the obtaining of
new ones will constitute the work
of about 45 representatives in the
drive.
Circulation Grows Rapidly
Every term, the circulation of the
Oregon Daily Emerald has increased
until it 'now numbers approximately
4100 copies including those sent to
other colleges and universities as
•exchanges. It is probable that Uni
versity of California is the only
•coast institution which has a larger
outside circulation list than the
Emerald. This is due to the ad
vantage in enrollment, California
having more than three times the
number of students Oregon has.
Wade Newbegin has been ap
pointed as assistant to Manning in
conducting the present drive which
will continue only until next Satur
day.
$1.50 is Rate for New Year
Those students not living in or
ganizations may have the Emerald
.mailed to their .parents by paying
their subscriptions of 75 cents for
the term to the manager’s office
which has been moved into the east
side of the Journalism building
from Friendly hall. One dollar and
fifty cents is the regular rate for
the remainder of the year, if sub
scriptions are obtained now.
“This service on the part of the
Emerald,” said Manning yesterday,
“is in view of the fact that stu
dents can hardly find time to mail
the copies home to their parents
every day. . More and more they
are recognizing the interest taken
by their relatives in the daily story
of University activities and are
sending subscriptions home as a re
sult.”
Free Issues to be Awarded
By selling 16 subscriptions dur
ing the fall term drive, Bill Pender
gast enabled Sigma Alpha Epsilon
to lead the organizations in the
drive. The following representa
tives won the award of a free sub
scription for selling 12 subscrip
tions: Helen Oates, Chi Omega;
Barbara Blythe, Alpha Phi; Eliza
beth Manning, Pi Beta Phi;* Hugh
Biggs, Alpha Tau Omega; Lowell
Hoblitt, Phi Kappa Psi.
Similar awards will be made this
term for students getting twelve
subscriptions. Extra copies for all
Emerald issues this week will be
saved so that the subscriber may
get every issue from the start of
the term. The circulation staff has
been increased so that immediate
and efficient service on news sub
scriptions may be rendered.
The representatives appointed are: :
Clara Ellis, Alpha Chi Omega;
Mildred Bateman, Alpha Delta Pi; 1
Barbara Blythe, Alpha Phi; Marian
Barnes, Alpha Omicron Pi; Vivian
Harper, Alpha Xi Delta; Helen
Oates, Chi Omega; Harriett Wied
man, Delta Delta Delta; Marian '
Pliv, Delta Gamma; Elizabeth Hav
ter, Alpha Gamma Delta; Eleanor
Doughty, Delta Zeta; Doris Kindle,
Gamma Phi Beta; Frances Plimp
ton, Mable Fransen, Hendricks hall;
Constance-Roth, Kappa Alpha The- j
ta: Beatrice Peters, Kappa Kappa (
Gamma; Edith Hunstman, Kappa
Omicron; Girls Oregon Club, Geneva
Drum: Elizabeth Manning, Pi Beta
Phi; Margarett Achterman, Sigma j
Beta Phi; Frances Cherry, Annette j j
Heckman, Ruth - Xeuton, Susan , ,
(Continued on Page Five) ' <
University Has
Second Home In
Britain Is Word
From Col. Miller
The University now possesses an
annex in England, the addition be
ing in the original English home of
the Washingtons. This rather start
ling statement comes in the shape
of a Christmas card and photograph
of Sulgrave Manor, from Colonel
John Leader to the Emerald. The
card reads:
“To the editor and staff of our
best loved journal, the Emerald,
Xmas ’25. The first photo on the
Campus of Tidcoombe Manor, Iver
ton, Devon. Now dedicated as a
home for Oregonians i nEngland,
whenever there is room for them in
this Oregon annex of Sulgrave
Manor, the American owned orig
inal home of the Washingtons.”
The card may be seen on the bul
letin board of the journalism build
ing.
DON Z. ZIMMERMAN
E CADET OFFICER
Position Is One of Distinct
Tribute and Honor
WEST POINT, N. Y.—(Special)
to the Emerald)—Cadet Don Z. Zim
merman, class of 1922, United
States military academy, West
Point, New York, son of Mr. John
W. Zimmerman, 827 11th Ave., Eu
gene, Ore., appointed by Senator
Robert N. Stanfield, of Oregon, has
been selected as Cadet Regimental
Adjutant during the period Decem
ber 3 to January 1, when the en
tire upper classes are away from
the post on their Christmas leave.
During this period >of leave for
the upper classes, the fourth class
(Plebes) that entered last July 1,
take over all cadet activities, such,
as cadet officers, hop ,managers,
and the like.
To be selected for one of these
temporary cadet officer appoint
ments, even for such a brief space
of time, is a distinct tribute and
honor to the cadet concerned, espe
cially since such appointments are
based upon both the military and
the academic work of the cadet in
question.
It may be interesting to note that
Cadet Zimmerman has also disting
uished himself in athletics. He was
a member of “A” squad Army foot
ball team for the season of 1925
and is now playing with the basket
ball *team and belongs to “A” squad
of that unit. He is alsto a member
of the, class of ’29 seal commit
•MEN TO TAKE TESTS
IN PHYSICAL ABILITY
Physical ability tests will be giv
en at the mens ’ gymnasium on
Thursday, January 14, at 11 o’clock.
New students, students who have
previously failed the test, or those
who wish to raise their physical
ability grade from their present
standing are eligible.
Those passing the test will be
privileged to select one activity
each semester, with the choice of
hour for that activity. Men intend
ing to take the test at this date
should sign the sheet on the bulle
tin board in the men’s gymnasium
at an early date.
NEW OFFICES OPENED
The offices of the extension di
vision in Portland, which up until
a short time ago were located in
the county court house, have been
changed to the Medical Arts build
ing, next to the Multnomah County
library. The new building was only
recently opened. ,
VOLUNTARY SWIMMING
PRACTICES ARRANGED
Campus women will have ample
opportunity for paretic-e and recre
ational swimming this term accord
ing to the schedule for topen prac
tices arranged by Miss E. Troemel,
coach.
Voluntary parctice will be held
every Monday and Tuesday from
5:00 to 6:00 and on Wednesday and
Friday from 4:00 to 6:00. The tank
will be reserved for faculty women
on Thursdav at 5:00.
EIGHT HOLIDAY
GAMES PLAYED
BYHDOPSTERS
Oregon Basketball Squad
Wins Six Contests From
California Hoop Experts
Benefit Derived from Trip
In Development of Team
Work and Competency
Coach Billy Beinhart and eight
maple courters returned Monday
from a barnstorming tour during
the holidays which carried them as
far south as Los Angeles. During
this jaunt, they encountered the
cream of Californian hoop talent,
and emerged with a record of six
games won against two defeats.
The Livermore Cowboys won by
a ten point margin, and the Los
Angeles Athletic Club five finish
ed with a seven point lead. The
remaining games were won by large
scores, ranging from 24 to 6 against
the San Jose Teachers to 76 to 8
against Bedlands University. The
remaining victims were the Valle
jo Redman, Santa Barbara Teach
ers, Loyola College, and the Spauld
ing Bullets of San Francisco.
Although the training routine was
interfered with by the numerous
jumps from town to town, and one
night stands, the trip proved bene
ficial in that it developed team
work and afforded competent op
position. A contest with Multno
mah Club in Portland next Satur
day night will conclude the train
ing program, and clear the boards
for the opening conference game
with Montana in the Armory gym
January 19.
Tom Powers, star 'of the 1925
freshmen and Jerry Gunther, 1925
substitute, worked regularly in the
forward positions, when Howard
Hobson, veteran, was on the side
lines due to a knee injury received
in football and aggravated on the
basketball floor. Boy Okerber/g
was mentioned prominently in the
dispatches because of his basket
making activity. Bay Edwards, a
sophomore, performed well as his
understudy. Charley Jost and
“Swede” Westergren were paired
at guards as usual, with Ted Gillen
waters in reserve.
Oregon’s championship hope is
chugging along serenely except for
an engine knock that has been un
covered in Ted Gillen waters’ failure
to meet eligibility requirements. His
loss will be keenly felt because his
experience and stability were need
ed in the pinches. He was always
dependably consistent. Mechanic
Reinhart, however, has an abund
ance of spare parts among his sec
ond stringers.
The squad has been further aug
mented by the registration of Har
old Hutchinson, diminutive guard
of last year’s freshman team.
Results of barnstorming tour:
Oregon 41, Spaulding Bullets 23.
Oregon 22, Livermore Cowboys 32.
Oregon 42, Vallejo Bedmen 12.
Oregon 44, Loyola College 16.
Oregon 56, Santa Barbara Teach
ers 10.
Oregon 20, L. A. A. C. 27.
Oregon 76, Redlands University 8.
Oregon 24, San Jose Teachers 6.
Total, won 325; lost, 134.
VISITS ON CAMPUS
Mrs. Alexander Thompson of
Portland has been a guest of Susan
Campbell hall for the last few days.
Mrs. Thompson was a member of
the Oregon legislature for three
terms, during which time the peti
tion for the Woman’s building was
presented. She sponsored this
petition and was very influential in
having it adopted. She left the
campus yesterday afternoon for
Portland;
PI LAMBDA THETA ELECTS
Pi Lambda Theta elects the fol
lowing to membership: Eloise Buck,
Olga Jackson, Celeste Campbell,
Zelma Sauvain, "Argaret Houck,
Marjoire Tillotson, Adrienne Haz
ard, Mary Jo Shelly, Andree Pell
ion, Georgia Johnson, Hope Ply
mate, Helen F. White, Hazel Stone,
Mildred Bateman. Initiation of the
new members will take place Sun
day, January 10th, in the Woman’s
building, and will be followed by a
banquet in honor of the initiates.
January Exhibit
To Include Work
Of 24 Artists
Widely Known
A group of 24 paintings is being
sent out as a special college exhibi
tion by the American Federation
of Arts, will be on exhibit from
January 6 to January 18 in the
museum of the art building.
The collection is from the Na
tional Academy of Design 1924 and
includes the work of 24 artists of
national note.
The exhibition will be open to all
visitors from 1:00 to .4:30 p. m.,
and from 7:00 to 10:00 p. m., Mon
day and Thursday evenings.
GLASS
Enrollment for class basketball
will begin today at 5:00 p. m., and
will continue at the same hours for
the remainder of the week, closing
Friday afternoon. Mary J. Shelly,
coach, stresses the point that be
ginners will be placed on teams and
will be awarded points towards a
W. A. A. sweater.
Competitors, when they sign up
this week, will signify whether they
are beginning, intermediate, or ad
vanced players, and will be assigned
practice hours on this basis. Prac
tice will begin Monday, January
11. Class practice will not begin
until all aspirants have been put
through the classification test.
This test is based on the one de
vised by the University of Colum
bia, New York, and is now us<5d
throughout the United States. It
is designed to cover the fundamen
tals of the game, throwing, catch
ing, guarding, eluding opponent, and
shooting.
No girl will be placed on a team
whose grade average for the last
term was below 4.00. This rule is
the result of action taken by W.
A. A. council last spring, and it
will be enforced for all W. A. A.
sports for the remainder of the
year.
The senior majors in the depart
ment of physical education will act
as assistant coaches throughout the
basketball season. Timers, scorers,
and referees for the ^amc will be
drawn from the women’s Order of
the “O.” Under the direction of
Margaret Pepoon, who heads the
order, the members will receive pre
liminary training for this work dur
ing the practice season.
Women making the first team are
entitled to 100 points towards a
sweater, second team, 75 points,
third team, 50, fourth team, 35,
and fifth and below, 25. Five
points are awarded for substitution
on a higher t&am.
DEAN HALE RETURNS
FROM LAW ASSEMBLY
Dean William 6. Hale, of the
University of Oregon law school,
returned from the annual three day
meeting of the American Associa
tion of Law School Professors, held
in Chicago during the Christmas va
cation.
“The Pacific Coast was well rep
resented,” said the dean. “The
University of Oregon and the Uni
versity of Washington each had one
representative, and the Universities
of California, Southern California,
Idaho, and Stanford, each had two
representatives. ”
O. K. McMurray, dean of the law
school of the University of Cali
fornia was the retiring president.
The purpose of the annual confer
ence is twofold. They decide on the
standards to be maintained in the
law schools belonging to the Asso
ciation, 'and consider specialized
problems concerning the profession.
“One of the greatest advantages
of the meeting is the contact with
outstanding men of the law schools
throughout the nation,” said the
dean.
DEAN TO ATTEND COLLEGE
William G. Hale, dean of the Uni
versity of Oregon law school will
attend a meeting of the officers of
the State Bar Association at Port
land, today. Friday, he will at
tend a meeting called by the judi
cial council of the state, the pur
pose of which will be to take stock
of the condition of the administra
ting of justice in the state, said tjie
dean.
TO GIVE SPEECH
AT ASSEMBLY
Student Attendance Urged;
‘'Old'Oregon and You” is
Subject of Address
Associate Editor of Portland
Journal Active Also in City
And State Affairs
Marshall N. Dana, associate edi
tor of the Oregon Journal, will ad
dress the first assembly of the term
to be held Thursday morning at
11:00 o’clock in the auditorium of
the Woman’s building. “Old Ore
gon and You,” will be the subject.
Mr. Dana spoke at the high school
conference recently held on the
campus. He is considered one of
Oregon’s most forceful and inter
esting speakers, and is known
throughout the state for his state
development editorials wliidjh ap
pear in the Journal.
Mr. Dana is a member of the
State Parole Board and has been
endorsed by the Portland Chamber
of Commerce and both United
States senators from Oregon to fill
the vacancy on the United States
Shipping Board recently made by
Bert E. Haney. Mr. Dana has also
been extremely active in the re
cent clean-up campaign conducted
in Portland by Mayor George L.
Baker.
Program Includes Solos
Dean John Straub will introduce
the speaker and preside at the as
sembly. Eugene Carr, instructor in
the school of music will give sev
eral solos and the combined glee
clubs will also sing. As is the tra
dition, the assembly will be opened
by the singing of “The Pledge
Song.” Freshmen have been re
quested to take their green hand
•books to the assembly. ■
“We have been extremely fortun
ate in getting Mr. Dana to speak
on Thursday, as he is one of the
most sought after speakers in the
state,” Karl Onthank, executive
secretary said yesterday. Because
of Mr. Dana’s ability as a speaker
all students are urged to hear him.
GHOGKflTT PUBLISHES
RULMMY ARTICLES
Railroads are now in a period of
expansion after six years of de
pression, according to Dr. Peter C.
Crockatt, professor of transporta
tion at the University, who has just
published the third of a group of
papers dealing with railroads. The
Assfociated Editors, Incorporated,
syndicated the articles.
Prom 1916 to 1922 more mileage
in this country was abandoned than
added to railway holdings, Crockatt
stated. This was probably due, he
believes, to the great amount of
railroad properties that went into
the hands of receivers because of
previous reckless expansion. Sta
tistics for the past five years show
that the transportation companies
are again building.
Busses have made such serious in
roads into passenger trade of Am
erican companies that western car
riers are only covering from 12 to
17 per cent of their gross operating
expenses from passengers, Crockatt
stated.
The most unusual characteristic
of early American railroad construc
tion was the bridge line connecting
distant points along the Atlantic
and over the mountains. This meth
od of construction may again be
brought into use because busses are
taking trade from the carriers.
Bridge line connections wquld be
made in places impassible-to trucks,
busses, etc. In this manner the
railroads would insure profit on
their lines, Crockatt pointed out.
Crowds of college folk attended
the Christmas College Ball in Port
land December 26, and the Worn- i
en’s League committee in charge
reports that over 200 dollars clear
profit was gained for the foreign
Scholarship fund as the result of it.
Many prominent people in Port- |
land sponsored the affair which was
held in the Multnomah hotel.
New Mentor of Ore
gon Football Team
—Courtesy, Portland Telegram
Captain John J. McEwan
FILL TERM FAILURES
TWICE USUAL NUMBER
Percentage of Flunks Low
In Freshman Class
The increased mortality among
Oregon students last term, as indi
cated by the 96 failures and 120
probations—nearly twice the usual
number—was due, according to the
registrar, to the increased strictness
in tho requirements for staying in
the University.
Formerly a student had to make
only three hours to remain in
school. Now he must make seven,
except in the case of freshmen who
must make five hours. In' either
case a student is put on probation
for a term.
Last term’s records show that
freshmen fared better than students
of other classes. Twenty-six fresh
men, or 2 7-9 per cent of the class,
failed, while the other classes show
3 5-6 per cent failures.
Of the 2X6 students who flunked
or were put on probation, 64 wero
from other states, or received tlieir
preparatory schooling in out-of-state
schools. California heads the list
with 22. Other states represented
were: Washington, 15; Idaho, 9;
Montana, 6; Missouri, 2; and bne
student each from Colorado, South
Dakota, Illinois, New Mexico, Min
nesota, Texas, Massachusetts,
France and the Philippine Islands.
In Oregon, Portland leads the list
with 36 of the 216. Private or de
nominational schools are attributed
with 18. The others arc divided
among small towns throughout the
state.
Carlton Spencer, registrar, in
commenting on the high per centage
of flunks among out-of-state stu
dents, said that this was due rather
to a generally poorer class Of stu
dents coming from outside states,
than to better preparatory school
ing in Oregon. However, he said,
the new ruling requiring out-of
state students to be able to meet
the requirements of tho universities
of their own state before admitting
them here will tend to improve this
situation.
Only 21 of the 58 students "who
were placed on probation last
spring term returned to school this
(Continued on Page Five)
IS PRESS REPORT
Captain J. J. McEwan Will
Have Free Rein; Spring
Training Date to be Set
First Honors of New Coach
Won on Minnesota Team
Where he Was Center
Captain John J. McEwan, who
will lead Oregon’s football destin
ies for the next five years, will
arrive on the campus within a
week, press dispatches indicate.
Except to a few who are person
ally acquainted with Oregon’s new
mentor, Captain McEwan is a man
of mystery. Of his private life,
little is known, except that he is
an author and scholar. As for his
football achievements as coach and
player, his record speaks for itself.
In Captain McEwan Oregon
places its liopo of a united student
body and alumni. Captain McEwan
will be given free rein. He will
pick Ills own assistants. He will
set his own time for spring prac
tice, be it six weeks or six months.
Football fields will be constructed
to suit his needs. In fact, every
thing will be done to make his stay
on the campus pleasant and to givo
him every opportunity to develop
teams such as Hugo Bezdek turned
out years ago.
Army Players Stars
Not much can be expected of a
coach the first year. He brings in
a new system. It may differ much
from the style taught by his pre
decessor or it may differ little.
However, there is certain to be
some difference, and it is that dif
ference that makes it .practically
impossible for a coach to put out
a winner his first year.
It is rumored that one reason
Coach McEwan was desirous of
leaving tho army is that lie had
too many great players on his team.
Nearly every candidate was a form
er college star in full bloom. Once
a man becomes a star, it is hard
for him to change his tactics.
An example of this was New
Year’s when the great Washington
machine, which triumphed over both
California and Stanford, bowed to
Alabama, champion of the soutb^
after piling up with apparent ease
12 points in the first half. With
its one star, George Wilson, /[on
the bench as a result of injuries
in the third quarter, the morale of
the powerful Huskies crumbled and
the southern invaders scored enough
points that period to beat Wash
ington, 20 to 19.
No Stars, But Team
Coach McEwan, it is said, hopes
to build a team at Oregon—not just
11 men or 11 stars—but a team, in
which every man will be an import
ant cog and no man will be so im
portant that his loss will under
mine the morale of tho whole.
Captain McEwan should find
much promising material for his
1926 team, but no stars. The stars
—Bob Mautz, Gene Shields and
Louie Anderson, the first two men
tioned on several all-coast elevens,
have graduated. Those who will be
eligible for at least one year more
(Continued on Page Five)
SCHROFF PAINTINGS HUNG IN ART
MUSEUM DURING VACATION TIME
A collection of exquisite beauty
has been the exhibit of Prof. Alfred
A. Schroff, instructor in fine arts,
which has been hung in the art
museum during the Christmas va
cation and which will be reliung
January 19.
Professor Schroff1 has* lpng been
recognized as one” of the leading'
artists- of Oregon amf has wbn na
tional recognition as well.
Of his 37 pieces of work, includ
ing a few water colors, many are
of local subjects and present an
array of unusual beuuty that has
not been equalled in previous ex
hibits for a long time.
An added softness of tone, a mel
lowness not attained liitherBo in
such a marked degree is noticeable
in Professor Schroff's late works,
and lends a note of splendor to his
paintings.
Old Trees, Monterey Bay presents
a scene so open, free, and airy that
one fairly feels the eool, refreshing
breezes from the bay as it sweeps
up through the trees.
Again in his painting of 'a ranch
neflr Eugene, one is almost uncon
ciously possessed of a drowsy feel
ing as he gazes on the sun bathed
slopes, fields and hillsides of the
valley.
Nature’s elements in strife are
so clearly portaryed in Professor
Sehroff's “Approaching Storm’*
that one is left in utter bewilder
ment at the genius of the artist.
These and many more make up
the exhibit that was hung during
vacation but which will again be
hung so that those who were so un
fortunate in not seeing it at first
may have another opportunity^