VOLUME XXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1926 NUMBER 12 Campus Will Receive Its Quack-Wack. Webby Subscriptions Are Over 1000 Mark; More Wanted First Issue Will Appear Homecoming Duck Will Have Most Blase Waddle THE Webfoot campaign has reached the 1000 mark, which was set as the necessary quota for the publication of the new mag azine. The first issue will make its appearance during Hompcoming week-end. The subscription blanks will be left with the representatives of the various living organizations for the next few days in order that those who have not as yet been solicited may subscribe. Those who are un affiliated with campus organizations will have The opportunity to sub scribe for the Webfoot at the of fice in the Journalism shack. Receipts Mailed Subscribers Receipts will be mailed to those persons who have not paid the en tire amount as soon as the $1.25 is turned in to the business manager. Meetings are held each after noon and evening at which time members of the staff make the last minute plans for the publication of Webfoot. “You notice our freshmen this year,” advises Philippa Sherman, one of the editors of the magazine. ■“They’re the most sophisticated, ul tra blase bunch of babes that have •come to these parts since I first reg istered in the University. But I was a freshman once and I know why they act that way. It's because they’re new and scared stiff and don't want anyone to know about it. So they put on a bold front •and cover their timidity with a worldly-wise appearance. “And that’s just what ‘Webby’ is doing. His little yellow legs are frightfully shaky, and he has the feeblest, most stage-struck quack that a duck ever owned. “But it won’t be known for he’s going to wear brilliant, flaring plum age never before seen on a barn yard fowl, there’ll be a twinkle in his eye, a saucy tilt to his head, and he’ll have a sophisticated swag ger that all his brother freshmen will want to copy.” I Beer Suits and Scarfs j Insignia of Sophomores Beer suits, to inspire envy in the hearts of all men who are not soph omores, and white scarfs, to be the pride of all sophomore women, will soon blaze forth on the campu^ as the official insignia of the class of ’29. All sophomores at the meet ing in Villard ‘hall at 4 o ’clock yes terday afternoon unanimously agreed on “white and frothy” beer suith to insure recognition to the “biggest and best class,” the sophomores; as' Bobert Foster, president of he class,j remarked in the meeting, Dean j Straub said we were “the biggest', and best class.” Sophomore women will wear jaunty white silk and wool, or flannel scarfs, either square or long and narrow, the size to be; decided at a meeting later in the i week. Previous to this year, no | successful garb for sophomore wom en has been worn, but this year “chic” white scarfs to correspond with the beer suits of the men, will disinguish sophomore girls from: all others. Frosh to Start Work On Blazing “O” Fire AS shown in the “burning of Rome,” and “stove wood,” something more than a few matches are needed to make a big fire. Barrels, boxes, rubbish, boards, and oil will take the place of the famous buildings of Nero’s “spree,” in the freshmen bonfire on the night of Friday, October 22, on Skinner’s butte. All inflamable material which can be secured will be gathered on Thursday and Friday of that week and .members of the “Frosh” class will be scouting around for material between now and then. To the people of the city goes the plea of the fresh man class for donations of bon fire material, the more, the mer rier. Trucks will call on Thurs day and Friday of next week for the donations and the people are urged to co-operate. The bonfire, this year, for the first time, will take the form of a blazing “O,” and because of its prominent position upon the butte, will be visible from all parts of the town. Music School Gives Program For Assembly Trumpet, Bassoon Duet Unique Addition; Solo By Leota Biggs The first of six musieal programs to be held during the year under the auspices of the school of music of the University at the weekly as sembly in the Woman’s building at eleven o’clock, will take place this morning. A portion of the hour will be de voted to a rehearsal of the new Semi-Centennial song, the words of which were written by Irene Stew [ art, an alumnus of the University, and the music by Bex Underwood, professor of violin, providing the copies of the song, which are being printed in Portland, arrive in time. A trumpet and bassoon duet will prove a unique addition to the pro gram, stated John Stark Evans, in structor in the school of music. The program will be opened by a “March” played, by the University orchestra, led by Bex Underwood. The next number will be a violin solo by a member of the school of music. Miss Leota Biggs of the music school will sing a soprano solo. The program will be closed with an “Overture” by the. orches tra and the singing of the Oregon Pledge song by the students. Announcements regarding 'Semi Centennial arrangements, excusing of classes and other details of the program, will be made at the assem bly. Vern Folts Appointed Chairman of Senior Class Informal Dance Vern Folts was appointed yester day as the chairman of the senior dance which is to be held on Novem ber 5. Doris Brophy was named as the assistant chairman. Folts an nounces that the committee heads will be named later in the week. The dance will be an informal one and will take place at the Win ter Garden. George McMurphey’s “Blue Boys” will furnish the music. (“We expeet this to be a manifes tation of the class spirit,” declared Earle Chiles, president of the senior class. “This being the first oppor tunity of the school year for the members of ’27, as a whole, to show that they are still the biggest and best class in school.” Swedish Royalty Delayed Eleven Hours fBy Tardy U, S. Reception Committee Genevieve Swedenburg, Oregon Student, Tells of Voyage With Crown Prince and Princess It isn’t often that a member of the royalty must wait on his enter tainers, nor is it the custom to ask a guest to remain outside of the door until the host is ready, yet this is the experience of Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Swe den, who, accompanied by the Prin cess, arrived in the United States May 28, for a tour of the country and a visit with government offic ials. Miss Genevieve Swedenburg, University of Oregon student, who made the trip with the Prince on the Gripsholm, tells the story. The Prince, a rather remocratic person, who was as pleased as any one when his side won a game of tug-of-war on the trip over, was nevertheless rather chagrined to find, upon arrival at the three-mile limit in New York, that he was a whole day ahead of time. The re ception committee would not be able to meet the Prince and his com pany until Thursday noon, the message said. ^he Princess remained in her suite of rooms with eleven ladies-in waiting, but the Prince nervously paced the deck, or conferred with (Continued on page four) Debate With Two Days Off First Forensic Battle Between Colleges To Be Friday Australian Speakers Possess Experience Oregon Represented b y Bailey and Beelar FRIDAY evening at 8:30 o’clock the University debate team will meet the representatives of the University of Sydney at the Meth odist church, to decide the topic, “Resolved: That it is to the best in terests of the United States that the cabinet form of government be adopted.” This is the third international de bate in which the University has engaged, the previous ones being with British Columbia and Oxford last year. The forensic squad from Australia is composed of alumni members who have an added advan tage of age and experience. Donald Beelar and Ralph Bailey, both experienced speakers, will up hold the negative argument for Ore gon. Sydney H. Heathwood, John Godsall, and Noel D. McIntosh form the South Pacific team. island ueoaiers xixperienceu Sydney Heathwood, who is the leader of the visiting "team, has been active in election campaign and other political issues in Aus tralia. He represented his college two years ago against the Oxford debate team. He is connected with an advertising firm in Australia. John Godsal is a journalist of note and has a reputation as a college debater. The last member of the squad, Noel McIntosh, is the man ager of the forensic trio and a mem ber of the bar of the supreme court and high court of Australia. Chances Look Even In considering the relative cap abilities of the two teams, J. Stan lay Gray, debate coach, believes Oregon to have a fair opportunity of winning. Oregon defeated the Ox ford team here two years ago, which in turn won a verbal victory over the Australians. Ralph Bailey was one of the three members of the squad which met the Oxford men. Student body tickets will admit holders to the debate, while towns people may obtain theirs at the Co op or Laraway’s music store, the price being fifty cents. This affair will be as equally large an attraction as the Oxford debate which drew an audience of 2500, is the opinion of the forensic coach.. New Men Are Invited To Smoker by Campus Masons This Evening Masons and sons of Masons are invited to attend a smoker to be given at the Craftsman’s club on Fourteenth avenue tonight at 7:30. This is the first social event that the club presents this term. The object is to acquaint new men with the old members of the club and to give them an opportunity to become af filiated with the club. Alden Wood worth, social chairman, wishes to emphasize that this smoker will be free to all eligible. A short business meeting will pre ceed the program which will be in teresting and varied. Bob Pilking ton, a talented banjoist, will open the program. This will be followed by three snappy bouts of boxing consisting of three rounds each. Clinton Davisson will give a fencing exhibition, his opponent has not as yet been chosen. A vocal solo will follow after which refreshments will be served. All Craftsmen are urged to be present at this meeting. The mem bership of the club includes, aside from the students, the professors and assistant professors of the Uni versity. English Exam Will Be Given Frosh Saturday Freshman English examinations for those students who were unable to take the regular ones, because of late registration, will be held at 9 a. m. Saturday in Villard hall. Students who entered the Univer sity too late for the regular exam ination were giyen provisional ad mittance so they could register, but must take this examination if they are to continue in school. Sinkers Sell Today; Bring Your Nickel TODAY is the day when the annual Theta Sigma Phi doughnut sale feeds the campus. Good-sized, sugary doughnuts, the very kind you like to munch, will be at hand all during the day. Each cake will cost five cents, witlf no additional charge for the-hole. ’Tis rumored the Theta Sigs, co-ed journalism hon orary, will make no endeavor to restrict the sale to one per stu dent. The members of the fraternity who will peddle doughnuts to day include: Minnie Fisher, Frances Bourhill, Alice Kraeft, Grace Fisher, Marian Lowry, Flossie Radabaugh, Margaret Hensley, Ruth Gregg, Geneva Drum, Jane Dudley, Eva Neal on, Genevieve Morgan, and Mary Benton. J Memorial to Be Unveiled With Much Ceremony Homecoming Speakers Are Announced; Mostly Alumni Program for Friday and Satur day, October 22 and 23, of the Semi-Centennial will be made to cater especially to alumni. The per sons on the program for those two days are graduates of the Univer sity with the exception of Dr. Luel la Clay Carson, who was the first dean of women here. Dedication of Deady hall will ■take place Friday morning. Dr. Carson will deliver the dedicatory address “The Antiquity of Learn ing and It’s Benevolence.” In the address she will will refer to for mer graduates, descendents of the older families. She will review the sacrifices made by the pioneers who made possible the University. Dr. Claiborne Milton Hill, ’81, president Berkeley Baptist Divinity school, will speak on “The Spirit of Old Oregon.” Dr. John Straub, emeritus dean of men, head of the department of Greek, will give his “Recollections of the Campus in 1876.” Honorable Benjamin B. Beekman. ’84, will preside at the dedication, and Rev. Herbert Spencer Johnson, ’87, will deliver the invocation and the benediction. Melba Williams, ’19, will give several vocal numbers accompanied on the piano by Frances Pierce, ’26. The unveiling of the memorial to John W. Johnson, first president of the University, will take place Friday afternoon. If the weather is suitable the ceremony will be executed on the north steps of Johnson hall, otherwise in Guild hall. Hon. Robert S, Bean, ’78, will preside. Judge Lawrence T. Harris will deliver the main address “John W. Johnson, the Founder.” Following the address the tablet bearing the words, “Johnson Hall” •over the north door, of John son hall will be formally unveiled by Emeritus Dean John Straub, and Emeritus Prof. B. J. Hawthorne, a member of ex-president tjohn »8'0n’s faculty. Rev. Frank B. Mathews, ’95, pas tor of the University-Baptiat church in Seattle will deliver the invoca tion; Melba Williams will give a vocal selection. Herbert Johnson will speak for the Johnson family. Relatives of Deady’s, the Johnson family, and deeondants of the first board of regents*liave been especially invit ed. Dr, Hall will deliver a short ad dress at this program. From 3:30 until 5 Dr. Carson will be at home to all friends of the University, both men and women, in Alumni hall of the Women’s building. The annual Homecoming rally will be held Friday evening, com plete plans for the rally are not yet announced. But, Bill James, chair man, says that it will be colorful, peppy, and spectacular. Saturday morning at 10 o’clock alumni, as a group, will far the first time meet and hear Dr. Arnold Ben nett Hall, who will by that time be president. Dr. Hall will speak on the general subject of “Alumni and Their Relation to a University.” At 12, Saturday, the campus lucheon will be served; at 2 the football game between Oregon and (Continued on page four) Y. W .C. A.Drive ToHaye Quota By Week-End Living Organizations t o Be Visited by Speakers On October 16 Non-affiliated Students Result 100 Per Cent Membership Card for One Dollar Pledge ^"pLEDGES are a little bit slow so far, but we feel that the quota will be made before the week is up,” was the report made, by Julia Wilson, chairman, on the Y. W. C. A. finance drive which is under wav this week. “There will be a meeting this afternoon at five o’clock of all the committee mem bers, so we can check up on the actual money which has been col lected.” Pledge cards and general information on the progress of the drive will also be turned in at that time. Talks will be given by Miss McGowan, campus Y. W. C. A. sec retary, Julia Wilson, and Bill Kid well. The various living organiza tions will be visited by speakers during meal-times on Friday. Jteport encouraging The Y. M. C. A. reports very en couraging results, so far, from its campaign. Two chairmen of non affiliated students have reported 100 per cent. These men are T. J. Nel son ;and Eugene Slattery. There have been no reports from the liv ing organization chairmen as yet, is the announcement of Bill Kiawell, who is general chairman of the Y. M. C. A. driv%. During the week there will be several speeches made at the different houses, by the fol lowing men: Ed Sox, Clifford Pow ers, Wilford Long, Bob Love, Joe Holaday, Boland Davis, Benoit Mc Croskey, Tom Montgomery, Bud Christianson, Lowell Baker, Jack Hempstead, Bonald Robinette, and Joe McKeown. A pledge of one dollar or more entitles the giver to a membership card, which will give the owner spe cial privileges in any Y. W. C. A. organization, was the statement of Mr. Davis, director of the United Christian work on the campus. Student Makes Many Voyages In Frail Canoe A. Burg, Jr., Traverses Length of Columbia For First Time “It isn’t lonely on the river. I can't be with people, and so I have to depend on the river and the sky. They both are changing every min ute, and I like to learn their moods. The sun rises in the morning, and it’s like seeing an old friend. And at night, when I draw my canoe up on a sand bar near the river bank, and the rain pours down on me, I think, ‘my roof is leaking,’ that’s all,” said Amos Burg, Jr., canoeist. Burg has recently completed a trip with Fred Hill, of Spokane, 100Q miles down the inner passage from Skagway, Alaska, up the Fra ser River until the current forced them tp leave the water and portage by rail to Upper Columbia Lake, the source of the Columbia River, and follow that stream to Portland. Burg, who formerly attended O. A. C., is registered here in the School of Journalism. He is a grad uate of Jefferson high school in Portland. During the World War he was with the French navy and circumnavigated the globe. In the winter of 1924 he paddled the length of the Columbia River from Canada to the Pacific Ocean, a feat never before accomplished. Prior to that, he followed the Snake River from its headwaters to the ocean. His canoe, “Song o’ the Wind,” was too badly damaged in the grand canyon near the mouth of Wolf Creek on the third day of the trip to permit him and his compan ion to continue. With a new canoe, however, he returned to the river and finished his journey alone. At another time he lost his frail boat in the Cascades of the Colum bia, when it capsized and threw him into the water. He swam to a sand bar, but the “Song o’ the Winds” was swept down stream. On one of his trips he paddled from Livingston, Montana, down (Continued on page four) Biography Memorial Committee Appointed A TTENTION SENIORS: Put on your very best salesman ship smiles and prepare to offici ate in the sale of the biography of the late President Campbell, also—you, whose names appear in the following list, be present at a meeting of the Memorial Book committee, at 5 p. m. in 105 Journalism building, today, is the request of Ralph Staley, chairman. The books will be sold at all meetings during the Semi-Cen tennial and Homecoming cele brations at tables located outside the doors of the meeting places and each member of the com mittee will preside at one table during one session. Appointees of the committee are: Esther Craddock, Glenna Fisher, Grace Cobb, Lee Luders, Harriet Dezendorf, Marie Schul derman, Virginia Keating, Helen Davidson, Kathryn Inwood, Har riett Ross, Myrtle Mast, Flossie Radabaugh, Alice Kraeft, Anne Runes, Audrey Lundy, Edith Shell, Maurine Johnston, Alice Olsen, Lucille Pearson, Katherine Graof, Dorothy Ward, Georgia Davidson, Adelaide Johnson, Doris Brophy, Beatrice Harden, Camille Burton, Catherine Strup lere, Elizabeth Beans, Lee Rapp, Milton Rice, Howard Osvold, Berwyn Maple, Louis Dammasch, Wilford Long, Joyce Albert, Kirk Bolliger. Flaming “O” to Be Biggest and Best Bonfire Display Will Be Seen for Miles Around; Not A Substitute “People who are under the im pression that we are to have no Homecoming bonfire this year are due for a big surprise,” said Don Bcelar, assistant general chairman of Homecoming. “It is true that there will be no bonfire on the cam pus but if the plans for the flaming “O” on Skinner’s butte work out properly we will have the most sen sational and startling exhibition of fire ever presented at a Homecoming rally. It must be understood that this is not a substitute for tho old bonfire but a big improvement,” ho added. Dean Walker and Don Beelar drew up the final plans for the fire and appointed committee chairmen to handle the work connected with it. As the rally is to be held down town, it was thought that it would be much better to have the fire on the butte than somewhere on the campus. This will give the “0” a wonderful display and should be seen for miles around. The letter will be of huge proportions s6 it will be necessary for the freshmen to work just a little harder this year than in previous years to make it a success. C. A. Jasmin, president of the freshman class, has been appointed general chairman of the committee and under him there will be Harold Kelley, chairman of the construction committee; James Raley, materials committee; Harry Wood, transpor tation committee; Tom Wells, vig ilance committee; Keith Hall, guard committee; and Dorothy Williams, of the women’s committee. Further appointments will be made by the class president and will be an nounced later. Further plans will be announced at the freshman class meeting this morning at 9 o’clock in Villard hall at which time President Hall will also address tho class. Work Started On Last Unit Of Pavilion {Large Crew Rushing Plant | To Completion for Winter Season Building to Be Ready For Idaho Varsity Game Large Floor Space and New Roof to Feature TJ OME wasn’t built in a day and -tneither will Oregon’s new $175, 000 basketball pavilion, but it will be completed by the first of Jan uary, in ample time for the first basketball gamo with the Univer sity of Idaho Vandals on January 22. The construction contract calls for a finished building by November 1 but labor trouble has hindered A. Pajunen, contractor, in complet ing the structure on time. According to J. V. Spore, Uni versity inspector, the crew of 60 men are rushing the work to com pletion as fast as possible. The out side concrete shell of the building has been practically completed save for a small portion near the top. Workmen will begin today in pour ing concrete to finish the outside structure. Interior to Be Finished The interior of the building is yet to be finished but a foundation has already been laid for the floor. Thei roof of the building which is nearly completed is perhaps one of the out standing features. The large cover ing is a Lamella roof design which was patented some four or five years ago in Holland and has been m use in this country only about two years. It is a trussloss arch roof and will be the largest of its kind on the coast. No large mid-floor braces support it but is made up of a number of Lamellae. Ten largo steel columns give support from the side of the playing floor. Three large sky lights should give plenty of light for afternoon practice. Playing Floor One of Largest The playing floor will be one of the largest on the coast. Approxim ately 16,500 feet of floor space will be available for three practice courts with the main playing floor designed in the middle. The seating arrangement of the new pavilion calls for a capacity or 7,338 seats and available stand ing room for 3000 more. When the demand warrants, it will be pos sible to install an additional bal cony which would bring the seating capacity to nearly 10,000 persons. "he pavilion' will have two main entrances and twelve exits. Archi tects have been careful in planning tor a speedy clearance of the build ing. Hall space will be about 14 feet, wide and considerable space has been given over to Btairways. Ihe east half of the building has a basement in which will be housed shower rooms, dressing rooms, train ing room, doctor’s room and such. According to members of the A. 8. IT. O. building committee the base ment will be fitted out with all mod ern equipment. Coaches and Director Have Booms I’art of the space of the first floor has been given over to rooms for the various athletic coaches and director of athletics. The balcony on the west side of the building will be equipped with opera chairs. It is planned to use the pavilion for musical events with the possibilities of constructing a temporary stage whenever needed. The new basketball pavilion will be the only one of its kind in Amer ica. Oregon is the first college to (Continued on page four) Art Student’s Bust Has Setting Amid Fig Leaves, Anatomies And Frocks Merry Revelers Stage Largest Department Party in History of University In a setting that would put any Greenwich Village orgy to shame, the art students of the campus and many others got together last night for the hottest blowout ever staged barring none. The revel was staged in the painting studio which was fittingly adorned with decorative de signs, casts and various other means of artistic decoration. As a means of variation a line hung with paint besmeared smocks which looked more like the back end of a New York tenement than an artistic de-| vice was swung the entire length of the room. Various casts were displayed, some with added decoration, some without, representing the members of the department. Along one side wall in mutual indignation stood two casts of the Venus de Milo. Beside them was a sign explaining that they were “Kerns and Avakian, Hands off and Arms off.” A futuristic fig leaf adorned the door of Professor Behroff's office (Continued on page four)