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VOLUME XXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1926 NUMBER 36 ‘Ghost Ball’ Used in Late Grid Practice Forward Passes and Trick Plays Rehearsed Until Dark Vidal Drills Backs in Speed and Deception Ord and Woodie Only Men Now on Injury List THE ghost ball again played an important role in the practice of the varsity for the annual contest Gene Vidal with u. A. »at urday. Capt. John J. McEwan and his coaching corps ran the squad through vigorous rehearsals of plays and passing throughout the afternoon. Merely because the slime of the Cougar gridiron spelled disaster to his aerial attack last Saturday is not sufficient cause for McEwan to desert it for another style of offense. On the contrary, the greater part of last night’s scrimmage was devoted to forward passing with Vic Wetzel heaving the spheroid downfield. If his long-distance shots connect with the receivers in the game this week end, a touchdown is certain to be the result. End Coach Bob Mautz worked bis wingmen in pairs at grabbing Wetzel’s tossing. As soon as one ■group tired, another relieved them. Should the weather next Saturday y afternoon be clear of rain, and the field dry enough for footing, the Aggies will find themselves fighting on the defense under a shower of passes. • Vidal Drives Backs Gene Vidal, bac^leld coach, sent liis quartets of backs through a dress rehearsal of plays to be used against the Corvallis team. Using Wetzel and Burnell at halves, with Hagan calling signals, and Lynn Jones as line-plunging threat, Vidal drove a skeleton team up and down the field unceasingly, taking the lid off an entire repertoire of plays featur ing deception, speed, and Jrower. If McEwan decides to discard his “pony” baekfield against the Ag gies, Wetzel will return to his for mer position at left half and Jones, V who, in the W. S. C. game, proved that he was the same sledge-ham mer to batter his way for yardage through the line that won him all coast fullback two years ago, will be again in the first string lineup as full. Wetzel will lose none of his triple-threat effectiveness due to the shift, and Jones will supply his 197 pounds to alternate with Wetzel. George Mimnaugh has recovered from injuries which caused his re moval from the field at Pullman and may start in place of Hagan, who is handicapped by inexperience as a quarter. Ord and Woodie May Not Play Whippet Ord and Woodie are still limping because of a “charley horse” and their appearance in the starting lineup is doubtful. With Ord out, Burnell at right half, must shoulder the responsibility of being the “speed demon ”on end runs and ball-carrier on swift deceptive plays. ^ Burnell displayed his ability on the uiy turf at Berkeley, and again on the Pullman swamp, and can still be called truthfully “Speed.” Beryl Hodgen’s return this week to his place at right tackle strength » ens the forward wall. Hodgen was hurt in the California game and be cause of it, was unable to make the trip to W. S. C. last week . Secret practice is the program on Hayward field until the team de parts Saturday morning. McEwan is taking every precaution to pre vent his secret plays and plans to become known at the Aggie grid camp before the kick-off Saturday. This afternoon the freshman foot ball team will line up against the varsity, using O. A. C. plays which were studied by Webfoot scouts / Armistice day when the Aggies met U. S. C. at Portland. I Captive Aggie Beaver Will Excite Oregon Cohorts to Lusty Rally Yells j * - i Final Football Pep Parade Begins at Sigma Nu Corner at 6:45 Friday Night “The O. A. C. Beaver”—as a cap tive will head the big rally parade tomorrow night which starts at the Sigma Chi corner at 6:45. Many years ago, a crew of loyal Oregon fans captured the Aggie symbol of grid-spirit, and since that time, it has been carefully guarded on the campus. Tomorrow night, it will be brought forth and along with sev eral other Aggie spoils will witness one of the most enthusiastic and demonstrative of Oregon rallies. ^Fhe program calls for the start ing of the parade at the Sigma Chi corner, and from there, the fans will march throughout the campus, and at approximately 7:30 p. m., the parade will lead to the men’s gym. An elaborate program of entes tainment mixed in with- the usual inspiring grid talks- will be present ed. About four short “Oregon vic tory” skits made'up of the best of campus talent will be featured. A special stage is being erected for this program. The entire rally program will be over early so that every student may participate in tWe rally. On Saturday, a special train has been chartered to take the student fans to Corvallis, the round-trip fare being but $1.35. The train will leave from Villard hall at 11:30 a. m., St riving at Bell field at 12:35 p. m. The game starts at 1:30 p. m., so it will be necessary for all students taking this “special” to have lunch in Eugene before leaving. The train will make the return trip immediate ly at the close of the game, and it will arrive in Eugene at approxim ately 5:30. Students are urged to take the train instead of driving over, as Corvallis authorities have asked co operation in relieving the heavy traffic congestion, that accompanies the usual Homecoming crowd. For the students unable to make the trip over to Corvallis, the grid graph is being staged at the Mc Donald theater at 1:30 p. m. The admission will be fifty cents, and the regular feature program will be pre sented along with the grid-graph. Edward Crowley will have charge of the board. Former Student Killed in Wreck Here Yesterday Mrs. Donald McDonald Dead and Husband Badly Injured Just before noon yesterday, Mrs. Donald McDonald was killed and Mr. McDonald received a fractured skull when the automobile in which they were riding struck the curb and overturned at Washington street and Seventh avenue. Both were for merly students of Oregon. They were trying out a new Hup mobile eight roadster driven by Mr. C. R. Arnold, a salesman. Mr. Ar nold threw on the brakes to avoid collision with another car, the ma chine struck the curb and turned over, throwing all three occupants out. Mrs. McDonald died thirty min utes after the accident at the Pac ific Christian hospital. Mr. McDon ald was taken to the Eugene hospital; he suffered a fractured skull and his condition was uncertain late last night. Mr. Arnold was slightly in jured. Donald French McDonald grad uated from the University of Ore gon in 1923; he is affiliated with Beta Theta Pi. Mrs. McDonald, formerly Ethel Durno, ex-’26, was a member of Delta Gamma. Mr. Mc Donald owns the McDonald and Rex theaters. Y. W. C. A. Will Hold Annual Recognition Services at 5 o’Clock The Y. W. C. A. is especially an xious that every member, especially the new ones, should attend the an nual Recognition Services which are to take place at the Y. W. C. A. bungalow at five o’clock today. The services are held each year as a method of interpreting the meaning of membership in the Y. W. 0. A. to those girls who have re cently joined. Beatrice Peters, president of the Y. W. C. A. on the campus, will have charge of the meeting. She will read psalms which will be fol lowed by a prayer and a hymn. Re sponsive reading will then be led by Miss Peters. The meeting will close with a benediction. A piano prelude will be given by Emmabell Woodworth, a junior. There will also be a contralfo solo. Pi Lambda Theta Will Entertain Miss Brown Honoring Miss Lois Brown, na tional keeper of records of Pi Lamb i da Theta, women’s educational frat ernity, who will visit on the campus this week-end, a dinner will be giv j en Thursday evening at 5:45 at the i Anchorage by members of the or , ganization. Members of Phi Delta Kappa, men’s educational fraternity, and the faculty of the school of eduea j tion and University high school are I also invited to the affair. Next Old Oregon Gives Review of Semi-Centennial Pictures of Hall Family, Poem by Graduate In Magazine “Your story told in pictures leaves nothing untold,” is the slo gan for the next Old Oregon, alumni publication of the University, which will come off the press the last part ! of this week. Homecoming and the Semi-Cen tennial celebration, held on the cam pus in October, may be an old story j to most of us but not all graduates ; and ex-Oregon students were able ! to be here at that time and for j them this edition will be especially interesting. There are picture* of the inaug ural ceremony of President Arnold Bennett Hall; of the dedication of old Deady hall; of the Homecoming i game and all events during the cel I ebration of Oregon’s fiftieth anni ! versary together with special stories about them. [ Although not exactly classed as j Homecoming news, there is a large | full page photograph of little Grace j Elizabeth Hall, daughter of Presi i dent and Mrs. Hall, among the pic tures. Excerpts from speeches at the dif i ferent symposia 'held during the | Semi-Centennial celebration and from Dr. Hall’s inaugural speech will be printed in the magazine. Raymond D. Lawrence professor of .journalism, has written an article on Oregon poetry, and F. H. Young, president of the Alumni association, contributes a story on, “What is ahead for the Alumni Association?” Joel M. Percy, a graduate of the University in the class of 1879, has written a poem, ‘‘The Homeeom j ing,” which will appear in this issue. | C. B. Mitchell to Address Public Speaking Class i Those students who are interested In, or are taking courses in public speaking, or both, will have the op ! portunity of hearing Professor C. B. Mitchell’s treatment of his sub ject, “Striking a Balance,” in Vil-, | lard hall Thursday at 3 o’clock. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the j public speaking department at O. 1 A. C. and will take up different | phases of speech difficulties aid their remedies. His lecture is a, p - | of this year’s plan of having week I ly talks to students who are taking courses in public speaking or are i interested in the lectures for their i own sakes. Sport Writers to Meet at Noon Today The 9ports writers association will meet at noon today at the Col lege Side Inn. Members are Dick Godfrey, Ward Cook, Wilbur Wes ter, Harold Hunnicutt, Harold Man i gum, Arden Ranjgborn, and 3am Wilderman. Hugh Bigg3, president of the «tu i dent body, will be present. ‘Irish Poets I Have Known’, SubjectToday Ella Young, Irish Poetess, Will Speak at Weekly Assembly Lecturer Authority On Celtic Literature Speaker Writer of Poems And Folk-lore THIS morning at eleven o’clock at the' weekly assembly in the Woman’s building, Miss Ella Young, famous Irish poet and authority on fairy-lore and mythology, will talk on “Irish Poets I Have Known,” telling in a graphic and vivid man ner interesting things about the many poets of renown with whom she is personally acquainted. Humorous and picturesque ac counts of these Irish literary men will be told by this poetess who has “the magnetic eyes of the seeress, and a gentleness and subtle charm of the poet and dreamer.” It is said that as a lecturer Miss Young has been exceptionally suc cessful. “She has a musical voice which expresses softness and beauty and is mingled with a firm convic tion which captures her audiences.” Miss Young is considered one of the most picturesque personalities of the Irish renaissance. She is an authority on Irish literature and folk-lore and after having been graduated from the Royal Univer sity, Dublin with honors in history, jurisprudence and political economy, she devoted herself to the field of mythology and has earned distinc tion in it. “She. has spent many years in research work in Celtic mythology and has pieced out the old Celtic« Myth of Creation—a myth of most noble oppeeption.” She is one of Ireland’s favorite lecturers, having spoken before learned societies, including the Gael ic Society of Trinity College, the Irish Literary Society . She is the author of many books of fairy-tales and folk-lore and books of her own poetry, including “Celtic Wonder Tales,” “Celtic Mythology,” “The Weird of Finov ar,” “The Rose of Heaven,” An American edition of her “Celtic Wonder Tales” has recently been brought out by E. P. Dutton Co. She is the author of the article on Celtic Mythology in the Celtic Year Book. She is touring the United States and has lectured at many of the leading colleges and universities throughout the country on various subjects including “Gaelic Ireland and the Story-Tellers,” “Irish Poets I Have Known,” “Nature Magic,” “Fairy Lore.” Miss Young is coming to the Uni versity campus under the auspices of the American Association of Uni versity Women, and will address the women of that organization this afternoon in the Congregational church. New Additions Made To University Library Rent Shelf Collection “I came into the world like a meteor, and I shall le^ve it like a thunderbolt,” said Guy de Maupas sant concerning himself, and those who know anything about the life of this brilliant French writer, know that his prediction was pretty true. Ernest Boyd, in his book on de Mau passant’s life, which is now on the rent shelf of the library, draws an absorbing picture of his life. When Amy Lowell, the poetess died she left three volumes yet un published. Of these, “What’s O’ clock,” came out last year. The second posthumas volume is now on the rent shelf of the library. It is called “East Wind” and contains thirteen poems dealing with New England life and character in all its drama of tale and incident. Other new rent books are “The Charwoman’8 Shadow,” a fantasy, by Lord Dnnsany, which has its setting in the Golden Age of Spain; “The Ninth Wave,” Carl Van Dor en’s first novel; “A Man Could Stand Up,” by Ford Maddox Ford; “Early Autumn,” the third in a series of novels dealing with New England family life by Louis Brom field; “Palimpsest,” the first novel of the poet, H. D.; “A Preface to Life,” by Zona Gale, another of her novels dealing with small town family life. Ilntra-mural Contest Won Bv Phi Belts j _ Bill Baker Shoots Winner In Last Minute; Score 13-12 Carl Dahl Is Sigma Nu High Point Tosser All-Star Team Will Be Announced Saturday By ART SCHOENI THE Phi Delta won the intra mural championship! Bill Baker, baseball pitcher, bas ketball player, and whatnot, did it. Bill shot a field goal, but this field goal was a peculiar thing. The Phi Delta Theta horde was trailing the Sigma Nu five in yes terday’s championship game 12-11. With one minute to go the Gnu boys started a stall. It didn’t work very well and Baker got hold of the ball somehow. Near the middle of the floor he gathered himself for a heave and threw. It went through so to Phi Delta Theta basketball team goes the intra-mural champions for the second year running. Men and women, the biggest crowd of the year, witnessed the game, which was one of the fastest and cleanest played in the tourney. Dahl Stars for Losers A 13-12 beating is what the Sig ma Nu’s took and it was a hard pill to swallow. Carl Dahl, eminent lawyer and guard for the losers, took it upon himself to play the best game for his cronies. It was this same Carl who shot the field goal that put Sigma Nu ahead 12-11 and the same who made five of his team’s 12 points. Bill Baker, the hero and the vil lain, was high point man of the game with three field goals. His floor work, along with that of Cheshire, was sparkling and a big factor in Phi Delt’s victory. Foul Shots Go Astray Both teams suffered from stage fright, or their foul shooting would point that way. Out of 10 chances the Phi Delts only looped one and the Sigma Nu men made three out of 10. Bill Dallas, Sigma Nu’s best scor er, got off on a wrong slant. Bill usually punishes the hoop often but yesterday he made nary a goal and missed four foul shots. At the half the count stood 6-5 Phi Delta Theta. Sigma Nu scored first with a follow-up shot by Har den, but their lead soon went the way of all good leads and the vic tors lept into the fore, never to be headed until the last minute. “Wig” Fletcher, the Phi Delta’ (Continued on page three) Juniors, Sophomores, And Freshmen Open Swimming Season Two meets opened the swimming season last night, one between the freshman fifth and third teams, and the other between the sophomore second, and a combination of the freshman and junior second teams. The match between the two fresh man teams was won by the fresh man third team with a 55 to 9 score, and the second match was won by the 'combined junior and freshman team with a 45 to 32 score. There were seven events in the junior-freshman-sophomore match, and six in the two freshman teams match. The winners in the events were: side stroke, lone Wedemeyer of the freshman third team, and Dorothy Endicott of the freshman second; breast stroke, Josephine Price of the freshman third, and Louise Mason of the sophomore team; crawl, Elizabeth Gallagher of the freshman third, and Janice Mc Kinnon, freshman second; back stroke, lone Wedemeyer of the fresh man third, and Eleanor Poorman of the freshman second; free style, Hazel Kirk, junior second; plunge, Elizabeth Gallagher, of the fresh man third who plunged 46 feet, and Janice McKinnon of the freshman second who plunged 42 feet; div ing, Elizabeth Gallagher of the freshman third, and Louise Mason, sophomore. The relay ended with only the difference of a hand, but this did not count in the contest since the combination had been changed to the freshman against the sopho mores and juniors. The sophomore juniors were the winners. I Lucky Junior Shine Figure Reads 268 HAVE you the lucky number! 268 wins the Junior Shine Day prize. Someone paid a dime —got a shine—and received in addition a little surprise. This person may receive their award by turning in the stub to Frank Riggs, president o£ the class, or Bill Powell, general chairman of the committee. All the tickets were not turned tin late last night, so no announcement of the junior girl selling the most shines is ready. Neither has the full amount of money earned been ascertained. Proceeds will be turned over to Mrs. M. S. Ady, city police matron, who will dis tribute it to the poor in the form of Thanksgiving Day eatables. Long-Distance Run to Be Held This Saturday O. A. C. and Oregon Each To Be Represented By 20 Men A cross country run between bar riers from the University of Oregon and the Oregon Agricultural college will precede the football game Sat urday. The race will start at 1 o’clock and wind up at the football field before game time. The Ore gonians will go over to Corvallis Saturday morning and be conducted around the course in cars before noon. The Oregon team is composed of runners who have competed in the two turkey runs staged recently, and is decidedly in a formulative stage. Del Obertcuffer, who has been handling the men, holds no hope of victory, but believes the race will be a good thing for the new men who are in a stage of development. Oregon has not had a star distance runner since the days of Glen Walkley, who held the coast title in the mile. ' Twenty runners will be entered from each school, with the first man to finish receiving one point, the sec ond two, the third three, and so on up to forty. Tho team with the low est composite score wins. . Nineteen athletes have been so I lected for the Oregon team, and a | twentieth will be chosen before Sat i urday. The men picked are Hfffrold Baughman, David Bauman, Virgil Hicks, William Cruiksliank, William Dielschneider, Clarence Hill, Edwin Jensen, Fern Kelly, Curtney Kelson, Herbert Kimball, Edward Manning, Rinar Mattson, John Neidcrmever, Erie Peterson, John Butler, Joe Standard, M. R. Richmond, Reuben Ross, and Floyd Riinck. Neidermey er, Hill, Kelly, and Jensen aro the outstanding runners. Noidermeycr is | a senior, but the others have at least one more year of competition. Ex-Officers Discuss Plans Of Convention Student Body Presidents To Lead Discussions At Conference Preppers to Be Given Chance to See Deans Plan Special Assembly For Campus Guests ' ■ '•HE honor system and student -*■ government in the high school, school spirit, finances (and the arousing of town interest in high school athletics were some of the problems discussed by a number of freshmen who were formerly high school student body presidents in a meeting with the high school con ference directorate yesterday after noon. Student Participation Stressed A number of valuable ideas were brought up by the freshmen in re sponse to queries of the directorate. The advantage of having student leaders for the discussions was stressed by the men who were dele gates last year. While the value of having good outside speakers was coneeeded, it was suggested that the more the individual delegate par I ticipates in the conference, the more value will he receive from it. A plan now being considered by the directorate is to select a half a. dozen capable, student body pr si dents to lead round-table discus sions. This open forum for talking over local troubles in the hig^i schools has proved its value in past | conventions. j Delegates to See Doans ( Another suggestion was to ar j range the schedule so that visiting delegates could consult the deans of the different-schools, the theory be ing that high school students who plan to come to the university are often interested in a major depart ment but know little about it. This would serve to crystalize high school interest in the university. It was pointed out that at the , conference held annually by the | University of Washington, elass | rooms are thrown open to high school j visitors and every effort made to give those who are really interest j ed a chance to observe how univer I sity work is carried on. The sug gestion may be adopted at the Ore '■ gon conference. A special university assembly, : with a good program which will in 1 f orest students as well as high school | delegates, may be held during the conference. It is thought that uni j versity students should take more j than a casual interest in the prep pers, since it is so much to the ad I vantage of the university if per manent impressions are left in the I mind of the delegate. Magonigle Exhibition Presents Work Of Greatest American Draftsman Contributions to Roosevelt Memorial, Oils and Sketches Show Beauty and Perfection Some of the work turned out by | the greatest American draftsman j is now hanging in the exhibiting room of the art building. It repre- ] sents only a small portion of the work of Harold Van Buren Mag- j onigle, famous American architect j and recent writer of the Kansas City Peace Memorial contest. Mr. Magonigle stands out in the history of American art as a true exponent j of the finest traditions and inter- : i ests of the field of art and archi itecture. Among those pieces of his work j now showing are several pieces rep resenting his contribution to the Roosevelt Memorial in New York. They show him to be a past master at the art of rendering, and his detail and design is remarkable for its perfection of execution. Again he proves himself a true genius through his ability to pro duce such striking oil paintings as the three included in the exhibition undoubtedly are. In each of the large oils the observer feels that he sees the work of the expert drafts man, the capable architect, a#d yet when he tries to find reason for this feeling he finds himself at a loss. Perhaps one of the most startling oils is that which draws the form of a bridge covered with snow as it appears through a dense fog. The atmosphere of the picture carries out the subject so well that one is loft shivering in the center of the well-heated exhibition room. And yet Magonigle does oils only for the pleasure he derives from the paint ing of them. He does not pose as an accomplished painter, he has never had any training in this field of art. His other oils are no less remark able. Besides these there are other smaller paintings, water color paint ings which are truly exquisite. One thing which is noticeable in these water colors as it is noticeable in all forms of his work is his ap parent undivided attention to the minute details. Nothing is so tiny that it does not show a perfection of execution, of careful attention. It is impossible to do the exhibi tion true justice through writing of it, it must be be seen to >be fairly appreciated. The exhibition room is open every day after 1:00 and resi dents of Eugene as well as students and faculty of the Univ; sity ar* cordially invited to visit.