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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1927)
Bervl Hodgen Elected 1927 Grid Captain Football Squad Banquet Last Night Opens New Season Professor H. C. Howe Acts as Toastmaster Winter Practice Begins Today at 4 o’Clock BERYL / B. HODGEN, varsity left guard, was selected cap tain of the 1927 football team, at Hodgen the annual Ban quet of grid play ers held last night at the Osburn ho tel. Hodgen played guard under Mc Ewan last season for the first time. I Under Bnz Wil i liams in 1924 and I Dick Smith in i 1925 he was a halfback. Because of his strength and ability as an interference runner McEwan shift ed him to the line. His exhibition during the recent season was excep tional and he was picked by “Pop” Warner on the third all-coast team, as high an honor as any Oregon grid der received. Hodgen is a junior and a major in business administration, from Athena. Practice Starts Today The banquet last night formally closed the 1926 season and also served to open the coming grid year, as Captain McEwan announced that, weather conditions permit ting, winter practice will begin this afternoon at 4 o’clock. Professor H. C. Howe, faculty representative to the Pacific coast conference acted as toast-master. Beryl Hodgen, captain-elect; Jack Belief iel, graduate manager; Cap tain John J. McEwan, head coaeli; Virgil Earl, director of athletics; John E. Bovard, dean of physical education were introduced by him and spoke briefly. Gene Vidal, backfield coach, and SO gridsters, varsity and freshmen, managers and sportswriters were al so guests. Oregon is the latest school in the const conference to pick a football captain for 1927. George Guttorm sen ,quarterback, will guide Wash ington next fall; Louis Vierhus, tackle, will captain Montana; Fred Coltrin, tackle, will lead the Univer sity of California Bears; Morley Drury, star halfback, will head the Southern California team. Stanford O. A. C., Washington State, and Idaho are still without leaders for 1927. Of these five captains, three are linemen and two are backs. Hodgen is the fourth consecutive lineman to gain the honor at Oregon, being pre ceded by Albert Sinclair in 1926, Bob Mautz in 1925, and Dick Reed in 1924. Previous to that, Hal Chap man, quarterback, was picked as captain upon the conclusion .of the 1923 season. This post was purely honorary. In 1922, Archie (“Tiny”) Shields, since deceased, held the honor. He was a guard. Sixteen Aspirants Enrolled in Ranks of Oregon Knighthood Sixteen potential Knights of the campus were last night grant ed the full right to wear the hel met and other insignia. Potential, because since the beginning of last fall term they have served their superiors long and valiantly to deserve the coveted honor. Long and valiantly, because it is no joke to cajole the crowds that pack the grandstand. There, the cat is loose and the Knights are only the Oregon Knights who have been working on probation as is the custom. Last night the formal pledging was announced :uid the initiation will occur in two weeks, accord ing to C. C. Mitchell, head of the group. Following are the pledges: Fred Schultze, Clare Carlson, Wil liam Doyle, Joseph Erkeirbrecker, Bruce Ti^us, William Barry, John Schaefer, Thomas Willis, Wallace Giles, Walton Crane, Paul Hunt, Walter Norblad, Janies Swindells, Kenton Case, Emmett Spence, and Otto Frohnmayer. Lost Articles Will be Placed On Auction Block League Sale Will Begin at 9 o’Clock Friday; To Help Fund The fourth annual auction sale of lost articles from the University depot will be given on the library steps, Friday morning, beginning at nine o’clock. The event is sponsored by the Women’s league to raise money for the league’s foreign scholarship fund. “Any student not wishing to see: some one of his prized belongings going up for sale Friday morning, should go to the University depot! immediately and claim it,” isays \ Edna Ellen Bell, chairman of the foreign scholarship committee. “The! gavel falls at nine o’clock and after that every lost article belongs to the Women’s League.” The following men have been ap pointed to act as auctioneers: Ben oit McCroskey, Frank Biggs, Marion Anderson, Bob Warner, Bob Keeney, Tim Wood, Boone Hendricks, Fred West, Bed Slauson, Johnny Walker, Warde Cook, Dud Clarke, Bay Nash, Bob Love and Scotty Kretzer. A number of freshman girls will be appointed to take the articles to purchasers, run errands and other wise assist the auctioneers. Plans for Annual Officer’s Ball Complete Shifting their maneuvers from the field to the ballroom, the members of the Officers Club will hold their annual Formal Military Ball Friday evening in the Osburn hotel. Var ious committees appointed by Bill James, president of the club, have been functioning for several weeks j and arrangements are practically | complete for the annual social event of the military department. ' “Every effort is being made to make the Military Ball one of the highlights on the yearly social cal endar,” is the word given out by “Verne Folts, general chairman of the Ball. Only advanced students in the B. O. T. C. department to gether with officers and invited fac ulty members may attend the dance. Dr. L. i. Henderson’s Interests Range From Botany to Sports Curator Goes on Horseback Gathering Specimens For Herbarium; Attends All Games Down in the lower floor of Deady | hall in a room known as the herbar-1 ium, may be found, at almost any j hour of the day, an elderly gentle-1 man, the kind of a man whom it is j very much of a pleasure to know. He is the curator Dr. L. F. Hender son. Occasionally he makes trips to different parts of the state gather ing specimens of its many flora, often going on horseback many miles back into the mountains. His enthusiasm is striking. One hardly expects a man who sits writ- ^ ing and studying and grouping bot anical specimens all day to make a statement like this: ‘•Oh, yes, I like football and bas ketball and all kinds of sports. I always go to all the games and to lectures -and to the movies, espe cially those in the evening, so that I will not use my eyes too much.” Mr. Henderson is sorry that so many of the basketball games are being played away from home this season, but he has his season ticket and he’ll be on hi\nd for every game that is played here. He goes alone, arrives early so that he may have a front seat, and prepares for an evening of enjoyment. He always walks to all the games and was among those who anxiously awaited the completion of the new pavilion. “Now I will not have t-o walk clear down town,” he ^aid. The McArthur court is very much nearer to his homq than is the Armory where all games heretofore have been played. Beethoven Artist Comes This Evening Elly Ney to Give Concert In McArthur Court At 8:15 Student Body Tickets Required for Entrance Pianist Acclaimed Genius On European Tour 'T'ONIGHT, in McArthur Court, Elly Ney, brilliant Beethoven centenary pianist, heralded as “Eur ope's greatest and most beloved liv ing genius of the pian,o” will ap pear in the second of the series of concerts sponsored by the A. S. U. O. The program will begin at 8:15 I and admittance will be made by stu-; dent body tickets. Madame Ney makes her home in Portland, where she and her hus band, Willem von Hoogstraten, have established their permanent resi dence. Dr. van Hoogstraten, con ductor of the Portland Symphony orchestra, was awarded an honorary doctor of music degree given by the University of Oregon school of music 'during the semi-eentennifcl celebration. Tour Just Completed Madame Ney has just completed a triumphal tour appearing in 71 cities where she received great honor acclaiming to her genius and the favor in which she was received. In Norway she was decorated by the government and in Germany demonstrations in the streets ;of Cologne and other cities by the en thusiastic mob acclaimed her instan taneous success. First Appeared When Six Madame Ney, who was born in Bonn, Germany, attained musical recognition at an early age, making her first appearance at six. Four years ago she came to America for her first season. Because of her great reception and enthusiastic response a second season was im mediately arranged. Madame Ney’s opening number this evening will be Beethoven’s Hammerklavier sonata of which it is. said, “to play superbly well, as does Elly Ney, is only the work of a great artist.” Program -Listed The program is as follows: Beethoven—Sonata B flat major (Op. 106) a—allegro I)—scherzo (Assai Vivace) i—adagio sostonuto d—largo, allegro, allegro risolute (Fugo) Beethoven—Variations F major (Op. 34) Shubert—Impromptu F minor Pick-Mangiagalli—Danse d ’Olaf Debussy—Danse Chopin—Etude E major Ballade A flat major Berceuse Waltz A flat major Polonaise A flat major. Miss Wilbur’s Force Ready to Aid Players Selection and casting of a play constitutes the first step toward its production, but without the aid of the “back-stage” folk, drama would not exist. A successful play is not due alone to the excellent acting of the cast, but also to the efficiency, the smoothness, and the willingness with which the “unseen hands” work the stage mechanism behind the scenes. Miss Wilbur, play or ganizer and director, has her help ing force appointed, ready to aid the sophomore players. Stage manager, Perry Douglas Assistant stage manager, Helen Hembree Business manager, George R. Hog shire Publicity manager, Renee Grayee Nelson Costuming manager, F ranees Wardner Lighting, Leota Biggs, Kate Bu chanan, Pearl Taylor. Miss Tingle Will Hear Nutrition Problems Miss Lilian Tingle of the House hold Arts department plans to at tend the State Nutrition Council | meeting in Portland February 5. The council includes many edu cators and health workers interest j ed in the problems of nutrition. They meet about four times a yea: to discuss the various phases of the work and to hear addresses by au thorities. Elly I\ey, Beethoven Artist Pianist who will appear in concert tonight at McArthur court at 8:15, under auspices of Associated Students. D. Van Nostrand Accepts Work Of Dr. Williams -1 Book on Chemistry Is for College Use; Ready Next May Dr. Roger J. Williams, associate professor of chemistry at the Uni versity, lias recently received word from D. Van Nostrand Company, publishers at New York, that his manuscript, “An Introduction to Organic Chemistry,” has been ac cepted for publication. Date of publication is in May. The book is designed for use as a text book in colleges and universities. This work is the result of four years of careful research in the field covered. The publishers point out that Dr. Williams’ book meets the common objection made to other texts in that it is not encyclopedic and does not place too much em phasis on memory work. The text, the publishers declare, |s simply and plainly written, material is well organized, and in general the manuscript lends itself to use as a textbook. The status of the Van Nostrand Company is indicated by the fact that it recently published what is considered the most authoritative and up-to-date book on physical chemistry on the market. Dr. Williams’ book discusses principles and points out relation ships in the field of organic chem istry, and does not pay so much heed to detail as the average text. Prac tically every reviewer who has read the manuscript has commented on the fact that it is written in a straightforward interesting way which will be pleasing and easily grasped by the reader. Dr. Williams has a number of im portant monographs and articles to his credit. Ten of his research ar ticles have been published in such publications as the Journal of the 1 American Chemistry Association, the Journal of Biological Chemistry, and Industrial and Engineering Chem istry'. Riding Team Will Go To O. A. C. on Play Day More interest in horseback riding: as a sport has been evidenced this year than ever before, according to Eleanore Glass, head of the sport. This is partly due, she thinks, to the added incentive of the granting of fifty points in the JVomen’s Ath letic Association for passing cer tain tests. This is a new system be ing worked out this y^ear. A team of twelve will be selected to go to O. A. C. in the latter part of spring term to participate in the annual play day there. While none of these selections has been made, as yet, drill work has started in the various classes, which will aid the girls in understanding the work, and help them to work up technique for next term. University Head Gives Faults of Military Drill Professor Tuttle Agrees Compulsory Training Not American Military drill at Boston Univer sity has been changed by President Marsh from a compulsory to a. vol untary basis. Mr. Marsh points out his objections to the practice of making it compulsory in the last issue of “Religious Education” which has just reached the office of H. 8. Tuttle, professor of educa tion. “Military drill is not the best ex ercise either for character or body if we value the individual above a system, if we are more concerned in making men than in making ma chine , if we esteem efficiency, spon taneity, and originality more than solidarity and obedience,” he be lieves. lie lists four distinct reasons for his adverseness to the system. In the first place he believes that com pulsory military drill is foreign to American genius, and he is opposed to Russianizing, Prussianizing, or Europeanizing America. Secondly, he points out that an accurate read ing of history shows that military preparedness creates a will to war instead of a will to peace. Thirdly, he believes in Boston University and that it was not founded to train men to fight, but that it can serve the nation best by sticking to its business of education. As a Chris tian he believes that the spirit of war is in the wrong, and that the inspiration to war does not come from Russia but from the Palestine of long ago. He shows that eighty per cent of the entering freshmen this year have elected the course in military science and tactics, and that an of ficer in charge has 'noted a vast im provement in the morale of the unit. “Any impartial judge will find that the whole situation is vastly i improved by the abolition of the compulsory feature,” he concludes. Professor Tuttle is of much the same opinion as this eastern presi dent, and feels that the findings of President Marsh have a direct bear ing on the problem as it exists at Oregon. “This military life as it is kept constantly before the people,is pre naring the minds of the masses for war faster than it can prevent war by the training that it offers,” he | believes. “Many men of promin ence who are not pacifists are rec ognizing this fact, and the majority of the people are being convinced jy such preparedness that there will, of course, be another war.” Head United Christian Work Is III With Grippe Henry \V. Davis, director of Unit ed Christian Work in the Univer sity, is confined to his bed witli la grippe and will not resume his work for several days. The illness is not at all serious, according to Mrs. Davis. Idaho Vandals Stop Webfoots Oregon Defeated, 36 to 35, Finishing Two-year Run of Victories Reinhart’s Team Grimly Settles Down to Win Remainder of Games Washington, Only Five Left Undefeated in Northern Division of Pacific Coast Conference, to Meet Oregon --—-O — Gullibility to Salt Not for Bird Alone WHO ever heard of putting salt, on a worm’s tail, just a plaid ordinary worm ? You can cut one in two, pinch him, tease him, .poke all manner of fun at him and he’ll only squirm as on ly a worm knows how. But just put salt on his tail and see what happens. He can be the deadest worm you ever saw. He doesn’t mind pepper so much and lie’s quite happy, if when cut in two, you are generous enough to take a needle and thread and sew him together again. These are some of the experi ences of the poor little worms over in the zoology labs, some of the experiments that students do. Dr. A. R. Moore Will Tell Assembly About His Work in Naples Dr. A. R. Moore, new head of the University of Oregon zoology de partment, will be the main speaker Thursday morning at the regular weekly assembly in the Woman’s building at eleven o’clock, when he will deliver an address on “Biolo gical Work at Naples,’’ in which he will describe the biological sta tion at the wonderful aequarium in Naples, where lie has recently been studying. It is expected that the lectui/' | will be unusually good. Dr. Moore j came to the University last fall from Rutgers college where he held a position on the college faculty for ten years. He received his Pli.D. from the University of California in 1911 and previous to that received his B.A. at the University of Nebraska. He has taught also at the University of California and at Bryn Mjawr college. He has studied under Jac ques Loeb, world famed biologist. Don Ostrander, junior in the Uni versity, will sing at the assembly. Article by Casey Is In Current Magazine “Emotional response is important to all good journalistic writing,” de clares Professor Ralph D. Casey, of the school of journalism, in an ar ticle printed in the United States Publisher for January. The mag azine is printed at Springfield, Il linois. The article is reprinted in full from the Quill, a publication put out by Sigma Delta Chi, national journalism fraternity. Professor Casey has had a great deal of personal experience in the practical field of journalism. Last summer he filled a position on the staff of American Boy. Earlier in his career he worked on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the New York Herald. He is also co-author of “Principles of Publicity,” a book de voted to journalism. Hyde Prints on Exhibit At Warner Collection A dozen Helen Hyde prints were placed on exhibition at the Murray Warner Art Museum yesterday, and will be open at the regular hours, to “lose interested in the selection, for the next ten days. The prints which are well known among the art students, have been placed in glass cases used in the Semi-Cen tennial celebration as a precaution against any injury that might come to them. Lineups Oregon (35) Milligan (12) f G-mrther ^(4,) f Okerberg (10) c Westergren (5) g Ridings (4) g (36) Idaho (5) Jacoby (9) Miles (6) Erickson (8) Canine (8) Green MOSCOW, Idaho, January 25.—— (Special to the Emerald.)—-j> file University of Idaho basketball team defeated Oregon here tonight, '16 to 35, in a hectic basketball game which took an extra five minute overtime period to decide. The Ida ho campus was wild tonight. Dur ing the extra session, Idaho made one field goal and Oregon one point on a foul conversion. The Oregon team was not demor alized by the defeat, unexpected as it was, but left here for Spokane ueierimnea ro wm the rest of its contests, (especial ly the /Washing ton tilt Saturday , night in Seattle. Scott MJlligan was high point man w it'll 12 points, closely fol-( lowed by Oker-| berg w i t h 10.| Miles led the1 home crew. Sen Billy Reinhart snuunai iuug snots oy runes, uamne, and Green featured the game. This loss ended a run of victories by the Webfoots this year which had reached 13 without a setback, and marks the first defeat suffered by an Oregon basketball team in the Northwest' since 1925 when O. A. G. took a hectic game from the Webfoots at Salem by a one point margin, the northwest championship going with it. Every game played in the north last year was won by substantial scores, the only defeats being suf fered at the hands of California quintets. Vandal Five Strong Several extenuating circumstances can be found to explain the defeat last night, none of which are in tended as alibis in any sense of the word. First, Idaho has a very strong" team, composed as it is of veterans of two years’ experience. The Van dals were not up to their best form last Saturday when defeated here by Oregon, 39 to 24, missing many shots which they might ordinarily score, and playing without the ser vices of Swede Erickson, star cen ter, after the first ten minutes. Red Jacoby, flashy forward, was also ejected from the fray before the contest ended because of personal fouls. Another reason advanced by a. member of the faculty last night was the strain under which Rein hart’s boys were playing. They were undefeated, and out to con tinue the season without a tarnish, which put them under a nervous tension in every start. Many foot ball teams, baseball teams, and oth er athletic combinations have suf fered from this same intense ten sion. A notable example of this is Notre Dame, which lost to Carnegie Tech last fall iu a football game which 99 critics out of a hundred predicted us a setup for the Irish men. Idaho Floor Also Factor The Idaho floor, which, has been notorious for many years, may have played some part in the defeat last night. This is narrower than the official floor, poorly lighted, and on one side the out-of-bounds line and the wall are identical, which enables the players to “bank” the hall off this surface, similar to the tactics employed by hockey players, which is a material help to them on the of fensive. The Idaho players are said to be very adept at this. Oregon is not out of the confer ence race by any means, but much greater importance has been at I. (Continued on page two)