VOLUME XXIX
UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 29, 1927.
NUMBER 2
Rain Braved
To See Finish
Of Air Derby
L. C. Miller Wins Spokane
Portland Race from
Detroit Flier
Ballough Takes Event
From C. W. Holman
Class B Carnival Won Over
Field of Thirteen
(By United Press)
Portland, Ore., Sept. 28.—E. E.
Ballough, Chicago, and Leslie O.
Miller, Dos Moines, received most
of the applause from 5000 specta
tors who braved a cold rain here
Wednesday to witness the city’s air
carnival.
The. crowd let down umbrellas
and allowed rain to-soalc into suits
and dresses to witness a thrilling
mpteh race between Ballough and
C. W. Holman, St. Paul, which Bal
lough won with an average speed of
’17 and 3-100 miles an hour.
jjirlier in the day the spectators
p>; Miller a big hand for winning
ti^yplass B derby from Spolcnne to
Toi. land.
Miller, piloting an Eagle Rock
biplane, was one of 13 entrants in
the 300-milo race from the Wash
ington Icity. ■ His lelapsecj flying
time was 4 hours 31 minutes and 55
seconds.
C. W. Myers, Detroit, was second
and Gerald Smith, Tacoma, was
third.
Sports Heads
Will Speak At
W. A. A. Meeting
Work of Orcliesis, Also
Swimming Honorary
To Be Explained
An open mass meeting of the W.
A. A. for nil college women will be
held today in the women’s gvm at
5 o’clock. Nellie Johns, W. A. A.
president, urges all college women,
especially freshmen, to attend.
“We want more women to add
sports to their recreational programs
this year,” she stated. “The meet
ing is to let them .know the sports
situation on the campus.”
Volley ball, speed ball, hiking and
riflery are being offered by the
W. A. A. this term. The heads-of
these sports will speak before the
meeting.
Beatrice Mason will tell of the
work done by Orchesis, honorary
dancing organization. Virginia
Landsbury, president of the Amphi
bian club, will explain how member
ship in the swimming honorary may
be attained. Points on awrads will
also be discussed.
An intra-mural sports committee
has been appointed, consisting of
one girl in each women’s house.
These representatives will take care
of membership in W. A. A. and
supply information concerning the
organization.
The committee is as follows:
Alpha Chi Omega, Marjory Whet
sol; Alpha Delta Pi, Edua Dunbar;
Alpha Gamma Delta, Beryl Harrali;
Alpha Omicron Pi, Mahalnli Kurtz;
Alpha Phi, Editha Bartliel; Alpha
Xi Delta, Beth Ager; Chi Omega,
Erathusa Champlin; Tri Dolt, Mar
garet Agnew; Delta -Gamma, Doro
thy Bell Endicott; Delta Zeta, Mar
ion Newman; Gamma Phi Beta, Cor
nelia Meek; Kappa Alpha Theta,
Myra Bell Palmer; Kappa Delta,
Libby Leone Swengel; Kappd Kap
pa Gamma, Margaret Hurley; Phi
Mu, Betty Summers; Pi Beta Phi,
Lou Ann Chase; Sigma Beta Phi,
Pauline Venable; Hendricks Hall,
Berdena Beeder; Susan Campbell
Hall, Eniee Daniels; Gamma Nu,
Mildred Lowdoh; Oregon club, Austa
t Graves; Town Girls, Marjorie Gaff.
First Oregana Staff
Meet Scheduled Today
d A meeting of the entire staff of
this year’s Oregana will be held this
afternoon at 5 o’clock in room 104
of the Journalism building. After
this meeting work will officially
start on the 1927-28 yearbook, said
Mary Benton, editor.
Several new appointments will be
made necessary because of the fail
ure of students in charge of cer
tain sections to return for the fall
term. An urgent request is sent out
by the editor for all last year ap
pointments to be present this after
| noon so an early start may be made.
Freshmen Will Elect
At 7:15 This Evening
The freshman nominating com
mittee lias chosen nominees for eacli
office to he filled and a meeting of
'the freshman class will he held to
|night in the Woman’s building at,
7:15 to elect officers.
Those nominated are: President,
.Tesse Dougin*, William Knight and
Charles Laird; vice president, Delia
Brogdon, Kathleen Langenhurg;
secretary, Mildred Pugh, Dorothy
Teppee; treasurer, Francis Heit
kemper and Ted Park. Other nomi
nations will he accepted from the
floor, and there is no attempt to
railroad anyone into office, stated
Herbert Socolofsky, vice president
of the Associated Students, who
will preside at the meeting.
“It is necessary that the frosli he
organized immediately into a strong
class because of their first party
which will tafee place in October
and the homecoming bbnfire in No
vember. In addition there will be
other announcements at the meeting,
and if anyone has a suggestion for
making this the best frosli -class
ever, bring them up at, the meeting
Thursday night,” Socolofsky said. »
The nominating committee fol
lows: Kenneth Curry, Portland;
Stanford Brooks, Astoria; Daphne
Hughes, Boseburg; Elizabeth Cris
sell, Portland, and Elbert Schroeder,
Myrtle Point.
President Hall
Will Speak At
First Assembly
Dean Straub to Preside;
Beelar to Outline
Year Program
President Arnold Bennett Hall
will speak before the first student
assembly of the year, to be held to
day at 11 o’clock in the Women’s
building. “Improving the Univer
sity* Product” will be the subject of
his address. Dean John Straub, who
is entering upon his fifteenth year
as a member of the University fac
ulty will preside.
Donald Beelar, president of the
Associated Students, intends to out
line the program he hopes the stu
dent body . will accomplish during
the coming year. This includes the
formation of a Men’s Advisory
Committee, which will aid frosh men
and help keep alive the Oregon
Spirit? and traditions.
In order to avoid congestion in the
building all upperclassmen are re
quested to enter the building
through the northwest entrance; the
faculty and freshman girls through
the southeast entrance; and the
•freshmen boys through the north
east doors. Those who attend the
meeting are requested to enter and
leave the building by the routes
given above. Oregon Knights will
act as ushers. »
Balcony for Frosh Men
All freshman boys are reminded
that they will have to sit in the bal
cony. The seniors will sit in front.
The faculty will occupy the front
seats on the left hand side of the
building, with the Freshman girls
immediately behind them. The
Juniors and sophomores will be
seated behind the seniors.
One of the subjects Beelar will
touch upon is the foundation of a
men’s advisory committee. In re
gard to this Beelar said yesterday:
“The University of Oregon is at
taining such size that it is impos
sible to keep in personal contact
with the freshmen. Through this
there seems to be a grave danger of
losing that intangible something
known as Oregon Spirit. This men’s
advisory committee is expected to
foster Oregon spirit and democracy
in the student body by acting as
personal advisors to the newcomer
to the school.
Freshmen to Get Help
“The committee will have a chair
man and a directorate of 10 mem
bers. These members wtill select
about 120 of the most influential
upperclassmen on the campus and
assign to each of these a certain
number of freshmen. These upper
classmen will make it a point to get
in touch with their freshmen about
twice a month and advise them as
to scholarship, personal matters and
any other questions which may
arise.”
John B. Sicfcrt of the School of
Music faculty will feature the pro
gram with tenor solos. Community
singing of Oregon songs will close l
the meeting.
Oregon W orks
For Pacific
Game Oct. 1
Webfoot Gridders Show
Improvement Since
Linfield Tilt
Hiuldle to Be Used
By Coach McEwan
No Serious Injuries Are
Registered Yet
The Webfootcrs are experiencing
a series of stiff workouts in prepara
tion for the contest with Pacific
University on Saturday. The de
fects exposed in the Linfield game
are being eliminated, and a smooth
er working team is expected to take
the field against the Badgers.
Oregon is noticeably awaiting
Idaho, and unless Pacific shows un
warranted strength as few plays and
formations will be exhibited as pos
sible. Just what Oregon’s'actual
power is cannot be determined until
the game with the Vandals.
End Drill Featured
Last night’s practice featured
end drill in an apparently success
ful attempt to uncover the faults
of-- a few' miscalculated tackles in
the Linfield tilt. All the end can
ditates had opportunity to work
with Wetzel, Handley, Riggs and
Pope carrying the brunt. The
wingmen were also drilled in re
ceiving passes, an offensive play
that will undoubtedly feature' the
Webfoot attack this year.
Dick Reed and Spike Leslie are
sending the linemen through their
paces. Stadleman, at center, is
looking better with each practice,
and is consistently breaking through
in the scrimmage sessions. Hodgens
and Dixon are beginning to round
into form, and several new men are
showing to advantage. McEwan's
weak line is taking on a semblance
of strength, and may provide a lit
tle opposition to enemy backs.
Practicing on Plays
The backfield is trying out sev
eral new plays and formations.
Line plunging, end runs and inter
ference running plays were repeated
time after time to drill the backs
in fundamentals. Cotter Gould and
Hal Hatton got off some nice gains
in scrimmage combined (with ef
fective interference.
The Webfoots are Using the hud
dle system of calling signals. The
complaint that this method slows
up the game has been done away
with by the new time ruling on
plays. Only thirty seconds can
elapse from the time the referee
blows his whistle until the ball is
put in motion. Not more than
fifteen seconds of this can be used
for the huddle.
As a result of the Linfield game,
Wally Shearer is out of uniform
with a bad foot. The injury is not
serious, and he will be back at work
in a day or two. Patton is nursing
an injury to his head and is taking
things easy for the present. Johnny
Low is still on the side lines with
a Charley horse, but it is expected
he will be able to get back to prac
tice today.
Oregon Instructors
Spend Vacation on
Crooked River Site
Mr. and Mrs. Nowland B. Zane,
their children, Marjorie and Carl
ton, and Miss Mozelle Hair of the
Extension Division, chose the
Crooked river country of central
Oregon, near Bcdmond, for their va
cation site the past summer. Mr.
Zane, who is a member of the teach
ing staff of the School of Archi
tecture and Allied Arts, is enthu
siastic about the possibilities of
this desert-mountain country, and
brought back to Eugene many
sketches, paintings and photographs
of the canyons and cliffs. Those
records in picture are to be seen in
his studio.
Mr. Zane told of the camp which
they made, and their experiences
“roughing it.” One day when a
deer entered camp, they were able
to obtain a very good close-range
photograph of it.
Mr. Zane states: “I believe that
central Oregon is a worthy but un
exploited beauty spot, and as soon
as more artists are made familiar
with the landscape interest of that
part of our state, it will be come an
active center for study on the part
of artists who care for canyon sub
jects and the richness of color to be j
found there.”
Pledge List
Complete For
Organizations
More Than 430 Students
Taken in During
Rush Week
Over Third of U. S.
Represented in Roll
Seven teen Fraternities
Participate
With the end of tush week more
than 4P.0 men and Women had been
pledged by the 17 sororities and 17
fraternities on the campus. The
number was equally divided be
tween the two.
Over one-tliird of the states in
the union and the Hawaiian Islands
were represented.
The list is as follows:
Sororities: Alpha Xi Delta:—
Ruth Ray, Portland; Iavina Hicks,
Portland; Jean Smith, Portlanl; Or
pha Ager, Bend; Luellle Kern, North
Bend; Betty Browne, Marshfield;
Clyde Gilbert, Portland; Virginia
Lee Crumb, Bend; Marie Peetz, Sa
lem; Elizabeth Gesler, Centralia,
Wash.; Lenore Meyers, Portland;
Jean Williams, La Grande; Frances
Mckee, Spokane, Wash.
Delta Zeta:—Hope Branstater, As
toria; Janice Clark, Portland; Doris
Tilliary, Turner; Dorothy Billington,
Astoria; June Goodale, Salem; Elma
Jeanne Inmpn, Eugene; Pauline
Lehman, Grande Forks, N. D.;
Paul Jones, Salem; Carola Rowling,
Eugene; Alice Watson, Pocatello,
Idaho; Gladys Thomen, Portland;
Genevieve Helliwell, Portland;
Louise Smart, Eugene; Maurice
| Brown, Linntou. .
Alpha Flu: DoAithy Bartliel,
Pendleton; Margaret Barrett, Port
land; Plioebe Finley, Jennings
Lodge; Stella McCormmack; Pen
dleton; Hariet Huglison, Portland;
Rosalie Lorenz, Portland; Kay Ro
chester, Berkeley; Helen Osburn,
Portland; Wilma Enke, Portland;
Harriet J. Medernach, Eugene;
Dorothy Teepe, Portland; Edithe
Thompson, Eugene; Dorothy Pullen,
Portland; Elsie Sundbon, Portland;
Ruby Hayes, Burns.
Chi Omega — Marjorie Clark,
Heppner; Dorothy Burke, Portland;
Catherine Addinte, Bend; Doris
Leigh Gordon, Portland; Harriet
Kane, Portland; Margaret Frances
Price, Portland; Glay D. Joy, Port
land; Helen Gray Gatens, Portland;
Virginia Moore, Newberg; Dorothy
Shaw, Portland; Dorothy Growl,
Portlanr; Aileen Teague, Eugene;
Helen Foley, Portland; Katherine
Tapscott, Astoria; Edith Lake,
Portland; Isabell Murry, Portland.
Delta Delta Delta—Elizabeth Lea
Baker, Portland; Alberta Roves,
Portland; Arnell Gillett, Sacramen
to, Cal.; Daphne Hughes, Roseburg;
Marvin Jane Hawkins, Coquille;
Prudence Spright, Hood River;
Louise Nelson, Westfir; Frances B.
Simkins, McMinnville; Mildred
Pugh, Salem; Elinor Fitch, Eugene,
Delta Gamma—Elizabeth Boyn
ton, San Francisco; Gladys Clausen,
Portland; Katherine Galbraith,
Portland; Dorothy Davidson, Wai
mea, Kauai, T. H.; Oneita Jantzen,
Portland; Helen Laorgaard, Port
land; Audrey Lyons, Marshfield;
Pauline Prigmore, Eugene; Doris
Margaret Pugsley, Corvallis; Mar
garet Poorman, Woodburn; Eliza
beth McCord, Portland. *
Gamma Phi Betta—Jane Cook
man, Portland; Dorothy Bell, Sa
lem; Maxine Glover, Salem; Caro
lyn Lambirth, Salem; Jane Culler,
Portland; Mina Grosscup, Portland;
Marion Grosscup, Portland; Mar
garet McGee, Portland; May Belle
Allen, Portland; Geraldine Dye,
Portland; Catherine J. Van Schuy
ver, Portland; Laura Tallant, As
toria; Amy V*n Horn, Portland;
Virginia Zan, Portland.
Kappa Alpha Theta. — Adeline
Maria Church, Eugene; Dorothy
Duncan, Portland; Clare j Black,
Portland; Elizabeth Cresell, Port
land; Margherita Hay, Portland;
Doris Hardy, Eugene; Frances Mun
ro, Portland; Mary Malarkey, Port
land; Margaret Lorgese, Hillsboro;
Louise Lockhart, Marshfield; Gwen
dolyn Turner, Hollywood, Cal.;
Nancy Thielsen, Salem.
Kappa Delta—Kara Bellt Bram
ley, Eugene; Ella Lindquist, Eu-1
(Continued on page twoy
Peoria Lass Is Smallest Woman
Ou University of Oregon Campus
Little Girl Classification Irks Mary Louise Fitcli;
Nothing Unusual, She Avers
The smallest woman on flip cam
pus! Tlio distinction goes to little
Mary Louise Pitch, who scarcely
makes an impression of four feet
eight ami one-half inches on the
scales. When she stands beside a
tall girl there isn’t much left of
Mary Louise. She just has ' the
habit of disappearing completely
from view.
Mary Louise may be designated as
a companionable little girl with
very brown shiny eyes, a rosy com
plexion and a ready smile, and one
clearly determined ambition in her
mind—to be an artist, none the
less. She hails from Teoria, Il
linois, armed with galoshes and
slicker. Immediately after her ar
rival, she registered as a special in
art, having worked in that field all
of her life. Black and white sli
houette work appeals to he#. She
has made many of the silhouette
pictures to sell during the Christ
mas season.
Climatic conditions differ here
from those experienced in Illinois.
There, she was used to heavy snow
and severe winter seasons. As re
gards her height, she said that most
persona approached her with the
some ohl expression, “Why, my
goodness, you’re no bigger thnn a
minute.” “And the worst of it is,”
she said, “they think they are
making a very unusual discovery.”
Aviators’ Familiarity Disliked
Coining west on the train were
two men, whose names she did not
give. They were on their way to
Spokane, Washington, to take part
in the airplane races; Both thought
she was a little girl traveling alone
on the train. Not knowing any
thing to the contrary, they called
her by her first name, and ifor
awhile, she said, she didn't know
how to talfe sueli an attitude. They
were very surprised to find that
htev were addressing a 20-vear-old
young lady.
Another time on this same train
she developed a slight fever. One
of these kind creatures, always
looking out for a child’s welfare,
placed a cool and confidential hand
on her forehead, asking, her how
she felt and if she didn’t have a.
fever. Mary Louise has also studied
art in Cornell University during tho
summer.
Frosh Will Be
Well Entertained
At “Big Parade”
Attractive Program Made
By Sophs; Juniors Hosts
For “Square” Mix
“Tlie Big Parade” starts Satur
day, all frosh men participating.
Keith Hall, president of the sopho
more class, is in charge this year
and promises something entirely
new and different in the kind of
punishment to be meted out to the
offending ones.
Just because there’s going to be
a reorganization doesn’t mean that
you’re going to miss out on any
thing, little freshman. There will
bo a parade in which you will get
a chance to wear your new green
and yellow hand-painted dresses; a
chance to do your boy scout good
turns by giving out cigarettes to
tht upper classmen; a chanco to
play in some pretty yellow paint up
on the hill and you’ll even get the
chance to shoot-the-chutes down the
“O” on Skinners Butte.
Oh, yes—that isn’t all either, the
sophomores are going to take you on
a nice walk through the town and
you’ll get a chanco to see your best
girl friends or your secret sorrow
because they’ll all be looking for
you. Then when you get to Hay
ward Field the high and mighty
juniors are going to be your hosts
in a mix. We don’t know yet just
what games they will play, but you
know they’ll be nice ones because
Les Johnson, chairman of the mix
last year has appointed Ron Hubbs,
junior class president, to be in
charge this year. Ron says it’s to
be a “square mix” again this year,
“squarer” than ever. You know
it’s sure to be all right becauso
they’re going to have senior^cops
“to keep order”.
Well anyway there’s going to be
a complete program in the Emerald
in the near future. The sophomores
“very cordially invite the freshmen
to read the Emerald carefully for
further instructions and notice,” or
maybe “demand” was used instead
of “invite”, anyway you’d better
not miss it, because if you did you’d
bo sorry “all the rest of your
life.”
Basic Patent Issued
For Freak Airplane
(By United Press)
Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 28. — The
basic patent for a combination
slow - landing airplane - automobile
and boat which may also bo used as
a submarine was obtained by Joseph
A. C'aples of Phoenix today.
Caples, a former army aviator,
designed the craft, which he be
lieves will have a landing speed of
13 miles an hour or about 13 miles
an hour slower than present planes.
The combination airplane, as it is
called, has wings which are built
parallel to the body instead of at
right angles, and may be folded
down when not in use. _
Traditicms Head
Opposes Paddle
For Freshmen
Socolofsky Also Urges New
Yells and Alma Mater
Song
Modification of the Frosli parade
to eliminate paddling and make of
the occasion a more impressive cere
mony, a campaign for snappy new
Oregon yells, and the need for a
new Alma Mater song to replace the
JL’ledge Song for certain occasions,
were recommendations made yester
day at the student council meeting
by Herbert Socolofsky, chairman of
the traditions committee.
Other suggestions contained in
the report were that the Frosh par
ade be held the second or third
week of the fall term, that on ore
frequent yell practices bo held,
more attention paid to card stunts
at the games, only Order of the O
men and managers allowed to wear
dark blue sweaters with yellow let
ters and stripes, and that it be rec
ommended to the senior class that
the wearing of Stetsons be abolished
us a class tradition since they are
no longer popularly worn.
To Disseminate Traditions
An All-Traditions Day, the edi
torial columns of the Emerald, the
Interfraternity Council and the Pan
Hellenic Association, the class of
ficers, and student body meetings
were suggested as medium's for the
dissemination of the Oregon tradi
! tions.
Boland Davis, in giving the report
of the campus chest committee, an
nounced that there' will be a meet
ing at 10 o’clock Saturday of repre
sentatives from all organizations
that expect to raise money among
the students. They are asked to
bring accounts of all money re
ceived in that way last year.
Esther Hardy and Tim Wood were
appointed by the chairman, Donald
Beelar, to draw up a list of five pos
sibilities for the office of historian,
who will be elected at the next
meeting of the student council. A
motion was passed to appoint a com
mittee to investigate the advisabili
ty of moving the athletic trophies
from the men’s gymnasium to Mc
Arthur court and providing a more
suitable arrangement for their safe
keeping.
Advisory Commission Forming
Don Beelar announced that a
men’s advisory commission is now in
process of organization, to work un
der a chairman, who will bo the di
rector of about ton upperclassmen.
Each of these will be responsible for
five freshman men, especially thoso
not in fraternities. The Dean of
Men will be an honorary member.
The purpose is to supplement and
to cooperate with the Big Bister
committee.
League of Nations
Council Adjourned
(By United Press)
Geneva, Kept. 28.—The league of
nation*,, council adjourned today
uatil the December session.
I
Open House
Starting List
Is Prepared
First of Chances to Get
Acquainted Is Given
Saturday Eve
Twenty-one Groups ' *
Of Men to Pay Visits
Unaffiliated Meet at “Y”
Hut and Cottage
Open lions?, which is the tradi
tional campus method of becoming
socially acquainted, vfill bo held
Saturday evening beginning at 7
o’clock. Each of the men’s groups
will spend 10 minutes at the sorori
ties or otliw groups designed on the
official program.
Each of the men’s groups will be
gin at the bouse opposite on the
list. The girls’ Oregon club will
use the Caiiipa Shoppe and the un
affiliated girls will be at the T. W.
C. A. The unaffiliated men moot
at the Y. M. C. A. at 0:45. They
will be divided into two groups, .one
of which will firs tmeot at the Y.
W. 0. A. and the other at the Alpha
Xi Delta.
The list follows:
Alpha Omicron—Delta Tail Delta.
Oregon club—Alpha Epsilon.
Alpha Chi Omega — Alpha Tan
Omega.
PL Beta. Phi—Baeheiordon.
Kappa Kappa Gamma—Phi Delta
Theta.
Kgppa Alpha Theta—Sigma Al
pha Bpsilon.
Delta Gamma—Pin Sigma Kappa.
Alpha Xi Delta — Uuaffiliated
men.
Sigma Beta Phi—Sigma Chi.
Kappa Daltfi—Theta Clii,
Plii Mu—Sigma Pi Tan.
Delta Zeta—Phi Kappa Psi.
Alpha Phi—Sigma Nu.
Gamma Phi Beta—Beta Theta Pi.
Alpha Delta Pi—Kappa Sigma.
Gamma Nu—Chi Psi.
Unaffitiatod girls —• Unaffiliated
men.
Susan Campbell—Alpha Beta Chi.
Hendricks—Friendly Hall.
Thatcher—Friendly Hall.
Tri Belt—Phi Gafbma Delta.
More Officers,
Will Be Request
Of Navy Heads
Leaders Have Coolidge’s
Support in Plea for
Ships and Men
By HERBERT LITTLE
(United Press Staff Correspondent)'
(Uv United Frans)
Washington, Sept. 28.—Heartened
by President Coolidge’s support,
navy leaders will ask congress for
more officer material ns well as
more ships, it was said authori
tatively today.
Rear Admiral T. P. Magrutter’s
magazine attack on the sea service
as “top-heavy” seems likely to
serve as a rallying point ot bring
attention to all navy needs.
White Houso official comment
that the navy’s 55 admirals nnd
8500 officer strength were not too
much was received (cheerfully in
navy circles.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
responded with a shot at one of
Magruder’s contentions that $4 was
spent by navy yards for every .$1
in work produced—and it was
learned that other statements de
signed to show the inaccuracy of
Magruder’s criticism have been
prepared.
Meantime/ it was indicated con
gress would bo asked again to pro
vide each member of congress with
five naval academy appointments
instead of three, thus providing for
more future officers.
-—-. • t
New Yell to Be Giv,en
At Saturday’s Game
A new yell will be featured at the
Pacific-Oregon game Saturday. The
name of tho yell is “Three Ore
gons.” Everybody get ready to use
it vociferously when Yell King
Warner'falls for it.
Here it is:
sssssSSSSSSZZZZZZ! BOOM!
sssssSSSSSSZZZZZZ! BOOM!
Oregon!
OREGON! ' ‘ - * ' *
OREGON! 1|