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|