NUMBER 11
Directorate
Recommends
Fixed Slogan
“Home to Honor Oregon”
Selected to Eliminate
Repetition
Will Not Do Away
With Sign Contest
New Feature Is Planned
For Rally Night
“Home to Honor Oregon,” will
he the permanent slogan for the
yearly homecoming celebration if
the recommendation voted Tues
day by the homecoming directorate
is passed by t^lio student council.
This would do away with the yearly
contest among students for the best
slogan, but will not do away with
the contest between houses for the
best homecoming sign, the direc
torate decided.
The Bristpw cup won each year,
is now in the possession of Friend
ly Hall.
Jeannette Calkins, alumni secre
tary and editor of Old Oregon, sug
gested that the change be made.
“The treasuries of literature and
of appropriate phrases have almost
been exhausted and the contest lias
got to the stage where it will be
little less than a farce,” she said.
“Slogans can vary but little any
way in order to express the right
thought.”
Portrays Grad Spirit
Dean James H. Gilbert is the
author of the suggested slogan,
which was first) used last year. It
is believed that his slogan best
conveys the spirit in which the
alumni return to their alma mater,
the idea which should bo given
precedence over the idea of pepping
up the game.
Several new features for the
rally program on the night of No
vember 10 were discussed by the
directorate, but, as George Hill,
general chairman, declared, they
will be kept deep, dark secrets un
til just before the date of home
coming. One of them, an innova
tion which is the deepest and dark
est of them all, will run the home
coming bonfire a strong competi
tion for spectacularness. Harken
to that, Frosh!
The directorate will meet again
October 18, at whieh time all sub
committeemen will be announced.
Names Given Out for
Nominating Committee
The nominating committee for the
Y. W. C. A. frosh commission was
appointed yesterday at the first
commission meeting of the term.
Gladys Calef, vice president of the
Y. W., presided.
The next meeting ‘will be held at
5 o ’clock Tuesday at the Bungalow.
At that time election of officers,
consisting of president, vice presi
dent, secretary, and sergeant-at
arms will take place. About CO
freshmen .girls attended yesterday.
The nominating committee is as
follows: Louise Mueller, Elizabeth
McCord, Dorothy Turney, Elizabeth
Tesler, Beatrice Hurt and Elizabeth
Baker.
Alpha Phi Freshman
To Serve Punch at
League T ea Today
At. the regular Wednesday Wo
man \s Longue tea today there will
be a stronger beverage than the
usual tea. There will be puneli,
and plenty of it, announced (Henna
Heaeock v, ho is in charge of the
weekly teas.
Fresi nen from the various
houses of the campus will do the
serving from week to week—a dif
ferent sorority to bo represented
each time. Alpha Phi freshman
will serve this afternoon.
The tea will be held on the sun
porch of the Woman’s building,
and music will be furnished for
dancing in the adjoining room. All
women of the campus are asked
to be present, and those in chargo
especially urge the attendance of
freshmen girls.
Twenty-two To
Make Final Try
For Girls’ Glee
Twelve New Members
Make Up Personnel
Of Men’s Club
Twenty two of the 65 girls who
entered the glee club tryouts have
passed the second test. This eve
ning at 7:.h0 they will be called
upon to prove their sight reading
ability.
“It is imperative that all the
old members who intend to sing in
the club this year should be pres
ent at the final trvoufc Wednes
day,” said Eugene Carr, director.
“We do not have a large group left
after the quality and interpretation
tests from which to choose our per
sonnel, but old members who wish
to stand an equal chance with those
who enter the finals must be pres
ent.”
The girls who succeeded ip the
second tryout are/ Betty Cheney,
Ruth Petit, Florence Elliott, Cecil
Coss, Kathryn Miller, Alice Ed
wards, Esther Saager, Pauline
Guthrey, Nancy Thielson, Lucille
Edwards, Katherine Blood, Irene
Moore, Marjorie Clark, Maldon
Horton, Violet Grek, Helen Peters,
Helen Bell, Juanita Wolff, Stella
Fishburn, Grace Griggs, Josephine
Albert and Lucille Burton.
Twelve new members have been
added to this year’s personnel of
the Men’s Glee club, according to
the results of the final tryout. The
first tenor section consists of Rich
a r d Adam, Ernest McKinney,
George Signor, Tom Powers, Ken
neth Allen and Clement Shafer as
alternate; the second tenor of
Ronald Kretzer, Harold Socolofsky,
Cecil Matson, Burns McGowan,
Jack Dennis, John Anderson alter
nate; the baritones of Vincent Hill,
Donald Ostrander, John Mohr Wal
ter Durgan, Fred West;, Ed Cheney
alternate; the bass of Edward Fish
er, Marion Sexton, Orris Page,
Rolf Bodding, Curtis Wjright, Al
len Williams alternate. The bass
section is made up entirely of new
members. Kenneth Allen, Burns
McGowan, Jack Dennis and John
Anderson are the new tenors and
Fred West and Ed Cheney the new
baritones.
Alphabetical Tail-Ender Deplores
Unfair Discrimination in Seating
Brilliant Thoughts Dimmed by Passing Over Hundreds
of Heads to Professor
^r* Editor: May I beg the privi
lege of deploring1 through your com
munications column as ironclad
taboo that is creating in our midst
a discouraging situation for us al
phabetical tail-enders?
Speaking of sanctified traditions
that hang on by sheer.inertia, what
about the unfair discrimination that
is constantly going on against the
Smiths, the Thompsons, and the Wil
liams, in favor of the Andersons
and the Browns? Is our destiny and
the destiny of our descendants for
ever and ever to be as inevitable
and immutable as the destiny of
°ur fathers and forefathers since
time began? Must we always take
the back seats and the last of
everything just because the imbe
cile who first arranged the alpha
bet said ABC instead of AVT?
On many a “first day of school”
T ve come to class curly and picked
myself a good seat in the first row,
halfway between the door and the
window, with the edge of the lec
ture platform to put my feet on,
and just as I get well settled in
tomes the professor with a large
cardboard sheet in. his hand, and a
roving, calculating look in his eye,
and I know I’m sunk.
The first words he says are,
“Niyw, I’ve had the class arranged
•all in alphabetical order (how I
hate that phrase!), so you will
please take your seats as I call the
names. First row, Abbott, Adams,
Anderson—” and I have .to give up
my nice place to a funny looking
gink named Archibald A. A(j)ple
acher, and stand around until every
body else is comfortably seated, and
then—if there are any seats left—
the professor says, “and—uh—Miss
Thompson, you and Miss Underwood
and Miss Van Zander and Mr. Wil
liamson and Mr. Xrmptqsovitch and
Miss Young and Mr. Zstryhlksky
can have the back row all to your
selves.”
Oh, yes, we get to know each
other, >we miserable ones, and we
exchange commiserating glances as
we slink into our ignominious posi
tions. And by the way,- the chairs
we get are often the lame, the halt,
and the left-handed — you know,
(Continued oil patje two£
Miss Elder
Starts Trip
Across Ocean
“American Girl” Headed
For Paris on Long
Atlantic Flight
Capt. Haldeman Will
Accompany Avialrix
Take-off from Roosevelt
Field Held Perfect
(By United Press)
Now York, Oct. 11.—Somewhere
crnt over the Atlantic Ocean to
night Ruth Elder, the flying flap
per, was assumed to he hurtling
through space at 100 miles an hour
toward Paris and the glory of be
ing the first woman to span the At
lantic by air.
With a Co net’ Island doll under
her arm and a smile of confidence
on her pretty lips, the 23-year-old
beauty contest winner began this
hazardous flight from Roosevelt
field at 5:04 p. m.
Barring accidents such as have
brought death to no less than six
of her predecessors, Miss Elder at
midnight would have covered more
than 700 miles of the perilous 4000
mile flight.
Late into the night land and
ship radios were flashing out the
“American girls” call letters W. P.
A. G., in hope of picking up news
of her progress.
Neat Take-Off Made
Although the plane’s radio has
a sending radius of only 25 miles,
its receiving instruments are capa
ble of picking messages from sta
tions thousands of miles away.
The plane made a neat) take-off
from Roosevelt Field nosing into
the southeast wind from the west
ern end of the runway at 5:03 p.
m. ran 2800 feet and then lifted
smoothly.
Mrs. Virginia Haldeman was
there to bid her husband good bye.
Lye Womack, Miss Elder’s hus
band, was in Balboa, C, Z.
The girl said she had heard from
Lyle and had his best wishes. In
reply, she had written him a cable
gram, .she added, and she showed
the reporters a message addressed
to him but wouldn’t let anyone
read it.
Both Occupants Young .
The girl had with her a Bible
sent by her mother, Mrs. Joe Elder
of Anniston, Ala. Her mother has
given her approval to the flight,
Ruth said.
Miss Elder is 23 -and Haldeman
29. It was an adventure for youth
that stirred those gathered at the
field as they watched the orange
colored craft speed away to dare
impossible obstacles.
It was a perfect take-off.
The plane began t<o move, slow
ly at first.
It gathered speed with every rev
olution and finally reached the en
closure, it Shot aloft, clearing lines
of motorcars in which were cheer
ing hundreds by some fifty feet.
Fliers Remain Low
The plane remained at a low al
titude, sped over a golf links to the
east of the field and soon passed
out of sight in the company of two
planes bearing moving picture
photographers.
The American Girl was heading
for the trip off Long Island where
it intended to pass out to sea.
Miss Elder is the first woman to
attempt to be a co-pilot on the
trans-oeeanie flight.
Lecturer Taken 111;
Not to Appear Tonight
Mr. Edward Berwick, well-known
lecturer and publisher, who was
scheduled to speak here tonight be
fore a meeting of the International
Relations Club, was suddenly taken
ill enroute here, and was forced to
return to his home. Consequently
he will not appear tonight, as pre
viously announced). |
Mr.. Berwick was to deliver the
first of a series of lectures to be
presented by the club, this term.
Chorus Tryout Result
Given Out Tomorrow
Results of try-outs for the Five
o ’clock Chorus will be announced
tomorrow, Glenna Heacock, leader
of the chorus, declared. About
fifteen girls will be selected.
“There have been some very fine
voices aud a great deal of euthus
*sm,”*said Miss Heacock. “If there
are any more girls who are inter
ested and have not been able to
see me, they can make arrange
ments for a try-out by calling Miss
Dorothy Thomas, Y. W. secretary,
at the Bungalow.”
‘We Want Beer’ Vote
Of Labor Convention
Now at Los Angeles
(By United Press)
Los Angelos, Oct. 11.—Thunder
ous approval of a resolution favor
ing amendment of the Volstead act.
and heated debate culminating in
demands for legislation limiting
the injunction powers of courts of
equity, marked the 47th annual
convention of the American Fed
eration of tabor here today.
Action on tho. “light wines and
beer” platform was but a reitera
tion of the federation policy for a
number of years. When the ques
tion of the two and seventy-fivo
hundreds per cent liquor was put
to a vote there were but few dis
senting votes.
Representatives
From 18 Houses
Entered League
Intramural Meeting Held;
Donut Sports to Start
At Early Date
Kepresentatives from IS of the
22 campus organizations met in the
office of the men’s gymnasium
yesterday afternoon and decided on
rules and regulations to govern the
intramural league, and the entry
blanks, which were sent to all liv
ing organizations, were filled out
and handed to the secretary at
this time.
The Judge Landis of donut
sports urges all organizations,
which did not have a representative
at the meeting, and which intend
to enter in the fall events, to send
a man to enter for them imme
diately. When the drawings are
made it will be impossible to
break into the schedule.
Basketball, which starts Octo
ber 19, will be played in both the
men’s gymnasium and McArthur
Court. The form of tournament
will be decided by Coach Beinhart
according to the number of teams
entered. Handball will be a straight
elimination tournament, matches
being two’ out of three. Water
polo, says coach Abercrombie, will
be a roundrobin tournament. Buies
for this game were handed out and
should be studied carefully.
A new sport in intramural ranks
which will be introduced this fall
by Bill Hayward, track coach, is
indoor track. Complete plans for
this event have not been made as
yet and will be announced as soon
as possible. Entries’ will be made
at that time.
Organization Representatives
Alpha Beta Chi—John Schaefer.
Alpha Tau Omega—Clinton
Mitchell.
Alpha Upsiloh—Farrell Barnes.
Bachelordon—Orville .Brathauer,
Beta Theta Pi—David Epps,
Chi Psi—Crosby Owens.
Kappa Sigma—La Verne Pear
son.
Phi Delta Theta—Bay Edwards.
Phi Gamma Delta—Harry Brock.
Phi Kappa Psi—Bob Foster.
Phi Sigma Kappa—Lawrence
Wagner.
Psi Kappa—Jack Sammons.
Sigma Chi—Joe McKeown.
Sigma Nu—James Stott.
Sigma Phi Epsilon—Dick Syring.
Sigma Pi Tau—Harold Davis.
Friendly Hall—Paul Angstead.
Sphinx—Harry Policar.
Organizations not represented at
the meeting: Delta Tau Delta,
Theta Chi, Independents.
Entries in t#ie fall donut sports:
Basketball:—Bachelordon, Sigma
Pi Tau, Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa
Sigma, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Sigma
Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma
Nu, Friendly Hall, Phi Delta Theta,
Psi Kappa, Alpha Tau Omega, Al
pha Upsilon, Alpha Beta Chi, Beta
Theta Pi and Sigma Chi.
Water polo:—Bachelordon, Phi
Gamma Delta, Kappa Sigma, Chi
Psi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Nu,
Phi Delta Theta and Alpha Tau
Omega.
Handball:Bachelordon, Sigma Pi
Tau, Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa Sig
ma, Chi Psi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sig
ma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Nu, Friend
ly Hall, Phi Delta Theta, Psi Kap
pa, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Up
silon, Alpha Beta Chi, Beta Theta
Pi and Sigma Chi.
O. A. C. Debate Trip
Plans Nearly Finished
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
Oct. 11.—Plans for tho O. A. C.
transcontinental debate trip this
winter arc nearly completed and
travel for this year will cover from,
15,000 to 18,000 miles. The de
baters will meet 15 of the largest
Pacific coast, middle west and east
ern colleges and universities,
Big Brother
Men’s Group
To Aid Frosh
Harold Socolofsky Heads
New Committee on
Oregon Campus
Personal Contact Key
To Problem Solutions
Directorate to Be Named
Early this Week
A men’s advisory committee, with
Harold Socolofsky as general chair
man, is the latest step of the A. S.
U. O. toward (greater friendliness
between freshmen and upperclass
men and the instruction of first
year students in the ways of Ore
gon.
The purposes of the freshmen ad
visory plan, in the words of Donald
Beelar, student body president, are:
“To establish personal contact
with every freshman, with the view
in mind of helping‘him in any of
his problems and instructing him in
Oregon traditions and the honor sys
tem; to uncover material in the
freshman class which would ao|
otherwise have the opportunity of
being known; to teach fair play and
Oregon sportsmanship.”
With these ideas in mind the di
rectorate, w'hich will be appointed
by Socolofsky some tim^ this week,
will immediately begin the work of
organization and completion of
plans which are yet vague.
Socolofsky'Well Fitted
Harold Socolofsky, who was se
lected by Beelar to head this Work,
is felt by the student body presi
dent to be particularly well fitted
to carry out the plans because of
his position this summer as chair
man of the Greater Oregon com
mittee.
“With the contacts he has formed
in this position with freshmen en
tering the University, his further
work in this direction will be more
effective and successful.”
Elmer L. Shirrell, dean lof men,
will be an honorary member of the
committee, and will assist in the
work of organization. The men’s
advisory committee here will work
along the same lines and keep in
touch with a similar organization
at the University of California.
Dean Shirrell expressed enthu
siasm for the plan.
“I have seen the same thing work
before,” said the dean. “It typifies
the right sort of attitude of the
older student towards the younger.”
Directorate May Humber 10 •
A directorate of about ten will
be appointed, according to plans
now in the minds of Beelar and
Socolofsky. The general chairman
will have two assistants, one in
charge of all general work with
freshmen in fraternities, and one
who will have the same supervision
over freshmen outside of houses.
One upperclassman in each fra
ternity will be appointed by the gen
eral chairman, and he will be held
accountable to report for the fresh
men in that particular house. In
dependents will be assigned in
groups of five to upperclassmen.
The men’s advisory committee
will work throughout the entire
year. During Junior week-end it
will dissolve, and at that time the
succeeding general chairman w^U
be appointed by the student body
president, acting upon the advice of
the dlrecto-ate. According to the
outline of the plan already in mind,
the succeeding general chairman
will probably be the more efficient
of the two assistants. \
Miss Gertrude Talbot
Is Visiting on Campus
Miss Gertrude Talbot, former
head resident of Hendricks hall, is
viaiting on the Oregon campus this
week. Miss Talbot has just re
turned from. Florence, Italy, where
she has been assisting Mrs. Lucy
Randberg in her girls’ school there.
Miss Talbot is staying with
friends on the campus during her
visit here.
Phi Theta Upsilon Has
First Business Meet
Phi Theta Upsilon, local wo
men ’s junior-senior service honor
ary, held its first business meeting
Of the year Sunday afternoon at
5:30 in the Woman’s Building.
Dean Virginia Judy Esterly and
Mae Moore were initiated, Mrs.
Esterly as an honorary member of
the organization. Emmabell Wood
worth resigned as vice-president
and Allison Wilder was elected to
taka her place,
Hall Urges Support
For Oregon Team
In Game Saturday
By ARNOLD DENNETT HALL
I am hoping that a large number
of our students may find it possible
and convenient to go to Portland
Saturday to give courage and sup
port to our battling gridiron war
riors. Tbe team is certainly en
titled to it. Moreover, I am always
glad to have a large representation
of onr splendid student body on such
occasions in order that tbe public
may get a better idea of the type
of men and women who are getting
their education here. As I have
repeatedly said, the University is
.judged largely by the students who
attend. I hope everybody who goes
to Portland will go with a sense of
responsibility for the University’s
splendid reputation. Two or three
careless students, by ungentlemanly
conduct, may temporarily bring the
whole student body into disrepute.
I hope that all of the rooters who
go will go with the same determina
tion which our team has—to give
the best they have for the Univer
sity.
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Oregana Space
Must Be Listed
By October 29
Portrait Work to Be Done
By Kennell ■ Ellis
Studio Again
To assure distribution of the
1928 Oregana during Junior Week
end the editorial and business staff
of the yearbook have announced
that space reservations in the book
must be made by living organiza
tions and honorary groups before
October 29. Sam Kinlcy, manager
of the book, requests presidents of
the various groups to prepare ac
curate lists of members to be given
to the Oregana representative at
the time the space is reserved.
“The Kennell-Ellis Studio, which
is located next to the Rex Theatre,
is again handling the portrait
work. There will be a representa
tive in every organization to han
dle the time schedules for the in
dividual photography of the mem
bers,” said Mr. Kinley in a letter
which has been sent to the heads
of tihe campus groups.
“It will be our policy to avoid
as many mistakes as possible in the
1928 yearbook. /Toward this end
we hope to enlist the cooperation
of every house president in check
ing the proof of the organization
pages before they are set up in
final form,” the letter continued.
Earl Olson is tiie editorial and
business head of the honoraries,
and Ronald Hubbs is organizing
the circulation. The price, $5, is
the same as in previous years.
Reservation money and member
ship lists should be turned iu at
the Oregana office in the Journal-1
ism building or to Jack Benefiel,
graduate manager.
O. A. C. Local Honorary
To Seek Mortar Board
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
Oct. 11.—Cap and Gown, local
senior women’s honorary, is making
definite ^investigation toward pe
titioning Mortar Board, national
senior honorary for women.
Large Crowd
Expected to
Attend Game
Broadway to Be Mecca
Of Oregon Students
Friday Night
Stars of Junior Vod-vil
To Appear at Follies
Train for Game Leaves
Friday at 4 P. M.
Predictions arc rife ns to the
number of students and towns
people who will attend the Califor
nia -Oregon game on Multnomah
field in Portland, Saturday, Octo
ber 15. However, if the present
prospects continue unimpaired there
will be as large an audience, from
Eugene as ever was known to take
the time to attend a Portland
game.
The very tense situation ns to the
Bob Warner
outcome of the
game allows
grounds for specu
lation, argumen
tation, and. dot
ting to an extra
ordinary degree
for football fans,
especially after
the closeness of
the first game of
the season with
Idaho. Also, Cali
fornia came
through with an
UIieXjJUCl-t3U vie.*torv in me ni. ayauij a
game. All this will create such a
curiosity to know anil see the de
cisive battle in details that many
people are buying tickets to Port
land and many more wlill sojourn
in automobiles, afoot, and in box
cars or any possible means that wTill
not call for the very low sum of
$3.80 which is necessary for a
round trip ticket.
Kally Committee Plana
The rally committee met last eve
ning at the College Side Inn and
in optimistic and well-planned dis
cussion outlined the program for
procedure from the time the cars
leave the campus until they return
Sunday evening. Hard work, perse
verance, and managerial ability are
the primary requisites for members
of a rally program such as will bo
followed in Saturday’s game, and
many minor details have to be
threshed out. However, the com
mittee feels confident that cvery
think was fully outlined in their
discussion.
A special train will leave the
campus in front of Villard hall at
4 o’clock Friday afternoon, arriving
in Portland shortly after 7. The
capacity of the cars scheduled is
7d0 passengers. The band will oc
cupy the front car of the train, and
there will be an official rally coach,
the band instruments being placed
in the baggage car.
As soon as the special arrives in
Portland the crowd will disperse at
will. Those hvho feel the spirit
strong enough, however, will be
welcome to remain with the band,
which will form parade and march
in playful unison to the Imperial
hotel.
From 10 to 10:30 the rally com
(Continued on page three)
Experiences in South Africa Told
By Professor in Bible University
Home and Burial Place of Cecil Rhodes in Capetown
Is Visited by Knott
Two years ago found H. E. Knott,]
professor of philosophy and homi- j
letics of the Eugene Bible univer
sity, in South Africa slating build
ings and managing the advertising
for Jesse It. Kellems, who had com
pleted plans for a special series of
meetings in the coast regions.
Cecil Rhodes’ homo and burial
place, according to Professor Knott,
are in Capetown, a coast town un
der the control of the British gov
ernment.
“One of the most interesting
things in my visit to South Africa,”
said Professor Knott, “was the
study of the life of Cecil Rhodes,
who annexed a large part of South
Africa, afterwards called Rhodesia
,in his honor. Through his influence,
the territory came under British
[control, and the Cecil Rhodes schol
arship funds were earned in the
diamond mines of South Africa. He
used to take inspiration from na
ture, while he sat on the top of a
mountain loverlooking his estate and
all of the surrounding country.”
Mount Kimberley, a few hundred
miles from Capetown, supplies the
world with 80 per cent of the dia
mantis. One-half a tumblerful a day
is extracted from the mine, a mile
in depth, the largest in the world,
known to Africans as the City Deep
mine. The gravel is crushed, pushed
over pulverators covered with ordi
nary petroleum vaseline, and ‘water
used to wash the dirt away, leaving
the diamonds sticking in the vase
line. Colored kaffirs do all of tho
labor.
“Within the Union of Sotuh Af
rica," explained Professor Knott,
“one-half of the people are white
and the other half are colored.
Mount Kimberley is approximately
500 miles north of Capetown, where
Cecil Rhodes lived. Johannesburg,
the leading city, is famous for gold
mines exporting 50 per cent of the
world’s gold. All of the gold is* so
fine that it is pulverized and put
through the process in order to ex
tract gold from the dust.
The chief interests of the country
are in the minerals—gold, dia
monds, copper and platinum. Prac
tically all of the work on the farm
is done by donkies and oxen. Thoir
upkeep is cheaper than buying gas
at 84 cents a gallon,
ti -fc.