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Lowly Scrubs Get Honorable Mention for Work Oregon Prospects Are Fairly Promising for Next Season By JOE PIGNEY ITayward field was silent. The last gridman was trotting up the sawdust lane to the dressing rooms in McArthur court. Tt was only a scrub. Clad in the faded blue rem nants of an ancient uniform—possi bly the garb of a former Oregon hero—the lone figure was aptly de scribed by his tiGe. Early in the fall he eagerly an swered the first call for- candidates. Full o?" ambition and expectation he turned out overy” night, working hard and enthusiastically. The team had a practice game, and lie- got in for a few minutes. His anticipa tions mounted high. When the team made its first trip, he was left behind. Well, perhaps Hie next time, he thought. But the next, time was only another disap pointment. Practice began to be a tedious grind; the season was get ting on, and the dream of a varsity position was lost in a haze of end less nights of practice. Still the scrub stuck it out. All his great football battles were fought in scrimmage with the var sity, but often he wasn’t even con sidered good enough to be knocked around by the first stringers. lie had been a big star at high school, but somehow watching the varsity didn’t help him much, and when the (•banco came in the occasional scrimmage sessions he was usually “dead on his feet” from previous nights of inactivity. As long as there is football, there will be scrubs. They are as much a part of the game as the varsity, and without them the varsity would be in a hole for someone to bowl over in practice. .With the 1927 football season near a close, thoughts of the prospects for next year begin to materialize. The Pacific Coast Conference will be another “big ten.” The Southern Branch of the . University pf Cali fornia at Los Angeles. is the new eleven which will make its debut in 1928. The Sputhern Branch has long been the oufstahVliiig team1 of lowtr California, *n;df its pjafitL grpwtli in size and strength warrants its mem bership in faster, company. The Webfooters will lose but four lcttermen through graduation. The remainder of the team, composed chiefly of sophomores, will be back to try again. MeEwan will have the complete first string backfield and all reserves from which to build a successful attack for the 1928 team. Jtobinson, Williams, M,ason, Coleman, Hatton, and Coles are playing their first year on the var sity, and with a whole season of stiff competition added to their ex perience should form a capable coin bin ation. The veteran backs who will be (Continued on page three) O. A. C. or O. S. C.? Portland Aggie Alumni Say They Want Latter _ ^ 6.—Regardless 1 ogon official- j igo, “Oregon tion for ilie o to stay,. L. Holgate, State Club uni orgaui o of 1,500 'ego about j ntroversv the past change ; (By Ui SALEM, Or., I of the attitude i dom toward the State” as the up Corvallis college i: in the opinion of president of the Or of Portland, O. A. ( zation with a monrb former students at th whose title a statcwii has been stirred up di week. Holgate points out thi of the name of the Portland Alumni organization from “O. A. C. Port land Club” to “Oregon State Club of Portland” was approved with only j two dissenting votes out of a mem- | bership of fifteen hundred. “There is no practical reason and no real sentimental one, for calling the school an agricultural college,” Holgate writes. “It would be as truthful to term it the “Oregon Col lege of Engineering,” “College of Pharmacy,” “College of Commerce,” or giving it. the name of any one of the other departments that make up the insitution.” Ronald Robnett Named Manager Of Music Clubs New Staff Planning Home Concerts; Trip For University Band Appointment of the music man agers for this year was announced yesterday by the executive council. Ronald Robnett, senior in business administration, will be general music manager. Mr. Robnett has been active in campus affairs during the last few years, and is now senior man on the student council. Appointments to the managership of tlie various organizations were announced by the newly appointed manager after being approved by the executive council. The following managers have been appointed: Men’s Glee club, Ronald Kretzef; University orchestra, Ed ward Best; women’s glee club, A1 Cousins; University band, Larry Ogle; and' business manager of the organizations, Herbert Lasselle. The managerial staff, in addition to making arrangements for the University musical organizations, handles the details of the concert series. All concerts such as the one by Ignaz Friedman Tuesday evening will be run by the music managers, according to Mr. Robnett. “All freshmen and sophomores have a chance to become music managers under the merit system now in operation,” said Mr. Robnett. “Appointments are made from those who have worked as freshmen and sophomores.” Freshmen interested in this line of work are asked to see the music manager. It is possible that the University band will go on a concert tour some (Continued on page four) Infuriated Mine? Shot To Death Attempting To Oust Claim-jumper Whiskers, Flapjacks, Six-Guns, Give Comlon Club Initiation Flavor of Trail of ’98 (A. B.) The gold fever of ’98 rose to 120 degrees yesterday morning when Dead-shot Pete Meierjurgen dropped like an oppussum into a pool of bacon blood, bruised from the wads of blank cartridges that spit forth from the roaring barrels of Sour dough Monty Stone’s six-shooters in a thrilling duel over a mining claim. The massacre was one of the features of the Condon club in itiation in which 15 geology majors were introduced into the Honorary Geological Society of America with all the din and blood-curdling veils that would accompany a Jesse James train robbery. The trouble started when Sour dough Stone jumped the rich gold claim that had been staked on AVeepah creek between Condon ball and the Administration build ing bv Wilkinson and Baines. Stone renamed the claim Xoonohester, probably after the hour that Ches ter Gump gets home for lunch. Dead shot Meierjurgen, after an all-night ride from Junction City on his bi cycle, stalked into camp shortlv after dawn, where Stone had his victims lashed to the stake and was torturing them with selections of Moonlight and Boses on his saxo phone. Unnerved by the impending clash, Sourdough Stone swung into action with his blazing guns shoot ing from the hip, and Dead-Shot | Meierjurgcn, who used to sit on top of the Woolworth building and shoot elephants in Africa, after missing Stone 12 times, was killed from the recoil of his own gun. A titter was heard from the encircling ring of i students as Meierjurgcn shifted his dead body out of a mud puddle. The miners’ court that convened immediately voted to hang Stone, but one of the members objected on the grounds that Stone owed him $2. For over a week the men grew j whiskers for the big event, until they looked so shaggy that several 1 of them were afraid to venture into ! the woods, for fear they would be shot for buffaloes. One of the I younger members only had a beard ; on one side as a cat had licked his j face while he was asleep. The j | burro had overslept and did not at- j ! tend the gold rush. Part of the | i sourdoughs arrived on their claims 1 in a cloud of gas smoke and flying ] | auto parts mounted on John Bean’s Dodge Brothers’ burro which was , used in hauling the plaster for : Deadv hall. After five minutes of panning on • the new claims, the sluice-boxes ■ yielded a bale and a half of dande ! lion roots, three dinosaur eggs, i which were assayed and found to ! be door-knobs, and three cursings j from the campus gardener. A large I nuget found on the location was ' (Continued on page (ourl Coaches Pick 24 Debaters After Tryouts Five Veterans Among Men Chosen for Varsity Squad Horner and Baldridge Take 16 Men, 8 Women Experience To Be Aim Of New System Smoke. Groat blue clouds of it enveloped some twenty-five debat ers wlio clashed yesterday afternoon in Villard ball on the question: "Resolved that smoking should be prohibited on the University of Oregon campus.” It became denser and denser with occasional flashes of fire showing through, as the orators took the stand one by one. The affirmative speakers buried the campus knee deep in a great mass of cigarette stubs and empty packages, while the negatives in turn scooped them up and piled them into Thirteenth and University streets in I such quantities that a detour was neces sitated by way of Fourteenth and Alder. At length .T. K. Horner, university debate coach, and A. H. Baldridge, public speaking instructor succeeded in leading fifteen men out of the battle to serve on the debate squad during the coming year. These men are: Dudley Clark, Walter Durgan, Joe McKeown, Mark Taylor, Bo land Davis, Herbert Socolofsky, Er nest Jachatta, Eugene Laird, Marion Sexton, Elmer Grimm, Ronald Me Creight, Ralph Gayer, Ed Merges, Elsworth Plank, Paul Clark, and Boy Herndon. A number of these men have had experience on varsity and frosh de bating squads of former years. Dud ley Clark and Roland Davis have each had three years of experience. Mark Taylor has had two years ex perience, while Walter Durgan, Joe McKeown, and Boiftikl McCreight have each had one year. Marion Sexton and Eugene Laird were mem bers of last year’s freshman debate team. In selecting the men for debating those having the greatest apparent possibilities were chosen. “There will be a great deal of de bating within this squad we have selected here tonight,” said Mr. Horner. “Not all of these fifteen men will compete in intersclrolastic debates this year, but those who do not will be getting valuable experi ence for the debate teams of next year and the year after next. A man must undergo a, lot of develop ment and building up before he can become a credit to the University on the platform. It will be our policy to do this developing within the squad, before the men ever enter regular debates. "In former years it has been the policy to have different men for each debate, but under our present system our best debaters will repre sent the University in all. the de bates, though those men may have to wait a year , or two before they are given a chance in actual compe t it ion.” iliat smoking would defile and desecrate the beaut3r of the Oregon campus was the most popular con tention of the affirmative speakers in the tryouts. Most of the negative speakers claimed that the line of smokers congregated on Thirteenth street between classes created on visitors a false and disgusting im pression that would be removed if smoking were permitted throughout the campus. One speaker argued that picking up cigarette stubs would furnish em ployment to numerous superanuatca janitors to whom the University owes a living after many long years of service. Another student claimed that; dozerts of students are late to class every day because they linger with their cigarettes on Thirteenth street, whereas the permission of smoking on the campus would elim inate that. Often an aspirant on the heights of a fiery burst of ora tory would lie brought rudely to earth by a searching‘question from Mr. Baldridge, who acted the* part of cross-examiner. Bight women were selected from the group which debated on the same subject, only two of whom, Irene Hartsell, and Marion Leach, have had previous varsity experi ence. A number of those chosen were on last year’s freshman squad. Women who will be varsity de baters this year are: Audrey Heu ricksen, Margaret Edmondson, Alice Clink, Marion Leacji, Mary Klemm, Eleanor Boorman, Irene Hartsell, and Florence McNerney. Clemenceau Floys Flappers of Today But Kisses Plenty (Py United Press1 PARIS, Xov. 17.—Georges Olem oneeau, “The Tiger” of Prance, knows a great deal about women, he revealed to the United Press in one of his rare interviews today. Although France’s wartime pre mier has refused steadfastly to talk about polities, he founds the sub ject of feminity much to his liking and declared that the modern girl is worse than his grandmother. Look at the liberties she takes with life,” the grand old man of France said. “Look at her bobbed hair and short dresses.” “The Tiger” looked at many of those qualities on Armistice Pay at \endec. But on that occasion he did not seem to disapprove so vio lently. In fact lie seemed quite happy to kiss all the bright cheeked girls of Vendee who came his wav. As to his indictment of modern girls, however, Clemenceau admitted that most of his evidence against them was based on hearsay. Murray Warner Contest Offers $650 in Prizes Oriental Topics for Lssays Arouses Campus, Interest A groat deal of interest in the annual Murray Warner contest is already being shown on the campus, and indications are that a record number of students will submit es says on Oriental topics in the com petition. Prizes this year will total $t>50, it is announced. The first prize for American students will be $150, the second $100, and the <third $50. Three prizes of $100 each are of fered to Japanese, Chinese, and Philippine nationalists. Each race will receive one prize, but in order to qualify, three students must sub mit. essays in each classification. A prize of $50 will also be of fered to the freshman in the Uni versity who:offers the best essay. The /event visit of Dr. Timothy T. Lew, noted educator and editor of Peking, and the study of the Orient that is being carried on by the- International Relations club, as well as several courses that deal with this part of the world, have all stimulated student interest in this field. Members of the Interna tional Relations dub arc already at t\‘ork gathering material, and sev eral classes are expected to assign term papers in this subject which may also be used in competition for the prizes. Classes which are expected to co operate are' Dr. Warren D. Smith’s class in geography, Prof. William Madd'ox’s class , in diplomatic rela tions, and some classes in history. Valuable printed material oa the Oriental situation will also be placed at the disposal of the stu dents by George H. Godfrey, news director of the University. This was gathered at the Institute of I, Pacific. Relations, which met in Honolulu in July, and at the Pan Pacific Conference on Education, Reclamation and Recreation, which met in Hawaii last April. Mr. God frey represented the New York Tidies aiid the Christian Science Monitor at these sessions and the entire proceedings in printed form were turned over to him. Mrs. Murray Warner, donor of the prizes, has recently returned to the campus, and will be glad to confer with students on topics and special phases as subjects for es says. Mrs. Warner is also donor of the valuable Murray Warner art museum at the University. Those on the committee who will make all arrangements for the con test are George Turnbull, chairman: Professor W. E. G. Thacher, M. K. Cameron, Dr. A. E. Caswell, and William Maddox. Philosophy Faculty To Attend Conference Dr. George Rebec, head of the de partment of philosophy, Dr. Gustav Mueller and Dr. II. G. Townsend, professors of philosophy, will leave next week for California where they will attend the conference of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association Friday and Saturday, November 25 and 26. Dr. Townsend will address the conference on the subject: “A Puritan Theory of Beauty,” and Dr. Mueller will speak on “Cogito Ergo Som.” On the way to Berkeley the three professors will stop at Stock j ton where Dr. Rebec will address the students of the College of the Pacific Tuesday night on the sub ject “Is the Modern World Pagan?” CoolidgeWill Run In 1928 His Rivals Sav Democrats Can See No Other Nominee for Republicans G. O. P. Golfers Talk Of Cal As Their Man Will Ask President if He Still ‘Chooses’ (By United Press) | WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—De ! spite the generally accepted view tliat President Coolidge has elimin I ", ated himself os o candidate for re ! (’lection, his opponents on Capitol Mill believe he is still the most I prominent figure in the race and they are making their *1928 cam paign plans accordingly. The Pres ident’s statement that he does not choose to run and his subsequent , acts have caused many politicians to believe lie cannot be nominated but | his opponents are proceeding on the , j theory that the Coolidge leaders are trying to “fool” them. Won’t Guess Now A prominent Republican senator from the West who has always main I taiued that Mr. Coolidge put himself J out of the battle, returned recently j from New York with information I for his colleagues which he says j “jolted” his personal belief on the subject. He now declines to hazard | an opinion as to whether Mr. Cool idge will lu> nominated. ‘ A Democratic leader who is con spicuous in party councils being held here by Clem Shaver, chairman of the Democratic national eommit ; tee, says the Democratic leaders have no doubt that Mr. Coolidge ul timately will be the Republican nominee. Talk While Playing —T have played golf with half the j Republican leaders in Washington and they don’t seem to have any doubt about it, either, although they talk differently in their public statements,” this man added. Democrats and independent Re publicans will try at the coming session of Congress to “smoke out” I of the President another statement j which would amplify his position. Mu Mix Club Invites Both Glee Clubs And Orchestra to Party The first party sponsored by the Mu Mix, newly organized music club, will be given Tuesday, Novem ber 22, at 8 o’clock in the Lounge of the Music building. Both glee dubs and the University orchestra j as well as the organized member ! ship of the club are invited to the event. An invitation has also been extended to these three organiza tions to become members of the Mu Mix. Entertainment for the evening, planned by a committee headed by Lucile Edwards, will include danc ing, cards, refreshments, and sev eral snappy features. Campus clothes will be worn in stead of the musical character cos tumes previously announced. Georgia Hickman is chairman of publicity and Juanita Wolff of the refresh ment committee for the occasion. Mu Mix was recently organized as a means of promoting social con tact among students who have in terest in music. The nucleus was formed by music majors who elected officers, ilobcrta Wilcox is presi dent; Carolyn Cooper, vice presi dent; and Helen Williams, secre tary. Initiation Planned For Phi Beta Kappa Elects Phi Beta Kappa initiation will bo held Wednesday evening, November 20, in the Woman’s building at 0 o’clock, M. II. ItouglakS, secretary of the’organization, announces. Initiation will be preceded by a short business meeting, which will be held at ,1:30. At 0:30 a banquet will be given in honor of the new members. Mr. James B. Kerr, Port land attorney, will address the or ganization at the conclusion of the banquet. Mr. Kerr graduated from the Uni versity of Wisconsin in 1880. He j was a member of Phi Beta {Cappa, Phi Delta Phi, and Chi I'si frater nity there. A fellowship in Latin was awarded to him in 1880, and lie i won his M.A. in 1800 and his LL.B. i at the university in 1802. Fanners Need More Than Political Rills, Investigators Find (By United Tress) CHICAGO, Nov. 17.—Tin1 plight of tlie American farmer is so acute that no single piece of relief legisla tion is equal to the occasion, the American Association of Hand Grant Colleges and Universities was advis ed today by its own special investi gating committee. The committee, composed of prom inent agricultural educators in some of the country's leading universities urged “broad and permanent” agri cultural legislation, rather than “emergency” measures and went on to assert that many of the farmers’ problems must of necessity be met from within the industry. Water Polo Tilts Show Speed and Aggressiveness Tournament Will Finish Season for Mermen Next Tuesday Kappa Sigma defeated tlie TMii l’si’s yesterday in one of the hard est. fought games of the water polo tournament. The victors had but a slim margin ns the score was 2 to 1. 1’lii Sigma Kappa submerged the Sigma Nu's hv a score of 5 to 1. The Sigma Nu team was rarely in a po sition to score. The Kappa Sigma win was partly line to the efforts of Carroll Ebcr liart, lanky goal tender. When a shot was aimed at the net his abili ty to shield the goal with his lengthy arms kept the Phi I ’si's from pluck ing a victory. Probably the last games of the season will be held next Tuesday in the Men's gym. Coach Edward E. Abercrombie plans to hold another tourney in the spring. The varsity swimmers who have been scrimmaging with the donut I polo teams will meet Stanford, O. A. C. and Multnomah club in this de partment of water sport. This will be the first water polo for the var sity swimming team. At present the water squad is drilling at the funda mentals while playing polo to de velop endurance. No long races are being staged as the swimmers are not yet in condition. Johnny Anderson, star of the freshman team of last season has shown up for practice after having been ill for a few days. Anderson will probably swim in the meets with Stanford, O. A. C. and Multno mah. The two high point men of the water polo tourney are Chet Floyd, Phi Sigma Kappa, first with S counters, and Roger ldebusk, Sigma Nu, second with 5 tallies to his credit. The Sigma Nu’s are scheduled to meet the Kappa trig’s and the Phi Sig’s are to ploy the S. A. E.’s Tuesday November 21, in the Men's gym at 4 o’clock. Work Nears Completion On Decorations Armory Taking on Gay Aspect for Biggest Soph Informal Request Men To Leave Formal Garb at Home Snappy Features on Tap For Frolic s Work will lie completed today on tlie most gorgeous decorations of Soph Informal history. Tom Stod dard, general chairman of the dance, requests all sophomore men and women who possibly can to be down at the Armory helping all day and during the evening. “Sophomore men are urgently re quested to wear informal dress, as the dance is their own Soph Infor mal,” declared Keith Hall, presi dent. A great deal of misunderstanding concerning correct apparel for the dance tomorrow night has been prevalent on the campus. Informal dress for men is in order, but tux’s are not prohibited. The footings planned will be very clever and snappy, and something that the campus hasn’t seen before. 1 More floor space will, be avail able this year than there was At last year’s sophomore dance. This is made possible by the arrange ment of the decorations. The motif, entire scheme of dec oration, and the features will be announced in Saturday’s Emerald. Patrons and patronesses as .just announced by Caulean Creath will be: Governor and Mrs. Isaac Pat terson, President and Mrs. Arnold Bennett Hall, Bishop and Mrs. Wal ter Sumner of Portland, Mrs. \ ir ginia Judy Esterly, Mr. and Mrs. James 11. Gilbert, Mr. Stephenson Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Shir roll. Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Zone, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Obcrteuffer, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton E. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. 0. Timelier, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph E. Ernst, Mr. and Mrs. John Straub, Mr. and Mrs. (’. I). Rorer, and Mr. and Mrs. Camp bell Church of Eugene. Dr. Williams Will Help In Compiling Manual A letter hits been reeentlv received by Dr. Roger .1. Williams of the chemistry department, from Profes sor R. (J. Brewster, University of Kansas, suggesting that they collnb orate in thp preparation of a labor atory manual to go with Dr. Wil liams' recent book, “An Introduc tion to Organic Chemistry.” This book was published by D. Van Nostrand company of New York and has become very popular. Professor Brewster had heard of its wide use and wrote to Dr. Williams eoncernirfg the preparation of a lab oratory manual. Beauty and Dignity Mark Production Of "The Swan99 by Guild Hall Players Imperial Grandeur and Effective Lighting Aid Characters in Parts By KTTIA JEANNE CLARK A “Swan” of gracious beauty anil Jignity indeed was the production of Kranz Molnar's play at the Guild Theatre last night. It is surprising that on so small a stage the impres sion of imperial grandeur could he given, hut this was accomplished by the sets designed by Abbott Isiw rence and the effective lighting which ws used throughout the play. Joy Ingalls was exquisitely dec orative in the title role of the pro duction. However, she was dainty rather than regal, with the coldness of a porcelain figurine rather than the remoteness of a princess. Her acting was, for the most part, to tally unaffected and natural, and she moved about the stage as if she were accustomed to the limitless confines of a palace. One could not help but feel the same pity for Hans Agi, who was extremely well-played by Arthur Anderson, as that which stirred Princess Alexandra out of her calm aloofness. lie never exaggerated! the character which he played, but i one could feel the under-current of emotion which moved him to forget his position in the household. Princess Beatrice was played with almost professional deftness hyi Grace Gardner. Her charactcriza-1 lion grew hotter as tiie play pro ceeded to a climax. Ruth Street, as Symphonosn; Ce cil Matson, as the diplomatic Father Hyacinth; and Elmer Grimm as Caesar drew a great deal of spon taneous laughter from the audience. Clean Potts, as the suave but rather dumb Prince Albert, clever ly grasped the possibilities of the character and played for the audi ence. His Prince was a laughing, egotistical and good-natured gour met, impossible to arouse to anger or any deep emotion. The only love that lie can know is for himself. Maria Dominica, played by Eunice Payne, was a cultured aristocrat <in itc accustomed to dealing with the sophistries of the world. Only her susceptibility to flattery pre vents her from putting her brilliance to many uses. The play was well costumed throughout, although it would have added to the dignity of the Princess Maria Dominica if her dresses had been a trifle longer. The minor characters of the play fitted in as deftly as the small pieces of a puzzle. One item omitted would have been immediately no ticed but they came together closely and, although one was not particu larly conscious of their presence, they completed the picture and caused a pleasant impression of the whole to be gained. It was quite worth seeing.