VOLUME XXIX.
NUMBER 49.
Webfooters
Beat Salem
Team 36-17
Bearcats Are Turned Back
In First Home Tilt
Of Season
Gordon Ridings High
Point Earner With 13
Ducks Lack Team Work;
Second Game Tonight
Lineups
Oregon (36).(17) Willamette
Ridings (13) .f. Hauk
Bally . f.(10) Litchfield
Reynolds (7) ... c.(1) De Poe
Milligan (12) ....g.(3) Plesher
McCormick (2) g.Ledbetter
Hummelt (2) s....(3) Ashby
Edwards .s.Minto
s.Glass
Substitutions: Oregon, Hummelt
for McCormick, Edwards for Rey
nolds; Willamette, Ahhby for Litch
field, Minto for DePoe, Glass for
Plesher, Ledbetter for Hauk, Flesh
er for Glass, Minto for DePoe, and
Winslow for Litchfield.
Referee: Ralph Coleman, O. S. C.
By RICHARD IT. STRING -
Sports Editor
Except for a few flashes of bril
liancy, the Oregon varsity basket
ball team, playing its first home
game of the season, defeated the
Willamette University Bearcats in
a rather loosely played contest, 3G
’to 17.
Tek Reynolds, center, scored the
• first point for Oregon two minutes
after the opening whistle, when
Ledbetter, Bearcat
guard, fouled. The
fighting W'illam
etto team was not
to be outdone and
seored three points
before the Web
foots got started,
Flcsher dropping
in a basket from
the sidelines and
converted on Rey
nolds’ foul. Coach
“Spee” Keene’s
Capital City five Gordon Ridings
made a good start at the beginning
of each half. The second half saw
the visitor score "two baskets before
the Lemon-yellow scoring combina
tion functioned. Litchfield scored
one right under the basket when
the Oregon defense was drawn out
and made a beautiful throw1 from
the side for the second basket in
rapid succession.
Look Good in Spots
The Oregon varsity basketball
team showed signs of excellent team
work at times and at other times
played very erratically. The Lemon
yellow offensive lacked speed. The
Willamette five man defense, which
was nearly impregnablj at Jimes,
forced the local hoopsters to wait
for a break and practically all the
varsity baskets were made from a
push shot position. Defensively
Reinhart’s hoopsters looked good,
getting back with speed to guard
their own basket and did some nice
checking.
Gordon Ridings, varsity forward,
led the Webfooters in scoring with
13 points. He did some nice shoot
ing from difficult angles and with
excellent dribbling brought the ball
down for scoring on other occasions.
Ridings’ high point honors was
closely seconded by Scott Milligan,
Oregon guai%, who garnered an even
dozen.
Litchfield Bearcat Star
For the visitors, Captain Kenneth
Litchfield was the outstanding- per
former and led his teammates with
10 markers. Litchfield made sev
eral long shots from the sidelines.
His foul shooting eye was function
ing perfectly, converting four fouls
out of the same number of attempts.
Bob Ashby, who went into the game
after the first half was well started,
played a good floor game for the
losers.
Had the "Willamette team been
able to find the hoop, a different
scoy might have resulted. Out of
47 tries for baskets only five were
niade. Seven out of ten tries for
fouls were converted. The Lemon
yellow scoring machine was far
from perfect, scoring a little over
27 per cent of its shots. Fourteen
baskets were made out of 51 tries.
Eight of the 11 fouls were converted.
The second contest of the two
game series will be played tonight
at 7:15. This evening’s tilt will
probably see a greater number of
Oregon players getting into the
struggle.
Oregon Men Debate Before Huge
Crowds in China and the Philippines
Precarious Trip Into tlie
Wilds of China Told
By Hempstead
By W. K. HEMPSTEAD JTJ.
CANTON, China, 3.—(Special
tn the Editor.)—Those of you who
have not studied the Murray War
ner collection of Oriental art or
the philosophical sayings of Sing
Leo find it hard to either interest
yourselves in or to understand the
ancient contributions of China to
civilization. It is truly hard to
trace the history of her hoary de
velopment, extending as it does far
back into the remotest antiquity,
for thousands and thousands of
years. It is of ancient China that
Sing Lee spoke:
“Whence came the magic compass
That guides across the sea,
Whence came the art of printed
P‘1gp»
That tells this tale for me?
They came from out that mystic
land
Where yellow dragons feast, '
The text of many a wondrous tale,
Came out of the Amber East.
Difficult as it is to appreciate
the old, it is more vexing to the
American people to follow the com
plicated disturbances which now
feature the reconstruction period of
the Chinese Republic. For age old.
China, old when the world was
young, where civilization flowered
when the rest of the world was
steeped in darkness, is today a land |
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Ten Thousand Turn Out
To Hear U. of O. Men
Debate in Manila
By BENOIT McCBOSKEY
"We are now on our way back to
Hong Kong after a stay of only two
days in Manila. Even in that short
time, we bad two debates, attended
three banquets and a midnight
dance, made a tour of Manila and
the surrounding country, lin'd our
pictures taken at least a hundred
and fifty times^ ami spoke at both
the University of the Philippines
and Santa Tomas.
Can you imagine a crowd of ten
thousand people turning out to hear
a college debate? That's what hap
pened when we debated the Univer
sity of the Philippines on the ques
tion of Philippine independence. Of
course, the question is vital to the
people, and is the ono thing that
everyone is interested in. A squad
of over twenty police was detailed
to handle the traffic and the lingo
crowd that thronged the street try
ing to get in when all the seats
and standing room was gone. Tele
grams came from the provinces re
serving seats, ticket scalpers were
selling tickets at prices ranging
from five pesos to as high as fif
teen, and the police reported that
it was the largest crowd ever to
assemble at the Opera house. Need
less to say, we lost by an audience
decision—we were opposing inde
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‘University Day’ To Be
Soon Under Auspices
Of Woman’s League
Plans were outlined to members
of the committeo for a statewide
/‘University Day” at a dinner given
at Hendricks Hall January 5. The
plans are under the auspices of the
Women’s League, and consist of a
dance in each of the leading towns
of the state.
Dean Esterly spoke enthusiastic
ally to the members of the commit
tee, saying that plans were being
made to make the affair an annual
Occurence. President Hall sent, a
lftessage of recommendation to the
members, saying that the idea for
.1 “University Day” would bo good
for the students and for the Uni
versity, as well as for the Fine Arts
building, to which the proceeds of
this year will go. He expressed him
self as very grateful to the students
for thpir co-operation in this mat
ter.
The committee is extended the
co-operation of the state Alumni as
sociation, the Greater Oregon com
mittee, and the University admin
istration.
Edith Dodge is chairman and Ed
na Ellen Bell, assistant chairman.
Th^- dances will take place in the
various towns on Friday, March 23,
during spring vacation. Following
is a list of the girls who will have
charge of the affairs, and the town
for which they will be responsible.
They- will choose their own assist
ants:
Josephine Ralston, Albany; Gen
evieve Swedenburg, Ashland; Betty
Higgins, Astoria; Myrna Bell Palm
er, Baker; Beth Ager, Bend; Kath
erine Deerborn, Corvallis; Elizabeth
Blanchard, Grants Pass; Agnes
Clipping and Werdun Isbell, Hood
River; Louise Lockhart, Marshfield;
Thelma Kitchen, La Grange; Joyce
Maddox, Medford; Jane Burmister,
North Bend; Miriam arid Mildred
Swafford, Oregon City; Stella Mc
Cormack, Pendleton; Jane Price,
Portland; Eldres Judd, Roseburg;
Maxine Glover, Salem; Edra-Ann
Seufert, The Dalles; Augusta Ger
linger, Dallas; Margaret Long, Hills
boro; Ruby Russell, McMinnville;
Emma Delle Woodworth, Newberg;
Marion Sten, St. Helens; Olive
Banks, Silverton; Marvin Jane Haw
kins, Coquille.
Ruth Newton Elected
Theta Sigma Phi Head
At the regular meeting of Theta
Sigma Phi, women ’a honorary jour
nalism society, Friday noon at the
Anchorage, Ruth Newton, senior in
the school of journalism, was elect
ed president.
She succeeds Claudia Fletcher,
who resigned. Other officers (of
the society are: Mary Benton, vice
president; Marian Lowry, secretary;
Dorothy Balter, treasurer; Flossie
Radabaugh, keeper of the archives.
The coming Ti^sday evening the
group will be entertained with a
supper party by Mrs. Eric VT. Allen
,at her home.
Athletic Program
On Schedule for
School Conference
An extensive athletic program has
been planned for the girl delegates
attending the high school confer
ence, January 13 and 14, announced
Nellie Johns, president of W. A. A.,
who has charge of these arrange
ments. This program will consist
of talks by physical education in
structors and demonstrations by stu
dents in the physical education de
partment.
The program, from 10 to 12
, o ’clock, Friday morning, is a con
ference held by the Woman’s Ath
letic association in the women’s
gymnasium, whose purpose is to
discuss topics of interest to high
School girls and to give them some
thing they can take back with them
to their respective high schools. Dr.'
Wilmott Osborne, assistant Univer
sity physician, will give a short lec
ture on (“Health rules for/](i^h
school girls,” Miss Martha Hill
will discuss “rhythm and dance,”
Miss Josephine Shelly will explain
the game of speedball, and Miss
Emma Waterman will give direc
tions for the organizing of women’s
athletic associations in high schools
and will also explain the Oregon
state point system. The three latter
speakers are instructors in physical
education for women on the campus.
Friday morning’s conference will
be closed with a number of clog
dances by members of college classes.
From 4 to 4:20, Friday afternoon,
a demonstration of swimming will
be held in the pool in the Woman’s
building. After this the pool is
open for swipming to those dele
gates who may c«ro to take advan
tage of the pri. ege.
Perhaps the most interesting di
vision of the program will be the
gymnasium demonstration held from
0:30 to 10 o’clock, Saturday morn
ing, in the big gym. It will in
clude interpretive dancing, spon
sored by Orchesis; folk dancing,
speedball, and tumbling. Tumbling
should afford especial entertainment
as it is something that is not taught
regularly in the University, but is i
being put on by physical education
majors under the direction of Miss
Hill.
This demonstration closes the
girl’s athletic program and imme
diately following this, the style ■
show, sponsored by the Women’s,
League, will be held in the woman’s ,
gymnasium.
Enrollment Predicted
To Pass 3000 Mark
Although registration is not yet
complete and no exact figures' are
available, officials in the registrar’s
office believe the enrollment for the
winter term will exceed 3000. The
enrollment to date is in excess of
that at the same time last year.
The registrar’s office urges that
all students who have not yet regis
tered, do so in the one week left
for the purpose, if they would escape
the penalty fee; also that no new
coirrses may be taken on after Jan
uary 14.
Revolt Near End in
Nicaragua Is Relief
/.Is Marines Advance
fBv United Press)
WASHIN0TOM', Jan. G.—Reports
i to the government here today indi
cated that the Nicaraguan situation
. is “well in hand.’*
With marine reinforcements under
orders to proceed to Nicaragua next
week from three ports, officials indi
cated their belief that the troubles
arising from conflicts between ITnit
| ed States marines and General Snn
dino, Nicaraguan revolutionist, will
be ended soon. i
Some authorities hero foresee
that Sandino’s men, once they rea
lize the strength of the force mo
bilized against them, will largely
vanish over the Honduran border,
thereby ending, for a time at least,
the last of the revolutionary activ
ity.
Robert Warner
Heads Senior
Ball Committee
Yell-Leader Is Prominent
In Activities of Oregon
Student Body
' Robert (Bob) Warner, campus yell
king, has been appointed general
chairman of the Senior Ball commit
tea for 1928 by
fDon McCook,
president of the
senior class.
“I feel that in
making this ap
pointment I have
selected the man
most capable of
giving us the
biggest and best
Senior Ball in the
history of the
University.” Mr.
J3ob Warner
McCook said.
Bob Jms served his class in many
different capacities during his four
years here and Ins never fallen
down on a difficult piece of work.
This formal carries with it a great
deal of responsibility which, Iffor
the most part, rests on the shoul
ders of the chairman of the com
mittee, and Bob will put it over
with a bang.”
Mr. Warner is a member of
Kappa Sigma fraternity, Alpha
Delta Sigma, national honorary ad
vertising fraternity, and is secre
tary and treasurer of the Varsity
Managers club. Among the many
activities with which he has been
associated during his college career
have been the Sophomore Informal
committee, 1925; Junior Prom com
mittee, 1926; Homecoming commit
tees, 1925, 1926 and 1927; class
dances, 1925, 1926 and 1927. He
was assistant yell-leader 'in 1925
and 1926, and was inado yell-king
at the student body elections last
spring. He has also participated
prominently in the Junior Vod-ville
for the past three years.
Prospective Teachers
To Meet Wednesday
A meeting will be held next
Wednesday in room 4 of the Educa
tion building for all seniors in the
University, and for other students
who . expect to teach next year.
Professor Harl It. Douglass, director
of the appointment bureau, will ex
plain the work of the bureau, and
what the University does to secure
teaching positions. He will make
clear how the students may best ob
tain the benefiits accruing from the
service. There will be a discussion
of how and where to apply for posi
tions.
Since positions for teachers will
open in a few weeks, Mr. Douglass
urges everyone who wants to teach
to attend the meeting. It is prin
cipally for practise teachers, but
everyone interested is asked to
come.
Ida M. Pope, secretary of the bu
reau, will assist Professor Douglass,
and together they will answer such
questions as arise in the course of
the meeting.
Ex-Student Campus
Visitor; Was in China
Dr. Douglas S. Corpron, member
of the class of '18, made a stop
over on his way to*Ncw York, visit
ing the campus Friday. He has
just returned from China, where he
has been a medical missionary, and
plans to do post-graduate work in
a medical college at New York.
Dr. Corpron was ordered out of
China by the American cousul. Dur
ing the recent revolutionary activi
ties he left the place wbero he was
stationed and went to tbs Philip
pine Islands to witness the result'
of affairs. He remained there six I
months and is now on furlough. ;
Annual Meet
Of Publishers
Gathers Soon
Big Problems Scheduled
To Be Threshed Out
By Delegates
Technical Questions
Will Be Discussed
School of Journalism
Plans Features
The tenth annual Oregon News
paper conference, to be held at the
University of Oregon February 10
and 11, is expected to be attended
by a record number of Oregon
newspaper men, attracted by the
presence on the program of experts
in all fields of newspaper work.
This is the recent announcement of
Ralph R. Cronise, president of the
conference and publisher of tho Al
bany Democrat-IIerald, and Eric W.
Allen, dean of the school of journal
ism at tho University, who aro ar
ranging the program.
Interesting Topics Selected
Topics that will bo of interest to
the entire field have been selected,
and leading editors and publishers
of Oregon will head the discussions.
On Friday, opening day, the first
topic will be “IIow Much is a News
paper Worth?” Participating in this
discussion will be Earl .T. Richard
son, of the Itemizer-Observer, Dal
las; E. .T. Murray, of Marshifeld;
C. H. Broekhagen, Portland Tele
gram, and others who have had re
cent experience in figuring values
of newspapers. Frank Folts, head
of the school of business administra
tion of the University, will also take
part in this topic.
Talks, Luncheons, to Feature.
“Ways of gaining ami keeping a
hold on tho rural circulation” will
also bo brought up Friday morning.
Alex Gabrielson, field agent of the
Clark County, Washington, Sun, an
expert in this work, will talk. Others
will be A. E. Voorhies, Grants Pass;
Elbert Bede, Cottage Grove; E. B.
Aldrich and Don Wilson, Corvallis.
40regana Pictures
Must Be Taken by
January 20,’ Benton
Two weeks remain to those who
have not yet hail their pictures
taken for the 1928 Oregana, Mary
Benton, editor, announced yester
day.
Up to date 1071 students have
pictures on file at Kennell-Ellis
studio. That is about 200 less than
last year. All those who have not
yet returned their proofs should
do so at once.
Unaffiliated students who are
juniors or seniors or members of
honoraries are especially urged to
have pictures taken within the next
week.
Honorary organizations must make
arrangements for space at once or
they will b« left out of the book,
Sam Kinley, business manager, de
clared.
A meeting of section editors has
been called for 5 o’clock Tuesday.
The work so far completed on the
dummys will be carefully checked.
University Instructor
To Fill Pulpit Sunday
Professor II. S. Tuttle, instructor
in the school of education, will oc
cupy the pulpit at the Congrega
tional church Sunday morning when
he will speak on “Civilization’s
Hopeful Signs.”
A new class, meeting at 10 o’clock
at the church, will he directed by
Professor Tuttle, who has invited
University students to attend. It
will be a University class whero
recent books of interest will be re
viewed and discussed.
Next Sunday Professor Tuttle
will begin with Bruce Barton’s
book, “What Can a Alan Believcf”
Since the class instructor wants to
take up the new books as they
come out, he has not made any defi
nite outline of courses.
Reverend A. H. Saunders j
To Read Vesper Service;
Reverend A. II. Haimders, pastor j
of the Central Presbyterian church, j
will read the vesper service Sunday,;
January 11, at 4:30 o’clock in the
music auditorium.
Mme. Bose McGrew will sing a
solo. John Stark Evens will be at:
the organ. _ j
Artistic Individuals
Take Caro of Shop;
Dog Noods a Ilomo
Shop wants a homo. That isn't
his real name hut it will hl»vo to
do for a nameless and .'homeless
shepherd do?.
Shop lias trusting brown eves, or
as the story book would say, two
soulful eyes like deep brown velvet
carpets, aristocratic and interesting
manners, clean personal habits and
an affectionate disposition.
Over in the art department, ’neath
towering nudes, prancing steeds,
and other amateurs’ masterpieces,
is sheltered a lively brown and black
dog, probably about 'a year old.
Shop was found on Franklin boule
vard, whimpering and whining for
some kind friend to take pity on
his misery and to prevent him from
turning to a life of crime. lie had
evidently been lost by some tourist.
It was thero on the cold streets
of our beloved city that Shop was
found and taken to the art building,
where he has sinco obtained board
and room.
So Shop is looking for a master
and anyone who wants him may take
him homo. Go to the sculpture de
partment and just ask for Shop,
Speakers Chosen
For Prep Meet
Are ‘All Oregon’
Paul Hunt Will Complete
Entertainment Work
/ Cusick Left
Aii “All-Oregon staff of speak
ers ami leaders of discussions has
been selected for tho press division
of tho eighth an
nual high school
conference, it is
announced by Wil
liam Powell, con
ference chairman,
and George II.
Godfrey, news di
rector of the Uni
versity, who is in
charge of the pro
gram for the press
conference.
J?aul Hunt lias
BUI Powell
been named chairman of the com
mittee on entertainment for the
conference, to replace John Cusick,
who failed to return to school this
term. Yeral Wright has been ap
pointed a member of the comniitteo,
which has charge of “Collego Nite”
to be given next Friday evening.
Speakers for the two-day session
include Eric. W. Allen, dean of the
school of journalism of the Univer
sity; Walter W. R. May, of the
Oregonian, Portland; Bean Collins,
of the Portland Telegram; Lyl.o T.
Kelling, Eugene Guard; Eugeno S.
Keltv, Eugene Register; George
Turnbull, professor of journalism of
the University; Robert O. Hall,
superintendent of the University
Press; W. F. G. Thacher, professor
of advertising; Ray Nash, editor of
the Oregon Daily Emerald; and
Sam Kinley, manager of the Ore
gano, student year book. Repre
sentatives of printing and engrav
ing firms who will be present have
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Bribe Papers
Fakes, Naval
Prober Finds
Documents Involving Four
Senators Branded as
Only Forgeries
Bad Grammar Betrays
Writer, Expert Avers
Hearst’s Seoop Is Flayed
As Fomentation
By PAUL R. MALLON
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
WASHING TON,Man. 0.—Seven of
the Ilearst Mexican “documents,”
purported to be Mexican government
code messages, are spurious, Com
mander A. I). Struble, U. S. N.
codo expert, told the senate investi
gating committee today.
Strublo said ho and other naval
experts spent 10 days studying tho
seven messages, some of whijjJi wero
supposed to have been exchanged
between Presidnt Calles of Mexico
and Arturo Elias, Mexican eo'nsul
general in New York.
(Bv United Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Evidence
which may link Miguel Avila with
the alleged, forgery of Hearst Mexi
can documents was presented to tlio
senate Mexican committee today.
Avila, JJIearst agent, committed
in statement typewritten for the
senate investigating committee the
same unusual grammatical errors in
Spanish that appear in the forged
Mexican documents, Commander
Carlos V. Cusachs, U. S. N. retired,
and Spanish scholar, told the com
mittee.
Vice-President To Be
Elected by Seniors
At Tuesday Meeting
The election of a now vice-presi
dent will be one of the most impor
tant issues at the senior class meet
ing called by Hon McCook, presi
dent, for Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Miss Barbara Blythe, of Vancouv
er, Washington, was made vice
president of the senior class last
year at the regular election timo
but did not return to school during
the fall terra. Owing to her contin
ued absence, tFe seniors will elect
a new officer next Tuesday.
Miss Blythe was affiliated with
Alpha Phi sorority; Theta Sigma
Phi, woman’s national honorary
journalistic fraternity and the Em
cinld Order of the “0”. She was
a member of the staff of the Oregon
Daily Emerald for three years, first
as a reporter and later in the capa
city of day editor. During her col
lege career she was several times
publicity manager of the A. S. U. O.,
lecture series, and served on Home
coming, Junior Week-End and other
committees.
’’The complete directorate of the
senior ball will be announced at this
meeting,” said Don McCook, “and
many other important matters will
be brought up. It is imperative that
every senior man and woman be
present.”
A.S. U.O. Head and Secretary Return
From National Meet in Nebraska
Beelar Reports Professor of Northwestern University
Favoring Grades for Faculty
The West is away ahead of the
East in the technical organization
of student affairs, according to
Donald Beeler, president of the A.
S. U. O. who with Vena Gaskill,
secretary, attended the third an
nual convention of the National
Students’ Federation of America in
Lincoln, Nebraska, December 15 to
17. Two hundred delegates were
present, about one hundred and
twenty-five colleges and universities
being represented.
The consideration of student gov
ernment was one of the high lights
of the convention, a questionaire be
ing formulated by a committee of
four which will be sent to all in
stitutions of higher learning in the
country and answers later compiled
and published. Mr. Beeler was a
member of the student government
committee.
Mr. Beeler stated that in the east
only about one-half of the schools
have student control and that us
ually this is in reference to social
rather than administrative affairs.
At the first meeting of the en
tire Congress on Saturday morning
after a day spent in registering the
delegates and sight seeing, the pro
gram of the convention and its aims
wero outlined and temporary com
mittees on problems of curricula,
the honor system, student govern
ment, athletics, the fraternity sys
tem and foreign relations wero ap
pointed. By this means delegates
were privileged to hear those prob
lems discussed which concerned
them most. At a later congress
session, reports of all the commit
tees wero heard and approved.
One of the most outstanding
speakers at the convention in the
estimate of Mr. Beeler was Profes
sor Todd of the sociology depart
ment of Northwestern University.
Ilis subject was “The College Here
tic,” whom he heartily approves. He
also entertained the idea of stu
dents being permitted to grade their
college professors—“one, if he is
Very good, and perhaps a five if he
flunks the student.” Professor Todd
saw possibilities in some such a
system.
“The tenor of the whole conven
tion, I think, is not so much prac
tical as social and cultural,” said
Mr. Beeler in summing up his idea
of the N. S. F. A. annual meeting.
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