Does Straw
Ballot Give
Webfoot Views?
Hoover Holds Popularity
Of the Nation Today; ■
Oregon Is Favorable
By WTI.LTAM p. MADDOX
Straw ballots may not give an ac
curate representation of public
opinion. Neither does the* regular i
election bnllo't. And after all, what I
is “public opinion”? Is it made up
of rational judgments, beliefs, or
feelings and emotions of an infinite
variety? Probably a little of all,
but that is not what we started out
to discuss. The point is, that re
gardless of what one may say con
cerning the futility of straw ballots,
they may indicate fairly dearly the
way people are feeling, believing
and thinking about certain things.
Of course, no measure has ever been
devised to test the intensity of con
i' vietion or the fund of information
at the disposal <tf the man making
judgment, nor the degree to which
prejudice rather than reason is the
deciding factor. In short, the straw
ballot is a human device, therefore
imperfect, but nevertheless of value.
One of the most striking results
of the campus poll yesterday was
the undisputed dominance of a sin
gle candidate in the presidential
field. The development of popular
sentiment for Hoover throughout
the country, and in spite of the very
wmak enthusiasm of the bosses, has
been steady and certain during the j
past several months. Much can hap- i
pen between now and June, but if I
the convention were tomorrow, un
doubtedly the support of tho state
of Oregon, as guaged by a small
but representative group, would bo
for Hoover. And although there
were row JJomocrnt votes east,
Smith is in a similar position in
that party.
Another outstanding result indi
eates that sentiment in favor of
' the United States joining the
League of Nations is strong, and
this is a community predominantly
Republican. It is further evidence j
that an issue of such vital impor- j
tanee as world co-operation through ,
established institutions, can' no
longer be subject to the vagaries
of mere party polities. The Nica
raguan vote, I believe, was a pro
test not so much against the justice
of our cause as against the methods
employed, which have been and are
still, arbitrary, irresponsible, and
carried on with an inglorious indif
ference ns to the opinions of other
peoples and governments.
And lastly there was prohibition.
The vote can bo interpreted, of
course, in several ways. But it does
register a genuine dissatisfaction
with present conditions which is no
longer confined to “the liquor traf
fic” or “the professional rum
hound,” as prohibition orators have
frequently asserted. It is held by
a majority not only of the student
body, but of the mature members
of faculty and administration. And
that conviction has slowly crystal
lized during the past eight years
as the repeated and heroic efforts
to enforce the law have still failed
in their aim, i. e., the production of
temperance. It does not require
much observation to show that pro
hibition does not exist, and that
from one end of the nation to the
other, alcoholic beverages of admit
tedly bad quality and at varying
prices may be obtained by anyone
who really seeks it. And the par
tial enforcement of the law has
produced ‘more hypocrisy in public
officials and cituenry, and more
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Dads To Have Seats
In Special Section
For Tonight's Game
The student committee in
charge of
500 sea.
torj, basi
the bale
section l
sons rvho
quet in t
Special ti.
banquet gu
All studei
term A. S. I
to gain a dm
ketball game
to Jack Beuet
ager.
Bad’s Bay will have
the Oregon-Wasliing
11 game reserved in
Xl iust over the men’s
he dads and their
attend the bnn
'oman’s building,
will admit the
ust have winter
tickets in order
?e to the bas
ght, according
graduate man
V
V
Experienced Ad
Salesmen Given
Jobs by Thielen
Great Efficiency Claimed
For Entire Emerald
Business Force
“In making the following appoint
ments I have chosen those whom I
believe will be most capable of fill
ing the- positions, an! who will
profit most from the experience
gained,” said Larry Thielen, asso
ciate business manager of the Em
erald.
John Caldwell, freshman, Tort
land, and Anton Peterson, freshman,
Astoria, have been added to the
advertising sales staff. Both have had
considerable experience, Caldwell
having been on the Oregonian sales
staff, and Peterson on the sales
force of the Astoija Budget.
According to Thielen, this year is
tho first that so elaborate an or
ganization has been effected in the
business department of the Emer
ald. “Wo had two purposes in
mind in planning the enlargement of
the staff,” said Thielen, “first, to
provide more opportunity for in
terested students to obtain practi
cal experience in newspaper offico
work; and second, to allow our
selves more time for executive and
sales work.” The duties of the
office administration are to answer
phone calls, wait on customers, and
assist in filing, typing, making out
daily schedules, etc. The advertising
assistants will complete the sched
ule and see that all ads are in on
time and corrected.
There are a few positions left
open for tryouts by anvono inter
ested in gaining this experience.
Doris Pugsley, Helen Laurgaard,
Harriett Butterworth, Margaret
Poorman, Pauline Trigmore, Betty
Boynton, and Kenneth Moore havo
been appointed to offico adminis
tration.
Those appointed by Thielen for
advertising assistants are Harold
Bailey, Herbert King, and Kalph
Millsap.
Phi Chi Theta To Give
Bridge Tea Saturday
Phi Chi Theta, women’s honorary
commerce fraternity, will give a
benefit bridge tea in room 313 of the
Miner building today from 2:30 to
5 o’clock.
The tea is given for the purpose
of securing funds for sending a rep
resentative to the national conven
tion to be held in San Francisco some
time in June. Grage Griggs has been
elected to represent the local chap
ter at that convention.
Lillian Vail, president of Phi Chi
Theta, is in charge of the arrange
ments for the tea.
• Jack Doicsett Shows More Promise
Than Any Other Ex-Frosh Hoopster
Considered as one of the outstand
ing hoop artists on Spike Leslie s
yearling squad last year, Jack Dow
sett turnea oui
for varsity work
this season and
has more than up
held his early
reputation. Thej
number of exper
ieneed players
available this
year has kept him
off the regular
quintet, but this j
light, fast forward
is one of the first
Jack Dowsett
tc. get the call whenever any sub
stitutions are made. Jack played
in his first varsity conference game
against the Washington Staters last
Tuesday night.
Dowsett comes from the Portland
region, where he played for three
years on the Gresham High five,
imder three different mentors. The
first was Dave Evans, an Oregon
graduate. The second was Jak0
Shafer, all-eoast forward for Ore
gon, and his last season, in which
he was captain, was coached by
Krugger, an Oregon Aggie man.
Jack is a sophomore, majoring in
pre-medics, and intends to take up
the profession upon graduation from
the Portland branch. He is 19
years old and a member of Sigma
Pi Tau fraternity, weighs 146 pounds
and stands about 5 feet 11 inches
in heighth. While a freshman in
high school, Dowsett played on a
team which averaged 100 pounds
per man. They were entered in the
Spaulding league in Portland, and
finished the season as the runner
up for the championship of their
division. With two years of varsity
competition yet to come, Jack has
many opportunities to do big things
on the maple court.
Many Plates
Reserved For'
Big Banquet
Feed to End in Time for
Hoop Game; Tickets
Will Be Given
Emerald To Publish
Special During Day
School Holds Open House
This Afternoon
With i'SO plates already reserved,
for the “Dad's Day” banquet to
night at in the Woman’s build
ing and with prospects of an attend
ance of 700 at the banquet to wel
come the first official “Dad’s Day”
everything is ns ready as the wel
come sign, “Hello! Oregon Dads,”
which decorates the front of the
Johnson Ilall.
Registration begins at 9 a. to. to
day and will continue until just
before the banquet. This afternoon
tile dads may tour the campus with
their sons and daughters, and may
visit the various schools, depart
ments, and museums which arc a
part of campus life. Every branch
of the University is holding “open
house” today nnd many interesting
exhibits will be on show.
A special edition of the Emerjld
will be edited during the day and
will bo distributed to tho various
living organizations and at the bas-■
lretball game tonight.
Senator A. W. Norblad will act
as toastmaster at the banquet.
Speeches of welcome will be made
bv A. A. Rogers, for Eugene dads;
Donald Beelar, president of tho
Associated Students, for tho men
of the University; and Esther Itar
dv. nrcsident of Women’s League,
for the University women. Presi
dent Arnold Bennett Hall will make
the address of the evening. The
banquet will be over in time for
the Orcgon-Wasliington basketball
game, and special tickets will be
given out at the banquet admitting
the holders to a special reserved
' section of seats.
A loud speaker, that will enable
the speakers at the banquet to be
easily heard, will be installed on the
speaker’s platform this afternoon.
All fathers are requested to tc
oister as soon as possible. At that
time programs and tickets for the
banquet will be given out, and fath
ers will be asked if they wish to
take the Sunday morning tour of
Eugene.
For the fathers who wish to re
main Sunday a short program has
been arranged. Sunday morning at
9:30 those who wish will be taken
on a sightseeing tour of Eugene and
surrounding territory. This will be
completed in time for those who
wish, to attend church services at
the Eugene churches.
From 3:30 until 4:10 a special
Sunday vesper service has been ar
ranged.
Action was taken at a recent
meeting of the Student Council of
the Associated Students to make
“Dad’s Day” an annual event. The
state committee of dads will meet
today to form plans for a perman
ent organization, and at tonight's
banquet these will be passed on by
the assembled dads.
Some fathers arrived Testerdav to
get an extra visit with their child
ren, although the majority are ex
pected to arrive today.
Walter H. Nugent To
Preside at Vespers
Before Visiting Dads
An exceptionally tine program has
been arranged for the vesper serv
ice, Sunday, January 29, in honor
of the visiting dads. The service
will be held at 3:30, instead of the
regular hour, in the auditorium of
the Music building.
Walter H. Nugent, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church of
Portland, will read the service.
Two cello solog, “Intermezzo,” by
Vivaldi, and “Arivso,” by Bach,
will be played by Lora Teshner, in
structor in the school of music.
“A Sonota in A,” by Cesar Franck,
will be given, with Rex Underwood,
director of the University orchestra,
playing the violin and Aurora Pot
ter Underwood, instructor of piano,
at the piano.
John Stark Evans, assistant dean
of the school of music, will be at
[the organ.
fHuskies' Billed For Action Tonight
Here’s a'quarter that Coach “Hec” Edmundson will use in an endeavor to bring home a Husky victory.
The young gentleman in the upper left hand corner who is posing as a traffic cop is Percy Hack, lettered
center from last year’s team... Alfie James is the other gentleman in the characteristic guard pose.
Below on the left we have Milt Berenson, former Xi incoln high school star of Portland, who has been
holding down a guard berth. The other hoopster with the ball is Bob Erobst, two year lbttcrman at forward.
Y. W. C. A. Plans
Six Big Groups
• For Discussion
Participation Is Voluntary
For Members; Limit
Set on Number
Six discussion groups sponsored
by the eamjms Y. W. C. A. will have
their first meetings of the term next
week. All girls interested arc urg
ed by Miss Dorothy Thomas, Y. W.
secretary, to sign up for them at
the Bilngalow ^immediately, since
all the groups will be limited in
number.
Virginia Judy Esterly, dean of
women, is leading one of the groups
this term. The other discussions
are being carried on by Mrs. J. B.
Tingle, of Eugene; Dr. Wilmoth Os
borne of the University medical de
partment; Miss Thomas and Ruth
Ramsey, student in sociology, all
of whom directed similar work last
term.
The system of making the discus
sion groups purely voluntary was
first initiated by the V. W. last
fall in place of the discussions at
the houses. The plan proved very
successful last term, and it is ex
pectei that the groups will soon be
filled.
Meetings are held once each week
and membership is limited usually
tc about twenty. Some of the
groups meet at the Bungalow, some
in the Ilut, and some at the homes
of the leaders.
The schedule for this term, as an
nounced by Dorothy Delr.ell, who is
in charge, follows:
Personal Appearance—Ruth Ram
sey, 4 o’clock, Tuesday, Y. M. Hut.
Social Relationships — Dorothy
Thomas, 3:00, Monday, Y. W. Bun
galow.
Men and Women—Dr. Orborne,
7:30 Tuesday, 1206 Mill street.
Travel—Mrs. J. B. Tingle, 7:00,
Wednesday, 1224 Mill street.
Experiment in Prayer—Dean Es
terly, 7:00-7:30, Tuesday, 281 East
11th street.
The Altitude of Jesus—Dorot'hy
Thomas, 3:00, Thursday, Y. W. Bun
galow.
Slate Olympic Fund
Drives for Colleges
(By United Press)
NEW YORK, Jan. 27— An intor
collegiato finance committee to help
raise tlio 400,000 necessary to do- ]
fray the expenses of America’s
Olympic team, was created today
by General Douglas McArthur, chair
man of the American Olympic com
mittee.
A canvass of the country’s 400
recognized colleges and universities
will be made and the money raised ■
will bo credited to the quota as- (
signed to the district in which'the !
college is located. Already $20,000 1
has been pledged. 1
O. S. C. ‘Colonels’ Play |i
At McDonald, Dance
As a special feature of the Me- i
Donald theater program, tonight,
‘‘Chestnut and His Colonels,” O. S. (
C. 's stage band, will be featured
in a deluxe presentation.
Not to be outdone by the Kollcge
Knight’s vocal trio, the Colonels 1
have imported Ruth Messner, fea- 1
tured blues singer of Station'KGW, ]
who will sing several selections. Ty
Baker, a member of the orchestra, :
will also take a'solo part.
The Colonels will appear at night
in conjunction with the showing of
Dolores Del Rio’s new picture, ;
“Gateway of the Moon.”
After its appearance at the Me- i
Donald the orchestra will play for
a dance at the Campa Shoppe.
Tennis Match at Igloo
Follows Game Tonight
For the dads and students who
are tennis fans a special feature of
the Dad’s Day program has been
added to the entertainment list in
the nature of an indoor tennis '■
match to be played on the indoor |
court in the McArthur igloo home- '
diately following the cage battle i
with tho University of Washing- ;
ton.
Bradshaw Harrison, campus sin- ;
gles champion, and Stanley Aim- i
quist, ladies’ favorite of the ob
long court, will entertain with three ; :
sets of the fast indoor game, using l
green balls. Tho balls have been (
colored to enable the audience to <
follow tho game more closely in t
tho white flood lights of McArthur i
court. I
Freshman Tilt
Tonight Looms
As Real Battle
lusky Babes Doped To
Spill Leslie’s Webfoot
Basketeers
PROBABLE LINEUPS
Prosli Babes
VrcJier .F.Torwilliger
>linger .F.Perry
3berliart .C.Rutherford
lomer.G. Galbraith
dackinen .G.Barberis
Tonight at 7:,'!0 the Oregon frosh
;o against what is reputed to be the
lashiest and strongest yearling hoop
earn ever produced at the Univer
ity of Washington.
The invading cagers have been
loped from the start of the season
>y northern followers as a power
'ul quintet and the reputation thus
istablishcd is still claimed for them,
fhe Webfoot babes as a consequenc.o
nave a big night ahead of them.
The Oregon infants have a good,
iverago freshman team, it appears.
Campus fans have seen them in
iction but once and this was their
irst game. They did not dispay
inything exceptional in the way of
lasketball talent but it is a strong
•r squad than represented the lirst
■ear class last year.
Reserves on Hand
Tonight the frosh get a real test,
if they can defeat tho highly ae
daimed five from Seattlo they will
mt a real feather in their cap. A
vin over the northern quintet to
light would-mean that tho Lcmon
rellow youngsters would have little
o fear from the O. S. C. rooks.
Coach Leslie will use about tho
inme lineup as in his four previous
'antes. Mackinen, pint-sized guard,
vill be tho only new' man that fans
lave not seen in action, lie will
irobably start tho game. Horner
vill flank Mackinen. This stocky
'outh has become a fixture on tho
iquad.
Archer and Olinger will open at
orward. Both theso men starred on
ho southern trip. Stoddard, Dvorak,
talking, Lillie, Will, Walgren, Rub
rstien, Addison, and Pittman eon
titute somo of the reserves who
vill be decorating the Oregon
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'Husky’ Men
Promise Big
Battle Tonight
Lineup for Washington
Composed Entirely
Of Veterans
Ridings Highest Point
Scorer in Conference
Pre-Game To Be Played
By Frosli Team
PROBABLE LINEUP
Oregon Washington
Ridings .P. S(ni4cr
Chastain .—.F.. Brobst
Reynolds .C. Bolstad
Milligan .G. Dalquist
Bally .3.Berenson
William Mulligan, Spokane, re
feree; Ernie Arthur, Portland, um
pire.
The Wobfoots faee the severest
test of the season when they play
the University of Washington Hus
Bill Reinhart
kies tonight oil
McArthur court at
8: HO. To retain a
claim to the lead
ership of the con
ference, Oregon
must win tonight
or bo subordinated
to second place.
All that can bo
done in the coach
ing line has been
looked to by Bill
Reinhart, and now
tlic rest remains to the team. Ore
gon, having won two confereneo
games, stands with n. clean slnto
in the percentage column, but the
strength of the teams defeated may
be questioned. Both Washington
State and Idaho are at the bottom,
of the heap with three losses each.
Husky Has Veterans
The Huskies, however, aro right
in the running for the champion
ship, and from past performances
aro considered tho strongest team
in tlie north. Tho Webfoots, with
but two lettermen, meet tonight a
team composed entirely of veterans.
Tho starting lineup for Oregon is
announced with Reynolds at center.
A final decision had not been reach
ed last night by Reinhart, and it is
possiblo that Ray Edwards might
get the call for tho pivot job.
Tho forwards will bo Ridings and
Chastain, who have earned perma
nent positions by their work in tho
last two games. Ridings is the lead
ing scorer in the conference, lint
will find stiffer opposition in tho
Washington guards, Balquist and
Berenson.
wenroot Attack ± ast
Washington encountered difficulty
in coping with tho fast short passes
of tho Idaho team. This is pre
cisely the same stylo used by tho
Wcbfoots, and is worked out with
greater perfection than by tho Van
dals.
Oregon, although relying chiefly
upon backboard shots for points,
looped in a number of sensational
floor shots against the Cougars last
Tuesday. Gordon Ridings, the sharp
shooters of the Webfoots, shot suc
cessfully from all parts of the court,
and if his eye is right against tho
Huskies, he is sure to scoro his share
of points.
Tho defensive strength of tho
Wcbfoots has been increased by
Scotty Milligan. Milligan is also
dangerous on tho offensive, and is
second to Ridings in individual
scoring on tho team. Hally, tho
other guard, has improved rapidly
sinco the first of tho season, and is
now the key of tho Webfoot defense.
Team Goes to Corvallis
Reinhart and the team attended
the Washington-Aggie game in Cor
vallis last night, and returned witli
quite a knowledge of tho stylo of
play used by the Huskies. Wash
ington has a fast breaking offense,
and shoots accurately. Its brilliant
passing attack, and speedy floor
work has never failed to pilo up
an advantageous lead.
A preliminary game between tho
freshmen of Oregon and Washing
ton is scheduled for 7:30.
Basketball Managers
Appointed by Coach
Class managers for girls’ basket
ball havo been chosen by Miss
Shelley, coach, and Margery Hor
ton, head of basketball. They are
us follows: Junior, Margaret Knapp;
sophomore, Marjorie Kelly; fresh
man, Alta Bennett. It was not con
sidered necessary to select a senior
class manager. Rraetiees by classes
will continue this week on the regu
lar schedule.