Coach McEwan
Shows the Line
How It Is Done
Oregon’s All - American
Mentor Scrimmages
With the Linemen
By JOE PIGNEY
I
Years ago, not too many years
i ago, John J. McEwan was clouting
i opposing linemen right and left,
t and winning a national reputation
| for himself. Last night the same
old Johnny, as he was probably
known in his undergraduate days at
Minnesota and later in his cadet
ship at West Point, was roughing up
the Webfoot forwards in all-Ameri
• can style.
McEwan was a great lineman,
I one whose name is engraved on the
! Walter Camp Memorial. There have
• been few centers in the long history
of American football teams equal to
: the Oregon coach in ability. Mc
Ewan played in the tough days when
sheer strength was sometimes ap
praised more highly than brain
power. The captain had both the
physical power and the mental skill
to win a position on the select myth
ical eleven of the famous Yale
coach.
* * *
When Bart Spellman was line
coach at Oregon, the Webfooters
were always counted ns a. dangerous
team regardless of its standing in
the percentage column. Spellman
left Oregon, signing with the Wash
ington Huskies, and the Webfoot
line suffered a relapse. For a cou
ple of seasons the Oregonians were
ripped wide open by the stronger
members of the conference. The
linemen even had difficulty in con
sistently pushing aside the defense
of the small colleges of the north
west.
But now McEwan is at Oregon,
and the Webfoot line is feared by
the whole Pacific coast conference.
McEwan is not an easy going coach
with more words than experience or
ability. If a play goes wrong, and
any amount of explanation fails to
set it right again, McEwan himself
steps to the line and plunges into
the scrimmage.
It was Oregon’s line that held the
badly frightened Cardinals, and
threatened to send the champions
back to California defeated. Pop
Warner saw more of his plays
stopped behind the line of scrim
mage last Saturday than for many
seasons. Stanford will remember
Oregon, and perhaps never again
believe any discounted talcs of the
Webfooters’ power.
Oregon's team, full of inexperi
enced players, learned more in de
feat than it might have learned in
victory. Probably no other team
that McEwan’s men meet this sea
son will be as strong or as deceptive
as the Cardinals. If the Oregonians
can send the Cardinals home thank
ful for a hard earned victory, they
may be able to brush aside the less
powerful teams of the conference.
* * *
The Webfeet are now in prepara
tion for the game with Willamette
university next Saturday at Salem.
The Bearcats are strong in their
own conference, but Oregon should
have little trouble in returning with
a victory. Last Saturday Willam
ette trampled Linfield college, 36 to
0, in the opening game of the north
west conference, so the Bearcats
are far from a set up.
The game with Willamette is only
incidental, and in reality a warm-up
for the contest with the University
of Washington in Portland, Octo
ber 20.
Cold and Rains Keep
Eight in Infirmary
Cold weather and rains are keep
s’ ing the infirmary full and the
[ nurses busy. None of the present
: cases are serious, though, and the
| attendant says that there were no
casualties from the Stanford-Oregon
' game.
Those in the infirmary at present
are Fred Stanley, senior in econom
| ics; Wilfred Brown, junior in jour
| nalism; John Low, senior in biology;
[ Don Templeton, third year law;
i Arno Bademaeher, Margaret Hedges,
[ Dorothy McMillan, and Hensenia
| Campen, all freshmen. Elizabeth
’ Plummer, who was operated upon
| for appendicitis, was released this
J morning.
Elmer Ilauke, a freshman and BA
| major, is also confined to his room
I with a case of blood poisoning in
i his foot. Hauke is from Astoria
\ ami up until yesterday morning
f there was no room in the infirmary
I for him.
Debate Teams
To Be Chosen
By New Plan
Four Judges To Rate Men
According to Ability;
Only Best Will Be Used
Fewer Teams Result
Under Unique System
Stanford and Occidental
Are Added Opponents
A now system of picking1 men for
the varsity debate teams will be
used this year, according to ,T. K.
Horner, debate coach. “Instead of
picking a large squad of men at the
tryouts I expect to select the exact
number of men for the teams at
that time,” he said.
Under the new plan four judges
will be selected by Air. HorneV to
assist him and A. Holmes Baldridge,
assistant debate coach, in rating the
men according to their ability and
the men rated at the top of the list
will be used in the debates.
“This plan will make it impossible
to use the large number of men that
have been used in previous years,”
said Mr. Horner, “since only one or
two questions will bo selected and
only one team picked for each side
at the tryouts.”
“Although there will be fewer
men used on the teams this year the
University will bo represented by
the best speakers we have, and since
each team will debate more than
once on the same question, we stand
a better chance to have strong teams
this year,” said Mr. Horner.
The tentative list of opponents
for the year was announced a short
while ago, but since that time the
manager has received letters from
Stanford university and Occidental
college, and it is very probable that
both these teams will debate here
during the winter term. Oregon met
Stanford on the campus last year
and won the decision. Occidental is
a new school on the Oregon debate
schedule, but from all reports avail
able the institution has a very good
rating in forensic circles and a
strong team may be expected from
there.
With eight experienced men from
last year’s team back in school, and
a number of good men coming up
from the frosh teams, Oregon should
make a very creditable showing this
year.
The men that are back from last
year’s varsity teams are: Ernest
Jachatta, Ellsworth Plank, John
Galev, Ralph Geyer, Paul Clark,
Gene Laird, Joe McKeown and Wal
ter Durgan.
Councilor of Alpha
Kappa Psi Coming to
Visit Oregon Chapter
Oregon’s chapter of Alpha Kappa
Psi, national professional commerce
fraternity, is scheduled to receive a
visit from Harry Silke, Jr., coun
cilor of Pacific coast chapters of
the commerce honorary. Mr. Silke
will arrive in Eugene on October 18,
according to a letter received today
by Ralph Geyer, president of the
local chapter.
At the first regular meeting of
the Oregon chapter Wednesday noon
in the regents’ dining hall at the
new men's dormitory, plans for the
entertainment of Mr. Silke during
his short visit to the campus .will
be discussed. An outline of the
work to be covered by the frater
nity during the year will be part of
the business discussed.
There is a plan under way to or
ganize an alumr.i chapter of the
fraternity in Portland, and it is
hoped that ways and means of com
pleting this scheme can be accom
plished at the meeting. Luncheon
will be served at 12 o’clock sharp.
It being the first meeting of this
fall, all members of Alpha Kappa
Psi are urged to make an especial
effort to be present.
Y. M. To Send Member
To Portland Meeting
The Y. M. C. A. cabinet at their
meeting yesterday afternoon decided
to send a representative to the
Northwest Field Council meeting at
Portland this week end. Other mat
ters such as apportioning of their
budget for the ensuing year, and the
fixing of dates for lectures and
social events were brought before
the board but were not definitely
settled. This was the second meet
ing of the cabinet this year.
Rally Train to Go
For Football Game
No Midnight Pep Meeting
Scheduled This Year
A special rally train leaving
Eugene Saturday morning and re
turning tlie same day will be schedul
ed for the University students wish
ing to attend the Washington-Oregon
football game in Portland on Octo
ber 20.
The old midnight rally preceding
the game and the dances usually held
on Saturday night will be done
away with for this year, according
to a statement made by Dean El
mer Shirrcll at a heads’ of organiza
tions meeting last night.
No campus organization nor any
of its alumni will sponsor dances
in the name of the University.
It the students remaining in Port
land for the week-end wish to sched
ule a university dance, arrangements
will have to be made with a uni
versity committee, it was announced
last night.
Nominees Run
Neck and Neck
In Campus Race
A1 Smith Leads Hoover
By Three Votes in Start
Of Emerald Straw Vote
Al Smith lends by three tallies in
the start of the Emerald’s straw
ballot that is being taken this week
to determine the political sentiment
on the campus. Only twenty-five
votes have been east so far since the
opening of the ballot boxes yester
day.
Smith polled 14 rides against
Ihoover’s 11. They were the only
presidential candidates out. of the
four named on the ballot that re
ceived votes. So far, Norman
Thomas, the Socialist candidate, and
Thomas Varney, the Prohibitionist
party nominee, seem to be without
any supporters on the campus. Stud
ent sentiment seems to be in favor
of the Sunday movie.
Men Out-vote Women
Judging by the ballots turned in
so far men have the greatest inter
est in politics, since only throe
women cast votes. The women may
vindicate themselves and the Demo
crats and Republicans can help push
their favorite candidates into the
lead before the ballot box in the
main library is closed on Saturday.
The Emerald straw ballot is open
to all professors, and students on
the campus whether they are
registered voters or not.
All votes must bo signed in order
to be counted. This precaution has
been taken merely in order to pre
vent stuffing of the ballot boxes.
Voter’s names will not be used in
any manner.
Position as Oregana
Photographer Open
Amateur photographers who feel
themselves skillful in the use of the
“Graflcx” are urged to notify John
Allen, associate editor of the Ore
gana, who today announced the new
position on the staff, “Oregana
Photographer.”
Duties of this official will include
covering all activities, snapping
campus celebrities, and being on
hand at events of importance in
university life. The camera will be
furnished by the “Oregana”, so the
applicant for the position need not
consider the possession of one a ne
cessity.
It is requested that applications
be left on the bulletin board in the
journalism “shack” before Wednes
day, October 17.
Students and Facnlty Members Give
Varied Opinions on rOpen House'
Continuance of Plan Wins
Ardent Favor of Many
By ELISE SCHROEDEE
While the fate of Oregon’s open
house was being fettled by the
heads of houses at their meeting
last night, many of the students
and faculty members gave their op
inion of open house and what, they
thought should be done to improve
it.
By either concensus of opinion or
else by accident nearly every per
son approached was in favor of
continuing the custom of becoming
acquainted by the same old method.
“I am very emphatically in favor
of open house,” Ron Hubbs, chair
1 man of the Greater Oregon com
mittee, said. “If colleges the size
of the University of Washington
cam have it, surely the University of
Oregon can. The increased enroll
ment of students here this year is
not great enough to cause any
trouble.”
John Allen, geology major and
associate editor of the Oregana, con
siders open house an enjoyable or
deal. He states: “I think it worth
while. Not especially in meeting
new people but in renewing old ac
quaintances.”
“The men who don’t want to go
generally don’t go anyhow,” Art
Schoenii; managing editor 'of the
Emerald, remarked. “I’m in favor
of keeping it just as it is. People j
get tired but enjoy it anyway.”
Bill Eddy, permanent chairman of I
the Greater Oregon committee,
thought That those students who
wished to attend should be allowed
to, but those who were against it
should not be obliged to go.
“I’m all for open house,” Harry
Van Dine, Emerald sports editor
said. ‘‘I think it will pass. Nearly
everybody has a good time.”
Doc Robnett, graduate manager
assistant, believes that the great
number of organizations on the cam
pus cause a tendency for many
fraternities to discriminate among
the organizations and against the
non-Greek groups. Aside from this
fact he believes that open house
is a good idea.
The girls, for the most part, de
clared themselves in favor of con
tinuing 'open house. Margaret Ed
mundson, president of the Y. W.
C. A., thinks that we ought to have
it. “It is the one way you can
really get a chance to know the
people on the campus iS you want
to,” she said.
“I like it,” Nellie McDonald,
sophomore in physical education,
stated. “It’s a good thing for the
now students, mu! nil tlio older ones
that I have talked to have been
in favor of the plan.”
Bernice Basor, president of Pi
Lambda Theta, said: “T think that
it's a perfectly splendid idea. It
gives an informal introduction to
college lift which would not other
wise be had. I hope that, they
have it for all students as I think
the majority of the upperclassmen
enjoy it.”
Lenore Ely, Frances Babcock, and
Winifred Winkler, all freshmen, de
clared themselves unanimously in
favor of open house. They agreed
that it would be fun to meet people
and become acquainted in a general
way.
Margaret Clark, treasurer of
Theta Sigma Phi, was as much
against open house ns the others
were for it. She believed it to be
tiresome and accomplished no good
socially.
Bean Erie W. Allen, head of the
school of journalism, answered a
question with a question. “Wouldn’t
the question be solved if the crowds
were decreased somewhat by making
no effore to enlist those who do not
spontaneously wish to attend?” he
asked.
Pr. Ethel I. Sanborn, professor of
plant biology, thought open house
a good way to get students to mix
properly at the beginning of the
year. “It seems to mo to bo a
democratic movement,” she said.
The open house idea seemed an
almost 'physical impossibility to
O. F. Stafford, head of the depart
ment of chemistry, though he did
believe that anything to promote
acquaintanceship should be encour
aged. Having half of the men’s
bouses go to half of the women's
organizations one year and the other
half the. next was suggested by Prof.
Stafford as a possible solution to
the difficulty.
George Turnbull, professor of
journalism, made the following state
ment:
“I think there should be some
way to break the social ice at the
opening of each university year.
Open house was designed to promote
social fellowship and augment the
students’ social contacts. Whether
it is working I can not say, not hav
ing attended an open house since
coming here. The idea seems tp
be sound; if it is not working out
satisfactorily, probably the present
seasonable outburst of criticism will
develop some changes to make the
institution more successful. I seem
to detect in some criticism, from
year to year, an understandable
yielding to the temptation to say
something bright, letting the
“quips” fall where they may with
reference to the line of accuracy.”
Slimmer Students
Climb Many Peaks
In Oregon Country
Camps made at ail altitudes,
climbs up innumerable Oregon peaks,
hikes lasting from dawn until dark,
exploration of lava flows, iec caves,
volcanic cones, deserts, lakes—all
were common occurrences to the
nine students, who, under the super
vision of Dr. Edwin T. Hodge, pro
fessor of geology, made the geology
summer camp trip from June 10 to
July 10 this year.
The campers spent two weeks
making a detailed map of the region
in which Trout creek joins the De
schutes river about twelve miles
north of Madras. According to Pro
fessor Hodge this is one of the best
small areas in eastern Oregon to
illustrate rock types, rock struc
tures, and geological phenomena of
many kinds.
The following two weeks were
spent in making an extended tour of
eastern Oregon. The parfy went
south to the Paulina mountains, east
to Burns, west to Suplee, north
across the Ochocos to tho Columbia
river and then west along the Co
lumbia to Hood River.
Those making the trip were: Pro
fcssor E. T. Hodge, Edward Thurs
ton, John E. Allen, Harold N. Fisk,
Allan Griggs, Robert G. Heitkcmper,
Lawrence D. Leslie, Charles R. Mar
latte, and Thomas P. Thayer.
Cross-country Men
Start Training Grind
Oregon’s cross-country men are
rapidly rounding into form under
the expert tutelage of the veteran
track coach, Bill Hayward. Daily
workouts are a part of the regular
routines to which the runners are
now acquainting themselves.
More men turned out for this
branch of athletics than was at
first apparent and Hayward states
that if all the men remain out until
the end of the season he will be
able to enter a full quota of men
in the matches against the other
colleges.
Work on the short cross-country
course is now a part of the daily
grind. The men for the most part
are developing rapidly and their
condition at this early stage in the
gaVne shows considerable promise
for a successful year.
Ho! Musketeers Take Back Slams at Grid Team
A year ago there appeared in
relatively this same position on the
front page of the Emerald, a com
munication signed by the “Three
Musketeers”—alumni of the Univer
sity. The general idea which the
missive sought to express was that
the three musketeers didn’t approve
at all of the football situation on
the campus. Here’s another letter
from one of the musketeers:
To the Editor:
As one of the “Three Musketeers”
who last fall wrote the raspberry
epistle which brought forth so much
editorial comment in the Emerald—
albeit not understandable—I wish to
express my satisfaction and enthusi
asm over last Saturday’s game. It
was one whale of a game.
Frofri the roof of the grandstand,
where I was endeavoring to paint a
word picture of the battle for the
benefit of the Scotch and others
who were taking their football via
radio, I had an opportunity to
watch those two lines in action, and
believe me it was some action.
For some 12 years I have seen
every Oregon team in action. I
have watched the team of 1916 and
the one of 1919 at their best, but I
have never seen line play equal to
that of Saturday by any Oregon
outfit. McEwan’s ability as a line
coach was certainly demonstrated
beyond question.
Granted the team was a little rag
ged ami a little green, but playing
what I consider to be the greatest
team in the United States this year,
they more than established them
selves. With a couple of weeks in
which to prepare for the Washing
ton game, Oregon should be even
better on the 20th than they were
last Saturday.
Fine spirit was evidenced by the
student body before and during the
game. More of the same is needed.
Every street corner in Portland
today supports its group of alumni
and everyone I have talked to is
just as enthusiastic as I am about
Oregon this year.
Sincerely,
i ALEXANDER G. BROWN.
Symphonic Choir
To Sing in Eugene
Russian Body To Revisit
On Monday for Concert
Tlit* Russian symphonic choir,
first of the concert series sponsored
by the A. S. IT. O., nil! sing in Eu
gene Monday evening, October 15,
at eight o’clock in McArthur court.
Tito Schipn, Italian tenor of the
Metropolitan Opera company, will
gir o the second concert of the series
here March (>. He will bo followed
by the Fronznley quartet which will
be on farewell tour here April id.
Home concerts of the IT. of O. or
chestra and the men’s and women’s
glee clubs will finish the series.
Season reserve seat tickets for
faculty members and townspeople
will be $4.50. Reserve seats for the
symphony choir will be $1.50 and
general admission $1. Prices for the
Sehipa concert will be $2.50 for the
reserved seats and $1.50 for general
admission. University students will
be admitted on their student body
tickets.
Formal Opening
Assembly Billed
To Honor Frosh
Dean of Schools To Seat
New Students; Heads
To Stand Responsible
A formial opening assembly in
honor of the freshmen will be held
at McArthur court Thursday morn
ing at 11:00 o’clock, Ronald Hubbs,
chairman of the Freshman Week
directorate which has charge of the
affair, announces. Other members
of the committee are Art Anderson,
Paul Hunt, Jane Cochran, and Alson
Bristol.
Speakers on the program will in
clude Governor Patterson, represent
ing the state; President Hall, rep
resenting the university; Fred Jen*
kins president of the Eugene Cham
ber of commerce, in behalf of the
city 'of Eugene; and .Too McKeown,
president of th A. 8. U. O., as rep
resentative of the student body.
Invocation will be given by Rev.
Jbhn Maxwell Adiijns, new juni
versity pastor. Roy Bryson will
sing and the U. of O. band will
play.
^Students will be seated by classes,
the center section being reserved for
freshmen. The new students will
assemble in the northwest corridor
of McArthur court whore they will
be lead to their places by the deans
of the schools who will bo dressed
in full academic regalia. Class presi
dents will bo hold responsible for
the attendance of their classes.
Managers Appointed
For Women’s Sports
The following managers liavo been
appointed to take charge of sports
at the Woman’s building this term:
Swimming, Eunice Daniels; volley
ball, Nellie McDonald; speedball,
Marjorie Landru.
Eunice Daniels, who has charge of
swimming, has appointed the class
assistants as follows: Freshmen,
Lucille Murphy; sophomores, Albert
Lucille Murphy; sophomores, Al
berta Reeves; juniors, Betty Rum
mers; seniors, Winifred Weter.
Freshman and sophomore practice
will be held on Mondays and Thurs
days while the juniors and seniors
will have the pool on Tuesdays and
Fridays. Wednesday will be open
to all who wish to come. Practice
hours will always begin at five
o ’clock.
The class managers for the other
sports are yet to be appointed and
will be announced as soon as pos
sible.
Faculty Phone Lists
Now Being Distributed
This year’s faculty telephone di
rectories, containing the numbers of
the administration building offices
and various other campus buildings
as well as the home numbers of the
faculty, were off the University
Press yesterday morning and are
now being distributed, according to
Robert C. Ilall, superintendent of
the press. The directory is compiled
each fall. Two hundred copies were
printed yesterday, stated Mr. Ilall,
who explained that somo time in
November a second edition will be
run off.
‘Open House’
Upheld By Big
Majority Vote
Dr. Hall Will Entertain
Group at Formal Dinner
In Men’s Dorm Tonight
New Suggestion Made
For Exchange Dinners
Use of Autos oil Campus
Discouraged by Dean
Three thousand students will meet
Saturday evening, and henceforth
greet each other with the traditional
“hello.” Not more than five opposi
tions were raised against the present
open house plan when heads of or
ganizations came to a final vote
upon the issue at a meeting held In
Johnson hall last night.
Bean Elmer Shirrell, who presided
at the session, extended an invita
tion to all organization presidents
from Br. Hall, who will be host at
a formal dinner to be given this
evening at the men’s dormitory. A
number of matters, vital to the var
ious groups, will be discussed.
It was suggested that houses, dur
ing the year, revise the exchange
dinner system so that one men’s
organization and one women’s enter
tain a pertain number of guests for
the-evening. This new method would
obviate any unnecessary confusion
at either of the houses, according
to the house president submitting
the plan.
The use of autos was not only dis
couraged again by Bean Shirrell,
but was also made an imperative
issue; ho urged that only students
employing cars in their work keep
them oh the campus. Bean Shirrell
stated that the administration would
prefer not to legislate upon the
matter ns a number of other univer
sities have done.
After a motion made to retain
open house as it is, several of
the older men, having trod through
four open house affairs, gave their
opinions and pleaded for abolition.
Alternately the present plan was
staunchly upheld and as staunchly
disapproved.
The well known strains that the
“campus is too large” and that the
custom is non-democratic were again
heard; while vigorous “tradition re
tainers” maintained that the amognt
of exertion required did not over
balance the advantages of the old
custom. Contact with the various
houses and the opportunity of get
ting freshmen acquainted were
strong points on the affirmative
side.
One man declared that students
get out of open house just what they
put into it. A representative from
the women’s heads of organizations
had to withdraw the first decision
made several days ago, since a.
“number of the girls have changed
their ntfnds.”
A schedule for open house, begin
ning Saturday night at 7 o’clock,
will bo worked out and announced
later. The final vote was taken,
plans were discussed, about fifty
students drew long breaths, Mae
stood up, stretched his fore paws and
padded silently out of the room.
Reception Tomorrow
Will Honor Students
New to This Campus
President and Mrs. Arnold Ben
nett Hall, Dean and Mrs. Elmer D.
Shirrell, and Miss Hazel Prutsinan
are giving a reception for tlie fresh
man class and new students this
Thursday, October 11, from :DO to
0:00 o’clock at Alumni hall of the
Woman’s building. There will bo
dancing. Campus togs will be in
order.
The freshman reception is to bo
come a tradition in the University.
It is an opportunity for the fresh
men and new students to become
better acquainted.
F. G. Young Undergoes
Operation; Is Better
Professor F. G. Young, dean of
tlio school of sociology here, who
underwent a serious operation Sat
urday at the Pacific Christian hos
pital, was recovering fairly well last
night, and his condition was held
promising, according to his attending
physician, Dr. George I. Hurley, of
Eugene.
Dean Young has been connected
with the university for .‘l.'l years, and
has been dean of the sociology school
since 1920.