Self-Support
Large Factor
At University
Oregon Students Trusting
On Their Own Savings
Number 840 This Year
Collins, Statistician,
Compiles New Report
50 Per Cent Contribute
Half of Year’s Expenses
Parents or guardians of some S40
students in the University of Oregon
never have any financial worries
about those young
people—they sup-1
1> o r t themselves!
entirely. This, and
the fact that 50 <
per cent of the]
students at thisi
institution a r el
contributing a t i
least 50 per eentl
of (heir expenses!
is shown in a re-1
port on student I
self-support just
compiled by Rich-J
nrd Collins, uni
versity stntisti- Earl Pallett
cian.
Of tlio 840 young people who are
entirely self-supporting, (i4(i are men
and 194 women. All tlie way through
Collins’ report, it is indicated that
more men than women are paying
their own way through school, and
an equally to bo expected fact that
the percentage of upper classmen
self-supporting is larger than that
of freshmen and sophomores.
There are, however, 207 freshmen
who are entirely responsible for
their own support in their first year
of college. Thirty-five of these are
women. The total number of fresh
men in the university at registration
time, when the records were taken,
was 1012. Of the 969 sophomores,
235, including 43 women, are 100
per cent self-supporting. One hun
dred and eighteen juniors and 136
1 seniors rank in the 100 per cent
column, the smaller sizes of these
classes bringing the proportion well
over that of the lower classes.
Self-supporting 28 Per Cent
The percentage of students in the
university entirely self-supporting
is 27.9; that of men, 37.70; that of
women, 14.48. A total of 288 stu
dents, or 9.57 per cent, reported
they are 75 per cent self-supporting,
this figure including 217 men and
71 women. In the 50 per cent col
umn, there are 301 men and 76
women, or 12.53 per cent of the
student body. Those able to pay
one-fourth of their expenses number
281, or 9.34 per cent, and those pay
ing 10 per cent total 171 or 5.68
per cent.
Nine hundred and twenty-nine
students, including 186 men and 743
women, admitted that they send
home to father for nearly all of.
their money. This represents*30.88
per cent of the whole student body.
A total of 122 students did not
make any statement regarding their
support.
^ Grads on Own
The percentage of graduate stu
dents who support themselves is
very high. Out of a total of 129,
only 14 stated they were less than
10 per cent self-supporting, while
101 were 75 per cent or above. This
is regarded ns a definite indication
th*t as a rule, once a student has
obtained his first degree, he depends
upon himself to contribute toward
obtaining higher ones.
“The large proportion of students
who support themselves at this in
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Students fjftHere
To Cavort Friday
Local Girls Give Dance
At Craftsman Club
More fun than you can shake n
stick at, no footin', it's going to
bo good. What's going to be good,
you say’ Why the dance the
Eugene Girls club is giving for the
students who can’t go home Thanks
giving.
This coming Friday afternoon
ahout ft o’clock, when you are feel
ing ‘low-down’, and wishing you
had some of the turkey the folks
at home are having, just dr oft in
at the Craftsman club, and you will
immediately feel your blues depart
ing. Nelliebell Swan, in charge of
the dance, says she is absolutely
sure that everyone will have even
more fun than they did at the Jam
boree, “And if this promise doesn’t
entice you, doughnuts and cider are
being served too,” she added.
Miss Hazel Frutsman, dean of
women, says
“A very fine idea, for our Eugene
Girls to be hostesses to students
who do not go home Thanksgiving.”
Thirty-five cents is the admission
price, and the tickets will be num
bered and the person holding the
lucky number will receive a. prize,
and not from Woolworth, either,
the committee assures.
This is a strictly no-date affair.
The varsity Vagabonds will reign
at music making.
Workbig w*ith Miss Swan, are
Shirleigh Glad, place; Charlotte Oarll,
music; Doris Hardy, food; Bobby
Reid; publicity, and Alice Carter,
patrons and patronesses.
Edith McMullen
Gives Group of
Organ Numbers
Excellent Technique Is
Displayed by Organist;
Agnes Petzold Assisted
Miss Edith McMullen gave her
senior recital at. the organ of the
Music building last night before an
appreciative audience of friends.
She displayed an excellent technique,
indicative of much talent; the one
criticism to offer is that as yet her
playing lacks that emotion that we
call “expression,” but that will
come with deeper understandings
and experiences.
The first number, Bach’s “Pre
lude and Fugue in D Minor,” a
heavy piece, was rendered with per
fect ease. Miss McMullen [plays
with firm, sure fingers and feet
which is the first and biggest step.
The two favorite numbers on her
program were: “Starlight” by Karg
Elert, and “By the Pool of Pirenc”
of Stoughton’s, both similar and
suggestive of 'pale yellow moons
over lonely lakes in deep forests.
There was more feeling evident
in these two, also. Miss McMullen
is a student of John Stark Evans
of the school of music faculty, and
is also a member of Mu Phi Epsi
lon.
Due to the sudden illness of Miss
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183 Graduate Students
Ejiroll for Fall Term
Fifty-five students are registered
in the graduate school in Portland,
making the total enrollment for the
fall term here and in Portland 183,
according to figures given out last
night by Dr. George Rebec, dean of
the school. Although 18 cards are
yet out, the 32 Portland graduates
who have filed are distributed
among the major departments as
follows: education, 12; German lit
erature, 1; Spanish, 1; psychology,
1; history, 7; English, 9; sociology,!.
News of Civil War Pasted On Walls
Of Ancient House W recked By Frosh
Shades of General Sherman!
That’s the substance of what a dozen
freshmen cried when they found
that they had .just finished tearing
down a house that had been built in
Civil War days!
The frosli had gone to Springfield
in search of fuel for the Homecom
ing bonfire. A bridge was being
built in Springfield, and an old
white house stood in its path. The
frosli were given permission to
wreck the house and carry away the
lumber.
A dozen young men threw them
selves at the task with axe and
crowbar, and in a short two hours
the house had been torn to the
ground.
“Gosh! this place must be old!”
said one of the wreckers, as he
stumbled over the ruins. “Look at
the nails they used.”
He held one of them up in his
hand. It was not round and sharply
pointed like present-day nails, but
was a square, crudely cut piece of
metal, with a jagged blunt point.
“Must have 'been built 40 years
ago,” said another. Then the speak
er stooped, picked up a piece of
wallpaper, and gasped in astonish
ment. On the back of that wall
paper was a piece of old yellowed
newspaper, and it was dated 18611!
More of the old newspaper rfas
torn from the back of the wallpaper
which it had lined, and each piece
was filled with news of the Civil
War, although in none of the scraps
was it possible to find the name of
the newspaper.
TKe evidence already uncovered
was considered sufficient to indi
cate that the old white house had
been built (or at least wallpapered)
| nearly three-quarters of a century
ago.
Ralston Heads
Conference
Directorate
Work Allied With Greater
Oregon Committee in
University Attendance
Harold Kelley To Act
As Assistant Chairman
School Delegates Will Visit
Campus January 11, 12
•To Ralston will bo general chair
man of this year’s high school con- j
fcrencc, to bo hold Friday and Sat- !
... UUIMULL-L Ur(l{hV» JatUiary 11 !
mid 12, .Too Me-1
Known announced
yesterday. .To has
appointed her di
rectorate as fol
1 o w s : assistant
chairman, Harold
Kelley; secretary,
I Betty Schmeer;
I eorre spondence,
I II a 1 Anderson;
| registration a n d,
g a c c o m modation,
" * ‘ Helen Peters; wel
Jo Ralston eome and campus
tour, Paul Hunt;
banquet, Shirley Hew; entertain
ment, Rosser Atkinson; publicity,
Elaine Crawford; Woman's league,
Edith Dodge.
The general chairman of the di
rectorate has always been a. man.
McKeown said, in explaining this
break with precedent, “I feel sure
that Jo Ralston can handle the job
as well as any man could. She
has proved her ability, lifts been, a
hard and willing worker, and is an
excellent organizer. I felt these
qualifications especially fitted her
for chairman.”
Large Number Expected
“I realize the responsibility of
the position,” ,To Ralston said.
“The conference is closely allied
jfith the Greater Oregon committee
in influencing students to attend
this university. This year we ex
pect six or seven hundred repre
sentatives of the various high
schools over the state, including of
ficers of each student body, wom
an’s league, and press association.
They will naturally tell of the im
pressions they get of us while they
are here.”
Jo Ralston was on the directorate
of last year’s high school conference,
is president of Mortar Board, a
member of Mu Phi Epsilon and
woman’s Order of the “O.” Last
year she was business manager of
campus chest and vice-president, of
house managers’ association. She is
an Alpha Phi.
Harold Kelley, assistant chairman,
is To-ko-lo president, and was as
sistant yell king in ’J7- '28. He is
a member of Beta Theta Pi.
Experienced Secretary Chosen
Betty Schmeer, secretary, is an
Alpha Phi. She is secretary of the
Woman’s league, and has served on
committees for April Frolic, Dad’s
Day, Y. W. C. A.
Hal Anderson, in charge of the
correspondence, is on the Co-op
board and “Y” cabinet. lie be
longs to Sigma Chi.
Helen Peters, in charge of regis
tration and accommodation, is trea
surer of Woman’s league, an officer
of Kwnma, treasurer of Thespians,
is a member of Psi Omega, dental
honorary, and of the glee club and
nursing club. She is a Kappa Alpha
Theta.
Paul Hunt, a Kappa Sigma, is In
charge of the welcome and campus
tour. He is president of the Ore
gon Knights, and member of To
ko-lo.
Shirley Rew is in charge of the
banquet and promises to feed the
delegates well.
Rosser Atkinson will see to the
entertainment. He is a Phi Gamma
Delta, and is on the ,trgck squad.
Elaine Crawford is a day editor
of the Emerald, and will have
charge of the publicity for the con
ference. Elaine is an Alpha Gamma
Delta.
Edith Dodge, president, will rep
resent the Woman’s league. She is
a Theta Sigma Phi, belongs to
Kwama, Mortar Board, Phi Theta
Upsilon. Last year she won the
Gerlinger cup. Edith is an Alpha
Delta Pi.
Cosmopolitan Club
Gives Party Tonight
A Thanksgiving party for students
will be held tonight at the Y. M.
C. A. hut, beginning at 7:30 p. m.
The Cosmopolitan club under the
leadership of Samuel Whopg, presi
dent, will be in charge. Games,
special entertainment and refresh
ments will take up the evening. Mr.
Whong invites all interested to at
tend.
Pan-Pacific Meet
Proves Success
Six Go From V. of O.;
Affair Will Ho Annual
The first Pun-Pacific conference
on Pacific relations was held last
week end, November 2", 24, and 2d
in Portland, Oregon, to discuss the
various problems facing the coun
tries bordering the Pacific ocean.
The delegation was made up of
4." students and 10 adults represent
ing eight colleges and four coun
tries all over the world. Schools
represented wore: University of
Washington, College of Puget
Sound, Linfield, Reed College, Wil
lamette, Oregon State College, Uni
versity of Oregon. Foreign dele
gates were from China, Japan,
Korea, l’hillipines, Russia, and
America.
The six- students who represented
the University of Oregon, were:
La Wanda Fenlason, Alson Bristol,
.lessie Winchcll, Frank Shimizu, Dor
othy Thomas, and Christine ITolt.
The conferonde opened with a
banquet at Reed College, where Dr.
Norman F. Coleman, president, of
that school, spoke on “Inter-racial
Contacts.” Dr. Roy IT. Akagi also
spoke on “General Problems of
the Pacific.” After that au open
forum was held by Professor Fl
dron Griffin, of the Oriental lan
guage department of the University
of Washington.
The following morning, Dr. Akagi
again spoke, this time on the prob
lem of population and food supply
and how it pertained to the entire
world. Sunday morning the dele
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Public Speaking
Text Is Written
By J. K. Horner
Book by Oregon Professor
Published as Authority
By D. C. Heath Company
“An admirable text that states
the principles of public, speaking in
a practical and interesting way,” is
the comment o-f
Heath &
Company’s critics
on the text book
of public speaking
written by J. K.
Ilorncr, debate
coach and profes
sor of p u b 1 i c
speaking at the
University of Ore
gon, that is listed
among the forth
coming books for
colleges to be pub
I i s h e d in the
J. K, Horner
spring of 1929.
The book lias 19
chapters and the exercises and il
lustrations are copious with a, sec
tion on vocabulary drill and pro
nunciation included at the end of
each chapter.
Old Book Revised
“The book as published,” said
Professor Horner, “is a complete re
vision and correction of the manu
seipt form which has been in use
hero at Oregon for the past two
years. It will also contain addi
tional chapters that are not present
in the manuscript form,” he said.
“Mr. Horner’s book is more sys
tematic in the treatment of compo
sition and has superior illustrative
material, and many people would be
led to adopt it in preference to
Phillips or Brigance,” is the addi
tional comment of the critics.
lie is well known in public speak
ing and debate circles, having come
to the University of Oregon from
the University of Oklahoma follow
ing four years of debate coaching
and teaching there. Professor Horner
is a graduate of the University of
Oklahoma and has done graduate
work in English at Harvard uni
versity. This will be his third year
at Oregon in a similar position to
that he held previous to coming
here from Oklahoma.
Good Record Shown
The debate teams at the Univer
sity of Oklahoma during Mr. Horn
er’s period of coaching there made
very creditable showings anil were
quite widely known for their ability,
according to A. Holmes Baldridge,
professor of public speaking and
assistant debate coach at the Uni
versity of Oregon. Mr. Baldridge
debated at the University of Okla
homa two years during the time of
Mr. Horner’s residence there as de
bate coach.
in addition to being an author of
speech works, Professor Horner is
recognized for his ability as a lec
turer and according to Mr. Bald
ridge he will make a tour of a mid
western Chautauqua circuit as a
humorous lecturer during the coming
summer season. For the past two
I summers he has taught in the Uni
| versity of Texas summer school.
Term Finals
Scheduled to
Begin Dee. 15
Examination Week Has
Five Days for First Time
In History of Campus
Quizzes in Hygiene
Slated for Saturday
Romance Language Tests
Come Friday Afternoon
Tlu' finnl examination schedule
for fair term lias been announced
by Miss Gertrude Stephenson, secre
tary of the schedule committee.
Glasses that are not arranged below
take an irregular status and must
be scheduled by the instructor in
consultation with Miss Stephenson,
who can be reached by telephone
at 703.
All examinations will be held in
the regular classrooms unless other
wise arranged by the instructor:
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday, December 15
1-3—Personal Hygiene for Women.
Monday, December 17
8-10—Eight o’clock classes meet
ing Monday, Wednesday, Friday or
any two of these days, and four or
five hour classes at eight.
10-12—Eight o’clock classes meet
ing Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or
any two of these days.
1-3—First and second year French,
all sections. Third year French lit
erature, all sections.
3-5—First and second year Span
ish, all sections. Third year Spanish
literature, all sections.
Tuesday, December 18
8-10—Nine o’clock classes meet
ing Monday, Wednesday, Friday or
any two of these days, and four and
five hour classes at nine.
10-12—Nine o’clock classes meet
ing Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or
any two of these days.
1-3—Man and His Environment,
both sections.
3-5—Report Writing, Business
English, and Exposition classes, all
sections.
Wednesday, December 19
8-10—Ten o’clock classes meeting
Monday, Wednesday, Friday or any
two of these days, and four and
five hour classes at ten. ,
10-12—Ten o’clock classes meeting
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or any
two of these days.
1-3—(Irregular classes where pos
sible).
3-5—Constructive Accounting, all
sections.
Thursday, December 20
8-10—Eleven o’clock classes meet
ing Monday, Wednesday, Friday or
any two of these days, and four
hour classes at eleven.
10- 12—Eleven o’clock classes
meeting Tuesday, Saturday.
l-.'i—Two o’clock classes meeting
Monday, Wednesday, Friday or any
two of these days, ami four and five
hour classes at two.
11- fi—Two o’clock classes meeting
Tuesday, Thursday.
Friday, December 21
8-10—One o’clock classes meeting
Monday, Wednesday, Friday or any
two of these days, and four and five
hour classes at one.
10-12—One o’clock classes meet
ing Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or
any two of these days.
i-li—Three o’clock classes meet
ing Monday, Wednesday, Friday or
any two of these days, and four and
five hour classes at three.
—Three o’clock classes meet
ing Tuesday, Thursday.
Outcome of Oreganu
Drive Still Unknown
With drive results at a number
of living groups not yet checked
the outcome of the Oregann sub
scription canvass last Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday is still in
doubt, it was learned yesterday
afternoon at the offices of the A.
S. U. O. At the close of the drive
Ron JIubbs, manager of the Ore
gana, turned the checking over to
the organization whose publicity
committee will make the final de
cision on whether or not the book
is to be published.
Phi. Theta Upsilon Plans
Vacation Entertainment
An enjoyable entertainment is
planned for the tea which will be
given by members of Phi Theta
Upsilon, women’s honorary service
fraternity, and the hobby group en
titled “Miscellaneous,” next Sun
day afternoon from 4 to •> o’clock
in the woman’s room of the Wo
man’s building.
Mildred Lowdon and Etolin Cam
pen have been appointed by Diana
Deininger- to take charge of the
tea. Mildred Dobbins is feature
chairman.
Holiday Assured
Regardless Of Flu
Patients May Go Homo
If Called for in Cars
“ Permission has boon obtained
from tbo state Health officers to
allow the students a Thanksgiving
vacation regardless of the “flu epi
demic,” according to the statement
of Dr. Fred Miller of the university
health service.
All students who are now in the
infirmary and are possibly able to
travel will be allowed to go to their
homes providing their parents will
come for them in enclosed cars.
No student who has been confined
to the infirmary will be allowed to
travel in busses or on the train, how
ever, according to Dr. Miller, since
that restriction was especially em
phasized by the Board of Health.
There are approximately 5S) cases
of influenza under the care of the
university health service at the pres
ent date. Students who are taken
ill today and the majority of those
who have applied at the infirmary
this week will be sent home for
the holidays unless they are too
sick to travel.
No special Thanksgiving-menu has
been planned for those who will
be left in the infirmary over the
holidays but, according to Dr. 'Mil
ler, those who do stay here will
probably not be very m'ucli inter
ested in turkey dinners.
‘Paul B liny an’ Has
Great Interest
In East Circles
University Printed Book,
Then by Big Publisher,
Oregon Woman Author
Because of the creative originality
of a small book entitled “Baul Bun
van Conies West,” illustrated and
published seven years ago entirely
by University of Oregon students
and faculty members, has been of
such demanding interest in literary
circles of the entire nation, the
Houghton Mifflin company, of Bos
ton and New York, this fall has
published a second edition, copies
of which are now on the Oregon
campus, being available at the Uni
versity Co-op.
'1’lie charm of the book, only
100 copies of which were originally
printed, is in its linoleum cuts, done
with a quaint ruggedness and sim
plicity of’design, which are used
for page borders and illustration^
and give to “Paul Bunynn Comes
West” its artistic personality that
has interested so many who have
a fancy for finely made books.
Ida Turney Wrote Story.
Ida Virginia Turney, then a mem
ber of the English department fac
ulty, and now living at Berkeley
where she is teaching English at
the University of California, wrote
the narrative, a jolly series of tales
about Paul Bunynn, the mythical
story-teller hero of the Northwest
lumber camps, who told with such
audacious naivete of building a
hotel “out west” and putting the
last seven stories on hinges to let
the moon go by.
Helen N. Rhodes, then a member
of the art faculty here, and now
an art instructor at the University
of Washington where she has done
lunoleum cut illustrations for var
ious publications, had charge of the
linoleum work, which was done by
students. The printing was done
at the University Press under the
direction of Superintendent R. C.
Hall who spoke yesterday of the
pride of craftsmanship which the
publishing of the tales gave to him
as well as those who constructed
its literary and art. content.
In Great Demand
Ho great has been the demand
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Oregon Team
In California
For Big Game
Thanksgiving Day Battle
Expected To Feature
Team’s Finest Playing
Twenty-five Players
Taken to Los Angeles
Bruins Believe Kitzmiller
To Be Leading Man
By HARRY VAN DINE
Tho University of Oregon foot
ball team, twenty-five players anil
five eondu's ami managers, will nr
rive in Los Ange
los aboard t ti e
West Coast Limit
ed tliis morning
in readiness for
their turkey-day
game with ( h e
Bruins of the Unir
versify of Califor
nia at Los Ange
les. The players
will h e p u t
through, a light
practice drill to
day on the turf of
- the Los Angeles
John KItzmiller Coliseum to accus
tom them to the surroundings. To
morrow’s -game will start at 2:1!)
o’eloek and will be broadcast over
the radio so loyal Oregon rooters
will bo able to listen-in while en
joying their Thanksgiving dinner.
Popular Price Game Listed
A novel idea is being introduced
to the football fans of the south
ern California metropolis' in the
shape of a popular price game, all
seats selling for a dollar and a half.
The seat sale has picked up con
siderably in the last few days, ac
cording to reports received on the
c„mpus, showing that the people of
the south are interested in seeing
Oregon’s big grid team in action.
Tho feats of Johnnie KItzmiller
have been widely heralded down
there and he will be the center of
attraction during the game.
Other Game Scheduled
Fans will certainly receive plenty
of football for the price of their
pasteboards as the two Los Angeles
high schools will clash for the chaTn
pionship of the city as a preliminary
to tho Wehfoot-Ucln game. Manuel
high school has earned the right to
play Lincoln high in the city finals
and their contest will start at noon.
This game was scheduled to be play
ed November 2,‘lrd but the impos
sible happened in Los Angeles end
it was postponed until tomorrow.
The natives down there have been
enjoying a week of rain—and by
rain we don’t mean Oregon mist.
First String to Start
Coach McEwan will start his reg
ular first string lineup against the
Bruins as the regulars who were
laid up with minor injuries from
the Aggie battle, Ted Pope and
Woodie Archer, ends, and George
Stadelman, center, are back in trim
ready to go at top speed. The other
men starting the game will proba
bly be the same who have started
the majority of conference games.
The Uclas are reputed to be at
their peak of condition for the game
and are expected to put up a real
battle.
The Oregon squad is composed of
[ 10 linemen and nine backs, among
j whom are all of last year’s lctter
| men. The game will be the last
I conference game for six of the Wcb
! foot players, Ted Pope, George
I Burnell, Merrill Hagan, Cotter
Gould, Ira Woodie, and Art Ord.
These men have all played their
three years of conference competi
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Ancient Jews, Japanese, Germans,
Chinese, Have Thanksgiving, Too
America retreats to her homes
tomorrow, at least long enough to
enjoy the Thanksgiving turkey. As
the steaming bird takes its regal j
plaeo at the table, thoughts natur-;
ally wander to the little band of!
fifty-five Pilgrims who three- j
hundred and seven years ago cele
brated its harvest.
These sturdy settlers, however,
were not the first to rejoice with
a day of thanksgiving; and although
the United States is unique in set
ting apart one certain day each
year for feasting and thanks, there
are similar celebrations in many
lands.
The ancient Jews kept a “feast
unto the Lord seven days;” the
Greeks offered yearly sacrifices of
fruits and corn to Demeter, god
dess of the harvests. The Romans
,in their harvest festival of Cere
lia went in processions to the fields
for worship and play.
Omatsuri is the Japanese celebra
tion which corresponds to our day
of thanks. Frank Ziniitzu, junior
in the university, describes its ob
servance in his native province. The
ceremonies center about the prov
incial shrine erected in memory of
the 10th emperor s son, who, in
popular legends, died there some
two thousand years ago in struggle
with the enemy. Ancient imple
ments of warfare kept in the build
ing, are carried down the 1800 foot
hall of the shrine. Before the cof
fin which guards the remains of the
ancient warrior, the procession stops
and offers prayers.
Noise and excitement are added
to the occasion by two young boys
dressed as girls who are raced
through town beating drums. They
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