Kenneth Rinns Repeats Tale Of Beaver Fame Victorious Web foot Grid Team Due in Eugene This Coming Week Paul J. Sehissler picked up a dry Portland Telegram crying _ towel and sobbed forth a long lugubrious story to Kenneth Binns, well known sporting c <1 it or of the Telegram. The sad talc’ was of the rise and fall and rise again of the O. S. C. * A Beaver football team. The fortunes of the Beavers are like the trials of the newsboys and the bootblacks of lloratio Alger fame—only more so if any, which means vos. The Staters with loud trumpets blazoned forth the glory of their coining fame. The Southern California Trojans touched the first false-note and Washington State, two weeks later, added notably to tin1 growing <Uslmrmony. Complete discord struck the Bea ver trumpeters and even victories over Washington and Montana failed to right the tune. The 12 to (l loss to Oregon appeared to be the end. it was not, however, and Ore gon State redeemed itself in true Alger fashion. It rose from the darkest of the deep depths of de spair and trounced New York uni versity, the champions of the east. Kenny Binns, prompted by a gen erous mood and the memory of a close shave received while a mem ber of the O. S. 0., then O. A. ('., student body, consented to print P. ,T. Schissler’s account of the Beaver football season. For a couple of weeks the Telegram was moist with Schissler’s tears, but it was only a trick leading up to a happy climax. The climax was the New York game. Reliissler evidently backed Binns against the wall of the Telegram sport office and poured forth vol umes of grief. When Binns attempt ed to resist, Schissler threatened him with the well known Beaver tonsorial operation. Schisselr began like this: “To really appreciate the New York game you have to get the groundwork. Here it is.” And Binns listened for hours and hours, and then reproduced the lecture in the forthcoming issues of the Tele gram. It was a great relief to Binns when the whole thing was over, but he was able to learn the Why and Wherefore of every eyelash blinked on the Oregon State football team the entire season of 1928. Binns, who printed the Beaver mentor’s “thoughts and impressions somewhat serially,” finally got to the Oregon game. It was a touchy subject for P. .T. and he said: “Hang it! This stuff sounds a lot like I was trying to cover up my chin. If you let that impression get out I ought to spank you. (Meaning Binns). I’m not. I lost games, and deserved to lose them. Bo you un derstand that?” Mr. Binns was sure that- he did. “That mud .... it taught us a lesson. 8o did McEwan,” declared Schissler in speaking of the Wcb foot game. McEwan and the Ore gon team were mentioned incident ally after the mud question had been settled. And yet more had P. J. to say: “That game taught us one, thing. Next year we’ll have a canvas cover on that field whenever it rains. My players are not mud hens. They can’t win in the mud.” The last statement is particularly true. Of course, the Beavers only have been playing in the mud a matter of about 35 years or so. * * * But the past conference football season has little interest to the Ore gonians now when they are about to welcome a victorious grid team back from Hawaii, and to launch out into a drive for the basketball champion ship of the northern division of the Pacific coast conference. The Web foots won both their games in the islands and will return to Eugene next week. The Honolulu town team was defeated 13 to 0 on Christ mas day and the University of (Continued on rage iwo) ^ "Mysterious Prowler’ Committed to Asylum The terror produced on the cam pus toward the end of the fall tern caused by the activities of the ,;mysterious prowler” came to ai end Sunday, December 23, with the arrest of Walter Butler, senior ir the university. Butler confessed tc the police that during the month ol December he unlawfully entered a' various times the Alpha Omicroi Pi, Delta Gamma, Phi Mu, Oamm; Phi Beta, Sigma Xu, Theta Chi, am Phi Iiappa Psi houses. After : mental examination Butler was com mitted to the state insane^ asylun by the Lane county circuit court^ I A 33 Students Flunked Out Of University -- Men Worst Offenders in Failing To Pass; Six Women Fall Under Ax Ninety-three Placed On Probationer’s List Underclassmen Hardest Hit By Rides About Study Scholarship regulations at the Uni versity of Oregon have reduced the enrollment here by 3d, of whom 27 are men and six women, if was an nounced today by Karl M. Pallett, registrar. Of this number, 11) men and four women were underclass men who failed to receive passing grades in at least five hours, while 10, eight men and two women, were upperclassmen who failed to receive passing grades in 10 hours. In addi tion to these there are four other students whose standing depends up on whether or not grades not yet reported are passing. A total of 93 lower divisica stu dents were placed on probation. These students made more than five hours, but less than 10 for the term, No upperclassmen went on proba- i tion, since they have to make 10 hours in order to remain in the uni versity. Of the 93., SO are man and but 13 women. Grades not yet re ported will determine the standing of 11 more students who may come under the probation classification. J In spite of the drastic scholastic regulations the number “flunking out” and the number on probation is not high. This is attributed to the fact that students have realized more the need of intensive study, and have been more industrious dur ing the term. Fewer students go to classes and examinations not well prepared, it is believed, and the hum- . ber of those who “take a chance” is said to be very small. Some of the students reported as being dropped may be re-instated this term if they can show good cause for their deficiencies. Those not reinstated must remain away from school for a year, and then are admitted only after petitioning and usually upon probation. Mortar Board Ball Is Saturday, January 5 Debut of All-campus Dance Is Formal for Women Tickets wore placed on sale yes terday for the first annual Mortar Board Ball, an all campus dance to be given Saturday evening, January 5, in the Woman’s builting. They may be procured at the Co-op and at the Lee Duke cafe and from rep resentatives in all men’s living or ganizations at $1.50 per couple. The ball, which is being initiated on the campus this year and will become a tradition in the future, will be formal in dress for women, with an option left to the men. There are grounds to back the statements that there will be good music, good floor, good features and good decorations, say the heads of the various committees. Johnny Robinson’s Varsity Vagabonds, eight in number, have been enveigled to play. The Campa Shoppe will be closed. A special stage for the orchestra is to be built at the side of the room and its decorations of huge, black mortar will be the main note of the decorative plan. The pro grams will also carry out the mor tar board scheme. Infirmary Gives Many Students Medical Aid During the fall term the univer sity infirmary provided treatment for -150 patients, a number almost equal to the number treated during all three terms of the 1927-28 year, according to a report which has been prepared by Dr. Fred N. Miller, head of the university health service. The large increase is explained by the fact that 2711 of the 450 were affected by the influenza epidemic. John Mueller To Go To Portland Sunday John IT. Mueller, assistant pro fessor of sociology, will leave Sun day for Portland on business. As he will return Tuesday, his class in primitive society at 9 o’clock, and the two in principles of sociology at 11 and 2, will not meet. The child welfare course at 10 o’clock will hold ■ class, ho says, however, and some 1 one will be in the office to register students entering late. , i U. S. Dry for Ten Years •/ <*«> Oregon Profs Differ Upon Sneeess Of Prohibition; Need Enforcement --- Bv LESTER Mt-DONALD — “Prohibition lias boon greatly ex aggerated ! ” The tenth anniversary of the Vol stead net was the first of January, so t-he reporter was limiting for a victim. He saw the Villard hull fire escape, used as an entrance to Ste venson Smith's office; climbed to the second floor on the rather Bo hemian staircase; crawled thru the window, and had a victim that could always be trusted to say something provoking. Professor Smith, asso ciate professor of English, is one of tin* campus’s ardent nnti-Vol steaders. “One of the striking results of the Prohibition amendment is the singular lack of gentlemanly drink ing. Some of these grille dances in our larger cities look more like a picture of the Hogarth gin lane than civilized dancing parties,” Pro fessor Smith remarked, after he had finished with several students in his office. “Prohibition has added greatly to (Continued on Page Two). ’ Prohibition is a success, is the view of Dr. TI. (i. Townsend in dis i cussing it from the angle of ton years after. "As a piece of social legislation, social and economic, prohibition has certainly not been a failure,” said the professor of philosophy. "It lias removed from the street offensive evidences of alcoholism; it has promoted the general safety of travel; and it has brought order and efficiency into modern Ameri can life.” 4 As a qnestipn of morals, Dr. Town | send declared thaf the amendment has nothing to dh with morality. Violent pros and dons try to make it such a question, he said, but it has made no man better or worse. Un man nature cannot be changed by law. ‘•Prohibition has not made a bet i ter, but a safer and more orderly I United States. In illy boyhood T j lived, in a Nebraska town of 2000 j people,” said Dr. Townsend, “where (Continued on Vatic Three) C. Calouri Earns Highest Grades For Fall Term Increased Standards Cut Number on Honor Roll To Fifty-six Students Catherine Calouri, a senior in Latin from Portland, led the fall term honor roll with no grade below I, the highest mark given. There was a. total of 50 students on the list announced from the office of the registrar, Earl M. Pallett. Formerly students might receive the honor rating bjj carrying a load of eight hours and receiving no grade less than II. This year the administration increased the re quired student load to 111 hours. The short list was also explained because of the large number of persons who took ineompletes in more than one subject, such action making them ineligible for the roll. All Grades II or Eetter The registrar announced the fol lowing ns having received no grade less than II: Bliss Ajisnes, La Grande; LeBoy Bove, Portland; James Coombos, Eugene; Frank Hall, Creswell; Bichard Kneeland, Portland; Karl Lindstrum, Lebanon; Robert Miller, Pendleton; Biclmrd Morris, Portland; Wade Newbegin, Portland; Herbert Pate, Eugene; Bussell Bichmond, Siletz; Francis P. Bobinson, La Grande; Frederick Sandebcrg, Portland; Clement Shaf er, Lewiston, Idaho; Cecil Snyder, Eugene; Theodore Tetz, Portland; Harry Van Dine, Portland; John W. Weik, Astoria. Catherine Calouri, Portland; Jane Cochran, Portland; Wilma Eddy, Corvallis; Alice E. Edwards, Ta coma, Wash.; LaWanda Fenlason, Portland; Mary G. Gauntlett, Aber deen, Wash.; Jeanette Ilermance, j Eugene; Naomi Holunan, Portland; | Irene Hollenbeck, Newberg; Butli J Jackson, Eugene; Katherine Karp enstein, Portland; Jennie Klemm, | Eugene; Dorothea Lenseh, Portland; Margaret McKnight, Eugene. Agnes Petzold, Oregon City; Mar guerite Schierbaum, Mount Angtd; Olga Sadilek, Oswego; Sarah Starr, Portland; Celia Stoddard, Portland; Kathleen Tharaldsen, Portland; Margaret Tingle, Eugene; Jean Thomlins, Pasadena, Cal.; Mildred Wharton, Portland. One Incomplete Reported Students with no grade below IT, but having an incomplete in one subject are: Edward McDaniel, Elk ton; Allan East, Portland; Bussell Hendricks, Portland; Keith Ingalls, Eugene; Aubrey Walker, Grants Pass; Mary Cameron, Portland; I Katherine Galbraith, Portland; Florence Hill, Harbor; Margaret Knapp,* Aurora; Willmadene Bichol oson, Portland; Bose Boberts, Port land; Marion Sten, St. Helens; Georgia Upthegrove, Portland; Zel raa M. Woods, Dallas. ' Dean Carpenter Sick With‘Flu’After Trif Dean Charles E. Carpenter of th< i University of Oregon law school ii i confined to his bed with influenza i and will be unable to attend classei during the first week of the winte: I term. Dean Carpenter was take: 1 ill while on his way home from tin ! meeting of the Association of Amer ' ican Law Schools held at Chieagi during the holidays. Teachers Hear Oregon Profs At Conference Ten Faculty Members Talk At Meetings; Results of Special Studies Given Ton University of Oregon profes sors told members of the Oregon State Teachers’ association the re sults of their studies and suggested changes in the public school system to improve its efficiency ivhen the association ■ ot in Portland Decem ber 2(1-20. Oregon faculty members who appeared on the program were Charles Id. Rothwell, instructor at the University high school; O. K. Burrell, assistant professor of busi ness administration; O. D. Stafford, professor of chemistry; Kenneth L. Shumaker, supervisor of English A; Fred L. Stetson, professor of educa tion; It. U. Moore, principal of Uni versity high school; Thomas II. Gentle, professor of education; Carl L. Huffaker, professor of educa tion; Ilcnry D. Sheldon, dean of the school of education. The handwriting of Oregon school children is poorer than that of pu pils in other states, though they write at a greater speed, Dr. Iluf faker told a session of the confer' once. Better qualified teachers and stricter handwriting demands in all work would improve the situation, he said, declaring that junior high school systems do not necessarily produce poor writing. Dr. Huffaker has made a study of the subject. Speaking before the science and mathematics department, It. U. Moore said that teaching geometry by the contract plan is 10 per cent more efficient than regular class drill. The system is about equal to the older method in algebra. The present division of the state (Continued on t’age Four') Hall Urges Students To Co-operate With Faculty During Term The fall term of the university lias eonie to a close, the first term for many students. The term has brought its problems as well as its joys and pleasures. It has been a time of achievement for many, and I am pleased to note a decided im provement in the quality of the stu dent body, such an improvement as should come with each term. The winter term is-now starting. In many ways it is the most im portant of the year. From a stand point of accomplishment in scholar ship it is outstanding in its oppor tunities. Students are now well ac quainted with the routine of school and study. You are acquainted with one another and with members of the faculty, and you can now all work smoothly together on scholas tic problems. I wish at this time to tell each student of the university that the administration and faculty is al 1 ways ready to cooperate in any way possible with every one of you. \Ve will be glad to listen to any ideas you may have, or to assist you in , any way. i Let us work together for a great er university, scholastically and in i every other way. ' Sincerely yours, ■ (Signed) . I>H. ARNOLD BENNETT HALL, President, University of Oregon. East Schools Regard West In New Light MeKeowu Returns After Attending Convention Of Student Offieers Colleges on Atlantic Respect Westerners Oregon State Man Wins National Presidency “Krsel Xarvor, student body pvosi doiit two years ago of O. 8. was elected president of the National C'ruuoiir- reitera tion o.f America, i Stanford univer || fsity scoured I tip Bpconveiition for Hie If ironi'nig year. All xin all t)ii> west 'leads in student s- government. ] t. was quite evident Ml lint student, nr ifflpuinizntion on the ■■const is the finest llllm the country,” pWoc MoKeown said yesterday regard Joe McKeown mg liis trip to mo University ot' Missouri (luring the Christum a vocation to attend tlio federation’s annual meeting. “It seemed to bo regularly ad mitted. The western representatives were often questioned concerning student affairs. Several represen tatives came around to see me and asked to see our constitution. They seemed to bo most interested in the graduate manager system, and the organization of the student and exe cutive councils.” The majority attending the uni versity seemed to think traditions a fine thing, McKeown continued, but the easterners eouldn’t under stand how Oregon upheld the tradi tion that only seniors may wear cords. Most of the universities en force the “green caps for all fresh men.” Rap 5-Year Men The initial step was taken to have blanket rules for eligibility in ath letics. Such a rule, if put into ef fect, would cover all inter-sectional games and would eliminate fifth year athletes. Tucker I’. Smith, executive secre tary of the national committee of militarism in education, had a. de bate with a prominent attorney of Columbia. “The University of Mis souri had a strong R. O. T. 0. and they didn't want doubt cast on its utility. However, after the debate an open discussion was held,” Me Koown said. Take Political Interest The committee on international re lations brought, up the Kellogg pact and the league of nations. Cable grams were sent to the universities of Bolivia and Paraguay expressing hope that the difficulties of the two countries might soon be settled. McKeown was a member of tho standing committee of publicity. He suggested a plan to publish a month ly magazine giving Hie news of all the colleges of America. was voted to investigate the possibility of such a publication. McKeown continued, “1 must say, people of Missouri are certainly hos pitable. The university was closed down because of the flu, and many of the sororities and fraternities were closed. Still places were found for all of us, and our time was com pletely taken up with interesting and educational programs.” McKeown traveled through four teen states. Of the universities lie was must impressed by the Univer sity of Missouri, which is tho oldest west of the Mississippi, and the Uni versity of Minnesota, which lias a beautiful and a very large campus. Emerald Staff Shifted For Winter Program Several changes and additions to the news staff of the Emerald were announced yesterday by Arthur Selioeni, managing editor. A shake up of the reporters of the paper has also taken place and different beats given to each of them to afford variety of work for the students. Vinton Hall was promoted to a position of day editor and Mary Klomm will act .as an assistant day editor. Fred Becliill, Ruth Gaunt, and Barney Miller received ad vancements to the position of night editor. New additions to the as sistant night editor staff were Vic tor Kaufman, Julia Currie, Beatrice Bennett, Ralph Yergen, Jean Gar man and Dave Totton. Kaufman and Bennett received promotions from the reportorial staff. Merlin Blais and Rex Tossing were the only newcomers among the reporters. One Patient Enjoys In firmary Vacation Thachpr Cottage. Annex Closed; ‘Fin' Abates Wlion dear old Santa Clans readied the 1T. id' O. infirmary during liis Christinas eve monmlerings lie found only one side student awaiting liis arrival. All the patients except Antonio Delfinado, junior in sociol ogy, had recovered in time to spend Christmas with their families. The nurses held a Christmas parly at the infirmary, and saw to it that Santa left a present on their tree for Antonio. Shortly before the holidays began the cessation of the influenza epi demic which made the closing of the annex and Timelier cottage possible, and all patients were moved to the infirmary proper. Since the re-opening of school, however, several new patients have been confined to the infirmary, and yesterday five beds were occupied. Marian Fluke is the only influenza case, ('destine Lagasca and Walter riinmpson are ill with the mumps, and Marjorie Conilit and Vinton Mail are confined with sore throats. Varsity Debate Plans Formed By J. K. Horner Freshman Tryouts Listed For January 9; Squad Much Smaller This Year Tlio mon’s varsity debate sched ule has been definitely arranged bv tlie debate conch, J. K. Horner, and the first forensic encounter for them will bo in the latter part of February, according to an announce ment made bv Mr. Horner yesterday. At the present time there are six coast schools on the schedule with a total of eight debates since both Idaho and Nevada have contracted for dual debates to be held at the respective schools. The balance of the schedule includes Washington ^tate college, at Pullman; Univer sity of Montana, at Portland, Uni versity of Wyoming, at Eugene, and Southwestern university, at Los A ngeles. ‘‘in addition to these there is a possibility of a dual debate with Stanford university and also North western university of Evanston, Il linois, wishes to debate here if it is possible to obtain a date on our schedule,” said Mr. Horner. The tryouts for the freshman de bate squad will be held Wednesday, January 0, and the women’s varsity tryouts on January -1!>. Both try outs will be held in Villanl hall at 3 ]i. m. The schedules for the freshmen and also for the women are not com pleted as yet, said Mr. Ilorner, but the managers are working on them and will have a number of good de bates for both squads this year. “The squad for the men’s debates is smaller this year and all those picked on the squad are required to register in intercollegiate debate,” the debate coach stated. “This class will meet on Thursday from two to four and by this method we hope to do away with a lot of the customary night work that has been necessary here at previous times,” Mr. Horner said. Dean Eric W. Allen Returns From Meet Appointed Head of New Committee on Research Erie W. Allen, dean of the school of journalism, has returned from the University of Michigan at Ann Ar bor, Michigan, where he was a dele gate to the annual convention of the American Association of Teach ers of Journalism, which met Decem ber 27-2!). Dean Allen was named the chair man of a new body created at this convention, the National Research Council in Journalism. Other mem bers of the board are: W. (!. Bleyer, University of Wisconsin; Dean Wal ter Williams, University of Missouri; J. W. Cunliffe, Columbia Univer sity; J. O. Simmons, Syracuse Uni versity; Dean E. M. Johnson, Uni versity of Minnesota; and Dean A. L. Stone, University of Montana. Working with his fellow members through correspondence, Dean Allen will be ready to give a report at the next convention, which is to bo held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dean Allen delivered a fifteen minute paper on “Qualifications of the Journalism Teacher,” and Ralph Casey, who was a second delegate from the university, also read a fif teen minute paper on the subject, “What should be the relation of the journalism department to offi cial college publications, including the university press?” High School Conference Plans Ready Over 500 Prop Students Are Expected To Arrive On Campus Jan. 11-12 Banquet, Style Show Planned for Visitors Principals’ Conference To Be Held in Conjunction Plans ntv rapidly being completed for tlie High School Conference to be held on the campus, January 11 and 111, during which the university will be hosts to some (100 high school students from all parts of Oregon. This is an annual event established for the purpose of ac quainting the students in prepara tory schools with the advantages and possibilities of the university. Ilal Anderson, chairman of the correspondence committee, reports acceptances from about lot) schools that will send delegates. This is approximately half of those he sent out. Welcome Sign Arranged The banquet will be held in the men's dorm and will be in charge of Mrs. Davis. Arrangements have been made by Paul Hunt, chairman of the campus tour, for transporta tion of the delegates from the depot to the campus, and the Oregon Elec tric has offered special rates to high school students coming down for the conference. There will be a welcome sign on the administra tion building to greet the preppers as they arrive. Rosser Atkinson lias engaged Johnny Robinson’s band for College Ni.te, and ho promises a brilliant array of campus talent for tlio entertainment of the visiting representatives. Big Program Planned Discussions, exhibitions, teas, elec lion of officers, luncheons, open swim, and a style show are sched uled for the program for the (1 iris’ league section of the High School Conference. Edith Dodge, president of the Women’s league, is in charge of all plans and she is being assisted by Dorothea Lensch, with W. A. A. programs, Elsie Goddard, style show, and Dorothy Kirk, publicity. The first meeting of the Girls’ league delegates will be Friday morning. Members of the Girls’ league of University high will en tertain at luncheon that day, and in the evening all delegates will meet in a group at the banquet. During the afternoon a tea will be given by Theta Sigma Phi, women’s national journalistic honorary, for all women editors and business managers. An open swim will take place in the Woman’s building tank. Style Show Billed The conference will be brought to a close Saturday noon, after a morn ing of exhibitions, games and a stylp show. Discussions will lie con ducted at various times upon sub jects of interest to presidents, sec retaries, deans of women, advisors, and members of athletic associa tions. Student problems will be dis cussed during the conference, and plans will be offered whereby dif ficulties may bo smoothed out. “High School Athletic Problems” will be discussed by John Finley of Grant high, Portland; Barney Cam eron of Salem will speak on “De bating in. the High School”; “Prob lems of Finance” will bo the topic of Helen Hall, The Dalles; Harold (Continued on Vaye Four) Law Review Carries Restatement Results The Oregon Law Review is the first periodical to carry results of the restatement of law by the Amer ican Law Institute. The Oregon law school faculty is working over the entire restatement, correlating it with the Oregon statutes, and the first results of this work were pub lished in the review, just out. In a number of other states simi lar projects have been started by university law school faculties, but none has yet been published. F. V. Harper Accepts New Law School Job Fowler V. Harper, professor of law at the University of Oregon, has accepted an appointment to teach in the law school of North western university, Chicago, next summer, it was announced yesterday. Prof. Harper will handle courses in jurisprudence and bills and notes at the Chicago school, teaching from .Inly 24 to September 24. He will return to Eugene in the fall to re sume his work here as professor of law and editor of the Oregon Law Iteyiow.