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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 2, 1929)
OREGON WELCOMES “DAOS” VOLUME XXXI THE WE ATHER Fair today. No change in tenl* perature. Gentle easterly winds on the coast. Temperature Friday: maximum, 64 degrees; minimum, 36 degrees. Stage of river, —1.8 feet. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1929 NUMBER 24 DADS REIGN SUPREME OVER CAMPUS -—-. ———-f < Great Mob To Watch Bruin-Web foot Collision This 'n That By Ron Hnbbs Our Policy . . . An Error . . . rpHERE appears in today’s issue of the Emerald a communi cation lamenting about the trivial subjects appearing in this column. Thanks for the bric-a-bat, R. C., . . . it’s all in the game. The writer of the letter has given us the welcome opportunity to ex press ourselves, once and for all, about the problem of maintaining a column. We don’t wish to enter into any controversy with R. C. He expressed his opinion candidly, as we did ours, and we admit his privilege to do so. We’ll dismiss his enlightening communication with the remark that we didn’t know trains could be muffled, and if the can, WE’RE ALL FOR IT. However, we still have a point to make. The Eugene Register, sometime ago, very aptly stated our case, so we take the privilege of reprinting parts of it here: * * * ttWTE folks who write editorials like to let ourselves believe that a pop-eyed public regards us just brimming over with wise ideas on every subject under the sun which we can do tap-tap out on the typewriter without effort, hour by hour and day by day world without end. But actually we know, on rare occasions some of us confess, that if the public does hold any such estimate as that, it is an estimate totally erroneous, sour and all wet. “Every editorial writer has his good days and his poor ones. Sometimes ideas come readily and at others they halt and balk, but necessity drives always. The col umn must be filled day by day, and every day. Whether genius burns or flickers, whether inspira tion is ready or laggard, the writ er for the daily newspaper must write. If it be his day off he must plug ahead anyhow and do the best he can. He, more fully than anyone else can, realizes that that best is often a good deal short of excellent.” * * * Now that the issue has been raised by R. C., we wish to expend some more effort and newspapep ink, definitely declaring the prin ciples governing the conduct of this particular column. We be lieve: that opinions should be ex pressed honestly and frankly, backed by the courage of the writ er's convictions; that no subject is too trivial for comment if there is the slightest shade of student interest; that the writer should never demand others to concur in his opinions, nor should we sub mit to those opinions which we can not ourselves honestly subscribe to, even though they receive popu lar approval of the group; that, we expect freedom of expression (Continued on Page Two) I - Three Reserve Men to Start ForWebfoots Veterans To Make Forward Wall With Trio of Subs Playing Rack field VISITORS FORMIDABLE Curious Fans May Get Look at Mysterious McEwan System By JOE BROWN Three of the four gentlemen recognized so far this season as Captain McEwan’s first string backfield are slated to warm the bench at the start of the U. C. L. A. game at 2:30 this afternoon. A1 Browne and Captain Dave Mason will start as halfbacks, Hal Hatton as fullback, and John ny Londahl as quarterback. The whole line, however, will be made up of regulars. Erdley and Archer will be at ends, Colbert and Christensen at tackles, Shields and Lillie at guards, and Forsta at center. It is hardly probable, however, that Kitzmiller, Donahue, Robin-* son, or Ed Moeller will be kept out of the contest altogether. Dope on the game favors even the Oregon reserves, but McEwan’s system of winning games has nev er been based on dope. U.C.L.A. Hopeful The Uclas have been decisively beaten this season, but they seem to think they have a jinx on Ore gon. Last year Los Angeles fans thought themselves treated to an upset when their team apparently outclassed Oregon in everything but score, since the Bruins made more yardage from scrimmage and passes and made more first j downs than did Oregon. Although the result of last year’s game was 26 to 6 in favor of Oregon, the southerners have not yet satisfied themselves as to how McEwan can get his teams to win games with such meager statistical showings. Fans Puzzled Fans are demanding an exposi tion of the Hindu magic that may be connected with Oregon’s meth ods of fooling around in their own territory most of the game and running up points when needed by making sudden sallies down the field. There is no doubt that Coach Bill Spaulding’s Bruins are going to try to capitalize on every sign of over-confidence in the Oregon team, but from the snap that has gone into the Webfoot practices the past week, there is little to indicate that the Uclas will find such a psychological straw. Wednesday the Oregon frosh were able to make a lot of head way against the varsity reserves, but according to coaches and play ers themselves such a thing would not have been possible if the frosh (Continued on Page Twoj Burt Brown Barker Returns ********* Friends of University Visited in East T>URT BROWN BARKER, vice president of the university, returned to Eugene yesterday after a month’s tour in the East. During that time, Mr. Barker visited friends of the university in San Francisco, Chicago, Washing ton, D. C., and New York City. While in New York, he was en tertained by the Oregon alumni with a luncheon at the Interna tional house. Here Mr. Barker spoke on the results of the gift ^ campaign in Oregon, and also ex plained work being done on the campus. “There is as lively an interest shown in the work of the Univer sity of Oregon by the New York alumni as there is shown inside the state,” Mr. Barker said. Allen Eaton, who presided at this luncheon, Mr. Barker stated did much for the University of Oregon when he was in the West. Mr. Eaton was at one time an in structor in the History of Fine Arts on the campus, and he was also a member of the legislature. John MacGregor, another Ore gon man, is now president of the (Continued on Page Twol Bring on Your Bruins }VoonW/lfi.J3 ~4k,CS/£/Z.. IT.r-r, CfU. ■SXs£jLVT. \V The Uclas will find it tough sledding to get l>y Shields or Archer, while A1 Browne will carry his share of the Oregon attack on Hay ward field today. Shields is recognized as one of the outstanding guards on the coast. President Hall Extends Cordial Welcome to Dads JT IS a source of real pleas i ure for me to I welcome the £ Oregon Dads to } their third an nual celebra tion upon the campus. You I will find your children eager I to have you Ot. Hall here, the mem bers of the faculty will want to meet you, and as an institu tion we welcome you to par ticipate in our hospitality and to become acquainted with the University and with the prob lems of campus life. We want you to know your University better and we want to effect a closer relationship between the University, the student, and the home. In such a relation ship I am sure we will all find a better understanding of the common problems in which we are so deeply concerned. ARNOLD BENNETT HALL, President, University of Oregon. OREGON DAD WILL CONDUCT VESPERS The Rev. E. M. Rogers, who is scheduled to conduct the' special vesper services Sunday for Dad's Day, will also speak at the regu lar 11 o’clock services of St. Mary’s Episcopal, it was an nounced last night by the Rev. Mr. Jennings, rector. Rev. Rogers is himself an Ore gon Dad. He is rector of Trinity Episcopal church of Everett, Washington, and bishop of the di ocese of Olympia, according to Rev. Jennings. CARDS NECESSARY FOR GAME TODAY All students must present A. S. U. O. cards for admission to the game today, according to a sec ond warning from the office of the graduate manager issued last night. It is announced, also, that many good reserved section seats remain. Purchasers may secure them at the Co-op or at the grad uate manager’s office at the north end of Friendly hall. University President Visitor from Hawaii President David L. Crawford of the University of Hawaii visited the Oregon campus Thursday. President Crawford is making a tour of the country, Contest Slated To Select Theme Song for Movie Music for Cinema Will be Selected November 8, Raley Announces Compositions To Reflect Romance of College Oregon students who consider themselves embryonic musicians and lyric writers, will have a chance to gain some practical ex perience toward possible. “talkie” success by entering the “Ed's Co ed” theme song contest recently announced by Jim Haley, co-di rector for the campus movie. The producers of “Ed’s Co-ed”, which is to have its premiere here on the Homecoming eve, Novem ber 15, wish to have a theme song around which to build the musical score for the production. They are offering a prize of five re served seats for the premiere, and have secured a place on the Mc Donald theatre’s program for the evening of November 8 to hold the competition. Songs which will reflect the theme of college romance which runs through “Ed’s Co-ed” will have the best chance for the prize, I I say the backers. One or two vers es and a chorus should be included. Magazine Wants To Publish Best Freshman Essay Newly Created Contest Creates National Interest Frederick Melcher, editor of the Publisher’s Weekly, has sent a letter to M. F. McClain, manager of the Co-op store, requesting a copy of the winning essay in the Freshman Reading contest, for publication in a November issue. The Publisher’s Weekly is the official publication of the Ameri can book trade, and is read by ev ery prominent publisher, book dealer, and librarian in the coun try, according to Mr. McClain. This contest, which was inaug urated last year by the Co-op and the university library, has created widespread interest throughout the country. Both Mr. McClain and Mr. Douglass, librarian, have received letters from many col lege stores and libraries, which are interested in the experiment. Sorrell Offers New Winter Term Course A new course in economics is I being offered the winter quar j ter and is open to all upper divis | ion students. “Advanced Eco ' nomic History” is the name of : the course and it will be taught I by Vernon G. Sorrell, assistant j ' professor in economics. Many Stunts Planned for Today’s Game Students and Dads to Vie For Yelling Honors In Grandstand FEATURES PLANNED Card Stunts Arranged for Seetion of Fathers And of Sons Students and dads will vie at the game this afternoon in card stunt and rally efficiency. Not to be outdone by their sons, the dad's organization has ap pointed J. O. Freck of Portland as their rally chairman and is in line to spring many new features before the spectators at Hayward field. The student rally commit tee, under the direction of Joe Freck, have a store of stunts to show to the visiting fathers. Card Stunt Planned Brian Mimnaugh has charted a section for a 400 card stunt in the students’ stand. “Welcome Dads” will be spelled out for the benefit of the fathers in the west grand stand, who will reply with a 100 card section which is being chart ed by Don Carver, assistant to Mimnaugh. The band will be out in full strength, and between the halves will entertain the crowd with some new marching formations. Surprise Features Listed Sid Dobbin is arranging one or two short features to be run off between the halves while the card tossers are getting ready for their stunt. Extra Test To Be Given in English To Clear Students Previous Failers Who Pass This Time Don’t Pay Ten Dollar Fee A re-test for al! students who have not cleared their English A requirements will be given in the form of two special examinations, prepared by members of the Eng lish department; the first part will be held Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 in Villard hall lecture room, and the second part one week later, Nov. 13 at 7:30, announces Ken neth Shumaker, professor in Eng lish and director of English A. This examination is open to freshmen who recently failed the entrance English examination giv en at the beginning of the school year, and also to sophomores and upper classmen who have so far failed to satisfy their entrance English requirements. This special examination, ex plained Mr. Shumaker, is of par ticular interest to these students, since the fee for the regular course in English A has been placed at ten dollars. By passing this examination, the student au tomatically clears his entrance English requirement without the payment of any fee, whether he has taken the course offered by the English department to fulfill this requirement or not. No uni versity credit is earned, however, by passing this special examina tion. Mr. Shumaker stressed the fact that it will be absolutely necessary that the students taking this ex amination, must take both parts in order to clear themselves. Letters will be mailed to all students on the campus, said Mr. Shumaker, who are known to have the entrance English condition still unsatisfied, but whether or not this letter reaches the stu dent who needs to clear this Eng lish A, he is offered this oppor tunity of doing so. Schedule for Dads Filled With Many Activities «/“|REGON DADS" will be ^ kept busy today with var ious functions planned for the annual occasion. Morning: 8:30 Meeting of the executive committee. 9:30 Meeting of general state committee, Guild hall, admin istration building. 10:30 Annual business meeting of Oregon Dads, Guild hall, administration building. 12:00 Luncheon. 2:15 Football game, Hayward field. 5:00 or immediately after game—reception, McArthur Court. 6:30 Annual Dad’s day ban quet, McArthur court. 9:00 Entertainment, McArthur court—Boxing and other features. Y. W. Budget Has 3300 Dollars for Year 1929 -1930 Pamphlets To Be Issued, Explaining Use of Money Campaign To Raise Funds To Start Next Week Juat where every cent of the money to be secured in the Y. W. C. A. $,1300 drive, slated for this coming week, will go, is to be carefully explained this year by those conducting the canvass, an nounced Bess Templeton, director, yesterday. ‘‘We are having pamphlets made, explaining the work of the Y. W. C. A.. They will contain the budget and will be distributed over the campus so that every woman student will have the op portunity to understand thorough ly what her money is for," Miss Templeton said yesterday. That the campus is in a recep tive mood for the drive seems evi dent, according to the large group who will assist Miss Templeton in the effort. When the subject is mentioned in women groups there appears to be a general opinion that the drive is the satisfactory way to carry on the very valuable work of the organization, they re port. The budget is as follows: For the bungalow, $450; for so cial activities, $150; for speakers, $50; secretary conference expense, $100; Girl’s conference expense, $125; printing and office, $60; miscellaneous, $25; reading mat ter, $25; infirmary magazine, $15; finance expense, $20; program ex pense, $25; music, $15; national $165; Women’s League Foreign Scholar, $75. This totals $1300 from the girls on the campus. There is to be $1400 from the Eugene Community Chest for the secretary and assistant’s salaries and $600 from the University of Oregon, totalling $3300. CHEMISTRY PROFS TO ATTEND MEET To attend a meeting of the Ore gon section of the American Chemical Society, Dr. and Mrs. Leo Friedman, Dr. Raymond Cool, Dr. Roger Williams, and Mr. Rich ard Roehm, all of whom with the exception of Mrs. Friedman, are on the staff of the chemistry de partment, will drive to Portland Saturday. A banquet will be held at the Hotel Seward Saturday evening, and will be followed by a pro gram. Dr. E. C. Gilbert, of Ore gon State college, who has been Guggenheim Research Fellow at Copenhagen, will give an illus trated lecture on "Glimpses of Eu ropean Chemistry.” s Many Fathers Gather For Day’s Celebration; Activity Fills Schedule Registration Is Open From 8 A. M. to 2 P. M.; Must Attend in Person Attendance of Many Assured by President Hall; Banquet To Be Biggest Event of Evening, Say Officials Registration, business meetings, and the football game with U. ('. L. A. are the highlights in the list of events scheduled for the enthusiastic Oregon Dads who are flocking to the campus this week end. That a large number of Dads will be here for the affair was affirmed by Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, who returned Thurs day from a state-wide tour in which he held conferences with fathers in every community that lie and his party visited. Dr. Hall stated that the parents of the students showed a great deal of interest in the university. Drive Plans Are Outlined At Banquet Dr. A. B. Hall Addresses Campaign Meeting at Westminster House Cooperation ,of State and Church Is Theme Opening guns in the $30,000 cam paign to be conducted throughout the state by the Westminster foundation were fired at a ban quet last night at Westminster house. Campaign leaders and oth ers interested in the drive were present for the affair. Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, presi dent of the university, gave the main address of the evening, on the subject ‘‘The State and Church Working Hand in Hand.” Dr. Hall gave his views on the importance ot spiritual development in univer sity life, saying that when he ends his term as president of this uni versity the highest compliment that one could pay him would be to say that he had contributed to the spiritual development of the university. Speakers Listed Speakers on the program in cluded Brice W. Hoskins, of San Francisco, executive secretary of the campaign, who outlined the plan of the campaign, and J. J. Ross, of Portland, who has been active in the work of the founda tion for several years. Dean Jew ell, of the school of education at Oregon State college, spoke brief ly, giving the attitude of O. S. C. towards the Westminster house idea. Everett Speaks Rev. Monroe G. Everett, student pastor at O. S. C., and Rev. J. Maxwell Adams, student pastor at the Westminster house here, brief ly outlined the work of their re spective houses. Rev. McCracken, of the board of Christian Educa tion of the Presbyterian church, was present as a surprise speaker, making a few brief remarks. negisirauon or uaas siarieu yesterday afternoon, and Betty Fairchild, who has charge of reg istration, announces that the ta bles in the lobby of the adminis tration building will be open from 8 a. m. until 2 p. m. today, and that no Dads will be registered unless they are there in person. Committee to Meet At 8:30 this morning, the exec utive committee of the Oregon Dads will hold a session. Mem bers of this committee are Bruce Dennis, Klamath Falls, president of the Oregon Dads; Frank An drews, Portland, vice-president; Claude Rorer, Eugene, secretary; Karl Onthank, Eugene, executive secretary; C. H. Brockhagen, W. W. Banks, C. C. Chapman, J. C. Stevens, Paul T. Shaw, all of Portland; P. Stadelman, of The Dalles; A. W. Norblad, Astoria; Louis Dodge, Ashland, and Roy Raley, Pendleton. The general state committee will hold a meeting at 9:30 in Guild hall, followed by a general business meeting at 10:30 of all Dads to elect new officers and take up important business mat. ters of the organization. Luncheon Listed After the meeting the Dada will have luncheon with their sons and daughters in their places of resi dences. The main event of the day—• the game with U. C. L. A.—will begin at 2:15. The Dads will sit in a body in a special section re served for them in t’.ie grandstand. C. C. Chapman and two assist ants will be on ham' to lead the fathers in their cheering. Following the game there wiO be a reception for all Dads and students at McArthur court, and members of the university staff will be present to greet the vis itors. The big event of the evening will be the annual Dad's day ban quet which will be held at McAr thur court at 6:30. Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall will deliver the main address of the evening, very few other speeches being scheduled for the dinner. Bruce Dennis, presi dent of the Oregon Dads, will act as toastmaster. One of the features of the ban (Continned on Paye Three) Oregon Dad Coming 800 Miles if. * * >f. .'f. & Will View Celebration of Annual Affair EUGHT hundred miles to travel to the University of Oregon for Dad’s day, what better way to gauge the effects of the day as a successful affair? The day is more than a mere name to Dr. G. L. Sobey of Paso Robles, Calif., father of two Uni versity of Oregon students, who, according to word received by his son, Gifford, here, will arrive this morning to participate in the fes tal affairs of the day. Dr. Sobey is a well known medic in California, at present holding the positions of official physician for the entire state of California for both the Southern Pacific railroad and the Pickwick stages lines. Along with these official doings he is very active in his own city affairs, having held, among other numerous positions, the presidency of the Rotary club and the presidency of the San Luis Obispo county medical association. His daughter, Catherine, is a junior on the campus, having transferred this year from Stan ford university. Gifford, his son, is a freshman and is the Oregon Knight pledge from Zeta hall.