Hello Dad Greetings, Dads. Glad you're here, hope you like it, and come again next year. This is your day —enjoy yourselves, and remember, you backed us so we're boosting you to the ,:mit. VOLUME X. Vi The Weather Maximum .63 Minimum .46 Precipitation .23 NUMBER 18 DUCKS ALL SET FOR VANDAL HORDE Campus Activities Today Center Around Visiting Dads Oregon Is Host To Its Fathers For Week-End All Is in Readiness for Annual Event, Says Paddock President Hall Listed as Speaker for Banquet At Igloo Tonight By THORNTON GALE Today is the fourth annual Ore gon Dad’s day. The campus and downtown Eu gene assume a gay note, with col orful streamers and decorations in the spirit of the celebration. A festive air has descended upon fra ternity and sorority houses, and special features are being planned by almost every organization, in honor of the occasion. From all over the Pacific Northwest Dads are flocking to the University. "Final arrangements for the en tertainment of the Oregon Dads are complete,” said Hal Paddock, chairman of Dad’s day, last night. “It has been the committee's pur pose to make this the greatest Dad’s day ever to be held on the Oregon campus. It is my belief that we have accomplished not on ly our original purpose but a great deal more besides.” Trophy To Be Awarded Registration for purposes of award competition will be com pleted at 1 o’clock this afternoon and winners of the cup and coffee service will be announced at the banquet tonight. It is expected that more than 700 Dads will reg ister for the celebration. Emer gency reservations for the game and banquet may be made up un til 12 o’clock today. While the Dads are registering the Vandal host from out of the wastes of Idaho are sharpening their swords in expectation of a victory tms arternoon. me Ore gon Ducks, however, are primed lor their fifth straight win. The game starts at 2:15. A total of 430 tickets have al ready been sold for the banquet tonight, according to an announce ment from the dean of men’s of fice. Paul T. Shaw, president of the Oregon Dads, will act as toast master. The banquet program fol lows: Band, Glee Club To Entertain University band, under the di rection of John Stehn; Invocation by Reverend Maxwell Adams; music. University band; music, University Men’s Glee Club, John Stark Evans, director; greetings from A. W. Norblad, governor of the state of Oregon; C. L. Starr, president of the state board of (Continued on Page Three) FOURTH ANNUAL DAD’S DAY Registration desk in lobby of Administration building (John son hall>—open all day Satur day. Dads should register and get their badges at once upon ar rival. Saturday, October 25 8:30 Meeting of executive committee. 10:00 Meeting of general state committee, Guild hall, Administration building. 11:00 Annual business meeting of Oregon Dads, Guild hall, A d m i n i s t ration building. 12:00 Luncheon as guests of sons and daughters at their various places of residence/ 2:15 Football game—Univer sity of Idaho vs. Univer sity of Oregon, Hayward field. 6:00 Annual Dad’s Day din ner for dads, sons and daughters, at McArthur court. 8:30 Entertainment by Uni versity students, McAr thur court. * Coach, 1893 Cal Young, Oregon pioneer, coach of Oregon’s first football team, who is bringing most of his original aggregation back for Dad’s Day and the Idaho game. Churches To Hold Special Services In Honor of Dads Sunday Topics Announced By Leading Eugene Denominations Special religious services on Sunday in honor of the Oregon Dads who will arrive on the cam pus today are being arranged by Eugene churches in honor of the occasion. All are scheduled for 11 o’clock. Rev. Bryant Wilson will speak on “Dad’s Day” at the First Bap tist church. At the first Christian church, Rev. S. E. Childers will preach on “The World’s Master Man.” “What Is Religion?” is the topic chosen by Rev. Clay Palmer, who will deliver a sermon at the First Congregational church. At the St. Mary’s Episcopal church, Rev. H. R. White will preach on “The Fifth Commandment—Honor Thy Father.” Rev. Roy L. Smith, of the Meth odist Episcopal church, has chosen as his sermon topic, “Bound in the Bundle of Life.” Dads attending the services of the Central Pres byterian church will hear Rev. Mil ton S. Weber talk on “Drawing a Few Checks on IPads.” “His Children Shall Rise Up and Bless Him” will be the subject of the sermon to be delivered by Rev. Francis P. Leipzig at the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic church. At the United Lutheran church, Rev. Frank S. Beistel will talk on "The Christian Religion.” Rev. F. S. Beistel Will Speak Sunday Lutheran Students To Meet With Presbyterians All Lutheran students and oth ers interested are invited to be guests of the Westminster Forum at the Sunday evening meeting at Westminster house at 7:30 tomor row. Rev. Frank S. Beistel, pastor of the First Lutheran church, will speak on the origin and character istics of the Lutheran church, with particular regard to the prospects of a union of all denominations. The talk is one of a series on church union which will continue throughout the term. A social half hour, with refreshments, will be held at 6 o’clock, with the meeting following. A discussion on “Mohammedan ism, What Is It Worth Today?” will be the feature of the morning meeting at 9:45. Dave Killion, Bob Hardy, and Alice Radetke will lead the discussion. Dads who desire to attend these j meetings or to visit W’estminster house at any other time during the week-end are cordially invited to 1 do so. 1893 Webfoots In Eugene For Reunion Today Three or Four Members' Of Ohl Squad Are Expected Here Parade on Horses Planned Through Streets Of City Just 37 years ago, Oregon’s first football team was organized and marched to victory over Albany college to the tune of 42-0. Today, what is left of that same team, led by Cal 1'oung, their coach, will leave the Eugene hotel at 1:15 via horseback to parade the downtown streets before attending the game on Hayward field at 2:15. Oregon’s first football team is holding a reunion this week-end in connection with Dad’s Day, and is attending the game as a special guest of the associated students of the University. Hugh Rosson, graduate man ager, especially urges that all stu dents give “the boys” a hand as they swing into 13th avenue on their way to the field. It isn’t every year, he said, that one is privileged to witness such a re union. Cal Young, Oregon’s first foot ball coach, in speaking of that team, said, “In 1893 the students of the University wanted a team. I was in business in Eugene at the time and when asked to coach them, I went up and made a win ning team. Football was new in the West at that time and there was no team south of Portland un til that year. In those days there was no forward passing, in fact it was against the rules to throw the ball. There were some 35 or 40 men out for practice that year (Continued on Page Four) p ] Plenty of Food For All Tonight •HERE will be plenty of food for every one at the Dad's Day banquet Saturday evening, promises Mrs. Genevieve Turn ipseed and Miss Genevieve Jones, director and assistant di rector of the men’s dormitory. They are having prepared 800 pounds of potatoes, 500 pounds of meat, 20 gallons of peas. To fill out the menu they are serv ing 2,000 rolls and 107 pump kin pies. It looks like a nice meal for the 1,000 Dads and children who are expected. The plans for the Hallowe’en decorations consisting of autumn leaves and pumpkins will be very effective. The tables will be arranged so that all can see the arena and can hear the speeches. Stunts Planned Following Dad’s Banquet Tonight Tumbling, Wrestling anti Boxing Are on Bill of Entertainment Immediately after the Dad’s : Day banquet a program of turn- ] bling, boxing, wrestling and dem- j onstrations on the parallel bars | has been arranged to take place in McArthur court. The new ring has just been installed and will be christened at this time. Three Oregon students, Frank Smith, Maurice Pease, and A1 Schneider, will perform on the bars and, according to word re ceived from the school of physical education, they know their stuff. Maurice Pease will again be on the floor for the tumbling act. He will work with Jean Eberhart and Mickey Vail. Today It’s 'Dad’ On the Campus Dad’s Day, annual event on the campus, means something to the people pictured above. The photos show some dads and their children at the gathering today. At the upper left you see Wilson Jewett, Sr., and his son Wilson Jewett, Jr., of Eugene. Upper right: Rev. F. S. Beistel, pastor of the United Lutheran church, with his five children attending the University. They are, left to right, Grace, Arthur, Rev. Mr. Beistel, Margaret, Henry and Dean. At the lower left you see J. Patterson und his children, Kenneth, Martha and Doris Helen, well-known harpist. At the lower right is Dr. James H. Gilbert, dean of the college of liberal arts, and his daughter Madelene. Hall9 Cherry Extend Welcome To Visiting Dads of Oregon University President Calls Event One of Finest Campus Traditions October 25, 1930. Welcome to the Oregon Dads: On behalf of the University of Oregon I take great pleasure in welcoming the Oregon Dads to their fourth annual meeting. This occasion has become one of the finest traditions of the University. It, together with its companion or ganization, the Oregon Mothers, completes that triune partnership between parents, students, and University, dedicated to the en richment of the student life upon ('Continued on Page Three) 'Flying Dutchman’ and 'Galloping Swede’ mm sfr/.-y.-. v. ' : c/o/ii-z fir/Jzr7'fz//<£/\ Ore gortJ?_zr_