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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1930)
The Emerald ♦ SCORE BOARD By Jack Burke 4 CAP RETURNS TO OREGON— As quietly as he left, without the blatant fanfare that attended the arrival of Dr. Spears, Cap McEwan has returned to Eugene. We aren't being a bit disloyal or unpatriotic in the least in our humble opinion in saying that Cap has had a more successful year at Holy Cross than his successor has had here in his first year. Cap was given a one-year con tract at the Eastern college which automatically put him on a more or less probationary basis. It is indicative of the sentiment of the administration of Holy Cross to note that McEwan now has a three-year contract. Everyone that has ever had any contact or dealings with the gen ial and gruff ex-West Point and all-American player, who was head coach at Oregon for four years, will be glad to see that Cap has a soft spot in his heart for • Eugene. He has been successful in the East more so than was ex pected of him in his first year and it is indeed gratifying that he has ^ seen fit to give Oregon and Ore gonians a chance to tender con gratulations in person. WHAT DID WE GET AS ASKED? Take a look at the Oregon schedule for 1931 and offer silent congratulations to Hugh Rosson and the other Oregon representa tives who have been attending the Pacific Coast conference meeting for the past few days. Oregon students have been clamoring for games which will br ing fame and glory to the Lemon and Green for some time and it would appear as if next year’s schedule, should it be successfully played, would prove to fulfill this need. Five conference games are on -Have CARLSON & HATTON 96 East 10th St. Install a Heater in Your Car EVERYTHING FOR THE AUTOMOBILE Phone 239‘ t Study... For those exams while you eat and smoke here. No hurry to leave. * * # Relax . . . After studying meet your friends and come in and enjoy the food and infor mality of the— Lunches Refreshments Smokes College Side INN Special Prices To All Fraternities and Sororities On All Purchases of F loor Wax and Rentals on Electric Polishers Powers Furniture Co. llth and Willamette Sts. the list and two intersectional bat tles as well, one in New York with New York university, coached by Chick Meehan, and the other the St. Mary's game in San Francisco. Perhaps its one bad feature is the fact that it entails some 12,000 miles of traveling. This may be considered by some to be a bad feature, but a more far-sighted viewpoint will serve to indicate that this is perhaps the greatest feature of the schedule. Many players don't consider the game of football any form of child's play or that it is in any way a lot of fun. These men want some thing for their time and effort, and in this day and age of “ama teurism" all that can be offered by any college is travel. Notre Dame has been scheduling games as far away from South Bend on every possible occasion for the past lew years and as a result has achieved national prom inence through its teams, recruit ed to some extent, it is assured, by the glamor and enticement of travel. Another good feature of the schedule is that it lists a number of the so-called “money games.” U. C. L. A., which has been played for a number of years on Hayward field, will be met in Los Angeles, where the possibilities of a large crowd are undeniably bet ter than they are in Eugene. Also the Trojan warriors will be played in Los Angeles, another drawing card. Idaho will be played in Port land and this is regrettable. After the showing made by the Portland grid fans at the Washington game this year, it would seem as if they deserved a better showing than this, although everyone can’t be pleased all the time. The only consolation that Port land will have is the fact that the Washington State-California game which, by all rights, should be played either in Berkeley or Pull man, will be played in the Rose City. Bryant To Talk to Club James D. Bryant, assistant in community organization research, will speak before the Kiwanis club of Dallas Friday evening. f i Coach Reinhart [j Is Confident That Team Will Go Far i■ _ . Oregon Quintet Displays Good Material Against Winged ‘M’ Five I The sentiment of Coach Billy Reinhart following Oregon's vic i tory over Multnomah club in the first game of the season last Sat urday night, was that “if the boys work, they ought to go far, this year.” This may be taken to mean that ; material is good for a contending team for the conference champion ship, and that point was well in evidence against the Winged “M" five. Oregon's hoopsters went down the floor with the precision of a mid-season quintet, and broke quickly for short shots close to the basket. For good measure, though, a few of the boys demonstrated that they could sink from way out in the center of the court. The only weakness which seem ed to hamper the Webfoots was a loose defense. Multnomah club’s basketeers, though having already played a dozen games, sifted through the Oregon defense time and again for easy shots. This j weakness,, of course, will be , smoothed over before another | game, Reinhart indicated. As was expected, lettermen showed up the best for the Web foots. Jean Eberhart, veteran cen ter, played a nice floor game, tip ping in short shots consistently to help run up the score. Jean was a little too ambitious at times and let the ball go from out in the long-shot district of the court. Though he made one or two of them, it was quite apparent that Eberhart has more success on snort snots. Billy Keenan, diminutive blond forward, was up to his old tricks again, and ran all around the op-! ponents to drop the ball in for four baskets. The little speed de mon of Reinhart’s squad is cer tain to make things troublesome for conference teams, if he keeps up. Good old Han Levoff, one of the most consistent players on the team, showed the fans how a good guard plays his position. Hank dropped in basket after basket to take high honors with 14 points. His checking and floor work were \ also quite deciding factors in Ore gon’s victory. Kerm Stevens, Vince Dolp, Cliff Horner and two other teams of subs, gave good accounts of them selves and gave Reinhart some thing to work on for the coming games. Reinhart used three teams in running up a 45-33 victory. During j the Christmas holidays, he will take his quint to Portland and Van couver for a series of games with I Multnomah club and the Vancou ver Ramblers. The regular confer ence season begins January 9, for the Webfoots. EDITOR SAYS PROGRESS j ONLY IS ENTHUSIASM] (Continued from Page One) wants to have a reputation for ef ficiency, of being more than just good enough, but we are so busy making a living that we don't have time to live. Is four years of col lege giving nothing to students but an immunity bath from the real things of life ? “Accomplishment is the real measure of true value.' Money is only the by-product. A rich man who is rich only in money can do nothing more than buy himself a coffin of gold. Not one example in the Hall of Fame proves the value of money by itself.” The speaker suggested that each person take stock of himself with a view toward accomplishment in mind. “To know yourself is a re sponsibility as delicate as the prob lem of the daily diet. You must grasp your own possibilities. A French saying of a hundred years I 'mm—mmmmmaiammmmmmr HEILIG Shows at I-3-5-7-9 TODAY and THURSDAY ONLY “Call of the West” FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY “Scarlet Pages” 'ago reads: 'If it is possible it is done; if it is impossible we will do it.’,' Speaks at Luncheon At a luncheon sponsored by Sig ma Delta Chi, men’s international journalistic fraternity, Mr. Dana spoke on “The Value of Newspaper Surveys.” , “The results of newspaper re search may often be more signifi cant than the editorialists them ! selves could possibly predict. A newspaper owes to its community surveys anc\ exhaustive researches on the assets of the region for use in advertising the wealth of the community abroad.. It is good busi ness for the newspaper for it pro vides a means for developing its advertising department, and in creasing prestige and circulation,” Mr. Dana said. Copies of Mr. Dana's Speech be fore the personal efficiency class may be obtained within a few days fi'om Dean Faville, who has order ed a number of mimeographed copies. Alumni Magazine Just Off Press New Features \il»l Much To New Edition The December issue of “Old Ore gon,” the alumni magazine pub lished by Miss Jeannette Calkins, executive secretary for the Univer sity of Oregon Alumni association is just off the press. Several newr features have been added to make this issue more appealing than the previous ones. Faculty faces, a new page, is de voted to the members of the fac ulty and their pictures to give the old alumni news on what the in-1 slructors they had years ago are doing notv, and what they look j like. Miss Calkins started this idea as a benefit to students who were here several years ago, and often ask about these teachers. A large portion of this issue is devoted to Oregon graduates who are active in state politics. A full '■ page has the picture of Julius L, Meier ’95, governor-elect of Ore gon. Another feature is the alumni dinner that was held in San Fran cisco during the Thanksgiving holidays. A large picture of the dinner is shown. Oregon football was given a syn opsis. Prominent members of the squad were shown in their civilian clothes. A long article telling of the main games of the season and something of the high spots df sev- j eral plays also was included. Some of the main events of the Oregon homecoming were told and a large section of personal news gathered at this year’s homecom ing were published. The magazine this issue has a cover nearly all white with a Christmas motif. ABSENCE IS RATED AS MINOR FACTOR (Continued from Page One) grades, but not nearly as much as most professors think.” Classes Skipped Freely Asked to suggest a reason to aocount for the slight correlation between frequent attendance and higher scholarship, Dr. Taylor said that this correlation may be due to the fact that students who are interested enough in the course to make good grades also are inter ested enough to attend the lec tures. “However,” he said, “there is no accurate means of arriving at a general conclusion to account for the difference, and the cause, whatever it is, of such a small percentage of correlation, could not be of any great significance.” “Apparently,”, he concluded, “students have long ago discovered the fact that the mere act of go ing to classes regularly does not cast much weight in their favor, [ for a large percentage have dis ( carded this as a method in itself i of achieving good grades.” STATE NOW! Playing Royal Romance with WM. COLLIER, SR. PAULINE STARKE A Mystery Comedy Drama! 25c On Vacation Capt. John J. MoEwan, ex-Orc gon football coach and now grid mentor at Holy Cross university, couldn’t stay away from the West when football season closed hack at the Jesuit school. So MoEwan packed his bags and canu* back to Oregon for a hunting trip. But he is not job-hunting, he says, for Holy Cross just signed him up on a three-year contract at the close of a successful season. MAIER AND PATTISON PLEASE WITH DUETS (Continued from l'nrjc One) heavy chords, producing great and resonant volume without allowing it to become merely thunderous. Saint-Saens Variations on a1 theme of Beethoven served admir-1 ably as a vehicle for the display of corresponding variations in pi ano technique, and brought the art ists so much applause that they responded with two lighter com positions by the same composer, the graceful and popular “The Swan” and “The Grand March of the Roaring Lions,” in which the lions, portrayed by Mr. Maier, roared most realistically. In a two-piano transcription of the coronation scene from "Boris J Godounoff,” one of the most ar resting features of the concert, the tonal resonance of two pianos playing against one sounding board, was used magnificently. Both pianists make remarkable use of the pedal effects. No piano recital would be com plete without a valse and the Opus 15 of Arensky was played with a grace and precision which was am plified in the Strauss “Blue Dan ube” which closed the scheduled program. Rachmaninoff’s “Tears” was most effective as closing encore. DANCE NEW YEAR'S EVE Make Your Reservations Early Call Garfield 1017 Inverness Cafe “WHOOPIE” IS IIELI>1 OVER TILL THURSDAY NITE See It Once—Sec It Twice! *srK( iaiT .matinkks Daily 2 anil 4—35c COLONIAL i Bowerman Wins On Technical K.O. Tourney Ends Today With Six Bouts Slated A bad cut under Howard Bob bitt's eye gave Bill Bowerman credit for a technical knockout in the lone bout staged yesterday at the men's gym. The battling was ■ nearly even throughout the first round but when Bobbitt went to his corner with blood streaming from the injured optic, the judges called off the fight. The match started off like a rep etition of the Anderson-Bobbitt melee of Monday, both lads thump ing each other with everything they had and then tugging each other around in the clinches. Bow erman had a slight edge, using a straight left to the head and smacking right to the midriff ef fectively, while Bobbitt planted several right hooks in Bower man's face as they wrestled about the canvas. At 4:15 today the windup of the tourney commences, six bouts, featuring all weight classes with the exception of the flyweight and featherweight divisions, being held Benny Pasion and Sid Cowan tan gle for the bantamweight cham pionship in the first duel. Harry Smith and George McFarland fight for the lightweight title; Harry Siegel and Don Beeson will battle for welterweight honors, and Don Weed meets John En right in a middleweight mix. Among the heavier fighters Hex Sorensen will oppose Bill Bower-; man for the light heavyweight championship while the heavy weight crown will go to either Gail Holzapfel or Bernie Hughes. The heavyweight match promises to be the main attraction for both men are experienced boxers and hitters. THREE PETS MAKE UP ZOO OF DELT HOUSE (Continued from Cage One) iely on the part of house brothers, he pineil away and daily lost weight until he becahie a mere shadow of his original self. And then one rainy night, while the wind was howling around the cor ners in a most direful manner, the end came. Poor Webby, brave un til the last, showed that true in dpminatable Oregon spirit to the very end. But who, asks the guest, was Webby? What was his last name? Was he on the football team? And the answer comes. What ? You don't know Webby? The Delt duck that wore the Yellow and the Green at the U. C. L. A. game? Don’t kid us! Department Head To Review Paper Dr. Clark To Go to Meeting Of Historical Society “Reflection* on the Nature of the Westward Movement” is the topic of the paper to be reviewed by Dr. R. C. Clark, head of the history department, at the 26th an nual meeting: of the Pacific Coast branch of the American Historical association to be held on Decem ber 29 and 3 in San Francisco. The proceedings of the Pacific coast branch of the American His torical association, the official pub lication of the society, has just been received by the history de- < partment. One of the papers in cluded is that written by Donald Barnes, "The Myth of an Eight eenth Century Whig Oligarchy" which was presented at the 1929 meeting held at the University of Oregon. Johnson Wins Net Match From Meyers in Finals Bob Johnson defeated Bud Mey er 6-0, 6-3 in the finals of the all campus tennis singles tourney Monday. The handball doubles, golf singles, and the tennis singles are the only tourneys that have reached completition, although the tennis doubles handball single;., and horseshoe matches are in the final rounds. Dear Friends: Christmas is just around the corner—only 15 days ahead, according to my calendar. The annual event calls for a lot of preparation here at the store. I have been helping unpack new merchandise and getting it on display. Also we are doing some special store decorating. Nothing elaborate, but just enough to give the store a holiday touch. Our windows tell part of the story—but. only part. The big interest is inside. Gifts of every kind, it seems. And they are gifts that last. I hope every man, woman and child in Eugene will visit Skeie’s stoic between now and Christmas. TICK. -jaiaEiaajara^igfaj]5fi5jaf^[g/a@jaE(ajafaMi3iaaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaMaMaiaiaiaiaiaisiaisiai^i Try a Rest Alter studying hard for your finals by eating lunch or dinner away from the noise of the fraternity or sorority house. Here, over I lie llace, you may relax and rest before those finals as you can no place else on the campus. Try it. . -Eat at the Anchorage By the Old Mill Race liens is the Voice of Tenderness . . . of Passion. All the world lias been waiting . . . clamoring for MARLENE DIETRICH! She is All Women . . . the best of Kadi . . . and yet . . . just herself. Her art is supreme . . . her beauty startles you . , . her dynamic per sonality holds you . . . spell-bound. TODAY FOR 4 DAYS FOX SCItll* For Chris tinus A PARAMOUNT MASTERPIECE WITH '■ GARY COOPER ADOLPHE MENJOU AND THOUSANDS MORE All the campus will be raving • • • DIETRICH will be on every tongue this week ... Announcing SPECIAL SHOPPERS’ MATINEE Matinees—35c Night—50c