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Thirty-Two Oregon Players Arrive at Westwood Amidst Din of UCLA Homecoming Webfoots in Optimistic Mood as Time Nears foi Chance at Last Conference Win By STUART WELLS, Sports Editor, Daily Bruin LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20.—(Ex clusive to the Emerald.)—Home coming day! Bruins of Wes'twood vs. the Ducks of Eugene! The campus cluttered with old grads. The big bonfire! California spirit at its peak! That’s this week-end at Westwood—the biggest week end of the year. While Westwood was in feverish excitement this morning over the prospects of the biggest homecom ing day in history, one of the main characters in the celebration quiet ly and unostentatiously made its appearance on the scene. Oregonians Arrive Mr. Espee’s classy West Coast Limited pulled up at the Glendale station at 8:05 this morning. Thirty-three men, their pudgy lit tle coach, and a few camp follow ers got off the train. It was the Oregon football team which plays the Battling Bruins of Westwood in the homecoming climax at the Olympic stadium tomorrow. A small crowd was on hand to greet the Oregonians. Newspaper photographers lined the invaders up for a few pictures, then Doc Spears bundled his men off by bus to the exclusive suburban Beverly Hills hotel. Optimism reigned supreme in the Oregon camp, as the Webfoots, already possessor of the mythical championship of the Northwest, anticipated a victory in their final conference game of the season. Webfeet Work Out After setting themselves up at the Beverly Hills hotel, the Ducks traveled out to the stadium where Spears sent them through a final and exhaustive practice. It was not a stiff workout, but it was all inclusive. While the Ducks worked out in the quiet confines of the huge bowl, excitement reigned suprem at Westwood. A large crew o enterprising U. C. L. A. freshmei were putting the finishing touche to a huge pile of lumber and pack ing boxes which late tonight sen its roaring flames licking into th sky as thousands of alumni ani students vociferously acclaime their alma mater. Spears and his men were un perturbed by all the hustle am bustle of homecoming, and wen at their duties with a vigor tha bodes ill for the Bruins on th morrow. While the student body joyousl; looked forward to a victory Spaulding and his assistant; gloomily surveyed the prospects a; one veteran is certain not to start while two others may be held out. The certainty is Lenny Berg dahl, first string quarterback, wh< piloted the Bruins to a 12-0 vie tory over the Gaels. Bergdahl i! out for the season. There is alst a possibility that Captain Normal Duncan, fullback, and Wally Wei lendorf, end, may not start be cause of injuries. Spaulding says the game will bi tough, and that's that. Arrangements Completed For Thanksgiving Dane* Repeating their annual Thanks giving dance, Tonqueds, Eugene girls’ organization, will be hostess es at a matinee dance next Fridaj at Cocoanut Grove for all student; at the Cocoanut Grove for all stu dents remaining on the campus. General chairman for the affair which is to carry out the tradition al no-date idea, is Katherine Lis ton, who is being assisted in mak ing arrangements by Margare Bean, Florence Nobalais, Thelrm Nelson, Dorothy Parks, and Helei Garrison. TO OUR STUDENT FRIENDS: In the past we have given you many great actors and act resses in fine productions . . . that is just an old Heilig custom . . . showing the best pictures week after week . . . But now comes a picture so great . . . that it defies de scription ... we can only urge you to see it . . . for it carries our unconditional guarantee as one of the finest acting roles of all time! F. M. CRABILL, Manager, Heilig Theatre. STARTS TOMORROW! Passions of a madman! Guile of a genius! Genius of a master! Bubymok in a role that fulfills his highest dramatic ambition! The Mad Genius MARIAN MARSH in a role that gives her charm its greatest chance! CHARLES BUTTERWORTH Mad as a March hare . . . the sad faced assistant to the genius! TODAY ONLY! Rex Lease and Dorothy Gulliver in “OLD CHEYENNE” T Out for Ducks Head Coach Bill Spaulding, of the Uclans, believes that he has ! figured out a way to avenge his j team’s 7-0 defeat by Oregon last year, in the game today. Notre Dame-USC Clash Holds Eyes Of Country Today | j Eastern Team Holds Edge In Battle at South Bend Today Two of the country’s most pow I erful football armies line up ■ j against each other today at South I Bend, Indiana. Howard Jones’ U. ! S. C. Trojans will try to stop the j fighting Irish of Notre Dame, and for the first time since these two j rivals began their intersectional play, Notre Dame is an odds-on favorite. Not only because ol their sea- ; son’s impressive record, but also because of their last year’s rout of Southern California, the‘Ramblers ! are picked to add another victory j to their long string. Trojan back : ers will never forget the 27-0 night i mare which occurred in Los An geles last year. Orv Mohler, the elusive 165 pound quarter is the big hope of the western eleven. “U. S. C. usually goes as Mohler goes” is the prediction of most Trojan sup porters, so the Irish are watching the midget back today. Radio fans will have to be at their sets at an unorthodox time to get returns on the contest as it is played in the central time belt. The broadcast is scheduled to start at about 12:15, Pacific coast stand ard time. ORGAN PROGRAM WILL BE LAST ONE OF TERM (Continued from rage One) checked in a few minutes before the appointed hour. Those who wish seats for the last Twilight recital of the term are advised by the sponsors to come well in ad vance of 5 o’clock. LAST TIMES TONIGHT First Run in Eugene The best of _ &\ rro^boMt sat CAROL the newspaper five Aieri * miUion-cloUar five- and ten baby m store. ■cent New Grading Explained by Compilations Registrar Office Issues Point Ayerage Table Mystery of ABCDF System Made Clear by List of Requirements In order to make clear the whole i matter of the new grading system : and the consequent changes in scholastic regulations, and to cor rect any misunderstandings arous ed by previous reports, the regis trar’s office yesterday released the following compilation of revised requirements: “The fundamental point in the new system is that the grade point average, to be commonly spoken of as the GPA, becomes the basis of many University requirements. Points are figured in the same way as before, by multiplying the hours of credit given for a course by the number of points corresponding to the grade earned. These are: 3 points for A; 2 for B; 1 for C; 0 for 4; and —1 for F. The GPA is then computed by dividing the sum of grade points by the total hours taken; it is a measure of quality. In all computations, incompletes are disregarded as to both points and hours, as they are considered temporary marks. Honor Roll Requires B Average “For mention on the honor roll a GPA or 2.0, a B average, is re quired. “The house rating on the term grade list is the GPA of the me dian member of the organization; that is, the standing of the organ ization is determined by its aver age member. “A GPA of 1.5 (midway between B and C) is required to receive more than 16 hours credit in any term. Hard To Reconcile Old and New “The faculty recognized the im possibility of accurately combining the grades given under the old and the new systems; so the new regu lations apply only to the new grades, beginning with the present school year. This is much like drawing a line at the starting of this year, applying the old rules to all grades earned previously, and applying the new rules to all grades earned in 1931-32 and sub sequently. “A grade point average require ment is added to the conditions which must be met for the junior certificate with upper division standing and for the bachelors’ de grees from the University. From now on, students must have a GPA of 0.75 or better, based on all grades under tl}e ABCDF system, to receive a junior certificate with upper division standing. In addi tion, the other requirements as to number of term hours (93), groups cleared, and specific course com pleted, must be satisfied as before. C Average Needed To Graduate “Similarly, a GPA of 1.0 (a C average) is an added requirement for the total 186 hours needed for graduation. This, again, is in ad tAy wnay ESTELLE T/MOR W2RREN IWMER RONALD ») LAST TIMES TODAY Zar.e Orgy’s “RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE’’ Gaels Get Biggest Gates of This Fall On Western Coast S’T. MARY’S COLLEGE, San k Francisco, Nov. £0.—(Spe cial.)—According to unofficial figures, the Galloping Gaels of St. Mary’s college are perhaps the greatest gate attraction on the West coast. Having played eight games to date, the Gaels have drawn approximately S 4 7. 0 0 0 fans through the turnstiles, although two important games—Oregon i and Southern Methodist—are yet to be played. The largest crowd of the year was the St. Mary’s-California eontest when 73,000 fans saw the Gaels defeat the Bears. De spite the fact that rain cut into two crowds, an average attend ance of 42,000 spectators per game has been maintained. dition to major and other require ments. "All new regulations in terms of grade point average will necessi tate much more consistent scholas tic performance than in the past. Previously a student might con tinue until he had earned 140 hours of grades above V; now not only more hours but also higher grades will be needed to raise the average to 1.0. Consequently, the faculty considers that these chang es mean higher standards for the University.” “J.C.” Requirements To Be Studied Requirements for a junior cer tificate with honors privileges, and standards for graduate students under the new grading system are to be taken up by the Honors council and the Graduate council respectively. Standards for house initiation have been recommended by facul ty committees, but the final decis ion rests with the Pan-Hellenic and interfraternity organizations. Final Donut Hoop Percentages Are Released Friday Standings Include All Tilts Except Two Slated for This Morning The final standings of the teams in the intramural basketball tour ney were released yesterday. They include all games to date with the exception of the two games to be played this morning between S. A. E. versus Sigma Nil and Omega hall versus Zeta hall in League V. The Yeomen captured the flag in League I. Beta did likewise in League II. A. T. O. took the gon falon in League III, and S. A. M. in League IV. The champion in League V will be the victor in the S. A. E.-Sigma Nu game this morning. The standings follow: LEAGUE I W. 5 4 3 3 1 Yeomen . S. P. T. Chi Psi . Pi Kap . Sherry Koss hall International house.... 0 LEAGUE II W. Beta . S. P. E. Delt . Kappa Sig . Friendly hall . Alpha hall . S. A. M. Phi Sig . Sigma Chi .. Theta Chi ... Sigma hall . LEAGUE S. A. E. Sigma Nu .. Fiji .. Zeta hall . Omega hall L. Pet. 0 1.000 .800 LEAGUE III W. A. T. O. Phi Psi . Phi Delt . Gamma hall . Alpha Upsilon ... LEAGUE IV W. 4 2 2 2 0 V w. .600 .600 .200 .000 L. Pet. 0 1.000 .800 .600 .400 .200 .000 L. Pet. 0 1.000 .750 .500 .250 .000 L. Pet. 0 1.000 .500 .500 .500 .000 L. Pet. 0 1.000 0 1.000 2 .500 3 .000 3 .000 Chemistry Students Given Exams for Degree Work Preliminary examinations for master's degrees were held today by the chemistry department. The following candidates took the ex aminations: Drew W. Perkins, of Eugene: Robert Dery, of Eugene; Robin E. Moser, of Salem; Vernon M. White, of Portland; Shailer A. Peterson, of Eugene; and Henry G. Otto, of Albany. These are written examinations, in preparation for the final test (which will be oral. U.C.L.A. Out After Him Doctor Spears, the VVebfoot mentor, who will endeavor to keep the Bruin from u Duck dinner today in Dos Angeles. The Doc Is entering his last week of his second season here at Oregon. IN THE PRESS BOX with Walt Baker ■■■ EEMS that the foul breath of deep and dark secrecy pervades the atmosphere whenever a collegiate sport writer attempts to probe the depths of pro fessionalism and subsidization as It exists at the present time in amateur sports. Yesterday we were prepared to run a comparatively mild article upon I the subject, but it was finally decided by the powers that be that the thing was of a libelous character [ and would possibly tread on too many toes for the i good of Oregon, and so forth, and so forth. It seems to be pretty bad when nobody can say in* o mutter thiQ IrinH for ff>np of qtnrtiTKf H Ylfnhf* that would bid fair to rip the whole affair as wide open as an unbut toned overcoat. Perhaps the best thing to do is to turn mollycoddle and write rah, rah stuff about which people know nothing and care ! less. OREGON FIGURED TO WIN Now that we have been properly chastised, we'll settle down and try to version a bit on the U. C. L. A.-Oregon game this Saturday. Perhaps we’ll even try another prediction—although the wide miss on ; the U. S. C. struggle still irks -say 3 2-0, Oregon. This outcome is j perhaps based on the fast-rising squad'from down there that has shown a world of development since the start of the season. For this Satur day's game, their defense will be intact, the entire first-string line will be on the job and ready to go. It has been this line, coupled with the Uclans’ two backfield stars, Duncan and Bergdahl, that has j been the main reason for the aforementioned rise. This Saturday, I Bergdahl, the boy who practically beat St. Mary’s single-handed, will ! be on the bencli with an injured leg, and Captain Duncan, according jto Coach Bill Spaulding, may not get in. Here’s the offense with a \ big hole in the attack—it may be true—or not—all we get up here is biased dope from there as a build-up for the game. With these two [ luminaries either in or out, I believe that Oregon is still the better j team because when the Webfoot line clicks again, as it is all set to j do today, it has enough stuff to stop most anything that U. C. L. A. [ can put on the field. J FINAL LAP OF SEASON Oregon, the champion of the Northwest part of the conference, is in the South for two very tough squabbles within a week for the j determination of second place on the coast. Winning these two ball ; games will put the Webfeet right up in the running with a most suc j cessful season behind them—only one defeat. Losing both of them downs the Oregon squad to the class of mediocrity. Spears has pulled a new and unbalanced team through the hardest schedule in the history of the school and so far this season has put out a team that has eclipsed every hope of even the most optimistic. As far as winning ball games, the Oregon coaching staff has had plenty to do more to do in figuring out how to win ball games and traveling here and there than to be dragged into the squabbles that have been going the rounds this year. Win, lose, or draw, the Web feet have picked a few feathers from the tails of the country’s best j and, while these final games of the season have everything to do with i the standings, football at Oregon has come through. St. Mary’s Gaels Will Come Back, Affirms Madigan U. of Oregon and Southern Methodibt Remain on 1931 Siate ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, San Francisco, November 20. A. St. Mary's team can come back.” So says Coach Slip Madigan as he grooms his Galloping Gaels for ! the Oregon and Southern Metho dist games, the two remaining i contests on the St. Mary’s sched i ule. Back from a trip to Dallas, Tex as, where he scouted the Southern l Methodist eleven last Saturday, Madigan today gathered his scat tered forces and began prepara tions to bring the Gaels back to the top of the gridiron heap. Rested mentally and physically ; after a week’s absence from uni ; forms, the Gaels once again donned the grid togs and galloped through a light workout on a rain-soaked practice field. With the lone ex ception of Guard Bill Fischer, ev ery man appeared set for action. No longer a jaded and football tired group of warriors, the Gallop ing Gaels displayed a new spirit which bodes ill for future rivals. Since their double defeats at the hands of the Olympic club and U, C. L. A., the Gaels have rested an entire week and feel ready to once again demonstrate the same dash which won them consecutive vic tories over U. S. C. and Califor nia. St. Mary’s Marauders mean tc come back, and in coming back they have high hopes of defeatin| the outstanding team of th< Northwest, Doc Spears' Oregoi eleven, and then repeating ter days later with a smashing wii over unbeaten Southern Methodisl —potential national champions. If the Gael3 can attain thee< twin objectives, they will considei I their season highly successful anc -will have regained their place ii ' the sun. 1 S.P.E., S.P.T., Yeomen Take Hoop Games Yeomen Capture Title in Donut League I Friendly Hall, Sherry Ross Hail, International Defeated Friday TODAY'S SCHEDULE 9:45 A.M. S. A. E. vs. Sigma Nu. 10:90 A.M. Omega hall vs. Zeta hall. MONDAY’S SCHEDULE (Playoffs) 4 P.M. S. A. M. vs. A. T. O. 5 P.M. S. A. E. or Sigma Nu vs. Betal The playoffs 1b the Intramural basketball tournament begin Mon day, November 23, the regular schedule being completed with the two tilts to be played this morn ing. The winner of the S. A. E. Sigma Nu game will obtain the gonfalon in League V and the right to show its wares in the playoff contests. Yeomen Take Title The Yeomen captured the title in League I by winning yesterday and drew a bye in the playoffs. The S. P. E. and S. P. T. quintets also added games on the right side of the ledger yesterday. The Yeomen annihilated the In ternational house squad, 54 to 4. Del Thom, the victors’ center, established a record for gamering tallies in this year’s tourney by shooting the casaba through the hemp for a grand sum of 22 points. Ingram Kjosness, playing only during the second half for the Yeo men, put on another scoring spree to harvest 14 points for his day’s labor. S. P. T. nosed out Sherry Ross hall by a count of 18 to 15. The fray was featured by the high powered scoring activities of one member on each team, Wayne Em mett for the winners and Joe Walsh of the hall team, each scor ing 13 points. The Spee casaba pursuers de feated Friendly hall, 20 to 6. Arne Lindgren, S. P. E. tipoff man, led the scoring array by manufactur ing seven tallies. Sigma Pi Tau vs. Sherry Ross S. P. T. (18)—Emmett (13), f; Ballard (1), f; Marlatt (2), c; Wallsinger, g; Schenk (2), g; Dowsett, s; McCaffery, s; Plata, s; Ferguson, s. Sherry Ross hall (15)—Thomp son, f; Ferguson, f; Walsh (13), c; Doyle, g; Mitchell (2), s; James, s; Tracey, s. Sigma Phi Epsilon vs. Friendly S. P. E. (20)— Rollwage (2), f; Brewer (5), f; Lindgren (7), c; Barry, g; Poison (4), g; Peterson (2), s; Foley, s. Friendly hall (6)—George (2), f; Reif, f; Schwabauer (2), c; Sheets, g; Weitz, g; Swenson (2). s; Tynan, s. Yeomen vs. Internat ional House Yeomen (54)—Goodall (4), f; Jacobs, f; Thom (22), c; Tinker (4), g; Watson, g; Holden (4), s; Kjosness (14), s; Miller (2), s; Chatterton (2), s; Wicks (2), s. International House (4)—Stur man, f; Lee, f; Stone (2), c; Pa dillo, f; Brown (2), g; Jennings, a. .. . ,, . .. ... Corsages For the Dance Gardenias - Roses Violets Sweet Peas University Florists 598 18th Avenue East PHONE 654 Three blocks west of campus