Whiteman Dance, Concert to Initiate Weekend Program l Frosh Released From Class Grind To Rebuild Bonfire VOLUME XXXIX UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1937 NUMBER 18 Oregon Campus Set for Three-Day 'Biggest Homecoming Celebration1 Three big days! / The biggest three days in homecoming weekend history, if advance plans can be taken as an indication. And advance plans, as completed and outlined by Bill Dalton, gen eral chairman for the weekend, seem to indicate this to be true. Although no estimate could be made on the number of alumni expected for the event, Elmer Fansett, alumni secretary, said that reports from the Portland secretary and other groups indicated a record attendance. Football Tickets Near Sellout The seating arrangements for the “civil war” Saturday became a problem to the ticket office this week when all reserved seats went over the board. The entire section of 13,500 was gone early, and Anson B. Cornell, athletic manager, was faced with the problem of building enough bleachers to hold the expected crowd. Nearly 1000 of the 4000 bleachers available have changed hands alraedy, he announced. Freshman Classes Excused At a special meeting of the student discipline committee and the bonfire committee yesterday an unprecedented action started by Dean James H. Gilbert resulted in a special ruling being made whereby all freshman men will be excused from classes this morning to work on the big frosh bonfire at Eighteenth and Agate streets. Said Chairman Dalton yesterday, “This year’s homecoming will “lain, one in me largest gamenngs oi aiumm ever ro attend tne cere monies at the University of Oregon. "The revived tradition of the frosh bonfire before the Oregon Oregon State game, the old fashioned noise parade and rally, organiza tion signs welcoming the grads, dedication of the new library, ano the fine ASUO attractions—all will combine for what we think will be the tops in this campus event.” Afternoon Classes Excused In accordance with long-standing precedence, the student discipline committee this week, voted to dismiss all classes (except classes in the school of law) today at noon. Alumni registration begins a tone o’clock today and will continue until 10 p.m. The registration table in the lobby of Johnson hall will be open tomorrow all (lay. Housing facilities will be arranged there both days under the direction of Xhe lunini office, ns hotel accommo dations have been taken for about three weeks. Brief exercises dedicating the new libe, the last unit of the past two year's $1,000,0000 construction program, will be held in the same room at 10:30 a.m. The principal speaker will be John Henry Nash printer of San Francisco and a former lecturer at the University. Mr Nash brings with him a collection of books from his private library to be exhibited at 8:30 p.m. The dedication and exhibition, to be attend ed by many University and other officials, will be open to the general publlc’ r* “Civil War” Kickoff at 2 o’clock In the afternoon, all “Order of the O men” will meet at gate 1 at Hayward field and parade before the game. The opening kick-off of the battle royal, Oregon and Oregon State, will be at 2 p.m. This will be Oregon's second game on her new $10,00 turf field. An alumni get-together at the Eugene armory (Seventh and Oak) will follow the game at 4:30. Dinner parties and dances at the indi vidual living groups will complete the evening. Completing the busy weekend will be the ASUO concert by Galli Curei, star of the season’s attractions, at McArthur court at 3 o’clock. Cup to Be Awarded Houses Alumni must register to have their names counted in the house competition for attendance, according to Kathleen Duffy, chairman of registration. A silver loving cup will be awarded the living organiza tion with the largest registration. Noise Parade Follows Dinner Following dinners in living organizations tonight, the noise parade will form and leave 13th and Kincaid streets to move through the town. The reappearance of riveting hammers against circular saws will mark a return to that type of “college humor" for the first time in five years, Si Wentworth, in charge of the parade, commented. The parade down Willamette and back will start at G o'clock to allow the evening pro gram enough time. Bonfire to Light Rally The big frosh bonfire to be constructed this morning will be set off as the parade arrives at the southeast corner of the athletic field. Besides the backing given the old tradition by Deans Gilbert and Earl, committee members will try to get Baz Williams, an old grad who has complained of the lack of school spirit, to light the oil-soaked fire. While the huge mass of waste sends flames into the air, approximately one hundred feet nigh, a pre-game rally will take place on a special platform. Members of the team, coaches, and old timers will express their opinion of Oregon’s spirit and the team's chances over a loud speaking system. Paul Whiteman to Play An attraction of the ASTTO series will be presented at 8:30 when Paul Whiteman’s band will play in concert at McArthur court for one hour. Climaxing the first day’s festivities will be the official homecoming .lance starting at 10 o’clock. Whiteman’s 30-piece band will play for three hours, with special late permission of 1:15 being granted for the girls. Alumni Will Meet Saturday Saturday morning, the annual alumni meeting, presided over by Ben Chandler, will be held in the browsing room of the new libe. Election of officers and a discussion of the group's new program will je held. The Thin Man Former 327-pound Paul Whiteman, now wilted away to 197 pounds, will lead his 30-piece orchestra in the opening event on the three-star homecoming weekend program. Paul and the boys will start swinging it tonight at 8:30 at a one-hour concert, and will take up their work again at 10 o’clock tonight at the traditional weekend dance in McArthur court. Vandals Ignite Bonfire, Frosh Classes Freed Festivities Opened f With Pep Assembly Webfoots Anticipate Victory in Contest With Old Rivals University of Oregon students officially started the round of homecoming activities yesterday morning1 at an 11 o'clock assembly in Gerlineer hall, with a review of the football nrosnects for the OSC game on Saturday, a rehearsal of new peD yells, and a preview of the weekend schedule. Barney Hall. ASUO president and master of ceremonies, asked an explanation of the celebration / from Bill Dalton, chairman of the homecoming committee. Members of the varsity football team, coaxed to the platform by the wily student president, ex pressed their individual and col (Please turn to page four) Living Organizations Asked to Liberate All Frosh From 'Dailv Dozens;' Help Needed To Complete Bonfire A general call was sent out last night to all frosh bonfire builders_ ex-apartment house janitors, boy scouts, and others. Every freshman that wears pants was excused from classes this morning by the special ruling of the Student Discipline committee, for the purpose of getting every available worker up to work on the homecoming bonfire, accord insr to Si Wentworth, chairman in charge of construction. A rrane-ements were made yes terday with every house and dorm ptoup to see that all “excused - from - the - grind - of - classes” first year men will be present and willing to help in their own tradi tional class event. Arrangements were also made to see about those frosh who do not show up. Calling All Cars While listing the vast quantity of materials which the committee has secured to be added to the towering pile to be constructed, Wentworth added an urgent plea that any trucks, pickups, or cars that can be used for collection of (Please turn to page four) Oecron-OSC Fray Sell-out Indicated; Few Tickets Left With present indications point ing toward a sell-out crowd for the Oregon-Oregon State homecoming game Saturday, Ed Walker, head i of the ticket office in the Igloo, has issued a warning to all stu dents to exchange their ASUO cards for official tickets to the j game before Friday night. It will be “just too bad" for those students who neglect to do this. Walker declared. SPEs Taken in 'Mill Race Frat' With Icy Bath One “hell - of - a - mess” ade quately described the condition of the Sigma Phi Epsilon house at 12:30 last night when members of Sigma Nu, Kappa Sig, Phi Psi, Chi Psi, and Beta fraternities had done with putting “some of the SPEs” in the race. Over 125 fellows converged on the SPE house at 12:15 last night. For some five minutes the mob stood helplessly outside, at tempting to effect an entrance, while SPEs nonchalantly drop ped firecrackers and buckets of water on the attackers. At 12:30, having mill-raced al most two-thirds of the SPEs, the attacking fraternity men with drew to call it a day. Melvin Macullen, SPE, had to have three stitches takn in the bottom of his leg, having lit on some glass when “raced.” Noise' Parade Will Open Homecoming Weekend; Whiteman Jazz Follows Captain Tony Amatc Will Lead Gigantic Parade; Floats anc Band to Follow By RITA WRIGHT One of the largest noise par ades in the history of Oregor will form tonight, as all noise floats congregate, at the South ern Pacific dpuot at. 6 p.m. tc start• the’r line of marc! through the downtown section snd "u to Hayward field for the T'WV Anwfo. varsity fne'Vil] lending Hit* „.lll l|f feIln”'M hv 4ho nn(vprs'fv of 0**e "nr hand the floats, "n 1” a safetv nreenution as wlthnnt this nrecaution in vears nest the parade has resulted in iniurie3. Huge Crowd IOxoected Hundreds of cheering students will pnrticit>ate in the mrade. Ore gon’s band, noise machines, cheer ing students will join the gala cele bration. Over 20.000 snectators are ex pected to view Oregon’s greatest rally event as it winds through Eu gene streets. ’ Noon Last Chance ForStuden tDuca ts; Housing Arranged By LEONARD JERMAIN Holders of student body cards were given until noon Friday to get tickets for Saturday’s game, the deadline, formerly set at Thursday night, having been moved ahead. At a late hour yesterday approximately 1450 student body members Orecron Talent To Be Featured A t Igloo Dance Student talent will make lip the program for the Paul White man Intermission tonight feat uring the original popular songs and lvries composed and written by Wilfred Roadman. A group of three songs, the first a torch song entitled “Tired of It All.” will be sung bv Ger aldine Hult, a former Oregon student. The next number will be a col legiate melody entitled “College Bachelor,” by Mary Staten. A swingy little tune, “Out on a Iamb," is to be vocalized by Ned Gee. This will be the first campus hearing of these tunes for which Roadman has written the lyrics. Mary Staten has collaborated with him on some of the lyrics. Roadman will play the accom paniment. Infirmary to Feature 'Hangover Ward One of the features of homecoming weekend will be a “hangover ward” at the infirmary. The health service staff, en masse, will probably devote much effort to the care of over-indulgers. The night before “the morning after” will find the hospital staff busy cracking anu lining noi water Dottles. Another important feature of the infirmary homecoming pro gram will be a splinter committee. This group will attend to all cases of "sticking splinters’’ which is a contagious disease found among those who sit on wooden bleachers during football games. The sur gery will bouse a recreation room for the ill-fated alums. Billiards and card games will be in progress at all times. A service charge of 25 cents will be made to all who require more than one plaster cast. The funds derived from these charges will go towards the purchase of an "iron kidney” for the infirmary. Those who have well-cultivated vocal chords will be isolated in the sterilization room where try outs will be held for an alumni barbershop quartet. MISS I*HY ILL, Miss Margaret Phy, secretary to the dean of physical education, is confined to her home with intestin al flu. Miss Phy was unable to work Tuesday afternoon and is not expected to return to work un til the latter part of the week. DAR Members Will Entertain With Tea The D.A.R. will give a tea at Gerlinger hall Friday, October 22, from 3 to 5, to entertain the state convention members. Mrs. S. E. Stevens, Eugene, re gent for the local chapter is in charge of the tea. naa Deen given ucnets Dy present ing student bodv cards at the tick et offices in the Igloo. Contrary to rumors of a com nlete sellout for Saturday’s game, there are still plenty of good gen eral admission seats left, it was announced at the ticket offices. Reserved Seats Sold Out Although reserved seating has been sold out for the oast ten days there is no scarcity of the general admission nastehoards. according to FI. R. Walker, ASUO ticket agent. With local hotel accommodations sold out long ago for the home coining weekend, final arrange ments for the housing of anticipat ed homecoming crowds were being made yesterday under the direc tion of the alumni office. With the Fugene chamber of commerce cooperating in sending lists of townspeople having rooms available for Friday and Saturday nights, the alumni office an nounced itself readv to find ac commodations for all comers. Living organizations on the cam pus will as usual make room for returning grads, relatives, and friends coming to the campus for the annual weekend. lob Mart Spurred By Homecoming Labor Demands Students, financially pressed, with will power enough to give up the festivities of the weekend, may obtain part time employment dur ing homecoming by contacting Miss Janet Smith at the campus NYA office. "iui.i.ftTn" A carload of Oregon State stu dents pulled a fast one on the freshmen last night. Drawing the attention of the frosh guards to one end of the stadium, the OS