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NUMBER 20
'Warring' Students Run Amuck
Above is pictured the beginning of the “seige” of Seymour’s that
took place yesterday afternoon when 50 Beavers were located in the
restaurant.
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A policeman warns-Oregon students against “any rough stuff."
A Webfoot clenches his fists but nothing serious happened.
Oregon State coeds leave Seymour’s unnoticed. Webfoots look
eagerly for a male Beaver for a millracing party.
Photos by Glenn Reed, Maury Manning, Bill Pease.
Old Grads Return to
Swell Registration
Homecoming weekend came to
and end with the second largest
alumni registration ever to be re
corded at the University, accord
ing to Vera A. Powers, alumni
secretary. Approximately 550 old
grads returned to the campus to
i see the OSC-U. of O game at Eu
gene, last Saturday.
The largest homecoming on rec
ord took place in 1929, during pre
depression days, when the “big
game” was held on the Oregon
campus.
TURN IN STATERS’ PROPERTY
Students who have clothes,
watches or miscellaneous items left
: with them by Oregon State stu
dents yesterday, please turn the
articles in to the dean of men’s
! office today.
COEDS NOTICE!
The first half of the double
round robin schedule for wo
men's intramural hockey is as
follows:
October 27, freshmen vs. jun
iors; October 28, juniors vs. sen
iors; November 1, freshmen vs.
sophomores; November 3, sen
iors vs. sophomores; November
4, freshmen vs. seniors; Novem
ber 8, sophomores vs. juniors.
Victory March Ends in Riot
Gala Homecoming
Sets New High in
Oregon's Historg
Dalton, Committees
Run Off Successful,
Smooth Program
Oregon's greatest Homecoming
in history ran smoothly through a
big three-day program to end
Sunday afternoon.
Well laid plans of Bill Dalton,
chairman of the weekend, and his
committees were successful in
running off the many big features
participated in and watched by
more than 20,000 persons. Starting
with the influx of alumni to the
campus at noon Friday, the events
followed in rapid success with the
big feature being the Oregon-Ore
gon State game Saturday.
Estimates by the athletic office
Many in Attendance
placed the game crowd at about
18,000 persons, and while no ac
curate count could be made, it is
believed that number was equalled
at Friday night’s rally parade.
Elmer Fansett, alumni secretary,
estimated that about 550 grads
were registered, while many more
were present who failed to sign up.
Student Turn-Out Large
With the need for arousing the
frosh spirit, the student discipline
committee dismissed classes for
the men to work on the bonfire
Friday morning, and for the en
tire school in the afternoon.
Following early dinners, the ral
ly and noise parade formed at thp
depot and moved through the
downtown section and then to 18th
and Agate where the rally com
mittee had touched off the bonfire.
■ SAE and Susan Campbell hall took
first in the noise float contest, and
winners of the lighted homecoming
sign contest judged during the
evening were the Theta Chi and
uni umega iiousea.
Whiteman Plays
Following a brief rally at the
frosh fire, in which many old
grads were called on to speak, the
assembled crowd moved -up to the
Igloo for the Whiteman hour con
cert of semi-classical and swing
tunes. Dancing later at the home
coming dance, the last event of
the day, were approximately 1600
eds and coeds eager to take ad
vantage of the special 1:15 per
mission.
Library Dedicated
Making his keynote speech, “Li
brary—the Heart of a College,”
John Henry Nash, San Francisco
printer, participated in the dedica
tion of the new library in the cere
mony held in the browsing room
at 10:30 a.m.
The big game was preceded by
the parade of Oregon lettermen,
past and present, around the sta
dium. At 2 o’clock the opening
game started the 1937 edition of
the battle of the century.
Alumni Meet Informally
Following the game the alumni
| met at the armory for what was
described by one grad as “the most
informal and pleasant part of the
whole program—a place where we
all met old classmates and were
glad to see them even though they
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Nazi Exchange
Student Likes
American Food
By ALYCE ROGERS
At the University of Indiana we
find another German exchange
student, Z3-year-oia c;ura curg
hard from the University of Mu
nich, who is living at the Phi Kap
pa Psi fraternity. The blond
haired Teuton praises Chancellor
Adolf Hitler strongly, pointing
out that where there were 24 po
litical parties before Hitler, there
is only one party at the present
time. Burghard speaks French,
Italian, Swedish, and English lan
guages in addition to his native
tongue.
"I like Bloomington, Illinois,
very much,” he says. "The food is
a3 good as that in Germany and
the beer, although of a different
kind, also is very good.”
Another Angle
The University of Rochester
solved the problem of getting the
freshmen acquainted by pairing
off men with women in advance
of the usual freshman mixer. The
coeds bought their own tickets,
made out dance programs, and
the men called for their assigned
women.
Reports Indicate That
C. F. Remer,Gets Offer
Of President's Chair
State Board Meets But Remains Mum on the
Question of Successor; U. of Michigan
Professor's Acceptance Awaited
PORTLAND, Oct. 25—(Special)
— No successor to Dr. C. Valentine
Boyer, recently resigned president
of the University, was mentioned
at the meeting of the state board
of higher education here today.
Unofficial reports from the ses
sion indicated that the naming
of a successor had been postponed
until word was received from Dr.
Charles F. Reiner, professor of eco
nomics at the University of Michi
gan. giving definite confirmation
that he wanted the job, a news
service indicated last night.
Dr. Remer visited the Oregon
campus last week and it was be
lieved that he was offered the job
at that time. He returned to Mich
igan to confer with university au
thorities before committing him
self.
An allocation of about $37,000
was made to higher education in
stitutions to be used for new in
structors, equipment, and salary
adjustments.
Other routine business which
filled the session was the appoint
ment of Dr. R. C. Romig as part
time physician in the University
health service. Pay adjustments
were made to University employees
which included A. B. Stillman, as
sistant business administration
professor; Roy Andrews, chemistry
instructor; A. S. Moursund, asso
ciate mathematics professor; J. L.
Casteel, associate speech professor;
John T. Ganoe, associate history
professor, and A. E. Caswell, phy
sics professor.
ATOs, Chi Omegas
Take Loving Cups
Alpha Tau Omega and Chi
Omega won the men’s and women’s
silver loving cups given for the
most alumni registered for home
coming, Elmer Fansett, alumni
secretary, announced yesterday.
The ATO's had forty-three alums
back to honor Oregon. Kappa Sig
ma came next with thirty-three.
Chi Omega, with thirty-three
alums back, won the women’s cup
for the second consecutive time.
Delta Delta Delta had twenty-two
grads back.
Officials Comment
On 'OSC' Invasion
Earl Compliments UO
Students; Onthank
Says 'Good Sports'
While speculation went on last
night as to the consequences of
“field day” against invaders from
Corvallis, statements from admin
istration officials indicated that
while regretting the whole inci
dent, they are inclined, under the
circumstances, to condone Univer
sity students’ actions.
“I am surprised that victory
should mean so much to Oregon
State that they should want to
come over here to lord it over our
students,” said President Boyer
last night. He had been confined
to his home over the weekend and
had learned of the incidents from
second-hand information.
“I don’t like to see the students
travel back and forth damaging
property at the schools. Today’s
outcome, is what our visitors could
expect after coming over here to
crow over us. But if, after the re
ception we gave them, any of our
boys went over there, great dam
age would result. Any retaliation
'might lead to mob violence which
certainly is what we don’t want.
As long as the least possible dam
age was done, we should be satis
fied with our victory today, as any
marching back over there is un
called for.”
Virgil Earl, dean of men, issued
this statement yesterday, regarding
the situation before attending a
meeting of leaders of men’s living
groups to discuss the matter, “I
think the students of the Univer
sity should be complimented on
keeping their heads as long as
they did. What developed later
was unavoidable and occurred tin
der very trying circumstances.”
Karl W. Onthank, dean of per
sonnel, expressed his opinion that
Oregon students had done their
part in the meeting with the Stat
ers and “were good sports about
the whole thing.”
'Policy Meeting'
Called bg Dean
To Discuss Riot
Virgil D. Earl Advises
Students to Remain
Here in Eugene
“Keep Oregon at home, and let
any burden of guilt rest on Oregon
State” was the decision reached
yesterday afternoon by members of
the interfraternity council and hall
representatives at a special "policy
meeting” called by Virgil D. Earl,
dean of men.
Every effort will be made to |
keep wild-eyed University men
from seeking revenge in any way,
jt was understood. The meeting of
leaders of every men’s living or
ganization drew forth the unani
mous opinion that no advantage
could be gained by retaliation.
Dean Earl Advises
Dean Earl commended the stand
of the prexies in opposing any ac
tion by groups in the houses. He
also was pleased with the general
spirit on the campus—the good
sportsmanship in letting some
Staters discard a few clothes be
fore going in the race and the way
the houses gave them hot showers
and free lunch.
The dean advised the group of
“emergency leaders” that the'
morning’s demonstration was “put
on by the rooks and sophs, and that
the administration and upperclass
men at Corvallis opposed it.”
Iteaines Comments
Ed Reames, council president,
commented on the situation last
night saying, "It would be useless
for any of our men to trek over
there. We had all the fun out of
the day’s events. It was too bad
the thing had to happen but no
real damage was done here except
to their prides.”
Father of Bill Pengra
Passes in Portland
Dr. C. A. Pengra, father of Bill
Pengra, University sophomore in
journalism, died in Portland Sun
day. Bill left for Portland last
night to attend his father's funer
al set for Saturday. He is affil
iated with Beta Theta Pi fratern
ity.
SANFOBI) APPOINTED
Bill Sanford has been appointed
Portland advertising manager for
the Emerald by Manager Walt
Vernstrom.
Oregon Studes Mass
To Halt Invaders;
Scores Mill-Raced
Classes Unofficially Excused as Riot Call
Spreads Over Campus; Ducks 'Imprison'
Staters in Seymour's
By WEN BROOKS
Oregon students turned out en masse yesterday to halt the
victory inarch of over fifteen hundred invading students from
Oregon State, enthusiastic over Saturday’s football victory.
Some two hundred of the ‘ Staters” were given icy baths in the
mill race before they left the city.
At eleven o’clock word circulated over the campus that
the “staters” were on the wav over, had just passed through
Profs Enter Into
Spirit of Battle;
Dismiss Classes
Oregon professors, for the most
part, entered into the spirit of the
"Civil War” yesterday. The ma
jority of It and 1 o’clock classes
were either dismissed unofficially
or officially unattended.
Almost the entire professorial
staffs of Condon and Oregon were
seen on the side lines of the first
battle of the day, when motorized
troops of OSC were subjected to
watery artillery attack from a fire
hose in the law school.
Upstairs in one room of Condon,
however, 40 or so dejected students
were kept in a particularly appro
priate lecture by Prof. Arthur
Marder, who shouted above the din
of horns, backfiring, bands and
cheers:
"I refused to be shouted down
by a bunch of ninnies.”
The discussion of the French
revolution of 1830 went on with
sound effects.
Boys reporting for gym classes
were ordered into the fray for
their day’s exercise with exhorta
tions to."go out and get them,” ac
cording to unofficial reports. Ore
gon's ROTC were also dismissed
with orders to go out and get some
practical experience in "war.”
Another group of unfortunate
students were forced to remain in
tellectual up in Johnson hall where
Professor H. D. Sheldon was giv
ing a history test and guarding
the door.
.junction uiy. muuenis swarmeu
from their classes to the Side, to
he ready for the fellows from Cor
vallis.
A cordon of state and city po
lice halted the caravan from Cor
vallis just outside Eugene, warn
ing the. visitors against “any
rough stuff.”
Have Police Escort
The victory parade started, es
corted by three patrol cars down
Willamette, out Thirteenth past
the Side, where Oregon students
had gathered, down University to
Eleventh, and hack through town.
Trouble begun when one car
stalled on Eleventh between Hil
yard and Patterson. Oregon stu
dents immediately seized the four
occupants and inarched them to
the mill race.
Students came running from ev
erywhere, clamoring for “more
beavers.” It wasn’t long before
parties of students were blocking
all tho intersections about the
campus, stopping cars, und grab
bing all “Staters,” and taking the
victims to the race.
Scene Shifts to Bridge
For a time activity centered on
the bridge over the race on Alder.
Later the students swarmed up
Eleventh to the Anchorage where
several more Corvallis fellows were
“dunked royalty."
Having routed ull the OSC stu
dents from the vicinity of the
uuinpus, Oregon students proceed
ed to run a drag-net over Eugene,
squads of fellows going in each
direction to round up "more Bea
vers.”
Struggle Center at Seymour’s
Seymour’s cafe became the cen
ter of the struggle down town,
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Emerald's 'Hemingway' Reports on Bloody Battle Fields
Editor’s Note: Mr. Thomsen, in
veterate Emerald war correspon
dent, who once read a Hemingway
book and never recovered, was
sent to the scene of yesterday's
clash to interpret the battle in his
own inimitable "Hemingway’’ style.
The story was rushed by dogsled
from, his bivouac in the College
Side.
By MORITZ THOMSEN
(Emerald War Correspendent)
AT THE FRONT—Oct. 25
(Special)—It is difficult at this
time with the city of Eugene in a
wrecked shambles to sanely con
template the horrible havoc of to
day’s encounter between the Orer
gon Ducks and the OSC Beavers.
A terrific climax to a weekend of
hostilities was reached at noon to
day when a wild horde of OSC
"cuties,” estimated at between
2,000 and 50,000, stormed onto the
Oregon campus.
Reports from Corvallis indicate
that a serpentine of students going
the round of 8 o’clock classes start
ed' the battle off. Police cars and
officials tried without avail to
stem the tide of the invaders but
they were useless before the drive.
War on Two Fronts
Two major battles were fought
—one which began about 11:45 and
lasted about an hour on the banks
of the mill race, and another which
raged on into the late afternoon
about a mile outside the city of
Eugene.
Like other minor conflicts now
going on in Spain and the Far
East, this new development in the
Oregon-OSC crisis has not yet been
declared a legal war. The leaders
of the revolt cannot be reached,
nor can the leading defenders of
the Oregon lines be found. Hu
mors circulating this afternoon
had it that some recent football
game was at the bottom of the dif
ficulties, but your correspondent
does not believe this to be the case.
Lawyer Contingent Bombs
The Oregon lines were attacked
without warning just before noon
when an estimated 287 cars sped
up Thirteenth in search of the un
prepared Oregon students. At this
point the law school students re
leased a heavy discharge from aval
able fire hoses, and the barbarians
routed; and dismayed fled in their
special armored cars. They quick
ly rallied, however, and surround
ed the campus. Most of the class
es were excused when it was seen
the danger of the situation, and
every possible student rushed
down to the temporary war hut,
was sworn in by the committee for
defending Oregon honor, and then
rusiied to the blood-soaked battle
field.
Long barricades of automobiles
] stopped the enemy as they swung |
clown the street next to the mill
race, and one by one the occupants
were disrobed and thrown into the
icy waters. Women, eyes filled
with sadistic ecstasy, rushed to the
scene and screaming wildly
watched from a comparatively
safe distance the battle.
Blood Lust Rises
At noon the bloodshed had
reached a point where the Oregon
men were completely out of con
trol. The lust of battle in their
blood, they madly attacked the
OSC men and regardless of life
they threw over two hundred of
the defenseless creatures into the
waters. Meager reports say that
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A hapless Beaver (foes over the side head first to a chilly hath in
the millrace, as Oregon students cheer.
This Stater is Kitting a free ride to the mlUrace as loyal VVehfoots hold him firmly by hand and foot.
He was just one of tin- scores of Corvallis boys who went over the side for a “one, two, three . .