library CAMPUS TODAY'S EDITS: Three (3) Columnists; Why No Rally: Campus Manicure SPORT PAGE Pasero Figures Way Oregon Could Have Won VOLUME XL1 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1939 NUMBER 24 Robinson Principal Factor I n Defeat of Webfoot Team At Los Angeles Coliseum Uclan Breaks Away Twice to Garner Decisive Touchdowns; Statistics Show Oregon as Superior Field Eleven By RAY FOSTER It took the “fastest man in football’’ to beat the best Oregon team ever to play in the Los Angeles coliseum, last Saturday 16 to 6, and 35,000 fans will probably agree to this fact. Jackie Robinson of UCLA is the man, and Tex Oliver’s 1939 Webfoot varsity is the team. Jackie was held all day by the superior Oregon line, except for two times, and that was the ball game. Once he started on his 18 and streaked all the way down the sidelines on a reverse to the promised Dorm Booth Moneymaker At Carnival Stanford Indian Theme Captures Division Honors The first prize for the booth taking in the most money Satur day night at the annual AWS car nival was awarded to the dart and balloon concession of Sigma hall, Zeta Tau Alpha and Gamma hall. The Alpha Phi-Alpha Tau Ome ga booth received honorable men tion along with the Sigma Chi University street Cooperative con cession. Those judging were Mrs. G. Morris, Eyler Brown, and George Root. The prize for the best looking booth went to the Hilyard Cooper ative and Sherry Ross hall who portrayed the Stanford Indians. The Alpha Phi and Alpha Tau Omega booth again received hon orable mention under this cate gory, with the DU and Kappa booth bringing up third. According to Barbara Stallcup and Sally Mitchell, co-chairmen, the carnival made more money than ever has been made before. "This is due to the splendid co operation of every individual on the campus who did his or her bit toward making this year's carni val a real success.” was the senti ment expressed by the co-chair Onthank Back After Illness Dean of Personnel Karl W. On thank returned to his office in Johnson hall yesterday after being absent for a week because of ill ness. The personnel head became sick on October 21 while fulfilling a speaking engagement in Hood Riv er. He was moved to Good Samari tan hospital in Portland early last week where he remained until his release on Friday. Physicians diag nosed the illness as a throat infec tion of an undetermined type. Onthank will be in his office only part of each day until his con valescence is completed. land 82 yards away. Another dusky figure played a prominent role in the heart-break ing defeat, one Kenny Washing ton. He was the man to throw a 52-yard pass to Robinson from his own 34 to the Duck 23, and Jack scampered over again, with Buck Berry and Roy Dyer on his heels. Uclans Cheeked Other than these two plays, the Uclans were held in complete check until late in the final quar ter when a rejuvenated Bruin went to the Oregon six before being stopped. The rest of the game was a rout of the opponents’ line by fast charging Oregon backs, a rout between the five-yard lines. Oliver’s band outplayed the Bru ins in nearly every department but the scoring one, a most vital part of a football game. And the Bruin punting was better, but. both made I very poor kicks. UCLA took the lead in the first four minutes of the game, when Jack Sommers kicked a 30-yard field goal, after a fumble by Jay Graybeal on the Oregon 23. The Webfoots came back to lead the ball game for a while, when one of their many marches actually did net a return, and the score was 6 to 3. Smith Scores Bob Smith went over from the two-yard line to score after plac ing his team in a favorable posi tion with a pass to Denny Dono van to the Bruin 11. Buck Berry alternated with Smith in this drive that started on the Duck 37 after Graybeal had returned a punt to there. The rest of the ball game could be called a game of chance between eleven Oregon players and Dame Fortune, with the madame win ning every time. No matter how long had been the drive of the Webfoots, or how close they were to the goal line, that element of chance was there to spoil all the good done. In the first period they went to the UCLA three, only to lose the ball on downs. Later they got to (Please turn to page two) More Rooms Opened For Study Purposes In University Libe Complaints that there is not enough room in the library for stu dents who need to use it have been answered by M. H. Douglass, head librarian, by the announcement of a classroom on the top floor and the map room which can be used for study. Mr. Douglass asked that stu dents study somewhere else on Tuesday and Thursday nights un less they need library material, for those nights are the most crowded. Sigma Chi Launches Sweetheart Contest Betty Anderson, elected Sweetheart of Sigma Chi last year by members of the Oregon chapter, will preside as hostess when the fraternity entertains this evening for one-half of the candidates entered this year in their annual sweetheart contest. A sweetheart is chosen each year from freshman girls who are not immediate relatives of Sigma Chis. Each women’s living or ganization selects two candidates to enter the contest. Thos-; chosen will be entertained twice at the chapter house before the final selec tion by the members of Sigma Chi. Five finalists are picked in preliminary balloting witj. the presi dents of the living organizations having a girl in the finals acting as an honorary election board for the counting of the final vote. The coed who receives the honor will be the guest of the fra ternity at a banquet where she will be “pinned” with the Sweet heart cross. Remaining candidates who are not entertained tonight will be guests of the fraternity Thursday. Brother's Notes Effect Cure For Vernstrom Roy Vernstrom is cured for all time of the habit of sending those postcards reading, “Hav ing swell time, wish you were here.” Last summer, while on a three thousand mile trip, Roy flooded his brother’s mail box with those teasers. Walt Vernstrom, for mer business manager of the Emerald is now in the same po sition on the Bend Bulletin. Walt wrote up a bunch of similar cards last week and gave them to a friend to mail to Roy while the friend was on a fly ing trip down south. The bewild ered younger brother received several cards each day from all major points in California, each saying, “having swell time, nite clubs grand, wish you were here. Oregana Sale Push Near End Rise of 100 Over Last Year's Quota Of 2200 Expected The 1940 Oregana drive will end this coming Friday in its first phase of attempting to place into the hands of every student possi ble a copy of the book. Although the drive this year is not setting any records, the orders are coming into the office as steadily as can be expected, Stated Dick Williams, business manager. During the registration period last month the Oregana was ahead of last year’s totals by 126 orders. Williams accounts for this rise in figures to the increase in enroll ment. He expects to sell about 100 more books to the students this year over the 2200 total of last year. No Exception “It seems that each year the business manager can expect to sell about 63 per cent of the stu dent body and this year is not go ing to be any exception. It is not the policy of the business staff to make the students think that they are obligated to purchase a copy of the book. “It is just our policy to make the students aware of the fact that nowhere on the coast is their yearbook supported with such en thusiasm and sales as it is here on the Oregon campus,” Williams said. With the drive terminating this week there is nothing from keep ing a student from ordering a copy of the Oregana during the remain der of the term. The Oregana of fice is open every day of the week from 2 until 5 and there is always somebody there to take an order. The next concerted effort to get new subscribers will not be until next year at the winter term reg intrnHnn Accurate Estimate As it was stated previously in the Emerald the main reason for the drive was to obtain as closely as possible the amount of students desiring a copy of the book so a more accurate amount of copies necessary could be had. The paper for the Oregana has to be ordered in December and the educational activities board doesn’t wish to hazard a guess as to how many books have to be printed. Williams asks that all the house agents check their Oregana cards into him sometime this week so the staff can start on the other phases of the book. Dean Salem Speaker Dean Victor P. Morris will speak in Salem today to the Salem Ki wanis club on the topic, “America’s ; Relation to European War,” and ; will discuss the question of Ameri can neutrality. Monday evening Dean Morris spoke on his regular radio pro gram, “The World in Review,” over KOAC on the question, “Is the European War a Hoax?” $35,494 Returned To State Appropriations Cut Made to Assist Budget Balancing The return of $35,494 of their budget appropriation to the gen eral fund of the state was the State Board of Higher Education’s chief business at their monthly meeting Saturday at Corvallis. The return was made in cooperation with Governor Charles A. Sprague's budget-balancing program. The governor's request included $33,6X9 from the supplemental ap propriation made for higher edu cation and $1875 from the amount appropriated for improving radio station KOAC in Corvallis. The board voted unanimously to cut the budget. Student Increase Cause E. C. Sammons, chairman of the finance committee, said Saturday that the grant was being returned in the face of increased student bodies in each school because “the finance committee feels that the board and its institutions should cooperate with the program of the governor in attempting to balance the state income and expendi tures.’’ Although the board discussed the matter of selecting a new presi dent for Oregon State College to succeed President George W. Pea vy after his retirement next sum mer, no action was taken. Group Inspects Building Members of the educational group inspected the new chemis try building on the OSC campus Friday, and later voted final ap proval of the $425,000 structure. Additions to the 1939 budget made during the two-day session included $24,715.90 for Oregon State, $16,663.77 for the Univer sity, and $4214 for the Eastern Oregon College of Education. These additions will be financed through added resources fiom stu dent fees, it was decided. ROTC Cadets Will Parade Armistice Day Plans Completed In the first full dress parade of the year, the University of Oregon ROTC corps will march en masse in the coming Armistice day pa rade, it was announced Monday by the military department. According to the latest plans the corps will meet the parade as it returns from the downtown dis trict, and will act as escorts of honor to the principal speaker and company. The parade is scheduled to end at Gerlinger hall, where the assembly will hear the speakers in a patriotic celebration, and will revere the war dead. It has been tentatively an nounced that Joseph Carson, mayor (Please turn to page four) Dr. Kelley to Visit UO for Two Days The newly-appointed secretary for college work in the department of education of the Episcopal church national council, Rev. Alden Drew Kelley, will arrive on the campus today for a two-day visit. Ordained in 1930, he has done most of his work with students as head of St. Francis house, and student chaplain at the University of Wis consin. Dr. Kelley will celebrate early morning communion service for Episcopal students Wednesday from 7 to 8 o’clock in the men’s lounge, Helen Lyles, Episcopal student director, announced yes terday. The communion service will be followed by a breakfast. Ih the evening, Dr. Kelly will speak at 8 o’clock at the church. A social hour will follow Dr. Kel ley’s talk. Drama. Student Mastering Art Of Walking After 45 minutes of attempt ing to master the walk of an old man in rehearsal yesterday, it was still rather doubtful wheth er P. T. Chiolero was imitating Boris Karloff in the "Chamber of Horrors" or just a "pleasure bent” cowboy. This is just one of the many details that the cast of "The Arms and the Man” have to polish off by opening night, No vember 16, 17, and 18. "P. T.” takes the part of Ni cola, the family butler, and must walk with loose-jointed servant shuffle. , Another wrinkle the actors are trying to iron out is how to drop a heavy suitcase on the toe of Petkoff without sending the blustering major, played by Ed Burtensliaw, to the infirmary with a broken foot. Steps Taken In Curbing ‘Vandalism’ Webfoot Leaders Confer With OSC Student Heads The first step toward tempering the "vandalism” that might ac company the Oregon-OSC grid iron battle slated for Homecoming weekend was made yesterday when Webfoot government leaders met with OSC heads in a friendly re lations conclave in Corvallis. John Dick, ASUO president, and Burton Barr, general homecoming head, discussed weekend plans yesterday afternoon with Don Drake, editor of the Barometer, and Ralph Floberg, president of the student body of the OSC as sociated students. “Our aim is not only to have Oregon be host to the 6,000 alum ni expected here November 11, but also to be hosts to the 2,000 OSC students that will be here too,” Barr said last night upon return from the meeting. "For about the first time in homecoming history,” the week end head continued, “we are mak ing it a special point to invite a great many dignitaries from the state college to be University guests for the game too.” He indi cated that a campus-wide effort would be made at both schools to keep the general tone of the cele bration on a high plane. Second Pledge Period Slated New System Used To Aid Freshmen The “hunting season” for pros pective pledges for Oregon frater nities which have not yet reached their quota limit will start tomor row when pledging officially re opened. All pledging for men’s houses was closed from the end of rush week until the November 1 date, which falls tomorrow, as a part of the new rushing program inaugur ated this year. Fraternities which wish to pledge additional men will petition for this right through Dean of Men Virgil D. Earl to the fresh man week committee, headed by O. F. Stafford, dean of lower di vision. Commenting on the closed pledg ing period in effect for the first time this year Dean Stafford said, “We desire to get the business of rushing out of the way during pre freshman week as far as possible, before scholastic activity begins and then through the closed period provide a definite break in rushing activity while the new students are getting adjusted to college life. We believe the plan as used this year was successful in accomplish ing this purpose.” Lively Weekend On Tap for Alums Noise Fest Schedule Disclosed Racket This Year Will Surpass All Former Attempts Dl lilifi lll^l Drawing for house pairings for the forthcoming homecoming noise parade will be held today at 4 o' clock at the College Side. All liv ing organizations who intend to participate in the parade must send a representative to today's drawing. Not only will it be the greatest homecoming celebration in the his tory of Oregon, but the weekend of November 10 to 12 inclusive will also he the noisiest homecom ing of them all, according to ex tensive plans laid by the noise parade committee in a meeting yesterday afternoon. Led by a spearhead of flaring, smoking torches in the hands of freshmen, the noisiest noise parade will blare its way from the center of Eugene to the site of the tradi tional pre-game bonfire. The par ade will be well illuminated by the dancing light of some 700 torches flanking the racket producing floats of campus living organiza tions. Band Will riay The many alums, townspeople, and students who will line the streets to participate in this sym bol of every loyal rooter’s faith in his team and school will be greeted by the music of the University of Oregon band competing with the roar from every conceivable noise making contrivance that will make up the 1939 homecoming noise par ade. The route of the procession, as announced by Richard Werschkul, chairman of the parade committee, is as follows: The starting point is to be the corner of Fifth and Wil lamette streets. The parade will get underway promptly at 7:45 the night of November 10. From the (Please turn to pai/e three) Band Maestro Leon Mojica, leader of an orches tra featuring a Spanish style of music, Hill bring his group to the Igloo on November 11 for the homecoming dance. Budget of $30 Set by Committee For Parade Entries The living organizations paired together will be allowed to spend only a total of $30 in preparing their entry. This fig ure is to be divided equally be tween the living organizations paired. The amount, type, and method of making noise shall be limited only by the ingenuity of the contestants. Chief of Po lice Bergmann of the city of Eugene asks, however, that the entrants use no vehicle which might conceivably tear up the streets. Any entries with cleated wheels will be prohibited. The parade will move out promptly at 7:45. Any entry not in its designated position, or not read*' to leave at 7:45, will be disquali fied. Starting positions and fur ther rules wiil be announced later. RICHARD WERSCHK UL, Chairman Noise Parade. Father Pope Coming Father Pope, chaplain of the Northwest Federation of Newman clubs will be on the campus today at 4 p.m. on the third floor of Ger linger hall. He will discuss the effective organization of a New man club on the University cam pus. Those Interested are invited to this meeting. Mysterious Disappearance Of Sigma Chi Sign Recalled Hallowe’en on the Oregon cam pus, with the exception of one fateful year, has always been a time for harmless revelry instead of actual destruction. In October, 1922, Dean Straub expressed pleasure with the stu dents’ unfailing respect for the campus. Gate-stealing, window soaping, and other forms of Hal lowe'en diversion were cited as de sirable pranks without dire re sults. Not until two years later was anyone seriously victimized by a Hallowe’en prank. Both the Sigma Chis and the Delta Zetas played major roles in the tragedy. Name Plate, Disappears Shortly before October 31. 1924, a lone Sigma Chi. who happened to look at the front door before he opened it, was startled by four empty screw holes where once a proud and shiny brass name plate had been. Since such a dastardly crime could not remain unavenged, the Sigma Chis, fierce and fiery, resolved to find the culprit by fair means or foul. Their first step was to call the house detective who labored val iantly but unsuccessfully. Since his slicker had been stolen he was compelled to venture out into the pelting rain thinly clad. The pre cipitation had washed away all but three clues. These were: one small square of white linen found on the porch of the Sigma Chi house, one badly crushed bush on the left side of the steps, and one brother’s re port of having heard honking and voices (presumably feminine) on the previous night. Stumps Losers Days passed, and still there were no signs of the missing brass plate. The Sigma Chis were divid ed on the question of whether the theft had been committed by a group of human beings or whether it was one of these phenomena which are only explained by the masters of metaphysics. As time went on, their faces grew longer and longer, and they gloomily con centrated on how angry the alums would be when they returned for homecoming, only to discover their choicest possession missing. The Delta Zetas also reported the same type of burglary, but could find even fewer clues than the unhappy Sigma Chis. To this day, neither door plate has been seen or heard of. Possibly, on some future Hallowe’en, the mys tery will be solved; until then, one i can only wonder. uo, osc Tilt Will Draw Mob Advance Seat Sale Indicates Game May Be Sold Out Orders for seats at the Oregon homecoming game are pouring in at a terrific pace, Anse B. Cornell, athletic manager, reports. Advance sales are setting an all-time record with reservations coming in by wire, telephone, and special mail, indicating that Eugene will be filled with an unprecedented num ber of old grads, parents, and friends. “It looks like the greatest home coming in history,” Mr. Cornell enthusiastically stated, “Not only for the game but in all the other respects.” Reservations Left There are still plenty of seats that can be reserved, even with the great demand. Because of the new section to the stadium and more sections being set aside for reserve, there is still time to get in reservations, but they are going fast. With every mail delivered in the Igloo at the door marked “Ath letic Manager,” more and more seats are crossed off the list as taken. They come in orders of ten and more, with the office force la boring under a pile of correspond ence, letters to answer and ac knowledgments to send. One whole grandstand and bleacher section extending around the end zone is set aside for re serve. More will be added if the orders keep coming in. About 2,000 seats will be occupied by stu dents exclusively, assuring a vast army of loyal Oregon vocal cords (Please turn to page four), } i CAMPUS CALENDAR Ye Tabard Inn will meet Wed nesday evening- at 7:30 o’clock at the home of Dr. Kenneth Shumak er, 1369 Emerald. AH junior and senior girls inter ested in the Community Service club of the YWCA meet at the “Y” bungalow at 4 o'clock today. Westminster Tuesday luncheon will be held at noon today, and the group will continue the dis cussion of compulsory military training. Price of the home-cooked meal is 25 cent3. Reservations should be made before 9 a.m. K wain a will meet this afternoon at 5 o’clock at the Tri Delta house. The Women’s Physical Educa tion club is giving a spook party honoring the freshman majors and minors and the transfers. It will be held in Gerlinger hall Tuesday, October 31, at 7:30 o’clock. Pi Delta Phi, French honorary, will meet at the Anchorage tonight at 6 o’clock for dinner. Anyone in terested in coming and speaking French for an hour is invited to attend even though he is not a member of the organization. Phi Beta meets tonight at 7:30 o’clock in the alumni room of Ger linger hall. All actives must be present. Junior Gleemen will practice at the "Y” hut Monday at 7:30 p.m. ! -