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The Oregon Deify EMERALD Vol. LX I UNIVERSITY OF OBEOOW, EUGENE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1933 No. <ff Action to establish UO began in 1850 Editor's Not*: ThU I** the first In a wrlM of weekly columns exploring tin* various urea*, of student Kovrrntiicnt and the history ami develop ment of student activities. Captioned "ThU Is Vour University," the purpose of O article Is to present the his tory and development of Ore gon from It* Inception up to the present day. The articles will lie brief, Informal he p'eces, avoiding long Meries of dates, names and other list ings. The committee heading the Kmerald Projects section is a sub-committee of the Execu 11 v e Committee on Student Government. They will get Iheir information from old Em erald flies, the Library, alum ni record*, even the du*ty at tic of John won Hall. "KUtory of the Cnlverslty of Oregon," by Henry D. Sheldon, will be a basic source of material. By KOMKLLK FOHSEN Emerald Projects thairman The University of Oregon held its first classes in 1878 after some twenty-six year* of discus sion, planning and preparation. ' The first action taken to estab lish a University in Oregon was the Donation Land act of 1850. j by which Congress granted the customary two townships to the Oregon territory for a state uni versity. No real demand Although there was no real demand for a state university at the time, an attempt was made to found one during the early fifties. In 1851 Marysville, now* Corvallis, was chosen as the lo- 1 cation for the university. A year later tnc school was relo.-atcd at Jacksonville In Southern Ore gon. In 1853, the legislature re pealed this act and uecMed that the university would not be re located at that session. At the state constitutional of 1857 the advisability of estab lishing a state university was’ again discussed. Those opposed to the plan were in the majority. They argued that state univer sities were usually controlled by some religious denomination, and that Oregon already had enough denominational colleges to sup ply all the needs of the people. It was voted at the convention to strike o.it the clause provid- ' ing for a state university. Interest revived In the early seventies there was a revival of interest in the state university endowment. Thomas Franklin Campbell, pre sident of Christian College in Monmouth, made a speech at Eu gene asking the people "to sup port, in the legislative, his at tempt to annex the university endowment to the Christian Col lege. The citizens of Eugene im mediately recognized the oppor tunity to establish a state uni versity in their own town. When the legislature met in the fall of 1872 a delegation from Lane County was there with a bill to establish a state univer sity at Eugene. The bill was pass ed and the governor appointed the first board of regents: Mat thew P. Deady, L. L. McArthur, Ft. S. Strahan. J. M. Thompson, | T. G. Henricks, George Humph- | rey, Joshua J. Walton, William : Scott, and B. F. Dorris. (Continued on page 8) Local news in brief Students jailed EUGENE MV -Judge John L. Barber Jr. of Eugene Municipal Court sentenced four University students to three hours in jail Friday night. They were fined $25. Police picked up the quartet early Friday with a case of beer in the back seat of their car. They told the court that they planned to drink the beer during Friday night's Homecoming bonfire rally. Their sentence was served while the bonfire was being held. OSC carries torch CORVALLIS — A relay of Oregon State College freshmen are carrying a torch from here to Eugene for the Oregon-Oregon State football game. Fifty students are taking part in the relay over the old road to Eugene. The relay began at 6 a.m. this morning, and will cover a total of 44.2 miles. When the torch is carried into Hayward Field, it will be lighted as a victory symbol. Groundbreaking set EUGENE UH—Ground-breaking ceremonies are being held this morning by Beta chapter of Sig ma Phi Epsilon for a new fra-! ternity home at the University. A. P. DiBennedetto of Portland, | president of the Beta alumni; chapter, will turn the first shovel ful of dirt. Bill Rurtherford, fraternity president, estimated that the cost of the new house will be close to $160,000. Completion is planned j by the start of the fall term next ■ September. Flu rate rises PORTLAND W)—The incidence of influenza continues to rise at a record rate in Oregon, the state Board of Health reported Friday. There were 430 new flu cases reported in the seven-day period that ended last Saturday. That represented a slight in crease over the 416 cases reported in the preceding week. The new cases pushed the year’s total number of flu cases to date to a record 53,468. Weekend events continue Duck-Beaver kickoff at 1:30 By LARRY KURTZ Ktm-raH Sport* Editor In just a little while, the an nual 2-hour long "Civil War” will begin on Hayward Field, and more than 20.000 fans will watch Oregon State’s underdog Beavers attempt to upset Len Casanova's high-flying Oregon Webfoots, losers of only one game all season. Outcome a ‘to**-up’ Past performances go out the window for this one, and both squads enter the game unde feated. That's the way it has to be anytime the Beavers and Ducks meet, because the "War” never runs parallel with season long efforts. But it doesn’t hurt to analyze the overall situations of both teams, and that’s what we’ll do here. Oregon, with an 8-1 mark, still stands a chance (slim though it may be) of getting the Pacific Coast P-ose Bowl nomination. That’s the most significant pos sibility surrounding today’s game. Beaver* tough But they’ll have to beat the Beavers to get it. And that isn't all. Front-run ning Washington must lose to Washington State, too, or it’s all over except for the happiness in Seattle. The Huskies have a rugged team, a team that edged Oregon, 13-12, in a game that Webfoot fans don't like to talk about. They'd make a good Rose Bowl representative. But Oregon still has a chance, and the Ducks will be giving it all they’ve got this afternoon. They know’, however, that they can’t afford to underestimate the Staters. Webfoots rally The Webfoots have come from behind six different times to win, and just missed on one other oc casion. That fact, in itself, gives about as good an overall picture of Oregon football, 1959, as any detailed essay on team spirit, will to win, etc. could, so let it go at that. The outstanding quarterback play of Dave Grosz has been a key; so has the hard running of fullbacks Dave Powell and Har ry Needham, and the play of such all-around standouts as Al t' Continued on payc 2) Class convocation slated by juniors The junior class will hold its first convocation of the year Tuesday from 7-8 p.m. in the Dads’ Lounge of the Student Union. President O. Meredith Wilson and his wife will be guests. Wil son will give a short talk before meeting with the class informally. A business meeting will also be held, at which time the Canoe Fete will be discussed. Steve Schell, junior class president, urged all members of the junior class to attend. BETSY LEE Betsy Lee chosen queen of Weekend Betsy Lee, a pert junior from Hav/aii, was crowned Homecom ing queen at the Varsity show Friday night. A 5'6” Delta Zeta majoring in : interior design, Miss Lee is the latest addition to the Homecom | ing royalty stretching back to 11914. She will reign over Homecom 1 ing events-today with her court— | princesses Kay Bmnn, Pi Beta ; Phi; Marilyn Mahle, Gamma Phi Beta; Irene Street, Alpha Phi; i and Marsha Edge, Alpha Chi I Omega. Hawaii bom The dark-haired queen came to the University from Punahou, one ! of the oldest college prep schools west of the Rocky Mountains. She ; has an older sister who is cur j rently attending Radcliff College (Continued on page S) Frost predicts record turnout By MARY JO STEWART Kmc raid .Managing Kditor An estimated five to ten thous ind alumni are expected for to day's . Homecoming events, ac cruing to Jim Frost, alumni di •ector. “This figure represents pure ilurar.i. exclusive of spouses. It s probably the largest number 2ver to return for a Homecom ng,” Frost said. Alumni registration for Karl On thank Day began this morn ing at 8 a.m. Open house in Uni versity schools and departments will start at 9:30 a.m. and an alumni-faculty coffee hour will be held in the SU Browsing Room «t 10:30. Ceremony at **eal The freshman class officers, headed by President Steve Hintz ■will officiate at the traditional scrubbing of the seal, also at 10:30. The annual Homecoming lun cheon will be held in the SU Ballroom. Campus honoraries will be serving as hostesses at the meal, which begins at 11:30. Pre-game activities at 1:30 p.m. will include introductions of the Homecoming court and “Pud dles,” Oregon's duck mascot. Karl Onthank, long-time Univer sity suppoiter, will be honored during the half-time festivities. Onthank reception set Onthank will also be recog nized at an alumni reception fol lowing the game in John Straub Hall at 4:15. Open house at liv ing organizations will begin at 5:30. A half-hour recording of pep talks given by Bill Hayward in 1947, will be the highlight of the 1919 Rose Bowl team’s reunion at 6:30 in the Eugene Hotel. (Continued on pet/e 8) Karl Onthank honored by University today By kaiusak a n.Ai r kasivk Emerald Staff Writer Karl William Cnthank steamed | into Eugene by train in the fall of 1909. Now, a half-cer.tury later he is being honored with a Kail Ontljank day. November 21 — Homecoming weekend. This day will he devoted to a man who has contributed mightily to the pres tige and growth of the Univer sity of Oregon; a University which he has served both as a student and an administrator. Faculty Club residence Fifty years ago this fall, when Karl Onthank enrolled as a fresh man in engineering, the second story of Friendly hall was "at that time the men's dorm, with classrooms, offices and a library downstairs.” The once green freshman lived on a campus con sisting of the original Deady and Villard halls; Fenton, then a li brary; a men's gymnasium; and McClure hall, the engineering building (now a part of Law rence hall). KARL. ONTRANK In the spotlight... Collier Hall, now the Faculty club, was the home of President Prince Campbell and his family. ' Twenty-five to 30 girls resided i in Mary Speller hall, and the Kin i caid athletic field was located in ; the vicinity of the Library quad rangle. His early«college days coincided with a period of fraternity growth (Continued on paye 3)
