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.
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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
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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.
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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
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