OREGON EMERALD Pubished Wednesday and Saturday dur ing the college year by students of the UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Application made for second class mail rates. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year.$1.00 Single copy.$ .05 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF W. C. NICHOLAS .TO ASSISTANT EDITORS Ralph Moores .T2 Fay Clark .T2 C. W. Robison .’ll Calvin Sweek .’ll Dean Collins .TO MANAGER FRITZ DEAN .’ll ASSISTANT MANAGER C. A. OSTERHOLM.T2 Saturday, December 4, 1909. A Plea for Democrary. There is a stage in the development of a college when, growing too large for intimate acquaintance betwen all stu dents, its forces are likely to become f-catered and ineffective. On acoimt of such loose control of their students, such large universities as Harvard and Yale have recently taken steps toward getting closer contact as the only means of saving their old standards from ruin. The University of Oregon is now fac ing just this danger. T he much talked of lack of spirit at the beginning of this year was a certain evidence of it. We will not attribute defeat in football to it, but we will say that it cannot con tinue without defeat in everything. Once every man in college felt that success depended on him. The stu dents knew each other intimately and made up for smallness of numbers by largenes of spirit. The football teams were not composed of individual stars gathered up from the big high schools of the state. I hey were hard working men, with serious purposes, from the farms of Oregon. If Oregon is to retain her old pres •’"c she must restore this democratic feeling among he students. More student entertainments should be given, and when they are given, everyone should attend. The student ' •'*'■ dance a few weeks ago was a good beginning. \nother, at the opening of the new gymnasium ’• ould be in order. Keep the Yale System. Although lu' did not win the football championship, there is not the slightest disposition around the University to criticise in anv way Robert Forbes Fveryone knows that be did all that could have been done and that no other coach could have done half that much. I he question now. however, is what to do for the future. \\ e understand that Coach Forbes will be unable to take charge of the team next year. In that case, another man is necessary We believe the only thing 's to get another t ale man. The Yale system has become famous everywhere it lias been tried It does not‘spend all its force in one year and then leave the next coach to get along as best be may It provides for the future We believe the one element in Forbes’ sys '• "'>ing enough veterans in re serve to make a full team as a nucleus the following year i- enough to justify its retention. \ debating team composed of Chinese students at the Universitv of Pennsvl vania, defeated a team of Orientals from Cornell recently. Y.ale will lose nine of her varsity football squad next spring and will have but live veterans for next year's team NEW MEN DOING WELL ON DEBATE TRYOUTS Candidates for the Oregon-Utah de bating team occupied the rostrum in Villard Hall Friday afternoon, and i earnestly pitted themselves against each other in the second of the series of try outs being held. In the opinion of the judges the try out was a great improvement over the First one, though they had declared it, good. The speakers did not have to give introductions this time so had the whole time for argument. “The men all seemed in earnest,” said one judge. "Between the old men and some of the new it is hard to decide which is the better for they are, in deed very evenly matched, and one ap pears to handle his subject as good as the other.” The time of speaking for the next two tryouts has been changed from five ' to seven minutes, so that the judges may see the men in action for a longer length of time. It has also been de cided to make the last tryout public, so that they may judge them in action before an audience. In this tryout the men will be divided on sides and speak in alternating order. It is expected that pwing to the closeness of the contest much interesting rebuttal work will be •ngaged in, and every man will be at his best. MOORES LEADING MAN IN “A LIKELY STORY’’ Ralph Moores was selected by the Dramatic Club at a meeting Thursday night to take the leading part in their first sketch, "A Likely Story'.' instead of Ronald Kennedy, who was original ly chosen but resigned for lack of time. Moores will puty the part of Mr. Campbell, a long and difficult part, but the members say he has good ability and is doing well. The rest of the cast is also working hard and Till their places well. Jennie Lilly wil lie ending lady. The date Jor the play has not been definitely decided upon, but next Satur day night has been picked as a good time if the players can be ready so soon. I he few spectators at the rehearsals say that it is progressing well and shows much talent on the part of the cast. The play will be given in Villard llall and will probably lie open to members of the club only. Student’s Translations Published Tolstoy's "Re-establishment of Hell" has come out in the December issue of the Pacific Monthly, translated by I M. Grodin,'10, of the I’niversity of Ore gon. I he work is striking in its originality, .ml radicalism. The publishers claim that of all the author's works, it best expresses bis celebrated philosophy and attitude toward present conditions. Mr. Grudin's translation is from a pamphlet which, with a series of others, was kept unpublished in Switzerland un til 1005, the original manuscript being suppressed in Russia by the press cen sor. The pamphlets began to appear in St Petersburg about the time of the creation of the Domna, when the press of Russia was given somewhat greater freedom Now. however, these pam phlets again have been suppressed, and are, in consequence, very hard to ob tain. Mr. Grodin s was sent to him hv a Russian Liberal society in Switzer land, of which he is a member. Mr. Grodin is preparing to translate several other pamphlets in his posses sion, and he mat have the mprinted in separate pamphlets. There are several copies of the Pacific Monthly, containing the present work, in the Library. Kansas has a special section on the football bleacher- for girls who wish to root. DUNN’S BAKERY Bread, Pies, Cakes and Confectionery, also Ice Cream and Fruits. 4 E. Ninth St. Phone Main 72 SCHWERING & LINDLEY Barber Shop 6 E. Ninth St., Opp. Hoffman House Students, Give Us a Call Preston & Hales PAINTS and OILS Johnson Dyes Johnson Wax Cbe Combination Barber Shop and Baths Six Chairs. One door north Smeede hotel 606 Willamette St. W. M. RENSHAW Wholesale and Retail CIGARS AND TOBACCO 513 Wilamette St. WE SPECIALIZE CORRECT APPAREL FOR EVERY DRESS OCCASION FULL DRESS -A N D TUXEDO SUITS ; i t 11 i Furnishings Roberts Bros. Toggery Stetson & Stetson & Mallory Regal Hats Shoes W. A. Kuykendall, Pharmacist Chemicals, Perfumes, Toilet Articles, Stationery Free Delivery WHITMAN MAY CHANGE FOOTBALL TO RUGBY Walla Walla, Dec. 1—At a meeting of the faculty of Whitman College held last night, a resolution was passed which vitally effects football in the college and academy, and also in the athletic circles of the Northwest. The resolution read as follows: That the faculty favor the modification of the present game of football to the ex tent of doing away altogether with mass plays, and should this fail to he done, will consider the ; dvisability of abolish ing the game. I here is a stir of excitement among the student body, and much sarcastic comment. It is known that many of the faculty favor the adoption of Eng lish rugby, and there is a possibility that some move will be made to have the foreign game taken up by the colleges of the Northwest. Travelling Library Here The State Library Commission has sent to the University of Oregon Librar ian a complete travelling library, such as can be obtained by the people of any rural community or small town, and a collection of fiction suitable for holiday gifts. These are on exhibition in the reference room of the Library and stu dents are invited to inspect them. I he object of the Commission is to interest the people of the state in plac ing these libraries in all communities where there are no public libraries. The Harvard Glee Club is planning to take a Christmas trip to Denver, making only seven stops on the way They will login their tour December 22, will re turn January 2. and will travel by spe lial train all the way. 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