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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1909)
Brand Society Brand and L System Clothes are the correct clothes for you as ihey are dignified yet stylish and have a certain hang and snap about them that distinguishes the fellow who wears them from the one who don t. THE NEW L SYSTEM Coats are made to appeal to the college fellow who wants something different, by having a broad military shoulder and loose, easy hang, while the trousers are made big and peggy. THE NEW SOCIETY BRAND CLOTHES are classy, yet dignified; coats made plain, but with sharp, clear lines. The paten'ed “PERMANENT CREASE” in all Society Brand trousers appe.ls to ysung fellows. Correct College Clothes $15.00 to $40.00 Correct Evening Clothes Blue Serges, Blacks, Blue Blacks, and Dark Worsteds i:i large variety of styles and qualities, as well as. Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits made by people who know tailoring as an irt. Evening Clothes |ao to $60 Overcoats and Raincoats in all new models and o. . Ux <1S/1 f i every late fabric, v ^ Your Clothes Pressed Once a Week for One Year by Fine Experienced Tailor Absolutely Free S. H. FRIENDLY COLLEGE C'LOTHIER, HATTER AND FURNISHER DR. SHINN STAYS ON PROMISE OF RAISE Dr. !•’. I.. Shinn, assistant prosessor of Chemistry, who was recently offered a position with the U. S. government at Washington, 1). C., lias decided to stay with tin' University, inasmuch as he was granted an increase in salary hy the hoard of regents at its meeting Wednes day, with a promise of further increase in the future. I hen, too, the cost of mov ing to Washington influenced him. Dr Shinn believes that a large de partment of Chemistry can he built up here lie saxs that a great many peo ple are moving in from the Hast, who are deeply interested in higher education. I heir influence will go a long way in obtaining future appropriations. I hen, too, says he, a movement is on foot to require more thorough work in the engineering and scientific courses, and more of it. This will give the Uni versitv a sounder foundation, and a (let ter reputation. faking these into consideration. Dr. Shin has decided that there may he a heler future here for him than in gov ernment work \t any rate he will stax until the md of the year. Collectors Will Holdup Sophs. 1 *<e sophomore class held a meet ing last \\ ednesdax afternoon and vot ed a tax of $1.50 II II Clarke was elected assistant treasurer to aid in Cot leefing "the money. \ vigorous campaign is to he carried on and those in charge sax that no one need lion • to get off without paying l.vvrvone is expected to bring his mon ex with him next week when the col leeting will go on I hose who are caught without their purses will suf fer the full penalty. CROSS COUNTRY MEN CHOOSE CAPTAINS Captains have been elected for the cross country meet to he held December 17. George Riddell will lead the senior team, McGuire, the new man from Stan ford will captain 1911, and Garrabrant 1912. The freshmen chose McClure, the Kugene High lad who showed up so well m the fall track meet. The greatest handicap against inter collegiate cross country meets is the lack of a financial side of it, as nothing can he realized from admissions. A meet wdl be held with Corvallis, how ever, and d rainer Hayward is working out a ,d n whereby Oregon can run against Washington after the holidays. Prospect, for this winter sport are bright and some good distance men are being developed. For the first time in the history of •"ootball the Washington players in the Oregon-Washington football game were numbered and a key furnished to the ■spectators. By this means the onlookers w i re able to follow the work of favorite placers, to know who was carraying the nal! and on the whole follow the game better. I his plan had been considered at \\ ashi- gton for some time and was advocated b\ the Cniversitx of Wash ington Haile at the beginning of the football season the Oregon players refused to submit to thus being “treated like cattle" i- they expressed it. l he engineering department has dis covered an original genius it working mathematical problems through the cor respondence school. An unknown man living at Raincer. Oregon, has sent to them a new solution of the puzzling and long unsolvable problem of trisecting an angle. The solution, with accom panying diagram and ' full explanations w ill be published in the next Monthly. ^ CAPTAINS ELECTED FOR BASKETBALL Trainer Hayward met the basket ball enthusiasts Friday evening at four to start the interclass tournament. The seniors elected Dick Charman as captain of 1910 and Ted Holmes was chosen to captain the freshmen. The juniors and sophomores will elect Mon day, The schedule of inter-class games that will last till the holidays will be arranged by the captains. After the First of the year regular prac tice will begin in the new gymnasium, and the varsity players selected by Trainer Hayward. A new plan will be followed this winter of having student coaches to work in conjunction with the trainer. By the inter-class games, the live best men will be picked and these with Bill will constitute a coach ing committee to select the varsity team. This method was adopted as it is prob ably too late to secure a competent man to take charge of the team. Hayward is busy with the schedule, which will include two good trips and games with most of the strong teams ot the Northwest. While not overly sanguine over the outlook this first year he thinks the varsity can make an ex cellent s|K,Uing and next-year put out a championship 'earn with the number ot men with preparatory experience. Several well known alumni men are visiting in F.ngene, taking advantage o£ the opportunity to hear the Glee Club in its annual concert. \ irgil Cooper and Merle Chessman are visiting the Delta \lpha House. Win. Barker is at the Sigma Xu. John IVnland is also visiting triends here, on his wav from Northern Idaho, where he has been engaged in Government Engineering work, to his new location in Albany. Study at Home University of Oregon Correspondence School GIVES COURSES IN SCIENCE LANGUAGE LITERATURE ENGINEERING —AND— MATHEMATICS