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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 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief . . . .W. C. Nicholas, ’10 News Editor .Ralph Moores, '12 Assistant .Win. E. Rowell, 'll City Editor .Calvin Sweek, ’ll Asistant .Dean Collins, '10 Reporters .L. E. Kay, ’12 .R. B. Powell, ’12 .W. S. Main '12 .H. E. Cash, ’13 .F. S. Waite, ’13 .Geo. Shantin, '12 .I >an Mitchell '13 .W. It. Bailey, ’12 .Karl On thank, ’13 BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager. .Fritz Dean, ’ll Circulation .C. A. Osterholm, '12 Advertising ....James Caufleld, ’12 A Rare Chance. Again the students and faculty of the University of Oregon are to have an intellectual treat. That is they are to have this treat if they will but grasp the opportunity offered by the college Y. M. C. A., for under the auspices of this association Ur. Hugh Black will give two lectures in Villard flail next week. To the east Dr. Black needs no introduction, but as this is his first West ern tour, a few words about this fam ous man may not be out of place. Dr. Black was for some time a Pres byterian minister in Scotland, but for the past four years he lias held a chan m the Union I heological Seminary in New York. I lus duties are so arranged that it is possible for him to make an nual lecture lours about the country— and this year be elected to come out to the coast. Not only is Dr. Black a minister, a teacher of theology, and a lecturer, but as an author he has had marked suc cess. So we have coming to us a big, broad men a man of national reputation and till that is asked of us is our moral support. There will be no admission for either lecture and the customary "silver offering" will be conspicuous by its absence, for the friends of the as sociation have generously looked after the finances. Just another word as to the way other institutions tire receiving Dr. Black this year. Colorado College had him for one week; President Baer of Occidental Col lege (Southern California) had him for another week ; President Jordan of Stanford arranged for two lectures, and Dr Black lectured one night this week as Whitman College. Dr. Foulkes, of the hirst Presbyterian Church of Port land, lias him for the Inst wek of next month and then he starts eastward for he is due the last of \pril at the Uni ver Uy of Chicago. We should embrace this opportunity to look from another point of view at life's largest question. Why Not Rockers Our forefathers went to school in a log house and sat on hard benches. Rec ognizing that physical comfort is an essential to prolonged mental activity, modern authorities tit the school room up in tht best possible manner. Good light, heat and ventilation are provided, and each student has a separate chair. Since it is thus realized that comfort is of such importance, it is strange that the movement is not carried fur ther It is verv tiresome to sit and listen to a lecture toften dry) in a hard straight chair \i least plain rocking chairs might In provided they wouldn't cost atn more. Our Steward should look into this before he makes any fur tlier purchases Hy the way. too, it might force the instructor to give a lecture that would command attention wihou am such cverior aid as mieom forahle chairs. One of the current objections to mod ern intercollegiate athletics is that it I simply amounts to a coaches’ battle, with the men as machines. . But how much more must this apply to debating. Here ' also everything is sacrificed in order to win. The debate last night, especially Idaho’s, was a good example. Who will say that those men directed and out lined that case? No, they were mere figures in the game between coaches, giving the coach’s thoughts and, in some cases, even his words. HISTORY DEPARTMENT DOING PRACTICAL WORK Many Interesting Thesis In Orig inal Research Being Prepared The senior theses which are being Jptrepared in Professor Schaffer's de partment this year are particularly in teresting, in that they are all original research work in the history of the Pacific Northwest. Miss Prances Young is taking the writings of Jesse Applegate, who wrote from memory a history of early Ore gon, and is editing them and deter mining how nearly right he was in his memory of things. Phis history was written for Bancroft, for use in his historical writings. It has never been published, the copy Miss Young is work ing on being a copy which Professor Schaffer made from the original manu script in the Bancroft library at San Francisco. Applegate was a pioneer and one of the makers of Oregon, and his history, after the editing, and amplify ing from other papers belonging to Pro fessor Schaffer and to the library, will be well worth publishing, says Profesor Schaffer. Miss hi via bond is making a study of the development of the government s Indian policy, and trying to determine how far the early misionaries to the Indians influenced the government’s policy toward them. Caroline Dunstau is preparing her thesis on the Indian legends of the Pa cific Northwest, and Fdith Prescott has taken for her subject the ethics of the Oregon Indian wars. Calrence Stule is writing on Fremont’s place in West ern History. Miss Isolene Shaver is making a critical study of Gray’s His tory of Oregon, and Ethel Johnson is compiling some statistics in regard to Hawaii and the trade and other rela tions betwcn the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific Coast during certain years, between 1840 and 1885. She is drawing much of her material from a file of Ha waiian newspapers dating from this peri oil. Claude Downing was working un til lie withdrew from college a few weeks ago, on a local history of Jack son county, and particularly of the evo tluion of agriculture there, showing its evolution with the development id' fa cilities for marketing, from its original intimate association with the mining industry into a separate business. HENRY GEORGE CLUB ADOPTS CONSTITUTION i he llenrv (forge Association met and adopted a constitution 1 hursttav evening' I lie temporary officers were made permanent, to hold their positions tor the remainder of the year In the constitution it is provided that die current reform measures before the voters of Oregon shall he taken up as a part of the work of tIk association. \t the next meeting II 1 Stone, see rotary of the Portland Y M C \. .v .11 he invited to speak. I he I'niveisitv of C hicago glee eluh will take a 5000-mile trip Pis month. DUNN’S BAKERY Bread, Pies, Cakes and Confectionery, also Ice Cream and Fruits. 4 E. 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SHELOON GIVES LECTURE ON TEACHING i ___ I | Series of Life Work Meetings Are Drawing Big Crowds Dr. H. D. Sheldon, Professor of Ed ucation in the University, gave the third of the series of life work addresses last night in Deads 1 fall at the regular Fri day evening men's meeting. 1 his se ries seems to be finding favor among the men of the school, for a crowd of nearly sixty men disregarded the allure ments of the balmy evening weather to hear the address. 1 lie subject that Dr. Sheldon spoke upon is " l eaching as a Life Work." He took up this prof ssion in a broad way, showing how great an intluence a man who is adapted to the work may have among those with whom he works. He asserted that if tiny college men should resolve to take up educational work in the state of Oregon next year and stick to it. that m ten ; oars the public schools of the state would he revolutionized, lie also brought out the fact that, al though it is a c minion assertion that the teaching pm ession is underpaid, anj man who has any of the qualifica tions of a teacher and who will apply himself as lie liuist to succeed in any otliei profession, will have an income as large as the a\ei.,ge income in the other professions, whik his opportunity for intellectual development is far greater fiian m am of the professions, except, perhaps, the min -try. He closed with a strong stat-mu u or the opportunity that is presented . • the teacher to influ ence the ideals end character of those who are in Ids classes, and an appeal for a greater cousideration of teaching THE C. E. SCOTT CO. UNIVERSITY TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES PENNANTS AND BIGGEST LINE OF POST CARDS IN THE CITY OPTICAL AND JEWELRY DEPARTMENTS Arc in charge of a registered graduate Optician and a competent Jeweler. 537 Willamette St. Phone Main 546. For the Newest, Nif- TC"YY7C,T DV tiest and Up-to-Date ” lJ ^I\ I Go to LARAWAY’S CaJL : ‘ - .*0*. . . » »• UK _am.I—-fc»l .^.iUm I II ,11, r . —rua-w Special Attention givenlto Repairing and Stone Setting in Rings, Etc. as a profession from those who are thinking of a life work. Albert Gillette, the boy singer of Eu gene, sang a solo which received an en thusiastic encore. Following the ad dress, the officers who had been nomi nated the previous week were elected by the unanimous vote of the members. Dr. A. C. Schmidt, a successful bank er of Albany, will speak next Friday evening on "Business as a Vocation.” 1 he installation of officers will be made at this time, when Charles Koyl, the newly elected president, Walter Hun tington, vice-president, Elliott Roberts, secretary, and Percy Collier, treasurer, will take up the duties of directing the work of the association for the follow ing year. 1 he Iowa state hoard of control of educational institutions favors the grad ual elimination of football and other inter-collegiate athletics at the state in stitutions. It'- opinion is that if stu dents do not go to school for education they might as well stay at home. The W hitman College Glee Club will travel through Western Washington on a concert tour. SCHEDULE ARRANGED FOR CO-ED CLASSES Professor Stewart, of the women’s culture department, has arranged a very interesting schedule for the women's gymnasium classes. In addition to the regular- class work, there has been in troduced classes in dancing, drilling, mil itary marching and basketball. The new men’s gymnasium has been turned over to the women on certain days, and the ladies tire taking great interest in the work. Oregon May Get Game Some controversy has arisen between he I'niversity of Washington and Wash ington State College in arranging the football contract for the coming season. Manager Zednick. of Washington, wants a contract for one game to be played tit Spokane, and says that unless Wash ington State College is willing to sign a one year contract, he will arrange for a game with the University of Oregon. Wisconsin chemistry students are pe titioning for less laboratory work.