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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1910)
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 Pauline Davis .’10 ASSISTANT EDITORS Helen Iligbee .T2 bay Clark .12 ()livo I )onnell .'ll I lelen Reach .'ll Louise Gray .’12 Ruby I lanmier,strum .’12 Jessie I’ibec.'12 Nell Murphy .’12 Marion Stowe .’ll MANAGER Carolyn Houston .’10 ASSISTANT MANAGER Emma Waterman .’12 Saturday, May 21, 1910. “Our Edition” I liis, tin* third annual Women's Kdi tion id |In* Oregon I'.merald, lias a two Inld purpose. hollowing the custom originated by the women of 190ft, it seeks to present tile college news of the. week, as well as discussions on topics ol special interest to the students from tin- women’s standpoint. Il is the one time in the college year that the Uni versity women have a direct opportunity to express their views on college affairs in their own way litis opportunity, together with the responsibility of gathering and present ing the news, brings the women into closer touch will all the inner activities of college life and shows that they have a real share in the responsibility for the material success of the Univcrsitv. At the same time we wish to convey to our Junior Week bind guests a little of the meaning of Oregon spirit. It would he unnecessary to tell them that they are welcome,* if they could know the pent up excitement and joyous an ticipation the thoughts of this occasion have for us. We are happy to he able to show them our beloved institution, and hope that, .as a result of this visit, the Varsity may come to mean to them a little of what it means to us. and that they may join m in working for a larger and better ( tregon. Spirit for Freshmen i.vn') college li;is Iht trnditiims ; these au- In r strength ami tier l ight, bur they lend tn keep Itei conservative ami to In hi I high her ideals. Likewise every college has her freshmen; these, too, are her strength, ami. In virtue ol her work, they are her right. Hut lor some reason, freshmen and tradi lions mingle about as well as oil and water; for the first year in college makes a splotchy, imsatisfactorv com hination. In fact, it seems that about three years are required to bring about am noticeable* change. Ibis state of things is due rather to thoughtlessness than to indifference; hut let the col lege woman awaken to a realization of what her college may do for her, and let her try to become a loyal, entlmsias tie t b egun booster. The freshman co-ed. is the life of the campus She is the girl without cates and worries. I )’s do not dis courage her, warnings do not terrify her, and quizzes do not interfere with her good times. Hut the average girl would In far better off if she left the greater part of her fun until her second, or even third or fourth year. Look at the restrictions other universities place Upon the freshman CO etl. l ake \\ ish ingtiui as an example. I lu re the fresh man is not allowed to run here and there to large parlies, she attends only om or two formats, where the men are present; in short, her fun is laid in store for her, and yet her initial year is not made one of work without a mixture of all the pleasure that is best for her. The girl who lives in a sorority house has yet other responsibilities to carry the other ideals to respect. Right there, in her home life at college, she can learn best, if she will, the part she should play in college life, and how best to play that part for the good of her self and her school. The privileges she may have, if she manages rightly, are unbounded. The greatest of these is to grow broad minded and noble in the spirit of Oregon. Upperclassmen make it their chief du ty to the freshmen to “key her down but there arc ways and ways of doing that. Do not give her all the privi leges of upperclassmen, and then be-1 cause she takes them say “key down." Do not let her think that she may ig nore Oregon’s traditions and then crit icise her for taking you at your word. Make her feel that she is a responsible part of the whole, and let her come gradually into a knowledge of the fine things for which Oregon stands. One thing there is which the freshman needs, which the sophomore wants, which the junior gets, which the senior spreads; and which the alumnus keeps—that thing is true Oregon spirit. Freshmen, get it ! The Fern and Flower Procession This year the custom of the Fern and [‘lower Procession is to he revived. The Woman’s Council has seen fit to es tablish this as a tradition of the Uni versity, and they ask the support of every woman to make it such. The one year that it was given it was a splendid success. Over two hundred women, all in white, carrying beautiful bouquets, in,arched over the campus and heaped their (lowers on the lawn near Villard I hall as a tribute to that building. We women ;>f the University have few enough activities, and we seetn afraid of those we do have. We seetn loath to start things. Perhaps we are afraid of tradition. But those very traditions are the things which, in a few years, we will hold as most sacred in our memory of college life. Let us have more of them. Let us guard these I strictly feminine traditions with a jeal I oils eye. The April Frolic .and the Fall j Acquaintance Ball have come to stay. : Let tts put the Fern and Flower Pro cession on <>ur calendar. Dr. Carson's guiding hand is gone, i hut the Woman’s Council, with its fif teen enthusiastic seniors, has . taken a firm hold and means to make this pro cession a success this year and a per manent fixture for future commence ments. Help them. The Alumni Spirit Something of the same spirit that is prompting the people of the state to work for a greater Oregon, and the peo pie of Kugene to boost for Eugene, has also taken possession of students, fac ulty and alumni of the University. I he students who are accustomed to give vocal expression to an overtlow of spirit in football yells have raised the cry "eight hundred students at Eugene next year.” Members of the local alum ni association have been holding enllm Mastic meetings, to make plans for the greatest commencement Ibis year that the University has ever known. C ommittees have been appointed from each class that lias been graduated from the University, beginning with the first class, that of 1S7S, to make possible a personal communication with each grad uate of the University who can be reached, and heartily urging each one t<> attend commencement. Members of the Unnmi \ssociation are to be found in every part of the state, and many of them are leaders in their communities these people can do much to arouse interest in the University, and they are doing it. In the last great crisis that the University had to face she would have gone down to defeat had it not been for the loyal support and untiring ef forts of her alumni. But enthusiasm, like an electric bat tery, needs to be recharged once in a while. The alumni need to meet the undergraduates, to become acquainted with them, to come in touch with the new and expanding life of the Univer sity; in other words, to become re-en tlnised. The alumni realize that they alone can not make this possible; neither can they make commencement the suc cess that it should he. They need and ask for the hearty co-operation of every student in the University. Students are not merely invited to stay for com mencement this year, they are urged to stay. The bonds between alumni and un dergraduates should he close, there should be a unity of interests. While' the University was small and there were few graduates this was not difficult to secure. It was natural; but now that the institution has become so much larger, the matter has become more difficult, and will continue to be more so year by year. The time has come when students and alumni need to meet the situation, and by co-operating bind together the in terests of the University. There is nothing that would do more to bring to life the old “Oregon spirit" in the hearts of alumni members than some good, rousing songs by the Glee Club. An old Oregon graduate feels a stir ring within him when he hears “Ore gon" sung that corresponds very closely to the feeling of an old soldier who listens to “Marching Through Georgia” and “Dixie.” So let us all, students, faculty and alumni, work together to make com mencement this year the greatest one that the University has ever known. Let us send each guest, senior and under graduate home, brim full of the old time Oregon spirit, the spirit that has won victories for us in the past and can do much for us in the future. A New Custom For Oregon Why couldn’t the University of Or egon give a canoe carnival this spring? We have a beautiful millrace, some thirty or forty canoes available, and probably as many more expert canoeists. I he carnival could be given some warm, balmy evening, when the colors of the setting sun would he reflected in the waiter. The canoes could he decorated with flowers, and the bridges adorned with str aimers, while the trees and shrubbery along the hanks would make the setting ideal. Such an event lends itself to all sorts of possibilities. It could he made com paratively simple, or could be a very extensive and magnificent affair. Prizes might he given for the most skillfully managed or the most beautifully dec orated canoes. , Nothing could he mere charming, or, once started, arouse more interest, than a canoe carnival; it could he made one of the prettiest events of commence ment week. Swimming for the Varsity Students who spend much time ca noeing' ought to he able to swim. There are plenty of girls in the University who can paddle a canoe well, hut are there as many who can swim? There should he; every woman should know how, and right here in the University there :s no excuse for a girl neglecting it. 1 he city V M. C. A. has opened its gymnasium, with the use of its fine new swimming tank, to the women every Wednesday afternoon and even ing. I he fee charged is nominal, and membership is transferable during the summer to \ M C V organizations elsewhere. Swimming is a genuinely tine exer cise; it is exhilarating and develops strength and grace. If the Universitv girls will learn to swim, perhaps next year they might enjoy to better ad vantage the tank in the new gymnasium. The Latest Out Are n Spring* Styles Sophomore Clothes Stetson and Regal Shoes Stetson and Mallory Hats Cluett and Star Shirts Correct Apparel for Every Occasion Roberts Bros. Toggery Attendance at Assembly As students, we are prone to express our opinion with little regard to effect or appearance. We are equally as ready to laud as we are to ignore. Especially is this evidenced at Assembly—a good speaker is always given appreciative at tention, followed by considerable ap plause, while a poor speaker is often left addressing a file of backs. It is true a few faithful ones remain though the remarks are rambnilg. Some credit, perhaps, is due to their courtesy. An audience is in one respect like the ocean. The speaker looks down upon a sea of faces and it is only the riffle, the turning head, or the rising figure that he observes. Do not leave Assembly while a speak er is talking or just before he begins. It is disrespectful and discourteous. Students cannot afford to miss a single Assembly hour, for the majority of the speakers have something good to say. When a poor one does come along, let us lie courteous enough to stay till the hour ;s over. A Conservatory of Music It is well known that the University j of Oregon would accomplish more if finances permitted. '1 he appropriation which she receives is not sufficient to supply all her needs, and therefore she must do a little at a time. Some needs, however, are becoming essential, and prominent among these is the need of a music conservatory. 1'he erection of j a conservatory would not only give ' prestige to the University, but would j also pave the way for a larger and more successful school of music. At pres ent the studios are situated at the southwest corner of the lower floor of the men’s dormitory. Not only are the rooms small and dark, but the place is very unsatisfactory. 1 he men living there, and the students who must go there for their lessons are disturbed by one another, for the men cannot study w ith the continual noise of music, and the musical students cannot con LUCKEY’S Established 1869 JEWS RV OPTICAL GOODS COLUCGE EMBLEMS centi ate on their work while fifty or sixty men are moving about in the same building. 1 lie new-comer judges by oi.tward appearances. When he sees such conditions, lie is apt to go some where else for a musical education, without stopping to consider the excel lency of the faculty of the School of Music. 1 he teachers of this department are excellent and have obtained some very good results among their students, oat their attempts would surely' be re warded to a greater extent if the stu dents had a better place to work. Prac ticing can not be done satisfactorily in a house containing eighteen or twenty S'1 Is the girls should have regular practice rooms at a suitable place. In every case the better the place of work, the better the results. 1 herefore we hope for the sake of teachers and stu dents that a conservatory will soon be erected. Jesse Ayres, J9. was married re cently. Mr. Leo Wise, of Astoria, Oregon, -S spending a few days with liis sister. Birdie Wise, ’12. wholesale and Retail Dealers In Fresh, Corned and Smoked meats FRANK E. DUNN The Leadingg Dry Goods Store DRY GOODS, AND CARPETS CLOTHING, SHOES Ladies’ and Gents’ Furnishings Eugene Dye Works Everything possible In Cleaning and Dyeing 125 E. Ninth St. Main 122 DEPOT LUNCH COUNTER BAKER’S CHICKEN TAMALES and CHILI CON CARNE Home Made Pies, Large Sandwiches and Good Cotfee. Everything Clean and neat. Endorsed by students. Open All Night. R. H. BAKER