OREGON EMERALD
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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
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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.
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