OREGON EMERALD
Editor-in-Chief,
News Editor,
Assistant,
City Editor,
Assistant,
Reporters—
BUSINESS
Business Manager,
Adve rtising.
Circulation,
Ralph Moores, '12
Wm. E. Lowed, '51
F. A. Huston, '12
R. B. Powell, ”12
Fen Waite, '13
W. R. Bailey, '32
Dan Mitchell, 13
Geo. Shantin, 12
Karl Onthank, ’13
L. L, Kay, '12
STAFF
D. L. Dobie. 11
R. C. Kennedy, 12
Published Wednesday and Saturday
during the college year by students of
the
L NI VERS ITY OF OREGON
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Saturday, September 24, 1910.
The ambition of the Emerald is to be
thoroughly representative of all phases
of the l Diversity of Oregon; to so re
lied University life that from these col
umns an outsider may obtain a true
idea of what we are, what we stand
for .what we aspire to.
v\s a first essential, we will try to
print all the news, defining news as all
legitimate topics of interest to the col
lege in general. We hope to make the
Finer,aid recognized and accredited as
the real college paper, read by every
one because it interests everyone. The
Emerald will not break the traditions
of fowner University publications, and
will strive to keep away from “yellow
ness." "funnyness,” and ungrammatical
constructions. It will endeavor to adopt
the methods and systems of real news
papers, that all the news may be cov
ered and put promptly before the stu
dents.
I lie held of ilu‘ Kmerald will lie as
large as is compatible witli its restric
tion to a college paper. Our aim will
he to make every issue of vital interest
to even student. Women of the Uni
versity, especially, will he considered,
and though the Kmerald will contain
no “Realm heminine," a special effort
will he made to enlist their interest and
support. In short, the Kmerald will
endeavor to he the paper of all the stu
dents, remembering that nothing else
can speak for all the diverse phases of
college hie.
\s a further means of appeal, the
Kmerald columns will he open to the stu
dents ft i short editorials on topics of
general interest If you have some
idea, "lu g" or suggestion on a subject
of general interest, these columns are
open to you, provided, of course, that
your article is not personal, anonymous,
nor too long drawn out. It is hoped
these student editorials will become one
of the strong features of the paper, and
do their -hare in shaping campus senti
ment.
t he Kmerald is a confirmed optimist,
and will do all possible to further the
intluenee and development of the Uni
versity, 1 hough it will not go in for
the cruder v.mctv of Ivoosting, which
consists mainlv in proclaiming loudly
your own advantages and virtues, this
paper will advocate everything making
for the glorv and growth of Old Oregon
and tor the enlargement and success of
student activities.
In thi- connecti n. it i- proposed in
the near future to enlarge the Kmerald
from ve fifteen-inch columns to six
twenty-inch columns.
The college furnishes more than
enough news, and the heartv support of
tin- Eugene merchants assures mate
rial tor the ul columns.
j ditorullv. the Kmerald will try to
voii\e ihe hopes, opinions, and perhaps
uuco^i-ciously the foibles of the typical
\
Oregon student as nearly as we can
imagine him.
If in your opinion we fail, please re
member that friendly suggestions are
always more effective than knocks.
Death is a sorrokful, awful thing.
Si:ire the beginning, each generation of
mankind has struggled with it. It is
ja world old fight. Every race has tried
in vain to solve the problem, to evade
! the bitter, inevitable obligation.
| Each day we read of death, but we
I .are busy, and until it touches us closely
we pass it by with hardly a thought.
Indeed, we are all egoists, and the hor
ror of death is in inverse ratio to its
distance from us. It is only when it
strikes in our midst like a bolt from a
clear sky that we are aware of its cruel
significance. Terrified, we gasp with
horror that one who yesterday was one
of us, today is beyond the reach of all
things mortal.
Death has added horror when it sud
denly seizes a strong young man. There
is the unexpectedness of the blow. All
his aims, desires and efforts, his very
life, in fact, have been of the future,
and suddenly death denies him a future.
Any effusive eulogy on Sam Davidson
would lie both presumptuous and ill
timed, for the memory of a good and
useful life far exceeds both in beauty
and durability any eulogy or monument.
Sam I kividson’s true monument will
consist of the loving remembrance of
us, his fellow students, who knew him
best, lie will be remembered by his
friends—and he had no enemies—for
plain, unaffected good fellowship, kind
mss and straight dealing. Sam David
son, likeAbu Hen Adham, possessed what
is probably the highest of all virtues.
IE- loved his fellow men.
Manager Dobie, of the Emerald, needs
a circulation manager. The duties of
this position are not onerous, but like
all great business positions positions,
requires system, attention and reliabil
ity. A sophomore is preferred, as he
will have a chance for promotion. Here
is an opening for some hustling young
in *n cltM’irona of becoming- power iti
the business world. Hand your name
to Dobie.
Y. M. C. A. STAG SOCIAL
The V. M. C. A. stag social at the
Dormitory last night was unqualifiedly
the "best yet.” From the time the
freshman w.as met at the door and a
ticket "good for one drink" was shoved
in his hand, until he strained his voice
on the last lines of the "Oregon Toast,”
there was something stirring till the
time.
Two rings of hot hand led off by the
' old guard." represented by Ferd Stuck,
"llippo" (iillis and Holton 11 amble
soon warmed everyone up to the occa
sion.
1 he real drawing card of the evening,
howe.er, was the rooster tight, for a
silver cup offered by Faraway, the jew
eler, to become the property of the
winner for one year, or so long as he
successfully defends his title to the
championship. "llippo” (iillis, three
years champion, accommodated a long
list of aspirants for his laurels and the
cup, but came out without a scratch,
the undisputed champion of rooster
tights and received the silver cup from
the hands of Hen 11. Williams, ex-pres
ident of the Student Hody.
“Hetween halves" of the conte'st the
"good for one drink" tickets were passed,
in at the "bar" for a big glass of rich
i brown cider. 1'hen President
Campbell and Student Hods President
( oilier spoke a few words on Univer
sity life They were followed by dif
ferent students who spoke of the branch
of student activities in which they were
particularly interested. Spencer on fo
rensics. Sap Latourette on football, and
! Harrs Stine on basketball, Jim Johns
on track and Ralph Moores on publica
tion-. l ack -poke particularly to fresh
men. with a view to interesting them hi
that -tuden; activity for which they were
best titled \ -cries of Oregon songs
and yells closed the festivities of the
| evening.
NEW NOUSES FOR
SEVERAL FRATERNITIES
MUCH BUILDING AND SEV
ERAL CHANGES IN
LOCATIONS
Fraternities, Clubs and Sororities
Are Clustering More Around
Campus.
Probably at no other time has there
been such activity in building among
the fraternities at the University of
Oregon as there has been this summer.
Five new houses have been built or are
in course of construction by the vari
ous fraternities. One new club has been
added, the Delta Sigmas, which is lo
cated in the house occupied last year
by the Gamma Delta Gamma sorority.
The new Alpha Tau Omega house,
situated on Oak street between Elev
enth and Twelfth, is a concrete block
structure and is modern in every detail.
Ii has fourteen bed rooms and is steam
heated. Among other things it con
tains a large reception hall and a bil
liard room on the first floor, and a
cozy lounging room with ai fireplace
on the second floor.
The new Kappa Sigma house is a
large sixty-four by eighty foot wooden
building and is rough finished and
stained. 1 he style of architecture is
Swiss chalet, and gives the building a
neat appearance. } It contains fifteen
bed rooms and has three wide fire
places. The building is not fully com
pleted, but it is occupied by the fra
ternity, completion only depending on
the arrival of a shipment of hardware
from the East. It is located on the cor
ner of Alder and Eleventh.
Among the sororities, the Kappa Al
pha 1 betas, the Gamma Delta Gammas
and the Lambda Rhos have new build
inns. 1 be In :ipp:i Alpha T1iata Koiicq
is a large structure of colonial style of
architecture. The wood work is finished
in red mahogany, and unlike most so
rority houses, is without a veranda. The
peculiar feature of the house is that
the siding runs entirely to the ground.
1 he Kappa Alpha Thetas are now sit
uated at the corner of Twelfth and
Hilyard.
1 he new Lambda Rho house, situated
on Alder between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets, is probably the most
peculiarly constructed of any. Its style
is Southern colonial. The striking fea
tures of the building are the two-story
pilars in front and the sloping roof.
I he house is well arranged and beau
tifully finished.
1 he Gamma Delta Gamma house, sit
uated between Hilyard and Alder on
1 hirtcenth. is not yet completed, but
the members expect to occupy it in a
short time. It partakes a little of the
bungalow style.
1 he 1 aw di Club is now located on
Alder street, between Eleventh and
l welfth, in the house formerly occu
pied by the Kappa Alpha Theta coror
ity.
Y. W. C. A. BUNGALOW
WILL START OCTOBER 15
1 he Building Will be Located on
Corner of Twelfth and A
On the loth of October ground will
be broken for the new Y. W. C. A.
bungalow, to be located on the corner of
1 welfth and A streets. The plans and
specifications have been drawn up and
approved and the contract let. The build
ing w ill be commodious and conveniently
arranged, built low with wide veran
da- Mrs. Frank Chambers, of the La
die- Auxiliary, i- head of the building
committee and will supervise the build
ing.
is chi Omegas entertain.'.1 an t f
f ‘neon tea Thursday.
Sentimentally
we
are
i
strong
for
this
space
It is up to
you to give it
Commercial
Value
We sell everything in
( FOOTWEAR
BURDEN & GRAHAM
LUCKEY’S
Established 1869
OPTICAL. GOODS
FOUNTAIN PENS
COLLEGE EMBLEMS
Gillette Razors
POCKET EDITION
EXTRA BLADES
Chambers Hardware
T. G. Hendricks, Pres.
S. B. Eakin, Vice Pres.
P. E. Snodgrass, Cashier.
Luke L. Goodrich, Asst. Cash.
Darwin Bristow, Asst. Cash.
Eugene, Oregon.
Capital and Surplus, $235,000
Student Patronage Solicited.
COCCKERLINE & WETHERBEE
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods
LADIES’ AND MEN’S
FURNISHINGS
Men’s, Youths’ and Children’s Clothing
Phone,Main 42
Martin Miller
EUGENE’S QUICK
SHOE REPAIRER
Hen’s half soles sewed 75c
Women’s half soles sewed 50c
Martin Miller
39 West Eighth
Eugene Dye Works
Everything Possible in
Cleaning and Dyeing
125 E. Ninth St. Main 122
AN UP-TO-DATE
BARBER SHOP
First Class Workmen
565 Willamette Street.
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 Cbairs. One door north Smeede Rote.
Morris Ini H«
606 Willamette Street