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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1910)
Alfred Benjamin ' 01131 AND l-i :ot v r f f Sophomore Clothes Regal and Stetson Shoes Mallory and Stetson Hats Star and Cluett Shirts The besl of everything lhal money can buy at Roberts Bros. “Toggery” 554 Willamette Street. KODAKS, STUDENT SUPPLIES Drawing materials Waterman's Ideal fountain Pen Cry their Self Tiller €. Scjwamcjtijd George's Cigar Store NEW POOL TABLES Confectionery, Soft Drinks, Cigars 21 W. Eighth St., bet. Willamette and Olive. i DIMM ATTENDS HISTORICAL CONCLAVE Is Elected Vice President of Pa cific Coast Branch of Histor ical Association _ Before a meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical As I sociation, in session at Berkeley on the 18th and 19th of November, Dr. Schae fer read a paper on “Oregon's Pioneers and American Diplomacy.” Dr. Schae fer's paper was a study of the influence of pioneers in the Oregon country upon the settlement of the boundary question with England. He did research work 1 for this paper several years ago. in the British record office, in London. The article, as read before the Histor ical Association, was an extract from a longer paper by the same title, which is now on the press. It is one in a vol ume of several essays on American His torical subjects by different authorsi, which will soon be issued by Henry Holt. The Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association is com posed of all members of the association who live west of the Rocky Mountains. There were present at the recent meet ing representatives from the Universi ties of Stanford, California, Washing ton, Utah and Nevada, besides from the smaller colleges and high schools in California. Dr. Schaefer was Oregon’s only representative. The University of Minnesota has re ceived a bequest of $50,000 to be used in four fellowships for graduate stu dents in the colleges in chemistry, medi cine, agriculture and arts. RUEF BROS. Flowers and Decorations Phone Main 209 4 E. Ninth S. H. FRIENDLY Leading Store This is t.e year for Practical Gifts We appreciate the patronage which the students have been so kind as to give usf and have chosen our stock to please you Bath R bes and Smoking Jackets that have real style to them H No Freaks sold here. Every garment hand tailored in plain, stylish models and of Exclusive woolens ursignoii py KosonwaM \ Weil, Chicago. Do your Christmas shopping early $ 1912 OREGANA IS NOW SERIOUSLY UNDER WAY Editor Chester Moores is Putting His Staff to Work Gath ering Materials I “A better Oregana for a greater Or egon.” will be the slogan of the 1912 Junior Annual. Editor-in-chief Chester Moores called together his newly ap pointed hoard of editors yesterday af ternoon and laid before them his plans for this year's book. The board is composed of the following students: 1 Jesse Bibee, Pearl McKenna, Lucia Cafnpbell, Birdie Wise, A. E. Houston, Martin Hawkins and W. M. Hunting ton. The general plan of the Oregana will follow that of last year’s book but the I . • details will be changed in many res pects and several new features will be | added. More space will be given to ! the faculty and the Schools of Medicine and Law will receive more than hon orable mention. Four pages will be given to each fraternity and sorority for pictures of its members and chapter house and for a list of its membership and its active chapters, if it have a na tional organization. It is the intention to use a great many photographs of prominent students in characteristic poses. In the department of wit and humor none but good jokes and take offs will qualify. All who deserve a knock or a boost will get it, faculty included; but the blows will be de livered so deftly that no ragged edges will remain around the wounds. Editor Moores, in speaking of his plans, said in effect, “I do not want to boast. Last year’s annual was the best Oregon has ever seen, and will be hard to beat, but the class of 1912 has never yet been excelled in any department and j if my best efforts are of any avail she j will not lose out in publishing the Ore ; gana.” SMALL AUDIENCE HEARS FINE ASSEMBLY ADDRESS By actual count, exactly ninety stu dents and eight members of the faculty heard Right Reverend G. O. S. Hunt ington speak in assembly. The few members of the faculty who did hear him pronounced his speech as ‘■perfect.” For so good a speaker, who had taken the trouble to come all the way from Portland to speak to the Uni versity, it seems astonishing that so small an audience should have heard him. After a short introduction by Rev. G. H. Hammond, explaining the Order of the Holy Cross, the Right Rev. G. O. S. Huntington, better known ns “Fa ther Huntington,” addressed the assem bly upon the subject of “Good Will.” The address was perfect in the psycho logical sense—every thought put to the point of interest. It seems a shame that so few mem bers of the University cared to hear what has been pronounced the most in teresting address of the year. THANKSGIVING SOCIETY CURES HOMESICKNESS Those who remained in Eugene dur ; mg 'Thanksgiving vacation, were guests i r.t a number of p*-.- social affairs. On .Wednesday :<• ^ .rarday evenings the boys of the Dorm. Club gave infor mal dances which all the students who remained in town were invited to at tend, and on Thursday evening the Missis Frieda and Meta Goldsmith and Miss Katherine Watson gave a most enjoyable dancing party to their friends in the new hall above the Folly Theatre. On Wednesday evening the Elks lodge of Eugene gave their annual ball, which was attended by many college students : and the appearance of Max Figtnan. the popular actor, in "Mary Jane's Pa." was the occasion for a number of theatre parties. completed t the Montana State Col lege of Agriculture. OVEMNFIDENYE COST THETHXNKSGIVIIIG GAME 6 to 0 Score by Multnomah at Portland is Due to Ragged Playing Oregon's defeat by Multnomah on Thanksgiving day came as a great sur prise, both to local students and to supporters of the Varsity team in gen eral. Everybody thought that defeat was impossible, and that with their supe rior training and team work, Oregon could easily hold down the club men. The team itself had no thought of a possible defeat. And to this over-con fidence is largely attributed the disas ter. When Multnomah came back so hard and scored a touchdown, the team seemed to be demoralized, and during the rest of the game was unable to get together, except for occasional pe riods, when they showed flashes of the old time form. Individually each man played as hard as he knew how. As a team, however, as the Portland Journal aptly puts it, “they played like a lot of butter fin gered school boys.” It seemed that each man was so determined and eager to make up for Multnomah’s touch down that he forgot all team work. Thus, although every one played good defensive football, which depends more upon individual work, they fell down on their offensive work. The offense which had been able to score on every team which they had met this year could make yardage only with indifferent success, and many times were thrown back for losses, and several costly fumbles were made at crucial times. On the other hand, Multnomah made their yardage only twice during the whole game, showing that the Varsity team was playing good defensive ball. Multnomah, however, undoubtedly i had a great aggregation of stars, and with a little more training could easily defeat any team in the Northwest. The work of Hickson and Clarke, two of Oregon’s old gridiron heroes, was an especially important factor. Many times Hickson would stop the plays almost before they started, while Clarke’s long, high spirals always kept the club’s goal out of danger. HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS TO MEET HERE IN SPRING Manager Cockerline has sent invita tions to twenty-six high schools and academies in the state to enter teams in the inter-scholastic track and field meet to be held on Kincaid Field next spring. The management proposes to pay the travelling expenses of four men, but, in order to give the distant schools an even chance with the closer ones, the number of entries for each school will be limited to eight men. All of the vis iting athletes, however, will be quar tered during their sojourn in Eugene at the different fraternities and clubs. The entertainment of the visitors will he provided for by hte University au thorities, and will end up with a party at the gymnasium for high school stu dents only. The meet will cover two days, the ; first for the trial heats and semi-finals. I and the last for the finals. It is the ; opinion of the management that by tak ing two days for the meet it will elim inate the possibility of over-working the young athletes. The date of the meet lias not yet been set, hut in all probability will lie pulled off during Jun ior Week End. 1 he Alpha Tan Omegas who stayed over during the Thanksgiving recess entertained friends at dinner Thanks giving evening, and also at an informal dance Friday evening. Miss Roxanna White, of trie Gamma Delta Gammas, is ill at her home in Portland, and probably will not return to college till the beginning of the sec ond semester. 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