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OREGON EMERALD UNIVERSITY OF OREGON VOL. XII. EUGENE. OREGON, DECEMBER 3, 1910. No. 19 MUSICAL Clues SCORE IN OPENING CONCERT IS PRONOUNCED THE BEST CLUB IN HISTORY OF OREGON GLEE Clever Features and Excellent Singing Alternate to Hold Au dience. Mandolin Club Good. The Glee Club gave its initial per formance Thursday night at the Eu gene Theater, to a packed house. It was by far the best first night perform ance in the history of the club for sev eral years. There was snap and go to the whole program. The Mandolin Club's selec tions were not too long; the solos well chosen, and the stunts wede clever. The Glee Club songs were well ren dered, although they did not snow off to the best advantage the real talent in the club. ' In response to the three selections, “Oh Oregon, Dry Yo’ Eyes”- and the "South Wind Blows,” the Club gave "Amo,” "Nix on the Glow Worm," "Mark, the Trumpet,’ and a Chinese love song. The "Esperanzo Miazourka” and the! "Sueno Tropical" of the Mandolin Club were heartily received by the audience. William Lai’s interpretation of “I’ll Sing Thee Songs of Araby,’ and his en core were beautifully sung. Professor Glen’s three songs were also greatly appreciated, his “Couplets Bacchique” being perhaps the most dif ficult. Raphael Geisler, Francis Curtis and Jerry Martin ,in the Suffragette Trio, were at their best. The costumes, the blonde hair and coquettish accessories, completely transformed them. Finally, the little sketch, “At Dope Center’’ was pulled off with snap and go. "Icky’’ Ogden's German vocabu lary, Kenneth Frazier’s solo, Tom Burke’s unrecognizable get up as the town constable, Walter Dobie as the tight manager, Dell Stanard as the typ ical hotel clerk, and Harold Quigley as the unsuppressible Freshie, were all carried out effectively. The two charm ing and graceful German dancers, Ra phael Geisler and Curtis, appealed partic ularly to the masculine element of the house. However, the hit of the evening was made by the little German band. As a take-off it was clever in the extreme. Burns Powell, “Bo Peep’’ Lamb and "Dutch” Motchenbacher deserving spe cial mention. Financially the concert was a suc cess, $654 being the box office receipts. WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL?” INQUIRES Y. M. SPEAKER After considerable effort on the part of members of the University Y. M. C. A., Charles R. Drum, who has made j -uch an impression at the State Con vention now going on in Eugene, has rranged to remain in Eugene till late Monday night and speak to the men of the University on Monday evening. Mr. Drum is a speaker of magnetic personality, and talks in a strong and c< nvincing manner. The subject that has been chosen for the address on Monday night is one that m not fail to interest every man in college. “What About the Girl?’ 1 he meeting will be called promptly at 7:30 in the Women’s Gymnasium. Professor Sweetser will conduct a short, but vigorous, song service. SENIORS WILL ATTEND ASSEMBLIES IN A BODY All Seniors will meet in Professor DeCou s room, just before assembly every Wednesday morning, and march to the assembly h ill in a body. Such is I the decision made by the class at its meeting Thursday afternoon. 1 his resolution was made by the Sen iors with the intention of creating a \ greater interest and to secure larger attendance at the regular assemblies. They feel that their good example will have some influence to that end. Manager Leslie Dobie gave a report of the 1911 Oregana. The report showed the Annual to be a financial success. 150 COUPLES AT PROM Sophomores Entertain Well On Short Notice Despite the conflict of dates and the sudden preparation, the Sophomore hop last night was successful in every par ticular. Over one hundred and fifty couples attended, which comfortably filled the gymnasium. The floor, while far from perfect, was conceded to be better than ■ usual. A feature of the party and one for which credit is due the class of 1913, was the unusual figure followed in the grand march. It was decidedly “diff erent" from the usual stereotyped figure and marked a pleasing innovation. Hendershott was on hand with his usual assortment of good musical selections. The ease with which everything went off showed careful forethought and planning by the committee. The hurried decision on the date re quired hard work from all members of the class. The Sophomores all rallied to the (support of the class,, however, and the class has received many con gratulations on the evening's success. The grand march was led by President Carleton Spencer and Miss Carin Deg j ermark. The patronesses were Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Jessup, Mrs. Bovard, Mrs. Bancroft, Mrs. Glen and Mrs. Pen nell. "Bones” Allen, a prominent Sopho-1 ' more and newspaper magnate, occupied, a box at the Glee concert. His entrance occasioned a sensation among the rab ; ble. HIES ANOTHER PIM “Playing the Game” Is Title of Playwright’s Last Pro duction “Flaying the Game,” a two scene j written by Dean Collins, a post-grad uate in the English department, will probably be staged by the Dramatic Club soon after the Christmas holidays. The scenes are all laid at the Univer sity of Oregon, but the characters and situations employed are ficticious. I he play is a clever football tale, full of in terest and striking situations. The striking feature of the sketch is, that, in the entire cast, there is but one fe male character, and she does not appear upon the stage, her voice being heard over the telephone. The play is a unique change from the everlasting “all girl cast” productions. This is not Collins’ first attempt at play writing. Elis senior thesis of last year, sketch entitled. “The Soph, and the Prof." was given honorable mention b'r the faculty. EILL Mi IS CHOSEN 1 FOOTBALL CAPTAIN ELECTION COMES AS RE WARD FOR THREE YEARS’ PLAYING Main Has Been One of Oregon’s Stars the Last Three Years and Is an All-Northwest Selection. At a meeting of the football men in the Gym Friday afternoon Bill Main, who lias played on the team three years, was chosen c ptain for next year, de feating Sap Latourette bv a small mar gin. After the election “Bill" Hayward made a speech urging every man to put aside .any hard feeling he might have over the result of the election, and stand behind the captain in making the team the best Oregon ever turned out. He also stated that a game will he secuured with Washington if possible and since that institution opened on September 15, Oregon must begin training at least two weeks before college opens. Manager Watson stated that he could not give the team a b nquet, since 'he bad already run behind financially. He said, however, that he would take the matter up with the executive committee and perhaps might induce them to ten der a feed. “Bill" Main comes trom California, where he played tackle for three years on the Lick High School team. He made the all-academic team every year and captained his team in his senior year. He came to Oregon in 1908, and easily made the team at half hack. Last year he alternated at full back and tackle, starring at both positions. This year he played at full back, and was chosen for the all-Northwest team by Varnell. who selectes the Spaulding official team. Main is admittedly a great player, both offensive and defensive. His weight and speed make him good for a gain whenever called upon. He is noted as one of the hardest and most accurate tacklers in the Northwest, and no runs are made around him when he backs up the l'ne. His election augurs well for a success" ful season here next year. UNIVERSITY MAY HAVE ANOTHER PUBLICATION The University may have an addi , tional publication, in the near future, I to lie known as the “University Chron icle." A committee was appointed at the last faculty meeting to investigate the proposal, and if it is found feas ible. the new publication will be launched during the coming year. It is proposed to devote the space of the new journal almost entirely to reports of the re search work of the various departments of the University, which are published at prsent in the Monthly Bulletin, It is thought that such a publication would grow to become an important part in the University extension work. CALL SPECIAL SESSION W. S. C. is Desirous of Extraor dinary Session of Con ference Although it has been customary to ar range the basketball, track and base ball schedules at the Northwest confer ence meetings, there is a possibility that a meeting will be held before then to ar range for this. I lnirsday Rill Hayward received a tel egram from Manager Jones, of W. S. C, asking for .a meeting at Seattle of one delegate from each college to ar range these schedules. Hayward im mediately telegraphed him wanting to know why he wanted such a meeting, owing to the fact that the conference will be held December 13, only two weeks from now. Jones telegraphed that he wished to arrange the schedules before the conference meeting. Hayward can not appreciate the need of such a meeting, since the schedules could easily be arranged at the confer ence as. usual. He is waiting for Pres ident Campbell’s opinion before he de cides definitely upon the matter. The regular meeting of the North west Conference colleges will he held at Sookane December 13. Each col lege has it in turn. Year before last it was held in Walla Walla, last year at Portland, and next year at Seattle. Oregon will he represented by Bill Hay ward and Louis Finkham. Nothing definite is known about what action will he taken there, but the division of gate r • -piVfs iWween fhe different teams, and the conference rules regarding eligibil ity of athletes will be brought up and /liscussed. WILL TREAD THE BOARDS College Men Will “Supe” As Mob at “Madame X” Inspired by the success of the C.lce Club, a number of students have fallen victims to the lure of the spot lights, and about thirty-five will be introduced to the dramatic world with Madame X |on December 8. They ha\*e conde scended to play the part of a mad rab ble for that occasion. It is said that they are profiting by the example of a mob scene furnished during a recent football trip, and prom ise to produce an excellent imitation of a rabble. It is rumored that “Our Charles” will be the chief spokesman of the mob. The Freshman class team has received an invitation for a game from Hill Acad emy of Portland, the date and other ar rangements to he agreed upon. Orl Gihrielson, e\-‘12, is hack this week end for the Retn initiation. ELABORATE PLANS EOB COMMONWEALTH DAY | __ STUDENTS ARE URGED TO ATTEND THE AD DRESSES January 12 and 13 Will be Made Holidays to Secure a Large At tendance. I he ’Third Annual Comnionweaflth Conference, which celebrates Oregon's dmission into the Union as a state, will be held in Eugene at the Univer sit yof Oregon on Thursday and Fri day. January 12 and 13. 1911. Ques tions of vital public and civic interest will be discussed by citizens who have g'Vcn to the subjects me mosr tnought and study. Holidays at the University will he declared, and the students will attend the sessions in a body. 1 he reason for celebrating Common wealth Day by the University is found in the theory that Oregon’s best cap ital is the high purposes o fits intelli gent citizenship. The conference and discussions are directed simply to or ganize and apply this capital for effective achievement for the good of the people of the state. It is believed that the ex ample set before the young people of the state can not but lift to a higher plane the life of its citizenship. The scope of the University’s effort as a servant to better citizenship is being extended and systematized, with a view of infusing into the spirit of its stu dents a stronger sense of obligation for the welfare of the state as a whole. One of the leading subjects for dis cussion 11 the coming conference will be the improvement of country life con ditions, so that they will outshine those of the city in the eyes of the country boy and girl. I lie conference will also aim to pro mote the building up of health con science among the people, so that they will Know menaces to public health, shun practices detrimental to it, and make a vigorous and persistent light for raising the physical efficiency of the people of the state. The social service of the physician, bis training for it, and his duty towards it, will be discussed. The enlistment of the members of tho bar of the Mate in active and construc tive work for securing largest prompt est and most economic justice through laws and courts of the commonwealth will be another aim of the coming con ference. The women of Oregon sustain an un usually large number of clubs and other organizations for the study of problems of social welfare. The University is especially desirous that the sentiment created amongst the intelligent woman hood of the state shall be made effective in achieving social betterment. The coming conference will consider ways of co-operation with the women’s clubs. The alumni of the University, ias beneficiaries of the state, are, of course, under obligations for effort towards en couraging and co-ordinating all social agencies for commonwealth uplift. To secure more enthusiastic and energetic espousal of this responsibility by the students and graduates of the Univer sity, will be one of the main aims of the conference. The two clays set aside for celebra tion will be made holidays, so that every student will have the opportu nity of ivttiending. | In the two) previous years the students did not seem to take much interest in the addresses, and stu dent attendance was small. 1 his year, however, a special effort will he made to secure a large attendance to insure the success of the event.