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OREGON EMERALD UNIVERSITY OF OREGON VOL. XII. EUGENE. OREGON. DECEMBER 16, 1910. No. 22 s - ip A IT1 f I Pk ■ ■ ■ r mm uLtt iLUb SG3RESGREATSUGCESS heilig theater packed TO DOORS—MANY AMUS ING INCIDENTS The Trip Was a Success in Every Way, and the Club Played to Enthusiastic Audiences The Glee Club returned home Tues day afternoon, tired and sleepy, but sat isfied that they had made good in every respect. Leaving Thursday at noon, the club went to Albany. They sang before the Albany high school in the afternoon, and took special pains to get acquaint ed with its students, and incidentally put in a good word for Oregon. The theater that evening was fairly well filled and the audience was an unusually en thusiastic one; in faot every encore the club had was given. At Vancouver the next day the club sang four songs to the high school as sembly before they succeeded in satis fying that body of students. The theater was well filled in the evening. Vancou ver has always been a University of Washington town, and the club felt that they were in the land of the enemy while there. However, the Vancouver people pronounced the Oregon boys a fine bunch of fellows, and several high school seniors promised to enter the University of Oregon next year. The real triumph of the trip was achieved at Portland Saturday night. The Heilig theater was packed to the doors with the largest crowd that ever listened to an Oregon Glee Club. Every thing took there. Professor Glen not only sang three songs, but appeared a fourth time to bow to the clamoring au dience. Lai surprised them with his beautiful rendition of “Songs of Ar abv;” the Suffragette trio was kept singing until their long list of verses was exhausted; and the German band created a furor, for the Portland peo ple know how to appreciate a “Hun rgy Seven.” After the concert a portion of the club was invited to the Arlington Club, and sang before that body of men and partook of their bounteous feast. At Salem the high school was visited as usual, and the club sang to a large bouse in the evening.. The Willamette Glee Club occupied four boxes at this concert. Many amusing things happened which enlivened the trip, such as Motschen bacher leaving his clarinet on E. 52nd street in Portland, and two Freshmen being compelled to go bare-headed be cause they had neglected to bring along green caps. The boys all report a most enjoyable trip. addition to faculty in DEPT. OF CHEMISTRY Professor Stafford and Dean Straub are walking on air. Said elation is not due to a new elixir discovered in the P ni'ersity laboratories, but to the ar rival of Howard Charles Stafford. The husky youth is bearing his honors as ho;,- of the Chemistry department and ?rnndson of the Dean of Liberal Arts very well, and will assume his duties at once, says UPapa Stafford. The Kappa Alpha Thetas entertained the Sigma Chis at a dancing party at their new house Saturday night. The same evening the Sigma Nu fraternity 'va? entertained by the Gamma Fhi Be tas. also at dancing. END TO BE BIGGEST AND BEST Junior Class Meeting is Secret— Prof. Bennett is Advisor I _ A secret meeting of the Junior class was held in Dr. Bennett’s class room on Monday at 4:00 P. M. The busi ] ness conducted at this meeting is known only to the other members of the class, as the purpose of the meeting was strictly private. Dr. Bennett has been chosen as the class advisor. He talked to the class about the customs and institutions of other colleges in the United States, es pecially the Junior classes of Yale, Stan ford, University of California. Plans for Junior Week End are not complete, but it will be the biggest and best Junior Week End ever held at the University. Collins Represents Oregon Dean Collins is the man selected by the Oregon faculty for the Rhodes schol arship. The Oregon man will compete with the McMinnville candidate for final choice in F'ortland. where the state com mittee meets December 22nd. Holidays Begin Friday at 11 In a meeting Wednesday night, the fac ulty executive committee decided to de clare Christmas vacation to begin Fri day at 11:00 o’clock, thus enabling stu dents who depart north for the holidays to catch th 12.10 train. Y. M. C. A. Meeting At the regular meeting of the Y. W. C. A. Monday afternoon. Dr. Wilkinson delivered a lecture on “The Fragrance of Life.” Dr. Wilkinson, who recently accepted the pastorate at the local Meth odist church, comes from the Howard Street Methodist church, of San Fran cisco, so well known for its work in the slums. Dr. Wilkinson adapted his theme to the Christmas season, showing that love and kindness are gifts that are of value the year round, not at Christmas time alone. IK********** * STANDING OF THE TEAMS * * IN THE INTER-CLASS BAS- * * KETBALL LEAGUE * * * Juniors . * Sophomores . * Freshmen .... * Seniors . Won Lost P. C. * .. 2 0 1000 * .. 1 1 500 * .. 1 1 500 * ..0 2 000 * THESPIANS WILL APPEAR William Beals Appears in Lead a*t First Sketch Tomorrow night at 8:00 o’clock, in Villard Hall, the Dramatic Club gives its first sketch of the year. In an in terview with Miss Burgess, the coach, our reporter learned that the cast was doing wonderfully well with the sketch. From past experience, it is known that when Miss Burgess says “wonderfully,” it is a sure sign of excellence. The members taking part in this sketch are: Miss Applegate, Miss Lila Clark, Miss Hamble, Miss Young, Miss Noon, and Mr. William Beals. Miss Young and Miss Noon are new members of the club, and this is their first ap pearance. Mr. Beals is the leading character, and is a success. Owing to incidental expenses arising for these playlets, the club has decided to charge the su mof ten cents admission. Northwestern University has enacted | a rule tabooing “hobbles.” EUGENE WATER NOW IN VERY GOOD CONDITION PROF. SWEETSER SAYS ALL DANGER FROM TYPHOID IS NOW OVER New Filtering Plant Will Be In stalled First of Year Say City Authorities, and Will Not Clog There has been much excitement lately over the impure water supply but all danger from typhoid is now past ex cept for those who have already con tracted the disease. Prof. Sweetser, speaking of the water situation in Eugene, said: “The city water which has been iii use for the past week is a great improvement over that supplied during the recent high water. This is for two reasons: first, the low water permits o' ;tie use of the old filters; second, the doods of last month have washed dowm most of the impurities from the river and creek banks, so that the drinking water now furnished is practically pure.’’ The city waiter officials promise to have the new filtration system in use on or shortly after the first of Janu ary, 1911, and it is claimed that high water will not interfere in the least when these are in operation. No new cases of typhoid h ive been reported for the last week, and the crisis is undoubtedly passed. MAY ASK CONFERENCE Committee May Ask Delegates From Six Big Colleges A conference of the Northwest col leges to consider the whole question of inter-collegiate, as opposled to intra collgiate, sports, will probably be the recommendation of the committee ap pointed last year by Fresident Camp bell to investigate the subject of intro ducing intra-collegiaite games into Or ■ egon. The conference, if called, will dis cuss the advisability of reducing the number of inter-collegiate games of all kinds, to allow the further development of a system of intra-collegiate athletics in each of the big six colleges of the Northwest. The proposed conference will not be connected in any way with the present Northwest Conference, although it will he organized on the same plan. Tf the faculty decides to hold the con ference, it will send out invitations as j soon as the committee makes its report, which is scheduled for the first faculty meeting after the holidays. Will Fix Date of Pledge D^y The Pan-Hellenic Association met Tuesday afternoon, and several impor tant problems were discussed and will be decided upon at the next meeting. These are the questions: Will pledge day be matriculation day, or the first Friday, or at the end of the first se mester, and will the girls be allowed to visit in the houses before bid day? Beside these problems, Pan-Hellenic will enter a new field. The Association will attempt to enforce uniform house rules, and other regulations that are a part of sorority life. Miss Angie Williams. ’07, assistant in Professor Howe’s department last year, was married to Don Stevenson, ’07, on December 7th, at Oregon City. VARSITY STUDENT BODY DECIDES TO HOLD MEET Cockerline Heads Entertainment Committee—Cup Offered ' I a meeting this afternoon, the stu dent body of the University decided tc j invite all of the prominent high schools | and academies of the state to send rep resentatives to meet here in a state in ter-scholastic track meet to he held un der the auspices of the University oi Oregon and on the campus. I he date of the meet was not fixed nor were any definite plans made, but the intention is to hold the meet some time in June, shortly after the high schools of the state have dismissed for the sum mer vacation. A committee on enter tainment will be appointed by President Collier, which will be announced imme diately after the Christmas vacation. 1 he committee will consist of five mem bers, and Harold Cockerline, manager of the meet, will be appointed chair man. This committee will have full charge of the entertainment of the men while they are at Eugene. The cup which has been offered by the Sigma Nu fraternity to go to the winner of the relay race has been ac cepted, and the other clubs and frater nities will be asked to contribute. This meet has been held in Corvallis for the past three years, up to last year, when the Agricultural College de cided that the financial burden was too heavy and that Ithe meet would be dropped. The expense here will be somewhat lighter than at Corvallis, for most of the delegates will be housed in the various club and fraternity houses. The three big Portland high schools have already signified their willingness to enter the meet, and it is expected that the other larger high schools of the state will sign contracts in the next few weeks. Word has been received that Editor Moores’ condition is much less serious than first reported. He is suffering from an attack of grippe, rather than typhoid. ***-.«******* * RATES GIVEN ON DECEMBER * * 16. 17 AND 24 * * A rate of one and one-third fare * * will be given for the holiday season * * from all stations in Oregon on the * * Southern Pacific, the O. R. & N. * * and the C. & E. These rates may be * * secured on December 16, 17, and * * again on the 24th. Tickets will not * * be valid after January 8th. * *********** ORPHEUM IS AFTER LAI Talented Clhinese Soloist Gets a Fine Offer After Concert William Lai, the Chinese soloist, who made such a 'tremendous hit on the Glee Club, and who is considered one of the best tenors ever appearing with an Ore gon club, has received an offer to ap pear on the Orpheum circuit. Lai had scarcely finished his solo at the Heilig, and the applause died down, when the local manager of the circuit appeared on the stage in search of him. flis efforts, however, were unsuccess ful, for though Lai was offered a larger salary than is received by any of the professors at the University, he refused to leave college. When interviewed, Lai said that he had turned down the offer because he had greater ambitions than to become a vaudeville man, and that he intended to continue his studies in engineering so that he could aid in the upbuilding of his own country. JUNIOR CLASS LOADS IN BASKETBALL LEAGUE SENIORS ARE TAILENDERS I IN RACE FOR LARA WAY CLASS CUP i ! - Games Are Showing Up Much Material for Varsity Team. Vet erans Getting Into Condition. 1 he inter-class basketball clash for the : Laraway cup began yesterday after noon, when the Sophomores won from the Freshmen, 19 to 17. In the evening the Juniors won from the Seniors by the score of 31 to 14. As the score indicates, the under classmen put up the classiest exhibition of the indoor game. Cady Roberts was the bright star of the Frosh aggre gation. He travels fast and was the only yearling that could locate the net ted hoop with any regularity;. The Freshman team, as a whole, played a fast game, but lack of team work en abled the Sophomores to win. Kay scored the most points for the Sophs. He, with the other forward, Walker, made a combination that proved too much for the Freshmen. It was re markably free from fouls for a close game, and kept up the fast clip through out. 1 he Senior-Junior contest was too one-sided to keep ,the spectators in breathless surprise, but was a harder game than the underclass exhibition. The Juniors outclassed the Seniors in every department, but the old men kept up their fighting spirit to the end of ■the game. This game did not partake of any of the “prep” school features of the earlier one. Most of the men were on last year’s first team, and had the advantage of a season under the stren uous rules w'hich tend to eliminate any Alphonso and Gaston tendencies. Per kins was the most reliable point winner for the Seniors. Fisher made some classy shots in the last half, and played a star game throughout. Any of the team were able to throw a basket when necessary, and put up a consistent game. Wednesday afternoon the Seniors and Frosh tried conclusions. The score was 10 to 9. with the Seniors on the short end. Neither team put up as good a game as before, the Freshmen taking a noticeable slump. Tt was either team’s game until the whistle, as the score stood 10 to 9, and one basket would have given the game to the Sen iors. The last point was made from a free throw after the whistle blew. The lineups were the same as the other game, except that Kestlev played guard for the Seniors, and Rradshaw and Meek filled center and guard positions on the Freshman team. The Juniors took the evening game from the Sophomores by the score of 15 to 13. This was the hardest fought contest yet pulled off. Roth teams had their share of veterans. They tore in like demons from the whistle, and put up a game ftdl of ginger. The Juniors started off with plenty of ginger, and the first ten minutes looked like a one sided score. Rut Kay got busy, began to rlron them through the basket, and evened up the score. The Juniors played fast ball in spots, but the spots were thick enough to win the contest. Tamison, Moore and Fisher were the sfrs for the Juniors, and Kay for the Sophomores. Roth teams sent in the same lineup as in yesterday’s game. New York Universi'tv celebrated its 79tb year by burning a $500,000 mort gage leaving the college entirely free from debt. i