OREGt, EMERALD
Editor in Chief.Ralph Moores, '12
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.Alma Noon. '13
.Leon Ray, '12
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Wednesday, March 4, 1911
Hello!
Do the requirements of friendliness
and good fellowship demand that one
salute the same friend on the campus
a dozen times every morning? Though
the Emerald hesitates to venture into
the dangerous waters of social contro
versies, or to infringe upon the prerog
atives of the Ladies’ Home Journal, as
the supreme arbiter in matters of eti
quette and usage, the Emerald feels
constrained to reply earnestly and ve
hemently NO! Once every hour is too
often to greet even the best friend that
ever lived.
At every change of classes one meets
substantially the same friends, yet as
the custom now prevails, one must force
a fervent smile, call out an intense
“hello” or “good morning,” and if the
encounter occurs outdoors jerk off his
hat.
Everyone likes to meet and greet his
friends, hut when, after having spoken
to the same one three times the same
morning, the zest wears off and a pleas
ant social amenity lapses into an un
mitigated bore. By the eleven o’clock
period the salutations become mere
trite, stereotyped phrases. They mean
nothing except that the speaker is will
ing to observe an inane custom at the
cost of considerable effort and incon
venience.
The Emerald, howevter, despite its
hardy impudence in most matters, is
not Quixotic enough to attempt to un
dertake a crusade against any firmly
rooted custom, however foolish, and
merely registers this as a feeble pro
test against speaking the same person
within the hour.
At the risk of being considered a
knocker and a “grouch,” the Emerald
begs to suggest the adoption of a rule
similar to that which prevails in re
formed croquet and indices one ball
‘dead” to another for a period. Apply
ing this rule to campus affairs one
would be "dead” to a friend he had
hailed the previous hour and would
thus avoid the continuous and weari
some exchange of salutations But
away with such frivolous observations.
We will no doubt continue indefinitely
to bow, scrape and salute and smile
simperingly upon the slightest possible
pretexts.
In an attempt to print more news and
to increase the amount of reading mater,
the Emerald lias been sacrificing adver
tising to news to a point beyond what
running expenses will justify, and now
finds it necessary to adopt a policy of
retrcnchment and to devote more space
to ads. and less to new s,
I he two years’ printing contract ett
tered into last tall calls for ten columns
of news and ten of advertising, hut re
cent issues of the paper have contained
a- high as thirteen or fourteen columns
ot news M nitcstK this polio is ex
pensive. too expensive for a paper with
as small a subscription list as the Em
CrttId has
Mthough i< is necessary to reduce
the news sparer this does not mean
that the Emerald will cease printing
all the news. On the contrary, the
same number of assfgnnftvnts will he
given out, hut the stories will lie short
er.
| Conciseness and brevity will be the
"watchwords of the staff, and ordinary
’stories will be limited to one hundred
] and fifty words.
l Consequently, when a story in which
[you are particularly interested does not
receive what you consider adequate
i treatment, please remember that space,
'even in a college paper, is valuable, and
2tlw t the Emerald cannot turn in a finan
cial deficit.
11 Remember .1: .><\ ui i contest o i
!: M rch 10.
! FLOW OF WIT AND FEAST
11 OF WISDOlVf FORY. M. C. A.
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March 30 has been set as the date for
the annual banquet of the V. M. C. A.
this year. Preparations are already un
der way to make this banquet the big
event of the year for the men of the
University. The banquet hall of dip city
Y. M. C. A. building, which will accom
modate two hundred, has been secured
for this event, and it is expected that it
will be taxed to its utmost capacity.
As has been the custom in the past,
a very nominal price will be charged
for tickets, probably about ,fty cents,
while the Association will advance
enough per plate to bring the standard
of the banquet well up among the best
that are ever given at Oregon. Last
year about one hundred men were pres
ent on this occasion, but with better ac
commodations a better program and a
better menu, there is no reason wdiy this
number should not be doubled.
The banquet will be held at the din
ner hour, so no one will be prevented
from tittending because of other con
flicting evening dates. The chairman of
the committee has promised that the
toasts will be few and short, but of the
best, and that a good program of music
will be interspersed with the toasts.
LAUREAN CONGRESS HAS
FIRST SESSION TONIGHT
Some novel and interesting features
are promised for the next Laurean So
ciety meeting, March 4th. In order to
allow as many members as possible to
participate in the actual work of the
society, a House of Representatives
modeled after the lower house of Con
gress, has been organized.
The members of the society will rep
resent various states, and all of the live
questions of the day will be discussed
J. Karl Jones, President of the soci
ety, will preside. At the next meeting
popular election of senators will be
supported by Spencer of Nebraska and
Crockett, of Ohio, and opposed by Hau
gen, of New York, and Dunton, of Mis
souri. The other members of the so
ciety are expected to support the side
on which their convictions lie.
DR. MITCHELL TO AD
DRESS THE Y. W. C. A.
'1 he Y. W. C. A. missionary meet
ing will be held Monday at four o’clock.
1 he speakers for the meeting are Mar
jorie Holcomb, Anne McMickin and Sa
rah Riddle. Other prominent girls wil
talk both for and against missions.
There will be a short address by Dr.
Mitchell, the new Professor of Psychol
ogy. on “1 he Life of the Americans in
Remit, Syria,” where he has taught.
The meeting promises to be very in
teresting.
The Wright Brothers have loaned an
aeroplane motor to the students of
Michigan for experimental purposes.
1 he students have already constructed
several motors, and prizes are offered
for the most successful.
Columbia University expects to start
work son on a $1,000,000 athletic sta
dium.
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* CALKNDAR *
* Sunday, March 5— *
l> .'0 M, Dorm., Doughnut *
I * League. *
! * Tuesday, March 7—• *
.La ' P M , Kappa Alpha Theta, *
Y \Y. C \ *
4 tX> P M . IVadv. Sophomore
* class meeting. *
* 7 HO V M . Millard, Women's do- *
( * hate trypitt. *
Wednesday, March 8— *
10:iM V M , \ssembly. *
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DELEGATES HERE FROM
ALL OREGON COLLEGES
For First Time in Seven Years
Oregon Will Be
Host
Xext Friday night the annual Inter
Collegiate Oratorical contest will be held
in Eugene for the first time in seven
years, and for the third time since the
contest was established nineteen years
ago.
The contest is a unique affair, in that
every college in the state is represented.
Even the Oregon Agricultural College
sends an orator supported by eight del
egates.
McMinville College will he represent
ed by C. H. Wooddy, who won the
Rhodes scholarship from our J. D. Col
lins two months ago. Last year Mc
Minnville won the contest, and if Mr.
Wooddy lives up to his reputation, she
may repeat the victory this year.
Carlton E. Spencer has been working
hard on his oration, “The Rust on our
Legal Machinery.” He is being trained
by Professor Buchen, who has a repu
tation! for turning out winners.
DING AND LAI WILL SING
TO AID FAMINE STRICKEN
Harry Ding. T3, and William Lai,
T4, leave for Portland next Thursday
to participate in the famine benefit con
cert to be given there March 10 by the
Chinese Students’ Alliance of Portland.
Ding and Lai will have a prominent
place on the program.
The Alliance consists of all the Chi
nese college and preparatory students
in the state, most of whom are in the
secondary schools of Portland.
The athletic council at Wisconsin is
to construct toboggans and skating rinks
for the use of the students.
Hazel Foster is spending the week
end in Portland.
The fact that we are working
two candy makers and are unable
to supply the demand for our can
dies should be sufficient proof of
the freshness and qualify of our
goods. Give us a trial.
Palace of Sweets
W. M. Renshaw
Wholesale and Retail
CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
513 Willamette Street.
Oregon !
Here's
Success
To You!
Oiffilll 6i.
The House Furnishers
,4/5 W illamette St., near Fostoffice.
Alfred Benjamin
AND
Sophomore
Clothes
Regal and Stetson Shoes
Mallory and Stetson Hats
Star and Cluett Shirts
Roberts Bros.
“Toggery”
554 Willamette Street.
Weed Electric Co.
22 W. Eighth St. Telephone 595
Electrical Supplies
Fixtures and House Wiring
Lamps of All Kinds
Gillette Razors
POCKET EDITION
EXTRA BLADES
Chambers Hardware
We would appreciate your ac
count. Interest paid on Time De
posits and Savings Accounts.
Merchants Bank
Corner Seventh and Willamette
Your patronage will be
appreciated by
We have room for^your account
and we want your business
COCKERLINE & WETHERBEE
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods
LADIES’ AND MEN’S
FURNISHINGS
Men’s, Youths’ and Children’s Oothing
Phone 42
Cotrell & Leonard
ALBANY. NEW YORK
—Makers-1
CAP & GOWNS
To the American Uni
versities, from the At
lantic to the Pacific.
SHERMAN CLAY & CO.
FOR
PIANOS AND ORGANS
453 Willamette Phone 287
AN UP-TO-DATE
BARBER SHOP
First Class Workmen
565 Willamette Street.
LUCKEY’S
Established 1S69
OPTICAL. GOODS
FOUNTAIN PENS
COLLEOe EMBLEMS
Preston & Hales
PAINTS and OILS
Johnson Dyes Johnson Wax
Cbe Combination
Barber Sbop
and Baths
Six Cbair$. One door nortb Smeede Rote.
PIANOS FOR RENT
606 Willamette Street
Fraternities and Sororties
Attention!!
try us
That's all we ask
lisr" Meat Market
Phone 883
Colonist Fares
From the Middle and Eastern portions of the United States and Canada to
Oregon, Washington
and all the Northwest
will prevail DAILY
March 10th to April 10th
over the
Southern Pacific
Lines in Oregon
From—
Chicago at.. $33.00
St. Loais .. 32.00
Omaha- 25.00
Kansas City- 25.00
St. Paul- 25.00
and from oeher cities correspondingly low
YOU CAN PREPAY FARES
1 he colonist fares are westbound o nly, but if vou have relatives or friends
or employees in the East whom you de sire to bring to this state, you can de*
po>it the value of the fare with your lo cal railroad agent, and an order for a
ticket will he telegraphed to any address desired
LET THE WORLD KNOW
Of our vast resources and splendid opportunities for
HOME BUILDING
Call oa the undersigned for good, instructive printed matter to send East,
or give him the address of those to whom you would like to have such matter
sent.
WM. McMURRAY
General Passenger Agent
PORTLAND, OREGON