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EDGAR e. PIPER SPEAKS
A! WEEKLY ASSEMBLY!
editor of great north
west NEWSPAPER ON
MODERN JOURNALISM
STUDENTS CROWD VILLARD TC HEAR TALK
Mr. Piper Interesting Talker and
Gives Brilliant Exposition of
Great Modern Profession.
I Imi. Edgar B. Piper, editor of the
Oregonian, spoke at the student assetn
11.- iids morning on “Modern Jour
nalism," from the viewpoint of a sue- I
cessful newspaper man.
Tn brief, he spoke as follows: “It is;
believed by the ‘red letter’ press that
,;i 11 sensation:;1 stories, or nearly all.
are read by everybody, and this is the
conclusion that my own personal ex
perience has led me to. The motive of
the newspaper, therefore, is to shock
the public and thus get more readers.1
If we criticise this, we must first con
sider whether or not the end is good.
It is only by telling the truth that peo
ple cm be shocked into action, and no I
good can come from concealing it. Yet
there are times when the editor, for his
own self protection, is forced to with
hold the truth. Though there are many
alluring opportunities for good news
paper men to go wrong, the standards
of newspaper men are as high as those
of any other profession.
“There is no royal road to the seats
of the mighty in the newspaper world.
F.vereyone must start equal and follow
the same course. Newspaper work, un
like the other professions, does not re
quire a prescribed course of stuck
vet it is the most particular and exact
ing of all, for the newspaper holds at
stake the reputation of individuals and
communities..
"College courses in Journalism are
not useless, yet the only service that
the diploma from such a course will lie
to the holder, is to show that he takes
his work seriously. Reporters come
from everywhere, and the college man i
has no distinction among them, for
whether he makes good depends upon
him, and he is no more likely to do so
"than the man educated by the printer’s
case.
" I he reporter must know what is
■news, when and where to look for it,
and to he able to tell a Vivid story.
In the latter case, the college man will
have an advantage, for he is likely
to have the ability to express himself.
'listorv, literature and current af
ter s should he the studies pursued for
PTl paration. Politics, government and
I" 'pie are general requirements, but
kr wledge of special subjects is also
d ’cable. Style is not necessary, though
el ,-,-tirse it is an advantage.”
he attendance at assembly' was
! "cv. in fact one of the largest of the
1 and the address was well received
PC OF. STAFFORf) CALLED
TO CHEMISTRY CONGRESS
1 rof. Orrin F. Stafford has received
° 'hd notice of appointment to mem
h r-!iip in the organizing committee of;
T International Congress of Applied
C niistry, to meet in New York and
T 'hington, D.' C., in 1912.
' he organization is international in
?r 'pe and includes thousands of sci
ei >sts of recognized ability'. Prof,
-■afford attended the last meeting.
"■ 11 was held in London in 1909, The
^ tings are held every three or fob’r
years." I
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* CALENDAR *
* Wednesdty, Mar. 15— *
* 6:45 p. m., Eutaxians, Kappa Al- *
* pha Theta. *
* Friday, Mar. 17— *
* 7:00 p. m„ Deu.dy, V. M. C. A. *
* 8 :00 p. m., Deady, Engineering *
* Club. *
* Saturday, Mar. 18— *
* 3:00 p. m.. Sigma Nil vs. Dorm. *
* Club. *
* 7:00 p. m., Laureans. *
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The Deuther Verein at the University
of Washington wil stage the drama
“Mima Von Barnhelm” in the near fu
ture.
The students at Michigan now have to !
pay a library fee of $2. This money will
be devoted to the p- rhase of ne v hooks.
Varsity Men Not Permitted to
Play on Frat Teams—Campus
Field Is Monopolized
“No Varsity men will he allowed to
play in Doughnut games,” said Coacli
Lynch this afternoon. “Also, the Var-*
sity squad will use the campus dia
mond every afternoon from 4:00 to
5 :30.”
These two rulings bid fair to revo
lutionize the whole Doughnut league.
The faculty will not permit men to cut
classes to play before 4:00 P. M., and
after 5 :30 there is not time.
Two alternatives to calling off the
whole series are offered. One is to
play after supper, beginning about April
1st, when the evenings begin to be ltyng,
and possibly to finish the scries at the
regular afternoon period after the mid
dle of May, when the Varsity season
is over. The other is to find another
available field. Which, if either, will
he done, will not be determined until
the Doughnut Congress meets again.
The ruling to eliminate Varsity men
from Doughnut games changes the run
ning chances of several teams consid
erably.
THESES STILL WITH US
Seniors Must Continue to Search
Among the Musty
Tomes
The Senior thesis is with us yet and
causes the usual amount of worry and
peevishness. ‘Tt is,” Chas. Robison
says, “like bum wit,—an abomination
unto the flesh—i have just finished
mine, so 1 know.”
But .the signs for change just now are;
not propitious. The professors say that '
the matter was brought up in faculty j
meeting about a year ago and turned!
down and there is no reason to hone I
for a change just now. Some of the
professors, among them Dr. Schmitt,1
are not in favor ot eheses but there
are others who feel that they accom
plish a very real benefit to the student
that they are of value and should be ■
retained. But the students are pretty
nearly uaanintous iti the dictum “Down j
with the thesis” and are hoping against
!iope that the matter can be. brought
ap again and voted out of the Univer
sity curriculum.
In the opening game of the Dough
nut League series, Kappa Sigma de
bated the Acacia team 5 to 3 this af
ernoon. Owing to Coach Lynch’s in
erdic- against squad men playing, the
ineup presented a weird appearance,
iut few errors were made.
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DEFEAT KAPPA ALPHA
THETAS IN CLOSE BAS
KET BALL GAME
SCORE TIED ONCE BUT GAME GOES 9-7
Contest was Close n Interest
ing and was Anybody’s Game
Until Very End
Gamma Delta Gamma won the Em
erald cup from the Thetas Monday af
ternoon by a score of 9-8. Theta
scored entirely on fouls, while Flor
ence Avery was able .to throw two field
baskets and live fouls for Gamma Del
ta. The game was very close; first
Theta would score over Gamma Delta,
and then Gamma Delta would respond
with a point or two and forge ahead.
Hazel Rader, who is generally. consid
ered the best co-ed forward, was so
skillfully guarded by Bess Riddell that
she w s unable to throw a field has
ket.
When time was called the score stood
7-7. In the extra play to break the tie,
Gamma Delta threw two fouls, while.
Theta threw but ohe..
After the game, the Emerald cup was
presented to Madeline Harding, cap
tain of the Gamma Delta Gamma team,
by Ralph Moores. This cup will be- J
long permanently to the team winning!
it twice.
Those playing for Gamma Delta were:
Madeline Harding, Garin Degermark,
tenters; Bess Riddell, Eva Roache,
guards; Florence Avery, Nellie Ban
Held, forwards.
For Theta, Eleanor McClain, Mary
DeBar, centers; Maurine McAdams,
Bess Cowden, guards; Hazel Rader,
Frances Adams, forwards.
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* NOTICE *
* The handle :p tournament for the *
* possession of the Liraway trophy *
* (now in possession of C. P. Shan- *
* trie. TO) will commence Saturday, *
* April 1st. All entries will have to *
* he in the hands of the handicapping *
* committee on or before Tuesday, *
* March 28th. The tournament is *
* open to all students, alumni, mem- *
* hers of the faculty, and others con *
* nected with the University. Kntries *
* c n be made with R. P. Newland, *
* "Dolly" Gray, Bert Prescott, Harry *
* Stine, E. V. Yaden, or Clarence *
* Walls. All entries must he aecom ■ *
* paaied by the entry fee of twenty- *
* five cents No name will be re- *
* ceived without this.
CO-ED TENNIS REVIVES
Girls’ Club Elects Officers—Try
outs for New Members
Come Soon
The first meetin gof the girls’ tennis
club this season was held in Prof. Glen's
class room Tuesday at 5 o’clock. New
officers were elected as follows:
President, Mildred Bagiev ; vice pres
ident, Helen Beach; secretary, Maud
Beals; treasurer, Jean Allison; mem
her at-large, Miss Perkins.
1 he club decided ot, in ke member
ship requisite upon skill in weilding
the racquet, and >to this end a try-out
will be held as soon ia.s the courts are
in good condition.
A tournament will he held later, sim
ilar to the one held last year, which it
is expected a large number of girls wall
enter.
The girls’ tennis club promises to be
one of the liveliest college activities
this spring, judging from the interest
and enthusiasm already manifested m
the prospective tryouts.
Spend more time on the English lan
guage and less on French and Get man
is the advice of President Shurman to
the engineering students of Cornell Uni
ANNOUNCE COMMITTEES
Fol.owing People Will Have
Have Charge of Week End
Festivities
David McDaniels, president of the
junior class, has appointed the com
mittees for Junior Week End as fol
lows:
General supervisor of dance, Wen
dell Barbour; assistant, Rex S. Turner,
Canoe c.arniv 1, Ralph Moores, liar
old Bean, Leigh Huggins, Ruth M.-r
rick, Emma Waterman.
Junior prom, committees, For dec
oration. Jay Stanfield, Boh Kellog, Tom
Word, Mildred Bagley, Harry Stine;
refreshments, Jessie Bibee, Jean Alli
son, Si Stevens.
Program, Irma Miller, Clementine
Cutler, Earl Latourette.
Floor committee, Ted Wiliams, Chet
Moores, Graham Michael, James Jonhs,
Lyle Brown,
Music, Burns Powell, Alberta Camp
bell. Raphael Geisler.
Electric lighting, Edward Himes, R.
Kennedy.
Ffainting O. Bill Main, John Kelly,
George Carter, E. Houston, Clarence
Walls.
Freshmen at the University of Wash
ington will be required to wear the off -
cial green cap after March seventeenth
St. Patrick's day will appropriately usher
in the wearing of the little green “lids.
SPENCER APPEALS FROM
DECISION OF JUDGES
ASSERTS THAT SELECTION
OF ROBISON WAS UN
CONSTITUTIONAL
TIE AMONG JUDGES CAUSES DISPUTE
Student Executive Committee is
Vainly Trying to Straight
en Out Tangle
It li s leaked out this afternoon that
die executive committee, in a meeting
held 1 st evening, voted to call for a
:ie,v tryout of the Inter-State Orator
icd contest. It seems that Spencer was
dissatisfied with the decision of the
judges in the lirst contest turd appealed
to the executive committee for a new
tri 1, hasing such appeal on grounds of
constitutionality.
The meeting of the executive com
mittee was a heated one, and their vote
last night is not considered final in the
matter. Another meeting has been
called for this evening, when the ques
tion will he reconsidered.
The ranking of the judges in the try
out resulted in a tie for Robison and
Spencer. Robison had four hrsts out
of six, and Spencer had eight points,
the better by the percentage method.
The matter was referred hack to the
judges by the committee on oratory and
debate, and they finally decided in fa
vor of Robison.
Spencer claims that the final decis
ion of the judges was made upon de
livery alone, and therefore uneonsti
tntional, that the customary method of
grading would have given him the de
cision, and that the judges were ap
pointed hv the committee on oratory and
debate, when the constitution provides
that they should he chosen two hv the
executive committee and one by the
faculty. The student body anxiously
awaits the final decision of the exec
utive committee.
OREGANA PICTURES ARE
IN HANDS OF ENGRAVERS
Manager Barbour took tlie cuts and
niateri 1 for the Oregana to Portland
last week and reports that practically
all the pictures are in except those of
the Juniors and Seniors, lie urges tli't
those who have not handed in their
pictures do so at once, since the work
will he held up if this is not attended
to immediately.
The pictures of this year’s baseball
srptad will he sent down in a few days
and possibly one of the track srptad.
The work is progressing finely and
everything points favorably toward the
best Oregana ever sent out by the Uni
versity. The reduction from two dol
lars to one dollar and fifty cents will
last one week longer and those who
wish to profit by this low price should!
see the manager or one of his assist*1
ants before the week is out.
A movement is on foot among the
Finnegans and Flahentys of the Univer
sity to celebrate the 17th of March in a
manner befitting the glorious day. A
meeting is scheduled at one of the fra
ternity houses, next week, for the pur
pose of drawing up adequate plans, and
deciding upon the proper color for the
day. Tt is reported (that an offer from
Mique Stasney to deliver the oration
of the day has been rejected by the
committee in charge. Home rule will
be threshed out, and Oirish confetti
playfully tossed about.