OREGON
EMERALD
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
VOL. XII.
EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1911
No. 45
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS TO STUDENTS
CLASSIFICATIONS FOR
POLUE COMPLETE
ALL UNIVERSITY TENNIS
PLAYERS DIVIDED INTO
FIVE RANKS
HANDICAP TOURNAMENT WILL BEGIN SOON
Rating Committee Announces
Decision as to Men’s
Abilities
The committee in charge of the handi
cap tournament met last night to deter
mine the drawings and classification of
entries. All preliminaries have now
been arranged, and the matches will be
run off as soon as the weather will per
mit.
The classification of entne; is as fol -
lows :
First class, Newland.
Second class, Stine.
Third class, Gray, (Bond, (Prescott,
Mitchell and Yaden.
Fourth class, Powell, Shaltuck, Fra
zier, Oberteuffer, Bedford, R. Moores,
Hawley, Tiffany, Poorbaugh, Calkins.
Sleiehf
fourth class tlolge, Baer, Dunlap,
Shaver.
Fifth class, Hodge, Baer. Dunlap,
Shaver, Goodall, Brown.
Players entered in the first class will
be handicapped forty points, those in the
second thirty, while the third class will
he docked fifteen. The fourth class will
start at the scratch, and the fifth class
will be helped along their way by a
present of fifteen.
In the preliminary round the follow
ing matches are scheduled: Poorbaugh
vs. Baer, Bedford vs. Powell, Yaden
vs. Mitchell, Calkins vs. Moores, Stine
vs. Tiffany, Frazier vs. Gray, Hawley
vs. Shaver, and Flodge vs. Bond. The
contestants in the first round will be
Shnttuck vs. E. M. Brown, Newland vs
Sleight, Oberteucer vs. Dunlap, and
Prescott vs. Goodall. The victors in
these matches will meet in the second j
round of the contest, and from this the i
tournament will oe narrowed down to
the semi-finals and finals.
i he time for the playing off of the j
pr.h: '.nary matches is, of course, c, - j
tional with the players, but on account I
01 die impending Varsity tryouts, it is j
especially urged by the committee in !
charge of the tournament that all :
in: tches be run off as soon as possible, j
JUST BECAUSE SAY COEDS
That Is the Sufficient Reason
Given for Excluding
Men From Drill
I he inevitable danger of the ballot
1,1 the hands of women was never more
forcibly shown than by the result of
the vote on the question of who shall
witness Dr. Stuart’s fancy piroyetters.
Mere masculine man receives no wel
come to the exhibition, unless he be
a faculty member. Such was the im
perial edict issued at the hands of the
fair co-eds, which put the quietus on
the expectations of Varsity masculinity,
ft he reason given was woman’s ever effi
cient one, “just because,” which leaves
the seeker after truth to form his own
FIFTEEN MEN WILL GO
INTO COLUMBIA II MEET
OREGON TO SEND STRONG
AGGREGATION TO
TRACK MEET
MEN IN BETTER SHAPE THAN USUAL
Competition Will be, However,
Strong in Several
Events
The complete list of men who will
make up the Oregon track team for the
Columbia University games, in iert
land, April 8th is not yet deetUI. A
tryout 220-yard dash will be held ibis
afternaon to decide between Hal Bean
and Paul Briedwtll for that even:, lie
men who will make up the Oregon team
are- Captain Hawkins, Johns, McClure..
Kay, Elliott, I/nourette, Kellogg, Mr
Conne! Fiser, Huggins, Service and
Stul'a*-. and probably Bradshaw, Tra n
er Hayward, Manager Barbour ami As
sistant Manager Homer will accompany
the tern.
Trainer Hayward says: “The men
look pretty good—in better condition
than in the triangular meet late last
season. I understand M. A. A. C. is
entering a strong team. We’ll give
’em a run.’’
Among th° Winged M athletes ca
tered are Dan Kelly and Schmidt, the
Notre Dame hurdler. Kelly is good
ior the broad jump in almost any shape
but the sprints will require more con
sistently trained men. Schmitt has
nothing but his Eastern records of past
performances to Bulge by, and how oe
will measure up to Western athlercs
is a matter of conjecture.
New Pack uniforms wil be given out
to the me i who m ike this trip, "i ■ ?
fifteen new >. wauh were received
Mony, are wu .e ■ m 1 broad green
bc'i from die sl on iler ; < • o$s the hr > -c.
a green sir re down i trouser, . ,d
a border of gue.i Due ' the bottom f
th e leg.
Johns, Kay and Hawkins will take
care of the sprints; in the middle dis
tance races Elliott, Johns, McClure,
Miller, McConnell and Huggins; Mc
Guire and McClure in the distances:
Kellogg and Grout will toss the weights;
Hawkins and Latourette will rtir. the
hurdles; and Service and Stulier w’ll do
the 'ugh jump. The relay team wi! re
r, eked this afpiaioon.
opinion. 1 he faculty and the parents
of the performers will be admitted, but
the brothers, both permanent and tem
porary, must wait outside in the dark
ness and drizzle and listen to the tinkle
of the tambourines that tintinabulates
through the windows while the expo
nents of “athletics for women” are put
through their paces. The question was
voted upon and men tabooed by the
decisive total of 40 to 17.
The exhibition will begin Thursday
evening promptly at 7:15. The girls
have been practicing faithfully. Dr.
Stuart is working hard and the affair
is expected to be quite a success. Ev
ery Freshman and Sophomore girl in
college will take part in the big grand
march, which, combined with other at
tractive features, will make up the pro
gram.
Bob Alton. ex-’12, former president
of the class of 1912, visited over night at
the Sigma Xu house.
Y. M. SECURING NUMBER
OF CAPABLE SPEAKERS
A dozen telegrams, some long distance
telephone calls beside a number of let
ters, special delivery and otherwise,
were involved in arranging the series
of the life work six addresses which are
to be given by the Y. M. C. A. this
spring. Some of the speakers whom it
was hoped might be secured were una
ble to come on the dates which were
left open for them, but in every case
other men of marked ability were found
to take their places.
The addresses of this series will deal
with a number of the professions, and
the speakers in every case are recog
nized as among the leaders in their pro
fessions. The committee has put consid
erable time and effort on this series,
and there is no doubt that the lectures
will be among the best that have been
heard on the campus this year.
Will ymette University Preparing
to Claim 1911 Baseball
Title
As Willamette University, at Salem,
looks forward to the most successful
baseball team in its history, Manager
Luckey, to prevent the Methodists from
claiming any more unearned champi
onships than football and basketball, of
fered them dates for baseball games.
The following letter was received in
return, and is self explanatory:
Salem, Oregon, April 3, 1911.
Mr. J. E. Luckey,
University of Oregon, Eugene.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of March 29 relative to a
series of baseball games between the
University of Oregon and Willamette
University, has been received and con
sidered. The matter has been discussed
with our baseball coach, and he states
that he does not desire to have any
baseball games between the two institu
tions this year, owing to the feeling
which is existing in regard to our ath
letic relations.
Respectfuly yours,
CARL J. HOLLTNGWORTH,
Manager of Baseball.
Washington University Paddlers
Must Equip With Safety
Appliances
The Board of Control at the Univer
sity of Washington has issued a definite
edict that no more canoeing should be
participated in at the institution, un
less the canoes were equipped with air
tanks. The rule will be strictly en
forced, and all canoes will be taken and
held until the owners properly equip
them.
A like rule was passed by the board
several years ago, but has come to be
disregarded. It was originally enforced
following a catastrophy in which a Uni
versity of Washington co-ed and two
Stanford men were drowned in Union
Bay. The coming of spring, with the
indulgence in the canoeing pastime, re
minded the board of the necessity of
guarding against a recurrence of such
a disaster. Warning was also sounded
against the over-crowding of canoes.
Ted Holmes, ’13, returned Monday
from Portland, where he spent the week
SHASTA LIMITED STOPS FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE
GREATEST LIVING AMERICAN TALKS TO CROWD
TOUCHES ESPECIALLY INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
GOVERNMENT, FOREST CONSERVATION POL
ICY AND LANDS
P. 1 CAMPBELL, PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCES LION HUNTER
Teddy is Especially Concerned With Practical Workings of the
“Oregon System/’ Believes it is Right in
Principle
—
Smiling his far-famed smile, and waving aloft the hand that has so mightily
wielded the big stick and brought down elephants and lions, as well as Span
iards, Theodore Roosevelt, ex-president and foremost citizen of the United
States, made a short address to the students and people of Eugene at the de
pot this morning.
Mr Roosevelt was standing on the rear platform of the Shasta ohsenvati n
ear when the ‘;ain pulled in. Aft .: Hie cheers had subsided somewhat, Pres
ident Campbell, who had met the train at Roseburg, introduced the distin
guished American.
“That sounds like the fotball held,’' Mr. Roosevelt remarked to the students
who essayed an Oskcy Wow Wow. Then raising his voice he said: ‘Triends,
1 am so glad to he here. In addressing you, I want to say a few words
especially about the University. Oregon has shown itself to be a progressive
state, but if it fails to support its University it will show itself to he a retro
gressive state.”
“The University of Wisconsin has made itself a handmaiden to the public.
If the referendum is invoked troop the University appropriation, it will be a
misfortune for Oregon—a much greater misfortune for Oregon than for the
University. The citizens should not crush—they can not crush—higher edu
cation, but they should not hamper and interfere with it.
“You who are students should repay the state for the training you receive.
The public needs trained men. It needs men trained in government, in litera
ture, and in history. As much as has been given to you will be expected from
you.
“I am going to say a few words about forests,” continued Mr. Roosevelt,
but seeing Chief of Police Farrington worming his way toward the platform
with an armful of flowered brush, he said: “Come right along, Chief, I was
on, the police force once myself in New York. I made the people of New York
so virtuous that ever since they have been glad to see me in office—anywhere
else.
“Take care of your forests,” he continued. “Do not save a cent at the cost
of wasting a dollar. To destroy your forests would be like a farmer burning
his barn because he could not afford to save it. Stand by your forests, for
you will need them in your business—you and your children.
“To the President, Faculty and students, I would emphasize two duties.
It is the duty of a citizen to hold his own, to earn a livelihood, and to sun
port those dependent upon him. But he also has a duty to the public and the
commonwealth.
“I am glad to meet all the Oregonians, hut especially the young Oregonians.
1 like to see all your citizens, especially those who arc carrying other citi
zens. 1 like all your crops, but the baby crop best.”
At 10:45 the train pulled out for Portland, where Mr. Roosevelt will par
ticipate in an elaborate program
The committee from the University, consisting of Regent S II. Friendly,
President Campbell and Dr. Schafer, met the train at Roseburg this morn
ing. They had an extended conversation with the ex-president, and found
him particularly interested in the new system of st' te government in its bearing
on higher education. Mr. Roosevelt inquired as to the practical effects of
the initiative and referendum, stating that he was satisfied of the correctness
of the theory, hut anxious to understand the results.
He said that'to put the referendum on college appropriations was the very
antithesis of the principle, as extensive power of self government, in the very
nature of the thing, assumes a highly educated citizenship.
Others present on the car were: Frank Harper, his private secretary,
Postmaster Merrick, of Portland, W. S. U’Ren, Leslie Scott, and William Me
i Murray.
; SPRING WEATHER BRINGS
OUT MANY HIGH HATS
Tangible evidence of the recent but
much deplored tendency of Varsity stu
dents to desert the old time democratic
ideals of their fathers, and to affect the
new-fangled later day whims of fash
ion is presented in the epidemic of
opera hats which spasmodically appear
on the occasions of Varsity social func
tions.
The epidemic has broken out with
special virulence among some of the un
derclassmen, whom it is reported fell
victims to the wiles of S. IT. Friendly’s
imported in job lots and in all sizes.
To introduce the line, an open season
was declared for credit sales, and as a
promise to pay $7.50 in the remote fu
ture is readily exchanged for such a
large expanse of telescopible elegance,
a number of the Varsity style setters
succumbed. Among them are such well
known and previously respected men
as Sap Latourette, Charles Olsen, Burns
Powell, Fen Waite, Fritz Faye and Mike
Statsney.
From its present popularity, the cus
tom bids fair to run riot anti transform
the precociously rough and ready West
ern style of the community into some
j thing smacking dangerously of high life
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