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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1911)
OREGON EMERALD Editor In Chief.Ralph Moores, ’12 Managing Editor...L. Burns Powell,, ’12 News Editor.Wm. E. Lowell, 'll Assistant.Laurence Whitman, ’14 City Editor.Karl Onthank, '13 Copy Editors— .George Shantln, ’12 .Fen Waite, ’13 .Walter Bailey, ’12 Special Assignments— .Evans Huston, ’12 .Wllletta Wright, ’ll Reporters— .William Cass, ’14 .Nell Hemenway, ’13 .Elizabeth Lewis, ’13 ..Alfred Davies, '14 .Elliott Roberts, '13 .Edward Bailey. ‘13 .Henry Fowler. '14 .Edward Himes, ’12 .Oscar Hangen, ’14 .Walter Huntington, '12 .Walter Kimmell, ’13 .Gladys Cartwright, '13 .Alma Noon. ‘13 .Leon Ray, ’12 BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager.D. L. Doble, '11 Advertising.R. C. Kennedy, ’12 Circulation .Allyn F. Roberts, ’12 Published Wednesday and Saturday during the college year by students of UNIVERSITY OF OR] TON Application made for second class mail tes. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ne year-$1.00 Single copy --C5 Wednesday, April 5, 1911 A GOOD STUNT "Flowers and carriages have been ta booed lor the last three years at Junior Proms. 1 he iast to put the ban on these .accessories to the main event is 1912. 1 he Daily i’alo Alto believes that the committees have been justihed in their requests and everyone should com ply.” 1 he above editorial appeared in the Stanford paper March 2d, and clearly indicates the attitude ol the great Caii lornia college upon the question ol’ car nages for tlie campus dances. 1 his custom is becoming established here, m spite of strenuous but futile opposition of the faculty and a great majority of the student body, which claim that it is destroying the old time democracy and comradene. Although the practice is pretty gen erally participated in, the cold unro mantic fact remains that few of us can afford to attend parties in cabs. It is a custom totally incompatible with our average scale of living. If we Lake a carriage, it means that either we or our parents must sucrihce something of more utility than the mere aesthetic pleasures of doing "what’s right” and of avoiding the walk to the gym of which we ord inarily think nothing. When, as is invariably the case with the Junior from, the weather is fair, the practice is robbed of its last shred of excuse on the ground of utility, and becomes a mere affectation. For the few, whose allowances will permit any rea sonable expenditure, objection to car riages may seem a somewhat unreason able but they are the ones who are es tablishing tin' usage and to prevent the college from being divided into distinct social castes these should sacrifice them selves and walk to the from. The Junior class as host might proper ly imitate Stanford in requesting those students attending to taboo the car riages. 1 his would establish a forcible precedent, and would be a long step toward the preserv at ion of the old Ore gon democracy which, before till else, certainly does not imply social castes based on the -u/c ol one’s income. I low many unprepared recitations did Toddy excuse you from? SALEM CLUB STARTS BOOSTING FOR VARSITY The Salem C lub held a well attended and enthusiastic meeting at the tiannna l’hi Beta house last night Plans for boosting the Varsity in the Capital City were considered, and deli nite action was taken authorizing the club members t\» open communication with students of tin S lent high school. The club diourned till Tuesday even ing, April 1J, at 7 00 o'clock, at the Gamma Phi house The latest word from Dave McDan iel, president of the Junior class, is that he has fallen a victim to the quinsy, and in consequence may not be able to re stime work at the University for some weeks, if at till this semester. GAMMA PHI GIVES MOST SUCCESSFUL FORMAL One of the prettiest and best formal danchig parties ever held hi the Var sity gym, was given by ihe Gemma Phi Beta fraternity last Saturday nigh". Sever.d innovations in ’he line of deco rating, refreshments and music were re sponsible for the complete success of ihe party. Wisteria and early spring green ery formed the decorating scheme. The music was placed in a fancy ornamental arbor m the center of the 1'oor. Punch was served in the handball court, whim was tastefully decor., ted with the va rious fraternity emblems. The patronesses w’ere Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Mrs. A. L. Fuller, Mrs. Irving Glen, Mrs. Orin F. Stafford, Mrs. M. P. Clifford, Mrs. H. J. Bean, Mrs. John A. Carson, Mrs. R. N. Stanfield, Mrs. Russell Cntlin, Mrs. F. P. Kendall, Mrs. F. Zimmerman, Mrs. Wm. Sheehy, and Mrs. Pennell. The out of towm guests were: Mrs. Bean, Mrs. Sheehy, Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs. Kendall, Alice Cornwall, Edna Florence, Lavelle Florence, Chloe Stan field, Mrs. Stanfield, Helen McCusker, Mary Smith, Frances Fuller, Connie Covell, Ruth Stiewer, Ruby Stiewe", Milliceut Hanson, Kathleen Furnish, Agnes Beach, Harriet Jellison, Mildred Vail, May Withers, Margaret Sheehy, and i.ou’se Bradley LIFE WORK SERIES TO BEGIN NEXT FRIDAY The “Life Work” series of lectures, arranged by the Y. M. C. A., will he opened next Friday with an address by Dr. C. J. C. Bennett on “The Oppor tunities of the Teacher.” Five other lectures, dealing with a number of professions, have also been provided for, and able speakers have been secured. Special music by local stars will he a feature «of the meetings. A particularly neat little folder is be ing distributed among the men of the University, with the schedule of the speakers and the subjects of their ad dresses. The schedule of the baseball and track teams are also contained on the folder. TYPHOID REFUGEES AND FLUNKERS TO TAKE EX. The examinations for the removal of conditions and incompletes imposed at the end of the last semester will be given following dates: May 1 and 2; June 1 and 2: December 4 and 5. Stu dents may take the examinations at any of these times. For those whose de liciencies can not be made up during the present and fall semesters, courses in the Summer School or outside work will be necessary. Kappa Alpha Theta will give its for mal dance Saturday evening in the men s gymnasium. Besides the dance, other events of interest will make the week end a merry one for the Thetas and their guests. I lie advance sales for Madame Sher ry. which will show in the Eugene The ater h riel ay night, is a record breaker, and notwithstanding the price, which is somewhat higher than customary, the house will he packed. Lavender Cream Nyal’s Hand Lotion Ideal for Chapped Face and Hands VERINOTON’S NINTH STREET DRUG STORE The Oak Shoe Store Walk Over and Sorosis Shoes 587 Willamette St. Peter's and Nestle's ALMOND & HAZEL NUT MILK CHOCOLATE ggg DILLON’S When your watch needs repairing take it to H. D. SMARTT Watch Hospital Free $35.00 Watch Register at our store and GUESS ERcE Pollock Bros*, Jewelers 516 Willamette W. M. Renshaw Wholesale and Retail CIGARS AND TOBACCOS 513 Willamette Street. C. R. CRUMP Successor to STERN tin s GROCERY Dealer in Staple and Fancy GROCERIES Fresh Vegetables ?0 East Ninth Phone 13 The fact that we are workinr two candy makers and are unable to supply the demand for our can dies should be sufficient proof of the freshness and quality of our goods. 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