SENIOR GIRLS WRITE
INTERESTING THESES
Subjects Vaary From Literature and
Languages to Mathematics and
Economy.
The major professors are all busy
these last few weeks for the senior
girls of 1911 are, after many hours
of preparation, ready to submit their
results to their special critics. All
of the usual departments are repre
sented, but the German department,
with its sixteen graduates among the
girls, leads in popularity. The seniors
are not confining themselves to re
search work and quoting other peo
ple’s opinions. They are advancing
their own ideas and with a satisfied
air inform you upon being questioned,
“Oh! I thought that out for myself.”
The hitherto untried lines are fas
cinating, and from testing our city
water to making plans for the benefit
of rural Oregon the senior girls have
proven themselves to be thoroughly
competent.
For the first time in history a girl
will graduate this year from the Eco
nomics department. Lilah Cli rk has
this distinction, and to show the re
sults of her work in that department,
she is advancing new theories for the
practical co-operation of the factors
in farm life in order to secure a larg
er and more effective community life.
“Plans for Rural Uplift in Oregon,”
is the title of Miss Clark’s thesis and
it promises to be a very original piece
of work.
At last j. Bronson Aicott s educa
tional ideas are to be brought under
a systematic head. But in order to
perfect her work Laura Kennon has
had to search far and wide for her
material, sending east for a good
many of her sources of information.
However, in her thesis entitled “J.
Bronson’s Alcott’s Contributions to
American Educational Theories,” she
has gathered together the valuable
theories of the father of one of our
old time favorites, Louisa M. Aicott.
Beulah Bridges is hunting up all
the references and criticisms of the
legend of “Horatio at the Bridge,”
and tracing all records of this fav
orite legend back to their Latin and
Greek sources.
Perhaps one of the most practical
and interesting thesis is Winifred
Kerr’s “Study on the Purification of
Water Mains.” For three hours daily
for the last seven weeks, Miss Kerr
has been testing the water taken
from the water mains at various
points in Eugene; also samples of
water brought from Albany, Corvallis
and Portland. At the last test, the
announcement was only ten bacteria
to the cubic centimeter in water tak
en from the mains. Her results as
shown in her maps, curves and des
criptions are very helpful along eco
nomical and scientific lines.
A number of histories of criticisms
arc being worked up. Helen Beach is
gathering together all the criticisms
on the Shakespearean play entitled
“King John.” Mary Oritser is also
working on a Shakespearean play;
her thesis is the “History of Criti
cisms on Henry IV.”
Thesis along similar lines are Jesse
Ferris, “History of Criticisms on
Macbeth;" Ray Woodruff’s "History
of Criticisms on Cymbeline;” Willetta
Wright’s “History of Criticisms on
Richard II.” and Cornelia Pinkham’s
“History of Criticisms on Falstaff.”
“Motherhood and Modern Novel” ,s
the interesting subject of Sophie Cat
lin’s thesis. Cecilia Bell is writing
on “Children and the Modern Novel.’
"Poetry of Eugene Fields” is Virginia
Hurd's subject and Mabel Hill is
translating “Die Drei Freier,” and
comparing this work with "The Wan
dering Jew." "The Flying Dutchman,’
and "The Wild Huntsman.”
Other thesis are Conifred Hurd’s
"Notes on Fresh Water Algae of the
Region Around Eugene;” Jessie Cal
kin’s "Men of Action”; Cecil Wilcox’s
“Essays on Style”; "Translation of
Chateaubriand’s ‘Rene’” by Edith
Woodcock; Maybelle Larsen’s "Char
acter Study of Crillpasser’s 'Die Ahn
frau;” Emma Belat’s “Ibsen’s ‘Nora
and Ludermann’s ‘Magda’;” transla
tion of “Das Fraulein von Scuders,”
by Claire Dunn.
Pearl John’s “Die Prarie am Jacin
to,” by Sealsfield; June Gray’s “Lean
ders ‘Trauemereien’ Ruth Rolfe’s
“Die Blonder” by Heyse; Helen Wash
burne’s “Arandt’s ‘Die Deutschen
Patrioten”; Naomi Williamson's
“Character Study of Schommeliter”;
Emma Baker’s “Heyse’s Ersoll dein
Herr sein”; Mary Belshaw, “The Lay
of the Bell”; Pearl Wilbur’s “Jen
sen’s “Die Brawne Erick”; Lucia Wil
kins’ “The Characters in Grillparzer’s
Ahnfrau”; Winnie Kelly’s “Riehl’s
Burg Neideck”; Juliet Cross on John
Motley”; Edith Witzel’s “John Lath
rop Motley and His Conception of
History”; Alice Stoddard’s “Teaching
of Arithmetic”; Mary DeBar’s “The
Greek Geometers from the Fifth Cen
■ to Euclid”; Hattie Hyde’s “Euc
' His Influence on Subsequent
Geometers”; Louise Cecil’s “Juliana”;
Olive Donnell’s “Thales Pythagoras
and Geometers of the Fifth Century.”
MRS. PENNELL IS DEAN
Is Loving and Charitable But Insist
ent Upon Truth and
Right.
Mrs. Ellen M. Pennell, who has been
acting as dean of women in the Uni
versity for the past two years, has
made her influence felt in many ways.
In her quiet manner she has helped
the girls in more ways than anyone
can know. She makes it a personal
matter to find out the actual condi
tions and comforts of rooming places
for new girls, and her advice and
guidance in this matter is invaluable.
In cases of illness she is always
sympathetic, helpful and kind, and
those who know her best can apprec
iate to some extent the visits made
to sick girls, the flowers sent, the
appetizing dishes of food, and many
other thoughtful acts.
Mrs. Pennell has a remarkable
memory for names, faces and facts.
She has a truly wonderful insight in
to character and while she is loving
and charitable, she is also stern in
her insistance upon truth and right.
Altogether, the girls find in her a
personal friend, helpful advisor and
an ideal of culture and refinement.
Mrs. Pennell is an excellent English
; teacher, but the instruction for which
| she will be longest remembered is her
! work in History of Art. This is the
first year that there has been an at
tempt at a comprehensive study of
this subject in the University and the
work of the class is a revelation and
a lasting pleasure to the girls who
are taking the course. It takes up
a consecutive study of the sculpture,
architecture and painting of the dif
ferent countries, giving special atten
tion to the famous masterpieces. Mrs.
Pennell knows her subject thoroughly,
having studied it for years, and her
enthusiasm cannot help communicat
ing itself to her students. This is a
work much needed in the Univehsity,
and we hope that the department will
grow and prosper until there will be
accommodation for every student who
wishes not only to appreciate existing
art, but also to develop his own tal
ents if he is gifted in that direction.
TWENTY-FIVE ENROLLED
IN THE ART CLASS.
One class in the University has the
distinction of being composed wholly
of girls. I his is the art class which
is under the direction of Mrs. Pen
nell.
During the present year the course
has included architecture, sculpture,
and painting. The time, three hours
a week, has furnished the opportunity
to give something of detail in ancient,
mediaeval and modern art.
Phases of domestic art, bearing
upon household organization and ad
ministration will be covered more
completely next year. As it is the
purpose of the department, to offer
hereafter, two courses instead of one.
I he University has a good collec
tion of art books, and portfolios of
pictures, and frequent additions will
make the department one of import
ance.
GIRLS’ GLEE ACHIEVES
EXCEPTIONAL SUCCESS
“Princess Chrysanthemum Discloses
Much Splendid
Talent.
Early in October, last fall, the Girl’s
Glee Club of the University of Ore
gon, was started. Tryouts were held
under the direction of Miss Ethel
Rowland of the Department of Music,
and about forty girls made places.
Since that time ten more have been
taken in, making a total of fifty
voices.
The club was then organized and
officers elected as follows: Lilah Pros
ser, president; Jean Allison, Sec
Treas.; Maude Beals, Librarian; Miss
Rowland, leader. A constitution was
drawn up, dues fixed and the club
was ready for work.
Songs were learned and sung at
Assembly and other University gath
erings with success. Then the club
began working on an operetta, “Prin
cess Chrysanthemum,” a pretty little
musical play with its setting in fair
Japan, the domain of the illustrious
emperor, “What-for-whi,” whose aim
in life is clemency. The action cen
ters around the daughter of the em
peror, the beautiful and modest Prin
cess Chrysanthemum and the rival
suitors for her hand, Prince So-sli
and Prince So-tru. Prince So-sli is
the villain and his evil genius is the
wizard cat Saucer-Eyes, who abducts
the Princess with the aid of his
sprites and leads her to a cave as his
prisoner until she consents to marry
Prince So-sli. The hero is Prince
So-tru, whose genius is Moonbeam,
who with the aid of her train of
fairies, helps him to win the Prin
cess.
This little play was given by the
Club on April 13th at the Eugene
Theatre, under the direction of Prof.
I. M. Glen and with the aid of Miss
Eve Stinson in selecting and planning
costumes. Florence Cleveland took
the part of the Princess and was a
startling imitation of a Japanese
maid, in her coal black pompadour.
Her songs, “Which Shall it Be?”
“Fair Maid of Japan” and “The
Dawn of Love” were sung with her
usual sweet tones coupled with great
dramatic force. The Emperor, in the
person of Maude Beals, made all bow
before him and was the personifica
tion of imperial majesty. Gladys
Cartright, as the Court Chamberlain’
executed the duties of that office with
alacrity. Juliet Cross, as So-sli, was
as good a substitute for a villain as
one could wish. Her “Stung! and
by a Hated Rival!” uttered in tragic
notes, made cold shivers run down the
backs of the audience. Janet Young
distinguished herself and the class of
1914 by her impersonation of Prince
So-tru. Her work smacks of genius
and the fire of romance. The Wizard
Cat as played by Alma Noon, made
the hit of the evening. Mabelle Lar
sen, as Moonbeam, and her train of
fairies, Meta Goldsmith, Rubie Ham
marstrom, Edwina Prosser, Maude
Guthrie and Effie Rhodes, tripped the
light fantastic with the superlative
degree of gracefulness. The maids
of the Princess, Alma Payton, Blanche
Powell, Edna Miller, Esther Carson,
Ethel Risley and Jean Allison, to
gether with about ten Japanese maids
of the chorus, executed a very pretty
umbrella dance. The chorus work
was particularly good, and in fact the
whole affair was carried out with ex
traordinary brilliancy and was finan
cially successful as well.
HAVE YOU LEARNED,
WILLL YOU FORGET?
Tradition and customs are not
lacking in University life. But do
you know them, ye class of ’14, and
will you forget them, ye class of ’ll ?
The wearing of the green doe not
mean that the “Fresh” are just frosh
from old Ireland. Rather it is the
badge of their class spirit, handed
down by custom from year to year.
Neither are sign posts with the
lettering “no smoking,” found on the
campus. For that is a tradition
which the “Fresh” seem to get in
stinctively.
Then again there are those tradi
tions which concern the co-eds most
closely. College girls do not join in
the “rooting”—verbally at least, al
thongh in spirit their voices add
volume. Neither for stunt parties
do the girls don the garb of their
brothers nor are the college men
allowed to witness the “gym stunts”
of the co-eds.
Since then these are such a few—
will you, the class of ’14 learn; will
you, the class of ’ll forget? In
answer, “yes”, and “no” are given and
we are satisfied.
The annual play given this year by
the Cornell Dramatic club is a Rus
sian high drama, “The Inspector Gen
eral.”
The American college which has
the greatest per cent of its alumni in
“Who’s Who,” is Amherst. The per
cent is 6.6.
Intercollegiate athletics has been
abolished at Missouri by vote of the
regents.
MRS. l’ENNELL, Dean of Women.
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