PICNICS EXTREMELY
POPULAR AT OREGON
Spencers, the Mill Race, O’Briens and
Skinners Attract
Many.
Picnics at Oregon are the most de
lightful affairs imaginable—picnics
at which there is alawys a jolly care
free crowd, plenty of good “eats” and
last but by no means least in charms,
there are any number of delightful
places to go.
The Spencer trip, though perhaps
the most strenuous, is most popular
among the more ambitious and ath
letic students. You choose a bright,
clear day and a jolly “bunch”, pack
a huge lunch, load your Kodaks—and
you are off bright and early for your
seven-mile tramp to the top. The
last stretch after you have started
on the trail which leads you almost
straight up around huge rocks, over
others and almost under some, always
up, up. But at last breathless and
warm you reach the top— and oh,
what a glorious view awaits you and
repays you for your efforts. Next
you devour that huge luncheon and,
oh, how good it tastes, and oh, how
much you can and do eat. After the
last crumbs and pickles have disap
peared you enjoy youreselves explor
ing the top, resting in the shade of
some of the huge rocks and singing
to Oregon. The homeward trip, need
less to say, takes much less time
and about 6 o’clock you are home
again; tired? Yes, a little; sun
burned and freckled? Yes, indeed;
but withal happy and confident that
you have had the time of your young
life.
Picnic suppers and breakfasts up
the Race are also extremely popular
and enjoyable. After loading the
canoes to the limit with your chosen
band, and provisions, you paddle up
the Race to some favorite spot where
you build your campfire and spread
out your goodies; but oftener you
portage across into the river and
cross to the ideal picnic spots on the
other side. After breakfast or
supper, whichever it may be, you
paddle about, run races, play base
ball with an orange as ball and a
paddle as bat, or sit about the fire
and talk and sing.
Down by the river behind Skinners
Butte is also another favored spot
which is much easier to reach.
The towns of O’Brien and Coburg,
and the McKenzie River are often
times the destinations of auto parties
and tally-ho rides. These trips are
all-day trips, and are considered
quite ideal outings by many. Often
times camping parties of students
spend the week-end at thes places in
order to recuperate from their
strenuous college(?) work.
Besides these there are many de
lightful and interesting spots, such
as Hendricks Park, Springfield, and
Skinners Butte, which are popular
places for shorter walks and excur
sions.
Altogether “Oregon” is mostideally
situated in regard to picnics, a fact
which is not unappreciated by the
University students and almost every
nice spring day you may see parties
°f two, four, six, or eight start out
for some favorite spot.
HISTORY OF WEEK END
students Make Improvements No<v
M hereas They Formerly
Demolished.
A few years ago, not so many
years ago either, there existed in the
University of Oregon, a custom highly
enjoyable to its supporters but which
was rather a persistent thorn in the
collegiate side of the faculty and the
rest of the student body. This custom
consisted in putting aside one day in
each year on which the Junior class
went out in a body and endeavored
to systematically “do up” the campus
and everything on it. As an artistic
finish they would plant their class
flag on top of \ illard or Deady to
wave triumphantly over the remains
| of what had once been a peaceful
institution of higher education. As
the Senior class invariably considered
it their heaven-appointed duty to
check such hilarity on the part of
their under-classmen there was apt to
be more or less confusion on this
festive occasion.
Finally the faculty in desperation
announced that as an experiment
merely, there would be no classes on
Junior day and that the classes should
expend their excess energy in im
proving the campus insted of demo
lishing it. After the men worked
all morning building bleachers, ce
ment walks, and clearing up the
campus generally, the girls served a
bountiful repast for them in the dor
mitory; then Saturday night the
Junior Prom, then a simple affair
with few guests, was held as usual.
The new holiday was called “Univer
sity Day,” and proved such a success
that the faculty resolved to make the
experiment a permanent custom.
It was not until 1908, however,
that an enterprising member of the
Junior class of that year, suggested
calling the accumulation of festivities
“Junior Week End.” By this time
the Juinor class rush and informal
prom had developed into a long
series of events, the Dramatic club
play, Junior orations, University day,
track meets, ball games, and a formal
dance with many guests. Junior
Week End as an instiution has had a
steady and remarkable growth. Every
year something new has been added;
last year there was the picnic lunch
eon on the lawn of the campus for
the workers and their guests. This
year the Canoe carnival and a long
series of aquatic sports have increased
the pleasure and importance of this !
now well-known institution. And
now that it is gone for another year
the minds of the Juniors in embryo
are busy planning how they can
make it rise again, Phoenix-like from
the ashes, greater and more beautiful
than before.
CO-EDS CHOSEN MEMBERS
OF HONOR SOCIETY
The women’s Senior honor society,
the Scroll and Script, have chosen j
eleven members from the present
Junior class.
Although the women’s honor society
is only a year old, yet already the
women of the University are declar
ing membership an honor to be work
ed for faithfully.
The choice is made on the basis of
scholarship, participation in college
activities, and “general all-around
ness”.
The eleven girls are Birdie Wise,
Mildred Bagley, Jean Allison, Faye
Clark, Maud Beals, Pansy Shaver,
Jessie Bibee, Lucia Campbell, Alma
Payton, Ruth Merrick, and Erma Mil
ler.
Besides these Junior girls, two
Senior girls were chosen, Naomi Wil
liamson, and Alice Stoddard.
These thirteen girls were pledged
this morning, and will be initiated ,n
two weeks, the initiation being fol
lowed by a banquet at the Osburn
Hotel.
An athletic field is being made for
the girls at the Kansas State Normal
School. They expect to play soccer
and baseball.
APRIL FROLIC BRINGS
ALL OIRLS TOGETHER
Maids of the Middle Ages Mingle
With the Modern Miss in Her
Harem Skirt.
Once again have the co-eds demon
strated that the April Frolic is the
best fun of all the year. On the
evening of April 2S. even the very
ropes suspended from the rafters in
the men’s gymnasium fairly uncoiled
in glee as they watched the motley
array below. The flying rings gaped
their astonishment at Foxy Grandpa,
Ponderous Bridget, in “Fat” Bailey’s
shoes, Buster Brown, dapper dudes,
belles of the past, present and future,
town toughs, etc., ad infinitum. Be
fore the regular program of stunts,
those who had alreadw arrived, sat
around and “Oh”ed and “Ah”ed each
new surprise or mystery who entered.
A surprise number on the program
was the topsy-turvy dance by several
ladies of the faculty. The original
song they sang and the personnel of
the chorus called forth hearty ap
plause.
Next, some of the Gamma Delta
girls appeared in a mock Aesthetic
dance. Huge pink hands and feet
added to the grotesqueness of their
performance, which was ridiculously
mimicked by Bess Riddell in a negro
make-up.
The Kappa Alpha Thetas wrere rep
resented by half a dozen v/insome
Freshmen in a song and dance. Their
act caused much hilarity by its local
hits.
A bevy of golden and pink daisies
sent by the Oregon Club danced in
chorus to a solo by Lucile Yoran.
Mr. and Mrs. Fizzle Johnson and
their world-famous Humaphone made
a tremendous hit, especially with
those girls who had spent spring
vacation in Eugene. Their song
“Heaven Will Protect the Working
Girl,” was encored uproariously; the
Humaphone, it was soon discovered,
was composed of Tri-Deltas tuned up
to the proper key.
The mothers, sisters and other
visitors in the gallery leaned still
farther over the railing when Birdie
Wise called to order a mock meeting
of quite severely masculine looking
Eutaxians. Mildred Bagley in her
“Personals” astonished some unsus
pecting victims. Nellie Hemenway
brought down the house by her anti
suffrage speech, and furnished the
girls of the University a new pet ex
pression: “Do you think it would be
nice?” Alice Larsen settled one dis
puted question by graciously laying
the—well the matter under considera
tion on the table. Banners bearing
such uplifting mottoes as “Lips that
do not shout for women shall never
touch ours,” were conspicuous during
the entire session.
Some well-chosen “Scenes from
Real Life,” were presented by various
girls from Mary Spiller House.
The audience grouped around the
floor on blankets and cushions in
easy attitudes showed renewed inte
rest, and drew up closer to the stage
before they nestled down again to
witness a production of “Casey
Jones,” by the Beth Rheas. Maybelle
Larsen was a heroic Casey, althongh
she did have to mount a stool to
bid her wife, Bess Anderson, a fond
adieu. Bill Hayward’s cherished
floor no doubt sustained a severe
shock as Casey’s fated train trundled
over it. Alma Payton, who sang the
song, and Casey were obliged to re
spond to several encores.
Keen and original was the “Cycle of
Skirts,” as sung by four Chi Omega
girls; Grace Cole in costume sang
the song of the hoop skirt; Juliet
Cross, the hobble gown; Georgia
Cross, the tube skirt; and Erma Mil
ler, the harem. Their song was a clever
parody on “Girls, Girls, Girls.”
“The Hungry Seven,” would never
have been taken for Gamma Phi
Betas. They required no scenery or
properties, but just did their stunt
out in the open. Pearl Wilbur
stalked around most mannishly and
Marie Zimmerman made such a
handsome “Zimmie” as to quite touch
LEON RAY IS PRESIDENI
The Election is Characterized by
Extremely Close
Contests.
When the final returns of the
Student Body elections were announc
ed Wednesday, they showed the re
! suits of some very close contests.
Leon Ray secured the presidency over
Chester Moores by a vote of 273 to
240. Raphael Geisler, with 174 votes,
defeated his three opponents for vice
president.
The secretaryship showed a remark
ably close contest between six popu
lar girls, Rirdie Wise coming out vic
tor with 147 votes. Fay Clark was
next highest with 110 votes.
For executive commitee Dave Mc
Daniels and Ben Chandler were
elected by 391 and 202 votes respect
! ively.
The elected atheletic council in
order of rank are: Earl Latourette,
William Neill, and Homer Jamison.
I Burns Powell will edit the Emerald
i and Carin Degermark the Monthly
next year.
The contest for manager of the
Emerald was one of the closest.
Allyn Roberts secured the office by a
majority of 26.
Leigh Huggins will be manager of
the Monthly and Leon Bratager, as
sistant; Walter Dobie was elected as
sistant manager for the Eemerald.
Of the six candidates for associate
editors of the Monthly, the four high
est were: Alma Payton, 357, Flora
Dunham 337, Jane Knox, 349 and
Jessie Prosser, 309.
RUMOR SAYS CARNIVAL W1LI
RE DURING COMMENCEMENT.
It is being rumored that the Canoe
carnival will not be postponed until
next year, but that it will be carried
out sometime during: Commencement.
We have not been able to verify this
yet the sentiment seems strongly in
its favor.
Nebraska has an annual dandelion
day when the students endeavor to
rid the campus of this weed.
“A broad smile” was the price of
admission at a recent basketball game
at Ames.
the hearts of several flighty young
lasses.
The Lambda Rho sketch—Greek
drama modernized—displayed beauty
as well as wit. Even Prokos was
constrained to applaud loudly. Aline
Noren did especially well as beautiful
Galatea who inspired the love of
Janet Young as Pygmalion.
A splendid finale were the living
advertisements. Among these were
Norma Dobie as “Uneeda Biscuit”,
Margaret Scaiefe, three representa
tions of “Going! Going! ! Gone! ! !”
and Gertrude and Avis Denhart, ad
vertising “Wool Soap.” Particularly
ridiculous were Gladys Graham and
Margutrite Rankin as “Before and
After Taking Peruna,” and Meta and
Frieda Goldsmith as the “Gold Dust
Twins.”
According to custom the stunts
were followedd by a grand march.
A flashlight picture was taken as
young and old, beautiful and hideous,
frolicsome and stately, all stood sing
ing Oregon songs ensemble. For
some time willing hands pounded out
“Boola”, “Grizzly Bear,” Put Your
Arms Around Me, Honey,” and other
stirring strains, while everybody
danced with everybody most demo
cratically and indiscriminately. Dur
ing the dancing Mary Roche con
vulsed everyone, for she alone as Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson danced and prome
naded with herself. Her keen make
up deserves special mention. Dudes
and daisies, hobbles and hoboes, coons
and suffragettes capered all over the
gym, and consumed ice cream cones
to their hearts’ content.
The next day an inquirer’s “Have a
good time at the Frolic?” sounded
so utterly absurd. Good time falls
far short of expressing it. Intruders
were not welcomed very warmly, but
all lawful participants chronicle the
“best time ever.”
The Club
Gentlemen's Resort
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gives you the best ot service.
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Swellest Hilliard Parlor
in the Northwest. Cor. 8th
and Will. Center of town.
The Arcade
Pool and Billiards
Brand New Equipment
College Men’s Headquarters
Rear of OTTO’S
University Home Bakery Lfm8t“d
Bread Fruits
Pies Cakes
Ice Cream
CONDON'S BAKERY 6W„S"'
W. M. Renshaw
Wholesale and Retail
CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
513 Willamette Street.
Colgau’s
Mint Eiiicl
Violet Chips
HP 11e Gum 'Phats Round
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Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Suite 201-204, White Temple. Phone 7t>7
Eugene, Oregon.
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Physician
Office, 38 W. Eighth St.
Phones: Office, 117-R. Res. 529.
Res. Phone 119. Office 5
F. E. SELOVER, M. D.
Office over Folly Theater.
Home, 513 High St.
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OMAR R. GULLION, M. D.,
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Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office Hours: 10 to 12, 2 to 4, and
appointment.
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Dentist
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Residence, 527 Pearl St.
Phones: Office 589; Res. 320-L.