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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1911)
OREGON EMERALD Editor In Chief.Ralph Moores, ’12 Managing Editor...L. Burns Powell,, '12 News Editor.... Laurence Whitman, ’14 City Editor.Fen Waite, ’ll Copy Editors— .George Shantln, '12 .Walter Bailey, ’12 Special Assignments— .Karl Onthank, ’It .Evans Huston, ’12 .Wllletta Wright, ’ll Reporters— .Leon Ray, ’12 ...William Cass, ’14 .Nell Hemenway, '13 Elizabeth Lewis, ’ll . .Elliott Roberts, ’13 ..Henry Fowler. '14 .Flora Dunham ...Edward Himes, ’12 .Mike Statsny ....Oscar Hangen, ’14 Walter Huntington, '12 .Joe Williamson . .Walter Klmmell, ’13 .Mason Roberts BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager.D. L. Doble, 'll Advertising.R. C. Kennedy, ’12 Circulation .Allyn F. Roberts, ’12 Published Wednesday and Saturday during the college year by students of * UNIVERSITY OF ORUGON Application made for second class mail tes. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ne year__$1.00 Single copy_ ,C5 Wednesday, May 31, 1911 Vanity Fair Today's Emerald contains accounts I of twelve more or less elaborate ban quets or dinners which have just oc curred or which are scheduled for the coming week, which is the last be fore exams. In addition, there were the usual week-end festivities, the doz ens of picnics yesterday, which made it impossible to obtain a boat or a carriage in the city, and undoubtedly this coming week-end will be crowded to the point of satiety, with picnics and parties. Nor is this an excep tionally busy time. Indeed, it has been much this way throughout the year, and the student affairs commit tee has been in a perpetual quandary trying to schedule the multifarious social events without conflict. That they have not entirely succeeded with the impossible is shown by the fact that on many nights there have been three or more affairs which compelled the social stars to visit from house to house in an effort to spread them selves out. In social sets where a so-called good time is the object of life, or in a large college where there is plenty of social material to go around, with several independent cliques, this would be all right. At Oregon, how ever, we have but seven hundred stu dents, and one-half of these do most of the “going.” We were all sent here with serious purposes, and ex-; cess of society is indefensible. It is going too strong. The game isn’t worth the candle. We -at least nine-tenths of us are here to study, and disturbing counter attractions should not be tol-i crated to tin1 point of interfering with our main purpose in life. We hear much of athletics ruining brilliant col lege men, but for every career | wrecked bv athletics there are two: sacrificed by too much society and "fussing.” Dozens of us are having our time, attention and effort frit-* tered away by the trivial sociabilities. It requires a clear head and a strong will to keep the middle of the road and prevent our ambitions, aims and ideals from being smothered by the multitudes of details. In the rush of social affairs this year, many of us at Oregon have lost sight of these things. Wo have, too many of us, forgotten the ambitions and hopes with which we came to college, in a wearisome round of dances, picnics i and “feeds," and find that through excessive indulgence in it societv be gins to pall mi us while exams find us unprepared. Next year it would be wise to re store the balance, and call a halt in the rapidly increasing number of so cial affairs. One needed and »-ic tical step would be to restore Sunday to its original function as a rest day. The sororities might help toward this by .restricting society on that day to the inevitable and regular call of the steady. Moderation in all things, even society. A friend in the high places is a tower of strength, and we are to be congratulated in having such a friend in Governor Oswald West. He is a practical, business-like man, and ev eryone who this morning heard him avow his friendship for the University of Oregon believed him, and not only believed him, but was convinced that are attacked from all sides, and with sity from the help of such a man as Governor West. He comes to us at this time as a friend in need, when we much good will accrue to the Univer out a doubt, by his assistance to this University the Governor has made dozens of friends who will be there with support and votes should he ever need them. In line with the movement toward practical, applicable education, the Emerald proposes the establishment of a chair for research into the na ture and cure of that fatal affliction, poison oak. Each spring, with the dandelions, pussy willows, and spring lamb, comes the poison oak. Typhoid slays its tens, but poison oak makes miserable its hundreds. Like the black death, it rages through the col lege from sorority to fraternity, and then back again through another so rority, leaving devastation, curses, mottled complexions and empty bot tles in its wake. Our usually joyous, care-free students, are changed into irritable, peevish cynics. Our frater nity and sorority houses are trans formed into pest houses and laza rets It breaks up many a case and parts dozens of loving young souls. Why not stamp out the escourge by scientific study of the cause and cure for the affliction ? It is a step toward the “newer consciousness,” and the Emerald, to start the investigation, will contribute a whole drawerful of lotions, salves and other “never fail” poison oak remedies. Next Monday we will vote on the question of whether we shall idefi nitely retain our out of date, ineffi cient system of student administration or whether Oregon will take her place among the progressive colleges with an efficient graduate manager system. SENIOR CAST WILL TREAT THEMSELVES TO PICNIC The cast of the Senior Play, flushed by their merited success, propose to celebrate by either a picnic or a ban quet. If a picnic is the wish of the cast, they will probably take a trip to the McKenzie on the first conve nient day. oooooooooo o CALENDAR o o Wednesday, May 31—- o o 7:30 P. M., Electrical Building, o o A. 1. E. E. o o Thursday, June 1— o o 4:00 I’. M., Oregon vs. Califor- o o nia, baseball. o o 8:00 1’. M., Villard. School of Mu- o o sic Recital. o o Friday, June 2— o ! o 7:00 P. M., Deady, Y. M. C. A. o o 8:00 P. M., Villard, Inter- o o Scholastic Debate. o oooooooooo The Club Gentlemen's Resort Caters only to the best and j^ives yon the best of service. Swellest Billiard Parlor m the Northwest. Cor. 8th and Will. Center of town Nicklin & Holt Wholesale and Retail GROCRRS The Place to Trade. WHY? 51 E. °th St. Phone 63 Eugene Post Card Hall Everything in Ihe Posl Card Line Phone 20** 4 East ^th Si. TRY Johnston’s Chocolates 5c and up—hard to beat VERI NOTON’S NINTH STREET DRUG STORE When your cratch m >airing take it to H. D. SMAKlT Watch Hospital With Dillon Drug Co. Our Specalty Oregon Seal Stationery Embossed Stationery Schwarzschild’s Book Store C. R. CRUMP Successor to STERN CP’9 oonoeRv Dealer fa Staple and Fa. GROCERIES Fresh Vegetables 20 East Ninth Phone 18 DUNN’S BAKER Bread, Pies, Cakes and Confectionery; also Ice Cream and Fruits. 30 E. Ninth St. Phone Main 72 Smeede Restaurant Ming Kee (^0* prietor American Bill of Fare, 6 A. ! P. M. Chinese Bill of Fare, 8 A. I P. M. VACATION SALESMEN Some U. of C. men made $100 a week last summer with us. This year we should like to hear from some embryonic Morgans and Carnegies who desire a business training and need the money. At our expense, we train ever)’ man in his own territory. Our propo sition is strictly business—no house to house canvassing and no samples. Write W. E. Judge, 24 California St., San Francisco. Oregon ! Here’s Success To You! The House Furnishers 475 Willamet :e. The Oak Shoe Store Walk Over and Sorosis Shoes 587 Willamette St. Weed Electric Co. W. Eighth St. Telephone 595 Electrical Supplies Fixture* and House Wiring Lamps of All Kinds Gillette Razors POCKET EDITION EXTRA BLADES Chambers Hardware We would appreciate your ac count. Interest paid on Time De posits and Savings Accounts. Merchants Bank Corner Seventh and Willamette Your patronage will be appreciated by Eugene, Oregon. We have room for your account and we want your business COCKERLINt & WETHERBEE Fancy and Staple Dry Goods LADIES’ AND MEN’S FURNISHINGS Men’s, Youths’ and Children’s Clothing Phone 42 Cotrell & Leonard ALBANY. NEW YORK —M akers— CAP & GOWNS To the American Uni versities, from the At lantic to the Pacific. AN UP-TO-DATE BARBER SHOP First Cliss Workmen 565 Willamette Street. In our splendid line ot Jewelry you will always find the new and up-to. date things. Just what you arh looking for. Give us a call. Seth Laraway The Best Jewelee Preston & Hales PAINTS and OILS Johnson Dyes Johnson Wax Cbe Combination Barber Shop and Baths Six ebairs. One door north Smeede bote. PIANOS FOR RENT 606 Willamette Street Fraternities and Sororties Attention!! try us That’s all we ask SST* Meat Market Phone 883 EXCURSION FARES EAST 1911 On dates shown below, the SOUTHERN PACIFIC will sell round trip tickets from Eugene to points named below, via. Portland, as follows: TO FARES Chicago _$76.25 Council Bluffs _ 63.75 Omaha _ 63.75 Kansas City _ 63.75 St. Joseph _ 63.75 St. Paul _ 63.75 St. Paul, via. Council Bluffs_ 67.65 Minneapolis, direct_ 63.75 Minneapolis, via. Council Bluffs_ 67.65 Duluth, direct _2_ 70.65 Duluth, via. Council Bluffs_ 71.25 St. Louis _ 73.75 SALE DATES May 16. 17, 18, 19. 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28 and 29. June 5. 7, 9, 10. 12. 16, 17, 21, 22, 28, 29, and 30. July 1. 2, 3. 4, 5, 6, 19, 20, 26, 27 and 28. August 3, 4, 5. 14 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23. 28, 29 and 30. September 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Stop-overs within limits in either direction. Final return limit October 31st. One way through California, $11.25 additional. Inquire of A. J. GILLETTE, Agent, Eugene. WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger PORTLAND, OREGON.