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VOL. XIII. EUGENE, OREGON, W EDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1912. No. 29 FOUR CLASSES HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS TO DECIDE AFFAIRS SENIORS FAVOR THE PLAN TO CLOTHE FACULTY IN REGULAR CAP AND GOWN JUNIORS TO POSE FUR INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS Sophomores Discuss Matter of Award ing Class Numeral—Frosh Just Talk. The Senior class met this morning in Prof. Dunn’s room and several important affairs were discussed. The question of the Faculty wearing cap and gown during commencement week was brought up, and as the ma jority of the class favored the plan, a committee was appointed to inter view President Campbell and find the attitude of the faculty concern ing this innovation. An election was held to fill the vacancy on the Student Affairs Com mittee caused by the departure of Carl Homer. Himes was elected to fill this position. It was also de cided to hold a smoker in the Osburn Hotel in the near future. Finally all seniors were urged to obtain their caps and gowns early, so that on an appointed day the whole class could commence the wearing of their dig nified apparel. The Junior Class had a short meeting in the Girl s Gym today. Manager Collier told of the progress being made on the Oregana. The class decided to have individual pictures in the book. Plans are being made to make the class hour at assembly on May 16, the most original and unique given this year. The finances of the class are in excellent condition and it will soon be out of debt. Assembled some ninety strong, the Sophomore class held its second reg ular meeting this morning in Mc Clure Hall. After the class picture was taken, President Motschenbacher presided over a lively discussion that was brought up over the awarding of class emblems. The class finally dis posed of the matter by instructing a committee to incorporate in their next report the decision of the class, which was to the affect that emblems should be awarded to championship teams only, and to those of the class who cannot represent the class on account of being on a varsity team. This ap plied to men and women alike. A movement to adopt some sort of masculine attire for the Sophomore class was voted down, decisively. The Freshman class this morning held their class meeting in the Audi torium of Villard. President Camp bell gave the yearlings some advice upon the subject of regular hours to be observed on account of the ap proaching mid-year exams. He rec ommended the Oxford system of eight hours sleep, eight hours recrea tion and eight hours of study. Also he advised them upon other points of value to those who have yet to de spoil their first blue books. Professor Straub followed with an offer of assistance to freshmen who are likely to need tutoring before examinations. Verne Apperson rendered two piano solos and the rest of the time was given over to a general discus sion of the Freshman Glee. Miss Frances Nelson and Miss Laura Anderson, both of Albany, came down for the week-end. This is Miss Nelson’s second visit this month. They stayed at the Theta House. STAG MIX TO BE STRICTLY ACCORDING TO KOYLE To ease the strain on the over worked and to console the discour aged, a monster stag mix has been projected for Friday evening. Feb. 9, by the Y. M. C. A. social commit tee. The affair will be pulled off at the Dormitory. The men in charge of the affair promise a program that will be fairly bubbling over with college songs, speeches, stunts, and games. It has been intimated that there will be something new and sensation al in the line of a free lunch. Such viands as hot dogs, cider, and dough nuts, will be passed by in scorn. What will take their places cannot be pumped out of the promoters. If it were not for the fact that some Y. M. C. A. men were connected with it, suspicious minds might be tempted to revert to the fact that Springfield has gone wet. Mrs. Camille Carroll Bovard, 1906, is at her home in Eugene. COUNCIL VOTES EMBLEM Vote Twelve Sweaters to Entitled Football Players and One to Manager Johns. No business of momentous import ance was transacted at Monday night’s meeting of the athletic coun cil. Although it had been rumored that the graduate coach question would be taken up and some form of the proposed system adopted, the time was taken up with numerous other matters and the meeting did not get down to the question which is bothering the ’varsity’s most subtle thinkers. The following men who earned the official “O” in football were awarded the customary sweaters bearing the emblem: Main, Walker, Heusner, Jones, Latourette, Kellogg, Fariss, Bailey, Hall, Chandler, Bradshaw, and Fenton. A copy of the official letter will also be sent to the father of Virgil Noland, who would be en titled to wear a first team sweater were he now living. Manager Johns, as has been the custom, received a sweater minus the “O,” which emblem, however, he has previously earned in track work. Some discussion was occasioned by the discovery that there was an extra sweater in the lot ordered by Man ager Johns, for which no legitimate claimant could be found. As only the twelve men named above and the manager have won the right to wear it, it is uncertain how the surplus garment will be disposed of. MUSICAL TALENT TO PERFORM IN Y. M. C. A. BENEFIT A musical by the best Eugene tal ent will be given Friday. February 16, in the First Christian Church. The program includes both instru mental and vocal selections as well as a reading by Prof Reddie. This musical is given for the benefit of the Young Men’s Christian Association and the promoters promise one of the best programs that will be heard in Eugene this year. The date, Feb ruary 16, will not conflict with any University function and the admission price will be within the limits of everyone. Reservation of seats can now be made at the Book Exchange. Alfred Clark will reenter college next semester. Mr. Vawter was a guest of his son Vernon this week. Mr. Goodrich, of Marshfield, is a guest of Ben Chandler. Malcolm McEwen is living in Eu gene now and is connected with S. j H. Friendly’s department store. BASKET BALL FANS LOOK FORWARD TO WILLAMETTE GAME OREGON TEAM IN SPLENDID FETTLE TO RENDER SATIS FACTORY ACCOUNTING SELECTION FOR GUARD BETWEEN THREE Hard Luck Story From Willamette Camp Causes Oregon Players to Work Harder. Friday evening will give the bas ketball fans of the campus one of the real treats of the season when the Willamette University five will do battle with Hayward’s hopefuls. Wil lamette has one of the best teams in the history of the Methodist institu tion, and their supporters are confi dent of repeating the dose adminis tered to the lemon-yellow tossers in 1910. The fifth man on the Oregon team has not been selected as yet, but lies between Bradshaw, Rader and Moore, with honors nearly equal all around. None of the three have ever played guard before and during the past week Coach Hayward’s attention has been directed toward teaching the candidates the rudiments of the posi tion. Either Bradshaw or Rader will be used in the first lineup Friday, and Moore will probably be kept as a re serve forward. The reser\ed section has already been sold out and the crowd is ex pected to exceed that of a week ago. Willamette will also send a crowd of rooters to help the Salem men along with a little encouragement. The new suits are also expected to be here for Friday’s game, according to a statement given out by Manager Geary today. The team is in good condition and, barring accidents in the meantime should go on the floor physically fit for the game. The officials have not been chosen as yet. Oregon has submitted the names of Prof. Johnson of the Eu gene High School, who is coaching the prepers, and Prof. Johnson of the University, who was formerly man ager and player at the University of Wisconsin. The game will be called at 8 P. M. In a recent issue of the Collegian, the Willamette publication, consider able space was given to dipicting the crippled condition of the Willamette team and their total unpreparedness to do battle with Oregon. How true this report may be, or how lasting the injuries supposedly possessed by the star players, can not be ascertained at this time. FLORENCE CLEVELAND NEW PRESIDENT OF Y. W. C. A. At Y. W. C. A. meeting, January 29, Miss Florence Cleveland was elect ed to the presidency, Miss Lena New-' ton was made vice-president, Eliza-! beth Bush, secretary, and Lyda Gar ret, treasurer. These officers will be installed at the next meeting, which will be February 19. Miss Garret has already served in the capacity of treasurer for one semester. Plans for next semester’s work are already under way and the Associa tion girls are looking forward to a better year than ever under the new regime. Bob McKenzie is visiting at the Sigma Chi House. Mr. Mitchell, a Sigma Nu, is now in Eugene in his capacity as fratern-1 ity jeweler. THREE HIGH SCHOOLS REMAIN IN STATE DEBATING LEAGUE In the Central District of the Ore gon High School Debating League, three schools are left to compete for the place of representing the district: Lebanon, Albany, and Junction City. These will have a triangular meet, and the winner will represent central Oregon in the inter-district meet next April. The Debating League is composed of about thirty high schools all over Oregon. The state is divided into five districts, which by a series of in tra-district debates select their rep resentative teams. The inter-district debates eliminate the contestants to two teams, which meet in Eugene next May. The proposition for this final debate will be: Resolved, that the sy stem of government in Oregon would be improved by the adoption of the National Cabinet Plan for the Execu tive Department, allowing the gov ernment and cabinet members to in troduce and debate measures in the legislatures. MATINEE DANCE LATEST Geary Boosts Something New, the Biggest and Best Yet, and All for 25 Cents. Graduate Manat ^r Geary is about to spring a novelty upon the varsity student body in the form of a mati nee dance to be given on the after noon of Saturday, February 10. Everyone who has so far been ap proached upon the subject, seems heartily in favor of such a dance, which will be ultra-informal in its nature and will serve to break the disagreeable spell cast over everyone by the examinations. An effort will be made to keep the costumes absolutely informal and simple; decidedly more so than at the regular student body informals, which have been held up to this time. This is the first matinee dance to be given here in many years, and the plan has been received warmly, as the success of matinee dances is a fami liar fact to everybody. Boys and girls alike have declared themselves unan imously in favor of the affair. Geary states that there will be no punch, but that plenty of good, fil tered aqua pura will be on tap. There will be good music and programs, however, and plenty of fun of the Oregon variety, all for twenty-five cents a couple, the nominal price of admission. The son of Senator Fulton is visit ing at the Sigma Nu House. He ex pects to enter college next semester. Y. M. WILL DISBURSE BLUE BOOKS AT OFFICE ON CAMPUS Senator W. W. Calkins is to address the Y. M. C. A. at its regular Thurs day evening meeting, on the subject of “Egypt.” Mr. Calkins traveled in Egypt last year and the lecture prom ises to be very interesting. The ad dress will be illustrated with an inter esting collection of lantern slides that Mr. Calkins has gathered. The lecture will be held in Prof. Sweet ser’s room in Deady Hall. The Y. M. C. A. has procured a supply of blue books for the coming examinations. These will be sold to the students in the book exchange. Mr. “Andy” Koehner, who has been visiting the Beta Theta Pi House, has returned to Portland. Miss Nell Murphey’s sister-in-law, Mrs. C. A. Murphey, returned to her home in Corvallis after a visit at the t’hi Omega House. Mrs. L. C. Stevens and daughters, the Misses Lucile and Morine, of Minnesota, were dinner guests at the Delta Sigma House on Saturday. UTAH DEBATE AND LEAP YEAH DANCE NEXT ATTRACTION OREGON MEN WILL ENDEAVOR TO REDEEM LAURELS LOST LAST YEAR POPULAR MEN EVADE PERSISTENT CO-EDS Novel Plan of Gaining Support for Debate Promises to Bring Out Huge Crowd. One of the big events of the year will be pulled off here on the evening of February 23, when Oregon’s sup porters, Crockett and Jones, will meet in debate with Utah’s representatives over the subject, “Recall of the Judges.” On the same evening, and following the debate, the much-heralded leap year dance will be given. The debate will be of particular interest to var sity folk, not only because of its pertinent application to state poli tics, but because it is probably the hardest battle which Oregon will have in the forensic line. At the hands of the Mormon contingent Ore gon received her only defeat in de bate last year. A daring innovation in varsity cus toms will take place when the suf fragette dance will be given. What was thought at first a mere figment of the imagination, has now received the sanction of the Women’s Council, and the Dean of Women, and is now an assured fact. The girls are highly esocoutoooooooosCgularvfaughts ... A optimistic at their chances to cut dances with the varsfty men and only the possible bashfulness of the boys will endanger the success of the af fair. According to the plans, which have so far been formulated for the even ing’s entertainment, the college girls are to invite the men of their choice to the debate and later escort them to the dance. A dollar a couple tax for both affairs will fall to the lot of the fair co-ed. FIVE ORATORS LAND PLACES IN PRELIMINARY TRYOUTS The tryouts held Monday evening for the inter-collegiate oratorical con test proved to be the highest class of the contest held for years. The judges were highly pleased with the showing and have unlimited praise for the individual work of the candidates for forensic honors. The fol lowing men were picked as the suc cessful contestants: Leon Ray, How ard Zimmerman, David Pickett, Ches ter Moores, and Will St. John. At present it looks as though Oregon will make an unusually strong show for the inter-collegiate contest. EVERY SENIOR MUST SIT FOR PHOTO BEFORE FEB. 15th. Every senior in the University must have his or her picture taken for the Oregana by February 15th, as the last possible date. These pictures are to be taken at either photograph er’s and must have light backgrounds, so that no one will be able to use any solio frame last year unless it has a light background. Percy M. Collier, ’10, ex-president of the student body and varsity de bater, will soon leave for Ann Arbor, where he will enter the law school. On his way back he will stop at the University of Wisconsin, where he will spend some time visiting with Gustave Buchen, former debate