OREGON EMERALD
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Editor-in-Chief....R. Burns Powell, ’12
Managing Editor.A. E. Houston, ’12
News Editor.Henry Fowler, '14
City Editor .Fen Waite
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Nellie Hemenway, ’13
Harold Young, ’14
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Society—Elizabeth Eewls, '13
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Edward Himes, ’12
Howard Zimmerman, ’13
Walter Klmmell, ’13
Anna McMicken, ’13
Elizabeth Busch, '13
William McAllen, '14
Colton Meek, '14
Elora Dunham, '14
Bess Cowden, ’14
Ella Sengstake, ’14
Eeland Hendricks, ’15
Jessup Strang, ’15
Eaurence Dlnneen, '15
Carlyle Gelsler, ’15
Luton Ackerson, ’15
Business Manager A. F. Roberts, ’13
Advertising.Walter E. Dobie
Circulation Clay Watson, '15
Wednesday, February 2), 1912.
“Everybody’s Doing It.”
Complaints have been coming to the
Emerald in great numbers since the
Freshman Prom: Some of the girls
filled their programs before they
ever entered the Gymansium, the
stairway was so blocked with men
trying to get to their hats and coats,
which were upstairs, that those com
ing down could not get to their girls,
who paited impatiently below, the
floor was so crowded, due to outside
guests being present, one could not
dance in comfort, and the grand
march was so long drawn out the
guests were foot weary before it was
ended.
We wonder sometimes if all our
complaining is well founded. Is it
true that things are wrong here and
need mending, or have we become so
imbued with the La Follette idea that
we see the weak point in everything
and overlook the greater part—which
is good? Sometimes we imagine our
readers are getting tired of our con
tinual nagging, and would like to have
something commended for a change.
Perhaps we may eulogize something
before our career ends. Don’t be sup
prised if after a good night’s sleep,
followed by a breakfast of ham and
eggs, hitherto forbidden delicacies to
an editor, we present you with an
editorial column depicting how life is
what we make it, how the good are
better than the bad, and how beauti
ful are the leaves that drop from the
trees to the ground.
An Obnoxious Practice.
The practice among certain varsity
students of signing up their dance
programs before going to the dance,
is causing no little adverse contention
about the campus. In fact the feeling
is so strong against it, that ten or
twelve of the prominent varsity men
have visited the Emerald office during
the past two days and urged the Em
erald to start the campaign against
the obnoxious practice.
The system cannot he condemned in
terms too strong, we think. It is
most undemocratic and it is unfair.
The men are to blame for fostering a
thing that tends to destroy our love
of equality, and the women are to
blame for allowing them to do so. It
is to be hoped that the practice will
be stopped immediately, for it can
lead to nothing that is desirable in our
community. The time is now ripe for
our leading fraternity and sororities to
go on record as opposed to this prac
tice, and thus disprove the charge
made against them that they stand
for snobishness and other kindred un
desirable things.
Emerald Holiday.
We have the pleasure of granting
an official holiday to the members of
the Emerald staff next Saturday. The
V. M. C. A. contingent will assume full
charge of the paper anil edit it accord
ing to the dictates of their own brains.
Enjoy the day, oh my beloved.
But come back Monday fully recov
ered.
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* NO CLASSES THURSDAY
* _ *
* After further consideration by *
* the faculty, it was decided to fol- *
* low the custom of other Universi- *
* ties and keep Washington’s birth- *
* day as a holiday. As a result *
* there will be no classes Thursday, *
* although the library will be open *
* all day until six. *
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TRYOUT FOR INTER-STATE
DEBATE POSTPONED TO MARCH
The committee on oratory and de
bate decided at a recent meeting that
the first tryout for the Inter-State
Oratorical Contest will not be held
the latter part of February, but will
be held March 4, and the final tryout
will be held March IS. It was thought
best to select this later date because
of several University affairs that
would interfere with the plans of
those who wished to take part in the
tryouts.
MERE MAN WILL BE
PUT TO SHAME IN DANCE
Continued from first page.
year dance follow the debate with
Utah, is working out admirably from
a financial standpoint. Fully a hun
dred co-eds have spoken for tickets.
Besides those who will participate in
the dance after the debate a large
number of both men and women are
planning to adorn the galleries and
see the co-eds hunt their pardners, an
nounce the extras, and hen-peck the
unfortunate men generally. As no
one will be admitted to the gallery of
the gymnasium, who has not procured
a ticket to the debate, it is expected
that a record number will be sold.
The price of the tickets which in
cludes admission to both the debate
and the dance is 50 cents per person,
which has been the customary price in
the past for debates alone. A special
rate, however, has been made to the
co-eds, who are planning to take men
or each other, which is 75 cents for
two. These tickets will not be sold at
the door, but must be bought ahead of
time. The co-eds wno have tickets to
sell are: Nellie Hemenway, Birdie
Wise, Bess Cowden, Tula Sengstake,
Alma Payton, and Anne McMicken.
The dance will be strictly informal.
Dancing will begin shortly after nine;
however, no programs will be given out
until half past nine. The debate will
begin sharply at 7:110.
OREGON IS PREPARED
FOR RIG UTAH DEBATE
Continued from first page.
bates each. The first contest was
held in 1907, at Salt Lake City, when
Oregon, represented by Galloway and
Veatch, defeated the Mormons, thus
winning the championship of seven
states. In 1909, in the next contest.
Thomas Townsend and Earl Kilpatrick
journeyd to Utah and were defeated.
Percy Collier and Colton Spencer won
for Oregon in 1910, on at Eugene,
while last year the team, composed of
Howard Zimmerman and Leon Ray
were defeated by a narrow margin at
Salt Lake City.
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