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OREGON EMERALD UNIVERSITY OF OREGON VOL. XIII. EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 3, 1912. No. 44 ORE. AND CORVALLIS STUDENT PRESIDENTS CARRY CONTROVERSY RICE OF O. A. C. EXPLAINS AC TION OF HIS ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY ANSWER OF PRES. RAY DEFINES VIEWS Outcome of Spencerian Struggle Awaited With More or Less Stud ent Body Interest. / __ The following letter from Ernest G. Rice, President of the O. A. C. Stud ent Body, dated March 28th, has been received by President Leon Ray of the Oregon Student Body, and shows the atitude taken by the Corvallis Stud ents in the recent movement to patch up the athletic relations of the two schools: March 28th, 1912. Mr. Leon Ray, President Student Body, University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon. Dear Sir: We are pleased to be thus advised oi your desire to arrive at some under standing which will guarantee friend ly relations between the student bo dies of our institutions. I regret however, to note that you have mis understood the action of our students We have not yet resumed student re lations with the University but have appointed a committee to confer with representatives of your student bod> regarding the resumption of studenl relations that future trouble will be avoided. We feel that it is not the matter oi scheduling any particular contests out of arriving at an understanding which will avoid any ill feeling be tween the students of the University and the College in the future. We be lieve that when this is assured, the matter of what games and what con tests should be scheduled is of nrino] importance and can easily be ad justed. I will not attempt here to define these matters as you probably are fully aware of them as I am, but ] am compelled to inform you that the only conditions upon which the stud ent body of this institution will con sent to the establishment of relations between the two institutions are those indicated by the resolutions, (e copy of which has been sent to you We wish you to understand, however that we are not asking these things as concessions, but we are proceeding in a manner that will in our bes judgement be the only way to guar antee continued friendly relations be tween the students of the Universitj and the students of the college. Th< latter we most sincerely desire Yours very truly, 1U. Vi IVIVU) Pres. Ray Replies to 0. A. C. President Associated Student Body Oregon Agricultural College. In reply to the Rice letter, date< March 28th, Leon Ray, of the U. o: O, acting upon his own convictions and the advice of a number of prom inent members of the Oregon Studen Body, has answered the Corvallis col legians with the following letter dated April 2. In his letter Mr. Ray expresses sur prise that the Corvallis Student Bod} had not passed a resolution, to de finitely renew athletic resolutions. An answer to this letter is expect ed from the O. A. C. student leade: Continued on page 8. i BEN WILLIAMS’ THESIS MAKES ! ! HIT WITH STATE COMMISSION _ The department of economics has j received several letters for the mem bers of a recent state commission, ap pointed by Governor West to investi gate the subject of Employer’s Lia : bility and Compensation, in regard to ■ Ben Williams master’s thesis on that j subject, which has just been com ; pleted. This commission, which will en deavor to frame a measure to be pre sented to the next legislature, re cently met in Salem, and were so im j pressed with Mr. Williams’ work on i the subject, that they expressed the j desire to interview the writer person ally. j Mr. Williams’ thesis, “Principles of Employer’s Liability and Workmen’s Compensation Legislation,” which treats, besides the history and the dis satisfaction with the old remedies, the recent movements and developments of liability doctrines, is the first spe cial study made of the Oregon situa tion in regard to this line of legisla tion. SIMS ELECTED CAPTAIN Varsity Basketball Guard of Two Seasons Honored by Team. Sims, varsity guard of two seasons past, was yesterday elected to the basketball captaincy for 1913. His college basketball career began at the University of Minnesota, where, in 1910, he played guard on the Fresh man team. The next year he regis tered at Oregon. In the pre-season tournament he was back in the game, performing with such credit as guard with the champion Sophs, that he readily cinched a place on the varsity. Here he has been the mainstay of the defensive department for the last two seasons. Each year Bill Hayward has selected Ole as all-Northwest guard. He is a fast aggressive player, prob ably the best in the conference for work over the floor. * * * * * ♦ * * * * * * HEAR YE! HEAR YE! HEAR YE! * * * Four representatives of the * * Senior class, namely Martin * * Hawkins, Bob Kellogg, Sap La- * * tourette, and Jim Johns, in the * * name of the illustrious class of * * 1912, challenge the three lower * * classes and faculty to a track * * meet, and promise to wipe their * * adversary’s names off the ath- * * letic records of Oregon. The * * class of 1912 is desirous of giv- * * ing one last exhibition of its * * class. * ***** ***** LURID FEATURES PROMISED IN COMING MONTHLY “A special number of the Oregon ' monthly, dedicated to the high schools of the state, will be out in two or Hiree days,” is the statement of Miss | Carin Degermark, Editor-in-chief of , that publication. While the high school issue is 11 planned primarily for the edification ’ j and enlightenment of the “preppers,” ,! the monthly will not be lacking in in ■ terest to college people, and many ex : cellent stories and articles by prom - inent students are promised. , A “Who’s Who” column, similar to that in vogue last year, will appear - as one of the main features and gos r sip lovers at college will be regaled ■ with a second X. Y. Z. paper, which it is said, will be even more lurid ■ than the one in the preceding issue. Ed Himes spent a few hours in Springfield Monday afternoon. SOPHS IN MEETING ELECT MANAGER AND EDITOR OF OREGANA SECOND YEAR MEN TAKE FIRST STEP IN PREPARATION FOR YEAR CLASS BOOK SENIORS. JUNIORS AND FRESHMEN MEET Matters of Special Interest and Timely Nature Taken lip by Organizations. The election for the Oregana was held at the Sophomore Class Meeting this morning and Don Rice was elect ed editor with Hawley Bean as busi ness manager. Three candidates, Rice, Cass, and Haugen, were out for the editorship and the keenest rivalry was evident. In the final ballot Rice polled 53 votes, Cass drew 40 and Haugen re ceived 11. The contest for manager was de cidedly one sided. Bean and McAllen were the only aspirants and the form er won by a vote of 93 to 7 for Mc Allen. Seniors Plan Assembly. Meeting this morning in Dr. Schmidt’s room, the Senior Class took an inventory of their credits and liabilities, with the result of finding themselves in possession of a balance of nearly fifty dollars in the class treasury, as a result of last year’s Oregana. After recovering from this an nouncement, the class proceeded to make plans for their Senior class as sembly for next Wednesday. “Sap” Latourette will be speaker of the day, and in order to relieve the dig nity of the occasion, a short skit will be presented by the theatrically in clined members of the class. Adorned in caps and gownsthe Seniors will as semble at the Dorm and march to Vil lard Hall in a body. A committee on the Commencement programs and invitations was ap pointed, consisting of Leon Ray, Tom Word and Miss Lucia Campbell. No action was taken on a class memorial, pending the announcement of the “Greater Oregon” campus plans, should the referendum decision ever be handed down. Juniors Hear Oregana Report. The Junior class held a short meet ing today. Manager Collier told of the excellent progress being made on the Oregana. The cuts which have been returned, show a quality of workmanship superior to any previ ous class book. It will be at least one hundred pages larger than any previ ous annual. The class voted to apply the profits of the Junior Prom to the book and thus avoid a tax on the members of the class. Freshmen Discuss Track. The regular monthly business meet ing of the Freshman class was held in Villard Hall. A special program was announced for the next meeting, which will be the last for the year, A committee was appointed to formu late requirements for class numerals and see that they be issued in the near future. After the meeting the track men of the class elected Tom Boylen cap tain for the coming track meet. Mat ters pertaining to the track meet were also discussed by the members of the team. John Kelly returned from a busi ness trip to Portland Monday. ENGINEERS HOLD MEETING WITH CHEMISTRY CLUB The combined meeting of the Chem istry and Engineering Clubs, Monday afternoon proved a huge success, an exceptional amount of interest and enthusiasm being shown throughout the program. “Brick” Michael opened the pro gram with a thorough and extended discussion on “Gold Dredging.” The talk dealt chiefly with the dredging as it is carried on in Alaska, in which Mr. Michael had been connected last summer. Not only were the methods of mining explained, but the economic problems of the matter were also dis cussed. Then followed a general dis cussion by different members present, including Professor Stafford. Alfred Skei took up the next phase of gold mining, the manner of extract ing gold from the ore. Because of lack of time, Mr. Skei was unable to complete his talk, and the matter will be continued in the next meeting. “Pete” Carlsburg, coach of famous team that beat California, is visiting Eugene as guest of Luke Goodrich. MEET NOT APPRECIATED * * Seat Sale for Indoor Meet Small In Spite of Small Entrance Fee Required. With a bunch of new and original stunts in the athletic line as well as the old stereotyped forms of track and field competition, Bill Hayward is offering varsity people an unusually good indoor meet tonight. Manager Geary, who has had charge of the seating arrangements, reports that the sale of reserved seats is going slowly, but expects that the usual crowd of “last chancers” will take advantage of the twenty-five cents students rates before the per formance opens tonight. Besides regular track events, there are spectacular high-diving contests, while obstacle races and a bantam weight pugilistic exhibition will af ford amusement to the rougher ele ment. A large number of entries for the various stunts have been made, and an exciting competition is prom ised the varsity track fans. MUM 13Hilts UH Y. W. UABirNHil WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE The Annual Y. W. C. A. Cabinet Conference will be held at Corvallis, April 5-8. Instruction classes will be held and plans for the organizations in general will be discussed. Those who are going to represent the Uni versit yare Florence Cleveland, Lena Newton, Elizabeth Busch, Lida Gar rett, Mae Norton, Cecil Miller, Ermel Miller and Mrs. R. C. Clark. The | girls will leave Friday on the after : noon train. LUCILE DAVIS AND NORMA DOBIE SELECTED FOR DEBATE Lucile Davis and Norma Dobie were the successful aspirants in the debate tryout, Tuesday evening; Maryorie Cowan won third place and will be the alternative. The debate will be held in Seattle the first Friday in May and will be upon the Suffrage Question. Other aspirants were Bess Cowden, Helen Johnson, and Grace Adamson. Mu I*hi Dance Success. The Mu Phi Epsilon dance last Sat urday night was attended by approx imately seventy couples, and proved to be one of the most elaborate and thoroughly enjoyed social functions of the year. The Hall was beautifully decorated with spring greenery, and the floor proved to be in the best condition in 'its history. FORTY-FOUR SENIOR MEN MAKE MERRY AT FESTIVE BOARD FEED EATS AND NOISE CHIEF ORDERS OF EVENING, WHICH DRIVE “DULL CARE AWAY" BEST BANQUET EVER ATTENDED, SAY ALL Yelling Mob Refuses to Listen to Doleful and Sad Sentiments Ex pressed by Anyone. For the first time in the history of the Oregon University the senior men met around the festive board at the Osburn hotel and gave up the evening to merry-making. It was “some oc cassion,” if we are to believe the re ports of the men who attended and the noise which issued from the ban quet room during the festival. In all forty-four senior men were present and at (5:45 P. M. they filed, a hungry, noisy bunch, into the “feed room,” where tables, arranged in a T, stood loaded with oyster cocktals, olives, and other delicacies. These were cleaned up in short order mid yells and songs, and while the remains were being cleared off and the soup served, Mique Stastny, at the request of Toastmaster Kellogg, told how he was going to do things in the senior play next week. Between soup and chicken more noise, cat calls, songs, smokes (and by the way, the smokes were made espe cially for the occasion with 1912 stamped on them) and speeches were produced. “Bush” Brown, dodging crackers and epithets, delivered a financial report of the banquet, show ing a surplus of $1.50 on hand—which sum was immediately voted to the committee for street car tickets to Springfield. Burns Powell tried to tell how serious was the future of the senior, but the mob would not listen to such doleful sentiments; however, Bill Main’s eulogy of 1912 football neroes met witn universal approval. Between chicken and salad Martin Hawkins told what wonderful track athletes the senior class sported and issued a challenge to the whole school to meet the senior class in a track meet. Earl Jones, retiring president of the Y. M. C. A., told how much nicer it would have been to have had beer instead of water. At this point Sergeant Jones, the senior’s midgit marshall, was sent to secure a photo grapher. During desert and coffee Leon Ray, president of the student body, summed up the Oregon O. A. C. controversy, expressing sentiments we dare not print. Cass Kennedy tried to tell why every senior should dig up a dollar to see the senior play, but every time he “ope’d his mouth, she filled with crackers, bread, cake and ice,” so he sat down. Bush Brown was treated likewise when he pleaded support for the baseball benefit, and when he as ! sayed to say something touching and sad about senior’s “debut” from col lege, his chair was pulled from under him, causing him to “debut.” “Sap” Latourette closed the speeches with an address, eloquent from the “socks up” and embracing all the truth known from the time of Rameses II. through Shakespeare to the twenty-first cen tury. After two flashlight pictures had be< n taken, the assemblage adjourned, declaring to a mar that it was the greatest banquet ever attended. Ted Holmes, ex-’13, is spending the week at the Kappa Sig House.