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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1912)
OREGON EMERALD STAFF Published each Wednesday and Satur day of the school year by the Students of the University of Oregon. Kntered In the postofflce at Eugene as second class matter. Subscription rates, per year, $1.00. Single copies, 5c._ Editor-in-Chief....It. Burns Powell, ’12 Managing Editor.Fen Waite, '13 News Editor.Harold Young, 14 City Editor .Henry Fowler, ’14 Assistants— Nellie Hemenway, '13 Colton Meek, '14 Iceland Hendricks, '16 Associate Editors— Exchange—George Shantln, '12 Sporting—Mason Roberts, ’13 Society—Elizabeth Lewis, ’13 Humorous—William Cass, '14 Reporters—■ Edward Himes, '12 Howard Zimmerman, '13 Anna McMloken, '13 Elizabeth Busch, '13 William McAllen, '14 Flora Dunham, '14 Bess Cowden, '14 Ella Sengstake, '14 Jessup Strang, '16 Laurence Dlnneen, '16 Carlyle Gelsler, '15 Luton Ackerson, '15 Otto J. Helder, '14 Dal King, '14 Robert Fariss, '13 Business Mgr., Wendell C. Barbour, ’12 Assistant Manager. Robert M. Wray, '14 Advertising Manager. .Lyman G. Rice, '14 Assistant .Bertrand Jerard Circulation Clay Watson, '15 Wednesday, May 8, 1912. Mr. Grover of Westport, Mr. James Grover, of Westport, Oregon, writes to the people of the state a word of warning. “$500,000 plus a $250,000 biennial appropria tion, is too much money,” he says, “to put into our State University, whose enrollment at Eugene does not exceed 000 students. It is too much at one time. We should encourage our schools, but here is a case where a vast fortune is expended upon some 600 students.” Now, Mr. Grover, of Westport, un doubtedly knows what he is talking about, for he says right out that it is too much money to spend on our Uni versity at one time. But we will have to admit we fail to follow his logic. In the first place, our enrollment for the present year is something like 700 here in Eugene, to say noth ing of 100 or more students in the Conservatory of Music. Our profes sional schools in Portland increase this by about <100 more, and our cor respondence department by about 250, bringing our total enrollment to about 1400, on which to “waste this vast fortune.” In the second place the $500,000 is not for one time, but for all time. It will go into new buildings, more books, new instructors, new depart ments, repairs, etc., that will servo the students in years to come. In the third place, how does he ex pect our student body to increase, un less we are equipped, so as to com pete favorably with other institutions in the Northwest. At. present we lose hundreds of students who go to other universities in the west and in the east, witness the Oregon Club at the University of Washington with its 00 members, because our plant has not the capacity to turn out thoroughly finished students. Four years ago, when, after a hard campaign we were given $125,000 annually, the increase in enrollment suddenly jumped up 35 per cent, and we have every assur ance that if our capacity were in creased now, we would receive an equal increase in students. Mr. (irover, of Westport, also ob ject to our spending money on ath letics. coaches, and more athletic room, for he says, “these movements are in nine cases out of ten started by a few students who are at college at the expense of “Dad,” and know not the value of money.” Now, for the edification of our Sage from West port, we will state that the financing of all our student activities is done by the student body association, which is self supporting and not dependent upon the help of “Dad." Mr. Grover, of Westport, probably gives us real insight into his char acter in his closing sentence, “Let us hope for education which gives better results and costs less.” Education which costs less is probably the key note to his ideas on educa tion, unless it is applied to raising chickens, wheat or making butter. For his silence over the “much vaster” fortune spent on our state college of practical results leaves us to believe that the element of “cost less” is not to be applied there. Well, Mr. Grover, of Westport, we can only say, that we hope the voters of this state are not all as narrow as you. We hope that at least a bare majority of them appreciate the value of education which places its em phasis upon mental training, calculat ed to develope good citizens and men capable of leading the state in thought, and vote us the money we have needed for a number of years. Courteous Treatment. From all reports the baseball team was awarded most courteous treat ment at the event of its visit to Cor vallis last week. The officials were fair, the management considerate, and the rooters kind in their talk. The Oregon men were made officials at the O. A. C.-Multnomah track meet, and practically ran it. This reflects to the credit of our sister college, and is further proof that her students are acting in good faith and are really desirous of be ing friends with their old enemies. Let’s see if we can be as courteous to her team, which comes over to sac rifice itself Friday afternoon, and, while we are about it, let’s each one appoint himself a committee of one to see that every week-end visitor has a good time. We are capital entertain ers when we wish to be, and this fes tival affords a good chance to show that we are. Have you noticed the new electric light on the corner of Thirteenth and Kincaid? We don’t know how much the Emerald had to do with the plac ing of it there, but we do thank the city council for heeding the request of someone for a light there. It makes a light street at night of what was one of the darkest streets in the city. The sound of the lawn mower has its place on the campus this time of the year, but if it could be kept away from the buildings during recitations the comfort of all would be very much increased. Now that politics are a thing of the past, the poor student can pay some attention to that semi-annual night mare, final examinations. ********** * CALENDAR FOR JUNIOR * * WEEK END * * Wednesday, May 8— * * Baseball, U. of O. vs. W. S. C., * * 8:45. * * Thursday, May 9— * * Baseball, U. of O. vs. W. S. C., * * 3:45. 1913 Oregana appears. * * Track rally, leaves Dormitory * * at 6:45 P. M. * * Friday, May 10—- * * University Day, morning. Lunch * * served on the campus by co- * * eds. Aquatic meet and canoe * * carnival, 1:00 P. M. * * Track and field meet, Oregon * * vs. O. A. C., Kincaid Field, 2:30 * * P. M. * * Dramatic Club play, “En- * * gaged,” Eugene Theater, 8:15 * * P. M. * * Saturday, May 11— * * Inter-Scholastic track and field * * meet preliminaries, Kincaid * * Field, A. M. * * Finals of Inter-Scholastic meet * * Kincaid Field, 2:30 P. M. * * Woman’s Edition of the Emer- * * aid. * * Rally for prep, school students, * * Villard Hall, 8:00 P. M. (At * * this rally Bill Hayward will * * speak to the ‘‘preppers.’’) * * Junior Prom., Gym., 8:30 P. M. * ********** * SAGE OF PODUNK * ********** You’d think some politicians were training to take Gabriel’s place, the way they blow their own horn. • • It isn’t “elbow grease’’ that oils the present day “political machine.” # * Just as the rainbow means that the rain has passed, so the ribbonbow means that the rib has passed. • • No, my dear, a “dark horse” isn't necessarily a race horse, but he is sometimes an “also ran.” “Rill” Burgard will spend Junior Week End at the Beta house. FROSH HUMBLE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAM Captain Boylen’s Men Display Class in Field and Sprints—Score 71 to 55 The dual track meet between the Oregon Freshmen and the Eugene High School on Kincaid field, Satur day afternoon, was easily won by the Frosh with a score of 71 to 55. While no particularly fast time was made, nevertheless the meet was in teresting with several close finishes in the sprints and distance runs. Captain Boylen starred for the Freshmen, winning the 220, 440, and half mile, annexing 15 points for his team. Heidenrich was a close second to Boylen, in number of points, scor ing 13 by winning first in the shot put and discus, and second in the hammer. For the preppers, Skipworth and Kletzing were the most consistent performers, landing respectively 11 and 9 points. The results of the different events: High hurdles—Kletzing (E. H. S.), first; Parsons (’15), second; Haw kins (T5), third. Time, 17 1-5. 100-yard dash—Skipworth (E. H. S.), first; Hawley (T5), second; Mor ton (T5), third. Time, 10 2-5. 440-yard dash—Boylen (’15), first; Brooks (T5), second; Vickers (E. H. S.), third. Time, 53 3-5. Pole vault—Anderson (’15), first; Prosser (E. H. S.), second; Hendricks (E. H. S.), third. Nine feet 7 inches. Shot put—Heidenrich (’15), first; Hawkins (T5), second; Parsons (’15), third. Forty-two feet 8 inches. High jump—Street (’15), first; Hy land (E. H. S.), second; Bounds (E. H. S.), third. Five feet. Mile run—Schaffner (E. H. S.), first; Rossman (E. H. S.), second; Wagner (’15), third. 5:10. Javelin throw—Street (’15), first; Prosser (E. H. S.), second; Parsons (’15), third. 120 feet 3 inches. Broad jump—Skipworth (E. H. S.), first; Bounds (E. H. S.), second; Par sons (T5), third. Twenty feet OVa inches. 220-yard dash—Boylen (’15), first; Hawley (T5), second; Skipworth (E. H. S.), third. 23 3-5. 220-yard hurdles—Kletzing (E. H. S.), first; Finch (’15), second; Vick ers (E. H. S.), third. 27.4. Half mile—Boylen (’15), first; An derson (’15), second; Rossman (E. H. S.), third. Two minutes 19 seconds. Discus throw—Heidenrich (’15), first; Spencer (E. H. S.), second; Mummey (E. H. S.), third. Ill feet. Hammer throw—Good (E. H. S.), first; Heidenrich (’15). second; Brotherton (’15), third. 116 feet 5 inches. The relay race was not run. And We Thought! How would you like to run a pa per and have a man say that he wanted you to keep the “rag ’ to home? How would you feel if this man were one of Uncle Sam s rural mail deliverers and he complained that your paper took up room in the mail boxes and crowded out mail that was really wanted. Editors have hearts, the same as other animals, and when cruel words are flung at the child of his brain, he feels like saying, “You gott a Quit kiekin. my paper ’roun.” The following letter reached the Emerald office a few days ago. “Bend, Oregon, May 4—Mr. Edi tor: Your paper addressed to Shope, Ada W., Miss, Bend. Oregon, is never taken out of our box. Please stop sending it.—P. 1. Youth, Rural De liverer. P. S. We are tired of having them piled in our mail box. It crowds out mail that we really want. She says she has written to have it stopped. If English isn’t strong enough, I can write it in German.” Miss Frances Pohle, of Salem, vis ited Mildred Bagley over the week end at the Theta house. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Chambers and daughter Mary were hosts at a box party to see Margaret Anglin Tues day, the Kappa Alpha Thetas being guests. U. OF 0. TRACK TEAM SECOND AT BERKELEY Squad of Five Men Make Great Showing—McClure is Sensation Not since the balmy days of McKin ney, Moores, Kelly, and Hug, has the University of Oregon made such a great showing on the cinder path as it did last Saturday, when, with a squad of five men, it took second in the Coast conference track meet at Berkeley, with a score of twenty three points. The work of the Oregon men was a revelation to the Southerners, es pecially when the first five or six events were captured by the North erners. Every Oregon man placed, except Johns, who was not in good shape. The work of McClure was the sen sation of the day, it being the unan imous decision of the sporting ed itors of the San Francisco papers that McClure is the greatest distance runner ever developed on the Coast. So impressed with the ability of Oregon’s lanky runner were the Southerners, that they want Hayward to bring his protege to the Olympic tryouts, June 16th. Whether or not this is possible in other ways, the financial backing will not be lack ing. To Chester Huggins belongs the credit for McClure’s great race in the mile. Setting a pace that Wood, the U. of C. miler, could not keep up, he enabled McClure to forge ahead in Coast record time. Hawkins showed his heels to Bee son, the California crack, in the high hurdles, in fast time, notwithstanding the “cuppy” condition of the cinder track. Another first place man was Neill, who won the javelin easily from Grace, of Washington, who broke Neill’s Coast record throw, made in the M. A. A. C. a few days later, with a throw of 160 feet. Oregon’s other points were gar nered by Hawkins in the low hur dles and by Huggins in the mile, who finished gamely after a gruelling race. An idea of the classiness of the meet can be gotten from the fact that three men cleared six feet in the high jump, but could not even qualify. Horine, of Stanford, is the most consistent performer on track today, declares Bill Hayward, who also says that the California track team is, as a whole, without a peer in America today. Notwithstanding this, they were denied entrance in the national college championship meet at Philadelphia in June. As an aftermath of McClure’s won derful performance, of winning two hard races from such company, Hay ward makes the prediction that be fore his college career is over, Mc Clure will run the mile under 4:20. * NOTICE • * _ * * Please pay your Emerald sub- * * scription at the Y. M. C. A. Book * * Exchange at once. * ********** ********** * OREGANA TOMORROW * * Three hundred copies of the * 1913 Junior Oregana will be * * placed on sale tomorrow at 3:00 * * o’clock. Bring your receipt for * * one dollar, and in the absence * * of that, $2.50, to either the Y. * * M. C. A. Book Exchange or at * * the ticket office just west of the * * railway waiting room, or to the * * temporary stands on the cam- * * pus. ********** EXCHANGE NOTES Co-eds at Ohio Wesleyan Univer sity have decided to refuse male com pany to the baseball games this spring. The Chinese baseball team touring the United States this spring was de feated by the University of Chicago by a score of 6 to 3 last Wednesday. The University of Minnesota base ball team has disbanded for the sea son. The Gopher nine was riddled by the confernece ruling concerning pro fessionals, and disbanded rather than play through the season with a third rate team. Boatman, Washington’s freshman pitcher, established a new college rec ord last Wednesday in the University of Washington-California game when he struck out 26 men. The final score of the game was 3-1. The dean of men at the Univer sity of Illinois has forbidden the prac tice of the men paying the class duel of the women. Five eo-eds at the University of Nebraska climbed to the top of one of the buildings last week and deco rated a chimney with the colors of their class. STUDENTS University of Oregon You will find W. G. SMITH & CO. the best place to Engrave your VISITING CARDS WEDDING CARDS COMMENCMENT CARDS EMBOSSED STATION ERY OF ALL KINDS Special disdount for visi t g cards when six or more order at one time. 3d Floor Washington Bldg,, PORTLAND, OREGON KAY GUN CO. Auto Supplies Harley Davidson, Indian fit Flying Merkel Motorcycles Racycle and Pierce Bicycles Fishing Tackle On board the Henrich Hudson, scene in “Over Night,” Eugene Theatre, Saturday, May 11.