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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON VOL. XIII. EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1912. No. 60 PREP DEBATE FINALS TO BE HELD MONDAY EVENING IN VILLARD HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS FROM THE DALLES AND ALBANY TO COMPETE HERE WILL DECIDE INTERSCHOLASTIC HONORS Question Is on Adoption of Cabinet System of Government in Oregon. The final contest in the Oregon In terscholastic Debating League will be held Monday evening in Villard Hall, to decide the High School champion ship of the state. The two schools which will defend their claim to championship honors are Albany High School and The Dalles High School. Question is Vital. The question over which the con troversy will be waged is: “Resolved, that the system of government in Oregon would be improved by the adoption of the English cabinet plan, allowing the governor and cabinet members to introduce and debate measures in the legislature.” The Dalles’ team, consisting of Howard 1 McDonald and Erma Bennet, will up- ! hold the affirmative. The negative i will be supported by Charles Ohling and Irwine Acheson, of Albany. The question under discussion is one that will come up before the vot ers of the state in the election of next November. It has been embod- i ied in an initiative bill framed by Mr. U’Ren, of Oregon City, and pro poses to establish the cabinet system of government in this state. Long Preliminary Contest. The two schools which are to settle the question of the suprememacy of the state here have been the victors ; of a long series of preliminary con tests. The High-School League now comprises about thirty-five schools, scattered throughout the state. These schools are devided into five separate districts for the preliminary debates. The preliminaries, which were held early last fall, left Prineville the win ner in the Eastern Oregon District, The Dalles in the Columbia Kiver District, Albany in Central Oregon, j Klamath Falls in South Oregon, and North Bend in th«„ Coos Bay District. In the semi-finals between these schools, Albany defeated North Bend and Klamath Falls, while The Dalles defeated Prinville. Cup to be Presented. A silver vup will be presented to the champions by the literary socie ties of the University, acting in con junction with Prof. De Cou. The two contesting teams are to be the guests of the University, as the debate will be held under the joint direction of the committee on Oratory and Debate, and Mr. Leroy Johnson, debate coach. Harry Lytle has gone to Portland, as it was necessary for him to un dergo a facial operation. Mrs. N. C. McAdam is visiting her her daughter Maurine at the Theta house. Ralph Moores is contemplating a trip to Salem in the near future. Norton Cowden will go to Silver ton to celebrate his birthdav. The annual Scroll and Script in stallation banquet will be held in the Osburn tea room, Friday, June 14. The committee asks that all members who will be present give their names immediately to Mildred Bagley. THREE FACULTY MEMBERS CONFER WITH COMMITTEE Thursday afternoon Professors Young, Rebec and Schafer left for Salem, where they will appear be fore a joint meeting of the recently appointed O. A. C.-Oregon consoli dation committee that was appoint ed by Governor West. Their mission was to place before the members of the committee infor mation in regard to the work of the University, and give more detailed testimony along lines with which their departments are concerned. As the meetings held over several days, the members of the faculty were not able to meet their classes Friday. 34 MUSICIANS 10 PLAY Commencement Orchestra Will Be Largest in History of the University. The University Commencement orchestra held its first rehearsal un der Director Count Buehrer in Vil lard Hall Sunday afternoon, May 26th, and will hold its second re hearsal in the same hall at the same time Sunday, June 2nd. The outlook is bright for a first class symphony orchestra. Director Buehrer is a professional man and knows what he wants from his mu sicians, especially from the strings, which always form the basis of a large orchestra. in cin 40 muaiuiaiis weie uuu ouii day, and several more will attend the second rehearsal. Those present last Sunday were: Violins—Letherman. Difel, Abrams, Campbell, Hendershott, Kroner, Gladstone, Goldsmith, Smith. Clari nets—Bumps, Hemes. Cello—Dev ereaux. Flute—-Moore. Cornet— Pickard. Horn—McAllister. Trom bone—Powell. String Bass—-Gross. Piano—Newton. Drums and tymph anni—Ruth. Those additional to play June 2st, are: Nell Murphy, piano; Andrew Swarverud, violin; Nina Nicklin, violin; Otto Gilstrap, horn; Alf Dillard, bass. Five men will be used from Port land, two violins, string bass, flute, and cornet. This will raise the per sonnel of the orchestra up to about 34 pieces—the largest orchestra that has ever been assembled for an Ore gon commencement. 1916 Class Estimated. The outlook for a big Freshman class next year is particularly en couraging in spite of the uncertainty of early predictions. It is hard to obtain any definite figures for next year, as there are several high schools still in session, but Registrar Tiffany says the present number of applications for next year is 50 per cent ahead of the number at this time last year. He states, “Although it is too early to have anything but sur face indications to go on, yet all straws point towards a record Fresh man class for next year. Miss Esther Grissen is in McMinn ille. Miss Ruth Hansen returned to Sa lem on Friday. The Gamma Phis gave a mill-race party Saturday. ~Miss Wilma Young is in Astoria for a few days. Miss “Bokie” Dorris, ’10, is vis iting Kate Kelly. Miss Jean Allison is in Portland for the week end. Mrs. Burness is a week end guest at the Theta house. Miss Lois Parks is spending the week end in Junction City. Professor and Mrs. Straub enter tained the Beth Reahs Wednesday. HAYWARD SELECTS STRONG TEAM FOR CONFERENCE MEET SIX SCHOOLS WILL COMPETE IN TRACK ANI) FIELD EVENTS DUALITY OF ENTRIES BEST IN YEARS Trainer “Bill” Experiences Trouble In Picking Only Seven Men for Trip. Oregon’s track team, accompanied by Trainer Bill Hayward, left Thurs day morning for Portland, where they will compete today in the Con ference College Track Meet, the larg est contest of the kind ever held in the Northwest. Six Schools Entered. The six schools competing are: Universities of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington; Whitman College, Washington State College, and Ore gon Agricultural College. Each school is entering seven strong men and indications point to a close and exciting contest. For Washington such men as Courtney, who will compete in the Olympic games, uiace, me javemi uiruwer, Thomason in the jumps, and several other star men, are entered. Idaho relies principally upon Hunter in the hurdles, and Watts in the sprints. Whitman Strong in Sprints. Whitman is especially strong in the sprints and middle distances with such men as Kinder, with a 10 sec ond record in the century, Captain Bloomquist with a record of 49 sec onds in the quarter, and Barrett, the half miler. 0. A. C. will be strong in the splints, quarter, and mile events, with Baker, Walters, and Williams competing. Washington State College is fig ured by the dopesters as Oregon’s strongest contender. For the Pullmanites such men as Powell, Love, Bartlett, Ritter, and Cooke, are expected to do stellar service. Hayward is Optimistic. Trainer Hayward has had consider able trouble in selecting seven men from Oregon’s galaxy of track stars, but finally decided upon Kellogg, Hawkins, Williams. Neill, McClure, Huggins, and Latourette. Mr. Hayward is optimistic about Oregon’s chances, and expects to cap ture the meet with at least 8 of the 15 first places. “ODYSSY” PICTURES PROVE INTERESTING The motion pictures of Homer’s “Odyssy,” which were shown last evening and tonight in Villard Hall, under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. and the patronage of Prof. Straub, were far superior to the average mov ing pictures. The pictures, which lasted over an hour and a half, were explained by Prof. Straub, who added much in terest to the production, by his intim ate knowledge of the subject. The scenery is staged on a scale that is immense. Whole Greek cities, ancient galleys, and vessels of war, statues, and decorations, are worked out with a minuteness and veracity that is not only entertaining, but in structive as well. The Sigma Chi tossers butted into the Doughnut semi-finals last even ing, when they took the-Avava’s mea sure, 5-3. Batteries were: Avava, Bigbee and Rolfe, Sigma Chi, Vosper and Watson. ********** * FRIARS ANNOUNCE * _ * * The Friars Club announces the * * election of the following men to * * the brotherhood: Karl W. On- * * thank, James C. Cecil, Andrew * * Collier, Fendel S. Waite. * ********** ********** * 1910 CLASS BREAKFAST * * _ * * Monday morning, June 17th, * * the class of 1910, will hold a * * class reunion and breakfast on * * the campus. All resident and out * * of town members of the class are * * invited. S ********** DAY SPENT PICNICING Students Hunt Shady Places in Coun try About Eugene on Decora tion Day. Decoration Day gave all the col lege people on opportunity to get away from their books and leave the grime and dust of daily toil to find relief in some cool shady spot. Num erous small parties spent the day in picnics up the Race and along the river, or in Hendricks Park. Some were energetic enough to undertake Spencer’s. However, the afternoon found few varsity folk in town doz ing over their books. lhe Betas spent the day in an ex cursion out to Seavey’s Ferry, while the Fijis went on an all day picnic to McKenzie Bridge. Some of the Tri Belts pave a mill race party. A few of the Gamma Phis went on a picnic up the river. Mrs. Jessup en tertained the Lambda Rhos with a picnic on Skinner’s Butte. Several Orepon Club pirls climbed Spencer’s. One special event of the afternoon was the informal entertainment piven by Professor Reddie to his Senior Public Speakinp Class. Master Red die, his son, presented a playlette entitled “The Blue Bird, which was exceptionally well rendered. |********** * SENIORS ATTENTION * * _ * * The Senior invitations aro to * * be obtained at the Y. M. C. A- * * Book Exchanpe. There are ao * * extra invitations, and each mem- * * ber of the class will receive but * * the number of invitations or- * * dered. • ********** JUVENILE PERFORMERS SCORE IN RECITAL A large audience gathered this morning in the Dormitory for the first of a series of recitals being given by the University School of Music. This program, being the first, in cluded the Juniors in the department of music, the following programs I comprising the older musicians. Several of the young performers acquited themselves admirably, and much applause was elicited by their work. Appearing on the program were, Marcel Bean, Janet and Brown el Frazier, Marion Gilstrap, Marion Linn, Madge Calkins, Norma Neely, Beatrice Wetherbee, Irene Stewart, and Dorothy Dixon. The staff of the Woman’s Edition of the Emerald held a banquet at the Osburn last Thursday, those at tending were: Bess Lewis, Anna McMicken, Rose Basler, Nell Hem inway, Alice Farnsworth, Flora Dun ham, Bess Cowden, Janet Young, Le nore Hansen, Esther Grissen and Norma Graves. Misses Vera Rertnan and Pansy Shaver are spending the week end with Josie Morehead in Junction City. WEST LUBRICATES RUNNING GEAR OF REGENTS’ MEETING VETO IS THREATENED ON ALL APPROPRIATIONS, UNLESS SCHOOLS AGREE DUPLICATION OF COURSES DISCUSSED Tax Committee Reports Favorably on Seven Mill l)evy for Upkeep of Colleges. When the joint session, between the Regents of the University of Oregon and the Oregon Agricultural College, yesterday, verged on a split over the question of abolishing the engineer ing course at Eugene, Governor West stepped into the breach and brought the two warring factions into concord by threatening the governor’s veto on all appropriations for either institu tion unless the present bickering be tween them should cease. As a result, the college representa tives got down to business, and by working in conjunction with the com mission appointed by the governor, will soon definitely settle all petty differences existing between the in stitutions, in ample time to frame a joint appropriation bill, so that it can be signed by the requisite number of voters and be brought before the peo ple at the general election in Novem ber. Commission to Settle Curriculae. The question of curriculae is to be definitely decided by a joint session, between the commission appointed by the governor and a commission com posed of Governor West, President Kerr, President Campbell, and the Presidents of the two board of reg ents. It is probable that this com mittee will meet and settle the dis puted points in the curriculae next Monday. Governor West, in his statement, said: “If these questions are not settled and you do not get together, I serve notice on you right now that any appropriation bill for buildings, which comes up to me from either in stitution, will be vetoed, and if you cannot get together, you will have to go before the people for what money you want for the institutions.” Objections to Tax. Superintendent Alderman objected to the part of the bill which provided .7 of a mill as a tax, on the grounds that it was too much. Mr. Spence, of the State Grange, also raised the same contention, declaring that .5 of a mill was enough. President Kerr favored making a scientific study of the state’s needs and raising a pro portionate tax accordingly. Discus sion of whether or not the special committee’s resolution, to place a millage tax before the people, should be adopted, caused considerable dis cussion. The chief opposition cen tered about the amount of the tax and the time of reapportionment. B. F. Irwine, a regent of the Agri cultural College, contends that one way to allay the existing agitation, would be to define definitely the cur riculae of the two institutions, so as to avoid duplication. Mr. Irwine con tends that the reason the people are asking for consolidation is, that the institutions are, in a great measure, duplicating studies, and at the same time asking for a larger appropria tion to conduct the schools, and he thinks that, to satisfy the voters, a definite field should be opened for each institution, which field should have definite limitations, which would Continued on last page.
