OREGON
EMERALD
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
VOL. XIV.
EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17. 1912.
No. 13
OREGON STUDENTS SUB
SCRIBE TO GOVERNOR
WEST’S PLEDGE
OATH IS TAKEN BY ASSEMBLY OF SIX HUN
DRED TO REPAY THE STATE THROUGH
SERVICE TO THE COMMONWEALTH
Six hundred and seventy odd stu
dents signified their willingness to
subscribe to the Oregon Pledge yes
terday morning, following Governor
West’s assembly address on “The State
and its Attitude Toward the Univer
sity.” The promise made by the Ore
gon men and women was formulated
by the Governor himself and acknow
ledges the debt owed to the citizens
of the State, who have made such an
institution possible.
Prof. Young Explains Purpose.
Because of the importance of the
meeting, it was found necessary to
devote the latter half of the morning
to the exercises. Two selections from
the Glee Club appeared first on the
program, after which Professor
Young gave a brief dissertation on
the purposes and needs of higher edu
cation in modern times. He showed
his real function in the day’s happen
ing’s, however, by introducing Judge
Slater, President -of the Oregon
Alumni Association, who spoke along
the same line as that begun by the
college economics head.
Slater Upholds Liberal Education.
In addressing the Oregon Student
Body, Judge Slater stated that his
purpose in so doing was to arouse un
dergraduate appreciation of educative
benefits. He said in brief, “The Ini
tiative, Referendum, and Judicial Re
call practically make every man in
the state a legislator and a member
of the judiciary. In order to dis
charge this responsibility, it is neces
sary that a liberal education should
be gained. The people of Oregon must
not expect to avoid just tax levies,
if they wish to enjoy a good and effi
cient government.”
As the main point of his discourse,
the speaker featured the fact that if
further monetary assistance is looked
for by the University, the students
must give assurance, by their actions
and attainments, that such assistance
* has not been wasted.
Governor Oswald West, introduced
by President Campbell of the Univer
ity, dwelt on the fact that to every
University student there are approx
imately one thousand people, who are
not in sympathy with higher educa
tion, unless shown that some benefit
will indirectly devolve upon them
through the University.
• Governor Favors Bill.
He dwelt also on the importance of
the Millage Bill and assured his hear
ers that he had always been and would
continue to be an active champion of
the University and its interests. He
said in brief, “I am particularly
anxious to see the Millage Measure
passed, because in my opinion it will
^ remove the University from a direct
< participation in politics. I seriously
advise every man in college to get out
and vote it through at the coming
election.”
Domestic Affairs Are Aired.
The Governor then drifted into a
1 lighter vein and boasted openly of his
prowess as a wood chopper. He
claimed, that even his evalted posi-;
’ tion in the affairs of the state did1
not prevent Mrs. West from shifting
the bulk of the family chores to him.:
When asking for those willing to
subscribe to the Pledge, the Chief Exe
* cutive seized upon the opportunity of
airing his well known equal suffrage!
opinions. He said, “I attach just as
much importance to the promises of
the women, as I do to those of the
men, and I firmly believe that when
women are enfranchised, we will en
joy a better and a cleaner govern
ment.”
Yells Conclude Exercises.
After the reading of the Pledge,
the classes gathered in front of Vil
lard Hall, where a 'large panarama
was taken. The men and women
were then segregated and the mas
culine portion of the crowd, led by
“Dutch” Young, concluded the morn
ing’s performance with some of the
old Oregon yells.
WEST FAVORS SUFFRAGE
Women Applaud as Chief Executive
Compliments Their
Ability.
If votes are given women at the
coming election, and if Governor
West ever runs for office in this state
again,- he may reasonably expect the
votes of the two hundred University
women that heard his address yester
day morning.
The Governor had just completed
his preliminary remarks, and was on
the point of reading the Oregon
Pledge, when he referred to the
men of the University, advising
: them not only to accept the pledge
| at this time, but also to vote for the
! Millage Measure at the coming elec
; tion. President Campbell interrupted
at this point with the remark that
the women must not be overlooked,
and suggested that the Governor in
clude them in his voting list.
This suggestion was immediately
welcomed by the Governor, who ad
ded in a light vein that he was em
phatiaally in favor of the extension
of the franchise. He predicted that
“my audience will soon be equal
when it comes to exercising the right
of the ballot.” This appealed to the
University women, who welcomed the
prophecy with feminine applause.
Continuing, Governor West then made
his reference to the salutary effect on
the condition of our government that
will result from votes being given to
women. Older women in the gallery
were evidently struck with this state
ment, for from them emanated the ap
plause, rather than from the college
women.
EUGENE HIGH GAME
IS NEXT ATTRACTION
Eugene High School will clash with
the Cottage Grove eleven, Saturday
afternoon on Kincaid field.
As a result of their defeat of Cor
vallis High Schcool last Tuesday, 44
to 6, the local prep school teams have
bolstered up their schedule to the ex
tent of games with the Portland High
School teams. Without any line to
speak of, the local squad was able to
score at will upon their opponents
Tuesday on account of the work of
their backfield and ends.
The Daily Cardinal, published by
the students of the University of Wis
consin, has been changed from an af
ternoon to a morning paper. The
Cardinal is now in its twenty-third
year.
PINKHAM AND SQUAD
TRAVEL NORTHWARD
FOR WHITMAN GAME
BILL HAYWARD ACCOMPANIES
TEAM TO LOOK AFTER
PHYSICAL WELFARE
MULTNOMAH FIELD FOR PRACTICE
Head Coach Reticent as to Outlook—
Speedy Missionaries Viewed With
Respect.
The Varsity football squad, in
charge of Coach Pinkham and Trainer
Hayward, left this morning on the
10:55 train for Walla Walla, where
they will play Whitman College the
coming Saturday.
The men making the trip were Man
ager Geary, Coach Pinkham, Trainer
Hayward, Walker, mk, Jones, Bried
well, Heusner, Cornell, Bradshaw,
Bailey, Fariss, Fenton, Grout, Anun
sen, Caufield, Soden, Hartsuck, and
Bigbee.
Team Will Practice in Portland.
Manager Geary has made arrange
ments to stop over in Portland today
and give the team a chance to practice
on Multnomah field. This will relieve
the monotony of the trip and keep the
men in better physical condition than
if they remain on the train all day.
The team will return sometime Sun
day evening.
Pinkham is Reticent.
When interviewed just before leav
ing for Washington, Coach Pinkham
seemed reticent and refused to make
any statement, but it is understood
that while the coaches are hopeful,
they realize that Whitman has one of
the strongest teams in the Conference,
and are expecting one of the hardest
struggles of the season next Satur
day. Reports from Walla Walla in
dicate that with five old men as a
nucleus, Coach Archie Hahn has de
veloped one of the speediest teams
ever produced at the northern institu
tion.
While it is not definitely known who
will start the game for Oregon, the
probable first line up will contain:
i Bradshaw, Anunsen, ends; Bailey,
Grout, Fenton, Fariss, guards; Cau
field, center, with Walker, Cook,
Jones, and Briedwell in the back
field.
STUDENTS EARN S393
Work to the amount of $399 has
been furnished free of charge to
89 men of the University since the
opening of college. This includes per
manent positions to the value of
$290, which have been found for twen
ty men, while the worth of odd jobs
furnished to 63 men has been $109.
This amount is far in excess of the
business done by the bureau last year,
and does not include work secured af
ter the tenth of this month.
Books to the extent of $169.75 have
been sold for students free of charge
through the Book Exchange.
Mrs. J. K. Locke, of Portland, and
Mrs. H. J. Bean, of Salem, were re
cent guests at the Gamma Phi Beta
house.
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Professor and Mrs. James H. Gil
bert, Mrs. Shaver, and Willard Shaver,
were recent dinner guests at the Chi
Omega house.
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Orel A. Welsh, ’10, is doing work in
the clinical laboratories at Rush Med
JOURNALISTS DO NOT
CONSIDER WHISKERS NEWS
In a recent quiz given his Freshman
journalism class. Professor Allen
asked, if the fact that the King of
Spain wore whiskers or not, is of any
news value. The answers were much
at variance.
The majority of the women thought
the fact to be of absolutely no news
value, some even going so far as to
say that it was ridieullous. However,
they were of the opininon that the
fact that he shaved three times a day,
would be of interest.
The men of the class were inclined
to believe that the incident was news,
and worth at least front page men
tion.
Among the visitors at the Beta
Theta, Pi house, Tuesday, were Melvin
Ogden, ’ll, Edwin Fortmiller, and Neil
Bain, of Albany.
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Governor West was luncheon guest
at the Chi Omega house, Wednesday,
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Russell Brooks, ’15, registered in
college today.
RALLY VICTIM RAVES
Effect of Celebration Adjunct is
Evidenced in Poetic
Outburst.
The shades of night were falling
fast, when down the street the stu
dents passed. The reason they were
out so late was that they wished to
celebrate; but not as studes are wont
to do, for this was Blackman’s strong
lung crew, locked in the sinuous ser
pentine to please the people of Eu
gene, and help along the city’s rep
for having lots of fizz and pep.
You see, Jim Hill has built a road
and Tuesday hauled the first real load
of passengers across the rails, and
also drove the final nails. From Port
land, Salem, Albany, the people came
our town to see, and so we had this
big pee-rade and to amuse them all
essayed.
At six o’clock the band did from be
fore the portals of the Dorm, from
there with merry shout and song they
marched upon the teeming throng,
which surged through Eugene’s streets
so gay and sought to chase dull care
away. There really isn’t much to tell,
for all we did was march and yell.
The line of rooters never sagged, no
one was tagged, no one was jagged,
nobody lagged, nobody dragged, but
almost everybody ragged. Officer, ar
rest that duffer, or kill him quick,
don’t let him suffer.
Iceland Hendricks.
OREGON MEDICAL SCHOOL
HAS INCREASED ENROLLMENT
The medical school of the Univer
sity, at Portland, opened October 7,
with an ir. ueased enrollment over
that of last year. There are fifteen
members in the Freshman class.
Those from the University of Oregon,
who have now registered as Freshmen
S. Stenberg, ex-’14, W. A. McCall, ex
14, and William Munly, ex-’15.
and William Munly, ex-’15.
Dr. Kenneth McKenzie, the new
Dean of the School of Medicine, was
introduced at the opening of the ses
sion by the Assistant Dean, D. R. B.
Dillehunt. Dr. John Mathew Con
nolly, formerly of Harvard Medical
School, has begun work as Professor
of Chemical Physiology. The other
members of the faculty of the Phy
siology Laboratories are: John D.
MacLaren, M. S., M. D., Director;
Horace B. Fenton, B. A., M. D., Clin
ician; Mary V. Madigan, M. D., Anes
thetist; H. M. Bouvy, Ph. C., Instruc
tor, and J. Carle Rinehart, B. S.,
Technician.
VI CENSUS SHOWS
METHODISM PREVAILS
AMONG COLLEGE MEN
CALVINISTS ARE CLOSE SECOND
—OTHER DENOMINATIONS
SCATTERING
FEW STUDENTS HAVE NO PREFERENCE
Non-Evangelical Church Members Are
Scarce—Two Christian Sci
ence Men
A student church census, taken by
the Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion this fall among the men of the
University, shows that the disciples
of John and Charles Wesley are more
numerous that those of any other
creed or denomination.
This census, taken in connection with
the regular Y. M. C. A. work during
the first three weeks of college, does
not enumerate all the men of the Uni
versity. In that regard it is not com
plete, although inasmuch as it in
cludes 282 of tho 325 men registered
with the registrar at the time of com
piling, it is an approximate esti
mate of the religious status of the
men in the University.
The census showed that there are
171 members of Evangelical churches,
or who prefer churches of that order.
Twenty-four claimed membership in
non-evangelical organizations, em
bracing the Episcopal, Christian
Science, Catholic, Unitarian, and Jew
ish creeds.
Of tho total number of possible
answers, but 84 responded that they
were not church members and had no
religious preferences.
Wesleyitos headed tho list, with the
followers of John Calvin a close sec
iond. However, there are more Pres
byterrian preferences than Methodist,
The Christian Church evidently se
cures all that are inclined that way,,
for with 22 members, there are but
two preferences given for that organ
ization. The Congregational, Baptist,
[and Lutheran denominations follow in
the order named.
The following is a detailed list of
membership, with preferences shown:
Methodist, members .45
Preferring . 14
Presbyterian, members .38
Preferring .17
Christian, members .22
Preferring . f
Congregational, members .18
Preferring . I
Baptist, members . 0
Preferring . f
Lutheran, members . I
Preferring . 0
The non-evangelical church mem
bers are distributed as follows:
Christian Science . 2
Unitarian . 3
Jewish . 3
Catholic . 7
Episcopal . 9
A meeting of the captains and sub
captains of the Women’s class, soror
ity, and club basket ball teams was
held Tuesday afternoon, for the pur
pose of discussing the schedule of
practice and games for this season.
All games will be played before
Christmas, the sorority and club
games occurring first. Final contest
ants will be determined by a system
of elimination.
The members of the class teams are
to be chosen by a committee com
posed of Dr. Stuart and Miss Thomp
son, with the captains from each team
and three or four others, who will be
decided upon later.