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BASKETBALL SEATS Reserved tomorrow after 10 o’clock, at Book Exchange. SEASON TICKETS Good only at Book Ex change, for reserved seats. VOL XIV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9. 1913. No. 43 NEEDS FORWARD HAYWARD HAS TWO DAYS TO PIT TEAM IN SHAPE FOR GAME WITH IDAHO BRADSHAW MAY PLAY CENTER Much Sought Frosh Phenom Fails to Appear—“Pink” Griffith Says Nothing. (By Jimmie Roberts.) Two more days to practice and only one hole to till on the Varsity tive might not sound very bad, even if the team has only a week to get on edge for the barnstorming Gem Staters who appear in Hayward Hall next Monday and Tuesday. The hole to fill is the principal difficulty, and as yet no candidate has appeared to plug up a very laige part of the void left by Jamison. Brooks and Boylen have been given the first call for the job in piactice, but both are light for the inter-collegiate game when pitted against such men as Sutton, Wand, Keinholz, May and a few other good guards in the conference. Walker is handicapped owing to the fact that he has worked with Jamison for the past two years and has trouble in breaking in with a new forward. A rumor has been afloat the past few days concerning the possible shift of Fenton to forward, Bradshaw to center, and developing a good scrappy guard out of Briedwell, Gould, Par sons, or Street, who have been mak ing the best showing in practice. It is doubtful, however, that any attempt at a shift will be made before the Idaho games, Brooks or Boylen fill ing in at forward and the four veter ans holding their old jobs. Coach Hayward had been depend ing on some “frosh phenom” to come forth or Rader to return, but both hopes have warbled a swan song and Bill is left with the job of developing a man from the three upper classes. The team will have a month of prac tice after the Idaho games and will give the coach a little time to develop a forward to work with Walker or the team may be shifted and a guard developed. Nothing is known of the strength of “Pink” Griffith’s five this season, but the ruby mentor from Moscow usually brings out a pretty fair aggregation of shooters. The Oregon Faculty held its reg ular monthly meeting this afternoon. Among the discussions to come before the members is that concerning the arrangement of vacations and exam inations. In California the mid-year examinations come at Christmas time, and college closes in May. In other eastern schools the terms are divided into three and four periods instead of two semesters. DUSKY CHEF DESERTS DORM FOR NINETY DOLLAR SALARY Restaurant Keepers Reap Harvest, While Forty-seven Men Seek for New Cook. An offer of $90 per month, from a fraternity house, was too much for the Dormitory cook, who immediately departed for his new found culinary environment, leaving the forty-seven men who live in the Dormitory to the tender mercies of restaurant keepers. The reason for the enticement of the dark skinned kitchen expert was his reputation as a concocter of viands, which skill he is said to have exhibited to a considerable degree. The men were forced to hunt other feeding places for one day, until an other chef was secured. This was the first time this year that any of the college organizations has been with out a provider for the inner man, in contrast to last year, which was marked by a famine of kitchen ar tists. RAM OHMS NOW IN LEGISLATURE Three University Men Sit in Senate, While Ten Members of House Hail From U. The list of members of the Twenty Seventh Oregon Legislature shows that nearly 15 per cent of all mem bers are Oregon graduates. The Uni versity of Oregon will be represented in the Senate by three prominent men: . Louis E. Bean, a lawyer of state-wide reputation, of Eugene; Dan J. Malarky, of Portland, and by Claude C. McCulloch, of Baker. In the last term of the legislature, Sen ator Malarky figured conspicuously as the father of the Malarky “Public Utilities Act,” which placed all pub lic utilities under control of the State Railroad Commission. In the House of Representatives there are ten members, who have at tended the Univfersity |of Oregon. These are: Allen H. Eaton of Eugene, F. H. Porter of Halsey, E. E. Blanch ard of Grants Pass, C. L. Reams of Medford, J. R. Latourette of Portland, C. N. McArthur of Portland, A. A. Anderson of Astoria, and Frank Mit chell, of Baker. Allen H. Eaton has for several years been an important member of the legislature. It was due to his ef forts that the present endowment of the annual and continuous sum of $125,000, for the maintenance of the University of Oregon, was made. Mr. Eaton also secured the passage of a bill which placed the natural water power sites out of the range of spec ulators. In the University Mr. Eaton occupied a place of prominence. While editor of the Oregon Weekly, the predecessor of the Emerald, he succeeded jn developing the paper into a creditable college periodical. He was also leader of the debating (Continued on last page.) PHOTOGRAPHS OF FRATERNITY MEN AND WOMEN GALLED FOR BY 0RE6ANA MANAGER The dates on which the Oregana pictures are to be taken have been announced by Manager Hawley Bean. There is no official photographer, but in order to give the best effect, each fraternity or club should have its pictures taken at some one place. The Juniors who are not connected with any club or fraternity may have their pictures taken at any time be fore February 10, said Manager Bean. The Oregana this year may be se cured for $2 by paying §1 now and the rest when the book comes out, otherwise it will cost $2.50. The manager will soon visit the fraterni ties and clubs to take subscriptions, and a receipt book will be left at the Y. M. C. A. Book Exchange for out side students, who wish to take ad vantage of this offer. The following dates have been set for the Oregana pictures: Sigma Nu, January 11, 12, 13; Kappa Sigma, January 14, 15, 16; Zeta Phi, January 17, 18, 19; Beta Theta Pi. January 20, 21, 22; Alpha Tau Omega, January 23, 24, 25; Sig (Continued on last page.) PRESIDENT CAMPBELL MS SPEAKER CALLS EUCKEN “THE GERMAN APOSTLE OF ACTIV ISM"—INDIVIDUALISM GIVEN AS TRUEST PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE— MATERIA LISM AND IDEALISM CONDEMNED "Eueken, the German Apostle ot Activism, was the title applied by x'resident P. L. Campbell to his ad dress at Assembly hour yesterday morning, on the life and ideas of the great German philosopher, Rudolph Eueken. Rudolph Eueken was born in the year 1840. In 1874, at the age of twenty-eight years, he was called to the University of Jena, as instruc tor in philosophy, and since that time nas been recognized as one of the imminent figures in the field of mod em philosophy. At present the news papers constantly note his work, and Uie magazines are continually print ing translations of his writings. A considerable portion of his works can be found in the University Library. At present Professor Eueken is ex change professor at Harvard. Presi dent Campbell ‘described him as a vigorous, active, sympathetic man, and unsurpassed as a creative thinker. Eueken Given High Rank. President Campbell ranked Eueken, in Germany, William James, in Amer ica, and Bertzen, in France, as the really great exponents of the compar atively new theory of “Activism.” It is against either of the two ex tremes, materialism, which has such a hold on the thought of the common people of today, or a dominant ideal ism. Eueken takes as a basis for his work, life as it is, which brings the contact with common man; and avoids the abstract discussions so character istic of philosophical works. “His writings are not remote,” said Presi dent Campbell. "He goes to the cen ter of life, and there works out his theory, lie writes that all may un derstand his ideas.” Pholosopher Chooses from all Theories President Campbell gave as the great working theories that have been tried out, Religion, Idealism, Natur alism, Socialism, and Individualism, lie said that Eueken conforms to none of these, but takes the best of each and combines them into the theory of Activism. Eueken’s criticism of religion is the doubt that comes in the appreciation of the supernatural, and miracles— he wants to get back to life as it is. In the theory of idealism—attributing everything to the divinity,—he finds the objection of regarding all wicked ness as a part of the divinity. He says it is impossible to conceive of such a divine presence. "Man says, come back to natural ism. and explain everything by logic,” said President Campbell, “enjoy all instinct, taking things as they come, and disregard divinity. Naturalism disregards all that is ideal, and be lieves only those things true which experiments will prove, and only those things true which will work. Eueken believes that a woi king the ory should give us hope.” Socialism Erroneous. To the contention of socialism service—and absorption in work for the race,—Eueken replies that there is no race, except as in the individual. (Continued on last page.) GLEE CLUB TO GIVE SECOND BILL HEBE Seats to Sell at Fifty and Twenty Five Cents—Corvallis Trip Will Follow. In response to numerous requests and a none too healthy exchequer, the Glee Club will appear in a return con cert Friday evening, January 17, at the Eugene Theatre. Bargain prices will be offered by Manager Geary, every seat in the house, except the gallery being marked down to fifty cents. The gallery “will sell out,” said the manager at the low figure of twenty-five cents. Repeated requests for another ap pearance of the club in this city are given as the chief reason for the sec ond show by the warblers. The men themselves are anxious to appear again, as they are certain, that as a result of their eastern Oregon tour, they are in much better shape and present a better program than was given in their initial bow on the boards in this city. Immediately after the concert here, for which preparations are being made already, the club will travel to Corvallis, and present their program to an O. A. C. audience. This will be in the nature of an exchange concert with the Aggies, for they have been planning a concert in Eugene. The Corvallis club will appear in Junction City, Friday, February 7, and may contiue their itinerary to include Eugene. On the eastern Oregon trip, the club broke even almost to the dollar, but on the season as a whole, the financial side is not prosperous on ac count of heavy outlays for music, di rector, and property. 0. A. G. TEAM BADLY USED DP IS PLAINT Stewart Laments l’oor Condition of Basketball Men—Only Three of 1912 Team Back. Basketball at the Oregon Agrieul ural College lias reached the stage of hard luck stories already. Concern ing their second game with the local Corvallis militia team, reports eman ate from Doctor Stewart that several of his men are injured and that the line up is very uncertain. The situation is further embarressed with the fact that only seven men will be available for the practice game, that should give an opportunity for at least two full teams to show their ability. Of lust year's men, only three, Captain Burdick, Cooper, and the giant football tackle, May, are practicing. Of the substitutes and second string men, Dewey, football quarterback, Darling, Jernstedt, and Jordan, are available. In order to play their full quota of 16 conference games, the Aggie ag gregation will have to take but three trips: One to the Inland Empire, one to Seattle, and one to Eugene for games here on March 7 and 8. The advanced progress made by the O. A. C. quintet has been due to the fact that they began practicing short ly after their return from their game with Occidental College in California, and partly to the fact that their eastern barnstorming trip necessi tates the best possible condition and team work in order to cope with the crack fives with whom they will tan gle in the eastern cities. The football men of Michigan are listed and kept under a sort of sur veillance all year, particularly in re ■ gard to their college work, so that they may be kept eligible. LABORATORY HAS APPARATUS TO TIME AND MEASURE THOUGHT l'rofessor Conklin of Psychology De partment Adds Interesting Appar atus to New Laboratory. In spite of the fact that the psy chologist “carries most of his labor tory under his hat,” as is put by Dr. L. fc>. Conklin, of the psychological laboratory, quite an efficient mechan ical laboratory has been recently ad ded to this department. The room formerly occupied by the correspond ence department has been subdivided into a number of small booths, in which the students can free them selves from noises and introspect and study mental operations. Some of the apparatus is interest ing. There are devices for timing thought to within one-twohundredth of a second; for weighing the blood that rushes to the brain when one thinks; and even apparatus by which to read the mind, or determine a lie. 1 his latter is done by timing the action of the mind when questioned concerning the action. 121 CUTS REPORTED TOR MONDAY GLASSES Absence Penalties for Day Before and After Holidays Will Be Doubled, Says Tiffany. There were 121 cuts from classes Monday, due mostly to the fact that many students returned late from their holiday vacation. As 16 cuts deduct one semester hour, this means a total of 7 9-16 semester hours that were lost. Professor J. 11. Gilbert reports that 11-16 of one semester hour was dropped in one of his class es. Professor John Straub, and Pro lessor J. D. Barnett also report a pro portionately large number of cuts. Registrar A. K. Tiffany says con cerning the matter: “It is probable that the Faculty will double the pen alty for cuts on the day before a va cation, as well as the day after. The anti-cut rule seems to be working pretty well, however. It began Mon day, December 9, and there were 50 cuts on that day; but it was not gen erally known that the rule had gone into effect. Tuesday, the following day, there were 37 cuts; Wednesday, 16; Thursday, 17; and Friday, 43. Previous to December 9, the cuts averaged 60 or 70 a day. So by in flicting this double penalty before and after vacations the Faculty hope to eliminate the number of cuts.” A new feature of the Emerald, to begin Saturday, will be the publica tion, twice or three times a week, of the books added from day to day to the University library. The number of weekly acquisitions is surprisingly large, and one of the best ways to keep in touch with its growth is to have at hand the list of the books as they are added. WELL ATTENDED BANQUET OF ASSOCIATION TAKEN AS MARK OF ITS REVIVAL PROMINENT GRADUATES TALK (’resident Veatch Announces Big Stag Party for Association Members Soon. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8.—With practically a hundred members present, the recently revived Oregon Alumni Association of Portland dined last evening in the banquet hall of the Commercial Club. Not even in the memory of the oldest graduate pres ent could such a previous gathering of Oregon men be recalled. Young and old graduates, men who never graduated, even former students from the Law and Medical departments, forgot for the time being their daily tasks and lived over once again the days which remain happiest in the memories of Oregon men. Former Glee Club stars sang themselves hoarse; rooters of past ages in Ore gon history howled “Oskey wow wows’ to the beat of former “yell leader kings,” and the spell binders of “once upon a time” poured forth sentiment mellow with the memory of Varsity life now long past. Varsity Needs Alumni’s Aid. After the dinner was over cigars were lighted, President John Veatch arose and spoke briefly upon the need of an organization of former Oregon students in Portland, which could keep alive the memory of col lege days and be of great assistance to the University in the battles she must light in the future. He con gratulated the Alumni of Portland on the interest and enthusiasm they were showing in the movement and proph esied that if it continued, results would be accomplished, of which they all might be proud. He was followed by Hon. John T tourette, who dwelt at length on the present situation of the University, and who urged the co-operation of all former students in the University’s light. Campaign Policy Must Change. Hon. C. N. McArthur gave the his tory of Oregon appropriations during recent years, giving reasons why he thought they were defeated. He spoke of the necessity of support from Oregon alumni and of needed changes in the policy of former campaigns. Speeches, dealing with the Alumni Association and with the University, were delivered by Terry Beck, Dr. Horace B. Fenton, Dr. Ralph Fenton, 1. Walter Gillard, secretary of the Oregon Law Department, Benjamin (Continued on last aama.) UNIVERSITY STUDENT TRAMPS 30 MILES THROUGH SHOW TO RETURN TO COLLEGE Cut off from the outside world by a slide that a week ago destroyed the Tillamook railroad, Charles McMillan, a Sophomore, arrived at college last night, after walking 30 miles through the snow and over frozen ground. McMillen was spending his Christmas vacation at his home in Tillamook, when just before he was about to re turn traffic on the Pacific Railroad & Navigation Co. line was interrupted by a slide that tore out a portion of the track. College re-opened on January 6, and McMillan knew that the recent I i stringent anti-absence regulation ol the University Faculty would cost him college credits if he were not back on time. After waiting until 1 uesday for the line to be re-opened, he set out afoot, rather than risk his semester’s work by a loss of credits. It was snowing, and his path lay through deep snow. Following the coast line from Na halem City, he reached Seaside by night, walking almost 30 miles in nine hours and a half. From there he took the train to Astoria, and then came to Portland, arriving in Eugene early this morning. He had (Continued on last page.)
