o
BASKETBALL
Company D, of Corvallis vs.
University. Friday
evening.
OREGON
ORATORICAL TRY-OUT
For Inter-collegiate contest,
Friday evening, at 8
o’clock. Villard.
VOL XIV.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, THURSDAY. JANUARY 30. 1913.
No. 51
CENTRAL THEME
PROFESSOR YOUNG EXPLAINS
REAL BASIS OF EXHIBIT
OF ECONOMICS
CHARTS
OUTLINES SEVERAL REFORMS
Farmer’s Credit, Co-operative Mar
kets, Highway Improvement, Uni
form Accounting Included.
(By Professor F. G. Young.)
The civilized community’s advan
tage over the savage group comes es
sentially and solely from co-opera
tion. But that there are many more
openings ahead for Oregon in larger
co-operation, and what these oppor
tunities are, is the central idea en
forced through the University’s ex
hibit. It represents a series of stu
dies in practical co-operation.
First a procedure is outlined for
co-operation between the State and
private enterprise in the development
of Oregon’s wonderful power re
sources. The province of Ontario is
making a great success of a venture
of this kind. The Conversation Com
mission of the State of New York, af
ter a most complete investigation, is
urging the adoption of a plan of
state-wide power development in the
Empire State, pledging such a reduc
tion in the cost of electricity that its
use will be economic for domestic
cooking. Oregon’s power resources
are about three times as great as
those of New York. The national
authorities are friendly to such a
move by Oregon and substantial aid
from the national treasury is virtu
ally pledged for such public develop
mental activity. Investigation to de
termine economics of different uses of
electricity on the farm, in the fac
tory and in homes should be pushed,
and basis for demand created as pro
vision for supply through develop
ment of power sites progressed. It
should be Oregon’s ambition to lead
in widest utilization of electricity.
In this would be found the solution
of the problem of elevating and dig
nifying the conditions of country
life.
Other studies in co-operation, con
ducted by the Seniors, can only be
listed. The discussion of each will
be taken up in turn in later issues.
The suggestions relating to the ini
tiative and Referendum made on Tues
day involved a plan for introducing
co-operation between Oregon’s law
making agencies: the people, the leg
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' SUN KISSED LOCKS PLIFICM
FOR MEMBERSHIP IN NEW CLUB
Red Thatched Student? Pre-empt
Library Table—Order Is Non
Secret.
Trust birds of a feather to flock to
gether. Perhaps this is the secret of
the recent epidemic of clubs; perhaps
not. But imagine a field of waving
poppies—the beautiful red ones; then
watch the golden crowns that gather
over the first right hand table on the
south side of the library. It’s only a
new order—and non-secret, too. But
it is distinctive. If you have not
golden locks, shy clear of this table;
you’re not wanted.
Here is the present membership:
Allie Grout, Hal. Broughton, Tommy
Boylen, Hawley Bean, Joe Jones,
Lawrence Whitman, Lloyd VanDusen,
Owen Blazier, and Charles Koyl.
Note the strain of Irish running
through the names.
The new organization has caused a
redistribution at the other tables
which is causing speculation. Will
Joe Jones be missed from his old
stand at the Tri-Delt corner? Can
those at the southeast table in the
south section study without Hawley?
And what will the Hershey business
do without Koyl?
Talk of a similarly organized Co-ed
society is going around.
TO ADDRESS STUDENTS
J. E. Murphy, Speaking Before Jour
nalism Class, Will Illustrate
Mode of Work.
J. E. Murphy, cartoonist for the
Portland Journal, will describe the
work of a cartoonist to the students
in Journalism at the next meeting of
the class Friday afternoon at one
o’clock. Mr. Murphy will be accom
panied by H. C. Canine, advertising
manager of the Catholic Sentinel
(Portland), who will come as a vis
itor.
Mr. Murphy is coming prepared to
tell the duties of a cartoonist and the
relation of his work to the newspa
pers. In order to make the talk more
interesting, Mr. Murphy has asked
Professor Allen of the department to
get an easal and a few sheets of
drawing paper for his use. He will
then be able to give the class an ex
hibition of cartoon drawing as fea
tures of his talk. With this added
attraction the class will get a look at
a new side of the newspaper work.
The speaker has the reputation of
being an artist in his line of work and
has little time to spend in making
trips. However, he thinks, this is a
good cause and is sacrificing his time
to help the beginners in newspaper
work get an idea of the practical side
of Journalism. All students are wel
come to attend these talks.
FOURTEEN UHS, PLEDGED TO ATTEND
MEETINGS, ATTEMPT TO REVIVE SOCIETY
In order that the- Laurean Literary
Society shall not suffer a slow death,
14 men have pledged themselves to
attend each weekly meeting1 during
the second semester. Also to take
part on the program when assigned a
place. Faiiure to keep this pledge
means the payment of twenty-five
cents for each offense.
The action taken Is the result of
an agitation started at the regular
meeting of the society last week, for
a revival of interest in this line of
work. A committee was appointed,
with Fred Hardesty as chairman, to
devise some means to bring about
the desired awakening. The commit
tee decided upon the pledge which
was presented at the meeting Tues
day night. When asked in regard to
the pledge, Mr. Hardesty spoke en
thusiastically of the work which these
fourteen men and several others who
intend to sign, will do toward the re
vival of interest in literary work.
The Laurean Literary Society was
organized in 1876 and has always
been a strong factor in University
life. In 1893 a second men’s society
was formed, known as the Philolog
ians. A friendly rivaly existed be
tween the two societies, which took
the form of annual inter- society de
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AMERICA LACKS PATRIOTISM
SAYS EX-CONSUL TO ORIENT
HON. H. B. MILLER, ASSEMBLY SPEAKER. TELLS OF NATIONAL
FEELING IN JAPAN. AND ADVISES ADOPTION OF
CHINESE COURTES Y—LAUDS WOMAN’S
SUFF RAGE
Hon. H. B. Miller, for several years
American consul at Japanese and
Chinese ports, and subsequently at
Belfast, Ireland, spoke at Assembly
hour yesterday morning on “Japan
and China, and What We Can Learn
From Them.” Mr. Miller was for
merly a resident of Lane county, but
now makes his home in Portland. He
has spent a number of years abroad,
and was in China during the great
Boxer Rebellion, and in Japan and
Russia during the Russo-Japanese
war.. He spoke of his impressions on
returning to America, and what he
thought the Orientals could teach us;
and told briefly of their manners and
characteristics.
“There is no nation from which
we can not learn something, but es
pecially can the Orientals teach us
courtesy,” he said. I was astounded
upon returning to America to notice
the lack of courtesy to old people and
ladies among our young men who are
apparently fine, vigorous fellows, and
splendid types of manhood.”
“Both the Chinese and Japanese.”
he said, “are the most kind, gentle,
delightful people imaginable, ordin
arily. But at times, there are no peo
ple less sympathetic, and more harsh
than they. Chinese courtesy is
founded on old customs, and these
must be performed, whatever the oc
casion. Filial piety is the whole
basis of Chinese life. There is abso
lutely no national feeling; the thought
of patriotism never enters the mind
of the Chinese.
“But that is the idea that forever
possesses the mind of the Japanese.
No individual exists except as a part
of the whole nation; and all their ac
tions conform to that idea. Each man
is willing to die at any moment for
his country; and you can get nothing
from any one of them that is detri
mental to another of his race. They
are as one great unit. It is the high
est patriotism in the world; it is in
stinctive, splendid.
“The commentary 1 have to make
on our life is that we have developed
nothing of that willingness to serve.
That is our great problem now; to
instill into the minds of our people
that idea of service; to city, state, or
nation, as the opportunity comes. We
are dominated by special interests,
and the cure for our social conditions
is to eradicate that quality, and put
in its place a spirit of service to our
people.
“The charming ray of hope that 1
see, is woman • suffrage. The very
foundation of womanhood is service;
and when we weave into our social
fabric that quality of motherhood, we
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LABOR PRESS EDITOR
SPEAKS TO STUDENTS
Hard Work and Thoroughness Given
as Most Important Factors in
News Work.
“You may not be able to write so
people will understand you, but write
so they will not misunderstand you,”
said A. H. Harris, the editor of the
Portland Labor Press, in an address
to the Journalism students Wednes
day on the “Duties of the Newspaper
men to the Public.” “For there is
only one thing in this world that is
worth while and that is human flesh
and blood. We must try to assist hu
man beings to get the best put of life.
Anti there is nothing that can be as
helpful or an influential as the news
paper. It’s effect may be good or
bad, but it is the most powerful fac
tor of today.”
“Concentration and co-operation,”
he continued, “give strength and the
desired results. For that reason
Organized Labor has accomplished
much toward the betterment of the
working class. The newspaperman
should work toward helping others.
A newpaper car create in five or six
hours a stain or impression that a
business house or individual cannot
live down in a life time.”
According to Mr. Harris, the essen
tials of success in newspaper work
are: First, hard work; second, be
thorough; third, have the spirit of
helpfulness, and last and most im
portant, the faculty of observation—
the faculty of seeing things and get
ting a fair comprehension of things
as they really are. Not as the repor
ter wants them to be, but accurate
and true to life. Get the whole news
for the whole people.
Mr. Harris contrasted William J.
Bryan, as a man who is living for the
mass of the people, with James J.
Hill, whose life has been spent in ac
cumulating wealth and power for
himself. Both are leaders in their
lines of work
ALL FRATERNITY FIVE
DIFFICULT 10 SELECT
Mediocre Men Are Plentiful, But
Stellar Performers Are Few in
Number.
(By Jimmie Roberts.)
Center, Neill (Dormitory).
Forward, Vosper (Sigma Chi).
Forward, Fisher (Chi Gamma
Delta).
Guard, Briedwell ,Sigma Chi).
Guard, Gould (Phi Gamma Delta).
The inter-fraternity basketball ser
ies just closed failed to produce the
array of talent for an all-star aggre
gation that last year’s (fames brought
to light. The teams were more even
ly matched as shown by the number
of close (fames and the job of picking
five men out of the field is more diffi
cult. as there were no Raders, Brad
shaws, or Cady Roberts to shine.
The center job is about a toss up
between Bill Neill and Street. Neill
had the edge in guarding and speed,
although he was not quite as good a
shot as the Oregon Club center.
Vosper, Sigma Chi, and Fisher, Phi
Gamma Delta, were the most consist
ent performers at forwards. Although
neither showed any great burst of
speed or wonderful basket throwing
ability, their work seemed the best on
the floor. Other forwards who showed
dess were Kiser, C. Motschenbaeher,
Watson, E. Roberts, and George.
Gould and Briedwell were the star
performers of the year at guards and
while both had had some hard luck
in having a few horse-shoe baskets
thrown over them, they were the most
aggressive pair of the season. Both
dribble fairly well, make an occasion
al basket, and can play the good old
army game of sticking to their for
ward like a leech. Other good guards I
were Parsons, Still, and King.
Stanford is getting into the game
early with a squad of 1GO track men.
Active training has been commenced
in spite of the light rains. J
IMPRISONED MINA6ER TANTHIZED
BY ODORS OF DORMITORY DINNER
Incarcerated in Gymnasium by Ab
sent-Minded Freshman, Geary
Improves Vocabulary.
Ask "Art” Geary why the windows
in the Gymnasium were put so high
from the ground. Ask him what he
thinks of Freshmen who run off with
his keys; ask him, why he has tender
feet; ask him anything; to start a con
versation, for he is pood natured and
appreciates good company. But he
does hate to be locked in the Men’s
Gymnasium at supper time. It
wouldn’t be so bad to be marooned at
six o’clock on some far island, he
says, but to run frantically from one
window to another and hear the rattle
of supper dishes across the street, is
painful.
And the same Freshman who ran
off with the keys, discovered them in
his pocket, brought them back,
laughed at Geary and secured a prom
ise of immunity before releasing the
imprisoned tenderfoot. Tantalizing,
is the strongest word Geary knows to
express it, but his vocabulary will
grow, he says.
The Freshman, Fred Barber, says
that Geary failed to see window on
the other side close to the ground.
OREGON PLAYS LAST
GAME BEFORE IP
O. N. G. to Appear in Return Engage
ment Friday—Geary Refuses
Challenges.
Friday night will be the last op
portunity to see the Varsity basket
ball team in action before it leaves
for the Inland Empire to play a series
of six Conference games. Although
Oregon defeated the Oregon National
Guard team at Corvallis Monday
night, it will face a different proposi
tion when it plays that same team
here Friday night. So writes Man
ager Stutz, of the O. N. G. team, in
a letter to Manager Geary. He says
the team had an off-night but are
coming over here for revenge.
Manager Geary has received offers
of basketball games from the Silver
ton Club, and also from the Amicus
Club, of Portland. But it will be im
possible to accept them, he says, be
cause all the basketball dates are
filled. The following is the schedule:
February 10-11, University of
Washington, at Seattle; February 12,
University of Idaho, at Moscow; Feb
ruary 13, Washington State College,
at Pullman; February 14, University
of Idaho, at Moscow; February If).
Washington State College, at Pull
man; February 21-22, University of
Washington, at Eugene; February 20
27, Washington State College, at Eu
gene; March 5-6, Oregon Agricultural
College, at Eugene; March 7-8, Ore
gon Agricultural College, at Corval
lis.
0. IIC. RLRISES
INTER-CLASS MEET TO TAKE
PLACE OF ANNUAL DUAL
CROSS COUNTRY
CONTEST
RAGE ROYAL EXPECTED
Distance Men Regret Aggie With
drawal—Southern Track Meet
in Doubt.
Oregon’s first track victory for 1913
has come by default. O. A. C. de
clines to run the annual cross country
race this year with the University,
conceding Oregon’s supremacy. This
race would have occurred on Febru
ary 22, in Corvallis, over the five-mile
course.
A substitute for the inter-collegiate
run will be an inter-class cross coun
try race, held over the local two-an
a-quarter mile course. This event, in
the past, has been held before Christ
mas, but through a lack of team or
ganization it did not materialize. It
will occur on February 22.
There is good chance for some keen
competition in such a race this year,
because of the distribution of the star
distance men among the four classes.
It is quite possible that the winners
of the first four places will represent
separate classes: McClure for the
Seniors; Chet. Huggins for the Jun
iors; Pack for the Sophomores; and
Windnagle of the Freshmen. Among
these four men, or really between
McClure and Windnagle, and between
Pack and Huggins, or still again be
tween McConnel and Onthank, will be
a race royal. Thus instead of the or
dinary dragged-out, one man contest,
it is apt to prove one of intense riv
alry among all the candidates. Each
class has about an equal chance of
winning the event.
The cross-country men, however, re
gret that they will not have the op
portunity to meet the Corvallis dis
tance runners. O. A. C. is said to be
stronger in the long distances this
year than last, when Oregon took all
five first places. Some time ago, Dr.
Stewart, athletic director at that col
lege, verbally agreed with Hayward
to hold the meet. However, while in
Corvallis a few days ago, Hayward
found that Stewart preferred to put
up to Captain Williams of the track
team, the question of meeting Ore
gon. The latter has decided to tender
Oregon the honor without the race.
The track men are also in danger
of losing the opportunity to partici
pate in the annual all-coast track
meet usually held in Berkely this
year. Manager Geary received work
from California a few days ago to the
effect that the date for this affair has '
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HEAR SARAH BERNHARDT UNIVERSITY CO ER
MAKES THRILLING TRIP OVER COAST MOUNTAINS
To hoar Sarah Bernhardt sing, Miss
Luella Sweeney, a University stu
dent from Louisville, Kentucky, but
who was spending Christmas at Til
lamook, when a slide cut off railroad
connections, traveled 36 miles over
the mountains by stage, rode a horse
bareback, accorpanied by her stage
driver companion, four miles, when
the stage became mired in the mud,
became lost in the dark and fog along
a steep road, high above the river,
looking for a farm house at which to
spend the night, and then, finally,
reaching Portland without a suitcase,
was’ undaunted and sat in the parquet
of the theatre attired in a mud-be
spattered corduroy traveling dress.
On one side was a man attired in full
dress, on the other a woman in a pink
satin evening dress, but her hardships
in traveling were not in vain. She
arrived at the University late Monday
evening, rejoicing to be back in "civil
ization.”
“We made the twenty miles out of
Tillamook in four hours,” she re
lates. Then we got into the moun
tains. The roads were steep and
rocky, and the mud was hub deep all
the way. We had a light hack and
two horses; there was only the driver
and I, so you see we hadn’t much of
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