FRATERNITY WAR IS ON
IN OHIO—GREEKS UNITE
Fraternity men in the state of
Ohio have been compelled to unite
and commence a war of existence in
that state, as the result of a bill in
troduced into the Ohio State Legis
lature that aims to abolish all secret
societies in the colleges of the state.
The presidents of the three leading
educational institutions of Ohio, the
Ohio State College, Ohio University,
and Miami University, have an
nounced their opposition to the meas
ure. The fraternity men in the state
have taken action towards uniting to
be in a more effective position to fight
the measure. At the Ohio State Col
lege, a Pan-Hellenic Council has been
organized to promote the interests of
the Greek letter men at that institu
tion. The anti-fraternity forces at
that college are being marshalled by
a Freshman in the law school, who
claims to have a big backing of non
fraternity men. but the general atti
tude of the remainder of the three
thousand students has not been de
termined.
It was the intention of the anti
fraternity forces in the state to pre
sent the bill as an amendment to the
general state code, but this was given
up, and the action was hitched onto a
bill providing for the killing of all
high school fraternities in the state.
This action is to be an attempt to be
fuddle the issue and to railroad the
bill through. The fraternity men of
the state claim that they are opposed
to high school fraternities, and point
to the recent action of Phi Delta
Theta in refusing to admit men that
have ever belonged to a prep school
organization.
The largest enrollments of the lead
ing Universities of America are Co
lumbia University, having 10,000 stu
dents, University of California 6,559,
University of Michigan 4,931. The
wealthiest institution is likewise Co
lumbia, with a backing of $38,192,000,
followed by Iceland Stanford Jr., $30,
000,000, and that in turn by the Uni
versity of Chicago with $26,396,824.
C. K. Henderson, ’93, formerly of
Bloomfield, Indiana, and judge of the
14th judicial district of the United
State, has opened law offices in In
dianapolis, Indiana.
FRESHMAN CUBE A
PLEASING SUCCESS
Continued from first page.
The condition of the floor was good.
The decorations consisted of bunches
of Oregon grape fastened with red
streamers on the balcony wall.
Stretched across at the base of this
thousands of red hearts of different
sizes were suspended. The lights
were subdued with red and the win
dows were partly screened with ever
greens.
An excellent orchestra was half
hidden by palms and bay trees.
COLLIER SCOUTS
IIALLOCk'S kLAMATH-EDEN
(Continued from First Page.)
of the world have remained in the
same position in which they were
found and have probably remained so
since tin1 earth took its present
shape.”
' 1 I till 1||,->VVMV I IV
I 111- ^l■I IUI 11V II'
of boms am! metal tools said to be
long to thi* pro vlneial period, are
quostioiied by Professor Collier, "1
know of no authentic relics of the
pre-glacial man on the Pacific Coast.
Half a century ago the famous "Cal
averas sk 11” was excavated in a
stratum of c ravel beneath a lava bed
suppostal to belong to the Pliocene
ace. The .-k.i'l bn ■ ince been proved
to be that of an Indian belonging to
a more modern '.in The theory that
the world’s a i I n '(lifted from its
original deeln n.i is not a new one,
but it is refuted by all reputable
scientists.” Pi ■ ‘Vssor Charles L.
Weaver, of the C< > ! cv department of
the University f \\ nshington, also
do,dare that tlie -ti rv gives evidence
of lack of knowk< if the western
biographical eondit: ns.
JOAQl’lN Mil l Kit DIES
A M1H PIEDMONT HILl.S
(CoatbUNd from First Pag*.)
bash district of Indiana, November 10,
1842. He was scarcely 12 years old
when his father emigrated to Oregon,
then a wild and sparsely settled coun
try. He received but little education
in his early youth. Not long: after
reaching Oregon he ran away from
home and went to seek his fortune in
the (fold diggings of California.
He was an alumnus of the Columbia
University, from which the University
of Oregon was formed, thus becoming
and Honorary Alumnus of Oregon.
Three years ago during a visit in
Eugene, he addressed the students of
his Alma Mater in assembly concern
ing the work of a writer.
He was greatly interested in the
students in Eugene, and whenever he
was visiting his brother, George Mel
vin Miller, who resides here, he al
ways entertained a number of the stu
dents at his brother’s home. At the
request of his admirers, he would of
ten read his poems to them and give
to them incidents in connection with
his works that added much to the al
ready beautiful passages.
Upon one of his visits here, he pre
sented a bust of his mother to the
University which, at the present time,
occupies a place in the library.
Attended School in Eugene.
During the time that he prospected
jfor Gold in Northern California and
later while roaming about and living
partly alone with the Indians, he kept
a journal in which he made frequent
and irregular entries. In 1857, he re
turned to Eugene and entered Colum
bia College as a student. He studied
law in the office of George H. Wil
liams, at that time a resident of Eu
gene, afterwards attorney-general of
the United States. Subsequently he
became an express messenger in the
gold-mining districts of Idaho. Then,
for a time, he edited a weekly paper
in Eugene, the “Democratic Register,”
which was suppressed on account of
the seditious character of its edi
torials.
“Joaquin” Ren Name.
In 186.‘1 Miller opened a law office
in Canyon City, Oregon. While living
in that young and struggling town, he
distinguished himself by leading an
expedition against the hostile Indians,
who had attacked the settlement. In
1866 Miller was made county judge of
Grant county, which post he occupied
until 1870. His literary activity be
gan about 1864 or 1865. lie pub
lished first a collection of poems in
paper covers, called “Specimens” and
next a volume with the title “Joaquin,
eti al,” which contained a defence of
Joaquin Marietta, the famous Span
ish-American outlaw, who had been
the terror of California for ten years.
From this Miller took his pen-name,
“Joaquin,” under which he published
all his subsequent works.
In 1870 Miller went to London,
where he published, in the following
year, his “Songs of the Sierras” and
“Pacific Poems.” During his sojourn
in London Miller was taken up by so
ciety and became a much sought-after
guest in drawing rooms.
Soon Became Celebrity.
After his return from England, Mil
ler found himself a celebrity in his
own country. He was well known and
had no difficulty in finding papers or
magazines eager to print and liberally
pay for his prose and poetry. He be
came a regular contributor to the
daily and periodical press, and in 187.'!
published another polume under the
title “Songs of the Sun Lands,” and a
prose volume, entitled “Life Among
the Modocs: Unwritten History.”
Since then he has published more than
twenty books, poems, novels, essays
and plays. Of the latter “The Dan
ites and “ ’49” became quite popular.
For two years he traveled in Alaska
and wrote letters to newspapers about
the conditions in the Yukon gold re
gion.
r or twenty-five years and more,
Joaquin Miller has lived at his home
on the Contra Costa hills above Oak
land in California. In a little more
than a quarter of a century he has
transformed the once barren slope
into a wilderness of trees and flowers,
to plant trees was his religion.
TWO MEDICAL SCHOOLS
MAY BE CONSOLIDATED
(Continued from flrat page.)
ed by this agreement. Neither the
Universities of Montana, nor Idaho
have medical schools; and the author
ities of the University of Washington
have manifested a willingness not to
establish a separate department for
the study of medicine, providing the
University of Oregon placed a school
for thorough medical study at Port
land. This leaves the field clear for
the establishment by the State of Ore
gon of a great school of medicine that
will rival the large institutions of the
country.
When this conference of the presi
dents and faculties of the departments
of each University was suggested,
only a discussion of the best policy
was contemplated. But acting on a
desire to do what would most benefit
the community and all concerned, the
members met each more than half
way, and agreed upon the following
plan:
After the present school year, the
students of the medical department of
Willamette University will receive
their medical school instruction at the
University of Oregon. Students from
Willamette will be registered on their
original terms of matriculation and
on graduation will be given a diploma
issued jointly by the two schools, in
dicative of the merger, until the pres
ent enrollment is graduated; and will
be registered as alumni of the two in
stitutions. After the students under
present enrollment have completed
their courses, those desiring medical
instruction in Oregon will attend the
medical school of the University of
Oregon, and will be alumni of that
institution. This school is classed in
the first division of like departments.
Dr. Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie, dean
of the medical school of the State
University, expressed himself as
greatly pleased with the satisfactory
prospect of a merger being effected,
while Dean Byrd, of Willamette, and
his faculty, are equally well pleased
with the proposed plan, which will
guard satisfactorily the interests of
the present enrollment and of the
alumni of the Willamette medical
school. The plan was completed
through the thorough co-operation of
the authorities of the two schools, and
is receiving general approval.
An appropriation of $45,000 for the
support of the medical department of
the University of Oregon, aiming to
offer opportunities at home for the
Oregon student to receive medical
education, is under consideration by
the present legislature. Of course,
the merger will bring an increased en
rollment, and equally increased ex
pense, but it is believed that the leg
islature will make provision for this,
and the future growth of a single
medical school in Oregon.
(). LEITER SPEAKS
BEFORE JOURNALISTS
journalism. How he began by taking
a place as a reporter on the Stanford
University daily and worked up to
the position of editor. Also of land
ing a big story while acting as uni
versity reporter for one of the San
Francisco papers during Christmas
holidays. From the start made while
in college, Mr. Leiter has worked up
to his present position as city editor
of the Oregonian.
HOUSE <;rants*$:ti7,s:i;t_
FOR OREGON EXPENSES
(Continued from first page.)
University should be driven all it
asks at this time, if it is to con
tinue.
Speaking for the ways and means
committee, Smith announced it had
chopped $10,000,000 asked of the
legislature to practically $5,500,000.
No Cut on the University.
"Generally speaking, we have cut to
the bone,” he said, “but we consider
the adequate support of the Univer
sity and other state educational in
stitutions so important that we have
recommended all they ask. 1 should
hate to see any cut in them.
“That was all I wanted to know,”
said Howard of Douglas. “If we can
keep all appropriations to that figure,
1 think the University should have
all it asks, and 1 especially favor this
fund for extension work, which I con
sider the most important and useful
thing the University has under
taken.”
"If the people of this state keep on
hanging to the dollar, and crippling
their state educational institutions,
they will wake up some fine day and
find they have the worst educational
facilities in the country,” put in
Forbes of Crook.
Marion County Man in Line.
Abbott, chairman of the ways and
means committee, also spoke for the
appropriation, as did Mitchell. There
was applause when Johnson of Mar
ion, whose question had led University
supporters to expect him to oppose
the granting of the full amount asked,
said he would vote for them.
Schuebel’s amendment lost. The
vote in favor of the SSO.OOO extension
fund was 46 to 7. Those voting no
were: Childs. Heltzel, Hill, Massey,
Murnane, Schuebel, and Weeks.
■ Including the $250,000 continuing
appropriation yet to be reported out
in the general appropriation bill, the
total thus given to the University for
the next two years, provided the sen
ate also passes favorably on it, will
be $612,833.75.
The house already has passed a bill
creating a 3-10 millage tax for the
University of Oregon, but this will
not go into effect until 1915.
TOLLMAN STUDIO
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Prescription Druggists
Phone 231 40 East Ninth St.
Geo. Sovern. A. C. Rathmell.
THE PALACE
BARBER SHOP
Phone 971.
519 Willamette St., Eugene, Oregon.
Yoran’s
Shoe Store
The Store That Sells
Good Shoes
OMAR R. GULLION, M. D.
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Office Hours, 10 to 12; 2 to 4, and by
Appointment. 308 White Temple.
Phone Mein 317.
The external refreshment parlor,
where you will find finished workmen
and everything as they should be,
first class and up-to-date, at the
An expert bootblack in connection.
186 Willamette street.
DR. C. B. WILLOUGHBY
DR. F. L. NORTON
Dentists
Room 8, McClung Bldg., Eugene, Ore.
Comer Ninth and Willamette
Correct Clothes for College Men
Benjamin and Sophomore Suits
Overcoats and Full Dress Suits
Exclusive agents for the Kahn Tailoring Line of Made to
Measure Clothes. Perfect fit guaranteed.
Roberts Brothers
TOGGERY
We appreciate your business.
Eighth and Willamette.
BANGS LIVERY COMPANY
Cab Service, Automobiles, Bagfage
Transfer and Storage.
Phone 21.
DUNN’S BAKERY
BREAD, CAKE AND PASTRY
Dunn & Price
Phone 72 SO East Ninth
Let us teach you how to
save your money. Then by
the time you finish callege
you will have something to
start life on.
Eugene 'Loan * Savings
Bank
THREE PER CENT ON SAVINGS
THE CLUB
BILLIARDS
Bigger and Better than Ever
Eighth and Willamette
J. J. McCORMICK
Berry’s Shining
Parlor
640 Willamette
Grateful for Student Patronage
Starrett's Tools
For'the Workshop
Griffin Hardware Co*
DR. M. C. HARRIS
Dentist
U. O. ’98. Rooms 2 and 4, Me
Clung Bldg., 8th and Willametta Sts.
Yours Solefully for a Better Un- ,
derstanding
Jim, the Shoe Doctor
640 Willamette
Office Hours, 9 to 12; 1:30 to 5.
DR. L. L. BAKER
DENTIST
620 Willamette St.
Idaho Champbell Bldg. Tel. 629. •
S. D. READ
Dentist.
583 Willamette Street, Eugene, Ore. ”
Phone 500.
Burgess Optica! Co.
591 Willamette St.
Registered Optometrists
FACTORY ON PREMISES
st National Bank
Corner 9th and Willamette.
Resources $2,000,000.00.
Small accounts welcome.
Eagle Drug Co.
Successor to
DILLON DRUG CO.
Special this month
McDonald’s Candies
PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY
F. W. COMINGS, M. D.
Phone 744
Over Eugene Loan and Savings Bank
5. H. Friendly &* (o.
The beading Store
WE WANT YOU to come in and have a look at the
NEW SPRING CLOTHES that are arriving daily form
the East. All new models and the fabrics are the latest
including real English Tweeds, Cheviots, Shepard Plaids,
Twills, Worsteds and Serges.
Come in and se^ them? it’s worth yourtime.