PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1913.
Vol. XIV ,No. 59
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
SHOWS CONCRETE HIGHWAYS
TO BE CHEAPER THAN
MACADAM IN OREGON
IMPORTANT BULLETIN G0MIN6
Professor McAlister Completes Year
of Study of Pavements for
Oregon Farmers.
The most important bulletin pub
lished by the University in years is
one which will be off the press with
in ten days by E. H. McAlister, dean
of the School of Engineering, in
which he gives facts and figures to
show that Oregon can construct con
crete highways, surfacing them with
bituminum for actually less than the
cost of macadam. The costs of both
types of pavement are based upon
initial expenditure and upkeep over
a period of ten years. It is shown
that where macadam in Oregon costs
$1,055 a surface yard concrete goods
can be built for $0.95 a square yard,
giving rise to a difference in favor
of the hard surface pacement of some
nine cents a square yard.
The principle factor in bringing the
hard surface pavement to a cost
where it can compete with the water
bound macadam is the discovery by
the University that the Oregon soil
contains volcanic substance which,
wixed with the concrete, makes pos
sible a saving, not only in the initial
cost for Portland cement, but saves
freight charges.
The bulletin shows not only that
macadam roads are now more expen
sive but that they are inadequate to
withstand the heavy traffic of mechan
ical road machines, from the automo
bile to the traction engine, which the
professor declares are to become still
greater factors than at present in
the problem of bringing the farmer
and his produce nearer the market.
This means a revolutionization in
road construction in this state. But
Oregon will not be the first to come
to this. California Is now building
millions of dollars worth of concrete
roads, and the State of. New York
has recently voted $50,000,000, which
will be used to replace $65,000,000
worth of all kinds of experimental
roads built within the last few years,
with concrete paving—the type which
the University school of engineering
declared is the economical type for
Oregon.
Samuel Hill, the noted road build
er, President Campbell, Frederic H.
Holman, a prominent Portland lawyer,
and Mr. Middleton, were guests at
the Kappa Alpha Theta house for
luncheon, Wednesday.
OREGON STIIDES PORSOE DENIZENS
OF RIR WITH HUGE BINOCULARS
Bovard's Bird Study Class Rises
Early to Watch Breakfast of
Grosbeaks.
If you see anyone gazing skyward
through long black binoculars, ap
parently looking at a super-Dread
naught of the heavens, or stealing
stealthily across our campus, note
book in hand, intently pursuing an
innocent lark or robin, do not be
alarmed. What you see is only a
member of Professor John Bovard’s
class in Bird Study, intent upon the
pursuit of knowledge.
Dinners at sorority houses, boating
parties , and afternoon strolls are in
terrupted by the sudden departure of
someone bent upon a minute scrutiny
of some member of the feathered
tribe. This morning at 8 o’clock upon
the bridge just opposite the Engin
eering building, the class assembled,
shivering in the frosty air, to
watch a flock of grosbeaks at
breakfast.
Charge any strange actions these
days among the students to the study
of Oregon’s birds.
WOMEN ENDORSE NEW
RULES MADE GV DEAN
MAY, HOWEVER, USE “DISCRE
TION” IN OBEYING
April Frolic Date Set for April 26—
Sororities to Entertain Y. W.
Delegates.
The much discussed rules for wo
men, recently adapted by Miss Ruth
Guppy, Dean of Women, from those
laid down several years ago by Pro
fessor Carson, and which caused con
siderable comment last fall, were en
dorsed by the representatives of the
women of the University yesterday
afternoon at the business meeting of
the Women’s Council, held in Miss
Guppy’s office. This settles the ef
fectiveness of the code and makes
the various rulings binding upon the
women of the University, but, as i
Miss Lruppy explained, discretion
may be used by the women in their
interpretation of them.
Other business of the Council com
prised the setting of a date for the
April Frolic, April 26. The various
representatives of the sororities of
fered their houses to the visiting
members of the Y. W. C. A. Conven
tion, to be held here March 21-26.
Proceeding the business meeting,
Mrs. E. W. Allen addressed the open
meeting of the Council upon “Wo
men’s Self-Government at Wiscon
sin.”
The Stanford University Medical
College has been given “Class A plus”
rating by the Council on Medical Edu
cation in the United States.
“Contrarie Mary” is the name of
the 1913 Michigan Union Opera.
WHO IS PM? HOI WORTH S250 DOR
no TO STIIE, SIT LEGISLATORS
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21.—H. J. Park
ison, who after leading a movement
to refer two bills passed by the last
legislature making appropriations for
the University of Oregon, endeavor
ed to get himself on the public pay
roll, by assisting the attorney general
in defending a suit brought by S. H.
Friendly to enjoin the secretary of
state from filing the referendum peti
tions because of fraud, received a
rebuke tonight when the house by an
almost unanimous vote declined to al
low his claim for $250 attorney fees.
Parkison, though a witness, and
normally a defendant in the case, saw
fit to ask the attorney general to be
allowed to assist in conducting the
defense. From this resulted the claim '
of $250 attorney fees for Parkison.
Eaton leaped to his feet and in a vig- 1
orous speech opposed the allowance of 1
the claim.
Eaton read the memorable words
of Judge Galloway when he decided \
the case in the lower court for the ,
University, in which he reprimanded \
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MUSI NOW FACE GOVERNOR
MILLAGE BILL ALSO AWAITS WEST’S SIGNATURE BEFORE BE
COMING LAW—PARKISON SAYS HE WILL AGAIN TRY
REFERENDUM HOLDUP; AUTHORITIES HERE SHOW
MORE ANNOYANCE THAN ALARM
SALEM, Ore., (Special to the Em
erald.) Feb. 21.—The millage tax
bill for the support of the University
of Orego#, which passed the House
on February 15, passed the Senate
yesterday, and *bids fair to become
law. The Governor in his message
recommended such a plan to the Leg
islature, and it is probable that he
will place his approval on the bill.
The millage bill provides for a tax
of three-tenths of a mill on the dol
lar for all state property, to cover
the entire appropriation for the Uni
versity, including maintenance, build
ings, salaries, improvements and all
other expenses that the board of
Regents might deem necessary. The
bill will become effective on January
1, 1915. The present continuing ap
propriation of $125,000 a year, and
the appropriations to be made by
this Legislature will be used up to
that time, when the continuing ap
propriation will be automatically re- !
pealed.
President Malarkey was among
those who took the floor in favor of
the bill. He said: “There should be '
no more of the scandals which have
in the past years been raised by bills
coming before the Legislature ask
ing for approrpiations for specific
amounts. Let us get this question
away from the Legislature, and let
us get it away from the legislator
forever.”
Senator Milton Miller, Regent of
the University, spoke at length, ad
vocating a move to take adequate
care of the University and to take it
out of politics. He had statistics in
his desk showing that California,
Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin,
all support their universities by a mil
lage tax; and that Nebraska, the
smallest of these, gives $38(5,000 for
this kind of a tax and appropriates
$95,000 additional.
Senator I. N. Day, of Multnomah
county, said that the time had come
when the Legislature should take
care of the state educational institu
tions in a manner befitting the dig
nity of the State. Senator Gus C.
Moser, Multnomah county, also spoke
in favor of the bill, speaking of the
inadequacy of the class rooms at the
University at the present time.
Statistics brought out in the dis
cussion of the bill show that a stu
dent at the State University costs
the State of Oregon less than any
other of the Pacific Coast states.
California gives $369 a year for each
student; Washington, $218; and Ore
gon, $177 each year.
The millage tax for the University
of this state on the present rate of
assessed valuation will be $270,000 a
year. This will increase automatic
ally as the wealth of the State grows,
and it is estimated that it will prob
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DECLARES LACK OF
ROOIING LOSE GAME
Wingfield Condemns Indifference of
Students—Blackman Will Try
Out New Plan.
“Washington would have been
beaten last night, if Oregon had had
any kind of organized rooting,” said
Manager Wallace Wingfield, of the
Washington basketball team last
night. “It was the poorest exhibi
tion of cheering that I have ever
seen.”
“Had there been fifty men on the
bleachers rooting as Oregon men
should root, the team would have
played like wild men, instead of
weakening when the score was tied,”
said Manager Geary. “The cheering
during the latter part of the game,
when the team needed the most en
courage ment, was the poorest. The
spirit towards Washington showed by
the clapping after the good plays
made by the members of the visiting
team, was fine, but we should have
made the enthusiasm over Washing
ton’s good plays small in comparison
with the outbursts when an Oregon
man made an especially daring try.
“If the men will congregate on the
grandstand at the north end of the
gon may yet win the championship.
At W. S. C. there were about 600
-ooters at the games. If the men
vill organize, a special rate of thir
;y-five cents may be made to all who
vill take their place on the rooter's
>ench.”
Yell Leader Abe Blackman said this
ifternoon that he was trying to get
nen out to root tonight.
A chafing dish recently exploded in
he women’s dormitory at the Univer- i
ity of Indiana, with the result that
hree women who were making candy, <
vere severely burned.
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MIGHBTSUBMITS
MCI REPORTS
Will Be Passed on by Executive Com
mittee at Next Regular
Meeting.
Manager Arthur M. Geary has sub
mitted the following financial reports
to the Executive Committee, who will
pass upon them at their next reg
ular meeting. They are in brief:
Student Body dance, January 18,
receipts at door exclusive of season
tickets, $26; expenditures, $42.15; de
ficit, $16.15.
O. A. C. concert at Eugene, Feb
ruary 8, Oregon’s share of net pro
ceeds, $44.90; expenditures, $28.70;
net gain for Oregon, $16.20.
Receipts other than from games
and concert, $157.30.
Basketball tour, expenditures, ex
clusive of mileage, $237.60; receipts,
$400; gain, $36.74.
M. A. A. C. game, January 25, re
ceipts, $58.35; espenditures, $67; de
ficit, $8.65.
O. N. G., Co. D, game at Eugene,
January 31, receipts, $15.45; expendi
tures, $35; defiicit, exclusive of win
dow cards, $19.55.
O. N. G. game, at Corvallis, Jan
uary 27, receipts, $50; expenditures,
$30; gain, $20.
Idaho games, receipts, $100.80; ex
penditures, $156; deficit, $56.80.
Y. M. C. A. SPEAKER AGAIN
FAILS TO MAKE APPEARANCE
The Y. M. C. A. was disappointed
i second time in its speaker for last
rhursday evening. Dr. E. H. Todd,
)f Salem, who had been announced
,o speak, failed to appear. The next
ipeaker will probably be President H.
VI. Crooks, of Albany College. How
iver, this has not been definitely de
rided.
UNIVERSITY WOMEN TO FURNISH
BASKET BULLS FOR SIUSLKW 6IRLS
Ten Cents Contribution Asked From
Each Co-ed to Equip Would-be
Players.
1 en cents is the request being made
of each woman on the campus by
Physical Director Bertha Stuart and
Miss Harriet Thompson, as a result
of a recent trip into the Siuslaw
country by Dr. Stuart.
While among the school women
near the coast, Doctor Stuart aroused
interest among the women in basket
ball, with the result that several
teams have been tentatively organ
ized, but nothing can be done until
the women secure some balls with
which to play. The plan of raising
the necessary funds by a popular sub
scription among the college women
was devised by Dr. Stuart, and no
tices were accordingly posted on dif
ferent boards calling for the silver
coin.
As soon as enough money is raised,
basketballs will be purchased and
forwarded to the women west of Eu
gene, with the best wishes from the
University women.
STUDENT BODY TO
AMEND CONSTITUTION
COMMITTEE CONTEMPLATES
MANY CHANGES
Nominations for Editor of Emerald
Also tc be Made—Onthank is
Only Man in Field.
Assembly next Wednesday morning
will be occupied by the regular Stu
dent Body meeting. Nominations for
editor of the Emerald for the second
semester must be made at this meet
ing. Karl Onthajik, the present edi
tor, is the only candidate for this of
fice, who has announced himself to
date.
The committee appointed last fall
by President Carleton Spencer, in
conformity with a resolution passed
by the Associated Students last
spring, authorizing the appointment
of a committee to revise the present
obsolete constitution, will present its
report. This committee consists of
Karl Martzloff, chairman, Edward
Bailey, “Pat” Cecil, Howard Zimmer
man and Andrew Collier. Karl
Martzloff, when interviewed this
morning, said that the principal aim
of the committee was to recommend
changes which would “bring the con
stitution up to date, make it logical
and remove the numerous contradic
tions and irrelevent provisions which
frequent and incomplete amendments
have caused.”
“Only two serious changes are rec
ommended, one providing that the
Student Body tax be raised from five
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U. OF W. WINS
OREGON GAME
23 TO 16 IS SCORE IN MOST
HOTLY CONTESTED
GAME OF
YEAR
SCORE TIED AT END OF GAME
Seven Points Made by Visitors in
Extra Five Minutes—Fenton’s
Absence Felt.
The University of Washington team
defeated the Varsity five last night
in the Gymnasium by a 23 to 16 score,
in the most hotly contested basket
ball games of the season. The score
at the end of the first half was 9 to 6
in favor of Oregon, but Washington
came back in the second period, and
by a series of rallies and clever bas
ket shooting, tied the score at 11 all.
From this point the game zigzagged
back and forth, an Oregon basket be
ing closely followed by one for the
Northerners, until a few minutes be
fore time was called a foul thrown by
Captain Sims gave Oregon a 16 to 16
advantage. Just befoite the final
whistle, a foul was called on Walker
for holding Savage. Captain Byler
threw the basket, tying the score.
In the five minutes allotted the teams
to play off the tie, Washington
scored two lucky baskets by Savage
and abasket and foul by Captain By
ler, the final score being 23 to 16.
and a basket and foul by Captain By
ler starred for the visitors. McFee,
the speedy little guard, seemed to
cover the entire floor and held his
forward to no baskets. Savage, the
big center, led in the scoring for the
visitors, with five field baskets to his
credit, while the throwing of fouls
by Captain Byler was the most ac
curate seen on the local floor this
season. Out of seven tries, Byler
threw seven baskets, to which Ore
gon may attribute the Washington
victory. For the Varsity, Brooks and
Captain Sims starred. Brooks scored
8 out of the 16 points made by Ore
gon, while Sims was a factor in
breaking up many of Washington’s
plays under the basket. The absence
of Fenton from the line-up crippled
the varsity teamwork. On account
of an injury to his back, received
while on the northern trip, the tall
center may be compelled to withdraw
from basketball for the remainder of
the season.
Last night’s game was free from
any unusual roughness, and with
the exception of a collision with
Robinson during the first few min
utes of play, in which Boylen lost two
front teeth, there were no injuries.
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FREE STUDENT TICKETS RECOMMENDED RV
REVISION COMMITTEE RUT WOOED RAISE TU
Following are the Constitution pro
per and the By-Laws of the Associat
ed Students, together with the pro
posed amendments, drawn up by the
Committee of Seniors appointed to
revise the Constitution by Student
Body President Carleton Spencer.
The Departments of the Consti
tution, relating to athletics,
oratory and debates, publica
tions and glee club, with their pro
posed amendments will be published
in following issues of the Emerald.
These amendments will be proposed
at the Student Body meeting next
Wednesday and will be voted upon at
a special meeting a week later, unless
a two-thirds majority of the students
present decide to suspend the rules
and act upon them at once at the reg
ular meeting at which they are pro
posed.
PREAMBLE
We, the students of the University
of Oregon, in order to provide an
organization for the settlement of
certain matters of general student
concern, do ordain and establish the
following Constitution and By-Laws:
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I.
Name and Membership.
Section 1. The name of the asso
ciation of students under this Con
stitution shall be the “Associated
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