OREGON EMERALD
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E4itor-in-Chief.Ksrl W. Ontkask
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Os-Bd. Sport la* Editor, EelUs Komsaway
Sssisty Editor.Elisabeth Bowls
Assistant .May Smith
Utsrary and Dramatle.... A. H. Earles
Bzohano* Editor.Graham MoCoanell
Law Bsbool.B. Baras Fowall
Esws Editor's Ms«.
Fred Dunbar
Robert Farlss
City Editor's Stad
Thomas Boylen Evelyn Hardin*
Earl Blaekaby
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Elmer Furueett
Arthur Crawford
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Roger Moe
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Beatrice Docke
Business Mgr.Andrew M. Collier
Assistant Manager .Lymu 0. Biss
Collection Manager.Bam Mlohasl
Assistants .Glen Wheeler
.J. Prentls Brown
Advertising Manager . . Clyde Altohlson
Assistants.Roy T. Stephens
.Allen W. O’Connell
Circulation Manager.Bam Mlohasl
Assistants.Kenneth Robinson
.Frank Dudley
Tuesday, February 25, 1913.
HONOR WHERE HONOR IS DUE
The one important change in the
department of athletics recommended
by the committee in charge of the
revision of the Student Body Consti
tution, is that providing that no ath
lete may rceive more than one sweat
er a year, without regard to how
many emblems he wins, and that one
who turns out four years for one of
the major sports, i. e. track or foot
ball, and wins a letter three years,
may receive in his Senior year, in
stead of the sweater, a blanket with
an inwoven “O” of proper dimensions.
The saving effected by reducing the
number of sweaters awarded prob
ably will he nearly offset by the extra
cost of the blankets. The real value
of the new provision lies in the in
centive which it provides to men to
turn out faithfully every year in the
same sport, and the special honor
with which it marks those who do.
A man who wins his letter in the
same sport three times and turns out
all four years deserves special rec
ognition, and this is what the blan
kets are designed to give. Many men
win an “O” one or two years, but few
will ire awarded a blanket. The
adoption of the proposed amendment
will create a little group of “blanket”
men upon whom special honor lias
been conferred for special services.
It should have the additional effect I
of encouraging a man to stay in a
sport in which he is good and not to
change, as men have done in their
Senior year, from track to baseball
for example. This amendment should
be adopted.
There should lie no objection to the
one sweater a year rule. One jersey
is all a man can wear in a single sea
son, and although one svho makes his
letter in two or three sports deserves
greater honor in proportion, merely
giving extra sweaters for which he
has no use and which he cannot sell,
does not seem appropriate, and is ex
pensive. In any case a man who wins
two letters is awarded two emblems,
and has his choice of the sweaters.
Merely depriving him of the extra
jersey which he gets under the pres
ent system takes away none of the
honor of having his name go down in
the annals of the University as a
member of the Varsity team.
One thing that should not be for
gotten in considering all of the pro*
posed amendments is the provision
that none of the changes go into effect
this year, and that, hence, there is no
possible reason for their considera
tion upon any grounds other than
their merits as Student Body legisla
tion. Personal considerations and
applications have Ihhmi as nearly as
possible eliminated. Postponing the
operation of the changes until next
fall removes them from any possible
effect upon the Senior men who have
worked hardest upon the revision,
and is a satisfactory token of their
good faith and disinterested effort to
produce u constitution conforming to
the present need < of the Student
Body.
duty of the ballot
The most important Student Body
meeting of lute years will take place
tomorrow. Many vital measures will
come up for consideration. Most
likely there will be the usual numbei
of people without enough public spirit
to attend, but who will wake up in
time afterward to register a hearty
kick against regulations in the adop
tion of which they had no voice.
Now is the time to show whether
or not Oregon men and women are
really interested in student govern
ment. You can’t become a useful
citizen of the State in after years by
j being a recluse in your own Univer
! sity. Let every student examine
I carefully the proposed amendments
: and so assist the committee by cast
1 ing an intelligent ballot.
Announcements
Eutaxians—Regular meeting Tues
day evening, in Library building.
Laureans—Election of officers at
regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Student Body meeting—Regular
meeting Wednesday morning. Elec
tion of editor of Emerald. Amend
| ments to constitution will be brought
up for consideration.
Lincoln High Alumni—Will meet
next Tuesday evening, at 7:30, at
Kappa Alpha Theta house.
Dramatic Club—Will meet Tuesday
evening, February 25, at 7:30, in Pro
fessor Straub’s room. Important
business.
Choral Club—Practice will be held
hereafter every Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoon, at 4 o’clock, in
Villard Hall.
Dramatic Club—Regular business
meeting called for Tuesday evening,
February 26, at 7 o’clock, in Profes
sor Straub’s room, Villard Hall.
Co-ed debators—All women intend
ing to enter the debate try-outs to
compete against Washington, are re
quested to hand their names to Pro
fessor Prescott at once.
Mohawk Lumber Co. for first class
lumber and shingles.
Students eat at the Y. M. C. A.
Cafeteria.
Y. M. C. A. Cafeteria for good
eats.
Baseball meeting—All candidates
for baseball team and those interest
ed, meet tomorrow afternoon in the
Varsity room in the Gymnasium, at
.'!:45. Captain Chandler.
Oregon Club banquet—Women’s
I Gymnasium, Saturday, March 1, at
(i:30 p. m. All Oregon Club members
are urged to be present.
Basketball Washington State Col
lege vs. University of Oregon, Wed
nesday and Thursday evening, at 8
o’clock, Men’s Gymnasium.
Y. M. C. A.—Pres. H. M. Crooks, of
Ubnny College, will speak at the reg
ular Y. M. C. A. meeting, Thursday
evening, Doady Hall. Subject, “A
Sixth Sense Needed.”
Track prospects at the University
of Idaho are worrying Coach Ed
mondson. Only four "1” men have
returned to college.
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STAY HOMAN IN NEWS
SAYS HERB. CAMPBELL
Oregonian Staff Man Gives General
Advice to Reporters in Recent
Address.
“Remain human,” was the key word
of the address by Herbert J. Camp
bell, member of the Oregonian copy
desk, before the Journalism class Fri
day afternoon, “do not lose illusions
and fall into the routine rut. Do not
think you are writing only a news
story,—remember, it is read by many
and for it you are responsible. En
rich your vocabulary,—look up
strange words,—read the Masters,—
cultivate a style and use the motto,
“Brevity.” Nothing so displeases an
editor or the readers as a long col
umn article that could easily have
been covered in one-third the space.”
“Front page news,” said the speak
er continuing, “are stories that if not
printed would be conspicious by their
absence,—wars, accidents and politics
balanced up with short squibs of hu
man interest,—these are the nucleus
of the paper. Crime should never be
played up,—the policy of the Oregon
ian is to print only such parts of the
stories as are necessary.
“Above all in the newspaper busi
ness cultivate a large acquaintance
ship with people everywhere you
come in contact with them. When
you meet a man, make it a point to
remember his name, you never can
tell when a big story may happen
and he will be your man to interview.
If he takes you into his confidence,
don’t betray it if you never get the
story, this would spoil a news source
for all time.”
PLAYERS MUST HAVE
PARTS, SAYS BERNARD
Director Will Make Weekly Visits to
Rehearse Seniors in “A Stren
uous Life.”
"All members of the cast for the
Senior play must have their parts, in
cluding the cues, by a week from next
Thursday evening. This is the order
from William Bernard, of the Baker
Stock Company, who has been secured
to direct the production of “A Stren
uous Life,” to be given April f>.
Ernest Lamb, manager, who spent
the week-end in Portland making
final arrangements with Mr. Bernard,
says that the director expects this or
der to be carried out, as he will be
here then for the first rehearsal. He
will return each Thursday until the
week proceeding the production, at
which time nightly rehearsals will be
gin. A male quartet will be picked
from the Senior class to act as sere
naders during the play.
No attempt will be made toward
localization. The scene is laid at
Stanford and San Francisco and will
be kept there.
Wanted—Student to do work
around house on Friday mornings.
Association Bureau.
TOLSTOI’S GREED TOLD
Professor E. A. Thurber Speaks to
Y. W. C. A. on Subject of Great
Russian’s Religion.
“Tolstoi’s Religion” was the title
of an address by Professor E. A.
Thurber yesterday afternoon before
the Y. W. C. A. meeting at the
Shack.
Professor Thurber read three ex
tracts from the writings of Tolstoi at
different periods of his life, setting
forth his religious beliefs under cir
cumstances. The substance of the
Russian’s first declaration was, “I be
lieve that my happiness is possible on
earth only when all men fulfill
Christ’s teaching. I believe that the
fulfillment of his teaching is easy,
possible, and pleasant.”
At a later period, occasioned by his
excommunication by the Holy Synod
for what he wrote concerning the
mass and Eucharist, Tolstoi declared,
“I believe in God, who is to me the
spirit, Love, the Principle of all
things. I believe he is in me, and I
in him. I believe that the will of God
has never been more clearly expressed
than in the teaching of the man
Christ.”
The third statement of his religion
is taken from a letter written by
Tolstoi in 1909, a year before he died,
in which he said, “The teaching of
.Jesus is to me but one of the beauti
ful religious teachings which we re
ceived from Egyptian, Jewish, Hin
doo, Chinese, or Greek antiquity.”
Tolstoi claimed that gambling,
sensuality, and vanity, were the three
“demons” he had to contend with, the
latter being the “most terrible of
all.”
0BE6MU PRICE CUT
Subscription Manager Grout Advises
Delinquent Ones to Hurry to
Secure Bargain.
A cry of “last chance for the re
duced rates” is being made by Sub
scription Manager Allie Grout, of the
1914 Oregana, and assistants, who
announce that the time is growing
short in which to take advantage of
the reduced rates, $1.00 down, and
$1.00 on the receipt of the book.
Grace Hartley and Alfred Collier
have charge of soliciting the price
that secures a book from the Oregon
Club members. Dal King is in
charge of the Dormitory collections,
while Grout is visiting the fraternity
and sorority houses on behalf of the
Oregana circulation. To those who
wish to subscribe at once, but have
not had the opportunity, they may do
so at the Book Exchange, where
Grout has empowered Secretary Koyl
to take the first payment.
"It’s going to be some expensive
book,” said Andrew Collier, manager
of the 1913 year book, speaking of
the volume that Editor Rice has
planned. “Some of the three color
cuts will cost nearly $100,” he con
tinued, "and his plans, if carried out,
will make the most elaborate book by
far ever attempted Here.”
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Dealers ia
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A(ts. Johnson’s Dyes and Wax
A. W. COOK
CLEANING, PRESSING AND
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uoas wow a incuLTi
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COMPANY
UNDERWOOD AND VISIBLE
REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS
REDUCED IN PRICE
We have on hand a few 1911
models of the machines of above
make, which we can sell for
$65.00 under our regular guar
antee of one year, on easy pay
ments, if preferred.
The price of these machines is $65.00.
What more suitable or appro
priate Christmas or New Year’s
gift could be presented to your
son or daughter? It would be
worth many times its cost for
their future education and profit.
We only have a limited num
ber of these machines on hand,
at this price, and it will be nec
essary to take advantage of this
offer at once.
L. C. SMITH & BROS. TYPEWRITER
COMPANY
280 Oak Street, Portland, Oregon.
COCKERLINE: ft FRALEY
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, La
dies’ and Men’s Furnishings, Men’s
Tenth’s, Children’s Clothing.
Phono orders filled promptly
DR. M. C. KARRIS
Dentist
U. O. ’88. Rooms 2 and 4, Me
Clear Bid* , 8th and Willaraatta Sts
Dorris pfyoto Sfyop
Classy Photos
Cherry Bldg.
Phone 741
Home Baking
Woman’s Exchange
86 E. 9th St. Phone 270-R
1
Lumber
Lath
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E1LERS MUSIC HOUSE
sells better pianos for less money
than anyone in the business. Why?
Because we buy ripht and in immense
quantities for our forty stores. Terms
j to suit the pocket of everyone. A
' visit to our store will convince you.
Look at the lina of Reprints at
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Manicuring Scalp and Face Treatment
Linn Drug Co.
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Prescriptions Carefully Com
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FANCY GROCERIES
FRUITS, VEGETABLES
Phone us your orders. We hare
our own delivery wagons. Phone 24#
FURNITURE AND CARPETS
Seventh and Willamette Streets.
The Kuykendall
Drug Store
DRUGS, CANDIES, TOILET
ARTICLES AND SUNDRIES
588 Willamette St.
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Glasses Correctly Fitted.
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THE REAL THING
Real, because it is made from real,
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Eugene Creamery
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We hare all the best of
STAPLE AND FANCY
GROCERIES
At Reasonable Prices
G. E. METCALF, 583 Willamette
Koehler & Steele
Millinery and
Needlccraft
Moved to F. E. Dunn & Co.
569 Willamette
Broders Bros.
Whelesale and Retail Dealers ia
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meats