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AMUNDSEN SEATS Reservations can now be made at the Book Exchange. OREGON EMERALD TRIPLE-A Hike to Hendricks Park for Saturday postponed. PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1913. Vol. XIV; No. 67 MUNICIPAL RESEARCH EXFIRT MAY BE HIRED EXTENSION FORCE TO BE AUG MENTED IF THE REGENTS ACCEPT PROPOSED PLAN TO AID OREGON CITIES Professor Young Has Conference With Dr. Allen, Famous New York Municipal Expert. A field expert in civic efficiency and municipal research may be added to the extension force of the University next year to work in conjunction with the Department of Economics, if the plans.of President P. L. Campbell for the department are carried out. It is the intention to have this ad dition to the Commonwealth service of the University aid the struggling cities of Oregon to solve their admin istrative and governmental problems. To help them obtain the most econom ical use of their resources, and to se cure greater civic efficiency. The plan will be presented to the Board of Regents at their next meeting. Prof. Young Confers With Allen. Special impetus has been given the plan by the visit to Portland of Wil liam H. Allen, of New York city, the famous expert in municipal research and efficiency, and the originator of the New York Bureau of Municipal Research. Professor F. G. Young, of the department of economics went to Portland this morning to confer with Mr. Allen in regard to the creation of such a phase of University work, and to consider possible men for the posi tion. Efforts are now being made in Port land to raise $10,000, with which to carry on a municipal research bureau for one year, along the lines suggested by Dr. Allen, in the hope that the re sults may be the same as were real ized in the city of New York, which now privately supports such a bureau. Efforts will be made to secure Wil liam H. Allen as a Summer School lecturer for the coming session, in or der to prepare the ground for the pro posed entrance of the University into the field of civic efficiency. FIVE COOS BAY CITIES TO HEAR DR. SHAFER LECTURE In connection with the University extension work, Dr. Joseph Shafer will donate the April vacation to giving lectures in five of the Coos Bay towns on the subject of “A Feature in Edu cation.” Dr. Shafer will begin his lecture at North Bend, ending at Bandon. He will talk at Myrtle Point, Coquille, and Marshfield as well. AUTOMOBILE INVADES LAW CLASS ROOM AT WASHM6T0N White Buick Runabout Disturbs Reci tations When Rolled Into Professor Cole’s Room. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, March 13.—Students of the law school at the Univer sity of Washington aroused a mild flurry yesterday morning when they rolled a small automobile into the classroom of Professor George E. Cole. Men reciting in the class heard a slight noise out in the hall, then the door flew open with a bang and a white Buick runabout came rolling into the room. The machine, which is the property of James Bur son, a Freshman, had been carried bodily up the steps and into the hall of the law school build ing. Then some wit had suggested pushing the auto into the classroom, which was promptly done. Professor Cole was obliged to dis miss his class and order the machine carried out. IRWIN6 BROOKS ELECTED TENNIS CAPTAIN TODAY FRESHMAN TOURNAMENT FOR CUP OPENS SEASON Squad Will be Given Use of Court After 3 O’clock—New Contracts Sought. Irwing Brooks, ’14, was elected cap tain of the 1913 University tennis team, this afternoon, at a meeting of those interested in tennis in Manager Geary's office. The captain-elect immediately an nounced that plans will be formulated at once for another Freshman tourna ment similar to the one held last year. The Laraway Cup will again be given to the winner of this tournament. Last year Harry Lytle was the win ner, while the year before Vincent Ya den carried off the prize. Before these matches are complet ed, however, the regular practice for ■ the Varsity team will commence. A ; squad of eight or nine will be picked by Captain Brooks and Ralph New lands and will be given the exclusive : use of the cement court every after- ] noon after 3 o’clock. , As the two year tennis contract ] with the University of Washington ■ expired last year, efforts will be made ] by Manager Geary to sign a similar < contract for this year, with the con- j tests upon the campus this year, and j in Seattle the year later. With the departure of Harry Stine j and Vincent Yaden, members of the t team last year, two holes will have to be filled before the team can ex pect to repeat the victories scored last season. At Seattle, Washington cap (Continued on page two.) WORLD’S NEWS SUMIURr-HNZER HSUS FOR "OREGOr'-iRELESS RECORDS NEW YORK—Tourists continue to flock to Panama to see the big ditch which the United States government is constructing there. Among those sailing to day on the Victoria Luise for Colon were Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, who desire to see the canal before the water is turned in. GIBRALTAR—It was announced to day that the United States scout cruiser Salem on her trip to this port made several wireless records. She was sent out for the express purpose of testing the high-powered wireless station at Arlington, Va., and was able to send complete day messages to Arlington up to 1,300 miles and re ceive them up to 2,400 miles. LONDON—Viscount Fredegar, one of the few who returned from the charge of the Light Brigade at the battle of Balakalava, died here today. LOS ANGELES—That it had posi tive proof that a son of Napoleon had lived in San Francisco until his death a few years ago and that this man’s son is now working in a lumber yard in this city, was one of the announce ments made by the Crittenden Mem orial Society recently. 1 WASHINGTON, March 12.—Sena- 1 tor Lane notified President Wilson to- ’ day that the Oregon, Washington, Ca- 1 lifomia, salmon packer’s association t (Continued an last page.) < MNt REQUISITES GIVER W MIRCOITE PASTOR OF PORTLAND WEST MINISTER CHURCH SPEAKS TO STUDENTS IN ASSEMBLY HEROISM IS COMMONPLACE Names Heroism and Spirituality as Great Qualifications for Ministers. Heroism and spirituality, Dr. Henry Marcotte, pastor of the Westminster Church of Portland,,gave as the two qualifications for Christian ministry, in his address at Assembly yesterday morning. “We need leaders to point us to the great things of life,” he said. “Some body to lift us above material things and remind us that that is not all. When a man has a chance to enjoy his proper share of the world’s blessings, to have his time for work and play alike, that is not all. There is an un seen world, and it is real, if men can only be brought to understand it. And that is the supreme effort of the min ister—the spiritual. Gets Friend from Education. “The biggest thing I got from a college education was a real friend. The sweetest sight I know of in my parish is the friendship of two old men, both in the seventies, who have been life companions. And I tell you that the greatest thing you can get (Continued on page two.) SENIOR-JUNIOR GAME WOK IT CUSS OF 13 Football and Track Captains, Battery for Seniors, Hold Down the Juniors. The Senior-Junior game of the in ter-class series, won by the Seniors and played Tuesday afternoon, was a repetition in scores of the Sopho more-Freshman game of the day be fore. For a time the dust of conflict , hung heavy over the scene of the ] struggle, and at the beginning of the • last half of the fifth inning the score . was tied, two to two. However, the j Seniors were up last, and in the semi- j darkness Chandler was able to steal j second, third, and gambol home on a j fumble, to register the winning run. , McClure slipped them down the alley ] for the Seniors, with Walker playing ] the part of the man in the iron mask. < Anunsen Fans Six Men. ( Anunsen decorated the mound for the Juniors, Motschenbacher receiving his offering. Anunsen struck out six men and McClure four. "Buck” Bigbee umpired a good game in spite of noisy advice from the bands of op posing rooters. Anunsen and Jones each made a round trip for the Jun iors. Chandler scored two and Arney one for the winners. The lineup: Juniors. Seniors. Vlotschenbacher....c.Walker Anunsen .p..McClure. Fenton .1st. Mount Bradshaw.2nd.Chandler Hughes ..._.ss. Arney rones._...3rd. Dobie 3owden . rf. Roberts Stannard .cf. Kay 3rout ..If. Gray In his selection of an all-time foot mil team Coach Yost, of Michigan, fives places to three men from Yale, wo from Princeton, two from Har rard, one from Pennsylvania, and hree from Michigan. On the second earn West Point, Columbia, and Chi ago men are given places. F t \ f 8 d ii 8 I) MS MAKE DEBUT MRAOW EVENING OREGON’S FIRST WOMEN’S GLEE CLUB, AFTER FOUR MONTHS PREPARATION READY’ TO APPEAR THEATRE WILL BE FILLED Florence Avery, ’14, Club Leader and President, Takes Prominent Part on Program. With the full dress rehearsal to be held in the Eugene Theatre this even ing, the Women’s Choral Club reports all in readiness for the rise of the curtain on its first concert Friday night. The past week has been spent in practicing the stunts and putting the finishing touches on the songs,— many of which are new and unique, and will be heard in Eugene for the first time. It is understood that there will be a number of clever stunts, but what they are the members of the club are not telling. It is known, however, that the Misses Gladys and Constance Cartwright will put on a darkie vaude ville sketch, “Way Down South.” Chinese costumes have been ordered from Portland for the Chinese Fan tasia, “Chung Lo,” in which Mr. Hop Along Sun and Miss Coy Floy Chop Suey appear as head liners. Miss Avery, As President, Active. Miss Florence Avery, president of (Continued on last page.) MU DEBATES WILL OCCUR 5001 With Less Than Three Weeks to Pre pare, Oregon Debators Complete Orations. With the opening of Oregon’s debat ng season less than three weeks dis tant, the Oregon debators are concen trating preparation for their finished >rations. Oregon’s debating history las gone in “two’s,” though this year he debators propose to break tradi ion. Last year Oregon lost to Wash ngton and Stanford, after winning rom both colleges for two consecu tive years, but losing the two years >receding. The two years of victory vere those when the team was coached >y Gustave Buchan. This year Bert ’rescott is coach. He is rounding the lebaters into shape for the coming ontests. The Co-ed debators are attending he nightly workouts to gain pointers or their own debate. Howard Zim nerman and Dal King will debate at itanford. Vernon Motschenbacher nd David Pickett will meet the Uni ersity of Washington team at Eu gene. The following week, April 5, limmerman, Pickett, or Motschen acher, will compose the team that ebates Utah at Salt Lake City. The same question will be debated i the three contests and is stated, Resolved, that the unskilled laborers f the Slavonic, Hellenic, and Italic aces of Southern and Southeastern lurope should be excluded. The committee which has been in estigating the need for a system of ormitories at the University of Wis onsin, has reported in favor of the 1 lan. This committee maintains that i lie increasing cost of living at the i rniversity, the lack of opportunity ’ jr close personal contact among the 1 tudents, and the lack of student i emocracy, demand that conditions be i nproved, and it is thought that a /stem of dormitories will fill the eed. i r PBEXr FINCH AFFILIATES WITH W. C. T. U. IN BAKER CITY Ex-President of 1915 Class Appears In New Role and Advocates Home Rule in Oregon “Lo, tfnd a little child shall lead them.” And this time from the wicked ways of the liquor traffic, and into the ways of righteousness by means of the Wo men’s Christian Temperance Union. Such is the mantle of responsibility recently shouldered by Leland Stan ford Finch, ex-’15, formerly chieftain of the tribe of 1916, now a prominent citizen of Baker, Oregon. According to a news item from that city, Finch has affiliated with the W. C. T. U., and has undertaken the task of leading the enfranchised women out of the Wilderness of Doubt concern ing the Demon Rum, via the method of Home Rule, the benefits and spirit ual advantages of which the “Colonel” advocated before a recent meeting of the Union. TEN ORESON STUDENTS DEPART FOR NERIRERS ZIMMERMAN IS ENTRY IN INTER COLLEGIATE CONTEST Carin Degermark, President of Asso ciation, Attends With Class Representatives. Ten University of Oregon studentB left for Newberg this evening to at tend the Inter-Collegiate Oratorial Contest Friday evening. This is the largest number that has ever repre sented the University at this annual contest. Besides Howard Zimmerman, the contestant, and the two represen tatives from each class, Carin Deger mark will attend as President of the Oratorical Association. Zimmerman to Speak Second. Zimmerman, according to present arrangements, will have second place on the program. “This,” he says, “is about the poorest place possible, as either the first or near the last of the seven will make a better impression with the judges.” His oration is en titled, “Unguarded Gates,” and deals with the inflow of foreign emmi grants. Friday afternoon the representa tives from the different schools meet to elect officers and to transact business pertaining to the associa tion. Banquet Will Be Given Orators. Following the contest, a banquet will be given to the representatives from the various colleges. At this banquet Carleton Spencer, one of th^ representatives of the Senior class and winner of first place in the con test in 1911, will respond to a toast to the University. The Oregon representatives are 1 Carleton Spencer, ’13, David Pickett, 1 13, Norma Dobie, ’14, Otto Heider, i 14, Hazel Tooze, ’16, James Donald, 1 15, Allen O’Connell, ’16, and Leslie < fooze, ’16. JUNIORS MAKE PUNS FOB ANNUAL WEEK-END many events of interest ON LIST, INCLUDING TWO BASEBALL GAMES JUNIOR PROM CLOSES WEEK Baseball With U. of W., Painting of “O.” and State Prep Meet Are on Program. Plans have already been laid by Junior President Del Stannard and Graduate Manager Arthur M. Geary for the Junior Week-End festivities from May 7 to May 10. Details were discussed Monday night at a meeting of the president and the chairmen of the committees. Frequent confer ences will be held to outline the work. Will Give Cup to Debaters. Two baseball games have been scheduled with the University of Washington for Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, May 7 and 8. On Thursday night the State Inter scholastic debate championship will be decided in Villard Hall, and a lov ing cup will be presented to the win ner by the University. Work on the campus and painting the “0” will take place Friday forenoon, and in the afternoon a dual track meet will be held between Oregon and Wash ington. The Dramatic Club will pre sent a play on Friday night. Prelim inaries for the inter-scholastic meet will be held Saturday forenoon, and the finals in the afternoon. An aqua tic meet has been announced for Saturday afternoon at 1:15, which will be held on the mill race. The Junior Prom Saturday evening concludes the list of week-end attractions. Canoe races, both doubles and sin gles, with prizes for the victors, is a probable addition to this program. High School Athletes to Compete. High School students participating in athletic contests are admitted free to all events. Student Body Presi dent Carleton Spencer will appoint a reception committee, to aid in enter taining the visitors. Expenses will be paid by the Uni versity for four men from each school who will participate in the Inter-scholastic meet, _and who :ome from vicinities lying on 'he west side of the Cascade nountains. Eastern Oregon competi ;ors will be composed largely of win lers in the Eastern Oregon inter icholastic meet at Pendleton on May ?. Oregon will pay the expenses of Irst and second place men, and also he winning relay team. Medals and ■ups will be awarded to the winners n this meet by the various clubs and dcMicken, Beatrice Lilly, Fairy Leach, Genevieve Cooper, Charlie Fenton, (Continued on last page.) MUSIC SCHOOL TO LOSE TWO ASSISTANTS WHO LEAVE TO STUDY MUSIC IN EUROPE The University School of Music at he close of the present term will lose wo of its instructors, David Camp >ell, assistant instructor in piano, and Hiss Lila Prosser, assistant instruc or in both piano and voice. The two ire to be members of a party of Eu gene people who leave in August for Europe. Mr. Campbell goes to Lake Geneva, Switzerland, to study piano inder Rudolph Ganz; his return is in lefinite. Miss Prosser will study ir ierlin, returning after two years. Tbe school under which she will study has ot yet been selected. The two form a party of five who travel together. The ethers are Mrs. Mary Campbell, of Eugene, and daughter, Miss Agnes Campbell, and Dr. O. Miller, a grand opera singer, wi'll known in Portland, who returns to Portland from the East in April, a*\d who will leave again with tha Eugene people in August. The study abroad will mean much to the two Eugene people, for both are musicians of talent, and though the loss to the faculty of the school of music is great, the news of the pro posed trip is welcomely received by their friends.