FRESHMAN SMOKE
For All First Year Men at
Kappa Sigma House Fri
day Night
OREGON
EMERALD
RECEPTION
To Conference delegates,
Lambda Rho house to
morrow evening.
PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, MARCH 20. 1913.
Vol. XIV; No. 70
SUMMER SCHOOL GETS
IEU1E OF#. WILSON
PROFESSOR AXSON, BROTHER
IN-LAW OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE,
WILL BE IN ENGLISH DE
PARTMENT
LONDON PROFESSOB SECURED
Noted English Educational Critic Will
Lecture—Beloit Instructor Will
Give Course.
Professor Stockton Axson, Litt. D.,
A. M., brother-in-law of President
Woodrow Wilson, will be instructor
and lecturer in English literature in
the University of Oregon Summer
School this summer. Professor Axson,
who has, since 1904, been Professor of
£.ngiish in .Princeton University, is
known as one of the most brilliant
lecturers on English literature in the
United States.
Ax9on Popular at California.
Last summer he was lecturer in the
University of California Summer
School, and there was proclaimed the
most popular instructor in the school.
Crowds attended his lectures each
day, to such an extent that the Uni
versity was forced to charge a fee for
his lectures, to limit the attendance.
The large audiences could not be ac
commodated by the lecture rooms.
Professor Axson is a graduate of
Wesleyan College, and a post-grad
uate of Johns Hopkins University. He
received his A. M. degree from Wes
leyan in 1892, and degree of Litt. D.
from the University of Pittsburg in
1909. He has been professor of liter
ature in the University of Vermont,
Adelphi College, Brooklyn, and a staff
lecturer for the American Society for
University Extension. Since 1904, he
has been Assistant Professor and Pro
fessor of English in Princeton.
Professor Axson is the brother of
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, and was
born in Rome, Georgia, the home of
the Axson family, once prominent in
the South.
Hayward, Noted Londoner, Secured.
Doctor F. H. Hayward, of London,
England, is another famous writer
and educator that has been secured
by Professor Schafer for a series of
lectures on various educational sub
jects. Doctor Hayward is the author
of several books, among them “The
Critics of Herbartianism,” a defense
of his school of education, and a treat
ise on the “Reform of Moral and Bib
lical Education.” Hayward is noted
both in America and on the Continent
as a severe critic of Henry James, the
noted American psychologist.
Professor Harold G. Merriam, of
the department of English of Beloit
University, will be another member of
the English staff of the Summer
School. He will give a course in the
teaching of English.
Several members of the regular
faculty that have not been on the
Summer School faculty previously,
will give courses in the coming ses
sions, but plans and their courses
have not been completed.
AMBITIOUS EMERALD REPORTER FALLS
THROUGH SHOW CASE SEEKIHG STORT
Makes Story of Own Misfortune and
now this Reporter Stands Near
Top in Prize Contest.
The news contest was on and the
cub reporter “Scoop” had searched
the campus o’er in vain. Anon there
came tidings of plans for a Y. W. C.
A. afternoon tea and Mrs. Fletcher,
secretary of the organization had the
story.
Search of Deady gave no results,
but Professor Dunn suggested the
Shack,—another futile attempt and in
desperation “Scoop” grabbed the tele
phone which rested on the frail glass
showcase, determined to do or die.
Having much weight on his mind, the
reporter leaned heavily on the counter
and as central called, “Number?”
the glass gave way and “Scoop” fell
with a crash into the midst of
“Cremos and Spearmint.”
Blushing, pleading forgiveness and
promising to return some time to pay
the Dill, the Cub rushed out mutter
ing something about “expensive news
and the general high cost of living
anyway.”
FENTON TO LEAD BALL
TOSSERS NEXT SEASON
BIG CENTER, WITH EIGHT “O’S,”
ELECTED CAPTAIN
Is All-Around Athlete, Winning Let
ters in Both Football and
Baseball.
Carl Fenton, ’14, was elected cap
tain of the 1913 basketball team yes
terday at a meeting of this season’s
“O” men in the gymnasium. Fenton
ELECTED 1914 BASKETBALL
CAPTAIN
Carl R. Fenton, ’14.
is a graduate of the Dallas High
School and played forward in 1908 on
the famous Dallas basketball team
that toured the United States, win
ning sixty out of sixty-eight games
played.
Since coming to the University of
Oregon, Fenton has distinguished
himself in football, basketball, and
baseball, with a leading part in each
event. For three years he has played
football, and last fall while holding
down right guard, he kicked the win
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r. W. C. H JOURNALISTS WILL HAVE CHARGE
OF SATURDAY’S EDITION OF THE EMERALD
The Y. W. C, A. will take charge of
Saturday’s edition of the Emerald for
the first time in the history of the
paper. The regular Emerald staff
will be employed, but there will be
special articles by members of the or
ganization. The following are the
special assignments:
Maude Mastic—Bible classes.
Edna McKnight—Employment bu
reau.
Catharine Carson—Y. W. C. A
Lucile Davis—Editorial
Bess Lewis—“Miss Fox.”
Beatrice Lilly—“A Sketch of Mrs.
Fletcher.”
There will be two cuts, one of the
cabinet, and one of Mrs. Fletcher.
It is the intention of the Y. W. C.
A. to issue an Emerald annually from
now on, as does the Y. M. C. A.
DEADLOCK PREVENTS
COACH SELECTION
FACTIONAL ELEMENT ENTERS
INTO ATHLETIC COUNCIL’S
SELECTION OF OREGON’S
FOOTBALL DIRECTOR
PLANS OF CQMMinEE GO AWRY
After Nearly Four Hours of Discus
sion, Council Adjourns to Meet
Again on Saturday.
Overriding plans for cut-and-dried
election of football coach, the Ath
letic Council, in a spirited four hour
session Tuesday night, divided into
factions, disregarded the recommen
dation of its coach committee, matched
coach against coach, and finally ad
journed, completely deadlocked, to
meet again Saturday afternoon.
Although opposition to the commit
tee’s selection was expected, its mem
bers were confident that their man
would be selected within a hour after
the opening of the meeting. Their
plans went astray.
The name of J. G. Swetland, coach
of Willamette University, but whom
the committee emphatically maintains
is a candidate only through the ef
forts of his friends, met with unex
pected opposition. Members of the
council feel that there is little chance
that he will be reconsidered Saturday.
Against Swetland as a counter pro
posal was played an eastern coach, a
Virginia Pyrotechnic Institute man,
whose name is withheld, but who like
.wise fell before factional opposition.
The council virtually went through
the whole list of coaches. Leonard
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GEARHART LUNCHEON
CONVENTION FEATURE
Arrangements Completed for Enter
tainment of Sixty Visiting
Representatives.
About sixty guests are expected at
the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet Conference to
be held here the week-end of March
21 and 22, who will represent the dif
ferent associations of the Willamette
Valley. Elizabeth Busch has charge
of the placing of the guests who will
be entertained at sororities and pri
vate homes. All trains will be met
and the guests afterwards registered at
the Y. M. C. A.
An informal reception will be held
Friday evening at the Gamma Phi
Beta house, to which all University
women are cordially invited. All vis
iting delegates will be present.
All of Saturday will be taken up
with meetings at which addresses will
be made by representative Y. W. C. A.
women of the Northwest. The con
ference will close Sunday afternoon
with a farewell meeting. Sunday
morning the delegates will attend one
of the churches in a body.
Probably the event of principal in
terest during1 the conference will be
the Gearhart luncheon, Saturday, at
12 o’clock, at the Y. M. C. A. The
following toasts wifi be responded
to:
Our Guests—Edith Clements.
The Spirit of the Conference—Lil
lian Thorderson.
Good Times at Gearhart—Catherine
Fowle.
Leaders—Lola Billinger.
Preparation for Gearhart—Dana
Cushman.
On to Gearhart—Adah Latham.
This luncheon will be open to all
women of the University. All visit
ing delegates will be present. Any
one wishing to attend, must register
with Verena Black and pay a fee of
twenty-five cents.
WOMEN LEM NOTION
IN SOCIAL REFORMS
THIS SHOWN BY MISS GUPPY
AND MISS BURGESS IN AS
SEMBLY PAPERS YES
TERDAY
VIOLINIST SOUTH ON PROGRAM
Association of Collegiate Alumnae”
and “Federation of Women's
Clubs” are Topics
Women are doing things in social
and civic work which challenge the
activities of men for supremacy in
these lines. This was shown in the
two papers read at Assembly yes
terday morning, by Miss Ruth Guppy,
Dean of Women, and Miss Julia Bur
gess, of the English Department.
Miss Guppy’s subject was “The Na
tional Association of Collegiate Alum
nae.” She outlined its history, or
ganization and work. Started in 1882
with seventeen members, representing
different Eastern and Middle Western
colleges, it now has a membership of
over 5,200, and has branches all over
the United States. The purpose of
the organization is to keep alive and
stimulate interest in college work, as
well as to cope with social and civic
problems.
U. of O. Not Eligible.
The United States is divided into
ten sections, of which Oregon and
Washington comprise the North Pa
cific section. There are now branches
in Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Eu
gene. “The University of Oregon
alumnae are not yet eligible to mem
bership,” said Miss Guppy, “but it
will be one of the purposes of the Eu
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HUMORISTS WILL HAVE
OPENING ON EMERALD
Funny Section, Edited by Bill Cass,
Will Be Added to Paper
Weekly.
A humorous section is to be added
to the Emerald. Since the death of
the Oregon Monthly the stray bits of
humor of the campus have been go
ing to waste and the editor, feeling the
serious need of a comic supplement,
has decided that hereafter a portion
of the back page of the Emerald shall
be reserved once a week for such a
purpose.
Bill Cass to be Editor.
The new department will be edited
by William Cass, ’14, assisted by
Lucia Macklin and Alfred Davies, and
others will be added as their ability
is shown. Any one will be eligible to
contribute, the purpose being to build
up a section interesting to the reader,
to print the jokes and funny events
of the campus. Arrangements are
being made with Cartoonist Murphy of
the Journal to become a regular con
tributor of cartoons.
At present it is planned, providing
the section is a success, to run a col
ored insert, which may pave the way
for an independent paper next year.
Section to Appear Next Week.
Four years ago Lair Gregory edited
and circulated “The Doughnut,” a
four page comic weekly, though it was
not a Student Body activity, and it
died on account of lack of support.
With this department it will be
possible to print more feature stories,
though two will still be reserved as
usual for the front page. The new
section will appear next week.
This will be the third Cabinet Con
ference of the Y. W. C. A. and will
be held in Eugene for the first time.
Last year it was held at Corvallis
and the year before at Albany.
UNIVERSITY HIS STUOENT
WHO IS ALSO GRANDMOTHER
Mrs. A. Ella Stearns, Majoring in
Journalism. Has the Dictinction—
Son born to her Daughter.
It is unusual for a University stu
dent to become a grandmother. But
this is what happened last week when
Mrs. A, Ella Stearns, who is majoring
in the Journalism department, and
who is also pereeptress at the Mary
Spiller Hall, was called to Portland
last Saturday by her daughter, Mrs.
Stanley C. G. Smith, and returned
Monday evening the grandmother of a
bouncing boy.
Mrs. Smith is the only child of
Mrs. Stearns. She is a graduate of
Pacific University, and for over a
year and a half was Society Editor on
the Oregonian staff, leaving there to
marry Mr. Smith.
Mrs. Stearns is greatly elated over
the coming of the youngster, and in
timated that it would mean one more
student for the University.
CONVERSE INTRODUCES
NEW GRADING STSTEM
PROFESSOR TO GIVE SERIES OF
SHOP LECTURES
Students in Engineering Department
. Keep Own Grades Through
Plot and Chart.
Grading the students by means of
a plot and efficiency chart, is a new
system which is being tried by Pro
fessor C. W. Converse, in his classes
in forge, machine shop, and prime
movers.
Each student fills out his own chart,
putting down the kind of work, ma
ORIGINATES NEW GRADING
SYSTEM
Professor C. W. Converse, ’02.
chine, tools, when begun, when fin
ished, time, standard time, rate, cost,
standard cost, cost in per cent, qual
ity per cent, efficiency in per cent,
grade and remarks by the instructor.
The cost in per cent divided by 100,
plus the quality of the work, gives the
student the efficiency in per cent.
On the back of this chart the en
gineer plots his efficiency and grade
for each day, the jeby keeping a strict
record for improvement or detriora
tion in his work. Cost and quality has
not been plotted as yet, but a com
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CHICAGO GIANTS if
MEET OREGON APRIL 2
COLORED TEAM WHICH BEAT
PORTLAND BEAVERS IS
PLANNING NORTHERN
TRIP
CHEW PUTS HERE 2STH
Varsity Nine Has Eight Games sched
uled for Northwest Tour During
April Vacation.
According to arrangements by Man
ager Geary, four possible practice
games have been scheduled to prepare
the baseball team for their trip north
during the Easter vacation. The
Chemawa Indian School will play here
March 29, Portland Colts of Portland,
members of the Northwest Baseball
League, April 8, with chances that a
game will be arranged with Albany
College between these two dates. The
Chicago Giants, the crack colored
team of Chicago, which has won a
strong name for themselves during
their sojourn on the coast, have signi
fied their intention of coming north,
providing a schedule of twelve games
can be arranged for them. Should
they come, April 2 has been given to
Oregon.
On April 11, the team will leave on
their circuit of the Northwest col
leges. The itinerary includes eight
games as follows: Salem, April 11;
Multnomah Athletic Club, April 12;
Idaho, April 14, Washington State
College, April 15 and 16; Gonzaga
College at Spokane, April 17, and the
University of Washington, April 18
and 19, for the last of the series.
| Because of the rainy weather during
I the past week, the diamond experts
have been forced to continue their
operations in the gymnasium, where
work outs for the squad have been
undergone daily.
Coach Ayer has divided the base
ball practice into three periods. At
4 o’clock and until 4:30 the team re
ceives individual practice and the
pitchers warm up, reserving their final
work outs for periods two and three.
From 4:30 to 5 o’clock the two teams
are busy with batting, sliding and
base running. During the last period,
from 5 until 5:30, the first and second
teams line up for a short practice
game, where the pitchers receive their
final workout.
The inter-fraternity games of the
“Doughnut League’’ will be resumed
Saturday morning, when the Alpha
Tau Omegas meet the Avava Club. In
the afternoon the Sigma Chis are
scheduled to take on the Phi Delta
Thetas.
Gilmour Dobie, Washington’s foot
ball coach, attributes the success of
Thorpe, the Indian Athlete, to many
years of consistant training. He main
tains that other athletes could be devel
oped like hjm, if the same system of
training was used.
WORLD’S n SUMHW ALPHONSO IS
ILL-MORGAN DIRECTOR III 78 COMPANIES
MADRID—Much concern is felt
over the present condition of King
Alphonso’s health. His lungs are seri
ously affected, and since his father
died of tuberculosis, it occasions addi
tional concern.
ATHENS, Greece—King George,
who was assassinated here yesterday,
was related to the royal families of
many European courts, being the Bro
ther of the Dowager Queen of Eng
land, and of the Dowager Empress of
Russia, uncle of the King of Denmark,
and closely related by marriage to the
Czar of Russia.
WASHINGTON—President Wilson
established a record for hand-shaking
today when he shook hands with 650
visitors in the East Room of the
White House in twelve minutes.
VANCOUVER, Wash.—A gold pen,
in constant use for 43 years, is the
property of C. C. Gridley of this city.
It is estimated the lines drawn by the
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