OREGON EMERALD Published eaeh Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, ot the school year, by the As sociated Student* of the University of Oregon. Fintered at the poatoflce at Bugene as second class matter. Subscription rates, per year. 11.M. Single coplea. 5c _ Editor-in-Chief.‘ Karl W. Oathauk Assistant Kdlter_Carleten E. Speeeor Kaaartif Kdlter.Transits I. alien City Editor..MareM Teem* Hews Editor..».Earl Blackaby Assistant .Tula Kingsley Night Editor. Pred Dunbar Special Depart meats AdmialstraWea .... Olareace Brethertoa Assistant .Jama# Donald .Royer Moe Sporting Editor.Joesnp Strang Oo-Bd. Sporting Editor, EolUo Mamas way Soeiety Editor.Elisabeth bawls Assistant .May Smith biter any and Drama tie-A. W- Darlas Bxebaaee Editor.trakaa MeOeaaell Assistant.Lealle Toose Law Sebeet.B. Been* Powell My Batter's Stag Harry Cash Wallace Bakin Arthur Crawford Beatrice I^ocke lmer Fur used* Raeman Fleming BmIbmi Mgr. Assistant Manager Oelleettea Manager Kvelyn Harding Beatrice I.Illy. Clarence Ash Isnct Young Lamar Tooie Andrew M. Callier .l.yman •. Bias _ Sam EUabasi Assistants .Leonard Buoy .Roy T. Stephens Advertising Manager CHyle AJteblsea Assistants.Anthony Jaureguy . Allen W. O’Connell Dean Peterson OtromlaMoa Manager.Sam Mlakael Acsletante.Kenneth Robtneon Tuesday, April 8, 1913. NIPPING IT IN THE BUD The movement toward invoking the referendum on the University appro priations seems to be meeting with overwhelming opposition at the very outset of its career. The thinking men and women of Oregon realize the pernicious effects which would result if such a movement were allowed to succeed. The great forces in Oregon which stand for practical and effi cient education, are already begin ning to organize for the purpose of downing the effort to stir up agita tion toward consolidation. The two state institutions have dis tinct and equally important tasks to perform. The Agricultural College has its work in preparing men for the crafts, trades and industries, and every year it is turning out men of skill and efficiency who carry on the work of developing the resources of our great state. Nothing should be done to hinder or to discount this val uable work. Experience in other states, however, shows that where this phase of edu cational work is combined with that of the University, it becomes subsidi ary and gradually assumes a place of minor prominence. At the three classical examples of combined state Universities, namely Wisconsin, Cali fornia, and Minnesota, this tendency has led recently to active steps to place the agriculture and industrial departments upon separate campuses located some distance from the parent institution. University work is of a more ad vanced nature than that of the man ual arts. It comprises professional courses, research work, graduate stu dies, and the higher arts and sciences, which in actual practice do not com bine well with work of the other type for the reason that when they are all together they dominate it. In order that each department may succeed to its fullest possibilities, they must re main separate institutions. For this reason friends of both institutions are joining in the effort to remove all danger of the catastrophe of consolida tion. The first step in this fight seems to he the withholding of' the funds granted by the last legislature for the growth and maintenance of the University, with the idea that by weakening the institution it will become easier to affect consolidation. However, people really in touch with the situation recognize that the funds granted barely cover the most pressing needs and are discouraging the threatened movement to withhold them. One important fact which quite gen erally seems to be overlooked is that the expenses of tin* special election will cost the state a sum nearly as great as the amount of the appropria tion it is desired to vote upon. Ibis is a foolish waste or the state’s money, to which sensible taxpayers can be expected to register emphatic disapproval. Forty-six hiph schools arc entered in the University of California annual inter-scholastic track and field meet, which is scheduled for April R. Eu pene and Astoria are the only schools who have entered teams from Ore pon. Announcements Laureans—Meeting Tueaday even ing. Special program arranged. Eutaxian—Regular meeting Tues day evening, Library building. W. C. T. U. notice—Eugene branch of the W. C. T. U. will hold a Dia mond Medal contest, April 28 or 30, at the Bible University. Contestants are requested to phone 761-R, or call at 1361 Pearl street. Umbrella Lost—Will the person who took from the men’s cloak room at the Student Body dance an ebony handled silver-inlaid umbrella, bearing the initials “B. B. B.,” in exchange for one of similar description, kindly phone 8885 at once. Sophomores Attention—All Sopho mores who have not paid their class dues are requested to report imme diately to Carlyle Geisler, class treas urer. A detailed report of class finances will be read at the next class meeting. Engineering Club—Meets Thursday evening at Zeta Phi house, at 7 o’clock. V. M. C. A.—Regular meeting Thursday evening, Deady Hall. Sen ator W. W. Calkins will speak. Cabinet—Y. M. C. A. cabinet meet ing tomorrow afternoon, at 5 o’clock. Baseball—Portland Northwest Colts versus University of Oregon, on cam pus diamond, tomorrow afternoon, at 3:30 o’clock. Admission 35 and 50 cents. Co-ed tennis—Meeting of the women of the University interested in ten nis, tomorrow afternoon, at 4 o’clock, in Women’s Gym. “()” Lost—A gold block Glee Club “O” was lost last Saturday evening. Finder please phone 940 and receive liberal reward. Mass Meeting—Of all women of the University, tomorrow morning, imme diately after assembly, for election of editor and manager of women’s edi tion of Emerald, during Junior Week End. Nearly $2,000 Assistance Comes front Organization Through Jobs and Sale of Books. A statement whoch has just been made by Charles Koyl, General Secre tary of the Student V. M. C. A. shows that during the month of March stu dents of the University have been aided financially to the extent of $219.00 for employment. Out of this amount, $5.00 was received for odd jobs, the balance being regular posi tions which have been filled by the Association prior to March 1. One regular job was tilled during the month and fourteen applicants were given odd jobs. Financial assistance given through the book exchange through the sale of second-hand books amounted to $23.25. Prior to March 1, the total cash help through the em ployment bureau alone amounted to $1,375,00, and the total amount for the book exchange during the same period amounted to $309.00. Adding the amounts received for books and em ployment during March, the total cash aid through the bureau this year amounts to $1,950.25, or an average of $2X0.00 per month. The following is the itemized re port : Cash help through the bureau prior to March 1 $1,375.00 Cash help through book ex change prior to March 1 309.00 Cash help through employ ment in March 249.00 Cash help through book ex change during March 23.25 Total $1,950 25 Willamette University is planning: to enter a team in the Columbia In ■ door Meet to be held in Portland next Saturday. This is the first time Wil 'lamette has participated in a Colum bia meet. Haseholl scores at Obak’s. 0000000000000 o COMMUNICATIONS o 000000000000 EATON SAYS STUDENTS LACK INTEREST IN DEBATE Editor Oregon Emerald:—I want to thank you for your editorial on March 27, on “Is Debate a Student Activity.” I believe that the editorial helped the attendance at the Washington-Ore gon debate in which our men gained such a splendid victory. This to gether with the Oregon victory on the same night at Stanford, gave the Uni versity the distinction of champions of the Pacific Coast States, a result in which many of us are finding much satisfaction. I hope I will no be misunderstood as carping when I say that the inter est in debate at the University of Ore gon is not what it should be, either on the part of the students or the fac ulty. There were 87 people at the Washington-Oregon debate. There were besides President Campbell six members of the faculty and about 45 students. Such low attendance at an intercollegiate debate is a bad sign. I hope you will try to find out the rea son for this lack of interest in a really intellectual activity, and the lack of consideration and hospitality for the representatives of our sister univer sity. I was informed by a disappoint ed student that several dances had been scheduled for Friday night and approved by the faculty committee on social functions. I don’t want to be lieve that, and will not enquire further about it—but I wish you would. Such action on the part of either the stu- ! dents or the faculty is indefensible, and I hope will never have to be de fended. I am sending you this communica tion because I am interested in the University as many others are who do not take the time to write, and be cause 1 want to know that there are members of the alumni who watch the j conduct of the University students and faculty with eagerness and welcome all signs of interest in University activities, especially those which are of a scholastic and intellectual kind— of which none rank higher than de bate. I am not yet ready to say that I ; think students are too much interest- j ed in athletics (as many are now say ing), and I-don’t want to be driven to feel that they are really not interested in debate. I think that students could be more interested in both ath letics and debate and profit thereby. But there are many, upon whom we are dependent for support, who are not pleased with the apparent lack of interest of our students and faculty in intellectual activities and let us not voluntarily give them evidence to make up their case. 1 hope you will succeed in securing better attendance at the next debate. Every student and faculty function should give way to this annual de bate and other contests of equal im portance. We owe a more cordial welcome to our visitors, we owe better support to our representatives, and taxpayers should be made to feel that we regard debate as second to none of our interests. Yours truly, AI.LEN H. EATON. ALLEN EATON COMPLIMENTS FRESHMEN ON CLASS HOUR Editor Oregon Emerald:-—Yester day more by accident than intention 1 attended the assembly given by the Freshman class. Will you please tell that class for me that for quality the program was the best ot its kind I have known at the University. The standard set by the Freshman class will do for all the others, and if the Cilee Club and other organiza tions will always do as well in propor tion to their opportunities, 1 think satisfaction will be general. The absence of those things so com mon everywhere and sometimes pre valent in student undertakings which we call "raw" was the best sign in this as it is in all productions. But in ad dition to the absence of objectionable qualities, several marks of positive art and genius were there. The serious and more dignified parts were well done, and the fun (and after all that is what strikes most of us) the fun was real fun as clean as it was enjoy able and it was mighty enjoyable. Such expressions from a class com mends all its members to those who come in contact with it, and it is per sonal interest in any concern for our young people that forms the basis for supporting institutions designed for them. Yours very truly, AI.l.EN II. EATON. 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KNIGHT, Traffic Manager, Agent, Portland, Ore. Eugene, Ore. THE CLUB BILLIARDS Bigger and Better than ever J. J. McCORMICK 8th and Willamette Cockerline & Fraley Store retires from business 500 Suits Entire Stock of Kauffman Pre-Shrunk ~ flothes Reduced 25 to 50 per cent Buy your new spring suit at once and save enough for the rest of your outfit Sale opens Wed., March 26th EYES THAT TIRE EASILY can be greatly helped by wearing glasses while reading, writing or sew ing. Let me fit you today to glasses that will ease the strain on your eyes and fit so comfortably that you will feel as if you had always worn them. DR. J. 0. WATTS, Optometrist 564 Willamette St. When needing portraits, try Tuttle’s Studio We guarantee artistic results. 13th and Patterson Streets. Chambers Hardware Company Gillette Safety Razors