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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1913)
OREGON EMERALD Publisher) each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, of the school year, by the As sociated Students of the University of Oregon. Entered at the postofllcs at Eugene as second class matter. Subscription rates, per year. 11.0(1. Single copies. Be _ STAX? Editor-in-Chief.Karl W. Onthank Assistant Editor . . . . Carteton K Spencer managing Editor.Franklin S. Allen City Editor.. Harold Young Hews Editor.Earl Blackaby Assistant .Tula Kingsley Night Editor.Fred Dunbar Special Departments Administration . . Clarence Broth ertor Assistant.James Donald .Roger Mon Sporting Editor . . . Jessup Strang Co-Ed. Sporting Editor. Nellie Hemenway Society Editor .Elizabeth Lewie Assistant .Mny Smith Literary and Dramatic. . .A. H. Davies Exchange Editor.Dal King Assistants Graham McCom ' Leslie Tooze Law School .B. Burns Powell City Editor’s Stair Hnrrv Pash Wallace Eakln \rthur Crawford Reatrice r wl>.. 1 velvn Harding Reatrice F illy. Clarence Ash tar.et Young 1 Inter FurussK Lamar Tooze Hacnmn Kleming Businesq Mer.Andrew M. (’oilier Assistant Manager.Lyman O. Bios Collection Manager.Sam Mlohoel Assistants .I.eonard Buoy Roy T. Stephens Bert Bombard Advertising Manager . . Clyde Altohlson Assistants.Anthony .laureguy . Alien W. O'Connell Allen W. O’Connell Dean Peterson Circulation Manager.Sam Michael Assistants.Kenneth Robinson Tuesday, May ft, 1913. W E ENTERTAIN The two great annual events of the year, Junior Week-End and Com monwealth Day, are to be celebrated within the next two weeks. Roth are of importance to the University and both deserve the highest success. There is no reason why we cannot make them occasions of which we may long be proud. The purposes of Junior Week-End are primarily to bring the institution before the attention of prospective students and to entertain visiting friends. We throw aside work and care for a day or two and allow jollity and good fellowship to reign supreme. Still in the midst of our merry-mak ing we must remember that our visit ors recognize us as University men and women, distinguished from school boys and girls; they expect a differ ent tone to the affairs of an institu tion such as this. Let us make sure that they are not disappointed in the least degree in the type of student, in the standard of conduct and in the general mien and bearing which they will find. This can be done without detracting in the least from the suc cess of the holiday. Commonwealth Day serves a differ ent function. It is the time when we devote our entire attention to prob lems concerning the welfare of the State. We will have at the Univer sity at that time the men of author ity upon state questions. All citizens from far and near are invited to at tend the lectures and discussions. Es pecially is it imperative that all stu dents shall avail themselves of this opportunity, for nowhere else can they receive better preparation for the fulfillment of their duty to the com monwealth. As a means to this end it might be suggested that the various departments, such as Economics, Edu cation, and Journalism, give written quizzes upon the subject matter of the lectures in their own fields of work. In manv cases such material is more valuable than that obtained from reference books, because here we have it up-to-date, and first hand from men actively engaged in the various lines of endeavor. Invitations should l>i* extended broadcast to peo ple over the State by all connected with the University. Although distinct and serving dif ferent purposes, Week-End and Com monwealth Day both deserve the heartv support of every student and true loyalty will demand the co-oper ation of everyone to make these oc casions the most successful of the year. A i'l.KASrUAHI.K INNOVATION The plan of the Junior Pi on com mittee to alternate tho dances be tween uppor and lower classes is a clever and practicable solution of an old difficulty. Tho crowded condi tion of tho floor in years past has caused considerable discomfort and tho action of tho committee "'ill do much to remedy this. By arranging a promenade with palms and chairs on the west roof of the Gym. a great deal can bo added to the enjoyment of the occasion, and it will be no hardship upon the men to give up every other dance for the sake of greater pleasure to our j guests. There may be no way of strictly en- ! forcing the arrangement, still the rea- ; sonableness and wisdom of the plan j will appeal to all and the committee j will have no difficulty in carrying out its plans. NOVEL SCHEME TO BE INTRODUCED AT PROM lighting Effects Will Divide Dancers and Give Everybody a Chance to Enjoy Dance The members of the Junior Prom Committee, which have charge of the Junior Prom to be held in the Gym nasium Saturday night at 8:30 o’clock, as the closing event of Junior Week-end, are practically agreed on a scheme which they have worked out to do away with the old crowded con ditions that are always present at this affair and give everybody a chance to enjoy themselves. The plan at present is to have green and white lighting effects, the green to be displayed alternately with the white. When the green is on the upperclassmen will dance, and when the white is on the underclass men will take their turn. In order to avoid confusion, this plan will ap ply to the men only, and the girls will dance according to their programs. The guests of the occasion will dance as they may desire. The dance will he double, tnat is two waltzes and then two two-steps, so that no one will be compelled to dance all two-steps or all waltzes. The members of the committee which has charge of the programs and music are: Earl Fortmiller, Florence Avery, Eva Brock, and Katherine Carson. WOMEN WILL BE TAGGED ON CAMFUS TOMORROW University women should bring at least fifteen cents to classes tomor row if they wish to join in the tag day spirit. The tags, which will be sold only to women, . *' ■ the pro ceeds will be used to defray the ex penses of the referendum booklet soon to be published. The Agora Club has been instrumental in compiling ma terial for the booklet and will have charge of the affair tomorrow. Announcements Student Body Meeting—Tomorrow at 10:00. Nominations for officers. Baseball—Wednesday and Thi|rs-* day at. 8.46 F. M., on Varsity dia mond. IT. of O. vs. University of Washington. Tickets 85 cents. SENIOR CLASS EXERCISES TO RE HELD IN OPEN AIR (Continued from first page.) Those holding the invitations will have first right to the seats. Each member of the graduating class will be given a certain number of invita tions. A class tax of $1.50 has been levied to cover the cost of the fountain. I RUSH WIN DEBATE OVER SOPHOMORES (Continued from first page.) j Each speaker was given ten min ' utes for constructive argument and the first two speakers on each team three minutes for rebuttal. The lead i ers closing the debate with live niin j ute rebuttals. Both teams showed by their efforts that they had carefully prepared their mtorruptiono of the subject. The Freshmen stayed close to facts and met. their opponent's argument in a forceful manner, while the Sopho mores dealt more in theories, although they met the argument i>f the Fresh men in an effective way. Howard Zimmerman presided and tlu judges were Professor Young, Rt cistrar Tiffany, and Miss Burgess. A Unit thirty couples attended the dance following the debate, to which attendance at the debate admitted. The proceeds from the debate and dance just paid the expensees of the two affairs. Tt* Oscar -a Seti Straigbt pun anpla^ \ . -Ltac *■* Gav %&*°**~ ******* M p,oc"d‘ ^„', '»«k'E“4 S“ Glob go t0 1 BodV puni< . Belog Wade to Stage Particular ®* please Out r> -ductiou that ptesente d bv *e Theatte ss*.**?*? f titoV BOX oMifay! May lhursday’ ^mission $1,75c.50t 5 Opened to Corvallis CIk Oregon Electric Railway Limited and Local Trains. Faster time to Salem and Portland Observation Parlor Cars on Eimited trains Sleeping Cars on Owl trains first Class Coaches on HII trains Limited. Leave Euffene ...7:85 o. m. Arrive Corvallis....9:00 a. m. Arrive Albany 9:00 a.m. Arrive Salem 10:00 a.m. Arrive Portland 11:35 a. m. Local. 11:15 a. m. 12:50 a. m. 12:45 a. m. 2:00 a. in. 4:00 a. ni. Limited. 1:45 p.m. 3:05 p. m. 3:00 a. m. 4:00 p. m. 5:35 p. m. 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