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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1913)
SECRET SOCIETIES IRE FLOURISHING Several New Societies Added in the Past Year—All Announce New Pledges. The history of honor societies at Oregon is interesting, dating as it does, from the Spring of 1910, when men from five fraternities organized what was known as Skull and Chain. This group, intended to be the nucleus of a Senior honor society, soon be gan to be looked upon as an inter fraternity organization, and unable to withstand so much adverse criticism, the society was disbanded. Although the outcome was unfortunate, yet Skull and Chain had the distinction of b ing the first class secret society at Oregon. The movement of secret societies once started, others followed in rapid succession. June 3, 1910, marked the advent of Scroll and Sript, organ- j ized by a group of Senior women. This society, which is still in exist ence, was founded with the purpose of being of some real value to Uni versity women. Its aims are well carried out, for one of the most im portant requirements for membership is high scholarship. The election of the Junior members of the society takes place every year just before Junior Week-End; their initiation is the Saturday afternoon and evening proceeding Haccalaureate Sunday. The Friars, an upperclassmen’s so ciety in good fellowship, was organ ized at the University of Oregon, November 1, 1910. The aims and pur poses of this society are not to be revealed to the public—it is a “secret society’’ in the strictest sense. Other than that it is an upperclassman so ciety in good fellowship, the conduct of the organization remains en shrouded in mystery. To-ko-lo, the first underclassmen society, was announced January 12, 1912; the members were fifteen prom inent Sophomore men. To-ko-lo is strictly a Sophomore club, and elects its members a the close of their Freshman year. Torch and Shield, another Sopho more society, appeared soon after To ko-lo, and seems to be for the under classmen what Friars is to the upper classmen. Ni nest eon Sophomore women com pose Kwama, organized March 19, 1912, Pledge day is March 19, and their number is also limited to nine teen. Their aim is to create better spirit and co-operation among the underclassmen. Gamma Nu, organized in the fall of 1912, was not made public until January, Ten Junior women com prise its membership, and it is lim ited strictly to women of this class. Tap day takes place on University day of Junior Week-End, and the future members of Gamma Nu are notified of their selection at this time. Triple-A, a society limited to wo men of the Freshmen class, differs from its predecessors in being neither secret nor honorary. All Freshmen women of the University are eligible to membership, and judging from the large roll of members, it appears that most of the Freshmen have taken advantage of this opportunity. Fast, but by no means least, of the honor societies, is Sigma Delta ('hi, a national journalistic fraternity. Omnicron Chapter was installed April 10,IP 111, and was the first honorary professional fraternity to enter Ore gon. ('micron Chapter is the sec ond chapter on the Coast, and the thirteenth chapter of Sigma Delta Chi. "Membership is limited to active student newspaper men, who are journalists, either as correspondents to the larger city pa pers, or who hold responsible posi tions on the Emerald, such as heads of the departments." Freshmen are not eligible, and Sophomores will not be chosen until tin- latter part of their second year. The requirements for iniation are unique; all candidates must first show their ability by editing an issue of the Emerald. The initiates will prob ably be announced each year during Ju nior Week-End. FIFTH ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH CON FERENCE Will AWT MANY GUESTS The fifth annua! Commonwealth Convention, to be held at the Uni- i versity of Oregon May 16 and 17, bids fair to be the largest and most im portant of any conference of a sim ilar nature ever held in the state of Oregon. In addition to the special excur sion tiain bearing the body of Port land engineers, there will be a large number of delegates from the Wo man’s Club of Portland. Reduced rates have been granted all over the state and a wide attendance is as sured. The discussions, at the various ses sions, of problems of state-wide in terest, will demonstrate to the stu dents of the University, as well as to the people of the state, the true re lation of University education to in dustrial and social progress in Ore gon. The complete program for the con vention follows: First session, Friday morning, 9:00 to 12:00. Steps Necessary to Secure ; and to Maintain the Best Efficiency in the Public Affairs of Oregon. Dis cussion by representatives of the New ' York Bureau of Municipal Research. Conditions in Oregon Municipal Af fairs that Suggest Need of Co-opera tion and whe Application of Scientific Methods and Principles. Paper by Edward E. Gray, Mayor of Astoria. Organization of Municipal and Leg islative Reference Bureau Work in the State University. Paper by Herman Brauer, University of Washington. Organization of the Civic and Rec reational Activities * Oregon Munic ipalities. Paper by L. H. Weir, Sec retary of the Playground Association in America. Second Session—Friday Afternoon 2:0 to 5:00 The University Student and Com monwealth Service. Papers by Rob ert Kuykendall and Thaddeus H. Wentdorth. The Establishment and Maintenance of Municipal Markets in Oregon Towns. Paper by Porter J. Neff, City Attorney of Medford. Co-operative Production and Mar keting in Agriculture, Hjorticulturfe and Dairying. Paper by Hon. H. B. Miller. Discussion led by J. O. Holt, Manager Lane County Fruit Grow ers’ Association. Co-operative Distribution. Paper by Z. W. Commerford, Organizer of Co-operative Stores. Rural Co-operative Credit Associ ations. Paper by J. George Johnson, Master Lane County Pomona Grange. Concert of Effort for Reaelization of Highest Racial Standards in Ore gon. Paper by O. M. Plummer, Sec retary American Eugenics Society. Third Session—Friday Evening at 8:00 State Planning. Address by A. H. Harris, Editor Portland Labor Press. City Planning. Illustrated Lecture by Ellis F. Lawrence. Fourth Session—Saturday Forenoon 9:00 to 12:00 Readjustment of the Curriculum and Organization of the American Educational System to Meet the In dustrial, Civic and Social Needs of the Twentieth Century. Discussion of report of Dean Alexis F. Lange, of the University of California, by William T. Foster, President Reed College, and Eugene Brooking, Pres ider.t Citizens’ Educational League. The Administraitve Organization Adapted to Secure Best Cmomunity Seivice fro mOur Educationla System. Paper by Professor Elwood P. Cub bo: ly, Stanford University. The Rural School Problem of Or egon. Paper by J. C. Meurman, U. S. Depaitment of Education. Mg, Muerman has been studying rural schools in Oregon for some time. Fifth Session—Saturday Afternoon 1:30 The Saturday afternoon session will be separated into three divisions— the Engineers’ Meeting ,the Confer ence of Oregon Editors, and the Wo men’s Meeting. Engineers’ Meeting State and National Co-operation in the Development of Oregon’s Water Resources. Paper by Fred H. Hen shaw, District Engineer United States Geological Survey. The Problem of the Development of Oregon’s Power Resources. Paper by John H. Lewis, State Engineer. Editors’ Meeting The Country Paper. D. C. San derson, of the Freewater Times. Mr. Sanderson will give the principles that have been behind one of the most remarkable success in the enws paper field in Oregon. The Small City Daily. A. E. Voor hees, of the Rogue River Courier, Grants Pass. The Editor’s Responsibility. B. Frank Irvine, of the Oregon Journal. Each address will be followed by discussions, in which some of the most prominent newspaper men of Oregon will participate. The Women’s meeting is of special importance, because of the unusually prominent place which it has been given this year. Many women prom inent in social and educational circles will be present to take part in the program. Words of Welcome—Mrs. P. L. Campbell. Piano Solo—Mr. David Campbell. 1—What the Women Are Doing for the State. Five-minute talks by Mrs. H. C. Wortman, Miss Mary F. Isom, Mrs. Henrietta W. Calvin, Mrs. Millie R. Trumbull, M'jss Pritchard, Miss Emma Butler, Mrs. J. B. Comstock. Vocal Solo—Mrs. Fletcher Linn. What the University Can Do for the Women of the State. Addresses by Miss Jessie Goddard, Miss DeGraf, Mrs. W. G. Davidson, Mrs. M. H. Parsons, Dr. Bertha Stuart, Miss Muhs. Two-minute talks by Univer sity girls. What the Women of the State Can Do for the University. Conference, Mrs. Vincent Cook, presiding. Miss Ruth Guppy, Mrs. Sarah Evans, Mrs. Solomon Hirsch, Mrs. Anne Wood ruff, Mrs. Fletcher Linn, Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden, Mrs. Geary and others. Following these thr^e meetings, scenes from Peer Gynt and Midsum mer Night’s Dream wil* be given on the campus under the direction of Professor A. F. Reddie. Some enter tainment will also be furnished by the members of the Junior League, of Portland. All visitors will be entertained at luncheon on the University campus at noon, Saturday, and in the after noon tea will be served by the Wo men’s League of the University, at Mary Spiller Hall. BASEBALL AM) ARCHERY FOR WOMEN AWAITS APPARATUS The Archery and Baseball sports for the women will bepin soon. The sets of apparatus are due to arrive in about ten days and then provision will bo made for space in which to play. The baseball will be very sim ilar to that played by the men, but the diamond will be smaller. On this account stealinp bases will not be al lowed. Nelson on American Team. Jack Nelson, former W. S, C sprinter, has been picked by J. E. Sullivan, president of the A. A. U. as the sprinter and 410 man to accom pany the American team which will tour Australia this summer. He has already beaten all California sprint ers. His fastest time this year is 9:-4, made on the new Santa Clara track, when competing: for the Olym pic Club. The team will be managed by Unmack, editor of the San Fran cisco Call. Other m«n picked so far are, A1 Kiviat of the N. Y. A. C.; Meridith of Pennsylvania, formerly of Mereersburg academy, and Eddie Beeson of the U. of C. At the University of Wisconsin, where student control is in vogue, several trials are to be held in a short time. Two students are charged with indecent dancing, while a num ber of students are to be tried for hazing. KJ.C.JUS DOING MUCH GOOD WORK Iniversity of Oregon Y. W. C. A. Is Especially Vigorous and Influential The Young1 Women’s Christian As sociation of the University of Ore gon, first established in 1894, is still continuing in the steady, consistent growth that has characterized its whole course. The work of the present year has b-en under the efficient management of the General Secretary, Mrs. E. L. Fletcher, whose presence is a real helo and inspiration to the cabinet and all the Association members. The m ogress that has been made is shown in the large membership, in the inter est taken in the weekly devotional meetings held on Monday afternoons, and in the deeper religious tone which seems to be making itself felt upon the campus. The general social functions given by the Association have this year been limited to the annual joint re ception of the Y. M. and Y. W. to new students at the beginning of the fall semester, a “Pageant of the Na tions,” given in Villard Hall, and a reception to the women of the Uni vresity in honor of the visiting del egates of the Coast Conference. Yet to come is the Association Picnic, which takes the place of the last de votional meeting of the year. Beside these, there have been a number of smaller teas and cabinet parties. The Association has been fortu nate in securing excellent speakers for the regular weekly meetings. In the number have been included prom inent town people and members of the faculty, while among the more noted out of town people have been Mrs. Wells, of Korea, Miss Ruth Weyburn, representing the Baptist Foreign Mission Society, and Miss Carruthers, of Siam. The meetings this year have been held through the courtesy of the faculty in “The Shack” at the north side of the cam pus, but, hereafter, will be held in the Association 3ungalow, which is now in the process of construction on the corner of Twelfth and Kincaid streets, just west of the campus. The classes for systematic Bible study, organized in the various so rorities, the Women’s Dormitory, and on the campus, have been unusually well attended this year. The instruc tors were chosen from the ministers of the town, and faculty members. A total enrollment of a hundred ten was reached. One of the most important events of the year was the Southern Wil lamette Valley Cabinet Conference, held here March 22-24, at which forty eight delegates were present, repre senting nine different Associations. The presence of Mrs. Boudinot Seeley, of Portland, who presided, Miss Eliza beth Fox, Secretary for the North west, and Dean Patterson, of Willam ette University, made the conference a helpful and inspiring occasion to every girl who attended. The work of the year will find its culmination, however, in the General Conference to be held at Gearhart by-the-Sea, June 1? to 27, at which delegates from all the Associations of the Northwest will be present. Or egon expects to send a number of girls this year, who will bring back to our own Association all the coun sel and help to be derived from the leaders of the Conference, several of whom are Y. W. C. A. workers of na tional repute. JUNIOR WEEK END PAST AND PRESENT Continued from Pape 0 by a dance in the eveninp. Thus, we pass from the Junior Week Ends of the past to those of the present. New activities have been added and the addition of certain other features, such as the Canoe Carnival, have been so far unsuccessfully attempted. However, the innovations have not been many, and the Junior Week Ends of the present are not preatly different from those developed durinp President Campbell’s early years here. The Beaver Department Store The Store that Serves You Best Dry Goods, Shoes, Crockery, Graniteware and Groceries 30 East Ninth St. Phone 900 Phone 317 Omar R. Gullion, M. D. Eye, Ear Nose and Throat Office Hours—10 to 12, 2 to 4, and by appointment 306 White Temple, Eugene Eugene Quick Shoe Repair Serviceable Repairing M. MILLER 22 West Eighth Those who see this space in the special issue of the Emerald by the Oregon women may count themselves invited to inspect a private collection of photographc of beautiful Ameri can Scenery—mainly of the North west. Dates May 5 to 10, at EATON’S BOOK AND ART STORE The Big Wagon Where everything is sanitary and up to the minute, is the place for you to buy your Popcorn, Peanuts, Ice Cream, etc. We aim to serve you royally. 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