COMMONWEALTH DAY Hear lectures on questions of today by prominent men. PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK_UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, MAY 15. 1913. _ Vol. XIV; No. 90 TELLS OF FIGHT EUGENE BROOKINGS, PRESI DENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE SPEAKS AT ASSEMBLY VARSITY TO BECOME GREAT People Are Awakening to Neccessity for State University and He Sees End of Struggle To an audience of students and fac ulty members that completely filled the Assembly auditorium, Eugene Brookings, president of the Oregon Citizens’ Educational League, spoke upon the students’ relation to the state and other institutions, and the recognition that higher education is receiving throughout the state, at the regular Assembly nour yesterday morning. “Oregon,” he said, “is known throughout the world as the most progressive of our states, politically. But the state is also known as the most backward in the support of edu cation. That must not be. The Uni *' versity is the greatest institution of any state, and is its greatest adver tising. We must place ours where it will be the same. The University of Oregon has one of the most beau tiful locations of any University in the entire West, and I am now and hereafter for the University of Ore gon in the city of Eugene. “The people all over the state are becoming interested now, and want higher education. I stand, as the others do, for the University, because it furnishes educational opportunities for the poor and rich alike. The somewhat popular notion that the University has catered to aristocracy is false.” The dangers against which the Uni versity must guard, he said, are peo ple who are indifferent to education and think there should be no Univer sity; and those who think that the institution is dominated by “society;” and those to whom it appears that the University is placing too much emphasis on athletics and not enough on forensic and literary attainments. He said: “We must not set up false standards, and violate the prin ciple on which the University life (Contined on last pag«.) JOINT COMMITTEE IDEA OF RESOLUTIONS Student Body Adopts Scheme for Co operation With O. A. C. in Aid of Education. Resolutions were adopted yester day morning at Assembly to co-oper ate with the Student Body of the Ore gon Agricultural College, and with Eugene M. Brookings, of the Oregon Educational League, to form a joint student conference between the two student bodies. The purpose of this committee shall be to settle all ques tions arising between the two institu tions, and to work for harmony and higher education in an effort to be of the most benefit to the state. The student body at Corvallis signi fied its willingness to enter such a coalition, and Oregon has now taken the initiative in this matter. It is through the efforts of Mr. Brookings that this conference will be formed. The resolutions are: Be it resolved: That the Associated Students of the University of Oregon do hereby express their deep apprecia tion of the work being done by Mr. Brookings and the Oregon Educational MANAGER-ELECT OF EMERALD Sam. Michael, of Baker City, Who Was Chosen Without Opposition. Classes have been suspended for the Commonwealth exercisis. TRACK TRYOUTS COME IN INTER-GLASS MEET WILL GIVE LINE ON TEAM FOR O. A. C. CONTEST Bad Weather Alone Will Keep College Records from Being Broken. — The interclass track and field meet scheduled for 3 o’clock tomorrow aft ernoon, promises to be one of the most closely contested events taged on Kin caid field this year. The fact that there will be no restrictions as to the entries, letter men being allowed to compete as well as the would-be stars, will make the meet unusually fast and hard fought. Several varsity men who have not been compelled to ex tend themselves to win their events this Spring, are planning to try for college records, if the track is in good condition tomorrow afternoon. Mc Clure clipped two seconds off his own coast record of 4:24:2, in practice, sev eral weeks ago and may try to repeat the performance tomorrow. Huggins ran a close second to McClure in this race. Neil may also try to hurl the javelin a few feet further than in last Saturday’s meet, when he established a coast record of 169 feet 1 inch. ihe regular order of events will be run with the exception of the relay, in which event Hayward is planning to have several try-outs to pick a team for the 0. A. C. meet. The showing made in this meet may de termine the squad which will make the trip to Corvallis on May 24. The order of events follow: Mile run, shot put, 440 yard dash, pole vault, 120 yard hurdles, high jump, 100 yard dash, broad jump, two mile run, discus throw, javelin, 880 yard run, 220 yard low hurdles, 220 yard dash, and relay try-outs. The Sophomore class with Parsons, McConnell, Boylen, Heidenreich, Pack, Bryant, and Blackaby, seem to have a slight edge over the other classes in figuring out a “dope” sheet, and should run a strong race for first place. The Senior class, with Kay, McClure, and Neil, and the Freshmen class, with Fee, Cook, Windnagle, Kaiser, Barber, and Foster, may spring a few surprises and take the meet. The Junior class will be repre sented by Huggins, Stuller, McCor nack, and several world-beaters, who are keeping their identity hidden un til the psychological moment. Professor E. E. DeCou was in Sa lem yesterday, where he attended the Peace Day exercises at the Salem High School. Professor DeCou was one of the speakers of the affair, which was held in commemoration of the Hague Conference. League in behalf of higher education, and do hereby express their desire to co-operate with him and with the Stu dent Body of the Oregon Agriculture College through the medium of a Joint Student Conference, the Executive Council to act as the University’s committee on co-operation. * • FOlEfflNS . EMERALD RACE NORMA DOBIE VICTORIOUS IN FOUR CORNERED FIGHT FOR STUDENT BODY SECRETARYSHIP THE TOTAL VOTE CAST IS 513 « Two Offices Go by Default in Election Centred About Editorship of Emerald. In an election centered about a bit ter fight for the editorship of the col lege paper, Henry F. Fowler, of Port land, won the election yesterday. He defeated Donald Rice, of Portland, by 77 votes. The presidency of the Stu dent Body went to Vernon Motschen bacher, of Klamath Falls, by default. Four Co-eds Run Race. A second fight which made in teresting the student political arena was that between four Co-eds, each representing a different faction, for the office of Student Secretary. It was won by Norma Dobie, of Eugene, who carried it from Maude Mastick, of Portland, by 21 votes. Elliott Roberts defeated Delbert Stannard for vice-president by 19 votes. Willard Shaver and Delbert King defeated Wallace Caufleld and Everett Stuller for the two members of the executive council. Carl Fenton, Robert Bradshaw, and Elmer Hall were successful candidates to the ath letic council. Sam Michael was elect ed manager of the Emerald without competition. After the election several of the suc cessful candidates had a rally to cele brate the occasion. cjieciiun ivesims. The results of the election are: For President of the Student Body —Vernon Motschenbacher, of Klamath Falls, 483. Vice-President of the Student Body —Elliot Roberts, 264; Delbert Stan nard, 245. Secretary of the Student Body— Norma Dobie, 157; Maud Mastick, 138; Ellice Shearer, 109; Ruth Beach, 99. Executive Committee (two places) —Willard Shaver, 305; Dalzel King, 289; Wallace Caufleld, 229; Everett* Stuller, 178. (Contined on last page.) NEW FUND*STARTED FOR DEBATE WINNERS Eugene Brookings Offers $100, to be Used as Prizes to Debaters Next Year. Forensics received a strong impetus at Assembly Wednesday, when Eu gene Brookings, president of the Higher Educational League, offered a hundred dollars, to t>e used as prizes for those representing the University in debate next year. It is the plan of Mr. Brookings to secure gifts from several funds in order to raise this amount to at least three hundred dol lars. This offer came as a complete sur prise to the University, particularly since President Campbell and Coach Prescott have been working on a somewhat similar plan, although en tirely separate from the one proposed by Mr. Brookings. Their plan, which is not as yet entirely complete, is to secure an endowment, from friends of the University, large enough to sup port oratory and debate, both the In ter-collegiate and the Inter-class. These plans will be completed and followed while Mr. Brookings will conduct bis fund separately. ATHELETIC COUNCIL ELECT Bradshaw Fenton Hall VARSITY JOURNEYS TO CORVALLIS FOR SERIES TWO GAMES WITH O. A. C. TO BE PLAYED, RAIN OR SHINE Dope Gives Oregon at Least One of Contests, Which Occur May 16 and 17. (By J. Ward Arney.) Despite the fact that it is a 100 to 1 shot that the weather conditions will be anything but ideal for base ball, there is small possibility that the two games scheduled for the end of this week with O. A. C. on their home grounds will be postponed or can celled. The contracts between the two colleges call for too big a guarantee to pass up, while the playing of these games gives O. A. C. the last straw for its championship hopes to cling to. Rain or shine the two teams will bat tle out the series that means so much to the final pennant standing. Oregon May Take Two. One of the dopsters in a downtown paper’s sporting department has it figured out that, owing to the poor showing that Mr. Ayer’s team made against O. A’. C. and Washington, that if Oregon wins even one of these games during the week-end that Ben Chandler will have to rob someone’s blacksmith shop. Acute lapsus noodle. There is no reason why Ore gon should not annex one game at least and it wouldn’t cause a mad panic from surprise, if Chandler and Co. return with the woolen of two vic tories. In the first place, averages show that the team as a whole is hitting the ball at a .237 clip. Considering that there are twelve men’s hitting abili ties and weaknesses mixed up in that average, it would seem that some of Coach Garret’s pitchers were in for trouble. As far as the working of the two infields are considered, anyone could see that Oregon has the better, with 0. A, C. crippled at third and first, as they are by the loss of Wil son and Cooper. The Oregon outfield, strengthened by Bigbee’s hitting ability, leads in comparison. Culver, O. A. C.’s Only Hope. The only possible place that O. A. C. has the advantage, is in the pitch ing of one man, “Bennie” Culver, the same who on one past occasion coaxed out so many and varied slants from his little sleeve, that Oregon bats men failed to do anything with him. This man is a real slabsman, but the best of them have their off days, and none of them are unbeatable. Either Johnnie Welch or one of his two un derstudies are apt to turn the trick. Oregon will win one and maybe two. Senior examinations at the Uni versity of Washington will be held June 7. These examinations will be six hours in length and will decide who is eligible to graduate. Idaho and Whitman broke even in their baseball series last week, each taking one game and losing one. The first game was won, 8 to 0, by Whit man, while Idaho took the second by a score of 13 to 4. Vernon Motschen bacher, President of Student Body. Henry Fowler, Editor elect of Emerald. Y. M. C. A. MEETING TONIGHT IS LAST OF SCHOOL YEAR The last meeting of the Y. M. C. A. will be held tonight in Deady Hall. Gale Seaman, Coast Secretary of the Student Association, will give an ad dress on “Student Conferences.” He will illustrate his talk with slides taken at various conferences through out the United States. Mr. Seaman’s address will be par ticularly instructive for those inter ested in the work of the Y. M. C. A., and it is desirous that all of the members, if possible, be present. Ira Manville will render a vocal solo. Refreshments will be served. LAUREANS TO INDULGE IN ANNUAL BANQUET TUESDAY The third annual banquet of the Laurean Literary Society will be given in the Osburn Hotel, Tuesday evening, May 20. Toasts will be re sponded to by Bert Prescott, coach in debate and oratory at the University, David Pickett, Walter Kimmell and Andrew Collier. President Otto Hei der will give a talk on the history of the Laureans. Definite announce ments will be made later. $50,000 BUILDIIG IS ' PROJECTED BY WOMEN <■ mum in» in Enormous Task of Raising Money for Proposed Structure Already Begun. Not content with laboring for five years to earn money to build the $2,000 Y. W. C. A. building which is now under construction, the Univer sity women have undertaken the enormous task of raising $60,000 for a University woman’s building. They propose to earn parts of it by selling candy and dainties, as a large part of the $2,000 was raised, and also to ob tain sums by subscription. The work will be pushed energetically. The first contribution from the women has come from the Gamma Phi Beta wo man’s fraternity, which has given $25 in cash, and has pledged itself to give a like sum each year until the budding is completed. The Portland branch of Oregon Alumnae is the first non-student body to contribute. It has given $10. The money has been placed in the care of the president of the University, by whom it will be in vested until the final sum is raised. The women feel that if they are (Continued on third page.) WELL KNOWN SPEAKERS WILL GIVE SHORT TALKS ON TOPICS OF VITAL INTEREST ENGINEERS’ EXCURSION SAT. Sigma Delta Chi Will Give Banquet to Newspaper Men Saturday Evening. The fifth annual Commonwealth Conference of the University will open Friday morning, May 16, in Villard Hall. Discussions by representatives of the New York Bureau of Municipal Research on efficiency in Oregon’s public affairs will inaugurate the morning session at 9 o’clock. The re mainder of the morning session will be occupied as follows: Paper by Edward Gray, mayor of Astoria, on “Co-operation and Scientific Methods in Oregon Municipal Affairs”; paper by Herman Brauer, director of the Bureau of Municipal Research, Uni versity of Washington, on “Legisla tive Bureau Work”; L. H. Weir, Field Secretary of the Playground and Re creational Associatron of America, will discuss “Recreational Activities of Oregon Municipalities.” Second Session Friday Afternoon. The second session, Friday after noon from 2 to 5 o’clock, will open with papers by Robert Kuykendall and Thaddeus Wentworth, on Com monwealth Service. The program for the remainder of the afternoon will be as follows: Paper by Porter J. Neff, city attorney of Medford, on Munici pal Markets; paper by Hon. H. B. Miller, on “Co-operative Production and Marketing,” with a discussion by J. O. Holt, manager Lane County Fruit Grower’s Association; paper on Co operative Distribution, by Z. W. Com merford, organizer of co-operative stores; paper on Credit Associations, by J. George Johnson, master Lane County Pomona Grange; paper by 0. M. Plummer, secretary American Eu genics Society, upon Racial Standards, with a discussion led by Mrs. Millie Trumbull, secretary Oregon Child La bor Commission. The third session will take place Friday evening in Villard Hall, at 8 o’clock. At this time A. H. Harris, of the Portland Labor Press, will give an address on State Plumbing, while Mr. Ellis F. Lawrence will give an illustrated lecture on City Planning. On Saturday morning, from 9 to 12, the following subjects will be taken up: Reorganization of the American Educational System to Meet the Needs of the Twentieth Cen tury, discussed by Dean A. F. Lange, of the University of California, Wil liam T. Foster, of Reed College, and Eugene Brookings, President Citizen’s Educational League; paper by Pro fessor E. P. Culberly, of Stanford University, on Community Service from our Educational System, and a paper by J. C. Meurman, of the United States Department of Educa tion, E.iiKiuetTs in arrive saiuruay. On Saturday morning, at 11 o’clock, an excursion train is due, in charge of H. L. Vorst, formerly president of the Oregon Society of Engineers. Following an address of welcome by President Campbell in Villard Hall, the visitors will proceed to the Men’s * gymnasium, where they will be the guests of a dinner under the direc tion of the women of the Oregon Alumni Association. At one-thirty the sessions will be continued; those interested in Journalism to proceed to Professor Allen’s room in McClure Hall, those interested in Engineering to the meeting in the Men’s Gymna sium, while the women will hold out Continued on page 8.