GUESTS
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THE UNIVERSITY WELCOMES ITS COMMONWEALTH
WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Meets Tuesday, 4 p. m., in
Villard Hall, to adopt
Constitution.
OREGON
EMERALD
COMMONWEALTH
Stories for home papers due
at Registrar’s office early
Monday morning.
PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, MAY 17. 1913.
No. 91
OLD METHODS
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AVER
THAT SUFFRAGE, RECALL,
AND SUCH REFORMS
ARE FADS
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE PLANNED
Mayor Gray, of Astoria, Wants Var
sity to Organize Municipal
Clearing House.
Steps were taken yesterday noon to
ward the forming of a state municipal
league, which, when organized, shall
consist of officers or ex-officers of ci
ties of Oregon, and the purpose of
which shall be to form clearing hous
es, as it were for the exchange of
municipal experiences. The action
was taken at the close of the first ses
sion of the University Commonwealth
conference which was devoted to
municipal problems of Oregon cities,
by a score of visiting officers from
Oregon towns. The new league would
have its headquarters at the Univer
sity and the University shall act as
a bureau of research for the benefit of
all the members of the organization.
Professor F. G. Young of the Univer
sity department of economics was
authorized at this preliminary meet
ing, to appoint a commission of seven
men—officials in Oregon towns—to
take the steps to call a conference to
complete organization.
Reforms Not to Be Effective.
Dr. Brauer, director of the bureau
of municipal research of the Univer
sity of Washington, struck the key
note of the morning session of the
University Commonwealth Conference
yesterday by the expression that
mere form of government is tempor
ary, but that sentiment of the people
behind it is the controlling factor. He
declared that woman suffrage, the
Oregon system of initiative, refer
endum and recall, are not effective
agencies of reform.
(Confined on last page.)
OREGON HAS A GREAT
FUTURE SAYS HARRIS
Editor of Labor Press Foretells Pan
ama Canal Effect in Talk
Last Nnight
An optimistic picture is the one
drawn by A. H. Harris, editor of the
Portland Labor Press, last night at
the third session of the University
Commonwealth program.
China is the center of the world’s
iron industry; Australia the center of
the world’s packing industry; South
America, abundant in untouched
wealth; and Oregon, with abundant
oelectrical energy, upon the main ar
tery of the world traffic.
“The people of Oregon are face to
face with the problem of remaking .
the state from an industrial stand- 1
point,’’/he declared. “With the open
ing of the Panama canal, will come 1
problems of enormous importance, of :
permanent effect upon the welfare of '
the people of the present and coming '
generations. Not only is the canal 1
being finished, but the industrial map 1
of the world is being changed. (
“From Australia comes the report'
that the largest packing plant in the (
world, with modern equipment, is be- 1
ing built, largely with American cap- i
ital. This means a change in the !
base of the great packing industry. !
From men high in the steel industry’
comes the statement that the base '
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PROFESSOR F. G. YOUNG
Dean of the Department of Economics
and Political Science, Organizer of
the Fifth Annual Commonwealth
Conference, and to whom much of
its success is due.
GO-OPERATION THEME
OF HOLT AND MILLER
MUNICIPAL MARKETS TAKEN
UP BY NEFF, OF MEDFORD
Second Session Closed by Paper on
Credit Associations by
Johnson.
The Friday afternoon session of the
Commonwealth Assembly opened at 2
o’clock, with Professoi Young in the
chair. Due to lack of time in the
morning session the paper of L. H.
Weir, Field Secretary of the Play
ground and Recreational Association
of America, opened the meeting in
the afternoon. He took up play
ground work, showed the importance
of women’s clubs in the movement,
and recommended that the young city
begin early with the work, allowing
it to grow up with the city. The re
lation of a healthy body to school
work was emphasized and stress was
laid on the idea that the physical in
structor is more important than the
drawing teacher in our schools.
Municipal Markets Discussed.
Following Mr. Weir, Mr. Porter J.
Neff, of Medford, took up the problem
of municipal markets. A thorough
description of the Medford market in
operation for over a year was given,
including an analysis of the most ef
fective method of administration. He
concluded his paper with a summary
of the advantages of municipal mar
kets as follows; Increased trade with
the surrounding country, increased
trade and friendly relations with the
farming element.
Hon. H. B. Miller took up co-opera
tive production and marketing in
agriculture, horticulture, and dairy
ing. He drew attention to the fact
that many attempts of this kind have
been failures largely due to the en
trance of politics into the business,
rhe success of co-operation banana
shipments was emphasized. Not so
much the elimination of the middle
man is necessary as the co-operation
jf the consumer with him. He con
cluded his paper with an appeal for
system, co-operation, and education.
Should Interest College Men.
The same subject was discussed by
r. O. Holt, manager of the Lane
bounty Fruit Grower’s Association.
Ie demanded a reduction in the dup
ication of effort in the marketing of
’arm products, and showed the ad
vantage that would accrue from a
vorkable system of rural credit. The
ield of co-operative enterprises is one
vhich should appeal especially to the
ollege man.
Z. W. Cummerford discussed co
iperative stores, taking up the pro
ilern from its beginning in Europe,
ts introduction into the United
states, followed with an extensive
urvey of the Minneapolis system,
rhe local establishment in Eugene
vas also discussed in detail.
Continued on page two.
BANQUETS WILL CLOSE FIFTH
NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED CITIZENS WHO HAVE BEEN GUESTS
DURING PAST TWO DAYS WILL LEAVE FOR HOMES
WITH BETTER IDE AS OF UNIVERSITY
AFF AIRS
Two banquets, one given by Sigma
Delta Chi to the visiting editors and
the other by the University of Ore
gon Alumnae to the visiting women at
the Osburn hotel tonight, mark the
closing events of the fifth and most
successful Commonwealth Conference
ever held in Eugene, as it is said to
be by those in charge.
Over 350 people, most of them
strangers as far as the University of
Oregon campus is concerned, have
been here and attended the daily ses
sions of the Conference. Also a ma
jority of the students of the Univer
sity have been present at many of the
sessions.
Besides attending the several ses
sions of the Conference, many of the
visitors were entertained in the vari
ous student homes, fraternities, soror
ities and by the University in general
and consequently will leave Eugene
with a more intimate knowledge of
the University and its life.
The special train from Portland
which brought most of the visitors
and a number of the speakers, leaves
tonight at 7:30 on its return and with
it goes a trainload of “Oregon” boost
ers, as the interest they have shown
in the University goes to prove.
OREGON Gill PRODUCE
$40 MILS FOR $17.50
STATE ENGINEER J. H. LEWIS
ADVISES IMPORTATION
OF CHINESE
ORE
IRON AND POWER AVAILABLE
Henshaw and Newell Aided in Making
Well Attended Session
Success.
The Oregon Society of Engineers,
who came to Eugene on a special train
just before noon, held their meeting
in the men’s gymnasium this after
noon. Here the water power re
sources of the state, and the possibil
ity of co-operation between the state
and nation in their development were
the subject of a discussion led by
Fred. H. Henshaw, District Engineer
of the United States Geological Sur
vey, and a paper on the state’s power
resources by John H. Lewis,the state
engineer. W. K. Newell, president of
the state board of horticulture, led the
discussion following this paper.
Chinese Are Cheaper than Americans.
Mr. Lewis made some startling
statements in a paper on “The State’s
Recources.” He said:
“Electric steel rails can be manu
factured near Portland at $17.50 per
ton, where the market price is $40,
according to Edward C. Potter, former
manager of the Illinois Steel Com
pany’s plant in South Chicago. Chin
ese iron ore can be had at 7 cents per
unit of iron in comparison with about
8 cents for Lake Superior ore in Chi
cago. Electric steel rails and locomo
tive tires are showing double the wear
of other forms of steel, according to
the same authority.
“There is more than three million
horsepower in streams within econom
ical transmisison dstance from Port
land, and is now wasting for want of
legislation to encourage its develop
ment and use. This resource, coupled
with convenient water and rail trans
portation, assures the future of the
“Rose City.” and of the entire state.
Plants Under Way in Norway.
“In Norway and Sweden 250,000
tons of pig iron will be produced an
nually in the electric furnace when
the plants, now under way, are com
pleted, according to competent author
ity. In Norway over 200,000 horse
power is used by a single company in
the making of fertilizer from the air.
Over one-fourth of this company’s
products is now shipped to California
Continued on page two.
TRAINING OF LEADERS
CHIEF DUTY OF STATE
PRES. FOSTER, OF REED, SAYS
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
SHOULD DEVELOP
RARE MEN
MEN NOT CREATED EQUAL
Fourth Session of Commonwealth Also
Spoken to by Francis, Cubberly,
and Meurman.
“The tendency of democracy,” said
William T. Foster, President of Reed
College of Portland, in his address at
the fourth session of the Common
wealth this morning, “is to place the
great body of citizens on a common
level of intelligence. All men are
not created equal, and the great fal
lacy of democracy, is that an edict
can abolish the existing difference in
men.
“Cultured education is no longer
opposed to practical. The distinction
is between education that is imme
diately practical or ultimately prac
tical; perhaps it is narrowly cultural
or broadly cultural. But the imme
diately practical education is neces
sary for 98 per cent of the people
who do not require a very great edu
cation.
“The problem of education is to
find the rare individual of marked
ability and give him the opportunity
to dpvelop his endowments as far as
education will permit.
System Is Wrong.
“The problems of the state must be
left to men of this calibre rather than
the low tableland of common educa
tion. When a man stands on the
street corner, scarcely able to write
his own name, but who can withhold
the appropriations which will assist
in the education of the State’s lead
ers, the system is plainly wrong.
This may be heresy in Oregon, but
our system of government is but yet
an experiment. The supreme duty of
the State is training of leaders. We
need leaders as well as artisans. This
country is far behind Europe in the
training of leaders; the West is far
behind the East.
“The cities of this country are no
torious for their mismanagement.
But how can they be otherwise with
out competent leaders. In the city of
Portland today, 92 persons are seek
ing the position of commissioner to
govern a city of 300,000 people.
There are on the list barkeepers, jan
itors, streetsweepers—many of whom
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PAN HELL QUASHES HOPES OF
FUTURE FROSH SOCIETT QUEENS
Sorority Association liars Fancy Ball
Downs and Trains at
Dances.
No more shall the Frosh maiden
glory in trains and fancy ball gowns
at Varsity dances. Such was the de
cision reached Tuesday afternoon at a
meeting of the Pan Hellenic at the
Delta Delta Delta house. At this
meeting it was agreed to appear only
in simple white lingerie dresses. Such
an action has been prompted because
of the large expenses which are na
turally incurred during the Freshman
year and because many of the new
students are possessed of the idea
that at the University society gowns
must be of a resplendent order.
At this meeting a discussion was
held in regard to the limiting of the
.Junior Week-End guests at each
house, which is at present objection
able, both on account of the strenu
ousness of the week and the expense
which is always incurred.
LACK OF CHOC PRIDE
holds or mm
MRS. V .COOK COMPARES ORE
GON “U” TO CALIFORNIA
Big Women’s Meeting this Afternoon
Is Also Addressed hy Mrs.
Hidden
“The greatest help the women of
the state can do for the University
of Oregon is to strengthen the civic
pride of the people in higher educa
tion,” declared Mrs. Vincent Cook, of
Portland, opening the Laird division
of the Women’s session of the Uni
versity Commonwealth Conference
this afternoon. ,
“Oregon ranks today with the states
of Washington and California in com
mercial development and activity. In
all her various industries she has
walked side by side her sister states;
and they have not outrun her; but
in the encouragement and the
strengthening of higher education,
Oregon has fallen far behind these
two states. You ask the cause? I
frankly reply: The lack of the civic
pride in higher education.
“Washington points with pride at
its University. California counts the
University of California one of its
greatest assets, and proudly says:
‘We have two Universities equal to
Harvard, Yale or Princeton.’
“Again, why is the University of
Oregon today ranked by the Amer
ican College Association in the rank
of Class B, and not in the rank of
Class A, with Yale, Harvard, Welles
ley, University of California, and the
University of Washington? Agaip
I reply: Lack of civic pride. Wash
ington and California have strength
ened their great Universities side by
side with their commercial and in
dustrial growth. Oregon has not.”
She closed her address with an ap
peal to the women of Oregon to
arouse the civic pride of the state
in its educational institutions.
“The women of Oregon must take
a personal interest in their State Uni
versity,” declared Mrs. Maria L. T.
Hidden, of Portland. “It is not
enough that a few leading women
come together at intervals and swear
allegiance to higher education. There
must be concerted action among wo
men generally. I would suggest a
State University day, to be observed
in every city, town and school dis
trict, somewhat as we now have Ar
bor Day. The subject of education
shall be presented to ail the people
and they be made to feel that this is
their institution. The rural young
people need special encouragement.”
Among the other speakers of the
afternoon, Mrs. H. C. Wortman, Miss
Mary Isom, Mrs. H. W. Calvin, Mrs.
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VARSITY NINE
LOSES 1 TO 5
GAME AT CORVALLIS YESTER
DAY WAS MARKED BY
HITTING AND
ERRORS
OREGON SCORED 4 IN EIGHTH
O. A. C. Got to Bigbee in Sixth and
Tuerck, Who Went in, Failed to
Shine.
CORVALLIS, Ore., May 17.—(Spe
cial.)—In a game replete with hard
hitting and marred by costly errors,
O. A. C, trampled over Oregon yes
terday, 7 to 5. Bigbee pitched air
tight ball until the fifth inning, when
he walked Grace, who was scored on
Loof’s triple from a waste ball. The
balloon went up in the sixth when
errors, combined with a bombardment
of Bigbee’s offerings, drove him from
the mound to left field, Tuerck sub
stituting. O. A. C. took kindly to
this change, batting Tuerck hard.
Oregon scored first in the sixth,
when Cornell singled, stole second
and scored on Bable Bigbee’s poke.
Culver took his bump in the eight,
Oregon scoring four runs. Cornell
hit safely three out of five trys. Buck
Bigbee starred in the field for Ore
gon.
The second game which was to have
been played today was postponed un
til next Saturday on account of rain.
The 0. A. C. team leaves tomorrow
for Seattle and will play the Univer
sity of Washington nine Mortday and
Tuesday. The Oregon team returns
tonight.
Summary:
H. R. E.
O. A. C.*.7 9 2
Oregon .5 11 6
Batteries—Culver and Weller; Big
bee, Tuerck, and Motschenbacher.
Struck out by Culver, 8; by Bigbee, 2;
by Tuerck, 1. Base on balls—By Cul
ver, 2; by Bigbee, 1. Two-base hits—
Groce, Culver, L. Bigbee, and Goble.
Three-base hits—Loof and Chandler.
Umpire—Salisbury.
VARSITY WOMEN WILL
MEET II. OF W. FRIDAY
Annual Debate, Which Occurs Here
This Year, Will Be On
Immigration.
The annual Co-ed debate with the
University of Washington takes place
at Villard Hall next B'riday night,
May 2'i. The Oregon team, composed
of Aldous Oberholzer, leader, Beatrice
Littlefield, and Cecil Sawyer, is put
ting the finishing touches on their
work, under the direction of Debate
Coach Prescott. The Immigration
Question, worded nearly the same as
in the men’s Coast League Debate, is
the object of contention.
Professor J. H. Horner, of O. A. C.,
has been chosen as one of the judges.
The other two have not yet been se
cured. Several musical numbers will
be rendered before the debate.
This is the fourth year of the wo
men’s debate with Washington. Ore
gon has won once and Washington
twice.
Three Going With Mazamas.
The University people who have
signed up to go with the Mazama
Club of Portland on the trip of ex
ploration to the Josephine county
caves are Professor A. J. Collier, Miss
Ruth Howell, and Miss Lucile Yoran.