OREGON EMERALD PuVlshed each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the school year, by the Associated Students of the Uni versity of Oregon. Entered at the postoffice at Eu gene as second class matter. Subscription rates, per year, $1.00. Single copie ’, 5c. STAFF. Editor-In-Chief.Henry Fowler Assistant Editor. . .Catharine Carson Managing Ed. . .Clarence 3rotherton News Editor.Earl Biackaby City Editor .Jessup Strang Special Departments. Humorous .Leland Hendricks Exchange .Lamar Tooze Administration .Roger Moe Dramatic .Mandell Weiss Society .Beatrice Lilly Assistant.Elsie Gurney Reporters. Raemon Fleming, Leslie Tooze, Ray Williams, Wallace Eakin, Milton Stoddard, Evelyn Harding, Beatrice Locke, Elmer Martin, Blair Holcomb, Carlyle Geisler. „ Business Staff. Business Manager. . . Marsh Goodwin Assistant Mgr. . .Anthony Jaureguy Advertising Mgr.Dean Peterson Circulation Mgr...Millar McGilchrist 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. CLAUDE M’DONAIiD. Death is a fact that it is difficult to comprehend until the solemnity of it is brought home by the loss of some one near to us. Then and only then do we think seriously on the mysteries of life and death and try to draw aside for a moment the cur tain which hangs at the exit of life’s stage. The death of Claude McDonald is particularly sad. Although not quite two weeks a freshman at Oregon, he had already shown himself to be a student with an earnest purpose at the University. In student activi ties he was identified with the Emerald as a reporter, and had Bhown considerable promise along this line. Although his stajr at Oregon was brief, he was popular among his classmates and with his staff asso ciates. His loss is sincerely mourn ed. SANITATION VS. SAFETY. The accident that occurred last Friday afternoon 1b deeply to be re gretted, but Is one of thone things, absolutely uuforsoen, which could not possibly luye been guarded against. No one is to blame, no one can feel that he Is In any way re sponsible for the death of Claude McDonald. A wet shower floor, made doubly slippery by a coat of waterproof paint applied during the summer, was the sole cause of the fall which resulted so fatally. The floor was so waterproofed as a sanitary meas ure, and with the best of intentions. But now that the real danger ex isting in such an Improvement has been manifested In so startling a manner, the question arises whether the elimination of a possible source of disease is even equal to the over present danger of a repetition of Friday's misfortune. Such a danger Is present not only In the Men's gymnasium but in the women's as well, and other accidents of a similar nature but having less serious con sequences have come to light since the past week end. University authorities have dis played an interest In these facts that Is highly commendable. It has not, yet been definitely decided as to what method will be taken of bringing the shower floors to a point of safety, but one thing is assured and that Is that they will not long be left In their present condition. .The Emerald wishes to give its unqualified support to the proposed change,, whether It be a roughening Hrotherton, Hud Ri an, Ray Williams and Sam Lyons, judges; Clarence Hrotherton. Hud Ryan, Dal. King and Sam Lyons, ex ecutors of judgement. V ' 6' Smith :• I»r. .\V. M. Presitle'nt Campbell pointed , so Ore t ary to i> has been ap Ifrofessor Dear to succeed * * born .as•secretary of the student af fairs, oommfttee. Beca'use of his public service work in Salem Pro fessor Dearborn is not able to con tinue his work on this committee. Walter John Kirk, 'lti, has re turned from Salem and has entered college. EMEr.ALD ISSUES FIRST STEROTYPED EDITION Close to Ten Thousand Copies Distributed at State and County Pairs The first stereotyped Emerald in the history of the University was issued last Thursday as a special Fair edition to be distributed at the Sa lem state and Lane county fairs, in addition to being put out on a cylinder press, the Thursday issue holds what is believed to be the record for size, both as to circula tion and actual size of the paper. Ten thousand copies were run off as contrasted to the usual 1100 which forms the regular circulation. Instead of the regular six colum di mension, spven columns were used and the length of the sheet was in creased to standard size to balance up the addition in width. The ed ition comprised eight pages instead of four, the number regularly used. The mats which were used in the stereotyping have been*turned over to the printers and will be presented to the Journalism department of the University. ASSEMBLY IS GIVEN OVER TO RALLY Students to Gather for General “Cheer-Up” Meeting Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock in Villard hall the regular assembly will be turned into a big student body rally, primarily for football, al though there will be speakers cn al! branches of student body activities. Yell Leader Harold Young will aid in the enthusiasm by calling for some good rousing yells, and the Glee Club will sing the Varsity songs. It is reported that some of the Senior men have some stunts which they will at tempt to “pull off.” Vernon Motsch enbacher, president of the student body, will preside and speeches will be heard from the following: Harold Young, on the trip to Cor vallis; Hugo Bezdek, on football; William Hayward, track; Dean Walk er, finances; Robert Bradshaw; foot ball; Carl Fenton, baseball; Henry Fowler, Emerald; Delbert Stannard, Glee Club; Dal King, debate, and Be hind Hfendrleks, Oregana. It is planned to make this a boost er meeting in order to create an in creased enthuisasm in all student body activities. The library and all class rooms will be closed, and the meeting will begin promptly at 10 o’clock. ANNOUNCEMENTS. ______ Freshmen—Acquaintance party at tlie Delta Delta Delta house Friday evening, October 3. Y. M. C. A.—Meeting in Dr. Schmidt’s room at 7 p. m. Thursday. l.aureau Meeting in Dr. Schmidt's room at 7:15 this evening. Football—Underclass Mix and Alumni game Saturday, October 4. Assembly—Special rooting prac tice at the regular 10 o’clock assem bly. Women’s League—Will meet in Dr. Straub's room, Wednesday, Octo ber l, at 4 p. m. Y. W. C. A.—Cabinet meeting Wednesday at 4 p. m., Bungalow. Girls’ Glee Club—Tryouts in Vil lard Hall, Wednesday, at 5 p. m. Triple A—Will meet in Dr. Schmidt's room, Wednesday at 4 p. m. Eutopian Society—Meeting at 7 o'clock tonight. Lambda Hho house. Junior Class—Meeting in Dr. Schmidt's room at 7 o’clock tonight. Women's league—Informal tea has been postponed until Wednesday, October 8. Cecil Cobb and Beverly Clark, who are attending O. A. C., spent the week-end at the Kappa Sigma house. Klton Tocke. a former student of Ueed college, who is entering the University as a Junior, is a Phi Gam ma Delta pledge. Mr. and Mrs. Black are the guests of their son, John Black, at the Phi Gauma Delta house this week. Reverend McCullock is visiting his son Howard McCullock at the Beta Theta Phi House. REGENTS ENDORSE “^^APPROPRIATION Bean, President of Board, Has Written Defense of tho University R. S. bean, president of the beard of Regents, favors the passage cf the appropriation in favor of the Univer sity, which has been put up to the popular vote by the action of the referendum. He writes: “Inasmuch as a referendum has been called on the building and bet terment fund granted the University of Oregon by the last legislature, and the people are now asked to de cide whether or not the money shall be available, we, the members of the Board of Regents of the University, feel it our duty as guardians of this state educational institution to make a statement to the people as to the needs of their University. “As all know, the University is a part of the public school system; free to all, and supported by the tax payers of the state. It is free alike to rich and poor, and any young man or woman who desires can earn or help earn his way through the in stitution, as 60 per cent of the stu dents now in attendance are doing. It is our duty to acquaint the people with the needs of the school, and it is our responsibility to determine the way in which funds provided shall be used. “Previous to the last session of the legislature, the Board of Regents met and we unanimously resolved to ask the legislature for enough funds to erect one building for the University and make repairs and alterations to others. This request was embodied in two bills, one for $100,000, the other for $7 5,000. The request was granted almost unanimously by the legislature, and the money would now be available but for the referen dum which has brought about this special election. “The University of Oregon has Sev eral groups of good buildings, but since the last one was erected, about six years ago, the attendance has practically doubled and the demand for class room will make it necessary to use tents or tamporary frame buildings. At present two and three instructors are compelled to use one recitation room, and basements and hallways have been utilized to the utmost. It is impossible to make room for certain work that should be done, and the problem is becoming more and more difficult as the stu dent body increases, which is in pro portion to the rapid growth of the state. “The need, however, for a new building and additions to others has not been questioned even by those who are opposed to the University, and therefore needs no argument, j But the responsibility upon the Re-! gents in caring for the growth of the institution was a serious one, and in our recommendations to the legisla ture we were criticised for not asking for two buildings instead of one. It will be remembered that money for two buildings had been appropriated by the legislature of 1911, but the same man who has called this refer endum called a referendum upon these buildings and succeeded in holding up the funds. "in asking for this comparatively small appropriation, we hoped that we could avoid another referendum. Rather than ask for all that was needed, we felt keenly the responsi bility for keeping the doors of the University open for our young men and women, and did not believe that any one would undertake to further Walter Bailey, ’ll, will return this spring from a two years stay in the Phillipines, where he has been teaching school. Thai! Wentworth, ’13. is attend ing classes at the Oregon Law School in Portland. “ 00 For the blues a massage at Marx's barber shop. A first class chef has been secured for the New Varsity. Make yourself- presentable. Get a hair cut and shave at Marx's barber I shop. x • 1 Watch for “New Varsity Confec tionery." handicap the institution by holding up an appropriation as imperative as this. But we find now that the Uni versity is again attacked and that un- j less the people stand by taeir Uni- \ vers'ity its work is sure to be seri-! cusly hampered. “We wish to make one further j statement to the people of Oregon.; The cost to the taxpayers of Oregon ! per student for the year 1912 was; $180, which is much lower than that in most institutions. It is our pur pose to keep this cost at the lowest possible point consistent with effi ciency. But the state is growing and the students are increasing in numbers, the present buildings are overtaxed, and unless we can have funds to provide more room, the time is close at hand when we must turn some of our young men and women away. In fact, we are virtually do ing this now, for the schools of Washington and California have now enrolled Oregon students running into the hundreds. “The legislature of 1913 took the important constructive step of pass ing a millage tax bill for both the University and the Agricultural col lege, which will go into effect in 1915 and automatically provide for the support of the two institutions thereafter without further participa tion in politics. Meanwhile, we urge upon the voters of the state the pressing need of the building and improvements asked for, and re spectfully request your support at the polls. R. S. BEAN, President of the Board of Regents. Lunches for University Students a Specialty DR. J. O. WATTS Eyesight Specialist Optical defects corrected and satisfaction guaranteed. Examinations trsa and the prices moderate. Broken lenses duplicat ed within an hour or two. Factory on the premises. 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