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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1913)
OREGON ORE., THURSDAY, DEC. 18, 1913. Ttfn YYYV ft A. MILLER SHOWS EVILS former member of state legislature talks IN ASSEMBLY LAW MAKING DEFECTS TOED University Regent Gives Sta tistics and Personal Experi ences to Show Weakness of Present System of Work. “In the 1913 session of the Oregon Legislature 830 bills and resolutions were introduced, making an average of 20 bills to be considered each day. I contend that it is not within the powers of any legislator to give these measures their adequate considera tion,” so declared Hon. Milton A. Mil ler, of Portland, a member of the University Board of Regents and for 14 years a member of the Oregon Legislature, to the ’ Wednesday morning assembly. ‘‘I have seen the number of bills introduced in the Oregon Legislature rise from 500 to almost 1000. The extravagance of legislatures in the making of laws is attracting the at tention of the people and unless curtailed, will lead to their decay like our city councils. You young men and women will be the future law-makers of this state and it is al together proper that you study these questions. People the world over are progressing rapidly and are tak ing more interest in things govern mental. Particularly is this true of Oregon, where we have such advanc ed pieces of legislation as the Initia tive and Referendum and the Direct Primary Law. “What is the remedy for alleviat ing this present condition of our state legislatures? There have been a number of plans proposed, some of which are excellent. 1^ Wiscon sin they have a legislative reference library which dispenses information on legislative subjects to the legisla tors to assist them in formulating their measures. This plan is a very good one *and I would like to see it followed in Oregon. I know of no better agency to take the duty of furnishing information to our legis lators than the University of Oregon. “Then there is a pla nfor dividing each session of the legislature into two periods, with an interval of 20 or 30 days, during which the legis lators and people might 'studye the bills introduced. This plan is open to the objection that the people and legislators will not be able to give time for a thorough study of the bills. “Then there is a plan for dividing reckless manner in which both the state and national governments ex pend the public money are among the great evils of our present gov ernmental practices. A retired sen ator has said that congress wastes $300,000,000 each year. The govern ment of the United States is merely a hig business concern, and should be administered in a business-like man ner. In concluison, let me say that your worth is not measured in terms of dollars but in the service which >ou contribute to the advancement of society. Remember that when you 1'ere born into the world you had a large debit account in the way of ad vantages of modern civilization. ' hat will be on the credit side when you go out?” Thirty-nine students have been ap pointed censors of dances ata the University of Illinois. All of the raternities and clubs are represent MIDNIGHT PROWLERS ANNOY SORORITIES Delta Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta Houses Entered Wednesday Night "A Mysterious Raffles” has taken the place of “Jack the Grab” in the talk of the campus during the last two days. Midnight prowlers enter ed both the Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Gamma houses some time early Wednesday morning, and while not stealing anything caused great ex citement among the women of the two sororities. At the Kappa Alpha Theta house the burglar was surprised by the cries of the girls and beat a hasty retreat, while at the Delta Gamma house the intruders entered without disturbing the occupants. Cigarette ashes were scattered about the rooms at the Delta Gamma house and a note was pinned to the mantel. No clue as to the identity of the visitors has as yet been discovered. FRESHMEN WIN PENNANT IN INTER-CLASS GAMES Defeat Juniors 14-6. Seniors Get Second Place, by Beating Sophs The inter-class basketball champ ionship was won yesterday afternoon by the Freshman team, the deciding game being taken from the Juniors by a score of 14-6. Incidentally, the male members of the winning class in almost every house on the campus were made the obejct of a special memorial service, and told to forget all about their victory. The lineup in yesterday’s champ ionship contest was: Juniors—Big bee and Parsons, forwards; Bryant, center; Debar and Howard, guards. In the second half Bryant took De bar’s place at guard and Cossman went at center. Freshmen—Bigbee and Firney, forwards; Dudley, cen ter; Wolcott and Huntington, guards. The Senior-Sophomore game im mediately following the other mix, resulted in one of the closest con tests of the series, the Seniors finally nosing out a 9 to 6 victory. The Se niors lined up with Hall at center, Benson and Casebeer, forwards, and Roberts and Grout playing guard. The Sophomore team consisted of Davis and Wheeler, forwards; Brown ell, center; Sims and Hampton, guards. On Tuesday afternoon the Frosh beat the Seniors 14 to 8 and: the Sophomores defeated the Juniors 20 to 4. The teams lined up practically the same as in last night’s game. i • - “BILL” NEILL’12 WEDS MISS RUTH ROLFE ’11 Javelin Record Holder Now Working in Portland, Mar ries Eugene Girl Matrimony attracted two more University graduates Monday when Will T. Neil, familiarly known here as “Bill,” ’12, and Miss Ruth R. Rolfe, ’ll, were united in marriage at Portland in the St. David’s Episco pal church, Rev. Henry R. Talbot of ficiating. Mr. Neil received the B. S. degree from Electrical Engineering Depart ment in 1912. Upon his graduation in June he was offered a position on the Oregon Electrical Commission, which he accepted and is now employ ed in the city of Portland, dealing with the regulation of electrical mat ters. He took a prominent part in athletes at the University, being a member of the Oregon track team in 1910, 1911 and 1912. The javelin throw was his specialty and he now holds the college record, having thrown the javelin 169 feet 9 inches. CLDB TO TAKE LONGEST TOUR IDAHO TRIP NOT tHOUGHT TO BE PROFITABLE VENTURE STUDENTS ASKED TO BOOST Manager Rice Advises Use of Personal Post Card Invita tions. Lyman’s Solo to Be New Feature of Program. (By Mandell Weiss) Eastward will be the direc tion that the warblers will follow during their annual Christmas tour. The distance traversed will be in the neighborhood, of 1700 miles, going as far as Boise and Caldwell, Idaho. The trip will terminate on January 3 in the “Let ’er buck” town. This is the first time that the Glee Club has ever undertaken such an exten sive itinerary and doubts as to whether the club will come out at the long end financially are being en tertained by the management in charge. The results that are expect ed in the way of advertising the University, will warrant the under taking, however. Don Rice, manager of the Club, is requesting that the students residing in the towns that the Glee Club will visit would act in the capacity of ad vance press agents. “Just a good word scattered here and there will work wonders in the way of filling a house,” said Rice. “We have also special souvenir postal cards which we will stamp if the students will ad dress them. Persons receiving these cards will deem it as though a spe cial invitation has been sent to them and will in all probabilities attend the performance when the Club makes its appearance. This will only mean a few minutes of each student’s time and in turn will mean success for the Club.” Twenty-seven men will make up the personnel of the Club this year, larger and better than it has been in former years. The service of Pro fessor Lyman as director is responsi ble for the strength of the organiza tion. He has devotedly given his time in perfecting and rounding out a Club which can rank with some of the best organizations of that nature in the country. Those who saw the local presentation will readily accede to the truth of the last state ment. A new feature that will be added to the program will be a solo by Pro fessor Lyman, who is a singer of note. With this exception the pro gram will be the same as was ren dered here last week. The itinerary is: Hood River, December 26; The Dalles, December 27; Baker, Decem ber 29; Boise, December 30; Cald well, December 31; Ontario, January 1; La Grande, January 2, and Pen dleton, January 3. STUDENTS PLAN PROGRAM Arrangements for Entertainment at Men’s Resort Take Form. The students of the University who will be in Portland for the Xmas vacation met yesterday afternoon in the Y. M. Book Exchange to make arrangements for the entertainment to be given in the Men’s Resort Sat urday, December 27, in Portland. J^aurice Hyde was elected chairman of a program committee of four— Dale Jewell, Samuel Gould and Car lyle Geisler. Nothing definite as ypt has been decided on for a program, except that the U. of O. yells will be given and the Dormitory orchestra of seven pieces will play. WOMEN WILL MEET U. OF C. RECEIVE CHALLENGE TO EN TER TENNIS TOURNA MENT EXPENSE ONLY DETERRENT President Campbell, Dr. Stuart Dean Walker and Bess Cow den Favor Proposition, So Trip Will Likely Be Made. (By Evelyn Harding) A challenge for a Women’s Tennis Tournament to be played on the Berkeley campus has been received by Edna Harvey, manager of the Varsity team, from the California Sports and Pastime Club. The let ter asked that a team of four or five be sent so that matches in both sin gles and doubles might be played. It will be impossible, however, for Oregon to send more than two con testants. The date suggested was for some time in March. President P. L. Campbell says: “I am very much in favor of the tour nament. The only possible objection being the great expense and the pos sible excuse it might offer for groups in the future to insist on oth er intercollegiate activities of not such an approved nature.” Dr. Bertha Stuart, physical direct or of the Women’s Sports, says, “1 am in favor of the girls’ Tennis tour nament but I should dislike to see the girls go unless they could stand some chance of victory. It will mean mirch hard work and indoor practice from now until the trip is taken.” Dean Walker, Student Body man ager, favors the match but can not promise that a return game can be undertaken by the Student Body. Bess Cowden, president of the Ten nis club and. captain of the Varsity team, states, “I think the tournament would be fine for the girls and I think we ought to go. Of course we know we do not play the best tennis now, but if we ever expect to, we should go where the very best is played.” j Ralph Newland, ex-Oregon champ ionship player, s^ys that the Califor-' nia team is one of the hardest Uni versities in the United States to win from, but favors the girls’ trip never theless. Both the Tennis Club and Wom en’s Atheltic Association passed reso lutions favoring the girls’ Intercolle giate Tennis Tournaments. If satisfactory arrangements are made the team which will go will probably be almost the same as last year’s. Bess Cowden first, while Edna Harvey of the 1913 team and Aline Noreen will compete for sec ond place. Y. M. STARTS NEW SERIES Report of Kansas City Convention Will Be Read. At the first Y. M. C. A. meeting after the holidays a report from the Kahsas City Student Volunteer Con vention by John Black, a delegate from the University, will be the pro gram. In subsequent meetings the “College Life” series will be finished and a new course will be taken up. What this course is to be will be de cided later, though it is assured a “First Aid to the Injured” series will be given this year. Whether this will follow immediately after the present series or not depends up on the action that wil lbe taken by those in charge. The Laurean . Literary Society election, which was to have been held Tuesday night, was postponed until after holidays. TO REPRESENT FACULTY AT TEACHERS’ MEETING President Campbell Will Ad dress Delegates at Salem>on “Educational Life” President P. L. Campbell, Di. Joseph Schafer, and Professor E. A. Thurber will represent the Univer sity at the meeting of the Western Division of the State Teacher’s Asso ciation which will be held in Salem, December 22-24. President Campbell is slated to give an address at the first session on the subject “Educa tional Life.” The work of the convention has been divided into departments, eight in number .comprising: Rural schools, Music, Secondary Education, Higher Education, English, City Superin tendents, Elementary Schools, and Industrial Education. Professor Thurber has been chosen chairman of the English Department, and Dr. Schafer chairman of the Higher Edu cation department, so they will play an important part in the work 01 the meetings. PHI BETA KAPPA TO - ENTER WASHINGTON National Honorary Fraternity Will Be Installed Soon University of Washington, Dec. 17. —Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary fraternity, will be installed at the University of Washington some time djaring January or February. A com mittee is drawing up the constitution and by-laws for the local chapter and members of the Senior class will be elected to join the fraternity next spring. The reason for the delay and un certainty of the date is that Professor Grosvenor, professor of history at Amherst, national grand president of Phi Beta Kappa, andi a very elderly man, is unwilling to attempt the long journey in the midst of winter. It is uncertain as yet who will take his place, though it is expected that it will be Dean Birdge, of Wisconsin, vice-president. Phi Beta Kappa will be installed in five colleges during the western trip of the installing officer. Chapters will be put in Lawrence of Wiscon sin, Carleton of Minnesota, Univer sity of North Dakota, University of Washington and Pomona college. ’VARSITY SALARIES LOW Pay of University Heads in Most State Schools Is Under $8000. The president of the University of Washington now receives $6000 a year. 'President Vincent gets a salary of $10,000, Professor Merriam $6000 and Chancellor Strong $6000. The salaries of other executives of state supported1 institutions are as follows: University of California, $15,000; University of Illinois, $12,000; Uni versity of Wisconsin, $7000; Univer sity of Michigan, $8500. The salary of deans and professors in these in stitutions is $5000 at California, $5, 000 at Wisconsin and $6 000 at Min nesota. At Kansas the salary ot deans is $3500, at Washington “$3, 000. SC00L LIF WHN SIMPLIFID Nu Wa of Speling Wil Alow Mor Tim 4 Sleeping. We shud rejoic and go tu bed erly. Our teachers hav adopted simpl speling. This nu wa of speling has severl advantages. The bigeet wun is that it sav work, & so it maks lif mor simpl. A felo dosnt need tu stop rlt ing or reeding tu se if a word is spelt korectly. Then he wil hav mor time so he can get enuf sleep, & that is leeding the simpl lif.—Daily Missou rian. WOMEN’S GLEE SINGSFEB. 13 WILL ALSO GIVE PROGRAM IN LEBANON AND CORVALLIS President Mae Norton, Director Lyman and Manager Cathar ine Carson Predict Good Sea son for Co-ed Songsters. The women’s glee club, numbering 24 members, will give two out-of town concerts during the second semester, aside from the one planned to take place February 13 in Eugene. The consent of the faculty and Miss Guppy has been asked and received and Lebanon and Corvallis have been selected as the towns at which the club will show. Lebanon will be vis ited February 20, and Corvallis will hear the varsity singers on the fol lowing evening. Such arrangements as have al ready been made, point to a success ful outcome of the trip, according to Manager Catharine Carson. She states that at Lebanon, the church guild has charge of the concert and will give a guarantee, the amount of which, howevefr, has not been stipu lated. At Corvallis, F. A. Holmes, manager of the O. A. C. glee club, will assist in handling the concert. “This year’s club is much better balanced than that of last year,” states the Oregon manager. “The prospect of the Corvallis trip has added interest and the members of the club are working hard to perfect their parts. From the interest man ifested so far, we expect a large at tendance at our concerts this year.” Professor Ralph Lyman, director, says, “The girls are working hard and; from present indications, the concert at the Eugene Theater on February 13, will be one of the best musical programs to be heard in Eu gene this year. I think the club may be counted on to make a really cred itable showing.” Mae Norton, president of the club, is also^ enthusiastic and said today, “The club is working well and will be in good shape by next semester. We have some splendid songs, and the stunts are going to be good, too.” The personnel of the club follows: First soprano—Mae Norton, Eva Brock, Virginia Peterson, Georgia Cross, Wilma Young, Margaret Spangler. Second soprano—Katherine Kirk patrick, Helen Kust, Lois Parks, Mabel Withers, Kate Schaefer, Ma rie Cnurchill. First alto—Emma Wootton, Buree MoConahay, Catharine Carson, Lucile Yoran, Miriam Tinker, 'Rita Fraley. Second alto—Florence Johnson, Irene Rugh, Leah Perkins, Charlie Fenton, Myrtle Tobey, Rozella Knox. Mona Dougherty, accompanist. __ 0 $25 PRIZE IS STILL OPEN Committee Sets Final Date of Con test for January Oth. The executive committee has de cided upon January 9 as the last day when songs will be accepted in $25 Alma Mater song contest. The original date was December 10, but the time was extended, the committee thinking that a better song might be chosen with more com petition. However, January 9 the 92$ oqi pun opnra eq up* uoisioap prize awarded. An Oregon reunion will be held at the University Club in Portland, be ginning at 8 p. m. on the night of December 23. All U. of O. men are Invited.