OREGON
ORE., THURSDAY, DEC. 18, 1913.
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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.
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“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.
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$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.