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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1914)
OREGON EMERALD Published 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 _:eiie as second class matter. Subscription rates, per year, $1.00. Single copies, 5c. STAl’F. 1-ditoi-in- ill, f. Henry Fowlei Assistant Editor... Catharine Carsoi Managing Ed ... Clarence lirotherton News Editor.Earl Blackabv Assistants, . . . .Wallace Eakin, Ruth Dorris. City Editor .Jessup Strang Special Departments. Special Features ■ ■ • . Eee Hendricks Exchange .Lamar Tooze Administration .Roger ,V’C Assistant. Leslie Tooze Dramatic .Maudell Weisi Society . . .*.Beatrice Lilly Assistant.Florence Thrall Sports .kaeman Fleming O o o Reporters. Bay Williams. Elsie Gurney, Milton Stoddard, Evelyn Harding, Beatrice Locke. Elmer Martin, Blair Holcomb Harold 11m. I reel, Edison Marshall I-red Dunbar, Bert Bombard. Business Staff. Business Manager . ..Marsh Goodwin Assistant Mgr. ..Anthony Jauregu.i rii'riilution Mgr... .Dean Petersoi Collections.Boy T. Stephens Advert.isitig Mgr.. .Millar McGtlchrld tssit tit uI s Ben Kleisch man, Hugh Kirkpatrick, Franklin Clark. 1 , if, tmi; \i,i mm m \<; yzini:. Till- i : lime proposed by John Vealch for tlio publication of an of Pi nal alumni magazine Is one whicli the lOinerald li icks to the limit. f.\ n if rueli a publication would in a rirtain way outer the field now oc cupied b.v the college paper, tli 10 ill cinlti w.iul.l favt r il ar the moist llke 1.. na ans of unifying (lie Oregon graduates. .'vs iia li on point 'd out before in tin ;<■ columns, it is almost Impossible to give two such widely variant chores of subscribers as the alumni and the undergraduates exactly what tlic' want in the way of news and . til he iapariial to both. The inag •l.-.tio proposed by Mr. Veutch will have the advantage of giving the alumni what they want atul will help the Km raid to give the students whal they want. II PI'S \\|> l-.WTS. o In limes past it lias been the cus tom atm 11u ruiversity students on hoc on c; it g Juniors, to celeb rate their enuiiicliial ion from the ranks of the So liiomoi rs by donning yellow cor rugat (1 t i on or: , know n in t lie vei ns, ular as cordiin-ys Hut the cus tom has gnulualb been losing its -I nalii, until at the present Mint oii:> a small proport ion,,ot l.hinl great ■ n ’ o t-, i c - n ii fit t lie t radii ional o • a garb oi their class, A it \v sc lienii . however, has been a.t\ lit i d : n-1 ■ and ioncd w hiclt .-h.iild hr.uni the t>r< .an .lutilor a.C sit-M for all time to come. The ofl'i Hal Junior pipe, a corncob, will un ci' tth c,i!y he dl.t ilirt iv e, ttttd at thi io : i me ;co- so - c s l ho advantage of a to a c ft.tin extent riuninlscent of the tiearlv extinct corduroy, bav in the rue g ueral color and rough 'itf. tit.I having the same qual i;> f le anting hotter with age. I hitiU rs are to he eongratulnt , ii their choice. I II M ! OI i ll 1: >I \T. tu in", oi conference dele 's: !■< ; i .rlier in tlit> semester, 'to' w. mb-pt, l as a regular ■nr He I t. '>rt hut as yet the ■mini.' i-i io- metis gymnasium is f r i; i on u tgic. oul\ a scant U a a , aril g for the needed in struct i. a and practice which must pr< act'd anv t«->out for places on the team. is tile new sport to die a natural death at Oregon, and take a position ill cunieriil- atlll tier which will rival tennis from the standpoint of tlte small proportion of colleges en ga.c in: in it? Tile inter-collegiate chain,>it i .-hip in tennis is won each y«nr bv Ori gan or Washington as the t suit oi a dual tournament, none of But If a position of pre-eminence .3 to be won in wrestling by a simi larly slight effort, Oregon should not ontribute to the ease with which it is won. There is plenty of good ma erial in the University to turn out a team that will give any in the uorthwest a good close fight. Wrestling as a branch of confer • nce athletics has been sanctioned by he University student body repre entatives. Now it is up to the men jf the University who are qualified to take part in such a sport, to get out and make good. J. A. C. PAPER BACKS UP SLANG ADVOCATE 3arometer Tells How Use of Such English Lessens Work The free use ;of appropriate slang" as advocated by Professor O'Shea of the University of Wiscon sin is evidently pleasing to the O. A. .1. Barometer as theyc have a joy ous editorial to express their views on the sucbject: o . Tlffe Barometer "wins. Our repu tation is saved. The English Depart uent is indeed fallen upon evil days, and the sporting vocabulary has at ,ast come into its own. For has not the Hon. O’Shea, pro fessor of education in Wisconsin U. ent his support.' Has he not come forth in open declaration before the Jr. gon Teachers' Convention, and ieiended "slang?” Yea Bo! ! ! For a considerable period, in fact ever since the opening of College, the diction of the various members of the Barometer staff has given mem i rs of the faculty a pain. So peev ish have they been, especially when Uie sporting editor (Haynes), ripped off a few extravagant ones, that they even suggested the selection of a new sporting editor. looh-i'ooh on tne purist lacuity. Also an attenuated pish-tush. Tell it to O’Shea! He’s the gink that start ed tlfis row. i’almy days, indeed for the editor. No more copy to read, no more man ! uscript to edit. It was some job to ;o through all those stories. Reams of choice epithets had to be snaked out in order that the purist readers might filter their chatter. Off that tail now, kids; the Hon. O’Shea lias spoken. Itip off the hot ones as much as you like. Tlie faculty raved when the sport writer passed out "slipped one over on Whitman.” Now "copped their ■nanny" will stir up no surprise "Solid ivory," and "lionehead," will get ill with a rush, while "peddle a line” wins hands down. This O'Shea party is sure some tin r . Hi1 slipped it to tile teachers in great style, and got away with 'l ike a duck. He dazzled their peepers with a great line of guff, and before they had a comeback he slipped out, and left’em run ragged. Fifty-fifty, teacher, dear. Don’t mil that language bun on us any nunc. Can the chatter about “ruf fian expressions.” Tell it to the ma rines. We, Prof. O’Shea and tin* lin rometer, stick togotlu r. We must have a unique line to make a hit, and believe mull, buddy, we can get away with it O. K. lsh ga biblile. We have Prof. >'.-diea i n our side. \\ e’ve rampseu purist.'. We’ve handed ’em a cm.in. and they haven’t got a edme uick. t-’o peel ’em off, boys. We'll get inOthe swim witl©Prof O'SU a and make language. I 0 O O O l) O U U O O 0 0 U 0 0 0 0 o ) o > .YNNOr.NCKMKXTS. o > - — 0 0 V M. I'. A. over) Thursday o 0 at 7 o’clock In Hr, Schmidt’s o 1 room In Heady Hall. o 1 V o iation Free (Employment o i Ititreau asks those students o » in need of work not to bo o > discouraged, but to stay by o tao tiouoral Sccrotur\ until o > work is secured. o > GranvlU s Trigonometrv is o > wanted at the V. M. C. A. o > Hook Kxehauge. o > The Churches of (Eugene ex- o > tend a cordial invitation to o > the students to attend all o > services an 1 to enroll in the o > Young People’s Classes. o <> o > o o o o o o o o o o o 0 o i> o o o The faculty of Kansas I’niversitj has voted in favor of simplified spelling. A new gymnasium, costing f 1.70. 000, ir. planned for the i'nlversity of Texas The College People’s Store FOR STYLE. QUALITY € ECONOMY Values $1.25 to $2.50 at - - WHAT? 89c WHY SHIRTS o ° ° ° o No they are not shglfworn nor bum.colors and patterns, not by any means. They are choice garments of standard make from our regular stock. All clean, desirable merchandise. Really, fellows, you're mising a great bargain if you don't get in on this. MlMBLRo ilF FhCULTY GIVE MANY LECTURES Twenty-Six Meetings Are At tended in Various Parts of the State Members of the faculty delivered twenty-five lectures during Christ- j mas vacation, some of the engage ments taking the speakers to dis tant parts of the state. Thera are at present on tlie records of the Cor respondence Department dates rang ing from the pr sent time up into the month of June. Requests are coming m daily from the various granges, , ibrary associations and the 1 arent lteachers 'urgauizatioins asking for speakers at their meetings. The following is the list of the meetings uuring the past two weeks, and faculty members who took part. Professor H. C. Howe, Portland, December 17 and 18. Dr. C. F. Hodge, Salem December 11, Portland December, 27, Monroe, December 31, Jefferson, January 3. Professor O. F. Stafford, Rogue River, December 17, Corvallis Grange December 111, McKenzie Grange, Jan uary 3. Professor A. R. Sweetser, Decern ber 17, Grants I'ass, January 3. Dr. John Schafer, Portland, Dec. ID, Springfield, Jan. 1, Jortland, Jan. 2. Professor A. F. Reddie, Alsea, Dec ID, Marshfield, Dec. 2D, North Bend, Dec. 30, Bandon, Dec. 31, Coquille, Jan. 1, Myrtle Point, Jan. 3. Professor F.' S. Dunn, Drain, Deo. 27. Dr. J. H. Gilbert. Drain, Dec. 27. Professor K. Kdmondson. Salem, Jan. 2. Professor F. C Ayer, Drain. Jan. ■> o TRIPLE SOCIETY LS LATEST ORGAMIZATSOM o __ Charter Members Initiate Six More Women Into Soph Cj-edClub The initiation of the new m “tubers into Triple It tooK place last night. Triple 1! is the "latest" college or ganization. The initiation was followed by a theatre party at the K x, where the new Triple Its enjoyed the "ravenous roaring" of the lions and afterwards were given a "sumptuous” feast at th • Varsity. The new members are: Gladys Grayblll. Grace l.illy, Beatrice Locke. Katherine Bridges. Jessie Purdy and Virginia Pet rson. The charter members are: Kvelyn Harding, Charlie Fenton. Claire Haley. I onise Bailey May Neill. Gene vi v e Shaver, Kate Stanfield, Km a 1‘ettold, Mil'.red Gerig. Grace Mc Kenzie. Helen Kobiuson. l.ne',1 Ken ton and Kita Fraley. President Thomas Kane, of the Puiversity of Washington, has been removed from the head of that Pni versity Four regents have also re signed their positions. i giDS Lie yp POR OREGANA PRINTINGS Manager Preparing Specifica tions of Book After Which Contract Will Be Let Ben Dorris, manager of the 1915 Oregana, had the following to say concerning his publication this after noon : "I am now preparing specifica tions for the book, so that printers may bid intelligently oil the same. The only thing that is delaying me is the choice of ink. The ink bill for an edition the size of ours is not in any case very hv-ge, therefore I want the best. As soon as I definitely de cide what it is, 1 will send out the bids. Four Portland and three local houses have signified their intention to bid for the job, and 1 look for a fair price to be made. “The specifications call for a leaf size of eight inches by ten and one half inches, size of print page, about five by seven and seven-eighths. I Stock to be Warren’s Lustro, size 2 3 1 by 33 30, a special size ordered di rect from the factory for the Oregana by Blake, Mi Fall Co. of Portland, j Prices will be figured on a book of! ■180 to 500 pages, and provision is made for enlarging this slightly. It i is my intention to give Editor Hen dricks all the paper he can fill with 1 interesting matter. The size of the * book is up to him, not to me. There will be 16 zinc color cuts, two to four, four color process cuts, and possibly ; four to eight campus scenes in col-! ors, these latter to be tipped in. We are not now planning on using a border, but merely a top piece sug gestive of the general policy of the | book, which is safe, sane and con- i, servative, this being the only kind J tlie Faculty will stand for. •‘Circulation {^Manager tyichael re ports'subscriptions as coming stead ily in, although lie occasionally meets an alleged Oregon student who can’t see where he can spare the price from his appropriation for pool and nick-nacks. I "It has been brought to my at tention that very little is transpiring on the campus recently which would make good material for the Oregana, therefore I am now figuring with a motion picture company to put on a few scenarios here on the campus in order that we may inject a little high life into the book." There was a man in our town And he was wondrous wise, He ate hot dogs every day And praised them to the skies. "They soothe and satisfy.” he said. "1 get my money’s worth "Believe me Kid. OBAK makes "The Best Hot Bogs on earth.” Ur shmen at the University of \\ iscensin are prohibited, under the : er.: :\ of being expelled from the University, from entering a saloon. Upper classmen are charged with the enforcement of the rule. Highly per cent of the fraternity men at the University of Montana ire earning their way through col lege. All Kinds Of Ladies and Men’s Clothes i CLEANED & PRESSED at THE IMPERIAL CLEANERS \7 Seventh Avenue East Ray Williams, Dorm., Agt. FINEST COFFEE Rich Flavored Coffee Highly Flavored Tea The Freshest in Town ADAMS TEA COMPANY -n---n BKODERS> BROTHERS Wholesale and Retail Dealers In FRESH, CORNED AND SMOKED MEATS L. M. TRAVIS ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Over Eugene Loan & Savings Bank I The Home OF T I L I T Preparations Call >9 I How many times has the sudden need of a little quinine, a sim ple tonic or some oth er preparation made itself a dire necessity. Why suffer the dis comfort of doing without it when you can step to the phone —that’s our number— discuss your needs with us—ask our ad vice on the little things and in a jiffy your necessities are delivered free to your door. This is only one branch of the com plete service that has made our’s the most popular drug store in town. Ride by Night Travel Right Sleeping care on the Portlaud-Eugeue Flier, leaving North Bank Station dail.v, 11 :45 p. in., and Eugene 12:01 a. in., Ihe the latest words for comfort. Herts ,$1.5(1 and $1.25. Buffet Dining Service on Parlor Car (h) No. 1*1. leaving Portland 4 .40 j). m., aud No. 10, leaving Kugene 7 :o0 a.m. Train Service When You Want It and Where You Want It. Oregon Electric Fliers, at convenient hours, convey you from front steps to the threshold of the Retail District of the Valley Cities and the Metropolis, making Shopping Trips a Pleasure Reduced Saturdayto-Monday Round Trip Fares hrom Eugene to Cortland .$4.80 Salem .$2.80 E. Independence .$2.55 Harrisburg .75c Albany .$1.75 Woodburn . . ..$2.50 Hillsboro .$5.10 Forest Grove .$5.30 Through Tickets Sold to All Points East and North of Portland H. R. KNIGHT, Agent, Eugene, Oregon. Tollman Studio For better photos J. B. Anderson, Prop. 734 Willamette. Phone 770 Registered Optometrists Factory on Premises Eye Specialists 881 Willamette Street Phone 362 GOODYEAR WELT SHOE REPAIRING * JIM THE SHOE DO Cl Yerington & Allen PRESCRIPTION D RUGG'STS Phone 232 86 Ninth Ave. East C. B. Willoughby. F. L. Norton. WILLOUGHB1 & NORTON DENTISTS. Room 404 Cockerline & Wetherbee bldg. DR. M. ASHTON CHIROPRACTOR NERVE AND SPiNE SPECIALIST XPERT WORK. LATEST METHODS The oauee of disease successfully removed. 227-8 over U. S. Nat Bank. Phone: Offi e 860-J. Res. 860-L Eugene, Ore. DRS. COMINGS, SOUTH WORTH & BEARDSLEY Office Suite 410-415 Ceckerline &. Weth erbee Bldg. Office hours—10-12 a. m., 2-5 p. m. Phone 96. Office Phone 552. Res. Phone 6II-R DR. C. M. HARRIS DENTIST Cockerline & Wetherbee Bldg, fth and Wiliamettes Sis. Ejgene, Or Dr. C. B. Marks, M, D. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat GLASSES CORRECTLY FITTED Cockerline and Fraley Bldg. Phone Connection Drs. KuykeLclak Office Over Loan & Savings Bank Phones: Res., 965; Office, 63 4 OFFICE HOURS 2 TO 5