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OREGON iff | EMERALD VOL. XV. EUGENE, ORE., THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1914. XLVI. ILLS TRACES U. S. FINANCE PORTLAND BANKER NAMES HAMILTON AS AMERICA’S GREATEST FINANCIER ESTABLISHED NATIONAL BANK Speaker Lauds Assumption of State,Debts by National Gov ernment. Address Unfinished for Want of Time. Before one of the largest assem blies of the year Wednesday morn ing, A. L. Mills, president of the First National Bank of Portland, held the attention of his hearers for 45 min ^utps while he recited historical events that'Xere greatly responsible for the present financial prestige of the United States. His subject was “The Establishment of Our National \Credit.” ^"Mr. Mills gave particular attention to the part played by Alexander Ham ilton in establishing American credit and characterized him as “the great est financier the country has ever known.” The speaker was introduced by President Campbell. Both are grad uates of Harvard and Mr. Mills is the only member of the Harvard Board of Overseers living west of the Rocky Mountains. In his introductory re marks President Campbell referred to the fact that Mr. Mills was a classmate of Howard Elliott, former ly president of the Northern Pacific railroad but now holding the presi dency of the New Haven system. Must Study History. Mr. Mills sail- in part: “In order to learn the finance of the nation it is highly essential that the nation’s history be studied. Na poleon’s last instruction to his son, the ill-fated King of Rome, was: ‘Study and reflect on history, it is the only true philosophy.’ And so it is with finance. If we are to get a true comprehension of the subject we must study its history. “Washington’s administration mark ed the greatest progress in the estab lishment of our national credit. Of the many questions that demanded the first president’s attention none was so important as the adjustment of the nation’s finances. The United States was in a chaotic condition. The states were torn by commercial rivalry and were on the point of civil war; the country was flooded with worthless continental,currency and a large debt was owing to foreigners. Never has the country faced such a crisis. To cope with the situation and to place the nation’s finances on a sound footing Washington needed for his Secretary of Treasury a man ex perienced and' of great constructive ability. He went first to Robert Mor ris, the financier of the Revolution, and offered him thp portfolio. Mor ris refused, but told him that the one man in the United States competent for the position was Alexander Ham ilton. Sacrificed Law. ^hen Washington offered Hamil ton the cabinet position, the latter Was engaged in a lucrative law prac t'ce- He sacrificed it at Washing ton’s summons and, at the age of 32, ecame the director of the country’s financial affairs. Talleyrand, Napo j-on s famous minister, said that ox’ ^aPoleon and Hamilton were the ree greatest men of the times and at. if he were to choose the great- i ost of the three, it would be Hamil ton. “On taking the oath of office, Ham-' !ton f°und the government’s finances in a terrible state. The government ad no fiscal agent, the treasury wras einPt5 and no money could be bor the^ a^roa<^' ^ was useless to issue 'emable fiat money as the (Continued on Page 4.) HAYWARD IS OPPOSED TO OPEN PLUNGE AT NIGHT Says Studies Would Suffer and Idea si Impracticable Anyway I am not in favor of keeping the swimming tank open a* f0r several reasons vv''vk''Hay ward, di”' Ktnletics, yester day. In me first place the men would not be able to go into the tank until 7:30 or 8 o’clock. The dinner hour is at 6 o’clock and it is not benefi cial to the health to go into the water for at least an hour and a half after wards. This makes it so late in the evening that it is impractical. “Also the statement that there are a number of men in college that are unable to use the tank ofi account of working during the day of of need ing the exercise is foolish, because these men can lake exercise in the open air as well as in the tank. I do not think there are very many men in the university who are in this position and it would not be worth the expense and trouble for such a small number. “Also I do not think that it would be advisable to keep the tank open during the evenings on account of the men’s studies which would be apt to suffer materially.” ORATORICAL TRYOUTS TO BE_HELD FRIDAY Five Men Enter Race for Inter collegiate and Interna tional Peace Orator The final oratorical tryout will be held Friday night in Villard Hall at 7:30 p. m. The purpose is to choose orators from the squad of five to represent the University of Oregon in the Intercollegiate and the Interna tional Peace contests with the other colleges of Oregon. Twelve judges will act in deciding upon the best orators. Three will judge on thought and composition and three on delivery in choosing the orator for the Peace contest and the same number for the intercollegiate contest. The judges have not yet been selected. The five men who are trying out will all speak on the subject of In ternational Peace, so the oration for the intercollegiate and the peace con tests will be of the same nature. If the twelve judges think alike in re gard to the merit of the speakers, there is a probability that one man will represent Oreg.on in both inter collegiate contests. The five men in the first squad who will try out Friday night are James Donald, Milton Stoddard, Al len O’Connell, Prentiss Brown and Victor Morris. FRESHMAN COMMITTEE MEETS TWICE A WEEK Systematic Plans Are Now Be ing Formulated for An nual Glee “The various committees for the Freshman Glee are working hard and systematically and will no doubt have all preparations made in due time for the dance on February 14,” said Har old Fitzgibbon today in speaking o:. the progress being made for the Freshman dance. Fitzgibbon sees the chairman of each of the seven committees ev ery day and all the committees meet together twice a week. The various committees have many surprises in store, it is stated, in re gard to decorations, features, pro grams, and general tone of the dance. When asked for particulars, each committeeman answers mysteriously, “Wait and see.” The faculty at Nebraska has with drawn the ban from the tango, hesi of the new steps. The “freak” dances are not barren from univer sity functions, but arc frowned upon. Princeton announces cash gifts of $81,016 this winter. PLANS NEWS "LAB” COURSE PROFESSOR ALLEN INTENDS TO START A COPY READING CLASS REGULAR CREDITS TO BE GIVEN Two Divisions, Freshmen and Advanced. Will Be Started. Emerald Copy to Be Subject for Class Work. Journalism laboratory work will be introduced into the University curriculum next term. Professor Eric W. Allen of the Journalism de partment, has arranged for two courses, Freshman and advanced la boratory. The advanced laboratory work will consist of copy reading. A copy ta 1 ble will be placed in Professor Al len’s office, off of the Journalism room, and the copy reading will take place there. The office is to be pro vided with all the paraphernalia found in the copy rooms of the large dailies. All necessary reference books will be provided, such as “Who’s Who,’’ etc. A complete list of the students in the University will be kept on file, and the copy readers required to verify doubtful initials, spelling, etc., of the names found in the copy. Much of the copy read will be Em erald copy. The University copy readers will not assist the Emerald Staff to read' the proofs but will cor rect all errors found in the original copy handed in by the “cubs.” When Emerald copy and other copy handed in by the members of the Freshmen classes is not sufficient to keep the class busy, United Press copy will be used. One section of the advanced jour nalism laboratory class will meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The definite hour has not been ar ranged as yet. The other division of the class will meet Monday and Wed nesday afternoons. The Freshman laboratory work will consist of chasing stories, which the members of the advanced labora tory classes will copy read. This class will count one hour a semester. The advanced laboratory classes like laboratory classes in other depart ments, will count one hour a semes ter for every two hours per week spent in the laboratory. RYDER GOES TO CALIFORNIA Graduate of Class of ’13 Accepts Civil Service Position. James Ryder , ’13, left Eugene last night for San Francisco where he has a position in the civil service de partment. He has been employed by the Booth-Kelly Lumber company for the past four months. In his new position, Mr. Ryder will be engaged for „he present in making an estimate of the value of railroad property in California. , U. OF W. HAS' NEW HEAD Newly Organized Board of Regents Selects Oscar A. Fletcher. University of Washington, Jan. 28. —The reorganized Board of Regents of the State. University, which con tains only one old member, met to day and elected Oscar A. Fechter, of North Yakima, president. The salary of Professor Henry Lan ders, who began service as acting president of the University January 1, was raised to $200 a month. Presi dent Fechter, after the meeting, said the regents had not yet taken any steps toward engaging a permanent president for the university. “BILL" VISITS HIGH SCHOOLS HAYWARD LECTURES IN 5 SOUTHERN OREGON TOWNS “itPERS” SHOW INTEREST Slides and Motion Picture Films Are Used by “Bill.” Next Trip to Ontario in East ern Oregon Is Planned. W| L. Hayward, director of ath letics returnc l Tuesday from south ern ureguu. This is the second of his lecture trips to high schools in the state, in the endeavor to raise the physical standard of the preppers. He reports a warm welcome by the various schools where he lectured. On this trip he visited the high schools at Medford, Ashland, Klam ath Falls, and Rosehurg, where he gave lectures and showed slides in the campaign for better physical training in the preparatory schools of the state. I had a very good trip,” said Hay ward yesterday. “Good crowds turn ed out for the lectures and a good spirit on the whole was shown*to ards the movement. “All the principals and members of the faculties showed an interest in the work and have signified their in tentions of doing whatever they can to see that better accommodations are provided allowing the entire student body to take some sort of exercise. “At Klamath Falls and Ashland I found the best spirit towards such a plan. These schools are more or less isolated and they showed consider able interest in the work and are anx ious to do something along this line. At Klamath they are more or less hindered from lack of suitable grounds in close proximity to the building, which makes it more dif ficult for them. However they have invited me to come down in the spring when their season opens and help them out in getting started and I think I shall go. “On tiie faculty of the high school i't Klamath Fails I met two former Oregon Agricultural men and they have charge of the athletics in .the =chcd th?re. i told them that we are willing to do anything we con to help them out and that now that mat ters are straightened out between O A. C. and Oregon there should be no more trouble. “They were so interested in the work at Klamath that I am shipping down three films, one of the Oregon Washington football game, one of the Oregon-O. A. C. ame and one of the Stanford track meet. These will be shown at one of the moving picture houses there for the benefit of the high schoolt students.” “Bill” will leave next Tuesday on the third of his trips for eastern Ore gon and will visit Vale, Ontraio and possibly La Grande. SWIMMERSTOWEARTRUNKS Hayward Gives Strict Orders For Men's Attire in Pool. The orders given by “Bill” Hay ward concerning the wearing of white trunks by the men while in the swim ming tank will ne enforced commenc ng the second semester. A sample of these trunks have been | ’ispiayed in a prominent place in the gymnasium so that the men can get i what is desired and all the men will 1 be expected to get them for the sec j and semester. “The idea that this matter is op ' tional with the men is a mistaken idea,” said Hayward. “These must ! be whit& also because colors will run and not only discolor the water but also the tiling which has been put on I the floor.”' WOODCUTTERS NEAR SPENCER’S GO ARMED Q Three Cougars Kill Sheep and Goats Belonging to Farmer Further information in regard to cougars reported to be prowling in the woods near Spencer’s Butte is furnished by the following article taken from the Morning Register of January 28: “During the past few weeks an ani mal has raised havoc with sheep and goats in a herd belonging to Mr. H. T. Christanson, a local wood dealer, near Spencer’s Butte, and because of the manner in which the carcasses were mutilated, old hunters declare that it is the work of cougars or mountain lions. Woodcutters in the vicinity of the butte report that they have heard for many nights, the call of the cougars, and for this reason, do not now venture into the clearings without being well-armed. On oHh occasion, Christanson stated yester day, they had shot at one large cougar and two small ones as they disappeared into the brush. “A party of hunters, consisting of Lee Hurd, Kenneth Campbell and E. A. McCornack, went out well arm ed, and accompanied by a number of dogs, but snow on the ground had covered the tracks so the hunt was unsuccessful. However, they are planning another hunt.” FIVE MEN WILL ATTEND . Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION Oregon Representatives Will Go to Vancouver Next Week Five men have announced their in- 1 tention of attending the Tri-State Convention of the Y. M. C. A. in Van couver, Washington, next week. The men who will go are David Glass, Charles Koyl, Robert Langley, Otto Heider anti Walter Dimm. Delegations from all the city and college associations in Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho will be in attend ance. Among the speakers will be Fred B. Smith, Senior Secretary of Religious Work Comimttee, who has announced that he will retire soon to private life. Mr. Smith is proba bly the best-known Y. M. C. A. lec turer in the Unit’d States. Other speakers will be Rev Henry Mar cotte and Prof. Forman 0. Coleman of Portland. The dates of the convention are February 6, 7 and 8. INTEREST BEING SHOWN IN GOLF TOURNAMENT Men Taking Subscriptions for Student Auxiliary Re port Success The time allotted for entries in the golf tournament which is to be held by the student auxiliary of the coun try club will close on February 2 8. All those wishing to play in this tourament should hand in their names and sign up before this time. There will he two tournaments, one for the men and one for the vomen, both of which will be handi capped so that everybody will have an equal chance for the cups, which have been given as permanent tro phies for student tournaments. They are called the "Smartt” and the “Luckey” cups after their donors. The co-ed tournament will be un der the change of Dr. Bertha Stewart and Miss Harriett Thompson. Hugo Bezdek has charge of the student or I ganization and is working to have a University team formed which will I meet other teams from outside points. “Dutch” Young and “Kaiser” Wil helm are taking subscriptions for the student auxiliary and working up in terest in the plan. They report good success so far as they have gone and expect to obtain enough members to turn out a representative bunch of players. A full-sized baseball diamond can be laid on the floor of Dartmouth’s gymnasium. OREGON PLAYS MULTNOMAH SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE LAST PRACTICE GAME FOR VARSITY TEAM IS NOT IN GOOD FORK Portland Aggregation Will In clude Two 0. A. C. Men, One From Stanford, and ,One Former Oregon Player. Coach Bezdek’s basketball squad will play Its last practice game next Saturday night with Multnomah In place of Willamette. Willamette was to play Friday night but the game was cancelled by them. The Multnomah team will come down this year with a considerably stronger aggregation than that of last year. Three ex-college men are' on the team, including two O. A. C. men and one Stanford man who was cap tain of his team two years ago. The O. A. C. players are Darling, center, and Burdick, forward, the latter of whom was captain of last year’s team. Masters, the other forward, was captain of Stanford’s team two years ago. Allen and Vierick will probably play guards. Allen has been 'with the club for several years and Vierick, first sub on the Varsity in his Freshman year here, is an ex ceptionally faBt man on the floor. He is now attending the Oregon medical college in Portland. ""•‘-jflfilmiiiif ” ’ Practicing Team '■ This week is being spent Tarlilf^n signals and team work by the Var sity squad and the men are being sped up to their last notoh by the coach. “Skeet” Bigbee is back into the game after a short respite and is making a good showing against the bigger fellows. The fine points of the game are being watched particu larly by the coach and every few minutes his shrill whistle stops the play and somebody is called on the carpet for making a bad pass, failure to get the ball, or some similar mis deed. Lyle Bigbee is also practicing with the Varsity and is coming to the front. The team which will go up against Washington will be picked the mid dle of next week, as soon as most of the examinations are completed. The game Saturday will be the last prac tice game before the conference opens and will probably determine the per sonnel of the Varsity quintet. The men will open the conference wltlP new suits and as an addition this year, will wear yellow and green toques. The probable line-up for Saturday night is: Multnomah—Darling, cen ter; Burdick and Masters, forwards; Allen and Vierick, guards. Oregon —Fenton, center; Wheeler and L. Bigbee, forwards; Bradshaw and Sims, guards. The game will start promptly at 8:30. ML MUST WEAR MASKS AT SENIOR LOTTERY DANCE Committee in Charge Makes Arrangements for Affair Feb. 9 Get your masks and costumes for the Senior Lottery Dance, Seniors! This dance, according to/Willard Shaver, chairman of the Committee, will be one of the most impressive affairs in the annals of the Class of 1914. No one will be allowed admit tance unless he is masked and cos tumed. Many exceptionally attractive fea tures and decorations are being worked out, according to Chairman Shaver. The programs will be ar ranged so that one can keep track of bis masked partners by some sort of classification.