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OREGON EMERALD Published each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the school year, by the Associated Students of the Uni ts varsity of Oregon. Entered at the postofflce at Bu gene as second class matter. Subscription rates, per year, $1.00. Single copies, 6c. STAFF. Editor-In-Chief.Henry Fowler Assistant Editor. . .Catharine Carson Managing Editor. .. .Earl Blackaby News Editor.Jessup Strang Assistants.Wallace Eakin, Ruth Dorris. City Editor.Fred Dunbar Special Departments. Exchange .Lamar Toose Special Features ....Lee Hendricks Administration .Leslie Tooze Sports.Everett Saunders Dramatic .Mandell Weiss Assistant .Edison Marshall Society .Beatrice Lilly Assistant .Marjorie McGuire Reporter!. Ray Williams, Milton Stoddard, Eve lyn Harding, Beatrice Locke, Blair Holcomb, Harold Hamstreet, Bert Lombard, Florence Thrall, Everett bar'd, Florence Thrall, Rita Fraley, Carl Naylor. Bustnese Staff. Business Mumiger. . .Marsh Uoodwla Assistant Mgr. ..Anthony Jauregu; Circulation Mgr. .. .Roy T. Stephens Collections.Roy T. Stephens Assistant.H. M. Gllfilen Advertising Mgr.. .Millar McGllchrlst Assistants—Ben Flelschman, Hugh Kirkpatrick. 1 TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1914. liOOSTINCI EXPENSES. The Medical Department of the University lias received from the O.-W. R. & N. a substantial gift of land, to be used as a campus, the value of which will reach $100,000. Not only in Eugene, but also in Port land, do conditions seem to be con ducive to growth, and to growth of the right kind. And wo fur the growth of the stale's highest institution of learn ing has been along the right lines, both In purely scholastic matters and in the general development of stu dent custom and tradition. Rut one of these customs, the wearing of the cap and gown, a cus tom inseparably linked with univer sity life, bus been attacked by a number of Seniors, who decry through a petition the perpetuation of the black robe and the mortar hoard as a necessary adjunct to the graduation ceremonies. Sentiment has been cast to the winds and the traditional Senior garb is being opposed merely on so called practical grounds. It is alleged, among other tilings, that needless expense is involved, which may prove a somewhat irksome burden to some In tile class. If tills were in keeping with the facts in the matter, it would, indeed, lie an important argument for the elimination of ttie cap and gown from commencement. Rut the real truth in the case is that the cap and gown make directly for economy, with consequent leveling of artificial social barriers raised by the posses sion of money. The cost of the regulation outfit rang: s from $8.50 to $lt>, while It mas lie rented for the period of two weeks for a sum that is merely nomi nal. And then uniformity lias been achieved. With the passing ef the Senior robe would come the necessity of new suits and dresses. In order that the proper kind of appearance might be made in the final scene of college life, and tills expense would certain ly be greater than that brought about by following the old custom. With tlu* doing away of the Senior robe would come the possibility of competition, and the ensuing strug gle to see which would have the pret tiest. costliest gown, would only cast a gloom over the spirits of the girl unable to afford anythiug luxurious in the way of dresses. The promoters of the anti-cap and gown propaganda are to be credited with acting in good fa'lth, but is it _ not possible that they have allowed their prejudice against anything that savors of affectation, to influence them to support a cause which care ful thought would have convinced them is unjust? 009,0000000000000000 o 0 o SOCIETY O o o o By Beatrice Lilly. 0 o o 0000000000000000000 The Country Club was the scene of an informal dance, given by the Alumni of the Sigma Chi on Satur day evening, at which the Seniors of the active chapter were guests. The Alumni members of Sigma Chi present were Ralph Newland, Homer Jamison, George Carter, Carl Homer, Ernest Poole, Tom Watson and Prof. Hope of the University. * * • Madeline Rawling of O. A. C. was at the Kappa Kappa Gamma House this week-end. » * • Mrs. Lucy Abrams has been called to New York on account of the ill ness of her daughter. • * * Winifred Bent is a Chi Omega pledge. • * * Mr. Merrick of Medford spent the week-end with his son at the Delta Tau Delta House. * * * Mrs. Mable )H. Parsons spent the week-end in Portland. * * * Bill Ryan and Ben Dorris have re turned from Portland, where they have been getting advertisements for the Oregana. * * * Dr. and Mrs. Smith and Dr. and Mrs. Leonard were Sunday dinner guests at the Phi Gamma Delta House. Dr. Sweetland of WiUamette Uni versity spent the week-end at the Phi Gamma Delta House. * * • Prof, and Mrs. Frederick G. Young were Sunday dinner guests at the Beta Theta Pi House. * * * Everett May, Kenneth Fox, Wal lace Kadderly and Brewer Johns of Corvallis were week-end guests at the Phi Delta Theta House. * * * Kappa Sigma entertained Mr. and Mrs. Rainey and Paul Rainey for Sunday dinner. * * * George Nixon, Alexander Peabody, Clarence Gaines, Victor Marcella and Prof. Bach spent the week-end at the Sigma Nu House. • * • Mrs. C. S. Williams, Marjory Williams, Mrs. George DeBar, Miss Mary Roche, Ruth Roche, Bill Hol den and Raeman Fleming were Sun day dinner guests at the Kappa Alpha Theta House. * • * Charles McNeill and Richard Yates of O. A. C. spent the week-end at the Stgmi Chi House. MUCH CANDY IS CONSUMED Students Spend Total of $B82.5S at V. M. C. A. For Confectionery. The report on the confections at the Book Exchange for the period from September 1 to February 24. as given by the general secretary, Charles Koyl, to the cabinet, shows that the Y. M, C. A. makes a profit of 23 per cent on the candy sold and that the students spend a total of $382.55 a semester to satisfy thedr “sweet tooth.*’ The report fol lows: Total amount in cash of con fections bought.$311.55 Amount paid for this candy.. 300.00 Amount of goods purchased i on an average each month 51.92 ! Total amount amount receiv ed in cash on sales of candy . 382.55 Difference between cost of goods and cash received.. 71.00 Average profits per month.. 11.82 Percentage of profit on candy is approximately 23 per cent. The mother of Prof, Edward Al len Thurber died at 2 o'clock this morning in New York City from pneu monia, after a brief illness. The State Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction of Massachusetts ad vocates the establishment of a state university. oooooooooooooooooo o o o ANNOUNCEMENTS o 0 o oooooooooooooooooo Laureans—Regular meeting will be held in Dr. Schmidt’s room In Deady Hall tonight. Important ques tion coming up for discussion. Large attendance desired. Election—Y. M. C. A. will hold regular election Wednesday light for year. Nominations—Student-body nomi nations will be held Wednesday morning at regular assembly hour for student council. Assembly—President William T. Poster of Reed College, speaks Wed nesday morning at assembly on Rob ert Louis Stevenson’s “His Message to Youth.” Vesper Services—Will be held March 15 in Villard Hall. Dr. Geo. Rebec will speak. Special music. Debate—Tri-angular State Debate will be held here Friday night, March 13. Oregon meets Stanford. Stu dent-body tickets admit. Glee Club—O. A. C. Glee Club concert which was to have been giv en here Wednesday night has been postponed. Co-ed Debate—Tryouts for Var sity co-ed debaters will be held in Villard Hall March 14. Baseball—First practice game of the season to be held Wednesday night between squad and Williamette Pacific team on campus diamond. Game called at four o’clock. Soccer—Varsity meets Columbia University in Portland next Satur day, March 14. Team will be picked Thursday. Lecture—W. L. Hayward leaves Thursday for Coos Bay where he will deliver another of his illustrated lec tures on athletics and training to the l^lgh school there. Five times as many women are at tending German universities this year than were in attendance four years ago. In 1909 there were only •1,100 women students in all the uni versities of Germany. The total number now exceels 5,200, and of this number over 1,000 are taking practical courses, such aB law, medi cine, dentistry and farming. The Minnesota Glee Club Is mak ing arrangements for a concert tour to be made during Easter vacation. A Yale dinner, the first to be given since 1909, is being arranged for March 13 at the Waldorf. It is expected that it will be one of the largest gatherings of Yale men that ever met in New York as graduates and under-graduates of all depart ments, to say nothing of Yale men who began and didn’t graduate, are included in the general invitation. Ex-President Taft and President Had ley of Yale will be among the chief speakers. Indiana University celebrated her 94 th anniversary last Saturday. A large pageant was the feature of the day. Chesterfield Clothes o o * ' ° o ° o . • • ° • o - • ° ° Ready-made and Tailor-made $20.00 to $30.00 We are ready for you with the largest and best stock of high-grade College Men’s Ready-to-Wear ever brought to Eugene. —500 new Spring Woolens from which to select a Tailor-Made Suit, Chesterfield and other makes. —Eugene distributors of Pendleton Indian Robes, Manhattan Shirts, Shaw Knit Hosiery, Keiser Cra vats, College Pennants, Pillows, Art Goods. Headquarters ior Particular College Men “A WOMAN’S WAY” PUT OFF . Date of Dramatic dub Play Is | Changed to March 26. The Dramatic Club play, “A wom an's Way,” has been postponed from March 13 to March 26. This was not because the members of the Dra matic Club thought that March 13 was an unlucky date, but because it came the same night as the Oregon Stanford debate. “We were crowded out of our date,” said Walter Dimm this morn ing. “But out of courtesy to the de baters we yielded.” The debaters claim that they had March 13 salted down since the be ginning of the year, but for some reason the Student Affairs Commit tee did1 not know about it when they granted the Dramatic Club the same date. Prof. Frank J. Goodnow, the not ed author of legal text-books, has been offered the presidency of Johns Hopkins University. FACULTY EXEMPT FROM TAX Kansas Professors Will Not Be Held For Income Levy. University of Kansas, March 1.— Faculty members at the University are not required by the provisions of the federal income tax law to re port their incomes. Chancellor Frank Strong recently wrote to the federal tax collector at Leavenworth, asking about the re quirements of the tax law. The re ply states that all incomes in excess of $2,500, excluding those paid by the state, must be reported to the fed eral collector Students at the University of In diana have decided to make their. Junior prom. Informal this year. Shamrock Ice Cream for . < St. Patrick s Day at Uietoria Chocolates Sir Josiah Pierce, former Secre tary of the American legation at St. Petersburg, an alumnus of Bowdoin College and a member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity, died a few days ago. He was a member of the class of 1846, PHONE One-Two-Three For Eugene Steam Laundry A. JAUREGUY Student Agent 1. M. TRAVIS O ATTBitNEY-AT-LAW % O " •* ' * •v#r Kufsns L#m 4 jurists Bmk Yeringtoir A Altai PRESCRIPTION B RUOSISTS Phan* MX M Ninth Am. Inal C. B. Wlllaughhy. F. L. Marla a. WILLOUGHBY * NORTON DENTISTS. Raam 454 Oaakartlna A Watharhaa hldg. DRS. COMINGS, SOUTH WORTH ft BEARDSLEY Offlaa Salta 411-411 Oaakartlna A Wath arhaa Bldg. Offlaa haara—It-It a. m., l-i p. m. Phana M. Offlaa Phana 552. Ran. 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