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FOSTER TALKS OF STEVENSON • O REED COLLEGE PRESIDENT GIVES ADDRESS AT ASSEMBLY PRAISES SCOTCH WRITER Attainment of Happiness the Philosophy of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Life, Declares President Poster. The attainment of happiness was the philosophy of life held by Robert Louis Stevenson, according to Presi dent William T. Poster of Reed Col lege, Portland, who addressed the student assembly yesterday on the subject, “Robert Louis Stevenson— His Message to Youth.” “Stevenson believed that the aim in life should be to secure happi ness,” said President Foster. He was born in a despondent age of lit erature, when morbidness was rife. He came into this environment to show the general lovableness of life.” Glory Not Essential. Glory and success, President Pos ter said, were not a part of Steven son’s ideal. He held that it was better to seek for happiness and fail than to succeed in business and com mercial enterprises. Nothing ap peared. to him more deplorable than a person who merely existed, or who withdrew himself from all contact with his fellow men. “Stevenson was a romanticist. All people begin life with the romantic side predominant, but, unlike most of us, Stevenson never grew out of it. He always remained a youth.” President Foster emphasized the author’s love of children, and cited some of his works as evidence of his youthful spirit. “I find his books more often on the shelves of the col lege man than those of any other au thor,” he said. Works Lack Originality. Aside from life, the speaker assert ed, Stevenson took most pleasure in literature. All through his youth he studied steadily that he might learn hew to write. Always particular in his choice of words, he demanded that those words must have an exact meaning. “But, notwithstanding Steven son’s popularity as an author,” re sumed Mr. Foster, “his permanent place in literature is doubtful. Crit ics have already put the check of doubt against his name. His works in many places show lack of original ity, and, again evidence imitation of the styles of other authors. “Be that as it may, Stevenson at tained that which he most desired, the ability to produce the most ex quisite literature of the time, and to acquire a lovable disposition.” C. J. HOUNSHELL WILL VISIT Secretary of Student Volunteer Movement Here Saturday. C. J. Hounshell, of New York, traveling secretary of the Student Volunteer Movement, will arrive here Saturday afternoon for a two days’ visit on the campus. He will speak at a mass meeting in Deady Hall Monday evening at 7 o’clock, at the Y. M. C. A. cabinet meeting Monday at 3 o’clock, at a special meeting of the Student Volunteers Sunday at 3 o’clock in the Y. W. Bungalow, and at the Y. W. C. A. meeting Monday at 4 o’clock. He will also be open to personal interviews and those de siring an interview should se6 Charles Koyl. Mr. Hounshell is vis iting the colleges and universities of the Pacific coast. He goes to San Francisco from here. The Supreme Court of Ohio has de cided that all endowed colleges through the state must pay taxes. Oberlin, especially, is now busy try ing to figure out the justice of this ruling, which is a severe blow at the up-state institution. The Michigan Apricultural College may bar first-year men from compet ing on its College teams. The Aggie Student Council has taken the ques tion up, and will soon submit it to a campus vote. “KING LEAR” IS PICKED AS COMMENCEMENT PLAY Prof. Reddie, in Title Role, Says * Shakespeare Fitted for College Production King Lear, the bug-bear of pro fessionals, will be produced by the University of Oregon League for the Study of Drama during commence ment week. The play will be put on out-of-doors. Admission will prob ably be free. Prof. A. P. Reddle, who will play Lear, says that he believes the League will find no difficulty in put ting on the play, as Shakespeare, more than any other form of drama, is fitted for college students. He says that the emotions and passions are so elementary‘and sweeping that less difficulty will be had than in “Getting Married” and “Strife.” The full cast has not yet been se lected. Janet Young will play Cor delia, Ellice Shearer and Norma Do bie her two terrible sisters. Earl Bronaugh, who took the part of Scantlebury in “Strife,” will play Gloucester and Henry Howe and Ralph Ash his two sons. Edison Marshall will play Kent. PLAY GROUND AND NURSERY SYSTEM FOR EUGENE, PLAN Bertha Dome Proposes Such a Scheme in Thesis on Subject In nearly forty Eugene families, the mother, being forced to work, Is unable to properly care for the chil dren, according to Bertha Dorris who is planning in her senior thesis a system of playgrounds and nurserief for Eugene. “We feel,” said Miss Dorris, “that much of the waywardness among these children is due to the lack of supervision of their play. Another difficulty is the lack of proper nour ishment, the mothers not having the time or energy to prepare proper meals after a hard day’s work. If we can supervise the play and pro vide good food for these young boys and girls, they will be able to do better in their school work and will grow up into useful citizenship. “Eugene should have a playground with a nursery In connection where meals would be served at an ominal price. The mothers would bring their children to the nursery at say seven in the morning. The children would be taken in charge by an at tendant, propery washed, given a wholesome breakfast and sent to school. At noon they would be given luncheon and In the afternoon, they would be allowed to use the play ground. After dinner their mothers could call and take them home.” Miss Dorris proposes to have the expense of the playground met by the school authorities, while the deficit incurred in the operation of the nur sery and dining room would be met for the present by private contribu tions. NEW SUBJECT IN ETHICS Prof. Ayer Will Continue Course Dr. Conklin’s Lectures Complete. Dr. Conklin will complete his part part of the Freshman Ethics course, “Teaching People How to Study,” Prof. Ayer will continue the class with a series of lectures on “The Or ganization of the College Course,” which will be followed by different lectures from the various depart ments, such as “The Value of Chem istry,” “The Value of Phlosophy” and the “Value of Economics.” The class has had an enrollment of 76. All Kinds Of Ladies and Men’s Clothes CLEANED & PRESSED at THE IMPERIAL CLEANERS 47 Seventh Avenue East Ray Williams, Dorm., Agt. Hano is installed IN Y.W.C.A. BUNGALOW Chinaware Will Be Bought From Dinner Served on St. Patrick’s Day The Advisory Board of the Y. W. C. A. has just installed a new Lud wig upright piano as part of the fur nishings of the bungalow. Chinaware for the bungalow will be obtained from the proceeds of a six o’clock dinner that Mrs. Prescott and Mrs. W. W. Calkins will serye on St. Patrick’s day. The price of the tickets will be 50 cents, and the number will be limited to 100. They will be on sale at the Dormitory and the bungalow, where the dinner will be held. The Y. W. C. A. cabinet confer ence for the southern part of the Willamette valley will be held in Sa lem, March 27-30. Mrs. A. R. Sweetser, president of the Advisory Board, and several members of the High school and University cabinets will attend. CO-ED DEBATE TRYOUTS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY Team of Three Will Be Chosen to Represent Oregon at Seattle. Prof. R. W. Prescott announced yesterday afternoon that the women’s debate tryouts will be held Tuesday at 4 o’clock In Villard Hall, Instead of Saturday at 9 o’clock, so that the contestants may attend the oratori cal coatest Friday at Albany. A team of three will be chosen, which will go to Seattle some time in April to take the affirmative of the question, “Resolved, That the sxecutive department should be made responsible for the national budget.” This is the question which will be used for the Oregon-Stanford debate Friday night. So far five nan^s have been hand ed in as contestants: Selma Bau mann, Aldous Oberholtzer, Amy Car son, Beatrice Littlefield and Cecile Sawyer. LOST—A fountain pen with the name of C. E. Ash on a plain gold band. Please return to the Registrar or the Librarian. o o o 0 o 0 o o o o o o o o o o o o 0 o o o o o o o o o o ooooooooooooooooo o SAVOY THEATRE. o - o Famous Players Here. o - o Daniel Frohman presents Ce- o cila Loftus in five reels, in the o popular play and famous nov- o el, “The Lady of Quality,” by o Francis Hodgson Burnett and o published by Chas. Scribner o Sons. Famous players here- o after will be seen in Eugene o on Thursdays at the Savoy o only. o VAUDEVILLE—Harris, Mit- o chell and Harris, musical sing- o ing and comedy. o TURKEY TROT TOWN— o Farce comedy. Even the o kids do things in this queer o town. o ENTIRE CHANGE OF PRO- o GRAM FRIDAY. o o OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO o POLLY—TODAY. 0 - ' o o EXHIBITION DANCING—By o Carlos Sebastian and Beatrice o Allen, the favorites of the o smart set in New York in the o modern dances—Turkey Trot, o the Hesitation Waltz, Maxixe o and Tango. The artists have o been brought close to the cam o era in order that every move o ment might be plainly seen, o Friday and Saturday, o “THE RADIUM RAYS”— o Showing how it Is used in our o large hospitals and its future o possibilities. o FLORENCE LAWRENCE in o “THE LAW’S DECREE.” o Powerful drama, o “THE HEART OF CARITA” o —Fine costumes and beauti o ful scenes mark the action o of this drama, o SLIM JOINS THE ARMY— o Roaring farce. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO o o o o o o o o O 0 o c o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o DORRIS PHOTO SHOP Students having work done with us must report on: proofs at once The"OREGANA We make our own candies —fresh every day— fry some, of our home-made pies. Lunches at all hours. 11th & Alder Sts. _i DUNN’S BAKERY DUNN & PRICE, Proprietors. BREAD, CAKES, CONFECTIONERY, FRUITS, SODA AND ICE CREAM LINN DRUG CO. Phone 217 Free Delivery KODAK SUPPLIES Eastman Agency FINEST COFFEE Rich Flavored Coffee Highly FlavoredJJ'ea The Freshest in Town ADAMS TEA COMPANY Sherwin-Moore Drug Co. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS DRUGGISTS TO THE STUDENTS PHONE 62 904 WILLAMETTE ST. A tubbing party, at which several freshmen were honor guests, recent ly brought about the dismissal at Palo Alto of twelve sophomores, who were hosts at the function. The student council was responsible for the suspension, but it is not known whether the action is aimed at the popular institution of tubbing or merely at this instance. C. W.fCRDHP Dealer In Staple and Fancy GROCERIES Attractive Students' Furniture ! i Abounds in our stock whether you read it FURNITURE FOR AT TRACTIVE STUDENTS or ATTRACTIVE FURNITURE FOR STU DENTS. By-“Student Furniture” we mean those particular articles of House Furnishings which students have need of, whether living with pri- : vate families, in dormitories, or in fraternity houses. THE MODERN HOUSEFURNISHERS Oak Street, Ninth Avenue East and Park Avenue. REMOVAL SALE . March 15th we expect to move to our new location, 865 Willamette Street. It is our intention to move as little of our present stock as possible. Prefer to reduce the price and sell the merchandise. For the next 10 days you may buy Suits, Dresses, Coats, Skirts, Waists, Underwear, Sweaters, Umbrellas, Corsets, Gloves, etc., at removal sale prices. SALE STARTS FEB. 27 LARGE’S 657, 659 Willamette St. Cloak & Suit House Eugene, Oregon J. W. 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