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OREGON VOL. XV. EMERALD EUGENE, ORE., TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1914. No. LXVI. FEW OCT FOR OREGANA JOBS SOPHOMORES RELUCTANT TO DECLARE CANDIDACY FOR OFFICES ELECTION WILL BE BY BALLOT The Positions of Neither Man ager Nor Editor Are Desired by Many. Nominations at 7 o’clock Tonight. A class ballot election, the first of its kind ever conducted in the University, will be held Thursday to secure an editor and manager for the T916 Oregana. This afternoon few men had con sented to announce their candidacy for either of the positions, saying they had not time for the work, nor did they care for the responsibility of such a position. Some of the likely nominees for editor ere Max Sommer, Wallace Eakin and Leslie Tooze. For man ager, William Holt, Merlin Batley, Allen 0 Connell, Henry Trowbridge and Ray Stevens have all been con sidered likely men. '. oiuiiiations Tonight. Nominations will be made tonight at 7 o’clock by the present Sopho more class to determine finally who Bhall be the candidates. The class ballot elec lion will be held Thursday from 10 o’clock in the morning until 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The plan this year of electing these officers at this early date is to give the men elected a chance to work .with the present editor and manager of that bool; and thus to “put them on to the ropes" in readi ness for next year. Will Work With 1015 Men. com wor. speaking of some sort of plan kould provide a bettor and more it method of editing the an he present manager of the Gre en Dorris, said: “The editor |ager of the Oregona should jn plenty of time to enable work with the Juniors them. Some plan should jut whereby these two be able to work up pimilar to the system there a man is prac start in at the id by the time he lior he i(n|tt§tty well onto the id if he is suited for the posi ible to handle the paper. L Wrong Plan on Oregana. the Oregana it is just the op The plan that has been fol in the past has made it neces lat a new man that probably little concerning the publica such a volume, has to jump le work and learn all of it in countless details in the space than a year. I hope to see when a system of educating Iture editors and managers up [job will be installed. present staff on the paper all they ean to assist the of fer next year and will make it By as possible for them.” [TER GIVEN AS PRIZE Pictures to Be Taken at the Gymnasium Rehearsal J7.50 sweater is the prize of 'by the Woman’s Athletic As on to the girl making the high |mber of points in the gymnasi oonstration to be- held April 9 il preliminaries were held Mon Afternoon. On Wednesday af pn a dress rehearsal will tak pat which time “Bill” Haywari ike moving pictures of th< t in their costumes, Seniors of the University of Illi nois will wear mustaches, sideburns, goatees or just plain whiskers until after the June finals. TRYOUTS FOR EXTEMPORE SPEAKERS ARE APRIL 20 Contest With U. of W. in May Has Cash Prizes up for Winners All men who intend to try out for the Washington-Oregon Extempore and Oratorical contest are requested by Coach R. W. Prescott to give their names to James Donald, student man ager of debate and oratory. The preliminary oratorical tryout for selection of a squad of six men, one of whom will be chosen to repre sent Oregon, will be held April 20. The contestants may write on any subject they desire. For the prelim inary tryout each oration will be lim ited to 800 words, but in the finals the word limit will be 2000. The date for the finals will be announced later. The tryout for selecting an extem pore speaker will take place on May 1. The general subjejct will be ,the same as the one in the Interstate contest, “Unemployment.” Coach Prescott requests that all men who intend trying out read up on the general subject in each of its various phases. On the night of the tryout, two hours before the contest, a spe cific subject on unemployment will be given each man. The best extem pore speaker will then be selected. The two cash prizes of fifty dol lars each, one'for the best oration and one for the best extempore speaker, are inducing a large num ber of men to try out. These prizes are to be awarded at the contest which will be held in Portland. Only two Universities are to take part, Washington and Oregon. TRACK SQUAD TRAINING FOR THURSDAY’S TRYOUTS Bill Hayward to Pick Entries for Columbia Meet at This Time Bill Hayward has been putting his track squad' through some hard train ing the last few days, preparatory to giving those interested a real thrill in the meet that will serve as a try out for the Columbia indoor meet. According to Oregon’s trainer there are going to be surprises in some of the events. The half and the quarter will be keenly contested, as the re sults of Thursday’s tryouts will de cide who will make the Portland trip. As the indoor meet does not in clude in the list of events either dis cus or javelin, the Columbia4 team will be composed mostly of sprinters, middle-distance, and distance men. The exact time of the meet will be posted on the campus so that all stu dents who desire to see Oregon’s track hopefuls in action and in close competition may witness the follow ing events, run off in proper style: 50-yard dash. 220-yard dash. 440-yard dash. Half mile run. Mile run. 50-yard hurdles. High and broad jump. Pole vault. Shot put. The tuition of each student in the University of Illinois costs the tax payers of that state $300 per year, according to President E. J. James. President Emeritus Eliot, of Har vard University, celebrated his eight ieth birthday on March 20. lOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ! ° I o SENIORS! o - o Important meeting of the o Senior Class Thursday after o noon, 4 o’clock, Dr. Schmidt’s o room. Choosing of Bacca o laureate speaker and report of o the Ways and Means Commit o tee. Try and be there, o oooooooooooooooo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o CONFERENCE PLANS READY SPEAKERS ARE SELECTED BUT NAMES ARE KEPT SECRET PROGRAM COVERS TWO DAYS Provision for General and Sec tional Sessions Made. Or ganized Bodies to Boost Spe cial Lines, Says Prof. Young. The Commonwealth Committee met last week and drew up a program for the conference. “We selected the subjects and the speakers, but we are not ready to announce the speak ers yet, for he have not heard from all of them,’’ stated Prof. F. O. Young yesterday. A new plan will be Instituted this yeai’. The conference will be divided into two parts, the general sessions and the sectional sessions. Every body will attend the general sessions, but- when the sectional sessions are held each person will attend the meeting in which he is most inter ested. The general subjects will be dis cussed in short speeches by four or five men, followed by a general dis cussion in which anybody may take part. Profesor Young states: “Prob ably there will be organized working bodies to carry on the study and pro motion of each special line, from one year of the conference to the other.” The program and subjects are an nounced as follows: General Sessions. Wednesday evening—“University and Constructive State Development,” Science and Sentiment in Common wealth Betterment.” Thursday forenoon — “Twentieth Century Cities and Twentieth Cen tury Rural Communities.” Thursday evening—“Women’s Po litical Responsibility in Oregon.” Friday evening—“The University in Effective Working Relaton in All State Betterment Forces and Agen cies.” Sectional Sessions. Thursday afternoon—First section, “Oregon’s Development”; second sec tion, “Revision of Oregon’s School Laws”; third section, “Political Re organization in the State.” Friday morning—First section, “Social Legislation and Unemploy ment”; second section, “Organization for Efficiency and' Economy”; third section, “Institutions for the Care of Unfortunates.” Friday afternoon—First section, “Good Roads and Rural Develop ment”; second section, “Conference of League of Oregon Municipalities”; third section, “Women’s Clubs.” WALKER ARRANGES GAMES FOR SECOND TEAM ELEVEN Schedule Will Include Games With Upper Willamette Valley League As a reward for their faithful work against the first team, Manager Wal ker will arrange a schedule of games for Oregon’s scrub baseball men. The entire schedule has not as yet been decided upon, but it will Include games with Albany College, Pacific University, and teams from the new ly organized Upper Willamette Valley League. This league is composed1 of teams from Marcola, Cottage Grove and several Eugene teams. A series of four or more games will be arranged for Oregon’s second nine. The second team as it has appeared against the Varsity has been: First base, Billings; 2nd base, Williams; shortstop, Jones, 3rd base, Hughes; field, Kingsley, Rathbun, Runquist and Wilhelm; Llewellyn, catcher. The pitchers will not be chosen until after the first team lineup is definite ly decided upon. CO-EDS HOLD GAY REVELS ANNUAL APRIL FROLIC SAT URDAY RETER THAN EVER GAMMA PHIS WIN A PRIZE Original Stunts Performed by Different Clubs Amuse Fem inine Spectators Who Crowd Hayward’s Sanctum. Originality in "stunts” and cos tumes was the keynote of the April Frolic, say the spectators of that merry making Saturday night in the Men’s gymnasium. The cup offered by the Women’s League for the beat stunt was awarded unanimously to Gamma Phi Beta, whose “stunt" was an appeal for a “swat-the-fly” cam paign. Two hundred University wo men, costumed, watched the varied performances from the main floor of the gymnasium, while spectators filled the balcony. The ten “stunts” were begun by Kappa Alpha Theta, who portrayed as accurately and humorously as pos sible the conduct of the occupants of a sorority house on fire. Delta Gam ma’s Butterfly dance, showing how a “worm will turn" into a butterfly, was second on the program. Fly Traps Shown. Gamma Phi Beta’s stunt held third place on the list. It pointed out the way that a fly carries and spreads disease germs. A trap modelled aft er the latest invention caught this fly in the April Frolic. Mu Phi Ep silon had a burlesque opera and or chestra. Snookie-Ookums came to life in the Kappa Kappa Gamma stunt and allowed his picture to be taken. The Mary Spiller hall girls, in an Illustrated monologue, succeeded well in amusing the audience, to judge by the applause they received. Chi Omega portrayed Oregon rooters singing Oregon football songs, ac companied by several euccalalies. “Jack-the-Grab is out again” was the low comment heard when Beth Rhea’s shadow pictures were shown. Faculty Women Encored. The Faculty women’s stunt receiv ed several “curtain calls” and sev eral of the participants were forced to go before the curtain. The stunt might be called “University student as they see us.” Triple A’s Easter Rabbits threw candy Easter eggs to the “children” sitting in the front row. Delta Del ta Delta seemed free from care In their “I. W. W.” stunt, which was the last one on the program. A grand march led by a goddess of liberty and a domino followed the stunts, after which a dance of every nation lasted till everyone was -atis fied with dancing. “Hot dogs” and buns were served during the dance. 976 Cleared. The judges for the stunt contest were Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Mrs. M. Washburne and Mrs. A. F. Reddle. The sixth annual April Frolic was the most successful financially ever held by the women of the Univer sity. Seventy-six dollars and ten cents was taken in at the door and as the expenses in connection with the entertainment were very slight, thus making the whole of this amount almost clear gain. The mon ey will be spent on the campaign for a Woman’s building on the campus, and will swell that fund to over the three hundred dollar mark. A papier jnache horse of 2,500 de tachable parts has just been pur chased by the University of Maine for use in the veterinary science depart ment. 'Debating relations have been re sumed between the Freshman classes of Brown and Wesleyan. FRESHMEN HAVE SURPLUS OF $25.66 IN TREASURY Fifty of Class Have Not Yet Paid Dues. Report Will Be Posted The itemized report which has just been made up by Treasurer Paul D. Green of the Freshman Class shows some interesting facts, the most im portant being that the class has now on hand $26.66 over and above ex penses contracted to date. There are about 60 members of the class have not paid their dues as yet and an attempt will be made to collect these to aid in offsetting the expenses that will be contracted dur ingg the balance of the year. The amount taken in from class dues so far is $214.60. Four dollars repre sents the sum that was turned in to the treasurer as profit on the basket ball season, making the total collec tions $218.60. The report shows the following ex penses for the various entertain ments given by the class during the year: Freshman acquaintance party, $37.16; Sophomore and Freshman mix, $11.10; Freshman bonfire, $23.60; Freshman glee, $103.79. Other expenses amounted to $17.36. During the year $46.00 was loaned to the basketball team to assist in securing games. This was repaid to the class with a surplus of $4.00. The report has been carefully item ized by Paul D. Green, treasurer, and will be posted in a prominent place on the campus for the inspection of any that desire to peruse it. 0. A. C. WARBLERS TO APPEAR THIS EIIENIHG Glee Club Men Are in Eugene For Big Annual Concert The O. A. C. Glee Club, which will appear in concert this evening at the Eugene Theatre under the auspices of the local Glee Club Is reported as having one of the best of similar or ganizations in the West. A poster descriptive of the laurels won by the Club on their' recent tour was cir culated through the campus this morning and Judging from the ac counts therein, a visit to the perform ance this evening would be more than worth while. The Club Is composed of twenty four men under the direction of Prof. William Gadsklns, head of the Music Department of that college. Among the features of the program are a quartette, a monologlst of "Harry Lauder fame," a Rural Trio, and sev eral soloists. The Glee Club num bers are saidi to be varied from the most classical to the popular pieces, and rendered in excellent manner. The curtain for the performance this evening will rise at 8:16 sharp. A petition was put in to the Stu dent Council today by Charles Koyl to have the University help the Y. M. C. A. build a cement walk at the side of the Association’s property on Twelfth Street University Day Jun ior Week-End. The senior class at the University of Washington has asked the faculty to write the diplomas in English in stead of Latin. California has tak en similar action. The University of Michigan during the past twelve years has sent more men to congress than any other col lege in the country. oooooooooooooooooo o o o CAPS AND GOWNS. q o o o Orders for caps and gowns o o should be in before the Easter o o vacation. Seniors are re- o o quested to hand in their names o o at once at the office in the Y. o o M. C. A. book exchange in o o Villard Hall. o o O ooooooooooooooooooo CLOSE GAMES ARE ASSURED 0. A. 0. AND WASHINGTON WILL HAVE ADVANTAGE AT FIRST HELENA PLAYS HERE APRIL 13 Oregon Makes Few Changes in Lineup. Game Here With Keio Is Sought. Many New Pitchers Will Appear. IWlllard Shaver) Northwest college baseball coaches are putting the finishing touches to their respective nines and the open ing of the conference season on April 18th should see the contestants In exceptionally good form. The teams from Washington and O. A. C. have had the advantage of more practice games and consequent ly should be in better shape than Oregon's nine at the opening of the season. i Washington has been playing teams from the Northwest League and la now on a trip in Canada where it la playing a series of two games with the Victoria Northwesterners. When they return Coach Engle’s men will tackle the Tacoma Tigers in Tacoma on April 7 and the Keio team in Se attle on April 8-10. U. of VV. Has New Pitchers. Washington's lineup this year will, when her team meets Oregon in the opener, look about like this: First base, Savage: 2nd base, Graham; shortstop; Connors; 3rd base, Cough lin; field, Patten, Howard an4 Thompson; catchers, Captain Kerry and Me Janet; pitchers, Bryant, Lead er and Morrill. None of last year’s pitchers are in the lineup this year and Coach Engle haB had to build up this department from entirely new material. O. A. C. last week cleaned up Carl King's Baker team in a series of two games and the week before beat Chemawa and they have already demonstrated the fact that they have a team that will give their opponents plenty of close competition. Bennie Culver is perhaps the best pitcher in the conference but he is unsupported by pitchers who have had much work in Varsity games. In the Infield Sieberts is the bright light and his battling is going to prove a valuable asset to the Aggie bunch. Robbins who hit .300 in last year’s games, promises to be as good if not better In that department this year. Aggie Team Uncertain. As some of the positions on the Aggie team are still being hotly con tested for the exact first team line up Is yet uncertain but it will in clude Goble, 1st base; Sieberts, 2nd base; Smith or Morgan, short stop; Robbins, Loof and Sinclair in tho field and Culver, Moreland and Wil liams, pitchers. Weller will no doubt catch most of the games. Coach Wilkie Clark claims to have a hit ting team this year and if the Aggie bunch live up to expectations con ference pitchers had best beware. The only change In Oregon’s link up has been the shifting of Captain Fenton to right field and the placing of Bryant in the central garuen. This change was made becauso Bry ant has proven to be too good at the bat to be used only as a pitcher, so he will alternate between the field and the box. Just what pitchers Bezdek will take on the northern trip cannot yet be told. He will, however, take as many as transpor tation can be provided for. That will perhaps mean three beside Bryant. The Helena team meets Oregon in a three-game series beginning next Monday and a game may be arranged with the Keio nine as the latter ap pears in Portland on the 13th of April and later in Corvallis. The Freshmen at Kansas have voted to wear the green cap.