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VOL. XV.
EUGENE; ORE., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1914.
No. LXXII.
FRESHMEN TO
MEET “PREPS
FIRST YEAR TRACK MEN TO
COMPETE WITH EUGENE
HIGH TOMORROW
1917 CLASS CLAIMS STARS
Payne, Telford, Bostwick, Lang
ley, Nelson, Bandy and Run
quist Entered. Hayward Will
Pick Squad for 0. A. C. Meet.
A track meet will be held tomor
row afternoon on incaid Field be
tween the Varsity Freshme nand the
Eugene High School teams, in order
that Hill may pick from his material
a team to meet the O. A. C. Fresh
men next Saturday. The meet to
morrow will begin promptly at 3:30.
Oregon Freshmen hope to win the
meet from the Aggies and they should
be able to do so with over half the
Varsity track team among their num
bers. Payne, Langley, Telford, Fitz
gibbon, Lake, Sheahan, Nelson, Ban
dy, Watkins, Bostwick, Tracer and
Runquist form a nucleus around
which Bill should build a team that
would rank well with any Freshman
aggregation.
Payne, the olive-skinned “Mose”
from Athena, is capable of running
the two-mile in at least Coast record
time and if he is not in California
Saturday he will make the Aggie fans
sit up and take notice.
Langley s record of 4:30 in the
mile—a record established as a prep
er—should enable him to make the
event interesting for his opponents.
Nelson has run the half in around
two minutes and, as he has had no
real trj out as yet in an outdoor meet,
just what he can do this season is
yet a mystery.
Sheahan and Lake are good as
Freshman material and have both
done the sprints in fast enough time
to make Kadderley of the Aggie team
run his best to take firsts.
Bandy is still in very poor condi
tion, owing to his injured knee, and
a lack of conditioning makes his per
formance uncertain. However, when
in good shape he can run the high
stocks in 15 2-5 seconds.
The track team will leave for Cor
vallis with the baseball team Satur
day evening.
MUST FIND INSTRUCTORS
FOR NEW DEPARTMENTS
Pres. Campbell Looks for Com
merce and Architecture Men
. in Eastern Schools
For the purpose of finding instruc
tors for the newly-created depart
ments of Commerce and Architecture,
President P. L. Campbell leaves Eu
gene tomorrow afternoon for a three
weeks’ visit among eastern colleges
and universities.
The departments of Commerce and
Architecture will be opened next year
and before that time a director for
the Department of Commerce and a
director and an assistant for the De
partment of Architecture must be
chosen. President Campbell has not
definitely decided upon any one for
any of the positions, although sev
eral applications have been received.
President Campbell reports that
Architect Ellis F. Lawrence is mak
ing considerable progress in prepar
es plans for the School of Architec
ture.
hile in the East, President Camp
bell will visit Johns Hopkins.Univer
; ity of Chicago, Harvard University,
s Pittsburgh College, and the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technicology.
Chester Washburne, ’04, is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Minnie Wash
burne. Mr. Washburne is a Kappa
c’gma. He is now in the employ of
the Government Geological survey.
JUNIORS DISCUSS PLANS
FOR ANNUAL WEEK-END
Committee Heads Report to
Class Progress They
Have Made
Matters connected with the Junior
prom and the week-end, were taken
up by the Junior class in a special
meeting held this afternoon at four
o’clock in Dr. Schmidt’s room in
Deafly. Reports from Boylen, Black
aby, Hill, Donaca, Allen, McGilchrist,
Jaureguy and Lombard, chairmen of
the different committees for the prom
and the week-end festivities, were
heard.
Treasurer Jaureguy of the class
made a financial report and urged
that all committees cut down their
expenses. Jaureguy is also chairman
of the finance committee for the Jun
ior week-end, and is taking care of
that end of the proposition.
The class also discussed plans for
a class picnic, which will be held
some time soon after the Junior
week-end. President Jerard will put
a committee in charge of the affair
and complete arrangements will be
made so that every member of the
class can attend, and the committee
will see that all do attend, if possible.
BASEBALL GETS THREE
OUT OF FOUR PRIZE CUPS
Inter-Fraternity League Tro
phies Decided Upon. Track
Will Get One
The inter-fraternity athletic lea
gue has four cups up as trophies
for the victorious teams in the sport
ing events to be staged by the lea
gue this spring, and valuable prizes
for individuals in the track meet.
These cups will be presented by the
proper officials of the league,
and are the property of the team
winning them for one year, or if
won two successive years, the cup is
the permanent property of the hold'
er.
The first place trophy in the
“Doughnut” baseball series is a
large cup given by Stall & Dean,
through the Eugene Gun store. Sec
ond place cup is a handsome loving
cup offered by “Obak” to the team
ending the season with the second
best percentage. Another cup goes
to the highest individual batter in
the “Doughnut” series.
For the inter-fraternity track
meet, to be held May 15, the execu
tive committee has secured a loving
cup, offered by the D. & M Co.
through the Red “W” Store. This
cup will be given to the club obtain
ing the highest number of points in
the meet. A medal will be given to
the individual point winner, while
ribbons will be presented to first
second, third, and fourth place men
in the various events. Only eight
men from each organization belong
ing to the league, can be entered
and all men who have won their “O”
on the track will be barred.
Last year the meet was w'on by
Delta Tau Delta, then Zeta Phi, and
this year an effort will be made
by the other clubs to wrest the title
from the Delts. Hayward’s track
squad has been considerably aug
mented lately by the number of so
called Mexican athletes, who are
training for the coming affair. The
university track team will be in Se
attle on the date set for the inter
frat meet, so a clear field will be
enjoyed by the league for its annual
meet. It is possible that the base
ball team may be away on a trip
at the time and this will affect mat
erially the chances of some for the
first cup, as some of the stars enter
ed from the different houses are
baseball players, who have track
ability but are unable to go out for
track on account of baseball work.
Coach Hayward, and also the ex
ecutive committee of the league say
that men who intend to enter the
meet, particularly in the distance
events, must put in a certain amount
of time in training. This rule was
passed last year but was not well
enforced. ^ ' *■
STUDENTS TO
AID PROGRAM
WISH TO SHOW MORE INTER
EST IN COMMONWEALTH
CONFERENCE
UNDERGRAD SESSION AbVISED
Professor Young Favors the
Scheme. Seniors Would Take
Over Conference But Claim
That They Lack the Time.
That the students of the University
should take an active part in the
Commonwealth conference is the un
animous opinion of Professor Young’s
class in Social Reform. Up to last
year but little Interest had been mani
fested by the students in the program
offered. Last year, however, under
graduates were given prominent parts
on the program, and whether for this
reason, or for some other not taken
Into consideration, the attendance was
markedly increased.
In the discussion of the subject
this morning, the following points
were brought out: the necessity
refuting the charge that the students
are not interested in state problems;
the necessity of dismissing classes
during the days on which Common
wealth exercises are to be held in
order to Jo away with the fear of
cutting which might otherwise deter
the undergraduates from attending.
Under the first point, it was stated
that the University must show the
people of the state that the students
feel their obligation and duty toward
the state.
Professor Young Advises. ,
Professor Young himself advised
that the students hold sessions of
their own to discuss state problems.
“There is an abundance of material
on hand for such discussions,” said
Professor Young.
It was suggested that the upper-1
classmen take the initiative and start
the ball rolling. A new branch of the
Commonwealth exercises for the stu
dents might be taken over by the
Seniors, just as the Junior class han
dles the Junior week-end. “The only
objection to this,” stated one of the
Seniors this morning, “is that the
Seniors’ time is largely taken up in
preparation for Commencement af
fairs, but some plan might easily be
formulated whereby the students take
over a certain part of the Common
wealth program.”
Seniors Express Opinions.
Some of the Senior opinions ex
pressed are as follows:
Delbert Stanard: “I think this is
an excellent scheme. The students
by all means should take a greater
interest in such things.”
Otto Heider: “It is a fine idea. It
will have the effect of interesting the
students more thoroughly in state
questions. We must exhibit some
definite results of our University
work. However, if Commencement
affairs prevent the Senior class from
taking charge of things, the student
body as a whole might carry it
through.”
Vernon Motschenbacher: “If such
i plan could be worked without tak
ing too much of the Seniors' time, I
think it would be highly advisable.”
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
lege, April 27—Walter E. Morris,
'12 was one of the leading orators
who have o attended O. A. C. has
brought home honors again, by
winnPng the state Peace Oratorical
Contest in Michigan, representing
the iniversity of Michigan. He used
the »ame oration that brought fame
to him in local circles, “The Price
of Peace.”
Professor F. S. Stetson, of the De
nartment of Education, has been
elected a member of the chapter of
Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary
scholarship society, recently installed
at the University of Washington.
DRAMA PLAY
IS BEST YET
“PROFESSOR’S LOVE STORY”
GIVEN IN PROFESSION
AL STYLE
CLEVER COMEDY PLEASES
Student Actors assisted by Pro
fessor Reddie put an Pleas
ing Show Before Large Aud
ience at Eugene Theatre.
“The Professor's Love Story” pro
duced by the Drama League of the
University at the Eugene theatre
Monday evening proved to be the
best University play this year, as
the five days on the road, during
spring vacation gave a professional
flavor to the play which was not
attained in either “Getting Married”
or “Strife”.
The play is a comedy by Barrie
It is the story of an absent minded
Professor who fails In love without
knowing it. There were two sub plots
one, the love story of a Scotch
girl and her two suitors, Pete and
Heuders, and the other that of Ag
nes Goodwillie whose long awaited
letter comes after lying years in a
broken letter box.
Comedy “Gets By.”
The comedy is clean and it “got
passed’’ with the audience. Nearly
every speech drew a laugh, and the
large crowd was well pleased.
Professor Reddie as the Professor
was of course the star. The three
Scotch parts played by Ellice
Shearer, Earl Bronough and Edison
Marshall were big favorites with the
audience. All three played their parts
with cleverness and seemed to enter
into the spirit of the play. Mr. Bro
nough’s Scotch dialect was almost
perfect, and he drew manay big
laughs. Mr. Marshall carried his part
in a most satisfactory manner. His
facial expressions were by far the
biggest hit of the evening. The act
ing of the stolid character of Effie
is interpreted by Miss Shearer was
clever and showed thoroughly
consistency.
Janet Young showed to even bet
ter advantage than in previous plays
this year. She had the heaviest part
and carried it to perfection. Beulah
Stebno and Effie Rhodes took the
parts of Lady Gilding and her moth
er in the play, and gave a consistent
clever interpretation.
Norma Dobie Pleases.
Norma Dobie was the leading lady.
Dressed in white, out in the hay field
she acted the clever, girlish secre
tary in a pleasing manner.
Her work was above criticism.
Henry Howe and Ralph Ash and
George Colton had the other three
men’s parts and there was not a
single weak spot in their acting.
Howe as the Englishman drew many
big laughs. He showed to better ad
vantage than in any other play he
has appeared in this year. Ash was
a genial, middle aged doctor. The
audience was with him from the
start to finish. George Colton was a
quack doctor. He gave a clever inter
pretation and made a big hit.
The cast is a follows:
Professor Goodwiliie ..A. P. Reddie
Dr. Cosins .Ralph' Ash
Sir George Gilding . . Henry Howe
Pete.Edison Marshall
Dr. Yellowleaves . . . George Colton
Agnes Goodwillie ..“..Janet Young
Lucy White . Norma Dobie
Lady George Gilding. Beulah Stebno
Lady Emily Gilding ..Effie Rhodes
Effie. Ellice Shearer
Claire Ogle, ’16, was taken sud
denly ill with an attack of acute ap
pendicitis yesterday and was operat
ed upon at once. He is reported to
be in a serious condition.
John Welch was in Portland Sun
day, returning yesterday evening.
WILL SEEK MEW MARKETS
FOR OREGON PRODUCTS
Commerce School Will Conduct
Investigation Through U.
S. Bureau
At. a meeting of the board of ad
visers of the new University School
of Commerce held in Portland yes
terday it was decided that the school
begin an industrial survey for the
purpose of formulating statistics that
will be of use in finding markets for
Oregon products.
In order to reduce the expense of
such a survey to the minimum, the
survey will bo made mainly through
the established bureaus of the United
States government.
The board of advisers iutends to
ask the government to send a special
representative abroad to investigate
the lumber market.
The survey will be under the direc
tion of H. B. Miller, formerly United
States consul In China, Manchuria
and Ireland,
Those present at the meeting of
the board of advisers yesterday were:
H. B. Miller, chairman, R. E. Stra
horn, C. C. Colt, W. D. Skinner, W. K.
Newell, A H. Harris, R. W. Raymond,
and President Campbell.
“The industrial survey that, is to
be conducted will be of great value
to Oregon industries," said President
Campbell today. “There is a con
siderable over-production now, and if
markets can be found for the surplus
products it will be a great boon for
the manufacturers of our state.”
FINAL TOURNAME NT FOR
TENNIS TOURNAMENT ON
Brooks, Bond, Oberteuffer, and
Trowbridge Are Main
Contestants
Four new men have been chosen
this week to compete for places on
the Varsity team for the coming sea
son. The men are Walcott, Church,
Farris and Trowbridge. The new men
will draw and play an elimination
tournament between themselves first,
and the two winners will play Bond
and Oberteuffer for places on the
Varsity, which will be composed of
Captain Brooks and two other men.
In competing for Varsity places,
two tournaments will be played. The
winner of the first tournament places
for the Varsity team, and the follow
er-up, or he man defeated by the
winner in the finals, will place in the
finals of the second tournament. The
preliminaries of the second tourna
ment will be played between the los
ers of the first tournament.
Who will make the Varsity team
seems to be a difficult question with
the different players, and no one is
willing to stake a certainty on any
one man. Trowbridge is showing up
better than any other of the new men
and will make a heavy bid for the
Varsity.
Walcott, the only Freshman elig
ible, has identified himself with the
Varsity athletes on the baskeball
floor, and is also making himself a
prominent figure on the tennis court.
The first of the semi-finals of the
handicap tournament was played on
Monday afternoon between Trow
bridge and Brooks. In the first set
Trowbridge played a consistent game,
defeating Brooks 6 to 3. Brooks ral
lied in the second set, after allowing
Trowbridge two games, and won the
set 7 to 5. At the beginning of the
third set the wind came up, making
the playing all the more uncertain.
Brooks allowed Trowbridge only one
game, winning the match. Brooks
was handicapped 30.
One more match remains to be
played of the semi-finals, between
Scalefe and Church, the winner to
oppose Brooks in the finals.
President Campbell Is In Portland
where he Is scheduled to have a con
ference with Hon. H. B. Miller re
garding the school of commerce to
be established at the University next
year.
NITROGEN IS
AID TO SOIL
PROF. STAFFORD SHOWS
HOW ELEMENT MAY BE
TAKEN FROM AIR
LEGUME BACTERIA TOO SLOW
Chile Nitrates Chief Available
Source of Fertilizer, Says
Professor. Electrical Pro
cess Now Commercial.
Nitrogen removed from the atmos
phere by means of electrical currents
is the solution for continuing the pro
ductivity of the soil as advanced by
Professor O. F. Stafford, of the De
partment of Chemistry, before this
morning's assembly. His subject was
"Chemical Utilization of Atmospher
ic Nitrogen.”
"it is estimated that there are 1,
700,000,000 people in the world at
llie present time,” said Professor
Stafford.
•‘Practically all of the available
agricultural land has been taken up.
The frontier is rapidly disappearing
and there is scarcely any place where
now lands can be found to substitute
for worn-out soil. Consequently the
world is being brought face to face
with the problem of supplying the
needed elements to the soil.
Nitrogen Element Needed.
"The principal element needed by
plants is nitrogen, and when this
gradually becomes exhausted the pro
ductivity of the soil is greatly les
sened. There is wheat land in the
Willamette valley the productivity
of which has been reduced from 40
bushels per acre to 8 or 10 bushels
per acre because of the exhaustion of
nitrogen from the soil. As it is es
sential to the world’s food supply that
the productivity of the Boil be main
tained, the world is confronted with
the problem of supplying the much
neeued elements.”
There are 34,000 tons of nitrogen
in the atmosphere for every acre of
laud and if this could be utilized the
productivity of land can be kept up.
Plants Work Slow.
"Very recently it has been found
that certain leguminous plants have
bacteria which gather free nitrogen
from the atmosphere. When these
plants ure planted they furnish quan
tities of nitrogen to the soil. But this
method is too slow.
"In Chili there are large deposits
of the nitrogen compound, sodium
nitrate. This compound is found in
sand and is separated by a refining
process. Alter being removed from
die sand, the nitrogen is crytallized,
placed in bags and put on the mar
ket. These deposits, although of
great extent, are being taken out in
such large quantities that hey cannot
iasi a loo years longer. The Chilean
deposits are used id-the manufacture
uf most of the ammunition and ex
plosives now being made.
Electricity Is Means.
"Because of the limited amount of
nitrogen available, we must depend
upon the air for our future supply.
It lias been found that by means tft
electricity, nitrogen canjae separated
from the oxygen of the aU\ The
main difficulty has consisted in be
ing able to get an electrical arc of
a size that will be sufficient to sepa
rate a quantity of nitrogen from the
atmosphere. An arc six feet in diam
eter has now been produced and the
practical removal of nitrogen from
who air has become a reality and the
manufacture of nitrogen has become
an industry, principally in Norway,
where an abundance of cheap water
power is available.
"The arcs are placed in a watch
_huped furnace and air is admitted.
An electrical current, sufficient to
produce 3500 horsepower, is intro
duced into the furnace and free uitro
g n is the result. After being crys
tallized, the nitrogen is ready for fer
tilizing purposes.”