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OREGON EMERALD VOL. XV. EUGENE, ORE., SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1914. No. LXXIII. GROUND TO BE BROKEN MAY 8 WORK ON LIBRARY EXTEN SION WILL START ON JUNE 1 $. H. FRIENDLY TO TURN SOD Governor West and State Treasurer Kay Are Invited. Plans Include Repairs on Dorm, Deady and Villard. Wallace Caufield is heading a committee which will have charge of campus affairs on University Day of Junion Week-end, and which will have as its special function the con ducting of the ground breaking cere monies for the new University build ings. The other members of the com mittee are Hawley Bean and Edith Still. The first sod will be turned by Regent S. H. Friendly at 11:30 A. M. Friday, after which each man present will be accorded the priv elege of turning a shovelful of earth in preparation for the erection of the library extension, the first of the construction which will be done in increasing the present size of the University. According to arrangements made, a stand will be erected near the lib rary which is calculated to seat all the spectators of the ceremony. It is also planned to have drawings on the architects' plans for the new halls which are to be put up during the coming year, and to have these drawings on exhibition in a glass case for the inspection of those in terested. The program v, ill be started with a short explanatory talk by Dean Straub. S. H. Friendly will speak for the Regents, Vernon Motschenbach er, student body president, for the undergraduates, and John Veatch of The University glee club and band are also listed for numbers in the mornings entertainment. The ground breaking ceremony will follow close on the heels of the regular campus work of University Day, and at the close of the pro gram, the University people and their guests will eat the campus luncheon provided by the members of the Women's League. 'Governor Oswald West and Thom as Kay halve ibeen invited to at tend. SOPHOMORES OUTRIVAL MEXICAN CABELLEROS Last Year’s Freshmen Celebrate Straw Hat Day With Eclat Now comes the Sophomore hat. Yesterday morning, which by the calendar is the day upon which straws may be worn with perfect propriety and without being too con spicuous, the male contingent of the Sophomore class celebrated the oc casion by appearing on the campus wearing Mexican sombreros. The hats were of all sizes and descrip tions. There were large hats, small hats, and red bandanas streaming over the back in true Castillian fash ion. Some of the wearers, evidently through the instincts of self-preser vation, carried small stillettos con cealed beneath the folds of the ban danas. The ’16’ers anpounce that it is their intention to wear the fantas tic head-gear for the remainder of the semester. A roof garden effect was carried out by the Young Women’s Chris tian Association at their Ice Cream Social Friday Night. The Bungalow and lawn v ere dotted with many email tables set in a background of wisteria and Japanese lanterns. Ice cream and cake were served from eight until ten. OREGON DOWNS DALLAS 0 BALL PLAYERS* BY 11-3 Dick Nelson and Bigbee Broth ers Make Majority of Runs DALLAS, Oregon, May 1.—Ore gon’s heavy sluggers proved too much for the Dallas aggregation today pil ing up 11 runs while the home team barely managed to scratch three hits. C Bigbee, M. Bigbee and Big Nelson made the majority of the runs dur ing the first part of the game. Lyle Bigbee showed his old-time pitching form and tho local boys could not connect with his ^slants even when he tried to give them a show. It was in the fifth inning that two and three errors on the part of the Oregon lads gave them three runs. Altogether it was a slow and unin teresting game. The score R. H. E. Dallas . 3 3 4 Oregon .11 14 4 Batteries: Dallas — Myers and Sears. Oregon—Lyle Bigbee and Mot schenbacher. A letter from Bombay, India, was received April 27th in the Extension Department seeking a course in medicine Friday evening Dr. Joseph Shafer speaks in Salem to the Parent Teach er’s Association; Dr. George Rebec, in Glendale; Dr. C. P. Hodge, in Gretchen; Professor F. G. Schmidt, in Portland and Dr. E. S. Conklin, in Salem all in connection with the extension Department. SIGMA CHI AND ALPHA TAU CAPTURE GAMES Oregon Club and Iota Chi Elim inated in Doughnut Series Two more teams have been elim inated in the Doughnut League base ball series and as soon as the Fiji Sigma Nu game- scheduled for last night—is played off the round robin series will be started. Wednesday night, by heavy stick work, and superior fielding, the Sig ma Chi’s took the long end of a 8-1 game thereby eliminating the Ore gon dub. Line Up Oregon club Sigma Chi Rutherford .P. Saunders Casebeer . C Bryant Larwood .1st. Koch Warren.2nd.Avison Gilfallen . . ..ss.Parcell Carl .3rd. Early Lockerby.C. F.Fleming Clubb ......... R. F. Boone Davis .L. F. Vosper On Thursday night the A. T. O. team with three first team and two second team men in its lineup won from Iota Chi by a 11-1 score. The Alpha Tau’s have a strong team and should give any other team in the League a good game. Jackson who has played both In the Dorm and the Iota Chi lineups is thus far best hit ter. He has connected safely four out of six times lip. The line up for Thursday’s game was: A. T. O. Annunsen Brotherton Telford, Nelson Coshow Williams Welch Kirk Lee White P C 1st 2nd ss. 3rd C. F. R. F. L. F. Sigma Nu will play Phi Gamma Delta next Monday night. Iota Chi Moore Elton Norcross Lyons Jackson Shelton Rosa Davies Dawson PULLMAN, May. 1.—Coach Bohler Captain Cooke and Alf Crane have gone to Berkeley, Cal., where Captain Cooke and Crane will represent Wash ington State College in the Pacific intercollegiate championship meet to be held at the University of Califor nia May 2. Cook will enter in the 100, 220 and 440-yard dashes, while Crane will enter the high jump and the hurdles. 2 ARE AFTER PRESIDENCY BOYLEN AND HARDESTY AN NOUNCE THEIR CAN DIDACY V-PRESIDENCY GOES BEGGING Secretary’s Job Also Unsought. Council Aspirants Scarce. Blackaby and Hendricks Will Contest for Editorship. With the nominations for student body officers coming off next Wed nesday, aspirants for distinction at the hands of the student voters, and applicants for the chances to serve the student body through the medium of these same offices are beginning to appear, but the number who have so far come into the open is consid erably smaller than that at this time last year. In many of the positions [ which are to be filled at the elections a week from Wednesday, there is barely competition, some are not contested, while for two of the most important offices, secretary and vice president of the student body, there are at present no seekers. None Want Secretaryship. For the chief electoral office, the presidency of the student body, two candidates have appeared, Tom Boy len and Fred Hardesty. Bert Jerard who had been mentioned as a proba ble entry in this race, today announc ed that he would go out for the ex ecutive committee instead. No would-be secretaries have as yet made any avowal of their inten tions, and in fact all down the line, the co-eds seem much more secretive as to their intentions than the men of the University. Athletic Council Popular. For three student memberships on the athletic council, there Is an over flow of candidates. Johnnie Par sons, Henry Heidenrelch, Ray Bry ant and “Buck” Bigbee, all varsity athletes are out, and representing among them three of the major sports, football, baseball and track. - Two members-aWarge are to be elected for the executive committee, but up to the present time only one man--has seemed desirous of filling either of the two vacancies. Bert Jerard, president of the Junior class, has come out definitely for the place, but it will take at least two more en tries even to make competition. The student council, however, is just as unpopular among office seek ers as is the executive committee. Four Juniors, Maurice Hill, Gray McConnell, James Donald and Marsh Goodwin are out for the three senior memberships, Vaughn McCornack appears as the only candidate for the two vacancies for senior women on the council, Claud Hampton and Fred Dunbar are the applicants for the two places open to Junior men, and Genevieve Shaver Is without com petition so far as an applicant for the one opportunity offered for Junior women on next year’s council. Only two of the positions on the staff of the Emerald are elective, namely, the editorship and the man agership. For these, there promises to be close competition. Earl Black aby, and Lee Hendricks, both of whom have been connected with s*u dent publications during their three vears’ stay at Oregon, have been known for some time as the probable contestants, and as yet no one else has been unearthed who has editor ial ambitions. For the managership, two Juniors, Anthony Jaureguy, and Millar Mc Gllchrist, have expressed desires. Sam Michael has also been mention ed as a candidate, but when ap proached on the subject was uncer tain whether or not he would be in the race. Gladys Graham of Astoria is visit ing Meta Goldsmith. HIGH SCHOOLS TO SEND 250 55 INSTITUTIONS TO BE REP RESENTED AT WEEK END MEET OFFICIAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED Ball Games, Debate, Track Meets, Junior Prom, Smokei and University Day Work Crowd Week-End. Arrangements for the Seventh An nual Junior Week-end beginning Wednesday, May 6, are rapidly be ing completed, and the especially in vited guests, and the high school ath letes who will represent the various preparatory schools of the State will be arriving shortly. At the Fourth Annual Oregon Inter-scholastic Track Meet, 55 high schools of the State will be represented by 250 athletes, from Ontario on the extreme east, Newport on the West, to Ashland on the south. Manager Walker esti mates that there will be altogether at least 1000 guests for the Week-end. From the schools of Eastern Ore gon, the expenses of the men taking a first or second in any event will be paid; those of the western section will be permitted to send each four representatives. Arrangements have been made for their entertainment. Many of them will be guests of the various clubs and fraternities. Following is the Week-end pro gram: Seventh Annual Junior Week-end. May 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Free to all visiting High School Ath letes. Wednesday, May 0. Baseball, 3:45 p. m.——University of Washington va. University of Ore gon. Thursday, May 7. 1:30—Formal opening parade. Baseball, 3:45—-U. of W. vs. U. of O. Debate, 8:00 p. m.—State Inter scholastic championship, Oregon City High School vs. Pendleton High School. Friday, May 8. Morning—University day work by University men. Noon—Picnic luncheon on campus by University women for all mem bers of the University and their guests. Formal ground-breaking for addi tion to Library building. 2:30 p. m.—Annual Inter-collegi ate Track Meet—O. A. C. vs. Oregon. 8:3 0—Eugene Theatre—Annual Senior Class play. Saturday, May 9. 8:30—Meeting of all Inter-scholas tic track men at Men’s ‘‘Gym." 9:00 — Preliminaries of Inter scholastic meet, Kincaid Field. 1:30—Annual Freshman cap cre mation. Kincaid Field. 2:00—Finals, Fourth Annual Ore gon State Inter-scholastic track meet. 8:00—Annual Junior ‘‘Prom.” Men’s “Gym." 8:00—“Stag Smokerless Smoker” for all men not attending the “Prom.” Villard Hall. The committee In charge of Uni versity Work Day is headed by Chas. Fowler. Tentative plans have been drawn up for work to engage the stu dents during the morning. The park ing along 13th street will be made more attractive, the bleachers at Kincaid field repaired and the Duck Pond cleaned out. An especial effort will be mads this Week-end to make the “Smok erless Smoker” a success. There art always a great number of the High School men who do not care to at tend the “Prom." and It la for the purpose of giving these an enjoyable evening that the various wrestling and boxing bouts will be staged. Neta Kiddle of La Grande la vis iting Bernice Ely. OFFICIALS FOR OREGON 0. A. C. MEET ANNOUNCED AH in Readiness for Big Dnal Contest Between Schools Next Friday With the selection of officials by Trainer Hayward today, the final plans have been made for the annual O. A. C.-Oregon track meet which will be held Friday afternoon. Tryouts for the team which will represent Oregon will be held next week. Following are the officials for the track meet: The officials for the track meet with the Oregon Agricultural College are: Referee—Dr. O. J. Sweetland; Starter—Sam Bellah; Judge of Course—Wallace Ben son. Scorer—Dr. H. B. Leonard; Assistant—Harold Quigley. Judges of Finish—Prof. H. C. Howe, Prof. C. V. Dyment, Dean Cor dley, O A. C. Timers—George Hug, Ed Shockley, J. Johnson, Field Judges—Wallace Caufield, George Stevenson, Dal King, Bob Bradshaw, Dr. Kuykendall, Ben Wil liams, Darwin Bristow, Bob McCor nack. Judges of Turn—Norton Cowden, Irwin Brooks, Chuck Reynolds, Don Rice. Announcers — Martin Hawkins Fred Hardesty. Field Mashals—Elmer Hall, Cs.rl Fenton, Del Stanard. Reporter—William Shaver. JUNIOR PRON PLANS ARE NOW COMPLETED Jaureguy and Blackaby Mane Preparations for a Record Crowd The Junior Prom committees have completed their plans and are now ready to carry them out. The fin ance committee has drawn up a bud get appropriating a certain amount to each comm^Otele. “It will take about one hundred and fifty dollars to finance the affair,” said Treas urer Anthony Jaureguy, yesterday afternoon. “Wle expect about 800 people Including the visitors and students. All the visiting athletes will be given free tickets, but all the students will be charged one dol lar and a half a couple.” he said. "Natural decorations will be used and the color scheme will be yellow and green. There will be no elab orate streamers to obstruct the bal cony, so common at other dances,” said Earl Blackaby, ehalrman of the decoration committee. Continuing he said: "We will start gathering ferns greens and other such things Mon day so that by Friday morning we will be able to begin fixing up the gymnasium. "We are trying to work out plans providing for even a larger crowd than last year Is expected.” The following patrons and pat ronesses have been selected: Gover nor and Mrs. Oswald West; Dr. and Mrs.Bovard; Professor and Mrs. E. E. Decou; Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Beadeck; Miss Huth Guppy; Pro fessor and Mrs. O. F. Stafford; and Professor and Mrs. W. P. Boynton. Y. M. MAKES NEW PROGRAM Plan to Have Special Religious Meetings Next Year. Wllth the school year of ’13-’14 drawing to a close and *14-’l 5 ap proaching, preparations for the work of next year are being made by the j Y. M. C. A. The new cabinet mem- j bers are getting into the harness and organizing their committees. To have some definite aim they have adopted a program that departs in some ways from the one of the year about past. Vesper services are to be held every three weeks, efforts are to be made to bring the enrollment to a certain point and special religi ons meetings are to be held. SENIOR PLAY COMES FRIDAY ANNUAL CLASS PRODUCTION TO BE GIVEN DURING JUNIOR WEEK “RICH” PLAY IS PROMISED Entirely New Style of College Play Undertaken by 1914 Class in Their Production of “The Prof and the Soph.” Friday evening, May 8 th, the cur tain of the Eugene theatre -will rise on the most unique production ever attempted by au Oregon graduating class. “The Prof, and the Soph”, a musical comedy with a sparkling plot, and teeming w^th situations that are familiar to Oregon students old and new, will be presented for the first time. The “Prof and tjhe Soph” was written by Dean Collins—now con nected with the “Oregonian”’—as his senior thesis in 1910. Succeed ing classes thought seriously of pro ducing it but it remained for the class of 1914 to assume its produc tion. Staggs Is Good Villain. The plot centers about the love af fair of Professor Cleaver, a Latin Instructor, and Virginia Gray, the Soph, and the Inevitable culmina tion of the college romance Is tem porarily stayed by the theft of some examination papers from Professor dence points strongly to the Soph’s brother, who already haB a reputa tion not of the best. Reggie, the ' hard luck” Frosh, who becomes sentimental whenever in feminine company, does some excellent de tective work and brings the real vil lain before Professor Cleaver who dismisses him with a mild reprimand after he—Cleaver— has explained that 'he papers stolen contained questions of the previous semester’s examination. Dr. Pryor, a man of strict conscience, believes nothing should prevent the “meting out of Justice” and when Cleaver explains that the wrong papers have been stolen, believes the explanation In credible. Dr. Pryor Is played inimit ably by Bob McCornack and Ira Staggs In the role of villain is admir able in his work. The characters are all college types, and since the play grew from an Oregon atmosphere it should prove doubly attractive. Music Well Handled. The romance between college pro fessor and student tho perhaps ex ceptional Is t>:' no means Impossible so the “Prof, and the Soph” Is an exceptional case of the dellnlation of college life. Fifteen lyrics appearing In the play have been set to music by Frank Harwood, leader of Empress theatre orchestra In Portland. These include solos, quartetts and ensemble num bers and the chorus numbers are ably taken care of by senior men and women./ The dancing is in charge of Miss Lewis, and Professor Lyman is dir ecting the music. The cast has been rehearsing for the last month under the direction of Professor A. F. Reddle. Following is the cast: The Prof. Professor Clever . ... Wjillakd Shaver The Soph, Virginia Gray, . . Ethel Tooze Fred Gray . Norton Cowden Marian Doyle.Hazel Rader Arthur Donnelly .... Del Stannard Will Keene .Wallace Benson Percy .Ira Staggs Reggie .Earl Fortmiller Berta .Mae Norton The chorus Includes the follow ing: Seniors WOMEN 1. Edith Still 2. Ethel Klsley 3. Wilhma Young (Continued on page four)