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Editor-In-Chief.Usury Fowler
Assistant Editor... Catharine Carson
Managing Editor_Earl Blackaby
News Editor.Jessup Strang
Assistant.Wallace Eakin
City Editor.Fred Dunbar
Special Departments.
Exchange ...Lamar Toose
Special Features ....Lee Hendricks
Sporting.Willard Shaver
Assistant. Cyrus Sweek
Administration .Leslie Toose
Dramatic .Mandell Weiss
Assistant .Edison Marshall
Society .Beatrice Lilly
Assistant .Marjorie McGuire
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Ray William*. Milton Stoddard;
Evelyn Harding, Beatrice Locke,
Harold Hamatreet, Bert Lombard,
Florence Thrall, Rita Fraley, Carl
Naylor, Bernice Lucas, Lucile Wat
son, Everett Saunders.
Bus Incas Staff.
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Circulation.Carl F. Thomas
Collections.H. M. Gilfilei.
SATURDAY. MAY 16, 1914
TIGHTENING THE SCREWS
Reports which have been current
during the last two or three weeks
are to the effect that scholarship re
quirements at the close of this sem
ester will be if anything more strin
gent than those In effect at the close
of the last term. Rumor has it that
a large proportion of he lower clastses
and In fact even some of the two
upper classes will be flunked out of
college unless exceptional merit. Is
shown.
In former years sucn reports were
a regular thing before every final
examination, whether starting from
those In authority or merely us the
result of u scare on the part of some
backward student, would be hard
to say, but certain it Is that until this
year, such threats, real or iuplled,
were not lived up to. The large num
ber, however who failed to make
good In the February exams would
seem to show that the Oregon fac
ulty at last means business, and that
the standard of scholarship at the
University is now definitely on the
rise.
1 mibht be thought that with the in
competents weeded out during the
first half of the year, those who re
main need have no fear as to the
outcome in June, but it is to be
remembered that a (large numjbor
who did not flunk, were on the rag
ged edge of failure. A still greater
strictness in grading may be suffi
cient to bar some of these at least
from taking college work next fall.
Thorough application to studies
during the spring months Is of course
difficult, but after all it Is what we
are here for. The regular college
work should take an unusuulh prom
inent place for the balance of the
semester and the warning which has
been issued not allowed to go dis
regarded.
WAKK VI*
The student elections are over and
it is not to be gainsaid that the
student body has secured an excel
lent force of officers for the coining
year, although In many cases a dis
crimination between or among candi
dates on the grounds of merit would
huve been hard. °
In one thing the students are to
be congratulated, the apparent ab
sence of factional spirit in politics.
In fact the election was one of the
quietest of years. Hut if the factional
element has been removed, there has
also ensued a disinterest as to the out
come of the student choice which is
most discouraging.
The Oregon student body at, the
present time has u membership of
nearly seven hundred men and worn
en, •each of whom should be vitally
interested in the selection of the
officers who are to he at the head
of affairs during the year of 1914
15, but of this number, less than five
hundred cast votes.
The reason of this is hard to find.
Three minutes at theomost were re
quired in which to check off the
names ofothe desired candidates, and
practically everyone n\yst have been
on theo campus sometime between
ten in cthe morning and two in the
afternoon, the period at which the
polls were open. The election was
twice announced and twice a full list
of candidates was published.
A bunch of the students at Ore
gon evidently do not know whether
they are members of the student
body or not. it is time for these folks
to wake up and get alive to the
things Lhat are going on.
ALUMNI SECRETARY ASKS
GRADS TO PAY UP DUES
Association Already in Debt
and Needs Funds for
Next Year’s Plans.
in an open letter to the Alumni,
Ben Williams, Secretary of the Ore
gon Alumni Association, issues the
following appeal:
“Next year the University of Ore
gon Alumnni Association will be con
ducted on a new basis if present
plans are carried out. There are pos
sibilities for the awakening of a far
greater spirit of service to the Uni
versity throughout the large and in
creasing body of graduates and stu
dents now scattered over this state
and country; but in order to get the
Alumni to work as a unit, every
member should take an active interest.
Last year such laxity was displayed
in the payment of dues that it was
necessary to borrow $100.00 to pay
the running expenses of the Associa
tion. This year a further loan will
be necessary, unless the coming month
sees a better response than has been
shown thus far. If all the members of
the Association, excluding life mem
bers, would send in their dues with
in the next month, we would not only
be able to pay running expenses, but
would have a surplus on hand which
would enable us to take some defi
nite action to assist in obtaining the
services of a paid Secretary. Un
less we have the active co-operation
of every alumnus to this end by the
middle of June, we will be badly
handicapped in dealing with these
questions at our annual business meet
ing at Commencement time. Send
these dues, which are $1.00, to Ben
11. Williams, See.-Treas. of Oregon
Alumni Association, Eugene, Oregon.”
You may enjoy the Freshman Class
Hour next Wednesday at 10:00 A. M.
Come so you will be sure you are
not missing- anything. There will be
six numbers, and they may be good.
Student Body tickets will admit you,
but don't bring them with you.
F. R. ESHMAN,
Vodeveel Circuit.
MAY STAGE BIG TENNIS
TOURNAMENT IN EUGENE
Conference Racquet Teams Will
Come If Right Arrangements
Are Made.
Renewed activity is being shown
this year among the tennis enthusi
asts of the University and a move
ment is now on foot to make arrange
ments for a number of inter-collegiate
matches and to hold a conference
championship meet between the col
leges in the Northwest this year.
Manager Dean Walker is endeavor
ing to ascertain whether or not the
j students here w ill support their end
of a conference tournament, and for
this purpose is going to hold a meet
ing of all those interested in tennis,
which will include the heads of the
fraternity houses, in order that pre
liminary arrangements may be made
for a schedule. The present plans are
that tlie tirst Northwest collegiate
tennis tournament will be held in
Uugene, Friday and Saturday, May
and 2ti
If the University supports this new
eolles.'late activity, it is likely that the
spelt will continue among the north
west rolleres. That this support may
be assured, and to provide for the nec
essary entertainment of the fifteen,
and pt ss’ldy more, from the five other
conference colleges, is the purpose of
the meeting tomorrow.
The University of Washington, Ida
ho, O. V c\, W. S. C., and Whitman
will each send three men to the tour
nament. two for the double matches,
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ROLL
SHOWS 1977 GRADUATES
Statistics Recently Compiled
Gives Full List of Students
Since 1873.
In making up the ihformatibn which
is to be used in the 1914-16 Univer
sity of Oregon catalogue, some in
teresting statistics are found in re
lation to the University. The follow
ing are some facts regarding the
number of graduates and their depart
ments, whiteh have been compiled by
Registrar Tiffany. These will be used
in the Alumni Register, which is a
special department of the catalogue.
Up to date, the list shows that
1,977 students have graduated from
Oregon. This number includes the
graduates from every class from 1873
to 1913 and the graduates from all
schools and departments.
The summary of alumni includes
eight honorary alumni, 1,025 gradu
ates from the College of Literature,
Sciences and Arts and the College of
Engineering, Normal Course 24, Eng
lish Course 1, Scientific Didactics 6,
School of Music 3, School of Medicine
464, and from the Law School 436,
making a total of 1,977. The largest
class ever graduated was the class of
1913, when 125 students were award
ed their diplomas.
The latest edition of the register
contains a list of all the officers of
administration and instruction of the
University, since its foundation in
873. A historical sketch is included
and lists of all members of the Boards
of Regents and ex-officio members.
MARTIN HAWKINS WILL
DON SPIKES NO MORE
Great Hurdler Announces Per
manent Retirement From
Cinder Path.
It will be with general regret that
the students of Oregon will learn of
the permanent retirement from the
cinder path of Martin Hawkins. Haw
kins made a great record for Oregon
during his stay here and was one of
Bill Hayward’s selections to make the
trip to Sweden to the Olympic games
in 1912, along with McClure and Sam
Bellah. Hawkins was prominent in
athletics during his college career and
finished off with being awarded track
captaincy in his Junior year.
The Winged M Bulletin, the official
mper of the Multnomah Club, has the
following to say regarding Hawkins,
who is the present incumbent of the
office of manager of the 9lub’s track
team:
“With general regret the news will
j be received that Martin W. Hawkins,
captain of last year’s Winged M track
team and its principal point winner,
has announced his permanent retire
ment from track athtletics. Hawkins
insists that there is to be nothing of
the "Patti’ about his farewell, and
that he has positively competed in his
last meet.
“1 shall still devote my time as
chairman of the outdoor athletics com
mittee to the track team, but in an
executive and not an athletic capac
ity,’ he said to the Bulletin. ‘I find
that I no longer can spare the time
necessary to keeping in training and
taking an active part in athletics as a
member of the team, and it might as
well be now.’
“Hawkins is now a practicing law
yer. He is doing so well that to con
tinue his track activities would in
volve a considerable sacrifice. He has
been a track star for five years—as a
member of the University of Oregon
team under ‘Bill’ Hayward for four
years, and one year with Multnomah.
“In that time he has made a re
markable record as a hurdler. He
tied the world’s record of 15.3 in the
high hurdles, and holds the North
west mark of 25.1 in the low hur
dles.”
and one for single representative. The
mines of the contestants have not been
received by Manager Walker. The
University of Oregon team is com
posed of Captain Irvin Brooks, Her
man Oberteuffer and Lewis Bond.
Matches will Ih' determined by
drawings and the winner of the tour
nament will be the conference cham
pion. It is probable that the Univer
sity team will go to Portland imme
diately after the conference match, to
meet the Multnomah club racquet
wielders.
Candidates for Phi Beta Kappa at
Harvard must not only excel In their
studies but must also be proficient
in outside activities, such as debat
ing and writing for luagaxiues.
SOCIETY
By Beatrloa Lilly.
0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Mr. Wilson, of San Francisco, is
visiting at the Phi Gamma Delta
house.
. * *
Coach Clark, of O. A. C., is a week
end guest at the Phi Gamma Delta
house.
* *
Malcolm MacEwan, Sterling Spell
man, and Frank Staiger, were din
ner guests Friday evening at the
Kappa Sigma house.
* ♦
Thomas Campbell, of Hermiston,
is spending the week-end at the Beta
Theta Pi house. /
* *
Beta Theta Pi entertained Mrs. Ma
bel Parsons, Dlorothy Paraonsi and
Miss Thompson for dinner Thursday
evening.
Gene Good was a guest at the Beta
Theta Pi house Thursday noon.
* *
Merlin Batley was a dinned guest
Thursday evening at the Delta Tau
Delta house.
* *
Robert Prosser, of the University of
California, Lloyd Stevens, a Stanford
Phi Delta Theta, are visiting at the
Phi Delta Theta house.
* *
Everett May, of Corvallis, is spend
ing the week-end at the Phi Delta
Theta house.
* *
Gordon Billings was a dinner guest
Wednesday evening at the Phi Gam
ma Delta house.
* *
Hugh Smith, Cornwall and Comp
ton, of California, stopped off at the
Phi Deleta Theta house Thursday ev
ening. They are motoring to Cali
fornia.
Sigma Chi entertained Gamma Phi
Beta with an informal dance Friday
evening. Mrs. Wootton acted as pat
roness.
* *
Mrs. Kingsley, of Portland, Wini
fred Douthit and Mildred Deddigen,
of The Dalles, are visiting at the Chi
Omega house.
* *
Miss Thompson, of Berkeley, Mr.
and Mrs. Duryea, Mr. and Mrs. Alton
Hampton, and Dr. and Mrs. Straub,
were dinner guests at the Beta Theta
Pi house Thursday evening.
* *
Myrtle Tobey entertained with an
informal tea for Miss Thompson
Thursday afternoon.
* *
Florence Churchill is visiting at
the Delta Delta Delta house.
* *
Delta Delta Delta entertained Kap
pa Sigma with an informal hour of
dancing Friday evening.
“Shorty” Des Jardiens, the Chica
go football and basketball star, has
developed into a star pitcher. In a
recent game against Indiana he fan
ned eleven men. winning his game,
1 to 0.
STUDENT COUNCIL TO
MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY
Outgoing and Incoming Bodies
Will Hold Joint
Session.
A joint meeting of the outgoing
Student Council and the incoming
members will be held next Wednes
day night for the purpose of acquaint
ing the newly elected members with
their duties.
The meeting is being called at the
instigation of President of the Stu
dent Body, eVrnon Motschenbacher
who remarked today on the purpose
of the meeting:
“This joint meeting of the two Stu
dent Councils will be an important
one and it is desired that every mem
ber of the two bodies be present. In
asmuch as the duties and the purposes
of the Student Council are still new
and somewhat vdgue to the students
who have been elected to fill these
positions, it is expedient at this time
to hold a joint meeting to better ac
quaint the members with the impor
tance of their positions.
“A number of propositions will
come up Wednesday night which are
not yet ready for publication. They
are important matters and it is de
sired that some action be secured.
Some of these will necessarily have to
be laid over until next year, and it
is with this idea in mind that they
will be brought up before the new
members of the Council. They will
then be given a chance to take up
these matters and think them over be
fore taking definite action on them.
“The Student Council thus far,
while having had occasion for impor
tant action, has accomplished suffi
cient work to make certain of its
continuance. A number of proposi
tions are now being considered by
this body, which if carried through
will be of permanent value to the stu
dent and will demonstrate to the Stu
dent Body its permanent worth.
“The success of this body depends
extensively on the students who have
been elected as members, and while
the attitude and co-operation of the
Student Body at large is necessary
to make the Council a success, yet the
members of the Student Council must
be willing to do the work which will
fall to their lot.”
BIBLE UNIVERSITY HAS
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
Eleven Students Will Receive
Diplomas Next
Week.
The Eugene Bible University will
hold its nineteenth annual commence
ment durinv next week. Eleven stu
dents at this institution will receive
their diplomas at that time.
Six men and one woman will re
ceive degrees from the regular minis
terial and Biblical course and four
women are to be graduated from the
evangelistic singing courses.
Sunday morning the baccalaureate
sermon will be preached and a class
of twelve men will be ordained as
ministers of the gospel, at a service
to be held in the First Christian
church.
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