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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1914)
Mm pm is pun for man CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL WILL EDIT AND PUBLISH WEEKLY, In order to be present ao the pro* duction of Volume I, No. 1, of a type of newspaper that is, so far as known, unique in the history of journalism, Professor Eric W. Allen left on an early train this morning for Corval lis, where he will meet Herbert H. Matthews, principal of the consoli dated school at Alsea. Mr. Matthews is undertaking to publish a weekly paper as an adjunct to his school. School papers are common, but Mr. Mathews' project is not to be a school paper. It is to be a community pa per, and the news it will print will be community news, not school news. It will be supported by subscriptions and advertising, and the principal and his student aasilstants declare that they already see their way to paying the expenses of publication. Social service holds an equal place in Mr. Matthews’ scheme with oppor tunity for giving his students in struction in English #md in the exer cise of their judgment. The students of the consolidated school will be the reporters, the carrier boys, the circu lation and advertising solicitors, and those in the upper grades will assist Mr. Matthews in his work as editor. Alsea, according to Mr. Allen, fur nishes a good opportunity for such an experiment. - The community is probably large enough to support a modest periodical publication, and yet the school will not have any estab lished local paper with which to com pete. Mr. Matthews declares the peo ple of the district are enthusiastically behind the project, and he expects to make it the means of greatly strengthening the community spirit. Mr. Matthews was a student at the Oregon Summer School this year, and while here discussed his plans with various members of the faculty. The paper will be printed in the office of the Gazette-Times, at Corvallis, as there are no facilities at Alsea. 6REAT UMII DISCUSSED Members of the Faculty Will Speak On Various Phases of the the War The chiss in Recent European Histo ry, under Dr. Schafer, met for the first time Thursday evening at 7:00 o’clock, in Dr. Schafer’s lecture room, first floor of the Library. Thirty-six stu dents have registered in the class, but about fifty attended the first lecture. There will no longer be any excuse for the prevailing lack of information among students, on the subject of the European war. This class will meet every Thursday evening at seven. It is to give the historic background, a detailed discussion of the causes, the fighting and the economic conditions brought about by the war—everything, in fact, that will throw light upon the present situation in Europe. Different members of the faculty are scheduled to speak upon the phas es of the war that they are most inter ested in. At the meeting, Dr. Clark will lecture on the congress of Ber lin of 1878 and its connection with the recent hostilities. Later in the course Dr. Rebec will discuss the strategic moves of the armies; Professor Allen will talk on how the newspapers have “covered” the war; faculty members sympathising with the Germans, oth ers sympathizing with the allies, will discuss the situation as they under stand it Those attending the lectures will be encouraged to put questions in the question box, which will be answered at the following meeting of the class. ENROLLMENT IS HOW BOILED OOIWI TO S9T INCREASE IN REGISTRATION IS SEVENTY OVER THAT OF 1913 Indications Still Are that Final Count of the Year Will be Eight Hundred An enrollment of 697 when the reg istration doors closed last evening, as compared with an enrollment of 627 a year ago, continues to show the year’s growth of the University. The report has gone out that the regis tration had reached the 700 mark, but with the cancelling of some of the receipts by students who withdrew, this number has been decreased. Last year the second semester drew an en rollment that caused the number of students in the University to pass the 700 mark, and if this comparison will hold, the number of students at the University at the end of this year will number over 800. And all this is exclusive of the Music Department, Law and Medical Schools and Corres pondence courses. The additions to the faculty have also been a big fea ture in the year’s growth. Another faculty member was added this ween in the person of Mr. R. W. Broeker, M. A., from the University of Califor. nia, and B. A. from Wisconsin. He will have charge of the practice teach ers in the German Department, and he will teach a section of the Fresh man English class. There were more classes in the Freshman English than instructors up to the arrival of Mr. Broeker. BOVARD VISITS HARVARD University Zoologist Forced to Give Up European Trip Dr. J. F. Bovard, head of the Zo ological Department in the Univer sity, but now on a year’s leave of ab sence, and wife, who had intended sailing from New York August 7th for Germany, where Dr. Bovard had planned to take advanced work, were compelled to change their plans on account of the war. At present they are at Cambridge, Mass., where Dr. Bovard is attending Harvard. Pro fessor C. H. Edmondson, acting head of the Zoological Department, states that if the present European difficul ties are settled during the winter and travel becomes possible in the war ring countries, the Bovards will proba bly cross the ocean in the spring. SPECIAL AESTHETICS One of the most interesting courses offered for the fall semester is given by Dr. Rebec, and goes by the name of Special Aesthetics. It might ap propriately be called a brief course in Comparative Literature, since it comprehends much that would be in cluded under that title. It is the purpose of the course to make a study of the aesthetic con sciousness of various ages and peo ples as exemplified in their literatures. Masterpieces of literature from the Greek and Hebrew periods down will be read rapidly in translation. Among the works to be in part surveyed are the following: The Iliad and Odyssey, Tragedies of Sophocles and Aeschylus, Lyric Po ems of Pindar, The Aeneid, The Book of Job, Dante's Inferno, The Nibelin gen Lied, The Arthurian Romances, Calderon, Hamlet and I^ear, Works of Byron and Goethe. The class meets on Tuesday after noon from 2:00 until 4:00, in Room 3, Villard Hall. GHERRMNS OF SALEM Capital City Guests Visit Campus and Are Entertained by Fraternities The Cherrians, of Salem, were in town Thursday, as guests of the Eu gene Radiators. In the morning they were driven to the campus in autos furnished by the citizens of Eugene. After visiting the different, buildings upon which improvements are being made, they wert taken to the Com mercial Club rooms, where luncheon was served. The double quartet from the University Glee Club entertained them. “They are the best trained voices I have heard for a long time; they sing so well together,” said the leader of the Cherrians’ band. In the evening, after visiting the fair, the party returned again to the campus, where Bezdek had his men on the field ready for a little scrimmage. The guests appeared pleased with the vim shown by the boys. Representatives from the different fraternities met the guests upon the campus and took them to the houses for supper. At the referendum last November, the Cherrians were active in getting votes in favor of the appropriation for building improvements on the campus. There are several Oregon University graduates among the Cherrians. DR. SHELDON TO SPEAK To Visit Five Teachers’ Institutes in Oregon in October at Widely . Distant Places Dr. H. D. Sheldon, Dean of the School of Education, will be a speaker before teachers’ institutes at Hood River October 6, 7 and 8, and at the combined institute of Josephine and Jackson Counties, at Medford, Octo ber 12, 13 and 14. The subject before the teachers will be, “The Problem of the School in Civic Education.” On October 21 and 23 Dr. Sheldon will be at Roseburg, and the 26th, 27th and 29th at the institutes of Un ion, Baker and Wallowa Counties. At the institutes of Polk and Marion Counties October 29 and 30, Dr. Shel don will give an assembly address. On November 11 12 and 13 he will talk before the McMinnville institute, and November 23, 24 and 25 address the institutes of Wasco and Sherman at The Dalles. Drink Red lame Cherry at Obak’s. 10 C1NTS FOR MONDAY 'Jack London’s great feature, The Valley of the Moon. A Six-Reel Paramount Production COMING: Scales of Justice. “In Mizzouri.” “Jungle.” Mary Pickford in the Eagle’s Mate. 10CNEVER MORE 10C Up-to-date Billianl and Pocket Bil liards at Obak Amusement Co. KOVL REPORTS GOOO HEMBERSNIP SHOWING Twenty-five per cent of the Univer sity men have already joined, or have signified their intention of joining, the Young Men’s Christian Associa tion, according to the latest report from Charles W. Koyl, General Sec retary. In round numbers, the rolls show a paid membership of 78, and 57 pledged memberships. Koyl ex pects to have the total membership of the Aasociatioin reach 300 before this year is over, and from present indications the prospects are very promising. As in years past, the Freshmen have the largest representation, with the Juniors and Sophomores coming in for second place, with approximately the same number accredited to each class. Martin Nelson, head of the cabinet committee in charge of the member ship campaign, has evolved a plan of enlisting recruits in the fraternities and clubs of the University. Eaeh member of the Cabinet, numbering thirteen, wiil be detailed' to an organ isation, where the men will be made acquainted with the purposes of the Association and urged to join. Last year there was keen rivalry between the different fraternities and clubs, and this ame spirit will be fostered this year. Last year the Dormitory Club led the field with 27 members, with Beta Theta Pi a close second with 17 members. Classification ac cording to fraternities and clubs will be deferred until a complete list of members is available. DORR ft JOHNSON New and Second Hand Goods Ranges, Hardware and House Fur nishing Goods sold at lowest prices. 640 Willamette St. A. M. Robinson, O. B. Pennington DRUGS, SUNDRIES, PER FUMES, KODAK SUPPLIES Telephone 217 CANADIAN STOCK RANCH FOR TRADE 640 acre stock ranch, fenced and crone fenced, fully stocked with horses and and cattle, located about 40 miles west of Calgary, Canada; also good house and four lots in town of Cochrane, Canada; also 21 acres of full bearing orchard west of the farm and just over the mountain range. Value $28,000; no mortgage. Owner will trade this property for a farm in the Willamette alley in the neigh borhood of Eugene, or will trade the rpnch land only, at the price of $25 an acre for improved land in the 1 borhood of Eugene. The property of fered for trade is first class and is making good money. The owner has become independent and wants land in the neighborhood of Eugene to get doee to a good school to enable him to educate his children. CANADIAN HOMESTEAD CO., 73 6th St., Portland Oregon. 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