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OREGON
EMERALD
PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1914.
Volume XVI, No. 1
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TAKE WELL IT HUR
PROGRAM IS WITNESSED BY
50,000 VISITORS; RAIN DOES
NOT INTERFERE
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EXTENSION WORK FI6URES
Glee Club Gives Musical Program;
Emerald Is Distributed Tues
day on Grbunds
Complete success marked the Uni
versity Day at the State Pair in Sa
lem Thursday. Notwithstanding the
rainy weather the program arranged
for the day went off without a hitch,
and from all indications was well re
ceived by the 60,000 visitors, repre
senting nearly every locality in the
state.
Exhibits, presenting various phases
of the University, were taken to Sa
lem *t the beginning of the fair and
shown during the entire five days.
Among these were exhibits from the
Department of Biology, Department
of Economics, Department of Chem
istry, and the University Y. M. C. A.
According to Earl Kilpatrick, Field
Secretary of the Extension Depart
ment, who had charge of the arrange
ments in Salem, the exhibits Were vis
ited by hundreds of people each day.
In addition to the exhibits, lectures
were delivered each day except Thurs
day by various University professors.
On Tuesday Dr. Clifton F. Hodges,
of the Department of Biology, deliv
ered a lecture on Birds that Eat the
Bugs that Eat Our Crops.” The Wed
nesday address was given by H. B.
Miller, formerly United States Con
sul-General to Japan, and at present
head of the Department of Commerce.
Mr. Miller’s 'subject was, “How the
War Will Affect the Interests of the
Northwest.”
The feature of the Thursday pro
gram was the concert given Thursday
evening by the University Glee Club.
- - program lasting an hour was given
by the Varsity warblers. While in
the Capital City, the club members
were entertained by the Salem Com
mercial Club and former Oregon stu
dents.
Twenty-two hundred copies of the
“Emerald” were distributed among the
fair visitors Thursday. This paper
was the regula(r Thursday edition.
From all reports, it created a favor
able impression.
ALUMNI TO BE HONORED
WITH DANCE OCTOBER 17
Preparations for a dance to be given
under the auspices of the Student
Body as a grand “wind-up” of Home
coming Day, are now under way, and
committees have been appointed to
start work immediately. The com
mittees are as follows:
General chairman, Elton Loucks;
chairman of committee on patrons
and patronesses, Bert Jerard; assist
ants, Hazel Ralston, Genevieve Sha
ver; chairman of decoration commit
tee, Ernest Vosper; assistants, Miller,
i Church, Hedges, Fitzgibbon, Colton,
Holt, Bull, Eakin, Eagan, Misses Stan
field, Beckwith, Grace Bingham, Ladd,
Fenton, Riddle, McCloskey, Wiegand,
and Mildred Broughton; chairman of
committee on music, Maurice Hyde^
assistants, Lucas, Kendall, Mildred A.
Brown, Carl Naylor, and Phillips;
chairman of punch committee, Bill
Burgard; assistants, McGilchrist,
Rathbun, Dunbar; chairman of com
mittee on program, Robinson and
Gould; chairman of committee on pub
licity, Dinneen; assistants, Leslie and
Lamer Tooze, and Stoddard.
A meeting of the chairmen of these
committees will be held Monday at
3:00 o’clock in Professor Howe’s room.
Vosper, will meet his committee on
decoration in the same room, at 4:00
o’clock.
FLOWERS BRffiHTEN TABLE
WHERE GLADIATORS TRAIN
Theta’s Gift of Huge Bouquet of
Chrysanthemums Appreciated
by Bezdek’s Varsity String
The path of a football player, par
ticularly if he be a member of Bez
dek’s hard working squad, is not gen
erally strewn with flowers. However,
the dinners at the training table at
the Dormitory found an exception
Wednesday evening.
Tired and sore from the night’s
practice, the ahamps-to-be wriggled
out of their mud-soaked uniforms and
into their ordinary clothes as quickly
as possible, and made for Mrs. Pres
cott’s establishment with all the speed
numerous “Charley horses” would
permit. Visions of good warm “eats”
were in the mind of each hungry ath
lete, but no one was prepared for the
surprise in store for them.
In the center of the table a huge
bouquet of chrysanthemums radiated
good cheer over the entire board. It
bore a card bearing the compliments
of Kappa Alpha Theta. The boys
were warm in their thanks—which
goes to show that a live football play
er appreciates such a remembrance
just as much as a dead one would—
and there will be none of the latter
on Bezdek’s payroll.
DITCH BECOMES CMUL
Rain God’s Offerings Convert Cam
pos Bugbear Into a Trap
for the Unwary
A ditch about five feet wide and
twelve feet deep in places, running
like a gigantic scar across the east
ern end of the campus is the latest
This crime was committed in the name
of repairs to the old system of heat
ing. It resembles a baronial moat in
appearance, and if old Jupe Pluvius
gets busy with his sprinkling can
the Dorm men intend to further this
illusion by puting a few ducks on the
surface and planting water lilies. This
miniature Panama is spanned by sun
dry substitutes for bridges which no
Caesar could describe. A spidery
looking structure, closely resembling
a twelve-legged tent pole of a species
now extinct, is used to gain access
to McClure HalL An enterprising
“Frosh” has already dubbed it “The
Bridge of Sighs."
In front of the Dorm is a collec
tion of planks which make a sort of
draw bridge. The planks being few
and far between, there are many
chances for the unwary to slip, slide,
or whatever method they prefer, into
the bottom of the trench. At the bot
tom those who have been there say
there is a sticky, runny conglomera
tion of clay, glue, and Russian ce
ment One Frosh on returning home
from a dance mistook the lake for a
walk. Of course he had on his new
dancing pumps. And yet some people
say there’s no such thing as luck.
VESPER SERVICE SUNDAY
Prsident Campbell Will Speak and
University Talent Will Fur
nish Music
Vesper services will be held in Vil
lard Hall tomorrow from 4:30 to 5:30.
President Campbell will speak on “The
Individual and the Social Complex."
Reverend H. W. Davis, of the Baptist
church will read a scripture lesson
and lead in prayer. There will be
special music by the Vesper Choir, un
der the direction of Professor Lyman.
Ben Huntington, '08, candidate for
Clerk of Douglas County, was in town
on business the past ten days.
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J. MUS AND INJURIES PLAY
HAVOC IN BEZDEK CAME
Conference Mey Open Without Preliminary Games—Secret Practiei
is Order of The Day—Training Table May Undergo a Shake
up—Seven Men Are Laid-up
Two things are absolutely certain in
the football situation here. One is
that there will be no preliminary
games whatsoever before the regular
schedule commences. The other is
that there will not be any superabun
dance of optimism in Bezdek’s camp.
The later condition is occasioned by
the rapidly) increasing list of injured
and the fact that Kincaid Park and
J. Pluvius do not seem to be on very
good terms. It looks like the rainy
season has set in for fair.
Besides Crowell and Bigbee, who
have been out for some time, Trainer
Hayward has the following patients:
Cornel, Gellison, Cawley, Nelson, Teg.
gart, Powrie,'and Beckett.
All the injuries except those to Cor
nell and Nelson, who are suffering
from bhd knees, are minor; but even
minor injuries are detrimental to the
rapid development of team work. Cor
nell probably will not be able to get
back into harness for a week. These
circumstances put the team about a
week behind time, and time is precious
at this stage of the game.
Secret practice has been the order
of things for the entire past week.
Coaches and players have been work
ing hard, very hard; but the material
is green and the progress has not
been what it should be. The person,
nel of the team is being: changed near
ly every night The last machine,
as seen in actibh Friday and Satur
day, is: Risley, center; Cook, right
guard; Philbin, right tackle; Powrie,
right end; Snyder, left guard; Cawley,
left tackle; Weist, left end; Sharpe,
quarter; Malarkey', left half; Parsons,
right half; Bryant, fullback.
This is merely a temporary lineup
however.
For the last few nights emphaeie
has been laid upon signals; but every
man was told to appear in suit at
2:00 o’clock today. Practice will taae
form of a game between first and sec
ond teams. The public will not he ad
mitted to this game.
There has been only one change in
the training table so far; Risley was
added Thursday night. Sharpe ie
booked for one of the choice berths in
the very near future. Coach Bezdek
says that he intends to make more
changes very shortly. “Some of the
men that are on the table are not do
ing us any good. They will be re
placed by others who are more deserv
ing.”
UNIVERSITY OF
NEVflOA’TREXY” VISITS
A. W. Hendrick Holds Conference
With President Campbell and
Journalism Profesaors
A. W. Hendrick, the newly installed
president of the University of Neva
da, at Reno, came to Eugene Wed
nesday morning for a conference with
President P. L. Campbell and the Pro
fessors of the Journalism Department.
Dr. Hendrick was formerly Dean of
Whitman College, at Walla Walla.
At noon, President Hendrick and
Professor C. V. Dyment left on the
P. E. & E. for a brief visit to the
Agricultural College at Corvallis. Dr.
Hendrick and Mr. Dyment are both
University of Toronto men. The for
mer was a Senior when the latter was
a freshman, and the two are bound to
gether by a long-existing friendship.
President Hendrick says the Euro
pean war has greatly slackened the
operation of the Nevada mines, cut
ting off the market for metals and
making'it almost imposible to obtain
the necessary cyanide. He predicts
great growth for the state of Nevada,
however, both through the extension
of the mining industry and through
the bringing of more land under ditch
for cultivation. He says his policy as
President of the State University will
include the strengthening of the school
of mines, and the broadening of cours
es on a basis of general culture.
You’ll find that education’s the only
thing lying around loose in this world,
and it’s about the only thing that a
fellow can have as much of as he is
willing to haul away. Everything
else is screwed down tight and the
screwdriver lost.
Two new gymnasiums, one for men
and the other for a woman’s build
ing, to cost approximately $210,000,
wil be started at Stanford this week.
The new structures will be of faced
brick, harmonizing with the general
color scheme and architecture of the
University buildings.
PRESIDENT IS HOST
TO 38 SOPHOMORES
Participants In Alleged Violation of
Anti-Hasing Rule Warned to
Mend Their Ways
An even three dozen Sophomores,
indicted ‘for hazing, filled President
Campbell’s office yesterday afternoon,
and were released after an admonish
ment by the President and Dean
Straub, and after their promise to re
frain from any future activities in
the way of enforcing Freshman disci
pline.
The alleged hazing consisted in the
marching of some 75 Frosh down town
to purchase their green caps, a cus
tom which has been followed among
the fraternities for the past four
years. The parade took place the
morning of September 16, and was
followed by a large number of upper
classmen and outside spectators, in
addition to the Sophomore escort.
The President and Dean maintained
that the parade, particularly in its
more spectacular features, such as the
“missing link,” violated the faculty
edict Against hazing. They also said
that several Eugene citizens had ob
jected to the exhibition* one woman
having declared her intention of re
fusing to allow her son to enter the
University on its account.
The Sophomores disclaimed any in.
tention to break the statutes, and
said the parade was an annual custom
and was a source of rare pleasure to
the Freshmen.
Closing tiie meeting, President
Campbell placed the 38 Sophomores
on probation. He stated that any fu
ture, violation of the anti-hazing rule
by one of the company will automat
ically relieve him of the burden of
p re pa rig his college recitations.
In spite of the meeting, there was
no absence of the usual attentions
shown the pilgrims to the Freshman
acquaintance party last night. A large
crowd, composed of members of all
three higher classes and many non
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FROStt BAIT DOESN'T TAKE;
SOPHOMORES SMELL RAT
Rock% Lemons and Ice Creamleas
Freeaer Don’t Appeal to “Un
invited” Guests
“He who laughs last laughs best.”
This trite expression had another
application at the Freshman acquain
tance party last night with the Fresh
man class, the Sophomores, an ice
cream freeser and two lemons as the
principals. »
This is the way it happened: The
Freshmen, remembering last year’s
acquaintance party, when the ice
cream was stqlen by the Sophs, and
solicitous lest there be a recurrence
of the same incident this year, placed*
two lemons in an empty ice cream
packer, put the packer in a freezer,
and weighted the whole with rocks.
The freezer was placed in the kitch
en of the Gamma Phi house, where it
might be conspicuous to the eyes of
the second year men.
The Freshmen awaited develop
ments. But no Sophomore came. The
“ice cream” moveth not
At the latest report, the Frosh
were still waiting.
DMICE TO BE OCTOBER 10
Whitman Team and Alumni Will Be
Entertained in Men’s
Gymnasium
College beaux and belles are on the
qui vive over the first Student Body
dance of the year, which will be held
the evening of October 10th. It was
originally scheduled for tonight, but
it was postponed one week in order
that it might furnish one of the at
tractions of Alumni Homecoming. Day.
The Whitman football team, as well
as the alumni, will be guests of hon
or that evening.
Student Body President Tom Boy
Ion announces that he expects the
largest crowd that has ever attended
an informal affair at the University,
and guarantees that the floor, music
and punch will all be favorable to a
finished exhibition, by the Varsity Pav.
lowas.
U OF«PROPOSES TARIFF
Stanford and Oregon Have Yet to Sub
mit Questions for Debate
“Tariff’ has been submitted by the
University of Washington as the ques
tion for the triangular debate between
Stanford, Washington and Oregon
Universities, to be held the second
week in March.
Mr. Prescott, Debate Coach, said
yesterday that the subject for this
debate is under consideration, await
ing the question to be proposed by
Stanford and U. of O. “Each Uni
versity submits a topic for debate,’’
said Mr. Prescott, “the final subject
being decided by an affirmative vote
of two of the three institutions. A
second vote is taken upon the phras
ing of the question. The University
of Oregon will send a team to Stan
ford; Stanford will send one to Se
attle; and Washington will send 4
team to Eugene.’’
“A debate council was created last
spring,” continued Mr. Prescott. “Its
duties and powers toward the debate
correspond to those of the Athletic
Council toward athletics.”
The high school debating league,
composed of the eight districts of the
state, will debate on one question thiB
year. This will be “Government Own
ership of Railways.” Material may
be secured either from the state libra
I ry at Salem or from the library of the
University.
STUDENT COUNCIL TO
ME YBi LEADER
FOUR MEMBERS OF STUDENT
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHO
SEN BY PRESIDENT
FIFTH MEMBER TO BE CHOSEN
Tommy Boylen Will Call Meeting
Wednesday to Fill Vacancies;.
No Appointments Yet
A special • meeting of the Student
Council will be held Wednesday, Oc
tober 7, according to Tom Boylen,
President of the Student Body.
The principal busines to be trans
acted will be the election of a yell
leader, the selection of this office hav
ing been transferred through an
amendment to the constitution last
year from the Executive Committee
to the Student Council. It is not yet
known who will be the candidates.
Bmeet Voeper is at present acting
yell leader, and will preside over the
rooting cohorts until a selection is
made.
Boylen announces that he has ap
pointed the following Seniors as stu
dent members of the Student Affairs
committee: Clark Burgard, Earl
Blackaby, Beatrice Lilly and Lot*
Parks.
The Student Affairs committee is
composed of four undergraduates and
five representatives of the faculty, be
ing headed by President Campbell.
The other faculty members are Dr.
John Straub, Dr. William M. Smith,
Miss Ruth Guppy, Dean of Women,
and a fifth, not yet appointed, to suc
ceed Professor Bovard, who is enjoy
ing a leave of absence.
The committee has entire charge
of all social affairs of the University,
and passes upon the petitions of the
various organisations for dates on the
social calendar. All four of Presi
dent BoylenV appointees are scintil
lating social lights, and it is expected
that they will hold their own in
wresting the coveted dates from the
faculty. ,; ■.
Boylen also says that the appoint
ments of members of the Student
Council to fill the vacancies caused
by the absence of Evelyn Harding
and Harry Crain, Junior representa
tives, and Graham McConnell, Senior
member of the body, will be announced
as well as a successor to Lyle Stei
wer, who was chosen as Senior rep
resentative last year, but who, since
the election has belen chosen Preesi
ient of the Women’s Council, which
also entitles her, ex-officio, to a seat
in the Council. Boylen refuses to
make any statement as to possible ap
pointees, and says that they will prob
ably not be known until the Student
Council meets next Wednesday.
At the special meeting the plans
for entertaining the alumni who will
be at the University’ on Homecoming
Day, October 10, will also be discussed.
A regular meeting will be held Octo
ber 14, the constitution providing that
a meeting be called the aeoond Wed
nesday of October.
Jerry Martin, ’14, has entered the
Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy, at Boston, Mass
While here Martin was a member of
the Glee Club and took a prominent
part in University dramatics.
All of the students of the Ohio
State University' for the past eight
years have participated in a scheme
to equip their Alma Mater With a
set of chimes to cost approximately -
$760.00.
WOMEN *
A mass meeting of the Wo- •
men’s League will be held in Me- *
Clure Hall, Tuesday, October 6, *
at 6:0 o’clock. This is the first *
meeting of the year. •