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PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER, 15, 1914. Volume VI, No. 36 DELTA TAD VANQUISHES SIGMA HU CONTENDERS 1 “SCORE 12 TO 7” TELLS THE TALE OF FIRST GAME OF S»..\SO^ SMALL CROWD IS iN EVIDENCE Contest Lacks th<> ThnID and Pep that Pervaded Preliminary Arguments Before a smaller crowd than any that attended the preliminary con tests, Delta Tau Delta yesterday de leated Sigma Nu in the first of the inter-fraternity basketball finals by a score of 12 to 7. As compared with the preliminary contests, the game was slow and un spectacular. Having been warned be fore the game that personal fouls would surely be called, both teams were more cautious than heretofore. Nevertheless, there was enough roughness and fight to make it a hard game. Real basketball was played throughout. It was a fight to the fin ish. Parsons and Brown came togeth er for several hard knocks, and John nie’s laugh alone kept the crowd from taking these mixes too seriously. Bob Bean gave the crowd the one thrill of the game when he caught Brownell from behind on a flying tackle and two others caught him. It was a pretty piece of football, but Bobbie took the count and delayed the game. The first half was slow, with oidy occasional bursts of speed. The Del ta Taus had the ball most of the time, but repeatedly failed to make bas kets. In the last half things became se rious. Three personal fouls were called on the Delts. Dudley failed to score on any. Bobbie Bean came back into the game and opened a revengeful cam paign. His team backed him up and Bob scored a perfect shot from the center of the floor within the first few minutes of play. Muirhead and Hampton proceeded to business, however, and broke this up. Hampton scored two more goals and Muirhead one. From then on Sigma Nu had little chance, although they did make a new spurt during the last two minutes. Bean pulled an other of his sensations by scoring from a bad angle. The game ended in a general rough and tumble, with the Sigma Nus hold ing the upper hand in all respects but the score. NUMBER OF PROSPECTIVE “FLUNKERS” NOT YET KNOWN “We are not yet able to tell if any one will have to go home at the end of the first semester,” said Dr. John Straub, Dean of Men. “There are 30 men who have received two posts, though, and it looks serious for some of them. We are hoping no one will have to stay home Christmas on ac count of eye or ear trouble.” Eighty-five posts were sent out last month and 70 more this month, making a total of 155 posts among the men for this semester. Of these 70 new posts, over one-half bear new names. “If it is obvious that a student is going to ‘flunk’ at the end of the first semester, his parents are advised to keep the student home after the Christmas vacation until the begin ning of the second semester. The man then has a chance to make up his work and to make a new start. Candidates for the Freshman crew at Columbia University have thinned down to only 17 in number. Notice has been served that unless more in terest is shown the Freshman crew will be disbanded. JUNIOR SHYLOCK ORIGINATES SCHEME TO GATHER SHECKELS Class Treasurer Will Get Invited to Dinner and then Sting His Hosts for Tax Beaten are the paths of the tax col. lector, but not so with Charles Col lier, Treasurer of the Junior class. Collier has originated a scheme that not only facilitates his task of col lecting class taxes, but at the same time diminishes his board bill exten sively. The following is his proced ure: Collier has some fraternity man (or woman) invite him to dinner. Af ter he has partaken of the meal, he quietly sneaks up on the third year men (or women), takes out the receipt book, and, with a broad smile, asks them if they would not kindly pay the $2 class fee. Social etiquette de mandg that a guest be accorded the best possible treatment, with the re sult that the Juniors unwillingly part with the money and he willingly hands them a receipt. The scheme works like a charm in almost every case, admits the shrewd treasurer. President Brown, in the last meet ing, requested that all houses which have not had Collier for dinner lately invite him at once. GILLETTE WILL SING Young Vocalist to Give First of a Se ries of Pupils’ Recitals Under Auspices of School of Music The first of a series of pupils’ re citals to occur during the year by the University School of Music will be given by Albert Gillette Thursday evening at 8:30 in Villard Hall. “A program which will tax to the utmost the powers of the young vo calist has been prepared,” says Direc tor Lyman. “Such a program is in tended to show the serious study and progress in the art of singing that the pupil has made. Every range of emo tion will be represented in this pro gram, from quiet beauty to dramatic intensity. That a student of Albert Gillette’s years and inexperience should attempt such a program speaks well for the seriousness of his aim and the height of his ambition.” The program is as follows: Oh del mio dolce ardor, Gluck (1714 1787); The Hour of Dreaming, Hahn; Were My Song With Wings Provid. ed, Hahn; Love Sonnet, Thome. Serenade, Franz. In Autumn, Franz. Die Nacht, Strauss. Allerseelen, Strauss. Der Lenz ist da, Hildach. Bedouin Love Song, Chadwick. Requiem, Homer. Fool’s Soliloquy, Campbell-Tipton. Cortigiana, vil razza dannata (from Rigoletto), Verdi. The first and last numbers will be sung in Italian, and the third group in German. This is Mr. Gillette’s second recital in Eugene. As is usual with pupils’ recitals, the students of the Univer sity and their friends are cordially in vited. DAUGHTER OF PROF. CONDON TELLS OF FATHER’S LIFE Before Professor Sweetser’s Bible class at the Methodist church last | Sunday, Mrs. H. F. McComack gave an extended account of her father’s life, Professor Condon, who was con nected with the faculty of the Univer sity for 15 years. Professor Condon was one of the first settlers in the Columbia river val ley, and began his collection of fossils in the Snake river basin some 40 years ago. He was one of the first professors at Oregon. o EPIDEMIC OF MUMPS RESULTS IN ADDITIONALTHREE DAYS VACATION FACULTY CLOSES COLLEGE BY ACTION TAKEN AT SPECIAL MEETING TODAY. TWO PROFESSORS ARE VICTIMS THREE FRATERNITIES CLOSED The University was closed at noon today as the result of a suddenly called faculty meeting, which took up the question of preventive measures, necessitated by a rapidly spreading epidemic of the mumps among the students. The faculty committee had previously closed three fraternity houses, but when cases developed in several more, it decided to refer the question to the faculty as a whole. The faculty, after listening to the ad vice of the city health department, its own health department, and its own experts in sanitation and bac teriology, decided to close at once, shortening the term by three days. Besides the numerous students who have contracted the mumps, two fac ulty members are suffering with se vere cases; Prof. O. F. Stafford, Pro fessor of Chemistry, and Dr. Ralph C. Bennett, Professor of Law. Dur ing the holidays the University build ings and the students’ fraternity houses and dormitories will be thor oughly fumigated. The question of whether the meeting of the State Teachers’ Association next week shall be held in the University buildings as planned, or shall be transferred to the High School, has not yet been de cided. The fraternity houses which had previously been closed by the faculty committee, were the Beta Theta Pi, Chi Omega and Sigma Chi. Cases, or suspected cases, were reported this morning from a majority of the re maining houses. P^resident P. L. Campbell made the following state ment this noon: The sudden development of what threatened to be an epidemic of mumps just a day or two before the adjournment for the Christmas hol idays, which would result in break ing up the classes very badly, and j also in spreading infection through the state if a large number of stu dents should contract the disease be fore adjournment, led the faculty to believe that the sacrifice of three days’ work was a small price to pay for the safety of the students and for insurance of continuous organiza tion after the holidays. “In some Eastern colleges last year epidemics of mumps ran into hun dreds of cases and almost completely ruined the year’s work. The idea of i the University is to use drastic meas ures in stamping the disease out at once so as to save the danger of its reappearing after the Christmas hoi-1 idays and injuring the work 6f the rest of the year. The adjournment was also in accordance with the best, judgment of the health department of the city, which was anxious to get the ' students away before they might con tract the disease and run the risk of spreading it throughout the state. “The University was anxious to comply strictly with the best sanitary practice.” Among the first to come down with the disease were Lois Ladd, Georgia Cross, Lucile Shepherd, Nell Blowers, Charles Parcell, Boyce Fenton, How ard McCulloch, Wayne Stater, Har old Cochran and Joe Sheahan. Coach Prescott is keeping the date of the final tryout for the Varsity team sub rosa and intends that the contest for positions shall be behind closed doors, so that the arguments may be the exclusive property of the debaters until the inter-collegiate con tests. ************* * MERRY CHRISTMAS * * __ * * Owing to the dismissal of col- * * lege today at noon, this issue of * * the Emerald will be the last be- * * fore the holidays. * * The Emerald takes this oppor- * * tunity to wish the students and-* * faculty and its readers a most * * Merry Christmas and a prosper- * * ous and mumpsless New Year. * ************* SIX FRESHMEN CHOSEN TO DEBATE SOPHOMORE TEAMS The Freshman debate tryouts held Monday afternoon resulted in the se lection of Joe Denn, Jimmy Sheehy, Edward Thomas, Fred Packwood, Ed gar Garbade, and Ernest Nail as members of the two teams which will meet the Sophomores on January 22. Although 15 men originally signed up for this tryout, only eight pre sented themselves for final selection, two of whom were candidates for the Varsity squad. It is probable that on the day of the Freshman-Sophomore debate the underclass basket social will be re peated this year. ALLEN EATON, ’02, CANDIDATE FOR SPEAKER OF HOUSE Hon. Allen H. Eaton, a candidate for the position of speaker in the Or egon House of Representatives, en tered the University from Eastern Oregon with the class of 1902, and was a member of the debate team and the Men’s Glee Club. Mr. Eaton, is a son-in-law of Ben F. Dorris, one of the first regents of the Universeity, Soon after Mr. Eaton took his de gree he went into business in an art and book store at Eugene. He has been chosen to superintend the art exhibit in the Oregon build ing at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. He was instrumental in securing sev eral exhibitions of paintings for Eu gene and the University, the last one being the collection of water colors exhibited in Architectural Hall. Mr. Eaton is now a member of the faculty, conducting three classes a week in Art Appreciation. VERNON VAWTER AND ALTHEA EMERICK MARRIED Medford, (Special to Alumni Sec tion)—On Saturday, October 24, Ver non Vawter, ’13, and Aletha Emerick, ex-’14, were married in Medford, Or egon. After spending their honey moon in San Francisco, they have re turned to Medford, where the groom is connected wit h the Jackson Coun-' ty Bank. LANDSBURY LEAVES FOR CONCERT TOUR IN THE EAST Prof. John Landsbury, of the De partment of Music, left Eugene Sun day evening on his first concert tour through the Middle West. He will give 25 concerts during his absence. From Eugene he goes directly to Kan-1 sas City, Mo., and then to Chicago. Most of his concerts will be given in the vicinity of Chicago. Fifty dollars will be given for the best oration in the World’s Peace Con test, to be held at Leland Stanford Jr. University January 19. SATURDAY EVENING'S CREEP MOVES STODDARO TO POETRY Evil Effects of New Dances Are Made . Evident in Product of La Grande Bard By Milton Stoddard. Hear the orchestra a-playing Strains that animate the air. Music lively, strong, pulsating, Scatters dance-craze everywhere. Supple bodies, turning, bending, Dipping, trotting—dizzy whirl; Flat-foot stepping, backward heeling, Rhythmic gliding—man and girl. See that nifty, shifty foot-work! Seems her back would break in two, When he turns her in that one-step; How she smiles the whole dance through! See that graceful hesitation— Balance like a swaying rose; Oh, what deft and artful dipping, That slight kicking—what a pose! Now the dancers are in peril; See that husky trotting fast, Rushing madly down the dance floor— Gangway, dancers, let him past! All this wild, exultant dance-joy Is far more than just a hop; ’Tis the Sophomore stepping party— May the music never stop! PLAN MEETS OPPOSITION Standard of Work Would be Lowered if Students Displaced Present Employees To remove gradually the present force of janitors and campus work ers, arid to fill the vacancies with stu dent workers who are earning their way through college, is a plan that has been suggested by Chas. W. Koyl, Secretary of the University Y. M. C. A., but which is disapproved by Pres ident Campbell and Mr. H. M. Fisher, Superintendent of Grounds and Build ings. “The boys are perfectly capable of doing the work and a displace ment of about nine of the present working force would give work to forty students working in relays,” says Koyl. “Professor Dubacfi, of the Department of Political Economy, at O. A. C., says that the plan works well at that college and that prac tically all the janitor work is done by students. A group of willing stu dents under the direction of Mr. Fisher could do the same thing here, I am sure.” President Campbell, however, be lieves that such a plan would not bring good results and thaUthe stand, ard of work would be lowered. “The plan was tried several years ago,” says President Campbell, “and the results were rfot of the best. It is not because the students are un willing, but because they become a little lax in time, and, on account of their, standing as students, we do not feel that we have the same hold upon them as we have upon men who are hired by the day and who may be discharged in case they neglect their duties. I am anxious to see the stu dents get work, but do not deem it advisable for the University to em ploy them as is proposed.” Mr. Fisher takes somewhat the same view of the problem. “I am willing to help the students whenever I can, but I do not see how this plan of displacing the regular hired men can work out with good re sults. I think that Koyl has looked at only one side of the problem. “In the first place, nearly all of my men have families and some of them have children attending school. It would mean throwing these men out of employment at a hard time. The student, though he may have his own way to make, has no such responsi bility resting upon him. “There is anather side to the prob (Continued on page 4.) A CONFERENCE SESSIONS BENEFIT tEGISLATORS PROFESSOR YOUNG SAYS THAT LAWMAKERS ARE PLEASED WITH WORK DONE TIME SAVED FOR LEGISLATURE Clearer Comprehension of Three Prob lems Reached than Possible in Regular Legislative Session “The visiting legislators all ex pressed themselves as being heartily satisfied with the results of the Com monwealth Conference,” said Prof. F. G. Young, director of the Common wealth Conference, yesterday after noon. He further stated that they feel repaid for their visit here, espe cially because, as Dr. Young ex pressed it, “as a result of the three days’ sessions, together with the pre liminary work done in preparation for them, ah understanding of these three problems is now achieved that otherwise would not have been at tained at least before the middle of the next session of the legislature.” “In the first place,” stated Prof. Young, in speaking of the problem considered the first day, “Efficiency and Economy in the State Govern ment of Oregon,” “the discussion stimulated practical experts in the practical administrative departments of the state to develop plans of reor ganization for their respective de partments. These plans were largely discussed during the first day, and pjcouumuiy win ue stm j. muter pop ularized by the press and by a com mittee appointed to give a resume of the work of the first day. Copies for the different plans for the several proposed reorganized departments will be placed in the hands af the appropriate committees when the leg. islature meets. In connection with these, a careful discussion of the next step to be taken for the improvement of the state budget is included among these papers. In a word, the univer sally acknowledged principles of ad ministration were defined for the peo ple of the state, and tentatively ap plied to the Oregon administrative situation, so that the plane of the dis cussion upon which the Oregon prob lem of “Efficiency and Economy in the State Administration” rests has been raised to a much higher level than that which it occupied before. “All who were present on the sec ond day could not help but notice that Mr. Mayper, of the Committee on Im migration in America, Mr. Grout, Labor Commissioner for the City of Seattle, and Mr. Harris, representing the Oregon Committee on Unemploy ment Legislation, were absolutely in accord as to the features of unem ployment legislation that they urged for the state of Oregon. There should, therefore, be no obstacle in the way of securing the best up-to date legislation for the problem of unemployment, as a result of the Conference discussion of this legis lative problem. ° “Through* the presence of a repre sentative of the State Utility Com mittee, and of the different power companies operating in the state, the measure submitted by the Oregon Hydro-Electric Commission, on the third day, to secure a larger use of water powers, was subjected to the keenest criticism. This means that there is a clearer comprehension of this problem through the work of the Conference, than there would havd been without it, without taking up the time of about three-fourths the length of a legislative session.” Pennsylvania College has just re ceived a machine used by ancient Egyptian counterfeiters for making coins. It is estimated that the curio was made at least 1600 years ago.