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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1915)
UMfflDMI is now mriEiEO New System to be Inaugurated if Appropriation for Assistants Is Granted The addition to the Library has been completed, and between eighty and ninety thousand books have been moved in during the past two weeks. The cost is estimate*^ at $30,000.00, of 0 which the stacks alone tooR $10,500. ©W. 0. Heckart, a Eugene contractor, supervised the construction. The ^stacks wfere bought from„“The Snead & Co. Iron Works,” of Jersey City. The uprights are of wrought iron and the shelves themselves of steel. “The stack used is the latest inven tion,” said Mr. Douglass. “It is a new tyre of shelf, measuring alx,ut three feet in length, and is made up Of hollow steel bars. Such a kind is now installed in the new Portland Library and the Supreme Court Li brary at Salem. About the first kind of shelves in common use were the old perforated iron shelf. Next came the heavy glass shelf, light and reflective. Marble has been popular because it is supposed to compensate the transpar ent glass. The iron bars are, how ever, seemingly the most satisfactory, inasmuch as they afford the most per fect ventilation.” The first floor of the addition holds the uncatalogued books, such as Fed eral and State documents, catalogues and bound newspapers. Material on Philology, Physics, Chemistry, En gineering, Foreign anguages, Travel. Biography and History are on the second floor. The third floor covers Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, So cial Sciences, Education, Mathemat ics, Geology, Biology, Useful Arts, and the Fine Arts. The old part of the Libroary has also been changed. The circulation desk is in the new addition exactly between the two sections. A swing ing door has been built in, which opens only by a push button on the inside of the desk. With this sys tem it is hoped that few books will be taken from the library .without first having been recorded at the desk. In this conjunction, also, a card sys tem will be installed shortly. The student then wishing to take out a book will first write on a printed card the name and number of the said book and hand the same to the Libra rian, who will procure the book for the student instead of allowing him to get it himself. Mr. Douglass states that this plan will be successful only if an appropriation can be granted through which additional assistants may be secured. Three tables will be taken from each side of the library and placed in the space now vacant from the removal of the circulation desk. In their place Mr. Douglass intends to put small desks, in the nature of indi vidual study tables. These will be an advantage to the students, as they will afford a better chance for con centration. Newspapers have been moved over to the north end with the bound pe riodicals. A new arrangement has changed these periodicals so that they now are partitioned off in cases. “I hope by this arrangement to localize tho use of the periodicals and so have them used only at tables near the places from which they are ta ken.” Ml IK POSTED Two Score Freshmen and Sophomores in Danger of Prolonged Vacation “Forty-two Freshmen and Sopho mores are on the danger line,” said Dr. John Straub, speaking of the stu dents posted during this semester. ‘Their parents told me they would see that their softs were busily occu pied in studying during a large part of the Christmas vacation. I hav not seen enough of the boys #yet to find out if they did or not. “Of these0 42 serious cases, no stu dent waS advised to remain home un til the beginning of the second semes ter on account of ‘bad eyes,’ ‘ear ache’ and so on. We will give them all a chance, and if they will cut out oil of this monkey business and get down to work, lam sure no one will fall below far enough so that he will have to go home. “However, the situation looks bad. as two-thirds of the 42 are posted in eight to ten hours’ work, and a fail ure this month in any subject will make matters very serious indeed.” “The eight hour still holds. That is if a student passes in eight hours of work and fails in the rest of his subjects he will be allowed to stay in school and make up the failures during the semester following. For instance, if a failure is made during last semester of last year it must be made up before the end of this semester, or be counted as a failure.” PROFESSOR WALLACE IS VESPER SPEAKER J. SHERMAN WALLACE J. Sherman Wallace, M. A., D. D., Professor of Public. Speaking and Bi ble Study at Mc/Minnville College, will deliver his address on “The Mak ing of a Prince,” at Vesper service Sunday, January 10, at 4:30. His work as an orator and pastor has been highly praised by the Mc Minnville papers. The Telephone-Reg. ister says of him: ““His record for all around capability as a teacher, preacher, author, actor and impersona tor ranks among the highest.” The Vesper Choir will furnish a mu sical program to be announced in de tail later. University of Wisconsin boasts the oldest student of any American col lege. She is Mrs. Amy Winship, aged 90 years, who is old enough to have a grandson graduated from the Uni versity already. She is studying electricity and magnetism. OREGON LOOKS GOOD fO FACULTY DURING VACATION Over half of the University of Or egon faculty spent the Christmas hol idays in Eugene, and the rest remained in the state, with the exception of Dr. Barnett, who Spent Christmas day in Seattle with his sister, and Dr. Ralph Bennett, who went East. Those who stayed in this city 'were: P. P. Adams, E. W. Allen, F. C. Ayer, Miss Beatrice Barker, Miss Julia Burgess, President C'apnpbeill, A. E. Caswell, R. C. Clark, *T. Cloran, K. M. Dallenbach, E. E. DeCou, F. S. Dunn, M. H. Douglass, C. H. Edmond on, Miss Winifred Forbes, Miss Frieda Goldsmith, J. E. CUthberlet, Miss Her mione Hawkins, C. F. Hodge, Miss Mozelle Hair, E. W. Hope, L. H. John son, Miss Camilla Leach, E. H. Mc Alister, Miss Nell Murphy, G. O’Don nell, Mrs. M. H. Parsons, Mrs. Ellen Pennell, Miss Mary Peerkins, R. W. Prescott, Miss Prosser, J. Schafer, F. G. G. Schmidt, F. L. Shinn, F. L. Stetson, J. Straub, Dr. Bertha Stuart, A. R. Sweetser, Miss Harriet Thomp son, E. Thorstenberg, Miss Margaret Upleger, Miss Watson, R. M. Winger, F. G. Young, Miss Ida Turney, E. Kilpatrick and Don C. Sowers. Dr. E. S. Conklin was in Goble, Miss Katherine Davis in Portland, C. V. Dyment in Portland, J. P. O’Hara in Portland, Prof. H. C. Howe went to his ranch in Lincoln County, Prof. A. F. Reddie to Rosalis Ranch near Gold Hill, W. D. Smith spent his time in the Bohemia mining district, doing work as a mining expert, W. F. G. Thacher was at his ranch in Joseph ine Couhty, Miss Guppy was in Port land, and J. H. Gilbert spent Christ mas day in Hillsdale. R. H. Lyman toured Eastern Ore gon with the Glee Club, and Dr. Geo. Rebec was in Portland. John Binns, a member of the Wash ington State College debating team that defeated O. A. C. unanimously Friday evening, passed the week-end in Eugene at the Beta Theta Pi house. Mr. Binns is a candidate for the Rhodes scholarship from Washington, having passed the qualifying exam inations last year. Sixty men have entered the annual mustache race at the University of Chicago. At the end of a month the winners of first places will be chosen by the Senior women. Prizes are to be given for the most beautiful, the most bushy, the most artistic, the most manly, and the largest growth. A miniature safety razor blade is the emblem of the Chicago athletes. Lloyd Bletzer, right end on the Mount Union oCllege football team of Alliance, probably holds the world’s record for putting the ball over the bar after a touchdown. He kicked his thirty-seventh successive goal, including ten on Thanksgiving day, and did not miss a try all sea son. Chinese Noodles* House Everything in Chinese Noodles 10:00 <u tn. to IKK) p. m. 63 Sixth Avenue East MY BUSINESS IS FIXING SHOES RIGHT Jim“The ShoeDoctor* Tuttle Studio Official Photographer V. ofO 606 ThirteenthAre. East Bangs’ Emery Company Corner eighth and Pearl 7 Phone 2i flccordeon Plaiting Any width desired, by Mrs. BERT VINCEN1 Leave orders at Marx Barber Shop or phone 517-R evenings. Millinery of Qoalify 57N:nfh Ave. East 5 FH 111 115 Beautiful College Pennants YALE AND HARVARD Each 91/4x24 Inches PRINCETON, CORNELL, MICHIGAN Each 7x21 Inches 4—PENNANTS, Size 12x30—4 Any Leading College of Your Selection All of our best quality, in their proper colors, with coi ned emblems. Either assortment, for lim ited time, sent postpaid for 50 cents and five stamps to cover shippng costs. Write us for prices before placing orders for felt novelties of all kinds. The GEM CITY NOVELTY CO. 729 Bittner St., Dayton, Ohio. Come in now for your Oregana photos Our portraits are the best Eugene’s Leading Photographers Ask your friends Martin & Axtell Studio 992 Willamette <i> EMI Patronize our advertisers. Hotel Osburn The Tride of Eugene Student's Luncheons $nd Banff nets A Specialty Sunday Evening ^Dinners A Specialty Solved at Last Install a pump and driTe a with electricity Oregon Power Go, Let Emerald advertisers get benefit of your money. at * Supply Your Needs in ROOM FURNISHINGS At our CLOSING OUT SALE We will save you money. We have special in ducements in CHAFING DISHES, FLOW ER POTS, VASES, PICTURES. See them. CLEARANCE Sale Young Men’s Suits and Over coats Greatly Reduced $20.00 values now . . r. $14.85 $22.50 values now . . . $16.8S $25.00 values now . , . $17.85 $27.50 values now . . . $20.50 $30.00 values now . . . $22.50 Don’t miss this money-saving event. It’s worth looking into Third Annual _ o Concert Amusing Humorous Entertaining Solos Songs Ensemble Sketches Skits EUGENE THEATRE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8