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OREGON
EMERALD
PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1915
Volume XVII, No. 54
CLOSING OF STACKS
APPEALED BY COONCIL
^ COMMITTEE CONFERS WITH
PRESIDENT AND LIBRARI
AN OVER ORDER
BAN TO BE LIFTED - PERHAPS
Authorities Promise Resepite, Provid
ed Students Take Proper Steps
to Stop Pilfering
The stack room of the library will
be thrown open to students who have
business there, provided the library
authorities receive reasonable assur
ance that petty thefts of books, elec
tric globes and other property will
cease. This is the promise obtained
yesterday from President F|. L. Camp
bell and Librarian Douglass by the
committee appointed from the Student
Council by Student Body President
Boylen to investigate the closing of
the stacks.
At the same time the general de
mand of the students that the libra
ry be kept open evenings until 9:30
instead of 9:00 o’clock, as at present,
was favorably received by the author
ities. Librarian Douglass assured
the committee that the change would
( be made as soon as possible with the
present force, probably by the first
of April.
Incidentally, this is the first occa
sion on which the Council, created
last spring partly as a mediator be
tween students and faculty, has for
mally appealed to the faculty. Al
though definite satisfaction in regard
‘ to the reopening of the stacks was
not obtained, the members of the
committee expressed themselves as be
ing gratified with the consideration
shown their recommendation.
The committee, which consisted of
James Donald, Lyle Steiwer and Lee
Hendricks, was appointed at last
Wednesday evening’s meeting of the
Council, in response to a general ex
pression of resentment on the part
of these students over being denied ac
cess to the library stacks. The com
mittee called on President Campbell
Thursday, but the hearing was post
poned until yesterday afternoon to
give Librarian Douglass an opportu
nity to be present.
In yesterday’s meeting the student
committee presented the view that the
library is ^or the free use of the stu
dents, and that this purpose is be
ing largely defeated by closing the
stacks. A large part of the useful
ness of the library, it was maintained,
lies in its facilities for independent
and spontaneous “browsing” on the
part of the students. It was also
held that the inconvenience o£ ob
taining books through the desk min
imized the required reading done.
Librarian Douglass stated that most
of the larger University libraries ex
clude the students from the stacks.
He held that the present restrictions
were justified by the loss of about 200
volumes anually, although the imme
diate provocation was the stealing of
the 12 electric globes a few weeks
ago. He also declared that the stu
dents formerly misplaced books in go
ing through the shelves, and that they
had not developed a sufficiently intel
ligent use of the card index.
Mr. Douglass avowed his willing
ness to allow students who really
wished to pursue research admission
to the stacks, provided they first re
port at the desk. This privilege will
be extended, he said, whenever as
surance is given that the thefts will
stop.
Accordingly James Donald, acting
for the Council and the committee,
will submit resolutions condemning
the offenders at tomorrow morning’s
meeting of the Associated Students,
together with a plan for preventing
the abuse in the future.
LECTURERS IN ONE O’CLOGKS
SHOUT “TU BEAT THE BAND”
Joking Advice of Oregon Wag to Cor
vallis Prepper Results in Con
cert on Campus
Boom! Ta-ra-ra! "Toot, ° toot!
Whang!
These and similar sounds, generated
by the Corvallis High School Band,
interrupted the lectures of the profes
sors and the slumbers of the students
in the one o’clock classes yesterday.
Expressions of surprise spread ovfer
the countenances of the mentors in
Economics, Journalism and other
classes reciting at the post-luncheon
hour, when the students suddenly be
came animated, and began to sway
to and fro in their seats and wiggle
their shoulders. It was the conta
gious syncopation of “My Croony Mel
ody,” played to the time of the pop
ular fox trot, which wrought the hav
oc, The harder the profs talked, the
harder the band played. But the class
es went on.
This is how it happened: One of the
members of the Oregon delegation to
the basketball game at Corvallis last
Friday was approached by a member
of the band and asked the best way to
get a good crowd for their concert in
Eugene. The Oregon representative
mischievously informed the prepper
that a sample concert on the campus
would refresh the^ired students in the
class rooms and insure a large turn
out.
The Corvallis boys followed the ad
vice ,to the letter—hence yesterday’s
disturbance of the austere academic
atmosphere of tin* campus.
SENIORFLAY WILL BE
STAGED NL 2 OB 8
Georgia Cross Takes Part of “Jean
ette”—Class Devises New Scheme
to Secure Coach
By Mandell Weiss.
* Toe .„... Bert Jerard *
* Tod .-..Don Orput *
i* Mrs. Bryant .-Helen Hamilton *
* Marguerita . Joe Moorhead *
* Jeanette.-.Georgia Cross *
* Ruth ...Hazel Ralston *
* Uncle ...“Spud” Hill *
* Williamson ... Sam Michael *
* Slink....Marsh Goodwin *
* Wilde .-.-. Clark Burgard *
* Adolph . Gene Good *
* Garpon .*. Tom Doneca *
* Collegians, etc.Roughnecks Y
*•*••**•*•*
The story of the eagerness of an
actress to appear in print, regardless
of the consequences which may befall
to her “Johnnies,” which in this case
happens to be a Senior at the Univer
sity, is the central theme of the Sen
ior Play, “Jeanette’s Way,” to be giv
en on April 2-or 8, the date being un
decided.
How the press is finally squelched
is told in exciting incidents in the
three acts. Bert Jerard will interpret
the role of Joe, the Senior, and Geor
gia Cross will play the part of the
vivacious actress, Jeaenette.
Rehearsals for the play begin to
morrow, and “Spud” Hill, who is chair
man of the production committee,
states that the play will be rushed
through in professional style. Owing
to the inability to secure the perma
nent services of a coach, the class
has hit upon a novel scheme, which
Hill believes will serve as an adequate
substitute. At each rehearsal an in
vitation will be tendered tp persons
qualified for directing criticism at the
work. This composite coaching sys
tem will save the class from an ex
pense, and at the same time produce
equal or better results than by having
(ContinMd on par* 4.)
SOCCER CURES WITH
MULTNMOAH ASSURED
OREGON PLAYS IN METROPOLIS
MARCH 6; LOCAL CONTEST
TO BE ON MARCH 13
NO mi MIXES SCHEDULED
Success in One or Both Events May
Mean State Championship
for Oregon
By Floyd Westerfield.
The University of Oregon soccer
football team will play the Multno
mah Club soccer team on Kincaid
Field Saturday, March 13. On Satur
day, March 6, the University team
plays the Multnomah team on the club
grounds in Portland.
The final agreement to play the two
games was reached soon after the
Student Body voted in favor of a
guarantee of $65 to the Portland team.
Oregon has been guaranteed the same
amount of money for expenses in
curred on the trip to Portland. The
gate receipts from the game on Kin
caid Field will be turned over to the
Student Body.
Professor Dyment, who has been
coaching the team, and the members
of the soccer squad, had hoped that
more games could be had this year.
The negotiations for games with Co
lumbia and with Willamette fell
through, as did the attempt to secure
games with the Oregon Agricultural
College.
Multnomah so far this yeear has
the lead in games played in Portland.
A game to be played with the Winona
teaem, however, will decide definitely
the championship. Should Oregon win
one or both games, it is possible that
the Oregon team will be state cham
pions.
As soccer is not a Student Body ac
tivity, an admission of a quarter will
be charged.
Fred Moullen has moved from Kla
math Falls to McMinnville. He will
have charge of the Ford automobile
agency at that place.
on WILL STRIVE
FOR REVENGE TONIGHT
I
VICTORY OVER Wi S. C. FULLY
° EXPECTED IN VIEW OF
. IMPROVEMENT
ILLINOIS TO PUT TOMORROW
Double Beating Given O. A. C. Re
vives Hopes of Local Fans. Third
Place in Conference Possible
By Harry Kuck.
Oregon’s last little basketball team
went a long way toward annexing the
state collegiate title last week-end by
handing O. A. C. a double beating.
Washington State College is the op
posing attraction tonight, and Bez
dek’s quintet bids fair to continue
their winning streaek.
W. S. C. is conceded to have a very
good team—good enough to beat
Washington “U” one game, but Sav
age’s crew came back Friday night
and drubbed the Aggies 37 to 13. This
score, combined with the rejuvenated
gait at which the locals are travelling
and the fact that 0. A. C. won its first
victory last night from the invaders
32 to 20, does not put a bad light up
on Oregon’s chances in tonight’s game.
If they best the locals, they’ll have to
be playing in better form than last
night’s engagement shows.
Captain Anderson at forward and
Bohler at guard are the mainstays of
the team. Anderson is a clever shot,
and Bohler throws fouls very success
fully. Plover at center, Hildebrand
at forward, and Moss at guard, com
plete the quintet.
Wednesday night the Illinois Ath
letic Club will be the guest of Coach
Bezdek and his tossers in what prom
ises to be a good exhibition of the
indoor game. The visiting team is
touring the West and is playing good
ball. It was defeated by Southern
California in the Exposition games,
however.
Captain Boylen says: “We’ll beat
Illinois, too. At last we’re going and
we're out to win all the time now.”
If Oregon wins tonight, she wil.l
rank third in the conference race.
SENIOR DANCE WILL BE
INFORNMLESr OF ’EM ALL
“Four Bits” Gets Each Couple by foi
Entire Evening’s Entertain*
ment
Silas, do you mind that there Sen
ior Dance that was the talk o’ the
town about a month ago? Well, thenr
same Seniors have been in training
evej; since and I do hear they’re a
goin’ to . bust another record next Sat
urday, by Heck.
When the curtain goes up on the
Senior Dance March 6 the biggest in
formal of the year will be in progress,
The program will consist of eighteen
dances, and it is understood that by
request all two steps and moonlight
dances will be barred. (The requests,
however, come from different sources.)
Elton Loucks, who is in charge of th4
music, states that Hendershott’s six
piece music battery will be unlim
bered for their customary rhythmic
action. „ \
The dancing surface is in charge of
Frank Staiger, and, if great quanti
ties of gasoline can put it in condition,
“perfect” will be the only adjective
to describe it. The “liquor,” of which
Boyce Fenton has ordered an enor
mous quantity will be of a new va
riety made according to an original
As a special favor, Bill Hayward’s
track men will be allowed to attend,
but the committee insists that they
do not wear their spikes, as the ad
vantage thus obtained would give
them superior speed and might reflect
discredit upon other contestants.
A hundred dollars’ worth of amuse
ment for you and your partner for
only the price of ten Hersheys. Come
one, come all. Four bits, the Gym
March 6, 8:00 o'clock.
* Northwestern Conference Bas- *
* ketball *
* _i. *
* W.
* Washington...11
* Wash. State . 9
* Whitman . 3
* Idaho . 5
* Oregon . 3
* Oregon Aggies . 1
L.
P. C.
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.357
.300
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Illinois Mthletic Glub To Tlay
Varsity Tomorrow Evening
3 AMENDMENTS 10 BE
VOID 00 TOMORROW
STUDENT BODY MEETING HELD
AT TEN O’CLOCK BEFORE
CLASS MEETING
WILL 0AE6JINA GAIN FUNDS ?
Holt, Manager of Oregana, Says Jun»
ior Class is Unduly
Taxed
Three amendments to the consti
tution and by-laws of the Associated
Students will be formally voted upon
tomorrow. They will be read at a
special Student Body meeting, which
is to be held just before the regular
class meetings at 10:00 o’clock. The
ballots are to be printed with a sum
mary of *^11 three amendments, and
will read as follows:
1. Shali the Executive Committee
of the Student Body be empowered to
appropriate fhnds to the Junior class
for space covering Student Body ac
tivities in the Junior Oregana ?
Vote Yes" or No.
2. Shall the Student Body award
gold “O’s” to Junior and Senior girls
on the Women’s Glee Club?
Vote Yes or No.
3. Shall the Executive Committee
of the Student Body be empowered to
appropriate funds for soccer football ?
Vote Yes or No.
The first amendment, if passed,
would mean that the Student Body
shall pay for space actually used in
featuring the Student Body in the Or
egana. William Holt, manager of
this year’s annual, makes the follow
ing statements regarding this amend
ment:
“I don't think there need be any
extra tax on the individual students
if the fund« designated in the amend
ment are appropriated; lor the appro
priation does not need to be paid im
mediately. •
“If the Student Body does not pay
for its space and the Oregana is is
sued the way it should be, it will
mean an extra heavy burden on the
JuniorB. The Juniors are doing all
the work, and the Junior class is not
featured in the Oregana, but the Uni.
versity as a whole is featured, and
the Student Body should pay for tho
space used in featuring its activities,
and should not put this burden on a
small part of the Student Body. In
addition, if the appropriation is not
granted, then the class will have to
do one of two things: they will either
have to charge the societies, classes
and fraternities more, or they will
have to leave out some very essential
features of the Oregana.
“If the appropriation Is granted,
then it will simply mean that the ex
tra money will be used in featuring
Student Body activities.”
The second amendment, if passed,
would mean a more complete recogni
tion of the Women’s Glee Club as an
organization. Virginia Peterson, the
President of the club, says that it
seems only fair to her that the girls
be awarded the “O’s,” as they work
as hard as the men, and do not re
ceive as much recognition for '’heir
work. She states, too, that the award
ing the emblems only to the Junior
and Senior members of the club, the
underclass girls will be given some
thing to work for.
The last amendment asks the stu
dents if soccer shall become a Stu
dent Body enterprise.
Soccer, or association football, has
now been an unofficial activity for two
seasons. It has produced practically
no deficit either season, and has, dur
ing five months of the college year,
engaged a considerable number of men
in a fast outdoor activity. With the
constitution as at present, no outside
games are possible, because the Ex
ecutive Committee is not authorized
to advance money to take the team
(Continued on page 4.)