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OREGON EMERALD O O o° • °0 „ % °.fjp °o Q Oo PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1915. ~ ■ — Volume XVII, No. 70 FACULTY ROLLS ’EM IT BASEBALL, TOO A. T. O’s WALLOPED BY PROFS. IN 6 TO 3 STRUGGLE MONDAY DOUGHNUT FINALS ARE NEAT Schedule Given Out for Semi-Finish. Three Successful Teams Will Play a Round Robin By Harry Kuck. The preliminary round in the Doughnut baseball schedule was com pleted yesterday afternoon, when the faculty nine beat Alpha Tau Ome ga, 6 to 3. Those surviving the elim inations thus far are Kappa Sigma, Sigma Chi, Dorm Club, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Nu and the faculty. The semi-finals will find Kappa Sig ma pitted against Sigma Nu Monday afternoon; Phi Gamma Delta against the Dorm Tuesday; and the faculty will try conclusions with the Sigma Chi team Wednesday. The three sue. i cessful aggregations will then play; a round hobin to settle supremacy. The committee in charge had planned to finish the semi-finals this week, but the game with Pacific this after noon and the inter-class track meet on Saturday prompted a postpone ment, hence salary flippers will geti a chance to recuperate and aspirants; will be able to get a few errors out of their systems and store up a few more hits with which to welcome op posing slab artists. The faculty scored quite a surprise when they took the measure of the A. T. O’s yesterday. They started the music in the first inning, when Ed Shockley connected with one of Cochow’s choicest for a single into right field; Dr. Gutberlet followed suit with a screamer just inside first base, and Ed registered the first run of the game. Dr. Bennett was not to be outshone by his cohorts, and he also connected safely and the sec ond run was history. j.ne leatures oi uie game wwe uie pitching of Professor Ayer and the fielding and heavy artillery work of one Hugo Napoleon Bezdek, who ca vorted around the keystone sack for the Pedagogues. This worthy re ceived a good deal of attention from the male spectators throughout the game. Professor Ayer struck out 14 men and was stingy with the bingles, throughout. Coshow pitched a creditable game for the Youngsters, but errors by his battery mate allowed most of the runs to filter across. Hargreaves took up the burden in the sixth in ning. The faculty fcft the impression with fans that they have a team that will compare favoroably with the av erage Doughnut nine and their ne: t effort will be watched with a great deal of interest. The Une up follows: Faculty— “Hank Gowdy” Shockley, catcher “Walter Johnson” Ayer, pitcher “Stuffy Mclnnis” Bennett, 1st base. “Eddie Collins” Bezdek, 2nd base. “Joe Tinker” Gutberlet, shortstop “Hcme-run Baker” Stetson, oi l base. “I ris Speaker” Tiffany, left field. “Ty Cobb” Smite, center field. “Sam Crawford” Dyment (wi.b soccer uni), :-:?ht field. A. T. 0.— Couch, cm 11 er. Coshow-llargi r aves, pitchers. Dunbar, 1st base. Naylor, 2nd 1: s6. Hargreaves-Cosl ow, shortstop. White, 3rd bn&e. I'aines, left field. Orum, center eld,. Elackaby, right field. Smith College is to represent the women’s colleges at the Panama Ex position. 1 FROM FLUNKER TO REGENT IS RECORD OF H. B J’KWNEY As a Student, Newly Appointed Offi cial Succumbed to Chemistry, but Came Back Stronger From flunker-out during his student days to Regent of the University of Oregon after his school days, is the ladder up which Henry B. McKinney climbed to fame whem he was appoint ed Regent by Governor Withy combe, along with Mrs. George Gerlinger and C. C. Colt. During the Freshman year of Mr. McKinney’s apprenticeship to the fac ulty, he had not cultivated the habit of assiduously burning midnight oil. As a result, the second semester found him with only six hours on the debit side of his record and five on the credit. He was a victim of Chemis try under Prof. 0. F. Stafford. However, after this experience, Mr. McKinney became proficient in his studies, carrying as many as 36 hours a year and passing with A and B marks. During the remainder of his sojourn here he became a campus ce lebrity as debater, orator, editor of the Oregon Weekly, and more generally as a hard common senslcal student. He was All-Northwest fullback in 1907 under the coaching of Hugo Bezdek, and was a point winner in the weights under Hayward. TRACK MEET PLANKED FOR NEXT SATURDAY Inter-Class Contest Will be Held on Kincaid Field; More Evenly Matched This Year An inter-class track meet will be held next Saturday on Kincaid Field. Negotiations failed for a meet be tween the Freshmen of Oregon and 0. A. C., for Corvallis meets the Mult nomah Club aggregation at Corvallis next Saturday. In this inter-class meet all track men will be allowed to participate, the Varsity men being eligible for a limited number of events. Every event on the track calendar will be pulled, or jumped, or thrown, as the case may be. This year the four classes will be more evenly matched than last year and some keen com petition is looked for. Yesterday, at the first meeting of the track squad since the Columbia meet, “Bill” gave the boys the cus tomary after meet speech. “I want to ocngratulate you boys on winning that meet. You did better than I ex pected you to; better, I think, than you thought you would. “We are going to beat 0. A. C. in May, but not by the margin that we did at Columbia. You fellows are good; but you mustn’t get the idea that everything is coming easy. We have been playing all spring, and from now on track work will be hard. I want the fellows who are training for specific events to come out togeth er and work together. “I am putting you on your honor to live up to the training rules. We are going to California and we are going to win some points, but we won’t win the meet, though some of you are go ing to place.” For the remainder of the year there will be a meet on Kincaid Field nearly every Saturday. Among these are the Oregon-O. A. C. Freshmen meet; in ter-class meet; inter-fraternity meet; Oregon-Washington meet; and the in terscholastic meet. The dual meet with O. A. C. is May 22, at Corvallis. Only 8 1-3 per cent of the girls taking gymnasium at the University of Illinois showed an inclination to discontinue their work when asked to sign a slip answering the question, “Would you like to be excused from gymnasium if you could get full cred. t for the semester’s' work?” ACTORS TOIL NIGHTLY III "JIMT1E'S WAY ORPUT GETS REAL WORK OUT OF SENIORS WHO ASPIRE TO FOOTLIGHT FAME LOCAL HUS TO BE FEATURED Peppery Production Promised—Good win Rises From Bed of Pain to Answer Call of Art “We are going to demonstrate that such a thing as a live amateur play is possible,” said Don Orput, ’16, di rector of the annual Senior dramatic venture, which will be staged during Junior Week-End, in speaking of the production today. “I am going to put the caste through its paces every week night from now until the eventful date,” continued the local Beiasco. “Be lieve me, these Seniors are working, now that these new duties are added to the stress and strain of gradua tion. Their self-sacrifice is truly touching. I believe some of them would rather flunk at the end of their courses than spare themselves in their effort to give the University a real uplifting dramatic production.” Orput said he wished to correct an impression that he himself is a can didate for a diploma in June, which arose from the fact that he is to be a member of the Senior caste. “I still owe allegiance to the Jun ior standard,” explained the maroon thatched director. “But the part I am taking is that of a ,:nut.’ Now, since there are none of that species in the 1915 ranks, the Seniors being sedate and usually sober, I was forced to come to their relief.” The play, “Jeanette’s Way,” was written by an undergraduate of the University of California, and acted by the Berkeley Dramatic Club last year with great success. The Oregon Seniors have introduced a few lo cal touches which are expected to ap peal to their audience. Some inconvenience in rehearsing was found before spring vacation, due to the fact that Marsh Goodwin, one of the actors, was lying in a lo cal hospital with a funny rubber tube protruding out of an excavation in his central portion through which his appendix had previously been hoisted. However, the tube has been removed, the puncture sewed up, and Marsh is now as good as new. He says his recovery was due to his eagerness to be of service to the University as an interpreter of theb est in dramatic art. The Seniors originally scheduled their play for Thursday evening of Junior Week-End. However, there is a demand that it be moved up to Friday, so that more of the Junior Week-End visitors will have a chance to see it. It is rumored that the Glee Club concert projected for the latter date will be aban doned, and, if so, the shift will be made. However, the Seniors say they are content with their present date, and believe both entertainments can be given successfully. One thousand students failed last semester in the University of Illinois in at least one subject, and about two-fifths of this number were un satisfactory in two courses. ****»•*»*•* * TO-KO-LO ANNOUNCES THE*. * ELECTION OF * * ___ * * James Sheehy. * * Oscar Goteczsky. * * Thomas Campbell Jr. * * Don Newbury. * * Edward Gray. * * Charles Dundore. * * Harold Tregilgas. * * Bert Ford. * Raymond Staub. * Walter Grebe. * ★ RESULT OF 2 TEARS WORK IS DESTROYED THESIS OF ERIE LANE FOR FEL LOWSHIP IN EASTERN SCHOOL CONSUMED BY FLAMES 2,000 CHARRED PAGES SAVED Fire Started by Wood Stove Being Stuffed too Full of Shingles Totally Destroys House E. Erie Lane, a graduate student in the Department of Education, lost result of two years’ work Tuesday night, when 6,000 pages of the thesis he was about to submit for a Master’s degree were destroyed in the flames that consumed his home at 766 Fif teenth Avenue East. He saved 2,000 charred pages, the typewriting on which he believes he will be able to decipher. This thesis had played its part in the romance of the Lanes. Upon it they built their hopes for the future when they surprised their friends by their marriage last year. It was to have gained for Lane this spring the fellowship in an Eastern institution which would have enabled him to con tinue in university work. Meanwhile Mrs. Lane, who had been Miss Belle Prater, continued her work as sten ographer in the University business office, and Lane taught some classes in the Eugene Bible University. Practically nothing was saved from the fire except the clothes Lane and Mrs. Lane had on. Mrs. Lane was away from home when the fire start ed about 8:00 o’clock. Lane was work ing in a different room from the wood stove, which he had stuffed full of shingles. When he discovered the blaze, the room was all aflame. The Lanes caried $1,000 insurance on their household effects. Until fur ther arrangements are effected, Mrs. Lane says they are living “just any where.” U-MAN IS APPOINTED Allen, Delegate to Frisco Press Con gress, Unable to Go; Dyment May Take His Place Eric W. Allen, Professor of Jour nalism, was appointed delegate from the Oregon State Editorial Associa tion to the International Press Con gress, which meets at San Francisco July 5-10. However, Professor Al len will be unable to go, and has re quested E. E. Brodie, President of the State Editorial Association, to ap point Colin V. Dyment in his place. Mr. Dyment will in all probability go The congress will consider profes sional questions of importance to world journalism. It will serve no partisan or sectional interest, but will seek to promote by public address, conference and discussion, the high est interests of journalism, and, through journalism, the public wel fare. In organization and aims it will be similar to the World’s Press Par liament, held at St. Louis in 1904, which was opened by Secretary of State John Hay. Some of the other delegates from the State Association are: Elbert Bede, of the Cottage Grove Sentinel; A. E. Voorheis, of the Grants Pass Courier; and George Palmer Putnam, of the Bend Bulletin. MOE, FORMER U. STUDENT, TO EDIT MOSIER PAPER The Journalism Department has re vived copies of the Mosier Bulletin, vhich was bought by Roger W. Moe, i former University student, the first if April. The Bulletin is a four-page iheet, published weekly. STAGE IS SET FOR FIRST ANNUAL ALL-UNIVERSITY LOTTERY DANCE COMMITTEE COMPLETES ARRANGEMENTS FOR SATURDAY EVENING’S CREEP-STUDENTS ARE COMMENDED FOR GOOD SPIRIT SHOW-A FEW UNRID GIRLS STILL AVAILABLE * * ********** * DOPE ON THE BIG SQUIRM * * The time, 8:00 o’clock, sharp, * * Saturday evening. * * The place, Hayward Hall. * * The girl—Have you asked her? * * The Senior committee wlil help * * you find her, or they will provide * * a partner if you have none. * * The attraction—sixteen snappy * * steps, few waltzes or other objec- * * tionable dances, sensational fea- * * tures, bewitching music, invigo- * * rating punch, strict informality, * * and anexhibition by an imported * * team of clever dancers. * * The admission, only seven jit- * * neys per couple. * ****•♦•#■*** That’s what the members of the Senior committee have to say about it, anyway. The first annual All-University lot tery dance is a sure-enough go, accor ding to its promoters. The students have entered into the spirit of the oc casion with an enthusiasm seldom dis played except in an Oregon-O. A. C. game or an epidemic of mumps. Informality will be of the sponta neous kind. It will not be a hard times party, and no forced attempt will be made to roughen the entertain ment, but the committee expects that it will just naturally resolve itself into a free-and-easy, hilarious time. The incongruity of the couples, it is believed, will serve to contribute to this spirit. The ancient and almost obsolete pastime of waltzing will not be fea tured, say the Senior disciples of Cas tle and Gross. Instead, a program bristling with one-steps, and with a couple of fox trots peppered in, has been scheduled. There will also be two ladies’ choic es, and they will be plainly labeled on the program, so that no confusion will be possible. Not only will this fea ture help to mix the crowd, but it will give the co-eds some preliminary taste of the privileges they will enjoy dur ing the leap-year close at hand. Then there will be a novel Paul Jones, which the committee believes is practicable even with the large crowd which will be in attendance. Concerning the exhibition dance which has been advertised, the com mittee says that it will positively ma terialize, unless the couple which has been engaged dies on the way. How ever, they have other features which they will introduce in case of failure of these dancers to appear. WATER FETE PLANNED Orput Gets An Inspiration; Prexy Brown Appoints Junior Week End Comimttees An innovation in the way of Jun ior Week-End festivities is promised this year in the water fete, a scheme devised by Don Orput. “Ncediess to say, the water fete wili be staged on the mill race,” said J. P. Brown. “It will be held Friday night, May 14, at 7:00 o’clock. “Don Orput originated the idea here, and I can promise that it will be something snappy ana original.” President Brown has announced the committees for JJ'dor Week-EnJ as follows: Painting the “0”—Bill Burgnrd, chairman; Grant Shaffner, Chester Miller, Eotts Avison, Claire Ogle, Ray Gorman, Dick Onthank, “Kaiser” Wil helm, Vernon Garrett, Harry Kuck, Charles Collier and James Cossman. Parade—Gavin Dyott, chairman Leslie Tooze, Cleve Simpkins, Hermes Wrightson and Leo Potter. Water Fete—Don Orput, chairman; Chester Fee and Chester Miller. DEPARTMENT STORE MANAGER TO SOLVE “REDUCED TO $1.98" R. D. Carpenter, general manager of Meier & Frank Company, Portland, will lecture to the calss in advertis ing tomorrow on: Department Store Advertising. The speaker will treat the following phases of the subject: Store Organization; Work of the Pub licity Department; Collection and Shaping of Advertising Matter; Im portance of Knowing Character and Value of Stock; How Much Should be Spent in Advertising? Mr. Carpenter will be entertained here by Professor and Mrs. James H. Gilbert at lunch tomorrow. He will play golf on the Eugene Country Club links in the afternoon with Profes sor Eric W. Allen, and will be a guest at dinner of the Dexter Club at Mary 1 Spiller Hall. FOUR FOR KOYL’S JOB Two Eastern and Two U. of C. Men Considered by Advisory Board Four possible candidates for the po sition of Student Y. M. C. A. Secre tary at the University are under con sideration by the Advisory Board. Nothing definite has been done. The board wants to proceed slowly. The first man is H. G. Watson, a graduate of Pennsylvania State Col lege. He spent three years as secre tary in the Colorado School of Mines, and recently returned because of the ill Health of his wife, from a three years’ stay as missionary in South America. “Watson is a good man for the job,” said Charles Koyl, the present in cumbent. “I met him at the student secretary school at Lake Forest, Il linois, in 1911. He impressed me then as a good, clean, forceful young fel low, with a very strong personality. He was a well known athlete in his school days. He is a good mixer and would be a power in pulling men into the Association.” The only objection to Watson, who is highly recofmended by Gale Sea man, is that his salary may be high er than the local Association can af ford to pay. Another candidate, who will grad uate from Wabash College, Indiana, in June, has had little active expe rience. Two University of California sen iors, George Collins and J. D. Foster, a student pastor, are being consid ered. Foster is an Acacia. The oth er men are also fraternity members. -• The California extension depart ment includes night schools in San Francisco. The catalogues giving the courses of study for the Summer Session are at the Registrar’s office, and may be had for the asking. The State Print er printed the bulletins.