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EMERALD
PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915
Volume XVII, No. 76
STUDENT COUNCIL IS UNITED
IN OPPOSITION TO CUT RULE
DEAN STRAUB FAILS TO CONVINCE STUDENTS—TWO OF 25
UPHOLD SYSTEM—COMMITTEE WILL INVESTIGATE
AND RECOMMEND CHAN6ES TO THE FACULTY
RECOMMENDATIONS VARY
Professor DeCou States that Precept
Protects One-Tenth of Its
f “Victims”
Student opposition to the cumula
tive cut system, in vogue in the Uni
versity for the past three years, was
crystallized at the open meeting of
the Student Council last night, when
a motion favoring a modification of
the present rule was unanimously
adopted.
The meeting was held for the ex
press purpose of ascertainng, student
sentiment on the system, and about
25 students, representing various or
ganizations and interests on the cam
pus, were in attendance. Two mem
bers of the University faculty, Prof.
E. E. DeCou and Dr. John Straub,
were also present at the meeting to
present the faculty attitude on the
matter.
The motion condemning me system
as it now obtains and recommending
1 a modification was adopted after ino
hours of discussion. Two student-: ex
pressed thems .Ives in favor of the rul •
ing. Fred Hardesty, Oregon debater,
evinced the belief that the system
was conducive to better scholarship.
He left the Council room before the
vote on the motion was taken.
William Holt, Manager of the Or
egana, upheld the rule, contending
that cutting of classes should be pun
ished in some way, so as to cultivate
the habit of attendance.
The objections raised were many
and varied. The principal one seemed
to be that the cut rule was causing
a general feeling of dissatisfaction
on the campus. This dissatisfaction,
it was urged, was directed not only
toward the rule itself, but to other
^ projects undertaken by the faculty.
One speaker said that the system was
used to cover up the inefficiency of
several faculty members, and that it
was only a device used to force stu
dents to attend classes which they
would otherwise feel were not worth
attending. The same student assert
ed that in courses in which the stu
dents realize that regular attendance
at classes is essential for good work
there would be no more “cutting ’ with
out the system than there is now.
It was also repeatedly urged that
the rule is not conducive to engen
dering a feeling of responsibility in
the students; that it is “high-school
ish” and too severe.
Among the recommendations sug
gested for modifying the rule was one
which, if adopted, would provide that
students receiving a grade of “M”
or above in a course would not be
charged with cuts, while students re
ceiving a grade below “M” would be
charged.
Another student suggested that the
cumulative rule be abolished entirely
and only the existing requirement that
a student must attend at least 80
per cent of his classes in order to
qualify for the final examinations be
retained.
In presenting the faculty attitude
on the question, Dr. Straub said that
the rule was for the purpose of mai i
taining a high scholastic standard for
the University. He told of an in
vestigation which he conducted a few
months ago among 30 colleges of
(Continued on page 4)
EBITOfi APPOINTS STUFF
Marjorie McGuire Picks Assistants
for Women’s Edition of Emerald;
Eight Pages Planned for
Marjorie McGuire, who will edit the
Women’s Edition of the Emerald, has
announced her staff members and is
completing arrangeemnts for an eight
page paper. Other than the follow
ing list of helpers, Miss McGuire has
chosen to keep her plans secret. The
following is the entire staff:
Editor-in-Chief, Marjorie McGuire.
Associate Editors, Ruth Dorris,
Bernice Lucas.
News Editor, Lucile Watson.
Sporting Editor, Charlie Fenton.
Assistants, Roberta Killam, Adri
enne Epping.
Features, Grace Edgington.
Assistants, Clytie Hall, Dorothy
Wilkinson.
Society Editor, Beatrice Locke.
Assistants, Madge Barry, Lois Ladd.
Art Editor, Claire Raley.
Assistants, Arvilla Beckwith, Mary
Louise Allen.
Dramatics, Coralie Snell.
Reporters, Sara Barker, Helen
Downing, Helen Currey, Helen Johns,
Rita Fraley, Hazel Knight, Hazel Wy
more, Helen Robinson.
Manager of Circulation, Louise Al
len.
FRATERNITY IF IS
BILLED FOR STUM
Boylen Will Direct Events in Absence
of Huggins; Good and Garrett
to Assist
The inter-fraternity track meet will
be held on Kincaid Field next Satur
day. Before leaving for California
last Wednesday, Chet Huggins ap
pointed Tommy Boylen chairman cf
the committee in charge of the meet.
Associated with Boylen are Ge .e
Good and Dobie Garrett.
“The committee will have charge of
all departments of the meet,” said
Huggins. “If there is a baseball game
in the forenoon, as last year. The
in theforenoon, as last year. TT’*
committee will decide the numbet of
entries, the number and order of
events, and select the officials.
Last year Ray Bryant won the meet
for the Sigma Chis by taking 30 out1
of 38 points made by the fraternity.
At a meeting of the Inter-Fraterni
ty Athletic Association last night, an
amendment was added to the section
regarding qualified entries. The
amended section reads: “All track let
ter men and men who took part in j
the Columbia meet this year are in-j
eligible, and provided further, that'
hereafter the inter-fraternity meet)
shall be held aiter the Columbia meet.
“The amendment was passed in or
der that the inter-fraternity track
meets might be put cn a more com-1
petitive basis. It was the con* ca
tion of some that it was discriminat
ing against the houses that were con
ceded to be the most likely to win the
meet. Those who upheld the amend
ment claimed that the true compbti-|
tive spirit of the meet was lost by]
Continued on page 3.
AL BOWEN PRAISES HIS FACE
IN BURNING LINES OF POESY
Emerald Scribe Now Acting As Ex
position Guide Travels Far
On Phiz
Down at the Frisco Frisk they fur
nish the Boy Scouts, otherwise known
as official guides, with photograph
passes, admitting them into the main
entrance, and most of the family en
trances as well A1 Bowen, Emerald
scribe, and one of Professor Reddie’s
dramatic interpreters, is one of the
University’s representatives on the
force. The other day he bestrode his
Pegasus and composed the following
panegyric to the magic bit of paste
board. Although the poem was not
intended for publication, here it, is:
"My face is my fortune,” the sayi.ig’s
quite old;
(And also the “come-back, with moan
ing so cold);
“You’re starving to death if that be
the case!”
But I have at last found some worth
in my face.
My photo is pasted upon a pass-b'.ck;
The “man at the gate” simply gives
it a look,
Then gives me the “once-over,” slants
at my dial,
And nods—something '“clicks^’—and
I’m through the turnstile.
Sometimes the stile lets me into the
Expo,
And then it admits me to see a good
show
’Twould cost eighty “bucks” to go all
through the Zone,
But I, with my photo, need not sp-md
a “bone.”
Mv face is mv fortune. I soon would
go broke,
If it were not here to support ne—
no joke.
No “gate man” would “pass” me with
nod or with look,
Should I lose the photo upon my
pass-book.
I’ll carry the book back to college
with me;
And then, when I take my exams, it
may be
My Profs, like the “gate man," whc
tends the turn-stile,
Will glance at it---nod—and I’ll pnf-s ’
with a smile
on PRUT WILL
SING FRIDAY EVENING
Four Vocal Artists to Appear for
First Time in Eugene at Pres
byterian Church
When the University of Oregon
Quartet appears in its recital at the
Central Presbyterian Church next
Friday night, music lovers of Eugene
will hear for the first time the Ore
gon Quartet in concert.
The four members are Professor
Lyman, second tenor; Henry Heiden
rich, second bass; Paul Sprague, first
tenor; and Albert Gillette, baritone.
On their recent tour in the Coos
Bay country the singers took the au
dience “by storm,” as one paper
stated it. Wherever they appeared
they were received with great enthu
siasm and crowded houses.
Having rehearsed continually since
last September, their harmony is now
almost perfect. Each man will ap
pear in solo work, and besides these
there will be duets, trios ranging
from the popular to the classic, an1
even some “opera.”
* There will be a special meet- *
* ing of the Student Body Friday *
* afternoon at three o’clock for *
* the consideration of more nomina- *
* tions for Student Body offices. *
*•*****»*«•*•
A feature at the University of
Washington is a co-ed bowling league.
WITH STOLEN POLE IN ARM
JIM HUNTS FOR CARS IN VAIN
Craving a “Thriller,” He Pilfers Ton
sorial Sign; Barber is in
Arms
Just naturally up against it for
excitement, craving adventure in the
extreme.
Such was the mental condition of
one Jim Cossman, alias “Blacksmith,”!
a Junior, found himself to be in last
Monday night while strolling about j
Willamette street in the wee sma’
hours—about 12:30 A. M|
“So I picked up a fine big barber
pole from in front of a Ninth street
shop,” says Jim, “put it over my
shoulder and wandered up Willamette.
“I took my time and looked for a
cop—wanted to have keener stutf, you
know. No cops heaved into sight. I
even waited for 'em. The pole was
heavy and I had to rest often.
“I didn’t want the thing. Wednes
day I told the barber about it myself,
and when I told him—say! he pulled
two young cannons out of his desk
and proceeded to talk funny-like.”
For two days the police were in hot
search. It was thought that college
boys had the big stick, but a clue was
all the cops had.
Jim says that before the pole was
taken back they took a few good pic
tures for next year’s Oregana, and
though this was not Jim’s object in
getting the barber’s banner, he feel >
that it was a good idea.
“It was sure fun,” says Jim. “Nev
er again, though—too much excite
ment, even if the barber did see the
joke, and laughed, too.”
0. A. G. AND U. OF 0.
PROFS TO PLAY BALL
Series of Three Games is Fixed;
After Each Fray a Feast Will
Be the Program
Tuesday afternoon is the time, May
18 is the date, Corvallis the place. The
O. A. C. and U. of O. faculty baseball
teams will clash in the first game of
a series of three games.
0. A. C.’s proposition is as fol
lows:
1. Have a series of at least, two
games—better still, three games. One
game to be played at O. A. C., one
at the University, and the third as
may be decided for either place.
2. Play the first game at Corvallis
on Tuesday afternoon, May 18. That
is our military inspection day. The
inspection will be concluded by 3:30
and it would be a good time for the
game here. We would advertise the
game here as a Student Loan Fund
benefit and charge small admission.
We will meet all the expenses of your
team in coming here for the game.
3. Play the second game at Eu
gene at any time you may desire, and
jou to arrange as you desire regard
ing admission, etc.
4. We will try io get President
Campbell and President Kerr to act
as battery for the first ball, both here
and at Eugene.
Since there are to be no faculty
meetings until the return of Pres
ident Campbell, a circular was sent
out among the members of the facul
ty and the sentiment was found to
be strongly in favor of the games.
But O. A. C's hospitality didn’t
stop at that. They invited the entire
Oregon faculty to banquet with them
after the game.
Now Dr. Dallenbach is busy try
ing to find out of there will be enough
faculty members to go to wa
accepting the invitation, and if enough
are interested tc return the favor to
the O. A. C. faculty.
Dr. Dallenbach is of the opinion thct
the faculty will favor the idea.
CLOYD DAWSON, PRENTISS BROWN, ANO LAMAR TOOZE WORLD
MOUNT BOYLEN'S THRONE-LESLIE TOOZE AND MAX
SOMMER ASPIRE TO EMERALD EDITORSHIP
ROUND 2 SLATED FRIDAY
Special Student Body Meeting Called
Tommorrow at Four O’Clock
For Further Pyrotechnics
No sooner were the nominations for
candidates for Student Body officers
for the coming year over, yesterday
morning, than various students be
thought themselves of their own or
some un-nominated friends’ fitness
for a certain office. Accordingly, pe
titions of various kinds were freely
circulating about the campus at 1:00
o’clock in the afternoon.
A special meeting, at which those
further nominations will be made,
will be held next Friday afterno n,
May 7, at 3:00 o’clock, by virtue of a
petition signed by fifteen names, ask
ing for the same, presented to Pres
ident Tom Boylen early yeseterday
afternoon.
i udging by the petitions in evidence
Wednesday, additional -luminees to
be nut up at the meeting Friday will
include the names of Floyd Wester
field, Wayne Stater and Bob Fitzmau
rioe for the position of manager of the
Emerald, Echo Zahl for Junior woman
member of the Student Council, Bob
Prosser for Vice President of the Stu
dent Body, and Wilmot Foster for a
Senior member of the Student Coun
cil.
SENIORS CONCOCTING
DELICACY FOR PUBLIC
“Jeanette’s Way” Undergoes Process
of Browning in Civil Engin
eering Building
By Mandell Weiss.
While the political cauldron is
seething on the campus, a concoction
of similar tropical properties is be
ing cooked up in the Civil Engineer
ing building, where the Senior Play,
“Jeanette’s Way,” is being seasoned
and savored for public relish on Fri
day night, May 14. Don Orput in
the role of chef is injecting the sa
lacious spices, and when completed
the play will be one of the best del
ioacies that Seniors have ever offered
as their departing menu.
There are 14 in the cast, and each
one handles his or tier part in sucn
a way as to smack of professional at
mosphere. It is all about two Sen
iors in a college who indulge in an
automobile party, commonly termed
joy-riding, with an actress of wide
fame Unfortunately there is i
wreck, due to the carelessness of
Joe, who mistakes a tree for space.
Nothing serious happens to the par
ty and the event is about to pass
into history; but nay, not so with
pretty Jeanette, who sees an oppor
tunity in this mishap to receive some
‘‘ree advertising from the newspa
pers. So upon the return she duly
notifies the press, and the evening
papers have flaring headlines abo i+
the incident. Here is where the trou
ble begins, for Joe has a rich uncle
who is supporting him in college and
knows that should this incident be
disclosed to his beneficiary, who has
an aversion for pranks, checks would
hereafter be conspicuous by their al>
(Continued on page 4.)
ORATORS WAX ELOQUENT
Nominators Extol Virtues of Their
Candidates—Some Offices Suffer
For Lack of Wooers
By Clytie Hall.
Cloyd Dawson, the new President
of the Y. M. C. A., Prentiss Brown,
Fresident of the Junior class, and La
mar Tooze, Associate Editor of the
Oregana and Feature Editor of the
Emerald, were nominated at the Stu
dent Body meeting yesterday morn
ing for office of President of the Stu
dent Body- The nominations were
made respectively by Peter Crock
ett, Anson Cornell and Anthony Jau
reguy, each of whom exploited the
peculiar fitness of his candidate.
Crockett pointed out that Dawson,
in his Freshman year was an active
membei of the Laureans, and also
gained the position of alternate on the
debating team, which latter position
he held also during his Sophomore
year. “And,” added Crockett, “no
regular man on the team worked hard
er for Oregon’s success than did
Cloyd Dawson.”
Crockett went on to tell of the de
bating fame won by Dawson in this,
his Junior year, when he has been a
mebmer of the team which defeated
Montana, 2 to 1, for which he gained
his “O.”
lne work which has been done by
Prentiss Brown as President of the
Junior class this year, and also his
activity as a member of the football
and class debating squads, was point
ed out by Anson Cornell in his nom
ination speech for Brown.
That Lamar Tooze possesses the
ideal qualities for the office was ex
ploited by Anthony Jaureguy, as he
told of the former’s high moral code,
of his energy, ambition and faculty
for hard work. That he is held in
esteem by his fellow students, Jau
reguy maintained, is shown by the
several offices which they have given
him, some of which are: member of
the debating team for two years, a
member of the Y. M. C. A. Cabinet
for two years, and he has been ap
pointed to a position in this body for
a third year, class President during
his Sophomore year, Associate Editor
of the Oregana and Feature Editor of
the Emerald for the present year, and
this year, also, a representative of
his class in the State Oratorical Con
test.
The candidates for the other office
of highest importance within the gift
of the Student Body, that of Editor
in-Chief of the Oregon Emerald, are
Leslie Tooze, present City Editor, and
Max Sommer, present Managing Ed
itor, who were championed respec
tively by C. C. Baker and Leland Hen
dricks.
Mr. Tooze’s fitness for the position
lies in his familiarity with Emerald
work, he having worked through the
A sst. Exchange Editorship, and the
editorship of the Administration de
partment from cub reporter to city
editor, and in the training gained by
him in his work on larger papers, Mr.
Baker said. At present, Mr Tooze
bolds the position of circulation man
ager of the Oregana, and the speaker
slated, he has materially increased the
circulation over any figure obtained in
previous years. Mr. Baker added that
Mr. Tooze is the oldest member, in
point of service of the present Y. M.
(Continued on page 3.)