%
OREGON
EMERALD
PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1915
Volume XVII, No. 82
EIGHT MEMBERS ADDED
TO SIGMA DELTA CHI
SIX NEWSPAPERMEN AND TWO
UNDERGRADUATES INITIAT
ED FRIDAY EVENING
OLD HEADS SPEAK AT BANQUET
Advice Commingled With Newspaper
Yarns (and Other Yarns) Help
to Make Bust Lively
The initiation held yesterday by
Omicron Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi
for six prominent newspaper men of
the state and two undergraduates,
marks the first step of the local chap,
ter on the path marked out by the Na
tional Convention of the fraternity,
the course by which the fraternity will
be made essentially an organization
of alumni members actively engaged
in the newspaper business.
The initiation ceremonies were held
at five o’clock, in the new Architec
tural Building on the campus, and was
followed by a banquet in the grill of
the Hotel Osburn.
The initiates were: George .Palmer
Putnam, owner of the Bend Bulletin,
and now secretary to Governor With
ycombe; Ralph Moores, TO, publicity
manager of the Salem Commercial
Club and formerly on the Oregonian
staff; Chet Moores, ’12, who covers
the automobile and real estate depart
ments of the Oregonian; Ned Blythe,
’02, head of the copy desk on the Or
egonian; Herbert Campbell, ’03, also
on the copy desk of the Oregonian;
W. A. Dill, ’07, owner and editor of
the Springfield News and former night
editor of the Morning Register; Leigh
Swinson and Harold Hamstreet, Soph
omores in the School of Journalism,
who as their initiation stunts .ap
peared on the campus in dresss uits
Thursday and yesterday edited the
Sigma Delta Chi initiates’ number of
the Emerald.
Newspaper yarns, commingled with
advice from the older men, furnished
the spice of the repast that followed
at. the Osburn. The undergraduates
were warned of the responsibilities
they would assume when they became
actively engaged in newspaper work,
and they were exhorted to uphold the
principles of honesty and fairnes dur
ing all their journalistic endeavors.
The intense interest the alumni
members have in the University and
its Student Body was commented on
by the speakers. The question of a
separate alumni journal was raised,
but all agreed they were too actively
interested in the doings of the stu
dents to care to read anything not
closely connected with the Student
Body.
The present active members of the
chapter are: Earl Blackaby, Tom Boy
len, Leslie Tooze, Lamar Tooze, Sam
Michael, Lee Hendricks, Fred Dun
bar, Jessup Strang, and Wallace Ea
kin. The honorary members are:
Professor Eric W. Allen, head of the
Department of Journalism; Profes
sor C. V. Dyment, assistant in the De
partment of Journalism; and P. L.
Campbell, President of the Universi
ty. Franklin Allen, City Editor of
Guard, and Harold Young, who con
ducts an insurance office in Eugene,
are alumni members of the fraterni
ty and were presen* at the initiation
ceremonies.
MONTANA STUDENTS ISSUE
THREE EDITIONS OF DAILY
During their Interscholastic week
end, the Journalism students of the
University of Montana have had en
tire charge of the Missoula Sentinel.
For three days, May 12, 13 and 14,
the ten-page paper has been issued
by students, unassisted.
They are following the precedent
which was established here in Eu
gene two years ago, when the Jour
nalism students took entire charge
for one day each of Eugene’s two
dailies, the Register and the Guard.
OVER THE SEA IN CHINA LAND
IS HOME OF HO SHENG HUANG
Student Who Comes from Amoy to
Get Education and Premedic Train
ing Likes Oregon Fine
The student in the University of
Oregon whose home is farthest away
is Ho Sheng Huang.
Two years ago he came from Amoy,
China, where his father is a physi
cian.
Huang came to America with the
purpose of getting an education, and
becoming a doctor. He was grad
uated from Portland Academy after
two years’ work and entered the pre
medic department of the University
of Oregon.
Huang says that he may take an
other year here before going east to
get his M. D. degree.
‘When I left China I had no idea
of the University of Oregon in mind.
But now I am here, I am satisfied
and like the school fine.”
And with books under his arm he
went down the walk on the campus
on his way to his own room on Alder
street.
EUTAXIAN SOCIETY ELECTS;
PROFESSOR ALLEN SPEAKS
The annual election of officers for
the Eutaxian Literary Society was
held Tuesday evening at the Gamma
Phi Beta house at the usual weekly
meeting of the club.
Betty Locke was elected President,
Nellie Cox Vice-President, Lois Gray
Secretary, Ruby Steiwer Treasurer,
Mary Cahmbers Sergeant-at-Arms,
and Gladys Groman Critic.
After the election, Professor Allen
spoke on the “American Neutrality
and the Probable Consequence of the
United States Engaged in War.”
The installation of the new officers
will take place next Tuesday evening
at the Chi Omega house.
AGGIE HERD REPEATS;
BRUBS OREGON 19-5
Corvallis Pedagogues Stampede Eu
gene Idealists in Fifth Inning;
Action Triumphs Over Thought
Breaking in the fifth before an on
slaught of O. A. C’s batting faculty,
Oregon’s Profs went to pieces and al
lowed the visitors to walk away with
their second meeting, this time on the
Oregon diamond, by an overbalanced
19 to 5 score, this morning.
In the second inning Oregon put
over four runs, and for a time it
looked as if the series would be split,
but in the fatal fifth 0. A. C’s three
left-handed sluggers started trouble
for Ed. Shockley, which, coupled with
an epidemic of errors, started a lead
that was never overcome.
Horton’s pitching and the fast
work of his infield on those rare oc
casions when Oregon really connected
kept him safe and well ahead.
In the ninth the Corvallis gang re
peated their feat of the fifth and
slipped over six runs.
The line-up of the two teams fol
low*:
O. A. C.—Burgholz, first; Consort,
second; Simms, short; Sherer, third;
Duffy, left; Collins, center; Beatty,
right; Horton, pitcher; Pilkington,
catcher.
Oregon—Dallenbach, first; Bezdek,
second; Stetson, third; Ayer, short;
Smith, right; Dyment, center; Mit
chell, left; Shockley, pitcher; Gutber
let, catcher.
The careful observer notiees a dis
tinct change in the general finish and
tenor of ‘‘Bez’s” team. They are sur
er, soberer, and seem to fight harder
than before those disastrous parties
at Corvallis. Walt Grebe seems te
have recovered from his nervousness
and is playing almost flawlessly at
second.
COMPLETE PROGRAM FOR SEVENTH
ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE
May 27, 1915
MORNING SESSION
Salient Features of Modern City Charters—
Paper by:
BENJ. C. SHELDON,
Member Medford Charter Revision Committee.
Charter Needs of Oregon Cities—
Paper by:
L. M. CURL,
Mayor City of Albany.
Discussion of Papers on Charter Problems—
Led by:
MAX GEHLHAR,
Member Salem Charter Revision Committee.
Attainment by an Oregon Municipality of Individuality
and Character—
BERT R. GREER,
Chairman Springs Water Commission, Ashland.
Efficiency and Economy in Municipal Administration—
A. L. BARBUR,
City Attorney, Portland.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Excess Condemnation—Use of, in Municipal Improve
ments in Oregon—
W. P. LA ROCHE,
City Attorney, Portland.
City Planning Commissions for Oregon Cities —
E. T. MISCHE,
Adviser City Park Commission, Portland.
BUSINESS SESSION
Round Table Conference on Vital Needs of Oregon
Cities, Such as Program of Reciprocity in Promoting
Urban and Rural Interests—
EVENING SESSION
Illustrated Lecture on City Plans—
ERNEST P. WALKER.
FRIDAY, MAY 28
MORNING SESSION
Conference Topic for the Day:
CO-OPERATION BETWEEN STATE AND NA
TION, AND AMONG NEIGHBORING STATES,
FOR ATTAINMENT OF FULLER AND FREER
USE OF IDLE RESOURCES.
Logic of Situation Compels Co-Operation—
HON. B. F. IRVINE,
Member Oregon Conservation Commission.
The Co-Operative Undertakings Advisable for Largest
Utilization of Water Resources—
HON. J. N. TEAL,
Chairman Oregon Conservation Commission.
Opportunities Through Co-Operation for Making Arid
Lands Productive and Forest Resources a Means
of Public Welfare—
EX-GOVERNOR OSWALD WEST.
Response to Suggested Co-Operative Activities Between
State and Nation by:
E. C. FINNEY,
Member Board of Appeals,
Representative for Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the
Interior.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Necessity for Formation and Expression of the Public
Opinion of the West—
HON. HARRY LANE,
U. S. Senator.
Statements Making Clear the Field for Co-Operation—
Members of Federal Service Present.
Procedure for Securing Largest and Best Results in
Settlement of Vacant Lands in Oregon—
Paper by:
LOUIS SHARP,
Chief of Field Division, Dept, of Interior.
University, College and High School Students from the
Different Sections of the State will hold a Confer
ence to Project Commonwealth Undertakings.
FRIDAY EVENING
A Play—"JOY"—a Comedy in three acts,
By John Galsworthy,
Presented by the Guild Players of the Depart
ment of Public Speaking.
7:00 P. M. Sharp.
SATURDAY, MAY 29
MORNING SESSION
Session Topic:
CO-OPERATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL AGEN
CIES IN OREGON.
How the Developmental Agencies May Work Together
in Permanently Progressive and Public Welfare Un
dertakings—
Continued on pare 8.
SUNNY CALIFORNIA WETTER
THAN OREGON, AVERS ROWEN
Campus Charlie Chaplin Returns from
Post at Front With Tales of
Expo's Seductions
“Is this rain here bad? You ought
to be in Frisco.”
These are the words of Alex Bow
en, who returned Wednesday night
from his four weeks’ guide duty at
the Exposition.
“The cold and dampness down there
is a fright,” he said. “In fact, so
bad that many Oregonians, after
their signatures in the Oregon Build
ing register, have written such ex
pressions as, ‘Back to Oregon and
Sunshine,’ and ‘It never rains like
this at home.’ The Californians pad
dle around, crying that such down
pours never before happened. And
at that, they dislike it more than the
Northerners.”
When Alex and Ben Fleischmann,
from Oregon, and two others from
O. A. C. arrived at their posts last
month, they were put to work in their
old clothes tacking decorations on
the second floor of the State Build
ing. They were kept at that job for
two weeks. After that the 0. A. C.
representatives, dressed in their mil
itary uniforms, were stationed as
guides in the building, while the local
“soldiers” took turn about at the Or
egon exhibits in the Agriculture, Hor
ticulture and Education Palaces. Ev
ery fellow got one day a week off.
According to Bowen, neither the
University nor O. A. C. have exhibits
in the State Building. Everybody, on
learning that the guides are from
these two schools, asks where are
the institution’s displays. Space has
been reserved, he says, for materials
from the Agricultural College, but
they have failed to come.
Fleischmann is staying in Frisco
with relatives for several weeks.
SEVEN VARSITY STARS
ENTICED BY WINGED M
Cook, Fee, Muirhcad, Nelson, Loucks,
Payne and Huggins Asked to
Enter P. N. A. Meet
Seven men, the nucleus of Oregon’s
Track-Team-of-Years, have been in
vited by the Multnomah Club, of Port
land, to represent them in the P. N. A.
meet to be held in that city on the
11th of June, and in the Far Western
Championships in San Francisco on
the 31st of July. The men chosen
are Cook, Fee, Muirhead, Nelson,
Loucks, Payne and Huggins.
Of the seven selected, not more than
six will be able to run, as Martin
Nelson will leave school on the 31st
of this month for the seining grounds
at the mouth of the Columbia river.
It is also doubtful if Captain Sam
Cook will compete.
The P. N. A. is an association com
posed of the leading athletic clubs
of the Northwest. Teams from Mult
nomah Club, Spokane Athletic Club,
Seattle Athletic Club, and from sim
ilar organizations in Vancouver and
Victoria, B. C., will probably be en
tered.
The results of the P. N. A. meet
will form the basis of the selection
of a general team to represent the
entire association in the Far Western
games. Two other big meets, each
in successive weeks, will follow this
meet.
After the contest in Portland, the
men selected for the general team
will train in Portland under the direc
tion of Bill Hayward.
O. A. C. will contribute four men
to the M. A. A. C. team. Hobgood,
Reynolds, Cole and Kadderly will be
the Aggies representatives. Thus a
fortnight after the conference clash
at Corvallit the rivals will bury the
hatchet and run as team-mates.
OREGON IS FOILED BV
Mill III CORVALLIS
U. OF O.-O. A. C. TRACK TRYST
IS CALLED OFF WHEN
J. P. APPEARS
NORTH-WEST MEET IS MAY 29
“BiH" Hayward’s Crew Looks Good for
Anolher Championship, Making
the Tenth in 12 Years
*•****•••••
* TELEGRAM *
* _ *
* The Oregon Emerald: *
* Eugene, Oregon.
* Meet called off on account of *
* rain. ..SPORTING EDITOR. *
****** *******
Oregon mist has played havoc with
Oregon’s athletics all season, but the
climax came when J. P. espoused Dr.
Stewart’s cause with the result that
the dual track and field meet with O.
A. C., scheduled for today, was called
off. Not satisfied with interfering
with all conference baseball games
in Eugene, the weather man has taken
his spite out on track.
The local fans looked for a peppery
meet, and the Oregon athletes were
expected to monopolize a majority
of the first places.
With this latest break in the wea
ther, one track meet still confronts
“Bill” Hayward—the Northwest Con
ference meet at Corvallis next Sat
urday. However, the revolt of the
elements today upsets a lot of dope
that the dual meet would have pro
duced. The fight for honors next Sat
urday is conceded to lie between the
Aggies and Oregon, as was the case
last year, when Oregon nosed O. A. C
out by a score of 34 to 27.
This year O. A. C. has loomed 'ip
as a more formidable foe than last
year, and “Bill” Hayward has set
his mind on adding another victory
to his string, making ten champion
ships since he has been at Oregon.
The dopesters who revel in the
mathematical theory of probability
have t all doped out that Oregon will
win, but that there will be no walk
away or landslide. The Aggies have
a squad that sparkles with speed
marvels, as was shown in the Coast
Collegiate Championships at San
Francisco, in which they landed third
place with six points ahead of Ore
gon.
In the coast meet the dominant
strength of O. A. C .was displayed
j when Kadderly outsprinted Loucks
in the 440 yard race. Cole, the Ag
gie strong-arm, smashed a coast rec
ord in the discus by hurling the gi
ant platter over 136 feet. A week
later in a joint work-out at Red Bluff
the Aggie showed latent possibilities
by adding a foot to his record.
But the discus is the only first
place that O. A. C. has got a lead
pipe cinch on. Idaho will cinch the
javelin in the person of Phillips. Or
egon will run Washington a close
race in the 100-yard dash, if Tom Boy
len gets rid of a bothersome leg that
he has carried around with him the
whole season. O. A. C., according to
latest press reports, have dug up two
dark horses in the persons of Lutz and
Anderson, whom they are grooming
to cop the century sprint.
The classic of this year’s track his
tory in the Northwest is prophesied
in the 440-yard dash, in which Loucks
and Kadderly will be the principal
actors.
Nelson has recovered from his sick
spell, and in his present condition he
should show his heels to any half
miler in the Northwest as he did last
year. In the hurdles and high jump
“Moose” Muirhead is expected to
grab first places, provided he can dis
connect himself from about 23 boils
that seem to appreciate his company.
Continued on pag« 3.