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OREGON EMERALD PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1915 Volume VII, No. 89 POSPONED DUAL MEET IS DUE SATURDAY—IF? BARRING RAIN, O. A. C. AND OR-| EGON WILL FIGHt IT OUT AT CORVALLIS COOK AND NELSON 60NE Track Captain and Quarter Miler's Absence Will Cost Hayward 10 or 15 Points The postponed dual meet with 0. A. C. will be staged Saturday at Corval lis, despite the facts that the school year will be over for the Aggies, and that two of Coach Hayward’s stars have left school for work. Captain Sam Cook and Martin Nel son will not be on hand to represent the Lemon-Yellow and Bill will lose about 10 or 15 points thereby. Sam would be good for five in the shot, three in the discus, and something, in the javelin. “Cotton” would have an easy time in the half and would | also be a strong contender on the relay team. Langley may come to the front in the 880, however. The meet will probably add a mem ber or two to the Order of the “0” and Bill wants the boys to have their chance. Sprinters, broad jumpers and 880 men won’t have very severe competition from “Doc” Stewart’s spikers. Another argument for holding the meet is the financial consideration. Track has not paid any too well this year, and Manager Tiffany is anx ious to add a little to the resources from this account. Coach Hayward will take 20 ath letes with him and is not entirely discouraged with the outlook, not withstanding the conditions. This meet will close the athletic year for Oregon and may result in a few more broken records. Loucks and Kadderly will furnish a copule of thrillers when they toe the mark in the quarter and furlong, and Mose Payiie will have another chance to hang one on his rival for Pacific Coast distance honors. Hobgood, Rey nolds and Huggins will probably put up a good mile also. HELEN JOHNS HOLDS FIRE IN CHECK UNTIL HELP COMES Promptness on the part of Helen Johns in calling the fire department, and in holding a garden hose pointed at the flames in a room full of smoke until help arrived, saved the home of C. J. Steele at 233 Thirteenth Ave nue from serious damage, at 6:15 Sunday evening. Miss Johns, with her sister, Mary, and her mother, were passing the house, when through a window they saw a flame flickering. There was no one at home, so Miss Johns ran to the house of a neighbor, phoned for the fire department, and then hurried back to the Steele house. [With the help of Aline Johnson, she climbed into an open window, dragging a garden hose which they had found in the yard. She stood in the smoke-filled room, holding the wa ter on the flames, and was still perched on the window sill when the fire department arrived. No one had bee nat home all day, and the only explanation offered for the cause of the fire is that an electric light left burning had set fire to a curtain hanging near. Miss Johns was not injured. Mr. Steele estimates the damage at $200. ************ * TAU KAPPA ALPHA * * ANNOUNCES THE ELECTION * * OF * * CLOYD DAWSON * ***************** The University of Texas has in stalled a machine for cleaning andj drying the athletes’ uniforms, partic ularly the football togs. I I COUPLES FOR EMERALD FEED MATED DT LOTTERY SYSTEM Promoters of Annual Wassail Meet in Solemn Conclave and Gambling Instinct Asserts Itself The gambling incubus, which seems to have been bred by the recent All University Lottery Dance, has even invaded the unpolluted portals of the Emerald’s sanctum sanctorum. Yesterday morning several members of the staff met in a star chamber session in the editor’s office in McClure basement- Their object was to pair the scribes and scribesses for the an nual banquet which will be held in the Osburn tea room Thursday evening. After great mental anguish, the matchmakers decided it couldn’t be done according to system. No agree ment could be reached concerning what couples would decorate the festal board to the best advantage. Then somebody thought of the lot tery idea. Slips bearing the girls’ names were quickly written and placed in a box; the men’s names were placed in another. Helen Johns and Rita Fraley did the drawing. Since the masculine element predominates, there are a few men who will not have part ners. The lottery was on the level, for besides the two already named, there were present as witnesses Mrs. Johns, of Pendleton, George Washington Col ton, and the editor and manager of the Emerald. “I’LL BE THERE" 15 CRY OF FOOTBALL “VETS” Captain Anson Cornell Expects All Members to be On Neck at Training Camp Despite the fact that Johnnie Par sons and Ray Bryant did not remain in school, Cdptfcin “Anse” expects every member of last year’s football team to be on deck when the “roll is called up yonder” next fall, and Bez dek begins to cast his eyes about for his football team. Definite arrange ments have not been made for the es tablishment of a training camp, but it is thought that the men will be gin to assemble in Eugene about Sep tember 1. Some people think that there will be a change in the way in which some of the old men will line up, although the coach has not made any state ments to that effect. This, however, will probably be decided when he sees the new aspirants who register next fall Dope on the prospective Freshman athletes is also lacking, and, judging from the type of prep school football put up last year, this outlook is not very encouraging. SENIOR COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS HAVE ARRIVED The Senior commencement invita tions have arrived and may be se cured by the Seniors at the Y. M. C. A. book exchange. They are is sued in one envelope only, on ruff paper. The script is an even block form Policemen in Iowa City are not in sympathy with an inter-fraternity baseball series unless the students can find some other ball grounds than the city streets. Several students have been arrested already; one of them was caught while hiding in the bath tub at the Phi Delta Theta house, while some of his fraternity brothers chose better hiding places and es caped. Coach Cananough, of Dartmouth, characterizes the football situation as most serious. The spring practice has not brought out any quarterback cap able of steering the team, and mate rial for the ends is also lacking. RESULTS WILL FOLLOW SESSIONS, SAYS YOUNG MEASURES PROMULGATED IN COMMONWEALTH CONFER ENCE TO MATERIALIZE CITY GOVERNMENT TO BENEFIT Even Studentless Student Meeting May Bear Fruit in Better Exploit ation of Natural Resources “Measures discussed during the sev enth Commonwealth Conference will ■undoubtedly materialize in the form of bills that will stand a good chance of passing in the next session of the legislature," said Professor F. G. Young, head of the Department of Economics and promoter of the Com monwealth idea, in speaking of the re sults achieved at last week’s ses sion. “The discussions Thursday on mu nicipal charters and city government will at least bring about a united ef fort on the part of representatives to the Conference in securing a more compact system of city government. Auditing systems were discussed at length Thursday and a good many practical plans advanced.’’ Rufus C- Holman, Commissioner of Multnomah County, read a paper deal ing with the attainment of efficient ad ministration in county affairs. A copy of this paper will soon be print ed and sent to every county in Ore gon. Mr. Holman said: “Publicity is one of the best meth ods of securing the best service from public officials. Publicity safeguards the public from the evils resultant from a secret county administration.” In speaking of Friday’s session, Professor Young said: “Although only a few Oregon stu dents were present at the students’ Commonwealth Friday afternoon, I believe some definite action will re sult from what took place at that time. It is necessary to get tourists out in the forests, if they are to appreciate the value of them, and we cannot do this without some definite plan as to securing data, advertising and so on. All the resources of Oregon would be indirectly benefited if it were possi ble to get more people to visit the state.” F. B. Riley spoke Friday afternoon before the students, emphasizing the wonders of Oregon’s scenery. “Crater Lake is truly a gratifying sight. This lake will probably be visited this summer by the Mazamas as a side trip from their regular ex pedition to Mt- Shasta. “The Josephine marble caves, near Grants Pass, have even the caves of Kentucky equalled in beauty. No one can visit these marble halls of Ore gon without being inspired with a love of beauty and nature.” “The commercial clubs,” said Pro fessor Young, “wil ltake a greater in terest in co-operation I am sure after this Commonwealth. It was definitely pointed out that the entire state should co-operate to bring in settlers, who would take up farming. The farm ing population strengthened, better markets could be secured for the pro duce. At present the market problem is a constant set-back to the farmer of Oregon.” PHYSICS STUDENTS WRITE ON SUBJECTS OF INTEREST Many students enrolled in the class of Physics 4 have written papers late ly on subjects suggested to them by their instructor, Dr. Caswell. Contri butions on Light, Subatomic Theory of Matter, the Harmful Effects of Ultra-Violet Light, and others of equal interest, have been reecived to date. The work is not compulsory, but credit is given for essays of par ticular merit. WEDNESDAY ASSEMBLY TO INSTALL OFFICERS TWO NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION WILL BE INTRODUCED VARSITY BAND TO BE ON HAND Men’s and Women's Glee Clubs Will Also Furnish Entertainment Claron Installation of the incoming1 Stu | dent Body officers, music by both Glee ; Clubs and the Varsity Band, the intro | duction of two new amendments to the Constitution, and several speeches are ' some of the events scheduled for the last Student Body meeting, which will be held tomorrow at 10:00 o’clock in j Villard Hall. Ceremonies attendant upon installa j tion will be conducted by Tom Boylen, President of the Student Body, after which the meeting will be in charge of Lamar Tooze, the new President, who has prepared a program for the occasion. Ben Dorris, on behalf of the Sen iors, Cloyd Dawson, of the Y- M. C. A., and Coach Hugo Bezdek, ar* slat ed for talks. A plea which will probably be em bodied in one of the speeches, at least, is that more strenuous work be done during the coming summer to inter est high school students throughout the state in the University. One of the amendments which will be introduced at the meeting is that of making class taxes payable to the Registrar at the beginning of the col lege year; the other makes the Presi dent of the Student Body an ex-officio member of the Athletic Council. The by-laws must first be suspended by a two-thirds vote before these amend ments can be introduced, as the meet ing tomorrow is not a regular Stu dent Body meeting. The incoming and outgoing Student Body officers are as follows, the new members appearing first: President, Lamar Tooze, Tom Boylen; Vice-Pres ident, Harry Kuck, Bert Lombard; Secretary, Eva Brock, Ruth Dorris; Executive Council, Fred Dunbar and Wallace Eakin, Bert Jerard and Sam Michael; Student Council, Don Or put, Cleveland Simpkins, Bothwell Avison, Arvilla Beckwith, Genevieve Shaver, Louise Bailey, Fred Kiddle, Karl Becke and Echo Zahl; _ Elton Loucks, James Donald, Marsh Good win, Gertrude Buell, Beulah Stebno, | Lyle Steiwer, Leslie Tooze, Robert i Bean and Louise Bailey; Editor of the Emerald, Max Sommer, Leland ! Hendricks; Manager, Floyd Wester : field, Anthony Jaureguy; Athletic Council, Lyle Bigbee Sam Cook and Anson Cornell, Ray Bryant, John Parsons and Henry Heidenreich. Plans for next year will be out lined at a meeting of the new Stu dent Council to be held Wednesday evening. TWO STUDENTS MAKE GOOD TIME TO CORVALLIS IN CANOE Frank Beach and George Colton, two University Sophomores, have just returned from a canoe trip to% Cor Ivallis to witness the conference meet, j The two students left at 6:30 A- M. Friday morning, and reached Corval lis at 2:15 P. M. “The excitement began,” says Frank Beach, “as soon as we left Eu gene, when we tried to run the rapids just above the Coburg bridge. The waves were so high the boat was al most filled with water and it was with difficulty paddled ashore to emp ty the canoe.” As near as they can ascertain, the boys established a new record for this trip. Harvard’s new library, the Widener library, will have a capacity of 1,800, 000 volumes. FROSH IN FRENCH CLASS FINDS TIME FOR CREAMS Nightmare is Result of Attempt to! While Time Away With Timmy Cloran The following dream of a Frosh who fell asleep in French class is put on record by DeWitt Gilbert: I have seen a mud shark painting with his golden tail the dawn, I have seen the periwinkles with their gleaming sabers drawn, Charge the trenches, mad with fury, in a crimson cycle-car, As we ordered seething cocktails at an' Albuquerque bar. I have watched the kitchen sink, I have seen the peanut man Picking dress suits from the palm trees with the Priest of Ketchikan, I have watched the Igorotes drinking soup made of a plank, And they said “God speed the ves sels Did you know the knot holes shrank?” But at last I saw the maelstrom set 1 ting all the world awhirl, And I wraved “Auf Weldersehn” to another fellow’s girl Who was playing with a truck-horse on a jolly trolley wire, Singing “Where the smoke is, there will also be the fire.” Then I found my trousers missing, j and I wandered quite a while, i Looking for a light-weight fighter who would loan to me a file, To help fix a broken ocean that was lying with its door I Spelling weinerwurst and sauer kraut in a sort of whispered roar. ’ll PICKS J1 FOSTER U. OF G. AS SECRETARY New Man Will Report About August 1; Has Been at Cal ifornia J. Douglas Foster, University of California 1914, will succeed Charles Koyl as General Secretary of the Uni versity Y. M. C. A. He will report here at the close of summer school at Black Mountain, Carolina, about July 22 Foster is 24 years of age and has been the man behind the Christian work in the University of California the past year. He has also been stu dent pastor of the Congregational church in Berkeley during the same time. Mr. Foster is a member of I’hi Psi and Acacia. MONEY SCARCE FOR MOVING ATHLETIC FIELD, SAY REGENTS The Board of Regents will be com pelled to sacrifice a portion of the annual budget if the athletic field is moved this summer. At the Re gents’ meeting in April $5,000 was appropriated for the moving of the athletic field from its present location on Kincaid street to the ground east of the graveyard Bids were called for, but up to the present time, no bid less than $10,000 has been turned in at the executive offices. Definite action will be taken on this matter at the next meeting of the Board of Regents Tuesday, June 15, during commencement week. The income for the University this year will be approximately $270,000, not enough to allow the construction of new buildings according bo the list of expenditures listed in the present budget. Rufus C. Holman, the Regent who disputed Governor Withycombe’s ac tion in releasing him and appointing a new Regent, will attend the meet-1 ing of the Board. He was notified by' the Secretary of the Board meeting June 15. Mrs. A. J- Baker and Eugene Baker were dinner guests at the Gamma Phi Beta house Thursday night. STUDENTS III Ml OF COMPULSORY TAX NINE OUT OF TEN EXPRESS THEMSELVES AS FAVOR ABLE TO CHANGE MICHAEL OPPOSES MEASURE Suggests Withholding of Credits Un til Class Tax Has Been Paid Out of ten students interviewed, all jut one expressed themselves as fa vorable to the proposed amendment :o the Student Body Constitution re quiring that the class taxes be col lected by the Registrar at the begin ning of the school year Sam Michael opposed the amend ment, saying that the general business office of the University should not be bothered with class affairs. “Besides,” he said, “it will make the new students who are not acquainted with the class tax amendment feel that they are pay ing $19 or $20 for registration, accor ding as the class levy is one or two dollars. Another objection is that some will register as special students in order to avoid the payment of class dues, as there is no provision in the proposed amendment in regard to spe cials. A better plan as adopted by other schools would be the withhold ing of credits until the class tax has been paid. I admit that there should be a better system of collecting class dues, but I am not in favor of the method as proposed in this amend ment.” President-elect Tooze said that the amendment is a fine thing. “From an administrative standpoint there is no question about its advisability. First, there is the ease of collection; no one can avoid the tax. The money will be on hand at the first of the year, the bills can be regularly met and ad ■ vantage taken of all discounts. Then there will be a complete permanent record of the class finances. As it i3 now practically none of the treasur ers’ books are saved; and lastly the poor student will not be the only one who comes through as is very often the case under the present system.” The foremost argument in favor of this amendment, said President Boy len, is that those who pay now are those who can least afford to. “Only sixty per cent of the students pay these legitimate class dues under the method of collecting now in vogue, and these three-fifths bear the burden of all class expenses. Through the ad ministrative offices the class accounts will be kept by experts in a scientific fashion, and none will graduate with promissory notes hanging over them. At the present time the man best fit ted for the job will often not accept the position of class treasurer because it is a begging occupation. “Another potent factor to consider is the Oregana problem. Inasmuch as the year-book is the University’s best advertising medium, it should be the very best possible publication. Many feel that the last issue of the Oregana was not up to the standard set by last year’s publication and that it is not doing justice to the Univer sity. If this amendment is adopted, there will be plenty of money in any Junior treasury to put out a fine Ore gana, and enough money left over for a Senior memorial.” James Donald: “Every argument favors the passage of the amendment. It insures scientific book-keeping of the class accounts; it insures funds in the treasury; it reaches all the mem bers of the class. At the same time it leed not inflict a hardship, as the pay ment of the tax is not compulsory; 'he only privilege that delinquent nembers are deprived of is the right :o vote for class officers.” Roy Stephens: “The proposed amendment is a great thing. Nearly (Continued on Last page)
