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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1915)
COMMERCE SCHOOL ILL SIMP TEACHERS WITH SOOTH AMERICA Exchange Plan Proposed By President Campbell to De velop Trade Relations. University Will Receive Direct Knowledge of Foreign Mar ket Conditions from Expert An exchange of professors be tween the £Whool of Commerce of the University of Oregon and pome one of the universities of South America is the plan of President P. L. Campbell who has taken the init ial steps to bring about this closer relation commercially through the medium of education. '’Ignorance always means preju dice and lost opportunities. Knowl edge is the beginning of trade as well as of friendship,” is the way President Campbell puts it, realiz ing that one of the duties of the School of Commerce is to further the prosperity of the state in every way that Is withiin the province of an educational institution of this kind. The intention is that the man who will oume here from South America shall be conversant with the com mercial trade and possibilities of trade, the natural resources and man ufactured products of his part of the world, with special reference to the demands of the Pacific Northwest and particularly Oregon, and that he shall instruct the students of the School of Commerce of this Univer sity along these lines of commercial development of the relations between Oregon and South America. In ad dition, he will teach the Spanish language, giving particular attention to Its use and forme in business rela ; ions, the more or less technical phraseology of trade and) trading, rather than its more purely literary features and use. Conversely, the men who will go from the School of Commerce of this University will be familiar with the resources of the Northwest and espe cially Oregon .and will have made a special and detailed wtudiy of aJM those products of Oregon far which a South American trade can and should be develoiieih This knowledge he will transmit to the University to wh ich he is credited, as well os teach * injt commercial English to the stu dents there. The School of Commerce of the University of Oregon believes that this exchange of instructors to be one of the meet practical and effic ient methods of developing commer cial relations with other countries. The man who will be seat from the School of Commerce to South America to teach English and Commerce, will be sent by the Director of the School of Commerce on a trip throughout tlie state to make a detailed study of the lumber, paper, box making, furn iture factories, fruit canneries and driers, flour mills, meat packing plants and other of the leading in dustries of the state. These he will visit for si>ectul Instruction In order that he tuay be prepared to call the attention of the Importers and busi ness men of the South American states to our trade i*>salbUltles. He also will be instructed by the School of Commerce to study the products of the South American state to which he goes, especially those that may bo Imported Into the State of Oregon and the Northwest generally; and also to familiarise himself with the banking methods and hous<*» and business concerns with whom busi ness is likely to be developed. In other words, he becomes the Com mercial Agent of the School of Com merce to develop and Improve our commercial relations, us well as to give instruction In the English lan guage. It is too early to make any state ment as bo how soon this plan will be put into actual operation, but It will not be delayed any longer than is requisite to make the accessary arrangements and put them In prac tice. The faculty colloquium will meet TuesJay September 21 at 7:30 p. m for an address by Dr. Capen, special ist In the United States Department of Education. 44444444444444444 4 EMERALD TRYOUTS * ♦ All students wishing to try 4 4 out for the editorial staff of 4 4 The Emerald should report to 4 ♦ the City Editor, Harry Kuck, 4 4 at once. For the present only 4 4 the departmental heads have 4 4 been chosen, and there is a 4 4 dhance for every Freshman to 4 4 make a place. 4 4 No new reporter wrill be 4 4 named for the staff until he has 4 4 shown his fitness for one 4 4 month. 4 4 Any staff member who neg- 4 4 lects his duties without a good 4 4 excuse will be dropped lmmedi- 4 4 ately. The same rule applies 4 4 to reporters on trial; any candii- 4 4 date who does not bring in his 4 4 story or furnish a satisfactory 4 4 reason for not doing so will be 4 4 given no more assignments. 4 4 Get your story in on time or 4 4 tell us why. W^ite on one side 4 4 of the sheet and across the long 4 4 side of the page. Use a type- 4 4 writer if possible. And get your 4 4 story In on timenot later than 4 4 5 o’clock on the evening before 4 4 publication. 4 4 If you have signed up with 4 4 the City EdHtor your assign- 4 4 ment will appear on the board 4 4 in the Journalism class room by 4 4 8 o’clock on the morning of the 4 4 day before publication. 4 *»**#*♦♦#*#****** H. B. MILLER ACCEPTS PAN-AMERICAN OFFER Commerce School Director Will Prepare Paper to Be Read at Washington, D. C. H. B. Miller, director of the School of Commerce of the University of Oregon, has been specially requested by the Pan-American Union to pre pare a paper for the Second Pan American Congress, which meets In Washington, D. C., next December, under the auspices of the United States government. Director Miller Is asked to give a comprehensive description of the School of Commerce of Oregon, its organization, functions, field and Bcope of activity and plans and ac complishments, showing what such a school means and may mean to a community as well as to a university. In accepting the invitation, Mr. Miller expresses himself as feeling that It offers an opportunity to show the country at large the rank that Oregon Is taking and Intends to take In both the educational and commer cial fields. GOTHIC THE NEW ARROW a i«»r 25c COLLAR IT FITS THE CRAVAT fCLUITT, PtAWOOY 1 CO.. IHO- »MIM | A Clean And early start will make your year’s work easy. Get started with the Eugene Steam Laundry Satisfaction is guaranteed. C. B. Corbitt. Campus Agent. “A personal interest taken in your work.” Phone Laundry 123 Phone Corbitt 565 FOR COMING SEASON Three of Last Tear’s Squad, In cluding Ex-Captain Neal Ford Axe Absent. With all but three members of last year’s team back, and 17 or 18 members of last year’s squad of 25 registered again In the University, the soccer outlook for this year ap pears favorable. The opening of the season has been postponed from September 15, when it opened last year, to October 1. A number of the gym classes are expected to start playing soccer the first of next week, thereby, giving men unfamiliar with the game an opportunity to try themselves out. A meeting will be held a few weeks after practice starts. A captain will be chosen at this time. Ex-Captain Neal Ford has entered Stanford this fall and his loss will be felt, hut with the appearance of a number of good: players from the several Portland teams, a stronger team than last year is expected. Ford will turn out for soccer at Stanford. No games have been scheduled as yet but the Multnomah eleven, which team played Oregon to a tie last year, has asked for a game again i this year. It is also hoped that a | game will be scheduled with O. A. C. 1 this year as well us with Columbia i University and other of the Portland I teams. President Campbell’s class in Practical Ethics will meet for the pre sent in the assembly room of Villard Hall. Miss Cummings’ course in Physical ’raining No. 7, Personal Hygiene, will recite In two sections, one section to meet Tuesday at 3 p. m. in the recita tion room of the Extension Building, the other to meet Thursday at 11 sharp in the assembly room of Vil lard Hall. Hotel Osburn Special Rates for Stu dent Banquets Monthly Dinner a Spe ialty. Coe Stationery Company COR. 9th AND WILLAMETTE LOOSE LEAF NOTE BOOKS STUDENTS SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS EMPRESS Vaudeville UGENE THEATRE SEPBER TUE. 21st WED. 22nd Two Shows 7:15, 9:00 p. m. 6 BIG ACTS 20 PEOPLE PRICES 15c 25c 35c Menlo Moore Presents “WITHIN THE LINES” A Dramatic playlet based on an Actual occurance in the present war ALBERT ROGUE & CO. 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World’s Largest Tailors Week-End Fares TO Mapleton and Cushman Eugene to Mapleton and Return Eugene to Cushman and Return $3.15 $3.80 Train leaves Eugene at 7:20 a. m. daily. Boat meets train at Mapleton and Cushman for Florence A delightful week-end outing. Good fishing in the lakes and rivers along the new line. Full particulars from Agent Eugene SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. Oregon State Fair J. H. BOOTH, President. W. AL. JONES, Secretary. SALEM, SEPTEMBER 27th to OCTOBER 2nd, 1914 Everybody’s Going! — Are You ?