OREGON EMERALD
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EDITOR-11*-CHIEF.MAX H. SOMMER
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Freshmen! The Green Cap.
ALL OF THE spissated sermons in stones that the poets
so Jove to sing about, to our idea are mere platitudes as far as prac
tical value is concerned- unless those sermon-laden stones are for
cibly projected into glass houses. We have had a heap of such
stones on our chest for some time, and now, after the first fewi
informal weeks of college are over, we would like to toss them
goodnaturedly into the freshman class; to wit, that there are cer
tain unwritten laws that time has carved on the tablet of Oregon
tradition, and that these laws have been woefully neglected on the
part of certain members of the 1919 class.
Numerous complaints have reached us to the effect that one
of the time-honored traditions, wnich previous freshmen classes
have religiously observed, is falling into disuse: the wearing of the
green cap at all time and under all conditions during college ses
sions.
The green cap is not a badge of the under-dog; neither has it
any connotation of subservience; it is one of the greatest demo
cratizing agents in college society. This little insignia, which is
supposed to adorn the pate of every freshman, knows no discrim
ination. It introduces the new students into the spirit of Oregon.
But the green cap is not generally nor always worn. This has
been noticed by students and faculty. In fact at the first senior
class of the year the matter was broached, but nothing was done on
the ground that the senior class is not the official guardian of the
green-cap tradition. This is true. The guardian of the green
cap custom is the freshman class.
The Emerald hopes that in the future green caps will stipple
the heads of freshmen, instead of being hidden in their pockets,
and that they be worn at ail times—even between classes. A
bareheaded freshman is as bad as a sombreroed freshman. The
freshman class should assume the enforcement of this decree. If
the decree is neglected it will have to rest on the shoulders of some
other class, who can rigidly enforce it by means of a special con
stabulary. We recommend a freshman vigilance committee. In
the meantime “we thinks’’ that the Oregon seal imbedded in the
pavement in front of Villard Hall shows a sad lack of polish.
A Word to The Wise.
IT IS FITTING and proper at this time—af ter the novelty of
the first few weeks of unattended clases has worn off—that we
gently remind those who need reminding that there is a muchly
mooted question of “why are we here?” Some simply say, “We’re
here, because we’re here,” but usually a large number of these com
plaisant non-studying students find out at the end of some semes
ter that they’re not here any longer. And others find out, usually
too late, that from the viewpoint of getting a diploma, they could
stay here the rest of their natural days and not get their John
Henry’s embossed on sheepskin.
We believe that we’re here to study—if, perchance, we ever
get through coaxing this bum editorial, out of a still bummer type
writer. Still we do not believe in futilly burning daylight as well
as night to the total exclusion of everything else. We have not
much sympathy with the professional “grind.”
But we do believe in placing study where it rightfuly belongs:
Above all other activities. To be able to leave the university after
four years with a good education and with the knowledge of hav
ing done something for Oregon besides merely absorbing the in
ternals of dry-as-dust books: that is the ideal of a college educa
tion as we see it.
It is with respect that we remember Mr. Dooley’s apothegm,
“Ye can lade a man up to th' university but ye can’t make him
think.” We agree with Mr. Dooley, Esquire, but we do maintain
that a man who has thoroughly and conscientiously mastered his
studies and at the same time taken active part in the student pol
itic, is probably better trained to think than the "grind” who
masters every detail in more or less of a rote fashion.
A little light on the subject, if possible, would be greatly ap
preciated in the cloak and parcel room of the library. It is an easy
matter to become an involuntary robber in the dark.
CAMPUS NOTES
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The V \\ cabinet will hold its
first meeting Thursday, followed hy
a ti o'clock .-nipper at the Bungalow.
Miss Kinma Mali. ex-'l-l, was a
dinner attest at the lleta Theta 1*1
house Saturday evening. Other
guests entertained at the Meta Theta
Pi house during the week were Mrs
Ware, house mother of the (Jammu
Phi Betas, Mis^ Anna Dawson of Al
bany Miss Agnes Miller, and Miss
Antte (Jelser.
Clara Haines, a member of the
Chi Omega chapter of Sit 11 Luke
City, lias com® to Eugene and will
enter the University.
hie tie Snodgrass, daughter of l1
K Snodgrass of Kugcne, was re
cently pledged to Chi Omega at
Wisconslti University.
Elmer Hall of linker, ox 'll. vis
itod the Sigma Nu house last week.
Dun Anderson of Portland, Allen
Itussell of the Multnomah team
and Ed Johnson of Portland, wore
also here for the week-end.
si’oitTi\<« oti.xYs
Washington has been able to
schedule one game in the northwest
conference. This game will he
played with Whitman. October 30.
Syracuse t'niversitv will meet the
Occidental college eleven in U>s An
geles in December. The easterners
will also meet the University of
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JE SUIS I Cl. (If you don’t savy,
ask Timmy.)
Yes, indeed, I am here. Also, I
have a mean disposition and a
healthy supply of the most effective
type of Teutonic gas bombs.
Let me warn you, I’m a bad one.
I’m the nigger in the woodpile, the
snake in the grass, the knife that
cuts the tie that binds; I exude the
vltrolic acid of truth. The only thing
J stand for is truth and trouble—in
dispensable companions.
I’m the comforter of the curious.
Ask me anything and I’ll tell you if
it closes the University. Yea— even
things like—
Are the things the Gamma Phi’s
and the Theta’s say about each other
true— Or, What makes Ben Dorris
lose his goat when you mention Phi
Delta Theta, or, Is Professor Wheeler
married or what does he weigh strip
ped.
Yeah, I don’t care what I say as
long as I think it is true.
BUT
The TOTAL SUM of my marvelous
powers are to be devoted to solving
the mysteries which have long baf
fled the campus; such as,
Why DOES the FACULTY KEEP
the CUT RULE.
What's the REASON for REDDIE?
and such like.
Now let us shove the needle and
roll the pill—and get rid of this,
A ROMANTIC REMINISCENCE
I’m just nineteen, said sweetly, she,
Oh, surely not, the Prof., said he,
One so fair must younger be.
She smiled with glee.
Proceed, said he,
We’ll finish with your pedigree.
When were you born, my sweet
fair-ee?
"Oh, sir, 'twas back in ninety-three.”
Selah.
Montana andi the Oregon Agricul
tural College on th|eir transconti
nental trip.
American football is more popular
than Rugby with California students.
If the gate receipts may be taken as
indicative of anything. At the
first two games of Rugby $669.50
was realized; at the first two games
under the old rules the gate yield
ed $674.50, a difference in favor of
the American game of $105.
President Wilson has as yet took
no stand on the question as to
whether Rugby football is a viola
tion of neutrality.
"There was great enthusiasm in
'he bleachers.” writes a cub while
■describing a scrub game of Rugby
at Stanford.
"Moose' Mairhead, Bill's coming
hope, has gone to Stanford to start
all over again. Oregon is going to
have a hard time to win that dual
Back meet with the southern col
lege.
"'lick'’ Malarkey came out in n
suit Tuesday evening.
Clippings from almost every news
paoer in California, and from a large
number of the state, have been past
ed in the training quarters by Grad
uate Manager .1 S. Stroud, at the
I'niversity of California. They deal
with the football situation at Cali
fornia from almost every conceiv
able angle, and the views of the
leading sporting writers of the Pa
cific Const are given.
Five of the boys got new suits
Tuesday evening.
Two new frosh expressed their
willingness to buck the squad and
turned out in suits for the first
time Wednesday.
Witiow Kmlows Yale
New Haven, Conn. Announee
was made recently at a meeting of
(lie Yale corporation of a gift to the
l'nlversit> of a building for the
school of music a a memorial to the
late Albert Arnold Sprague. of Chi
cago, a gra iuate of the class of IS,'>9.
The gift is made by Mr Sprague’s
widow.
Chesterfield and
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We have over 1000 garments to select from and show an assortment
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FULL DRESS CLOTHES TO RENT.
HISTORY OF OLD PRESS
GIVEN BY G. H. HIMES
The history of the old Washing
ton printing press, presented to the
department of journalism recently by
H. R. Kincaid, has been sent to Pro
fessor E. W. Allen by George H.
Himes of the Oregon Historical So
ciety.
According to Mr. Himes, the press
was purchased in New York, for the
Oregon Printing Association of Ore
gon City, by George Abernathy, fa
mous in history as the first provin
cial governor of Oregon. Mr. Aber
nathy was treasurer of the associ
ation.
On February 5, 1846, the associ
ation printed its first edition of the
Oregon Spectator, a paper of four
pages. Issued twice a month.
Robert Moore purchased the paper
in 18ri2 to a Mr. Schnebly. who con
ducted it as a strictly political jour
nal, promoting the cause of the Whig
party. Publication of the Oregon
Spectator was permanently suspend
ed in March, 1855.
A few weeks later, William L. Ad
ams. commonly known as "Parson
Billy Adams,” purchased the Spec
tator plant and began the publica
tion, at Oregon City, of the Oregon
Argus, the first Republican paper in
the Pacific Northwest, if not west
of the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Adams
was made collector of customs at
Astoria as a reward for his aid in
carrying the state for Lincoln.
The Argus was consolidated with
the Oregon Statesman at Salem in
1S ti 3. As two presses were not
needed. the Argus press was sold to
H. R. Kincaid of Eugene, who be
gan publication of the Oregon State
Journal in December. 1S63.
Mr. Himes also sent Professor
Allen a photographic reproduction
of page two of the first Oregon
Spectator to come from the press.
“DIGEST” PUBLISHES
PROF. H. C. HOWE'S POEM
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The poem, “As in a Belfry,” by
Professor H. C. Howe, head of the
department of modern English lit
erature at the 1‘niversity. was pub- ;
lished in the Literary Digest for
September 4. of this year, with the
following comment: "There is col- !
or. too, in these interesting lines. 1
which first appeared in The Bell
man. . . This poet seems to j
desire aloofness from humanity. But
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lie is too true a poet ever to attin
this desire. The mood he expresses
is, perhaps, unimportant, but his ex
pression of it is distinguished.”
Professor Howe says that he writes
for the pleasure of writing—not for
publication, although he used to
write for the latter . urpose a great
tteal back in the nineties.
He has been so busy of recent
years, he says, writing lectures and
other related work, that eh hits lit
tle time to spend in literary writ- j
lng.
"Co-education is still being test- :
ed and its values will never be com
pletely vindicated until women are
able to think for themselves, play by
themselves and construct for them- j
selves as men are." said Dean Ethel
H. Coldwell to the women of the
University of Washington at the first
women's assembly of the year, which
was held recently at Meany hall.
The address of the dean was her
formal introduction to the Univer
sity.
Water polo will be introduced as a •
fall sport in place of swimming this
winter at the University of Califor
nia. Last year the men on the
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swimming team organized a water
polo team, and so well did they like
the game that the present move is
the result.