OREGON EMERALD
Published each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the college year, by the
Associated Students of the University of Oregon.
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STAFF
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF.MAX H. SOMMER
Assistant Editors.Wallace Eakln, Leslie O. Toese
Managing Editor.Harold Hamatreet
News Editors.Mandel Weiss, Clytle Hall, DeWltt Gilbert
City Editor.Harry L. Hack
BUSINESS STAFF
BUSINESS MANAGER.FLOYD C. WESTERFIELD
Manager’s and Editor's Phone—841.
A Pledge to the Commonwealth.
PLEDGES, LIKE prayers, are often likely to degenerate into
mere repetition of a lot of jumbled up, chinesified words, with
out the slightest thought-creating value. Tomorrow morning at
the regular 10 o’clock assembly a pledge of fealty will be adminis
tered to the student body—or as much of it as shows up—for the
purpose of reminding the prospective graduates that they have a
debt to pay to the state which has fostered an educational insti
tution for the benefit of the commonwealth.
If there is any time that the students should take such a cere
mony seriously, it is tomorrow. And it will not redound to the
credit of the University if there is an audience of vacant benches,
with a sparse sprinkling of blase students. High officials in the
state administration will be present at the pledging exercises and
their reaction to the spirit displayed will determine to a large ex
tent what their attitude toward Oregon will be in the future. If
they are disappointed in the showing their attitude toward the
University will be the same as the students’ ostensible attitude to
ward the state. And on the other hand, if they are impressed by
the interest and conscientiousness of the students, they will be in
a position to repay that sentiment many-fold.
Who knows but that the simple taking of a pledge to the com
monwealth may not mean more support for the University from
the state. And everybody knows that Oregon needs all the sup
port obtainable
Amendments Up Tomorrow.
IN THIS issue of the Emerald we are publishing a list of the
measures which are to be voted on tomorrow. It is a long list,
and we are not giving up space to them for mere ornament. They
are intended for serious thought, so that the returns of the ballot
ing will show the real brains of the student body. Lack of space
prevents any “proing and conning” of the why and wherefore of
the proposed measures. We recommend a little table-talk on the
matter, especially a little advice to the freshmen from the upper
classmen. ^
Owing to the desire not to make the ballot too complex and
long, the phraseology of the measures are not printed on the tick
ets which are to be used in the election; but instead opposite each
“yes” number on the ballot appears the title of the suggested
change.These captions, alone, are not comprehensive enough for an
intelligent vote, so each and every voter—and remember Oregon
has equal suffrage—owes it to himself and herself to study over
the measures verbatim.
We recommend that the ballot be clipped from the Emerald,
and referred to in casting each vote.
At the upper part of the ballot appear two numbers—100 and
101—which is a time-saver if some wish to vote a .straight affirm
ative or negative ticket. Merely as a comment—and not to be
taken too seriously, or to be used as a means of shirking a study of
the measures, it might be said that we are strictly in favor of vot
ing a straight “yes” ticket, and really look forward to an election
return with the statement: to-wit, nullo dissente.
In response to the Emerald’s appeal for longer hours for the
library, we were patted on the back by numerous habitual back
patters. Do the students want the library open longer? If so,
it will be arranged; at least, so says a reporter especially despatch
ed to headquarters to find out. But such an arrangement means
added expense, and will be wasted unless the privilege is used.
For the purpose of getting student sentiment on the matter before
the authorities take the matter up with the board of regents, we
recommend that every house take a straw vote on the matter and
report the same to their Emerald representative for publication.
A rumor has come to us that some students, cooperating with
the proper authorities, are planning to get out an official program
for the O. A. C.-Oregon game on November 20, and have made
efforts to get advertising for the same. If we remember correctly
a resolution was passed last year confining all official soliciting
of advertising to the two official body publications. We favor a
program for the home-coming celebration, to be financed by the
student body, but we are not in favor of violating the rule passed
last year.
A comment that has passed from tongue to tongue among
successive generations of Oregon students for four score and
nearly three years is the statement that the townspeople and es
pecially the merchants want to see more campus football games.
What we would like to know, with due deference, is how in the
world do they expect to see more campus games if they don’t go
out to see them when they are here? They have been conspicuous
by their absence: viz, the Idaho game.
Oregon is not the only place where the progressive collegettes
are pursuing novel campaigns to raise the wherewithal for a
Women’s building. The women of Northwestern university or
iginated the bargain-barber-shop idea a few days ago, and sham
pooed, manicured, shined and demonitized the college sports.
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CAMPUS NOTES *1
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Mabel Tilly and Clara Prances
were dinner guests at the Delta
Gamma house Friday night.
Delta Delta Delta entertained -with
a formal tea Friday afternoon, in
honor of Miss Fitch. Yellow tulle
and chrysanthemums were used as
decorations.
Mrs. J. K. Locke, of Portland, is
visiting at the Gamma Phi Beta
house.
Mr. John McMurray and Mr. Davis
of Portland are week-end guests at
the Kappa Sigma house.
Madeline Harding, Olga Poulsen
and Marguerite Phose are spending
the week-end at the Kappa Kappa
Gamma house.
Vera Temple of Pendleton is a
week-end guest at the Gamma Phi
Beta house.
Roy Camp and Mr. Feitil of Co
burg and Mr. Axley of Salem, are
week-end guests at the Kappa Sigma
house.
Beta Theta Pi will entertain at
dinner Sunday President and Mrs.
P. L. Campbell, Professor and Mrs.
John F. Bovard, Miss Marian Ander
son of Albany, and President Paul
G. Doney of Willamette University.
Paul Spangler was a dinner guest
Friday evening at Beta Theta Pi.
Miss Clark, a Pi Beta Phi of Ap
pleton, Wisconsin, was a Monday
guest of Nu Phi Kpsilon; and Mrs.
Shore, a Pi Beta Phi from Spokane,
Washington, was a guest Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker of Corvallis
an^l Mr. Roy Armascot of Corvallis
were Thursday evening dinner
guests at Alpha Phi.
Professor Dyment was a guest at
the foot of the training table Fri
day evening.
Martha Tinker and Marian Tinker
were Friday evening dinner guests
of Pi Beta Phi.
Chi Omega entertained Georgia
Kinsey and her cousin, Mrs. Shore
of Seattle at dinner on Friday even
ing.
Dr. Schafer was a Thursday din
ner guest at the training table.
Don Orput, '15, spent the week
end at the Fiji house.
Mr. and Mrs. Foulkes and Mr. and
Mrs. Hv sfond were visitors at the
Kajvpa Kappa Gamma house Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hosford motored down
from Portland.
I>ean and Mrs. Straub. Mrs. J. K.
Locke of Portland, Mrs. W. R. Mac
kenzie and Miss Jessie McLean of
Portland were dinner guests at the
Gamma Phi Beta house Sunday.
Flora Dunham, ’14, of Portland,
spent the week-end at the Gamma
Phi Beta house.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robinson and
Don Robinson of Portland motored
up Saturday for the game.
Miss Helen Jones of Portland vis
ited the Delta Delta Delta house for
the football game this week-end.
Students making arrangements for
a “batching" dub may receive some
assistance by calling 388.
Kappa Alpha Theta had as guests
over last week-end two Theta
mothers. Mrs. Charles H. Harris of
Portland, and Mrs. A. K. Harris and
small son of Portland.
Pppereclassmen of Kappa Alpha
Theta entertained with a dinner Sun
day evening.
Saturday evening Alpha Phi enter
tained with a dinner in honor of
their pledges.
Eugene Baker was a guest of
Beta Theta Pi at dinner Monday ev
ening.
Mrs. Mabel H. Parsons was a
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Men’s Suits & O’coats
Values to:
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$25 Special at $20.00
The newest styles and latest patterns of
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Monday dinner guest of Alpha Phi.
Miss Ada Foreman, in the cast of |
Ruth St. Denis, and formerly of
Bryn Mawr and of the University of
California, was a Saturday evening
dinner guest of Kappa Alpha Theta.
Sunday dinner guests of Sigma Nu
were: Mr. and Mrs. Seth Kerron
and their son Jimmy; Frank Nor
mamdin, Charley Beckett, Ed Straw
bridge, Roland Manary and Don
Orput, all of Portland. '
Lee Anderson of Albany spent the
week-end as a guest of Beta Theta
Pi.
Miss Anne Dawson, of Albany
spent the week-end at the Kappa Al
pah Theat house.
Chi Omega will give a tea Friday
in honor of their house mother, Mrs.
Bell Stuart.
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J# FOOTBALL NOTES «
That new shift formation works
something like a steam roller.
One of those new signals sounds
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Fourteen men have so far made
their letters, and many others will
nake their “O” this year.
Four “rubbers” and Bill Hayward
vere kept busy all Sunday morning
loctoring the “come-backers.”
You can’t fool the old hands. No,
ndeed.
The “kids” 'displayed unusual
‘pep.” They had a little rooter sec- ]
tion of their own.
The University of California is
iontemplating the establishment of
i school of referees.
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We now have a full line of hot
drinks. Chille con Carne, Tom
ales, Soups, Sandwiches, Chinese
Noodles and Chop Suey. Come
and try them.
Uictoria Chocolates
Leading Confectionary and
Lunch.
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