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EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1916. VOL. 17. NO. 37 S22S IS YEARLY SUM SPENT BY ‘O' BATCHERS Faculty Committee on “Student Living” Reports Maximum Amount Needed. BUNGALOWS TG BE BUILT Cafeteria Is Another Addition Planned by Members in Helping With Plan. Estimated Expense Account for a Student Batching at the University for One Year. Living Expenses for 40 Weeks $100 Clothing. 50 Fees, incidentals, etc. 75 Total.$225 ri ht> foregoing is a statement issued today by the faculty committee on “stu dent living” as being the maximum amount now spent by any of the “batch ers” (in the campus. Ars you living on . ® or less? The committee says that it can be done,” and it presents a plan whereby many, instead of the existing few, will be able to live on this same sum. .By next fall it is hoped that some bun galows will have been built out in the Fail-mount district and that a cafeteria will have been added to the Men’s dor mitory building. In this way. those who can not be accommodated in the bunga lows will be housed somewhere near the campus and will use the cafeteria for their meals. A\ e want to make it possible for promising high school students to come here and make it on $225 a year at the most,” said President P. iL.’ Campbell. A student should be able to get along comfortably on this amount, if he is working his way through. A student can save at least $75 by summer work. His parents should be able to give him an other $75, and he would need to borrow only $75. We hope to establish a stu dent loan fund to supply those who need to borrow these amounts.” The committee has in mind a cottage plan. Several bungalows of say two or three rooms each could be constructed, surrounded by much greenery and artis tic in every detail. Two or even four students could occupy each one of thes e and do their own cooking and house work. The policy of the University would be never to interfere with them in any way, but at the same time to keep them supplied with all kinds of information, such as for instance the weekly menu lists given out now through the Emerald columns by the Home Science club. The cafeteria will be a fine addition to the campus and a splendid conveni ence for those who would prefer to batch nearer town. Under this method many more students would be drawn to the Universty and a normal expense account could be set up for them. The University will have nothing to do with the building of these cottages. Thev will be financed just as the fraternities and clubs are now, and will be built alto gether by private capital. It is the aim of the University to make a great undertaking in sociology, keeping this type of living always on a high so cial level. In other words, it is a study of “simple living attended by high thinking.” I he .lapauese maintain real ele gance with extreme simplicity,” saifl President Campbell. "The life of the University should teach the lesson of avoiding extravagance in order to save money for the more important uses in society. We should teach here the right standard of values.” For this reason, every department of the University is hack of this project and will work for its success. The archi tectural department has drawn the plans for these cottages, the supply depart ment will build whatever furniture may he necessary. The houses themselves should con tain sleeping porches, hot and cold wa ter. and every other convenience of the modern house. In fact, nothing essential to good housekeeping and good health \ should he left out.” The plans for the houses are already tentatively drawn up and definite action will be taken on the project as soon as the details have been decided upon. GETS HIS DEGREE. Professor lb ('. Sowers, of the school of industry and commerce at the 1 ni versitv, returned Sunday night from New York City, where he completed bis work for his Ph. Ih degree in econom ics. sociology and public law. Days at Oregon Recalled in N. Y. Interest That Had Lagged But Slightly Is Revived in Far Distant Harlem. Nine former Oregon students who ;ire now attending schools in the east gathered together in New York City dur ing the holidays and talked over “those days at Oregon.” Several parties and gatherings were held at which Oregon songs and Oregon toasts were given to revive the interest in their Alma Mater which they say had lagged but slightly, despite the distance which separated them from home. Those present were Miss Marjorie Maguire, ex-’lG, and Miss Florence Johnson. ex-’18, who are attending Wel lesley this year. Miss Margaret Monta gue. ex-’l(i. now studying at Vassal- col lege. Lyle Brown, ’13, who is taking law at Yale, Bobert Kuykendall. ’13, Sam Wise, ex-’lG, and Harold Cockerline, '12, who are attending the Columbia University law school, Gwynn Watson, a student in the Columbia University medi cal school, and Arthur Geary. ’12. M. HOUDAY PARTIES HELD IK SEVEN TOWIIS La Grande, Baker, Hood River, Ones Are Compliments to Glee Club Men. Several Oregon get-to-gether parties were held throughout the state, during Christmas vacation. At Roseburg eighteen Oregon students entertained the high school students with a dance. Before the party short Univer sity booster speeches were given by Wil liam Cardwell, ’84, lawyer; Walter Fisher, ‘13. city editor of the Roseburg Review, and Dr. Houck, ’90. Joseph Denn had charge of the dance. An informal dance for high school and college folk was given by twenty-five Ore gon students at Grants Pass. At The Dalles a basketball game was played between the high school and an alumni team composed of Elliott Roberts, Loren Roberts, Howard McDonald, James Huntington and Harry Kuck. The game resulted in a 110-23 score in favor of the high school. A short Oregon meet ing was held after the game. The Glee Club was an incentive for several “get-to-gether” parties in cast er^ Oregon. At La Grande the club was entertained with a matinee dance. .Lee Williams. '14: Gene Good, ‘15; Fred Kiddle, ’17; and Willard Carpy, ex. ’17: were in charge of the party. A matinee dancing party was also giv en the club at Baker. The entertainment committee was composed of Henry Fow ler, ’14; James Donald, ’15; Walter Ken non. ’18; Glenn Shockley. ’18; and R. B. Bowen> T8. The Hood River alumni ajso entertain ed the Glee Club members with a dance. In Portland several of the alumni gave short booster talks to high school stu dents. A dance was given in Klamath Falls by the “U” club, which is composed of the following University alumni: Vernon Motschenbacher^ Clarence Motschenbach er, Harold Merryman, Island Haines, ' Roy Oren. Robert Riggs, George Steven son, Will Hern and Andrew Collier. ; Other University students present were Ralph Hern and Ernest Xail. PROFS. OVERWORKED SAYS PREXY OF WASHINGTON 1’uivprsity of Washington -The deans and professors of the University of Washington work too, hard. This was the statement of President Suzzallo in a talk to the graduate .students in the j Women’s league buildirr.g last night. “The research work added to their j regular class work,” said President Suz zallo, "has overburdened them, and they do not have enough time for recreation.” The president favors the establish ment of and stands for a greater devel opment along the lines of scientific in vestigation. He spoke of the work of the deans and outlined a gene.ral plan along which the graduate class should work. He said he stood for a policy of» diversion of funds for education of th<* state and not for the recreation of; funds. Announcements have been received covering the Fourth Annual Newspaper Institute to be held at the Uni rersity of Washington on January thirtee ath, four teenth and fifteenth under the auspices uf the .State Press Association and Fac ulty of the University. PAGEANT DATE: JUNE 2, JUST BEFORE EXAMS Faculty Action in Changing Time Makes Production Possible. The commencement pageant is now practically, assured, the plans awaiting only the official approval of the regents. At a special meeting called December 17, the faculty by a 2 to 1 vote accepted the pageant committee’s recommendation that commencement this year take place before examinations. This was demanded by the committee as prerequisite to the production. The pageant is scheduled for the eve ning of June 2. The commencement program will fill the three succeeding days, occupying only three days instead of four, as in previous years. Exami nations will begin on Tuesday, June 0. and will continue for the rest of th? week. The work of the English department will be rearranged so that Prof. W. F. Cl. Thacher, manager of the pageant, and Prof. E. S. ^ates, the producer^ will have time to superintend the work. Students, faculty and towns people will be asked to serve on the committees which Prof. Thacher will appoint, and to co-operate either in the writing of the book, the actual producing, or the financ ing. It is hoped to arouse the interest of the Pioneers’ association, and to in duce some of the early settlers, such as Ezra Meeker, to attend and participate. The executive committee, composed of President Campbell. Ray Goodrich, of the board of regents. Professors Thach er, Bates and Allen, is not to direct the production or the financing, but is to act as a hoard of arbitration in case of a disagreement among the management. It is planned to make the pageant self supporting by the charging of an admis sion fee—probably amounting to fifty cents. Prof. Thacher estimates that ap proximately three thousand people can get within sight and hearing of the per formance, and this charge will be neces sary to defray expenses. To further in sure the financial end of the undertak ing, a guarantee fund will be raised. This will amount to from .$1500 to $2000. Each member of the faculty ’will prob ably lie asked to pledge $10, the student body will be requested to contribute, as will also the business men of Eugene. The crowding of the commencement exercises into three days, and the pres ence of many more students and alumni at the exercises, may work some radical changes in the program. At present Alumni day will lie Saturday, June 3, , instead of Tuesday, as heretofore. This * day will contain the alumni meetings, the luncheon and the reunion. Sunday the baccalaureate service will be held, and probably a suitable musical program will be provided for the afternoon. Mon day morning the> diplomas will he pre- j sented. In the evening the flower and fern procession and the Failing and Beckman orations will close the exercises. j The committee recommended that addi tional features be provided for Sunday of a character appropriate to the day. j “The pageant committee proposed a j model program under the new arrange- | ment,” stated Prof. Allen, the chairman, “but the adoption of the plan does not necessitate the following out of every detail, especially if the senior da ms should wish to make some changes. As their adviser. I shall urge tomorrow that a committee be appointed which will con aider the introduction of new feature':' ; into the commencement program.” EAST RESPONDS IN KIND TO WESTERN RESOLUTION The recent res ilution passed by the Western Association of Teachers of Journalism in regard to the proper re- | ouiremenjs of a person entering the ; newspaper business brought forth a si.a- i ilar one at a meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English held :n i Chicago on November 27. The Western i Conference was held in Eug> a ■ Oct u'er j ::o The Chicago Council resolution reads ( as follows: “Resolved, that the Counti! approves the recent attempt to raise the academic standards of admission to the ; profession of journalism, and that it j recommends to the secondary school authorities that no student be encourag ed to the newspaper profession without I further education than is afforded by the secondary school.” o • -s-s-: TOOZE IS ANXIOUS TO RETURN Lamar Tooze. who was sent^is ?i dele gate from the University of Oregon on Henry Ford’s peace expedition to war ring Europe, expects to spend a coupli of days in New York on his return vis iting with Robert Kuykendall. The col lege students will probably be on their w iv home soon, as they have expressed u desire to keep out of the war zone as much as possible. GIRL “GLEESTERS” TO SING SATURDAY Zaz and Pep Will Mark Staging of Annual Home Concert in Eugene Theatre. The date of the Women’s (flee Club concert has been changed from Jan. 7 to Saturday, Jan. S. This will be their first concert of the year and will be given at the Eugene theatre. A trip later on is being planned but no definite arrange ments have been made as yet. In speaking of the club Dean Lyman said, “We have more trained voices jn it than ever before. 'I'llis promises to be the best performance ever given by the girls glee club." Charlie Fenton is chairman of the stunt committee and she promises two skits chuck full of zaz and pep from start to finish. The first one “10-20-30", written by Jack Dolph, depicts the trials of a troupe of chorus girls stranded in the country. The part of Jane Preston, the heroine, is taken by Julia Platt, Rita Fraley is Mignon Dame and Charlie Fen ton cavorts about the stage under the appellation of “Naomi”, while Kathleen Fraley and Emma Wooton are the twins in the piece. Margaret Welch and Mar garet Spangler are “Irene, the village Queen,” and “Happy” Brown. The second stunt, which is under the direction of Prof. Lyman, is being kept secret. The personnel of the club is as follows: First sopranos, Eva Brock, Virginia Pet erson, Margaret Spangler, Marjory Wil liams, Melba Williams, Mamie Gillette; second sopranos, Let a Mast. Martha 'Pin ker, Marie Churchill, Kathleen Fraley, Laura Miller, Cleome Carrol and Dorothy Montgomery ■ First Altos, Miriam Tin ker, Iva \V”ood, Hester Hurd, Helen Johns, and Rita Fraley; Second Altos. Charlie Fenton, Leah Perkins, Julia Platt, Erma Keithley, Margaret Welch, Irene* Rue and Myrtle Tobey. The prices for the concert will he 73c and 50c. STANFORD MAT ENTER COAST CONFERENCE Student Body Has Referred Matter to Alumni; Latter Thought Favorable. That Stanford may moot tho Univer sity of Oregon before many years seems highly probable at the present time, ac cording to Colvin V. Dymeut, president of the Pacific Coast conference. Since the formation of the Pacific coast con ference the Stanford student body 1ms turned the matter of entering this league over to its San Francisco and other alumni. The alumni are not believed to feel the same hostility to the University of California that is felt by under-grad uates and therefore a verdict for enter ing the conference is considered more likely to come from them. Should Stanford enter the conference now it would be impossible for it to se cure a football schedule for next fall with any of the schools of the confer ence. However, it would be able to se cure schedules for basketball, truck and baseball. Stanford InvitaUon Is Open The University of Oregon would proba bly meet Stanford two years out of every three in football and probably every year or at least every other year in other events. “The invitation from the Pacific Coast conference to Stanford to enter is still open,” said Mr. D.vment, newly elected president of the Pacific coast body. “Stanford will be welcome at any time.” Any schools desiring to enter the con ference later must apply to the organiza tion iS a whole, and be voted upon. Veatch Capable Coach, Says “Bill.” "If I was to recommend a man for track coach, 1 do not know of a better man than John Veateh, of Washington high school, Portland,” says Mill Hay ward, veteran track coach at the Uni versity, in speaking of the offer Stan ford University has given Veatch to coach its track team. Mr. Veatch graduated from the Uni versity in Mill and during his last two years assisted Mill Ilayward in coach ing the team. When he went to Portland, he took charge of the Washington high squad. Veatch is an attorney of Port land, president of the Oregon alumni in Portland and a member of the Phi Delta Phi and Kappa Sigma fraterni ties. r‘Footbal1ers” Gormandize Pigskin Boys of 1915 Season Are Guests of Mr. and Mrs. “Bez” Xmas. Conch and Mrs. Hugo Bezdek were host and hostess at their third annua', football dinner on Chirstmas day when all the Oregon football players remain ing in Eugene during vacation were guests at the Bezdek residence for din ner. Mr. and Mrs. Bezdek have made this an annual custom since their residence in Eugene as a Chirstmas gift and enter tainment to the members of the team who are unable to return to their homes. The house was decorated in the holiday colors and a pleasant afternoon was spent. The members of the football squad present were Johnny Beckett, captain elect; Lyle Bigbee, Clifford Mitchell and Orville Monteith. C. V. Dyment, presi dent of the northwest athletic confer ence, was also a guest. DOUGHNUTERS ANNOUNCE FIRST WEEK SCHEDULE Elimination Contest Will Begin January 5—Four Games a Day Will Be the Order e The doughnut basketball league will begin operations Wednesday afternoon. Four games will be played each day. Some of tile teams are reported to be out of condition when it comes to wind and endurance. A bright feature of the games will be the vari-eolored suits which the different teams will wear. Following is the schedule for the first week: January 5:— Dormitory vs. A. T. O. Chi (Jammu Delta vs. Kappa Sigma. Oregon Club vs. Chi Delta Sigtua Chi vs. Beta. January 0:— Sigma Nu vs. Delta Tan. lota Chi vs. A. T. O. Dorm, vs. Kappa Sigma. Phi Gamma vs. Oregon Club. January 7:— Phi Delt vs. Sigma Chi. Beta vs. Sigma Nu. Delta Tau vs. Iota Chi. A. T. O. vs. Kappa Sigma. Former Student Marries. Roy H. Camp and Miss Helen Mathew of 105 East Fifteenth street, Portland, were married at St. David’s church on December ill in the presence of 22 friends. Camp is an ex-Oregon student and a member of Kappa Signal frater nity. The bride and groom attended Washington high school together and the bride is a former Oregon Agricul tural college student. They will make their home on a farm near Eugene. SENIOR THESES CHOSEN Economic Major Students Select Varied Subjects for B. A. Graduating Degree. Major students under Prof. P. G. Young, all young men in the department of economics, have begun work on their theses for bachelor degrees. Topics are suggested by the professor, but each student is free to write on any subject he may choose. Three reports are made before the final paper is submitted. First, an out line of the specific problem which the subject is to treat; second, the main trend of argument to be developed, and third, the first draft of the thesis. Following is a list of the subjects; 1. Revision of Our Taxation Ijuw Per taining to Assessment, by Lamar Tooze. 1*. Adjustment of Railway Freight Rate System in Oregon, by Robert McMurray. I!. Public Docks for Oregon Municipal ities, by L. Roscoe Hurd. 4. The System of Communication in Lane County, by Prentiss Brown. 5. Promotion and Organization of Cor porations in Oregon, by Chester J. Mil ler. t(. Present Status of <<i(o(l Roads Prob lem in Oregon, l>.v E. It. Morrison. 7. Development of Recreational Re sources in Oregon, by Herbert Norman din. 8. Features of Adequate Dark System in Oregon, by Robert Bean. !t. I’roblem of Providing Central Ore gon with Railways, by Fived B. Dunbar. 10. What the Federal Reserve Law Is Doing for Oregon Finances, by Leslie Tooze. 11. Public Opinion and the Press, by Max II. Summer. 12. Small Towns’ Newspapers’ Service to the State, by II. L. Kuck. 18. Free and Compensated Publicity by Walter R. Dirnin. 14. What Should be Done with the Ore gon-C'aliforuia Land Grant? by Maudel Weiss. TOUR OF GLEE CLUB MARKED BE SUCCESS Members Prove Good Advertis ers and Alumni and Students Good Entertainers. BOYS SHOW LOTS OF “PEP Music Critics on Eastern Ore gon Newspapers Along Line Say “Stellar” of Concerts. Those who heard the club this year were well repaid, for the entertainment this year is high class. The chorus sing ing was especially good. -Baker (Or.) Democrat. This is the type of newspaper com ment following the University of Oregon Glee club’s tour of eastern Oregon the second week of the Christmas vacation. The club left Portland a week ago Monday appearing that evening in The Dalles. Here as elsewhere the ac tive Oregon students and alumni showed the royal spirit of entertainment by auto rides, dinners and afternoon parties. In point of attendance the crowd at The Dalles proved the smallest of any on the trip. Elsewhere the attendance at the concerts was up to expectations and financially the club came out ns well as in previous years. “It is true that the financial balance will list a little to the leeward," said Leslie Toore, man ager of the club, today, "but that is due to the poor attendance at the home con cert December 10.” (Singer, pep and enthusiasm effervera ced from the boys all along the line. Even the people on the trains and in the hotels caught the contagion, inquired who the jolly bunch was,where they were from, etc., and the usual answer given was programs of the concert containing a descriptive write-up of the Univer sity. In fact progrnms were carried along for this especial purpose and some of the boys impersonating “peanuts, pop corn, etc." spielers traveled the full length of the trains distributing the booklets. ny goiiy, 1 love my motncr-in-iaw, “Chicken Rag," and “A Tattle Peach in the Garden Grew,” were worked over time on the trains and at meal time, in terspersed with Oregon songs. At La Grande the boys rain into snow and cold—both a foot and a half deep. But here a matinee dance was scheduled — and the hoys kept warm, particularly on the sleigh ride after the concert in the evening. Many henrts were found and lost at La Grande, but the pass to Baker was negotiated safely and here again a matinee dance enlivened affairs. At this point Bob Langley found use for his skates. Avison got lost in a cutter and Ike Ross was found in possession of a picture—special delivery from L.i Grande—while Batley found consolation in some “beauty dreams.” Following the concert at Baker the jump was made to Hood River, the club traveling all night and arriving the next noon at its destination. Here the New Year’s eve concert was given, followed by a dance. It was at this point that Mr. O'Neil, traveling passenger agent of the O. VV. R. & N., who had accom panied the club on the trip and looked after its comfort and had made himself a congenial companion (by the way teaching Prof. Lyman a few tricks in tin- game of whist) bid farewell to the boys. It was his comment that the club "improved a hundred per cent at each a ppearance.” Yes, Hood River is dry—but the boys had plenty of spirits (not to be taken literally). It was the final admonition of Prof. Lyman to the boys not to stay out too late that night, and he set the example. The clock registered approxi mately fifteen minutes sleep for him. At the final appearance in Albany Satur day, Henry Heidenreich, president of the glee club of last year, was the guest. “A better club than last year,” he said, following the concert. The quartet of Nelson, Langley, Gil lette and lodph scored big all along the line and Gillette drew heavy applause in his baritone solos. Newspaper comments dwelt on all the solo parts of the pro gram with praise. In the ensemble parts the ‘'Chimney Song" was the favored. Said the Baker Herald, “The Oregon songs were given a goo<L hand but the club was at its best in the Ohiifiney Song.” ° ° There is a possibility that the club will go to Portland the latter part of the month under the auspices of the Lin coln high school and later take a trip into the Coos Bay country. “This latter trip depends upon whether the boys are willing to continue in their work,” said Mr. Tiffany today.