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.