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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1916)
OREGpN EMERALD Published each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the college year, by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon. Entered at the postoffice at Eugene as second class matter. Subscription rates, per year, |1.00. Single copies, 5c. ___ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. . .. .... ..MAX H. SOMMER Assistant Editors.[.Wallace Eakln, Leslie O. Tooae Managing Editor..*.Harold Haaistreet City Editor..Harry L. Kuck News Editor.Mandel Welsa Copy Editors.He Witt Gilbert, Clytle Hall Special Writers. .Grace Edgington, Frances Shoemaker, Charles Dundore, Walter Kennon, M,ary Balter. Administration .I.Roberta Killam Assistant ...Francis Yoran Sports...Chester A. Fee AM.viM.-uit .1.James Sheehy Feature* . . ..'.Adrienne Epping, Echo Zahl 1 James Cellars .Martha Beer 7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7..Eulalle Crosby .„ .. .7.’... . . .7.7.7.".Beatrice Locke Luclle Watson Exchanges .J.Louise Allen Reporters. . Kenneth Moorea, Jean Bell, Marian Nell, Carroll Wildln, Harold »ay, Robert McNary, Percy Boatman, Coralie Snell, Luclle Messner, Luclle Saunder, Joe-Skielton, Stanley Eaton, Helen Brenton. Dramatic Critic Ilramatics. M usic . Society BUSINESS STAFF BUSINESS MANAGER...FLOYD C. Manager's and Editor’s Phone—841. WESTERFIELD Skyey Influences on Examinations. PSYCHOLOGISTS HAVE worked out an elaborate baro meter on how the mental faculties are affected by weather condi tions and according tb! an empirical investigation of the efficiency of the human thinking-machine, report that these bracing days are ideal for the students tp do their grinding for examinations which arc not far away. '■ The weather philosophers maintain that days that are fairly freezing tend to stimulate full attendance at classes. If such is the case, if would be the idjeal time for the faculty, which is usually so progressive, to abolish the “cut rule”. That is beside the point, but we certainly take pleasure in reminding the faculty every once in a while that there is still tine matter of compulsory attendance at classes, which invites progressive reform. And by reform the Emerald does not mean a minor change but a complete abolition. But this is beside the point. It is a fact that fair weather is not a brain-stimulant. Students persist in thinking of tjie Millrace during the days of spring-fever which expression suggests the mental torpor that prevails. It is also a recognized fact among criminologists that a suicide will, in nine cases out of ten, chbose a fair day for self-annihilation. So, too, with students. Many a', student has annihilated himself in examin ations during the spring- after passing with good marks at the end of the first seme ter. In a survey of the efficiency in the banks of the country it was shown that warm weather brought a plethora of cler ical errors. The old motto, “Mjike hay while the sun shines,” evidently does not apply in the matter of examinations. Psychologists say that the best time to prepare for “exams” is when the sun is not shining, but rather when the '-now in; falling. , •■»■••• So if appears that the snow is a fortunate phenomena. The question is whether those unhappy individuals who are behind in their work will seize the opportunity while the cold weather lasts. Forging- Ahead. TUI' MEETING <j)f the Board of Regents last Tuesday marks a mile tone in the progress of the University. The crowning accom plishment of the session was the authorization to erect a new home for the newly created School of Education. The cost of the building will he $40,000, exclusive of architecture fees and heating. The fact that the structure is only a uhitarv part of a still larger building is an as surance that the future llolds much in store for the University. According to plans; a time will come—and this time is not so far off- when the entire complexion of the campus will he changed. \ topic of vital importance is the President’s liberal stand on comi-til. v military drijl. An investigation of the eastern institu ti.-m- 1 aw,iled the fact that the modern and most effective way fora umvei it; to aid in,prep;jration plans is not by rote-drill, but by study in engineering lines from the military aspect. Drill, according to the country's greatest experts, should be a matter of only a month or so. Educational preparedness is a greater assurance of efficiency in case the nation were called upon to defend its existence. This is the ; ystem in vogue in I harvard and Princeton. By creating schools, out of the departments of journalism, law, medicine, and extension service, the University now has seven schools properly equipped for vocational training. The old academic doctrine that hi.:her education is concerned with only the cultural and classical know thereby disproved* The demand is for vocational train ing as well as the cultural—or rather a commixture of the two. That the University is advancing into better times as a result f the p dicy of vocational preparation is shown in the statistics tak en recently from the graduating classes of two of Portland’s largest 1 ii■: 1 s scU i. >E ••'!lowing that a majority were intending to enter insti tution-; of higher learning, and that the majority of this number had alia ad\ ••i.’inncd their intention of entering Oregon. These- are only a fekv of the measures which the Board of Re gem -• t T, hut from thei magnitude of these undertakings, it is self evident that (kegon is entering into a new era for the better; and this has been made po- .hie by an efficient administration and a progres sive Board of Regents. 1 \ COMMUNICATIONS _j YALE-ORECON MAN WHITES Olv;,.u K't.riald : 1 Jnat n Jtn» to let you know11 nrn jet ting tl*< i '.m<.r.tUi regularly a it'd that tho • • . ■ I ;:!;!■ r l go over t& most dllis.'>'Oi fashion. ‘and It is a soinvo of much pleasure and fond rivoUtvtion. A sidoli '!>:s on ^tilo tifut UU) b>' lntotvBiiug to tk« student*, i I To shut with Vale is in three divisions oua might sa> the Aoudemic school when* all the art courses are given—the Sheffield Scientific school where the en gineering and scientific courses are giv en and the Professional schools. As for spirit, there is plenty and 1 fail to find anything but a democratic spirit among tlu‘ men and a very strong feeling for \ ale. \s for football out this way 1 don’t rant ii a lot over western football, ex cept in one respect; aud that is that the prospective Varsity material that comes in from the well-known “prep” schools around here have a better knowledge of the game than the average freshman in the west. The reason is that the major ity of the “prep” schools have well known former college stars coaching and teaching on the faculties. I firmly believe though that more attention is paid to physical condition in the west, and when anyone tries to tell you Eastern football has it so much on the West, pift it down as “bunk”, it is a little better, yes—but its qnly a few years off till it will be on a par. Oliver Huston aptly expressed it in a recent article of his in the Oregonian. I am sorry to note that basketball has been relegated to the background—to me a Varsity team looks like a large induce ment for getting men out and that’s the idea of athletics as I understand—to get the largest number possible out in or der that they may improve themselves physically. "Competition is the life of trade” and those engage^! have a goal to attain so I fail to see in the taking away of that goal or incentive in the shape of Varsity team whereby the largest num ber of students are attracted to the sport. LYLE F. BROWN, ’12. * CAMPUS NOTES * + Schedule sheets for the second semes ter are in the hands of the printer and will be ready for distribution by the last of next week. Chi Omega dinner guests last Sunday were Ray Staub, Anson Cornell, Neil Norfitt, Iver Ross, Virgil Alexander, Charles McDonald and Harry Miller. i — Superintendent Churchill estimates the number of freshmen students who will enter next September at 50. Sigma Chi announces the pledging of Ferdinand Cate. Dinner guests at .Sigma Chi Sunday Were Mrs. rage, Virginia Peterson, Genevieve Chapin, Catherine Twomey, Genevieve Shaver, Marian Neil, Beatrice Qaylord, Florence Pearce, Lillian Bohn son, and Elaine Brown. TEAMS ARE JJRAWN BY LOT Real Intra-Mural Schedule To Follow den will he shaken up in a hat and drawn Interfrat and Interclass Contests. A steady diet of basketball will fall to the lot of followers of the game from now on. After the present inter-frater nity series the interclass series will be run off and then will come the real dyed in-the-wool intramural' basketball. Bill Hayward will pick the captains of the several teams, and these, in con junction with Bill, will pick the remain ing Players. This is the way it will be worked. A captain will be chosen for each six men. These captains are suppos ed to be the best players, the pick ofj the rabble. The list will again be culled by Hayward and the captains for the second best players. The names of these players will be empaneled and the pro cess repeated until five men additional to the captain will have been assigned] td a team. , Any person, even a Frosh, will be eli- j gihle to the captaincy of these teams. Likewise any man in the University, in- ( eluding former varsity men is eligible. | Merit alone constitutes the bnsis of the choice. Such is the doctrine of intramur allsm. The cup offered by .Spalding & Co., of Portland, for the winning team of the series will be put on display so that nm blltious players can imagine their names engraved thereon. Each team must select a name. The team that comes out on top of the percentage column will have its name and the names of the members en graved upon it. This loving cup will re main in possession of the fortunate team for one year, reposing in the trophy raise in the gym. This'is the plan that Director Hayward has in mind for the disposition of the prize. All of the basketball games interclass included, will be recorded on a percent age basis. Jay require military drill. 1 uless the United States war depart ment fails to detail an officer to give in struction in military science and tactics at the University of Montana, men stu dents in the two lower classes will be required to take military drill at the uni versity begtnuing with the fall term. 1915 CHAMPIONSHIPS Sport College Football. .Corn'll Baseball. Syracuse Basketball ..Yale, Syracuse Track.Cornell Rowing.. Cornell, Yale Hockey.Harvard Cross-country .Marne Water polo .Princeton Fencing.Navy Wrestling. , .Cornell Tenuis.Harvard Golf.Yale Soccer. . ..Haverforn Uhess.Columbia Lacrosse.Harv.vJ Shooting. ..Harvard Gymnastics. . Yale Swimming.Undecided A bill to provide for the purchase of ground and the erection of a weather bu reau observatory buildiug at or near the university of Montana lias been intro duced in the United States senate by Senator Henry I.. Myers, was read twice and has been referred to the committee on public buildings and grounds. STUDENTS EACH OREGON EMERALD IS AN Advertising Directory or THE \ Eugene Merchants I \ I WHO ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR SUPPORT. THIS DIRECTORY IS COMPILED EVERY OTHER DAY, AND IS THEREFORE AN UP-TO 1 THE-MINUTE AUTHORITY ON WHERE TO BUY / “The Varsity Paper” NEUBAUER, CLASS OF’10, FIGURES COMET’S ORBIT Former Mathematician Major and Now Lick Observatory Assistant De scribes Work to Prof. Detfou Ferdinand J. Neubauer, of the class of 1910 and a B. A., and M. A. at the University, now a member of the staff of the Lick observatory at the University of California, has recently succeeded in getting a determinate orbit of the comet e 1915 (Taylor). In the verification worked out by Mr. New bauer, the new comet has been found to have an orbit of about eight years in length. In a letter to Professor E. E. DeCou, of the department of mathematics, Pro fessor Neubauer said: “This offers one of the so-called indeterminate cases due to great circular motion. Naturally I am rather pleased to have succeeded in this particular ease to get a determinate orbit. Also I have several asteroid or bits out, which I hope to verify at the next observation at Lick.” Professor Neubaeur has studied in Europe and at Montreal, Canada, as well ns a graduate course in the University of California. At the U. of C. he work toward a doctor’s degree in math ematics and astronomy, with the res-.it that he is now one of the assistant pro fessors at the Lick observatory. Professor DeCou has received a num ber of bulletins from him, in which the observations are explained in detail. As Neubaeur was oi)e of his students when at the University of Oregon, he says that he is very much interested in the work. Frofessor DeCou is also an as tronomer, as well as a mathematician. Wesleyan, in order to raise scholarship standard, has passed the following new rule: “A student with entrance condi tions after his first year will be ranked as a freshman throughout the whole year, even though during the year he makes up the eonditioa.” At Hamilton college, N. Y., the fresh man “beer-keg” lias been eliminated this year for the first time. More attention to the liquor problem is being given by student leaders apd by instructors in the related classes and courses.—The Inter collegiate Statesman. Twelve men at Colgate have pledged themselves to put the prohibition move ment foremost among their college ac tivities this year. The students at the Ker.rney State Normal school, at Kearney. Nebraska, have formed an Anti-Shave league. The slogan of the dub is "More Fuzz.',’ Student 9hctCi$ Will look after you personally.. One for cut free. Come See the New Platinum Tone 't. % Martin 6tudic Upstairs 992 Willamette Laundry™ Eugene Steam Give us your patronage. 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