OREGON EMERALD
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STAFF
EOITOR-m-CHIEF..MAX H. SOMMER
Assistant Editors.Wallace Eaklo, Leslie O. Toose
Managing Editor.°.Harold Hamstreet
City Editor....6.Harry L. Kuclt
New a Editor..•.. .Mandel Weiss
-Copy Editors.He Witt Gilbert, Clytle Hall
Special Writers. .Grace Edgington, Frances Shoemaker, Charles Hundore, Walter
Kennon, Mary Baker.
Admit*Oration .*.Roberta Kilmrci
Assistant .Francis Yoran
Sports .Chester A. Fee
Assistant ./.James Sheehy
Features .Adrienne Epping, Echo /.ah!
Dramatic Critic .James Collars
Dramatics.....Martha Beer
Music . Eulalle Crosby
Society ............. ..... ..Beatrice Locke Lucile Watson
Exchange* .... .Louise Allen
Reporters. .Kenneth Moores, Jean Bell, Marian Neil, Carroll Wildin, Harold Say,
Robert McNary, Percy Boatman, Coralio Snell, Lucile Mossner, Lucile
Kaunder, Joe Skelton, .Stanley Eaton, Helen Brenton.
BUSINESS STAFF „
BUSINESS MANAGER.FLOYD C. WESTERFIELD
Manager's and Editor’s Phone—Ml.
What’s Wrong With The Council.
A PHW years ago some of the then-progressive leaders of the
campus proposed an experiment to see if student government and
control would not be possible within a few years. 1 he result was an
entire recasting of the student organization then existing, and a sub
stitution of the present mechanism in the student body politic.
Without one iota of pessimism, that experiment seems to be a
failure from the present complexion of matters. It was the idea of
the progenitors of the plan to make the student council a nucleus of
the proposed student government. Without casting any adverse re
flection on the present personnel of that body, it is evident to any
observer that, as a nucleal unit of self-government, the student coun
cil is a poor argument in favor of the original idea.
What’s the matter? One word will state the whole evil: There
is too much “cutting,” and, as a result, a small portion of that body
is trying to guide the fortune of the whole organization. Such a
state of affairs is dangerous to the student body politic. The student
council is supposedly a body which reflects all phases of student sen
timent and which meets semi-weekly to thresh out the problems of the
l diversity. Nothing is supposed to he settled without a full ex
pression of these various segments of student opinion. But how
can there he a full and free expression when there is not a full attend
ance. Chronic absenteeism lias no excuse ; it is a down-and-out neg
ligence of pledged duties, and as such should be stopped.
But the crux of the matter is this: The campus is over-organ
ized. Members of the student council are absent because there is
too much counter-organization, everything on the campus is over
done except the vital things, such as studies and governmental ac
tivities.
It would be out-and-out muckcrism to prognosticate an evil dis
ease without proposing a cure. The only cure, we think, is along this
line:
i. Over-organization should be stopped by regulatory meas
ures bv means of establishing a standard method of permitting
additional organizations to be established. Such standard should
he established, and permits extended to an organization accord
ing to its character, the demand, the benefits, and the existence
of like organizations.
j. A permanent board selected as a standing committee Of
the student council should be entrusted with the preliminary
repotl am! recommendations, which shall he passed on by the
student council by secret ballot in the presence of a represen
tative of the proposed organization, who may present his pe
tition in person.
The (|uc.tion of over-organization should he settled for once
and for all, and that soon. It is the predominant evil of the Univer
sity, and one of its to ils is that it engulfs the students in such a mire
of engagements that those entrusted with the government of the stu
dent lxxlv are lax as its their attendance at meetings.
The Krncrald proposes that this matter he brought up at a sub
sequent meeting of the student council when there is a fairly full at
tendance. '1'he student council has the power in a matter of this
kind; and, as an evil which threatens the efficiency of the very body
that has the power of eliminating it, the disease of over-organization
should receive the prompt attention of that body.
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The Student-Faculty Forum Idea.
.1 1 HTI.T)' member after reacting a recent Kmerald editorial
—At: r .7 />(it/ fVv.'iHg -wrote a valuable communication which
was published on this page at the time. The idea expressed in the
c'immune,u ■ mi was that a student-faculty forum should be formed,
and that this body thresh out problems that are of interest and affect
the relations of students and faculty.
It was suggested that the proposed plan will in a way revive the
spirit which formerly reposed in literary societies, the spirit of de
bate. This-spirit would be accompanied by results. In debating so
0 cietie- the effort spent in preparin'. .. questioq seems hardly \\'orth the
result, inee the result is far from tangible. Hestdes the old "idea of
“arpnifteiit for the \:kr of ar^m tew ' is a tiling of the past.
In the plan suggested there 0\v> >uld be the benefit of effective
presentation of issues bv the members and at the same time there
would he something tangible to be gained.
There are some features of the plan that hardly seem feasible,
but the main suggestion that a forum be established in which stu
dent and faculty sentiment would be focused in effective presenta
tion with the practical view of influencing student and faculty leg
islation—-seems not only plausible and practical, but also highly de
sirable.
Sue i an org.mi at ion would more than justify its existence if.
in the course of a few years, it could do awav w ith the schism that at
present character! es the relationship between professor and student
—-not .more so at .Oregon titan at other similar instutions..
WALTER GREBE IMPROVING
Diminutive Athlete and Musician Has
Chance to Survive Illness.
Walter Grebe, last year’s second base
man on the varsity baseball team and this
year’s president of the University band
is in the hospital ill with erysipelus. Doc
tors declare that his condition is very
serious.'
Yesterday, after an injection of se
rum he seeyned better, but late last
night he suffered a relapse, and is worse
today. 1
Grebe w.is a membe-r of thel University
Glee Glub. lie is a trombone player and
it is on him that the Glee Club depends
for all trombone solos.
His father, II. Grebe, came into town
Thursday at 1:15 a. m., but was not ad
mitted to the hospital until yesterday,
when, he found fhe condition of bis son
to be much more promising. Grebe was
not informed of the seriousness of the
case until he began to recovor somewhat.
Clelland and Howard Coffey of Port
land are in the city and have been ren
dering remnrkablo service to the pa
tient.
Members of his fraternity house say
that his physical condition was much run
down as a result of playing the heavy
intra-mural basketball schedule without
training, coaching or professional advice.
f COMMUNICATIONS 1
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To the Emerald:—I noticed in last
night’s (Thursday’s) Emerald, a state
ment credited to Superintendent J. A.
Churchill, saying that he estimated the
freshman class in September to be 50.
This was not the statement ds given to
the reporter, because I happep to be re
sponsible for this myself in the matter
of general conversation. Probably the
reporter misunderstood. The words used
were the “second semester,” not Septem
ber, at all. I make this statement in
fairness to Superintendent Churchill.
N. C. GRIMES,
Secretary.
f CAMPUS NOTES 1
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Friday evening Mrs. George F. Croner
and Mrs. J. F. Titus entertained for Al
pha Tail Omega with an informal dnnee
at the Country club. Mr. 1 and Mrs.
Thurston and Dr. and Mrs. Titus were
patrons ami patronesses.
Beatrice Thurston, a Chi Omega from
the University of Washington, is work
ing in the extension department.
President Prince E. Campbell will ad
dress the Eugene Commercial club at its
next luncheon, Wednesday, January 2(5,
on “Impressions of the East.’’
The Oregon Teacher’s Monthly for this
month bus a contribution by Dr. li. C.
Clark, professor of history, | who regu
larly conducts a department, devoted to
Oregon governmental affairs. Dr.
Clark’s article covers local elections, the
registration of voters, certain facts ou
the land grant case, and the state ex
penditures for 1010.
Those students who wish to enter their
names for the Failing and Beckman
prizes should do so at once. The time
limit for the registering of names has
been extended from January .15 to the
end of this semester, to give those who
have not already done so an ppportunity
to enter the contest. Only two names
have been sent in so far, Cloyd Dawson
and E. \Y. lleckart.
Last Wednesday 100 colored views of
Yellowstone Park were exhibited before
the class in elementary geology. These
were loaned by the Northern Pacific
railway company. They will
again next semester
Professor Mitchell’s
rnphy'.
class in
be shown
in connection with
physiog
11. ]!. Miller, director of the school of
commerce, addressed the Portland teach
ers’ meeting today on “Education for
Modern Times.’’
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PRESS NOTES
EMPRESS VAUDEVILLE
A varied and pleasing bill ^>f six novel
ntt ructions will bo presented at the l'-u
gotie theatre Tuesday, Jan. ’S>. When it
comes to grace, skill and eh a rm. the
headline honors must be giveu to John
ny Fogarty’s 1011$ Dancing Review,
three couples, including Mr. Fogarty, in
troducing some of the most modern
dunces. As a special feature which all
patrons, yougsters and grownups will
enjoy to the limit will be the offering
furnished by Teeliow s t’ats. Directed
b\ Madaiue Teeliow, these educated fe
lines perform most remarkable feats.
Vdaius am! tJulil. comedians and parod
uell known to nil theatre-piers.
St 8.
will present a clever satire on insurance
with a large assortment of parodies on
The Helen t’arjos trio.
the latest song„, .. ..e— --
who are exponents of artistic and sensa
tional roller skating, will introduce many
figures that are new and
executed only by them. Tin
Smith and Hunter will prest
entitled "t’lass and t’ulture
Miss Smith’s ami suffrage i
uiost interesting to the fair
lltnerie and company will pi
satioual disrobing aerial noy
dtteiug an entirely new lin
feats. The Melody Trio
singing and piano act.
w
Original and
Misses
nit a sketch
in which
eeitation is
sex. Mile,
sent a sett
elty, intro
of aerial
i'd offer a
MANY STUDENTS OFF irO WAR.
McGill Fuivi rsity. Canada. lias so many
students serving in the urn
rope that the authorities havi
iiseoutiutte inter, , UejJiatc conn
rent of this. rear.
■s in Ku
deeidi d to
ests tor the
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“LOST AND FOUND” ARTICLE;
INCREASE SPORADICALLY
Collection in Villard and Library Big
Enough to Start in the Co-oper
ative Store.
Some one on the campus Is carrying
around with him a watch minus the stem
winder and probably hoping that another
will sprout in its place when warmer wea
ther comes.
If that person would call on the janitor
in Villard hall his lost property will be
returned to him and if the owners of the
various other specimens in the case mus
eum there will also claim their belongings
they will save the necessity of adding
an annex to house the rapidly increasing
collection.
This now consists of one cuff link, two
pair of gloves (mates) one odd glove,
one pair of glasses, one check book, one
earring (owner may identify by produc
ing mate), two keys, one watch fob, one
collar clasp, one fancy pin, and four bar
pins of varying sizes.
The library also' conducts a lost and
found bureau which just now is in pos
session of one pocket dictionary, one
fleur-de-lis pin, and one handkerchief,
the corner knotted into a container for
small change.
In the Woman’s gymnasium lost articles
seem to predominate. One slip of paper
posted on the bulletin board announces
that a small black purse containing 81
cents is missing while another written
by a modern successor to Cinderilla;
reads, “Lost, a pair of blapk, ballet slip
pers, nearly new, about size four, Friday
afternoon in or near Men’s gymnasium.
Please return.”
Fountain pens figure largely among
the lost articles. One of the librarians
says no sooner does she post “Found,
a fountain pen. Enquire at desk” than a
regular procession comes to claim it.
When pens are lost during assemblies
and plated in the case in Villard hall
they seldom remain there many hours.
Text books are often found in the Lib
rary on the tables but, in spite of their
unpopularity, they are claimed promptly.
But they are quite unlike the articles of
adornment reposing in Villard hall for
some of them have remained there sev
eral months and the watch fob even for
even since last year.
f HOME SCIENCE CLUB 1
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Prehistoric man buried his meat and
nuts and l'oots in the ashes. Medieval
man cooked by the slow heat of the open
fire place, understanding well that flavor
juices, and digestibility were improved by
long slow cooking. Today, the good cook
is the one who lets time have a hand in
the process.
The fireless cooker, simplest of house-,
hold articles, once you have used it, is
the modern embodiment of this process.
I am sure that the single student or
small group, who prepare either a part
or all of their meals, would find a sim
ple, home made fireless cooker, the
gi atest of time savers. To eat just
one of the good concoctions possible to
achieve with meat, rice, beans, vegetables,
dried fruits, simple puddings and soups
would convert the stoniest skeptic. Either
a patent cooker, or the home-made one,
is as easy to handle as a Brownie kodak.
How to Make Fireless Cooker
A covered box full of saw dust, or
similar non-conducting substance, with a
lining of burlap that leaves a cavity the
size of a cooker kettle, all covered with
a feather pillow, is the sum of the dir
ections for making. The kettle contain
ing the food must be boiling rapidly when
stored, after having boiled from ten to
twenty minutes, according to the food.
After from two to six hours, according to
the kind of food, meat ocmes out tender,
juicy, full of delightful odors. Rice is as
whole and unbroken as before cooking,
but very tender ana well flavored. Stews
of meat and vegetables, boiled dinners,
after the old style fashion, and cereals
that taste like some now and strange
food of the Gods, come out of your
homely box, with the minimum of effort
on your part.
A kettle with a loose lid, boiling rap
idly on top of the stove, may cook your
food, hut niuoh that you pay for is lost
in the air of the kitchen. This loss is
very important, as it is chiefly the very
elements are needed most, and they are
actually "gone up in smoke” and you have
them not.
Fireless cooked food does not shrink
as it does in open cooking. I have adopted
some recipes, stolen some, and invented
others, that are the joys of our lives. I
will gladly write out and mail any of these
dishes to any one desiring them, and
further information will be given freely
to any one calling 1209R at any time.
SUGGESTS DEBATE CHANGE.
! Miami University has suggested a new
! idea in regard to intercollegiate debat
| ing. The debaters of each college or uni
i versity are to select their question and
! then travel from one town to another,
giving the same topic at each place.
YALE ATHLETICS PAY.
o With a losing team this fall the Yale
Athletic Association was still able to take
in approximately $ 115,000, of which over
: SICK),000 was taken at the Princeton and
Harvard games.
HARVARD GETS NEW POOL.
Harvard is to have a new swimming
j pool. The alumni and the undergraduates
j have already subscribed $10,000 toward
the fund for building the ikvoI.
WOMEN WANT BUILDING, TOO.
The Women at the University of Mis
souri have started a campaign for a wom
1 m's, building.
Annual White Sale Begins Monday
Never have we shown such beautiful dependable fabrics
at such low prices. We invite your inspection.
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EUGENE GLOVE STORE
Cape kid gloves, tan only
pair .$1.29
This popular street glove
usually retails for $1.50 a
pair.
REAL FRENCH KID
GLOVES $1.75
These come in all white,
white with black embroid
ery and colors.
THE M. & W.
WASH BLOUSES
98c
New 1916'styles, made of
fine white, plain and strip
ed voiles, crepe, pique, and
batiste and colored stripes
The M. and W. blouses are
better values than usually
shown at this price. j
DEPENDABLE M. AND
W. HOSIERY j
Men’s fibre silk hose the
pair . . . j.25^
Come whit|e, black and col
ors.
Ladies fibre silk hose 35$
pair. Silk hose in colors. j
Phoenix black and white
hose 75$, I $1, $1.50 pr.
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Announcement!
STUDENTS
We have just installed the Vortex ^anitary
Soda Fountain Service
Try it and be convinced that it is strictly sanitary.
'Oietorici 'Chocolate*
More Folks Will Buy
Their Shirt Waists
Here Throughout the
Coming Year.
For this store is as most
all know, tfte home of
Ladies’ Waists
—ix nome to wmcn mere always
comes the new and much desired
styles—the styles that well dress
ed women want and wear with sat
are most attrac
Welworth Waists
$2.00
isfaction.
And as to prices—just as before they too,
tive.
A new allotment of Welworth Waists.—that are always so
greatly desired—go on sale at the usual moderate price of
$2 00
Larges’ Cloak & Suit House
865 Willamette Street. 1 Phone 525
Student 9hctcd
Will look after you personally.. One for cut free.
Come See the New Platinuni Tone
t. Martin tftudio
I
Upstairs 992 Willamettf
Laundry—
Eugene Steam
Give us your patronage. We will do|the rest.
Phons One-Two-Three
IS U "Y °f ^erc^ian^s wko are advertising in the Ore
^ ^ * gon Emerald* JVe believe in the Golden Rul^.