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-4-—— NOTICE ' Important! Seniors must have list of honors and positions held during Univer sity courses here or otherwise, to go with their picture in the Ore ana by the Wednesday of the com 1 ing week. A box in which these I records can be placed has been | posted on the bulletin board in the I library. Those who do not file rec ords will not be interviewed; so | file at once. Class Editor. Extension Classes. The Extension School, assisted by members of the faculty of the University is conducting regular classes in Portland to which anyone interested is invited. College credit may be secured. I('lasses now meeting regularly are: Architecture—-Percy P. Adams, pro felssor of graphics. 1. Graphic Statics, Friday. 12. Descriptive Geometry, Saturday. Given for the benefit of the members of the Carpenters’ Union, Portland. English—Mrs. Mable Holmes Par sens, professor of rhetoric. 1. Rhetoric, every other Friday. ,2. Modern Novelists, every other Saturday. ’{. Short Story, every other Saturday alternating with No. 2. Central Library at 7:80, open to all. I Psychology—Dr. George Rebec, pro fessor of philosophy. 11. A course of 10 lectures on psy chology, every other Friday, 8:00 p. m. in. the Central Library, open to all. Public Speaking—Robert W. Prescott, assistant professor of public speaking. ;1. Practical Public Speaking, every other Friday, 7:00 p. m. 2. Extempore Speaking, every other Friday, 8:00 p. m. 8. Practical Public Speaking for law yers, every other Saturday, 8:15 p. m. auditorium of the county court house. Regular sessions of classes 1 and 2 are held in Central Library, open to all. Extension Lectures for Special Groups. The Extension School is glad to pro vide for courses of lectures upon the pe tition of a sufficient group of interested persons, whenever necessary arrange ments can he made. 1 Lecture Courses now being given are: 1 Art Twelve lectures on “Modern Art ii! Eolation to the Movement of Modern Ideals and Modern Life,” given before the Art Department of the Portland Women’s Club by Dr. Georg Rbc. Commerce—1. Lectures every other Thursday on “The History, Theory and Economies of Banking and Foreign Ex change," given before the Portland chap ter of the American Institute of Bank ing and the bank officers of Portland, by Professor D. W. Morton. “. Credits and Collections. A course of lectures for the members of the Cred it Association of Portland, given by Pro fessor I). W. Morton and Dr. Don C. Sowers. Education Several short series of lectures by Dr. B. W. DeBusk, given be fore educational organizations of Port lmnd including the Parent-Teacher asso ciation, Portland Grade Teachers’ asso ciation, the Psychology club and the Portland Educational association. ; Correspondence-Study Courses. . The Extension School offers through it's correspondence-study department, courses in (iK subjects. CHINESE FEMINIST HAS MISSION Influence of the University of Califor nia will assist in teaching Chinese women how to become good wives and mothers if the present: plans of Grace Loy Lewis ’17 materialize. Miss Lewis, the first Chi nese student to enroll in the domestic science course now given on the campus, plans to return to China upon her grad uation and open a domestic science col lege for women In Shanghai. : Miss 1 ,<>y says that she does not ig nore the fact that the Orient has a rep utation for domesticity of several thou stand years' standing, but thinks there are many things that might be learned from Western civilisation. Nebraska Y. M. Furnishes a Detective The employment bureau maintained by tlje Y. M. at the I’niversity of •Nebraska w.as recently called upon for n new kind] off help. They wore used to supplying all kinds of help from coal heavers to "iiupes” at grand opera but they were tlliite surprised when a Lincoln business man asked them to find him a student to do some detective work, in running down several law breakers. A Senior Law Student was assigned to the job and fi'otn reports was entirely successful. California Anxious to Debate. The debating team of the University <>]f California has challenged Columbia to meet it in la's Angeles. The western •ehool will pay the expenses of the vis itors a. roes the eonttneut. Co-eds Like Swimming. | The women students of the University of Nelira-ha m e becoming enthusiastic wrote** of aguatlo sports. At the first of the year when the class started only ti' o or three were .old enough to attempt to use the diving t>-*nrd. but so many are noxious to di\r at present that one hard ly strikes the water before the next one leaves the board. ! As n result of the defeat of the Wash ington University b&sketbsll team, by the Oregon Aggies last week, the Uni versity of California is now tied with the Oregon institution for the leader ship in the l’aeifie Coast conference. The deciding games will be played when the Aggies unite their trip to California. lM. s,r.e^ . . . jf*a “Nescius Nitts” Creator (Continued from page 1) mand that the special writer be a self starter. This moves the activity of the press poet out of the category of an art and makes it a profession, of, if you please, a craft. Three Classes “The field in Which the ‘self-starting’ writer operates fray be divided generally into three classes—the colyum feature writer, the writef of humorous verse and the creator of special, characteristic brand of humor, such as Ade’s fables in slang or Irwin’s letters of a Japauese school boy. “The theory of the character humor is to develop the feature whatever it may be and keep working on that line until a vogue is established, after which it goes with its own momentum.” The master colyumists of the country are Bert Deaton Taylor of the Chicago Tribune; Franklin P. Adams of the New York Tribune; Don Marquis of the New York Evening San, and Duke McLuke’s syndicated “Bits of By-Play.” “It may be a batter of some interest to Oregon students to remember that this state has furnished a number of il lustrious colyumists to the press of the east. Jimmy Montague, Wex Jones and Miles Overholt are probably remembered by many for the time when they were making their initial hops and wing flap pings in the Portland newspapers.” Of Miles Overholt’s successor on the Journal, Rex Iiampraan, Collins says, “Unless my prophetic powers are at fault he is laying the foundations for a man sion in the sky of some large syndicate service, when bin ‘Once-Over’ shall have developed past the stage of purely local interest and shall come to the attention of the agencies that supply the country at large.” RECITAL PROGRAM IS SCHEDULED SATURDAY Students of School of Muslo Will Ap pear Before Public in Miss Hankins’ Studio The weekly public recital by p-.pils in the school of music will be held Satur day afternoon, February 19, at 3 o’clock, in Miss Hawkins’ studio. Following is the program: The Fairy and the Rose.... Branecombe Nclla Garrison Prelude . Heller Alene Larimer Dancing Song . {.Wing Helen Gilbert Uncle Remus ..Grant-Schaefer Al]fons Korn First Dancing Lesson.Hall Winnie Morris Singing nnd Swinging_Crosby-Adams Richard Dixon a. An Irish Lullaby.Needham b. My Little Love.Hawley Iyeta Mast Curious Story .. Ilelleer Gertrude Livermore • A Night in Junp.King Millard Neleon a. O Lovely Night.Ronald b. O Moon Upon the Water.. .Cadman Della Peterson Melody, in G flat..Cadman Vida Lamb Album Leaf in A minor.Koelling Roy Bryson Valse.Chopin Dorothy Dixon From the Land of the Sky-blue Water.. . Cadman Eslher Fenton Evening Star ..Liszt-Wagner Myrtle Kem If You But Whisper.Sans-Souoi L. Roseoe Hurd Etude Leta Rhodes Jensen BRAVE INCLEMENT V/EATHER Trinity College men braved the incle ment weather and gathered in the col lege room of the Hazelwood last Sat urday to discussi Alumni problems. Speak ers were Hr. A. (1. Bettman, secretary of the Alumni of the school of medicine of the I’niversijty of Oregon; Earl Kil patrick, secretary of the general Alumni association, Oscar Furuset, L. It. Aider man and otherii. Dr. Bettman ' reviewed the history of the alumni of the school of medicine, and detailed their various accomplish ments and plans Closer Organization Urged. Mr. Kilpatrick urged action toward a closer organisation of the general alumni association, suggesting the pos sibility of a representative alumni coun cil or senate which should tie given auth ority to transact most of the business of the association. For furtser considera tion of this idea,l*res. John Vcatch of the Portland Alumni, appointed a commit tee consisting of t'arleton Spencer, Os car Furuset and Dr. Bettman to report at the March meeting. President Watch, upon motion, ap pointed a eomfnittee consisting of Ar ttuir Hoary. Dri. ltalph Fenton and Ar thur Burn Powiell to send, in the name of the Portland Alumni association, to the wife and family of \Y. I. Yaw ter, ’Stl, a message conveying the sympathy of the association. “Resolved tlUt the United States should maintain a navy above third rank in fighting efficiency,” is the question to be debated [in the tri-state contest, and also with the University of Moutana. #t Missoula on April 7. SUPER-SCHOLARS Princeton university has recently taken a radical step in education that, if fol lowed, may produce a class of super scholars in the country. The board of trustees of Nassau decided on January 13 that all scholars who seek iiost-grad uate courses in the graduate school shall have been students either at Princton or in other colleges who were “honor men.” This is the highest requirement of any of the graduate schools in the United States, and is such a radical departure that Princeton has shown immeifte courage in taking this advanced step. Dean West explains this proposition to make super-scholars. He says that it is the purpose of Princeton to ex clude from post-graduate courses stu dents of mediocre or inferior ability. This does not matter whether or not they are graduate students of Princeton. This means that a moderate number of highly gifted graduate students will be devel oped into super-scholars, so to speak. Naturally, the men who attend the graduate schools are men who wish to apply their lives to scholarly pursuits. In this purpose they require not only a larger, broader course of instruction, but they demand a greater amount of intellectual force than the ordinary stu dent, who merely acquires education to fit him for social, professional or busi ness advantages. To them the college academic course is but a burtiish that they use to polish themselves in a little culture and a modicum of higher educa tion. Hence Princton has recognized this fact and has become imbued with the idea that a graduate school should not trifle with those unable to fulfill the mis sion of the institution, but should seek to impose super-scholarship on exceptional students. In other words, it is merely the principle of specialization and effic iency brought into education in graduate _ Mr. Priestly Will arrive in Eugene Tuesday, the 22!nd WATCH FOR HIM ? ■ Hair Cut.. .20^ Shave.10^ Eugene Barber Shop 141 Ninth Ave. East MARX Bart er Stop for your first-class Barter Work 829 Wiliam nttti schools. Naturally, it will probably be followed by the greater universities.— Philadelphia Press. CABARET IS LAST RESBRT. Because the Daily Cardinal is facing financial embarrassment, the editors and business managers went into cabaret business and extracted $400 from the pockets of fellow students who are at tending the University of Wisconsin. 108 CALIFORNIANS FOR TRACK. When 108 men signed up as nucleus the California 1916 track season began. Of these 28 are freshmen, while 80 are Varsity aspirants. New Spring Suits and Coats A distinctive Model Silk braid and many buttons are used with most artistic taste to decorate this hand some new Wooltex model. The soft Wooltex tailoring permits lapels to be worn buttoned to any front, an important style feature. Wide skirt with par tial belt. Price .$27.50 Other suits.$15 to $45 Coats.$7.50 to $25 Large’s Cloak & Suit House 865 Willamette Street Phone 525 BOYS Come and try the Cream Lunch Everything in season 828 Olive street T. Jensen, Prop. Empress Vaudeville EUGENE THEATRE Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7:15 and 9:00 p. m. The great morality play “Conscience” With the noted stars Rod ney Ranous and Marie Nelson. Lily Lenora Co. Dancers Davenport & Kerr At the Dairy Farm Hyman Meyer _At the Piano Four Comics “A Mile-a-Minute” Gray & Graham Bell Hops OBAK Advertises 08 and GO Ninth Ave. E. NEW Spring Goods I Are arriving daily for your inspection. We in vite you to come in and look them over whether you wish to miake a pur chase or not. Spring suits for young men have a lot of “pep” and are designed along new lines. The fabrics have a wide range of col or'and pattern. Spring hats are here in many shapes to fit any face or figure; and there 11 dufi are many new shades this year. i Spring shirts are new and dif ferent in many respects and are moderately priced. New neck wear, hosiery, collars, and underwear are arriving every day. At Your Service! FISHER LAUNDRY COMPANY i Phone 65 1580 Willamette St. I __i Eugene Purest and best confections at iths 'Cregana Cor. 11th and Alder Sts. When in need of good fresh groceries,! Phone 141 Quick Delivery Grocery Ona Rhodes, Prop. i The shoe repair shop that can be Relied upon i the Shoe Doctor ! 986 Willamette. i Paine Building We’re the only clarifying and pasteurizing firm in town Our milk and cream is purest Eugene Clarifying & Pasteurizing Co., Inc. 144 WEST NINTH PHONE 390 BUY of the Merchants who are advertising in the Ore gon Emerald. We believe in the Golden Rule.