OREGON
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VOL. 17.
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NO. 60.
EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1916.
125 SCHOOLS WILL HEAR
HON‘GREATER OREGON'
Letters Written by Roberta Kil
lam, Corresponding Secre
tary, for Assembly Dates.
NEXT MEETING IS MONDAY
Everybody Interested Is Invit
ed to 4 o’clock Meeting. No
Restricted Membership.
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE GREATER OREGON CLUB.
Multnomah .Anson Cornell
Columbia .Martin Nelson
Clatsop .Emma Wootton
Washington .Esther Chalmers
Malheur.Sprague Adams
Yamhill.Wayne Stater
Coos.Max Reigard
Curry.Raymond Burns
Tillamook.Beatrice Gaylord
Lane.Louise Bailey
Polk.Laird Woods
Lincoln.Newton Center
Benton.Eyla Walker
Clackamas.Joe Hedges
Wallowa.Mona Dougherty
Marion.Kenneth Moores
Linn.Prentiss Brown
Douglass.Hnrrie Booth
Jackson.Vera Olmstead
Josephine.Gladys Conklin
Lake.James Burgess
Klamath.Fred Dunbar
Harney .Helen Purington
Crook.Richard Wilcox
Grant.Fred Kiddle
Union.Alice Hill
Hood River.D Onthank, R. McMurray
Gillam and Wheeler.Isa Wasson
Sherman.Floyd Westerfield
Morrow.John Houston
Wasco.Loren Roberts
Umatilla.Claire Raley
Baker.Walter Kennon
(By Grace Edgington)
One hundred sixty-eight standard high
schools in Oregon will be turning out sen
ior classes this year, and the University
Greater Oregon committee expects to
reach 125 of thse with studnt speakers
and informational literature about the
University. What per cent of next year's
freshman crop will be due to the Greater
Oregon campaign perhaps not even Dr.
Straub could figure out; but with the
way the student body is making itself
*>ne of the committee, everybody is hop
ing in large numerals.
Goes After Stationery
The other day a fellow went up to N.
C- Grimes office, where the Greater Ore
gon stationery is cached away, and asked
for a little. He said that out of a senior
class in his own home burg of 15 or 16
students, only two expected to go to col
lege. Some of the others he said were
; Rble to go, but they were indifferent, and
; he wanted the Greater Oregon movemnt
to get a line on them—or to them.
To find out whether the principals of
the state high schools will grant an as
sembly period to home-going University
Students at Spring vacation, so that the
I advantages of college education—and in
particular, University of Oregon educa
tion—may be presented to the high school
pupils, letters are being prepared. These
letters which are to be signed by the cor
responding secretary, Roberta Killam,
and some graduate of the high school
who is in college, explain first the pur
pose of the visitation with which the
high school might be favored. The visit
ors’ willingness and ability to answer
questions about the curriculum here, the
campus, the chances for employment,
and so on are testified to. A card is en
closed asking the principal to specify
what day, and hour he can grant. And
the car^ is stamped.
Everybody Wanted Monday.
Monday evening. 4 o’clock. Dr. Straub’s
llass room—this is all the information
pou need as to how to get to the next
teeting of the Greater Oregon commit
tee. And all the invitation you need is
this: If you are interested in a bigger
Oregon next year, come. The Greater
Dregon committee does not consider it
lelf to mean just those persons who were
*i on the organization; nor yet the eoun
ly lieutenants; but'all those people in the
(Continued on page four)
Another Decree
Aimed to Ban
Faculty Considers Adding Cred
it-Sapper to “Cut-Rule
Category.
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Piggers!—pig not!
Picture show fans!
Loafers!—loaf not!
Because—the faculty will get
you don’t watch out! Even now
considering drastic movements
those who neglect their studes
above mentioned reasons (and
The horrible truth is this. Somejv
somehow (nobody will take the
for it) it has leaked out that the
is considering the advisability of
ing for low grades. That is, all yo
have been sliding through on “P”
will probably find some day th:
sliding is not so easy as you have
accustomed to. Maybe you will fi:
the five hours “P” you expectec
been cut to four or three hours’
Maybe when you reach out for
sheepskin you won’t get it becaus
card showed too many “P” grade:
this is not only possible but proba^i
least the faculty is seriously cons
such an action, and they hope
way to make a “P” one of the s
things on the campus. When appr
on the subject, however, the mem
the faculty are about as talkativ
convention of clams and so the on
in which to ward off the impending
ger is to follow out Frexy Wilson’s
of preparedness.
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REV. HENRY MARCO IE
WILL ADDRESS VESPERS
Speaker Regrets He Car
Stay Week. Services '
morrow Afternoon.
Not
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Rev. Henry Mareotte, pastor of the
Westminister Presbyterian church, of
Portland, will speak at the Vespe r serv
ices at the University tomorrow after
noon at 4:30 o'clock.
He will preach at the Central I'resby
terian church tomorrow morning and will
spend a couple days on the camp is vis
iting and talking. Following is tl e pro
gram at the Verpes services:
A letter from him today to J. I». Fos
ter says: “I see I am to have a fill pro
gram. I rejoice in that. My only re
gret is that I can’t stay a week.”
The program for the services tomor
row afternoon at 4:30 in Villard, is:
Processional Hymn .
.“The Son of God Goes Forth”
Scripture Reading_Dr. Wm. I arsons
Tenor Solo, “Ave Maria” .Luzzi
Ralph H. Lyman
Prayer .Dr. William I’arsons
Anthem, “Te Deum”.Dudley Buck
University Choir
Solo Quartette—
Martha Tinker, soprano; Leah Eerkins,
contralto; Ralph Lyman, tenor; Albert
Gillette, baritone.
Hymn.“Jerusalem the Golden”
Address “American University Men in
the leadership of the World”.
.Rev. Henry Mareotte, D. D.
Recessional Hymn .
.“Saviour Again to Thy Dear Name”
His schedule while in Eugene will be
ns follows:
Sunday—11 o’clock at Central Pres
byterian church. Dinner at Gamma Phi
Beta house. Luncheon guest of J. D.
Foster.
Monday—Lunch at Kappa Sigma house.
Dinner at Friendly hall. Meet with Y.
M. C. A. cabinet at 5 o’clock.
Tuesday—Lunch at Sigma Chi house.
Dinner at Phi Gamma Delta house. Ad
dress Y. W. C. A. at 4 o’clock.
APRIL FROLIC APPROACHES
E'ellows, get your woodpile seats
early! April Frolic this year promises
to surpass all other former productions.
Under Charlie Fenton's supervision
plans are being formulated for the big
gest event of the year—for the women.
"There will be more general mixing
this year,” said Miss Fenton, this morn
ing. "Stunts will be put on by groups of
girls chosen from all of the houses. In
the past each house put on a| stunt.
Dancing will be the chief diversion.”
The festivities will happen in the
men’s gym, March 28. As in former
j years all University women are, urged
j to make the frolic a "zipper.”
BASEBALL WAXES ZIPP1
WITH OLD SOL'S ADVENT
Coach Bezdek Establishes Com
pulsory Course in the Art
of Hitting.
The reappearance of the good weather
has instilled some of the old pep into
the baseball team, that was at a low ebb
during the recent snowfall. The squad is
now practicing every night on the rough
meadow back of Kincaid field. Provid
ing the rain does not interfere, the new
baseball pasture will be scraped, rolled
and laid out in regulation style.
Coach Bezdek is still doling out the
same conditioning stunts that character
ized the opening weeks of training.
“We’ve got so much work ahead of us
that I don't know where to begin,” said
Bez in looking over the prospects. “With
a week more of warm weather we can
work off the rough spots on the varsity.
Then we can concentrate on the team
work and the offensive side of the game.”
Bezdek gave strict orders last night
for the pitchers to warm up ns soon as
they appeared on the field, and the,in
field and outfield to put their efforts
on batting.
Bezdek Admonishes.
“Keep your eye on the ball and take
an easy swing,” admonished Bez in ex
plaining the art of hitting. “I don't want
any two baggers, three baggers or home
runs, I want singles.”
Bezdek believes he can make a ball
player out of Dorris Medley, a sopho
more, trying for an outfield berth. “Doc”'
hits from the south side of the plate, has
lots of nerve, and takes a good punch at
the ball. He also handles himself well
in the gardens. Kaiser Wilhelm was
put through a gruelling third degree of
fly ball chasing last night, in an effort
to train his eye on grabbing the long
drives. Kaiser is stationed in right field
and upon his hitting depends the per
manency of his job.
May Put Pitcher in Field.
If Dick Nelson and Bill Tuerck can
hit this year either one of them will no
doubt be used in right field when not
pitching. They have been working with
the outfielders in trapping flies and both
handle themselves well.
NO COERCIVE POLICE
ATTEMPTED IN MOVE
Over - Organization Chairman
Dispels Misunderstanding;
Axe Will Not Be Used.
Have ,vou noticed “studes” rushing to
and from the various halls seemingly ob
livious to their surroundings? Have you
discerned expressions of despair and
worry on their dream faces? “Yes,” the
observing one replies. “Over-organiza
tion is the cause.”
Since the advent of the question of
the over-organization campaign on the
campus there have been various, and in
many cases overdrawn, reports circulat
ing among the students in regard to just
what the results will be and the effect
on life. The prevailing opinion is that
the campaign will compel many organ
izations either to disband or join with
some other society upon command. This
according to the chairman of the com
mittee of the Student Council is errone
ous. The clause in the plans relating to
this particular phase of the question
reads. “In case that two or more or
ganizations are duplicntory in function,
the Student Council MIGHT advise con
solidation.” This provides in itself for
co-operation not coercion.
The clubs as they exist now still will
exist after the survey has been complet
ed by the Student Council unless they
voluntarily offer to help in the adjust
ment of the evil, further stnted the
chairmnn, for doubtless it would be im
possible to uproot them. To provide for
the future is the aim. This point is clear.
In the future all would-be organizations
must receive a charter from the Stu
dent Council.
Survey Shows Fifty Societies.
The survey thus far has raised the
veil of mystery disclosing some fifty se
cret societies. Some apparently with no
function other than secrecy. These are
the organizations aimed at by the com
mittee. The possibilities for associations
of any kind whose aims are for the bet
terment %f the University would he ad
vanced by this movement for it should
appeal to all who have the welfare of
their school at heart to assist in the
squelching of this evil that clogs both
the social and student life of the Univer
sity.
Roller Skatiag May Be Diversion
Outdoor Pavilion Will Enable Students to Have New Pas
time. Women Elect Baseball Captain and Will
Soon Organize for Practice.
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Roller skating may become a pastime at
the University should the women’s open
air pavilion be constructed.
“The university of Minnesota has just
opened a new outdoor game room which
they use for roller skating,” says Miss
Mabel Cummings, head of the women’s
physical training department. “I see no
reason why our game room should not
also be used for a similar purpose.”
The plans for the outdoor game room
have been made, and construction on it
will begin as soon as the faculty com
mittee on intramural sports sanctions
the building of the room. The size of
the room will be 50 by SO feet, and its
central height will be 20 feet.
The outdoor pavilion will enable the
girls to have their physical exercises in
the open air in all seasons of the year.
When the weather becomes too cold the
girls can don sweaters in place of the
regular gymnasium waists.
Basketball, tennis, baseball, volleyball,
handball and other games will be played
in it. This outdoor game room should
pave the way to better interclass basket
ball teams next year. Formerly the
girls could not practice often because the
only place to play was in the women’s
gymnasium w'hic-h was occupied
most of the time by regular gymnasium
classes. As soon as the room is con
structed the physical directors will teach
the game to many of the underclass
girls. From these classes good material
for next year’s teams should be devel
oped.
The present congestion in the physical
training classes will also be relieved
when this room is built.
The demonstration of the physical
training classes, which will be given
some time before spring vacation will
wind up the indoor work of the women’s
gymnasium for this season.
Olga Sod'rstrom was elected captain
of this year’s baseball team at the Wo
men’s Athletic nssoeition meeting, Tues
day. Regular baseball teams will proba
bly begin after spring vacation. Every
girl who is interested in the sport should
try out for the team.
Since construction on the University
golf course has begun many co-eds have
become interested in golf and it is
thought a large percentage will take golf
as their outdoor sport.
Tennis also will be very popular this
year. If the University erects the doz
en tennis courts it plana, everybody
who likes tennis will have an opportunity
to play. Other years, there being only
four courts, players had to wait their
turn which made long practices impos
sible. Adrienne Epping, Echo Zahl and
Roberta Killam have already turned out
for the women’s team.
Over one hundred girls are needed to
dance in the Oregon pageant which will
be given during commencement week. As
practice for the pageant will be given as
part of the spring work in the women’s
physical training department a large
number of the girls will sign up for it.
Credit will be given for the work done.
The music has alreudy ben selected
for the pageant and the dances are now
being composed by the physical training
department. Practice for the pageant
will begin after the girls’ gymnastic de
monstration.
I
Taxis and Flowers
Insist Senior Men
Prominent Lottery Prizes Re
quest That They Be Treated
as Girls by Co-eds.
Girls, it’s up to you! This seems to be
the attitude of the men in the senior
class in regards to whether or not they
will expect flowers arid cabs next Friday
night. The occasion in question is the an
nual senior lottery dance on March 17
With few exceptions the men agree that
for once they should be the fnvored ones,
and. taking advantage of leap year, de
cree that they shall1 wear their lady’s
flowers in the upper left hand button
hole. Also they favor the unstinted use
of taxies, jitneys and cabs. Here are ft
few of the statements issued by some
of the prominent seniors in regard to the
matter:
Lamar Tooze: “Of course we want
flowers. With leap ycW but once in four
years the girls should consider them
selves lucky.”
Bob Bean: “Sure I’m for it. We’ve
been stung for four years now give them
a chance.”
“Tubby” Wheeler: “Cabs and flowers
are in order also laundry bags for our
pumps.”
Wallace Eakin: “Why shouldn’t they?
We have furnished them floral decora
tions for three years and we have it
coming to us.”
Merlin Batle.v: “Undoubtedly!”
Harry Kuck: “President Campbell and
myself agree that fot the ultimate good
of the University the custom of giving
flowers should be discouraged but since
it has been brought, to my attention in
this light I must say that I am heartily
in favor of the young Indies furnishing
their allotted with a suitable floral
adornment.”
SUCCESSFUL CONCERT
IS GIVEN BY BAND
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Audience Generous in Applause.
“Mighty Oregon’ Makes Debut
and Is Repeated Many Times.
The University band under the direc
tion of Lender Albert Perfect gave its
first annual concert Friday night in Vll
lard hall. A program of ten numbers
was given, lasting an hour and a half.
The audience of about 150 University
and townspeople applauded generously.
"Mighty Oregon” Is Played.
A new Oregon song "Mighty Oregon”
was played. The music was written by
Mr. Perfect and the words by DeWitt
Gilbert. Responding to the cheers of
the audience, the band played the selec
tion over several times till the audience
became familiar with the tune. These
are the words:
Oregon, our alma' mater,
We will guard thee [on and on.
Fellows, gather round nnd cheer her,
Chant her glory “Oregon.”
Roar the praises of her warriors,
Sing the story—“Oregon
Down the gridiroqi urge the heroes
Of our mighty Oregon.
The tunc is catchy nnd no doubt seren
aders will soon be "baying” it to the
moon.
Walter Grebe performed on the trom
bone and rendered title “Song to Evening
Star” by Wagner. He responded to sev
eral encores. Maurice Hyde was encored
on his cornet solo, “The Commodore Pol
ka” by Chambers. !
The two overtures played by the band
were pronounced the best numbers dur
ing the evening. The members have a
smoothness and snap to their work, cred
itable to the leader and their own efforts.
’09 ALUMS WED IN EUGENE.
Greta Bristow, ’Of), and John Tremain
Tryon, bookkeeper in the First National
bank of Eugene, were married Wednes
day, February 16, at the home of the
bride's parents. Jessie Nottingham, ex
'09, and Mrs. Helene Robinson Hender
shott, '08, of Portland, were the out-of
town alumni who attended the weddftig.
BERKELEY HAS IS IG ENROLLMENT
The summer school conducted at the
University of California numbers 4.578
while the enrollment of the regular school
year is second largest in the union, with
110,555 students.
EIGHTEEN STUDENTS
BACKING MOVEMENT
FOR MILITARY DR LL
Campaign Is Launched to
terest Men of University
in Drill.
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"I’LL ENLIST FIRSr -GRIMES
Pres. Campbell Favors Vo]
tary Drill. A. C. Dixon Writ
for Information.
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Interested in formiug voluntary drill
companies on the campus, eighteen stu
dents have formed a committee that will
push the movement in the attempt, to in
terest all students and get enough vol
unteers for one or two companies.
The movement will be taken up among
all the campus organizations and then
a general call issued.
Has Favor of President.
The movement for voluntary drill has
the favor of President Campbell and the
backing of several faculty members
a Coast Artillery company can li
lotted the University I will be or
the first to enlist,” said Prof. J
Grimes, secretary to the president,
discussing the movement yesterday
suggested that tactical lectures
be given by professors on the faculty.
Colonel C. C. Hammond, of the Eu
gene Const Artillery, has said that' four
companies were to be established and he
has expressed the wish to see two
these allotted to the University,
this is desired by several of the volun
teer bnnd backing the movement ij be
cause of the opportunities offered
such an allotment. In the event of such
a move guns and uniforms would bt fur
nished by the state, drill would be in the
new Eugene armory and rifle practice
on the range toward Spencer’s llutte.
Such a company would at the same time
fulfill the requirements of voluntary
drill.
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Confer With Committee.
Members of the volunteer band con
ferred with the faculty committee com
posed of .T. II. Gilbert and E. S. Ilates,
upon the question. Prof. Gilbert was un
favorable to drill but Prof. Bates is be
hind n movement for voluntary drill.
These two faculty members will bring
the matter up for discussion alt the
March 21st meeting of the faculty collo
quium.
Meanwhile a board of regents’ com
mittee composed of A. C. Dixon, Mrs.
Irene Gerlinger and Supt. J. A. Church
ill is working on the same matt»r. A
reeent dispatch from Washington, ]>. C ,
says that Mr. Dixon has written re
questing information and he is retorted
ns snying that he is convinced thst the
University may render service to the
stnte and benefit the students by some
nctinn along this line, hut is not stire as
to the extent of such training, or
whether it should be made compulsory.
The students leading the movement
arc Fred Ileitshnusen, Harold Treffilgns,
Charles Prim, Charles Dnndore, Ken
neth Robinson, Itohert Earl, Kenneth
Bartlett, Don Newbury, Edward Har
wood, Tom Campbell, Jimmy Slieeh.v,
Walter Grebe, Ray Staub, De Wit't Gil
bert, Don Roberts, Oscar Goreczky,
Laird Woods and Don Belding.
PRE-MEDICS SEEK PHARMACY
Through the initiative of the Sigma
Alpha, a course in pharmacy may he in
troduced into the University curriculum.
This organization while endeavoring to
procure speakers for its semi-monthly
meetings got in touch with the dean of
the College of Pharmacy at O. A. C. who
agreed to offer an elementary course in
pharmacy. If the demand was sufficient
to warrant it over forty signature! were
procured in short order and the plan
placed before the faculty. Nothin*; defi
nite can he ascertained however, until
! the return of Dr. Kerr from the east.
If no action is taken on the part of the
administration the fraternity intends to
make arrangements with the dean, who
is very sympathetic with the movement,
to give the lectures under the auspices
of the club.
The eye, ear and the nose and their
relation to general body activity was the
topic of the lecture by Dr. Marks, at the
Shack. This lecture is only one of a
series of lectures held under the au spices
of the Sigma Alpha premedic fraternity
for the promotion of interest in medical
lines.