Oregon emerald., March 14, 1916, Image 1

FAVORS MILITARY DRILL
ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Adj.-Gen. G. A. White, of 0. N.
G., Endorses Movement to
Col. C. C. Hammond.
ORGANIZATIONS ALL FAVOR
Time of Mass Meeting Contin
gent Upon Governor’s Ac
ceptance of Invitation.
In an interview with Col. C. C. Ham
mond, of Eugene, today, Fred Heitz
Ihauser was informed that Adj.-Gen.
George A. White of the Oregon National
Guard, was heartily in sympathy with
•the movement to establish a company of
coast artillery in the University, “I will
most certainly lend my hearty support,”
he is quoted as saying. Colonel Ham
mond returned today from a conference
with General White. Colonel Hammond
is also very enthusiastic. Both of these
officers will assist in forming the
companies, and will attend the mass
meeting when called.
The discussion of the movement was
taken up in the meetings of everey or
ganization last night; and the Teport to
day showed not a single one opposed.
Edward Harwood will write to Governor
Withycombe today and the date he can
come to the campus will be set as the
date for the mass meeting.
Bill Pending in Congress
A bill is pending in Congress that holds
up the establishment of four more coast
artilleery companies at once. It is ex
pected this difficulty will be obviated in
July. Meanwhile it has been suggested
by Colonel Hammond that organization
be completed so that the company can
be taken in next fall.
Oh! See the Soldiers!
It might surprise the non-participating
population of the student body to see on
the campus some morning a squad of
volunteers -‘ramrodding” up and down the
green, buttons shining and bayonets
fixed; or to pass the southeast corner
of the library and hear floating down in
structions as to what to do with pris
oners of war. Yet something like this
may come to pass, and not a decade
hence, either.
Last Saturday students started a
movement for voluntary—not compul
sory—military drill at the University,
and are pressing the matter with en
thusiasm.
As soon as it can be arranged, a gen
eral meeting will be held at which Presi
dent P. L. Campbell, Colonel C. C. Ham
mond, and Governor James Withycombe
■will probably speak. Dr. E. S. Bates
and Dr. J. H. Gilbert will report on the
matter of voluntary drill at the faculty
rolloquium, March 21.
May Organize Two
Although it seems doubtful whether
the students could secure any state aid
before July 1, it is the idea of those in
terested in the movement to push the
matter with all vigor the remainder of
the year. One or two companies may be
organized very sdbn to demonstrate the
student interest in the plan to the fac
ulty, and to the state officials.
The plan, as previously explained, is
to have both military drill and courses in
tactics. “I am strongly in favor of
both, said Dr. Bates, “and I think that
the students are now sufficiently aware
of the seriousness of the national situa
tion to make the plan a success. I do
not know that they have been before.”
There is the question whether drill
could be substituted for gymnasium work,
or if it would be elected in case credit
were granted. A motion will probably
come up before the regents this spring
to grant gymnasium credit, Dr. Bates
thinks, and that, if it carries, the way
for military drill will be much clearer.
“Courses in tactics would, of course,
carry credit,” he explained, “but I am
eager that if given they be serious, not
snap lectures, which would be worse than
nothing. I hope some chance for stu
dents to express themselves on the mat
ter may come.”
CORNELL TRAINS BASKETBALLER
Cornell university basketball team has
been placed on the training table for the
first tin\e in the history of the sport at
this ir»titution.
“Scoop” is Fired;
Staff Incensed
Conceals N
inals” Part
Game an
ames of Two “Crim
icipating in Lottery
d Mixes Evidence.
“Scoop,” th
ed the senior
day, has been
e cub reporter, who raid
lottery drawing last Tues
fired. The editor and staff
delity to the
against him
proven, are fi
conceal the u
nals who pa
second, that
dence against.
are greatly incensed over Scoop’s infi
Emerald. The charges
although not definitely
rst, that he was bribed by
some mysterious person or persons to
limes of two of the orimi
rticipatod in the lottery;
le wilfully mixed the cvi
four others.
'When submitted to the third degree
by the editor “Scoop” broke down and
confessed tha: Bertha Kincaid was one
of the gamblers at the lottery and had
e, to-wit, Leslie Tooze,
angeline Husband had won
and not Walter Church,
admitted, had been won
by one of the) heaviest plungers, Louise
Bailey.
drawn a priz
Also, that Ev
Olin Hadley
who “Scoop”
FACULTY
Canvassing Hardly Under Way
In Campaign But $300
Already Raised.
be
ty
Plans f<*r a
aneial campai
and by the
of the long
dation will
J. D. Foster,
versity facul
erous in supp
ing the last y
lars having
aldhe. Canva
has hardly
it is expected
sacrificed in
,T. D .Foster
of the assoc
“Since the
have been $0(
able to stay
have not gai
September,
firms in the
other $100,
which we aifi
for payment,
ligations ran;
which cannot
vigorous Y. M. C. A. fin
gn are slowly gaining way
first of next month several
standing debts of the asso
liquidated, according to
general secretary. The Uni
has been especially gen
arting the Y. M. C. A. dur
bar, over three hundred dol
en raised from this source
ssing among the students
yet gained full sway, but
that a similar sum will be
this way.
tells of the present status
ijition's credit:
beginning of the year we
i00 in debt. We have been
even with the board but
any on the deficit since
The association owes two
ity $260, one $160 and the
beside a note for $125 for
e constantly being dunned
There are many minor ob
png between five and $50
be met.
lied
Following :s a list of the faculty pled
ges up to da :e: Professor W. D. Smith,
$10.00; Trof(
Professor C.
sor A. R.
ssor O. F. Stafford, $5.00;
V. Dyment. $2.00: Profes
Sweetser, $10.00; Professor
E. H. McAlister, $10.00; Professor R.
W. Trescott,
Professor II
R. H. Whee
$2.50 ; A. R. Tiffany, $5.00 ;
L. H. Johns m, $5.00; Professor E. E.
DeCou, $15.00; P. L. Campbell, $50.00;
D. Sheldon, $10.00; Dr.
ler, $5.00; Professor J. F.
Bovard, $10.00; Professor D. F. Sowers,
$5.00; N. C
B. w’. DeBu
$3.00; Profe
M. H. Douglass,
W. Allen, $fl.00;
Professor R
Hayward. $1
nett. $5.00;
Professor IV
sor Relph
Morton, $10
Professor A
fessor E. F
H. A. Clark
$10.00; Profe
Dr. Joseph
Geo. Rebec,
$5.00; Prof
$7.50; and F
Grimes, $5.00; Professor
;k, $5.00; Dr. R. C. Clark,
sor Geo. O’Donnell, $5.00;
$10.00; Professor E.
Dean Straub, $5.00;
P. Reeder, $2.50; W. II.
2.00; Professor J. D. Bar
^’rofessor J. A. Wells, $2.50;
P. Boynton, $10.00 ; Profes
iLvmnn, $5.00; Dean D. W.
30; Dr. J. H. Gilbert, $5.00;
E. Caswell, $10.00; Pro
Lawrence, $10.00; Professor
, $2.50; Dr. F. G. Young,
ssor E. Thorsteuberg. $2.00;
Schafer, $5.00; Professor
$5.00; Earl Kilpatrick,
“ssor C. H. Edmundson,
rofessor F. C. Ayer, $5.00.
Student pledges are: Floyd Wester
field. $5.00;
Cloyd Dawsc
$1.00; L. A
Nelson, 50c.
Chet Fee,
A. C. Shelton, $2.
Lall
HEROES
Two foot
of the Rhode
ana and Virginia.
R. B. Wright. $5.00; Arlo
Brisow. $3.(.0- Burle Bramhall, $2.50;
n. $2.50 ; Chester Fee, $2.00 ;
Howard George, $2.00; R.
Pickett, $1.00
W.
and
Geary,
Martin
2; Kenneth Shetterly. $2.50
Frank Seaiefe, $; James Burgess, $2.50
a student friend, $2.50; A. L. Webb, $3
Glenn Stantpn, $2; Elmer Brenton, $2
GET SCHOLARSHIPS
men were the recipients
s scholarship at both Indi
FBOSH MOBILIZE FOR
FAR WESTERN MEET
Elect Harris Captain and Start
Real Training; Will Meet 0.
A. C. Rooks in M!ay.
Yesterday afternoon the freshmen
tracksters got togemer and elected Mike
Harris of Portland, captain. The frosh
are barred from most of the meets this
year but are eligible to enter the Far
Western Meet at Corvallis on April 1,
and the northwest conference meet at
Pullman on June 2 and 3. The first year
men will hold a meet with the O. A. C.
rooks at Corvallis sometime in May and
will also try to arrange for meets with
Willamette, Washington high of Port
land and probably some other schools.
Beal Training Will Start
The organization of the freshmen track
aspirants is the shot that starts the real
training. Up to this time the men have
been doing preliminary work such as
cross-country in order to build up their
muscles and gain endurance. From now
on, real work-outs will be the lending
item on the track menu.
The Far Western indoor meet at Cor
vallis is now only a little over two weeks
off. It will be the first meet of the sea
son and will be the one from which a line
on the strength of the different schools
will be obtained. In this meet such men
ns Drew. Kelly, Murray, Millyard, and
other leading western athletes will com
pete. For this meet Hayward will select
his sprinters from: Peacock, Westerfield,
Hargreaves, Burgard, Goreezky, Wilson
and Harris. Muirhead and Captain Fee
will be the stand-bys in the hurdles and
jumps while Fee will also handle the
shot and pole-vault. Nelson, IStraub, Mon
tague and Ainsworth are the most prom
ising middle distance men. The distance
men will be picked from: Belding, More
house. Bostwick, and Garbade. Callison,
Bartlett and ohns are the likely heavers
of the shot and discus.
The other meets that Oregon will enter
this year are: dual meet with O. A. C.
on May 13, dual meet with Washington
on May 20, northwest conference meet
on June 2 and 3, and the Pacific const
meet at Berkeley on May 6.
$3 IS PEE (HER 15 IN
If Students Want the Oiregana They
Must Hurry Declares the Circu
lation Manager.
OREGANA NOTICE
March 15, is the last day to get
your 1917 Oregana at the $2.50 rate.
All subscriptions thereafter to the
year-book will cost $3.00. Act kuickly
and save fifty cents.
Bob McMurray,
Circulation Manager.
The subscription price of the “Ore
gana” will he raised from $11.50 to $3.00
after midnight, March 15. After March
31, the subscription books will be closed
and it will be impossible to order an an
nual.
“If the students want their annuals,
they will have to hurry and order them,”
declared Bob McMurray, circulation
manager.
Quality Rests With students
“Furthermore,” he continued, “they
will have to do some brisk ordering if
they desire the annual to be a worthy
one. The size and quality of the book
rests with the student body. If there is
a large subscription list, we will have
enough money to put up a large and well
appearing book, while if there are rot
sufficient subscriptions, the book will
be small and its quality inferior. The
number of subscriptions will absolutely
determine the kind of an annual that will
be printed.
Can Only Buy Before Printing
“In the past a great number of stu
dents have waited until it was printed
and then bought one. The new plan will
make it impossible to do that this year.
The subscription must be in or no annual
can be obtained. Positively no annuals
will be sold after March 31.
“It is the urgent plea of the circula
tion department of this year’s Oregana
that the students come to a full realiza
tion of this fact and get their subscrip
tions in before it is too late. If every
body will do this we will have an annual
of which we all may be proud.”
EMPLOYE’S MOLES
ORE LESS-MARSHALL
Commerce and Economics Ma
jors Hear Accident Commis
sioner; “Safety-First.”
Litigation between the employer and
the employee has been entirely eliminat
ed ns a result of the State Industrial Ac
cident commission in Oregon, according to
William A. Marshall, chairman of the
State Industrial Accident Commission
who spoke in Johnson hall this morning
before the majors in the department of
commerce, sociology and economics. The
commission is now in a position to take
up the work of accident prevention and
will immediately begin a “safety-first"
campaign.
“At the present time the workman who
has been injured in the work of his em
ployer refers his case to the state acci
dent commission instead of contesting it
in the courts as formally,” said Mr. Mar
shall. “Under the litigation system the
employer was supposed to provide a safe
place in which to work, safe machines,
and competent, co-workers. The employee
for all part was held responsible for the
conditions under which he worked. In case
of an accident the blame could not be
wholly laid to either employer or em
ployee.
Defects Are Mended
“Fifty-four per cent of accidents were
stated as caused by the natural hazard of
the industry ; 28 per cent was blamed to
the workman’s negligence. The employer
was held responsible for 18 per cent and
10 per cent'was carried jointly. Under
this system the employer could not legal
ly be held responsible for accidents, lie
could beg off on any one of several ex
cuses. The law at that time provided
that the workman could not recover funds
for accidents received when he couhl be
proven partly to blame.
“The invention of rapidly moving ma
chinery and the addition o' many work
men has increased dangers to employ
ees. Legal conditions have not changed.
Gradually laws have been introduced to
overcome the common law defects and de
fenses.
Litigation Unnecessary
In 1010 the employers liability stat
utes were passed in Oregon. Notwith
standing this step the workmen could not
get compensation. The amounts recovered
were too greatly reduced; the employer
was not fully protected. The injured
workmen became public charges; the
state suffered the expense of litigation
and undue spirit of antagonism.”
In November 4, 19111, the state indus
trial accident commission was formed,
and on July 1, 1914, together with its
insurance features, it was accepted ns
part of the state’s social legislation.
Members of the commission are Harvey
Beckwith, Carle Abrams and Mr. Mar
shall—all of Salem. The purpose of the
commission is to collect from employers
amounts required from the compensation
act, to accredit payrolls for that purpose
and to pay the injured workmen sums en
titled them for injury, loss of time or
cost of treatment.
“The creation of such a commission in
sures prompt and certain compensation
without resorting to litigation,” said Mr.
Marshall. Litigation of this kind has been
confined to the last five years. .’>1 states,
Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands have
now effective compensation laws and ac
cident commissions. The work of this
commission in Oregon is in the direction
of a feeling on the part of the public
generally toward each member individ
ually, the work of a big brotherhood.”
To-Ko-Lo
Announces the election of
Dwight Wilson
Ralph Tourtcllotte
George Cook
Charles McDonald
Robert Atkinson
Wyville Sheehy
Laman Bonney
Dale Butts
Ernest Hoislngton
Keith KIggins
WOULD ABOLISH SUMMER RULE.
The organization of a nation-wide as
sociation of college rnen aiming at the
abolition of the present summer base
ball rule and at the general reform of
intercollegiate athletics is being agi
tated at Michigan.
Taxis? Flowers?
i Sure? Echo Girls
‘i'A Little Floral Adornmnt No
Doubt Will Add to the Ap
pearance of the Men.”
The attitude of the senior women to
ward expending their precious lucre for
taxis and flowers for the men for the
senior lottery dance is very kindly ns can
bp verified by the following statements:
May Miell—Surely I am in favor of
flowers and taxis for the men. but why
dpn’t we ask them to furnish the re
freshments, since that is usually the
girl’s contribution to a good "party?”
Dorothy Qroman—For four yea s I’ve
waited for a perfectly irreproachable op
portunity to show my appreciation of
the sterner sex with a fitting floral tri
bute.
i Beatrice Locke—Certainly; Taxis and
flowers! We should do nil this to give
tllie men a good time at our senior party.
1 Grace Lilly—A little floral adornment
do doubt will add to the appearance of
the men.
Grace Edgington—I will carry out my
part of the deal. I have often wanted
to reciprocate and will make the most of
t|he chance.
2 WOMEN Will SPEAK
I
Mrs. C. H. Castner, Hood River, and
Mrs. G. S. Felts, Portland, to
Address Assembly.
I _
j This week’s assembly is not for wo
men only, nlthough the two speakers
are both women. Mrs. Chnrles H. Cast
per of Hood River, president of the
Oregon feredation of women's clubs,
will tell of the work of the clubs under
this organization, and Mrs. G. S. Felts
of Portland will speak on “Some As
pects of Vocational Training.” Bishop
Peter Trimble Rowe, missionary bishop
jof Alaska, will conduct the devotional
services.
1 Mrs. Felts was formerly president of
the state congress of mothers, and is
still vitally interested in this work.
Mrs. Castner, before her election to
the presidency of the federation last
October, was chairman of the civic com
mittee, and worked especially along the
^ines of good roads agitation and the
“clean-up day” movement.
, Dean It. H. Lyman will sing Tirindel
li’s “A Voice from Afar."
The doors of Villard hall are to he
jclosed during the singing, so that every
one is requested to bo in the hnll
promptly at 10 o’clock.
REED PROF. TO SPEAK
Norman F. Coleman, Once Toronto
Honor Student, Will Discuss
Sex Problem.
Through the efforts of the Y. M. C.
A. Norman F. Coleman, head of the Kug
lish department of Reed College, Port
land, has been secured to apeak at the
|Universit.v on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings. Both of his lectures which deal
'with the sex problem are open to all the
University and town men who arc inter
ested.
Professor ( oleman knows liis subject
from n biological standpoint as well as
from the psychological and he has the
(reputation of being a speaker who hits
the nail on the head and drives it dear
in.
Professor Coleman, who was a class
i mate of Colin Dyrnent of the school of
Journalism, wns graduated from Toron
to University, Toronto, Unnnda, in 1900,
[winning the (Jovernor-Ceneral’s gold
■ medal for proficiency in natural scienct
and English, lie was one of the very
few men who ever were honor students in
two subjects at Toronto.
In 1900 he received the degree of A. M.
from Harvard University. After being
'graduated he went to Spokane high school
where he was bend of the English de
partment for five years. Upon leaving
Spokane, Professor Coleman went to
Whitman college, becoming the head of
the English department there. In 1912
he was asked to fill the Engish chair at
Heed college where he has b en evur since.
OHIO CAMPAIGNS FOR HONOR.
Ohio State university has a contest on
to obtain snappy sloguns with which to
push an honor tradition campaign on the
campus next week.
FITE OF MOOTED BIEL
SUSPENDED IN BUJINGE
At Present Student Council
Members are Ten to Three
Against Amendment.
ELECTION TOMORROW 10 TO 2
After Week Pro-ing and Conn
ing Proposed Legislation To
Be Settled by Vote
This is the wav the members of
the Student Council now feel about
SOPHOMORE REPRESEN
Itation
FOR
Lamat* Tooza
Louisa Bailey
Harry1 Kuck
AGAINST
Claire Raley
Cleveland Simpkins
Fred Kiddle
Echo Zahl
Karl IBecke
Scthwell Avison
Chester Miller
Genevieve Shaver
Marie Churchill
Max Sommer
If the sentiment in the student councft
is anything to go by, tomorrow’s election
on the sophomore amendment will be
more than mildly exciting. When the
amendment wan first proposed and rec
ommended by the council to the associat
ed students it |was supposed that the
council was favorable to it. However
later discussion bus brought to light the
fact that—as ithe names above show—
the amendment in question was either
passed by adnitiority, or that some of the
majority changed their opinions.
So far the following arguments have
been advnnced pro and con:
Pro Arguments
1. It involves changing the broad
principle of University representation to
a narrow partisan class representation.
2. All University studentB have a
voice in the council not only by represen
tation, but in virtue of the right of any
student or students to present projects
in ners h or writing.
3. The addition of another member to
the council will destroy its efficiency, as
it is now too large for quality represen
tation.
4. Another member would increase the
tendency to spirit council responsibility,
such as attondmnee at meetings, etc.
5. The uppcrclasmen are truly repre
sentatives of all classes, not merely of
the classes from which they come.
(!. The Council should be made up
of person experienced in the government
of the student body.
7. The issue was not presented by un
derclassmen.
8. Sophomqre representation would
be of little value to the underclassmen,
even though the member had a vote.
0. It will delay the establishment of
self-KOVcrnmem in the student hodv.
Con Arguments
1. The number in the council should
be increased because the fusion of new
ideas would be valuable and would make
the council more efficient.
2. If the present Ntntus of the Stu
dent Council shows that the members
have not enough school spirit to come out
to Council meetings, surely the addition
of an underclassman would not make
tny noticeable difference.
No system of representation is rep
resentative wljen one-third of a student
body is represented by 13 persons and
the other two-llhirds gets no personal rep
resentation at all.
4. The addition of the sophomore
would give underclassmen representation
and would still not take away the right
to lead in University affairs and policies
from the upperclassmen.
5. The rights of the majority should
be respected. Those in authority should
give to the underclassmen a representa
tion which is rightfully theirs.
0. The sophomore member would not
be a figurehead. He would- be simply the
additional member necessary to complete
the student body representation.
Hecause of the importance of this and
the yell-leader advisory amendment it is
(Continued on cage four)