OREGON
OFFICIAL ORGAN
OF STUDENT BODY
VOL. 17.
EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1916.
NO. 63.
1817 STUDENTS GET II
13VI1H0REJ257 LESS
“H” Most Freely Given by Pres
ident Campbell; C. H. Ed
rriondson Flunks Most.
ONLY 16% OF STUDENTS FAIL
Missouri Grading System Is
Worked Out Ideally Last Se
mester, Says Faculty.
According to the student grade reports
submitted to each member of the fac
ulty by Registrar A. R. Tiffany, the Mis
souri system of grading adopted here
four years ago, has worked out approxi
mately ideally in the last semester. A
total of 4898 marks were given at the
end of the winter term. If the 523 in
completes and withdrawals are deducted
the total equals 4375. Of this amount
there are 1817 M’s, 1301 grades above
M, and 1257 below M.
If thb Missouri system had worked out
theoretically exact, there would have
been 24f49 M’s, 1224 grades above M and
the saipe amount under M. On the whole
it is nett expected to result in the ileal
for any one year, or for any one class;
but in the course of ten years or more
in practice, it does.
The highest percentage of failures was
registered by C. H. Edmondson, assistant
professor of zoology. Out of 20 stu
dents in comparative anatomy 9 failed to
pass. In giving his reasons for these
failures, Professor Edmondson said,
“Though difficult, my subject was not
beyond | the grasp of any hard working
student, I attribute the failures to the
inferiority of the sophomore students
who were in the class.’’
Of the 40 students in his classes, Col
in V. Dyment, professor of journalism,
refused a passing grade to 12. “I have
nothing to say. My percentage of fail
ures seems reasonable to me,” he said.
J. D. Barnett, professor of political
science, failed 12 students out of a total
of 56. “I decline to give any reasons
for flunking my students,” said Professor
Barnett last night.
J. H. Gilbert, professor of economics,
refused passing credit to 22 students out
of a total of 114. “There are two rea
sons for so many failures in my classes.”
said Professor Gilbert. “First, the prin
ciples of economics are hard and beyond
the rapge of many students who do ex
cellent i work in other departments. Sec
ond, several students did not work and I
have no compassion; I pass on merit
only.” |
E. Cf. Robbins, assistant professor of
econoniics, denied a passing grade to 27
of the 161 students in his classes who
were not numbered as withdrawls or in
completes. This makes a total of 16 per
cent failure grades.
“Compared to other standard universi
ties of the United States, I do not think
that is a high percentage at ail,” said
Professor Robbins. “The reason I gave
so many P’s can be explained by the fact
that nearly all my students were fresh
men. The first year students have a dif
ficult Itime adjusting themselves to the
work.”
.President Campbell has the distinction
of giving the most high grades. In his
classes of ethics there were 77 stu
dents. Of these 38 were awarded H, 30
S, and 9 M.
Deab D. W. Morton of the school of
commerce, and A. F. Reddie, professor
of public speaking, tied for second place
in the I bestowing of H's, both giving 15.
ProfeSsor H. C. Howe, of the department
of English, gave 90 M’s, the largest num
ber recorded from any one instructor.
In the departments of physical educa
tion 15 men received H grades, 47 F,
and 72 incomplete out of a total of 261
marks. In the women’s department 16
H’s were recorded, 35 F’s, and 70 in
completes, out of a total of 273 marks.
U. C. NAMES GREATEST ALUMNI
Not to be overshadowed by Stanford
recent list of prominent alumni, members
of thh faculty of the University of Cal
ifornia have named ten men who they be
lieve have bought the most credit on
the state institution. Among them are
Franklin K. Lane, Governor Hiram John
son and Jack London.
“Scoop” Efefends
His Infidelity
Emerald’s Cub Reporter, Late
ly Fired From Staff, Tear
fully Begs Editor’s Sym.
O fiendish city edit
Do you think I have
That you harp at me
To put my copy th
O pity the poor rep'
For he is a stude
or!
nothing to do?
and carp at me
rough?
ort^r!
like you.
often make
Good resolutions I
To get copy in on time.
Then Reddie calls rehearsal
You say I’m not wc
So now I woo the p
To tell you my thou
Besides my work on
I have other duties
And I have to attend to them
Even when folks cus
So pity the poor re
And keep the
due.
and
rth a dime,
oetic muse
ghts sublime (?)
the Emerald staff
too,
s at me—like you.
porter
bail-outs” till they’re
RIVAL PAPER TO
WILL INV
All the News Fit to P
Isn’t Rumorei
tint and Some That
d as the
Slogan
Arrangements have been completed for
publishing in the typographical depart
ment of the University a rival sheet to
the Emerald. And this is the sum of the
information that can pe secured,
ite information, you
rumored as follows:
Defin
know. But it is
That a half dozen
or so of upper-class students are backing
the venture., that the
organ ie to give publicity to propaganda
to which they say the
have been closed; bht that the policy
EMERALD
ADE CAMPUS
purpose of the new
Emerald’s columns
will not be a straight
sition to the EmeralcJ.
that’s fit to print and
rumored to be the n<
The flag under which the undertaking
is to sail is also a matter of mystery.
out and out oppo
“All the opinion
some that isn’t,” is
wcomer’s slogan.
Somebody heard som
it was to be “The Repall,” or the “Come
Back” or something
Price, regularity of
matters of darknt’* pnd whisperings yet,
like that.
issue, and size are
but the idea is aiKu
will be extremely sel
not be a copy on file
that possibly faculty
barred as readers. A
the typographical de
as the grave about the advent of the in
surgent sheet, but from preparations go
ing on, it looks as if there might be some
thing stirring about
week.
aody else say that
that the circulation
ect, that there will
at the library, and
members will J?e
J. DeLay, head of
partment, is silent
the middle of next
30 PLAYERS RESPOND
Football Candidates
Bezdek’s FI
Spring
Answer Coach
rst Call for
Training.
Thirty candidates
first call for Spring football training.
In the hope of tur
perior to that of last year, Coach Bez
dek is losing no time in starting the
slow process of moulding the old ma
terial into shape anil inevstigating new
prospects.
“The barring of freshmen from var
sity athletics neces
ing,” said Bezdek i
sitateg early train
discussing future
plans. “In this way we can get a line on
the material in the present freshmen
class.”
turned out at the
ping out a team su
Captain Johnnie
charge of the early
“We will practice
Beckett will have
season conditioning,
chiefly passing and
punting the ball,” said Johnnie. “Later
we may take up scrimmage work, but
the main purpose at present is to con
dition ourselves for the fall grind.”
Every freshman with varsity ambi
tions is urged to turn out. There will be
excellent opportunities for positions on
next season’s team for unless the pres
ent “dope” is wrong, there may be sev
eral berths left va
the term.
cant at the end of
KNOX C
The Woman’s At'
trol at Knox, has
should be granted
selected for the
basketball.
OLLEGE
hletie Board of Con
decided that “K's”
to all girls who are
final tournament in
COMPARATIVE GRADES
ISSUED BY REGISTRAR
Fijis Leap to Head of Fraterni
ties and Mary Spiller 1
Leads All.
HOUSE GRADES FOR 1915-19!6
1. Mary Spiller.2.467
2. Pi Beta Phi.2.300
3. Alpha Phi.2.2C7
4. Women not in fraternities.2.180
5. Delta Delta Delta.2.144
6. Kappa Kappa Gamma.2.130
7. Chi Omega. 2.117
8. Delta Gamma.2.110
9. Phi Gamma Deltp.2.064
10. Friendly Hall.2.049
11. Gamma Phi Beta.2.029
12. Kappa Alpha Theta.1.992
13. Men not in fraternities.... 1.932
14. Delta Tau Delta.1.868
15. Phi Delta Theta.1.865
16. Sigma Chi.1.833
17. lota Chi .1.821
18. Kappa Sigma.1.726
19. Beta Theta PI.1.702
20. Alpha Tau Omega.1.659
21. Sigma Nu .1.595
Lots of things blossom in the spring
—and last but not least bud the house
grades. The Fijis have rather pdt it
over on the men students of the Uni
versity by leaping from place No. 20 in
1014-15 to place No. 9 in 1915-16.
Mary Spiller still lends the list. The
percentage for this house raised from
2.388 to the present, 2.467. The Kappa
Sigma’s have the same percentage this
year as last but they have dropped down
one place in the list. The Sigma Chi’s
slipped into the percentage that the Phi
Deltas had last spring.
The general scholarship of the student
body—which has never been computed
before, stands at 2.100. Last spring it
was 1.966. The students are taking more
hours this year. The number of hours
carried last year was 7,905; this year
10,768. This is out of proportion to the
incrense in student body which was only
10 per cent.
The house grades are computed by
multiplying the number of hours H. S.,
etc., in the following proportion:
H.4
S.3
M.2
P.1
F.0
Cond.9
Incompletes are not counted in mak
ing out the statistics.
OREGANA RAISES $1050
Bob McMurray’s Subscrlptlonlsts Rake
in 420 Names; Colton Wins $10 for
Greatest Number.
“The financial success of the Oretgana,
which was in doubt until a few days ago,
is now assured” declared Bob McMurray,
circulation manager. “Four hundred and
twenty subscriptions were signed by
March 31,” declared McMurray. “This
means that $1050 has already been
raised by the subscription campaign, de
spite hard times and the early canvass.”
George Colton won the first prize of
$10 for securing the greatest number of
subscriptions. Harold Tregilgas won
the second prize.
“The present subscription campaign
has demonstrated that the students can
successfully manage the annual. In this,
the first year of student management, we
can promise a well appearing book, and
what is more important, that it will re
free from debt.
FAMOUS WINE COOPERATE
AT STANFORD VINA CLOSED
After a period of some thirty-five
years’ activity, the wine cooperate at
the Stanford ranch, Vina, was recently
closed. The famous old wine cellar con
tains one oak barrel that is capable of
Bolding two million gallons of wine. This
is probably the largest cooperate in the
world. It was built by Senator Stanford
in the early eighties, and has been a
great source of revenue ever since. The
cellar itself is .*{00 feet square, and has
two other barrels besides the main coop
erate, each containing between 1800 and
2000 gallons of wine.
FACULTY INVESTIGATES
AUGUST-TO MAY TERM
Early Summer Work for Stu
dents Is Proposed; Opin
ions Are Asked.
It has been noticed that for a long
time the university of California has'
been opened in August and closed early
in May, with a mid-year vacation of sev
eral weeks at about Christmas time.
This plan is said to have worked out well
at Berkeley and it is now under the con
sideration of the faculty of the Univer
sity of Oregon. A committee composed
of Professors Stafford, Sheldon, Sweet
ser, Straub, and McAlister is investigat
ing the proposition both from the stu
dents’ standpoint and from the stand
point of its general practicability. This
committee wants to find, in some way,
the sentiment of the student body on the
question and it is very probable that a
straw vote will be taken at some future
assembly. The result of this vote it, to
influence the faculty's action to a great
extent.
The plan, as proposed by the faculty,
is to open college about August 20. This
would bring the first semester to a close
just before Christmas. After a three
weeks’ vacation the second semester
would commence early in January and
continue until the middle of May. An
opportunity would thus he given to stu
dents seeking work during the summer to
get started early and get some of the
work which has hitherto been grabbed
by men from schools which close earlier
in the year.
However, the opening in August would
prevent hop picking, which is depended
upon by many os a mean , of obtaining
the necessary entrance money. Also, as
higfe schools close their first semester
in February, a student entering in mid
year would be about a month late.
These are some of the arguments for
and against the proposition which will
be presented to the faculty at its next
meeting.
MORE ASK FOR REMEDY
Over-Organizat'on Survey Goes on;
Committee Is Confident of
Cure for Evil.
Beginning next week the final lap of
the survey for over-organization will be
gin and within a few weeas the commit
tee will give a detailed report on the mat
ter to the student council. The final
work of the committee will be to propose
a practical workable solution to the prob
lem as far as the future is concerned.
The student body at its last meeting two
weeks ago informally expressed its ap
proval of the campaign.
Here are a few more opinions on the
subject:
John Beckett—“It’s easy to see that
we are over-organized but it is hard to
decide upon a remedy. The only hope I
can see lies in the attempt of the student
body to prohibit useless organizations
and to regulate the formation of new
ones.
Wallace Eakin—“I think the ehief re
sult of the movement will be the stimu
lation of the so called “dead” societies
to an effort to live up to the purpose of
their organization. Every one has a
purpose nnd in living up to it does some
good. However, we should restrict the
formation of useless societies in the fu
ture.”
Marie Churchill—“The best means of
overcoming the difficulty, to my notion,
is to eliminate useless societies and to
consolidate the ones that duplicate each
other. There are too ninny organizations
that accomplish nothing hut simply meet
and take up the members’ time.”
ones.”
Frank Scaiefe—“There are too many
duplicate and useless societies for the
under classmen. In the sophomore year
especially a man is liable to join more
clubs than he can handl . A great many
of these could be eliminated without
much loss and their efforts concentrated
on a few really worthy organizations.”
DeWitt Gilbert—“I would favor the
appointment of a committee to investi
gate the standing of the societies and to
determine which were worthy of student
body support. Ones found useless could
be allowed to die out by refusing to rec
ognize them as student body enter
prises.”
Effeminate Males
SubmissivelyMeek
Co-Eds Assume Masculine
Roles in Senior Lottery
Dance Last Night.
SOME CLASS, PRETTY KEEN,
U. OF 0., SIXTEEN.
By M. Y .
When the present seniors shall have
become grey haired or no haired they will
with fondest recollections rhapsodize to
the future generation about the leap year
lottery dance held last evening at the
Sigma Nu House.
With a radiant glow on their wrinkled
faces, they will tell of the time when men
were and acted like perfect ladies and
the women assumed the masculine role.
Yes, the men will relate how the girls
sent them floral decorations, bundled
them into taxis, saw that their programs
were filled, yea, in fact even took them
down town for a midnight repast. And
the women will tell how meekly the male
behaved in effeminate submission. These
and a score of other associated memories
will linger ready to be lived over, ne’er
to be forgotten.
Sixteen dances with generous encores,
served as the happy menu, with Paul
Jones as the “piece de resistance.” The
shades of this historic commodore were
reverently respected. A green garland
hung around the borders and pillows of
the room formed the decorations. Din
ing room, living room and smoking room
all were thrown open for the dances tlAis
giving ample room for the swirls and
whirls. Punch and ice cream with flavor
of creme de menthe, cooled the combat
ants during the intermissions.
Just because Wilmot Poster and Clark
Burgard were left out of the rowing did
not keep them away from the dance.
They came in female attire. Foster made
a pretty brunette, cosmetics supplying
him wire thb Irtortm w yrmth; vrtitle'Bar
gard made a striking strawberry blonde.
The patronesses were: Dean and Mrs.
John Straub, Professor and Mrs. Eric
Allen. Mrs. George T. Gerlinger was
an honored guest.
GIRLS PLAY FOR HOSE
Tennis Trophy Is Pair of Silk Stockings;
Co-Eds Make Specifications,
as to the Color.
The women’s tennis doughnut series is
an established fact. It will commence a
week from Monday. Lured on by the
trophy, a pair of silk hose put up by
Friendly's for each member of the win
ning tenm, each organization has set
about picking a duo to enter the fray.
"Whq are going to be on your team?”
is the most popular expression in vogue
with the co-eds these days.
Several of the most hopeful girls—
those in the “shark” cluss—have already
made specifications as to the hue of the
prize hosiery. “Can’t they be blue?”
asked Itoberta Killam. "Pink would
match my new evening gown,” chimed in
Dorothy Wheeler, speculatively. Fran
ces Bulker thought that white was the
most sanitary color. “Red ones would
lie good,” murmured Echo Zahl, her mind
intent on a new sports spirit. “I crave
stripes, myself,” contributed Adrienne
Epping.
After the above it was voted to leave
the color to the discretion of Friendly’s.
The hosiery will be on display in that
store after Monday.
The regular tennis tournament for the
women’s championship will be played a
few weeks later than the series. Arthur
Hendershott has put up a “Champion,”
Wright and Ditson tennis racquet for the
winner and Larawuy’s jewelry store has
offered a cup, to he held permanently
when won three times hy the same per
son. The cup will be kept in the women’s
gym until such time as anyone wins the
right to hold it. It will be known as the
Laraway cup. The racquet will be on
dispjay in the Eugene Gun store after
the first. o
oTh’e champion and ne*t two best play
ers will form the women’s team this year.
Arrangements for a meet with O. A. C.
to be held here during junior week-end
are being made.
RIPON COLLEGE.
Ripon is to have her first representa
tive at Oxford University by the ap
pointment of Mr. Johns to a Rhodes
scholarship.
100 SIGN FOR DRILL
AT ENTHUSIASTIC MASS
Largest Voluntary Afternoon
Assembly Lays Cornerstone
for Drill at University.
COMPANIES WILL BE FORMED
Colonel C. C. Hammond Creates
Patriotism in Appeal for
Americanism.
Enthusiasm ran high, and the interest
and favor that exists toward the volun
tary drill movement in the University ex
hibited itself yesterday when 150 stu
dents attended the mass meeting in Vil
lard hall, and more than 100 signed a
petition for the organization of volunteer
companies.
This number, with move that have been
secured during the day, insures the quirk
formation of drill companies. And at
the beginning of next year, favor still
existing, two companies of coast artillery
will be seen at Oregon.
Colonel C. C. Hammond headed the list
of speakers who endorsed and encourag
ed the plan at yesterday afternoon’s
meeting. Others who talked were: Pres
ident Campbell, Secretary Grimes, May
or W. A. Bell, Dr. C. J. Bushnell, presi
dent of l’ncific university; Dean John
Straub, Mrs. G. T. Gerlinger and J. D.
Foster, secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
Pacflo Coast Is Defenseless.
Colonel Hammond outlined the de
fenselessness of the country and espe
cially of the Pacific coast. He showed
hbw n~h Ihvadihg army could be ira im
ported to mnny of the unguarded har
bors, and how easily the coast could be
cut off from communication with the
east, by the blocking of tunnels and the
destruction of railroads. And on the
const we do not manufacture arms or
ammunition.
“Every country in the world has a
grievance against the United States,”
he said, “and we are on the edge of a
volcano, not knowing when we may be
precipitated into the struggle. In the
face of this we have been going steadily
backward in military truining. It has
taken us a week to put 5000 men into
Mexico from the regular army.
“An idea of the coast’s weakness can
be gained from the fact that one mod
ern droadnaught carries more armament
than all three forts have at the mouth
of the Columbia river. A battleship could
lie to out of range of those forts nnd
could pound them to pieces without be
ing touched. We haven’t a first clau
battleship in Pacific waters. Our de
fenses are absolutely inadequate.
0. A. C. Asks for Companies.
“I am particularly pleased to see the
University of Oregon taking this up,” he
continued. "We are getting away from
the ‘let George do it’ attiude and are
realizing that it is our duty to get in and
do a little ourselves.”
Colonel Hammond said that O. A. C.
is asking for four companies of coast
artillery, but that he would like to see
two at O. A. C. and two at Oregon.
Dr. Bushnell emphasized the attitude
that should be taken by those who enter
the drill. "It should be considered an
obligation for the defense of ourselves
nnd country. And militnry drill will help
us too,” he said. “It will make ns broad
er and more commonly interested in the
face of this race for wealth and prosper
ity.
Mayor Bell endorsed the plan and
named the movement an opportunity.
Citizens of Eugene will assist wherever
possible.
President Campbell remarked on the
tendency in the cast to take up drill and
military studies The president heartily
endorses the movement.
Skiil and Endurance Needed.
Dean Straub said he has no sympathy
for the„ -mother who “didn’t raise her
bo# to be a soldier,” but who is willing
to let some other mother’s son go out
and°do the fighting. “War is no longer
a parade,” he said, “but is a contest of
skill and endurance. We need engineers.
We need strong men who cun endure
hardships.”
Mrs. Gerlinger summed up her en
dorsement in these words: “We are fit
ting you for the peaceful events of life.
Why not give some preparation for the
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