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Phone 28 OREGON POWER CO. ir Harold Lockwood and May lison in the “Secret Wire’ Al Helen’s Wild Ride Sixth installment of , “The Girl and The Game” Comedies— Sammy's Doughful Ronjan ce, featuring Sammy Burns. Ham and Eggs All for 10^ Savoy Theatre WEDNESDAY—THURSDAY We Soak the Clothes and not the Customer ; i Eugene Steam Laundry 1 Phone One—Two—Three NOTICE We Are Still ! Advertising Victoria Chocolate —----r “OCTOPUS” MAKES ITS INITIAL APPEARANCE Editorial Sheet Named by Webster’s Definition of a Cephalopol. A new paper, edited and printed by the class in editorial writing in the jour nalism department made its intitial ap pearance Saturday. It is known as the “Octopus.” The paper contains the class work of the editorial writers. The work is en tirely voluntary on the part of the class, according to Professor Allen. After a thorough discussion on the part of the class, during which the names, “Live Wire,” and “Student Opinion” were considered for the paper, it was decided to call the publication “The Octopus,” because Webster’s defi nition of this creature seemed to fit their policy better than anything else. Octopus Defined Webster says, “The octopus is a cre ture of the genus cephalopol, having prehensile suckers or hooks. It swims about rapidly in the water and ejects an ink-like fluid which colors the water when escaping from its enemies.” Paper Pays for Itself Professor Allen suggests that the name is appropriate, because each mem ber of the class had a foot in making of the paper. “First, editorial policy is generally knocking,” says Professor Allen, “and it will be the problem of the class to de velop a eonsistant policy for the ‘Octo pus.’ This will be broken into some what when the class writes The Guard editorials for a week. It will be the aim of the ‘Octopus’ to write of subjects close to home, so it will get student crit icism.” Enough advertising was secured to pay for the paper, and it will probably uppear intermittently the remainder of the year. A. J. Delay, ho has charge of the typography laboratory, thinks it will in duce more interest in the writing of the students to have their articles printed. As the students set all the type them selves it is a good experience in the mechanical side of the newspaper busi ness, according Mr. Delay. BAND TO VENTURE FORTH ON CONQUEST Tooters to Blow for University at Springfield Friday Night. MAURICE HYDE The men’s glee club has nothing on the band, neither has the girl’s glee club, nor the orchestra, nor any of the other organizations that have taken extensive tours around the state. In other words the band has consented to appear at the Rell theatre in Springfield on Friday night, A!areh 31. The tour will in all probability be made in the big Springfield jitney a ad is looked forward to with much pleasure (?) by the band. However, the filthy lucre thus amassed 1 will go a long way toward the new bass j for which the student body has recently j voted the money. It is expected that the j population of Springfield will turn out in a body, put on his best bib and tucker i and pay his 10 cents like a man, for it will no |doubt Tealize that Perfect and Damrosch don’t bring their organizations ont to this part of the state every day. And also, since one of its own townfolks, Clinton Connely, is sitting right up there in the front row blowing for the Univer sity. And it will without a doubt, no doubt, doubtless, come to pass that next year Springfield will send three and maybe even four to attend a college which can support such a “swell” band. Other Plans Made. And tiat isn’t all; as plans are under way to :ake the band to Junction City, and maybe Harrisburg; and some Aen venture to suggest Salem. Anyhow its a cinch tl at as sure as it’s true that a good man can. not be kept down, so it is true -that a good band can't be kept down, and now that the start has been made toward a bigger, better band and now that the student body is giving its official support, the axiom is “Watch the band.” I CUES — * BY ECHO JUNE ZAHL The Octopus ’ll get you if you don’t watch out! I thought that steam plant was fixed. But things are not as they steam. Ye Octopus! Thy rod and thy staff, the comfort me. Have you ever wondered why a woman, bdred to death, still listens, To nincbmpoopish men who rant and hallow, When all is shim’ring moonlight and the dewy, green grass glistens, And she^s rather contemplate with si lence mellow? I can tell you why, my friends—it’s pol icy—it’s policy— She has glistened ’cause it’s policy. Have yciu ever wondered, Lady Mine, wjhen you are at a dance, As over out-stretched program, they do pore, Whyscores of monkey-suited men seem eager for a chance, When you know they’ve filled their cards up long before? I can solve the riddle, friends—it’s policy it',s policy— They aslj; you ’cause it’”, policy. -and then Have you ever wondered, student friends, wjtien you are in a class And yoiijr prof springs wit entirely out of, season, Why you, guffaw with vehemence as loud ns any ASS— Apparently without a trace of reason? ! -the moral It’s policy that’s got you in his Herculean Rtiip. You can, struggle, you can wonder, you can pout, But you, can’t give old guy policy the sli|P, You’ve gpt a chance like Moran in a ten round bout are: you ready for “Dress-Up WeeK” April 3 to 8th ? DON’T FORGET THE DATE Watch the papers for further particulars TABLE DELICACIES ■ of the season’s best can be supplied at WING’S MARKET Phone 38 675 Willamette OBAK Advertises 58, and 60 Ninth Ave. E. Leather-Covered i Programs Dance Favors Date Books Hamlin Manufacturing Co. Room 8 Campbell Building Nellis Hamlin, Representative T “THE BEST AMERICAN MAKE” an. eDot\c<p.stev ARRQW COLLAR 2 for 25c Clnett, Peabody & Co-, Inc., Makers NEW LINE OF Stationery Just received. Come in i and look it over Prices Reasonable j University Pharmacy Luther Thompson, Prop. & Mgr. Corner 11th and Alder Phone 229 FO R THE BENEFIT of the WOMEN’S BUILDING THE WOMEN’S LEAGUE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON PRESENT THE UNIVERSITY PLAYERS In Winchell Smith’s Celebrated Comedy Success THE FORTUNE HUNTER Staged Under the Direction of James W. Mott, Producer of Last Season’s Local Success, “BROWN OF HARVARD’’ EUGENE THEATRE 4* «*- Marr\l Q1 ct FRIDAY AND SATURDAY l ldl til UlM'" I PRICES 25, 50 AND 75 CENTS—NONE HIGHER T ! Seat Sale for Both Performances Opens Thursday, Mar. 30,9 a. m. 1st