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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1916)
OREGON EMERALD Published each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the college year, by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon. Entered at the postoffice at Eugene as second class matter. S* Subscription rates, per year, $1.00. Single copies, Be. STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF...MAX H. SOMMER Assistant Editors.Wallace F.skln, Leslie O. Tooao . Copy Editors.Ed Harwood, DeWItt Gilbert, Clytle Hall Special Wrltera. .Grace Edglngton, Frances Shoemaker, Charles Dundore, Vfalter Assistant .. ...Harold Say tpOftS eeeeeseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeessseseesesss****************'** Ch88t0r A.. ITfifl Assistants ...James Sheehy, I.ee Bostwlck Features . ...Adrienne Epplng, Echo £ahl Dramatics .T.Martha Beer Society.Beatrice Locke. Lucile Watson, Catherine TWomey Hiehanaas .Louise Allen Asslataat ..7.7...’.Martha Tinker Reporters. .Kenneth Moores, Jean Bell, Robert McNary, Percy Boatman, Cora i lie Snell, Lucile Messner, Joe Skelton. Helen Brenton. BUSINESS STAFF ___ „ BUSINESS MANAGER.FLOYD C. WESTERFIELD Assistant Manager .Kenneth M Advertising Manager.Burlc D. Brainhall Circulation.Wily Collections . Eetley Farley Manager’s and Editor’s Phone—841. _ _ IV THE OREGON EMERALD as the official, organ of the Associated Student Body of the University of Oregon, aims to serve the student body politic in the following zvay: to diffuse cor rect and authentic news; to protect and conserve the highest idedls of the University; to consistently avoid all secret affiliations cind alliances; to play the game squarely with no favoritism; to be op timistic and courageous in fulfilling its functions; to comment on, and receive comment on the problems concerning the University and its welfare; to pursue a constructive editorial policy which nec essarily implies q destructive policy; in short, to pursue militantly a policy of proper publicity in regard to all problems that confront the Student Body—all of this, based on the truism that a demo cracy can be effective and efficient only so long as it maintains a free and militant press. Everybody Behind Oregon! ELECTIONS OVER, nothing better can claim enthusiasm from the polity than concerted attention to the event of the year, Junior week-end. Fair weather is almost assured, and that combined with the Oregon “pep” can stand the University in good stead. There is no one event of the college year that can do more for the general good of the University than a successful entertainment of the bevy of guests that will soon begin to gather from all sections of the state. Verily, Junior week-end means personal sacrifice and inconveni ence. The campus citizenry will have to put on the smile of jolly good-fellowship, even if beds must be surrendered to the guests and hosts seek the cheerful wood-box. Appetites must remain unappejas ed until every guest has crammed his maw. t But the sacrifice is worth the cost. Many of the visitors will be high school athletes, some of whom have never seen the University before. They are prospective students. If the campus can saturate guests with the spirit of good fellowship, combined with a good tirhe, there is the opportunity of winning them over. Making no bones about the whole business, one of the purposes of Junior Week-end is to show prospective students what the University is and what it of fers. It is avowedly a type of legitimate proselytism. The alumni will also be here with their tendencies to harp back to the dead past, liven though their recitals of what they used to do in the old days when they were students—how the University has gone to the bad since they left—is not a bit pleasant, grin and bear it. It serves a good purpose after all, and may be true. Committees are at work, have been at work for weeks, on the problem of ways and means of making the festival a huge success. '^The plans are worked out to a nicety, but one more element is needed —and that the hearty co-operation of the whole Student Body. Join in with the committees, and help make Junior week-end the best ever. Farewell of Senior Thespians ABOUT THIS time of the year, seniors have a lean and hun gry look about them, and the customary diagnosis reveals that they are growing glabrous about their profound pates from too much wor ry about senior theses, too many "cuts”, too few hours, and all of that sort of stuff. The diploma usually sets a pace that kills: hence worried seniors. But there is one group of seniors that are setting aside work and worries in a final attempt to amuse and entertain the University. They are the senior players who are working day and night in order to shove "Arizona,” a roaring western comedy, across the footlights in one-two-three time. The entire cast is composed of thespians who have long performed before local audiences. They are remarkably free from the shoddiness of amateurism, have an abundance of natural talent, some have higher ambitions in the art—in all they are worth while seeing. i In a month they will pack up the old Cart of Thespis and pass out of the University. It’s the last chance to see the old faces that have grimaced through grease and paint and chortled through false whiskers for four years. They are about to make their final exiti Every student should set aside a big iron washer, and seriously con-, eider “pigging” to “Arizona” Friday night. I T— A letter by a South Dakota university | student advocates what Is called surprise . holidays; these holidays to be taken once j or twice a month on fine days, when the ' Student feels a need of it; each holiday to come ns nn entire surprise both to 1 •° the student and the faculty. Thus, in- j stead of an Easter vacation of perhaps j eight days, each studi^ht he 'permitted* to take surprise vacations of a day at ji \ time until the time that would be given for spring vacation is used,. It occurs to I ns that this ».\stem might be welcomed at Several places, especially at this time of ; the year. Arizonians Await (Continued from pa to one) usual Senior performance. Your college education will not bo complete unloss you are able to any that you have seen "Arisons.” li, sewed seats are trow on sale at tljjL1 Hox Office of the Kugone Theatre. ° M o If the plans that are being formulated materialise, a trip to Panama by army transport will he among the trips taken l t>\ Stanford'* Glee club this summer. Veteran Publisher Rises (Continued from page 1) fifty years editor of the paper, took the position. He remained in it almost con tinuously until his death in 1910. “This was ft perfect combination, "stated Mr. Piper.” “Scott was purely a writer and scholar. Pittoek was a finan cier, printer and journalist.” “They were successful because they never tainted or garbled their reports with personalities, but tried to give the absolute and complete truth. Their policy was honest, though not always popular. Their opposition to free silver, in a coun try that was in favor of free silver, cost inestimably in money and influence. They lost fifty per cent of their subscription list and a large share of their advertisers, but came out triumphant.” Still Aotlve at Halm. Mr. Pittoek is still actively at the helm, says Mr. Piper, and is fully con sulted about any business venture of the paper. As to the Oregonian’s methods, Mr. Piper said: “We are fundamentally organized like any metropolitan paper. Our circulation amounts to 55,000 daily, and 75,000 on Sunday. Our per capita circulation in the state is equal to that of any paper any where. We now have three editions daily, and serve not only the whole north west, but, to a lesser extent, the nation at large.” As a circulation builder and keeper Mr. Piper recommends a good sporting de partment. “A paper without sporting news would be a failure,” he asserted. “I don’t know that the editorial page is so import ant. I have tried in the editorial page, however, to keep the prestige built up by Harvey Scott. I don’t know whether I have succeeded, but there is just as much said against the page as ever, so perhaps I have.” Has Staff of 400 to 500. The Oregonian now has a staff of 400 to 500, not including correspondents, of whom there nre at least 200. The regular staff consists of about 25 re porters, eight men at the copy desk, five writing, including Mr. Piper himself, who writes for the editorial page, some 20 typesetters, a minimum of 30 in the ad alleys, 15 or 20 in the circulation depart ment, besides 200 carriers, and the men in the business office. The correspondents, who are paid by space, are paid altogether about $2500 a month, according to Mr. Piper. They earn from $1.00 to $100 each. The paper does a minimum business of a million a year now, estimates Mr. Piper. “It owes its success,” he con cluded, “to the fact thnt it is an honest paper. It presents the news and tells what it thinks, but always in a way in tended for honest news service and dis cussion. No influence outside the office has ever dictated the policy of the Ore i?onlnn.” Mythical Ball Nine. (Continued from page one) game. Coach Bezdek took him under his wing in the early spring when he was a riiw recruit, and turned him out in mid-season, a finished receiver. Shy possesses all the requirements of a catcher, having a fine frame, a good pair of hands, an arm of steel, and a cool head. He is fairly fast and is a danger ous mau with the bat in a pinch. Rogers of Washington, Sieberts of O. A. C., and Tuerck of Oregon are a trio of pitchers that could stand the going in fast compnny with a little added ex perience. Rogers deserves the first choice of the three ns he showed the most promise during the year. He has a fine physique, and uses a fast brenking curve and a spitball to fool the opposing batters. His greatest asset is his ability to keep cool under fire. Sieberts, the Aggies moundman, proved his worth throughout the season and especially in the final two games against Oregon. He beat the lemmon-yellow in two straight games under the most adverse condi tions. He is a good hitter and can piny the infield when not pitching. “Bill” Likes to Grove ’Em. Rill Tuerck has as much stuff as either of the above mentioned hurlers but is inclined to put the ball in the groove too often, and the rival hitters hop on him unmercifully. This is Rill's fourth year on the varsity during which time he has lost but three conference games.. To Ray Goble, of 0. A. C., goes the first sack job. Although not a flashy player Goble is in the game all the time and is by far the most reliable infielder in the conference. He seldom if ever makes an error and is ns cool as a cu cumber. Goble is a .300 hitter and is a good bascrtinner. If Hick Nelson, the lemmNu-yellow first saeker, were fnster on his feet he would give the Corvallisite a close race for the honors. Wins Berth on Instiot. There was not a first class second baseman iu the conference this year. Loot, an outfieltler by trade, played the keystone sack for the Argies when Sie berts was pitching and got away in good style, lie is somewhat awkard in field ing ground balls, but his ability to hit the Gall coupled with his baseball head and instinct, wins him a berth on the mythical nine. For all arourd worth and generalship WflAT— I You want in your new spring clothes is distinctive character, ser vice, and comfort ... LiCi'Ax WHAT— You get depends upon where you order them- . . * | Let us serve you todaj The Willoughby Haberdasher “Men’s Outfitters” Bangs Arise Ccjrnell, the varsity captain, de serves th^e shortpatchers job and the cap tainship of the all-star team. He is the fastest man in the conference and is a past master at eluding the basemen with his quick fall away slide. He ranked as one of the first three basestealers and rungetters in the league. Cornell will try after any ball that comes his way and donaequently he makes numerous boqts on ^alls that many men would not go after. Seeley; is King-Pin Lead-off-Man. “Blossqm” Seeley was the king-pin leadoff-man of the season. If it were for his knack; of getting on the bases alone, he would imerit a place on the team. He started many a batting ralley for O. A. C. merely by being able to work the pitcher for a walk. He played a good fielding game at third base an 1 has an excellent arm. Maison, of Oregon, ought to grab first honors if he continues to improve at the rate he did this year. There was not a ball hit his direction all year that got through him. He is a scrapper from the ground up and were it not for his lnck of speed he could hold his own with any conference infielder. Baldwin, the ornnge and black slugger, is without a doubt the peer of any out fielder in the northwest conference. He can catch fly balls in any direction whether they be over his head or far in front of him. He is a terrific hitter be ing credited with a batting average around the .500 mark. Unless the writer misses his guess Baldwin will be seen in faster company in a few years. For his, ability to hit the ball, and gather in line drives Roy Taylor, of Washington, wins the left garden station. The purple and gold athlete can judge n ball the minute it leaves the bat, and he is a good man on the paths. Choice of Right Field Moot. Right field lies between Young, of Washington, and Conyers of the Oregon Aggies. There is little to choose between either man. Both are good hitters and average outfielders with Young having a shade the better of the argument. Thompson also of Washington is a good outfielder and ranks up with the above mentioned pair. By virtue of being ahle to play the in field and outfield equally well the utility berth goes to Smith, also of Washington. Shortshop is his natural position al though he Vrns switched all over diamond during the [season. MAKE WEEK-END PLANS Juniors Have Busy Class Meeting; Water Fete Is Certain. week-end p were colled gathering d prom. The tions is left "liain or come off,” a. The atmosphere in the junior class meeting yesterday teemed with Junior ans. Men and more men for to give their aid in 'eorations for the Junior aesthetic side of the decora te the women of the class, shine, the water fete will aid Bob McMurray". Dorothy Shockley, the young daughter of Ed Shockley, wrestling instructor will ride in the Junior float ns Queen. And the main thing is the dance, ’’continued the water fete chairman.” A lot of ,he houses are Iplanoing dances for that night, but tlje house dances can be held after the shack dance.” Wayne Stater has been withholding the printing of t|be programs on account of the weather, | but will now go ahead with the former plans. The office has agreed to make up for any deficit. Seventy students of the University of Kansas will be taken to the the state penitentiary and to the federal peniten tiary at Lavlenworth. They will learn conditions fiijst hand but will not be de tained Ion® COLLEGE ICE CREAM PHONE 343 REX THEATRE T oday' Wm. A. Brady Presents r Edna Wallace Hopper, Charles J. Ross and Muriel Ostriche A Triple Star Alliance in A strong story of unusual dramatic power By Whose Hand “So full of tense situations and incidents that the spectator's eyes will be held on the screen every moment of the five reels."—Motion Picture World. Friday' Paramount Pictures Present FANNIE WARD The Heroine of ‘fThe Marriage of Kitty,” “The Cheat”, etc. _ in For the Defense “We must thank' the author, Mr. Turnbull and Miss Ward the Heroine, for a play so unusual in both conception and handling. It is most excellent.”—Motion Picture News. 2nd Episode of The Iron Claw Ceritennial]5cto hocolates$1.50 RAINBOW DANCING THE CLUB Is now—as it always has been—the place where *ou can find him. SMOKES BILLIARDS SEND THE EMERALD HOME