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OREGON OFFICIAL ORGAN EMERALD OF STUDENT BODY VOL. 17. EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1916. NO. 87. RIGHT HIRERS Will PUYfDR TITLE Varsity Meets Washingtonians on Local Courts Friday and Saturday. EDGE CONCEDED TO VISITORS Hurd and Hayes Fight for Third Place on Oregon Team This Afternoon. When the Varsity lines up against the Washingtonian racquet wielders Friday and Saturday it will be best against best. Said Captain Lewis Bond today, speaking of Oregon’s chances to win and thereby capture the northwest title, “Two years ago we met Washington on the local courts. This year we meet Washington here again, and it is the same identical team. But we have a better team than we had two years ago—at that time we divided honors—and the sets should be pretty close.” The captain is the only veteran on the Oregon team that made the history of two years ago. Washington has Muiria, a veteran of three years and who has never lost a match to Oregon, Canfield and Kaufman, both two year men. Oregon’s team will be composed of Lewis Bond, Paul Bond, varsity player of four years ago, and either Willard Hayes or Roscoe Hurd. The two are fighting it out this afternoon for the third place. The singles sets start Friday afternoon at four o’clock with the Bond brothers representing Oregon. Saturday morning the third of the singles will be played, the winner of the Hayes-Hurd match representing Oregon. In the afternoon Paul and Lewis Bond will play both of the doubles against Washington. And the fans are partoicularly cautioned to observe tennis court etiquette which is that no violent rooting be done during a match. Good plays, if appreciated, should be cheered with handclapping. Though the visitors are conceded the edge, yet the Oregon team is far above par and coupled with the desire of the men to win the coveted “O” which only comes through a championship, the matches will be doubly close and exciting. SENIORS PLEDGE 18 SO FAR Tooze Urges Rest to Hand in Memorial Funds. Lamar Tooze, head of the memorial funds committee earnestly urges that all the members of the class who have not as yet handed in their pledge cards, would do so. The following persons have fulfilled their duties at the present time: Henry Howe, E. H. Hedrick, Katharine Watson, Leslie Tooze, J. Bothwell Avison, Chester Fee, John Clark Burgard, W’il liam N. Burgard, Lamar Tooze, Harold Humbert, Grace Edgington, Constance Cartwright, Louise Bailey, Esther Camp bell, Virginia Peterson, Charlie Fenton, Jessie Purdy, and Genevieve Shaver. SCOTT FIRST U. STUDENT Dr. Straub Meets First Man to Attend University of Oregon When Dt. John Straub attended the school exercises at Creswell last week he met W. Wr. Scott, who says he was the first student to register in the Uni versity. Mr. Scott was a small boy about fourteen years old in knee pants when he went up to the late President Johnson’s office and paid the first tuition fee in 1876. Dr. Straub has known Mr. Scott for a number of years but did not know until last week that he was a former University student. Mr. Scott is now engaged in literary work and has published in book form a long poem entitled “Piotaeers” which is dedicated to the Oregoh pioneers. He presented Dr. Straub with a copy of it. Mr. Scott’s father W J. J. Scott was one of the first regents of the University and donated $5000 when the zchool was ym much in.jiMii«f financial-*i(V j South Is Elected Next Band Leader Many Inquiries Prom Prospect ive Students; Organization Limited to 20 Next Year. Floyd South, *17, was elected at the last band meeting to hold the office of president for next year. Mr. South, during his entire three years at college, has been one of the heartiest supporters of the band, and it was in recognition of this loyalty that he was chosen. Other officers elected were: Vice-pres ident, Fred Morgus; secretary-manager, Maurice Hyde; treasurer, Clarence Nel son; librarian and sargeant-at-arms, Russell Quisenberry. Plans for next year were discussed. Many letters have been received from prospective students asking about the band, and every indication points toward a large increase of musicians. However the band will be limited to about 20. All others will be formed into a second band which will be used to fill vacancies that occur in the first band. LIST OF RECITILS Will ESNM Advanced Students Show in Vil lard; Beginners Have Recital Hall in Afternoon. The last recitals of the year, at which a great many of the pupils of the Uni versity school of music take part, will be held next Saturday, May 27. The recital for beginners will take place at three o’clock in the afternoon in Recital hall; the advanced recital will be given in Vil lard hall at eight o’clock Saturday evening. These recitals combine the pupils of the piano, voice, and violin de partments. The public is cordially in vited. The program for the advanced recital in the evening is as follows: Advanced. Prelude in C minor.Rachmaninoff Pearl Craine Russian Sleighing.Tschaikowsky Hazel Radabaugh Song of the Hoofs .Litta Lynn Ada Mathews Etude . Chopin Staccato Caprice .Vogrich Marion Neil Papillous d’Amour .Schnett Raymond Burns Adoration...Borowaki Mazurka .Mlynarski Veva Brown Scene de Ballet .de Beriot Robert Scearce Una Voce Poco Fa (from The Barber of Seville) .Rossini Mamie Gillette Voce di Donna (From La Giaconda)... . Ponchielli Charlotte Banfield Etude op. 10 No. 12.Chopin Op. 25 No. II .Chopin Vivian Pallett SIMPLE SPELLING BARRED Dean Allen Rules That Embryonio Jour nalists Must Follow Old Form in Stories. If the Zoology students of the Uni versity of Oregon desire to spell ele phant “elefant,” they can, but if some progressive embryonic journalist hands in a story with modernized spelling, has “goose is cooked.” Dean Allen makes the exception that a student may write in simplified spell ing at examinations if he is consistent throughout, otherwise, “woe unto him.” All news stories must follow the style of the Register and Guard. Therefore until these papers of the city change the form of spelling they now use. Dean Allen’s student’s will spell as their fath ers did. HOSPITAL ON CAMPUS. California University has a well equip ped infirmary on the campus, with a full compliment of physicians and trained nurses. Every student is entitled to ordinary medical and hospital care with out charge. If an operation becomes necessary, a moderate charge is made, the funds thus received being used for {^ benefit of thq- infirmary. CO-EDS ON THEIR MARKS FOR TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS NEXT SATURDAY Canoe Races, Archery, Golf and Running Scheduled for Gala Event of Varsity Women in First Field!Day in the History of the University. For the first time in the history of the University the women will make their debut into athletics with a track and field meet all their own. Canoe races, archery contests, ball games, golf and track events are to take place. Sat urday has been chosen as the day and things will start to hum when the open ing event is called at 8 o’clock. Saturday will show the co-eds in all the glory of their athletic prowess. But when the gala day is over the partici pants will be professionalised—at least $25 in prizes is offered by the Univer sity. Ribbons will also decorate the win ners. Great interest is being taken in the canoe races to be. Here the seniors, juniors, sophs and frosh will line up to paddle a distance of 1700 feet. Just a little over-balance, just a little collision and the cold running waters of the mill race will claim its victims of competition and the spectators will have the addi tional thrill of a swimming contest. It is said that women are not barred, legally, from intercollegiate competition along with the men. Therefore the co eds may be sure that Coach Hayward null be on deck to see the “phenmos” of the track. The opening event at S o’clock will be the canoe races between Miss Jennie Hunter and Miss Constance Cartwright s' 1. for the senior class and Miss Alva Wil son, Miss Cork. Hosford, Miss Bernndetta Paton, and Miss Celeste Foulkes of ,'he sophomores. | The distance paddled will be 1700 feet. Tennis, gcjlf, and archery contests will take place at 8:30 o'clock. These events are ill charge of Miss Frances Elizabeth Baker, Miss Gladys Wilkins, and Miss Adah Hall. The track J meet proper will consist of a 40 yard dash, relay races, ball throw ing, shot put, high jump, broad jump, and walking. Two members from each class will be, selected for the jumps as the number ik each event has been cut down as low as possible. 9:30 is the time for the meet.. Following this at 11 o’clock the final game of the women’s doughnut base ball series will be played off between the Oregon club and the winner of today’s game between the faculty and Mary Spiller hall. Either the baseball diamond or the men’s gymnasium will be used for the meet depending on the weather. A few tryokits have been held for some of the events. Those getting first place in the 40 yard dash are Miss Jennie Hunter, senior, Miss Merna Brown, junior, Miss Margaret Crosby, sopho more, and Miss Estelle Tallmadge, fresh man. Inter-Fraternity Council Rescinds Action Barring Varsity Athletes Baseball Letter Men May Now Compete on Doughnut Teams Since Regular Collegiate Se ason Closed. New Ruling Will Change Status of Teams N ow in Running. At a special meeting called KVednes day noon, th- interfraternity athletic council voted to rescind its former ac tion in barring all varsity baseball men from the doughnut league series, and de cided to allow them to compete in all the games. The meeting came as a sequel to the council’s unconstitutional action of a previous meeting whereby they had at tempted to change a ruling made earlier in the year, which required a two-thirds vote to annul. The status of the varsity baseball men was clearly defined at the beginning of the year, and the various teams understood that the men who rep resented Oregon in the conference schedule, would be permitted to play in the doughnut series as soon as Coach Bezdek was through with them. However when the varsity season was over and it; was found that several of the men could play, the council by a bare majority of one vote, attempted to bar them from active competition. How er their step was proven unconstitu tional at Wednesday’s meeting and the men have been reinstated into good standing. 1 Now that this tangle has been settled the final games in the house champion ships will be played off ns soon as the weather will permit. The rain of the past two webks has wrought havoc with the schedule,; but two games having been played during the interim. The Sigma Chi-Sigma Nu game is billed for this aft ternoon with the Fiji-Iota Chi game on the boards the following afternoon. The winners of these two games will play a round robin with the faculty nine to de cide the chnmpionship. ALUMNI FAVOR CHANGES Kilpatrick Plans to Have Local Alumni Organizations While on n recent extension triy Earl Kilpatrick, ’09, secretary of the alumni association received the following opin ions in regard to the alumni re-organi zation plan, from three alumni members: Olin Arnspiger, ex-’06, president of the Medford alumni association who is heartily in sympathy with the plan of organization proposed by the Portland alumni says: “The plan for a local as sociation where five o~ more may meet will stimulate regular meetings at places like Medford. A business council will be better than if all the alumni try to transact business at the annual meet ing.” Homer Billings, ’06, of Ashland says: “I have talked with several alumni here in Ashland and they seem to think the change will be an improvement.” Joel Richardson, ’10, of La Grande says that the alumni of Union county are so far from the University that they never get in direct touch with the as sociation but believes that with the pro posed change which would require a whole representation from all the as sociations in the alumni council there would be a great interest in the re jaotfr parts of the state. DeCOU GETS FELLOWSHIP I _ University Faculty Member Honored by American Science Asociatlon. Word lias just been received that Professor Fr'. E. DeCou has been elect ed to a fellowship in the American as sociation for the advancement of science. This is considered quite an honor in the world of science as this association has a membership of over 8,000 and includes on its roll practically all the leaders in scientific work in the country. The organization was formed in 1817 and is the Icontinuation of the Associa tion of American Geologists and Natur alists which held its first meeting in 1840. Among its officers during the Inst 60 years appear the names of such men as Henry, Agassiz, Newcomb, and Dana. Charles Van Ilisa of the University of Wisconsin is now president. Professor De Cou is also listed In the current nutnber of the American Math ematical Monthly as one of the charter members of the Mathematical associa tion of America recently organized to promote the interests of collegiate j mathematics in the colleges and univer ' siti$*_«£;tbft United Stales. “Pep” Instiller’s Election Is Soon I __ I I Present Incumbent Says Job Should Go to a Senior— With Capacity to Work. i - i The question of yell lender for next yenr will he discussed at the first meet ing of the new student council in .Tune. The new pep instiller will |Probably be elected at that time. Merlin ITatley, retiring leader, says it is a big job, and he ought to know. The job should go, he says, to a senior. Said senior should be popular witty the student body and should have a great capacity for work. The job at its best is a thank less one, all work and no play. “Bat” in speaking of his term of vf fige said, "This yenr the students have shown a greater amount of College spirit and enthusiasm than for some years past. It lias been a pleasure to lead the rnllies and rooting and it has been shown with out doubt that Oregon spirit is not dead. “I want to thank the students for their interest and co-operation in making this a most successful year from the stand point of rallies and pep feats and it is my hope that next year’s leader will have the same backing.” While there is nothing definite con cerning prospective candidates it is rumored that Robert MeMurray, John Dolph, and William Burgar^ have their eyes od the job. 1BEH1 IS ELECTEDSOPH PREXY Close Race Run for Secretary ship With Peggy Boylen Winning by 19 Votes. Robert Atkinson -will hei^d net year’s sophomore class, winning the election by a margin of 34 votes over Lynn Mc Cready, the next highest. jfTelen Brncht defeated Marion Coffey by 39 votes for vice president. A very elbse race was run for secretary with foijir candidates in the field. Feggy Boylen led by 10 votes followed by Myrtle Cowan. Ivor Ross will be the treasurer, fcent ing Dolph Phipps by 28 votes. Ira Bowen was elected Sargeant-at-nrms with fiO more votes than Tracy Byers. A great deal of interest wns taken in the election, 225 votes being cast for president and vice president, 222 for secretary and treasurer and 215 for sergennt-at-arms. The official returns show the votes ns follows: Lynn MdCready, 77; Sprague Adam, 37; Robert Atkinson, 111; Marion Coffey, 03; l,Ielen Bracht, 132; Roberta Shuebel, 50; Peggy Boy len, 75; Mary Murdock, ' 41; Myrtle Cowan, 56; Dolph Phipps, 07; Ivor Ross, 125; Ira Bowen, 142; Tracey Byers, 73. WOMAN IS SUPERINTENDENT The first woman to be superintendent of a city school system in Oregon is Lexie Strachan, ox-’17, who has been elected superintendent of Joseph schools for next year. Miss Strachan will receive $1200 a year. For four years Miss Strachan has been principal of Joseph high school. Next year Paul Irvin, an alumnus of Willam ette university who will probably attend the University summer school, will fill her place. Although several noted women such ns Ellen Flagg Young of Chicago have made good records as superintendents of city school systems throughout the United States no woman previous to this time held such a position in Oregon. EXCHANGER. Considerable difficulty was experienced In keeping the spectators ind field at the Interscholastic Track One young center of the Meet at Cornell Universitj ster had a narrow escape from getting hit by the twelve pound h ammer after it had been thrown from the Held. A squad of police will be meet with Colgate and who eomes down on the field will find himself in trouble off the track on hand at the any spectator JUBILEE MONTHLY APPEARS SOON The much heralded Jubilee number of Columbia Monthly made its appearance last Wednesday. It will be a special issue, and contained 72 pages. COLLEGE EDUCATION Mil BEPMCTICJLL Depends Upon Receiver, Says j* ; B. Kerr, of Portland, in Assembly Address. JAUREGUY WINS THE KOYL GUP ' President-Eleot of the Student Body Chosen as Best All Around Junior in University. In his assembly address on "Can a College Education be Made Practical," ! James B. Kerr, of Portland, said, “The college education can be made of a prac tical voiue if the receiver of it wants to make it so. The man who comes to the University and spends all of his time with books and eliminates all other af fairs of modern society, hnd best be get ting his education in the school of experl- i once. “There is no difference between a book | education and a school of experience one* except in the faster a person meets more actualities along with the theory. “Some college educated people put themselves above the self educated man and attempt to create a kind of an | aristocracy of thir own.” Mr. Kerr is of the law firm of Carey and Kerr, Portlnnd. Mr. and Mrs. Kerr arrived in Eugene Tuesday, He ad dressed the faculty colloquim banque at the Hotel Osburn on Tuesday evening. Mr. Kerr was graduated from the Uni versity of Wisconsin in 1889. He Is now president of the University club of Port land, 1 Assembly was opened by the presenta tion of the Koyl cup. This cup is award ed annually to that junior whom a picked faculty committee considers the best all around rpresentative of his class. The i award this year was made to Nicholas | Jauregny, recently elected student body president. The committee in charge of the awarding was composed of Denn Straub, Dr. Boynton, Dean Morton* Dr. Schmidt and Prof. Dyment. The pre- , sentation speech was made by President j Campbell. Dean Ralph Lyman, of the school of music, sang “When the Boys Come Home,” by Speaks; and “Wind Song” by Rogers. ’09 GRADUATE KEPT BUSY Earl Kilpatrick Visits Many Towns In Eleven Days. Earl Kilpatrick, '00, secretary of the - state alumni association and assistant dean of the school of extension, made. a business trip to Douglas county last * Monday. Wednesday ho was in Port land as a representative of the Univer-1 sity and a quest of the Portland city schools at their pageant; on Friday, delivered the commencement address at the Joseph high school. Mr. Kilpatrick returned to the University Saturday and left today to deliver the commencement address at Glendale high school. Wed nesday he will again be in Portland in the interest of the school of extension1 and Thursday will speak to the graduat ing class at Fossil. | STUDIES UNDER KORTSCHAK Miss Winifred Forbes Plans to 8penii Vacation In Chicago. Miss Winifred Forbes, violin instruc tor in the University school of music will spend her summer vacation studying under Hugo Kortschak in Chicago. As| many music students will know, Hugo Kortschak is one of the most noted pupilal of Sevcik. Miss Forbes will return in the fall to resume her work at the Uni« versity. SWIM MEET HELD. | The girls of Minnesota U. held «i swimming meet in the agricultural gym nasium last week. The contests includ ed distance and speed racing, distance and from plunges, plain and fancy. div<, ling and various strokes.