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
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Present Incumbent Says Job
Should Go to a Senior—
With Capacity to Work.
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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.