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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 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. Subscription rales, per year, $1.00. Single copies, 5e. EDITORIAL. STAKE. EDITOR-IN -CHIEF. Managing Editor ... City Editor. Associate I'Uy Editor. BUSINESS STAFF. HAROLD IIA MSTREET ....Edward I*. Harwood .De Witt Gilbert .Adrienne Epplng BUSINESS MANAGER .GEORGE T. COLTON Assistant Manager .Hurle llriiinhfill Assistants.Louise Allen, Jennette Calkins, John McMurray, Lay Carlisle Circulation Munnger .Kenneth Farley, Flione 7!>:i Phone Editor 505 .Phone Manager 401 Motions passed by the student council, October 11, were: A recommendation shall be sent to the Pan-Hellenic and interfraternity council that guests for home coming week be restricted to alumnae and relatives. The student council shall prepare petition, to lie presented to the faculty, for the re-establishment o f the custom of “class hours.” Attendance: President Nicholas Jaureguy, Secretary Jennie Huggins, Martha Beer, Leura. Jerard, Karl Heeke, Kay Couch, George Cook, Floyd Westcrfield, Krnest Watkins. DEMOCRACY’S TREND. Recently Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Leland Stanford University, sent word to the parents of prospective students to endow their sons and daugh ters with scant purses. Students at tending here, he said, should not have a larger allowance than is necessary for simple living. “It takes time to run an automobile and it often leads to life off the campus, to extravagance and much foolishness,” said Dr. Wilbur, in his letter to the parents. “The student who cannot lead the clean, simple, in dustrious life expected on the Stanford campus should go elsewhere." Whatever the underlying reason bring ing forth this letter it is plainly evident President Wilbur has more faith in the student of little means than the one who makes his pocketbook the reason for his attending the University. It is almost universally true that, a purse of gold, a heart of sham, while an empty purse, a heart of gold. The significance, however, of the mes sage from the Southland, lies in the trend of desire for the democratic class of students. The death knell of cam pus aristocracy has been tolled. Such aristocracy never existed at Oregon, and there are reasons why it never will. With the average income of the people of the state of Oregon a dollar a day and two per cent on their Investment there is little likelihood of Stuffed pocketbooks and £out, and an epi demic of automobiles. But were the campus of the University of Oregon flooded with money tomorrow it would be a safe wager it would do no harm. Why? Observe the report of the bachelors’ meeting. From the records of ten men the average monthly expense of .$1’J was figured, and oue of the ten is mak ing a go on $0 a month. These ten are not compelled to practice such economy. But they find they are more efficient Savoy Theatre Friday Oniy mary McLaren in “Wanted—A Home” A Bluebird And of Course A Comedy Saturday Douglas Fairbanks In a stirring drama of the Good Old Days “The Halfbreed” A halfbreed, a preacher’s daughter and a dance hall girl Ora Carew With Keystone Players o in “A La Cabaret” L in their all-around work through fjiin X»le living! Hut while some are specializing on economy others are here to make the University the means for an ambitious end. Money is no object. They are too serious minded to care for the luxuries I it will buy. There are others to whom money is very much of an object hut they are just as serious minded in their post-college ambitions. The effect of wealth upon the mind determines once and for all the effect upon democracy. Oregon has never had to issue a notice such as came from Stanford. Stanford is looking for the class of students Oregon has. A WORTHY AMENDMENT. An amendment was introduced at the student body meeting yesterday morn ing which make the board of directors of the co-op store the executive council. This takes it from the hands of the student council. This is a wise amendment for two reasons, viz., the executive council has its hands upon the treasury of the stu dent body and is for that reason better able to regulate those activities having financial concern, and secondly a hoard of directors of five members such as the executive council is much more wieldy than a board of fourteen members. This amendment should pass with no opposition. Who said the team was cocky? Chicken-wit! ♦ ALUMNAE NOTICE. ♦ ♦ Local organization of Oregon ♦ ♦ Alumnae will meet with Mrs. Oat ♦ ♦ son in Friendly hall at Satin'- ♦ ♦ day, October 14. ♦ ♦ Annual business meeting and ♦ ♦ election of officers. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦**♦♦♦♦ ♦ BIOLOGY SEMINAR ♦ ♦ The meeting announced for Kri- ♦ ♦ day of this week will hit postponed ♦ ♦ on neeount of Dr. Dowell’s lecture, ♦ ♦ until October 20th. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ COCKEY SENIORS * *----* ‘‘Down with the upstarts! Chastise their impertinence! Demolish their tire sumption!” and like phrases were heard from tile irate seniors when the junior football challenge was made. "We may lie old and aged but we can still step around a bit.” began Seaiefe. "Yes, and its up to us to set some precocious person's ideas aright on the matter of real football." wrathfuly urged tlene flood. "We're the boys that can do ‘or." from Hill Hurgard. "Wait a minute. I'm manager." inter rupted Seaiefe. "Let’s consider our team. We have Swede Nelson, and tlrey M, Connell and Bernard Breeding and Fred Kiddle and .lack Klliott and Scoop Bath bun and Dick Nelson and Bill Burgard Say fellows, we can do it!” Monarch Cafeteria and e Delicatessen FiVOR MORE DUCES Miss Fox, Dean Straub and Thacher Give Opinions. Believe That Student Body Hops Would Promote De mocracy on Campus. That the atmosphere of good cam araderie of the dance of lust Saturday night should be followed by more dances of the same kind is the opinion that Miss Elizabeth Fox expressed to Dean John Straub, before departing for Seaside to attend the convention of the State Fed eration of Women’s clubs on Sunday. Miss Fox declared that such dances would help to eliminate the down-town dances and would create a feeling of good fellowship among the students on the campus. Dean Straub says that the most no ticeable feature of the dance was the friendly feeling between the freshmen and sophomores showing that both part ies were fully satisfied and that the mix of the afternoon had settled any class feeling that might have existed. He says it had fewer objectionable features than any dance he haj attended for a long time. When asked how he regarded the peti- i tion of the student body for more dances, he said that if a few extra student body dances would do away with the dances down town he would be in favor of it, but if it merely means more on the cam pus and others down-town, he would be opposed, lie declares he is in favor of all student body enjoyment consistent with and subordinate to good scholar ship. Professor \\. 1> . (>. Tbacher, of the English department, says that there should be more dunces, because they would lie consistent with the faculty’s own legislation. As the enrollment of tile University increases, there should be enough dances to accommodate .’.1, of the students instead of just those who are in fraternities and sororities. He says that the student body dances have greater social value than any others, be cause they are not confined to fraterni ties and sororities only. Form other organizations, get the privileges of hav ing dances, and treat them in the manner of the dance of last Saturday night is his suggestion. The faculty has not leg islated against dances, but against ex cessive dancing, because it lowers the standard of good scholarship, he de clared. MATH MAJORS FORM CLUB Propose to Bring Members Together to Discuss Mathematical Problems. The major students in the mathematic department met last Friday at the home of I’rof. E. E. l)e('ou and formed a club. The purpose of the organization is to bring the members closer together and discuss mathematical problems. There were about 110 present and these elected the following officers: Frederick .Helper, president; Miss Sonderstrom, vice-president; David Wilson, secretary; Elizabeth (’arson, treasurer. Three or four meetings will be held during the semester at which mathematic majors are urged to be present. CUES. o ® “ECHO JUNE ZAHL. Hello. Saw Johnny Beckett today, lie was playing with the swinging doors of the library. At Villard, Monty was likewise congesting traffic. Oh well we can’t all go to California. I feel filosofic. Here goes. Its title reads: “If I were an Autumn leaf, I’d fall for you.” Autumn leaves—faltering, faltering. Lingering, poised for a moment in air. Then gracefully, playfully winging Away from protection and shelter to where? You fall in the dust, little autumn leaves. Who cares if once, jubilant-young With vestments of blue, gold and crim- j son You flirted and courted the sun. Xc one barters for dust or for ashes. My dust and yours sums up the same, After all—it's those crimsonal flashes That makes life a playable game. How’s that? Here’s another. I like to hear it called: "Who writes the check that’s feeding you?”: Beams from the sun overhead Jut down and pierce my heart. My vigor sapping All life juice tapping. (Tonight my studies I'll start.) Glean.s from the moon at night Step in my soul unaware. * Romance possesses me. Ennui caresses me. (Where are my studies? Oh Where?) NEW SHOES Arriving Constantly Not-A-FaultGym Shoes “0, MIGHTY OREGON” Now on Sale THE MUSIC SHOP 63 E. 9th—Phone 3-12 BACK COPIES OF Emerald SENT HOME Let the Emerald tell your family the Col lege news, and what you are doing. SUBSCRIBE NOW Co-Op. Store $1.00 Campus Y. M. C. A. WOMEN ROOT FRIDAY First Mix and Songfest Sched uled for Gymnasium at 4:30 Good East Promised by Com mittee and Gatherin Will Be Followed by Dance Every woman on the Oregon campus will go to the first women’s mix and song-fest at the gymnasium Friday at -1:80 o’clock, and take all the Oregon spirit she can find. The song-fest and mix nre for acquaintance sake; the spirit is for the Oregon-Multnomah game Saturday. The college songs have been printed, and there’s a copy for every one. It will be the women's rally and root- j er practice and they intend to show the men how much real Oregon spirit they have. Good “eats” are promised by the com mittee in charge and there will be some impromtu dancing afterwards. The social committee of the Woman’s League has charge, and is composed of: Dorothy Wheeler, chairman, Sarah Bar ker, Ethel Murray, Olive Risley, and Brownell Frazier. Spanish Courses Popular (Continued from page one) be carried on in this language,” says Mr. Harthan. ‘‘That i.i where the English and Germans got ahead of us. They met the South American traders more than half way by meeting them in their own ton gue. A South American hasn’t the am bition or disposition to learn a foreign language, yet if you wish to trade with him you must have a common ground of communication, which means that you must learn his language. “One of the biggest hotels in New York will not employ a person who can not speak Spanish. The reason is that many wealthy people from South Amer ica come to New York on business or WILLIAMS FUEL COMPANY Phone 651-J 39 7th Ave. E. CANDY The kind you'll want again The Varsity Try our Wholesome LUNCHES pleasure. Naturally they stay at the hotel where they can understand and he understood.” ° The demand for Spanish in the schools will continue, thinks Mr. Hartban, be cause t,he ill feeling wfiich has long ex isted in South America “towards the United States is gradually dying hut. and possiblities there are just beginning to open up for us. "Of course there are lots of students who take up Spanish to fill the require ments for languages demanded by most colleges. Since it is easy to learn they decide to spend their time on it rather than on some more dificult language. But for cultural purposes Spanish is not the equal ->f French, or German. It does not have the great national influence and character behind it. There are not great modern Spanish writers, and in her his tory Spanish probably never had such a writer as Shakespeare or Goethe. “Can a person learn Spanish in six months? No. There are plenty of com mercial schools and business colleges ad vertising that they can teach Spanish in that time but there’s nothing to them. “Of course there are some people who could learn the language in one w»eek and some who couldn’t learn it at all, but I am speaking of the average person. I can’t say just bow much time is required for that average person be cause I can’t acouut for individual differ ences. And then the method makes a dif ference, too. “No”, Mr. llarthan concluded, “Span ish is noli a fad. It’s a necessity. It is full of opportunities and is getting a big ger field every day.” EASTWARD Three Tickets —Via Spokane and Inland Empire. —Grand Canyon of Colum bia. •—or, California. The North Bank Road’s two fast trains Portland to Chica go have set a standard in travel service. NORTH BANK RAIL AND 26 HOURS SAIL on the ships of DeLuxe Ser vice, S. S. 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