OREGON
VOL. 18.
EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1916.
PETITinil REFERRED
TO CUSS MSECS
Request for Class Hours Will
Be Considered by
Commitee.
Advisory Council of Six Mem
bers Appointed at Faculty
Meeting December 7.
The petition of the student council for
the reinstallation of class hours was
referred to a committee of class advis
ers, and an advisory council of the faculty
was chosen at faculty meeting December
7.
The committee consists of Colin V. Dy
ment, advisor of the senior class,
f chairman, John F. Bovard, junior advisor,
D. Walter Morton and Dean Elizabeth
Fox, sophomore advisors, and Dean John
Straub and Mrs. Mabel Holmes Parsons,
advisors of the freshmen. All matters
not pertaining to routine matters are re
ferred to a committee before discussion
in meeting. Karl W. Onthank, secretary
to President Campbell, said that the mat
ter of class hours will be brought up
for action before the faculty on its next
meeting, January 11, 1917.
The advisory council of the faculty
which was chosen to represent the fac
ulty which was chosen to represent the
faculty consists of three deans and
three who are not deans. The members
of the council are: H. D. Sheldon, dean
of the school of education; Joseph
Schafer, dean of the extension division;
and Eric W. Allen, dean of the school
of journalism; John F. Bovard, profes
sor of zoology; Dr. George Rebec, pro
fessor of philosophy; and J. D. barnett,
professor of political science.
The purpose of this council, according
to Mr. Onthank, is to create a small
advisory board which can meet with the
president on matters which do not re
quire a general faculty meeting. As the
faculty is growing larger each year, this
was thought of in an attempt to simplify
administration machinery as much as
possible.
BUILDING FUND GETS $250
Bgzaar in Portland Successful; Pledges
to Date Total $9,439.67.
The most recent addition to the Wo
man’s building fund is $250. This was
(given by the Pan-Hellenic society of
Portland, and was raised by a successful
bazar held recently at the University
club. This amount pays half of their
pledge to the Woman’s building.
Mrs. G. T. Gerlinger, a member of the
board of regents, in a letter' to Colin
V. Dyment, enumerated the pledges which
have been made to the fund. The last
public report of this fund was made at
the June commencement. At that time,
the treasury contained $6,945.67. Since
then, the pledges to date have been as
follows:
La Grande Neighborhood club.$ 75.00
C. N. McArthur . 50.00
Oregon Congress of Mothers
and Parent Teachers Associa
tion . 500.00
Adrienne Epping . 15.00
Vella Winner . 10.00
Mrs. C. A. Dolph . 500.00
Woman’s League University.. 100.00
Monday Book Club. 35.00
Anonymous Pledge (Eugene).. 500.00
Anonymous Pledge (Portland). 100.00
Violet Ortschild . 9.00
Wellesley Club (Portland). 50.00
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst (California) 500.00
Sorosis Club (The Dalles) .... 50.00
$2,494.00
This gives a total of $9,439.67.
QUADRANGLE CLUB MEETS
Theme of Discussion for Evening Is
William James’ “Pragmatism.”
The Quadrangle club, which is com
posed of about 15 members, held its
weekly meeting at the home of Mrs. M.
II. Parsons Wednesday night. “Prag
matism” by William James was read and
discussed.
The club which is composed of upper
class girls and of which ^V'ellie Cos is
president, existed on the campus a few
years ago as a secret organization under
the name of the Philosophy club. This
year it was re-organized as the Quad
rangle club.
OLD BOOKS BRING $200
♦ £ # £
SELLERS SHOW EXPERIENCE
& 4k £
1000 VOLUMES ARE SOLD
Some of the University students show
ed considerable previous pawnshop ex
perience on Thursday when they sold
their old books to Mr. Haylor of Colum
bus, Ohio.
These wily students, instead of selling
all their books at once, took them up
two or three at a time, in this way re
ceiving much more for them than they
would otherwise get. Of the 1,000
books that were bought, the students re
ceived approximately $200. Mr. Haylor
attempted to give from 25 to 35 per cent
of the list price of the books.
The books received were chiefly old
high school texts and books used in
courses which are now discontinued in
the University. About one-third of the
books were rejected either because they
were old editions or because they were
in too dilapidated a condition.
Mr. Haylor declared his results in Ore
gon were the third best of any univer
sity he has so far visited in the west.
PRES. CAMPBELL INVITES
Meeting of National Education Associa
tion Wanted in Portland.
President P. L. Campbell recently sent
the following telegram to Robert J.
Aley, president of the National Educa
tional association. “The University of
Oregon cordially joins in the northwest’s
invitation to the executive committee of
the National Education association to
hold the next meeting of the association
in Portland. The city affords ample ac
commodations, and the entire northwest
will extend a most hearty welcome.”
When President Campbell was in the
east last month he extended a personal
invitation to President Aley to bring the
1917 convention to Portland saying that
the University might be able to co-oper
ate somewhat in bringing speakers to the
west, by using some of them at summer
school.
Y. M. C. A. BOARD TO MEET
Advisory Committee to Install New
Members Monday Night in Deady.
The Y. M. C. A. advisory board, which
should have met last Wednesday night
will hold its monthly meeting next Mon
day night in the lecture room of Deady
hall. The meeting called for last Wed
nesday night was postponed because a
quorum was not present.
Dr. A. E. Caswell, president of the ad
visory board said, “There is not a great
deal of business to transact at the next
meeting. The principle things are, the in
stallation of newly elected members and
the financial matters of the Y. M. C.
A. “The newly elected members of the
Board are Hugo Bezdek and Dr. W. P.
Boynton.
STUDENT DANCE DATE SET
Band, Programs, Punch and Low Rates
To Be Features December 15.
A student body dance will be held in
the gymnasium Friday night, December
15. The affair is in charge of the stand
ing committee for student body dances,
consisting of Harold Tregilgas, chairman,
Martha Beer, and Floyd Westerfield.
The band will furnish music for the oc
casion.
The same plan will be used in the seat
ing of the women that is to be followed
at the sophomore dance tonight. Six
sections will be provided and arranged
alphabetically. The girls are to return
to the section which includes their initial.
The price of admission will be 15 cents a
couple.
VISITOR FINDS A FhltNU
Dr. Charles F. Dole of Boston and A. H.
Schroff Are Old Acquaintances.
Dr. Chas. F. Dole, who spoke here
Thursday, is n route to Honolulu with
Mrs. Dole to spend the winter with their
son who is in business there.
While here Dr. Dole found an old
friend among the members of the faculty,
A. H. Schroff of the art department.
President and Mrs. Campbell entertained
Dr. and Mrs. Dole with Dean Eliza
beth Fox, H. B. Miller and Dr. Schafer
at luncheon Friday at the Osburn.
Will Try to Cure Relapse of
State and Give It Re
newed Growth.
Present Runty Stage Due to
Undue Values Put on
Lands.
The Commonwealth aims to pull Ore
gon out of the “runty” stage it is now
in, back to renewed growth. According to
Dean Young two things are necessary
to accomplish this; first, to have ideas
rightly assimilated by the people, and
secondly, to have more people of the
right kind come to the country. When a
domestic animal is in a runty condition
it is brought back to renewed growth by
giving it the right food rations. Ideas
are the food of the state, so they should
be given to the people of the state to
assimilate, he declared.
Of course the question is raised as to
what rations of ideas to prescribe. There
is an average of four or five persons to
a square mile, outside of Portland, in
this state. It is no wonder that roads
cannot be built, or schools supported, or
water power economically used, but ad
ditional people cannot make a living here
until we acquire some ideas that will
enable us to successfully use our re
sources. The Comomnwealth congress
has then as its salient factor in the prob
lem of promoting Oregon’s development:
obtaining of such ideas among Oregon’s
people so that they can demonstrate
successfully the use of Oregon’s re
sources. This done, the right people will
flock to Oregon, because of the many
advantages in climate and scenery it
offers.
A few years ago through the Lewis
and Clark Centenial Exposition nnd
other means of publicity, a large influx
of people was started towards Oregon,
and everything seemed to promise well
for growth into a vigorous common
wealth. {But through false and unduly
high values put on Oregon lands, and un
earned increments siezed by newcomers,
the state has relapsed into its present
runty stage. So by getting power of mak
ing profitable use of Oregon’s resources
it must this time be supplemented by
earned increment by the newcomers.
MAY HOLD SWIMMING MEET
Contest With 0. A. C. Girls to Be Ar
ranged After Holidays.
A swimming meet with the O. A. O.
girls will be a feature of the girls’ swim
ming classes if the girls continue their
present hard work, according to Miss
Cummings, head of the department of
physienl education. Ed Shockley, men’s
instructor in swimming, has also men
tioned the matter of a men’s meet with
O. A. C., but as yet nothing definite
has been decided.
The two meets would not necessarily
be on the same date, though both will
probably be held here. The date of the
girls meet will be arranged as soon after
the holidays as an open date can be
found.
CLASS TEAMS ARE FORMED
Juniors and Freshmen Girls Handicapped
by La:k of Basket Tossers.
Basketball practice is held daily in the
girls’ gymnasium with four classes re
presented. The seniors and sophomores
have had no trouble getting girls to play
but the junior and freshmen have been
handicapped by lack of players. In past
years at least three teams of freshmen
girls have reported for practice but this
year few have turned out.
Several women of the faculty have re
ported and are practicing with the sen
iors. The sophomore and freshmen girls
meet every Tuesday nnd Thursday after
noon at 5 o’clock.
NEW Y. W. HEAD COMING
Miss Tirzda Dinsdale of Wisconsin Will
Assume Duties Here Next Month.
Miss Tirzda Dinsdale will arrive in Eu
gene in January to take up her duties as
Y. W. C. A. secretary. Miss Dinsdale,
whose home is in Galena, Illinois, has had
three years experience as general sec
retary of the college Y. W .C. A. at the
University of Wisconsin.
New Seating Arrangement for
Girls Will Be Tried
Out.
Among Patrons Will Be Gover
nor and Mrs. James
Withycombe.
The annual Sophomore Hop takas
place this evening at the Eugene armory.
The hall will be decorated with red and
white hunting and a special attraction
will be the large Illuminated numerals
of the class of 1919. Special seating
arrangements have been made and the
girls will be seated in alphabetical order
to enable the men to find their partners
more easily.
For the feature dance all of the men
will be blind-folded with red and white
masks and made to stand in one end of
the Toom while the lights are turned off
and by the light of the illuminated num
erals, the girls will choose their partners.
The programs will be of green leather
tied with ribbons.
The patrons and patronesses will be
Governor and Mrs. James Withycombe,
President and Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Pres
ident and Mrs. Kerr, of O. A. C., Dean
Elizabeth Fox, Dean and Mrs. John
Straub, Mrs. George Gerlinger, Dean and
Mrs. D. W. Morton, Professor and Mrs.
Ralph H. Lyman, Professor and Mrs.
Orin F. Stafford, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugo
Bezdek.
125 STUDENTS EXPECTED
Registrar Tiffany Anticipates a Large
Enrollment Second Semester.
About 125 new students will enter the
University next semester, according to
the expectations of Registrar A. R. Tif
fany. Last year there were but 50 stu
dents.
Mr. Tiffany' bases his expectations on
the fact that since the registration in
September was so much above the nor
mal that it is quite probable there will be
a corresponding increase in February.
There were many who were so late send
ing in their applications for admission
in September that it was impossible for
them to enroll then, but it is likely that
they will do so in February. The Eu
gene high school will graduate 47 pupils
at the mid-year, 40 of which will enter
the University at that time. The Port
land high schools will also contribute a
large number.
ASSOCIATION IS FORMED
Shockley President of Branch of Ameri
can Physical Education Association.
A Eugene branch of the American
Physical Education association has been
formed in Eugene. It met Tuesday
evening in the City hall. Ed Shockley,
of the men’s physical training department
of the University, wuh elected president,
Dr. Southworth, a local physician, vice
president, and Miss Cummings of the
women's physical training department,
secretary-trpalurer.
The purpose of the association is to
provide a place where the people of the
high school, local Y. M. C. A., and oth
ers interested in physical education work
may meet and discuss items of interest.
Practically all the girls who are majors
in physical education are members of the
association.
TRIPLE B TO HELP NEEDY
Xmas Gifts for Eugene’s Poor to Be Dis
tributed by Sophomore Girls.
Plans for aiding the needy will be dis
cussed at the meeting of Triple B'to be
held at the Gamma Phi Beta, house at 5
o’clock, December 19. This organisation
assisted in making several of the Eugene
homes moTe cheerful at Thanksgiving
time and the members are planning to do
the same line of work at Christmas time
on u more extensive scale.
At this meeting Miss Elizabeth Fox
■will talk to tbe girls and a musical pro
gramme will be given.
Ruby Bogue, president of Triple B,
requests girls who have coltbes foT which
they have no use to bring them to
Kathryn Hartley and they will be dis
tributed to deserving people.
SENIORS STEP OUT IN RAGS
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BUT IT WAS A RAG DANCE
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SO THEY RAGGED IN RAGS
“Some in rags and some iu tatters."
But at that the seniors were there
with bells on their toes when it came to
having a good time. The hardtimes
lottery dance at the Sigma Nu house
last night was a scream. With a bus
the senior couples wera picked up over
town last night and when the assembl
age came under the spotlight it was a
motley array. Checkered suits, tube
skirts, rag bags, gunny sacks—in fact
everything that could be used in the
name of clothing—was in eviuence.
Staid and sedate senior girls traveled
to their grammar school days while the
men emulated anything they could con
jure up.
The “stepping” started at. 8:30 and
lasted to twelve with a lot of pie “a la
mode” thrown in for a breathing spell.
TO SHOW SCIENCE FILM
Motion Picture Brought to Eugene
Through Efforts Science Department.
A motion picture film, “How Life Be
gins,” brought to Eugene by the sci
ence department will be shown at the
Rex theater all Monday afternoon. It
is described as “showing how to present
facts of sex life in an accurate, illumin
ating and aspiring manner.”
All the University faculty and students
wishing to go can get tickets free at the
Co-op, the library, the botany and bi
ology departments.
The film tells how plants and ani
mals come into existence. The authors,
(1. E. Stone, A. II. and .1. A. Long, Ph.
1)., of the University of California, show
that all life comes only from life, and
all new individuals arise only from other
living creatures of their own kind. The
reproduction of one celled" animals is
shown in the first part of. the picture.
A drop of water is placed on a slide and
a picture is taken through a microscope
of the protozoans and one Is shown to
constict in the middle and form two living
organisms.
After this is shown the development
of the sea urchin, the swallow-tail butter
fly, the frog, and the chick.
FORTY BASKETS FOR POOR
University Students and Faculty Dis
tribute Food to Needy.
Approximately 40 basket dinners were
distributed to Eugene’s poor Thanks
giving by various campus organizations.
The s*eiul service committees of the
Christian associations had the matter in
•barge, under the direction of Miss
Bertha Dorris, police matron of Eugene.
Each sorority gave at least one basket,
some as high as four, while other groups
of students not it; houses also contribut
ed. The Bartlc Court faculty and the
faculty living at Mrs. Brown’s contribut
ed two baskets.
The fraternities have special plans for
Christmas time for poor children of the
town and so did not help as organizations
with the Thanksgiving baskets. Friendly
hull and several groups of men not in
houses nssisted.
The social service committees worked
under the direction of Mrs. Onthank,
Frances Shoemaker and Essie Maguire
for the women and of J. I). Foster and
Henry Thorsett for the men.
GIRLS TO SELL SEALS
One Member of Each Campus Organiza
tion to Handle Red Cross Stamps.
Girls in campus organizations have
been appointed to aid the sale of red
cross seals on the campus. The pro
ceeds of the gale will go Jo further the
uution-wide fight against tuberculosis.
Those appointed are: Olive Itisley,
Helen Weigand, Helen McCormick, Lil
lian Littler, Erma Keithley, Gladys
Ifarbke, l'earl Online and Jeanette
Wheatley.
PROFESSORS RECOVERING
•W. F. G. Tbaeher, professor of Eng
lish, who has been ill some time with
pneumonia, is recovering and will prob
ably resume his work soon after the first
of the year.
E. C. Robbins, professor of economic
history, who is ill at his home at 1 Oil.'!
High street, is improving but it is uncer
tain when he will he able to resume his
class work.
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
lion TONI
Graduate-Manager A. R. Tif
fany Returns From Port
land Today.
BIG CALIFORNIA GAME IS,
SCHEDULED ON CAMPUS
Annual State Championship
Contest Coes to Portland
on Multnomah Field.
Here is the Varsity 1017 football
schedule:
October 20-27—University of Idaho at
Eugene.
October 20-27—Washington State Col
lege at Spokane.
November 10—University of Wash
ington at Seattle. *
November 17—University of Califor
nia at Eugene.
November 20—Oregon Agricultural
College at Portland.
This Is the schedule as announced by
Mr. Tiffany, graduate-manager, upon
his return from Portland tonight where
he signed up the last contract with Mult
nomah club for the field for the O. A.
C. game this afternoon.
“The new schedule shows a decided
change from those of previous years.”
said Mr. Tiffany, “in that the O. A. C.
game is taken from the campus and
the University of California game sub
stituted instead. This is because we
think and are sure that the California
game next year with Oregon is going
to be the biggest game of the season
and we want the biggest game on the
campus. California plays but one
northern game next year and that will
be with the Oregon team on the Eugene
gridiron.”
Another of the big outstanding feat
ures of the now schedule is the substi
tution of the O. A. C. game with Ore
gon for the annual Multnomah game
on Thanksgiving day in Portland. Ore
gon will again go into the Northwest
conference and play though ns yet the
dnte to play with the University of Idaho
is tentative.
The other schedules for the coming
sports next season follow:
The baseball schedule for 1017 is:
April 25-20, University of Oregon vs.
University of Washington, at Eugene.
May 2-3, University of Oregon vs.
Oregon Agricultural College, at Corval
lis.
May 4-5, University of Oregon vs.
University of Washington at Seattle.
May 11-12, University of Oregon vs.
Oregon Agricultural College at Eugene.
May 10-17, University of Oregon vs.
Washington State College at Eugene.
May 21-22, University of Oregon vs.
University of California, at Eugene.
The coming season’s basketball schedule
is:
University of Washington and Wash
ington State College determine Washing
tion State championship by January 31,
University of Oregon and Oregon Agri
cultural College determine Oregon State
Championship by January 31.
The loser in Washington plays Univer
sity of Oregon at Kugene, February 2
and 3, and Oregon Agricultural College
at Corvallis, February 5 and 0.
The winner in Washington, if Wash
ington State College, jduys University
of California and Stanford University,
February 2, 3, 5 and 0.
Winner in Washington, if University
of Washington, plays University of Cali
fornia and Stanford in California, Jan
uary 30, 31 and February 2 and 8.
Winner in Washington, if Washington
State College, plays University of Ore
gon and Oregon Agricultural College,
February 8, 9, and 10.
Winner in Washington, if University
of Washington,' plays University of
Oregon at Eugene, February 5 and 6,
and Oregon Agricultural College, Febru
ary 8 and 9.
Winner of Oregon championship plays
University of California and Stanford
University in California, February 21,
2rr, 23, and 24.
Winner of Oregon championship playa
at Seattle, February 15 and 10, and with
Multnomuh club at Portland, February
17.
Loser of Oregon championship plays at
Seattle, February 22 and 23, and at Port
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