Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1917)
Savoy Theatre Presents Valeska Suratt in “The Victim” A wonderful portrayal of a woman’s redemption Final Episode of “The Lass of the Lumbeiiands” Wednesday and Thursday Special to Students Who want only 2 meals a day 2! Meals for $4 Mrs. C. J. Levitt Y. M. C. A. Patronize Home Industry And use Butter Manu factured by The Lane County Creamery Always Fresh and Sanitary Phone 117 48 Park St. | Noted Theatrical Manager to Visit University. Will Address Students on Sub ject, “Why Worry With Art?’’ Harley Granville Barker, London act or. playwright, and manager, will deliwr an address at the University on “Why Worry With Art?” on Saturday, March 10. Mr. Barker, is 40 years old and a veteran of the stage. He first appeared in 1891 when only 14 years old. He has been engaged in theatrical work since then. Mr. Barker was the first manager to produce George Bernard Shaw’s plays successwully. He was closely associated with the work of the Stage Society. In 1904 he joined J. E. Yedrenne in the management of the Court Theatre, of London, where many new plays were successfully produced under the joint supervision of the two men. Later he became manager of the Kingsway Thea tre. assisted by his wife. Mr. Barker began to produce Shake spearian dramas at the Savoy Theatre soon after and directed in the producti >n of the “Winter’s Tale” in 1912. After that he produced several other Shake spearian dramas in quick succession. “The Marrying of Anne Leete” was Barker’s first play, appearing in 1901. Other plays written by Barker art “The Yoysey Inheritance,” 1905; “Waste”, 1907; “The Madras Huse,” 1910. ThP necessary funds to bring Mr. Bar ker to Oregon have been guaranteed by the Associated Students, asserted Pro fessor A. F. Reddie, professor of dra matic Interpretation. “This will be a very interesting address, especially to those taking theatrical work, but is of unusual interest to everyone. The man himself is an interesting study,” said Professor Reddie. EMMA WOOTTON CHOSEN Will Represent Local Gamma Phi Beta Chapter at National Convention. Emma Wootton has been elected by the Gamma Pbi Beta sorority to repre sent the local chapter at the national .convention in Baltimore next month. Miss Wootton will leave March 21 and will be absent about two weeks on the trip. Miss Wootton, who is editor of the Oregana says that the book will be ready for the press by the time she leaves. URGE WRESTLING CONDITION Yale football men have been urged to adopt wrestling and boxing as a means of keeping in condition for next season. Eighty candidates for the football team have turned out. EXTRACTS STUMPS PAINLESSLY They are making an experiment at the University of Washington to remove stumps from a field by means other than dynamite. A sheet of iron is placed over the stump and a fire is plnced in the sheet and left burning for twenty-four hours. At the end of that time the stump is completely destroyed. Blossom T ime in the Golden State A friend just back from Southern ' California says: “The weather was fine, in fact too warm for heavy clothes. Many were bathing at the beaches. Oranges were ripe in the valleys, while the mountains nearby were covered with snow.” With warm sunny weather it will not be long before the blossoms on the trees will be everywhere announ cing that spring time is here. Take a vacation trip now where life is dif ferent; where climate surroundings and amusements are out of the ordinary. Spend a different February. THREE TRAINS DAILY Scenic Shasta Route ° o will take you there in comfort o ° Ask the agent John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland. Southern Pacific Lines “California Orange Day, March 10” Crime Runs Rampant—Unknown Senior Purloins Koyl Cup—Three Suspected The Koyl cup is gone! Nick 'Jaurt guy, dts last owner, has issued a ea.ll for private detectives. Com.1 early and avoid the rush. No reward is offered. Nick says he has his suspicions and all he needs in order to take legal action is evidence. There is enough of the cir cumstantial kind but the whereabouts of the cup itself is a mystery. However, on this campus there are four persons who have leeently been cam ducting tl emselves in rather a shady manner. Glenn Dudley, “Scoop" Rath bun, Skinny" Scaiefe. and Fred Kiddle each has openly stated that he considers the president of the student body a man unfit to own the cup which is awarded to the best all round student in the Uni versity each year by the Y. M. C. A. They claim that ns a committee they were entitled to remove the elegant stein from his room. The methods used they refuse to divulge, likewise the name of the one who committed the deed. Nick was fearful for the safety of the cup after the last class meeting so took it off the shelf in his room and hid it in some old clothes. Shortly after he met Dudley on the campus and the latter stopped him with the question, “Where's your cup?" “In my room,” was the reply. That was all but the remuk had made him curious. When he got back to the dorm he looked for the silver bauble. It was gone “Personally I suspect Scaiefe,” Jaure guy told an Emerald : eporter, Scaiefe was then given the third de gree which elicited the following: in an swer to “Did you take the cup?” “I refuse to answer. Our class prexy is the biggest crook i college. He would be just as likely to 1 ke it as I.” “Do you think Nick is a deserving character?” “Deserving of being hung. Nick is perverted. I have signed statements from members of the class to that ef fect.” ‘‘Have you a guilty conscience ” “Not since my frrshaian year.” “Are you acquainted with the com plaintant?” “Yes, much to my sorrow.” “Were you ever in the penitentiary?” “Yes, two years ago.” “How did you happen to get in?” “Went visiting.” “Have you ever seen th0 cup?” “Yes, in Nick’s budwor.” “Where would you keep it?” “In iny budwor, of course.” “Did you ever notice that the coin plnintaut was careless about leaving his clothing lie around?” “Yes, he came to physics class without any vest on. Besides that, I know some thing else about him. One of thegnrdi ners said Nick was no good in the head because he wanted to ask the board of regents to let him work 10 hours instead of eight. “But if you are seeking information. I saw a'number 12 shoe print around Nick’s room and a dark figure stealing down the stairs with something under his coat. Now, Dudley here wears a shoe that size.” Dudley, upon being questioned admit ted that he had seen prints of a boot, size number 8 around the rocm. Mr. Scaiefe wears a number eight. Dudley claims he never desired to own the cup. Scoop Ilathbun, who is implicated in the matter says he held a committee meet ing one dark night in the cemetery and unanimously voted that he was the proper man to own the cup. “The trouble is I don’t know’ where to find it or I would help myself,” he says. Kiddle also ad mits that he had a consuming desire to own the token and went there with the other three to see it a n onth ago, but he couldn't get it. PRESS NOTICE Doctor Herbert I. Travelutte certain ly had the large crowd a “lafin", at the Eugeue theatre last night when a much larger class of subjects responded to his | invitation to try out the mysteries of hypnotism. Monday afternoon at 4 p. m. he pre sented a novel free out-door exhibition called the “Blind Fold Automobile Drive." A local committee hid an article and Dr. Travelutte drove a powerful Overland car loaned to him by the Over land Oarage Co., over the same course they had previously, blind-folded and pro duced the article hidden by them, a slip of paper up at the Atlas club. Tonight he announced he would pre sent one of his feature tests, the hypnotic circus, said to be the funniest ever. Mrs. Edward MacDowell Is In • vited to Stop Here. Will Interpret Compositions of Noted Husband in Lecture Recital. Efforts are being made by II. II. Ly man, dean of the s'hool of music, and Allen Eaton, of the architecture depart ment, to secure on .lie campus the pres ence of Mrs. Edward MacDowell. Mr. Lyman and Mr. Eaton hope to have Mrs. MacDowell give a lecture-recital in which she interprets the musical compo sitions of her husband, Edward Alexan der MacDowell, who died in 190S. “I have not yet heard from Mrs. Mac Dowell in regard to the date o? hei ar rival here,” said Mr. Eaton. “Bui she intends to visit the coast soon, and I am makin0 every effort to have her in Eugene.” Mr. Lyman says that Mrs. MacDow ell’s appearance here in interpretative work would be an excellent thing for the school of music. “MacDowell ranks as one of the best composers of his age,” said Mr. Lyman, "lie composed a num ber of well known pieces, the most no table being the ‘Sonata Tragica.’ Mrs. MacDowell’s interpretations of her hus band’s work rank high in musical circles.” Mrs. MacDowell, in addition to her re cital wjrk, is at present director of an artists, colony near I’etersborough, New Hampshire. This colony is composed of musicians, artists, writers and sculptors. HIGH COST OF DANCING An enterprising statistician lias ascer tained the cost of attending the Junior Prom at Minnesota. The figures, in cluding the dunce ticket for .$5. range from $13 as the ^minimum to $117 as the maximum. Ray Hausler ’18 is expected to return from Chicago today, according to J. 1>. secretary of the Y. ,M. C. A. Hausler left Eugene Feb. 10 to attend Nation, il Intersectional Conference of University Y. M. C. A. at Chicago. lie and Lawrence J. Williams of Washing ton University represented the Pacific Coast colleges. A WORLD PICTURE DUAOV-MADE marie mmm *TilIi« Wakes Up Our Timepieces are modern — Keep correct .time too 1JJ . UAftN TO BE ON TIME When you want a timepiece, whether it is a watch or a clock, come to us. We have all kinds, all sizes, all prices, and you can rely on their accuracy. Our Jewelry, too, is “On Time”; Right up to the Last tick of the Clock in Style—and our Quality—Well, you Know you Can’t be Disappointed in Anything you Buy in our store. Give your child a Watch and Teach Punctuality. We Make “Quality” Right; Then the Price Right. SETH Laraway" Diamond Merchant and Jeweler VICTROLAS VICTOR RECORDS It is far better to COOK WITH CAS Than to gas with the Cook Phone 258 OREGON POKER €0. EUGENE THEATRE Tonight and Wednesday Dr. Travelutte The Man who Set the World “a-Lafin See the Big Hypnotic Circus and you will Laugh Like you Nev er Laughed Before. Best Saved for To night and Tomorrow DON’T MISS IT! Doors Open 7:45 Curtain 8:30 Prices: Children, 15c Adults, 25c Directory of Eugene Professional Men Dr. M. G. Harris Dentist Roor 402 C. & W. Bldg. Sth nnd Willamette Eugene, Ort Office Hours: 0 to 12 a. m. 1 to 5 p. m Rhone 531 Dr. L. L. Baker Dentist Instructor’s Diploma N. U. D. S., Chicago. Office 310 C. & W. Bldg. 8th and Willamette Eugene, Ora G. S. Beardsley, M. D. 110-415 Cockerlino & Wetherbee Bldg. Eugene, Oregon Office Phoue 00 Res. Phone 350 Office hours 10-12; 2-5 p. nf. Dr. W. B. Lee j Dentistry 404 C. & W. Bldg. Eugene, Ore. Dr. M. Ashton Chiropractic Physician Nerve, spine and stomach trouble, a specialty. Violet and X-Kays, Vibration, etc. Phone 800. Office opposite Eugene Theatre. L. M. Travis Attorney-at-Law Eugene, Oregon Class 1S97 William G. Martin j Attorney-at-Law Probate and Lands—Specialty 774 Willamette St. Eugene, Ore. S. D. READ 865 Willamette St. DENTIST Phone 397 The Football Fan Dr. B. F. Scaiefe Physician and Surgeon 217 White Temple Phones: Ofc. 3; Res. 1156 Bangs Livery Co. All Stage Lines Transfer Day or Night Phone 21