OREGON
EMERALD
VOL. 18.
EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917.
NO. 70.
Seven Classes Organized to
Give University Men Train
ing for Army.
BEZDEK IN CHARGE OF
FIELD CALISTHENICS
Aim Is to Give Upperclassmen
Chance to Handle Company
Before Term Ends.
Seven courses in military learning, to
li? offered by the University, were out
lined to the students yesterday morning
at assembly in Villard hall,, by Dean
Erie W. Allen, general chairman of the
study courses formed under the newly
^ organized military program.
The courses are specially designed for
upperclassmen who have enlisted, who
are applicants for commissions, or who
intend to answer the call for officers
which is expected this spring. However,
underclassmen who have enlisted also
will be admitted. Others should apply to
the committee in charge stating reason
for desiring to take the course.
Introductory remarks concerning the
new program of military training en
tered upon by the University, were made
by President P. L. Campbell. He advised
underclassmen, especially, to go on with
their studies In the University instead
of allowing the psychology of the mo
ment to discourage their plans.
“Do the largest and best things for your
community and for yourselves,” said
President Campbell. “Go on acquiring
knowledge and broadening your training
' and skill until you are ready to do the
country the most good. Physical fitness,
the ability to stand by when needed, and
to make .kings go without finding fault,
are vital to efficient service.”
President Campbell urged the students
to concentrate upon history, “for it is
history,” he said, “that gives one an op
portunity to realize the meaning of
democracy, of American ideals and dip
lomacy, and above all, the value of
American patriotism.”
The athletic phase of military train
ing was discussed by Hugo Bezdek, who
is to have charge of the physical train
ing end of army drill at Oregon, lie em
phasized the importance of alertness and
thinking ability in the maneuvers. “Rou
tine work comes natural,” he said, “ but
the man who will become an officer and
give intelligible commands, must think.
While you drill, think about the orders
you execute.”
Tardiness at and absence from drill
will not be excused, according to Coach
Bezdek. Men who insist upon cutting
drill will be placed in a special squad
and worked extra. Mr. Bezdek advised the
men to come out for drill dressed in
work clothes.
It is the intention of the military com
mittee to give all upperclassmen a chance
to handle a company before the six
weeks of school remaining this semes
ter are up. Present officers are only tem
porarily in commanl.
Study courses were explained by
Chairman E. W. Allen of the standing
military committee. In a few well chosen
words to the students. Dean Allen vivid
ly showed the great responsibility of
the students of the University in the
present crisis. He- mentioned the diffi
culty to be faced by the war department
in securing efficient officers to com
V mand forces to be raised. More than
50.000 officers will be needed within one
year, he said, and the military author
ities of the nation are looking toward
the universities for a large nufber of
them.
Following is the list of military courses
and regulations governing transfer from
regular courses:
1. DRILL.Required of all male stu
dents. Daily at 4:15. One hour credit, or
(in case of upperclassmen not subject to
Physical Education Department) can be
substituted for any two hour course not
in major subject. Seventeen-hour limit
does not apply.
2. OFFICERS’ COURSE. For offi
(ers and non-commissioned officers in
University battalion. Saturday 8 to 9.
No credit.
3. MILITARY INFORMATION. In
cludes Army administration and organi
zation. Drill regulations, Field service.
j Military Law, Sanitation and First Aid.
* Lectures, assignments and quizzes by
army officers, with work in Sanitation
(Continued on page three)
Pretty Co-Eds Will Make Merry In Annual Glee Club Concert
Tomorrow Night—“Attention-Eyes Open!”—Eight O’clock, P.M.
WAR GIVES WOMAN POWER
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“NOT SO WORSE,” SHE SAYS
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COUNCIL ALSO HARD HIT
“Not so bad to be a woman.”
That is the way Jennie Huggins, sec
retary of the University student body
feels as she sees the position of presi
dent of the association looming before
her, drawing nearer as the expected mo
bilization of the const artillery draws
near.
“It was woman suffrage that made this
possible,” said Miss Huggins this morn
ing. "Woman suffrage and the war. If
Nick hadn’t enlisted, and there had been
no war and so forth, there would be no
danger of the old tradition of having
a man for president being broken.”
Miss Huggins says that she appre
ciates the dstinctive honor which this
coincidence of affairs has brought to her.
The student council will be practically
broken up in case the artillery is called
out. The president and several mem
bers have enlisted and the actions of the
council would be controlled by a major
ity of women in case the artillery is
mobilized.
GLEE TRIP IS SUCCESSFUL
Men's Club, at Albany April 7, Pleases
Audience and Clears Expenses.
The Men’s Glee Club which played in
Albany, April 7 was successful financial
ly as well as artistically, according to
Dean Ralph Lyman.
“The events of the week, including a
patriotic rally in Albany Friday, seemed
to bring a reaction,” said Dean Lyman,
and the concert was not as well attend
ed as was expected. The audience was
appreciative, however, and took very
kindly to the program, especially the
stunts and solos. The program, although
not up to the standard set in Eugene,was
very well rendered.”
Most of the members of the Glee
Club stayed in Albany until Sunday. A
small amount over all expenses was
cleared on the trip.
WOMEN IN WAR IS TOPIC
Eutaxian Literary Programs Take on
Military Flavor.
The Eutaxian Literary Society has
had for three weeks, programs which
pertained to the war situation. Tuesday
night the program dealt with the girl’s
place in war. Ruth Wilson gave a talk
on what part the girls can play in war.
She outlined several vocations in her
discussion, among them being the work
of the Red Cross and the work that
women can do in offices.
Eyla Walker read an article entitled
“What Canadian Women have done in
the War” and Naomi Williamson, instruc
tor in English and Dramatics in the Eu
gene high school, gave a reading “When
a Fleet Went By.”
TRIPLE A AND B TO PICNIC
Frosh to Furnish Eats and Sophs the
Entertainment, Is Plan.
Triple A, freshman girls’ society, sent
an invitation to Triple B, sophomore
society at its last meeting at the Delta
Gamma house Tuesday afternoon, to
hold a joint picnic on Friday, April 28,
The freshmen will furnish the eats and
the sophomors, the entertainment.
Triple B has just sent eight children’s
pillows which the girls have made at the
meetings, to the Good Samaritan hos
pital in Portland.
The next meeting of Triple B will be
held in three weeks at the Kappa Alpha
Theta house.
JOHN F. BOVARD HONORED
Elected President of Society of Western
Naturalists.
Professor John F. Bovard, of the zo
ology department, has been elected pres
ident of the society of western natural
ists. This is an affiliated society of the
American society for the advancement
of science. He read a paper at the
annual meeting at Palo Alto, on "Recent
Work in the Theory of Evolution.” He
returned from the south Sunday night.
tsy bladiis II tlktns
Possibly not the most striking, but cer
tainly the most startling thing about the
! Girls’ Glee club concert, on tap for to
! morrow night, is the fact that deliberate
! ly and with evil intent, they've gone
! about a plan to betray the innermost
j workings of the average co-ed's mind.
| The plot succeeded, and “Maid and
■ Super-Maid,” written by C. R. Moore,
| as a take-off on Shaw's “Man nnd
" Super-Man”, bids fair to rob femininity
of its weapons and almost of its hopes.
To say secrets would certainly be
handling the English language carelessly;
yet who would ever think that they’d
come right out with what w. k. authors
of our best sellers would dub innocent
naivete, nnd speak in public?
Militarism has been carried into the
midst of Miss Araminta's boarding house
in the skit, but what a manual of arms!
Listen to the commands of Ann, the maid
of super-maidenly enthusiasms:
“Attention ; Eyes-open! Smile seduct
ively—arms, grab!
“Fix hair—powder nose!”
A purposeful young lady comes in to
bring the. skit to a clever and patriotic
ending.
The whole concert is to have more
than an ordinary number of features—
things which have never been tried be
fore. Rather than the usual group of
Oregon songs. The opener will be a
waltz song from Faust sung by the club
in white Grecian robes, with Melba Wil
liams and Hazel Rader, iu green robes,
as solo dancers. Colored lighting effects
will be used to complete the ensemble.
Closing part one of the program, four
of Cadman's Indian songs nre to be sung
by the entire club in Indian costume on
a darkened stage.
It is these special features—the some
thing new and a little different—which
will characterize and make worth-while
this Spring’s concert.
Variety is the. rule of the program,
which follows:
GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB CONCERT
Part I.
Waltz (from Faust)
Gounod
solo dances,Melba Williams, Hazel Rader
Glee Club.
(a) ‘‘It was a Bowl of Roses’’....
.Harriss
(b) “Come Down Laughing Stream
let” .Spross
Glee Club
Soprano Solo—
“A May Morning” .Denza
Gladys Van Nu.vs
Barcarolle (from “Tales of Hoffman")
.Offenbach
Glee Club.
Mezzo-Soprano Solo—
“The Star” .Rogers
Irene Strowbridge.
Piano Solo—
“Staccato Caprice”.Mas Vogrich
Marian Neil.
Four Indian Songs.Cadman
(a) “Far Off I Hear a Lover’s
Flute” (Flute Obligato)
(b) “The White Dawn is Stealing.”
(c) “From the Land of the Sky-Blue
Water.”
(d) “The Moon Drops Low.”
Glee Club
Tart JI
Songs of “My Oregon”.McCosh
(words by Prof. Howe)
Glee Club
Reading—
“How Old Mose Counted Eggs”.Anon.
Charlotte Baufield.
Contralto Solo—
“Good-bye” .Tosti
Leah Perkins.
“MAID AND SUPERMAID”
Jane .Cleome Carroll
Winnie .Helen Bracht
Kate...Elizabeth Bruere
Hattie .Charlotte Baufield
Phoebe.Pearl Craine
Betty. Kate Schaefer
Miss Araminta .Irene Rugh
Ann .Eva vonBerg
Scene—Jane’s and Ann’s apartments
in Miss Araminta’s establishment, Eu
gene.
Time: April, 1917.
Faculty Get No Sympathy; Onlookers
Express Gleeful Delight At Antics
(By Lucile Saunders)
There is a small military company on
the campus that has the distinction of
receiving more applause than all the rest
of the files of mechanically marching
men put together. Spectators liven up '
perceptibly when the original awkward
squad, the faculty representatives 28 j
strong, appears on the field.
At 5:15 the 28 willing spirits have j
turned into an equal number of aching
bodies, worn out joints and tired muscles.
The professors drill only twice a week,
Mondays and Wednesdays, but most of
them feel that if they had it any often
er they would be fit subjects for the
hospital corps to practice on.
A brief glance at the field will enev
itably rest on three groups of nine men
each inarching back and forth between
the orderly lines.
Where students have discarded res
pectable garments, the faculty still tramp
up and down in formal everyday dress,
hats, white collars, and neat shoes.
They come to a halt. If they are close
to each other Professor A. F. Reddie is
sure to walk off with the wrong squad.
“Forward March”, comes the order. Off
they go Professor G. R. McAuslan just
a little behind the rest, Allen Eaton
taking special instructions.
“Double time” and away they run,
Professor De Cou panting along behind,
Professor Thacher in the lead, and a
group of little boys tagging at their heels
to see the fun. “About face” Professor
Thacher slows up and decorously turns
round keeping perfect step and wonder
ing meantime where the rest of the men
are headed for. Five arc walking around
him to the right in a comfortable little
group while Professor Reddie has started
for the left and nearly circumnavigated
the marchers and instructor before he
is stopped.
'When Ben Williams, captain, and his
two assistants, Dr. W. D. Smith and
It. S. Hamilton had finished marching
them a few miles all the men stopped
for a little real exercise. They raised
their amrs in the air and stood erect.
They bent over and waved their arms
round and round. Immediately a row of
hats found their way to the ground in a
straight line behind the professors. Winn
it was over Mr. McAuslin gingerly felt
the buttons on his vest to see if they
were all there, and President Campbell
and Dean Straub carefully lifted their
feet one at a time off the ground and
stroked them.
The calisthenics under Ed Shockley fol
lowed. This was the last drop in the
cup of pain. When asked if any men
tumbled over while they were doing bend
ing and jumping exercises one professor
said, “I shouldn’t be surprised if some
had. I was so busy keeping my own
balance I couldn’t see anybody else.”
Among those going out for faculty
military drill are: Professors Louis ■
Rosenberg, E. C. Robbins, George Turn
bull, W. F. G. Thacher, Percy Adams, |
W. D. Smith, Ren Williams, Allen Eaton,
A. F. Reddie, Karl Onthank, C. H. Ed
mundson, Roswell Dosch, E. E. DeCou,
G. R. Me Auslan, James Gilbert. R. C.
Clark, C. A. Gregory, E. L. Packard,
Joseph Schafer, J. Hugh Jackson. Dean
John Straub and President Campbell.
The object of the drill is to give the
older men, who could not go into the
regular service, knowledge of military
maneuvers and physical development so
that in case of actual war they could
assist the home guard and train younger
soldiers. Only the simpler formations
will be tried until the men have become
used to strenuous exercise. Unless a
few causualties occur the professors will
have developed a team of athletes equal
to any varsity squad.
TO HOLD DOUGHNUT GAMES
Interfraternity Council Will Draw Up
Schedule Last of This Week.
Doughnut league baseball will be un
affected by the abolishment of the vars
ity game. Coach Bezdek is highly in
'favor—of getting—tire—schedule—started
as soon as possible to have something
to take place of the intercollegiate
article.
Wily Knighton, president of the in
ter-fraternity athletic council, will hold
a meeting of the council to get a sched
ule drawn up the latter part of this
week. The games will be playd immed
iately after drill every day and will prob
i ably consist of five innings.
CO-EDS SHOW PATRIOTISM
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SEEK PHYSICAL FITNESS
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HOW? DOUGHNUT BASEBALL
Playing basball may be a somewhat
novel way to demonstrate patriotism but
nevertheless that is what the Oregon
eo-eds are going to do.
The greatest need for the women is
to increase their physical fitness ip
conceded by all and so a doughnut base
ball series is being planned in which every
house and woman’s organization on .he
campus is expected to be represented.
As the upper class members have
no opportunity for gym work, the Wo
man's Athletic association offers a sub
stitute in the baseball series to enlist
the interest of a large number of the
upper class women.
Officials at Washington D. C. are
urging women all over the country to
take physical training as a military
measure and patriotic duty.
DEBATE PUT OFF ONE WEEK
Underclassmen Will Discuss Universal
Military Training April 25.
The Freshman-Sophomore debate which
was to have been held this evening has
been postponed to next Wednesday
evening, April 25, due to the “unpre
paredneso” of the teams. The subject
which will be debated is: “Resolved that
the United States should adopt universal
military training as provided in Senator
Chamberlain’s bill.” The members of the
'Freshman affirmative team are: Hurt
Woods and Forrest Watson, and on the
negative team, Lloyd Still and Kenneth
Armstrong. The Sophomore affirma
, tive team is compost'd of Marie Badura ,
and Ray Koepp, and the negative team,
Dwight Wilson and Helen McDonnld.
The debates will be held in Villard and
Guild halls.
Walter Myers has been coaching the
Freshman teams while Dean W. D. Mor
ton has had charge of the Sophomores.
ALUMNI WANTED FOR DRILL
Faculty Ask Graduates to Help Fill
Company’s Ranks.
With the number in the ranks of the
faculty company somewhat fewer than
in the other companies, a movement is
now on foot under the direction of
Ben Williams, a captain, to secure the
support of all University nluinni living
in Eugene. The desire of the authorities
is to have the alumni join the faculty
and profit by the opportunities of regu
Jated drill each evening.
Invitations hnve been placed in all
of the local newspapers for as large an
attendance ns possible. The nature of
the work given will probably be along
the training of reserve officers.
WANTS CLOTH INSPECTORS
War Department Asks for Men for Duty
in Government Mills.
A telegram was received by Secretary
Onthank yesterday from the war depart
ment stating that textile inspectors were
needed for duty at mills manufacturing
wool cloth and blankets for the govern
ment. “Have you any students you
can reccommend If so, give names
and addresses and what compensation
they expect,” it reads. Communications
such as these will be turned over to
Ben Williams, of the Extension Divis
ion.
WANT CAMPUS LUNCHEON
Executive Committee Decides to Con
tinue Junior Week-end Custom.
The executive committee of the Stu
dent Body met yesterduy afternoon for
routine business, und the Student Coun
cil met lost night. It was decided that
the custom of holding a campus lunch
eon should be continued on Campus Day
of Junior Week End, and it was voted
that the council appoint a committee
to work in conjunction with the Junior
class committees
Four O'clock Mass Meeting to
Be Held in Villard
Hall.
THREE NEW COURSES ARE
TO BE OPEN TO ALL CO-EDS
Gymnasium Classes Called Off;
Band Will Play; Several
Speakers to Talk.
Tomorrow afternoon will be the red
letter day for the women of the Uni
versity. A rousing mass meeting will
be staged in Villard hall at four o'clock
which is expected every woman
of the University will attend. This was
the announcement made this morning by
Dean Elizabeth Fox.
The purpose of this meeting is to ex
plain new courses that will be offered
the women to take the place of their
present courses, if they so desire to make
u substitution; also to arouse greater in
terest in the part women arc to play in
the present national crisis.
“Everything is not for the men in
this crisis,” said President Campbell.
“The women have an important part to
play.”
All four o’clock gymnasium classes for
women will be excused and sharp on the
hour the rally will begin. The band
will be requested to be present. Presi
dent Campbell will outline the general
plan, Dean Fox will explain the courses,
Mrs. W. P. Boynton, head of the local
Red Cross society, will outline the Red
Cross work, Capt. Shippam will discuss
the war situation. Miss Tirza Hinsdale
will tell what other Universities are do
ing and Jeannette Wheatley will preside
over the meeting.
Th6 courses as tentatively outlined will
be three in number.
Course 1. Red Cross course to meet
three times a week. This can be sub
stituted for any three hour course and
three hours credit will be given for it.
Course 2. Lecture course to be given
by prominent speakers. The lectures
will be on the part voman is to play in
the present national crisis; in economy,
self-sacrifice,and creating a precedent, in
the towns of the state during the summer
months, so that the general policy may
be taken up throughout the state as the
result of the influence of the University
women. The lectures will be chosen
by the standing military committee.
Course 3. Bod-building by Miss
Cummings. This class meets five times
a week. It can be substituted for reg
ular gymnasium work and is open to all
University women.
In urging ail women to get out and
do their part, Jennnette Wheatley, presi
dent of the women’s league, says, “At
the time of this national crisis every loy
al American woman wants to be of the
greatest service to her country. These
courses discussed and established on Fri
day afternoon will offer the greatest
opportunity to the University women.
The Red Cross work will be of practical
service to every woman at any time,
while the lecture course will show us the
country’s needs from every angle.
The work of the Red Cross will be
placed in the hands either of a physi
cian or of a certified Red Cross nurse.
The mass meeting for the women was
decided upon last night as the result of
a meeting in President Campbell’s office
of Dean E. W. Allen, Earl Kilpatrick,
I)r. W. D. Smith, Dr. J. F. Bovard,
Coach, Hugo Bezdek, Dean Elizabeth
Fox, Mrs. W. P. Boynton, Miss Mabel
Cummings, Mrs. P, L. Campbell, and
Jeannette Wheatley,representing the wo
man's league.
VOLUMES ON MUSIC ADDED
Seventy-three new volumes have been
added to the University library for the
school of music. These books cover the
subjects of school-music teaching, piano
composition, and vocal training. Aside
from these text books, some of the val
urnes contain the compositions of the
old masters, anthologies of German and
French music, collections of folk songs
and of patriotic conge, early Italian
music, modern Russian. French and
American music, collections of Scottish
and Irish songs, and selections from the
operas.