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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1917)
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 rates, per year, $1.00. Single copies, 5c. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Associate Editor .. Associate Editor . .. City Editor . EDITORIAL STAFF. .HAROLD IIAMSTREET .Milton Artbur Stoddard .John DeWItt Gilbert .Adrienne Upping BUSINESS STAFF. BUSINESS MANAGER... Assistant Manager. Assistants.Lay Carlisle, Jeannette Calkins, Circulation Manager. Phone, Editor, 5B5 ....BURLE D. BRAMHALL .Louise Allen Joe Denn, Gertrude Cowglll ..Paul Heaney Phone, Manager, 841 -*— Departments Sport* Editor.James S. Sheehy Assistants .William Haseltlne, Clifford Sevlts Administration .Earl Murphy Student Activities .Dorothy Parsons Women's Sports.. • • • • • .Helen Hair Forensics .....•.Rosalind Bates Exchanges .Helen Brenton General Assignments.John Dundore, Elsie Fltzmaurlce, Richard Avlson, Gladys Wilkins, Ross Dalglelsch, Russell Fox, Martha Tinker, Pearl Craine, Erma Zimmerman. Dorothy Dtinlway, Euclle Saunders, j Bert Woods. Arvo Slmola. Florida Hill, Adelaide Bake, Helen Brenton, r Beatrice Thurston, Eyle McOroskey. Tracy Byers, Paul Reaney, Douglas ft' Mullarky, Bill Morrison, Jacob Jacobson, Paul Ellis, Robert Case, Melll# Parker, Nell Warwick, Anne Dawson. LOOKING FOR PIPES? A patriotic duty impelled the Univer sity to work out new military courses for the curriculum and make these courses open to nil students. But an un patriotic motive is causing many of the men to drop their regular work to take up this new line. We have heard the men talk and that has been enough for us to draw the con clusion that it is not a motive of fitting themselves for military service that is causing them to drop their regular work, but rather a desire to affiliate themselves with something new and get out of the irksome classes. If it is discipline the men of the University need, then a psy chology examination on the reasons many are changing their courses would prove that the best discipline for them would be to require them to stay in the classes in which they are already enrolled. For exumple. John hns some Taussig. It is a mighty •tiff course for him. lie plods wearily along day to day, getting his lessons be cause there is no other way out of it. So it goes In the regular course of a semester procedure. But here comes a military course that hns a martial ring to it—and may we say it sounds like a pipe too and John's eyes brighten ns h ‘ thinks, oh, glory, now I can drop this confounded Taussig and get into some thing easy and get my hours at the same time. The trouble with John is he does not realize wlmt is good for him. If it is hours lie wants then it is fig leaves to walnuts the professor would willingly give John the hours at the nsking and tell him to go on Ids way rejoicing. But the world is not looking for the man who has made so many hours in a uni versity. The world needs and demands n man with trained brains. The new military courses may or may not lie pipes. But whether they are or whether they are not makes no differ ence, The fnet remains that it is the most unpatriotic thing a man can do to drop his regular course with the motive merely to get out of something irksome ond got into something that sounds easier. EQUAL REPRESENTATION "The annual spring political drive is again with us. lint without some of its usual heat. The war has entered cam pus politics. Many of the candidates are enrolled in military units and, if elected, may not be able to hold office in the fall. It is possible that the number of men on whom our amateur politicians practice their executive powers will be diminished by next fall, too, as the world squabble is not only drawing them from college, but from the prep schools on which we are dependent for a large part of our attendance. So next fall may find the campus tenanted by fewer men and fewer wom en, hut the percentage of women will be greater because of the comparative scarcity of activities in which they may be useful in war time. Canadian univer sities nre confronted with the same sit uation. They have fewer women and are almost depopulated of men. However, there is the possibility of nny turn in the war. Hut if conditions are to be ns the pres ent seems to indicate, ’ware the power of the fairer sex at the next election. And why not? They represent a far 1 greater number now than the places they are allotted on our executive Iwmrd would indicate. The tendency of this country is toward universal suffrage. It is the same throughout the world. Is it in keep ing with this movement, to allow the women of our university only the vote and limit the number of offices that they may hold?—U. of IU. Daily. i—*— ' :■ a Some men can boast of haivng com pleted a college course without attending a single class meeting, but those few nre merely announcing the fact that they will probably be poor citizens when they enter civil life.—I'urduo Exponent. *-.---.-* | PRESS NOTICE | ¥-"-* William Fox, without question the most progressive producer of moving pic tures in the United States today, and has hern for years, will inaugurate a new policy with reference to his stars Miss Theda Mara and Mr. William Farnum at the Savoy. These two famous artists of the silent drama are in future to be pre sented in super-pictures <le luxe—plays of highest quality, given with the best possible results, gorgeously staged, with out sparing any legitimate expense and Dodge Auto Service PHONE 904 Day or Night ■m Agents for PHOENIX Silk Hose HAMPTON’S Agents for KAYSER Silk (.'.loves Silk Dress Skirts C o m p 1 e t e sho wing of popular n e w silk dress | skirts. Made of taffeta in new , sport stripes. Trimmed with fancy pockets and detachable belt*. tiOtnl as sort me n t t o choose f r om. Priced at $12.50 To $1000 surrounded by the most talented asso-1 date players available. Miss Bara has become the most ad mired actress on the screen. She is the best known woman in her sphere of life in the world. There is a general demand upon the part of exhibitors and patrons for pictures in which Miss Bara ap pears. It is because of this increasing demand that Mr. Fox has thought it wise to inaugurate his new policy. Mr. Fox will begin his new plan with Miss Bara in the production* of “The Darling of Paris”, based on Victor Hugo's famous romantic tragedy, “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame,” with Miss Bara impersonating the beautiful char acter of the gypsy girl, Esmaralda. There are many dramatic episodes connected with this narrative, embracing several hundred scenes. It required the services of more than 1000 persons to properly interpret this famous drama, giving it the realism described by the author. SENIOR PLAY TO BE RECAST Three Men in Artillery Necessitate Change; Preparation Continues. The recent call to arms invaded even the ranks of the senior play cast. Two of the roles, to have been played by Ernest Watkins, and Nicholas Jaureguy, will have to be recast because it is un certain whether these men, who belong to the coast artillery, will still be in Eu gene at the time the play Is given. The other members of the cast of “The Climbers” are industriously learn ing their lines. .Tames Mott, under whose direction the play will be produced will come to Eegene May 1, and will immed iately stnrt rehearsals. The cast as orig inally selected is as follows: Mrs. Sterling (nee Blanche Hunter).... .Rosalind Bates Mrs. Hunter.Eyla Walker Jessica Hunter .Mary Alice Hill Miss Hunter.Bernice Lucas Clara Hunter.Martha Beer Miss Godesby...,.Echo June Zahl Miss Sillerton .Mildred Brown Tompson .Margaret Spangler Marie .Ruth Roche Edward Warden .Earl Fleischman Richard Sterling .Alex Bowen Frederick Mason .Earl Bronaugh Johnny Trotter .Ernest Watkins Dr. Steiuart .Ben Fleischmann Ryder .Frank Seaiefe Godesby .Bernard Breeding Richard Sterling, Jr. Uncast. Servant Uncast .yncast Jordan .Nick Jaureguy Leonard .Roland Geary PLAN MILITARY WEEK-END Committees May Use Battalion; New Chairmen Appointed. The University battalion, or a part of it, may be used in the Junior Week-end celebrations to be held May 11 and 12, according to Kenneth Moores, president of the junior class. Present war condi tions naturally tend to center the atten tion of all University students upon mil itary activities, says Mr. Moores, and the class feels that in the absence of athletic events military drilling may be substituted. The call of the army has taken away the original chairmen of the junior prom and the parade committees, and Presi dent Moores has appointed in their places Hay Couch, chairman of the pa rade committee, and Kenneth Bartlett, chairman of the dance committee. The other committee chairmen are: Canoe carnival, Jimmie Nheehy; programs, De Witt Gilbert, and finance, Harold Tre gilgas. The plans have not beeu very fully de veloped as yet but it is thought that a parade will be held through the business district on one of the days, luncheon will be served on the campus on Campus day under the direction of the student body, the canoe carnival will be held Friday evening on the null race and the annual junior prom will be held in the armory Saturday night. DORM PLANS COMPLETED Building Operations to Start at Close of School Year In June. Plans for the new women’s dormi tory are nearing completion, and after some alterations, building operations will start shortly after the close of school in June. The present preliminary plans which have been approved by the com mittee, call for a building on the unit residence type, with a corridor connect ing the rooms of the first floor, but the other floors having direct communication between a small group of rooms only. The plans may provide for an outside entrance for the upper stories, as iu Heed College. Only the details remain to be worked out for the final plans for the build,r.g. when bids will tie opened tho construction of the building. The plans were submitted by E. F. laiwreuce, dean of the school of archi tecture, Mrs. George Gerlinger and Mr. A. C. Dixon from the Board of Kegents. and L H. Johnson, University comp troller. and Mr. l.awrence constitute the committee in charge of the dormitory. FIVE DAYS OF OIL TIMM FORCES Keen Athletic Rivalry Develops Between Six Student Companies. Co. B Alreadj Counting on Win ning All Contests to be Staged “Hands Down.” “Company attention—squads right— column left—right oblique—forward—on right into line—company halt—at ease.” Five days of military drill, with the above commands repeated countless times, have transformed Oregon’s fight ing forces from individuals with little military training, into six companies working as a unit in preparation for the part they are to play in the coming call to arms. Gradually seriousness and a desire to gain all the knowledge possible from the meneuvers is taking hold of the men. Captain Willis Shippam, U. S. Army, and Captain Williams, O. N. G. com manding officers of the drill, insist on absolute discipline and are getting it. Oregon men found it difficult to accus tom themselves to the new order of af fairs at first, but the co-operation and j general pulling together noticeable the j past two nights assures crack companies in the future. There is a good natured but neverthe less keen rivalry between the companis for efficiency in drilling and field form ations. The general concensus of opin ion gives first honors at present to Com pany A, and Company B, under the di- | rection of Captain Lewis Beebe and : Floyd Hart. Both Beebe and Hart are ' commissioned men in the 2nd. Company i Coast Artillery, and handle their com- I panies like veterans. Companies C, D, ! 10, and F led by Captains Hon Belding, ! Frank Folts, Miles McKey, and A. Ii. Jensen are rapidly mastering the funda- | mentals of the simple formations. Company B is already counting on win ning the athletic events that will, be j staged at a later date. Their suprem- \ acy in these may be disputed but their i ability to devour thin “Climax” and j "Masterpiece” will stand unquestioned, j Despite the edict of "no chewing ill the ranks” there continues to be a high mortality on the toothsome weed when the “at ease” and "rest” commands are given. Nightly drill by squads in charge of the various corporals follows the company drill led by each captain. A1 the com mands given in company file are executed and polished up in squad maneuvers. The daily calisthenics, in increasing streu. upsity, round off the programme. GIRLS WILL TAKE TOUR Jerry Holzman. Manager. Working for Annual Southern Oregon Trip. Practice for the baseball doughnut series for women has started and with the first real spring weather teams rep resenting every woman’s organization on the campus will be in evidence. The girls are taking more than usual interest in the national game this spring, partly because of the agitation broadcast over the country concerning the neces sity for American women to increase their physical fitness to serve their country in time i>£ stress. The doughnut league schedule will be enlarged this year to include as many teams as possible. Besides house nines there will be teams from the gym, Ore gon club, Y. W. C. A. faculty, and inde pendents. Baseball offers a chance for upper classmen who do not take gym to get some directed physical training The gym | Love, Romance and Intrique is Interwoven In tha WILLIAM FOX Master Production Presenting THEDA BARA in The DeLuxe Photodrama ^ Darting of Paris A Play of Dramatic Action of Great Force Founded on the French Classic “The Hunchback of No tre Dame.” War Prices Matinees 5c and 10c NIGHT 5c and 15c Phones 246, 247, 248—Never Busyl Everything in fruits and vegetables in season. Our Home-Cooked foods are just as good as ever. TABLE SUPPLY CO. Corner 9th and Oak Street. Quit running on flat tires. Wear Neolin soles and Rubber Heels. Jim, the Shoe Doctor Opposite Rex faculty have promised to devote as much j time as possible to coaching the different j tea ms. The Hayward silver cup is the trophy to ho awarded the winners of the series on Field day, May 26. Baseball captains are to be elected at house meetings Monday evening and the following Wednesday the schedule of games will be arranged by them. At least sis practices must be held before any team is eligible to enter the series and games not played when ached* uled will be forfeited. No games will be played during Junior week-end. Games may bo arranged for the fol lowing dates: May 2. 4, 9, 16, IS, 19, 23, 25, 26.