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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1917)
OREGON EMERALD Theta Sigma Phi EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. Assistant Editor. City Editor . Copy Reader.■. Proof Reader... ..BERNICE LUCAS .Jean Bell .Helen Brenton .Clytle Hall Elizabeth Aumiller Managing Editor .Emma Wootton Sports.Helen Johns, Adrienne Epping Features .Bess Coleman, Lucile Saunders Dramatics.Rosalind Bates Society .Helen Curry Exchanges .Jean Bell BUSINESS STAFF. Business Manager .Louise - Allen Assistant Manager .Lucile Watson Ahsistants Gertrude Cowgill, Jeannette Calkins, Rosamund Shaw REPORTERS. Elsie Fitzmaurice, Jean Geisler, Gladys Wilkins, Adelaide Lake, Mildred Garland, Pearl Craine, Lillian Porter, Alleyn Johnson, Lorraine Mahony, Edna Howd, Miriam Page, Carrie Stevens, Dorothy Dkinlway, May Johns, Nellie Parker, Beatrice Thurston, Martha Tinker, Erma Timmerman, Marie Beach, Nell Warwick. _ ___ GREETING! * The national fraternity of High-aspiring journalists “feminina* Endeavors herewith to show The Absolute superfluity of mere man. go we greet you, and Jnvite you to accept our efforts Qood-naturedly and tolerantly. ]yjay we please And entertain—this is our hope. f pray accept the greeting Hereby given our fellow students Jn turning out this sheet. WHY NOT SELECT? There is a surprising tack of indiv iduality in the University of Oregon girls in spite of their universal oppor tunity. Their actioncs are typical of the operation of the mob mind. What selecting a few things one can do best and making for her own efficiency the college girl attempts everything. It is not uncommon for girls to belong to five organizations at once, to go out for all the varieties of athletics, to work on a college paper, to meet numerous social engagements, to be in amateur plays and to participate in the thousand ond one other campus occupations. It is easy to see that college work combined witli so many activities must sacrifice efficiency to scope. Why not select a few things that you take pleasure in doing well and cast aside all the others that you do because somebody has requested you to or be cause everybody else does it. In life you are compelled to make a choice, since you cnn't do everything, so why not begin here, girls, and lose that tired-to-death expression? _LI—B DOING OUR BIT Vacation comes iu twenty-seven more days, and it is high diue to plan on how to spend "those idle hours.” This year there is but one right wav for us all, and that is doing our wee bit in the war Wo want to make that wive bit as large as It can be made, -so first whatever we attempt we must he sure that we are fitted for that work, and second we must never give up when the novelty of the thing wears off. After all it is not go ing into a thing that shows our patriot ism so much us it is the sticking to that thing. Besides working ourselves, we must teach other girls in our home towns how they may help. Knitting has been "the go" among University women this year. Yes, knit ting brilliant lined sweaters or hug mo tights for ones self! In our neighbor country, t'anadH. the girls too are knit ting. However, they are not making guyly colored wraps for themselves, but heavy stocking*, wristbands, and vestees for the men nt-the-front. Let'.' knit for our country too this summer, girls. When our arms and hands become stiff with sending the needles back ami forth, we can make Ked Uross bandages. More strenous work than either of these, and just as needful, if not more so, is gurdeuing. Surely every University girl could cultivate at least one-half acre this summer! Healthy girls who live on farms should learn to milk, pitch hay, dig potatoes and do the thousand and one things which a farm demands. I’erhaps there will be plenty of help on the farm you go to this summer. But will there be next year, aud the next? Many University gir'.s are planning to work iu offices during the holidays, tak ing mens’ places there. It is a fine idea providing it is work no one but a college trained girl could do, but otherwise al ways be sure before you take such a position that you are not crowding out a more needy girl, who can do nothing else but that kind of work. Whatever our wee bit is to be. let’s prove that not one girl in the University will slack in doing her part for the free dom of humanity! A COWARD? Every day one hears some boy say: ‘‘If 1 don’t evtlisl she will think I am a coward.” Let us hope she thinks farth er than that. In all probability this war will not be a duration of a few weeks, or a few months even, but some years. Then why should the college trained man be in a rush to show his patriotism? She knows he has it. If he waits till he is graduated, he is just' that much better fitted for use when lie does go. Military authorities at AVashington have recently discussed the advisability of drafting all college men into the army and forcing them to continue their studies. This proves they are looking a few years ahead to the time when the army must have more new engineers, doctors and other trained men. The English and French govern ments do not want our undergraduate medical men to enlist in the ambulance corps because they have waiting lists of trained doctors. So, boys, if you stay here and work hard, the girls will not only give you credit for bravery but foresight, also. UNHEARD OF EXTRAVAGANCE1 Approximately 200 freshman caps were destroyed in the process of an historic little ceremony held at tli^ campus to day. These little pieces of green cloth are worth, or rather they sell at. 00 cents each. l’ractically speaking $100 worth of' merchandise was ruthlessly btirued. In these times when "save everything” is the cry ringing out from the leaders of the nation, it seems like wanton waste to perform even the touching cere mony of burning the freshman caps. Those head pieces might have been turned over to the V. M. t'. A. for distri bution next year to students who could ill afford bats, or they might have been sold to new men. The holes in them would only add to their value because air is good for hair. Every dollar counts. Pennies are the units that go to make the $2,000,OOO.(HK) liberty loan which the government is floating now. To keep the old custom alive, and pre serve the tradition, three or four green caps might have been burned, but even that seems needless destruction. CLIMBERS WORTHY (Continued from page one) over without this disaster. Most of the humor of the play was furnished by Kyla Walker in the part of Mrs. Hunter, distinctly the best piece of work which she has done. Mis Walker got aill the la ighs that were com ing to her, and they were many. Ernest Watkins as Trotter also s.ored a hit. His mouocle and his griu proved irresistable. To he sure he forgot « good many lines, hut he was so imperturbable about it that he usually made the uuii euee think some one else was to blame for the mistake. £ Warren Edwards endeavored valiantly to look the part of a wise doctor. Fi nally, Hath Roche must he mentioned in the little part of Marie. She had prac tically nothing to do except to look beaut iful hut -he did it very well, James Mott, director, achieved remark able success in whipping a play into shape in a short lime. Announcement Because of the great honor in co operating with the women’s edition and the prestige connected thereof. “The Puff” will appear this evening thbugh quite contrary to its ethics, Saturday evening generally being spent preparing for 'Monday’s classes. U. GOTTA STIOWEM, Editor Editorial We were talking to Prof. Howe the other day about H. C. L. in the U. S. A. and especially in the U. of O. He in formed us that the idea of turning the golf links into potatos this vear was one of the best ideas advanced here lately. We are happy to sanction this idea also, and although we don’t play golf, we should think it would be more satisfac tory to hunt potato bugs than golf balls, the tallying being greater. So viewing this idea dispassionately we would urge our subscribers not to vote against it if President Jaurcguy should bring the matter forward. N. B. Kerr, Kaiser The following letter was sent to W. Wilson this morning. Suggestions have been made to drop the note back of the ■ German lines by the flying squadron. Dear Mr. President: . Your letter in regard to our World’s Champions as prospective soldiers has been turned over to us. We cornered Cnpt. “Jawn” Beckett and got this encouraging answer. “Well you know what we did to the Penns—Give us a chance at the Ger mans «nd Woodrow’s trouble will be over. Bring on the Kaiser.” Most Respectfully, The Powder Puff., Communication To Pacifists:— If you want to argue with any Sig ma Nu, it is recommended that you use the telephone. To Oregon Tax Payers:— Please kind sirs, our boys are drill ing just fine. If you could only see ’em! To Any Fraternity House:—■ Why don’t you plant weeping wil lows in your yard? Sparinkling the lawn these days is so strenuous. Local and Personal *l'he W. K. Soph, P. Wee Edwards, strolled into our office yesterday. When asked about the yireus, he said he hadn’t gone, he didn’t like ’em. Well, of course not, P. Wee, who likes rivals? In the pop, psychology class a week ago, two of our most loohedupto Sophs reacted to the word ‘woman” with “dress”. You see girls, it makes a dif ference what you wear. We understand that Prof. Winger’s in fant is doomed to be a great man. When ! interviewed the fond father said, he hoped so, for like Edison, fond infant, thought four hours sleep enough for any man. Yesterday was a great day for our office. A bevy of co-eds swarmed in requesting our approval on their nom inations for a fraternity consisting of handsome men. “What’s that Jimmy? Yes, How did you know?” A. Johnson and 0. Tisdale, prominent campus beauties, attended the circus here Wednesday. The weather being wiudy .and the show slow iiy starting, they didn’t wait to see the performance. Gentle Inquiry Dear Powder Puff: T$ it true that Jack Elliott has been making a noise lately that echoes in Seattle? Admiringly, Anxious Subscriber. Dear Anx. Sub: Not knowing, we can not state, with any degree of certainty, but if it is true we’re sorry to have Seattle get even our echo. Sincerely, Powder Puff. Criminal Punished The following "copy" was slipped in yesterday. After valient efforts we have found and punished the responsible party. Oregon Book Rack Prisoners of Hope— Politicians before election: Les Miserables - Some of ’em after; Vanity Fair- -Junior Prom: In nocence Abroad Tracy Boyers; Desert Gold Junior Week-end Taxes; Far From the Maddening Crowd—Up the { Mill Race; All’s Well That End’s Well— Final Exams. Comments With no offense to any one of ’em, we do hope the women’s editorials come up to the scratch. You’ll pardon us, but: This co-ed bose ball craze is surely uncovering a multitude of shins. Speaking of spring, lilacs may come and HIV's may go, but poison oak goes on forever. On Examinations Ask a few senior men about the silver lining to the “call from the war depart ment”. Childish Pranks Still With Us “So that was it! This unfortunate man was escorted to the fountain and immersed. And what part did you take of this inexcusable affair?” Green-Cap (meekly) “Left leg. Sir.” COur reporter swears that this is ‘the ’onest to gudnez truth.’)Editor SPRING (By Harriet Polhemus) Birds sing, telephone poles hum. Worms wriggle and stones crunch under foot, Nature is irridescent— Every atom sends forth it’s glow of vitality. The sun glistens on the needles of the pine; The wind ripples the silky grass; Bushes and trees are drenched with buds. Dodge Auto Service PHONE 904 Day or Night You'll Not Get "Done" When you trade with Dunn We make bread and pastry calculated to submarine your appetite DUNN’S BAKERY 36 9th Ave. E. Phone 72 LET US HELP THE LADIES Boys don’t forget that we are in the ice cream game. When you can’t think of anything to get for that evening enter tainment or dance just call 638 and order the required amount of good, fresh, wholesome ice cream and you will be pleased with the results. EUGENE FARMERS’ CREAMERY 856 Olive Phone 638 Caswell & Whitton Own and Operate the Only Exclusive Grocery Store On Willamette Street. They cater to the best trade in the city, and sell everything on a positive guarantee of ntire satisfaction. Adhering* to our Firm Policy of One price to every man, woman and child every day in the year, Has been one of the factors in the rapid growth of this concern from one store 15 years ago, to 175 busy stores today. Every patron shares in the savings which our superior buying power offers. Eliminating all frills, buying direct, in large quantities for 175 stores, enables us to offer you the same merchandise for less. /. C. PENNEY CO mc-y THE GOLDEN RULE It is rather inconsistent that girls found it impossible to take their regular gymnasium work should be the first to take part in the military drill. This exercise given to the girls is very stren* uous and only the physically able should be permitted to enter any companies. The calisthenics are intended to hard* en the girls for military field work, to make them fit to take men’s jobs if necessary. Those girls who are not able to stand the rigor of stiff drill do not need to feel that they are useless. There are literally 50 things any girl may do to help her country, and of these, every girl should be able to select something that she can do well. NIGHT PASSAGE ( By Joy Gross) In the darkness of the night I hear the wild geese squawking High above the chimney tops, And over swishing, swaying poplars They wing their way to a far country, Like human spirits Wandering on the undiscovered moor Of their OTvn futures, In the blind black nothingness I hear the wild gueese squawking. ■— ---— DO YOU SUPPOSE SHE COULD MAKE OJSCIIITS? She was a co-ed who came rapidly yet quietly into my office. “Very busy Dr. Read?” “Yes, but what can I do for you?” “Oh, I'll not bother you, Doctor, as you are busy but I’ll be in again to sea you as I know you will want ad space in the coming co-ed edition of the Emer ald.” “There will be no use to see me as I know I will not care for space in it.” All the time I was glad to get to help the. girls in their efforts. I wanted to try her metal. “But, Dr. Read,” she went on to say. “You know, any one who can make the rousing rally speeches that you can, should make one in our paper in regard to this most beautiful office. “You wouldn’t have to say a word about yourself, just tell the co-eds about that little white retiriug room for tha ladies, this dainty reception room just off the main common reception room oc cupied by Dr. Gullion, Harris, and self, with the nurse and lady attendant. Why these mahogany chairs upholstered in tapestry would draw the admiration from any one. “Those oil paintings and the Japanese print are so restful to ones eyes. There, too, is the picture of your little daugh ter, I know, Doctor, that she would want you to tell the University people about this sanitary office all in grey and white with mahogany trimmings!” Ao, I don t believe I will take any today.” “Just a moment, Doctor, I would say more, but that young man in the chair will become impatient. Before I go, how ever, I want to say that my father is a dentist and I know what I am talking about, you have the best equipped office I ever saw. That cabinet is a beautiful piece of furniture, it being mahogany with porcelain sliding shelves, formalde hyde sterilizer to place the instruments in after having been sterilized by steam. That panel with all these electrical ap pliances make dental operations so much less painful. “This carpet is so velvety and nice, why Doctor? it doesn’t at all seem like a dental office it is so homey.” Just then one of the University pro fessors stepped in and remarked, “Miss S., Dr. Read told me just yesterday that he was going to take an entire, page for his ad in your addition. Why shouldn’t he with the practice he has among the pro fessors and their families and look at the patronage he gets from the student body. I really think it would be a crimp for him not to herald to the world the sanitary effects of hfk office. I know this is the kind of an office we. want. I feel somewhat responsible for Dr. Read put ting in this new office. You see I told him that he must fix up or he would lose i lot of the T niversity trade, so he did it. \os, far better than I ever dreamed )f.” ' Miss S.—“How much space do you want. Doctor?” ‘ Oh. goodness, give me the whole paper.” "Thank you. I know you will not be -orry for we believe in reciprosity. Good bye. Doctor.” Exit ad-getter. “Say professor, do you teach stiek o-it-iveness to all your students up there ike Miss S. so pleasantly displayed?" "Certainly. That is half of the solution >f life.” As the professor turned and passed at of the door I heard him chuckling to tint self. The young man in the chair:—Doe. hat was a long wait but it was worth T—Bwt—say do yon suppose she could nake biscuits?” Telephone .107. 3RD FT.OOR. WHITE TEMPLE Corner Oak asd Ninth (Paid Advertisement)
