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SECURING A COMMANDANT
With it more than a possibility that
the coramandantn in the various univer
sities and colleges of the country will he
withdrawn from thp supervision of cadets
to aid in the drill of Uncle Ham's raw
recruits, the question arises who will take
their places.
President Campbell, of Oregon, is at
tempting to Rolve the problem for this
particular institution by authorizing the
faculty military committee to get in
touch with the universities asd govern
ments of Canada, Oreat Britain and
France to ascertain if there- is a possi
bility of securing a disabled army offi
cer from the front, who, while not an
invalid, will he able to train ami be head
of an efficient modern military training
course. If the University of Oregon
finds this n practical solution of a per
plexing problem no doubt other colleges
and universities of the country will fol
low the example.
It is the particular desire of President
Campbell to secure some university pro
fessor of these allies who left his post to
go to the front at the head of a company.
Such a man, if unfit for active service,
would be admirably fitted for such a
university post such as the University
of Oregon. lie would have had the ex
perience in dealing with college men, he
would have had the theoretical technical
training and he would have had the
practical life and experiences of modern
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acceptable commandant.
The result of the correspondence of the
faculty military committee will he await
(d with interest.
Emerald banquet Friday uight. Why
not call it the banquet of adjectives?
We have had ample opportunity to
peruse the 1017 Oreguna, and we are
highly pleased after the perusal. The
Oregana staff deserves congratulations.
Co-ed baseball must be some sport.
“Didje” notice that at the Gamma Phi
Y. W. game they had an all-II math
student for scorekeeper?
HISTORY OFF THE BAT
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Interpretations of Current Events
for the Emerald by John Almack.
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MEXICO
For the first time in four years, there
is the appearance of a calm in Mexico;
whether the calm that precedes a storm,
the calm of exhausted effort, or of a
wise and satisfactory adjustment of condi
tions. which have brought about the
chaos and anarchy lately existing, time
alone will show. Reports indicate that
since our declaration of war against
(lermany, there have been powerful
forces at work in the southern republic
organizing and unifying Mexican re
sources. The unscrupulous hand of the
Kaiser is evident in directing certain
policies menacing to the United States.
Kvidenees of similar activity are not
missing in other neighboring republics,
Cuba has very recently succeeded in sup
pressing a rebellion which it is now an
nounced was incited by our enemies.
American marines maintain order in
Haiti. Klcrncnts or disorder have been
apparent in Central America.
The situation of Mexico makes her
particularly dangerous to American saf
ety, should she become our enemy. On
the south she commands easy access to
the Panama Canal; on the north is the
long line of border, difficult to fortify
and defend even with a large army;
onat and west lie the Gulf of the Pa
cific with their manifold opportunities
for advantage in peace and war.
The resources of the country also
make it particularly valuable to a for
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Girl Gleesfers Home From Pepful Trip;
?. O's. Along the Line Do Rush Business
(By Emma Wootton)
“Well, they’re back. Aren’t you
glad?” said a bass voice.
"Who's back?” asked the baritoie.
“Why, the glee club girls,” replied the
profundo. “That bunch of twenty
five, good-looking parcels of joy that
went on a tour last week. Haven’t you
missed them?”
“No, I can’t say that I have. Where
did they go?” ■*
“Well if you haven’t missed them I
knew who has. There are certain fel
lows that have worn the steps of the post
cffice out waiting for mail and you should
have seen the crowd at the Southern
Pacific depot on Sunday. It was a larg
er bunch than ever turned out to bid fare
well to the soldiers. Say and they had
some trip. At least my girl said they
did. There wasn't a quiet moment in it.
I don’t blame them for sending such a
fine bunch of girls out on a trip like that.
They sure do advertise the University.
At least when I look at my girl I am
sure they do. If the girls made the hit
down in the southern part of the state
that she does with me they sure were
batting high. So you haven’t heard
about it huh? Well, let me tell you about
it. My girl told me and I’ll pass it on.
“They left last Tuesduy afternoon, and
they took Cottage Grove by storm. Im
agine a crowd of good looking girls de
scending on a burg like that. It sure
made a hit. The girls were all parceled
out to the different houses and eats—
they sure got a lot. They didn’t have
much of a house that night but what was
there surely did like it. The girls had
lots of fun—those that didn’t fall through
the holes in the stnge. But imagine them
all getting up at the crack of dawn and
taking that 7:10 train out. They sure
were a sleepy crowd.
“Roseburg was the next stop. Let me
tell you that ’my girl thinks that’s some
town. They were treated great there,
and they gave a concert that couldn’t be
beat. The O. A. C. band was down there
for the opening of the strawberry festi
val and they were the girls’ guests at the
concert and they played in the street and
advertised the show. I tell you it sure
does take girls to win the men’s hearts.
There was a fine crowd there.
"Say there sure was a stampede for
tile post office as soon ns the girls got
to Grants Pass nnd Helen Bracht held
the record, with Cora Hosford and Helen
Rhodes as close seconds. Do you know
I some of those girls got two and three
letters a day. The Test of the girls
would have been jealous if those girls
hadn’t read their letters out loud every
day.
“Would you believe it they had a good
crowd at Grants Pass -too. I tell you
Betty Bruere sure made a hit in the
skit everywhere. She had the men going
some.
The girls sang in a natatorium in Med
ford. No they weren’t in the tank play
ing mermaid. They were in a big room
up stairs where it is awfully hard to
hear. But they got over big anyway.
And all our Medford friends sat in the
front row and clapped. Some of the girls
fell so in love with Medford that they
stayed there for two days. You ask
Marie Gates and Cleome Carroll about
it.
“My, but my girl did like Ashland.
They took them all over there and let
them drink spring water. This was their
'ast stop. If they had been men they
would have gone on to Hornbrook, but
the girls were satisfied with Lithia
water. They gave a peach of a concert
there. The town turned out well and
gave them a good hand. In fact some of
Medford came over to hear the concert
again. Everyone, everywhere said it was
the best that ever was, and so does my
girl
“The post offices have declared a day’s
vacation in that part of the world, and
all the towns are eaten out of house
and home. Ashland gave a dance for
the girls.
“Whenever I say anything to my girl,
she says, ‘Strawberry short cake’ and she
mmmmmm’s for half an hour.
“Coming home Sunday the girls enter
tained the train with Oregon songs and
fortune telling. Jerome Holzman was
strictly In it the whole time. He went
along as manager and according to him
those gin's are some girls. He says they
won’t overload the bank with the profits
of the trip but that he feels like smiling
now that it’s all over, so the finances
must be all Tight.
“Mr. Lyman went along to hold down
the dignity of the crowd, but he forgot
himsell, but the girls wont tell on him.
Ami you should see the way Miss Fox
did rural painting on those girls’ faces
just before they went behind the foot
lamps.
“I tell you we fellows have to sit up
and take notice when the girls go on a
trip. All that I can say is that I am
glad they are back.
i'ipn enemy. Mexico probably possesset
the greatest undeveloped resources,
easily accessible, of any country in the
world. These are mines of silver, gold,
copper; petroleum fields, great forests,
and wonderfully productive farm lands.
The character of the people too. is of
such nature us to make it possible for
a domineering, selfish race to exploit
them. This fact has helped to center
upon the country the attention of cer
tain nations without consciences.
Complicated as the situation is, out
duty seems to be clear. It is to hold
zealously to a policy of military non
interference until we have undeniuble
evidence of duplicity and action inimical
to out interests. In the absence of a
warlike attitude towards us, we owe the
Mexicans the same duty which wo so
faithfully discharged in respect to Cuba,
and in performing this duty, it is most
expedient that wo act in concert with
other American powers such as Brazil,
Argentina, and Chili. The attitude of
this country towards laUin-Amerioa, dur
ing the past four years, has done much
to advance the cause of l’an-Ameriean
istn, and to do away with fear, mistrust,
and suspicion of this country.
While there has been undeniably a
Ureat German immigration from the
United States to Mexico during the past
three months, there has also been a very
large immigration of Mexicans to this
country. Lured by high wages, \Jexiean
laborers are flocking to the largj1 cities
of the central section, and also form no
inconsiderable part of the farm, and rail
road labor in the same region. These,
apparently, have no hatred of our eiti- |
z.ens. a ml men who have lately returned
from Mexico say there is no indication
that the people regard us in any other
than as friends. Many do say, however,
that should invasion become a military
necessity, the common people would wel
come ns as friends and deliverers.
In the meantime, though our enemies
in Mexico may constitute a real menace,
the situation is not without compensa
ting features. It offers the only asylum
in the western continent tor Germans and
I’ro-Gennans. It is to be devoutly hoped
that the government will see fit to fur
nish free transportation to Mexico for
all those of prom' meed sympathy with
I e Vii-iiioi- .~i* ccir cPi.tH.y. these whose
principles aud patriotism are unable to
stand the straiu of war. As for those
"subsited" with German gold, or so for
getful of duty that they "aid, comfort,
.’.ini abet the enemies" o.' this nation, the
constitution and the laws prescribe a
penalty both just aud fitting.
Ill STILL ElilSTK
Nearness of Final Exams Not
Retarding Departures.
Most Join Marines; Many With
draw to Work on
Farni3.
In spite of the nearness of the final
examinations and the close of the second
semester, the ranks of the army and
navy are being filled with Oregon stu
dents. Six have allied themselves with
the forces in the agricultural fields.
Those that have withdrawn since May
14 to commence work on the farm are
Luther llensen, Bruce Yergen, Roy
Brown. Ray Koepp, Claire Dalgleish and
Earle Powell.
The marines seems to he the favored
place of enlistment. • The Oregon boys
in the Inst week joining them are Basil
Williams, Clark Thompson,, Hollis Hunt
iuton, Ernest Watkins, John Beckett and
Clifford Mitchell. Miles McKey has left
for the Presidio, Cecil McKay has joined
the Naval Reserve Corps and Chas.
Croner, is drummer in the regimental
band in Vancouver.
President Returns
^Continued from page one1
effort should be made to make these ex
ercises as strong as possible, especially
since we are having such an unusually
good program, with Hr. Ernest II.
Bindley and Bean Briggs, of Harvard as
speakers."
President Campbell said that he wasj
glad to turn back to the West on his re
turn. because the Western cities are so
much cleaner, better kept, and brighter
than the far Eastern cities. "The dif
ference was very noticeable to me. Many
of the streets in the Eastern cities are
paved with cobblestones and the cracks
prevetit them from being kept clean:
the coal dust blackens the houses and
trees, and give the cities the appearance
of being badly kept. This is true of Now
York and Boston, but of course only in
parts of the city.**J
"I don't like Broadway", he said. "It
always is torn up and the temporary
buildings over the excavations for the
subways make it look very unkempt. It
seems like bad sousekrepinr to me.
Washington, L>. C.. however, is attrac
tive. It looks to me more like a West
ern city."
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Because in no other make can they find so
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styles. Chesterfield clothes cost no more
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We show an immense line of the very new
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Drop in next time you are down town and
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Architecture Students to Meet
for Last Time May 23.
M. H. Whitehouse, Mrs. G. T.
Gerlinger, A. E. Doyle to
Speak; Music Planned.
The Architectural club of the Universi
ty will hold their last banquet of the
college yenr. Wednesday evening, May
211, at the Hotel Osburn. Speakers that
are connected with architecture and cre
ative aTt will be present at the banquet
in the evening and will also act as judges
at the exhibit that will be held in the
exhibition room of the architecture build
ing.
Speakers already are Morris H. White
house of the Whitehouse & Fouilonx
firm, of Portland; Mrs. G. T. Gerlinger,
member of the University board of re
gents; and A. E. Doyle beside several
others not as yet selected by the com
mittee in charge.
A characteristic feature of the enter
tainment at the banquet will be musical
selections and readings that are originnl
productions of members of the student
body. The song “Drifting" which re
ceived its first public hearing at a stu
dent body assembly will be one of the
principal selectionsyon the program.
The purpose of the dinner is to bring
into closer touch nil schools of creative
art and to promote and encourage orig
inality in the production of literature,
music and others of the fine arts.
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♦ JUNIORS NOTICE! ♦
♦ All Junior men and women ♦
♦ meet at the library steps Fri- ♦
♦ day at 5 o’clock for the junior ♦
♦ picnic. ^
♦ The Committee. ♦
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