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Oregon Emerald Official student body paper of the University of Oregon, published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturda/ of the college year by the Associated Stu dents. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, a« second class matter. Subscription rates $1.00 per year. Single copies, 5c. Advertising rates upon request. . HARRY N. CRAIN—.-.».EDITOR EARL MURPHY.*....NEWS EDITOR JEANNETTE CALKINS....—BUSINESS MANAGER LAY CARLISLE...ASSISTANT MANAGER Promptness and accuracy in the matter of delivery is what the Emerald seeks to attain. If you are not getting your paper regularly, make a com plaint, but make it direct to the Manager. Address all news and editorial complaints to the Editor. Manager 177-J News and Editorial Rooms 655 Editor 841 Business Office 1197 PHONES PUTTING IT UF TO THE REGENTS Allen Baton has handed his resignation to Preesident Campbelll and it is to be passed upon by the Board of Regents, who meet in special session, Oo tober 20. The whole situation has thus been put up to the regents and it is for them to decide so far as Mr. Eaton’s connection with the University is concerned whether or not Mr. Eaton committed a disloyal act when he at tended the Chicago meeting of the People’s Council for Democracy and Terms of Peace. In his statement to the public, issued Wednesday evening, Mr. Eaton says: "There was a time when it wais the privilege and duty of every citizen to keep us out, or lead us in, as he saw the light.” * * * * “Finally a word about our president. No matter what Wp may have thought once, we must follow him now. Tills is the only way out. We must follow him* but not blindly. We can not and we must not shift all of the load onto him, we must bear our part.” In the face of these statements how can Mr. Eaton hope to Justify, with the public, his attendance at the Chicago meeting? He can hardly plead that lie was not awiare that the Council had been forbidden to meet by the Governor of Illinois and had been denied the privilege of meeting in two other states previously. The publicity given the whole affair leaves no room for any man to plead ignorance of these matters. The question placed before the Regents is ticklish in the extreme. Upon them are focused the eyes of tlile people of Oregon and upon their decision will be judged the position of the University toward this war. Not only is it hard that the loyalty of Mr. Eaton should be doubted, it is harder that any question should arise as to the full loyalty of the University, an institution which lias given liberally of both students an Daculty to th|e fighting ranks and which has practically placed its whole course of study at the disposal of the Government, that young men of this and neighboring states may be efficiently trained for effective war service. ONE SHINING TRIBUTE To no man, in the opinion of The Emerald, could a greater tribute be paid than cornea to Allen Eaton through the column* of The Spectator (Portland) of last week. The clipping reads: "For the simple reason that Allen Eaton Is connected with tlite People’s Council we shall have to amen our opinion of that organization. Aflen Eaton never has been, Is not, and could not be, associated with anything dis honest stealthy or seditious. Hl» Is a character too pure and elevated to harbor a thought that is not the expression of the highest patriotism. We have ever found him fighting for honesty in politics, freedom of thought, and the advancement of whatever is good and Just. For years, his fellow citizens of Eugene have elecie and re-elected hi into the legislature, where his has b.een a voice crying in the wilderness for justice to the people and mercy to the tax-payer We can be certain that whatever unpatriotic sentiments or purposes may animate any member of the People’s Council are not only not shared by Mr. Eaton, but are sturdily combated by him. If a man may be judged by the company lie keeps, the judgment may be wrong. It is no more possible to attribute an unpatriotic sentiment or motive to Mr. Eaton than to imagine him guilty of a financial dishonesty. "If Mr. Eaton has found that the purposes of the People’s Council are seditious, we may bo quite certain that he has used all his splendid influence to purge the organization of its madness. And failing to accomplish this we may be Just as certain that Mr. Eaton will abandon the council, whose one claim to decency has been his connection with it.” WAR NECESSITY AND HORSEPLAY Today the eyes of the state are focused upon the University the state institution which has a« Its task during these critical days of international discord, the efficient training of nearly one thousand young men and women. That the program of University life during such times should depart from all frivolity and stick to serious businoss -that every student should be here for serious business—1b no mom than the people of the state have perfectly good reasons to expect. Horseplay and indiscriminate physical disciplining of freshmen has no place in the college life of this year, at least, not until all other measures have boon tried and have failed to bring results. This is a time when the people of the state will absolutely refuse to coun tenance uny such occurrences, and It is a time when ninety per cent of the students insist tluit no room be given for doubt as to their purpose to se riously do all that they may to assist in the conflict with Germany. i ■ ■ ..I.., FORMER EUGENE MEN ON KANSAS FACULTY W. A. Dill, 09, Appointed Journalism Instructor at University of Kansas. W. A. DU, for tho past six months a mtun.ber of tho nows staff of ttio Portland Oregonian, and a graduate of the University of Oregon in the class of 1908, has just been appointed instructor in Journalism in the Uni versity of Kansas. He will leave within a few ays for his now post Merle H. Thorpe, now editor of The Nation's llusiness and former head of the* Journalism school of the Univer sity of Kansas, is to be succeeded by Prof'. L. N. Flint, who has been act ing as head of the department for sev era} months past. Mr. Dill wue initiated into the Sig ma Della Chi national Journalism fra ternity by the local chapter. After serving as city editor of the Eugene Guard, Dill w’ent to the Springfield News and later to the Oregonian. Mrs. Dill and three children will accompany Mr, Dill to Lawrence, Kan sas, in a few days. JOE HAMMERSLY IS FROSH PRESIDENT Portland Youth Chosen to Lead Ver dant Band of Beginners. At the freetunan election yesterday , afternoon in Vlllard Hall Joe Ham ' tuersley, of Portland, was elected president over Paul Robinson, by a vote of 62 to 44. For vice-president Marian Spoeri won by a two-thirds majority. The ballot for secretary resulted in a tie between Janet Fra zier and Frances Kubll. On a recount a mistake of one vote was found which decided the election iu favor of Miss Frazier. Miss Feenauglity was chosen for treasurer out of a field of four candidates. « “Being the larjnvst and also the best rrosluuan class,” said 1 tanuuor&lp'y, responding to the cries of “speech,” "it is for us to uphold the honor and traditions of Oregon. Miss Spoeri, in a few words. In dorsed Hanuuersley’s opinion. There will be another meeting In the near future for the purpose of get ting more thoroughly organized for the coining frosh activities WALKER MAY COACH FROSH ARRIVES IN EUGENE LAST NIGHT TO SEE TIFFANY. Twenty-Five Freshmen Turning Out But Coach Bezdek too Busy to Work With Them. Dean Walker, last year’s coach of the freshman football team, arrived in Eugene last night and held a con ference with President Campbell and Graduate Manager A. R. Fiffany, but as yen nothing definite haa been done relative to the signing of Walker as the coach. About twenty-five “frosh” have been out for practice, but without a coach very little has been accomplished, as Bezek is too busy trying to round out the Varsity squad in the short space of time before the first confer ence game that he has paid little at tention to the freshman squad. No schedule has been drawn up yet, but the game with the “Rooks” from O. A. C. is certain and several other games with valley teams are possi bilities. CEITIFICATES, HOI CAROUSES, 10 TESTIFY 10 SUMMER GARDENING Faculty Committee Probably Will Be Lenient in Demands on Agriculturists. Despite the fact that practically all the twenty-four stuents excused for farm work last spring have returned, there is to date but one certificate in the hands of Registrar Tiffany that the farm work was actually done. The certificates, signed by the stu dent’s parents or employer, must be filed before the semester credits can be granted according to the faculty ruling made last April, when men were being excused with credit for a full semester’s work, provided they went onto farms. “It is my opinion that the faculty will not hold strictly to the certificate rule, but will accept any kind of real proof that farm work was done,” said Dean E. W. Allen, chairman of the faculty committee which granted the permits to leave school, when asked today in regard to the granting of credits. The one certificate that farm work was done conies from Earl Powell, who worked during the spring and summer on a Springfield ranch. M’GUIRE ON VISIT FROM NAVY YARD Architecture Graduate Among Those in Government Service Johnny McGuire, 1916 Oregon grad uate in architecture, who has a posi tion as draughtsman in the ship-build ing department of the navy yard at Bremerton, is in Eugene on a short visit. A number of other Oregon stu dents are or were working in the va rious departments of the shipyard, in cluding Fete Jensen, Herb Hey wood, Earl Heitschmidt, Simpkins and Ward. There is a great demand for draghts men in tlie shipbuilding line and this may mean the opening of a new Held for women. One or two women are already employed in the Bremerton yards. A number of University of Washing ton students are working at Bremer ton. but, according to McGuire, they maintained a discreet silence when i asked why Coach Hunt, of Washing ton, caiu elle»ftlie Oregon game. Announcements tAll announcements to appear in this column of the Emerald must be in by noon of the day of publication.) Junior meeting Monday, 3 o’clock,; Yillard Hall. All men interested in high school coaching, two hours credit, are re-; guested to see Mr. Bezdek at the men’s gymnasium any time up to 4 o’clock Monday. October S. RECITAL AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH. A recital will be given at the Chris Ttirn—church—Tuesday—evening. Orto her 9, by Henry P. Filer, tenor, and Perry Burton Arant. pianist. Mr. Fi ler was formerly head of the music department of the Eugene Bible Uni versity Mr. Arant is a graduate of the Pacific U. Conservatory of mu sic and entered the University this fall as a senior. The recital is free and everyone is invited to attend. ( BiJJ£§hme!v and Students dresf on0threnrme Md ad‘ low, bring it °upon be and get an “j? ° °Ur store 8 "Si £otw>" Schwarzschfid* ®ook Store H°me of ,he f. p. Loose ,/'”r.Books and the rv • Mea] Fountain Pen. CnU'ne Waterman OTTO’S SWEETS For Ice Cream, Candies and Lunches Phone 58 705 Willamette Phone 246 Table Supply Co. Groceries and Delicatessen YOURS FOR SERVICE Subscribe for THE EMERALD Fill in the coupon below and mail to the Manager of Oregon Emerald, U. of O., Eugene. . — # . *• I enclose $1.00 for which please send the Emerald to * Name_ Address_ —