Oregon Emerald Official student body paper of the University of Oregon, published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the college year by the Associated Stu dents. Entered in the postofflce at Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Subscription rates $1.00 per year. Single copies, 5c. Advertising rates upon request. HARRY n7~CRAIN._.....EDITOR EARL W. MURPHY .......NEWS EDITOR DOUGLAS MULLARKY .-..CITY 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. PHONES Manager 177-J Editor 841 News and Editorial Rooms 655 Business Office 1197 A CONTRACT TO FULFILL Ninty-nine per cent of the students in the University of Oregon are aiding the kaiser and Jeopardizing the efficiency of not only our soldiers but, als« the fighting forces of the allies in the war against Prussian militarism. Left to stand by itself, such a statement would bring every man and wo man in the University to their feet in wrathy protest. Nevertheless, i,t Is true, and the same accusation may be truthfully made against a like percent age of all of the people in the United States. We are starving ourselves of victory that wd may gorge ourselves with food. Every particle of food wasted In American homes, in American hotels, American restaurants, in any place where food is served and eaten, is adding to the duration of the war and the toll of lives and limbs of our own soldiers and those of all of the nations arrayed against the kaiser. Every liight or disparaging remark passed in discussion of the food conservation—food sav ing is more truly expressive of the movement—campaign is as treasonable as defamation of the flag. The food saving campaign is not an empty vision of idealistic dreamers. IT IS A VITAL FACTOR IN THE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF A WAR WHICH THREATENS TO ERASE FROM THE EARTH THE IDEALS UPON WHICH OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED AND HAS FLOURISHED. To every call made upon it by the demands of this war the University, its students and its faculty have responded with one hundred per cent patriotism and one hundred per cent service. The call for men saw nearly two hundred loyal sons of Old Oregon step forward without question—the demand for men and women trained in the sciences of modern warfare seies the course of study completely revolutionized. What now is to be the answer of the student body to the request that it eliminate all waste of food on the campus? Put the University of Oregon down as the source of the food for the men she lias sent to the front. That is the contract to be signed by nearly nine hundred students within the coming two weeks. It will be fulfilled to the lettter. ELKS 10 EQUIP II. OF 0. BASE HOSPITAL UNIT ACTION TAKEN THROUGH INFLU ENCE OF SENATOR CHAM BERLAIN; COST TO BE NEAR $60,000. 25 Doctors and 65 Nurses Included; Taken Principally from Med ical School A telegram announcing the decision of the national organization of Elks to furnish the money for completely equipping the University of Oregon base hospital corps lias boon received by President Campbell from Fred Har per, grand exalted ruler of Elks. It is estimated that it will cost $60,000 to equip the unit. The University base hospital corps has been organized in ttio Portland medical school branch of the Univer sity and consists of twenty-five doc tors and sixty-five nurses, taken prin cipally from the faculty and student body of the University medical school at Portland, and 162 enlisted men . It lias not yet been called Into active service Send Message of Thanks. The support of the Elks comos part ly through the activity of Senator Chamberlain, who is a member of that order and did much to enlist their aid. After the receipt of the Elks' de cision. President Campbell and R. C. Yenney and Chas. F. Berg, members of the medical school faculty, sent the following letter to Mr. Harper at the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks’ headquarters in Now York City: "To you, ns the highest officer of your great order, we bring the thanks of the state of Oregon on tho occa sion of your visit to Portland. More formal acknowledgment than this will be made, but none can be more sin cere; tlu» action of your relief com mittee m coming to the support of the base hospital of the University of Oregon Medical School has brought • praise from every class of our citi zens. o Gratitude of Mothers. "Please—aerept—t+tts—! rihut o—of—our °respect and of our welcome, and con vey to tlie distinguished citizens com posing your committee tills expres sion of our appreciation of their mu nificent act. When it becomes possi ble through their apportionment of the funds so generously given by your Order, for Oregon surgeons and nurs es to go to the front and administer to the wounded there, be assured that the prayers of the mothers of Oregon’s soldiers will bring blessings upon you. "It has been truly fortunate that Senator Chamberlain, who knew the needs of this hospital, was an Elk as well as a loyal citizen of Oregon.” BACHELOR CLUB OUTLOOK BAD The outlook for the organization of a Bachelors' club is rather dark. The last year’s club, which was organized with Curtis Beacli as its leader, made extensive plans for activities this se inoster. Beach is not in school this year, and as many of the students are supplied with work or have made def inite arrangements concerning their room and board, it is doubtful whether enough members could be had to make the club a success. It is likely how ever, that in the near future some ac tion will be taken regarding the or ganization of such a club. OUTLOOK IS PROMISING FOR THE ORCHESTRA MISS FORBES CLAIMS Tentative Appointments Are Made at First Tryout; Annual March Concert Is Planned. Tryouts for the University orches tra have been held, and practicing! will start immediately. Miss Wini-I trod Forbes reports a large number of violins, and a fairly good showing! of other instruments. She considers the outlook very hopeful, in spite of the many absences this year. The players, as they have been de cided upon to date, are: Piano, Char lie Runyon; tlrst violins, Alice Van Dor Sluis, Genevieve ltowley, Alber ta Potter, Gail Roberts. John Hough-! ston. Acio McClain; second violin, Ada McMurphey. Hyron Garrett, Maude 1.argent. Edna Rice, Jennie McGuire. Dale Humbert; cornet, Morris Mor gan; harp, Ruth Miller; 'cello, Glen Macov; mellophone. Robert Lees; tympany, Claibe Pennington. Prof. Dunn will play the bass viol, and Prof. Haddolet the flute. No platers have been decided upon for the tromlione or the clarinet. The orchestra will use music that Miss Forbes brought from Chicago, and will give its usual concert in March. They will play on various other occasions during thS year, such as class plays, commencement exer cises, and at vesjv r ,-er\ tees. School semesters at the University of Washington have been cut into four terms. Saturday and Sunday all tobacco and cigars at old prices. Obak's, 5$ , 9th Ave E. S Even Students May Now Buy Liberty Bonds New Issue of Loan Certificates Brought Down to Level of University People. Have you $4.10 snugly tucked away somewhere In the corner of your clothes that might be werking for Un cle Sam and the soldier boys Oregon is sending to the front? If so, buy a Second Liberty Loan bond. When the second issue of the Lib erty Loan was first announced it was given out that the denominations would be sufficiently small to allow even the poorest paid laborer an op portunity to help finance the war for democracy, but little was it expected they would ever come within reach of the ordinary college student. The smallest denomination of the new bond issue is $5.00, and these certifi cates sell for $4.10, cash. At their maturity at the end of five years, with the interest at 4 per cent, they pay the holder, be he student or other wise, an even $5.00. SUNT SUPPLY OF SPEEO BOYS HEED CALL OF HAYWARD FOR FROSH TRACK Only Twenty-Two Sign for Work, as Compared With Sixty Last Year—Abbott Star. Track possibilities have taken a greater slump this year than any other branch of athletics at Oregon, ac cording to Coach Bill Hayward, who reviewed tko prospect sadly on Fri day. None of the old men have signed up for track work, and the freshman class has yielded only twenty-two, while last year there were sixty of last year’s freshmen on the track at this time. The most likely freshman prospect this year, according to Hay ward, is Leith Abbott, a lialf-miler from Ashland high school. No other freshmen have siiown more than av erage ability and all will have to be developed. OREGON GRAD WINS CALIFORNIA CO-ED Willard Hayes, "Fighting Parson,” Marries Astoria Girl. Rev. Willard Hayes, former athlete at the University of Oregon and Mc Minnville college, was married to Miss Margaret Ferguson on August 17, at Astoria. Mr. Hayes is called the “fighting parson” because he left his pulpit at Amity to accept an appoint ment to the Presidio training campj some time ago. Mrs. Hayes is a graduate of the University of Cali fornia and was last year a teacher in the Astoria high school. The ceremony was performed by ltev. E. E. Lane, a graduate of the Uni versity of Oregon, now in service as chaplain in the coast artillery corps at Astoria. Mr. Hayes was commis sioned second lieutenant at the Pre sidio. ERNEST NAIL RECOVERING Ernest ("Spike”) Nail, junior in the University last year, is now re-^ covering from a hard siege of scar let fever, according to word received < Tom Klamath Falls. Before he was :aken sick last summer, “Spike” was planning to enlist, and it is improb-j ible that ho will return to the Uni-: i-ersity this year. IWENTUHREE 001 OF FIFTY MAKE ' SECOND TRYOUT FOR GIRLS' GLEE Nine Places to be Filled; Next Test to be Held Monday, Oct. 15, from 4:30 to 6. Second tryout for the Girls’ Glee club will be held in the School of Music Monday evening from 4:30 to L». There are nine places to* be tilled, and twenty-three girls out of the fifty who tried out Wednesday evening will have a second chance. Each girl will be asked to sing a solo. Those who are to report Monday are: First soprano, Gayle Roberts, Mrs. Peter 0. Crockatt, Helen Beggs. Claire Gazley. Second soprano: Bes sie Allison, May Corpron, Leola Green, Olive kinnnerman, Dorothy Wootton, Joy Judkins, Gene Geisler, Kathtleen Eun'cster,—First alto: Marian Snoeri. Beat Ace Wet her bee, Ruth Elton, Kate Ghat burn. Eugenia Demining. Sec ond alto: Adelaide l.ake, Helen Man ning. Ruth Miller. Helen Watts. Mrs. Johnston. Emma Stevenson. Mrs. Middleton is not prepared at present to say anything definite con cerning a trip for the glee club this year. A Fast Horse Would Be Too Slow For Rastus Unnecessary Details of Food Sav ing Plans Are Avoided for Same Reason. When A. C. Dixon, vice president of the Board of Regents, was appoint ed head of the food saving campaign for Lane county he wrote Portland headquarters, telling them the story of the darky who was examined at the training camp and accepted. “Boss, Ah’d like to ask a favah,’’ | said the negro. “All right, Rastus; what is it?” “Ah’s willing to do whatevah you ask, but ah doan’ want to go in no cavalry.” “Why not?” “Well, boss, when dat ordah to re treat comes, ah jess doan want to be bothehed with no hoss.” Mr. Dixon told headquarters that he wanted to get right to work, that he understood the job, and that Eu gene didn’t want to be bothered with waiting for headquarters. When Mr. Dixon appointed Jimmy Sheehy chairman of the student com mittee, he found a similar readiness to go ahead without coaching. Shee hy said that if the students took charge they would put it through and they would need no prompting from anywhere. UNIFORMS RENDER 30,000 MEN ALMOST INVISIBLE IN DISTANCE Former Oregon Student Sends Item of Interest from San Francisco Training Camp. A letter from a former Oregon stu dent, now enlisted in active service with the University ambulance corps at the San Francisco Barracks, bears this bit of inteijesting information which is allowed to be published. “There are over 30,000 men in camp now. On the drill fields men, may be seen marching as far as the eye can | reach. Some are uniformed and some! are not. In the distance the olive drab of the uniforms makes it impos sible to distinguish the men at first sight. This, it is readily understood, was one of the reasons why the color was selected.” The letter was a personal one and the name is withheld from publica tion. The writer is at present on guard duty. 3,374 VOLUMES ADDED TO U. LIBRARY Room Made for New Books by Send ing Back Government Documents. Three thousand three hundred sev enty-five volumes have been added to the University library since June. This number does not include the pa pers, magazines and pamphlets placed an file. To help make room for these! new books, duplicates have been sort 3d over and many government docu ments returned. Regarding the desired improve nments of last year, which included new steel stacks, tables and chairs,! nothing has been done. This, ac- ! wording to M. H. Douglass, librarian, s due to the need of money in other i lirectlons. Though fewer students are using the' ibrary than last year, more books ire being used, according to Mr. Doug ass. I0LLEGE WORK OF WOMEN DISCUSSED f. W. C. A. Members Hold Their First Meeting Wednesday. “Why Come to College?” was the general topic discussed at the first meeting of the University Y. W. C. A., teld Wednesday afternoon at the Bun talow. with Dorothy Plegal presiding. - Wellington H. Tinker, a member of i :he International committee of the ' V. M. C. A., gave a short address on :he part which the women of Amer- 1 oa. and especially the college women, ‘an play in winning the present world war. Mr. Tinker has been actively connected with the work of the army 1 Y M. C. A. on the eastern coast of 1 :he United States and is closely in : touch with the movements for social 1 uui war service in the large eastern ( :ities. i Other numbers on the afternoon’s 1 LiLiicram won- short tnlk< hy tU fPl_ : lowing: ‘'The Give and Tat ' \l- 1 ege Life.” Essie Maguire: " C. A...” Helen Wells: “Oregon t ' Jennie Maguire; “Schoi.M lie Hart; “Athletics.” Er; t •Friendships,” Helen Bremen ian Activities.” Ruth Wilson. Gayle Roberts sang a solo, accompanied by Helen Purington. i McMorran & Washburne “The Store of Distinction” <| Everything in correct wearing apparel for coL lege men and women. || Our label on a garment is your guarantee that it is perfect in style and modestly priced. Chesterfield Clothes #25.00 Styleplus Clothes #17.00 Go to Eggiman’s Candy Kitchen for Pore Candies and Ice Cream Springfield 4th and Main Sis. HAMPTON’S Where Cash Beats Credit GORDON HATS Every year the sale of Gordon Hats increaseed. The new pur chasers come from the $5 class and when they come they come tofstay. Wear a Gordon Hat and you will recognize its right to be classed as a perfect hat. $3.50 "A large line of other makes to choose from. Priced at ^, $2 to $8 STEIN-BLOCH stands for quality and perfection in clothing manufacture Priced at $20 Up Other makes at $12.50 to $30 INIVERSITV TO AID LIBERTY BOND ISSUE iarl Kilpatrick Will Speak Over State for Campaign Committee. " °° ° 0 ' O President Campbell lias been com pelled to refuse the offer of the Liberty -oan campaign committee to go on a peaking tour in the interest of the ampaign next week. Earl Kilpatrick, lirector of the extension division of he University, will represent the Uni ersity in the campaign. His dates for ddresses ill_different_Oregon ruing lave not yet been announced. President Campbell will attend the m u conference of the Oregon Anti sis society in Portland next 1 makes it necessary that Jie ocer of the Liberty Loan t e. He will return to take t 0 annual pledge day exer ise the University Wednesday. The Club Barber Shop The place where all University men go 814 Willamette Street Underwood Typewriter Company The machine you vpill eventually buu” Rents, Repairs, Supplies New and Rebuilt Underwoods 691 Willamette St. Eugene Branch When down town go to SCHWARZSCHILD'S Book Store FOOTWEAR EXTRAORDINARY Our footwear meets the requirements of the col lege folks, both as to the style you may demand and the service which may be required. SHOES With smart refined lines Thorough finish Quality look All make a strong appeal to those who seek DRESS-VALUE in dependable footwear. OUR LOCATION 828 Willamette St.