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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1917)
OREGON EMERALD Official student body paper of the University of Oregon, published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the college year by the Associated Students. Entered in the postoffice ai Eugene, Oregon, ns second class matter. Subscription rates $1.00 per year. Single copies, f,c. Advertising rates upon request HARRY N. CRAIN William Haseltine .. Robert G. McNary Beatrice Thurston . Douglas Mullarky ., Melvin T. Solve ... Pearl Craine . . EDITOR ... News Editor Make-Up Editor Women's Editor Feature Editor Dramatic Editor Society Editor Assistants Adelaide Lake, Elsie Fitzmaurice, Leith Abbott, Aline Johnson, Alexander Brown, Dorothy Duniway, Levant Pease, Bess Colman, Walter Eehade. Herman Lind, John Houston, Helen Hair. JEANNETTE CALKINS . BUSINESS MANAGER Lay Carlisle . Assistant Manager Catherine Dobie . Circulation Manager .. Assistants Lyle Bryson, Lee Bartholomew, Harris Ellsworth, Eve Hutchinson, Don Robinson, Irving Rowe, Ruth Nye, Tracey Byers, Madeline Slotboom. Promptness and accuracy in the matter of delivery is what the Emerald seeks to obtain. If you are not getting your paper regularly, make a complanit, but make it direct to the Manager. Address all news and editorial complaints to the Editor. Manager 177-J News and Editorial Rooms 655 PHONES Editor 841 Businesss Office 1200 THE BAND AND MILITARY TRAINING. The inauguration of military drill in the University is bring ing forth problem after problem, and like every new activity, this branch of college training will require months of time de voted to regulation and readjustment before any approach at perfection can be expected. One of the most pertinent of the qustions yet to arise in connection with drill is that brought for ward by Albert Perfect, director of the band. It appears to be Mr. Perfect’s idea that the band, a division of the cadet corps which requires more or less previous training and considerable practice outside of regular drill hours, should be excused from the regular routine of drill. In short, Mr. Per fect holds that the band should be a unit distinct and separate from the cadet corps, except that it be recognized as the band corps of the University battalion. He is of the opinion that the men in the band, if allowed to continue their musical work, will refrain from enlisting and continue in college until called by the draft, feeling assured that when they are called they will be assigned to duty with their regimental band. He points out that the war department is making every effort to provide each army regiment with a band, as well as the navy divisions, and makes the plea that the training which the men receive in the University band will stand them in good stead when they are called for service. Only this morning he submitted a clipping to the Emerald which reads, in part, as follows: ^ “Sammy is going to have good music and lots of it. “The bandmaster and his crew will play a prominent part in Sammy’s young life. “And sailors, too. They’ll have better music than ever be fore. John Philip Sousa has been spending a deal of his valu able musical time building up a wonderful band at the Great Lakes training station north of Chicago, and the future admirals sure do appreciate his efforts. “Every cantonment has its own bands—one for each regi ment is the war department’s program. These bands are made up of selective service men, young fellows who played in their home town bands before Uncle Sam called them to the colors, young fellows from big cities’ most noted bands and orchestras. “General Pershing has ordered that all army bands be im proved and strengthened so the troops may have the inspiration! of first class martial music. American army bands will be in creased in strength from 28 pieces to approximately the French number, 50 men. In addition to these French bands have as high as 86 drummers and trumpeters. Every ellort will bo made to strengthen our bands, both over hero and in France. Enlistments of bandsmen will be sought, and every selective service man who can play a band in strument will be given a chance to make good at tooting a horn or pounding a drum.” Taken as a whole, the Emerald hardly agrees with Mr. Per fect in his contention that the band should be excused from drill, lor, while it is true that the band is required to devote consider able time outside oi drill hours to practice, it also must be re membered that in return for this outside work they are recog nized as a student body organization and are awarded their let ters. This point, however, the Emerald will not press, as it does not see where the question is one to be decided by the students. The matter of who shall and who shall not drill, the regula tions tor drill and all other matters pertaining to drill, should be left entirely in the hands of Colonel Bowen. He has been placed in the position of Commandant of the University men so far as drill is concerned and upon him depends the success or failure of the plan —upon him depends the degree to which the University is to be recognized ns an institution of military training by the War Department. Colonel Bowen was chosen for the position he holds on the campus because of his supposed fitness to carry on the work successfully. That he recognizes the value of music to military organizations is not to be doubted, and his experience in military matters probably puts him in a better position to de cide the band question than anyone else on the campus. When military drill was first started in the University last spring the absence of centralized authority was clearly demon-1 strated, and it would seem hardly wise at this time to handicap Colonel Bowen in his work, and the University in its opportu nity to gain recognition as a first rank institution of military training, by robbing him of any of the power which rightfully! goes with his position as Commandant of the student cadets. COMMITTEE PLANS HOLIDAY PUBLICITY — Greater Oregon Work to Be Pushed; Talks Will Be Given in 37 Towns in State. Dundore, Chairman, Asks for Names of Prospective Students. The members of the 1917-T8 “Greater 'Oregon” committee, will conduct a Uni versity publicity campaign during the Christmas holidays. Thirty-seven towns in 'the state are represented in the committee, and in each town a talk 'urging high school students to enter Oregon, will be made. The University’s offer to allow Febru ary high school graduates to enter in when they could enter the University. The advantages of entering college im mediately after June graduation, is an other point which the committee mem bers hope to bring before the minds of prospective students. Dundore Asks Co-operaticn Names of students who may enter college next term, are to be given to Karl W. Onthank, who will then send literature telling of the merits of the I University. All University students arc requested by Charles Dundore, chair man of the committee, to co-operate in presenting these names to Mr. Onthank. “Out aim,” said Dundore. "is to reach all the high schools in Oregon. If wo can tell thorn about Oregon, and get them interested, there is » good | chance that this will be the college of their choice.’ Alumni Can Help “A great deal,” ho continued, “can 1 he done through alumni. Many Univer sity graduates aire now teachers in high schools throughout the state, and cnn report names of prospective student? to the committee- We want everyone to watch for future Oregon students, and thus help the growth of the 19US enrollment.” The committee will meet on Thursday at 3 o’clock, to discuss further plans. TOTAL ECLIPSE WILL OCCUR Moon to Be Hidden Two Hours on Night of Docombor 28. A total eclipse of the moon will take place on the night of December 28, from out1 until three o’clock. “The inhabitants of the Pacific coast,” said 10. H. Mc Alister, professor of mechanics and as tronomy at the University, “are espe cially favored, for the eclipse will be entirely visible only to the people of this region." The eclipse will be partly vis ible in other parts of the United States, however authorities predict that it will be wholly visible (in the Pacific eotast only. Women’s Band to Give Its First Public Toot. Girls' Musical Organization to Be Hostess at Dance Saturday. Everying is set for the all-University dance, to be given in the men’s gym nasium, next Friday afternoon, from 4 to 6 o’clock, by the University wo men's band. The girls promise that then the public shall hear their “best toots” for the first time. The band has been asked to appear in assembly tomorrow, but preferred that Friday be their first appearance. The dance is being given in the af ternoon. particularly so that girls or groups of girls, may go “manlessly” due to the present scarcity of men on the campus, but that doesn’t mean that men are to be barred. No, quite the con trary, they are urged to make dates and it is not even forbidden a men to •take two girls! The dance is to be strictly informal, and programmes will not be in order. The Kwamas, an organisation of sophomore girls, will have ice cream on sale for those who care to indulge Those who do not wish to dance, may sit in the balcony and listen to th" music, in fact a good time is assured for everyone. The patrons land patronesses for the dance will be President and Mrs. P. I, Campbell. Dean and Mrs. Straub, Dean Elizabeth Fox, Dean and rMs. Eric Allen, Mr. George Turnbull, Mrs. Daisie Beckett Middleton, and Mr. John .T. Landsbury. FOUR MORE MEN WITHDRAW Skidmore, Griffith, Gurney and Boylen Decide to Enlist. W. R. Skidmore, ’19, L- D. Griffith. 20, James B. Gurney, ’21, and Ernest Boylen, ’20, have withdrawn from col lege, to join the colors. Skidmore plans to enter the forestry engineers’ division, and Griffith will try to get into the marine corps. Send the Emerald Horne Order a “Short Thick Malt” At The PETER PAN Why Not Select Your Clothing Needs From The Wonderful Values at Tha Haberdasher’s Closing Oui Sale Sale of Men’s Suits and Overcoats—the oppor tunity of a life time, and in face of high and still higher merchandise prices— Big savings in all Men’s Furnishings— IDE COLLARS. 2 for 25c. THE HABERDASHER 713 WILLAMETTE STREET “Follow Me” The most elaborate musical production ever sent out of New Yor1 Anna Held THE SARAH BERNHARDT OF MUSICAL COMEDY Beautiful eostumes, speed, glitter and a splendid cast. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12TH EUGENE THEATRE. PRICES—$1.50, $1.00, 75c, 50c. Seat sale begins Monday, December 10th at 10 a. m. SEND THE SOLDIER BOY ONE OF THE BOXES Prepared by the Table Supply, ,Co. GOOD THINGS TO EAT PREPARED IN OUR OWN KITCHEN. 9th and Oak. Phone 246. .♦..•>.,♦, >, * I T- -*•- A Christmas Cards We have a large assortment of Xmas Cards and Booklets. University Pharmacy. GIVE US A TRIAL Sidney R. Allen, Prop. 11th and Alder Kuykendall Drug Store 870 WILLAMETTE STREET. PHONE 23. Don’t Forget The MARX BARBER SHOP 729 Willamette. Year-End Fares for Student Holidays Round Trip Tickets sold December 21 and 22, from Eugene to all points on Oregon Electric and The NORTH BANK ROAD, from Rainier to Spokane, Wash., with final -Hmit nf January 7. 1918. Oregon Electric Agents Sell Through Tickets to All Points in Washington and Idaho. y i H. R. KNIGHT. Agent, EUGENE.