Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920, January 10, 1918, Image 1

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    Oregon
"VOL. 19.
EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING;
Em e rald
JANUARY 10, 1918.
NO. 34.
HUNS' PENCE TERMS
Believes Bolsheviki Succeeded
Where Allies Failed, in
Making Rift in
Germany.
Entente Playing Into Hands
of Kaiser in Initiating Le
v nine, He Asserts.
"The Bolsheviki hav*e accomplished
what the allies have tried to do and
failed. They have at last made a rift
between the German socialists and the
German imperialists.” declared Pro
fessor A. P. R. Drucker, the Russian
head of the commerce department in
the University. “Up to this time the
German socialists have considered Ger
many the greatest and most glorious
government on earth. Now they realize
some of the kaiser’s bluffs.”
Professor Drucker was born in Rus
sia, and receives letters, papers and
much information from his Petrograd
friends
The kaiser’s offers of peace were
heartily endorsed by the socialist party,
explained Mr. Drucker. When, how
ever, he refused to allow the meeting
to take place in a neutral country—
thus insuring recognition to the Lenine
government through international cour
tesy—both the Bolsheviki and the Ger
man socialists realized that the alleged
recognition of Lenine was not sincere.
Also, the refusal to allow Poland and
Lithuania to speak for themselves con
cerning the government they preferred,
proved that the principle of self-defini
tion of small countries, which was one
of the underlying principles of the peace
offers, was also merely a bluff. So the
Bolsheviki have exposed the German
government to the German people in
a way that the allies could not do.
Professor Admires Lenine.
Professor Dmcker is a great admirer
of Lenine. "He is the greatest man
in Russia,” is the opinion of the Rus
sian professor. "A keen statesman and
politician, he is a man of iron, reason
ing, calculating, absolutely unbendable.
He is a match for the kaiser, cold, un
afraid, unswayed by sympathies or
leanings, working for the best good of
the Bolsheviki—but without the power
ef the war-lord. He accepted German
hospitality, knowing what was expected
of him, but uninfluenced by gratitude
or display of power.”
Allies Irritate Leader.
The refusal of France, England and
America to recognize the government
of Russia, is, in the opinion of Pro
fessor Drucker, somehow influenced by
the German wishes. When the Russian
socialists were refused a part in the
socialist meeting in Stockholm iu Sep
tember, the kaiser chuckled, for this
left the Russians to be influenced sole
ly by the German socialists- WTien
(Continued on page two)
ACTOR ILL; PLAY OFF
“Her Husband’s Wife” Will Be
Staged in February.
McNary, President of Mask
and Buskin, Promises Fine
Show on New Date.
Owing to the serious illness of one
of th cast, “Her Husband's Wife,” the
Mask and Buskin play, which was to
have been presented in Guild hall Fri
day evening and Saturday afternoon,
has been postponed until February 1
and 2.
Morris Bocock. who was playing the
part of the husband, one of the leads
in the production, was suddenly taken
ili with a carbuncle on his face.
“I am rather glad of the postpone
ment,” said Bob McNary, president of
Mask and Buskin, and director of the
play, “for while we have been rushing
the work very hard, a little more time
will certainly help us out.”
“We can certainly guarantee a show
that will compare well with any that
have been put on this year, for with
this extra time we will be well a fie
to take off the rough edges and polish
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Tlie earliest date obtainable was ;
February 1 and 2. The stage will be
(busy with other plays up to that time.
DOUGHNUT BASKETBALL
SCHEDULE PARTLY FIXED
| Managers of House Teams Arrange for
Two Leagues With Games to
Start Saturday.
Two leagues were formed and a par
tial schedule arranged at the meeting
of the managers of the various house
teams, yesterday afternoon in Dean
Walker's office. The rest of the sched
ule will be completed within the next
week and the games will start on Sat
urday afternoon.
>In the first section, Kappa Sigma.
Phi Delta Theta. Sigma Nu, Phi Gamma
Delta and the Oregon Club, will battle
for the right to meet the winner of
section two, composed of Sigma Chi,
Delta Tau Delta, Beta Theta Pi, Alpha
Tau Omega and the Dormitory. Each
team will meet each other team in the
division, and the quintet having the
highest averages in each division will
meet in a three-game series for the
trophy.
The games scheduled for Saturday are
Kappa Sigs versus Sigma Nils; the Fiji
aggregation versus the Oregon Club
team. The schedule will be continued
through next week, and will be com
pleted the week following.
HELEN RHODES MISSES
TRAIN; DELAYS WEDDING
Ceremony Held Two Days Late; Couple
to Live in Washington Until
Close of War.
A telegram telling of the safe arrival
in AVashington, D. C., of Helen Reeves
term, who left Eugene for that city
Rhodes, a University sophomore last
Wednesday morning, was received
yesterday by her mother, Airs. Cora
Rhodes. Miss Rhodes went to AVash
ington to meet her fiancee, Claire Pen
nington, who left his University work
about two months ago to accept a gov
ernment position there.
The wedding was planned to take
place as soon as Miss Rhodes reached
the capital city, which, if all had gone
well, would have been on Monday. Due
to delay, however, Miss Rhodes missed
connections at New Orleans, and her
arrival was two days late.
The telegram stated that the cere
mony would be held last night.
The couple will take apartments in
Washington, where they will live while
Pennington holds his position, which will
probably be until the close of the war.
Tennington is a Eugene boy, the son of
Air. and Mrs. Wesley B. Pennington, of
Eighth avenue west, and a member of
the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
JEREMIAH IS IN PORTLAND
Lieutenant Jeremiah Attends to Enlist
ing Ordnance Class.
Lieutenant C. C. Jeremiah left yes
terday for Portland to fix up some de
tails concerning the enlistment of the
men in the third ordnance class, which
is to start work on January 14. The
recent order stopping enlistments in the
ordnance service, has no effect on the
University class, which will be enlisted
before the men begin their course.
Three of the men in the next class
are already on the campus. They are
D. F. Fleming, of Walla Walla; Albert
Johnson, of Williston, N. D., and H. W.
Sims, of Eugene, who was a member of
last year’s graduating class.
SETH SMITH DIES SUDDENLY
Law Senior Was Member of Multnomah
Bar and Delta Theta Phi.
Seth L. Smith, law student in the
University, died suddenly at his home
in Portland at 11:30 o’clock Tuesday
morning, following a short attack of
heart disease- Smith was in Portland
for the Christmas vacation, and was
apparently in good health up to a short
time before his death.
Smith was a member of the senior
class and prominent in many of its
activities. He was a member of the
Delta Theta Phi law fraternity, and also
belonged to the Multnomah bar.
LECTURE RESET TO MONDAY
Professor Dunn to Give Illustrated Talk
on Mythical Characters.
The lecture by Professor F. S. Dunn,
head of the department of Larin in the
University, has been reset for next Mon
iLiv__eyening^_January 14, at S:15, in
Guild hall. The lecture, which will be
illustrated, will be on, "Mother Goose,
Bluebeard and Some Other People.”
BASKETBALL DATES
MED BY TIFFANY
Hayward Back After Sojourn in
Central Oregon; First Con
ference Game With
0. A. C.
Contest With Washington to Be
Held in Seattle on
February 28.
♦❖♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
♦ ♦
♦ Schedule of Games for Season. ♦
♦ January 10—Multnomah Club of ♦
♦ Colle.se, at Eugene. ♦
♦ February S and 9—O. A. C., at ♦
♦ Corvallis. ♦
♦ February 13—Washington State ♦
♦ college, at Eugene. ♦
♦ February 18 and 19—University ♦
♦ of Washington, at Eugene. ♦
♦ February 22 and 23—O. A- C., at ♦
♦ Eugene (uncertain). ♦
♦ February 28 and March 1—Uni- ♦
♦ versity of Washington, at Seattle. ♦
♦ March 2—Multnomah Club, at ♦
♦ Portland. ♦
Hopes for a successful basketball
season leaped greatly on Tuesday, when
Coach Bill Hayward returned to the
campus from his seclusion in central
Oregon His return came as a com
plete surprise, as nothing had been
heard from him since liis departure. He
took charge of the Varsity squad as
soon as he got back, and is now coach
ing them daily, in preparation for the
coining schedule.
The schedule as announced by Man
ager A. R. Tiffany, is well balanced, but
very strenuous. The first contest, which
is with Multnomah Club, on January
lit, is to give the coach a good line on
his men. From this date a three-week
period will elapse before the contest
with the Aggies at Corvallis.
During this time Hayward will con
centrate on a few men and develop a
five-man team that will work together
as a unit.
0. A- C. Games First.
The O. A. C. games at Corvallis,
February S and 9. are the first of the
conference schedule. Four days after
this, the fast Washington State quintet
will invade the campus for one con
test. Tli is will be followed by two
games with the University of Washing
ton aggregation in Hayward hall, on the
18th and 19th.
Manager Tiffany has written to O. A.
C. for two return games, to he played
on February 22 and 23, but he has re
ceived no reply. These are the only
games which have not been definitely
decided upon, and it is highly probable
that they will be played on those dates.
Seattle Trip in February.
On the last day of February, the
Varsity takes its only trip of the year
to Seattle, to play two return games
with Washington, on the 28th of Febru
ary and the 1st of Mardh. These con
tests complete the conference schedule,
but a return game will be played with
the Multnomah Club team in Portland
the following day, on the way back to
Engone
Coach Hayward foresees lots of work
ahead, and strenuous scrimmages are
the headliners each day. A squad of
12 men is to be chosen from which the
final five are to be picked.
FROSH NEED EIGHT HOURS
Fraternities Require One Credit Less for
Initiation Than Formerly.
Freshmen making eight hours may be
initiated this term by the Greek letter
fraternities on tSie campus, it was de
cided at a meeting of the interfraternity
council Tuesday night.
The previous requirement was nine
hours, but as the University requires
freshmen to make 17 hours in two terms,
eight hours was decided upon as e
minimum.
MILLER REGAINING HEALTH
Director of School of Commerce III at
His Home in Portland.
II. B. Miller, director of the" School
of Commerce, who has been sick for the
past month, is gradually improving, ac
cording to word received in the Com
merce department, although it is not
known when he will no .ime to reiHJUH1
his work at the University, lie is at
his home in Portland.
SPECIAL STUDENT
nuns MADE
Many Applications Received tor
Entrance to Special Mili
tary Instruction
Courses.
Faculty Says Applicants Must
Have Good Reasons for
Desiring Work.
The University battalion may soon
bo increased in numbers, if advantage
is taken of a special arrangement made
by the faculty yesterday, for accepting
men outside of the University for mem
bership in the University military
classes.
Following an announcement appear
ing in the Morning Oregonian last Sun
day. to the effect that able-bodied men
wanting military experience would be
admitted to the University military
classes, a large number of letters and
applications have been received at the
adjutant’s office. Seeing the interest
taken by the public in the announce
ment. the military committee secured a
special action on the part of the faculty
rrfaking it possible to receive these ap
plicants. By the faculty’s action, men
of the state of Oregon who desire to
increase their military knowledge, may
enlist as special students at tin- Uni
versity, and receive instruction in the
military courses- All applicants who
apply and who are accepted, however,
must have a good definite reason for
so doing, and must pay a fee of five
dollars.
In order to present this action before
the public of the state, bulletins and
circulars containing in full detail the
various courses taught at the University
are being printed, and will lie mailed
this week to the mayors, postmasters,
and county and state offii ials for plac
ing.
Of the applications already received,
the most are from men who are of draft
age and who hope by taking some of
the military courses to receive faster
promotion in the national army. Others
are from men slightly over the draft
age, and who desire to prepare them
selves for a future officers’ training
i camp.
SERVICE FLAG SOOW TO FLY
Over 550 Stars to Shine in Huge Banner
in Front of Johnson Hall.
A star for every University of Ore
gon man now in the service, will soon
shine fortli from a huge flag that will
hang in front of Johnson hall. The
women of the University are to make
the flag and the business office is to
furnish the material- L. H. Johnson,
comptroller of the University, is in
charge of the financial side, and Helene
DeLano, president of the Women’s
league, is responsible for the making of
the flag. There will be over 550 stars
on the banner, which will be 20 feet long
and 10 feet wide.
The committee in charge of the flag
consists of Dorothy Collier, chairman,
Ethel Murray, Helen Brenton, Helen
Downing, Florence Riddle, Paula Linn,
Margaret Crim, and Helen Hull.
DR. HOPE ON DRAFT BOARD
_
Members of Law Faculty to Help Fill
Out Student Questionnaires.
Dr. E. W. Hope, dean of the Daw
School, and other members of the Uni
versity law’ faculty, have been qualified
by the government to superintend the
filling out of questionnaires and ad
ministering the necessary oaths. I
The government has invested this
faculty board wdth full power to see
that the questionnaires of students are
correctly and completely filled out, as
required by law. All students coming
under the draft may go to the law fac
ulty for help or information at any
time.
WILL WRITE CAMPUS LIFE
David W. Hazen. of Portland Telegram,
Visiting University.
David W. Hazen, special writer on the
Telegram, who has been connected with
that paper for some time, is in Eugene
this week- The purpose of the visit is
I L1 II In11 i.i'oi MI H i1 ill I 1 ,.JI 1 'l l'. Bat II'
and the University, to be used in a series
of special articles in the Telegram.
MEM’S GLEE CLUB TO SING
AT BIG PATRIOTIC MEETING
Canadian Officers Will Speak at Armory
Saturday; Faguy-Cote to Give
“Marseillaise.”
The men's glee club will appear at
the armory Saturday night in connection
with the patriotic meeting, at which the
three Canadian officers who are mak
ing a tour of the state in the interest
of the state council of defense, will
speak.
Two meetings are scheduled to be
held, one in the afternoon and one in
the evening, but the glee club is able
to appear at the evening meeting only.
Arthur Faguy-Cote will sing the ''Mar
seillaise." The Canadian officers, Lieu
tenant-Colonel ,T. M. Macmillan. Major
F. K. Edwards and Captain E. J. Cook,
have already visited Portland, where
they were greeted by an enthusiastic
audience of lli.000 in the Portland audi
torium. All of them have recently re
turned from the front
Dean Straub, who is in charge of the
local arrangements, speaks very highly
of them, and declares nobody should
miss the meetings.
FACULTY MEMBERS WILL
TALK TO PORTLAND CLUB
Industrial Development in Northwest
Subject of Series of Lectures
for City Club.
Members of the University faculty will
begin a series of lectures on the pos
sibilities of industrial development in
the northwest, before the City club, in
Portland, early in February.
This series will lie a continuation of
the series now being presented before
the same organization by Professor
Hudson It. Hastings, of Heed college.
It has been arranged by the School of
Commerce, and will be handled under
the auspices of the extension division.
Among the faculty members who will
participate are l)r. Warren D. Smith,
head of the Department of Geology;
Dr. James II. Gilbert, professor of Eco
nomics; Professor O. F. Stafford, head
of the Chemistry department, and Pro
fessor A. I’. II. Drucker, acting dean of
the School of Commerce. W. D. It.
Dodson, secretary of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce, will also speak in the
University series.
MISSION STUDY ABANDONED
Time for Full Course Lacking Because
of Continuing Bible Work.
Ill ii meeting of the missions study
committee of the University Y. M. C. A.,
lust Tuesday, it was decided that no
mission study classes would be started
this year. Owing to the fnct that the
Bible study classes will extend into the
third quarter, there will be no time
for a complete course, so the whole mat
ter was voted dropped.
Tlie committee decided to co-operate
with the Y. W. C. A. in securing speak
ers that will come here and address
the students.
The members of the committee are
Erwin Hartley, chairman, Joe Boyd, El
mer Boyer, Richard Thompson, Kenneth
Hendricks, Willie Ivessi, Ray Kessel,
Edwin Lund, Lindsay McArthur, and
Helme Madden.
SHEEHY BACK FROM EAST
Student Body President Announces Spe
cial Meeting for Moirth.
.Tames Sheehy, president of the stu
dent body, returned yesterday from the
east, where he has been during vaca
tion. Sheehy visited many large eastern
cities, and saw his brother, Wyville, n
•member of the sophomore class of the
University last year, and now a student
at West Point.
Sheehy announced that a special stu
dent body meeting would be held some
time this month to take up various mut
ters acted upon in student council.
Sheehy is signed up in the next ord
nance class.
STUDENT’S FATHER IS DEAD
Maud Barnes Called Home by Death of
Parent, Monday.
Miss Maud Barnes a freshman in the
University, was called to her home in
Dallas Monday, by the death of her
father, Charles Lymann Barnes, who
had for the past 20 years been in the
service of the Southern Pacific corn
■. i ii a 1 rii liln i n I I'ljrl i in Hindu I1.
Mr. Barnes’ death came suddenly. Miss
Barnes is the only child.
CITIZEN 100PS WON
Oregon Commandant Tells Own
Story of Historic Battle
to Wednesday’s
Assembly.
“Marseillaise” and “God Save
the King” Features of
the Program.
One minute's continuous applause, and
the singing of a stanza of "God Save the
King," wore the tributes paid Colonel
John Leader by University students who
packed Villard hall Wednesday morning
to hear Colonel Leader tell the story
of the battle of the Somme. So en
thusiastic were the students that the
time was extended to 11:30 that the
survivor of the Somme might continue
his reminiscences of the fight.
Addressing his talk to his “fellow
soldiers, the members of the University
battalion," Colonel Leader declared that
the battle of the Somme should he an
encouragement to citizen soldiers.
First Triumph for Citizenry.
“It was the first battle on a large
scale,” said Colonel Leader, “fought in
this war by citizen Roldiers against
regulars. That day marked the death
of the superstition that it takes a long
line of military ancestors to make a
soldier. So these University men may
take that as an indication of their suc
cess in future warfare.”
The colonel explained that nine divi
sions were scheduled for the fight. “Our
orders were to push on as far as we
blamed could,” said he, “and every
regiment member felt that his regiment
would go the farthest. This is char
acteristic of the army; every man will
trust his soul on his regiment.”
Smoke Clouds Hido Charge.
Colonel Leader described the charge
as coming at midnight. “Clouds oi
smoke were sent up first,” said he. “This
is to hide the course of the raid, just
as we sometimes dress ourselves to look
like trees, or ‘make a noise like a tur
nip.’
“The German trenches were found to
bn crowded with Uritzes,” he continued.
“Few regiments, however, crawl right
(Continued on page two)
WILL BOOST TUG
Bulletins to Be Sent Telling of
Military Work at “U.”
Notices to Be Given to News
papers and Commercial
Clubs.
In order to present the facilities of
the University for military training, to
all citizens of the state who intend to
enlist, or who expect to be drafted,
bulletins giving the courses in detail
will ibe prepared and sent out to all the
towns in the state bv Acting Assistant
Adjutant Dean Walker, of the Univer
sity battalion, who has this work in
charge.
The University authorities are desir
ous of helping in every way the men
who enter the army, and with the large
variety of military instruction now being
given, excellent opportunities are of
fered new recruits to familiarize them
selves in the branch of service they
enter.
All that is required to enroll in the
military work is the payment of a fee
of $5. This will permit the applicant
to take as much work as he desires. In
all, ,'!7 hours of military science are
offered at the present time, with many
new classes being formed.
Although the faculty has been work
ing on this plan for a week, very little
publicity bus been given it. Walker’s
plan is to send bulletins and stories
to newspapers, commercial clubs anil
other civic bodies throughout the state
in order that the widest possible pub
licity may he gained
Following a short announcement given
to the Portland papers a few days ago,
Walker has received 12 letters fropi
different men desirous of enrolling in
some of the classes. Most of the let
h im hum iiuiii mi n iiin'iRttuo w iquim,
who wanted to learn some one special
subject.