= OREGON EMERALD Official stu lent body paper of the Univefsity of Oregon, published every Tuesday, I'hurslay and Saturday of the college year by the Associated Students. Entered in the posloffice at. Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Subscription rates $1.00 per year. Single copies, 5c. Advertising rates upon request HARRY N. CRAIN JrVilliam Haseltine .. ■Robert G. McNary Beatrice Thurston . Douglas Mullarky ., Melvin T. Solve ... Pearl Craine . . EDITOR . .. News Editor Make-Up Editor W omen’s Editor Feature Editor Dramatic Editor Society Editor Assistants Elsie Fitzmaurice, Dorothy Duniway, Helen Brenton, Leith Abbott, Her man Lind, Bess Colman, Adelaide Lak o, Alexander Brown, Levant Pease, Helen Manning, John Houston, Gladys Wilkin s, Elva Bagley, Aleue Phillips, Louise Davis, Frances Stiles. JEANNETTE CALKINS . BUSINESS MANAGER i, Catherine Dobic . Circulation Manager Harris Ellsworth. Advertising Manager for February .. Assistants Lyle Bryson, I>ee Bartholomew. Eve Hutchison, Madeline Slotboom. Frances Schenk, Foreign Advertising. &»■■■ 11 ——111 ----" " *T 1 Promptness and accuracy ifi the matter of delivery is what the Emerald geeks to obtain. If you are uot getting your paper regularly, make a comphnit, ; but make it direct to the Circulation Manager. Address all news and editorial complaints to the Editor. PHONES Manager 177-1 Editor 841 News and Editorial Rooms 655 Buslnesss Office 1200 UNFORM QUESTION MISUNDERSTOOD. No order making regulation United States Army olive-drab uniforms the required uniform for the University Battalion has been issued and no such order will be issued until such time as • it may be put into effect without working a hardship upon any student financially unable to bear the expense. Such is the as surance given by Colqnel Leader and his immediate staff to the Emerald this morning in a conference growing out of the misun derstanding in regard to a military order posted on the campus last week. Interpreted as the order was intended, and as Colonel Lead er and his adjutant, Captain Allen, explained it this morning, it is not only clearly in keeping with the established policy of the — University—that of giving every consideration to the welfare of the students—but it also dissolves the grounds upon which the students and the Emerald were voicing a protest. The intent of the order was entirely to keep before the men of the battalion the fact that the regulation uniform would be required sometime in the future and it is the desire of the military department to make this as soon as possible. But, at no time has it been, or will it be the intention of the department to make such a rule an arbi trary one, working to the financial embarrassment of any stu dent. Colonel Leader is especially desirous of making himself plain on this subject and his sincerity in declaring his individual Consideration for each and every one of the men is convincing proof of his intention in causing such an order to be given. The ground upon which the entire misunderstanding was based was a section of the posted order reading to the effect that an order would probably be issued in the spring making the regulation Army uniform the official garb of the cadets. The popular interpretation placed upon this was that the uniform was to be made compulsory for all men at the time the order was is sued. The intention of the order, however, according to Cap tain Allen, was to bring before the men, at a time when many would be purchasing new spring suits, the fact that the uniforms were the approved uniform for members of the battalion and to urge all of those who could afford to do so to purchase the khaki instead of other suits. There was no intention of requiring those men to purchase uniforms who could not afford to do so, or of asking those who could not get their money's worth of wear out of the uniform to buy them. Operating upon the established fact that uniformity of dress is one of the prime essentials to good morale in any military or ganization, the military department is urging the men to secure the regulation uniform as soon as possible and in this it has the hearty co-operation of the students, the Student Council and the Emerald. The regulation service uniform has an added value particularly to an organization of college students; it is the most economical form of dress they can wear. Purchased at a time when the student was buying clothes for a school year the uni form would bo the means of a saving in the long run and, in many cases, in the initial expense. ffiFTHMGHTIXT Shakesoearcan Play to Be Put on Three Nights Starting Thursday: Ticket Sale Tuesday. Prof. Reddie, Prof. Tbacher, Bob CosgTiff, Helen Maurice in Leading Roles. For th«■ first time iu two years a Shakespearean play is to !>o produced or tin- campus. It.nitu inn on Thursday < f the coming week and continuing three evenings Professor A. F. ltcddie and hi* ■lass iu dramatic interpretation will pre sent the comedy “Twelfth Night.” Pro fc ssor ltcddie will himself play one of the leading pnrts, and Professor W, F. U. Tliacher will appear in another. The other leads are to lie taken by Bob Cos t ritf and Helen Brneht Maurice. Owing to the frequent changes of scene the settings will consist principally of colored curtains and lights to represent interior and exterior. The settings are under the direction of Cleonie Carroll with Lillie Miller and Beatrice Thurston assisting. Their problem will be to com bine the necessarily simple elements at their disposal to achieve the most artis tic effects. They are hard at work study ing color and lighting effects for the seventeen or eighteen changes which oc cur in the play. Frances Schenk, who did such excellent work in designing the costumes for "Barho Bleue," is again in charge of the wardrobe. The seventeenth century garments promise an artistic touch. I> rothy Robertson, manager of Guild ball, says that the ticket sale will begin Tuesday. The proceeds from this ies of performances, like those of a the performances given in Guild hat this winter, will go to the Led Cross Kappa Sigma dinner guests 'or Wednesday evening included Mr. and Mrs Charles Tisdale, Merna Brown, and ifioe Cornett. , FRESHMAN INFORMAL BIG EM WEEK j College Guests of First-Year Students at Armory; Fea ture Dance Is Military. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Genevieve Dickey and Carl Nel son Betrothed; Sigma Chi Entertains Team. Artistically decorated, .but with the keeping of the times, is the freshmen informal tonight at the armory. Stream ers of red, white and blue are stretched from the ivy-covered orchestra pit to the various corners of the room. The unique event of the evening is the fea ture dance, and if the boys haven’t learned how to salute before, they will then. The punch room presents a per gola, enclosed with lattice work, having trailing vines of ivy winding through it. The patrons and patronesses include: Governor nnd Mrs. Withycombe, Presi dent and Mrs. Campbell, Dean and Mrs. Btraub. Dean Pox, Colonel and Mrs. Leader, Professor and Mrs. Tbacher, Professor and Mrs. Peter Crockatt, Dean and Mrs. Eric Allen, Mrs. George Gerlinger, Mr. and Mrs. David Graham, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dixon, Dean and Mrs. Walker, and Bill Hayward. ENGAGEMENT CAUSES SURPRISE Genevieve Dickey and Carl Nelson Lat est Campus Romanc. A complete surprise to her sorority sisters, was the announcement of the engagement of Genieve Dickey and Carl Nelson, made Thursday evening at a formal dinner party at the chapter house. Coming from an artistic basket, filled with pink carnations and violets in the center of the table, were tiny pink and white ribbons which led to the place card of each girl. Conceald in the bas ket of flowers, attached to the ribbons, were white cards announcing the en gagement, which the girls pulled out of the basket after the first course. Miss Dickey is a Eugene girl, and has been attending the University for three years. Mr. Nelson was formerly from Ilollster, Idaho, but is now living in Eugen. At present he is assisting Lieutenant C. C. Jeremiah in the ordnance work. BASKETBALL PLAYERS GUESTS Sigma Chi Entortains Boys from Albany After Game with Eugene. The Albany high school basketball team, composed of Russel Reeves. Rus sel Russard, Royal Archibald, Harold Irvin, and Hubert FortmiUer, were guests at the Sigma Chi house Friday night, after their game with Eugene high school, at the high school gym nnsium. Eugene defeated the Albany hoys 40 to 10. DEBATES AT SPRINGFIELD FOR WEEK-END POSTPONED Change Duo to Fact That Both Available Buildings Will Be in Use. The extension debates which were to bP held this week-end at Springfield, have been indefinitely postponed, due to th fact that both of the buildings available for the debate were to be in use. These debates are purely for the practice of the Varsity debaters before their meet with the universities of Washington and British Columbia a month hence. The two teams stage a debate between themselves in the neigh boring towns, and the audience itself acts as judges, each one casting a vote afterwards. The second practice debate will be staged at Pleasant Hill on Thursday evening, February 21. Hitherto the two alternates have also debated, but only the four Varsity debaters will be taken to Pleasant Hill, making two on a team. The men will be conveyed to Pleasant Hill by auto, returning the same eve ning. The four who will make the trip are Hugh Brunk, Ralph Holzman, Ken neth Armstrong, and Carlton Savage. The question for the debate is, “Re solved, That the nations of the world should establish an international su preme court at the close of the present war to settle all international disputes, with an international constabulary to | enforce decrees.” One practice debate has already Ifeen held at Santa Clara. STUDENT SOLDIERS (Continued from page one) Coegriff’s companies had the worst of it, owing to the position of Couch’s forces on the eminence, but that com panies A and B regained ground by making use of shrubbery and houses as means of barricades. , Scout Hits Telephone Pole. After the strife, one member of the battalion was seen on the campus wear ing a bandage on his forehead. Inter ested in the battle, he ran into a tele phone pole. It was the only casualty. One zealous corporal, anxious to obey the advice of Colonel Leader that mem bers of t£/ enemy’s forces be captured, returned to his commander with a cap tive, who proved to be a member of the corporal’s own division. Colonel Leader says that for an in experienced battalion, the sham was well executed. “Their nishejf,” said he, “were excellent. The men really got into the spirit of the fight very well. Their information service, however, was not extremely efficient, ns the patrols frequently got so interestd in watching the proceedings that they forgot to carry the news t<> the commanders.” THURSDAY SQUADS HOLD RED CROSS WORK RECORD Girls Speed Up and Turn Out 820 Dress ings in One Day; Down Town Chapter Expects 1000. The record-breaking number of dress ings were made Thursday, when 820 were turned out. The increase in the output was attributed to the fact that the girls have been asked to speed lip as much ns possible so that 20.000 ban dages may be shipped from headquarters down town on Monday. In the six weeks during which the 1 work has been going on. 14.71t5 bandages I have been turned out, and for the last two weeks the output has been continu ally going upward. This past week’s record of 2812 bandages compares favor ably with the 27.11 of the previous week. However, the expectation of the chapter T. G. Hendricks’ $500 Gift Helps Furnish Girls’ Hall The furnishings which help to make the living room of Hendricks llsll so attractive, were made possible through a $500 gift from T. G. Hendricks, for mer member of the University board of regents, for whom the hull was named, according to Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, who is in Eugene attending the meet ing of the board of regents, and visiting Hendricks Hall. The hall has been made just as beauti ful and practical as possible, says Mrs. Gerlinger, who believes that, since the women of the University are to be the home-makers of the next generation, the correct standards should be maintained during their college life. The greatest expenditure was made lu furnishing the kitchen, according to Mrs. Gerlinger, and every effort has been put forth to make it absolutely modern and sanitary, as well as the rest of the house. The Steinway grand piano for the liv ing room has been ordered in Portland and awaits the approval of Dr. Lands bury. who will examine it while in Port land this week-end. after which it vvili be sent to Eugene. While Mrs. Gerlinger is here this week-end primarily for the meeting c the board of regents, she is also aiding the residents of the hall in placing re cently-arrived articles of furniture :n the living room. Mrs. Gerlinger was a dinner guest at the hall this evening, and afterward talked informally with the girls on questions that have come up since the opening of the new hall of residence. The question of the formal open-house for the hall and of a dance which the girls wish to give, were discussed at this time. The probable date for open house is next Friday, according to Dean Fox, and the dance may be .given the following night. Last night Mrs. Gerlinger told some of the history of the antique pieces of furniture which she has secured for the new residence. Among these pieces are th little melodeon. found in a musty old antique shop in California, an old-fash ioned mirror, found in a French antique shop in Portland, and an old rosewood stool. The members of the board of regents who attended the meeting this week end were guests of the hall today. down town, 1000 per day, has not yet been reached. Captains of the squads, however, hope that this number a week may yet be ac complished, and to this end are organ izing the work as carefully as possible. Roll is called every hour, and any girl who cannot attend must either call up her captnin and be excused, or be claS'Ce as a slacker when her name is called •and she does not respond. The IS different squads will meet in the Y. W. C. A. Bungalow Monday at 5 o’clock, .to discuss matters pertaining to the work. FOLLOW THE FLAG It Leads to Quality in Candy, Ice Cream, PHONE 1080. Punch and Lunches. Kuykendall Drug Store 870 WILLAMETTE STREET. PHONE 23. WING'S MARKET THE HOME OF GOOD MEATS, FISH AND GROCERIES. 675 WILLAMETTE ST. PHONE 38. Tollman Studio For Best Photos Phone 770 JIM SAYS: Wear Neolin Soles and Wingfoot Heels. Waterproof and Noiseless. 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