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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1918)
Chi Omega dinner guest* for Thurs day evening were Merle Morganson, Everett Pixley. Ed Ward. Kenneth Lancefield, Wilbur Carl, John Kennedy, and Paul Farrington. Dorris Photo Shop Cherry Building. Phone 741. SAFETY Razor Blades Resharpened At FISK MOTOR Co. Phone 166. 44 7th Ave. E. IMPERIAL CLEAN ERS AND HATTERS PHONE 392. Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing. 47 Seventh Avenue East. !A.RROW form.'fit COLLAR DUNN’S BAKERY i — For — GOOD THINGS TO EAT. Phone 72. 36 9th Ave. E. HOOPS' ONLY FEAR Major Beith Assures Crowded Assembly That Allied Armies Are Sure of Victory. Sees Vast Improvement in Transportation, Equipment and Morale. Assurance of the pertain victory of the American and allied armies over Germany, was given by Major Ian Hay Beith. of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, at Wednesday's assembly, when town and University people crowd ed Villard Hall to the doors to hear the Scotch lecturer, novelist and soldier who visited Eugene as the guest of Colonel and Mrs. John Leader. “We are winning,” he declared. “Vic tory is only a matter of time now. We are going forward, but we have a long way to go. Ask any roan in the trench es today, and he will tell you this: ‘We are masters of the situation. AA e are better than the Germans; we know it and they know it. Our only fear is that the people at home will tire of war before we do and make a compromising peace behind our backs.’ ” The major urged the people of the United States to fight any suggestion which advised a compromise with Ger many to obtain the cessation of the war. Figfct Premature Peace. “You at home,” he said, “must fight ns you would fight a poisonous gas n peace which is no peace. AA e must continue with full speed ahead this sum mer. There are here today many who will soon have the privilege of being over there. To them I say: ‘I salute you and wish you success in all the adventures you may meet. May you have a safe, speedy and victorious return.” Major Beirh. who saw active service for 11 months at the beginning of the war. and who returned to the western front last summer after a year’s absence, said that he noticed a vast improve ment in the British army on his second trip. This he deems indicative of im mediate successes. Improvement in Transports. “In the transports behind the lines.” he said, “the improvement is enormous. There is now a splendid system of trol ley lines aud stations, and transporta tion facilities are excellent. Another good feature of the transports is that the labor is not done by the English fighting man, but by Gorman prisoners. Coolies, Egyptians, natives of India, Eugene Dyeing and Cleaning Works EVERYTHING POSSIBLE IN DYEING AND CLEANING J. Witty, Agt., Friendly Hall. 245 Ninth Ave. E. Phone 122. Yours For Service THE TABLE SUPPLY COMPANY Delicatessen and Grocery. 9TH AND OAK STREET WHEN IN NEED OF GROCERIES, CALL UP ^ i And we will see that your order is filled promptly with Fresh, Clean Groceries. WEISS GROCERY COMPANY Maxwell Jitney Phone 114 h ?te., and men of many other nationali ties Of these, the German prisoners, who probably number about 100.000, are undoubtedly the happiest men in the j world today, because they are out of the war; they are out of Germany, and they are earning honest livings. ’The emergency equipment is another j branch which shows a marked improve ment. We are now in a position to locate the Germans. This permits our superior artillery to fire with discre- ; ttion because of information gained through French. British and American airmen, who are doing a wonderful (work. Improvement in Morale. “The third improvement is in the spirit of the troops. While our men ire j somewhat tired after a long siege of ' heavy fighting, nevertheless their zeal is ■ unflagging and their determination t<* ! win is as strong ns ever. They feel certain of a decided victory.” The attitude of the German people toward the war was explained by the speaker. “The Germans at home,” said he. “are full of the belief that they will win. because they get only an incom plete idea of the situation. When a German looks to the east he sees Rus sia defeated. What he does not see is that the Russian was defeated from behind and not by the German army; he could not win when his equipment averaged one rifle to nine men. “The German looks to the south and sees Italy defeated. Again tie is de ceived, for the Italians were not de feated by German bullets, but by Ger man propaganda, which caused the de struction of Italian morale. Huns Think British Starving. “In looking to the Germans in the west, the Hun may have some little dif ficulty in explaining the events of war fare. Here he must content himself with some ‘victorious retirements.’ Nevertheless, he thinks the British are starving to death and that London ;s lying in ruins as a result of German shells. So widespread is this belief that a German prisoner asked me if London was being rebuilt. “As for the German idea of the T’nited States.” said Major Beith, “they t.h'nk America has no army; that if she lad she could not transport it: that If «he could transport it she could not feed it; and that if she could feed it, it would not fight. Must Bo Made to See Daylight. “These are the ideas of the German whom we must enable to. see real day light soon. And there is only one way to make the Ilun see daylight, and that is to knock a hole in his skull. Then only can the German civilian at home realize that the kaiser has lost 4.000. 000 men in the war already.” Colonel John Leader, in introducing the speaker, described him as “a bril innt scholar, a brave fighter, a distin guished novelist and the highest type of English gentleman.” The military staff of the Oregon hnt talion occupied the platform. “The Star Spangled Banner” and “God Save the King” were sung, led by the combined glee clubs and the band. Rev. Dr. George H. Parkinson, company chaplain, opened the assembly with a short prayer. WILL GIVE ORGAN RECITALS Professor Evans to Play at Methodist Church in March. The first of a series of organ recitals j to be given by Professor John Stark j Evans, during the month of March at the Methodist church, will be given next Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock. The re citals will be a half hour in length and an invitation is extended to all music lovers to be present. Professor Evans will be assisted in each of the recitals by soloists. Mrs. Daise Beckett Mid dleton will sing on Sunday. On the fol lowing Sundays Mr. Arthur Faguy-Cote and Cnrtiss Peterson will appear. SHINGLE MADE BY—8. A five by ten inch shingle, to be used as a certificate of membership in the architecture club of the University, has just been completed by Glenn Stan’on, president of the organization. The shingle is done in simple freehand Gothic lettering, with illuminated ini tials. The original club seal is in the center of the certificate. Only two col ors have been used, black and vermilion. “Our shingle,” said Genn Stanton, “has been done after the style of the shingle of the Boston Technology Archi tecture society. We have never had otic before.” ; APRIL FROLIC PLANS BEGIN Girls Urged to Use Economy in Making Costumes for Occasion. “It is time to begin to think about your April frolic plans, girls,” warns . Helene De Lano, president of the wo | men's league. “The event is not far ! off. and in the meantime examinations | and vacation are coming.” The annual event will be much the I same this year as usual, according to i Miss De Lano. There will be all kinds of costumes and shows, and for one j pivht the men of the University will b« Important Announcement to the Men of the University We have just purchased the Men’s and Boys’ Furnishings Stock of a leading merchant of Roseburg, and we now offer this entire stock of high grade merchandise at a great sav ing to you. EVERY GARMENT SOLD DURING THIS SALE BEARS THE USUAL McMORRAN AND WASHBURNE GUARANTEE OF COMPLETE SATISFACTION. Eugene’s Greatest Shirt Sale. Every Size, Material and Style. LOT 1: Values to $5.00 .$1.65 Included in this lot are both negligees and dress shirts. Some all silk shirts worth to $5.00; all sizes. LOT 2: Shirt Values Up To $2.50, Special, $1.15. This is the greatest shirt opportunity ever offered the men of Eugene. Includ ed are French cuff soft shirts, negligee and golf shirts; every style and material wanted; included are Elkhead, Triangle nnrl Onpen flit.v Makes. XV LOT 3: Shirt Values Up To $1.25, Special, 75c. About 65 dozen shirts in this lot, including a^lot of fine work shirts now worth $1. Also dozens of soft collar shirts in cream, white and fancy colors; also many dozens of fine Paragon $1.00 and $1.25 dress shirts with starched cuffs. Buy all you want on Tuesday at.-. 35 Dozen Men’s All Silk Neckwear, on sale; 50c and 75c Neckwear at... 45c 45 Dozen pure silk four-in-hand open end scarfs, in hundreds of beautiful, new pat terns, light and dark. $1.00 and $1.25 Neckwear at.• •••••• • • • * • • • • • J[9c A most beautiful lot of handsome new patterns; every college student should look these over now, before the best patterns are picked out. Men’s House Coats and Bath Robes. In this stock we purchased a few Rosewald and Weil House Coats and Robes, which we offer at these prices: $15.00 values .$9 <» $10.00 values .$7-50 $ 7.50 values .$5.00 Men’s Hosiery at a Big Saving. We offer in this sale wool, lisle, mercerized cotton and silk hose, at a big saving. Cotton Hose, 3 pairs . Lisle Hose .39f? All Silk Hose. SHAW’S CLEOPATRA IS SILLY VIEW OF LATIN DEPARTMENT English Instructor Does Not Agree; Considers Chamcters Very Human and Dramatist One of Leaders of Modern Opinion. The department of hntin, and that of English literature in the University, are unable to agree about Shaw. Miss Maty Watson thinks George Bernard is one of our most delightfully useful little iconoclasts, and Professor F. S. Dunn believes his work, for the most part, bad, historically and otherwise. ‘George Bernard Shaw.” said Miss Watson, “has undoubtedly been • one of the leaders of modern opinion. He has influenced opinion in the way of mak ing people see that their illusions are such, and to get away from their pre conceived ideas. He has done more than anyone else in this regard. “He has gone out with a hammer aft er people’s idols and brought them back to eartb. He fearlessly shows that things are as they are, and has influ enced people in the frank and honest ex pression of their opinions and beliefs. “Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra may not be historically true to facts,” she continue* “but it is truer to the char acters of real people, and more plaus ible, realistic and possible than the pom pous, bombastic figures of the stage. “Shaw is always the realist, never the romanticist.” Professor Dunn expressed his views of Shaw in a paper which was read ’before a meeting of the Pacific Classical society, and was later published in The absolutely neglected, s every woman of the University is to be on hand, “dressed up” some way. It has always been the custom not to spend much money on the individual costumes or on the costumes for the Classical Weekly, edited ut Barnard College. He takes up the consideration of sev eral other authors and then expresses his opinion of Shaw ns follows: “The mention of one farce suggests nnother, for Shaw’s Caesar and Cleo patra, in ‘Three Plays for Puritans," is nothing, if it is not a farce. His Cleo patra is as silly ns a 6-year-old, and afraid of her chief mald-in-waiting. ITis Caesar is a dotard, not knowing when he is awake, driveling before his sol diers, cowed and brow-beaten by his subordinates. We arc constrained to *ay to him, as Cleopatra did, ‘Oh! it Ib you who are a great baby.’ 1 he Sphinx scene and the audience scene are screams if taken as comedy; otherwise they are the depth of inanity. Shaw has the effrontery to declare that he 'has pur posely avoided the anachronism of go ing to Caesar's books. If he hud i feigned to consult other authorities than his own conceit, he might have discov ered, among other surprises, that his ‘Queen of the Gypsies’ was probably a blonde; that the burning of the Alex-1 andrlan library has no confirmation; that there is no authority for the super imposition of Rufio as governor of •Egypt (by the way, he shruld be styled Iiufinius). But, perhaps, it is too great a compliment to the play to criticise it.” shows, and the girls are to keep this in mind this year, particularly, says Miss De Lano. Helen Purrington, ex ’18, of Portland, is spending a few days at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house. The Eastman Film and Kodak Agency Swartzchild’s For Good Shoes Try YORAN’S SHOE STORE 646 Willamette Street