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OREGON EMERALD Official ate lent body paper of the University of Oregon, published eviry Tuesday, i'huislay and Saturday of the college year by the Associated Students. Enteric in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Sir s rpticD rates $1.00 per year, jingle copies, fy» Advertising rates upon request HAIUty N. CHAIN . EDITOR William Haseltine . News Editor Douglas Mullarky .Insist ant Robert G. McNary .. Make-Up Editor Adelaide Lake .... >*’ linen's Editor Douglas Mullarky . feature Editor Melvin T. Solve . Dramatic Editor Pearl Craine ...... • > • Society Editor Assistants Elsie Fitzmaurice, Dorothy Duniw y. Helen Hrenton, Leith Abbott, Her man Lind, ih-s.s Colinau, Alexander Hr own, Levant 1’ease, Helen Manning, John Houston, Giady Wilkins, Elva I’ugley, Alone Phillips, Louise Davis, Frances .stile--. Erma Zimmerman, Kenneth Comstock, Mary Ellen Halley, and Helen Downing. JEANNETTE CALKINS . BUSINESS MANAGER Catherine Dobie .-. Circulrtion Manager E e i. -on .Vdsertising Manager for Apru Assistants Ilirris Ellsworth. I.yle Bryson, Madeline Slotboom, Dorothy Dixon, France* •Schenk, i . n Advertising. Promptness and accuracy in the matter of delivery is what the Emerald Berks to oiit.i.n. If yu are not getting your paper regularly, make a complaint, bit make it direct t- the Circulation Manager. Address all newt and euuoriai compiaints to the Editor. Manager 177-J News and Editoiial Rooms 655 PHONES Editor 841 Business* Cff.ce 1200 CANDIDATES AND THE STUDENT ELECTION. A condition unusual in the extreme exists upon the campus this Spring. That the war is responsible, or rather the division of student interests caused by the war, is not to be questioned, but'for the first time in years student politics are slumbering with the annual election less than a month distant. Were this a normal year the students seeking nomination for student body offices at the regular meeting of the Associated Students, May 1, would be definitely in the running by*this time. Fireside and campus discussion would largely be centered upon the candidates and the qualities recommending, or discrediting them for the office sought. And it is to be regretted that such a condition does not exist this year. In electing men and women to carry on the activities of the student body next year the University faces a serious problem. When there are usually a large number of outstanding leaders from which to make the selection of officers, the coming election will find candidates in the field whose qualifications are little known to the average student. It is unlikely that there will be more than a handful of candidates whose ability has been dem onstrated by past achievement and there are twenty-one offices to be filled. It is not that there are not men and women in the University capable of carrying on the duties of these offices cred itably, but that to choose their representatives intelligently the students must know the qualifications’of the candidates. Those who previous to this year have been the outstanding leaders in the student body have, most all of them, left their studies to enlist, or have gone out into some line of industrial employment in answer to the demands of the war. Many of them would have been candidates for election this spring and each would have had an active record of two or three years, with which the students were familiar, upon which to stand. But with conditions as they are, the students will be asked to choose a large part of their officers from among men whose records are now unknown to them. • The time between the clay upon which the nominations are to be made and the day of elections, one week, is altogether too short for the busy student to gather the information needed to cast an intelligent ballot, especially where he is liable to know so little about many id' the candidates. To ask the students to pass judgement upon candidates and select the officers that are to act through what promises to be one of the most critical years of the University’s history is not just, nor fair. Obviously it is not fair to the voter and it is equally unjust to the candidates. The responsi! lily of selecting officers capable of meeting the problems of next year and solving them successfully rests primarily with the students casting their ballots. For them to mark their ballots without full consideration of the qualities of the candidates from whom they vote will be inexcusable neglig ence—be Her that the ballot be not cast at all than that it be cast for the candidate who will fall down on the job. lint a large measure oi re sensibility reals with the candidates themselves. A candidate seeks election for one of two reasons: either he wards to serve- and is willing to make the sacrifices necessary to efficient service, or he seeks office for selfish considerations. The first type has something definite and valuable to offer — qualifications that gain in strength under thorough investiga tion. The "dark horse” is invariably the candidate who lias “nothing on the ball," or who has some quality detrimental to his chances of success which he fears might be uncovered by thorough investigation. Within the coming few days it is probable that several stu d< nts will announce their candidacy for office. To those who come forward in this manner the student body owes careful con sideration > their qualifications. There is something to com mend the candidate who has no fear of criticsm and investiga tion. U. OF W. TO CHANGE ATHLETICS The l'niver*iity of Washington board eif control ha* made sweeping chances in the aduiinist radon of the athletic *.\, tenj, aa.vs the t uiversity <*f \\a*u-| i itt it lhiil.v. The plan, subject to the aiipvov.il of President Suraallo, con - sts of nn athletie director who will be at the head of all athletics in the in stitution, including vyinnasium instruc tion and a new couching system. New Officers and Cabinet for Next Year to Be Installed by Hon. R .A. Booth. Varsity Quartet to Sing; Every body Urged to Attend Feast at Christian Church. ! The annual Y. M. C. A. banquet will ' be given in the rooms of the First Christ iin Church, next Thursday night at six o'c-lo. k. Immediately following l the banquet the n»w officers will be | installed, by the Hon. R. A. Booth. I senior member of the Booth-Kelly lum [ her company, and prominent member of i the state Y. M. C. A. council. The varsity quartet, consisting of the following members: .John Evans. Arthur Fa guy-Cote, Curtiss Peterson, and Harold White, will sing. This will be the first appearance of the quartette. Paul Spangler and Elmer Boyer will tell of their experiences at the Sea beck conv ntion last year and volun teers for this year’s convention will b» called for. Clinton Thines. the president of the association, urges that all men who are the least bit interested in the Y. M. C. A. work be present at this ban quet, for it is here that they will get an height into the pVns ,fnr next I year. | Tiie association is anticipating the addition of a new department on the I cabinet-—the war relief committee. The j function of this committee will lie the | handling and raising of all funds con j neeted with the war and special relief 1 work. The officers are: President, Harold j W. White; Vice-President, Lindsay Me ; Arthur; Recording Secretary, Warren j Hilbert; Financial Secretary, Elmo Mad ! deoi. The members of the cabinet are: , Membership, Lindsay McArthur; Gen voluntcers, Joseph I). Boyd; Publicity, I Leith Abbot; Meetings, Curtiss Peter son; Bible study, Fred Dunton; Mission study, Richard Thompson; Employment, William Steers; Deputations, Merritt Whitten; Socials, Xollis Hamlin; Social study, Richard Avison: Social service, Kenneth I,an -efield; Conferences, Wil liam Coleman. CO-ED DEBATERS WORKING Oregon Girls Preparing for Washington Meet April 19. The four varsity co-ed debaters who [ will meet the women’s debating team from the University of Washington, both hero and iu Seattle, April 10, have been working for some time on the question for debate which is, iv swived that the tendency of the news papers to consolidate is a salutary movement iu our national life. The members of the team, who are Marie Madura and Ruth (i rail a u, affirmative, and Amy < 'arson and Eileen Tompkins, negative, have made a very satisfactory analysis of the question, according to I Professor It. W. l'reseott, who iV eoach , ing the debate. The girls are now beginning to work on their speetb.es and may make exten sive trips before the final debate of April 111, although this has not been definitely decided. Members of the Oregon affirmiitityi will meet the Washington team in Seattle, while the Washington affirm ative team will come to Eugene. Hill BOOKS FROM NEBRASKA Contributions Turned in so far Exceed Demands for Solriiors' Reading. The goil of G.000 books from the state of Nevada has been passed, re ports lb,' Nebraska Sagebrush, and a record of s.lll contributions set with only half of the sub-chairman heard front. Of this number Iteno contrib uted o.GtlT, while other districts have sent iu figures of 1.1 IU collections. SAVING or WHITE FLOUR EASY Craig Hall Matron at Montana Uses But One-Third of Allowance. Craig Hall at the University of Mon tana uses hut one third of its govern ment allowance of wheat flour is the report of the matron. Mrs. Lucy E Wilson. She says that she has Ik her d spos.il more than 300 pounds of wheat flour, sine* she has not accepted the amount which the proportion of suh slitutes titled warrants. lusteud she uses large quantities of potatoes, rice and corn. ♦ YE TABBARD INN CHAPTER ♦ ♦ of ♦ ♦ SIGMA EPSILON ♦ ♦ elects ♦ ♦ 1.Y1.E McUROSKEY ■» ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ I I. ETO 2 (Continued from page- one) clash, and none in the Willamette en counter. Berg was a little wild on Fri day, hitting three batters and walking four, but Wilson’s control was almost perfect. The Varsity will receive another chance to show what they are aide to do b fore the rumcg with the Aggies, when they meet the Chemawa Indians in a re turn contest on Cemetery Ridge Field on Saturday afternoon. A close contest .s predicted by members of the team who played in the game last Saturday. Two flukes which went for home runs were the only things that saved the score from being close, and the Indians will undoubt edly make a creditable showing in the return encounter. May Play Double Header. A double-header may be played on Sat urday — time will permit, but otherwise the game will start promptly at 2:00 o’clock in order that an early train may be taken homo. RED CROSS AUXILIARY WILL ELECT OFFICERS Committee Nominates Candidates to Be Voted on at Bungalow Next Friday. Election of Red Cross officers for tic \ University student auxiliary for the ie- j mainder of this year and for next year i v-ill take place next Friday from 10 n. ie. ! to 2 p. m. at the Y. W. C. A. bungal nv. j Nominations for the various offices wen. j made by a nominating committee, and ! an opportunity will be given for further nominations by Red Cross members at I the Woman’s League meeting to be held i 'Thursday at five o’clock. The report submitted by the nominat ing committee is as follows: For presi dent, Helen McDonald and Bernice Spen cer ; for vice-president, Claire Warner and Bess Colman; for secretary, Jean l’ttte Muss and Virginia Hales; for treas urer, Winona Lambert and Jennie Ma guire. Only Red Cross menibers in good standing will be allowed to vote. The election at this time was made necessary by the departure of Ruth vVestfall, former. Red Cross president to accept a position in Cotter d’Alene, Ida ho. Since an election of all officers would be necessary before the term closes, it was decided to have it immediately. SALEM HAS HOME SERVICE Course of Lectures for Five Weeks Given by University Instructors. A Red Cross course in home service, consisting of five weekly lectures, is being given by the University extension division at Salem, IS women of the Wil lamette chapter of the Red Cross are enrolled. The University lecturers are Dr. R. M. De Rusk, school of education, who discusses “Child Welfare”; .Miss Mabel Cummings, department of physical edu cation for women, who will lecture on “Health in Home Service Families”; I and Dr. Joseph Schafer, department of j history, who will talk on “Community : Resources for Home Service.” Other lecturers are F. P.*Foisie, director of civilian relief, northwestern division of the Red Cross, and Professor Charles L. Sherman, department of edu cation, \\ illainette University. This is j the first chapter course in home service j to be given by the northwestern divi- j sion. PLAY SET FOR APRIL 25-2G "The Faithful Shepherdess,” the next play to be put on by Professor Roadie’s classes will he produced April 25 «nd 26 instead of April IS and 10 ns was announced in the last Emerald. "Lend your monev to the government and help win the war." BUY LIBERTY BONDS. MEN’S SILK SHIRTS 54.00 TO $6.00. Arrow and Pequot Silk Skirts in dozens of beautiful pat terns and colorings, both plain and fancy. Silk Skirts are ideal for Spring and Summer wear. White Serge Trousers $5.00, $6 Its nearly time for white serge trousers. Neat hair line silk stripes, al so plain white, R. and W. Make. Use them for canoeing, tennis, outings. Fellows! Get a Military Wrist Watch. , Radium Dial, S5.00. Absolutely guaranteed; we have them in solid silver, nickle finish case, made with luminous dial. Every watch is thor oughly tested and wrill run accurately for thirty hours. SEE THESE IN MEN’S DEPARTMENT. FRAT CLOTHES $20.00 and $25„ Typical college clothes made for particular young men who like individuality in their dress. All wool materials, clever styles and best of all medium prices. CHESTERFIELD $25.00 to $45.00. 0Hs0Soi\an4)i€slikifme o'me, Jr hr* ,',i» U. OF C. JITNEY WE WILL CALL YOU FOR ALL TRAINS. Quick Service for City and Country. All Night Service. PHONE 158' c Sfy't plu# • Clothes TRY Eggimaes Candy Kitchen For Good Candies and Ice Cream. Springfield. 4 th and Main Streets. NUT ALL NUTS WELCOME HERE. WE ALSO HAVE SOME FRESH ONES. SALTED PEANUTS IN 25c CANS, SALTED PECANS, ALMONDS AND PEANUTS IN BULK. PETER PAN