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NO. 78, T) VOL. 19 EUGENE, OREGON. SATURDAY. MAY 4, 1918 1SITY IS OEFEJTED IN FIFTH CONTEST Aggies Break into Winning Column with Rally in Fourth and Errors for Oregon. GAME SLOW AND RAGGED Lemon Yellow Artists Fill s Sacks in Ninth, but Are Unable to Score. Oregon Agricultural College Campus, Corvallis, Oregon, May 3.—(Special to the Emerald.—The University of Ore gon dropped her first baseball game to the Aggies here this afternoon who* she came out on the small end of a 13-12 count after nine innings of slow, unin teresting baseball. The Aggies really won the game in the ninth when they scored three runs, putting them one to the good. Oregon opened the ninth with the score 12 to 10 in her favor but failed to get any more of a lead, although she had the buses full. The loss of the game can be placed in the fourth inning when several of the Oregon players took a mental vacation and allowed the Aggies to score. Lodell, first man up for the O. A. C., singled to center. Gurley was safe when Grebe dropped his fly. Baldwin and Sieberts both fouled out to Duntou. Oleson safe on Morrison’s error, scoring Lodell. Preston doubled to center scoring Gurley and Oleson. Kk-kson singled to left scor ing Iiickson and went to third on Dun ton’s overthrow of second. Hubbard fun ned. Five runs, four hits, two errors. This tied the score and then Oregon wont into the lead again but was unable to hold it. “Babbit” Grebe buter into a couple of throws to second that should have been Morrison’s and failed to hold the heave, allowing the Aggies an addi tional lease on life. “Rabbit” tapped the ball for a triple later in the game but not enough runs were chased across the plate to win. the game was slow and ragged lasting two hours and fifty minutes. Neither Wilson nor Coleman pitched airtight ball and errors on both sides helped to make the game ragged. Coleman was worked yesterday and he is to participate in the track meet today. Lind rapped the pellet in grand style (Continued on page two) O0 PAY f 10 B FEE Club to Ask Students’ Aid in Raising Fund. ^loney Will Entitle Oregon to Membership in Union. At a luncheon held Thursday at the Hotel Osburn for the members of the University club of Eugene, a resolution was passed to raise funds with which to pay for membership in the American University Union in Europe, a club formed for the convenience and enter, tainment of American college men in the service in France and England. The fee for one year is ?100. "We will ask the student body,” said Dr. Warren D. Smith, president of the university club, '‘tor financial Help. He owe this to cur University men in the service. “There are 1”1 American Uni versities and colleges represented in the organization. The clubs are not lux uries but necessities.” The headquarters of the organization are in London, Paris, and Bordeaux., At these headquarters American uni versity men can get rooms and board very cheaply. American magazines and papers, and can meet other American college men. “There is no distinction made.” said Pr. Smith, "between the enlisted man and the officer at these club houses. They are the general headquarters of college men in France and England.” Anyone who wishes to contribute to the fund can pay his money to Luke Goodrich, cashier of the First National Bank. Fraternities belonging to the organi sation are Beta Theta Pi, Delta Psi, Phi Gamma Delta. Psi Upsilon, Delta Kappa • Upsilon, Alpha Delta Psi. West Point and Annapolis are honorary mem bers. ' 500 STUDENTS EXPECTED FOR SUMMER SESSION Professor Schafer. Dean. Says Increase Is Due to Efforts of Greater Oregon Club. Summer school students will number between four and five hundred fhis year, according to Trofessor Joseph i Schafer, dean of the University summer school. Though this is a larger num ber than has attended in previous years, the work carried on by the Greater 1 Oregon club through its officers in the counties of the state will bring more students here this summer in spite of , the war, he says. I “The members of the Greater Oregon dub are showing a great spirit of co operation,’’ rrofessor Schafer said, “They have sent printed material and letters to the teachers of the state who might attend.” MAY 10 SET ASIDE FOR STATE UNIVERSITY DAY Alumni to Talk up Alma Mater in Local Communities and Hold Re union Parties. I May 10 has been set aside by the Alumni council as state University day, the time when all old Oregon grads should have a get together party in their communities, enjoying a day of good fel lowship and reunion and at tne same time stimulating interest in the Univer sity. That every one of the 24.000 Oregon high school students know before next May 10 has passed into history where the University is and what it has to offer, is the wish of the council mem bers. That every one of the .2000 who will be graduated this year will know whnt men ond women in their common, ity are alumni of the University of Ore gon and will know some college person to whom to turn for advice, in answer ing the suestion “Shall I go to college?” is a further aim of the council. Every local committee, secretary Karl Onthank of the council points out, should include persons who will cooper ate with the high school principal in a special assembly on University day. At this meeting the vital importance of every student who can continue his education beyond high school to do so and the splendid opportunities offered by the University 'should be clearly brought out by the speaker. Illustrated .booklets, rescribing in detail the work offered by the University will be sent to anyone desiring them. Mr. Onthank is sending copies to the local committee chairmen. WOMEN'S TENNIS MEET WITH WILLAMETTE OFF Illness of Member of Opposing Team Delays Dame; 0. A. C. to Play Here Next Saturday. The Oregon girls’ tennis team did not meet the Willamette University team today in Salem as had been plan ned because of the illness of the star player on the opposing team. Adrienne Epping, president of the tennis club, re. ceived word last night from II. L. Math ews, atheletic manager of the Willam ette girls, that Mary Findley would not be able to play today, but they wish to meet Oregon at tue earnest oppor tunity. According to Miss Epping this may not be for two or three weeks as the schedule of the club is pretty well filled up until then. May 11 the girls meet O. A. C. team here. The girls who were to leave for Salem this morning are, Madeline Slot boom and Caroliue Alexander, who were to play the doubles, Adrienne Epping and Marjorie Campbell, singles. Car oline Alexander was to go as manager of the team. Today the annual May day festival is held at Willamette, and the tennis match was to form part of the day’s program. SWIMMING CLASS CHANGED Women to Be in Tank at Nine on Fridays Instead of at Ten. Swimming classes for women will be gin at nine o’clock on Friday mornings ■for the remainder of the term, according to an announcement made yesterday at the gymnasium. This provision was made to make the tank less crowded on swimming days Classes began be fore at ten o'clock on Friday mornings. Tuesday and Thursday afternoons are the other days for swimming. L Governor’ Withycombe Offi ciates at Dedication of Uni veisuy's New Build ing in Portland. Structure to Be Center of Group Will Accommodate 150 Students. Dedication of the first unit of the University of Oregon medical school group on Marquam Hill took place Wed nesday in Portland, when the corner stone of the building was laid by Gov ernor James Withycombe. Dr. Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie, dean of the medical schol. and J. D. Farrell, 'who ns president of the Oregon-Wash ington Railroad and Navigation eom i pany was instrumental in obtaining the gift 'of the 21 acre site, which is some 500 feet above the Terwillinger boule vard, were given credit for the work by the speakers of the day. Dr. Ernest II. Lindley, president of the University of Idaho, who has visited the campus lure several times and who gave the baccaulaureate address last June, was the principal speaker of the occasion. President Campbell was unable to attend F dedicatory ceremonies due to his absence in the East as secretary treasurer of the National emergency council of education. Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie, who presided, read a letter from President Campbell expressing his regrets at being absent, and his host wishes for the school’s rapid growth. The building is to be ready for oc cupancy this August, and the fall classes will start in it- It will accommodate 150 students, whereas the present quar.. ters are only large enough for 90 stu dents. The sum of $115,000 was raised for the building by state appropriation and by popular subscription. Bio-chemical laboratories, lecture rooms, library ad ministration offices, dissecting rooms, surgical, microscopic and pathological laboratories, research rooms, and a large auditorium will be provided in this building, which is to be followed from time to time by others, according to the plans of the school. ASH, ’15, BECOMES SAILOR Oregon Alumnus Enters Merchant Ma rine Service at San Francisco. Clarence Ash, an old Oregon alumnus of the class of ’15, is shipping out of San Francisco on a government steamer which has been commandeered into the merchant marine service. Mr. Ash’s place is not on the form of an enlist ment, but after three ninths or so of preliminary training at the regular shipping and sea end of the deal, he will be qualified to apply for a commission in the service, which will entitle him to the rank of first or second mate of a merchant ship. Mrs. Ash, formerly Miss Mastic, who is also « graduate of the University, is living in Alameda, California, with relatives. BISHOP SUMMER TO BE SPEAKER AT VESPERS — j Head of Episcopal Church in State Will Spend Part of CGming Week at University. Military Drill Students Are Asked to Attend Sunday Services. A letter received yesterday by Karl ! Onthank, secretary to the president, I from Bishop Walter T. Sumner who is to be a guest of the University the coining week, arrived in Eugene Sunday i morning. Bishop Sumner is to be the speaker at vesper services in Villard hall Sunday afternoon, and from that time on will fill the numerous social engagements that will be demanded of him during the following week. Me will be able to remain on the campus until Friday of Junior Wee-end, thus shar ing in the festivities to a certain extent as has been his custom for the Inst few years. The subject of Bishop Sum ner’s talk Sunday will be “Who la the Centurion?” The Vespers Sunday afternoon will be the first of this quarter and will be in the nature of a military service. Colonel Leader has askel that all Uni versity students of the military drill and classes be present, and Thursday night made the same announcement before the home guard companies of Eugene. Credit for two make-up drills will he given members of the University bat talion who attend. The students are asked to appear in uniform, and well meet on the lawn east of Villard hall at 4:25. The University Y. W. C. A. is fur nishing the ushers for the Vespers service. Music will be furnished by the girls’ glee club land the University or chestra. PROF. STAFFORD GIVEN $500 Chemistry Head Receives Endowment for Wood Distillation. Professor O. F. Stafford head of the department of chemistry, has just re ceived notice that he has been awarded an endowment of $500 for continuing his research in wood distillation. The word came from Edward t’. Pickering, director of Harvard Conservatory and secretary of the Grants Committee of the Ameri can association for the Advancement of Science. The endowment is in recogni tion of the work Professor Stafford has done on the problem of wood distillation. HAINES GETS COMMISSION Ex '19 Man Made Officer After Training at Fortress Monroe, Va. I Eeland Haines, a sophomore in the i University last year, who received an appointment to the Marine Officers I training camp at Fortress Monroe, Vir i ginia, writes his friends on the campus that ho has received his commission. Roberta Schuebel is First Oregon Co-ed to Study Law Roberta Schuebel, a junior 20 years old, is the first woman in the Univer sity to take a straight law course.* She is making good and is one of the best students in the law school. Miss Schuebel is taking this work with the idea of fitting herself to prac tice. Her father, C. Schuebel, of Ore. gon City, is a lawyer, and Roberta de cided before entering high school that she wanted to be one too. When she came to the University in September 101.1, Miss Schuebel majored in economics and took a regular pre law course. Now she is in the first of the three years in which she plans to study law here. Miss .Schuebel thinks there is a splen did opportunity for women in law if they like the work. “1 do not see why more women don’t take law,” she savs, “They need not think that they have to practice. There are wonder ful opportunities for women to start in a firm of lawyers by doing briefing and research work.” “-My one ambition,” she gays em phatically, ‘'is to make good, not to make money. 1 have found that the work in law has not demanded very much more study than the courses I took before. It has demanded more consistent work, perhaps, but I have enjoyed it very much.” After completing her course here, Miss Schuebel will practice in her fath er’s office for perhaps a year and then she plans to go East to specialise. “I don’t know just what to specialize in,” she says, “but I know two things I don't want to do. I don't want to handle criminal or a corporation law. Above all, I want to be my own boss.” Miss Schuebel is a member of Alpha I’hi and has ben active in campus af fairs during her three years here. She is secretary of Woman’s League, is a member of Kwama, the girl’s sophomore honor society, and a member of Zeta Kappa I’si. debating fraternity. She won her “O” in debate last year. ♦ ♦ ♦ U. OF 0. E ATT ALI ON SPECIAL ♦ ♦ ORDER ♦ ♦ - ♦ ♦ Battalion will fall in without ♦ ♦ arms Sunday, May 4, for roil call ♦ ♦ for devine services at 4:25 p. m. ♦ ♦ on the lawn east of Yillard hall. ♦ ♦ Uniform will be required. Attend- ♦ ♦ aim will count :n place of ,u end- ♦ ♦ ai: » fo: Thuisda.., May 1, o. one ♦ ♦ other past absence, or can be up- + ♦ plied as make-up drill for two ♦ ♦ other past absences. By order, ♦ ♦ Dean II. Walker, ♦ ♦ Captain and Adjutant. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<►♦♦♦♦♦♦♦# GET-RICH-QUICK PLAN OF TRIPLE C GIRLS FADES Good Music, Plenty Floor, Ice Cream Galore, but no Crowd to Listen to Music, Glide or Eat. With visions of an over running class treasury and enough left after all class expenses had been paid, for a junior picnic the Triple C girls planned a dance. Miss Mary Perkins and Pro fessor and Mrs. Swectser were the chaperons. Dick Lyon's orchestra and the use of the Men's gynnnsiuni was engaged for the afternoon, ice cream was to be sold between dances, and the stage was set for a Tripple C matinee dance yesterday afternoon. But the Triple O dance fell into the Category of the things that do not turn out as they are planned. Floor space was in abundance, the music was up-to-date, out the crowd down stairs was small, a few men decorated the balcony. A few dozen people can not be expected to buy the ice cream that was brought for a hundred, so the sale of ice cream was as small ns the gate receipts, which did not come anywhere near the girl’s expectations. Their dream of plenty faded, and they are planning on selling ice cream at the ball games during Junior Week-end to make expenses. POPULAR WAR BOOK LIST REACHES OREGON LIBRARY Works Are Clasitied, Summarized and Criticised in Compilation— Ian Hay Favored. A small booklet called “Some Popular | Hooks on the Great War’’ compiled for the Western Massachusetts Library Club by Grace Miller, has arrived at the library and is posted on the war bulletin board. The number of books listed under the various topics ranges from one to seven, which keeps the list from becoming tire some or confusion arising flrora too many being listed. Each book is sum marized and criticized by a few lines of explanation, and is placed under a spec ial heading such as history, the cause of the war, at the legations, a few who enlisted, spirited sketches of life at the front, fighting in the air , Red Cross and relief work, the western front, the Russian front, some women’s ex periences, the workers at home, Ger many in war time, and war poetry. Miss Miler lists among her collection of the most popular war books “The First Hundred Thousand’’ :.nd “All in It’’ hy Ian Hay; Boyd Cable’s "Action Front;’’ “Ambulance No. 0.” hy Leslie Buswcll; John Masefield’s “The Old Front Line,” and "Gallipoli;” and France at War” by Itudyard Kipling. CHESTER HUGGINS WITH MACHINE GUN BATTALION University Athlete Is Now at Camp Fremont; Wins 8ti0-yard Dash in Meet. Word just received from Chester' Huggins, former University track man ulnd all round athlete, says that at last he has been definitely assigned and is now with the i3rd Machine Gun Bat talion, stationed at Camp Fremont, Cal ■ ifornia. The information came on a post card bearing a picture of Chet himself fin ishing the 880-yard dash so far ahead ’of his nearest competitor that it looked ’ like a one man race. The event was on» • scheduled in the divisional track meet held on Stanford track, and the old Oregon standby had just picked off first honors in the mile run when the sensational picture was taken. Carl Gabrielson and Bob "Tubby” Alton are also at Fremont, probably with the same division. R.O.T.C. FOR OREGON DEUYED OWE MORE President Campbell Wires fron Washington that Major Slier Is Not Yet Available. Must Get Colonel Bowen oi Wait on Chamberlain Bill or Senate. Oregon's quest for It. O. T. t_. has been again delayed. A telegram re eeived this morning from President Campbell, who is in Washington and yesterday conferred with the war board, indicates that Major Slier, retired U. S. officer whom it was planned to sc cure for the University battalion as nominal head so that the It. O. T. C. could be granted under the law, has already agreed to give his services to Kansas. This leaves as an alternate. Colonel W. 11. (’. Bowen, retired officer who had charge of the battalion last De cember before the. arrival of Colonel Deader. The war hoard, President Campbell says, has advised that the University wait for the return from France of some of the officers now in active duty there as they will soon lie returning unfitted for the more stren uous work of trench fighting but with knowledge of the present war fighting. Training Camp To Open May 15. If this is done it will probably he impossible for Oregon to get K. O. T. O. in time to have the opportunity of send, ing a quota of men from the battalion to the officers’ training camp at Pres idio which opens May 15. rresuiont uampueu neueves unit this would be impossible now under any condition ns, he says, the quotas have already been designated. It is believed that Colonel Lender, drill commandant, will urge that Colonel Bowen be chosen and the It. O. T. C. granted to the University immediately, lie has recently committed himself to that policy. A telegram asking him his attitude was sent today to Portland, where Colonel Lender is on business over the week-end. Chamberlain Bill May Help. Another alternative urged by the war board, according to the word received from President, is that University wait upon the passage of the Chamberlain bill making it possible for an officer on one year’s military experience to qual ify under the law as head of an It. O. T. C. At present the University is handicapped in securing a nominal head under the Colonel by a rule that the head must have had five years exper ience in the United Stat. s army. U.0FW. TEAM COMING Eight-Man Track Squad Will Meet Oregon Saturday. Bogarth, Considered Best Man by Washington Coach, tc Be Drafted Friday. Washington will send an eight-mau track squad to meet Oregon here next Saturday. This announcement reached Eugene today after the Washington coach, who had been undecided for the past two weeks, put the question up to the men turning out for the team. The men. without exception, voted to make the trip and will he here Junior Week end. In making the announcement, how ever, C. W. Vnnderveer, Washington coach, laments the fact that che purple and gold will face a certain handicnp and have an absolute lack of first point men. Hosierth, weight man and sprinter, whom the coach thought the most likely first placer, will be called in the draft and have to report May 10. The meet with Oregon is on May 11, and so Bo zarth will not be able to make the trip with his team mates. Washington has put her men on a strict training table diet and will hold try-outs early In the week. Tho team which will consist of eight men, will leave Seattle Thursday. Washington’s time in recenj practiced was 10 2-5 for the 100, 10 minutes, 47 4-5 seconds for the two-miie, act] 53 1 5 seconds for the 440.