Oregon Emerald VOL. 20. EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCT 8, 1918. NO. 2. I f Ml. Bins TO S. I. T. C. LOWER MORE MEN COMING 'Government May Call Those in 20-Year-old Class on December 1. jp--"- • - Any young man whether he be a high fschool graduate or not will be permitted ; to make application for admission to the ' Students’ Army Training Corps, accord ing to the new orders received by Colonel W. H. C. Bowen from Colonel II. I. Bees, chairman of the general staff corps of the committee on education and special training. It is estimated that this new order (will bring several hundred more men to the University for training. Every effort (-will be made to give these men an oppor tunity to demonstrate their fitness. Can didates for training in medicine and en gineering must be technically qualified \io undertake the work. The orders received from Colonel Rees IBtate that as the officers’ training jschools desire monthly increments of icandidates and since colleges are oper ating on a quarterly basis certain colleges (Will be asked to dose their first quarter ion December 1, others on January 1, and still others on February 1. This will mean that in a number of colleges the men i nthe twenty-year-old group will be called December 1. Army Rating Methods to Be Used. When students are withdrawn from college units for assignment to other or ganizations, the intention is as far as possible to fill their places with new re cruits. These recruits will be selected by army rating methods and army ex amining boards. This selection will be made so as to secure as far as possible the best available material frem the point <>f view of maturity, but without explicit Reference to the usual college entrance requirements or ordinary academic rating systems. Particular emphasis in the new orders is laid upon the fact that success in win ning a commission or a permission to continue iu higher study of technical sub jects depends both on the needs of the service and on the student’s individual ability. Any impression that entrance in the S. A. T. C. insures admission to the offi cers’ training schools should be dispelled, state the orders. Selection will be on a highly competitive basis, and unless high standards are reached only a small pro portion will be selected. Unfit Will Be Combed Out. Any man who does not demonstrate his ability after a fair trial, to profit by the S. A. T. C. training will be trans ferred to a camp or cantonment to con tinue his training as a private. It should also be made clear in cases where there are both A and B sections in the same institution, that there is no discrimina tion between them with respect to selec tion for officers’ schools. Those sections are separately designated for administra tive purposes only an dthe best men will be chosen for officers’ schools, provided the required standards are met, irre spective of which section they belong to. Every effort should be made to have the men realize the complete import of the above statements. An S. A. T. C unit is to be established also at the University of Oregon Medical school, according to Colonel Bowen. With Captain Klare F. Covert he will leave for Portland Saturday to organize the unit there. UNIVERSITY Y. W. TO MEET Mrs. P. L. Campbell Offers Home for Seniors The University Y. TV. C. A. meetings will be held on Thursdays of each week this year. The first meeting will be held next Thursday at 4 o’clock Owing to the necessity of using the Y. W. C. A. bungalow' for the women’s gym,no slum department, Mrs. Prince L. Campbell has kindly offered the use of her homo for Y TV. C. A. meetings. Thursday’s meeting will be held there. NEW WAR BOOKS AT LIBRARY The University library has received 50 new war books in tbe last month. Sixty hooks on the war were received earlier in the summer. Besides these books, there are a number of manuals and text books which are used by the men tak ing military training. i O o - GIRLS OF HENDRICKS HELP K. P. SERVE S. A.T. C. AT HEALS Assistance to the S. A- T. CL kitchen police in serving soldiers and sailors at Friendly hall at the noon and evening meals is being aupplied by the girls of Hendricks hall, who voted unanimously Wednesday to work in groups of four by turns, each group serving at one meal. It is estimated that the same girl will not serve oftener than twice a mouth. Thursday was the first day that the young women reported for their waitress duty, which will continue until Mrs. Edna P- Datson, matron, is able to employ permanent helpers. About 130 youug women are being housed in both Hendricks hall and Mary Spiller this year, according to a state ment made by Miss Gertrude K. Talbot, new head resident of Hendricks hall. Many more are seeking admittance and it may be necessary, it is thought, for the University to rent a house near the cam pus and quarter the young women there. Miss Talbot, who takes the place In Hendricks hall held by Dean Louise Ehr mann last year, comes from Portland, where for five years she has been head of the Montessori work in Miss Ruth Gatlin’s school. She was especially fitted for this work with children by her ex perience in Italy in 1913 as a member of the first class under Dr. Montessori. Miss Talbot has had large experience m kindergarten work and is a graduate of the teachers’ college of Columbia Uni versity, New York. The work with the young women in the University also appeals to Miss Talbot, who declares herself especially well pleased with the spirit of the young wo men in Hendricks hall and happy in the pleasant surroundings of the new dormi tory. Deep Sorrow Reigns On Campus; Canoes, Songs Float No More Old students returning to the campus this .vear have discovered much to their sorrow that songs can’t float on the mill race any more. The fact is that the boat house has been shut dowu and that the majority of the canoes have either been punctured or stolen. The few that re main are unreliable and without paddles. Thus it seems that mere will be no more millrace parties, no more visits to the portage nor the headgates of the M lllamette. Even the courses in canoeing which were heretofore offered as an out-of-door sport by the women’s gym nasium department will be affected by this loss, and will in all probability not be given this year. The millrace has for years been one of the chief sources of entertainment on and about the campus. Indeed the mill race is regarded with affectionate re membrances by all Oregon students. M hat freshman has not been invigorated by the chill of its cold waters during an initiation ducking, and what senior in the past has not drifted along and wish ed that ho might return again to ‘ dear old Oregon?” CLASS OFFICERS MISSING Only One of Soph Rulers Back; Juniors and Seniors Also Affected Only one officer of the sophomore class has returned to college this year. Odine Micklesen, the treasurer, is the sole official. The junior class is without a president, while the seniors need only a secretary. The officers of the sophomore class who have failed to return to college are: John Kennedy, president, who has en tered the uav.v; Thelma Stanton, vice president, and Pearl Davis, secretary. Harry Jamieson, who was elected pres ident of the junior class in the spring elections, hug enlisted m the navy and the juniors are under the guidance of Gladys Smith, vice-president, until a new election is held. The seniors are in need of a secretary to take the place of Helen Downing, who has not returnd to coliege. Meetings of ell classes to decids about election* will probably be held the end of this week, but no definite arrangeraen's have been made. No candidates as yet have an nounced their intentions of sunning. O.I.C.INFULL SWING UNDER COL LEADER. 200 MED IN CAMP Six Companies, Made Up of Men in All Vocations, Are Taking Course. The Oregon State Officers' Trainiug Camp, rnider Commandant Lt. Col. John Leader is now in full swing with an at tendance of 250 men Before this, it has been known as the University of Oregon First, Second or Third Officers' Train ing Camp. The officers of this camp are all mem bers of and have their commissions in the Nat.kmal Guard. There are six companies in the camp. Company E of the artillery having been added with quarters at the A T O house The companies are A, B and D of the infantry; C and E, aTtillery and engin eers; and the Machine Gnn, Camp Dally Schedule First Call . 0:25 March. 6:33 Reveille . 6:40 T. E. 7:00 Sick Call . 7:45 Mess . 7:55 Assembly. 8:00 School . 8:30 Mail Call .11.30 Mess ...12:55 Assembly . 1:00 School .. 1:30 Recall .. 5:30 Mess . 0:25 Assembly .. 6:30 Retreat: First Call . 7:05 Assembly .. 7:10 Retreat . 7:15 Tattoo . 0,45 Taps . 10:00 Courses in mach'.ne gunnery, showing the use of the Browning. I^ewis and Vicker-Maxim guns, are offered ini the O- T. C. schedule. A course in gas at tack and defense under Captain John Bo vard is also offered as an optional course. Many Vocations Represented The training camp is composed of men of all vocations, having farmers, teachers, public officials, business men and bankers among its members. Some of the men known prominently through out the state who are enrolled in this oamp are Jnriien A. Hurley, Benator from Malheur, Harmey and Grant counties; Fred M. Dempsey, deputy district at torney of Multnomah county; George H. Currey. editor of the Malheur county Enterprise, Vale, Oregon; L, S. Ben nett and I>. II. Bennett, formerly own ers and publishers of the Hood Eiver ^ews; Henri H. Cloutier, manager of the Multnomah Hotel, Portland; Plow den Stott, of Portland, and a graduate of Stanford in '07; and H. Chandler Egan, of Medford, a graduate of Har vard University and formerly national golf champion. MESS LINE MOVES SLOWLY H unary Senior Pleads in Vain for Speed by Men Ahoad "Couldn't you men nhend there hurry a little, please?” whispered the senior in on* of the mess lines, who last year called, “Hey, frosh, get me some gravy.” And atiil the line kept its place and pace serenely. The senior was hungry and the odors from the mess room in Friendly hall were tempting. He had been there ages, it seemed, and still there were a dozen men ahead of him. He was sure that when he got to the mess room door the agony would be over. But when the line moved slowly on, and he was on the coveted threshold lie let out a disgusted shriek, for the door had hidden the line inside and he was still far from food. But revenge is sweet, and the senior mot having been satisfied in one line, started out in the other line without a word. And was he satisfied there? Well, his face was beaming when he fin iMied mess that day. The congestion in the mess lines is to be relieved somewhat by the new or ders providing that the men are to be marched to mesa by companies. The '•bread” line excited much sympathy at firs*, but now the spectators are hard ened to the eiffbt of hungry men forced to their <*irn for food. University Puts Up Its Barriers to Keep Out Spanish Influenza Stringent Health Regulations Adopted, and Old Students and Faculty Memebrs Must Observe Them; Directions Given on How to Avert Plague. If “A stitch in time” is of any value, then there is little danger of the Span ish influenza gaining a foothold on the campus, or if it should, of being able to stay for a very long period. At a mass meetiug held in Villard hall Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock all the students, faculty. S. A. T. O. T. C„ and everyone on the campus were pres ent, a campaign against any danger of Spanish influenza beginning on the cam pus was outlined. Professor Albert K. Sweetser, head of the hygiene committee on the campus, gave an illustrated lecture on the induc tion, spread, prevention and danger of the Spanish influenza. Professor Sweet ser says the germs are easily killed and that they can enter only through the nose or the mouth. So that the air breathed is of vital importance. There is grave danger from coughing or sneez ing and always at these times the mouth should be covered in order to prevent the so-called mouth spray. There are many little but necessary ways in which to prevent the germs from entering the body. “For instance, when talking over the telephone, do not attempt to swallow the instrument,” said Professor Sweet ser. "At all times the hands should be thoroughly cleaned, always with your own soap and own towel." The fly, as in all contagious diseases, does its part in spreading the germs. A mouth wash of salt water is one way of killing the germs which have entered the throat. “A cold,” said Professor Sweetser, “does not necessarily mean influenisa, but it is the predisposition to the dis ease.” Plenty of good sleep at the right time, heat and sunshine, a good disposition and exercise are guards against the taking of the germs. Dr. John F. Korard, chairman of the student living committee, explained the regulations and rules regarding the sick ness on the campus. There are five groups of people on the compus, two of thorn under military discipline and so they will be taken care of by their officers. These two group* are the Oregon State Officers Training camp and the S. A. T. O. Their sick call comes at 7:45 each morning in the men’s gymnasium, and all men who are sick must report to the doctor at that time. Those who are unable to go to the gymnasium will be reported and the doctor will call on them. This disposes of the two military groups. The third group is made up of about 100 men on the campus who are not in the military groups. One man will be appointed from among them and he will , have to report the sick list at the same I time as the military men (Jo. And those of the third group who are sick will re port to the doctor at 7:45 also. The fourth group comprises all of the women students on the campus. Tlio reporting of those will he taken care of daily by tbp house mothers in each group. At 10:50 each morning she will phone ; her report into the women’s gymnasium to Miss Margaret. Morris, the trained ; nurse who is in charge of the infirmary i Girls living at home must also report any illness to Miss Morris. There will be a sick call for women at 12.30-1:00 T. M. each day at the women’s gymnasium, and all sick girls who are able are to report to the doc tor there. Tf they are not able, the doc tor will call on them. The landladies having any students in their houses also report each morning. The fifth group existing on the cam pus, which must report, is the faculty, and ns these live in scattered groups, it is necessary that each faculty member report his or her own illness. Any in structor lins the privilege of excusing anyone from their classes who they think is a menace to the other students. President P. L. Campbell asked that, any poor ventilation of class rooms lie reported to the office and also that in writing home all persons In- careful to give the exact truth about the influenza and not become excited over the danger from Spanish influenza y. M. C. L DELEGATES SITED COniFERENGE War Secretary to be Provided for Association on Campus. Dr. A. E Caswell Herald White and Alexander G. Brown, who left Friday night to attend the conference of North west College V. M. C. A.’s. in Portland, returned to the envois late Sunday night laden with l‘V' s tationery and ] other materials for I lie campus Y. M., which is now under the National War Council. The change of the college Y. M. C. A. to a war camp .center was one of the ehief matters under discussion in 1’ortland. The war council does not intend to do away with the student handling of ram pus Y. M. C. A.'s, but does intend to place in each S. A. T. C. center a war secretary who will have charge of the work, since the students’ time is taken : up, to a large extent, by the S. A. T. C. and class work. Chile Seaman, who has just returned from an extended trip among the “\r Huts” in England and France, will he in charge of the Students’ | Army Training Corps Y. M. C. A. and , will direct the work from the office of I the Western division of the National [ War Work council in San Francisco. The local Y. M. C. A., wbicn has been without a secretary since the beginnYig ‘ of the college year, will be provided with a war secretary as soon as one can , be found who cun handle the position. ! The University of Washington and the Washington State College have already such secretaries and reported the work to be well under way. Of the colleges without a war secretary the Oregon Y. M. C. A. easily led the field, as they had more equipment and were being given better support by the Rtudents and town dging tack les und broken field running. Kincaid field will be in the very uc.u condition by Saturday. The sawdust, which was placed on the field Inst week, is to be raked evenly over the field und mixed with enough dirt, to assure a firm footing. A fence is to lie built along the south side of the field and a few minor repairs made in the press box and arouud ‘he stand. 431 Are In S. A. T. C.; Total Number Enrolled Is 550. FEW MEN ARE CLASSED AS REGULAR STUDENTS 54 Girls Taking Civil Service Courses; Eight in Short Nursing Class. Totjil registration at the University o is approximately 1,375, the largest in the history of the institution. This include a those taking the regular college work, the S. A. T. C„ the O. T. C. and the students registered in the special war courses. The total number of students taking regular college work is 553 Of this number only 57 are men, and 400 are women. Included in the number of wo men students are three post graduates, and 54 registered in the special civil service war course. Registration in the Students’ Army Training Corps is not completed. Although only 431 of the training corps are now accounted fbr at the registrar’s office, the total number enrolled is about 550. About 250 are registered in the O. T. O. More Wonion Students Last year at this time the total reg istration was 050, including 470 women and 474 men, showing a decided de crease i.m the number of men registered as regular students, but an increase of twenty of the women students over last .'car. Although the registration of the regular students is much smaller j than last year, the total number of students, including S A. T. O. and the O. T. O., is much better thim usual. The registration in beginnig French has more than doubled since last year. The number taking .Spanish is somewhat smaller. The (ierman department, which was up till two years ago one of the largest departments in the University, shows a decided decrease in numbers. Few Prepared for German, The registration in that department last year was about two-thirds larger than it is now. One of the reasons for tiiis is because (ierman has boon abol ished from so many of the high soheols, miring tin* past two years, leaving veiy few students entering who have had (}er man. or who wish to prepare to teach that subject. Fight, girls arc enrolled ' in tf.lve months’ training course. They will leave the University January first lor regular hospital training. The enrollment of the gills taking the year’s nurses’ training course is not yet completed. Y. W. HEAD AIDS IN DRIVE Will Attend Speakers’ Conference Re yarding Unitod War Work Drive. Miss Tirjf.i Dinsdale, state student ex ecutive for Oregon for the United War Work drive, will he in Portland Thurs day to attend the speakers’ training con ference, of which J .W. Day is in charge as head of the state speakers’ bureau. Miss JUnsettle will he in Portland for several days and may make her head quarters there. Miss Hinsdale returned to the campus yesterday with Miss Essie McGuire, president of the Y. W. C. A. on the cam j pus, after attending the conference Sun day iu Portland, at which apportion ments for the colleges of Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho and Montana were dis missed. John It. Rudd, student execu tive for these four states, is directing this work. EIGHT MORE ARE PLEDGED Ono Sorority and Four Fraternities Add to List. Further pledging on the campus since Saturday has brought the following re sults: Alpha Phi: Maurine Elrod, Lucile El rod, Portland. Kappa Sigma: Albert Harding, David Baker, Baker. Sigma Nit: Max Wilkins, Portland. Heta Theta Pi: Wolcott Buren, Port land. I‘hi Delta Theta: Reginald Fifer, Med ford. Phi Delta Gamma: Arthur Ritter Portland.