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CALL TO HIGHER SERVICE ISSUER SY Mil R. PORTER £ ~ ___ j -- w Students Urged by Y. M. C. A. National Secretary to War Against War. COLLEGE MADE GOOD IN GREAT CONFLICT Looked to With Expectation by Nation for Big Things, Says Speaker. David R. Porter, national atudent sec retary of the Y. M. A., was the prin cipal speaker at the first assembly of ithe new term, held on Wednesday morn ins- In addition to Mr. Porter's talk, the Girls’ Glee dub entertained with a selection, making their first public ap pearance on the campus. Mr. Porter, who succeeded John R. Mott as national student secretary upon -the latter’s resignation to go into over seas work, spoke on the building of the new world and pointed out the opportu nities of the universities in this rebuild ing. He said in pant: ‘‘The criticism of the universities over the world heard during the last decade— that they were not turning back to t'he state the equivalent in'service of the money put into them—is not now heard. No other class furnished as many in t'he war service as the student class. The university student is now looked upon with expectation by the nation, this ex pectation being at once a challenge and a burden. Life Mover So Rich “Life was never so rich and full of significance as it is this year. Life would l»e poor indeed if not richer from the 'heritage of aims handed on to us. We have a chance this year that no previous students ever had, that of building vrp new foundations for a new world- We cannot live for ourselves, but for the world henceforth. “We cannot forget the eleven million graves scattered over Europe and Asia. It is hard to think in millions. Yet each one of us can think in unfits—multiply that by ten million if you can. A call comes to us fro-m the muddy, muddy fields of Flanders, to finish the war; a call to take up the burden they have hail to lay down, take up the aims of this war. And if we do not, those .hero dead will not Test beneeth Flanders fields.’ ” Mr. Porter went on to say that not only must the students carry on: the aim's of the war, but that .hey nr. st dedbeato themselves that war will be ended for all time to come. 11 < emphasized the fact that the sustaining tin light of the fight ing men, the closer they came and the more unspeakable it became, was that they were doing tlm only thing they knew how to destroy it. Concrete Tasks Set In a response for concrete, definite things to do toward the budding of the new world. Mr. Porter gave as two, work in the World's Christian Student Federa tion and in the foreign missionary enter prise of the church. Preseident Campbell paid a short trib ute to the memory of the late Theodore Roosevelt, at the close of the hour, when he said that “the world was much poorer la the logs of this great, vigorous force for high standards in public and private life* PACKARD DECLINES OFFER Professor Mot to Becoir.3 One of Party of Geologists for Oil Company. Prof (■••or P. L. Packard, of tko ge ology department, recently refused an offer from an important California oil company to go with a party of geologists and oil men to different parts of Cen tral and £k>uth America to investigate the possibilities of opening mp an oil field there. Deposits of cretaceous rock in which pools of oil are often found are located in that region, according to Professor Packard, and he was asked to make a study of the rook formations ■which would probably decide the advisability of drill ing in that part of the oonntry. The party expected to leave about January J Men of University Step Out in New Sartorial Style The Tower of Babel was supposed to be the original home of the various lan guages. For the origin of original cos tumes, however, the seeker of knowledge must, study the University of Oregon. The coat of many colors, of Bible fame, is not in it, when compared with some of the outfits worn on the campus to 1 clay, especially by the men. The favorite combination seems to be array pants, with or without leggings, accompanied by any kind of a shirt and a sweater. The effect of the green cap when worn with this outfit, is simply ir resistible. White shirts with the khaki trousers, set off by a flaming red neck tie is another great well-liked group. The army overcoat is probably the greatest single feature seen on the cam pus. It is not necessarily accompanied by a uniform or army hat. It is argued that neither of these are necessary to make the coat any warmer. The navy pea jackets are also seen in abundance, not being entirely confined to the men. A very striking effect has been obtained by combining the navy blouse with the army trousers. It has been rumored about the cam pus, that a fashionable men's designer will be here in a few days to study the situation, with a view to establishing new styles about the country. ANNIVERSARY IS OBSERVED Thomas G. Hcro'ricks. Father of Uni- ! versity. Celebrates Golden Wedding. CVlelvratin.g their golden wedding an niversary. Air. and 'Mrs. Thomas G. Hen dricks. of Eugene, received 400 people at their home on Friday, January .4. Mr. !tendrv-ks is widely known throughout the state as tlbe father of the Univer sity of Oregon, since it was through his efforts that t.he school was started. It was due to his sacrifice of time and money that the first stock of the Union of Universities Association was sub scribed. This, money built the first Uni versity building on the campus. In 1875 the school was taken over by the state and Mr. Hendricks was a member fo the first board of regents. Hendricks hall, the new women’s dor mitory, was named in honor of Mr. Hen dricks and will always stand as a mon ument to this man who has done so much for the institution. Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks were married in this city on January 3, I860. In the receiving line with them last Fri day stood their daughters, Mrs. II. 8. Smith and Mrs. Ruby V. Goodrich, both of Eugene. A. T. (Ts. IN OLD FIJI HOUSE Will Stay Until Their Own Home. Dam aged by Fire, is Repaired. The members of the Alpha Tan Omega fraternity are temporarily living in old I ’hi Gamma Delta houses. Fourteen men are living in the house and it is thought that they will remain in their present home until such time as the other house is repaired. Work on the building will not begin until the insurance adjuster has thoroughly investigated. The men expert to bo in their new house for three months at least, blit will return just as soon as the old house is repaired. They are getting settled as quickly as possible I and every man is spending his entire time getting things in shape. The first meal will be served Friday morning. Dick Lyons says they hope to have at least ten upper classmen back next fall, including Ray Couch and “Stuffy” Iiur oett. BILL HAYWARD BACK HOME Trainer Returns to Quarters Given Up by Military Men. "Back home again.” After having been cost about from one earner of the gymnasium to the other. • Bill" Hayward is. at last, moving back into his old office which has been com mandeered by the nriitary authorities for the past year. During the life of the S. A. T. C. ••Bill” has been holding forth in the per sonnel office which is a specially con structed room, that looked like an ice house. The old wrestling room, which has been bearing the sign ‘'Personnel Office; Knock Before Ihitering,” will probably reTert to its former use aud the handball count also will be ready 800tv ONE HOUR CREDIT TO BE GIVEN FOR DIILUNR. 0. T. C. Physical Training Also to be Required of Underclass men by Faculty. That one hour of oreriit for drill will he given men in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps was the decision made by the faculty at the meeting yesterday afternoon. The drill hour will lie from 3:30 to 4:30, and it is probable that two separate divisions will be arranged for the con venience of the men, so President Camp bell said last night. Approximately 330 men will be out I for drill, which will probably start the last of this week or the first of next, according to President Campbell. Th*' definite time has not yet been announc ed by the military department. Pay Upperclassmen. Upperclassmen who qualify will re ceive subsistence commutation amounting to approximately $12 a month while training in the R. O. T. C. during their junior and senior year. In addition to the military work two hours of physical training each week will be required of the men. Additional facilities for participation in sports by students aud faculty will tie provided if means can be found, accord ing to the sense of a motion passed last evening. President Campbell was author ized to appoint a committee of five to report on the subject. Semester Plan May Be Revived. A special meeting of the faculty will be held two weeks from Wednesday to take up tbe duestion of returning to the two-semester schedule at the opening of the next college year. The schedules com mittee headed by Prof. E. E. DeCou has received 33 replies to a general question naire indicating a tendency of the col leges to return to the semester plan. Of the 33, nil but 10 are now on the team basis, most of them having adopted that system last September at the request of the government as a war measure. Seven teen expressed a preference for the sem ester system, and ton for the three-term plan. The others expressed themselves as undecided. PORTER SPEAKS AT Y. W, Tells Girls of Place In Program of Re construction. David R. Porter, national student sec retary of the Y. M. C. A., addressed a large meeting of the Y. W. C. A. yester day at the Bungalow on the subject of “Woman’s Place in the Reconstruction Program of the World.” ITi' emphasized the power and neces sity of education in the days ahead. Tie pointed out that the very foundation up on which society rested crumbled with the great world war. it is therefore nec essary to find a new basis. This, he said, might he done by a process of elimination but that would take too long and bring no results. “No process of golden thought, can spring from leaden motives,” he quoted from Edmund Spencer. “The college is here, we must keep our standards the highest and be willing to pay the price. The one thing which has not been tried and which would re construct the ideals of the world, is the application of the principles of Jesus Christ." Special music for the meeting was provided by .Toy Judkins, prayer was of fered by Miss Tirza Dinsdale, general secretary, and Helen McDonald had charge of the meeting. EDUCATION CLUB TO WORK Organization to Meet Every Two Weeks on Thursday Nights. The Education club, of which Dr. II. T>. Sheldon, dean of the School of Elu cation. is chairman, will begin active work again this term. The club will meet every two weeks On Thrusdny nights. The members of the chib are principals and superintendents of schools, high school teachers and advanced stu dents in education at the University. The purpose of the club is to study various problems of education. Each member at some time works but a sub ject for a paper to be presented before the clitb. For preliminary study some of the modern books dealing with educa tion will be read. SCHEDULE IS OUT FOB VARSITY FIVE: PROSPECT eLOOMY Season to Start Jan. 27 with W. S. C. Game; Comfort Lost to Team. « ♦ V » V * W » ^ ' » V V ♦ SEASON'S BASKETBALL ♦ <t» SCHED ♦ ♦ - ♦ ♦ J:mi. 27. 2S—TV. S. O. at Eugene. ♦ <*■ .Tan. 31—Washington at Seattle. ♦ ♦ Fell- 1- Washington at Seattle. ♦ ♦ Feb, 7. S -Washington at Emgene. ♦ ♦ Feb. 14, 15—0. A. C. at Corral- ♦ ♦ lis. ♦ ♦ Feb. 21. 22—W. S- C. at Pull- ♦ ♦ man. ♦ ♦' Feb. 2S—O. A. C. at Eugene. ♦ ♦ Mar. 1—O. A. 'A at Eugene. ♦ With the season's opening but two weeks away. Oregon's hopes for a win ning basketball team were jarred .con siderably yesterday when it. was learned that "l’buck" Comfort, iast year's var sity center, will be unable to continue the game The doctor has ordered Com fort. to stay off the floor because of a had heart. "Si” Starr, last year's freshman cen ter, is also incapacitated on the account of bad eyes. "Si" has been given a few more days to play and if his eyes grow worse foe will he forced to diseont tiuo the game. It is rumored that "Varsity" Wilson, who played guard on last, year's aggre gation, may he kept from playing be cause of his heart, which prevented him from entering the service. However, he is still to be seen on the floor at his old job of guard. Dean Walker, graduate manager and coach, is shifting his prospects each night trying to find a winning combina tion. Much material is making the com petition great, and from present i rod ac tions mo one man on the whole floor has any cinch to make the team. At the forward positions, Fowler, ]>umo, Ileti niinger and Medley are battling for po sitions, while Wilson, Chapman, Bran don ami Houston are all showing up well as guards. land and Jaeobbcrger were the competing centers last night, and if Starr is not able to play Brandon also is a possibility. Lind is being used as a forward. Several practice games with Multno mah, Chemawa and Willamette will oc cupy the coining week-ends until the first collegiate game of the season is played with TV. S. C. on January 27 and 28. Oregon followers are anxious for a successful! season, ns on March 7 and S, the champions of the Northwest will visit California to decide the coast cham pionship. 100 STUDENTS NEED WORK Men Seek Regular and Temporary Jobs; Y. IV). to List Positions. The Y. M. C. A. employment bureau, under the direction of William F. Vance, secretary, is desperately in need of work for a bon it 100 applicants. The men want ing work are listed by Mr. Vance, and also prospective jobs for them- But jobs are being reported very slowly ac cording to Mr. Vance. There are about .10 men who want reg lar work; work at which they may earn from $11 to $21 a month. Then there are about 10 mein who are inquiring for temporary work. Mr. Vance says that lie has succeeded in placing only 10 men hi employment. He is anxious to have prospective jobs reported to him at the Y. M A. hut. The telephone number is 504. He ways that the men applying for work are will ing to do anything by which they can earn money, ftimr desire stenographic work. Others want janitor work or odd jobs at anything remunerative. H. BAKER. ALCAZAR PLAYER From freshman president to Alcazar player is the fate of Harold Baker, who graced the campus last term, as nil highest of the class of 1022- Baker is listed among the Alcazar players as a juvenile and helps in atmosphere parts. According .to advance information from Portland, Baker is continuing his writ ing of musical comedy and French plays in the original. While attending the S. A. T. <'■ here last term he wrote sev eral songs for Oomipanv “B.” Bill, Bulldog, Does His Bit, to Put Pep In Faculty Meeting The faculty meeting yesterday was en livened as never before in history. There was a real, old-fashioned, honest-to-gosh rip-snorting dog fight, which had the spectators on their toes. Colonel Lead er's Bill, was the nog in me case, while Bean Straub was the other participant. The faculty members supported each in due turn, but the betting was four to one in favor of Bill. They were finally separated, so the report goes, by water before any real damage was done. According to the generally accepted version of the affair. Bill and Bean Straub were sitting peacefully side by side. The chairs, however, were built more for people with the Bean's build, than that of Bill’s. Suddenly Bill slipped backwards, and was held suspended half in mid-air. t At any rate, tho Bean took mercy on I Bill in his thrashings, and came to the rescue. Bill misuticdrstood his kind in tentions, mistaking them for hostile re inforcements, and showcfl his resentment in a material form. Bean Straub never backs up. so the fight was on. For a while the room resembled a prize ring, with Colonel Leader as referee. There was no red pepper handy, hut, it is said, they were finally separated. While the affair was quieted ns much as possible, it has created quite a furor around the campus. Bill is said to have declared that he will not attend another faculty meeting if Dean Straub is pres i ent. Gymnasium Classes Abandon ed: Sports and Drill is Substituted. Combining with the department of military science, athletics will be requir ed of all underclassmen. In this manner it is expected by the athletic department that, the drill will be made more desir able for the students when it is mixed with the athletic work. Ac orbing to Bonn Walker the ath letic department is entering into a new era and will endeavor to make athletics not only fun but of some benefit to the men. A physical examination will lie given every student and corrective gym nasium work will be prescribed for those who need it. The old system of gymnasium classes will he done away with, in the strict sense of the word and there will he more games and competition introduced. The drill period, it is understood, will be. in the nfternon from :.'i0 to t:.'10 and the. athletic work will follow. On, prob ably, Tuesdays’s and Thursdays the en tire afternoon will he spent in athletic work. Varsity, Freshman and Doughnut bas ketball will be worked in during the af ternoon as well as wrestling, swimming nnd a little inter, track. Varsity basket ball will be under the direction of Bean Walker who will take the place of “Bill” IlaywaVl, in this branch, ns “Bill” will have his hands full taking the track men under his wing. Frosh basketball will he handled by “Shy” Huntington, who will be in charge of the wrestling classes. Doughnut basketball will he handled by “Bill” Hayward, who will probably referee the contest. Swimming, which is to be especially required, will be un der the direction of Dean Walker. Walker plans to make it one of the re i :rr'-irerits of the course that no one will be allowed to pass his last year of gymnasium work if he cannot swim. Walker is assuring the prospective fteshmen and sophomores, who are re quired to take the .work in the athletic j department, that the course is not to be i a “pipe" and that it is being offered to make the men physically fit. WILL EXPLAIN URILL *” The upperclassmen who intend to take military training this term and nil un derclassmen will report in front of the mens’ gymnasium tomorrow afternoon at P,o’clock. Colonel \Y. II. <Bowen will issue instructions about this term's work to the men and will also form-them into military formation. ELECTED EDTO Junior Woman to Head Year Book; Lay Carlisle Also Nominated. DEAN WALKER PROPOSES HISTORY OF UNIVERSITY Dorothy Flegel to Look Into Matter; Library Room May be Museum. Adelaide Lake*, of Eugene, was elected editor of the Oregana last evening at the student council meeting which was held in the library, at 7 ]>. in. Lay Carlisle, of The I Valles, was also nominated. Miss Lake ran against Llsie Fiizinnnriee last year in the rave for mlitor of Oregana. and was defeated by but 14 votes. One of the biggest things that has ever been taken nb n.v any student <r.«un eil was suggested last evening by Dean Walker when lie took lip the proposition! of having a University history. “At the present time we have none except t'he Oregnura awl the Kin era Id, and it is tire some to run back through several hun dred copies of the Emerald to find a few records,” saVl Mr. Walker, “and it is for that reason that I am making this suggestion.” Mr. Walker had not worked out any plan and Dorothy Kleguil was appointed lo look into (lie matter. Room Offered for Musaum M. 11. Douglass, of the library, has offered room for a University miisetnm, where records, programs, etc., may be kept. If the student council sees fit it may lie that a new student body office will lie created ami a historian elected to keep the records each year. Douglas Mullarky, cliairman, Marian Coffey and Helen McDonald were ap pointed on a committee to see about, anew amendements and the publishing of tile constitution in an up to date form. Ella Dews, chairman of the student body play committee, reported that Miss Charlotte Tlanfleld, of the dramatics de partment, would begin practice on a play this coining Tuesday and tlint it would probably be given the 15th of Kebruary. A now committee composed of Ned Fowler and Essie Maguire was appointed to act with Miss Dows. Underclass Mix Preparing Ned Eowler was appointed to look into the possibility of having the under class mix. Suggestions were, made for an indoor mix. Herald White asked for the co-opera tion of the student council in forming two debate leagues on the campus, am for the men and one for the women. Th e proposition will be token up im more de tail at the next meeting. A new rule was made that any mem her of the student council being* absent twice in succession without being ex cused by the president, shall be dropped from the membership of the council. WILL CONSIDER DEBATE Committoo to Deviso Now Policy to Put Before Student Council. A joint committee from the forensic mid executive council» will meet. Friday to consider tlie delmte situation in the 1'riiversity nnd to arrange plans 'by which debate nay be carried on with colleges outside the slat0 us welt as in the "Uni versify itself. ItatcrcoUegiute debate suffered a se rious blow when the student council adopted its retrenchment program to discontinue financing all non-supporting activities last term- it is mow thought that the eoui'cil should reconsider its previous program to out all expenses it as much as college life is once again re suming its normal tone. A new policy to take the place of retrenchment wit he devised at the meeting of the joint! committee and will be put before the student council at its meeting next week. The joint committee consists <-f Abe * Rosenberg, chairman, -Marie It a dura and Until Graham, from the forensic coun cil. arid Herald White, from the exec utive council, with Robert IV. l’reseott, professor of public speaking, ns ex-offi elo member.