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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1919)
Homes Made Bright ^ Day And Niout \ytfrra3e™c Light YOU WILL GET Better Light — AT — Smaller Cost BY USING Peerless Mazda Lamps From the Eugene Gun Store. 10 watt to 40 watt, each 35^ 60 watt, each .4©<* 100 watt, each .S5<r We are the Lane County Service Station for the Ever Ready Daylo Flashlights and Batteries. We also repair all makes of Flashlights. Call on us. EUGENE GUN CO. Arthur Hendershott, Prop. Phone 151. 770 Willamette “Novelty Trio” for dimers. Tel. 040. tl MEETS TO OE FIXED FOR GIRL SWIMMERS Interclass Contest will be Held During February in Men’s Gym. Regular -wornPitt’s class swimming meets will begin February 12 anrl Will be held in the men’s gym, so Ella Dews, head of swimming, announced at the meeting of the Women's Athletic Association tills afternoon). The first meet will be b - tween he freshmen and juniors. On February 19, there will be a meet be tween the sophomores and seniors. The final interchiHs meet will be on the even ing of February 20. “Thus far there has been no regular enrollment in the swimming classes,” Miss Catherine Winslow, instructor, said. “Regular enrollment will begin with the spring term.” Any woman who has been registered in the swimming classes may enter the class meets. She may emiter all of the events if she likes, but she will he obliged to enter at least, two events Points toward winning will be given for plunges for distance, the different strokes for form, dives for form, and optional dives. In the class meets there will also be one length races and relay races. Additional life-saving stunts and dress ing and undressing Hinder the water will ■be features of the interclass meet. \ swimming exhibition may he given after the meets. Flla Dews said. For 'this, invitations will he issued. In this exhibition the Red Cross swimming test will probably he given by the partici pants. A committee made up of women from .-ill the houses, Hendricks ITall and the town ..girls has been appointed by EUu. Dews "‘o boost for the swimming meets in their respective homes. "Each one is to make herself a committee of one to interest all women in swimming and the meets," -Miss Dews said. The personnel of the committee is: Florence Riddle, Jeannette Moss, Caroline Alexander, llelnni Nelson, lEiis Many, Caroline Can non, Gladys IIolLjiigrworth, Margaret Windbigler, Ami Lague, Edna Bice and Ollie Staltenburg. THE TERM SYSTEM MAY GO Question to be Considered at Special Faculty Meeting. The administration of the University has been considering the advisability of doing away with the three-term college year and returning to the old system of two semesters. Prof. E. E. DeCou has sent question naires to many universities in the west and middle-west. Of 3? institutions re plying, 23 arc mow using the term plan, most of them as a war measure at the suggestion of the government. Seven teen prefer the seemster schedule, 10 the term, and the others are undecided. Fifteen will use the semester plan, 11 will use the term system, and several are undecided. Dr- \V. P. Boynton is chairman of a committee which sent out questionnaires yesterday to the members of the faculty to determine their views of the matter These will be considered at the special faculty meeting to be held a week from next Wednesday afternoon. A decision one way or the other may he made at that time. COUNTRY CLUB TO HAVE BUSY VEIN Social and Athletic Events Planned for Future; Officers For 1919 Elected. The Eugene Country (flub is only wait ing for the “flu" to run its course be fore letting loose with a series of so cial and athletic activities, according to the reports given at the annual meeting of the (hub held last night in the Cham ber of Commerce rooms. Chief among the tentative plans of the climb is n series of dances to be begun as soon as the influenza epidemic lets up sufficiently. Social entertainment for the members will be made a strong point in this year’s program, according to J, C. Price, newly elected president of the club. A new piano has been purchased recently and installed in the club room. “The club expects to make a big gain ■in membership this year,” said Mr. Price, “and I am sure that our maximum mem I bership of 125 will be reached soon. We all look forward to this year as out biggest year so far and the committeees are eager for the “flu” to abate so they can start work.” i The caretaker of the clmfo will be put back on full time in the near future, the president being instructed to use his dis cretion in regard to this matter. Ten tative golf schedules call for matches with Salem on the home grounds here as well as many intra-club tournaments Officers elected for the coming year 'are as follows: J. C-. Price, president: Lee Travis, vice president; Donald Young, re-elected secretary; Harry Hobbs, re-elected treasurer; G- W. Grif fin was re-elected and L. L. God rid elected as directors. forestpSITby AIRSHIP IS PUt Eugene will Probably be Head quarters for 2 Planes if War Department Grants Request, A plan, new in its conception and stil in a very formative stage, is that of pa trol of the National Forests by airplane for which work District Forester G. II Cecil of Portland has asked the war de partment for ten planes for use in th< northweA This Wovs was received by Clyde II Seitz, supervisor of the Cascade nationa forest, from C. IT. Flory, chief of opera tion, who was in Eugene recently. Nothing definite has been learned abou the plan other than that the planes hav, been asked for. However it is eonsidere, probable by Supervisor Seitz that in eas the airplanes are secured one will b assigned to the Siuslnw and one to th Cnscndp district. In this case the head quarters of the two planes would be i: Eugene. The plan is to use the planes to patre the forests to detect fires. Mr. Seitz esti mates that either district can be covere, thoroughly in eight hours by the plan* The trip to either forest can be mad in an hour. PATRONIZE EMERALD ADVERTISERS tMso——ju w. iJtmM wawaMtta»a—— Eugene Branch of Federal Land Bank Complimented for Work; Officers Elected. One hundred and ten new loans to an aggregate amount of $256,000 have been paid in full through the First National Farm Loan association of Eugene, in the year 1018, according to the report of the secretary, W. A. Ayres, made at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the association held this morning at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. ! Federal Land Appraise^ V. C. Brock was present and spoke on the methods of the various associations of the north west and the systems under which loans were obtained. He complimented the lo cal association, saying that the Eugene branch was considered one of the most progressive associations of the northwest by the Federal Land Bank of Spokane. The following officers were elected for the yenr: President. F. H. Need ham; vice-president, O. L. Dunlap, and secretary-treasurer, W. A. Ayres. Board of directors. .T. E. Stout, route No. 2, Eugene; C. M. Emery, Route No. 1; F. II. Needham. Route No. 8; II. L. Edmunson, Goshen; O. K. Aldrich, Co burg; R. E. Brabham, route No. 1. Eu gene; F. B. Chase, route No. 2; O. L. Dunlap, Junction City; T. C. Devaney, Elmira. Loan committee, R. E. Brabham, C. M. Emery and IT. B. Ivletzing. The board of directors will have their “Novelty Trio” for dances. Tel. 940. ti PAUL HOPPE, The University Tailor. I do Repairing and Remodeling, JN WADE'S CLOTHING STORE, Martin Studio 908 Willamette Street. “THE BEST PICTURES.’ Good Chili Concarne Sandwiches and Pie. Or a GOOD SQUARE MEAL. At the EY uTS n Opposite the Rex theatre assi Phone 962. Rex Theater Building. LEADING FLORISTS All kinds of Christmas Flowers and Plants. Governs 95 per cent of our actions and saves us end less worry. 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