EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING,
Emerald
JAN. 18, 1919.
NO. 35.
DELIS THUS, PUIS
ID KiPPS SIDS
ST TOP OF LESGUE
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Sigma Nus Meet Defeat in
' .Lopsided Game; A. T. O.’s
, Lose Funny Affair.
ViORT BROWN AND ASKEY
SHOW SOME FINE WORK
Pat O’Rourke is Dazed with
'Surprise when He Manages
to Shoot Basket.
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STANDING OF THE TEAMS
League A—
Phi Gamma Delta.
Delta Tau Delta..
Sigma Chi .
Friendly ITall ....
Sigma Nu .
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League P—
Kappa Sigma.
Oregon Club .1
Phi Delta Theta.1
Alpha Tau Omega.0 2
Beta Theta Pi.0 -
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Delta Tau Delta advanced.one peg to
ward the championship of league A of the
Doughnut basketball race when they
downed the Sigma Nu aggregation by the
one-sided score of 2d to 5. In League B
the Kappa Sigs won over the A. T. O.
representatives 8 to 5 in the funniest
game played in the Doughnut league this
year.
The League A contest was a real game
and the Delta Thus, led by Mort Brown
and Askey, ran the Sigma Kus ragged.
The game was almost free from personal
fouls and was one of the fastest, yet play
ed. The Delts scored 12 field baskets
or an average of one every minute and
a third during the playing time. Askey
led the Delt gunners, grabbing off six
baskets during the morning. Mort Brown
got three and Branstetter rang up two.
Shattuck and Hollenbeck proved the
best bets of the Sigma Nu team. Spra
gue Carter pulled a shot in the early
stages of the game that indicated he was
carrying a horseshoe somewhere on his
person.
Kappa Sig-A. T. 0. Game Classic
The Kappa Sig-A. T. O. game was a
.lassie. The Kappa Sigs trotted out the
heaviest thing seen along basketball lines
for some time. The grand average of
their quintet was around 17b pounds, j
and they looked like a fleet of tanks on
active duty. Pat O’Rourke and Pat Mas
terson were lined up in the guard posi
tion while Fat Mautz and Still were the
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SCHOOLS MEED TEACHERS
U. Employment Bureau Has Several
Vacancies for Women.
Several vacancies for women teachers
(n high schools have recently occurred,
necording to Dr. If. D. Sheldon, dean of
the School of Education, and there has
been considerable difficult?' in securing
teacher# to fill these positions. This is
dire to the fact that the high schools in
which the positions are open are situ
ated in remote sections of the state, and
applicants prefer places in schools near
Portland or the University.
On the other hand several men, re
cently released from the service, are
applicants for positions as teachers in
high schools, according to Dr. Sheldon,
but are unable to secure a place because,
owing to the shortage of men teachers
at the beginning of th" school year, most
of the high schools temporarily discon
tinued instruction in sciences, manual
training and commercial subjects, which
are usually taught by men.
Having made wp the expense budget
for the year it is impossible far the
high schools to add these courses now.
therefore very few positions are open
to men high school teachers. This con
dition will not last loneer than this school
year, says Dr. Sheldon, as the high
schools will be hack to the normal basis
again by the time ^chpolg fall...
University Army’s
Ranks Are Thin and
Growing No Fatter
Oh grand old Colonel Bowen,
He had three hundred men;
He'd march them out to drill,
He’d march them back again.
Anu when they're out, they're out,
And when they’re in, they're iu,
And when there are but thirty out,
The Colonel can’t begin.
—Old English Revised.
I * rill is becoming more popular every
day—to cut. A few people answered the
first summons to appear; still fewer an
swered the next and the next; and the
turnout at the last drill could hardly be
called few.
New contortions have been added to
the drill, and are disguised under the
name of physical exercise. Some of it
i seems to be copied directly from the
motions of the jumping-jack; the main
object, apparently, being to see how high
one can jump iu the air while throwing
his arms iu wild motions. Another one
is to throw the arms out to a rakish
angle, and try* to keep in time with, and
a* near as possible to, the leader and in
structor.
The new gymnastics recall the early
efforts of General Pershing, while a
yearling, or second year man, at West
Point. He would line the first year
men in single column, and, when he
would pull an imaginary string, the al
ternate men either jumped up and down,
or swung their arms about. It is said
to have been ,a realistic imitation of the
jumping-jack. Whether it forms the ba
sis for the modern “physical exercise”
or not, is not known.
HE ti RETURNS
TO NEW BASIS
Organization to be One of
Year’s Surprises, Says
Director Evans.
The Oregon Glee club is going to be
one of the surprises of the year, accor
ding to John Stark Evans, its director.
"TVcaro going to put out a crack organ
ization this year; one that wilf bring the
Oregon Glee Club back to its old pre
war standard,” said Mr. Evans. His
prophecy bids fair to be accomplished,
according to the reports of the students
who have been listening under the win
dows of the School of Music during the
evenings of the past week.
The Glee Club men have been work
ing very hard and the high promises of
the tryouts are being more than borne
out. When Dr. ,T. ,T.' Eandsbury, dean
of the School of Music, heard the men
several nights ago, he said: “These boys
are better now than our last club was
the time they took their trip.”
It has not been definitely decided as
yet where the club will go on its trip
this year, but the men have been assured
that they will make a trip and this fact
caused comsidogjuble more competition
than otherwise might have reseulted.
There are If! men in the club this
year, and among this number there are
three stunt men, who will provide* the
humorous parts. After the trip the elub
expects to give a home concert, which
is expected to be one of the chief events
musical or social of the school year. This
concert will probably take place in the
latter part of April, and will probably
be a formal affair.
INFLUENZA CASES ARE FEW
Health Repoorts not Being Made Out as
They should be. Says Dr. Bovard.
“With but two cases of flu on the
campus and those expected to be released
within a day or two the University is
getting along fine,” said Dr. J. F. Bo
vard, head of the Zoology department of
the University. There are thirty-two on
the sick list, with colds, yesterday, and
of this number eleven were new cases.
The health reports are not being
made out as they should be, especially by
the boys. Yesterday there were forty
six boys who did not report the day be
fore. Only nineteen girls failed to hand
in the health slips. “This should not
be,” said Dr. Bovard, “every student
should hand in a report, because it is by
these precautions that a return of the
epidemic to the campus is to be pre
vented. The health committee is doing
its part and every student should do
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Personal Friend of Colonel’s will
Give Intimate View of
Ex-President.
Right Reverend Walter T. Sumner,
bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Ore
gon, who has always taken a great in
terest in the University and is one of its
best friends, will speak on “Theodore
Roosevelt” at next Wednesday's assem
bly in Yillard hall.
Bishop Sumner was a personal friend
of Colonel Roosevelt. The Bishop and
Roosevelt were botfa active in social
welfare work in Chicago, where they be
came acquainted. Several times ho was
a guest at the Roosevelt home at Oyster
Bay. Ilis address Wednesday will there
fore eontaiu many personal reminiscences
and will probably give an intimate view
of Roosevelt as a man, Bishop Sumner
has made frequent visits to the Univer
sity in the past few years. He will ar
rive in Eugene Tuesday night an stay
only for the assembly.
It will be remembered by those who
know him that lie takes a keen interest
In the welfare of the University and of
students both here and elsewhere iu the
state.
Further plans for the assembly have
not as yet been made but it is expected,
said Mr. tjjithank, that there will foe
special music.
WOMEN DO CLINIC WORK
Reconstruction Classes in Physical Ed
ucation Treat Patients.
For nine weeks the ten girls regis
tered in the reconstruction classes in the
department of physical culture in the
University have been doing practical clin
ic work. Three classes a week with an
average number of two patients to each
student and sometimes more, has given
the class some real constructive work.
The last term has been given over to
massage and its application almost en
tirely, and treatments for neuritis, ner
vous exhaustion fractures, sprains and
all kinds of foot cases have been dis
charged as cured.
This term will be devoted to correc
tive and remedial gymnastics, and the
patients assigned to the clinic will be
those that need this type of work.
BIOLOGY CLUB ORGANIZED
■Science Students Review Topics in
Scientific Journals.
The science students of the University,
especially .interested .in .biology, met
Thursday afternoon after classes and
organized a Journal club for the pur
pose of developing interest in biology
and to “talk shop.” There were twelve
at the first meeting and a few more are
expected to come into the organization.
Each member is supposed to look up
some topic in the scientific journals and
report on it at the meetings. It is front
this object of the club that the name was
taken. The club, which is open to all
students interested in. biology, will meet
every Thursday at 4:15 in the histiology
laboratory.
CLASSES DOING LAB WORK
Commerce Students Kept Busy in Dean
Morton's Absence.
Classes in accounting, business corres
pondence and salesmanship in the School
of Commerce are not meeting, owing to
the absence of Dean I). Walter Morton,
instructor. The students are using these
periods for laboratory work.
Dean Morton left. Wednesday for
Washington, D. C-, -where he will confer
with .Tames P. Munroe, vice chairman of
the fedenl board for vocational educa
tion and Dr. R. S. McBlwee, federal
agent for commercial education, of the
board, regarding the outlining of courses
for teaidmig foreign trade. He will be
absent from the campus about three
weeks.
LECTURES AT GLADSTONE
John C. Almack, director of the I"ni
versity extension division, gave an ex
tension lecture Glarstone Friday ev
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COLONIAL FETE IS
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Foyer of Johnson hall to be Ball
room: Many Features
in Prospect.
UNIVERSITY EVEN
PUN FOR FEB
The evening of Washington’s birth
day promises to be a gala time at the
I niversity. Thins for a number of enter
tainments im-luding plays, dancing and
music are well under way to take place
in Johnson hall under the auspices of
Dean Ehrmann and a committee com
posed of Helen Anderson, chairman;
Gladys Hollingsworth, Marion Adv, Ev
elyn Smith and Margaret Biddle. The
entertainment has been appropriately
named “Colonial Assembly.” since the
sotting and costumes will be carried out
in the quaint colonial design.
“It is our idea to have a play on the
stage in Guild hall the first part of the
evening,” said Helen Anderson. “The
upstairs of the building or foyer, will be
converted into a quaint old colonial ball
room where the class in dancing under
the direction of Miss Catharine Winslow
will give an exhibition of minuet danc
ing in colonial costume. Several pieces
from the Tniversity orchestra will play
for the minuets.”
Play to Be Staged.
Since Guild hall will only accommodate
19S people it is the plan of the commit
tee to have the dancing and the play
staged at the same time in order to en
tertain all of the people at once.
Miss Charlotte Bamfield, head of the
department of dramatic interpretation,
will coach the play which has not been
selected as yet. Marion Ady has been
chosen from the art department to have
charge of the interior decorating, and
Margaret Biddle will be the student
member of the committee in charge of
the music.
Portland People to Bo Invited.
After the entertainments nro over,
everyone will dance in the main hallway
downstairs, according to the committee.
They hope to obtain the services of the
women’s band to furnish the music for
the dancing. Evelyn Smith is the student
member of the committee in charge of
the band music and she will announce
plans later.
A large number of people from Port
land and other cities will be invited nt
this time as patrons and patronesses of
the affair. A small general admission
will be charged which will go to the Wo
men’s League fund.
PHYSICAL TRAINING IS AIM
Miss Cumminfls in Conference Which
Approved Bill Now in Senate.
Miss Mabel Cummings, head of the
department of physical education, was
in Portland last week as one of a com
mittee of the Oregon Physical Education
Association. The committee was in con
ference with Superintendent of Schools
Churchill, and submitted to him a. lull
providing for the placing of departments
of physical education for all elementary
and .secondary schools in the state.
The loll, according to Miss Cummings,
met with Mr. Churchill's hearty ’ap
proval. It was introduced into the state
senate by Senator IV. W. Banks, of
Multnomah county, • Thursday, and will
no doubt go through, Miss Cummings
believe*' ,
The adoption of this bill will not mean
an increase in any taxation for the
schools, for the Jloke Smith bill now
pending in congress provides for fed
eral appropriation for health and phys
ical education in the schools of the Unit
ed States. Oregon's share of this ap
propriation will be $ 140,000 annually,
which will be ample for carrying out the 1
physical education plan now pending in
the legislature of this state.
BAND ADDS THREE WOMEN
Eloino Leighton, Vera Derflingor and
Grace Potter Chosen.
The new members of the women’s
band elected. Friday night are Mloine
Leighton, trombone; Vera Iterflinger,
cornet; and Grace Potter, clarinet.
There are still vacancies for trombone,
piccolo, alto, saxophone and clarinet
players. Those who wish to try out
should see Albert Perfect, director, as
soon as possible.
The regular i^eeting of the club will
be held Monday evening instee'1 of
Thursday aa formerly.
Japanese Use Beads
As Adding Machine;
Mathematics Unique
“Uettee tlie swan pan,” says the Jap
auese laumlryman to the American tour
ist; who wants to pay his bill, and, with
the beaded abacus figures the account
long before the American has time to
wonder what is being done.
A group of Japanese mathematicians
are gathering together for a social even
ing. rriie host brings a silk fan for each
one and the evening is pronounecd en
joyably spent after they have found how
many eircles and ellipses can be drawn
on each section of the fan.
Such are the oddities of Japanese
matheiuaties that are to be presented to
the Neienee club next Tuesday evening
by Professor iE. E. DeOou, head of the
department of mathematics of the Uni
versity. Until fire years ago when n
Japanese student at Columbia Univer
sity began making comparisons between
tlie systems which lie used and ours,
very little was known about Japanese
methods of computation. lie found that
while liis system was in many instances
more crude than the western one, 'n re
gard to calculus and a means of solving
numerical equations far in advance.
The Japanese, being a secluded peo
ple, developed their own system and
originated their own way of figuring.
The “swan pan.” or in English the aba
cus, is used entirely in computing large
sums of money. The abacus is com
posed of balls sliding on wires, or count
ers, in grooves of which the lowest line
represents units, seconds, tens, etc.
Figures corresponding to our Arabic
numerals were indicated by small throe
mob bamboo sticks placed on a board in
their proper relation. They spent long
periods of time in forming a number of
magic squares. iMikami found that the
solution of quadratic equations made by
Horner, the famous English mathema
tician, was in use in Japan many years
before the time of Horner.
One of the greatest achievements of
tlie Japanese iu the 1 ino of mathemat
ics is the value of Pi, or tlie ratio of tlie
diameter to tlie circumference of n cir
cle. It was figured out to 200 decimal
places and the result obtained.
Professor DeC'ou has made a careful
study of tlie subject and is giving the
paper at an open meeting of tlie club
so that anyone interester may attend.
The meeting will lie held Tuesday even
ing. January 21, in the lecture room iu
Vi Hard.
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Jake Risley of Oregon’s 1916
Team May Return to Col
lege Next Fall.
Jake Risley, center on Oregon's fa
mous 1!UG football tciun and this year
center on the Mare Island marine eleven
arrived in Eugene yesterday. He is ac
companied by bis wife, formerly Miss
Francis Mann, who has been residing in
San Francisco during Jake's lime, in the
service. They ill visit with University
friends for a few days before returning
to their home at Oregon City.
Jake has not been discharged from the
service yet but expects his release soon.
It will not he necessary for him to Re
turn to Mare Island, he. says.
Much has been said about Risley's re
turning to school next term and adding
his football prowess to Oregon’s grid
iron resources again. Jake is uncertain,
however, as to his returning. “There, is
a posibility that I will return to school
and finish up next fall,” he said yester
day “hut as yet 1 am uncertain.”
Risley is beyond doubt the best cen
ter who has ever passed the pigskin for
Oregon. His work in that position
played a big part in Oregon’s victory
over Pennsylvania in l!tl*i as he played
his position with unerring consistency.
Ilis passes from the pivot position Were
always true
BOOK COLLECTION MOVED
The Oregon collection, or home pro
ducts section, has been moved from the
stacks in the library to Professor Young’s
old room cm the top floor of the library.
All books written 'by Oregon authors,
books about Oregon, and Oregon doc
trines, will be found in this room. Stu
•dent University publications will be
transferred to this room in the near fu
ture.
IIVTERFRATERNITY
DEBATE SCHEDULED
FOR FEBRUARY ETH
Whether Germany will Enter
League of Nations is
Question Chosen.
WOMEN SPEAKERS MAY
USE SIMILAR PROGRAM
Representatives Appointed to
Help Pick Negative and
Affirmative Teams.
Debate enthusiasm is fired up on tha
campus and from nil present, indications
forensics are going off with a hang on
Thursday evening, February IS.
The question and schedule for inter
fraternity debate was decided upon when
the fraternity representatives who arc
responsible for getting out an affirma
tive and a negative team from their
houses met with Herman land, head of
men's debate, and Robert \V. Prescott,
professor of public speaking, last Thurs
day. At that time tin- men voted al
most unanimour.ly in favor of the ques
tion, "Resolved, that the allies should
not admit (lermany to their league of na
tions until tiorman.v shall have made
restitution and reparation as provided
in the terms of pence."
Mon Adopt Scliodulo
The schedule adopted by the men is
m combination <if the elimination and tri
peroenta.ge programs. It eliminates Irnt
n few and keeps a maximum of the
teams in the winning up to the last. Each
house will have two debates on the
same evening, and at the end of the
ten debates now on program, four teams
will he eliminated and six will survive,
to compete at a second round which has
not been arranged definitely as yet, be
cause it has not beeni decided whether
or not the finals will he in the form of
a dual or t r,angular debate. The men’s
program dated for February 0 is ns fol
lows:
Phi Delta Theta, nff-, vs, Kappa Sig
ma, nag.
Kappa Sigma, nff., vs. Beta Theta Pi,
neg.
Beta Theta Pi, nff., vs. Alpha Tau Ome
ga. neg.
Alpha Tau Omega, nff., vs. Friendly
Hall, neg.
Friendly llaii, nff., vs. Sigma Chi,
neg.
Sigma Chi, nff., vs. Sigma Nu, neg.
Sigma Nu, nff., vs. Delta Tau Delta,
neg.
Delta Tau Delta, aff., vs. Oregon
Club, neg.
Oregon Club, aff., vs- Phi Gamma Del
tn, neg.
Phi Gamma Delta, nff., vs. Phi Del
ta Theta, neg.
Those who have been chosen to rep
resent their houses in getting out an af
firmative and a negative team are:
Harry Jamieson, Phi Delta Theta-,
Douglas Mt.dlarky, Sigma Chi; William
lichee, 1 'r ."iiilly Hall; Newton Estes,
Oregon Chilli; Steve .Mutthieus, Sigma
Nu; Herman laud, Phi Gamma Deltas
Forest Watson, Beta Theta Pi; Morti
mer Drown, Delta Tau Delta; Morris
.Morgan, Alpha Tan Omega; and John
Mnsterson, Kappa Sigma.
Women to Meet
The women representatives are to
have a meeting Monday at -1 o’clock in
Johnson Hall to decide just what steps
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NELLIS HAMLiN IN HARVARD
■.Enrolls at Old University After Discharge
From Camp Grant
Nellis Hamlin, a junior at the Univer
sity Inst year and a member of Alpha
Tau Omega fraternity, received his dis
charge from Camp Grant, Illinois, on
December 12, according to a letter re
ceived from him by Karl W. Out hank,
nnd is now registered at Harvard Uni
versity.
“I registered here at Harvard on Jau
unry 2, and am fairly well settled in my
work now,” he writes. ‘Met Wayne
Stater at a dance New Year’s Eve at
Simmons college in Boston. He is
rooming with Frank Scaife and both
are attendinx Harvard Medical School.'*