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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1919)
OREGON EMERALD Official student . body paper of the University of Oregon, published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the college year by the Associated Students. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, us second class matter. Subscription rates $1.25 per year. EDITORIAL STAFF DOUGLAS MULLARKY.EDITOR Helen Brenton .Associate Elizabeth Auiniller .Associate Dorothy Duniway.City Editor Erma Zimmerman, Assistant City Editor Leith Abbott .Make-Up Adelaide Lake .Women’s Editor Helen Manning.Society Bierce Curuings ..Features Alexander G. Brown.Sports Bess Colman.Dramatics Reporters. Helen McDonald, Louise Davie, Fran ces Cardwell, Dorothy Cox, Elva Bagley, Frances .Stiles, Stellu Sullivan, Velma Rupert, Lewis Nevin, Raymond Luw rence, Wanna McKinney, Forest Watson, Lyle Bryson and Sterling Patterson. BUSINESS STAFF HARRIS ELLSWORTH ...MANAGER Elston Irelund.Circulation Catherine Dobie .Collections ASSISTANTS Warren Kays Margaret Biddle Virgil Meador Dorothy Dixon. News und Business Phone (155. ATTENDANCE AT ASSEMBLIES. For yen res through the files of The /Draertild runs si series of appeuls to the students of the University and particu larly to the freshman class for attend ance at the Wednesday morning assembly of the A. S. U. O. Attendance at the assemblies this quarter indicates that the appeal is needed again, and that as far as permanent good to the student body, the former appeals have failed. Yet Oregon has brought to the campus many prominent authorities and brilliant speakers of national reputation in all lines in which the Oregon student, is in terested through his studies at the Uni $ versify- More of this typo of men and women are to come to Oregon this year. These men and women offer students Information and an outlook upon their different lines of work vitally necessary to a successful college course. Always it has been urged that the student body of Oregon is democratic and that nil stu •lents should for the good of the Univer sity attend the assemblies as they are tile only place where all tile students get together, it is evident, however, that there is a selfish self-interest in attend in' student assemblies which present men and women who can be heard in no other place and who add so much to the stu dents’ pursuit of a college education. The freshman rule should he enforced. The first year men and women can then learn for themselves tin* value of the high type of student assemblies Oregon lias been having for the Inst few years. Upperclassmen should know by this time if they are real Oregon men and women. No rule for their attendance tins ever been necessary, should not ho now. And when the students are in assem bly, it was suggested before the student council last week, it is no particular mark of the college man and woman to •oinerse with neighbors in the assembly while the speaker is talking. The prae tiee of some freshmen in trying to play fire drill at the end of the hour and beat the women out in it. was also condemned by the council ns a little careless on the part of the freshmen in that they are counted college men. A BASK FTHALL OPPOHftlNITY The Oregon varsity basketball tram this m'a!- it lia■- a it trarii and a heavy schedule to it!a\ iu the northwest eou ferenee. Four games are sebeduled for this we. k. and at le ast one game a week until March V This is a better aud heavier schedule of games than Oregon has had since, three years ago, the experiment of with drawal from inter-collegiate was tried and found unsatisfactory. During that period on non-participation in basket ball with other leading universities of tja/ coast, Oregon lost much of her ability through the fact that an entire new team must be built up with no old men to build j around. To this handicap was added the war and the consequent “floating” stu dent body of the past two years. As a re sult Oregon has not been equal to her former standing in the basketball floors of the coast and northwest conferences. Now, with some men of former experi ence at Oregon on the squad, a good schedule, Oregon has an opportunity to regain her standing in this sport. That Oregon students are alive to this fact and will try to put it across, was evi denced Inst Friday afternoon when an exceptional basketball crowd filled the gymnasium at the close of the biggest basketball rally Oregon has seen for years. But the Oregn student duty is not ended. It will be necessary to keep up the same interest through the varsity’s big schedule if Oregon is to earn her former place in basketball. WOMENS BASKETBALL Oil Thursday ernninig the final Tff the women's series far the basketball cham pionship will be played in the men’s ■gym More than usual interest attache* to this event, because it is to determine the winner of the Hayward cup for this year. The seniors who contest with the freshmen have announced their stern determination to carry off for a fourth time the trophy which has the numerals '10 engraved on it t.breo consecutive times already. The freshmen, who have been showing up remarkably well, promise the seniors a good fight and have their own ideas as to the outcome of the game. The women’s game deserves the snip port. of the students, first for its own sake and second! because the proceeds of the game will apply on the woman’s building fund. A request comes from the gymna sium department that the rooting at the game be confined to cheering for the teams and other organized rooting. In dividual onoouragememit. for the benefit of the players ^is not desired. The sale of tickets is progressing rap idly and a good crowd is expected. HI BIOLOGY TO BE NEW COURSE Beginning Classes in Botany and Zoology will be Combined. A new course In general biology is going to be offered next year which will be an introduction to botany 1 and to ology la. It will take the place of two introductory courses offered this year, iu those courses, and will combine the. work of the two. There will be three lectures a week, which will be given by Fryf. A. It. Sweet ser, bead of (he botany department, ami one laboratory, t,> be conducted by both the botany ami zoology assistants. The work iu the first term of botany and of zoology has been duplication to a considerable extent, in the opinion of . Prof. Sweetscr, aud is because of this, thuA they are to be combined. The course wiU combine the principles of plaut biology and animal zoology. It will . be a study of the cell, its structure, func tion and relation to heredity, and an in- I vestigition of life processes as exempli fied in a few typical idants aud animals. GREGORY TO LECTURE IN STATE Professor C. A. Gregory, of the school j of education, loft Monday on an extension i trip to visit the schools of Gresham, ltov- j orton, St, 11.>!ens and Rainier. Friday he will go to Hood Hirer where ho will visit the high school. In the afternoon and evening he will lecture at a community institute at lMnevill®. J. C. ALMAC IN SALEM >hn 0. Almac, director of the Pnt \ > itv extension divialou, went to Salem today on an extension trip. He is visit ing the schools in the capital city and vicinity today and tomorrow. One Ford, Two Betas, Two Thetas Pins One Heavy Villain, Equal— Subtraction of Gasoline Lessens Flivver’s Speed and Adds to Mystery—Reward Offered for Solution. This is the sad tale of two Betas, one a well known senior, and two Thetas. It is replete with tragedy, thrilling events i and gallant acts of self-sacrifice- The dramatis personae consist of two hero ines, two Fords, four heroes, one pair at pliers and a dyed-in-the-wool villain. The time was Sunday night at 10:15. The first scene is laid at tine Peter Pan. The two Thetas were looking apprehen sively at the clock, which was slowly winding its way toward 10:30. Their apprehensive glances were reassuringly answered by the Betas with hearty as sertions that theirs was a speedy Ford. Alas, they did not see the villain, who was at that very moment hiding behind the soda fountain. The climax Of this tragedy coxnes in the inext scene. It is ten minutes later. The “speedy Ford” is burning up the highway at a lively rate, when of a sud den it coughs, rears up on its heels, and refuses to go further. "D-n,” murmured the prominent Beta between his teeth, so low that it could .nioit. he heard for more than three blocks. “Ob, dear,” whispered the Thetas in such a gentle tone that a man a 'block i_ _ and a half away jumped behind a tree and threw up his hands. “Out of gas,” grated the two Betas in concert. “I don't see bow it could happen,” apologized the senior. “ I know I filled it up this morning.” Exit the two Betas, rushing toward the nearest garage in search of gaso line. Three minutes elapse. A cyclone breezes up the street, stopping in £ metallic jam/g beside the Beta Ford. It is another Ford, and contains the other two heroes, two Phi Dolts- Quick ex planations follow, and in minus time, the two Thetas are in the second'Ford, speeding toward home n.nd next week end dates. They arrive safely at one second before 10:30. Profuse^ thanks to the Phis follow. Back at the deserted Ford, things are happening. The gleeful villain -comes out from behind the tree. Quickly he dives underneath the car and turns on the gasoline. Leaving a stream/'of hcuokies in his wake, he glides into the darkness, just as the two Betas return, alarmed §t seeing the car empty. The puzzle is: Who is the prominent Beta senior, a,nd who is the villain? Answers to tille latter should be turned in at the Beta hoaice. The correct guesser wall receive two pretzels. SUMMER SESSION FACULTY APPOINTEE! Few Vacancies Still to be Filled; Special Work in Physical Training. The list of the faculty members to teach during the summer session of the University is now decided upon, according to an announcement made hy Dr. H. D* Sheldon, acting dean of the summer school. With tho exception of a few ap pointments yet to be made the list is as follows: Instructors in the department of Biology will be Dr. ,T. F. Bovard, professor of zoology and A. It. Sweetser, professor of botany; depart ment of chemistry; Dr. F. L. Shinn and I’rofessor O. F. Stafford, department of physics; Dr. W. 1’. Boynton and Profes sor A. E. Caswell. Either Dr. W. D. Smith or Professor E. E. Packard will h^ye charge of the classes in geology. Professor E. IT. peCou and an assist ant instructor, yet to he appointed, will have charge of the department of math ematics. I>r, E. S. Bates, professor of rhetoric and American literature, and Professor W. E. (!. Timelier, will have charge of the teaching of English and rhetoric. George Turnbull, professor of journalism, will have charge of the work in the school of journalism. Dr. Timothy Cloran. professor of Ro mance languages, will teach the classes in French. Dr. F. G. G. Schmidt, professor of German language and literature, will have charge of the classes in German. An instructor for Spanish has not yet been secured. Dr. R. C. Clark and an instructor, yet to ho appointed, will teach the history classes, and Dr. ,1. 11. Gilbert and Pro fessor F. G. Young, economics and so ciology. Psychology classes will be taiycht by either Dr. F. S. Conklin or Dr. R. II. Wheeler. Professor A. C. Gregory. G. M. Rueh and T. II. Cole, assistant superin tendent of the Seattle schools, will teach the classes in education. Dean Walker will have charge of men's physical training, and classes in athletic coaching. Miss Mabel Louise Cummings, director of the women’s gymnasium, and Miss Catherine Winslow will havo charge of physical training for women. Due to the strong public interest in physical training special work in physical training and gymnastics will he offered during the summer session, according to Dr. Sheldon. Plans for courses as they are to bo offered are not yet made. OR. MILNE MEETS CLASSES Pr \V. F. Milne, tlie new professor of mathematics. met his clashes Monday for the first time. He is giving courses in ad vanced algebra, plane trigonometry. an alytical geometry. and beginning calenlns. Professor Milne is living with his family it 1 Sf!C Kincaid street. Hotel Osbtirn CT.EAN’TVO and PPFS STVC, Special prices always made to T . of O. Students. Where service and quality Count. ALL MEN’S HOUSES CHOOSE (Continued from Page 1.) Theodora Stoppenbach, Helen Manning; Hendricks Hall— Wanda Daggert, Elaine Cooper, Alys Sutton, Laura Montes, Mabel Black, Ethel Wakefield, four to compose the team and two for alternates, coach, Dr. B. S. Bates. “Things are going fine,” said Herman Lind. “Every house is going into the de bate. I have been talking with the fellows and they are all enthusiastic in their work. “The library sees debaters hunting up material every day,” according to Helen | Brenton, “and the staff is kept busy helping look up arguments. Every or ganization on the campus is working, some of them holding tryouts. The girls of the Oregon Club team have scheduled a series of conferences with their coach.” Girls Alter Schedule. The girls have made out a new sched ule and will have the double debates and not the single as stated before. The schedule is: Affirmative Negative Kappa Alpha Theta vs. Pi Beta Phi Chi (Jhnegn vs. Alpha Phi. Hendricks Hall vs. Delta Gamma Delta Delta Delta vs. Oregon Club. Gamma Plii Beta vs Kappa Kappa O. Kappa Kappa O. vs. Kappa Alph T. Delta Gamma vs. Gamma Fhi Beta. Oregon Club vs Chi Omega. Alpha Phi vs. Delta Delta Delta. Pi Beta Phi vs. Hendricks Hall. No judges for the debates have been selected ns yet and according to Prof. Tl. W. Prescott, this is an important matter which is being neglected. “It is important.” he states, “that these teams get together and choose their judges before all the faculty people have made other engagements for that evening. The first of the series, February 6, 7:f>0. is ' not far off and the teams should be look- ■ ing into the matter of judges.” Men’s Question Interpreted. Professor Prescott also gives an inter pretation of the question the men are to debate. “The question as stated is: Resolved, That the Allies should not admit Ger many to their league of nations until Germany shall have made restitution and reparation ns provided in the terms of. peace. “The question takes for granted that : the Allies will put through some kind of n‘ league; also that there will be a| bil If or damages which Germany will be called upon to pay. . “The question does not necessarily mean that Germany shall be admitted to the league ns soon as she shall have1 liquidated this bill for damages. This is but one of many conditions that might be made prerequisite to her admission. For example. Germany might satisfy ap proved claims for reparation and still, through unrepentance or through doni- * Ination by autocratic or Bolshevik ele- I moots, fail to demonstrate fitness for , membership in a society of nations pledg ed to justice and to peaceful settlements ! of disputes. “Tile question, then, restated, is: Re- > solved. That one condition to Germany’s ; admission to the league of nations should be the liquidation of that part of her debt to the allies which arises out of approved claims for reparation and res titution.” Professors Prescott, Gilbert and Crockatt will be Judges. A tryout for the University represent ative in the annual intercollegiate ora torical contest will be held at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, January 29 in Dean John Straub’s room, according to an announcement made by R. W. Pres cott, professor of public speaking. Two contestants, Norris Jones of Ra ker and Ralph Hoeber of Portland hand ed in their names yesterday to Professor Prescott. The contest will be held at the Uni versity Friday, March 14. The last con test on the campus was held eight years ago, and was won by Carlton Sphncer, who graduated in 1913. Judges for the tryout will be Professor Prescott, Professor Peter Crockatt and Dr. .T. II. Gilbert. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ PI BETA PHI ♦ ♦ announces the pledging of ♦ ♦ RACHEL PARKER ♦ ♦ of Marshfield. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ » Wallace’s Cigar Store, 804 Willamette. Complete line Cigars and Cigarettes, tf S. C. Rankin. Millinery, 7th Ave. W. FOX TROT your way to ALEXANDER’S Dancing School Over the Oregon Theater. Learn the Tickle Toe, National, Jazz and Pershing Trots. All the new one-step; Stars and Stripes Waltz and the Camou flage. Good music; class for begin ners every Thursday, 8:30 P. M. Private lessons any time. Call at School or Phone Hotel Os burn. Now is your opportunity. Be come a real dancer through Al exander’s method of teaching —Success is easily attained. 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