OREGON EMERALD i Official student body paper of the j University of Oregon, published every j Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the ! ‘college year by the Associated Students, j Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, .is second class matter. Subscription rates $1.25 per year. EDITORIAL STAFF DOUGLAS MULLARKY .EDITOR Helen Brent#n .Associate Elizabeth Aumiller .Associate Dorothy Duniway .News Editor j Erma Zimmerman,Assistant Nows Editor • Leith Abbott .Make-Up Adelaide J^ike .Women’s Editor j Nell Warwick.Society; Pierce Cumings.Features Alexander (i. Drown.Sports Bess Colman.Dramatics Reporters. Helen McDonald, Louise Davis, Fran ces Cardwell, Dorothy Cox, Elva Bagley, Frances Stiles, Stella Sullivan, Velma Rupert, Helen Manning, Lewis Niven, Raymond Lawrence, Wanna McKinney, Forest Watson, Lyle Bryson, Sterling I’atterson, Mary Ellen Bailey, Eugene Kelty and William Bolger. BUSINESS STAFF HARRIS ELLSWORTH ...MANAGER Elston Ireland.Circulation Catherine Dobie .Collections ASSISTANTS Warren Kays Margaret Biddle Virgil Meador Dorothy Dixon. News and Business Phone 055. THE COLONIAL ASSEMBLY TLiu Colonial Assembly scheduled for Johnson Hull February '-'2, which cele brates Washington’s birthday, has been moat carefully planned, and should draw a large audience. The entire program for the occasion, which includes eighteenth century cos tumes, is very fitting to the date as well as the minuets, tableaux and musin'. The production promises to be artistic throughout and will be worth seeing. The University shows a patriotic spirit in remembering this date. At the same time it was a matter of comment that, at the regular student assembly which fell on February 12 that no mention was made in any way of the birthday of that well loved great American, Abraham IJncoln. It is impossible to look Titiek In Ameri can history and see the one and not the other. The striking figure and the stul wnrt character, and the outstanding strength of “Old Abe” holds the respect and honor of every American. It is unaccountable the University should have so completely overlooked any recognition service commemorating the hero-president of the < ivil War. It is very evident that Oregon will not overlook celebrating the birthday of the “father of the country." IT. B, HAYWARD’S T HACK PROBLEM For the first time in the years that ■'Bill’’ Huy ward has been turning out winning track teams for Oregon and nationally known athletes, he will this year have to resort to the publication of a list of sum in the University who would make good on the track if they were to come out. The move is neces sary llayward says, in order to get sufti.ient material out to give Oregon a reasonable chance to uphold her record of former years in the Northwest conference, fio fur the men have not volunteered. It is a sad commentary ou the student j spirit of Oregon tbut such a list is i necessary. Oregon has gone through ] the trying period of the war, produce, n winning football team, lia* the best basketball team she has produced In reoeui years, and u> to this time shown every evidence that the Oregon Spirit was not to be lost while her older stu dents were in the service. Now, at the very time when it is thought the Uni versity should be getting back on the old basis with the old fight, it is apparent that the men in the University are weakening. It is no small honor to wear an Ore gon letter. On Hayward's list will be the names of men who have an opportun ity to make their letters if they will come out for Oregon. With the chance to help the University this spring, and to get track coaching under a man of the ability of ‘•Bill” Hayward, should be suf ficient inducement to Oregon men that no list would be necessary. However, it must be admitted the lint is coming. Its publication should be at least suf ficient. Hayward’s further proposal for the publication of a ‘‘blacklist” consisting of the names of those men on the first list who do not get into track suits or give reasonable excuse should not he necessary. EUTAXIAN TAKES IN EIGHT Literary Society Also Names Officers; Luoeil Morrow President. Eight. now members wore initiated at th(> meeting of the Eutaxion literary so ciety Tuesday evening, and an interest ing program was heard. Election of officers was held for the rest of the yea r. I.uceil Morrow spoke on "Reconstruc tion and Scientific Surgical ^Work.” She told of the attitude the government wants us to tnke towards the wounded soldiers that are returning to this coun try, and of the provision the government has taken for them. She said that at the end of the Civil war muybe the wounded soldiers received a pension and maybe they did not. Now every wounded soldlc| will be kept in the army and cared for in the army hos pitals until lie is able to provide for! himself. Helen McDonald read a paper by Ellen Condon McCoruaek concerning the first yei^r of the University of Oregon and of tlio Eutnxian literary society. Irva Smith read an article on the wound ed soldiers of America and “Flcurette” by Robert Service, The following officers were elected: l.iM'il Morrow, president; Katherine Johnson, vice president; Mabyl Weller, treasurer; Marie Badura, secretary, and Irva Smith, sergeant at arms. The new members initiated wore Grace Kuopp, Mac liallock, Margaret Thompson, Lu cllc Evans, Mary lleggart, Anna Shea, Dorothy I’arsonN aud Eve Hutchinson. DR.CASWElL WRITES PAPER Compietos Article on Heat Transference Property of Electricity. Dr. A. E. Caswell, of the physics de partment, has just completed a paper dealing with the transmission of elec tricity end lieut through metals by elec trons ami with the theory of thermo el eetricdty. The latter subject includes such phe nomena ns the absorption or emission of heat at the surface of conflict of two metals when an electric cur rent flows from one to the other and the related phenomena that when an electric cur rent flows through an unequally heated metal bar or wire, heat is either carried tilth the current or moves against it, depending upon the metal concerned. This paper is in the nature of an am plification of the existing theories, and according to Dr. W l*. Itoyoton. head of the physics department, and Dr. Caswell, it marks .1 distinct advance in the elec tron theories o fthese subjects. The former theories showed that these phe nomena were to be expected but were failures from the quantitative stumlpoint. The no ,v theory, however, satisfacto rily account* for practically of the phe nomena both qualitatively and qanintlta tively. In the ease of those topics which were least well explained before, the new theory «gives reanarakablv well with the ex-pertinents. IV Caswell began experimental work on these subjects more than nine years ago and is quite familiar with this branch of physics. He is planning to be gin a series of calculations in which he will deduce certain physical constants charset eristic of each of the metals ac ordii g to the new theory This pa p. • together with the one above nten (•<>! -A. trill probably npiwair in the Phys ic Review some rime next summer. Wallace's Gigar Store. S(M Willamette. Complete line Cigars aud Cigarettes, tf . LEECH SPEAKS Dll SOCIAL SERVICE Eugene Minister Tells Y. W. C. A. of Great Opportunity in College Life. | “Satellites” was the tooic on which Reverend D. H. Leech, pastor of the , Methodist Episcopal church of Eugene, | spoke to the meeting of the Y, W. C\ A at the Bungalow, Thursday afternoon at 5:00 o’clock, in which he explained the relation of a bright star to its surround ing satellites. “We are nearly all satellites,” he said. “’Most of us revolve around a bright star.” In speaking of satellites among people, Mr. Leech said there were two kinds, the “leaners” and the “lift ers.” The “leaners” just “go along,” he said, but the “liftters” reflect the light of others and make use of it Illustrates Bible Story All through his talk, Mr. Leech called the girls’ attention to the story of Lot in the Bible. He compared some of the people of today to Lot, who was always content to follow his grand old uncle, Abraham. He said that he was a para site, always lending a soft life and never aiding his unde. He never stood out alone, and when the time came when he was compelled to leave his uncle, he chose to lead an easy life in the city of Sodom. Mr. Leech said that there were many people today who are just like the Lot of Bible times. They are content to follow, and when the time comes to de cide, ferny do the easy thing. The speak er pointed out the value of doing some thing more in addition to all the routine things which nre done. He emphasized the value of the "then some,” saying that therein lay the real service for mankind. Colloje Opportunity for Sorvice In college 1b the time for the young person to step out for himself, Mr. Leech declared, and take responsibility. “Here is your greatest opportunity for social service,” ho said. “Make it worth while. There is no one who can not guide some one.” Ho urged that no one be a “dead weight,” lmt be ft “lifter for comrade and classmate. I)o all you are paid to do, and then some.” Mr. Leedh also compared oHtir lives tx> the sun dial, which had the inscription under it, “I record only hours of sun shine.” But, he said, in our lives, that is not enough. If wo are to reflect light, wo must keep our faces bright and our hearts pure. lie said, “The most p> ecious gem you possess is your soul, and the greatest light you ever shod is the one shiuinig from a glowing soul Keep under the Great Light and your reflection will he pure.” Holnn Watts, a sophhonvoro, gave a vooal selection during the meeting. McKEY WINS (JIM I WO rUIN 15 Moot Court Decides Pockotbook Case; llucing Suit Noxt Week. Miles MeKey, attorney for the plain tiff, won the verdict over liis opponent. It, (J. Matson, attorney for the defend ant, in the ouse of Smith vs- Brown, the third ease to come before the moot court which meets on Thursday evenings in the law library. The law students present, after hear ing the ease, decided in favor of Attor ney McKe.v, who argued that the finder of lost goods owes a degree of outre of the goods to the owner. .V sealed ballot taken showed that Attorney MoKej also presented the better argument. Gordon S, Wells noted as chief justice, and Lyle, MoCroskey clerk of court. The facts in the case were: Smith dropped his pocketbook on the street. It was picked up by Brown, who in tended to return it to him. Brown put the pocketbook in his right hand coat )>r this ♦ ♦ year's Oregana read incorrectly. ♦ ♦ The first deposit is oue tWl&r, and ♦ ♦ this receipt together with two do!- ♦ ♦ iatw, instead of one, entities the ♦ ♦ holder to the hook. + ♦ JACK lM'NTHTRE 4• Says Malheur Lake District Should be Ceded to Government. It will be one of the greatest mis takes possible if the famous Malheur Lake reservation, Oregon’s wild bird home, is not ceded to the government for jurisdiction, in this session of the state legislature, according to Dr. John F. Bovard, instructor in zoology. Such a measure is now before the body and was recommended to it by Governor Witbyeombe. “Malheur lake is one of the best known of the wild birds' resorts and was created a federal wild bird reservation by a proclamation of Theodore Roose velt when he was president.” said Dr. Bovard. “It is a fine nesting place of the fowls of this region and especially of wild ducks. The destroying of this would mean the extermination of a great many of these birds. "Not only for hunting reasons, but also for economic reasons, the draining of this swampy land in eastern Oregon would be a mistake. The birds are of great help to the agricultural interests in destroying insects and pests harmful to crops. If these birds have their breed ing places taken away from them it will cost the government large sums of money to do their work. “A precedent for such a thing is not lacking. 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