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Oregon Emerald VOL. 20 EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1919 NO. 60 1330 ENROLL AT OREGON Registration Breaks Records—20 Per Cent More Than in Fall Term With approximately IMHO students registered in the University up to date this term, the enrollment is already 20 per cent higher than it was when a record of 1110 was reached when the S. A. T. C. was here during the fall term, and it is continuing to increase. There are 37 freshman entering for the first game. Of these 21 are women and 10 are men. Thus far there are nine former students who are resum ing their work in the University. All of the men returning have been in some line of the service. An incomplete list of the students is as follows: Elmer Brenton, Paul Poster, Wilfred Jenkins, William Ralston, Harry Hargraves. Ar tie Paul and Mrs. Clytie Hall Pink. Mrs. Clara Cockerline is entering this term as a post-graduate. Among the students entering this term there are also two upper class women and three men entering as spe cials. Por the most part those 150 students who registered as specials in commerce at the beginning of college last fall have continued their work in the University and are now enrolled as regular students. This was duo to the fact that the course which was given in preparation of war emergency work continued into the niiddle of last term, at which time the war was over and there was no longer such an immediate demand for that line of work. Y. W. PLANS YEAR’S WORK Cabinet Personnel Announced, Commit tee Heads Named The new cabinet of the Y. W. C. A. for 1919-20 met and discussed their plans for the coining year at the Bun galow Wednesday afternoon. The per sonnel of the cabinet as .just announced is as follows: Officers of the Y. W.— President, Mabyl Weller; vice presi dent, Jeanette Moss; secretary, Lcta Kiddle; treasurer, Mary Moore. Chair man of the various divisions—Bible study, Alice Thurston; meetings, Ethel Wakefield; Bungalow, Lucile, Caswell; employment bureau, Ella Rawlings; finance, Evelyn Smith; conference, Es sie Maguire; association news, Florence Riddle; social service, Gladys Hollings worth; missions, Austred Mork. LAW PROFESSOR ARRIVES Lieutenant T. A. Larremore Assumes Duties as Instructor Thomas A. Larremore, newly ap pointed professor in the law school, ar rived at the University yesterday after noon from Washington, It. C., where he lias been engaged on the legal staff of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. He comes to the University highly rec ommended from Stanford University where he taught in the law school for one year. He loft Stanford University to enlist in the Army and served a year and a half as first lieutenant in the Sanitary Corps, working for the en forcement of laws against vice and liquor in the camps. Professor Larremore is a graduate of Yale University and the law school of Columbia University. While at Colum bia he was editor of the Columbia Law Journal, and is author of law ar ticles. He was coach of the glee club while an instructor at Stanford Uni versity. Conflict of laws, present domestic re lations, and business law are the classes that Professor Larremore will have charge of this term. TABLET WILL BE ERECTED Brouze Memorial Plate for President J. W. Johnson Has Been Ordered. A memorial tablet in honor of Pres blent John W. Johnson has been or dered by the board of regents of the University and is now being designed by the School of Architecture. The tablet is to be erected in the lobby of Johnson Hall and will be installed by commencement according to Karl W. Onthank. secretary to President Camp bell. Professor W. F. G. Thacher is word ing the inscription which will contain something of the life and work of President Johnson. The tablet will be of bronze and probably about 3 by 4 feet in size. The lettering also will be done iu the architecture department. ■ Twenty Rejections From Army Fail to Squelch Oregon Man Beginning as an officer in one army, being disqualified for service, enlisting as a private in another army and be ing rejected no less than 20 times for other branches of service, is the record of Lloyd Mayer, ex-'ll, who has just returned his questionnaire to the Uni versity. Mayer was commissioned as 2nd lieutenant of the cavalry, O. K. C., at the first training camp at the Presidio, and served in that capacity until Aug ust, 1017, when he was disqualified for active service because of defective vis ion and hearing. He then enlisted as a private in the Canadian Expedition ary Forces the following summer and served five months in the infantry at Montreal, Canada. He was discharged in January, 1019, and is at present in San Francisco. During the period of the war he was rejected no less than 20 times from service in various branches of the American, English and Canadian ar mies, which he tried to enter. His questionnaire gives no definite plans for the future but he states that it is improbable that he will return to the University. STATE ORATORS TO COME HERE Many Outside Delegates to be Uni versity Guests; Bishop Sumner to be a Judge The state oratorical contest held at the University of Oregon every eight years, will be held here Friday, April 11, in Villard hall. There will be ten delegates here from each of the nine schools represented, according to Ruth Graham, a senior in the University, who is president of the state associa tion. A committee composed of Herman Lind, chairman; Marie Badura, Helen McDonald, Alice Thurston and Forest Watson has been appointed by Herald White to work with Miss Graham in housing and entertaining the seventy delegates who will come from schools outside the city. The delegates will be entertained at the fraternity and sorority houses and at the other organizations on the cam pus. They will be met at the train by the members of the committee in charge and taken to the places of entertain ment assigned to them. On Friday af ternoon a business meeting will be held, and after the contest in the evening a banquet will be served, prob ably at Hendricks hall. A program of toasts has been arranged by Miss Gra ham, and a member of the University faculty will be asked to preside as toastmaster. The delegates to the association will be selected from each class, the school orator and the coach. The orator for the University of Oregon is Ralph Hoe ber, a sophomore, who entered from Reed college. Robert W. Prescott, pro fessor of public speaking, is coach. Bishop Sumner will be one of the judges. The other two have not been selected as yet. The members of the committee are meeting this afternoon to plan for the entertainment of the delgats. Students wishing to attend the ban quet Friday night, April 11, may do so by paying 50c and making reserva tions with Miss Graham. ANNUAL PROMISED EARLY Oregana’s Appearance Will be One of Junior Week End’s Joys The usual joys of Junior Week-End are to be considerably increased this spring* by the appearance of the Ore gana. One of the biggest features of the annual is its early appearance this year. To accomplish the book’s early ap pearance the staff has worked together faithfully and loyally, according to Adelaide Lake, editor, and it is through hearty co-operation that the book is now nearing completion. This year an effort has been made to eliminate all parts which did not seem essential, duo to financial diffi culties. Small place has been given to any matter which is not of the most interesting sort. One of the best parts of the publi- : eation is the cartoons. Wilbur flulin, j sophomore from Pomona College, who is | responsible for them, has made as big a success here as he did in California ' last year, say the editors. In an attempt to get back to the nor- ; mal working order of tilings, the mili tary idea has ‘not been played up, but; there are several new features which i have been planned as a surprise. BEN DORRIS PAYS VISIT Hero of Argonne, Wearer of Croix de Guerre, Slow in Learning of Glory Lieutenant Benjamin (“Ben1’) F. Dorris, arrived in Eugene Sunday night on a three months' sick leave to visit his mother, Mrs. Li. 1). Dorris, and his sister, Ruth, who works in the Regis trar’s office, and while here has been renewing old campus friendships. Lieutenant Dorris was wounded in the jaw by a sniper ’s Inillct while in ac tion in Belgium after having gone through 17 days’ hard fighting in the Argonne without a scratch. But lie says: “I am not complaining, for I did not get killed or disabled for life, and this, ” pointing to his swollen jaw, “will soon go down and the scars will disappear. I don't worry about the outside, although it is as yet i^ither un comfortable inside, with a broken jaw and some of my teeth knocked out.” He declares that the American doctors are wonderful and as good as the Eu ropean. Lieutenant Dorris is rather thin be cause he was unable to eat much dur ing his long stay in the hospital and many of his old friends did not at first recognize him because of his thinness and his swollen jaw. Overseas Six Months Lieutenant Dorris was overseas for six and a half months. He enlisted May 8, 11117 in the infantry and took his training at the first R. O. T. C. at San Francisco, where he was graduated as a second lieutenant. He was then as signed to the hist division, 362 in fantry and on July 1, 1918, was pro moted to first lieutenant. From Sep tember 15 to October 31 lie was battal ion adjutant, lie went through the Ar gonne- France- Belgium -American drive in Flanders and was wounded in the jaw on October 31, 1918. Although he has not received his dec orations he was given the Belgium Croix do Guerre. This came as a sur prise to Lieutenant Dorris when he ar rived in this country. He was visiting with an aunt and when she asked him where his badge was she had to bring out a newspaper clipping to show him that the honor had been awarded him by the Belgians. Saw Few Oregon Men 11 I saw very few Oregon men while in France,” said Lieutenant Dorris, although there were other University men in my division. We were kept too busy to take time to see one another. Neither did I get to see Paris.” Lieutenant Dorris graduated from the University in 1915 and was a mem ber of Phi (lamina Delta. DEAN MORTON IS HONORED Is Appointed On Council of National Society for Vocational Education 1). Walter Morton, dean of the school of commerce, lias been appointed one of the twelve members of the general council of the National Society for Vo cational Education to serve, for one year. The council consists of men and women from both educational and bus iness life, representing industry, agri culture, homemaking, organized labor, public welfare, and other interests. There are also on the council 24 other members, half appointed for two years and the others for three year terms. The duty of the general council is | to elect nine members of the executive cflniniittee and to consider matters of general policy. The council numbers among its members men and women who are leaders in their special field. Such names as Clarence Hicks, of the Standard Oil company; Charles R. Rich-' aids, director of Cooper Union, New York; E. E. MacNarv, of education and ! training section of the Emergency j Fleet Corporation, and Hugh Frayne, j of the American Federation of Labor. MORE TEACHERS WANTED Several Open Positions in Hands of Appointment Bureau The University Appointment Bureau has recently added several positions to the list of teaching posts offered for next year, according to Dr. II. D. Shel- i don, dean of the School of Education. Many of them are administrative posi tions, prineipalships and superinton-! dencies, involving experience in this line. Several requests have also been received for men fitted to coach ath letics in high schools. Teachers of com mercial subjects and the sciences also are in demand. BIRDS EAT FARMS’ FOES Value of Oregon Wild Life Is Illustrated in Lecture By W. L. Finley The value of birds to the state as in sert destroyers was told Wednesday by W. L. Finley, state biologist, who was speaker at the first assembly of the spring quarter. Mr. Finley illustrated his lecture by three reels of moving pictures taken in different parts of the state to illustrate the bird life in all parts of the state. “Song Birds as Citizens,” and “Shooting from a Blind” were the titles of the first two reels shown and the third dealt with general outdoor life in the state. The chickadee was introduced to the students of the University as the best of confidential friends and an excellent assistant about the garden. Being a friendly bird the chickadee’s acquaint ance is easily made, Mr. Finley said. He is the farmers’ friend, also, since ho eats his weight in ants, plant lice and other harmful insects. From an economic standpoint birds are of great importance since they check the insect pests. Birds do far more work in the destruction of insects than can be done by the farmer in spraying. “We can not spray the forests,” said Mr. Fin ley. 1'ortianamaKes ±sira mouses The city of Portland considers the housing of birds very important and has in the manual training departments of the public schools classes in which bird houses are made. The boys make the houses as does the woodpecker by hollowing out a log. They nail a top and bottom on the house and put it in the woods. In this manner interest in the bird life is stimulated us the boys invariably are interested in knowing what bird has "rented his house for a *j3ong.” There were many pictures of the slender billed nut hatch, who is known as the acrobat. ' He has no use for a front porch on his homo as lie prefers to hang by his toes from the roof. lie cats the insect eggs that are laid on the branches and the cut worms which are destructive to the garden. The flicker or wood pecker boros his own home in an old log. " Hiial Life is sometimes like human life," said Mr. lfinley. "They have difficulties at home as well as some people. These birds are always friend ly • but ready for a scrap." A picture of a fight where there were "knock outs’’ and "seconds" and the "excited audience" accompanied these remarks. The pictures of the wild birds have to be taken with great care, said Mr. Finley. A blind is built of green cloth and with branches. The camera is placed inside the blind and the "Camera man” has to wait with pa tience until a bird happens to pass. The pictures that were shown were taken on the banks of Malheur Lake. rfhe piod-billed grebe is a unique wild bird. Tire female builds her nest on the water on a platform of green chick weed which has the,appearance of Hand. She keeps the eggs covered in order that no one can harm them. The top of the nest looks like old pieces of water-soaked wood. When she became frightened by the click of the camera slie hastily covered up her nest and submerged. Kingfisher Too Is Useful The kingfisher is often looked upon as a detrimental bird but in reality it is not, according to the biologist. He eats only toads, lizzards, small snakes, grass hoppers and mice. If he ever eats fish it is only the undesirable ones such as cod and sucker. The screech owl lives on fish, grass hoppers, mice and rats. He sleeps in the day but is valuable as he is the guard of the night. The great horned owl has a stomaeh that works like a rapid suction pump. There were in teresting pictures showing one owl swallow two fish and two mice and then blink his eyes as much as to say "when do we eat again?" A mouse is to the young screech owl as ice cream is to the small bov, Mr. Finley said. EDUCATION CLUB TO MEET The Education club will meet at Hr. H. It. Sheldon’s home Thursday even ing. The Evening will be given over to reports on education by ('. A. Greg ory, professor of education, and by John ('. Alnfack, director of the Univer sity Extension Division. Canoes Tip; Heroes Brave Icy Waters to Rescue Theta Girls The first * * tip over” in the mill nice , lias been recorded as happening last Tuesday afternoon. No disunities were reported, other than a bill for the pressing of several suits of clothes. Four Theta freshmen went up the race in a era/.y old tippy canoe, one of the kind all punched full of holes that you rent from the boathouse. The girls were doubtful of the trip, and matters went from bad to worse, so when two youths appeared in a bright and whole canoe and gallantly offered to take two of the girls into their craft, the two girls to whom the invi tation was given, jumped at the chance, leaving their two sisters to manage as best they could. It was not very well. Fries rent the air and the two boys and two girls who had gone on ahead, rushed back to the rescue. And great was the heroism then shown by the male members of the party. The old boat had finally tipped over, leaving the two occupants standing on the bottom of the race. Both grabbed madly for some spring blossoms which were overhanging the race and Bar bara Sheppard reached shore, leaving Dorothy Munville to hang onto the twig. ” Hungry” Smith and Haiti more Hill” Smith then arrived on the scene and a rescue which deserves a Carnegie medal took place. Soon things began to happen down on the campus. One of the paddles which the girls were using had Harris Ellsworth's name on it. It floated down stream. George Shirley, who was just starting up, hurried a little, thinking he would rescue his friend. He soon passed a pillow and another pad dle, so imagine his disappointment when ho arrived too late to rescue | anyone. BERTHS OPEN Varsity and Frosh Squads Need More Men; Rinehart, Durno, “Jake” Bracht, McArthur Out. The varsity and frosh baseball squads ear out every night under the direction of Shy Huntington, but as yet the turnouts for baseball have been very small and Shy wants every man in school with any baseball ability to turn out for either the varsity or frosh team. The varsity prospects were brightened considerably the other day when Bill Rinehart turned out in a suit. Bill performed on the frosh team two years ago and showed wonderful pros ports. The pitching staff which Shy is making a special effort to develop promises a surprise for the baseball followers. Bracht, Durno, McArthur and Francis Jacobberger are all trying out for varsity pitchers but none of these men has had very much expert once. Durno used to pitch for Silver ton high school and kiddie intends to try for a regular berth. Johnny Bracht, who is among the most prom ising of aspirants, is showing tots of i speed but lacks development. In the frosh squad there are a mini j her of men, who won considerable rep ; utation in prep school, in fact the frosh material looks very good blit the first year men are not turning out for the team as they should. Columbia fur nishes two good men in “Vine” Jacob berger and Bill Collins, who has just entered school. Y. M. HEARS PRESIDENT | Association Work Necossary, Says P. L. Campbell. After the cabinet meeting Wednes day night, President Campbell made a short talk to the members of the V. M. C. A. President Campbell assured the men that even though the attendance at the V. M. C. A. meetings was small those present would get a great deal of good from this work. President Camp bell’s talk took up the different phases of Cniversity life and the place and importance of the V. M. C. A. lie praised the work that the Y. M. has been doing in this school for the past several years. The standards of flic University are better than every before in the history of the school. President Campbell said. NEW EXTENSION COURSES Electricity is a new course which is’ being offered through correspondence by the Cniversity extension division. I This course, which is offered in eo - ' operation with the Journal of Electric ity of California. Other new courses offered here, are Foreign Trade and I Ocean Traffic and Transportation; ! Commercial Spanish and Business Cor- j respondence. SPORT NEAR PEACE BASIS Oregon Has Full Schedule in Track and Eight Games of Basketball Schedule of Spring Athletics for Oregon. TRACK April 12 - - Columbia University Meet in Portland. May !> -O. A. C.-Oregon Meet in Eugene. May 10 . State Interseholastic Track Meet at Eugene. May 17 University of Washing ton Oregon Meet at Eugene. May 21 Northwest Conference Meet at Pullman. May .".1 Pacific Coast Conference Meet at Seattle. BASEBALL April 2S-29 —O, A. C.-Oregon, at Eugene. May 7-8 -University of Washing ton-Oregon, at Eugene. May 10-17- O. A. C.-Oregon, at Corvallis. The University of California will also he played on their trip north. Pates not secured. TENNIS' May 24 -University of Washing ton Oregon, at Eugene. Tennis matches will also be ar ranged between Oregon and Willam ette and O. A. C. By Alexander (!. Brown. The University is fast roturniug to its pre-war status and in athletics this return is to be especially noted. A glance at the schedule of spring sports will show that once again the Univer sity is to take its old placo among the colleges of tin’ northwest and the Pa cific- Coast and there will he some event on the Oregon campus every week-end. Junior Week-kind will he the hig event and the state interscholastic track championship meet will be held again, after having been cancelled for two years. la track Oregon lias an especially hard schedule. The season opens on April lit, which is a week from Satur day, at which time Coach “Bill” Hay-” ward will send a team to the Colum bia University meet in Portland. Two weeks of exceptionally hard work will he put in by the men in preparation for this event. On May !), which is during Junior Wceh I',’nd, Oregon and O. A. U. will engage in a dual meet. Having the Aggies here for a contest during junior week-end is a great event, as not only the present students but the old “grads” who return for the season are always glad to witness a contest between the two schools. During the season there will he three meets in Eu gene which gives the students a grand opportunity to see the squad in action. Preppers to be Here The revival of the state interscholas tic meet this year is one of the best signs that the college is returning to normal conditions. The “preppers” will he here this year on May 10, and the meet should prove a banner attrac tion. The tournament will he under the supervision of “Bill” Hayward, who has established a reputation for his ability to run off the events and get them all staged in a satisfactory manner. The arrangement of the de tails of the tournament are being di rected by Dean II. Walker, gaduate manager, who so successfully handled the state basketball tournament last month. Walker is getting out a circu lar letter, which will be sent to the coaches of the state, in which he is explaining the details of* tin; meet and is asking for suggestions. flic Northwest Conference has ruled that no college can hold a meet of the state high schools and pay the trans portation of those taking part. There fore it becomes necessary to find some manner in which to pay for at least part of the expenses of the teams en tered. Walker expects that he will have answers from the majority of tho coaches bv the end of next week and will then perfect the organization which will handle the affair. Title Meet May 24 Tiie last two track meets will be the crowning events of the season. On May 24 the Northwest Conference title will be decided at Pullman and the following week end will see the staging of the Pacific Coa t Conference meet at Seattle. Oregon will have some (Continued on Page Three)