Oregon Emerald
Official student body paper of the
University of Oregon, published every j
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the
college year by the Associated Students.
Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, j
Oregon, as second class matter._
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Helen Brenton .Editor
Elizabeth Aumiller .Associate |
James Sheehy .Associate
Dorothy Duniway .News Editor
Erma Zimmerman.As^t. News Editor
Leith Abbott ..Make-Up
Helen McDonald .Women’s Editor
Nell Warwick .Society
Alexander G. Brown .Sports
Bess Oolman .Dramatics
Elizabeth Aumiller .Proof
Frances Blurock . Proof
Reporters
Helen Manning, Adelaide Lake, Louise j
Davis, Francis Cardwell, Dorothy
Cox, Elva Bagley, Frances Stiles,
Stella Sullivan, Velma Rupert, Ray
mond Lawenee, Wanna McKinney,
Lyle Bryson. Sterling Patterson, Mary
Ellen Bailey, Eugene Kelty, William
Bolger, Harry A. Smith, Stanley Eis
man, Eleanor Spall and Genevieve
Haven.
BUSINESS STAFF
Harris Ellsworth .Manager
Elston Ireland .Circulation
Catherine Dobie .Collection®
ASSISTANTS
Warren Kays, Dorothy Dixon, Virgil
Meador, Lee Hulbort, Ogden Johnson,
Larry Grey.
News and Business Phono C55.
TAG DAY AGAIN
Tag day will arrive once moro on
the campus next Monday. There is no
denying the fact the University of
Oregon students have been begged,
coerced and even more strongly urged
to buy tags and to contribute to vari
ous funds during the college year just
passed. But again there is no denying
the fact that each tag—each contribu
tion has represented some real and
worthy need either for the whole coun
try or for the University.
And this last tag day to make it,
possible to bring the high school stu
dents of the state hero for Junior
Week end is no less so just because it
is coining after we have met other
demands and are inclined to resent
any further requests for funds. The
need is here Oregon must bo able to
bring high school students here if
nIio would hope to make nearly as
good a showing as O. A. 0. And thej
Aggies have raised a fund of $1,000 j
for this very purpose. The need is
evident. We must meet it and with ;
out grumbling.
SENIOR CUSTOMS
There are only a few more weeks of j
the University year and with the Uni
varsity getting hark to the old tra j
ditions and standards of before the
war, the enmpns has been watching
for the renppenranee of one old custom I
that has been abandoned for a year
or so. And that is the traditional I
wearing of raps and gowns by seniors
at tin' weekly Wednesday assemblies.
This custom has been an old one and
it carries with it a certain dignity and
senetimeut that should not be dis
carded t houghtlessl v.
Traditions both those of classes and
the ■ of the whole University are
som of the things which make Ore
gon dear to the hearts of her graduates
and fouier students. And Oregon
always has been rich in traditions and
custom. Why not cherish every one
of these old established traditions and
pass them on to future Oregon stu
dents f
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION
To The Kdito: Spring has come and
with it's coming we have the iuclina
tion to slow up Spring fever it 0
sometimes called and every student,
ami perhaps soon of the professors,
is more or less unit- the spell of this
peculiar affliction. It there any rent
edy ? Perhaps not, but there is one
thing that suggests itself to tin writer
tliat may serve to make this ailment
less disastrous.
Why not have the men attending
classes coatless? Now we will agree
that this is not conventional but it
is comfortable. Stanford and other
colleges have this custom during the'
spring months and their is no reason
Colonel Baird Considering Plan
of Sending to National
Match, in August
In accordance with a communication
from the director of civilian marks
manship of the war department, which
was received at It. O. T. C. headquar
ters Monday, Lieutenant Colonel B. C.
Baird, commandant, said yesterday
that he is considering a plan of raising
funds to organize and send a team from
members of 'the E. O. T. C. to compete
in the National Match for 1919, which
will be held at the Navy Rifle Eange,
Caldwell, New Jersey, in August. The
military department would like to send
15 boys East.
Contesting teams are divided into
four groups, United States Service
teams, National Guard teamS, School
or college teams, and civilian teams
Four trophies are provided, one tc
the winning team in each group. 01
these teams, the National trophy goes
to the team with the highest score
the Hilton trophy to the second, the
Bronze Soldier of Marathon to the
third, and a new trophy lately provided
by Congress will be awarded to the
fourth.
“It is desired,” the communication
from the war department states, “tlial
this year, each state be represented
by at least one state team, one national
guard team and that in addition, each
university, college or high school, es
peeially those with military features
and those having units of the E. O
T. C., bo represented. It is suggested
that funds for travel expenses and
subsistence at the rango bo raised bj
subscription, by some special enter
prise, or by appropriations from tlu
athletic funds. Subsistence will b«
furnished at the actual cost of food
in the regular Navy mess or at a
number of different restaurants ol
different grades and at corresponding
prices. ’ ’
special instruction Available
Arrangements will bo made to givt
special instruction to the team from
the University of Oregon if one is
organized. It is desired to enroll as
members of this team, cadets of R. O
T. ('. or other students in the Univor
sity who have had some experience
with target practice with the army
rifle. All those desiring to boeome
prospective members are asked to sec
Colonel Unird. Rifles and ammunition
for the R. (). T. 0. are expected in the
near future. There will be ample
opportunity for practice prior to at
tending this contest.
SING A SONG OF SAVINGS STAMPS
Sing a song of Savings Stamps,
The cost of living’s high,
Rut have you counted all the things
These Savings Stamps will buy?
They help to take that summer trip
Or buy some fussy clothes.
Row many things they’ll help to get
(loudness only knows!
18 SENIORS ADD NAMES
More Upper Classmen Petitioning For
Graduation This Juno
eighteen new names have been ad
ded to the list of seniors petitioning
for graduation this dune. These stu
dents with their home towns and major
subjects are as follows:
Charlotte Ranfield, Portland, public
speaking; Crestou Maddock, lleppner,
history; Leila Marsh, Eugene, physi
cal education; Stephen W. Mutthieu,
Portland, economies; Clifford Mitchell,
San Francisco, geology; William Mor
rison, Eugene, commerce; Carl Nelson,
Hollister, Idaho, economics; Richard
Nelson, Eugene, mathematics; Elody
Nesty; Harold Newton, l.a Grande,
journalism; Mellie Parker, Astoria,
rhetoric; Mildred Parks, Roseburg,
English literature; William Patterson,
Eugene, education; Helen Purington,
Ruins, public speaking; Russell Hals
ton, Portland; William Rutherford,
Estes E. Rrosius, Hood River, com
mono; and Arthur Eumpiist, Portland,
architecture.
that the writer can find why Oregon
men should be wearing coats.
Some say that the girls will not
like it. If they don't let them say
so and the men will revert to becoming
slaves to fashion and convention.
If the present good weather coutin
ues w hy not do, hue next Mondoy
‘Liberty day’’ and have all of the
men attend classes on this day minus
their coats. Who will start this cus
tomf
A. G. R.
DOES LAW PROTECT LIAR?
Moot Court to Decide Question at
Trial Tuesday Evening
Does the law protect a speculator
1 or a liar? This question will be de
j cided in moot court in the law library
Tuesday evening, May 6, at 8 o’clock
! in the case of Stamfer vs. Raymond,
; when Mile3 McKay will be attorney
for the plaintiff and Kenneth Arm
strong for the defendant.
The argument will have to do with j
Gee, Culver and Raymond, who fdrmed
a mining corporation and mined for
years without success. Gee and Cul
| ver enter the army and are sent to
France. Raymond, who remains at
: home in charge of the mines makes a
! rich strike. lie desires to keep the
! strike secret until he can communicate
with his partners, so they will not sell
their now valuable shares ‘for a song
i to Stamfer, a speculator on the ex
! change. Stamfer asks Raymond if he
; has made a strike and Raymond
knowing that silence will be interpre
ted as “yes,” says “no.” Stamfer,
relying bn Raymond’s statement, sells
the stock “short” and loses heavily.
Gordon Wells will act as chief jus
tice and Lyle McCroskey and James
Pfouts will be associate justices. The
public is invited and encouraged to
attend any of the moot court sessions.
MISS DINSDALE IN FRANCE
Reunion Held With Oregon People in
New York Before Sailing
Miss Tirza Dinsdale, who resigned
as secretary of the University Y. W.
C. A. to do Y. W. work in France
arrived in France April 28, according
to a telegram received yesterday after
noon by Dorothy Collier from S. S.
Porter, overseas seecretary witli an
office in the Y. W. C. A. headquarters
in New York.
Miss Dinsdale sailed April 18 on the
White Star liner, “Magentic.” She
was one of a party of six Y. W. C. A.
secretaries who were going to France
for social work. On board the liner
were a number of other social workers
of other organizations.
While in New York, Miss Dinsdale
had an “Oregon reunion,” according
to a letter received from her by Doro
thy Collier. The other participants
were Miss Mary Watson, on leave from
the University to attend Columbia
University, Miss Mozelle Hair, who is
attending Columbia, Miss Dorothy
Wheeler, who is employed in civil ser
vice work in Washington, D. C., and
who went to New York for the occas
ion, and Miss Lillian Littler, a former
student at the University who 'is
associate camp secretary with offices
in the Y. W. C. A. headquarters in New
York.
The telegram received only stated
that Miss Dinsdale had arrived safely
and did not indicate the nature of the
j work she will do.
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HIGH SCHOOLS TO DEBATE
—
| Bend, Corvallis, Ashland, Eugene Teams
Decide Finals Junior Week-end
Representatives from the Bend, Cor
vallis, Ashland and Eugene high
schools will be on the campus Junior
| week-end to compete for the regents’
! cup given to the champions of the
I State Inter-IIigh School Debate League.
Bend and Ashland, Eugene and Cor
| vallis are scheduled to meet Wednes
I day evening for the semi-finals. Then
the winners of these debates’will finish
1 the series for this year with the finals
on Thursday evening.
Robert W. Prescott, professor of
public speaking in the University, and
! secretary treasurer of the league, is at
present making arrangements for the
debates and debaters. He expects to
know the personnel of the teams by
Monday and to have the judges ap
pointed. It is probable that faculty
members will act in this capacity for
the Bend-Ashland debate and out of
town people will be asked to judge
the Corvallis-Eugene contest.
The final debate was won last year
by Salem high school.
MARJORIE KAY WINS MATCH
Defeats Maud Lombard in Tennis
Series and Heads List
Marjorie Kay defeated Maud Lom
bard in a match of the round robin ten
uis series on Wednesday noon and thus
placed herself at the top of the list of
contestants. Miss Kay was a member
of last year's varsity squad.
Few other changes were made this
week in the standing of the contest
ants, except that Madeline Slootboom
moved up several points. Today was
tVo last day for playing off the neces
sary live matches and all of those who
have not done so will be dropped from
the list.
Monday, a lottery will be held and
the elimination series will begin. At
a date to be announced later, the
series will close and the 2;> highest con
testants will be admitted to the Field
Day games.
WOMAN’S BUILDING
PLANS DISCUSSED
Distinctive Features Noted by
Physical Education
Specialists
The blue print plans of the woman’s
building were displayed and discussed
at the meeting of the Eugene branch
of the American Physical Education
association held in Dean John Straub’s
room Thursday evening at 7 o ’clock.
The plans were discussed in detail by
Miss Harriet Thomson, instructor in
the department of physical education.
The last plans made were displayed
with the first ones and the changes
were especially noted. Some of the
more noticeable features of the build
ing, which will house the physical
training department, were pointed out.
The building is going to be exceedingly
| convenient, with every bit of space
put to a definite use. Especial at
j tention has been paid to the plans for
the convenience of the majors in the
department. They will have separate
dressing rooms .study and lecture halls.
The swimming pool is to be equipped
with apparatus for life-saving work,
consisting of a canoe suspended from
the ceiling when not in use, and to be
lowered into athe water when needed.
One of the important features is the
shower baths which will be under cen
tral control.
This building is probably the third
to be constructed on any college cam
pus in the United States to be used
especially for physical education for
women. Wellesley and the University
of Wisconsin both have buildings for
this purpose. It is probable that others
will be constructed in order to accom
modate the demand for physical educa
tion instructors resdlting from the
passage of the compulsory physical
education law in so many states. Al
ready twelve states have passed this
measure, and in the legislature of
thirteen, it is pending.
Before starting the discussion of the
plans, Miss Thomson spoke to the
girls on the values of membership in
the physical education association and
urged theem to take advantage of the
opportunities afforded.
Arrow
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At Prices which every one can easily afford. Pearls, Watches, Bracelets, Diamonds
Silver Ware and Cut Glass.
SOME VERY PRETTY STYLES IN
BEADS
JUST ARRIVED
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They Bear Inspection
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The oldest store in Lane County
Established in 1869