EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1919
VOL. 20
No. 84.
STUDENTS TU ASK
FRIENDS TO VOTE
FOR BOND ISSUE
Printed Information Will Be Sent
to Homes in all Parts
of State
COLLEGE PEOPLE TO VOTE
Wide .Interest Taken; Measures
Explained at Meeting
by Senator Eddy
Have you ■written your ten letters
home explaining to your friends and
the members of your family the five
million dollar reconstruction bonding
issue? If you haven’t, go at once to
the registrar’s office and get the “lit
erature” that has been printed especi
ally for you.
Printed matter giving the substance
of the amendment and arguments for
its adoption has been issued and can
be obtained at the registrar’s office.
Karl Onthank, chairman of the faculty
and student committee, asks that each
student take ten copies of this matter,
wrie ten short letters to relatives or
friends, seal them in addressed envel
opes and bring them back to the office.
They will be stamped at the expense of
the University and sent out. Mr. On
thank hopes that the students will take
care of the letters Thursday and Fri
day in order that they will have time
to reach their destinations in time to
be carefully considered.
now students may vote
Three ways by which students may
vote if they are not registered in
Eugene have been recommended to the
voters. A student may go to the polls
at the Patterson school and be sworn
in by two freeholders who will be
there for that special purpose. Being
sworn in consists of filling out a blank
similar to the regular registration
form. If the student wishes to have
his vote counted in his home town
he may write to the clerk where he is
registered and get ballot, fill it out
before a notary and mail it back in
time to be counted at the election. The
third way that non-resident students
may vote is to send to the clerk with
whom he is registered and get his
certificate, present it at the polls and
he will be permitted to vote.
A list of possible voting places for
students and the names of the free
holders that will act as officials will
be published in the town papers and
in Saturday night’s Emerald.
Measures Are Explained
At the Reconstruction Bonding Issue
meeting held at the Eugene theater
Tuesday evening Senator B. L. Eddy,
of Roseburg, chairman of the Oregon
Reconstruction campaign committee
and author of the amendment, gave a
plea for the bill, telling the general
need the state of Oregon has for it.
He said that the amendment should be
passed to insure the industry, pros
perity and happiness of the state.
“We can’t foresee the labor situa
tion. At present it looks rather favor
able, but we must remember that only
one-half of the men from the service
have been demobilized and that only
a small percentage of these men are
seeking employment. Also this is the
busy season of the year and in the fall
we will have more men and less oppor
tunities for employment. It is impera
tive that public buildings be started
to insure these men of work,” said Mr.
Eddy.
W. W. Calkins, president of the Uni
ted States National bank, former sen
ator from Lane county, spoke for the
Woman’s building and the special
$5,000 tax that is to be voted on. It
was impossible, he said, to get more
than $100,000 from the legislature and <
that amount would not put up the
building that is wanted and needed.
The people of Eugene were asked to
raise $25,000 and $20,000 has been
raised. If this six-tenths of a mill tax
is voted it will insure the city of Eu
gene a $200,000 building.
“Everybody who has at heart,”
said Mr. Calkins, “the good of Eugene,
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Attic of McClure
Has Accumulation
of Junk of Years
Do you ever like to go rummaging,
just poking around among dusty old
things that have been laid away for
many years, not looking for anything
in particular—just rummaging? If so,
then you would enjoy climbing the
long, almost perpendicular ladder that
leads to the attic of McClure hall and
would be interested in what is up there.
It is unlike most attics in that it is
wonderfully neat and orderly, but it
is decidedly like every good attic be
cause it contains the accumulated junk
of years that was always just too good
to throw away.
There is everything to be found
there from a pigeon’s nest to an elec
tric generator—the latter is a bit rus
ty from lack of use while the former
is very much in demand just now,
containing a number of eggs.
Rows and rows of bottles are stored
away on shelves, and there are the re
mains of an old assaying outfit used
when assaying was given as a course
here. There are candle sticks and
scales, saws and tool's of every de
scription, boxes, old electrical experi
mental appliances and piles of just
plain junk.
In one corner carefully boxed up is
a valuable mercury air pump which
has been relegated to the attic purely
for safe keeping and not for age or
disability. In another corner is the
air pump which is connected with the
ventilating system. In still another
Corner is the distilled water condenser
which is used when distilled water is
needed in the laboratories.
“We believe in never throwing any
thing away in the chemistry depart
ment,” F. L. Shinn, head of the de
partment, said. “If we can’t use it
any more we put it up here and take
a chance on it’s coming into useful
ness again in seven years.”
nlni
IS CASED ID LAB
Poison Fumes of Hydrocyanic
Acid Breathed; Serious
Result Escaped
Jerry Backstrand had a narrow es
cape from death yesterday when he un
knowingly inhaled some poisonous gas
fumes while in analytical chemistry
laboratory.
Backstrand was testing for hydro
cyanic acid and had made three differ
ent tests with negative results. Think
ing there was no HMC present he
poured acid into the tube and got some
of the fumes which came as a result.
Realizing what he-had done and that
ordinarily the fumes are deadly in a
few minutes, stopping the heart action,
Backstrand walked into the lab breath
ing very hard and told what had hap
pened. But he did not faint right
away, so the case was not so dangerous
as might have been. Backstrand was
able to walk to the Delta Tau house,
where he lives, but upon arriving there
he fainted. The doctor was immedi
ately called in and administered
opiates. Backstrand was taken to the
University infirmary and latest reports
are that he was resting easy.
Y. W. OFFICER WILL VISIT
National Student Secretary To Be On
Campus 'in Fall
The campus Y. W. C. A. has just
received a letter saying that Miss
Oolooah Burner, national student sec
retary for colleges, will be on the cam
pus for a week next fall, just about the
beginning of college. The association
had written asking for a national sec
retary to visit Oregon this spring, but
it was impossible because there was
no national secretary available for this
time, but they have promised Miss
Burner for next fall.
Miss Oolooah Burner has written
many books for the Y. W. C. A. and
has traveled extensively. It is not
often that the University gets a na
tional secretary and Miss Burner’s
visit will prohe a rare priciledge
for the association.
ADELAIDE [ME
FOR NEW YEAR
Old and New Student Councils
Meet; Bond Issue
Discussed
Adelaide Lake was unanimously
elected University historian at the
meeting of the student council held at
5 o'clock yesterday in room 37 of the I
library. The meeting was called at the '
earlier hour because several of the
members nad a conflict of picnic dates.
The new student council were also
present in order that they might see
how the student body affairs are run.
After the reports from the standing
committees were given the council took
up the matter of the special bond elec
tion which is to come off next Tues
day. Stan Anderson, chairman, Leith
Abbott, Lindsay McArthur, Harry
Jamieson and Dorothy Duniway were
appointed as a committee to see the
heads of houses and to deliver to each
person on the campus 10 pamphlets.
These are to be addressed to their
friends and the committee is to have
them gathered up by Friday evening.
Eight thousand of these pamphlets are
being printed.
Ned Fowler made the suggestion that
next year, the student council plan
a week-end for the fathers in the
fall about the time of the football sea
son and a week-end in the spring for
the mothers, making both week-ends
big events.
After the new members of the coun
cil had been dismissed, the election of
the historian took place and a com
mittee was appointed to arrange for
the banquet which the old council is
giving for the new council next Mon
day evening at 5:15 at the Pi Beta Phi
house. Ella Dews was appointed chair
man of the committee, with Helen
Brenton and Essie Maguire as assist
ants.
Henry English and Nish Chapman
were absent from last evening’s meet
ing.
Y. W. C. A. CABINET PICNICS
Eight Members Enjoy Evening and
Talk Next Year’s Flans
“Now this is going to be a fair divi
sion of the spoils,” said Vivian Chan
dler last evening as the Y. W. C. A.
cabinet were finishing the main course
of their picnic supper up the race and
were beginning to edge toward the
desert. So those members of the cabi
net lined up and with a hungry smile
watched the divisional process. As
Vivian went down the line, each one
chose the largest strawberry in the dish
and placed it in her cup.
But this was rather slow for those
who were at the end of the line and
when they discovered three large cup
fuls cached away, they separated from
the main group and divided the new
findings. In the end, it was voted
that Mabyl Weller had the largest
berries.
Just before starting home, plans for
next year were discussed. A round
robin letter is to be circulated among
the cabinet during the summer, and be
sides the party which is going to be
at Seabeck, there will be a cabinet
house party in Eugene just before
school opens next fall.
Those of the cabinet who wer6 pres
ent last night are Dorothy Collier, Viv
ian Chandler, Jeannette Moss, Leta
Kiddle, Alice Thurston, Gladys Hol
lingsworth, Lucile Caswell, Ella Raw
lings* Helen McDonald was an invited
guest.
Almack on Trip
John C. Almack, director of the Uni
versity Extension Division, left Tues
day for an extension trip to Roseburg,
Drain and Oakland, where he will speak
before the high schools.
* DRILL TO END SATURDAY *
* Lieutenant Colonel B. C. *
* Baird announces that Saturday, *
* May 31, will be the last drill *
* of the-R. 0.“ T. C." this term. *
* ****•*»*•••
OREGON MAN DAS I
EXCITING TIMES III
ITALIAN WID ZONE
Robert Prosser, Ex-16, One of
Whole Section to be
*
Decorated
'After serving with the third Italian j
army for the major part of a year, Ser-I
geaut Robert Prosser, ex- 'It!, has re- i
turned to his home in Eugene. Prosser
landed in Genoa June 27, 191$, as a!
member of the Brown University Am- 1
balance unit formed at Camp Crane,
Allentown, Pennsylvania. The entire
section to which he belonged was dec
orated by the lieutenant general of the
third Italian army for service of special
merit during the Ylttorio-Veneto battle
lasting from October 24 to November
4. The cross is known as the Merito
Di Guerra.
During the twelve days of the bat
tle twelve machines carried back 8,931
wounded men to the clearing station.
“While we were over thero we often
doubted,” said Prosser, “whether the
Austrians really committed the atroc
ities of which wre had heard. But all
doubt fled when we saw at one time
three machines filled with small Ital
ian children maimed and mutilated by
the shells of the Austrians. Some of
the children had lost their arms, some
had lost their legs and some had had
large portions of their faces blown
off.” The Austrians did this, he ex
plained, by hiding grenades and putting
on top of them coins or bright orna
ments to attract the children.
Carries Food to Soldiers
Prosser was in charge of all supplies
for the 36 men in his section and made
the rounds to them once a day, carrying
food to them and changing them from
post to post. At one time when he was
out on his mission an Italian officer
came up to him and wanted to be taken
down to the Piave. Because the roads
in Italy were built about 25 feet above
the surrounding ground, and a steady
stream of vehicles were going in the
direction of the river, it was impossible
for Prosser’s machine to return the
way it had come and ho received the
permission to cross the pontoon bridge
into Austrian territory, thus being the
first American to go across. There the
dugouts were still filled with Austrian
ammunition and the dead and dying
had not been picked up.
The Americans were greeted by wild
ly cheering and almost hysterical Ital
ians when they landed in Genoa, be
cause the Italians had just been badly
beaten and the people had confidence
that the Americans would bring vic
tory. The 2200 men who crossed on the
convoy paraded the streets in the after
noon and their way was strewn with
flowers by the Italians who had to be
kept back by force from breaking
through the lines to reach the
Americans.
Stationed at Trlest
Prosser’s first post was at Mt.
Grapa in the Alps, where the Italians
held one ridge and the Austrians an
other.' When the offensive started he
was sent down on the Piave. His sec
tion moved across the Piave with the
third Italian army into Austrian terri
tory to Manfalcone, the farthest point
the Italians had attained before their
retreat in 1917. His section was sta
tioned at Triest and from there it
worked over the territory from Fiume,
to Adelsburg and Laibach, just below
Vienna, a radius of 200 miles.
Prosser arrived in Eugene Monday
night and will visit here for about two
weeks when he will go to New York
and enter the' export business with
firms with which he became connected
in Italy. Prosser is a graduate of the
Eugene high school and a member of
Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
* FOBUM TO ELECT OFFICEBS
* Forum will meet Wednesday,
* June 4, at 7 p. m. in Professor
* R. W. Prescott’s room in the
* Administration building for the
* election of officers for next
* year. All girls interested in
* debate are urged to be present.
0
Campus Peace Is
Threatened; Sinn
Fein ism Appears j
-Eiver since wnssia mow up two years
igo there has boon Bolshevism on the
Oregon campus amt the oldest alumni
estifies that suffragism came to col
ego with the first co-ed. But here is
i new one called Sinn Feinism. No
>ody knows when it came although
nnnv students believe that it has just
irrived from the “old soil” in the per
lon of Jimmy Sheehy. “There must be
it least a hundred of us on the cam
mis,” said Sheehy. “and we will get
together next week to see what can be
lone for the cause.”
Bombs and sky rockets are now being
manufactured by a town merchant for
the club which will undoubtedly bring
the spirit of July 4 to the campus early *
this year. According to the registration j
cards, Ireland is well represented by a
group who do not hesitate to express
their sentiments. Letters of a heated
nature will be drawn by the campus
Sinn Feiners and sent to Senator Cham
berlain, President Wilson and the kings
at' England, Honolulu, Africa and
Ulster. Following are the names of a
few of the most radical of the Oregon
patriots.
Jimmy Sheehy, Timothy Cloran, Lou
ise Shealian, Joo Ingam, Annie Shea,
Eric W. Allen, Bill Cumings, Joe
Connors, Pat O’Rourke, Helen Man
ning, Florence Casey, Howard Kolly,
Stella Sullivan, Luckey Bouncy, G. E.
Finnorty, Teddie Wyatt Leavitt, Mar
cus O ’Day, George Mayo, Helen Casey,
Essie Maguire and Florence Riddle.
Lyle Bryson is Vice-President;
Madeline Slotboom,
Secretary
* President *
* Nish Chapman.... unanimous vote *
* Vice President *
* Lylo Bryson .54 *
* Noll Warwick .36 *
* Secretary *
* Madeline Slotboom .71 *
* Marjorie Holaday .29 *
* Treasurer *
* John Gamble ....unanimous vote *
* Sergeant-at-Arms *
* Eddie Durno .47 *
* Alexander Brown .34 *
* Robert Lees .15 *
Sophomore class nominations and
elections were finished on short notice
yesterday when the members of the
class of 1921 met in Guild Hall at as
sembly hour.)
Tn nominating Nish Chapman for the
presidency of the next junior class, Bib
Carl made a speech worthy of the good
old Roman days, and he swayed his
audience ro completely that all other
ideas were swept into the background
and Nish went on the ballot unopposed.
Things were going speedy until the
matter of vice-president came up. And
as the fates would have it Nell War
wick drew 50 votes and Lyle Bryson
received the same. Eddie Durno, pres
ent prexy of the class, seemed a little
afraid of casting a deciding vote. He
thought it was safer to remain neutral.
So the vote was cast over again for
this offiic at the library during the
afternoon. Lyle Bryson was victorious.
Madeline Stotboom won over Mar
jorie Holaday in the race for secretary.
John Gamble was elected by a unani
mous vote for treasurer.
Lddio Durno, Alex Brown and Bobby i
Lees were all nominated for sergeant-!
at-arms. The popularity of this office j
succeeded all of the others. Some felt i
that this office by virtue of tradition {
belonged to Bobby Lees who has held
the position for two years and is the
youngest member of the class. Both he
and Brown, however, lost to Eddie
Durno.
ALPHA DELTA
Announces the pledging of *
Beulah Keagy, of Portland *
Leona Mgurton, of Portland *
OREGON TRACK MEN
10 00 TO SEATTLE
FOR COAST MEET
Varsity’s Chance Slim to Win;
Team Weakened By Loss
of Scars
WILSON AND ABBOTT LOST
Hurdler and Half-Miler Unable to
Compete—California
Team Strong
Next Friday, the University of Ore
gon track team will journey to Seattle,
to take part Saturday in the Pacific
Coast conference meet, which is to be
held tliero then, in which six coast
colleges are to be entered. Approx
imately the same team which entered
in the conference meet at Pullman
last Saturday, is likely to be Oregon’s
representative.
Stanford, California, Washington
State- College, Washington and 0. A. '
C. are the other entries for the meet.
According to advance information, it
appears ns if the Stanford squad would
be the favored one, although any of
tho other colleges may prove to be a
dark horse.
The meet is generally expected to be
very fast. Almost every college has
entries for every event, ai
the men have shown abili
meets. Some records are 1
broken in the field event.* o
southern colleges are reput
some heavers who can mak
ton’s stars work hard.
Oregon has a very slim
winning the meet, in fa<
improbability. Washington
college , entered which the
low squad has defeated, but
by the loss of some of hei
Oregon has been consider
ened.
Wilson Not to En
That Dow Wilson will
tered at Seattle is a certai
is also probable that Leith
not run. Abbott lias been
siderable trouble with his
his doctor advises him not
more this year.
The century dash as it w o
off at Seattle is scheduled urno
event. “Hank” Foster gu ■<
best bet, will be entered a
stars as Wells of Stanfori .
of California, Carter of 'gg;.-*
and Dailey and Gray of ' ‘hi ion
Foster of Oregon, by h
Dailey of Washington in
hurdles here, not long ago, * i> i v
possible winner of that ev ' •!)=,
of Stanford, and Bunne ol Uii oh
are close contenders, while of
W. S. C. is also a strong .
Stanford, California and \Va . t *r,
are the three entries betwee • a i o
field events seem to bo div.de.
of Washington is the class V
fereuce in the discus, whil
of California looms strong
lin. Mulkey of Oregon in
place in this. Templeton *
broad jumps twenty-three f
ter will have to exert him
if he is to place for Or<
of the northern teams seem
to go fairly high in the air
Anderson Strong E:
The two mile race is expeeieu 10 ue
the best race of the meet. Washing
ton ’s two nailers who walked away
from Parr here, will run against
Sprott of California, Toitsworth of
Stanford, and Ratchford of W. S. C.
The shorter distance runs are also ex
pected to be good, as most all of the
colleges have strong entries. Anderson
of Oregon is the strongest entry that
“Bill” Hayward will have to enter.
Stanford is reputed to have made
the best time in the relay, but Ore
gon ’s team has been improving stead
ily, and it is probable that this wil
be one of the thrillers of the day.
The conference meet will be one ol
the features of Homecoming Week at
the University of Washington. Each
college may enter as many men as
desired, but only ten may compete for
the championships. This meet will
conclude the track season for Oregon.