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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1919)
FRENCH CLUB NAMED LE FOYER FRANCAISE IS TITLE SELECTED Social Committee Will Plan Programs for Meetings Every Other Wednesday Le Foyer Francaise was the name adopted by the French club at a business meeting Wednesday even ing in Miss Jennie Louise Fayard’s classroom in Deady hall. The constitution, which was writ ten in French, was read and adopted and will be signed as soon as it is put in proper form. Dr. Timothy Cloran, Miss Jennie Louise Fayard, Miss Rosalina Espan osa, Miss Lois Gray and Randall Scott were elected honorary members. A social committee consisting of Leota Rogers, Dorothy Donlon and Dean Moore was appointed to plan the program for each meeting. Folk songs in French are to be learned and sung by the club, several mem bers who did war work in France will relate their experiences in French, talks will be given by the faculty members and special French speakers will be secured at different times throughout the year. Le Foyer Francaise will meet every other Wednesday at 7, in the Bun galow, and everyone on the campus interested in French is eligible to become a member by submitting his application to the membership com mittee, which is Helen du Buy, Mary Turner and Ethel McGilchrist. One page In the Oregana will be devoted to Le Foyer Francaise, and Dorothy Manvillei Carolyn Cannon and Robert Case were appointed to have charge of the write-up. A publicity committeo was ap pointed as follows: Mauna Loa Fallls, Maurine Elrod and Marcile Carlock. Irva Smith, Luceil Morrow, George Hopkins and Virginia Leonard were admitted to the club at the Wednes day meeting. BOOKS GIVEN TO LIBRARY Carl Homer Adds Longfellow's Works to Memorial Collection A riew addition to the Homer mem orial collection of hooka at the Uni versity library is the U5 volumes of Longfellow received this week from Carl Homer. The books are Cyagie edition, published by Houghton & Mifflin, with portraits of tHo author at different stages of his life as! frontispieces. One photograph of i unusual interest is that taken during tlie early part of Ills career, in 1846. A miscellaneous collection of books by Oregon authors and about Oregon country has been added to greatly since the first of the term. Twenty nine volumes have been secured since the first of the month, being obtained ehielly from second hand book dealers in Cortland. “Art Works of th(> State of Cortland,” published in 1909, is said to he' interesting be cause of its large number of good photographs of Oregon. It has been announced by Mr. Douglas that several numbers of the Stars and Stripes are missing from the library records and any persons having thi> missing copies are re quested to communicate with the U brarlan. The missing numbers are Volume I, numbers 1, :t> 25, 48 and 44. UNIFORMS ARE RECEIVED R.O.T.C. Men Must Drill In O. D’s After Next Friday The 11 o. T. i . will blossom forth next Monday completely Kiirbod in olive drub. A shipment of uniforms was received lust Friday, sufficient for the equipment of every man in the corps. Col. R. 0. Hnird. commandant, has issued an order to the effect that after Friday of this week every man must appear at drill in complete uniform. Requisition hits been made for over coats, and it is believed that they will be received in a short time. No overcoats have been issued so far but enough for the entire corps are expected. LUNCHEON PLANS BEGUN WOMEN’S LEAGUE TO FEED 3500 PEOPLE Menus, “Memories of Oregon,” to be Sold for Women’s Building During Homecoming The executive board of the Wo I men’s league met last Thursday even ing in the Bungalow to discuss fur ther plans for Homecoming on Nov ember 15. Louise Davis gave a report of the work which had been accomplished i;y the committee on the campus luncheon. Jeannette Moss, who is chairman of this com mittee, has appointed girls from each class who will be her assistants in the gigantic task of feeding 3500 people. The affair will cost about $350, and the student council has agreed to pay $50, the rest being paid by the Women’s league. On account of the extremely high cost of food the senior, junior and sophomore women will be asked to pay 75 cents this year, instead of the 50 cents of former years. The freshman women j will be required to make either two1 dozen sandwiches with filling or three dozen plain sandwiches. This affair, which will take place in the' men’s ■gymnasium) will have floor managers of representatives from j eacli class to see that everyone Is served in the quickest possible order. The song composed by Homer Mar tin, “Memories of Oregon,” will be sold for the benefit of the women’s building on all the trains coming into Eugene on Homeroming. Herald White has assured the league that the men will get behind the proposi tion which the women are under taking In the sale of the song and will see that It is brought to the at tention of the whole University. The men’s glee club will sing the song during the campus luncheon and there will he booths erected in the | gym where the song may be pro cured. Ella Rowlings, who Is chairman of the committee to take guests on tours if Inspection around the campus, has been working on an organization of her committee and is asking the co operation of all who will help to do anything which may he needed for the big event, of Homecoming. Louise Davis Is urging that every girl in the University get behind the efforts everyone Is making for a huge success and with a sincere hack ing everything will go off with real Oregon spirit and push. U. IN NEW DEBATE LEAGUE British Columbia, Idaho and Oregon i Organize .An International debating league, has been formed between British Columbia, the University of Idaho; and the University of Oregon. Com-! mlttees to work up constitutions, schedules, etc., have not been ap pointed yet, hut Oregon has Peon ask ed to draw up a constitution and by laws for the approval of the two other contestants. The University of Oregon is very anxious to get the debate started in! order to get it oft' their hands dur ing the fall term and start the winter term with a clean slate. STUDENT VOLUNTEER MOVE MENT OCCUPIES ATTENTION (Continued from page 11 movement to the limit. Announce ment lias Just been tmuie that Mask amt ltuskin of A. IT. 1*., a local stu i dent dramatic fraternity, has rallied to the cause in the giving of a play on December t! at the Eugene theatre. A popular comedy has been selected and the benefits derived from this .production should -greatly aid in the tinaueing of this student volunteer i onvention. Eva Hansen is treasurer and tin i uncial chairman of the student corn-] mittee. Johnnie Houston is chairman of a committee with Ella Rowlings and Lindsey McArthur in charge of student funds and general campaign. Dean Fox, Miss Dailey. Mabyl Wel ler and John Ramble will attend to the soliciting of support from the organizations and from the local and outside churches. Emerald want ads. bring results. METRIC SYSTEM FAVORED FACULTY URGES CONGRESS TO ADOPT METHOD Letter Endorsed by 500 Leading San Francisco Manufacturing Mer- ' chants Presented The faculty of the University of Oregon passed a resolution at a meeting Thursday urging that the units of the metric system he adopt ed by the congress of the United States and the British parliament as the exclusive legal standard of weights and measures. A letter was presented from the 500 leading mer chants of San Francisco advocating that this step be taken. Similar let ters have been sent to other uni versities and to chambers of com merce all over the country in order to give the movement wide adver sisement and gain support. For a long time scientists of both Great Britain and the United States have tried to have congress pass a law making the metric system the recognized system of weights and measures. Now the important men merits and are advocating it in the in terests of better business. The resolution passed reads as follows: “Resolved by the faculty of the University of Oregon that we res pectfully urge that the units of the metric system be adopted by the congress of United States of Amer ica and the British parliament as the exclusive legal standard of weights and measures. “Further resolved, that copies here of he forwarded to the President of the United States of America and the British premier and other legis lators concerned. “Voted unanimously by the faculty of the University of Oregon, of Eu gene, Oregon. November 6, 1919, at Eugene. .(Signed) P. U. Campbell, presidept. Carlton E. Spencer, secretary.” DEBATE PLANS DISCUSSED Reed, O. A. C. and Oregon Men Meet in Portland A committee representing O. A. C., Reed college and the University of Oregon, in the state triangular debat ing tournament will meet in Portland Saturday morning to discuss plans for the contests which will be held during the fall term. Abe Rosenberg is representing the University of Oregon at the meeting. MAJOR GILBERT TO SPEAK AT ARMISTICE ASSEMBLY (Continued from page 1) town for the rally preparatory to the football game In the afternoon be tween Eugene high school and Frank lin high school of Portland. A gen eral noise-making fest is what is expected of the people on the streets. Plans are to have everyone bring with him a noise-making instrument of some sort. The official Armistice day parade will start at 1 o’clock from the ar mory and it is considered the patri otic duty of every University student to be there on time to participate. Both men and women are urged tn take part. The parade will be led hv the American Legion, escorted by the National Guard. The University section of the procession will- be headed by the University student hand and the men’s glee club will lead the entire parade in singing patriotic marching songs. Following the parade, in wnich everyone will march and none ■will be onlookers according to an an ■ -.!to$>y V ; will soon be here, let us plan and carry out your DINNER. Save the worry and leave it to us. Our COMMUNITY kitchen is a thing in itself. You order the dinner, we see it comes out successful. / Send your order in now. nouucement made by the committee, the crowds may go either to the ar mory where there will be a patriotic assembly or to Kincaid field where the football game will be played. In the evening the big American Legion dance will be given in the armory. University students are in vited to attend. --<£ FOR REAL FUEL ECONOMY, USE GAS 1 Fop COOKING LIGHTING HEATING MOUNTAIN STATES POWER CO. Phone 28. 884 Oak St. *3> Choice Flowers For Alt Occasions Special Rates to Students Organizations. Decorative Plants to rent. THE UNIVERSITY FLORIST Phone 654 S93 HilyardSt. W. R. (OBAK) WALLACE CIGARS. CANDY. SODA. 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