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Oregon Emerald VOLUME 21 EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15. 1920 NUMBER 33 TO HELP EX-SERVICE MEN NEEDING MONEY Executive Manager of Board In Charge Pays Visit to Campus RED TAPE IS ELIMINATED Idea is to Supplement State Aid— President’s Approval of Appli cations Asked Loans to supply ex-service men with needed funds to enable them to continue in school are now available through the Oregon Soldiers’ and Sailors’ commission. This was the announcement made by James O. Convill, executive manager of the commission, who visited the Univer sity Tuesday. Any ex-service men who find it impossible to continue school through lack of funds may secure loans from the commission by making applica tion through the president’s office. Red tape, explained Mr. Convill, is avoided. The idea is just to help the ex-service men and each case is judg ed purely on its merits. Any de serving ex-soldier or sailor may se cure what help is needed to bridge the gap between the $25 allowed by the state and his expenses. Aid Extended at O. A. C. “At Corvallis,” said Mr. Convill, “we found that a number of men were leaving school because they could not obtain financial aid. The institfltion knew nothing about the condition these men were in and was unable to help them. What the con ditions are at Oregon, we do not know. It is up to the service men to apply if they need help, and they will find that it will be freely given.” The loans, which are made in whatever amounts are deemed ade quate, are expected to be paid back as soon as possible. In most cases, according to Mr. Convill, the stu dents, through tlieir work during the summer, pay back the loans, receiv ing new ones to carry them through the succeeding year. Commission Authorized by State When the educational fund bill, providing for an allowance, of $25 a month to every ex-service man at tending school, was passed by the state of Oregon, a bill providing a fund for aiding soldiers and sailors throughout the state was authorized. The handling of the money was placed in the hands of a commission which has made arrangements to (Continued on page 4) TWENTY STUDENTS REGISTER FOR HONORS NUMBER MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT OF FORMER YEARS— TWELVE ARE SENIORS Twenty students have registered for honors this term, twelve of whom are seniors. This number compared with other years is very large. Last year there were only five men and three women among the seniors and three women from tjie junior class who obtained honors. Following is a list of the students who are in the race for honors: Newton G. Bader, education, Aro ma.- CaMfornia. Ro jjrf O. Case, rhetoric, Portland. Huniway, Journalism, Port ian'd*'*D,> Phillip N. Janney, commerce, Hood River. Marjorie Kay, economics, Salem. Mrs. Allen E. Kelley, zoology, Eu gene. Ray H. Kinney, commerce, Oak ’and, California. Luciel Morrow, English literature, Jortland. Jeannette Moss, physical education, tedmond. Irva Smith, English literature, Wal-’ jrville. aul Weidenheimer, rhetoric, Corval 18. Juniors Ernest L. Crockatt, rhetoric, Spo kane. Wilbur Hulin, psychology, Eugene. Laura Moates, rhetoric, Ilwaco, Washington. F. Dean Moore, English literature, hilomath. Florence Riddle, psychology, Grants ’ass. Hubert G. Schenek, geology, Eu ■t.ne Maurice Selig, psychology. Falls City. Irene Whitfield. English literature, r - Team All Primed for Turkey Dinner With Fussy Fixings Every thing is coming the way of Oregon’s great football team. Many donations, such as a huge silver loving cup from their mascot, Miss Teddy Sampson, the California movie star, which is now residing proudly in the trophy room, boxes of apples, chocolates and free din ners are daily added to the list of honors bestowed upon the Oregon warriors, and they have reasons to believe that they may receive three turkeys—some time. It was when the boys were passing through Roseburg that a well-known rancher made kfiown his intentions of shipping three of his prize birds to Eugene to help them celebrate. They’ve got the dinner all planned, even to the stuffing and cranberry sauce, and every day the boys get excited when they see the express man coming around- the campus. This is the story printed in the Roseburg paper: W. W. Cardwell, the well-known Coles valley rancher, stated last evening after meeting several of the University of Oregon football play ers that he would ship three turkeys by express to the team at Eugene as compliments from this city for hold ing the Harvard team to the close score of 6 to 7 at Pasadena on New Year’s day. Quite a number of lo cal followers of the team were at the train yesterday when the train went through, but only a few of the players were seen as most of the men had passed through the prev ious night or were yet to come. It was the intention to present the tur keys at that time but no one was on the train who would take the au thority for the whble team so it was decided to ship the birds by express. SMALL RELIC GUN GIVEN UNIVERSITY President Campbell Succeeds in Ob taining Trophy From Battle ship Oregon The University will soon receive one of the small guns which was on the battleship Oregon during the Spanish-American war, according to a letter received from Rear-Admiral H. A. Field, commandant of the U. S. navy yard at Puget Sound, by Presi dent Campbell. - The gun, which is expected to arrive in a few days, will be suitably inscribed and has been loaned to the University by the navy department. President Campbell has been writ ing for some time trying to obtain one of these guns from the battle ship but the navy department has not been able to locate one until now. CO. E STOPS DRILLING Ex-Service Men Await Congress Ac tion on Military Credit Bill Company E, R. O. T. C., composed of ex-service men, is not drilling this term. The men are awaiting 'the action of congress upon the bill pro viding for university credit for all men who were in the army, navy or marines. The bill provides that credit for as high as two years of military work be allowed. The men will then take up the advanced work given to juniors and seniors in the military course, re ceiving pay of about $12 a month. “We are just marking time at pre sent,” said Captain Raymond C. Baird. “The bill is before congress now, and we can do nothing until some action is taken upon it- There is little doubt that it will be passed.” BAND TO HAVE LOCKERS Entire R. O. T. C. Will Be Similarly Accommodated Later Work on the construction of in- j dividual lockers for the members of the R. O. T. C. band was started I Tuesday morning. The lockers are! being built in the band room in the' .annex to the barracks. It is planned! to build individual lockers for the entire corps at a later date. 7 SEEK HIGHER DEGREES Education Students Out for Masters —Several Now Teaching * I Seven graduate students from the' school of education are now working for master’s degrees, according to Dr. H. D. Sheldon, dean of the school of education. Three of tbem are putting in full time in the education .classes, three part time teaching in the Eugene high school, and one Acting as as sistant superintendent in the Port land schools. BIOLOGIST FINLEY OBGESSTODENTSTO PROTECT BIBO LIFE Preservation of Oregon’s Wild Resources Topic of Talk In Assembly NOTION PICTURES SHOWN Three Reel Used in Campaign of Education—Children to be Interested Protection of birds as a means of building up and perpetuating Ore gon’s outdoor resaurces was the theme 'of William L. Finley, former state biologist and bird expert of naional repute, at the assembly in Villard hall today. Mr. Finley declared that the creation of bird reserves in the great breeding grounds of the Mal heur and Klamath marshes was im perative if numbers of birds are to escape extermination. This protection is to asked of the people of the state in an initiative measure creating bird reserves in the marsh lands of southeastern Oregon. Three Reels Shown Mr. Finley had with him three reels of motion pictures taken last summer which he is using in his campaign to educate the people of the state to the need of bird and game protection. One reel was taken in the Malheur country, showing the birds in their native haunts. This, he declared, is the greatest bird reservation in tht United States, and the nesting ground of myriads of water fowl. In it he showed “close ups” of young kducks paddling frantically away from the approaching boat, ungainly young cormorants resentful of the near ap proach of strangers, flocks of young pelicans waddling about among the trampled reeds, somber blue herons clinging to the willows at the marsh edge, and snowy white herons which he said have been almost exterminated by the plume hunters. Children to be Interested One feature of the bird protection movement in Oregon, Mr. Finley said, has been to educate the children away from the lust to kill by arousing in them a real reart interest in the wild things about them, and making them realize that any child can make friends with the animals. For this purpose he had filmed a little drama of heart interest which frisking chipmunks had acted for him; and theri he showed the rescue of an orphaned black bear (Continand on pars S) EMERALD I) DRIVE FOR SUBSCRIPTIORS, MIS TO ME DELI Student Council Plans Campus Canvass; Paper Short of Money FRESHMAN YEAR 9 MONTHS Green Cap Held Part of Tradition Which Cannot Be Discarded After First Term A subscription drive will be launch ed for the Oregon Emerald Tuesday, Jahuary 20, according to tlje decis ion of student council at a special meeting held Wednesday at 8 o’clock in the library. Warren Kays, elected as business manager to take the place of Lee Hulbert, whose resig nation was accepted at this meeting, will have charge of the drive. He was appointed manager of the drive by Stanford Anderson, president. It was felt by council members that this drive was necessary because this has been a hard year for the Emerald, as it has been for all papers in the country, owing to the high cost of paper and printing. At present, said Leith Abbott, editor, the Emerald is in a precarious position financially. Mr. Abbott feels, as does the council, that the student body Should stand behind their school paper better than they have done this year. Fresfiman Year Defined The freshman year is to be bound by months instead of hours, accord ing to a decision of the council. Men registering as freshmen in the fall term must wear their freshman caps' through an entire year. At the end of that time, provided they have credits enough, they- can enter the junior class the next fall. After considerable discussion stu dent council decided on this course, giving as reason for their decision the following points: First, the mat ter was brought to the attention of the council . because dissatisfaction has been caused in both sophomore and freshman classes by men chang ing from the freshman to the soph omore class at the beginning of the second term because they had se cured through military credit the necessary 45 hours. It was felt by members of the freshman class that such men were not showing the right class spirit. The council also feels that the freshman cap is a means of introduc tion and it is a part of the Oregon Spirit and campus tradition Just as much as the senior sombrero or cor duroy pants. \ 920 Spirits to be Served Near Beer ‘Night of Mystery' Held Responsible By BILL BOLGER Professor Turnat Beoroff, noted Russian grammarian says, in his famous book, “See America Thirst”, that there are many kinds of spirits. For example he states that there is school spirit, alco holis spirits, and just plain garden variety of spirits. But this story does not deal with Oregon spirit, or that type of spirit that made William Jennings Bryan and John Barleycorn arch enemies. This has to do with garden variety of spirit that hovers about the Masonic grave yard. Great mystery en shrouds the entire thing and it takes some of the earlier men tioned spirit to arouse us to the pitch whereby we will have cour age to reWal the great secret. Mr. A1 K. Hall, who lives in the town of Bevo, near Beer, says that this type of spirit is 100%. We drown our sorrow in spirits, it is spirit that makes our foot ball teams a success, but Uncle Sam has taken that famous spirit of spirits away, causing Blitz to have many followers- There is no kick in this but many kick about it. Just like the lemon punch. I hope that you will drink all this in as every word is essential, and in fact many describe this story as intoxicating. The spirits of which we speak are eye openers in every sense of the word- There 'is no baf to this kind of spirit, but they follow in the pale of the dead. You notice this is spelled pale, not pail.. Henry Weinhard, who without the aid of the famous Burbank, made the Gambrinus plant out of the Anheuser Busch, and a very high spirited, man says that Bevo is foaming because these spirits have evaded them. This spirit must be downed with a punch gnd if that is not sufficient, a stick may be necessary. One thing is is certain, and that is, if your wife drinks, liquor, spirits give much ■food for thought, but this is free lunch so why worry? Now on January 16 and 17 you are going to get a treat, fervin J. Ludeman, assisted by his bar tenders, Virgil Mulkey and Albert Woertendyke, is to pass out spirits at Guild hall. These men are not law students, and as they are temperance advo cates there is no need for them to be admitted to the bar anyway. The ticket cellars are sorry that the government has put tax on all the seats, but you can get in for fifty-five cents. Saturday night he will repeat the passing out of 1920 spirits, so if you can not go Friday, miss the Armory dance, boys, and gather about the family entrance. Spirit has to do with magic, and is it not Magic that raises bread? The whole affair is called a Night of Mystery, and the real mystery is, how can he pass out spirits and not get arrested for boot-legging? It wag Oregon spirit that raised so much money for the Women’s Building, and it it is the hope of Ludeman to raise more with spirits, of a dif ferent nature. Magic, not the yeast cake kind, will also aid in raising some of that necessary cash. At any rate we guarantee the entertainment will not be dry. If you hav£ a thirst for spirits —don’t miss it. Oregon Grad Now Dignified Sunday School Professor Some people started the new year right, and some didn’t. Here’s one Oregon grad that did, but he doesn’t know yet just how it happened. Henry P. English left school at the end of last term to teach school at Alsea. He assumed that his Job would consist of working some six or seven hours, five days out of the week. Instead, when he arrived there he found that he had 16 hours a day of good steady work to look forward to on each of the five school- days. Then the Job of coaching the high school athletic teams was wished on him, amounting to a few more hours, and a greater part of the sixth day, The seventh day he was ready to call his own, when some interested high school pupils succeeded in in ducing him to attend church. Once there, it was not long before he was surounded by a Sunday school class, clamoring to be started along the straight and narrow. Just how it happened is a puzzle to “Hank.” Anyway, it isn't all of us who start the new year teaching a Sunday school class, at that. ZOOLOGY TEACHER ARRIVES FROM EAST Katharine W. Beekley of New York, Pennsylvania Graduate, Likes U. of O. Campus Miss Katharine W. Beekley, from New York, has come to the Univer sity to take the place of Dr. Charles H. Edmondson, former professor of zoology here, who has resigned to accept a position with a $5,000 sal ary at the College of Hawaii in Hon olulu. Miss Beekley is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and a 'member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma women’s fraternity. She studied and did research work in biology at the Eugenics Record office at Long Island, New York, and did similar work at the Marine bio logical laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Later she taught bio logy in Philadelphia and in New, Jersey. At one time she taught chemistry in Juniata college at Hun tington, Pennsylvania. Miss Beekley says she is especial ly interested in embryology and cy tology (cell structure). This is not Miss Beekley’s first visit to the west, as she made a trip to this country In 1915. “I came west again because I like it,” she said. She believes she is going to like the University also, and thinks the campus is beautiful, especially the fir trees, which though common to westerners, appeal greatly to those from the east. HIGH RIFLE SCORES MADE Moor Piles up 47 Points of Possible 50 From Kneeling Position High rifle scores, made during the past week by cadets on the sub-calibre range were announced today by Ser geant R. Martin, instructor in the use of small arms. Firing from sitting positions at 75 feet D. Zimmerman and M. R- Eby scored 43 and 44 re spectively. Firing from a kneeling position at 50 feet the following scores were made: J. H. Capell, 44; J. R. Palmer, 43; R. W. Moore, 47; C. A. Griggs, 42; and V. E. Bullock, 46 These scores are made out a possible 50. The 50 foot position corresponds to 300 yard« on the target range and the 75 foot position to 400 yards. NEW CLASS IS ORGANIZED Rex Underwood Will Instruct in Muaical Development A new class in ensemble playing is being formed by Rex Underwood, violin instructor in the school of music. The purpose of this organ ization is to develop sight reading for any kind of music, to learn the literature of symphonies and famous overtures and the art of accompany ing and combining piano work with other musical instruments. The course, in general, will deal with a development along all musical lines. CLUB TO HEAR DR.SHELDON Fortnightly to be Addressed on Irish Question Saturday Dr. H. I). Sheldon, dean of the school of education in the Univer sity, will talk before the Eugene Fortnightly club Saturday afternoon at 3:30 at the Chamber of Commerce. His subject will be “The Irish Ques tion and the Irish Temperament.” Dr. Sheldon will also address the Tuesday Afternoon club in La Grande about the first of February, his topic being “Americanization.” BILL HfflMD HD SHY HUmiNGTON GET SAURY INCREASES Trainer’s Pay I s Raised to $4000; That of Coach to $4000 OUTSIDE OFFER RECEIVED Athletic and Executive Councils Meet Bids for Services of Sports Mentor Bill Hayward, veteran Oregon train er, and "Shy” Huntington, coach, will receive salaries of $4000 and $3000 respectively in the future. Ac tion guaranteeing these amounts was taken Tuesday evening at a joint meeting of the Student Athletic coun cil and the Executive council. Reports to the effect that Bill con templated leaving Oregon, owing to * an offer of a higher salary at an other institution were largely res ponsible for the action. The newly guaranteed salaries represent a rise from $3300 for Hayward and from $3000 for Huntington. Members of both student councils expressed themselves as perturbed over the fact that either of the men would consider leaving Oregon. Any action which would tend to keep them here was looked upon favor ably. Both Coach Huntington and Train er Hayward have been out of the city since Tuesday evening. GIRLS TO BE GRADED ON THEIR PHYSIQUE New System of Mias Cummings Will Tell Women Whether They Are “H” or “F” University women are soon to know whethtr they are “H” of “F” students physically. That is what Miss Mabel Cummings, head of the women’s physical depart ment, expects to be able to tell each woman as soon as her grading scheme —which is similar to that used in the “better babies” conttsts — is fully worked out. “Women are continually enquireing as to their physical condition,” said Miss Cummings, “and as an answer we are at present forced to elucidate extensively concerning their good and bad points. What they really want to know is how they compare with the average — how near or far they are from being perfect- A general grade is what we txpect to give them ” The new grading system is for the benefit only of the University women and their parents. The grade will not be made public. m IS rLEMIFUL FOR (HIKE sms MANY MORE PLACES OPEN FOR WOMEN THAN DURING PAST QUARTER The employment bureau of the Y. w. c. a. in cnarge ot Miss urith Dailey, Y. W. C. A. secretary, filled positions for 51 University girls last term. The number of applicants for the positions far outnumbered the positions themselves and, according to Miss Dailey, many girls who were in great need of work were placed in rather difficult circumstances. The positions taken were for the most part stenographic, clerical, general housework and the care of children, with an average pay of 30 cents per hour. This term there are more positions than girls to fill them. Miss Dailey desires that girls who need employ ment see her at once. The call for girls to do general housework several hours a week are numerous and there are several opportunities open to girls who wish board. Among the lafter is the need for six girls who would be willing to assist In the new tea room which is being opened at the boathouse. For a few hours work a day the girls will have the opportunity of learning how to super vise the running of a tea room as well as receive their board. Any girl who will be able to do this work is asked to communicate with the Y. W. C. A. bungalow as soon as pos sible.