VOLUME 21 EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1920 NUMBER 60 . S.C. LANCASTER TELLS / OE WORLD’S HIGHWAYS | - AT STUDENT ASSEMBLY * Speaker Is Builder of Beautiful Route Through Gorge of Columbia #'> • ' ' _ - - HAYWARD OUTLINES DRAFT System to be Used to Get Track Men M Out Now and For All Kinds 4 of Athletics * -- V With a slight southern accent Sam uel C. Lancaster, construction en gineer of the Columbia highway, spoke on “Beautiful Highways” at the last assembly of the term in Villard hall this morning. I began at home, said Mr. Lancaster, where on the plains of west Tennessee they used to have about the worst roads in the country. “I saw America first,” said the speaker, “traveling over the country in the interest of good roads.” Later he went to France, to attend the con ference there in the interest of bet tering the roads and meeting the new problems the increased use of the automobile brough up. Walls Are Duplicated While going through Germany, I saw the great walls upholding the vineyards along the Rhine, he con tinued. The walls are now duplicated in the walls of the Columbia highway. Three years later, said the en gineer, Rufus Holman, Multnomah county commissioner, asked him to build the highway through the Co lumbia gorge. Oregon Has Best Scenery “Each view has its own particular charm,” said Mr Lancaster in speak ing ox the beauties of nature, “but Oregon has the most beautiful na tural-scenery in the world.” The road was being planned around the base of the great rock where the Vista House how stands, he said, but he climbed to the top, got up oh a stump there where he could look out over the vine maples, and saw the wonderful panorama stretching before him. Thirty-five miles to the east the gorge lay before the eye in an im mense picture of wonderful beauty, and'thij^jrfive miles to tho jgest an other picture lay. The road had to go over the rock, said he. We have now, he concluded, what is considered to be one of the most beautiful highways, if not the most beautiful one in America. We have preserved the natural beauties -God gave to our state. N, Mr. Lancaster has been appointed as state chairman of the Near East Relief drive, and showed a huge football, on a tripod, with a genuine Spalding football inside it, which he Continued on page 4. MILLAGE BILL BACKED BY D. A. R. CONVENTION Women Pan Resolutions at Albany Meeting Favoring Its . 4 Passage The resolutions passed at the state convention of the Oregon State so ciety of the D- A. R. last week in Albany have just been received by f Karl Onthank, executive secretary. The resolutions, which were sent by Mrs. F. M. Wilkins, regent of the > organization, were passed without a * dissenting vote, she said. The resolutions are as follows: " » Whereas, the greatly increased at tendance at the three state educa tional institutions, namely, the Ore * gon Agricultural College, the Oregon State University and the State Norm al School, together with the in creasing cost of administration makes v it imperative, if the growth and ef ficiency of these institutions is to be * maintained, that more financial sup - port be given than is possible under existing laws; * Therefore, Be it Resolved, That ( we, the Daughters of the American Revolution in State Conference as- j senibled, endorse and urge the voters; t of the state to support at the special election in May the millage tax for r' these schools. I St. Patrick's Day* Fails To Add Much T o Campus V crdancy The good old days when loyal Irishmen were hung for the “wearin’ o’ th’ green” are not likely to be duplicated on the Oregon campus- Anybody out for the purpose of arresting Irish sympathizers would have made a poor haul on St. Patrick’s day, yesterday. v A very few students wore a bit of green ribbon. Two or more young ladies utilized a clover leaf and flaunted this bit of Irishness in their hair. Those who ate pistachio ice cream at the Anchorage wore a tiny Irish flag for the rest of the day. The freshmen, of course, did their parts as ever with their caps, and one in addition sported an enormous green tie for half the day. Another son of Erin wore across his vest an inch wide green watch chain. This was all. Among the six teen hundred in the University, all the support the old enemy to snakes and toads on the Emer ald Isle received was a few bits of green ribbon and a half heart ed tie or hair band. Be jabers, and th’ owld saint hisself will be havin’ to come back to be takin’ care o’ th’ wearin’ o’ th’ green! scotch rut hr foh mu CLAIRE KEENEY AND DOROTHY WOOTTON Slfv'R IN COMEDY “ENGAGED” With the dress rehearsal success fully concluded and the stage heather which is to play a prominent part in the background, Tn full bloom, everything is set and ready for the presentation of “Engaged” by “The Company” of dramatic students Fri day and Saturday nights. The rough edges of the scotch dialect have been worn off and it is predicted that unless the comedy element overcomes the cast, there will be no sudden and violent interpolations of Anglo Saxon. Claire Keeney as the much-engaged man is becoming more and more ac customed to proposing and it is thought that by tomorrow night he will have no difficulty in “popping the question” the number of times demanded by the plot. Dorothy Wootton is now adept at rolling her “r’s”. She is to be the Highland lassy. “Engaged is hilariously fun ny,” said Miss Charlotte Banfield, of the dramatic interpretation depart ment. “There is not a slow moment in it.” The seat sale will open tomorrow morning at the Guild hall box of fice. Carl Miller is in charge of the seat sale. JUNIOR CLASS SPIRIT LOW Third-Year Students Disloyal on Eve of Big Week-end, 8aya Chapman A junior class meeting scheduled to be held Tuesday afternoon at 4:15 was postponed until tonight at 7 o’clock in Villard hall because of the failure of sufficient numbers of the junior class to report for the meet ing. Nish Chapman, junior president, is worried ever the lack of enthusiasm the class is showing now on the eve of Junior Week-end, the time of all times that the class should be unified and loyal. Among the questions to be brought up tonight is the contention as to whether the junior prom should be formal or informal this year. Dairy Council Backs Tax The Oregon dairy council in a meeting held in Portland, Oregon, recently adopted resolutions favor ing adoption at the coming election of the proposed millage tax for sup port of the higher institutions of learning in Oregon. STUDENTS URGED TO PREPARE ARGUMENTS FOR MILEAGE BILL Newbury Tells Assembly of Plans to Carry Out Dur ing Vacation “People on the outside are anxious to know the actual facts of this mill age bill which they are going to vote on,” said Don Newbury, chairman of the students’ campaign committee, in the assembly in Villard hall this morning, “and we of the University are best fitted to give them these facts. The students are the most valuable workers in the whole cam paign and they will be used in per sonal contact with the voters. Every student should show 100 per cent loyalty to his Alma Mater by aiding in every way possible in this cam paign.” Newbury appealed to an audience of his fellow students which filled Villard hall to overflowing, this morn ing. The first duty of every student, declared the speaker, between now and the end of the term, is to study and learn every one of the articles in the 16-page folder which has been given out so that he may be fully prepared to answer any questions that he might be confronted with while canvassing his home town dur ing the spring vacation recess. An 8-page pamphlet which is to be ready for distribution this evening lwill be placed in the halls of Villard for the students to help themselves and these folders are to be distribut ed among the voters of the state by the students. Each student is to take as many as he can possibly use without waste. A report blank will also be given to every person in the University and these are to be filled out and returned to the persons in charge upon the student’s return to the campus after the vacation. “You have a line of talk better than any salesman alike, everything is on your side,” Newbury told his audience, “so talk and do your very best.” “Get registered yourself while you are home, if you are not already, and when you do so ask for a cer tificate which you will bring back here with you and which will enable you to vote without question in Lane county.” DR. SCHAFER WILL SPEAK History Professor to Address Science Club at Hendricks Hall Tonight Dr. Joseph Schafer will give an address on “Side Lights of History” before the social science club and guests at 8 o’clock Thursday even ing at Hendricks hall. Following the address there will be a reception in Dr. Schafer’s honor. All University people are cordially invited by the social science club to be present. OUTLOOK TOR TENNIS IS ROSY THOUGH ONLY 1LETTERMAN IS BACK Captain “Mort” Brown Holds Northwest Honors; Smith and Westerman Strong Although Oregon will start the ten nis season in the early part of next term with only one letter man, "Mort” Brown, who is also captain of this year's racquet wielders, the varsity material looks decidedly promising. The schedule for the coming season has not yet been arranged. “Mort” Brown, captain and holder Of the northwest single championship, is almost certain to be one of the members of the 1920 team. Brown is one of the few Oregon tennis men who have won a letter. His speed, accuracy and clever strokes are well known on the court. Kenneth Smith and Harry Wester man, both former Jefferson high school stars of Portland, will be strong contenders for position on the team. Westerman Is probably the most likely contestant. He has been out a great deal this year, and is showing a world of speed. Westerman has a fast serve and several clever strokes. Kenneth Smith, who worked on the /frosh tennis team \ast year, is a strong bidder for a varsity place. Smith showed good form on the court1 last season, and from present indi cations he and Westerman should put up a nearly even fight for the CDVoted varsity position. At present no others have announc ed their intention to take part i:i the fight for varsity positions but the courts have been crowded during the good weather and many of these en thusiasts are expected to try for var sity places. Tire athletic department of the Uni versity of Washington has proposed a conference tenjris meet to be held the same time and jilace as the Pacific Coast track meet. Tt seems vbry like ly that the plan will meet the approv al of the athletic authorities. A dual meet with one of the teams that goes to the proposed tennis gathering is being considered by the graduate manager. RUCH’S ARTICLES PRINTED University High Principal Has Three Papers Accepted by Magazines G. M. Ruch, principal of the Uni versity high school, has recently had three articles accepted for publica tion. “The Psychology of the Project Method” will be published by School and Society, “The Future of General Science in the United States" has been accepted by the School, Science and Mathematics magazine, and “The Use of Pedagogical and Intelligence Tests as a Basis for Forced Promo tion” will appear in the Educational Administration and Supervision mag azine. Oregana Work Nears Completion? $r ‘ ■ $p ir ir *■ *• Book Will Be Out Junior Week-End Clicking typewriters, pasting, clipping and mailing all going on at once in the Oregana of fice are the evident signs of the winding up of each section of the All of the art work has been going on with added impetus the last few days. There is a great deal of work yet to be done on the Oregana, reports Helen Manning, editor, who is planning to stay over spring vacation and get the printing started. This will in sure a book for Junior Week end since it will only take a few weeks at the printers after work has been started. All or the art work has been completed by Harvey Madden who has charge of this section, and his assistants Sam Lehman, Marion Ady and Eiler Brown. The cover design will be put on a fine grade of green imitation leather purchased at the same price of the cloth covers former ly used, and will add much to the attractiveness of the book, it is thought. Earl Richardson has his athlet ic section in fine shape after spending considerable time get ting the pictures together and fixing them up in original ways. This is one of the best sections in the book according to the editor. Paul Farrington and Wilbur Hulin are still busy writing stor ies about campus notables and sketching cartoons for the bunk section which they have worked on long and faithfully. An en tirely new line of josh will be found in this year's volume, they promise. The other sections have all been sent to the engravers and the majority of the cuts are ready to be set up. All in all, things are going as well as could be expected at present, states Miss Manning. Girls Urged to Send Men Out For Track Instead of Stroll “Girls, when Jack asks you to go for a stroll, you say, ‘Jack, why don’t you go out for track?’ Now girls usually say, ‘Let track go to the dickens’, or rather, what means the same, they go for the stroll.” Thus spoke Stan Anderson at meeting of the' student council Tuesday evening. Bill Hayward says times have changed, said Stan. The University women used to sit in the grandstand and watch the men train. Now they sit on the banks of the mill race. If you want a good track team, a good football team, or a good baseball team go sit in the grandstand and give the men your moral. support, said Stan Anderson. Bill has said that the girls even used to tell him when the boys broke training. MEDICAL SCHOOL DEAN ISiDEAD IN PORTLAND DR. KENNETH A. J. MACKENZIE WAS MEMBER OF FACULTY FOR 20 YEARS Dr. Kenneth A. J. MacKenzie, dean of the University of Oregon Medical School and a prominent practicing physician of Portland, died Monday night after having just recovered from an attack of influenza.. Dr. MacKenzie came to Portland in 1882 as a practicing physician and has since taken an active interest in the development of Portland med ical institutions and the University of Oregon medical school. It was through his efforts that 'the new quarters for the University were opened last fall in Portland. Aftef a twenty year term of service on the faculty of the medical depart ment at the University of Oregon, Dr. MacKenzie accepted the position of dean. The following is a copy of a tele gram received by President Camp bell today from Earl Kilpatrick, Di vision Manager of the Red Cross: “Dr. MacKenzie was wartime chair man of Portland chapter American Red Cross. He stimulated and great ly assisted the organization of Base Hospital Fifty, and cooperated in se lecting physicians for Red Cross for eign service. His death removes one of the most potent forces in Ameri ca for sound medical education, scien tific research, high professional standards and improvement of public health through popular as well as professional education. The north west must look to the University of Oregon to fill the gap by developing a greater school of medicine, with adequate instructional and laboratory facilities, and permeated with Dr. MacKenzie’s spirit of scientific en deavor and public service.” Y. W. C. A. ELECTS OFFICERS Marjorie Holaday, New President, to Attend Cleveland Convention Marjorie Holaday was chosen presi dent of the Y. W. C. A. for the com ing year in the election held yester day at the bungalow. The other new officers are: vice president, Viv ian Chandler; secretary, Frances Habersham; treasurer, Ruth Flegal; annual member, Jennie Maguire. The newly elected president, Mar jorie Holaday, will be the delegate for the local association to the na tional Y. W. C. A. convention to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, April 13-20, and at this time she will have the right to vote on the new basis for membership which will come up the second time for consideration by the convention. Faculty Member Suicide A faculty member at the Univer sity of Washington recently com mitted suicide by hanging herself from her basement rafters. She is said to have been a sufferer of melan cholia. PLANS TO INJECT PEP INTO STUDENT BODY PLACED UNDER WAY Student Council Would Arouse More Vital Interest In Activities NEN WANTED FOR TRACK Same Response at for a Dance Is Asked for Men’s Ath letics Plans for injecting a little pep into the student body so that a great er interest will be taken in Univer sity life were discussed by Student Council at a meeting held in the library Tuesday evening at 7:15. Only 393 votes were cast for the seven amendments to the constitution for which a special ballot was held Tuesday, Stanford Anderson, presi dent of the student body, told the council. This number out of a total of 1742 shows a great lack of inter est among the students. The recent student body meeting called for the purpose of voting on the amendments was so small that a special ballot had to be arranged for, according to Mr. Anderson. In addition to this apparent lack of interest in student body affairs of vital interest Mr. Anderson told the council of the poor turnout which has been made for track. Bill Hay ward, he said, is disgusted and dis appointed at the way in which the freshmen refiftte to respond to his call for track men. Following the last student body assembly a group of men feeling the need of arousing some Oregon spirit, according to Mr. Anderson, started a danco on the corner of Alder and Thirteenth. The response was overwhelming. The con clusion which must be drawn, accord ing to the opinion of the student council is that Oregon students will respond to a call ito dance but to nothing else. Heads of Houses to Meet Thursday A meeting of the heads of houses will be held Thursday evening at five o’clock in the library for the purpose of planning to work up some enthusi asum for track turnout. Another plan to be carried out by student council to arouse interest and Oregon Spirit is the printing of a student handbook which will contain in addition to the revised constitution such things as a student calendar, Oregon songs and Oregon traditions. A committee consisting of Lyle Mc Croskey, Herald White and Jack Benefiel will work out plans for this book and report to Student Council at the first meeting to be held in the spring term. Decision as to whether the books will be distributed free and just what its contents will be will be definitely decided then and (Continued on page 4) probationers on TRIAL FULL TERM Petition of Two Prominent Students to be Placed In Good Standing Rejected Once on probation, there is no way to get off until the end of the term, according to a decision reached by the probation committee, which held a meeting yesterday afternoon and decided it had no power to grant the petitions of two prominent students to be restored to good Btnding in the University. These men, one the holder of one of the highest offices in the student body, and the other a member of the glee club, failed to make their hours last term, largely on account of the amount of energy devoted to student body activities. This term their January and February proba tion cards showed that they were doing satisfactory work, and they were encouraged to ask for permis sion to be allowed to resume their connection with student activities. The probation committee looked up the legislation under which the com mittee acts, and decided it had no power to shorten the period of pro bation.