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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1920)
STIFF APPOINTED TO TIKE URGE OF Some of Committee Not Yet Complete; Work Started On New Plans Active preparations for Junior Week end next May, was begun in the last junior class meeting with the appoint ment of the staff to take charge of the event. Following are the selections: General chairman—Ogden Johnson. .Committees: Canoe fete—Wayne Akers. Advertising—Art Kuhnhausen, Wes Shattuek. Programs—George La Roche, Sidney Hay slip. Dance—Floyd Bowles, Elston Ireland. Music—Bill Collins. Decorations • -CharlPs Huggins. Programs—Alice Evans. Patrons—Marion Lawrence. Feature — He I on Nelson, Eleanor Spall. Refreshments—Ruth Griffin. Campus Day—Art Campbell. Campus Luncheon — Marvel Skeels, Margaret Phelps, Mildred Apperson. “From now on it will be necessary for every junior to hit the ball hard in order to put Junior Week-end over in the proper way”, was the comment, of Carl Newbury on the work to be done. It is the business of the junior class to make all the arrangements for the event and .so they are the ones whose w'ork 'begins' now. When the time comes for the actual production, however, the whole school must do its part, he con tinued. This part is au important one The committees were appointed early so that they could begin making plans at once. Now that. Homecoming week b passed it is asked thaht every effort be centered on the success of the main event, of the spring term. A committee on features which has been working for some time on new stunts for the event, will make its re port soon and some interesting innova tions to the usual program arc expect ed by the management. No radical changes of any kind will be made, how ever, as the program has been followed for so long that it lias become almost a tradition. Some of the committees arc as yet incomplete. •These will be filled as soon as possible so that the work can lu started. All the committees will 1m called together soon for a conference for the purpose of beginning systematic lur ing of plans. (Wrong Idea Impairs Efficient System, Says President Tli«* purpose and policy of the work ing men’s club, recently organized by tbe self-supporting students of the Uni versity is receiving false interpretation which is seriously impairing the work ing efficiency of the organization, ac cording to John Gamble, president of the club. “It is not the intention of the organ ization to hold up the people of Eugene who find it necessary to employ stu dents,” said Gamble, outlining the working system of the organization. “Apparently it is the general opinion that student labor is unreliable. Under our new job-alloting system we can guaran tee every employer who phones in a job to the University “Y” before Thursday evening that his work will be done dur ing the week-end.” “I wish to state positively that the workingmen’s club is a dependable or ganization.” According to Jimmy Price, acting busi ness agent of the club, rush work will be done at once when possible, but a man to do the work cannot be guaranteed un less the job is phoned into the “Y” be fore Thursday evening. Piling wood and raking leaves has been the variety of em ployment listed to date. (tegular meetings of the club are to be held Thursday evenings at 7:15 at which time jobs will be allotcd to members of the club by a system of rotative choice. When the first man on.the list accepts a job lie must then wait until his turn comes again. If it should be impossible to get a man to take the job the em ployer will be notified before Friday. YALE 220 YEARS OLD. Yale University is in her two hundred and twentieth year as a college and few effects of the war are noticeable. GIRL’S BASKETBALL PRACTICE TO BEGIN Contests to be Between Classes and Fraternities; Charlotte Howells Is Head of Sport. Athletically inulined girls will now torn their attention to basketball. Prac tices will he held in the indoor gymnas ium. Charlotte Howells is head of bas ketball and present plans are to have class contests and house contests. Be rnuse of limited space, little can really be accomplished until the completion of the new outdoor gymnasium, which will provide room for a large number of girls to practice at once. After a final practice Monday night women’s hockey has been abandoned for this fall. Twice during this term definite dates have been set for tournaments between the Senior Sophomore and the Junior-Frosti teams, and both dates had to be Cancelled be cause of wet weather. With prospects of good weather this week the date for the first game was set for Thursday afternoon, but the field is so wet and slick that this. too. has been given up. JIMMY PRICE LEAVES FOR ARMENIAN WORK Student Secretary at “Y” to Campaign for Near East Relief. In answer to the call of starving Ar menian children, “Jimmy” Price, student secretary of the University “Y” has given up his college career and is now working under the auspices of the Near East Relief. About three weeks ago Jimmy received a long-distance call from Portland ask ing him to take up this work, and the next day II. F. .tones of that city arrived in Eugene to talk over the plans in de tail. Jimmy has already secured the adop tion of several, orphans by various churches and clubs in this city. He will have his headquarters in Eugene l'or a week or two, and will then spend some time in various other parts of the state. It is quite probable that ho will be sent overseas within n few months. Price has always had the social ser vice hobby. At seventeen years of age lie began reforming the newsboys of Seattle and later lie was an active cam paigner in the cause of prohibition. He was the organizer of the famous Whit ney Boys Chorus. Since coming to Eu gene lie has organized the Beaver Club which has grown to over a hundred and fifty members. EUROPEAN TRIP TO BE TOPIC. Dead Elizabeth Fox and Miss Julia Burgess will meet all girls interested in the European trip in Dean Straub’s class room this evening at. seven o’clock. Every one interested is asked to come, whether she intends to make the trip or not. The itineraries have been printed and are ready for distribution in Dean Fox’s office. Department Heads Preparing Estimates for 1921. The annual University budget was compiled within the last few days and the deans of the various schools and all heads of departments were busy estimating their departmental expenses for the ensuing year. The present finaneial system of Iho Pniverxity provides for the figuring of the annual budget according to the cal endar and not the fiscal year and all estimates of expenses for the year 1921 must be in the hands of ihe president by December 1. The various reports will he considered during the month and all allowances will become effective on January T next. The financial demands of the various schools arid departments are proportioned according to the available funds, which is usually finite a problem ns the esti mates of future expenditures as a rule exceeds to a considerable extent the amount provided. „ Hereafter, according to a new ruling, the twenty departments comprising the college of literature, science and arts are to be notified of the budget for the year, including salaries, and are to be per mitted to requisition against the amount allowed for equipment and supplies. BOOKS NOW EXCEED 100,000. According to Miss Blanche Hughes, ac cession clerk in the University library, the accession book shows the number of books in the library at the present time to be 100,072. The number lias been close to this figure for some time and Miss Hughes jnotto was “One hun dred thousand before Thanksgiving.” This number was easily reached. The library stacks arc large enough to hold only 75,000 and the remainder of the books are placed in other buildings on the campus. Phone 141 City Messenger Service Messengers 39 E. 7tli J. C. GRANT, Mgr. For Service, Call AMERICAN TAXI Phone 12f> 67 Ninth Avenue East The Place to Have Your Picture Taken Tollman Studio THIS EMBLEM STANDS FOR QUALITY Milk Butter Xc6 Cream EUGENE FARMERS CREAMERY. 856 Olive. Phone 638. Lumber Lath and Shingles THE BOOTH-KELLY LUMBER CO. 5th and Willamette Sts. Phone 452 KEEP YOUR SUIT PRESSED AND CLEANED It will wear longer In Cleaning, Pressing and Mending we can serve you. GOOD WORKMANSHIP GOOD SERVICE Turpin (Joe—Joe) Near E. lltli and Alder The Oregana “The Student’s Shop” We serve the best of eats. Try our Waffles. They are the best around the Campus. FRENCH PASTRY A SPECIALTY ATTENTION TO STUDENTS! saje of u, s. Army Blankets Hundreds of Genuine U. S. Army Blankets have been alloted to Eugene S4.85 Genuine U. S. —■' Army Blankets $4.85 NOW ON SALE IN OREGON POWER BLDG. 957 WILLAMETTE ST. Next Rex Theatre SALE LASTS ONLY A FEW DAYS Holidays Specials On our menu and in our fountain orders will be lound Holiday Specials. All the good thing's of the season — wholesome, appetizing and fresh. Enter intojth^spirit^of GOOD CHEER with us. FRENCH PASTRIES LUNCHES FOUNTAIN SPECIALS % All rendered with the same good cheer. v We RAINBOW H. Eurgoyne, Prop. The Store OF and BY the Students STATIONERY We can furnish you with the best grade of correspond ence paper, as weU as the school supply you will need. HAIR NETS Just installed—a complete line of the best grade of hair nets. I FOUNTAIN PENS Always an acceptable and a practical Christmas pres ent. Our line of Fountain Pens of various makes is worthy of your patronage. SPORTING GOODS If your gymnasium outfit is not complete, come in and look over our line before vou buy. kaid Sts.