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Oregon Daily Emerald UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1923 VOLUME XXIV. NUMBER 73 AUTHORITIES WARN STUDENTS AGAINST GRIPPE EPIOEiC Health Service Will Take Precautionary Measures Against Spread ‘invalids FILL INFIRMARY Curve of Sickness Found to Mount Higher After Vacation Periods Rapid increase of colds and pulmonary ailments, with a decided tendency toward la grippe has assumed such epidemical aspects that it appears probable Uni versity health authorities will be forced to take precautionary measures other than the dispensing of medicine and medical advice. It is not thought that the epi demic of colds will necessitate the plac ing of a ban on all social activities- To check further spread of the prevalent malady, immediate preventative measures are being enforced. A meeting of all heads of houses was called by Dr. W. K. Livingston, Univer sity physician, yesterday morning at 9 o’clock in the Y. W. Bungalow to discuss the health situation on the campus, and yesterday afternoon Dr. Livingston start ed a survey of the living organizations, obtaining a report of the number of the sick in each house, antT leaving medical advice regarding methods of avoiding contagion and advice relative to preventa tive measures. An earnest effort is being made to check thg near-epidemic and it is pointed out that the co-operation of the students is needed. Vacations Bring Fatigue A study of these periodical epidemics has been made by Dean Bovard of the department of physical education. He finds that the curve of sickness always mounts higher after each term vacation. To explain this, Dean Bovard points out that students after the term finals are fatigued and many have lost considerable sleep. The rush home and excitement of the holiday season dances and parties in crease this fatigue and lower resistance. Students, scattered through the state, meet numerous people and are exposed to any contagious disease and these are brought back to the college campus. Their complaints are quickly spread to their house companions and classmates. Co-Operation Asked Students should cooperate with the Health Service in the checking of these epidemics, the University health author ities point out. They should wash their hands frequently, keep as clean as pos sible, use prophylactic gargles, nose sprays and mouth washes, and should keep away from people who are sneezing and coughing and avoid visiting friends in the infirmary. Unnecessary exposure to draughts and rain and feet not kept dry shod are dangerous at this tirng, ac cording to the health advice. At present the infirmary is taxed to the limit. All 12 beds filled and 10 more beds have been installed. The infirmary staff was exceedingly busy yesterday and handled in all 90 cases, the majority of which were colds and sore throats. FAIR SEX BREAKS CLASS CUSTOMS FOREIGN TRADE WORE WANTED BY FEMININE STUDENT Commerce Professors and Men Students Wear Disturbed Countenances; Disaster Reported Near The school of business administration is on its ear. That is, the male mem bers of the school. Even the professors wear a perturbed and worried look, and a sense of impending doom hangs over all. For the most sacred traditions of the school have been swept away by a mere woman. ’ AVith one swoop of a small feminine hand all order and peace has disappeared, and every Tuesday night between 7 and 9 o’clock trouble reigns in one of the rooms on the firs^; floor of the commerce building. All because one little girl with a bent for business, an enthusiasm for foreign trade, and a mind of her own insists on taking the seminar in for eign trade, a radical procedure owing to the fact that no woman ever before dared to enter the class. Bones Skelton has undertaken to up hold the downtrodden and imposed upon men of the group by organizing them into strenuous objectors. At the lirst meeting which the new member attended, the worthy protectors of the weaker sex entered with a disconcerting amount of noise, banged desks and kicked chairs around in the most ap proved cave man style. She was in vited to leave, and not to bother about a round-trip ticket. She was further advised that woman’s place is in the home, and that the proper way to hem white dimity curtains and cook wheat flakes is the type of knowledge design ed for feminine minds. The special reason for the treatment seems to be that more expensive brands of cigarettes will have to be used by the men and fewer packages, that the presence of the lady will not admit of too heated arguments, and last but not least that she is unforgivably good at it and the I’s will be limited. NEXT NUMBER GREATEST SAY.S LEMMY’S EDITOR “Doc” Braddock Insists New Artists Have Made Regular Contributors Perform Better Work “ The .Anniversary number of Lemon Punch, which is due to appear February 10, will include the combined supreme efforts of every member of the staff,” said “Doc” Braddock, editor and man ager, yesterday, “and we are all sure that it will be the greatest Punch the campus has ever seen!” New talent has developed this term, says “Doc,” and this has spurred the regular staff members and contributors of last term on to greater efforts. In addition to the many features that will be contributed by Braddock himself, Ted Qsburn, Francis Linklater, and oth ers, some brand-new “stuff” from new and unheard of literary and comic prod igies are forthcoming. Several new artists have contributed generously, and “Stu” Biles, Claude Snow, Paul Carey and other illustrators well known on the campus, will present an unusually large amount of drawings. Since the issue will be the largest ever attempted, Braddock urges that anyone wishing to contribute either art or literary work will be doubly welcome at the Punch office, where new ideas or needed encouragement may be made use of. New Soph Lottery List Brings * Same Old Radiance Or Disgust! ‘•'Have you seen the list yet?” “Can she dance?” “I won’t go with that guy.” “Say I sure got hooked when they gave me that lemon. “Lemme see the Oregana and see what he looks like.” Just the aftermath of the publication in the Emerald of the lottery list for the class of ’25. They stand about sing ly or in groups and peruse the list, some in apparent disgust and others in radiant expectation, for they have not seen it before. They laugh when they see a freak pair, one six feet, and the other five feet, coupled for the shuffle. They laugh when they see some ex quisite dancer paired off with a clown who can’t put one foot in front of the other without interfering in the ankle bones. They laugh when they see the name of a slender Apollo, light as a zephyr on the waxed maple, printed op posite a corn-fed maiden who weighs in the neighborhood of a ton and dances like a mountain. But when in all history was there a square lottery? It has ever been thus. The long get the short. The thin get ^ the wide. The graceful get the awk ward. The brilliant get the bumb-bells. The beautiful and handsome get on ions. So it goes, but the lottery is al ways square. One glances at the name opposite his. and some of the sophs have de cided that they have urgent work to do on the night of the struggle, or that they are suddenly called out of town. Others claim that the lottery commit tee has double-crossed them and has given them a different partner than they asked for. Then there will be ex changing of partners. The fair lady will be the goat. She anxiously awaits the allotted partner, but will be greatly taken aback when her steady man walks up and tells her that through a trade it will be possible for him to take her. ^ But others are not so lucky. They find one who has taken their lady and will not trade. Now and then there is someone who does not care to go and he passes the ticket on to some unfortunate who has been left out and the lady is the goat again. So the lottery goes. It is like life— a gamble, but there is always a thrill in it, for one finds out what he draws in the end. On with the dance and let the lottery be crooked. COSSMAN BACK ON CAMPUS James Cossman who has been athletic director in the Marshfield high school for the past year has resigned his po sition to re-enter the University, ac cording to a newspaper clipping taken from a Marshfield paper. The high school students, in appreciation of Mr. [ Cossman’s services, presented him with a gold pencil and pen. SOCIAL CALENDAR FOR WINTER TERM IS FULL OF EVENTS Dances, Formal and Informal, Are Planned by Campus Organizations HOOP GAMES ARE MANY Frosh Glee, February Ninth, Is Important Student Festivity.' . With student body dances, concerts, formals, and many basketball games scheduled in addition to the frosh glee, the social calendar for the winter term promises a big season of activity and merriment. Festivities for this term begin Fri day, January 26, when all University classes give their parties. The fresh men have reserved the Woman’s build ing, the sophomores will have Ye Cam pa Shoppe, the annual Junior Jazz Jinx will be staged in the men’s gym, and the senior masquerade at Dreamland. On the night preceding that of the parties, the University of Washington and Oregon play the only basketball game for this week. Frosh Glee February Ninth The frosh glee, the largest social event of the term, has been scheduled for February 9 in the Woman’s build ing. On Sunday, January 28, the Univer sity orchestra under the auspices of the Elks lodge will give a charity concert in the Methodist church. Alpha Xi Delta and Women’s Ore gon club have chosen January 27 for their formals, while on February 2, Del ta Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta will have theirs. There will be a game at Corvallis the same night between O. A. C. and Oregon. Week-End la Busy On February 3 Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Chi sponsor their formals, and Hammer and Coffin will give a dance. Again O. A. C. and Oregon clash at Corvallis. Washington State College will play here February 5 and on Feb ruary 9 O. A. C. plays here. The first student body dance for the term will be staged February 10, and on the same date Delta Tau Delta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon have their for mals. Sigma Nu also gives a dance that night. Play Is Scheduled Mask and Buskin will give a play February 15; and on the 16th Kappa Delta Phi gives a formal. Delta Delta Delta holds its formal February 17, and Kappa Alpha Theta upperclassmen have a dance. Alpha Phi upperclassmen will also give a dance. There will be a game with Whitman at Walla Walla the same night. On February 19, Idaho plays Oregon at Moscow, and there will be a game with Washington State at Pullman February 21. Alpha Phi, Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Zeta will have their formals Feb ruary 23, while on February 24 five houses have scheduled formals. They are Friendly hall, Phi Sigma Pi, Kappa Sigma, Chi Psi, and Alpha Tau Omega. There will be a game at Seattle be tween Washington and Oregon. March Activities Many Men’s Oregon club opens the March activities with a dance on the second, as well as the Craftsman club, Sigma Delta Chi and the Order of the O. Ore gon will play Willamette at Salem. "Chi Omega has a formal March 3, and on March 9 Alpha Delta Pi, and Kappa Kappa Gamma have theirs. Pi Beta Phi holds its formal on; March 10 and on March 16 Susan Campbell hall and Condon club will give dances. Thacher Cottage and Kappa Alpha Theta will finish the term’s activities when they give their formals on March 17. Spring vacation begins March 23. HARPERS HAVE BABY BOY Ex-Air Service Officer Who Married Oregon Girl Is Proud Father Lieutenant and Mrs. Harry Harper of Saeremento, California, are receiv ing the congratulations of their friends upon the birth of a son Sunday, Jan uary 21, according to word received on the campus from Mrs. Elizabeth Wil son, hostess at the Woman’s building, who is spending the winter in Calif ornia. The young man is to be named William Wilson Harper. Mrs. Harper will be remembered as Xaomi Wilson, a prominent member of the Girls’ Glee club and a resident of Hendricks hall. Her marriage to Lieu tenant Harper, formerly of the Forest Service Air Patrol stationed in Eu gene, took place in the alumni room of the Woman’s building shortly after its opening. Members of University Company Appearing In Cast of Play Written by Fergus Reddie Four members of “The Raggedy Man,” making its first appearance j" in Guild Hall this evening. From left to right the players are: Hilde garde Repinen, as Old Aunt Mary; Lorna Ooolidge, as ’Lizabeth Ann; j Katherine Watson playing Orphan Annie, and Katherine Pinneo as Addel iny Bowersox. The play was produced by Fergus Reddle and the charac ters are from the Riley poems. State Senators Will Visit Oregon Campus On Wednesday, Jan. 31 Word wits received in Eugene yester day that the State Senate, now in session {it Salem, voted to visit the University ’campus in a body, Wednesday, January 61. When questioned last night as to further details of the intended visit, Karl Onthank, admtnisfcratlive fcecrefaTy, in formed the Emerald that an invitation to visit the campus had been extended the (Senators, but so far no definite reply had been received by the administration. How ,ever,it is expected that further details will be learned today and steps taken for a reception of the guests. The result of the vote is taken as a certain indication that the senators will make the trip to the University. Out of the total of 24 members of the senate, only three dissenting votes were cast. The last visit of the senators to the University campus was in January, 1921, 'when a delegation from Salem made an excursion to Eugene for the purpose of inspecting the state institution. Both representatives and senators were visitors from the legislature at that time. The group visited the campus on Saturday and a special assembly was held in Vil lard Hall. The visit this time will be on Wednesday and it is probable that the regular weekly assembly will be advanced one day. Since the state law makers will visit the campus this year during the school week, it is likely that classrooms 'will be inspected when classes are in •session. PHI BETA KAPPA WILL ELECT OREGON ALUMNI Preliminary Organization to Elect Members Today Consideration of various high-stand ing alumni of the University, since the first class was graduated here in 1878, such as are recommended by the local chapter committee as having fulfilled all the requirements for Phi Beta Kap pa election will be taken up at the meeting of the local chapter g this af ternoon, George Turnbull? secretary of the chapter, said yesterday. The local chapter which was granted a charter some time ago and whifili will be installed some time in March has already elected 12 Oregon alumni who are members of the University fac ulty. The election of other alumni, who are not members of the faculty will be taken up at the next meeting and possibly one or more meetings will complete for the present the election of alumni on the part of the local chap ter. Dean Henry Band Hatfield, of the college of commerce of the University of California, who has accepted his appointment from the national head quarters as installing officer at Oregon, will be notified soon of the date of in stallation. It is expected that the time of installation will be either in March, or a time thereabouts which will be convenient to Dean Hatfield’s sched ule. Action will also be taken at the meeting regarding the ratification of the constitution and by-laws of the chapter, which will then be forwarded to the national headquarters thus leav ing the way clear for the installation ceremonies. Professor Stetson is chair man of the committee on installation and Dr. Boynton heads the committee which will recommend to the chapter, the alumni outside of the faculty who are eligible for Phi Beta Kappa and who will be voted on today. The meeting will be held in room 8, Com merce building at 4:15 p. m. CORRECTION MADE The Emerald wishes to correct an er ror made in yesterday’s issue. Pay checks to the amount of $660, not $66, are to be received by the advanced class of cadets of the military- depart ment. THE RAGGEDY MAN AT GUILD HALL TONIGHT Several Mask and Buskin Stars in Cast “He must be a stranger if you don’t know him, Addeliny,” says Mart Whip ple when Addeliny, the postmistress, an nounces that a letter has come for Noey IBixIer whom she does not know. The effect o produced, by Noey himself is even more startling when he arrives in Griggsby station, „ ragged and tattered, to the delight of the children and the consternation of the village" folk, who do not realize what a large part the Raggedy Man is destined to play in (Continued on page four.) £• LOOMS US BATTLE FOR VARSITY FIVE Washington, Victor Over Idaho Presents Most Formidable Oposition of Season HUSKIES NOT CONFIDENT Oregon’s Offensive Play Is Strongest Seen in Conference The basketball game with the Uni versity of Washington Thursday night will be the hardest of the season, ac cording to Coach Bohler. The Huskies are bringing a veteran outfit down, and will be prepared for a hard tussle, while Idaho came here expecting a light ivorkout, and as a result was defeated. T'he Idaho bunch switched the dope igainst the Aggies though, and took the long0 end of a 23 to 22 game on Monday night at jCofvallis. This drops ;he„Aggies from the conference leaders, is only Oregon, Washington and Wash ngton State now "have a perfect series if wins. Since Washington State has rather a weak team, the game here rhursday really decides the leadership if the league and the team that wins will probably also finish the season in irst position. Vandals Lose The Idaho trip was rather disastrous for, by losing to both Oregon and Wash ington, they practically put themselves lut of the running for the champion diip. Both of these teams play Idaho at Moscow later on in the season, how ever, and will both probably be defeat ed, as the floor is notoriously small, find greatly favors the home team. The Aggies in their game with Idaho were without the services of their eaptain and star guard, “Pug” Boss, who will also be out of the Oregon contests as he has been declared ineli gible because of the fact that he play ed one year of basketball at Willamette before entering O. A. C. Varsity Scores Large The Varsity this year has run up very large scores in every game, and has gained the reputation of having the strongest offensive team in the Northwest. This seems to be a fact. But it is also true that their defense is rather weak, for in the first -half of the Idaho game while playing on the offensive they ran up 28 points to the Vandals 11,'but^in the second period they played a defensive game and were nearly walloped as a result, when Idaho hooked 24 points to^ their 14. This indicates that the strongest Or egon defense is their offense, this only drawback being that the men probably will not be able to stand 40 minutes of fast aggressive work, for in pre vious games they all have seemed to be fairly well “all in” by the time the first half was over. The touted Washington offense with four men who can score, in the per sons of Lewis, Frankland, Crawford and Frayne, will meet the same sort of a toam when they come here Thurs day. Juniors Scoop Lottery Field; Hang Numerals Around Necks The Junior class scores again 1 Repeating the sensation created by their first annual shine day, the mem bers of the class of 1924 have evolved a lottery scheme that rivals in newness anything staged since Dean Straub drew the first name for the class ’01 B. C. An Emerald reporter obtained this very exclusive statement from Doug Wright, chairman of the great annual Junior Jazz Jinx, which will “explode” at eight Friday night, in and around the premises of the men's gvm and will keep on exploding great bombs of class spirit until the midnight hour. From this noon until Friday night members of the junior class will be “numbered among those present”—lit erally numbered. The lottery commit tee, composed of Doug Wright, Velma Faroham, Moe Sax, Helen Ball, Harold Potter and Elsie Skoog, drew the names Tuesday afternoon. The only statement that the Emerald reporter could get from them was that it was “absolutely square.” A hasty glance at the names, for that was all they would allow, convinced the repor ter that they werd right. Immediately after the drawing, a class meeting was held. Several hun dred anxious juniors hastened to Vil lard hall to find their fate—but not so. The committee was very, very firm and simply would not give out any information. The class waited wonderingly. Then Doug Wright exploded the “dope.” First he hung a large white numbered card around his neck. This is what you’re going to wear until Friday night, he said, explaining that each name drawn was numbered. Every junior is to receive his number from a booth in front of the library, begin ning this noon, and the game is to find your partners by the numbers. There was a laugh, which deepened into a miniature rally. The success of the Junior Jazz Jinx was assured then and there. i Immediately following the adjourn j meat the committee was besieged by curious students. But they held their ground and are firm in the stand that the idea, as planned, will be carried through. .Junior groups in houses are planning weird schemes for conveying their “fa ted ones” to the party. Jimmie Meek and Doug Farrell, champion costume wearers of the class of ’24, have chal lenged the other men to equal them in the outlandish garb which they have planned fo wear. Juniors say that they have waited three years for the chance to hold a ; Jazz Jinx and they intend to make it a winner. Moe Sax is in charge of the I food. “There’ll be plenty of it,” he 1 promises.