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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1924)
Houses Plan to Cooperate Uniform Accounting System Installed Charts to Be Made . Managers Will Have Weekly Meetings Of particular significance to social fraternities is a cooperative movement among living organiza tions to be inaugurated immediately under the leadership of Dean Walker, student advisor, and Lilian Tingle, head of the department of household arts. The nature of this movement is not one of group purchasing as now maintained at other colleges; rather it is to be. a clearing house of ideas and suggestions whereby organiza tions may profit from the experi ence of crthers. Dean Walker Sponsor Dean Walker is instituting an ac counting system to which houses may subscribe. Expert accountants are to check over house records at the end of each month. A. nominal sum is to be charged, to wit, $2 per month for each house, for which a service will be rendered, giving exactly the status of the house financially, whether it is falling be hind or geting ahead in its expenses. The cost of doing this is not met by the small sum charged, but the remainder is paid from funds of the office. In addition each month sta tistics aro taken of the operating costs of the houses whose books are audited. This matter is to be con fidential and will probably be in code that the name of the house from which such material is ob tained will not be known to other houses. A series of visible average ex penditure charts for various com modities is to be prepared also. By comparing the monthly costs of these commodities in his own house, j the manager will know at a glance whether or not he is within the bounds of correct management. Several Have Accepted This .offer of accounting service, first made to the inter-fraternity council meeting last term, has been accepted, by several organizations, and is still open to subscription. Miss Tingle is inaugurating a plan no less practica*l. Beginning this term, she is setting aside an hour a week when present and pros pective house managers may con gregate for a round table discussion of problems, particularly those of the kitchen. Here suitable menus will bo dis cussed, practical recipes suggested and sundry other problems thrashed out which now perplex the house manager, and which at present he must solve without assistance. Miss Tingle asks that all inter ested in attending such a conferenco meet her in the household arts de partment at 12:40 tomorrow, to ar range a regular hour for weekly meeting. Tryouts for Junior Vod-vil Are Soon (Continued from page one) bo possible to accommodate the larg est number of students. The University will hold Mother’s Week-end the first Sunday in May, the fourth. That will bring the Junior Vod-vil the evening before at a time when mothers will be on the campus. It will provide a character istic and excellent entertainment as a feature for Mother’s week-end, the committee believes. The entire junior week-end eom mittee will meet at 5 o 'dock on Thursday, in Condon hall. The date was changed from Wednesday, as j was announced, because the Vod-vil | tryouts tame at that hour. [classified adsT -, I Minimum charge, 1 time, 25c: 2 times, 1 4f>c • S times, 60c : 1 week, $1.20. Must ! he limited to 5 lines : over this limit 1 5c per line. Phore 96t. or leave copy ( with Business office of Emerald. In t University Press. Office hours. 1 to '4pm. PAY ARIJR IN ADVANC1 ONLY Lotft—Bunch of keys. Finder re turn to Earl Couch 74 E. 7th street. M 30 For Sale—Rebuilt flat model type writer with portable ease, cboap. Inquire Co-op. M 28-30 Lost—Gold Alpha Phi pin down town, Wednesday. Initials A. O. U. Finder please rail 851. Reward. M 29-30 Be a Newspaper Correspondent— With the Ileacock Plan and earn a good income while learning; we show you how; begin actual work at once; all or spare time; expori ence unnecessary; no canvassing; send for particulars. Newswriters Training Bureau, Buffalo, N. V F 12-tf Universities: East vs. West ****** Oregon’s Superior Campus By Phoebe Louise Wright Middle western universities taken as a group are distinctive in their personality from that of the Univer sity of Oregon. The distinction is noticeable particularly in the social atmosphere and in the actual ap pearance of the universities. The University of Oregon is typi cal of a certain pioneer spirit which pervades the entire far west, where the enthusiasm and vigor of a new country are found. The school is still in a state of experimentation and is constantly working toward its ideal of perfection. There is a certain earnestness found on the Oregon campus which is not found in the middle west. The students seem to feel a sense of responsibility to themselves and to their state—though they do not, perhaps, think of it in exactly those terms—and their idea is to get as much as possible out of their oppor tunities for education; whereas in many of the middle western uni versities, the idea is, with a cer tain percentage of the* students, rather that of attending a more or less fashionable winter resort, for the purpose of having as much fun as possible. The* social life at Ore gon is not so pronounced, a fact which is very much to Oregon’s credit, because that which is in dulged in is enjoyed to its fullest extent, and dating doesn’t become the bore that it otherwise would. There are more students, both men., and women, who datei at Oregon in proportion to the enrollment than at the average middle western college. There a minority does most of the going about, and their support to scholastic standing, as may be imagined, is none too great. The Oregon much talked of democracy may have a lot to do with the popu larity of dating. The loyalty of the Oregon student to his alma mater is no greater than that of the middle western student and one often feels that it is too much talked of to ring as deeply as the Oregon student would like one to think. The Oregon campus is more attrac tive by far than the average middle western university, but this is largely true because the campuses of all western schools -have the ad vantage of evergreens, whereas the middlewest was greatly slighted in the apportioning of trees when the world was young. Maples and oaks furnish most df the shade. The roses on the Oregon campus give to the campus a note of beauty that is seldom if ever found in the mid dle west. Swimming Sidelights Some of the spectators must have missed their dinner to get there in time to grab a front seat—but it was sure wrorth it. Counting everyone there was easily 400 packed around the tank; and frem the number of feminine patrons the early rush for seats resembled a Monday bargain sale. • * * It was hard to judge who suffered the moBt; but from the expressions noticeable on the spectators’ faces the strain was greater for them than for the swimmers. • *■ • One young lady couldn’t disting uish between the jaek-back-knife and the forward flip-flop; but her escort found that easier to explain than the mechanism the plungers used to get their air “While they coasted along just like a steam-boat.” Burroughs’ work on the diving board won much well-earned ap plause; and Oregon students who saw him work last night wish him well when he gets to Paris next summer. All the ladies appreciated his smile. • * • It is possible that some of those planning to attend the student body dance worked so hard watching tho swimmers, especially the 100 yard dash men, that they will be unable to perform with their usual vivacity; but they must believe it was a sacrifice that Oregon will appreciate. European Trip Is Inexpensive Opportunity Is Given to College Men Under special arrangements with the Cunard steamship line, college men are arranging an economical ex cursion to England, France, and other European countries this sum mer, sailing from New York for Ply mouth, Southampton, and Cherbourg on June 21, on the S. S. Saxonia, and returning home from Southampton September 6. Only college students are eligible but students of all colleges are wel come to join the excursion. The |‘‘Saxonia’s” entire third class has been reserved for the college men and no others will Be admitted. The cost for the round trip has 'been placed at $165, and, according to 11. D. Adams of “The Oaks,” Ithaca, |N. Y., who is chairman of the excuT S’on, the low rate of exchange prevail ing abroad makes it possible for stu !dents to enjoy two months of sight seeing and exhibitions, fairs, athletic meets and kindred attractions for $400. Some of the important events CALL 80 for a YellowCab abroad, the coming summer, will be the British Empire Exposition, Lon don; the Olympic (James, Paris; the Ancient Tailteann Games, to be re vived in Dublin; and many lesser happenings throughout Great Britain nd the continent. Mr. Adams also states that the ex clusive third cabin will answer the in creased demand for an economical and comfortable mode of transportation to Europe. On. this excursion non students and immigrants will be posi tively excluded from the third class, thereby eliminating what has been the economical traveler’s objection to the modern third class. Students are invited to take their musical instruments along, so that mpromptu parties, “song fests” and musical evenings may be the rule. The Cunard line will arrange to store the instruments until the ship returns in September. The chairman also prom ises “Good wholesome British food four times a day.” Road Advised by Crockatt Construction of an east and west ail line through Central Oregon was dvocated as necessary for the proper economic and social development of the state by Peter Crockatt, professor of economics at the University, in tes timony before the Oregon public ser vice commission in Portland yester day. Professor Crockatt has made an extensive study of the railread and transportation conditions in the state. Professor Crockatt stated he be lieved the line devised by Harriman for Central Oregon is the best since it taps the best stand of timber in the United States. “Public necessity does not mean only economic necessity, but may mean social and military necessity, as well, and the road is certainly neces sary from a standpoint of national defense,” Professor Crockatt de clared. QUICK FIOWEU SERVICE You do so want a few flow ers for the table to honor the unexpected guest, and yet there is barely time. Just phone us your needs and e’ll have them to you in a ffv. We keep our own de 1 ivory car for just such 'erviee. The University Florist 993 Hilyard Street Phone 654 business here in Eugene and is now 'an associate in the fuel business with the Manerud brothers. | Only a real- juicy morsel in the form of a football contract would at tract Huntington’s attention now. The right kind of a salary and a sea sonal contract are all that would at tract Huntington from his now ven ture and then that would be only j during the football season. As far ,as that is concerned, Huntington ! could leave the fuel business for a {time and know that it was in good glands. Both Skeet and Pink Mane jrud have been in the fuel business for several years and know the game Thoroughly. Shy ia at home in Eugene. He has built his home here and has many friends pulling for his success. Hunt ington is still a young man and has many more years as a football men tor ahead of him. But he looks ahead and finds that the future of ■a football coach, or a coach of any kind, is not a certainty, so he has de cided on something more secure. Business is not entirely new to Huntington. While mentor of the Webfoot teams, he has been interest ed in a big industry and it has been profitable to him. There are other athletic coaches with the same idea, in fact our pre sent football coaching staff is a good example. Joe Maddock has interest in a line of mercantile stores and he coaches more for the love of the game. Bart Spellman has coached Oregon lines for some time, but he has also been active in the business field in Seattle. Baz Williams, our successful fresh man coach, has a bakery business here in Eugene and coaches because he likes to be in touch with foot ball. His two teams have been good ones and a number of his proteges are going to wear varsity uniforms next fall. • • • The Olympic trials for this region will be run in conjunction with the Pacific coast conference track meet, providing the other members of the conference sanction tho plan. The A. A. U. seems to be in favor of tho idea so it remains up to the confer ence members. In staging the trials this way, it will be beneficial to all concerned. In the first place, the A. A. U. of ficials will see the college athletes at their best and in the best compe tition of the years. Secondly, the athletes will kill two birds with one stone. They won’t have to compete in two separate meets and will be in better shape. • * * Naturally, there will be a host of athletes and the going will be crowd ed, but two days should weed them out and the second day events ought to be thrillers. • * * Swimmers come and swimmers go, but .Tack Cody stays right on. at the Multnomah Athletic club and devel ops more of them. Jack has been with the Portland institution for a long time and has turned out some champions in his time. Norman Boss, holder of a number of world marks, used to work under Cody. Happy Kuehn, fancy diving champ of the world, is a Cody pro duct. Not only men, but women have succeeded after heing coached, by Cody. Connie Myers, Thelma Payne, both national diving champions for several years, got many of their point ers from Jack Cody. Dave Pall, Stanford diver, is another of Cody’s proteges. These are just a few of the successful swimmers and divers Cody has trained. He gets them young, teaches them the finer points of the water game and then they go up and keep climb ing. Cody is successful with high schoolers to a great degree. Ben -n-_J -— TAKE YOUK CHOICE You can. be sure of the highest quality in all our products. Then, too, the change from white to French, rye or whole wheat gives one the opportunity of var iety. \Nwv\mav „ Butter-Krus g( BREAD r* Lombard, our freshman speedster, is | a Cody product. Micky Bingler, for-; mer Oregon student and Multnomah club man is another. So a good many athletic clubs and colleges will have to thank .Tack Cody for some wonderful performers he has sent them. Astronomers to Use Power Plant The space between the Architec ture and Sociology buildings, form erly occupied by the old heating plant, is being remodeled and divided into several rooms for the use of the art school and Prof. E. H. McAlister’s astronomy classes. In the lower floor, occupying most of the old boiler room, is Professor McAlister’s apparatus. Ovens to bake tiles and clay work of the normal arts department fill the rest of the old boiler room. Upstairs, a drafting room and an art library has been arranged for the architects. Prof. A. H. Schroff’s office on the first floor of the ar chitecture building is being remodel ed to twice its old size. The studio on the same floor, which is used by life drawing classes, is being changed to extend a]on_ side of tho building. ^ "e tt0rth About one half 0f the, *„»• bo in its old space in th/'!Wi" teeture building, while Arehi‘ the heating plant. Th/ ^ of the old studio in the Amai'‘4()r ture building will be hm** Jocker room and the 0\i i*'. 1 room is being joined to the room. ur»rting Huston on Paper at Oregon City Taylor Huston, ex- ’24, fortner sociate managing editor of tho Eaier aid and associate editor of the 1924 Oregana, has accepted a position ag night editor of the Morning Enter. prise, at Oregon City. Huston, who has been employed on the Morning Astorian at Astoria fot the past several months, will take u his new duties Monday. h6 m ^ member of the Phi Sigma Pi fratern ity, and also of Sigma Delta Chi men’s national journalism fraternity Get the Classified Ad habit. Your Spine may have a vertaberal lesion as shown, which may be the cause of your ailments. The Chiropractor corrects these subluxations— lib erates the nerve impulses —Health returns. DR. GEO. A. SIMON 916 Willamette Street ANNOUNCEMENT! LESLIE MACK ELECTRIC CO. Wishes to announce that is is now o^)en for business at 79 6th Avenue West All kinds of wiring, repairing, installing. Satisfaction guaranteed. Work and materials Leslie Mack Electric Co. Just outside high rent district. Store phone 1135-L Residence phone 764-Y RUSSIA! AMERICA! JAPAN! Around the entire world fled the desperate gang of international crooks that had stolen the crown jewels of the Russian duke! A national Picture Starring BESSIE LOVE and OWEN MOORE with a cast that numbers into thousands. MAURICE TOURNEUR’S TREMENDOUS! TERRIFIC! TEMPESTUOUS! Thrill Drama of the World Eruption LOVE—HATE—TREASON—VIOLENCE! MILLIONS IN BLAZINC JEWELS Blood curdling vows of sinister revenge—love and romance amid ghastly perils. A picture that will pull you out of your seat in a surging wave of rapturous excitement The CASTLE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY CLYDE COOK Comedy in “BRONCHO EXPRESS” STARTING THURSDAY— CORR1NE GRIFFITH IN "LILIES OF THE FIELD” “They toil not, neither do they spin.’’