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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1926)
QDrcrtmi laxly jfxttBralix University of Oregon, Eugene Editors This Issue—Grace Fisher and Dan Cheney Assistant— Clarence Craw Semi-Centennial Ode On the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the University By Mary Lowell Rebec J. Time, that is ancient but certain of foot, That shepherds the slow-moving years Till ho brings them all home in the night, Safe in tho covering lodge of a long and inscrutable night, .... Time, the plodder, the plouglier of trifles, "Who turns up indifferent mould To leave it patterned with bloom Or scarred with the wind whips of chance, Who sits by his furrow for none, Be it prince, or scholar, or slave. Time, the shepherd, the plowman, The weaver of infinite fashion, Crawls, With Today on his back And a ponderous Past at his heels, Incessantly towards a Tomorrow, A Tomorrow we never shall know, A Tomorrow up-reaching to grow Into measureless morrows that seem forever to flow, And bland, Into somo blossoming end, Out in a current of life more vast, Out whero the venture and strain are past, Where Time as he leisurely lingers Shall hold in unhesitant fingers Sure proof of the good at the last. II In the spacious lap of Time Fifty years is but a rhyme Snatched from out the epic whole, A paltry portion, not a goal; Fifty years is but a plan Skotched and hoped for, A fragment that the hand of man Stretched and groped for. Of the crowning structure man designs, Of the consummation man di vines, In fifty years he only sees The far penumbral prophecies. III We pull at the skirts of Time today, In supplication, That he pause a moment while wo pay Our due oblation At the feet of those who set tho mark, And laid the stone, And dreamed the dream of things to-be, Oftimes alone. Ami where fore-runners lifted torch We consecrate Our hands to carry on the light, Be it hard, or late, Our eyes to searching where no man Has ever been, Our ears to listening whero the voice Persuades within. IV Here in this valley where the winds blow sweet As ever blew from down Hymet tus’ sido, Whore morning suns rise up on chastened feet To drop at twilight on the pillow ing bills that bide In sleep forever by the western sea, Here where the springs bring pop pies fair As ever dangled from Persephone’s hair, And summers wave their lilac veils Across the looping skyline trails In unforgettable magicry— Here seemed it good to^ix a walled domain Where, pondering, youth should justly learn The things that have been and the things that are. And through four precious years to train the eye To choose between the vanity that smiling Offers warm and frothing cups And that patrician truth that lackeys none But holds its sway by willing ser vitude. 80 here today it seems the fitting rite To DOW in memury ui prise Begun one-half a hundred years ago And dedicate anew our hill-en circled ground, OurBelves, our youth, our all, To that imperious dream which pulled From out the prostrate clod the wide-eyed man— The wish to know, to push the cur tained door, To wrestle with the dark till it disclose the stars. And now for one brief moment, In the pause and inmost session of our hearts, We lift the vessel of our high de sires, Knowing it holds above our heads The deathless things, sufficing for a life. The properties and chattels of a day Turn to censorious dust And pass with all the baggage of mortality. But he who holds this shining chal ice up Has fortified his heart for tricking fate, And though he knows full well that since his ago began Defeat runs barking on the heels of man, He still has learned, uncoweringly, to wait, To thrill with ancient pleasure in a sunset sky, To hush with wonder when the wild geese fly To suck up beauty as the wild rose can, And as the noise and press and barter cease With nature’s old felicities to come to peace; Then in the nightfall, as the hour grows late, Companioned by the inomory of all the great, He may behold that constellated space Xo man by day is given privilege to face. V And be it iris-girded May, Or gray November, Not any man who loves the good But shall remember The gentle presence that so late Walked, poised but merry, Along our busy fretted ways— True sanctuary Of gracious thoughts and toler ance. O wise dispenser, You spilled a fragrance on our years Like swinging censer. VI% With cadence of tidal seasons A frail generation moves on, Juno with its climbing perfection Is only a rose-breath-and gone. But after one spring comes another, Swelling one blossom to two, Pushing forward forever The better from out the few. So youth, we kneel and w0 hail you, On ourselves the slack of sin if wo fail you, No bludgeoning fate can assail you, Naught but low choice can defile; Yours be the radiant fluttering wings, Yours the sweet dawn-lighted prom ise of things, Yours the high magic of gods and of kings, Ours but the staff at the stile. We lift to you glad aud gift-bearing hands As you lean to the running and slip from the bands On your road to the far delectable lands l That our own eyes have strained for the while. YII Time, never-resting, unwearied, Outliers his pack to be gone, Checking our rash exultations, Driving our blind feet on; Time, unperturbed aud impartial, Shall draw 'twist the just aud the ill, And men are but spawns in his wallet And move by the turn of his will. Finance System (Continued from pinje one) inhabitants becomes much heavier than on the city dweller. In the ease of the average city worker, his income is not dependent on his property holdings, but with the farmer it is. Consequently, when the rural districts have had a bad year through crop failure or j ma>keting difficulties, they must pay their taxes from out of their capital, part of the tax going to the support of the city schools. The data obtained by I)r. Kainey is being used in trying to devise a scheme that will change the pres ent unsatisfactory state of affairs to a more equalized system of dis tribution and leyving of tax funds. A form of state income tax has al ready been advanced publicly and will be pushed by the educational forces of the state. Homecomings (Continued from page one) state to get them in shape after the rally tonight.—1920. • * * Honoring “Bill” Hayward field was the name ac cepted this morning for the new athletic field. The student body’s share of the cost was $7,000. The new field will seat 4,000 people in the covered grandstand, and 3,000 more in the bleachers.—1919. » * * The “O” Begins to March One of the best features of the program, which has never been pulled off before, is the plan to get all of the Order of the “O” men back at this time to march around the football field before the game starts.—1920. # * * Uncle Sam Approved The plans for the dances are al most completed, and arrangements have been made with the govern ment so there will be no war tax on the admission.—Homecpming, 1920. < • * Guess Who Won In the evening Oregon went to the dance with the Cougar skin over its shoulders and what was left of the Cougars went to the dance, too, for the cougar is a tame bird.—Nov. 12, 1922. * * * A Tip, Webby! The Lemon Punch salesmen could sell stoves in the middle of the Sahara. The principal argument was that if you didn’t want to eat them, you could sit on ’em.—Side lights on the 1922 game. » # * Pigs ’n Booters Ban is put on Pigging at Games. We’ve got to be rooters, though. —Headline after the ’19 game. * » # It Happened Annually As an added precaution against the transportation of the “O” on their Hello, the Kappa Kappa Gamma girls are taking their greet ing sign indoors at night, and are thus hoodwinking the marauders who would profane the campus by word.—1922. The Co-eds Lead Lineup of the rally march in 1920: women of the University, old grads, Order of the “O” men, Oregon team, coaching staff, band, and rooting section. Steers’ Game The final score of the 1920 game was 17 to 0, against Washington. Big Bill Steers made every pointer of the fracas, the third consecu tive win over the northerners. « # # 'The Faculty Objected A big serpentine march was staged during 1 o’clock classes Monday to celebrate the victory over Washington. An impromptu dance at the armory lasted until 4:30. These are under ban, but the faculty has as yet taken no action. Noisy Bachelors Baehclordon, for the second con secutive year, has won the prize given to the organization having the best noise-making contrivance in the Homecoming parade.—1922. So’s Your Old Man We lost count of the guns in the excitement of the kick-off, but evi dently there were enough shells brought along for emergencies, for later during the game when touch downs were made, a special salute of one gun was fired.—1922. Genesis The first Homecoming game was played in 1914 and Oregon won, beating Whitman 29-3. Yards and Glory 1917 was the last year that Ore j gon defeated the University of Cali fornia. The score was 21-0, and Hill Steers ran 00 yards for a spec tacular touchdown. Under Noise’s Rule By the whole-hearted cooperation j of the Eugene merchants, we have j been able to get 50 trucks to carry I the students to the parade. Added I *° this, five big passenger cars have i been donated by the Terminal Auto I Stage company.—1922. » * * Cardboards |. This was the first time that a j cardboard letter stunt was pulled I during the game. The stunt was I very effective and received many | compliments from the spectators, j Shy Huntington was the person who I suggested this feature and the ani i mated “O” arrangement was plan ned by Oberteuffer.—1921. Co-ed Racket The men’s yell practice of today had nothing on the girls in 1921. A song practice was the prelude to the big game. The leaders re quested that the girls practice songs during meals, or preferably between courses, so that the girls could put Only Girl Grad Of ’78 Admires Youth of Today Mrs. McCornack Relates Old Time Traditions; Dances Taboo By Margaret Hensley “When I was a student at the University of Oregon we majored in studying, because, you know, there weren’t any outside activities, and few other diversions. In spite of this, I don’t think that we learned as much as young collegians do now adays.” The speaker was ktrs. Ellen Condon McCornack, first girl gradu ate of Oregon, and one of the two surviving members of the class of 1878. Judge K. 8. Bean, LL.D., United States district judge, is her brother-in-law, and only living class mate. They did preparatory work elsewhere before entering Oregon. Young in spirit and interests, this pioneer student loves the campus with its well-kept grounds, modern buildings, and gaily dressed girls. She has been in touch with college life and development here ever since graduating for she lives only a mile out of town. Each year at Homecoming time Mrs. McCornack attends the campus luncheon. ' “No, I’m not going to the big football game but the excitement and holiday atmosphere on that day vim into them at the crucial time. Shades of Equality The girls' stunt will be to carry yellow balloons to add color to the affair. There will be a pajama parade Friday evening—for men only. Before We Grew The business men of Eugene fur nished surprise eats for the frosh bonfire makers: sandwiches, not the thin sandwich lettuce leaf filling, but huge slabs of bread with real meat inside and a smoking cup of coffee with plenty of cream and sugar—all at 3 o’clock in the morn ing.—1921. Slapstick More than 3,000 students and alumni are expected to be in line when the big Homecoming luneheon is served in the Woman’s building. Heretofore, the lunch has been served in the men’s gymnasium, where, besides eating, a favorite sport of the participants has been to plaster the walls, floor, and ceil ing with beans and other articles of the menu. A corps of 50 student deputies will act as policemen and enforce order.—1921. Vandals and Water The 1922 Homecoming bonfire nearly wasn’t. A premature blaze almost sent it up in smoke—but for the timely intervention, etc. High Cost of Booting Hooters caps must be bought. They cost 85 cents apiece.—1920 dictum. For Benefit of Co-ed A new feature of the game will be a scoreboard which will give not only the score, but the name of the man carrying the ball, the num ber of downs, the minutes to play, the yards to go, and in fact every thing necessary to make the game an open book to those who watch.— 1921. Visitors Ralph Starr, ex-’01, who played football in the early days of the game at Oregon, working at full back in the season of 1900 when the team scored its biggest victory ‘ over Washington, was among those j who came back for Homecoming. 1 He and Clarence Bishop, all around athlete of his day, piled up perhaps the highest score that the Univer sity has ever made, 97 to 0, against the old Portland academy.—1921. The Knights’ Day The Homecoming rally will be in Villard hall. The new underclass honorary, Oregon Knights, will be presented in a body and introduced to the assembly.—1921. More Bleachers, Please The seat sale for the big game j Saturday afternoon is getting to be a source of worry. Where to put all the people that have asked for reservations is a question. The en tire alumni and O. A. C. section is sold and O. A. C. wants 1,000 more tickets.—A week before the 1919 game. « • • In 1919 the frosh bonfire was 40 feet high; and Oregon Von from the Aggies. 9-0. Royalty in 1922 The 1922 Homecoming ball, the first to be held in the Woman's building, was featured by the clever dancing of Hokumllilowapus, a member of the Tahitian royalty who recently arrived from the South Sea Isles enroute to Chicago where she expects to pursue the terpsichorean art. is thrilling. I never miss the Home coming cafeterias because at them I am young again,” Mrs. McCor nack said, and with a friendly smile went on to explain that she ap proved of athletics but was afraid that some of the players would get hurt. Besides she doesn’t under stand the complicated technique of football. “The Semi-Centennial celebration has been splendid and I have en joyed every phase of it even if it does remind me that I can no longer get by with a plea of being ‘just 35’,” the co-ed of '78 remarked. Faith in and Tespect for the youth of this generation was ex pressed by the former student who enthusiastically declared that she was not one of the knockers who de plore everything that young people do. In the old days boating on the river was substituted for canoe ing on the millrace, and picnics and socials for dances. A certain rule made by authorities declared that no student would be permitted to attend dances, thus eliminating one of the chief forms of 20th century amusements. Most of the 78 students on the campus belonged to either of the two literary societies. Eutaxian for the girls, and Laurean for men. These took the place of the student body organization and were incor porated when plans were being made for a library in order that they might 'hold property. Entertain ments, plays and musicals, to which people from the entire countryside came in buggies and on horseback, were given to raise money for books. The first ones that formed the nuc leus for the present wealth of vol umes are preserved in the library as treasures of the University’s in fancy. Women debaters who know as much about affairs of the day as men and publicly declare their opin ions were unknown on the campus 48 years ago. It was considered absolutely unladylike for a co-ed of that time to “orate.” iJVen at com mencement time, when her boy friends delivered their lengthy and learned orations, she had to read hers. Mrs. McCornack, in reminis cing, chuckled as she told how she memorized her paper and only pre tended to be reading it. On the pro gram of the first graduation exer cises her oration was called an essay in ordy to comply with require ments of the faculty. Y. W. Helps Students Secure Employment An unusually large number of em ployment calls have been filled by T. W. C. A. so far this year. From September 20 to October IS over 100 students have received employ ment through the Y. W. C. A., Miss Florence McGowan, campus secre tary, reported yesterday. Over $900 in wages have been re ceived for labor secured through this bureau. If this average con tinues, the Y. W. C. A. will have caused over $8000 to be placed in student hands before the school year is finished. Inauguration (Continued from page one) is to find some method of organiza tion that will break down the ex cessive departmentalism that now prevails, particularly among the social sciences. Necessity of finance for research and educational work was outlined. The opportunities of the Univer sity should not be confined to those on the campus but extended to the people of the state in general, the speaker said. Following the address, benedic tion by Levi T. Pennington, D.D., Pacific college, closed the inaugural ceremonies. Remember - -§ The latch string is always g out to University students g and alumni at the Anchor- g age, tea hour on the mill g race. n iiiiiniiiMiHiniiiiMimiiiiiaiiiiiHiiHtiiiiBiiiiMiiiiinl imiWIllMimillllWIiaKIUHnilHIllIHlIHlIHUlHHUIimHIlWllllHimilHHUlHHIKIII Get a Marcel That’s Unexcelled FOR Homecoming Week At The Model Beauty Shop 817 Willamette Phone 2362 LEMUR Permanent Waves, $12.60 BmnnwniflMiHniiiiimmRiiwiiHiiiiiHimiiiiMtiiiniKiiHiiiiaiiniHiiiiMiiiiianiiii inaiiiBiaiaiiial “Eugene’s Own Store” Extends Congratulations to the UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Upon the achievement, the educational significance and the beauty of this semi-centennial celebration. —this week’s events will be recorded as outstanding in the his tory of old Oregon. WHAT WILL THE NEXT HALF CENTURY BRING? The installation of Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, as President, prom ises greater development of the University. Men of vision and competent leadership wrill guide its course. The University will become more than ever an institution of the people. The McMorran & Washburne store “Eugene’s largest home-own ed department store’’ is laying plans for a greater organization —one that will be worthy of mention when the Great University and other outstanding accomplishments of service and beauty in Oregon are spoken of. * We fall in line with the high standards—the spirit of progress and achievements set by the University of Oregon! -Iff 9Z?ovtflngHfeM>iMic cftote SMWWHJJIIMHfflllWi'lll.Tga—y •Fl/Gr/Vf S OWV _Y-rf>RtSS‘