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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1939)
University Celebrates War’s End With Serpentine Parade .Fire Sirens Waken Students at Early { Hour in 1918 By ELLIE ENGDAHI, ! In the early hours of the morn ing, November 11, 1918, fire en gine sirens awakened sudents all lover the Oregon campus. When (everyone finally realized that it wasn’t merely a fire, but the news that Germany had surrendered to the Allies which was causing the racket, a mass evacuation from bed ensued. A serpentine was formed by C o’clock, starling from Friendly and Hendricks, and headed by the band in full strength it proceeded to 11th and Alder streets, where t)ean John Straub announced that there would be no classes for the day. Put Off Until 9 Putting off the celebration then hntil 9 o’clock, everyone returned to his quarters for breakfast. At that time every able-bodied per son in school fell into the two long lines which followed the Uni versity band down 13th street, es corted by members of the faculty. ’ Upon reaching Willamette street the parade moved down one side ‘of the Itreet, returned on the I STANDS FOR “CLEANLINESS” THAT IS USED IN BAKING Korn's Double-the, Milk Bread other, and at the intersection of | 8th and Willamettt the string wound itself into a mass. Yells for everyone, excluding the de posed kaiser, Wilhelm, were then given under the leadership of “Nick" Carter. Allen Reads Accounts After the big "jazz” parade, stu dents and faculty gathered in the bleachers at Kincaid field for fur ther joyous demonstrations. Dean Eric W. Allen, who at that time answered to the monicker of “Ma jor,” read the terms of the Armis tice as they were sent to the field in relays from the Register-Guard office. At first the crowd cheered wild ly at every sentence. Then they grew quieter. “It seemed,” said Dean Allen, “that when the ful’ meaning of the message struck them, they were so awed by the stupendousness of the whole thinf that they could only gasp." Dean Strub, in addressing th* crowd, said: "We are gather*’ together here to celebrate th greatest victory that has ever hap pened to the human race. Herea ter the world is to be absolute’ free; autocracy has been foum wanting and i ( condemned. A1 victors we could afford to be gen erous if wo were fighting human beings, but since we are fighting men who have forfeited all claim to be called human, we have thr right to feel glad that a natior now will be destroyed. Heroes Back “My heart is very close to my throat and the tears very close to my eyes when I think of what this means to us that our heroes will soon be with us again. The University of Oregon will give them such a welcome as has never been accorded to any other heroes in the last 150 years.” Dr. James Gilbert, upon being asked to speak, said the war was the sublimes! of all achievements if it could accomplish through its struggles the laying of a deep, broad foundation of enduring peace. "Three great obstacles to world peace in former years have been German autocracy, German mili tarism, and German lawlessness, so that the barriers to world peace are now removed,” were Dr. Gilbert’s observations. Could Dr. Gilbert, who is now BACK TO OREGON WELCOME GRADS! I t 'i * t J OREGON HOTEL 545 Wil. Phone 1860 | ana®jjgjajafaiBjaiaisiaic3iaiisjaf3Js/aiaiaJSisiaiaisjsjMsiajajiaiSfa;an3TEi5jajcuajajaj3jajsjsj^j Eugene Laundrg I Phone 123 $ Bandbox Cleaners 1 Phone 398 Let us knock out the dirt! i I s i You phone We call It’s clean That’s all iffQnonsnDff^TOfHRrofKifKin^ffxirsjrnJrararaffDrrOffQ FOLLOW "OREGON EACH DAY ill lilt' Subscribe Now! 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Opinions Given Several members of the faculty, asked what they thought should be done with the kaiser, gave the [ following answers: Professor George Turnbull: “I think they ought to put him on a lonely isle with a loaf of bread, a jug of salt water, a Victrola an<4 a ruthless keeper who would turn on some of these latest ‘popular’ war songs and keep them going to the bitter end.” Professor Albert Perfect: "The kaiser ought to be taken around the whole civilized world in a cage. Pictures of the worst crimes that he has been responsible for should be put up all around him so that he would have to look at them all the time. "The railroads shoudl transport him free of charge, but an admis sion fee of ten cents should be charged to see him, and an addi tional fee of five cents be charged to pinch his nose or pull his mus tache. Personally, I would buy $20 worth of nose pinches. The monev that he earned in this manner should he given to the countries that have suffered at his hands." Professor C. A. Gregory said that he thought it would be a good Idea “ to put him in a cage as a relic of antiquity. Miss Martha Spafford: "I think the kaiser should be ignominiously , hanged.*' 1 There is a sample of what went , on in the dear old college town on that first grand Armistice day. It was r> great occasion and the Uni versity men and women did their part in waking the town from it? dormant condition, and proclaiming the beginning of an anniversary that will share honors tomorrow with our annual Homecoming. B St a If U BBS ■ C | See the New * u Duck Pond * and PRIZE TARGETS * It’s ! ots of Fun EUGENE A Shooting Gallery | j PISTOLS - RIFLES , I 9 >0 Hoiulrrshott's I lilt a..* JL.B.I: a. m. *: Red Cross activity begins its season today with national hook- 1 up bringing President Roosevelt's message to every home in which I he will urge nationwide coopera-; tion in the Red Cross relief fund drive. Alumni Slated To Elect Today The annua] meeting and elec on of officers of the Oregon Al mni association at 9 a.m. Satur -y begins the homecoming sched le. Starting in front of the bar ’cks, the Armistice day parade ill continue down to Thirteenth nd Kincaid streets, meet Mayor oseph Carson, and give him a military escort to Gerlinger w'here he mayor will deliver a speech. Immediately after the game here will be an alumni reunion in he Eugene armory arranged by 'ugene friends of the University. The homecoming dance at Mc rthur court at 9 p.m. with Leon Tojica and his orchestra will cli -■X the day’s activities. Skull and Dagger and Kwama ’’I swing into action tomorrow -ling when the first trainload ■ alums arrive. The service •;ads will spend the morning -■eting trains, escorting alums, nd supervising parades. Registration will commence at 1 a.m. at Johnson hall and con '-•nue until 5 p.m. Grace Irvin -ends the committee handling old ’rad registration. Miss Irvin will ■e assisted by Ann Bcssinger, Sue ■*eil, Barbara Pierce, Elna John son, Margaret Young, Pat Shea, nd Betty Buchanan. Grads who pay up their alum dues will be admitted to the dance free. Art School Gallery To Be Open Sunday The main art gallery of the University school of art building will be open Sunday after;!ocjn from 2 until 6 o'clock to display the memorial exhibit of paintings and etchings by the late Prof. A H. Schroff. Most of the paintings are of a nautical theme. Five Go to Portland Five members of the library staff left Friday afternoon for Portland where they will attend the Lunts performance of “The Taming of the Shrevv.”Those go ing were Miss Ethel Sawyer, Mis5' Miriam Yoder, Oliver Field, and Mr. and Mrs. Patterson. “All quiet on the butte," war the word passed around the cam ous this morning as bleary-eyed f»osh trooped to their classes af ter a sleepless vigil of “O” watch ing. l. ■tij03J3J0E13ISEH5JSTii!I3M0EJEJ0Fr"^ ^ S Corner 13th and Alder j| GiaiSMaUBMSfSJSISISIBISISlSISISISMSiS®!^ COME ON I OREGON E i I After the game and after the dance, re member the— LEMON-O i I I FEEL ‘FREED’ 1 E E E E iJ LHJ Liii LrJ LiU liU C±J. FREEDOM < /rom Headaches imrarararai Nervousness and Fatigue Almost instantly, you will feel freed of poor vision effects — wit h Glasses we furnish. Now, with Armistice Day as a reminder, decide you will free yourself of f a u 11 y vision's irrita tions and fatigues. 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