The Oregon weekly., April 20, 1908, Image 5

N O V IC E M E E T O N W E D N E S D A Y
E ngineering Club.
P R A C T IC A L W O R K F O R M IN E R S
B ro u g h t O u t M any A thletes W ho
At the last m eeting of the club, on
Students in the D ep artm en t of M in­
H av e A bility, B u t W ho H ave
April 10, Prof. M cA lister gave an ad­
ing E ngineering Go to Black
N ot Y et a R ep u tatio n
dress on “ Some Effects of Tides.’’ He
B utte M ines
show ed how the solid material of the
M en of all classes, the tall, the short, earth and moon were distorted bv
A party of m ining engineering stu ­
the fat, the lean, co n tested on Kincaid tides. 'Phis effect of tides between the
Field for su p rem acy in the novice meet earth and moon has caused the moon dents left T hursday evening to visit
the quicksilver mine at Black Butte,
last W ed n esd ay aftern o on. Bill H a y ­ to cease ro tatin g with respect to the
near C ottage Grove. The party is u n ­
w ard was p resen t and conducted the earth. 'Thus the moon always presents
der the supervision of E ngineer W alter
affairs w ith all the solem nity of an one side to the earth. The tide also’
M. Eaton, as Prof. A rth u r C. Terrill,
in terco lleg iate cham pionship affair. No has the effect of driving the moon
head of the m ining d epartm ent, is at
man w ith a p rev io u s athletic record aw ay from the earth. It is also the
present in California. W hile at the
was allow ed to e n te r tho ugh m any who cause of the lengthening of the day on
mine the students will divide into tw o
took p art are of recognized athletic the earth. I he follow ing theory may
parties to survey the mine, m aking all
ability. T h e tim e w as n atu rally a lit­ be advanced.
T he earth and moon possible com putations regarding the
tle slow , the d istan ces a little short, were once one mass, rotating once ev­
mile or more of tunnels belonging to
and the h eig h ts a trifle low, but com ­ ery 3 hours. C entrifugal force caused
the mine. T he Black Butte quick­
p etition was keen, and men who have the moon to be throw n off. The moon
silver mine, which is located eighteen
been g e ttin g on the track “ for the ex­ and earth then ro tated near each o th ­
miles south of C ottage (»rove is the
ercise” were pleased to have a real er and at approxim ately the same rate.
best equipped mine in Lane county,
meet in which th e y could take part in Since then the moon has been receding
and is known throughout the m ining
hope of w in n in g points. T he gam e from the earth and its period of ro­
world for certain patented im prove­
work of Steele in w in n in g the half and tation has lengthened to 28 days, thus m ents which are installed there. 'The
mile excited com m endation. T he fact alw ays p resen tin g one face to the study of this mine and the conditions
th at several ev en ts had to be run in earth. T he period of rotation of the under which it is worked will he of
heats m ade the tim e before dinner too earth has lengthened to 24 hours. This great value to the students. They have
short for all the events, so the meet seem s to indicate th at the earth will had the trip in prospect for some time
was som ew hat cu rtailed.
some tim e cease ro tatin g and then one and have made elaborate preparation
T he w inners w e r e :
side will be in perpetual darkness. The for the work in hand. Night after
100-yard d a s h : 1st, S w a rt; 2d. K est- sun also causes tides on the earth and night they have crept into the attic of
ley, th ird E ato n . M cEw en in an ex­ moon and has been instrum ental in Deady Hall and in the pitchy d ark ­
hibition race tied the tim e of the w in­ bringing about the above stated condi­ ness which prevails there in the wee
ner.
tions.
sm a’ hours, have plied plum b line and
880-yd. ru n — 1st, S teele; 2d, Apple-
The dorm itory elected captains and figured by dim candle light. 'They sav
g a te ; 3d, T erry .
m anagers for its track and baseball that the four-story w inding stairw ay
440 yd. d ash — 1st, S w a rt; 2d, D ean;
team s last W ednesday evening. The of Deady very much resem bles in the
3d, N icholas.
usual cerem ony of b ath tu b b in g the dark the shaft of a mine, and as they
Shot p u t— 1st, Neill, 37 feet, 6 inches,
successful - candidates was not neglect­ have com puted it thoroughly, they a n ­
2d, S tr u c k ; 3d, D ean.
ticipate no trouble with the more prac­
ed.
220 yd. d ash — 1st, M cEw en ; 2d,
tical work which they have set out to
T eam s of women from A lbany Col­ do. Prof. Stafford, Dr. Shinn, A. J.
L o o sle v ; 3d, K estley.
Broad ju m p — 1st, T re w ; 2d, Coop­ lege and W illam ette U niversity will Elton, and W alter M cIntyre will fol­
meet in debate at Salem on May 1, dis­ low M onday to assist
e r; 3d, S tevenson.
Mr. E a to n ’s
120 yd. h u rd les— 1st, M cE w en ; 2d, cussing the question of the advisability group in its investigation.
of retaining the Philippines.
E aton, 3d, S w art.
The freshm an inter-society debate
Pole v a u lt— 1st, W illia m s; 2d, O h r t ;
Prof. A. C. Terrill, of the M ining de­
will take place on the second S aturday
3d. Steele.
partm ent, has gone, with his wife, to
following E aster holidays. 'This date
H igh ju m p — 1st, S tevenson, 2d.
San Diego, Calif., where he will spend
has been fixed upon by tw o com m it­
K ilp atrick ; 3d, tie am o n g Johnson,
the spring vacation and see Uncle
tees, appointed for the purpose by the
S truck, Neill, D ean.
Sam ’s big warfleet.
Laurean and Philologian presidents.
M ile— 1st, S teele; 2d, A pplegate.
Leland Steiw er, who has been ill,
The last hope of the strik in g S tan ­
Mr. S h arp , one of the m usicians in ford students vanished April 8th, when is much b etter and is again attending
the C hicago S y m p h o n y O rc h e stra is a the student affairs com m ittee refused classes.
senior at C hicago U n iv ersity . He is to entertain a petition from Alumni
acq u ain ted w ith M ark W h eeler and in their behalf.
Carl D avis. M r. S h arp will re-enter
The Oregon M issionary C onvention
C hicago and com plete his course upon
strongly favored the U niversity appro­
his re tu rn east.
priation in a resolution passed at its
The L aG ran d e C om m ercial club re ­ recent session.
cently passed re so lu tio n s stro n g ly u rg ­
The Oregonian com m ented ed ito r­
ing the passag e of th e U n iv ersity ap­
p ro p riatio n bill and condem ning in ially upon the recent April Frolic,
scath in g term s th e action of those who ^raising it as fostering a spirit of de­
mocracy. •
have called the referen d um upon it.
A dorm itory track meet will be held
in the near future. T hree team s will
take part rep resen tin g the second floor,
the third floor, and the day-boarders.
'Two dorm itory baseball team s have
also been organized, in harm ony with
the recent recom m endation of Coach
Leonard.
Carl M cClain
1 ’ >rtland.
has returned
from