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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1916)
THE MORXTXG OftEGOyiAy. MOXDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1916 20 PORTLAND'S NEW SPORT FEEDING THE HUNGRY SEA GULLS FROM DOWNTOWN BRIDGES. SE ALL BLAME HOT PUT ON LITTLEOLO FROG IWUlHiJ'.'JIi IS JOLLY DIVERSION The- Q.UAL1TV Store of- Portland DON, iiXi TtorriMy AMw aia- Friendly Waterfowl in Great Flocks Perform for Pedes, trians on Bridges. Amphibian Served Only in Role of Percussion Cap in Med ical College Explosion. BIG CROWDS JOIN SPORT STRIFE LONG DEVELOPING AGULLS FEEDING Striking Students Say They Have Waited Years for Someone to lead Them In Move Against lr. John I. McLaren. ' The Jumping frosr of the college of medicine of the State University, while it is hold forth to the public by some of the belligerents as the cause of the strike of the freshman class and the present fight against Dr. John D. SlacLaren which has been instituted by the whole student body, is not the real cause, nor the real issue, according to the students. The explosion has been brewing for several years, they assert, and the frog incident served only to touch it oft. tn short, the frog stands in about the same relation to the strife in the medical college that the late lamented Archduke Ferdinand held with regard to the European war. If it hadn't hap pened to be him. something else would have touched it off later, anyhow. The jumping of the frog into the face of Archibald N. McDonald, a stu dent; when he uncovered the jar in which it was shut, caused Mr. Mc Donald to jump also, and the caustic remarks -that were made by Dr. Mac Laren about the steadiness of a stu dents nerves, who would let a frog make him Jump, fractured the strained relations between the professor and his class, which, according to the students had been gradually getting near the breaking joint for a long time. Doctor's Win I Resented, Too. It is declared by the students that when Dr. MacLaren made his Ing remarks about Mr. McDonald he winked at the other students to im press upon them the fine point of his wit in sayinir that a man who would jump like that had less gray matter than the frog. . Mr McDonald took exception to the remark and the manner in which it was made and went to Dr. MacLaren pr -vately and told him how he felt about it. . Dr. MacLaren' answer was to sus pend him from the class until he should Cive a written apology for what he had said in the private conversation in the doctors office. Written apologies, according to tne students, are something that Dr. Mac Iren demands from his students on the "slightest provocations. ' In tne past they have been given, although with reluctance. Mr. McDonald de clined to make such an apology, and the remainder of the students recog nizing in his position, the attitude that they had themselves been secretly "th ing to take for weeks, backed him up and walked out of the classroom with him when he was told by Dr. MacLaren '"conferences among students and fac- i .iiAniAj ranlHIv. and AB sisiant Dean W. H. Norton urged on Mr. McDonald strengly the advisabil ity of settling the matter without fur ther confusion if possible, for the good of the school and to prevent the mis understandings that.might arise on the outside If the quarrel continued. Stndeat Offers Hand. For the sake of Dr. Norton and for the eake of the school, as i he hmse" said. Mr. McDonald went to Dr. Mac- fren and suggested that they shake hands and let the matter drop. Quiet seemed to have been restored and Mr. McDonald returned to the class. I had thought the matter fully set tled and was mighty glad of for the whole controversy seemed so child ish that I was ashamed to be Involved In it " said Mr. McDonald yesterday. When some of the other students spoke to me about it, I asked them not to discuss it further, saying that it had been dropped and asking, for the good of the school, that It be allowed to Test." Students yesterday sought to present their side of the unpleasant episode In an effort to hurry its conclusion. Dr. MacLaren. so the students ac count runs, wanted the class to under stand fully that he was Its master, and In open classroom, it is said, he as serted that Mr. McDonald had made a full apology. , . Mr McDonald felt constrained to call his attention to the fact that he had not made an apology, and that it had been merely an agreement mutually to shake hands and let the matter drop. - In Dr. MacLaren's subsequent efTorts to "carry" his position, the old Incident was revived and the controversy flamed up hotter than before. Leader Long; Awaited. Last Thursday the freshman class voted to remain away from MacLaren's classes for the rest of the semester. ' On the following day, it is recounted, the student body backed them up and "went one better." Speakers declared from the floor in the meeting that Dr. MacLaren was "incompetent to teach, that his "methods of conducting his classes was a source of constant irri tation" to the students under him. and that for years they had merely "been waiting for someone" to have the nerve to stand against his petty persecution," o that the students might launch a movement for his removal. A petition asking that a complete in vestigation of Dr. MacLaren's depart ment be made, an examination into the expense of running it, into the results obtained and into his methods of treat ing his students, has been circulated and signed by the majority of the mem bers of the student body, according to those who talked yesterday. Besides objecting to Dr. MacLaren s teaching the students object to his methods of discipline, which they hold to be humiliating. They assert that, disregarding the fact that all of his students are men of not less than junior collegiate standing and many of them are already graduates from universities, he endeavors to hold thjetn under a rigid system of schoolroom discipline "such as would be adapted to the handling of a roomful of turbulent grammar school pupils," and that he has an "unpleasant habit of heckling and needlessly criticising his students that is a source of continual vexation and annoyance." Petitloa to Be Frenented Soos. With their position pretty thoroughly defined, the stduents will present their petition to the faculty probably this week, and In the meantime they will absent themselves from Dr. MacLaren's classes until action is taken. One of the interesting features of the controversy Is the fact that Mr. Mc Donald, upon whom Dr. MacLaren has .t..t.,i iiia a of i on fn the con troversy Just passed. Is a graduate of . -. I . iI1 mata1 man ATlft VnilWOriJl VllCRC, 1 ' 1 1 ' ' . . .- ... 4kA Intimallnn that flP IS the turbulent type of a freshman, that one would expect to see at the bottom of such a contest. ' - ' . ' - ' -Of ' t ' - J s hf': :: -- : : , v .:1 ,. : J -l-l!" S I f V'' ' S- --?: 'Si'iT" . ....... .-Ssg' 'WiiM'itf m i -11, I y . r - v!wwrtj ffSa Abo.eT....K Peanut. ,. the Sh.p-Konowers. The O-.U, """'. t,' VJW'S - Their Ilrnrlai'tor aia eaten imiu , Cull Just After He Has Caught a Peanut With Hia Beak. DAmEBEL IS PRISED The pocket flank may be put out of busl- by the olncovery of a rench chem ist who has devised a process by which all Minors mny be solidified and carried ia the form, of tablets Presentation of "Temptation" Wins Orpheum Audience. JULIE RING ALSO. LAUDED Whole Bill Pronounced Good, With Keniaining Numbers of Singing, Dancing and Comedy as Well as First-class Cycle Act. BY LEONE CASS BAER. Reorca Damerel has ever been a name to conjure with in tne romantics of musical comedy. Since the day when he ran hand-in-glove with "The Merry Widow" this debonnaire dancer with the rare high tenor ana tne uevmo" ...j.tlin. ..nrl AVOU !1 T 1 1 ' I Tl 17" t Of S and sense of humor has had his following. mi. . .I. I i Tn orn I T t'T I fl cs lu us on this visit at the Orpheum is far i h .f anu hn has offered in the name of amusement. "Temptation" is its name ana us as - .. 1 1 H h ? nroaucLion. There's change of scenery six dashing and smart-JooKing cnorus can dance ana sing, ana otsi ui V.aa'0 onmotHfno- fnr thfini to Sing. Mr. Damerel stands out like a cameo cut for one thing besides his singing Hanlno- nnri that U hlS Un-Star- like quality of generosity. He permits nay, even invites, appmuao mm "w- portunity lor everyone cioc in i-a,,oii,r ail tha lines, sonca and situa tions revolve about his being. Not so in this instance, uneres aijnw " . ; i , 1 1 riArtrnHp. Hoffman, a dar ing dancer and keen actress, and there's . . n rti i Edward Hume ana ueorge xv, u. share speaking, singing, dancing roles ST.. rk.ma,.l lrlHlA Hlllllfl tl H M an VtlLIl 1 " ' " Eddie Foyish atmosphere and his cab- driver role is a riot. iph...', onnthtf, henlllinA Apt On this excellent bill. I forgot to say before tnat tne wnoie dui is guuu. wu. 11. o makes us forget last week's. Julie King, a smaller edition of vivapious sister, Blanche, is seen in a delightful sketch. "Twice-a-Week," written by John B. Hymer, who is one of the elected. Miss Ring appears as a sor rowing, but not too sorrowing, widow on her way to decorate her husband's grave. At the gate she meets a sor rowing, but not to sorrowing, man bound on a similar mission. A delay in opening the gate forces conversation and in a wholesome, thoroughly de lightful sketch we are treated to exam ples of devotion, a brace of surprises and a couple of shaken faiths. James N'orval plays the widower, and B. J. Murphy is a doddering old sexton. It is all admirably done and a joy. Thomas Dugan and Babette Raymond almost elope in a near-motor and the rest of the act is taken up with the al most human antics of the bucking, snorting, misbehaving car. Another duo is William Hallen, who springs throaty laughfgetters, and Ethel Hunter, who plays the violin with skill and charm. I Uinberto Sacchettl is Am .important number. He is a grand-opera tenor. onl his lprfions are all operatic, picked, however, to please; An "act lovely is tnat 01 ivan Daniv- off. returning with another "Girlie." Tki- : T jilo Ttarlf-.TPil f 11 1TV Pavlowaesque girl, who dances divinely with the wdirnng eanKoii in ms vm Interpretations of classic, Russian and Cakewalk steps. Opening the bill are two cyclists, tne I T i . . . n,.. nrhADA ilnrinir and skill is L V JUlls.co, " . ' - " n sensational and of unusual merit. SOCIETY A CARD party, followed by an at-, tractive programme, has beeh ninnl hv the Coterie for next Satur day afternoon at the Masonic Temple. The games 500 and bridgej-wlll start at 2 'clock.. After the prizes have been awarded MTss Nona Lawler will sing and -Miss Francea-Hanrahan will give a Greek interpretative dance ana a French ballet. - a .nui.i TnooHncr of the Coterie will he held on Wednesday at 11 o'clock in the Hotel Imperial. A luncneon win be served at 12:30 o'clock. Among those who will contribute to the pro gramme will be Miss Genevieve Fra zer. Mrs. C. M. Dowling, Mrs. J. H. Barbour, Mrs. B. T. Soden, Mrs. Win throp Terry and Miss Emma Klipple. The department of public speaking, under the leadership ef Mrs. Helen Miller Senn, will meet at 2 o'clock today. ' . a A dancing and week-end party was enjoyed by several young 'society folk of Portland, who motored out to Log LaBarre, Bright sunshine and the magnificent view made the visit most attractive. Miss Marion Bennett, of Portland; sang several songs after the party returned and dinner had been served. Miss Helen Bartlett, of Esta cada, sang several solos. . ' rica impa Pnrd of Seattle, well- known golfer is passing a fortnight here with Dr. and Mrs. Emil Enna, She was Joined over the week-end by her ..(u mi- nnt Mrs.- J. C. Ford, the former 'being president of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. . jp Mrs. N. S. Spinney entertained on Friday at a 500 party. The guests in cluded Mrs. M. EVans, Mrs. B. John- Tir-o T Punter Mrs. William Brundell, Mrs. A. Turnbull, Miss Annie Condon, Mrs. Ben . Keeves, mrs. jh. j. Jorgensen. Honors were awarded Mrs. Brundell and Mrs. Turnbull. Miss Lena Spinney assisted the hostess in receiving. . . ' v Miss Inez Radell was hostess at a recent week-end party at her home in Waverly Heights,.- entertaining 14 Multnomah Club members. .After- a dance at the club lunch was "served at the home of the hostess, the girls re maining all night and the men of the party returning Sunday for a 4 o'clock dinner. The guests were Misses Helen Wilson, Alice Nolan, Marie - Thatcher. Sue Schacht, Marian Spoeri and Vivian Wooley; Lawrence Edwards, William Smith, Bob Bremmer, Errol Willett, Stanley Boquist, Eddie Humphreys and David Cooper. - ' ' . . -r Chapter A. P. B. O. 'will "meet today with Mrs. George H. Gardner. Mrs. lone Townsend Wells will be. leader. Current events will be given in answer to roll call. - . . Mrs. James Mcintosh Wood, who fell from her horse a -weeji ago and was injured, has returned from the hospi tal and is rapidly recuperating at her home. At a daintily appointed luncheon on Saturday Mrs. Einar Jorgensen enter tained a coterie of friends. Spring blossoms adorned the rooms and table and corsage bouquets of Violets tied with ribbons marked each place. Graceful Birds Accept Morsels From Hands of Children and Are Adept at Catching Bits "On Fly" While Circling. Portlanders tarried along the Morrison-street and other bridges yesterday to feed the large flocks of hungry sea gulls and enjoyed a diverting sport one that is as interesting as tossing peanuts to the elephants at the circus. Ordinarily the seagulls have left their river habitat by the opening of Febru ary to seek food along, the coast or in the Cowlitz River near Rainier, where smelt run about that time. But this year the cold weather swept down over the Northwest and the smelt run Is late. Therefore, the seagulls are clinging to their midday river rendezr . . i PArflflnH Vl 11 V O U Willi pel si n li: in. j . . . . ; made welcome friends with them and I the feeding haDlt nas Decome a. No dog ever "spoke" for a bite with more anxiety than do the gulls, and the way the graceful, untuneful fowls have learned the ways of their food bene factors has been most diverting. The gulls are responsible, as a result, for the large throngs of pedestrians who tarry along the bridges to throw out peanuts, popcorn and other choice bits to them. Nights Spent at Beach. The sea. gull is a queer- bird. He prefers not to pass his nights in Port land, even in the seasons that he lives here. So when the sun sinks low at night and passersby are few. only a few gulls are left winging over the river. The rest have gone to the beaches, where they pass then ight roccking on some rotting driftwood or sitting on a sandbar. But they never fail to come home early. They greet the sun in Portland and are waiting on the bridges for a "hand-out" every morning; as soon as folks are a-'stir. Passengers on a vessel bound for San Francisco noted a flock of sea gulls, who could be remefmbered by the physical infirmities of some of the flock, followed the ship the Bhip to San Francisco and came back with it, with some recruits. According to John Gill, a local au thority on seagulls, there are three species of gulls common to Portland besides the California gull. Notable among them is the "ring-billed, so called because of a ring on the lower jaw. Another is the "glacus-winged." a beautiful species with grayish blue on the back of his wings and lighter color underneath. The Pacific "her ring gull" is common and feeds on the fish after which it is named. All these are about L'6 inches" from the bill to the tail tip. The smaller gulls, which the chil dren called "baby" birds, are California gulls. They are only 16 inches from tip-to-tip and whiter. No attention was paid to the sea gulls except by a few Portlanders un til about six years ago. It was a long time before they could be brought to eat bread when thrown to them, but yesterday they proved adepts at catch ing it "on the fly." The superstition about the bird is supposed to have originated with the fact that in times when the ships were far out at sea that no a living thing was to be seen for days and days the gulls were always with the sailors as a solace and a protection. Alaska is one of the few known places in which the gulls are not pro tected bv a fine. There the big birds become so hungry that they eat young duck, and the extinction of the sea gulj is encouraged. Open Today at 9 o'Clock Household and Pure Food Show Sixth Floor, Fifth Street Fifty representative exhibits. Many "Made-in-Oregon" products. Continuous demonstrations. Free samples. De tails in Sunday papers, First Section. Your are cordially in vited to attend. 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Manufactured smcu 1865 and sold in Portland for the past u. years. Hundreds are in daily use here ! A Universal Range Free Offer Open During Show A handsome Universal Range latest model of solid blue porcelain will be given absolutely Kh.lv. by the manufacturers in exchange for the oldest Universal Range now in use in Portland. The only conditions are that the Range must be a Universal it must be in use now and it must be the oldest range to be found in Portland. If you use a Universal Range register its number and name at the Universal Exhibit, Sixth Floor. Fill out entry blank at Universal Booth No. 50 CHARGE Purchases Today and tomorrow will go on March accounts and are made payable April 1. VictorFlour$1.45 Highest-grade family patent flour. Makes nutritious bread, kes and pastries. Buy a sack today at this reduced price! 15c cakes Extra Small Peas, R R. 20c quality, can. . . Fancy Asparagus, or Tips, R. R. 25c grade, the can Lima Beans, R. R. 1 CTp small, 20c grade, can XUL. 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