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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1910)
OREGON EMERALD Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Assistant City Editor, Assistant, Reporters— BUSINESS Business Manager, Advertising, Circulation, Ralph Moores, '12 Wm. E. Loweil, 'll A. E. Houston, ’12 R. B. Powell, ”12 Fen Waite, '13 W. R. Badey, '32 Dan Mitchell, 13 Geo. Shantin, 12 Karl Onthank, ’12 L. L. Ray, ’12 STAFF D. L. Dobie, 11 R. C. Kennedy, 12 Published Wednesday and Saturdaj during the college year by students oi the t NIVERSITY OF OREGON /'pplication made for second clats mat rates. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year_$1.01 Single copy - Xf Wednesday, September 28, 1910 Class Rush Vs. Hazing 'I lie tribes of Oceanica were wont tc resort to taboo to enforce the triba customs lint college people being ntori intellectual prefer hazing. The mo lives behind the two are the same, then are both social penalties designed tc enforce social conventions. Whenever a university attempts tc impress ils character .traditions or cus toms on its students there is a neccs site for coercion of some kind which i: apt to express itself in hazing. In al colleges the new students ace expectec to conform. They must observe tin habits, customs and traditions that tin men before them have made. Most o these are founded on reason or neces site, yet to a freshman they are oftei absurd or* ridiculous. Still the newcom cts arc asked to conform rigidly. Mores, from whence the word morals -customs and conventions are naturallv evolved in even community and singu larly enough colleges, the supposed realm of the intellectual, are particul ar!; productive of peculiar customs I lie ellorts towards enforcement ol .tl esc rules naturallv grate on the new men. \t Jirsi there appears no reasor for oh-erving customs of which they cannot see the- need. 1'hen sense o personal importance is offended by ord eis from the old men. Many fail tc rvali e lhcy uiv entering a community with i' d -laudards and buck over tin traces. lake most conventions thest college customs are without the sanc tion of 1 \ and must rely upon unitei public - "a n for enforcement I letter bar.ine. . i is ihv‘ efforts ol the coin munity . uih-1 conformity i a aided as an interpret.itioi not as i ipolo tor ha ting for mani fc'tly I "e at t hvgon must cease. It the pi. state ol public scntimcni lining i mial he tolerated here and i It i> a . v between hazing and sonu ot the liege customs the latter must not, tli i nr i must be ahamloned Sr h mg. 'ever, . - the l niv ei sit v at tempts impi ess itself upon the fresh men, o- -g- will the motives for ha, nm rv pile ot all regulations. i hen dway s danger of a calamity —tor ' a ing ineidcut w ould tneai nothing s to the I'niversity. -heittt piecipn. : , !>v collisions between oh tt'epeia ii dimcn aiul arrogant soph om.'ies Indeed so tong as underdas; 1' - ii hnv , go ,! , , blood in their vein; more tuvoiahle btioiis for a tighi ml. I he soph ha; in colitge a hai year. the liberty i the release irom "1 reshdom" ha; m ne 1 ais lie d lie is bubbling ovet with enthusiasm util loyalty to the itt stitutioHs and customs to which he ha> sworn malty. In comes the freshman "ho naturally resents dictation and r trival incident may cause hazing. We still have these conditions at Oregon, yet have done away with haz ing. The occasion for hazing is here as much as ever. Little irritating in cidents are accumulating. The steam pressure is rising but there is no safety valve to prevent explosion. Other colleges recognize this danger and admit the necessity of affording Ian outlet to this feeling. They ac j knowledge the desire of personal en counter, to call it plainly, the love of a fight—but insist that it shall be open and above board and so regulated as to preclude violence or injury. Class rush, flag day, tug of war—it is called by var ious names, but the principle is the same, something that will allow the underclasses to settle the question of physical superiority with as little dam age as possible. After the row every body shakes hands and forgets and ani mosities are dropped. “But,” some one says, “the flag rush was tried at Oregon and discontinued because it led to injury, violence and destruction of property. As tradition conies down to us, however, the Ore gon flag rush was unlimited and unreg : ulated by any known rules of civilized warfare. Biddings were broken into, the campus damaged and features ruin ed indiscriminately. Could such an af fair not be under strict regulations and supervision by upper classmen? Could the scrap not lie confined to open space 1 and .all murderous weapons as bricks, ' rocks and clubs be tabooed? Even freshmen have a glimmering conception of fair play and sportsmanship and with efficient referees there is no reason 1 why the rush should be more unlady like than revised football. If the rush ' occurred at the beginning of the year the sophomores as is proper would win through lack of freshman organization. ’ The freshmen would learn their place and for the remainder of the year all 1 would run smoothly as a freshman class meeting. The precise nature of such a contest could be easily determined. There are a dozen games that would serve or else 1 a brand new game could be devised by simple rules. But above all the con test should be under strict supervision by upper classmen or faculty. * But now Professor Dry-as-Dust arises and holds the whole scheme up to ridicule, “for what could be more ab surd than allowing a great university enforcing silly customs by unseemly I rows ?” Perhaps, but society enforces its con ventions in just as peculiar ways. The j snub for instance. On assuming office the new president i I 11 > 14 arose and exho^-d bis cohorts 'tint lie would willingly be buried if but allowed the inscription "Booster.” Un less he boosts to the extent of adopting, lie green class insignia, appropriate to ■bis verdant sappy temperament he may find himself buried in the graveyard of oblivion without any inscription at all worth mentioning. PAN-HELLENIC LEAGUE SCRAMBLE ENDS MONDAY Much to the relief of everyone con cerned the rushing' week authorized by the Pan Hellenic league closed with bidding da\ Monday. Today is answer ing day and the list of pledges to the different sororities is now available. Kappa Alpha Theta —Eleanor Mc t lain. ranees \dams. Hess Cowden. Maurim McAdams, 11 a/el Rader, Gen e\ie\, Wilcox, T.ila Sengsttike, Alepha Erne rick. t hi Omega—Wilhtna Young, Rose Iktsler, tiraee Cole, T.ueille Davis, Gan ny Gregory, Doris Plummer. Gamma Phi Rcta—Ruth Reach. Edith Sheehy, \lsea Hawley, Essie Carson, Marie Zimmerman, Grace Rean. Delta Delta Delta—Jennie Ery, Hazel 1'osier, 1 thel Risley. \mv Romaine, Pauline \ anOrsdale, Ellice Shurrer. 1 he 1 ambda Rho sorority entertain ed with a dancing party Saturday evening in their beautiful new house. SECRETARY FINDS FAULT WITH THE NEW PAN HELLENIC Communication By Miss Willetta Wright On Working of New Rusihing Plan. Early last May Gamma Phi Beta, Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta, and Kloshe Tillicum formed Pan-Hellenic association to regulate sorority rushing. After careful selection ten by-laws were adopted which were thought would cov er every emergency, and make rushing fair. The rules have been given a fair trial, each sorority has lived up to the letter of the laws, and all are agreed that they are woefully lacking. In the first place Pan-Hellenic is formed for the purpose of simplifying rushing. But the one week of rushing instead of simplifying things only con centrates the activities into one strenu ous out put. In one or two instances as much as seventy dollars was spent for a single simple function. The girls come back from vacation rested, prepared to take up work. The one week of nervous activities make them ready for another vacation instead of readiness for class work. Pledge day should be made either one or two days after matriculation, the short time making it necessary for girls to be rushed during the summer, or not until the second semester as is done in many colleges. Secondly, Pan-Hellenic is formed for the purpose of giving eacli sorority a fair chance in becoming acquainted with a girl. But many of the rules do not tend in practice to make this possible. Although the girls must attend the ‘Larinal” if she is invited, the rest of her time is arranged by the house in which she happens to be staying. And of course, there is the chance for that house to see that all of her time is taken. Then again, it is not fair to the rushee or to the sorority members themselves that the girls be invited to spend the first week in the sorority houses. For if a girl after her week’s visit is not bid by the sorority at whose house she has been staying, there are apt to be hard feelings, and much of her time is lost in getting settled again. But if the girl is “bid,” having ac cepted the hospitality of a house her decision can not be unbiased. Take in all conditions at Oregon, make it necessary that new rules be made and it is hoped that the Pan Hel lenic officers will profit by this year’s mistakes in making the new rules. AV1LLETTA WRIGHT, ’ll. PRESIDENT ADDRESSES FIRST ASSEMBLY TODAY (Continued from page 01101 “ I he state trusts the faculty to see that the Cniversity makes good, the lacultv must prepare subject matter and present it in such a way as to instruct, and inspire the students with a love t'r their work. If the work and as signments are a little larger this tear it is only a recognition of proved ability. 1 be spirit of honesty should be taught and practiced and the habit of bluffing should be stopped. " I here is danger in trying to make Tort cuts. Good, honest work is the only road to success. 1 would advise you not to waste time down town for it becomes a habit that is hard to break and leads to many a young student’s downfall. * “In closing let me urge as a help to making good a liberal baptism of “Ore gon Spirit, Loyalty of service and de mocracy are iudispensible to success and should be cultivated by everv student.” Before the address Dean Sanderson of the Bible University gave a scripture reading and prayer and the Glee Club led the audience in singing the toast. Sentimentally we are strong for this space It is up to you to give it Commercial Value We sell everything in FOOTWEAR BURDEN & GRAHAM LUCKEY’S Established 1S69 OPTICAL GOODS FOUNTAIN PENS COLLEGE EMBLEMS Gillette Razors POCKET EDITION EXTRA BLADES Chambers Hardware T. G. Hendricks, Pres. S. B. Eakin, Vice Pres. P. E. Snodgrass, Cashier. Luke L. Goodrich, Asst. Cash. Darwin Bristow, Asst. Cash. Eugene, Oregon. 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