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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1910)
OREGON EMERALD Bilitor-in-Chtef, News Editor... Assistant. City Editor.... Assistants— Stuff— Reporters— .Ralph Moores, '12 .Wm, E. Rowell, ’ll .A. E. Houston, ’12 .R. B. Powell, ’12 .Fen Waite, ’13 .Karl Onthank, ’13 .Walt. Baili y, ’12 .Geo. Shantin, ’12 . . . . Willetta Wright, ’ll .Edward Himes, ’12 .Mildred Bagiey, ’12 .Lloyd Barzee, ’Ll .Erwin Rolfe, ’13 .Nell Ilemenway, ’ 13 .Lenore Hansen,’13 .Elliott Roberts, ’13 ... Oari n I iegermark, ’ 13 .Lueile Abrams, ’13 .William Cass, ’14 .Alfred Davies, ’14 .Hubert Starr, ’14 .Oscar Haugen, ’14 .Chester Fowler, ’ll BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager.D. L. Dobie, ’ll Advertising.R. C. Kennedy, '12 Circulation . Published Wednesday and Saturday during’ the college year by students of the UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Application made for second class mail rates. SUBSCRIPTION KATES One year-$1.00 Single copy - £5 Saturday, October 15, 1910 Intracollegiate Athletics Just now, there is a concerted move ment among college faculties, to reduce intercollegiate games, both in number and in importance and to substitute in tracollegiate games, or contests between tlie various organizations, as the classes or clubs, within the college. As yet, the movement is in the forma lise stage, and the University of Mis snuri, which has abolished intercolle giate games, is the only college defi nitely committed to the new policy. Few advocates of the plan demand the im mediate abolishment of college contests, though this is, doubtless, the ultimate :'im. I lie educators hope, that by dis couraging intercollegiate, and encourag ing intracollegiate contests, interest in the former will gr dually flag, until they may he quietly abolished. 1 he faculty of the University of Or egon is in touch with this movement, and in the near future, the college au thorities of the Northwest will discuss the feasibility of inaugurating such a movement throughout the conference colleges. Disregarding the desirability of neg lecting college I or class games—for that is evidently the intent of the movement there arises the grave question of its practical expediency. The success of athletics depends upon the interest ta ken hy general public and students. Would i nt raeollegiate games arouse enough interest to keep athletics alive, or would the interest cease, thereby de priving the college student of athletic training, one of the most useful factors in his development ? I Hough the great college games are of veto real and vital interest, to the \nu rie m student, it may he seriously doubted whethei t games would suf ticienth e-nmiand his interest, to insure his sc non- participation. And it is only through srri.'us participation and regu lai practice, that lasting good accrues h'otn athletic-. In the lug football games t a student sees the symbolic struggle 1 s involving principles and into list , to him. ip tin utmost impor anee ! o dob so athletics from the h "o’c, to tea scale of pt tty class rivalry, v ' • en ; i! , student's interest, and thus preclude his participation. ' he general public, too, is interested the t 'leso (V C game, hut could hat'd!' he expected to enthuse over the 1 ' cabman-Sophomore or Philologian l.ae ran g ,nit’s 1\: u however, the elimination of spectators is precisely what the new movement looks toward, hut it should he t niemhercd that the exclusion of sped itors would exclude one of the greatest incentives to ath letic endeavor. \\ c like appreciation, •tv ! the months of hard routine prac tice are largely compensated for by the admiration of the grandstand. Every exhortation to the rooters is a tacit ac knowledgment of the stimulating influ ence of spectators upon athletic effort. Without the interest and attendance of the public, athletics is apt to be regarded as routine drill instead of stimulating play. Spectators and students both admire the great athlete, for specialization is the key note of the times, and it is the specially trained body that makes ath letics so attractive. We admire skill more than strength; the public admires it; it is the emulation of the trained athlete that the Freshmen turn out for the Varsity. The intracollegiate idea is, however, in direct opposition, for in stead of specialization, it stands for dif fusion. It takes away the honor of making the Varsity—the reward for specialization—and lays the stress upon mediocre and indiscriminate athletics. Athletes themselves do not deny the evils attaching to the present system, and it is admitted by all that a larger proportion of students should be inter ested in athletics. Neglect of inter collegiate competition would, however, blunt the whole force of the athletic idea by removing the chief incentive for athletic work. That is the interest ta ken by students and public. Persecution will never cease. In Eng land the suffragettes are rebuked for mobbing parliament. In America the woman’s rights issue meets defeat with disconcerting regularity, and at the Uni versity of Oregon the women are de nied participation in the smoker rally. The girls, however, set the precedent for exclusive affairs of the kind by last year’s “girls’ rally,” and by the April frolics, and should not object to stag affairs. The Oregon co-ed is, however, loyal to a fault, and her claim to a share in these expressions of college enthusiasm deserve to be considered. Probably the next rally will be of the old fashioned “mixed” sort. Despite a number of discouraging ex igencies, the smokeless smoker was un doubtedly tbc most successful rally ever held at Oregon -successful in accom plishing its twofold purpose of arousing spirit and subduing discords. With a precedent established, these affairs should be annual events. The list of tbe Emerald staff and re porters lias been compiled, with the rat ification of tbe executive committee, and is herewith published. Vacancies have been left on the staff, and reporters doing unusually good work will be pro moted. Those whose work is unsatis factory will be dropped from the list of reporters. Miss l.aura Mulerson, of Albany, is visiting at the k tppa Alpha Theta house for tbe week end. Miss Ruth llanseu is spending the w eek end at tbe Gamma I’lti Beta house. OPEN SUBSCRIPTION LISTS' FOR THE 1912 OREGANA Rex Turner, the newly appointed; subscription manager of the 1912 Or egana, is already prepared to take your name. The regular price of the Ore gana is $2.00. but as the management needs money to meet bills now due, students may secure it for $1.50, 50 cents to be paid down, and one dpllar when the book is delivered. This offer will not be open long, so those who wish to take advantage of the rate may hand their names and money to Rex Tur ner, Punch Dunlap, Clementine Cutler, Earl Tones or Herbert Barbur. Arrangements for a “bumper” Ore gana are already begun. The contract for all the engraving has been let to the Oregon Engraving Co., Portland, and Editor Moores is now in that city conferring with the engraving compa ny. MARSHAL COHORTS FOR CLASS FOOTBALL GAME There is blood in the Sophomore eye. He has sent an unconditional challenge to the green-caps to step forth and show their mettle in a football meet some time next week. The dominant note of the Freshmen’s answer is si lence; while their leaders are breathless ly beating the brush to scare out their supporters. The terms of the challenge, based on last year’s rules, include a 25 to 75 per cent division of the gate receipts, and admission price of not over 20 cents. Captain Bnrzee, of the Sophomore team, is getting a line on his men, and by Monday night hopes to have a squad working. His desire is that all Sophs wish to take part in the game, who have ever played, or who even know a foot ball from a pumpkin, be on the field, in old clothes, Monday afternoon. DR. SESSION TO DELIVER ADDRESS WEDNESDAY Dr. Session, head of the Department of Psychology in the University of Washington, will address the students at assembly next Wednesday. Dr. Session is a thoroughly educated man, and is known as an interesting! lecturer, lie received his Doctor’s de gree at Harvard, anci since then has taught his subject in some of the best educational institutions in this coun Mrs. Winn, of Albany, is spending the week end at the Kappa Alpha Theta house. Caroline Dunstan is teaching in Al bany High School. Mrs. Shecby, of Portland, will spend j the week at the Gamma Phi Beta | house, visiting her daughter. Ellen Beach Yaw Prima Donna Soprano iColoratura > Assisted by Mr. Jay Plowe, Solo Flutist Late ot the Royal Opera, Berlin and Mary Newman, Pianist Will appear at the Eugene Theatre Wednesday, Oct. 19 Price# $ ‘.50, $2, S 1,50. $ 1.75c, 50c LUCKEY’S Established 1S69 OPTICAL. 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