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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1911)
OREGON EMERALD Editor in Chief,.Ralph Moores, '12 Managing Editor... L. Burns Powell,, ’12 News Editor.Win. E. Lowell, 11 Assistant.Laurence Whitman, '14 City Editor.Karl Onthank, 13 Copy Editors— .George Shantin, '12 .Fen Waite, '13 .Walter Bailey, '12 Special Assignments— .Evans Huston, '12 .Willetta Wright, '11 Reporters— .Nell Hemenway, '13 .Walter Huntington, '12 .Alfred Davies, '14 .Edward Bailey. '13 .Henry Fowler, ’14 .Edward Himes, ’12 .Mildred Bagley, '12 .Lenore Hansen, ’13 .Carin Degerrnark, ’13 .William Cass, ’14 .Oscar Hangen, ’14 .Lloyd Barzee, ’13 .Waiter Kimmell, ’13 .Elliott Roberts, ’13 .Gladys Cartwright, ’13 .Alma Noon. ’13 BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager.D. L. Doble, 'll Advertising.R. C. Kennedy, '12 Circulation .Allyn F. Roberts, '12 Published Wednesday and Saturday during the college year by students of l NIVERSiTY OF OREGON Application made for second class mail tes. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ne year__$1.00 Single copy _ ,C5 Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1911. Better System Needed The faculty rule, that the grades of students falling below C shall lie posted at the end of each school month, and that the posted student shall he pro hibited from participating in student ac tivilies until those grades arc brought up to standard, is, without a doubt, a good rule. No student who is below the mini mum standard of scholarship set by the University i- a lit person to represent his school in its contests. But saying that the rule is a good one. is not saying that it is well ap plied; for in some cases this rule often works an injustice to the student. 'Hie writer recalls the case of an English student who handed themes to his in structor for a month, which were the product of his best literary efforts, and who thought that his work was satis-1 factory, for he received no contrary! notification. But at the end of the month In was greatly surprised and mortified | to learn that his work was not satisfac tory, and that he had been awarded a grade of "E Suppose this student had been a prom-1 inent football player, and had been i scheduled to play an important game the day following lie would have had no eh.nice to have made up his work,; his team would have been handicapped by the Ins., of his valuable services, and lie would have been compelled to under go the embarrassment of having all his fellow students know that he had “flunked." I his case is possibly an unusual one. for most students know pretty well the value an instructor places upon their I efforts, but in eases like the one just cited, this rule certainly fails to work justice win m actua 1 me, an employee as-1 slimes that his work is satisfactory un it'.'. he is notified otherwise. Tf his work is not satisfactory, he is told so and requested to do better in the fu ture. I lien, if lie fails to give satis faction, he is dismissed and has no one to hlanie hut himself. If an instructor w uned his students during the month that tin v w ere below the standard in their work, tin \ also would have no one to blame for the low grades accorded them; hut, ,.s it is, they may also blame the instructor for not making known tlu \alue of the student’s work to him Is it am more than just that a stu dent tailing down in his work shall he warned -vtnre he is posted? Are not students w a tin of as much consider.! nv employer shows his em ploy ees 5 1 he triumphant home coming of the basketball leant brings strongly to our mind' the iVct that, although they have brought honor to their alma mater, they w ill get no token ot .appreciation from the student body, unless action to that effect is taken. Some years ago. because of a small gymnasium with poor facilities, and be cause of a lack of serious interest in the game, the student both voted not to gi n: "(Vs" to Yarsitv basketball men Hut such conditions arc now things of the past Our gymnasium lias one of tin est doors, for this game, to he found in the West Instead ot a few second 1 rate athletes aspiring for Varsity places, j we have at least one hundred and fifty men trying out in the interfraternity and class teams, and a Varsity squad consisting of those who showed up best, is chosen from this number. That the Varsity team is no longer in prep school class, the recent trip through the In land Empire proved positively. When we stop to think of the rigid training these men are going through, and of the standing the game of basketball has in other institutions, we can not help but realize the injustice we show our men. Some time ago an Emerald reporter interviewed numbers of prominent stu dents on this subject, and, to a man, they were in favor of granting basketball “O’s.” Doubtless lif it were brought to a vote of the student body, there would be no dissenting votes, for it seems to be only our neglect that stands in the road of showing our appreciation to the basketball men. It is time for the students of this University to bestir themselves and give to their athletes the tokens of appreciation they are just ly earning. I lie editor wishes to say just a word in praise of the work done by the re porters for this issue. The copy, with the exception of a few minor stories, was all in by Tuesday evening, the data was reliable and the style was, for the most part, satisfactory. This issue was pile out without the ntirry and flurrv that usually accompanies the editing of the Emerald, and without its being such a burden to the heads of the depart merits. Reporters, your promptness and care is appreciated. You have started the second semester well. Keep up the rec ord you have established, and the pub lishing of the Emerald will be a pleasure to us till, JOB’S TROUBLES NOT IN IT WITH EDITOR’S I .ilk of an editor and his trials! He lias Jnl>, of ancient fame, faded off the map. \fter he trains a reporter care fully in the art of news writing and de velops her into a “star” reporter, she sends him the following letter:: lo the ICditor of the Emerald:—Ow ing to insufficient hrains to take nineteen hours in the University, and do work in Eutaxian Society, Y. \Y. C. A., Ten nis ( lull. Dramatic Club, and assist Dr. Stuart in the gymnasium, I hereby sub mit to you my resignation from the re portorial staff of the Emerald of the l Diversity of Oregon, Hoping and pray ing that you wtil treat such with sympathetic consideration, and believing in your integrity and good sense, I trust 1 you will have compassion on me. Sincerely yours, MILDRED HAG LEY. EDITOR MOORES SHUNS BREAKING INTO PRINT Editor m Chief Moores is spending this week in Salem, having a slight op eration performed on his hand. Some lime ago he ran a splinter in the fleshy pot ol tlie palm, and the wound threat ans to develop blood poisoning. Editor Moores is extremely modest about breaking into print, and he has threatened to “can the reporter who would dare to write this story. The author of tins article will therefore re main “incognito as long ias possible. *»♦♦***** * BASKET!’. AIT, * * Reserved fcn- Washing on- * Grcgoti basketball game are on sale * at l.tnu Drug Go. Seats cents. * ■*■******* All Men Wanted Man ger Barbour asks that every man in the \ arsity be on Kincaid Field Sat urday morning at S MO o’clock to help the carpenters repair the running sheds, which were blown down some time ago. I he l Diversity will furnish its carpen ters and pay for the repairing, but it will take many men to lift up the sheds -o that supporting pillars may be placed under them, and the manager asks that the \ rsity hoys do this “Judge” Ho mer. assistant track manager, will have charge of the work. 1 he fraternity E'iison are being phoned to for men, "d from all indications Kincaid Field will be the scene of much activitv Sat urday morning. ECONOMICS LECTURES DRAW LARGE CROWDS Dr. Gilbert Meets With Success At Y. M. C. A. Building in Portland Dr. Gilbert reports considerable suc cess for the course of lectures on eco nomic problems which he is giving at the Portland Y. M. C. A. He says he is well pleased with the attendance, con sidering the fact that he is running in competition with the O. A. C. lectures on apple culture, given on the same evening. Among those attendnig the lectures are several graduates of Ore gon. Such an interest, in fact, is being developed, that there is a possibility of adding other lectures to the series. The next lecture in the series is one on the euphonious subject of “Panics.” Then follows a lecture on the railroad problems, and two on the trust prob lem. In the latter part of March Dr. Gil bert will deliver two lectures on so cialism—one presenting the subject from the viewpoint of the socialists, and the other presenting a criticism of the doc trine as it is viewed by modern polit ical economists. The Portland socialists have promised a big crowd for these two lectures, and have asked Dr. Gil bert to deliver them in their hall, which is much larger than the Y. M. C. A. assembly hall. OLIVER HUSTON, TAKES POINTS IN FAST COMPANY Oliver P>. Huston, ’09, now attending Yale Law School, entered the recent annual indoor meet of the Irish-Amer ican Athletic Club, a't Madison Square Garden, New York, and took second in the sixty-yard dash and third in the seventy-yard low hurdles. Francis Walsh has returned to the University after a year’s absence J. F. Sterner Dealer in Staple and Fancy GROCERIES Fresh Vegetables 20 Fast Ninth Phone IS Oregon ! Here’s Success To You! The Howse f urnishers 47.-' \\ illamette St., near Fostoffice. ! Cotrell & Leonard ALBANY, NKW YORK —Makers ot— CAPS & COW NS I To the American Uni jversities, from the At lantic to the Pacific. Alfred Benjamin AND Sophomore Clothes Regal and Stetson Shoes Mallory and Stetson Hats Star and Cluett Shirts Roberts Bros. “Toggery” 554 Willamette street. Don’t fail to Pay your Emerald subscription See Manager Dobie or Cassidy Kennedy Gillette Razors POCKET EDITION EXTRA BLADES Chambers Hardware We would appreciate your ac count. 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