SATURDAY
MAY 23,1914
Editorial Page of the Emerald Bulletin
SIGMA DELTA
Editor's and PnbliSki$rs^'v;
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INTENTIONS, PLEASE.
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A Question Fit for Candidates for the Position of Graduate
Managers.
HE UNIVERSITY has had the graduate man
ager system two years. Two managers have
worked hard filling the position, and the pros
pects are that the Executive Committee will
have to elect a new one next week. The
Emerald-Bulletin takes it for settled that the
system is here to stay,—although it has heard
considerable comment on the way it has
worked out,—but it objects to the abuse to which the new
plan of managing student activity has been put.
The intentions of candidates for this office are as
important as their qualifications. The students pay their
manager enough to warrant the serious consideration of
the office as a position of respect and worth. It should
not be a mere stepping stone for college graduates, nor
should it be merely an easy berth for one year, or a make
shift until the holder finds his level out in the business
world.
Managers for student activities are born, seldom made.
It is a knack that can be developed, and experience is as
valuable an asset in this business as in any other. The
student body has a right to expect conscientious service
of its servants, and who can put their best efforts into
their work when they know that it is but a temporary
position?
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GO AHEAD, GIRLS.
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SHAT editorial in the Women’s Edition of The
Emerald, labeled “The High Cost of Escorts,’’ was
fine. It undoubtedly expressed accurately a bad
case of sour grapes, and it was admirably done. The
complaint, with its double-headed meaning—that the Ore
gon men threaten to import girls and that the co-eds don’t
care if they do, because men are expensive, with the final
thrust that the men won’t have such an easy time of it—
was well founded.
So well, in fact, that The Emerald-Bulletin desires to
tell the co-eds—and postgraduates—to go ahead. Girls,
refuse to spend your money feeding the Oregon man. It
is a shame that you must do it, so stop. Follow up your
threat with action. “Refuse to salute the flag,” refuse
to pay your $1, refuse to be slaves to the masculine greed.
Go ahead, we say. But dou’t forget the picnics, the
millrace suppers, the theatre parties, the dances and
flowers and auto rides that men provide. Would you
rather have your college without them? Then go ahead.
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AN OPPORTUNITY.
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INIVERS1TY students owe it to themselves to support
the Lincoln High School operetta tonight. Nothing
HUH] except the intervention of Providence or the faculty
posting system should prevent the hearty reception on the
part of the student body that is due these young people.
It has become a custom on the part of the managers
of football to ask the Portland high schools for encourage
ment at Varsity games in the metropolis. Offers of root
ing assistance, bands, and assistance in advertising from
the high school students have been accepted. All of this
has made the University a debtor of these Portland
schools, Lincoln High School especially.
The young people believe in the University. They
want to see the institution and judge its merits for them
selves. The student body has a chance here to present its
case to these future ‘‘Oregon” men and women, and it
should take the fullest advantage of its opportunity.
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BE CALM!
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7x1 EKIIABJS it is lvocalist* The Emerald Bulletin has no
^=£1 enterprising staff of eo-ed press agents; {verliaps
W&u 11 was not under the benign influence of the journal
ism department; or perhaps it was because there was
nobody who thought it would do any good if we did, that
The Emerald Bulletin is not able editorially to announce
that it has been “implored” to “roast” anybody.
However, if you should hapi>en to find yourself men
tioned in any connection in this paper, he calm. Don’t
take it too seriously, for it was undoubtedly due to one of
tlio misfortunes ot being great. And it may happen again
next year.
A HAPPK ENOIIG FOR A
COLLEGE YEAR AI
OREGON
(liy Earl Blackaby)
Tremblingly be arose to his feet,
lie had proposed to her for the seven
th time, and now had been amply re
warded. Bending over close to her,
he felt her warm breath on his cheek,
then the flood gates of passion broke
loose.
“JL/Ucy, I love you,” was his gasp
ing remark, as he claimed his first
kiss, then his second, and so on. His
Delta Omicron stick pin nearly fell
out of his tie, as he lifted "his own”
from off the sofa and walked slowly
with her to tue porch, where the large
J une moon bathed the Kappa Gamma
house in its bright light. Alder street
was deserted. The last strains of “In
My Bungalow” were dying from the
Beta Sigma house just across the
street. The swinging chair, hung be
hind the thick clematis vine that cov
ered the front of the house, was
Arthur’s retreat. Silently Bucy took
her place beside him. She gave one
long sigh. A wonderful day was done.
"My, if 1 had only known about
that horrid party this afternoon,”
came the tireh little voice from some
region close Lo ban. "Dear, you know
1 went to Collier Hall this afternoon
in my plain white dress, not once
thinking what was going on there. 1
wont to say goodbye, and there was
a big crowd of faculty women, in a
receiving line.”
Lucy had graduated that day, and
had stepped uut o£ her idealistic
world of dreams, where she had been
tor the past tour years, into the
beautiful valley of love.
“Well, 1 did have to laugh,’’ was
Arthur’s confession, "but you must
realize that to any sane minded per
son, dress makes no difference-— per
haps at least not when you are mine,
and you and 1 are the sole judges.
Isn't that so?”
"Yes, but that isn’t what the Kap
pa Gamma girls think. 1 have always
been taught mat 1 must dress at my
very best-”
"When 1 am around, yes”, was
Arthur’s interjection. "Of course you
must realize v\ hat your sorority has
always been accused of fostering—
matrimony.”
"Why, Arthur, you horrid thing.
You know that Kappa girls have
not that reputation. Instead we have
turned to the serious minded, stu
dious type, and we do not care if
our girls are only elected by four or
five votes, which-”
' All of which goes to prove that
the pretty attractive co-eds are going
—w hat is that? 1 do believe those are
the Theta Omega boys celebrating
commencement, for they asked me if
l wouldn't like to go on a "bust” to
night, as an alumnus, but you know
1 would not.”
"Certainly, Arthur. 1 know you
agree with some of the girls that
when two people are engaged, it is
the girls' duty and rare privilege to
try to reform the man for his own
good. That's what Miss Watkin’s
thinks, and most of tine engaged
girls in the class thought so too, ex
cept one.”
"Yes, yes 1 know. That is class
room talk, Lucy. Soon you will real
ize that pretty theories that are work
ed out in the class-room are very
different from the actualities of life.
For instance, take Professor Lowe.
His practice is not in conformity with
his teaching, and-”
llut Arthur did not finish. Beside
him was Lucy sitting straight up
for the first time that evening. As
a spark of militancy was aflame in
her heaving breast, It was with dif
ficulty that she spoke.
1 am surprised. I had no idea that
there was ever a man graduated from
the Tniversity who did not think the
world of Professor Lowe. He has his
peculiarities. I must admit, but then
: look at his son, and his own lovely
I thoughts about love.”
The last car turned down Alder
street from Thirteenth avenue. The
neighborhood was deserted. Even
the last light was turned low in the
Plil Nu house, which was followed
by the last in the tlaiuuui Gamma
WAYS OF THE WORM
Oregon Gentlemen: Why Are the Co-eds
Inconsistent On This Subject?
URING bygone days certain
liberties have been extended
___ to University men on the
ground that they are “Oregon
gentlemen.” Whether the future
should see a continuation of this
practice unless there are certain very
obvious defects remedied, is a ques
tion, and we can’t help but observe
a very serious question. This query
as to the present status of this “gen
tleman” is mixed up considerably
with several questions upon which
we shall not stop to comment.
The quality of being a student
"gentleman” is obviously a hard one
to define. Being a student implies to
some, certain liberties that a "gen
tleman” would not- sanction. That
is a hard fact to understand, but
nevertheless true, and an open sec
ret to one who is on the inside of
student life.
On the other hand one is inclined
to wonder whether being a student
should really not impose higher ob
ligations of conduct and chaiacter
on a man, than the hollow claim
or bestowed title of being by nature
a "gentleman.”
At numerous times, Oregon eo-eds
have stood up for the “gentleman
ly” spirit in the University man.
They have defended it in the press,
on the platform ana in some of their
actions. But how far? For some un
known reason college gentlemen must
he off from the race by dark, if he
is with a self respecting University
woman. He must not keep his lady
away from her sorority house later
than specified hours. He can not take
a co-ed off for an all day picnic
unless the couple is chaperoned, or
there are fonr in the party. These
restrictions on the liberty of Uni
versity women were imposed by the
women for what reason?
Coming down to hard facts, it
looks as though it was on account
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! Keah house across the way. Tomor
row Lucy and Arthur, who had grad
, uated just a year before, would be
j ou their way home, there to live over
' again their happy college days.
of fear of the “Oregon gentleman.”
It is nothing to his credit that these
useless rules are passed. And if they
are passed for the protection of the
women, that appears to be a pitiful
confession that the women at a state
University must make such rules to
live by.
Fear of a person never makes
that person better. On glories in
their own strength. A person is apt to
have contempt for one who is afraid,
not any inclination to reform him
self. Human^nature does not change
the moment a man sets his foot on
the campus, or hears of the Pan
Hellenic house rules, He is instead
confronted with*a strange situation.
He finds that on one hand he is im
mediately accepted into the best so
ciety. He is a student and hence a
“gentleman”. Then again he finds
that women are admitted to all of
his athletic contests, his activities,
and that there is no feature of his
campus life that is carried on be
hind closed doors and barred win
dows.
Then the other side. All the men
are accepted everywhere. He is free,
he has no binding rules. He is on
his own responsibility, and he is
glad of it. Then ruddenly he is awak
ened. He finds that the trust is all
moonshine, just a phosphorous glim
mer, a translucent thing, that really
is not there.
For he has bumped into some of
the numerous rules. He finds that
after all, the cover of darkness
clothes him with a certain dread and
unwholesomeness. He finds that the
women say he is a “gentleman” but
that they really don’t believe it.
Modern Dances
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Dip. Q?e Stcjo.
ABOLISH THE ONE-STEP
The movement among many of the
thinking students to put a stop to the
vulgar, ugly, immoral, and ungrace
ful dancing of the one-step, is deserv
ing of tlie hearty cooperation of all
upright, high-minded, and virtuous
students. The fact that this is pub
lished in the scandal edition is no
apology for uncovering the truth, but
there is necessity, for immediate and
drastic action.
The student council ought to
assemble at once and put its stamp
of unqualified disapproval on the in
dulgence of his insidious rag at all
future dances.
At the recent Junior Prom, at
which Governor and Mrs. West were
present, anyone would have thought
that we were trying to outdo and
put into insignifigance the perform
ances of Frisco’s Barbary Coast or
New York’s Mulberry Bend, where
the fish-worm wigle, the Lame
Duck, and the Bunn-Tango are run
in full blast.
The movement for purity and de
cency in the enjoyable and uplifting
institution of proper dancing, is re
ceiving nation-wide support,—the
women of Stanford and Radcliffe hav
ing buried the one-step in the crepe
of disgrace. The University of Wis
consin Daily says: “We see a great
deal more in the waltzing to a good
musical waltz and mixing the dancing
with laughter and an occasional good
natured bump against one’s neighbor
than we do to this hugging in sil
ence, carting a pained look toward
heaven—in ecstacy. Get the gun.”
The writers are not looking down
from a high pinacle of righteousness
and condemning their fellow-students
but are finding themselves equally
quilty under the above indictment.
Let us all stop!
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