OREGON EMERALD
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Tainted Athletics!
IT IS WITH regret that we hear of the “scouting” episode
that occured the other day; especially when the “hunted” football
player was an Oregon student, who came to college for an educa
tion and not for athletics, and when the hunter, who misrepresent
ed himself as “a friend from Echo,” was ostensibly an attache
from a sister college*
But still more! The hunter used a bait for his intended victim
that is a disgrace to any institution which pretends to further the
interests of higher education. A college has its only excuse for ex
isting a high function to perform—that of satisfying the demand
of the state for the advantage of a university training. That is
the primary consideration. Athletics is one of the many secondary
considerations and incidentals. The use of education as an osten
sible reason for kidnapping an athlete is an insult to any college,
as we interpret it.
But this is not all» In this particular instance a definite prop
osition was both expressed and implied by the supposed represen
tative of Oregon Agricultural College. It was a plain business
proposition to the effect that for value received from football ser
vices, the athlete would receive his expenses at the institution
which the man said he represented. Bribery is not too strong a
term for an effort to buy the honor of a man.
Now is th& right time for Oregon to voice its athletic policy
and forever to put the ban on tainted athletes. If intercollegiate
athletics, in order to flourish, must stoop to such methods, we are
for once and for all against having secondary factors prosper
at the expense of the educational function of a college.
The University of Oregon policy reflects the wishes of stu
dent body, faculty and athletes. And that policy is one of non
discrimination in offering campus work or securing outside work
for preparatory students. There should be absolutely no chance
for a man to get his expenses paid when he comes to college for
the main purpose of engaging in athletics under the excuse of com
ing for an education.
The University of Oregon faculty is just now considering a
bill to abolish intercollegiate athletics, which we do not favor,
but such incidents as this- if persisted in, may add strength to that
movement. We favor the conservation of clean athletics unsul
lied by athletic aggrandizement.
Notice: To All Who Refuse to Read
THIS EDITORIAL is intended only for those choice spirits
who refuse to read it. The rest need not read it. That being the I
case we can say whatever we wish without fear or favor.
The spoutings that appear on this page are crying to be read.
That is why they are set in double column style with extra large!
and bold type. We have heard from various sources that the edit-1
orials are never read by the students. That being the case what is
the use of tediously tickling an obstinate typewriter that cannot
think for itself and makes us do all the work. We do not daub up
good clean paper with black printers ink—which often leaks on
your fingers and into our eyes—for the mere pleasure of striking
trite tintinnabulations. We want to be read. We don’t mind if
our readers disagree with us; we would feel flattered if we were
once in a while regarded with favor. But we simply revolt at the
indifference of the non-reader.
If our gentle readers have any reactions from what they have
read and are to read in the future in this column, tell them to us,
If our contentions sound foolish instead of wise, write us a sting
ing letter. If you disagree, let us hear from you. Any communi
cation to the Emerald will receive prompt attention as well as
space on this page if we think that it merits it. The communica
tions should not be over 500 words in length.
The Student Council should not regard as a joke the respon
sibility of electing an efficient yell leader. The tryouts will in all
probability be held on Kincaid Field, and every student regard
less of previous dates and condition or larnyxes should turn out
for these open air classes in voice culture.
On the chronic assembly shirker we will not waste our time,
much less good ink; but we would suggest that the freshmen begin
their first year with the good habit of attending assemblies reg
ularly. _
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{'hi Omega announces the pledglt g
of Klizabeth McGowan, of Warren
dale. Oregon.
WRESTLERS ARE FEW
Old Mon Kail to Hot urn; Plenty of
Itooni for Now Aspirants, Says
Khockloy.
"Prospects for a first class wrest
ling team are not bright," says Coach
Shockley. "It is rumored that Ruth
erford, vast year’s captain and a
148-pounder, will not be hack, and
neither Harnett, 145 pounds, nor
Hargreaves, 1 15 pounds, has regis
tered. Mr. Shockley has called a
wrestling meeting in the men’s gym
nasium for Thursday at 4 o’clock,
and expects a big turnout. "IViUel
King. 158 pounds, and Shaffner. 125
pounds, are the only old men I have,"
said Shockley, "so there Is plenty of
room for new material."
Regular gymnasium classes started
Monday.
Miss Ruth Duniwav, of Portlan I,
was a delegate to the Gamma Phi
Heta convention in California during
he past summer.
ASSEMBLY TOMORROW
Two Members of Roard of Regents
and Educational Specialist to
Be on Hand.
Two members of the University of
Oregon Board of Regents will appear
before the students next Wednesday
morning. This is the occasion of the
first assembly for the year.
Mrs. Irene H. Gerlinger, the only
woman member of the board, will
present the matter of an historical
pageant to be given next spring.
Mr. W. K. Newell will be the other
regent speaker. A short address
will also be given by Dr. S. P. Capen,
specialist in education of the United
States Department of Education at
Washington.
Assembly will be called at 10
o’clock sharp.
Tschanz Enters Chicago.
Coburg.—(Special to Alumni Sec
tion)—Herman Tschanz, ’13, who
was principal of the Coburg schools
list year, is now a graduate stu
dent at the University of Chicago.
Mr. Tschanz has already done a con
siderable amount of graduate work
in summer sessions. He will take
his degree of master of arts about
the middle of the year. He plans
to enter Columbia immediately for
work towards a doctor’s degree.
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