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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1915)
OREGON EMERALD Published eafch Tuesday, Thursday arid Saturday of the college year, by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon. o Entered at the postoffice at Eugene as second class matter. Subscription rates, per year, $1.00. Single copies, 5c. STAFF EUlTOR-IN-CHIEF.MAX H. SUMMER AhhImIhiiI Editors..Wallace Eakla, Leslie O. To»»e Managing Editor.Harold Hamstreet News Editors.Mandel Weiss, Clytle Hall, Lie Witt Gilbert City Editor.Harry L. Kuck BUSINESS BUSINESS STAFF MANAGER.FLO YU Manager's and Editor’s I'lione—Ml, C. WESTERFIELD Oregon Spirit Will Win! JN THESE critical days of secret practice, when tighter and tighter grow the clamps around football practice, there is danger that, while the team is being regenerated, Oregon Spirit may de generate. There is a reason for “mumness” on the gridiron even though it becomes more secret than a bride’s trousseau. Not only is secrecy essential for the concoction of new formations and so called trick plays, but also for the psychological effect it has on opponents. Secret practice should also have a preponderous effect on Oregon Spirit, although we note a slight negative reaction. The fact that mystery surrounds football should arouse spirit to the n-th. degree. The situation presents a problem in ratiocination: given a football field surrounded by a high fence which does not respond to any hocus-pocus “Open Sesame”; sounds rumble from the field intermingled with ‘Go hard” ejaculations from the coach; silence so tense that it can almost be heard is suddenly broken by yells and terminated with a sharp thud. The problem is what is going on inside. Solution: the remaking of an Oregon team that will win. The football fans and fanettes should talk football in their sleep, sing football at the table, think football, aye, dream foot ball. The loyal supporters of Oregon Spirit should work them selves into a football frenzy. Even if the “dope” is gloomy enough to overflow the Stygian deeps, the we-will-win spirit can become so dominant and strong that it will conquer. It has been done be fore, and not so long ago but what it lingers dramatically in the memory of every loyal Oregonite. Let ’er go! We will win! Oh, Suffering Democracy! HURLING HARMLESS bombs at the cut system is the most jolly of our editorial privileges, and especially are we delighted when, perchance, one of the many bombs explodes and precipitates a waging war of words. Our latest suggestion—that the cut sys tem apply to all under classmen, and that the rule be automatical ly withdrawn at the beginning of the third year provided that the student is a full-fledged junior—has met with both favor and dis favor. The most reasonable indictment of the proposal was a state ment by an upper classman, viz, that it was class discrimination and therefore undemocratic. Oh, suffering democracy ! What a multitude of sins are com mitted in thy fair name, and what a multiplicity of misunder standings thou createth. Some one has understandingly said that the object of words is to short circut thought; and "democracy” to our idea, is a thought-killer. Last year a student wrote a virtriolic letter to "ye former editor” ranting on the undemocratic custom of wear ing dress suits to dances. To our idea democracy is made of sterner stuff than mawkish sentimentalities. It has naught to do with that steam-roller process of reducing everything to mon otonous uniformity and equality. False democracy cries to the hoi polloi, ‘Down with every man to the level of the average, while true democracy cries, “Every man up to the height of his capacity and responsibility.” Instead of condemning the proposition with a mere flourish of the hand, we crave real comprehensive thought. We are heartily in favor with the faculty committee on the in tercollegiate athletic question insofar as they are making a thor ough investigation of the problem with a view of helping and not abolishing what we consider an educational necessity. If the process of giving sports the "once over" continues with the speed and despatch displayed thus far, the question naturally arises, how many years will it take them to come to a thorough knowledge of the situation. And alter that is attained how many more years will it take for the committee to reach an understand ing as to remedies? We recommend this as a thesis tor any stu dent majoring in the mathematical theory of probability. Dancing is now being subjected to the scrutiny ol the moral ists at the I’niversity of t'alifornia. The usual trouble is the double viewpoint: if the moralists would dance "that way it would be immoral, because they think so. But as it is, the gener al dancing in colleges is not immortal because the dancers do not regard it as immoral. It’s just the way you look at it, when your doing it—not when you’re looking on. Oh, piffle and poppy cot! The girls at Stanford are too rough in so-called rushing and hazing activities. Another case ot ping pong and tiddle-de-winks. I* COMMUNICATIONS it-_____—...* Moiiuiomli, Ore. To the Kditor: l)o Dr Harm'd awl his Hiijtporti i s on tin' I'i»iv«■ init> of Ore gou factiltv i»ropoKi- to aliolis'i ini'io'In iutt*r»'oll<*|fiitt*‘ adilotii s, or all iniereolle giuii* relation*? The information wUiili' has reached M'lui’ of us alumni, indirect l.v. is indefinite. Wo iuo ’ assiuuius tlmt those gentle nun hoi1'1 to allow intercollegiate for ensi. s oratory, debates, spelling utatohos. i to. Surely, tlioso rivalries aro conducive to the development of high scholarship and the preservation of our t niversity culture. May ho :i yearly in tercollegiate tussle in oratory or a con test in the mastery of irregular verbs could be made a common ground upon which to renew one’s loyalty to his alma miner, but we hardly think so. Some- j how. something more red blooded is j needed out west to incite admiration and I awaken college pride. „ ° ° Of course’, alj of this is a plea for the t continuance of tradition and. as such, we are afraid will have no great weight with the introducer of the resolution, who has persuaded us that he is both a radical and revolutionary sort of a per son. though recognized, nationally, as an important authority in his line of en deavor-—political science. I)o not athletes, to compete in inter collegiate athletics, need to maintain a higher average grade than non-athletic students? Kigbty-six per cent used to he required of intercollegiate athletes. Is this not high enough, or would the doctor require athletes to be honor tnen in order to represent their college? The scholarship standard at Oregon has been for some time the highest in the northwest, if not on the coast. lias it ever happened that Mr. Dobie, at Washington, was forced to keep a single man out of an important football game on account of grades? Likewise, did you ever hear of this happening over at O. A. C? However, during Coach War ner's second year at Oregon, it was ail rnost impossible to get the same 11 men out for signal practice on consecutive nights, because of the rigidity of the "posting” system. As a result, Oregon was given such a drubbing by Washing ton in Portland, in 1911, that most of the alumni would likely have desired a sever inee of relations to such a sorry show ing again. Mr. I/. 1’inkham, as coach, went through an unsatisfactory year, due to tile posting of his men at critical times. It appears also that the only aece-pt ihl'.e modification of the resolution would be one which is barely pertinent to the issues under discussion. Namely, that all men engaged in' intercollegiate ath letics be required to stand a searching physical examination by University physical instructors ill collaboration with some outside physician highly experi enced in detection of early, serious or ganic troubles. Sometimes athletes, physically unfit, compete in hard con tests on "their nerve” and are volun tary users of harmful stimulants. The fixing of a minimum weight for inter collegiate athletes participating in foot ball might also be a good tiling. Cer tain Australian Universities have this latter provision for their Rugby men. We uluhini are not in favor of the passing of the resolution as it stands. Intercollegiate athletic relations pro mote broadness; intercollegiate relations suppress freedom of exchange of ideas and make for narrowness. Intercollegi ate relations are as essential and desir able as is interchange of professors be tween the different colleges. Because such a departure is imprac ticable and therefore not best for the liberal advancement of our University, and because it lias no place in western university life, it ought to fall of its own weight. Signed, i ALU'MUS NO. 1. To tile Editor: The Emerald says that there is a plan under consideration to establish a store on the i'niversit.v coinpns. There may lie advantages in having i store so placed. The bookstore has proved a success, certainly, hut is it quite fair to the Eugene merchant? It is the merchant in Eugene, who. in i large measure, helps to make the student publications, the Oregana and the Emerald, successes financially. It is the same business man who gives dollars for admission and window space for advertising athletics. Almost with one accord they back up any enterprise the school goes in for: whether it he a new building or a rousing rally. It is not probable that Eugene trades men would actively fight against the establishment of such a store. They did not object openly to the public market. They are a fair-minded lot; that is not the question. 1 tut is it not up to the student to re ciprocate the favors given him, and show that he appreciates the good-na tured readiness of these business men to help out in whatever he has under taken. by buying from the Eugene mer chant ? ElTEUt 'EASSM AW * I * CAMPUS NOTES * --—- ■——-—.—» ★ Kappa Kappa Gamma held init iation last Saturday night for Cora Hosford, Hazel Wymore, Gladys Conklin, Dorothy Wheeler, Esther Chalmers, Louise Hailey and Nita Miller. Mr. and Mrs. A. Flegel, of Port ’and. with Judge and Mrs. Hronaugh. visited at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house during the week-end. Mr. an 1 Mrs. Fred Elliott, while on their way from Dallas to San Francisco, stowed over Tuesday at Delta IVltn Delta house to visit Lila McDaniels. Mrs A. C. Dixon, with her son and daughter, were Gamma Phi Hot a dinner guests on Wednesday. Mrs Amy E. Westfall was a guest of Alpha Phi for dinner on Tuesday Bez made several changes In the lineup when the boys donned their togs Monday evening. The present arrangement is 10 pounds a man lighter than the old aggregation, but Bez hopes they will make up for the weight in their speed. It will be a come-back Saturday. It has to be! We are all waiting to see what this “secret” meeting of the faculty is going to do to our college sports. O. A. C. is reported to have had some rally last Saturday. Professor Mitchell was out Mon day to help the team. The services of supporters like Professor Mitch ell are appreciated . by the student body. Anyway, we are game losers and we are going to come back. And it’s about time the Aggies were “knowing” us. Batley is fully capable of hand ling a choir as well as a bunch of rooters. Was that a choir in assem bly Wednesday. evening. Beta Theta Pi had as Sunday din ner guests Mrs. Littler, Lilian Lit tler, Dorothy Littler, Marion Reed, Grace Reed and Mildred Broughton. Marie Churchill and Agnes Dris coll went to Salem over the last week-end. Kappa Kappa Gamma held a ban Tiiet Wednesday evening for the ac ive girls in honor, of founder’s 'day, October 13. Bill Yates, fraternity jeweler from Pennsylvania, Is staying a few days at the Sigma Nu house. President Campbell, Mr. Hardy of Portland, H. B. Miller, Professor Morton of the commerce department, and Lamar Tooze were luncheon guests Wednesday at the men's dor mitory. Mrs. Dugald Campbell, Miss Jennie (Jilkison and Edith Campbell were Sunday dinner guests at Mary Spil ler hall. Dr. llebec was a luncheon guest Tuesday of the men's dormitory . Claire Pennington of Eugene was a guest for dinner at the A. T. O. house Tuesday night. The bleachers will accommodate 10,000. Let's fill them up Novem ber 2 0. President Campbell will give a vo cational address in Corvallis, Tues day, October 19, before the Y. M. C. A. SHIRTS COLLARS DOMESTIC HAND LAUNDRY Special attention t° Student trade. 143 7th Ave. West Phone 252 STUDENTS! Don’t Forget We now have a full line of hot drinks. Chille con Carne, Tom ales, Soups, Sandwiches, Chinese Noodles and Chop Suey. Come and try them. Uictoria Chocolates Leading Confectionary and Lunch. This Week Is “Dress Up Week” We will present for your approval and selection the season’s newest models in suits, coats, furs, dresses, blouses, and the smaller ac cessories of dress. You can “Dress Up” best at Hampton’s Mrs. John Manning of Portland spent Wednesday at the Kappa Al pha house, stopping on her way to San Francisco. Mrs. S. C. Pierce, Edythe Bracht, Mary Cellars, Lila Bell Acheson, Sara Barker, Adrienne Epping, Aline Johnson and Ray Pierce were Sun day dinner guests at the Sigma Nu house. You’ll buy them again. Fresh popcorn and peanuts, Crispets and Candies. Our own make. The Big Wagon Oposite Rex Theatre Paul Hoppe Ladies and Men’s Tailor with Wade Bros. 873 Willamette St. G. S. GOURLEY, PHOTOGRAPHER 57 W. 10th. ■ PHONE 448J Savoy Theater TODAY Grace Cunard and Francis Ford in The Campbells are Coming A mighty picturization of one of the most stirring events in Eng lish history'. A vivid portrayal of the heroic deeds of the Scotch Highlanders during the relief of Lucknow in the Sepoy Rebellion of 1S5T. The Welton Trio Three) Alaskan Trained Deer. The only act of its kind in the world, as an added attraction. Ed ucational. pleasing and amusing. MANICURING SCALP AND FACE TREATMENTS SWITCHES MADE FROM COMBINGS HASTINGS SISTERS HAIR DRESSING PARLORS TELEPHONE 1000 EUGENE. OREGON. REGISTER BUILDING, 4S5 1-2 WILLAMETTE ST. HAIR TONIC FACE CREAMS HAIR GOODS MADE TO ORDER WE CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH ANYTHING IN ATH LETIC OR GYMNASIUM SUPPLIES EUGENE GUN CO. 770 Willamette Street. — Mme. Schaffer — Hairdressing Shampooing MANICURING AND FACIAL MASSAGE “OVER DODGE’S DEP’T STORE W. 8th and Olive Phone 888 /