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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1915)
OREGON EMERALD Published each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the college year, by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon. Entered at the postoffice at Eugene as second class matter. Subscription rates, per year, $1.00. Single copies, 5c. STAKE EDITOR-IN-CTIIEK. .MAX H. SOMMER Assistant Editors.Wallace Eakln, Leslie O. Toose Managing Editor.Harold Hanistreet News Editors.Mandcl Weiss, Clytle Hull, DeWItt Gilbert City Editor.Harry L. Ruck ULSINESS STAFF BUSINESS MANAGER.FLO VD C. WESTERFIELD Manager's und Editor's Phone—Ml. Is This Debater’s Logic? WONDERFUL have been the manipulations of logic on the tongues of master logicians in bygone history, in the heyday ol sopnism the clever disciples of Socraies proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that nothing exists—not even the shadow of sophists themselves. Scholasticism rose to such majestic heights at one time that the greatest minds ol medievalism took delight in debat ing on how many angels can dance on the point of a needle. But one of the greatest contributions to the gymnastic art of argument were the syllogisms that three members of the for ensic council used to prove to their own satisfaction that in tnis day and age of the emancipation of women there is no such thing as feminine ability in debating, this is a new discovery to mere man who has proverbially held the tongue of women in awe. Speaking seriously ol the ban placed on women competing for places on the intercollegiate debating teams, we think that it is one of the mo$t illiberal pieces of legislation that has been enacted this year—even worse than the abolition of intercollegiate basketball by the faculty. Woman has by the aid of her natural and developed faculties mounted to a height in the intellectual world nearly paramount with man. Drobably the greatest chemist in the world is Madame Curie. Rrobably within the narrow confines of the University of Oregon there lurks a master mind in a woman. Yet the foren sic council, with the usual egotism of man, arbitrarily decided that man has a monopoly in debating faculties. Three of the members of the forensic council voted that woman be prohibited from participation in competitive tryouts lor the debating team. A few weeks ago a few of the ambitious women tried out for the team, and some of them bested some of the men. But seemingly the men were not to be bested. They met in council and decided that women were an undesirable element to de bating teams. One of the men said that women introduced the personal element, which has a demoralizing effect on the men— the same effect which would result if women played basketball or football with the men. Another said that women should no more be allowed to compete in debate than in football. Still an other stated that women ruined the esprit de corp of the team; the coach says not so. And yet another proclaimed that high school debating had proven that women were undesirable de baters. After such a display of logic, we wonder if it would not be wiser if the women excluded the men from debating on the same illogical grounds that the men prohibited the women. Sure ly such arguments are the last words in dogmatism, narrow mindedness and bigotry. Oregon stood foremost in the state a few days ago by stand ing up fairly and squarely for woman's rights at the University in an effort to secure debating contests with O. A. (J. and Reed Col lege who were denying the women the rights of debating against men. Oregon’s cause was applauded by the press, and in the midst of all this when the two colleges showed signs of recognizing the women, Oregon faltered and fell. And to cap the climax O. A. C. has denied barring women from debate, and says that everything has been done to induce women to take part in this activity. De bating is the only activity which places the women of the Univer sity in competition with the men with the possible exception of studies in which women excell. Is this right to be denied the women ? The women of the University support men’s activities finan cially even though they know that they cannot compete in foot ball, baseball and the like. The women are taxed equally with the men. Last year they contributed $277li to the support of activi ties, of which about $54 was spent on women’s activities. Should they not be represented in the only activity in which they are placed on a par with the men? Or should they be taxed without the opportunity of representation? We are sure that tin* men who were responsible for this legis lation will correct their mistake before it is too late. Oregon needs the best she has, regardless of sex or previous conditions of servitude. CAMPUS NOTES -- * Ghostly, sheeted guides mot tlu> people arriving at the party tit the Y. W. G. A. Bungalow Friday even ing and eondmted them backwards down the collar stairs into the realm of a large illuminated skull and a skeleton suspended through the wood lift, then hack through gloomy pas sages Into the reception roc in. Here games such as bobbing lor apples and fortune telling were Indulged in until "eats." of elder, doughnuts, ap ples and toasted marshmallows were brought in. The decorations were principally of autumn leave Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Kdmondsun chaperoned. Those in charge of the arrangements were: Margaret l'i\ ou, Claire Warner. Mary llislop. Kuth Trowbridge, Alley Church, Miriam Cage. Roberta Klllum, Katherine Bridge- . Jewel Tor.ler and Genevieve Chapin. Krma Keithly read a ghost story and Marian Ady. a high school girl, acted as fortune teller. The entire faculty was entertain ed in the Y. M. C. A. Bungalow Sat urday evening by a committee of faculty women. The witch scene from Macbeth was given as a part of the program. The Bungalow decorated appropriately for Hallowe’en pre sented a very attractive appearance. Tile hostesses were: Mrs. P. L. (.'ampin'll, honorary; Mrs. A. It. Swoetsor, Mrs. It. C. Clark, Mrs. J. H. Hilbert, Mrs. A. 10. Caswell, Mrs. W. 1). Smith, Mrs. \V. F. U. Thatch er, Mrs. t'. H. Edmondson and Mrs. J. F. ilovard. Meta Theta I’t dinner guests on Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Johns, Junior, Mary Johns and Helen Johns. James F. Johns, junior, ’12 visited vvora! days at the Meta Theta i’i house, leaving Tuesday night. Dean Walter Sumner, bishop of Oregon, was a Monday evening din ner guest of Meta Theta Pi. Mrs it. M. Pet scold and her daugh ter. Agnes, of Oregon City, visited at the Chi Omega house las-t week-end. J 1). Foster. V. M. C. A. fniver sit\ secretary, was a Wednesday luncheon guest at the Delta Tan Del ta house. I Nellie Tarker was a Thursday even ing dinner guest of Mu Phi Kpsllon. Mrs Maud II. l.eonard. Mrs. Alton H. Hampton, Mrs. Charles Reynolds, of Portland and Helen McDonald were Tuesday evening dinner guests at the Alpha Phi house. Kappa Alpha Theta entertained at dinner Tuesday evening Mrs. Allen, a Pi Beta Phi from Chicago, Myrtle Kem, Leah Perkins and Kathryn Fraley. Mrs. S. S. Dunn, Mrs. A. R. Sweetser. Mrs. R. C. Clark, Mrs. W. D. Smith, Mrs. A. E. Caswell, Mrs. J. H. Gil bert, Mrs. C. H. Edmondson, Mrs. W. F. G. Thatcher and Mrs. J. F. Bovard will entertain the faculty and those connected with faculty at a Hallo we’en party Saturday evening at the Y. W. C. A. Bungalow. An informal program will be given. Delta Delta Delta entertained the members of the chapter at dinner j Thursday night. Mrs. George McCoy of Twin Falls, Tdaho, and Mrs. John Creeks of Ash land are spending the week-end at the Delta Gamma house. Mrs. Mc Coy and Mrs. Creek are on their way home to Ashland. Claude Washburn of Junction City was a dinner guest at the Sigma Chi house Wednesday night. Mr. and 'Mrs. James Johns ('Pearl McKenna, ex’12) of Pendleton spent Tuesday in Eugene. Mrs. Hunter of Da Grande is spend ing a few days at the Gamma Phi Beta house. Bess Cushman and Jennie Hug gins were dinner guests at Gamma Phi Beta house, Wednesday even ing. Mr. Carl Getz, dean of department of journalism at Montana University, is visiting at the Iota Chi house. Eva Brock spent the week-end in Hood River. Helen Coke, ex-’15, of Portland, and Grace Bean, ’14, of Salem, mo tored to Eugene last week-end and were guests at the Gamma Phi Beta house. GOTHIC THE NEW ARROW 3 for 25c COLLAR IT FITS THE CRAVAT CLUETT. PEABODY A CO. . INC.. 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