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OREGON EMERALD Published each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the college year, by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon. Entered at the poatoffice at Eugene as second class matter. Subscription rates, per year, $l.uO. Single copies, 5c. EDITORIAL. STAFF. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. . . , Associate Editor . Associate Editor. Managing Editor. City Editor . BUSINESS MANAGER. Assistant MmiHKrr. Assistants . Circulation Ilaungrr. . . i’hone, Editor, f.05 HAROLD HAM STREET 31llton Arthur Stoddard ....John Do Witt Gilbert .Ed Harwood .Adrienne Epping BUSINESS STAFF. .BURLE D. BRAMHALL .Louise Allen Joe Dean, Lay Carllle, Jeanette Calkin*, Harold Harde .I’uul Reancy Phone, Manager, 841 Departments Bports Editor...James S. Bheehy Assistant* .William Haseltine. Clifford Sevits Administration .Earl Murphy Assistants.Douglass Mullarky, Frederick Kingsbury Student Activities .Dorothy Parsons Women s Sports.Helen Hair Forensics . Rosalind Rates General Assignment*.John Dundore, Elsie Fltzmaurice, Richard Avlaon, Gladys Wilkins. Ross Dalklelsch, Russell Fox, Mary Joints, Martha Tinker, Pearl Cralne, Erma Zimmerman, Percy Boatman, Dor othy Dunlway, Ducdle Saunders, Bert Woods, Arvol Simola, Florida Hill, Adelaide Lake, Helen Brenton, Beatrice Thurston, Byle McCros key, Tracy Byers, Paul Reancy. NTEMPF. RATE PROFESSORS It is unfortunate that in the formative years of a youth—those years when the influence of education means so much to him—he should have as his teachers men and women of bias, narrowness or un controlled temper. Inevitably such in structors develop within the youths who come under their influence a pathological condition and society suffers. It would be still more unfortunate were such in sl motors allowed to continue their per nicious influence continually Hut so ciety has its safety valve and stands the pressure of these characters so long as their evil work is determined. Then fol lows ostracism. The sad part of that is they are branded as failures—failures as teachers when as a matter of fact they had brilliant minds. The University has ils examples as does every educational institution. It would be strange were a perfect set of faculty members found in one place. Yet not all faculty members arc so set in their ways they cannot see their way clear to u change. It is said a hint to the wise is sufficient. We hope so. It saves ignominy for many. No teacher can jump to a conclusion, accuse his class in intemperate language of doing indolent work and expect those same students in their own life to use slow, careful judgment. The example to a youth in his formative years of such hastiness on the part of an instructor undoubtedly leads the youth into the same pernicious habit. Then again should the instructor yield to hasty judg ment and intemperate language in a lit of anger and accuse his students unjustly, the effect of the instructor’s temper finds its resting place in the plastic mind of (he student. It was Longfellow who wrote : “1 shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth 1 knew not where.” * * * * ‘‘I breathed a song into tin1 air, It fell to earth 1 ! new not where”, * * * * “Long long afterward in an oak I found again in the heart of a friend.” And the song from beginning to end 1 found again in the heart of a friend. The evil resulting from the instructor's influence is so much the worse when he is wrong In his accusations. Hut then' is evil nevertheless simply in his influence of bias, narrowness and temper which so ciety cannot and should not stand. Statistics furnished liy Librarian M. II. Douglass, show Dial tin' University's “hihlioti'kt*” is becoming more and more patronised liy tlio students and the state at large. Loans for home reading have increased 41 per cent. A gain of Ho per cent is also noted in loans of all natures. This marks a use of the library that is increasing even faster than the enroll ment of the University. This would Yoran’s Shoe Store The Store that Sells _Good— Shoes seem to indicate a greater interest in the library among the students, far pur poses of pleasure as well as study. The number of loans sent out of the city to persons tliorougbout the state has risen per cent. The library is spreading the influence and opportunities of the Uni versity among all of Oregon’s citizens.— ./. JJ. G. WAR RELIEF ONLY $199.25 Contributions for Prison Camps Are Still Solicited. Only four fraternities and sororities and one private student residence have sent in reports on the campus movement for relief for the European prison camps. These reports with private contributions make up the total fund contributed by Oregon only Ij'UMt.iiS. The fund will be open indefinitely to those wishing to contribute to the cause, and canvassing is still going on. Secre tary Foster of the Y. M. C. A. said. "('ontributions will be accepted indefi nitely as the need for money for tins cause will be felt even after pence since the conditions of the soldiers in many instances is such as to require a great unount of attention.” A large number of private contribu tions have been made. Although the raising of this relief fund is altogether under the auspices of college people. Mr. John K. Mott, president of the World’s Students’ Christian Federation, is the chairman of All American Com mittee in charge of the movement. The headquarters for this movement here is in the Y. M. C. A. office ou the ground floor of Meady hull. STUDENT ORATORS CHOSEN Two Representatives From Each Class Will Debate at 0. A. C. Friday. The first oratorical contest of the year will take place Friday evening at l). A. C. All the colleges oi the state ire Mending delegates with the exception of Iteed and Albany. Karl Kleisehinann Inis been chosen to repre. cut the Ilnl versit.v of Oregon. This is Mr. Fleisch nianii's second year in both oratory and debate. Last year be debated against l). A. (’. and Washing.on as well as drawing third place in the 1‘brobibition tratorical Contest. This competition at O. A. C. will mark the ninth year of the state ora torical association. Out of the eight •ontests Oregon has won first place five times. Among the fir>t Oregon victors was our | resent coach, Robert W. 1‘re.i ■ott. while Walter Myers completed the Oregon list last year. Mr. Myers w . make the trip Friday as a committee man of the (). A. ('. Fach class is entitled to two delegates icsides the officers of the association. Idle seniors have chosen Frnest Wat kins and Nicholas .lanreguy ; the juniors Vivian Kellems an I Harold Tregilgas; [he sophomores. O.vight Wilson and Roberta Neheuhal while the freshmen will send the president and vice-presi dent, Fverett Fixley and Marie Reach. TANK LEAK ENDANGERS LIFE Much trouble and danger to life wee caused by the leak a the chloride tank of tin' swimming pool at Iowa recently. Three students were < vetvonie by the fumes when the tank sprang a leak. MATH CLUB TO MEET 'Hie Mathematics club will hold a social meeting on Wednesday, March 7 tl tin' Alpha 1 ’hi house Several members of tin1 faculty will 'tie brief talks ami the remainder of tin' time will he spent n playing mathematical games. Knelt mem ber has been asked to bring a stock p ml lent ti> be solved. The duh is coin 's d of the major studcuis in inatlie -I—= Johnny Welch, captain and pitcher on the 11)15 varsity, is sclliug dental sup plies on the road for his father. John is a real business man blit is never too busy to eliat about tin "good old days with the boys in Kugoue." I 10 FOliR BY FACULTY W. K. Livingston, Myra McFar land, Nellie Cox and W. C. Nicholas Receive Honors. Nicholas Was Early Editor of Oregon Weekly; Named The Emerald. Degrees were grunted by the faculty to William Kenneth Livingstone, Nellie Cox, Myra Elsie McFarland, and Wilson C. Nicholas at the regular meeting of the faculty March 2. Mr. Livingstone re ceived the degree of Master of Arts and the other three eandidi tes were recom mended for Bachelor of Arts degrees. William Livingstone resides in Port land where he will attend the University of Oregon medical school. Nellie Cox was a prominent member of last year’s junior class. She stood high in^scholar ship and was popular on the campus. She is now teaching in the Medford high school. Miss McFarland attended the Univer sity last year and ranked among the highest in studies and activities. She resides in Eugene and teaches in the lo cal high school. Mr. Nicholas of Portland was editor of the Emerald when Karl W. Onthank, secretary to President Campbell, was a budding journalist, according to On thank’s statement yesterday, in speak ing of the accomplishments of Mr. Nicholas while at Oregon. "It was back in the times when the University’s pres ent Emerald was a weekly, ” said Mr. Onthank, “ and was called the Oregon Weekly. Mr. Nicholas began putting the paper out twice a week and gave it the name which it has held since.” , According to Mr. Onthank, the name given to the paper was not heralded with much enthusiasm by the students at that time. lie did not remember what the ob jection was to Emerald as an appella tion for the new paper. The following year, Mr. Onthank was elected editor in-chief of the Emerald and another notch was made in the advancement from a bi-weekly to tri-weekly. Outdoor Work Discontinued; Hayward’s Men Sprint on Covered Track. Nelson, Goreczky, Wilson, Bold ing’, Only Letter Men Back; New Material Needed. Tea inches of snow has forced tho candidates for Hill Haywards traok train to nnliinber the kinks from their muscles the past two weeks on the covered track hack of the grandstand. Starts and slow jogs up ai 1 down the short stretch is the tri-week'y program. The frozen stuff came at a most in- , opportune time as the squad had just I started on outdoor training. Now all : the early work will have ot he gone ! over. This is the latest an Oregon track : team ha been kept off the four-lap track for years. Hill Hayward will nee' every possible good day he can get to bring out a team this year that will he worthy of the lemon yellow. Only four letter men are on deck from last .easoii’s northwest champions and the .rouble is that they are all "one-barrelled" athletes. l'.ach is a winner in his own event, but that leaves the rest of the l laces unaccounted for. Hill is counting on each man to j run more than just one race. Oscar Goroezky, for example, will probably be called on for the hurdles and relay a addition to the sprints, Captain Martin Neson and Kent Wilson will take care of the middle distan es, and Hon Healing the mile. Only one man is Lac' in the field . events, Kenneth Hartlett, "l'.sty" 1 pressed Cole in the discus at the confer- j euee meet last year and with steady iui- j provement ought to establish a new ! mark the coming season. These are all of last year’s point win- j nets that are iti college so there is every chance in the world for new men to break in. Of last y car’s freshmen team Mike Harris. George Gatos, Harold Hroek and Hob Atkinson have been turn ing out the most >n latently. Harris end Hiv. k . r. s; : V k r. • n runs the half and Gnu s s i pole-v.miter. Hill has given most ot his time to the freshmen, but until the squad gets out in the open little can be learned about them. Th freshmen will meet O. A. later on and there is a possibility of an other neet being scheduled. O. A. C. holds some relay g nines at , Corvallis on April 7 at which Oregon will probably be represented, if enough men are in shape to form a team. This meet is open to most of the schools of the state and includes other events besides the relay races. — CUPID INVADES EMERALD # * a * HARWOOD “PLANTS HIS PIN” £ c* 4. * SERENADED BY KAPPA SIGS Even the Emerald staff is not im mune from the wily darts of Cupid’s bow. The little Valentine boy made his appearance on the campus Saturday night and amid the jolly serenade of the Kappa Sigma boys to the Delta Gammas the fact became known. Ed Harwood, managing editor, had “planted” his pin. lie is only the third successive managing editor to so do. Ed was more than happy as he sat in front of the Kappa Sigma fireplace Sat urday night and finally burst forth with, “Come on over to the Oregana, boys, I've planted my pin!” While they feasted Ed was busy sending a freezer of ice cream to “1307 Alder.” It arrived just as Roberta Killam ap peared with the “explanation” and the festivities were only hushed by a bunch of Kappa Sig songsters who serenaded with appropriate songs their newest wearer of the crescent. Johnny Telford, a track star under I.ill Hayward in l'.ill, is under contract with the Tacoma Tigers in the North west league. lie and Rickey Williams, the former Oregon Aggie hinder, did a good share of the mound duty for the Tacoma club last summer. Eugene THEATRE ■ THE SEASON’S Coming Unchanged, , Wed. March 7 MOST NOTABLE MUSICAL EVENT Intact From Its Long Run in New York, Boston, Chicago. gJU^s JOHN QORT PRESENTS "THE BEST COMIC OPERA IN/&R5' " U CHARLES DARNTON NEW YORK WORLD Victor hbrhi LATEST %. m operatic mumtSJZ. ; T HSr SPoTf s LYRICS By HEHRY 3LQ550M STACCD 5/ /7?£0 Z^W/f/V Qonplete new yoRK QORT THEATRE PRODUCTION Tl V - E? 8 3 a ® 1 83 1 Ifff'K'SWSra SPECIAL AUGMENTED HERBERT ORCHESTRA THE CAST INCLUDES: Blanche Duffield, Ben Hendricks, David Quixano, Isabelle Jason, Oscar Figman, Alexander Clark, Wm. Quimby, Erne Scanlon, Eva Fallon Louis Casavant, Jack Pollard, Florence Press. PRICES: $1.00, $1.50, $2.00—Seat Sale Tuesday 10 a.m. Mail Orders now on Two Dollar Seats Only MA&GU&R.ITE '■* Clark /n "5now White-'1 FAMOUS PLAYERS -PARAMOUNT The home of h Fish and Groceries 675 Willamette St. Phone 38 Domestic Hand Laundry Fine Linens, Shirts and Collars our -Special l ire Phone 252 143 W. 7th St. Pearls Signify Tears Quantities were shed dur ing the struggle for their possession in the South Sea Island, all of which is thrill ingly told in the new WILLIAM FOX Photodrama “The Island of Desire,, A Wonderful Tale of Love and Adventure with that matchless actor GEORGE WALSH ALSO The first of the new Foxfilm Comedies “Social Pirates” Featuring Charles Aiding and Anette De Foe SAVOY Theatre Wednesday and Thursday Private dancing lessons for beginners. Gladys Franz, Alder St. Telephone 1247-H. FARMER’S WEEK AT CORNELL The time for the Farmers’ Week at Cornell is rapidly approaching. This is an annual event held at Cornell for the benefit of the farmers of the surround ing country. Lectures and demonstra tions are given under the direction of the College of Agriculture. Pictures, Picture-Framing, Books and Stationery | J Church and School Publishing Company 832 Willamette St. Clothes Robbed of Dirt EUGENE STEAM LAUNDRY 3t!i & Charneiion . . Phone 123