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OREGON EMERALD Published each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the college year, by tho 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. 6c. EDITORIAL STAFF. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF.HAROLD HAMSTREET Associate Editor ...Milton Arthur Stoddard Associate Editor.John DeWItt Gilbert Managing Editor.Ed Harwood City Editor .Adrienne Epptng BUSINESS STAFF. BUSINESS MANAGER.BURLE D. BRAMHALL Assistant Manager.Louise Allen Assistants .Joe Dean, I.ny Carlisle, Jeanette Calkins, Harold Hurde Circulation Manager...Paul Reaney Phone, Editor, 568 Phone, Manager, 841 Departments Sports Editor.1.James S. Sheehy Assistants .William Haseltlne, Clifford Sevlts Administration .Earl Murphy Student Activities .Dorothy Parsons Women s Sports...Helen Hair Forensics .*.Rosalind Bates Exchanges .Helen Brenton General Assignments.John Dundore, Elsie Fltzmaurlce, Richard Avlson, Gladys Wilkins, Ross Dalgleisch, Russell Fox, Martha Tinker, Pearl Craine, Erma Zimmerman, Dorothy Dunlway, I.uelle Saunders, Bert Woods. Arvo Slmola. Florida Hill, Adelaide Lake, Helen Brenton, Beatrice Thurston, Lyle McCroskey. Tracy Byers, Paul Reaney, Douglas Mullarky, Bill Morrison, Jacob Jacobson, Paul Ellis. Robert Case, Melli6 Parker, Nell Warwick, Anne Dawson WHY HOME ECONOMICS? It has always seemed strange to the Emerald that wouiul’s sphere should be regarded as out of, rather than in, the home. Home und woman have always seemed synonimouu; in the very nature of things. Is it then a misconception by the Emerald of the action of the Hoard of Higher Curricula of the state in re fraining in the past from putting a course of Home Economic.* in the Uni versity, a co-educational school, or does the Emerald simply see ua inconsisten cy in the Hoard’s apportionment of courses? As the courses apportioned to the University by the Board now stand they are an encouragement for a woman to enter the professional fields on an equal footing v/ith innn; to enter into active competition with man to the exclusion of the home. That is the race between man and woman is .o become so keen that the home is to fade into the back ground; a tradition of primordial days, while the lugch counters und short order houses reap a profit. Not thut such competition should be frowned upon but what is to become of the children, and from whence will > apring the future generations? Such a question mn scarcely help but I teem frivolous. The very him of wo man so far losing her womanly quali- | ties as to become so masculine as to blot ' out those instincts of motherhood that make for the home and the future of the nation is absurd to the practical minded. Cun the Hoard of Ilighei Curricula concede to itself the point that woman's sphere is not the home? And if the Hoard cannot concede such a point then "" ■ is it able to say that training for the home is not needed? If this point also cannot be conceded then what i- the object of a co-educational institution where all the courses train ft r the pro fessional life. Why should the futijrc of the state be so burdened with the ex tra problem of women untrnined for the home, who, having tried the professional life, have been unab j to withstand the instincts inherited from Eve? Note well the stct'ent opinion on the matter of senior examinations, as pre sented in the Emerald this issue. FROSH DEBATERS PICKED Woods, Watson, Armstrong, Knudsen, Still and Oundore Qualify. Tryouts were held Wednesday evening and a team picked to represent the freshman class in the freshman-sopho more debate to be held April HO. Two teams of two each were chosen by Professor It. L. Prescott and Walter Meyers, who judged the tryouts. The men picked were: affirmative—Woods and Watson, with Knudsen for alter nate; negative—Ar nstrong and Still, with 1 Mindoro for alternate. Nine men tried out. The sophomores are choos ing their own cont aiders The question to Le debated between the two classes is: Resolved, That the plan proposed by Senator Chamberlain for universal military training should be adopted by the United States. The Man Who Gave All For I „ovc I s i “Lionel Barrymore” See Him in THE UPHEAVAL A Tremendous Play Bell Theatre Springfield On SUNDAY, APRIL 1st » / Eastern V acation t Fares Reduced Round Trips between Eugene and Points on the Oregon Electric. Sale Dates April 6 & 7, Return Limit April 16 THROUGH TICKETS SOLD TO ALL POINTS San Francisco via North Bank Road and S. S. Northern -Pacific.—I.mv nnp-wny >m.j round trip fares. H. R. KNIGHT, Agent Eugene VARYING OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON SENIOR EXAMS “Make Them Optional,’’ “What Good Are They,” “Would Be Justice,” “De mands Too Great,” etc., Voiced by Men and Women. WHAT GOOD ARE THEY. Editor Emerald— Through your editorial columns and otherwise the following question hag been raised: “Why is a senior exam?” I have tried to convince myself that there must be some very good reason for the above affliction but have dis covered only arguments to the contrary. What good can an examination at this stage of our college career accom plish ? The primary function of an examin ation is in our organizing our subject matter—pigeon-holing it in our minds. This has surely been accomplished by our senior year or we would not be seniors. In talking the matter over with several professors I find that they have definitely classified their students as to their ability long before they become seniors. Surely, the last examination of the last year would make no differ ence in such a syste-n? Soon the class of T7 (and all the following classes) will be entering their life’s work. Let us do so without the memory of two weeks of headaches, worries etc. attached to a time which we should look back on as one of the great svents of our lives, a lull in the time between work that has been ac complished and the work yet to do. FRANK SCAIEFE, T7. NOT CHILDREN Editor Emerald— A senior in college is no longer a child. He holds sane nnd rational views on certain matters. Can he not be be lieved when he assures the faculty that his reason for advocating the optional abolishment of senior examinations is not that he may escape work and make his final semester ihe proverbial grand sweet song? The senior class is pushing the pres ent agitation because it believes that it is better to equalize the work of a se mester as important to the student as his final one and t> distribute it more equitably over the whole period of months, at the same time leaving the final weeks of one’s college life free front examination cares. This year the Oregon pageant and the undoubted declaration of war form two more vital reasons why at least the experiment should be made. We are honest about this. It is no “skin game”. We want the giving of senior examinations placed at the dis cretion of the heads of the various de partments because we believe that it is right, logical, equitable, consructive and just. EMMET RATIIBUN AVERAGE WOULD BE FAIRER To the Editor— It seems faired that the marks of the seniors should be given from an average of their general semester work and a series of tests instead of a final examination just at the time when every senior is extremely busy preparing for graduation and arranging for the en tertainment of parents and alumni. No senior can do justice to himself in the matter of exams at such a time aside from the fact that the faculty have sev en other semesters grades by which to judge the ability of the student. Sincerely J E AN N ETT E W11E ATLEY WOULD BE JUSTICE To tin1 Editor of the Emerald— If seniors were excused from exam inations the students who are taking honors as well as those who are going out for th>' Falling and Bookman contest would have a much better opportunity of doing themselves justice. As it is, the whole of commencement is just ^10 grand rush. 1 certainly hope the exam inations will be abolished in fairness to the entire senior class as we are all over worked tit that time. ROSALIND BATES DEMANDS TOO GREAT To the Editor of the Emerald — The class of 1917 does not pose as the advisor to the faculty, but its pres ent request that senior examinations he made optional with the professor seems A I Square Meal for A Quarter Pullman Lunch Open All Night to the writer to be a very reasonable request. The demands of the last few weeks of school and especially of com mencement week demand that we put our time and energy to the best possi ble use, and eliminate those activities that do not serve a definite purpose in the best possible manner. This is the motive back of the proposed change. It is altogether possible that many professors would see fit to- give exam inations, even though he doesn’t want to give them and pay no attention to the result, is an outright waste of time that could be p it to good use at this partic ular stage in the student’s careeT. NICHOLAS JAUREGUY PREMIUM PLACED ON CRAMMING To the Editor— Each year less importance is given to ' final examinations and that more atten tion is being given to a higher grade. It seems logical to suppose that an ac curate and fair estimate of the student’s work can be had only by considering the year’s work. At the present time var ious degrees of importance are placed on the final examinations. Some in structors count the finals one-fourth, others give a grade based largely on the showing made in the semester end examination. The present system places a premium on cramming and tolerates, to a certain extent, a lower grade of work during the year than will pass at the end of the semester. By the time a student has been in a class for four months, or longer ns is the case in most instances, the instructor is competent to place a fair valuation on the work of the stud- j ents in the class. Frequent quizzes would stimulate an interest in the work, the premium would be done away with and the instructors would be relieved of a mass of extra work at the time when they are all ready crowded. FLOYD WESTERFIELD MAKE THEM OPTIONAL Editor Emerald— In response to your inquiry regard ing my attitude on abolition of senior exams I might say that I am heartily in favor of the abolition of senior exams with the Qualifying conditions that they be made optional with departments and that a student must have a satisfactory grade before he is exempt. In this way, I don’t think that there wo- 'd be any I students who would take advantage of j the ruling, by sluffing in their work. I If this plan is adopted it will greatly ! ease the strain and pressure that the | student is under th last few days be- [ fore commencement. Such a plan as ! this would be of unmeasurable help to ; the students, and faculty alike; and would greatly facilitate the commence ment work and arrangements, which is necessary at this time. It is indeed a v°ry progressive step and deserves earef il investigation on part of the faculty as to it’s many mer itorious features. Sincerely FRED E. KIDDLE. Faculty Adopts (Continued from page one) eluding gymnasium credits, in the Lower Division, in order to got their degrees. A change will also be made in the announcement of courses. In the cat alogs of tlie departments the courses will be divided under three headings, j elementary, advanced, and graduate. In j Uio first or elementary class, designated : by' numbers from 1 to uy. will bt> listed 1 the courses intended for freshmen or sophomores. "While these may often be taken as free electives by upperclass men, they are in no case to be counted as part of the major.” In the Second or advanced class, numbered from 101 to 100, are to be listed the courses intended for upper classmen, which may be counted in the ! major. In the third or graduate work, 1 numbered from -01 to 1100. will be listed those courses for graduate students, j available to them either as major or I minor work. These graduate courses will usually be open to qualified under- ■ graduates, and in such eases acceptable ! as part of the major. The course of study committee, the j author of the plans adopted by the fae- j ulty, consists of W. T. Hoyntou, chair- I man. F. S. Dunn, J. H. Gilbert, D. W. Morton and F. L. Stetson. Y. M. Cabinets (Continued from page one) bell will preside and during the evening the Girls’ Glee club will sing. The delegates ;o the conference are as follows: O. A. O.—Alice Luudgren, Claire Carter, Christine Abbot, Bernice For- I est, Manila Dunning, Do real Elliott, Ad- < die McCullough. Lillian Frances, Mrs. Ado'.ph Ziegle, Catherine Tweed, Her- j tha McCormick. Esther Iverson, Mar tha Bechen. Annie Lindsay, Florence j Lterchstold, Beulah Morgan. I -SAVOY “The Common Law is Wrong, You Two—Must Marry—It is the Only Way—It is God’s Way!” See The World’s Most Beautiful Woman ClaraKimball Young In the Photo Dramatic Event of the Season. “THE COMMON LAW” Admission 10c and 20c ^ APRIL 2 and 3 ^ Corvallis H. S.—Margaret Gellathy, Florence King. Albany College—Eloine Leighton, Helen Lee Sarah Watson, Margaret Gibson, Katherine Livengood, Miss Eliz abeth Irvine, Abby Green, Florence Hunter, Ruth Clausen. Chemawa Indian School—Leona John, Mae Adams, Elsie, Spokan, Agnes Swanson, Martha Spregue. Eugene High School—Ruth Flegal, Florence Niles, Velma Rupert. Willamette University—Mildred Wig- i gins, Rosamond Gilbert, Vesta Mulli- j gan, Gertrude Dillard, Margaret Fuller, ! Rita Hobbs, Esth ^r Taylor, Gladys j Nichols. Fannie McKennon, Mable Gar rett. Philomath College — Madge McKel lips. - MEM JOIN MEDICAL CLASS Dr. Darrow Gives First Lecture on Re lief Work. Fifty University men heard Dr. G. E. Darrow lecture on sanitation and hy giene Thursday evening at the gymna siuem. Dr. Darrow will have charge "of the more advanced instruction in med ical relief work in .onnection with the newly organized volunteer military corps. The more common an' practical side of relief, such as bandaging wounds, will be in charge of Coach Hay -i ward. . Having recently been appointed to the officers reserve list of the United States hospital and relief corps, Dr. Darrow is in a position to give the men who in tend to go into the medical reserve corps, expert infor uation His lecture Thursday evening was only the intro duction to his series of instructions and was conseqently somewhat impromptu. Dr. Darrow will giv the class instruc tions each Thursday from 7 to S p. in., in the men’s gymnasium. The Club Barber Shop Is the place that all the Col lege men go for first class work. G. W. Blair, Prop. Patronize Home Industry And use Butter Manu factured by The Lane County Creamery Always Fresh and Sanitary Phone 117 48 Park St Dodge Auto Service PHONE 904 Day or Night