OREGON EMERALD
Official student paper of the Univer
sity of Oregon, published every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday fo the
college year by the Associated Stu
dents,
Entered in the postoffice at Eugene,
Oregon, as second class matter.
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Edited by
LEITH F. ABBOTT
Business Manager
WARREN KAYS
OUR STUDIES
a T
HE decision of the facul
ty to have the grades
of every student in the
IJniverBity printed in
different publications at
the end of each term
is one of the steps
which they are taking
to raise the scholarship sianumg ui
the University.
That we need to raise our scholar
ship is certain. This fact was driven
home very forcibly last spring when
Oregon’s petition for Phi Beta Kappa
was refused for the second time,
while a like petition from Whitman
college, less than half our size, was
accepted.
The thing that must be done is to
get every student in the University
to realize our low scholarship stand
ing and for them to take immediate
steps towards ameliorating the con
dition. In the students themselves
lies the solution of the problem. As
long as society and pleasure seeking
plays a dominant part in our every
day life our studies will not receive
the attention they should. When our
minds are taken up each day with
thoughts of the week-end’s dances
and entertainments instead of shar
ing our time in the realms of books
and studies our scholarship will not
be bettered. When we have a hand
ful of students out for our debating
and oratorical teams and a not much
larger group out to hear our inter
collegiate debates while the. down
town dances are filled to overflowing
our chances at Phi Beta Kappa go
glimmering.
Right now is a good time for every
student to take a mental survey of
himself or herself. They should de
termine whether they are really mak
ing the University mean all that it
should to them. The essential pur
pose of every man and woman now
enrolled at Oregon should be to
study; to take advantage of the
moans of education which are offer
ed to them; to plan and prepare for
their futuro. This is what we are
here for. The attaining of good
grades or poor ones is nothing more
than an indication of whether wo are
taking advantage of our time or
wasting it. Grades will buy us no
thing outside of the honor which
comes in some circles. Our own ac
complishments, our own .betterment,
our own education and equipment to
meet the world are the real things
which we get out o.f a University
education.
We as students of the University
of Oregon must realize that we are
the favored young men and women
of the state. We are the fortunate
ones of the country for being able to
attend the University. To us is is
sued a challenge and we must an
swer it with service. lias this
thought struck you? It is not true
that we are letting this fact grow
dormant in the pursuit of personal
enjoyment?
If the underclassmen of the Univer
sity could but realize these truths
now instead of having them come
to them forcibly in their upperclass
years after they have wasted or
fooled away their underclass years,
they would leave the University at
the end of their four years far bet
ter equipped to meet the dertftuuls of
a stern world.
Someone, either our parents at
home or the people of the state at
largo, are making sacrifices in order
that wo come to the University. Are
we doing the things we should in
order that their sacrifices are not
made in vain?
Meet the challenge sent you by in
creasing your efforts for self better
mont. If this is done by every one
of us it will follow that our scholns
tic standing will be improved. It is
first for our own selves that this
should ho done, and secondly tin
standing of our University wjll be
raised twofold. We have shown our
ability in the athletic world. Now
wo must prove that wo are well
rounded students by raising our
scholastic standing higher. Witli
this development will come Phi Beta
Kappa, which will ho necessary tc
make us nationally prominent along
with our development which will
come if wo make the mlllage tax
pass next March.
BACHELORDON
announces the pledging of
Virgil Porter, of Mill Pity, and
Joe Erickson, of Estacada.
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Here and There
By S. C. E.
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Student activities may be put on
a point basis. Here’s one chance for
the fellow who majors in sleep to
pat himself on the back.
The most mystifying thing in “A
Night of Mystery” was what hap
pened to the audience.
Bill Hayward’s new car has the
Oregon spirit. It “speaks for itself.”
There are but 2^ pairs of boxing
gloves in the regular twice-a-week
boxing class of 50 students. As this
occasions plenty of drilling but no
action, it should make a good branch
for the R. O. T. C.
Thieves recently broke into the
chemistry building at the University
of Michigan and carried off $6000
worth of platinum. We are well pro
tected by the 6% limitation law.
The Emerald recently printed an
editorial on the selfishness of girls
who sent freshmen over to the gym
nasium to secure seats for them.
They have nothing on the fellow who
gets the only book on reserve and
disappears into the crowd for the
rest of the evening.
An ingenious method of securing
University men to listen to plans for
Sunday school classes at the “Y”
hut was used not long ago when a
card signed by an attorney was sent
each man requesting to see him for
a few moments at the hut. Some of
the boys were really worried for a
time.
Athletic games are to be introduc
ed into the R. O. T. C. Here are
dreams come true for the drill-weary
cadet who has had to rely on his
turn for machine gun lectures to es
cape “squads right.”
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Communications §
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PLEA FOR FORENSICS
Mr. Editor: Without professional
schools which emphasize the neces
sity of thorough and continuous
speech training, how can Oregon or
how can any Institution take its
place with honor in forensics with
out a student body back of its rep
resentatives? The student body gets
back of basketball and baseball and
football and track. The names of
members of the teams are on the lips
of everybody. It is a tremendous
honor to make the teams. And what
a competition there is among the
men for the teams! A man is happy
even to make the scrubs. Due to
honor and prestige and glory, com
petition is so stiff that men are migh
ty well trained by the time they make
the varsity. How about it in debate?
How about it in oratory? Nobody
knows your orator or your debater.
Men are not willing to serve an ap
prenticeship. For a number of years
it has been easier and easier for the
untrained to make the team. The
coach more and more has had to
carry members of the team on his
shoulders. From time to time we
have had excellent material, but
there has been absent the compelling
force of competition to make the men
fight. I venture to say that if the
student bodV will get back of this
activity, as it can, and as it ought,
that debates will be won with the
regularity of old. We have won de
bates in the past because we have
had better cases and better speakers
than opponents. I remember con
tests that huve been won, not be
cause we had better speakers, but
because we had better cases. We
have lost several contests because
our men by inexperience have be un
able to deliver thp knockout when
their opponents again and again, with
their guards down, have been all but
helpless. 1 am not pessimistic as to
the outlook. On the contrary I am
rather cheerful. If defeats will wake
our student body up, then bring on
defeats. You may remember that the
British Idon was not aroused to its
task in the late war until the goad
ting deep into its side by air and
submarine and torpedo raids. Oregon
also is strong and sound and loyal
jut heart. All we have to do is to
put to use the latent talents of doz
eus of our students. But they must
have a motive.
ROBERT W. l’RESCOTT.
NEW SOCIETY FORMED
BY PHI BETA KAPPA
(Continued from page 1)
sity of Washington chapter. These,
with Mrs. Eric W. Allen and Dr. W.
1>. Smith, both of Wisconsin chapter,
make up the executive committee,
which will complete the details of
organisation and pick a name for
the new society.
THE OWL CLUB
announces the pledging of •
Gene Whitten, of Portland. •
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$10,000 11 PRIZES 10
STIMULATE INTEREST
IN NATIONAL POLITICS
Contest For Best Suggestions
For Republican Platform
Open to Students
More interest in politics among the
younger voters of the country is be
ing fostered by an offering of cash
prizes for the best suggestions for
the Republican platform in the com
ing campaign. A letter has been re
ceived by President Campbell from
Will H. Hays, chairman of the Repub
lican National Committee, calling at
tention to an offer of $10,000 to be
awarded as prizes for the best three
manuscripts received. Truxton Beale,
former United States Minister to Per
sia, is giving the money through the
Republican National Committee. The
contest is open to any qualified voter,
man or woman, under 25 years of age,
regardless of party affiliations. The
first prize will be $6000, while $3000
and $1000 will be given for second
and third prizes.
Mr. Hays in his letter said: “I have
repeatedly declared that what we need
in this country is not ‘less politics,
but more attention to politics.’ The
politics of our country will be im
measureably better if we have the
aroused and continuing interest of
young people in the practical affairs
of the parties. It matters not so
much which party they belong to as
that they take an active part.”
The rules governing the contest fol
low:
1. The contest is open to all men
and women not over 25 years of age.
Attach a signed statement with your
manuscript that you are a qualified
contestant.
2. Submit four typewritten copies
of your manuscript. Sign only one.
Write on one side of the paper.
3. Manuscript must not exceed over
6000 words.
4. Send all manuscripts to Walker
Blaine Beale Contest, Division of
j Young Voters, Republican National
j Committee, 932 Woodward Bldg.,
Washington, D. C
5. All manuscripts must be in the
judges’ hands not later than March
31, 1920.
6. Announcement of prize-winners
will be made prior to the opening of
the Republican National Convention
in 1920.
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