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OREGON EMERALD Official student paper of the Univer sity of Oregon, published every Tues day, Thursday and Saturday to the college year by the Associated Stu dents. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Subscription rates $1.50 per year. By term, $ .50. Advertising rates upon application. Edited by LEITH F. ABBOTT Dorothy Duniway.Associate Editor Lyle Bryson. News Editor Nell Warwick.Asst. News Editor Harry A. Smith.Managing Editor Helen Manning.Dramatic Editor Mary Ellen Bailey.Society Editor Sports Raymond Lawrence Floyd Maxwell Special Writers Adelaide V. Lake Louise Davis Alexander G. Brown Feature Writers Paul Farrington William Bolger Wesley Frater Reporters Jacob Jacobson, Earle Richardson, Ariel Dunn, Charles Gratke, Eleanor Spall, John Houston, Stan ley Eisman, Annamay Bronaugh, Eunice Zimmerman, Frances Quin senberry, Pauline Coad, Mary Lou Budton, Ester Fell. Proof Readers Frances Blurock Business Manager WARREN KAYS Elston Ireland .Circulation Albert H. Woertendyke Adv- Mgr. Assistants Larry Grey, Ruth Nash, Ray Vester, Betty Epping, Webster Ruble, Charles Hayter The Emerald desires that all sub scribers get their paper regularly and on time. All circulation complaints should he made to the circulation man ager. His house phone Is 186._ PHONES Editor . Business Manager . Campus Office . City Office. . er.o . 532 . er.5 1316 or 103 OR the past month our basketball team has been putting ill long hours practicing, training andj making sacrifices in ord-j er that they might be in a position to bring glory to Oregon on the basket ball floor. They have received good, indifferent and bad support, coming from the stu dents in the order named. The sup port and spirit show them in the two game Whitman series was excellent and our basketball men thought that Oregon spirit had found itself for the year and that they would be backed with the same enthusiasm and loyalty that Oregon rooters showed our football team several times dur ing the season. • Since the Whitman games that loy alty and support has been at ebb tide and in the last game played, that with Wallamette, the .support was worse than none at all for there was an air of ANTAGONISM prevalent against OUR OWN team. This is a bold statement to make. If you don’t believe the EMERALD ask any member of the five who play ed in the games. They will tell you that the wonderful comeback and fight they showed in the second half was caused by their desire to show Oregon rooters what they could do, without receiving any support as much us it was by their own desire) to defeat the Methodists. They were fighting their own rooters. In the first place there was but lit tle unified rooting on the part of the halfsized crowd which partially filled the hall and this came late in the game and was half-hearted. The worst part of the entire evening was the fact that some of the crowd were prone to criticize the efforts of dif ferent individuals on the team and: ready to make known their approval' at every opportunity in a manner! which could not help but be heard by the players. Imagine the feeling a player must have, and the brand of ball he will display, when he realizes that on the sidelines are those who are .watching him with eagle eyes ready to criticize any mistake he might make W hen it gets to a point where per sonal prejudices and selfishness is put before loyalty to Oregon and our ath eltie teams in tin* minds of any Ore gon student, man or woman, it is time for us to discontinue intercol legiate athletics. Without unified support, given unhesitatingly, freely and in copious quantities all the time, our athletic teams can accomplish nothing and instead of glory and cred it coming to us disgraceful defeats| ami disregard will be our portion. Now is the time to start talking up' the spirit for these basketball games this week-end. They will be three of the most important games of the season and if we win them Oregon will be well on her way towards the Pacific Coast conference champion ship again. If we do not support that team of^ours and they lose our chan ces at the title will be almost hope less. Hayward hall qught to be pack ed to the ceiling with rooters bubbl ing over with loyalty, support and noise. Without question we should have the band out. A downtown ral ly held for a short time Wednesday evening would not be out of place. We must support our basketball team. Oregon always seems to be "wrong” in her debates. If the right attitude is taken toward debating for a change, Oregon debates may be “right” for a change. Who was it said, “I would rather be ‘right’ than president?” A course in Railroad Administra tion should be added to the Com merce curriculum. Every time a train goes by everything else is for gotten. “Have you forgotten that you owe me five dollars?” “No, not yet. Give me time and I will.”—Exchange. Communications | ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii# SUPPORT FQR DEBATE To the Editor: Permit me this opportunity to call the attention of the student body to the program of the Women’s Forensic League and to the work which Oregon women are doing, through the league activities, in toning up the whole for ensic atmosphere of the institution. On February 3 and' 5 the league will put on its first public programs. These programs, each consisting of eleven debates in as many different places at the same hours, constitute the pre liminary rounds for the University Women’s Debate championships. The activities of these young women are not to be taken .lightly by any person interested in the University of Oregon. It is true that some of the groups put teams into the running chiefly from group loyalty and loyal ty to college. This would not neces sarily speak well for the type of work But coaches are reporting an increas ing earnestness, and a determinaation to learn, and to do well in the con tests. These young women are catch ing the spirit of the University for service, and they are coming to real ize that any kind of service, self or social, is apt to be incompetent with out a clear and ready and pleasing faculty for speech Most of the wo men engaged in this work are person ally ambitious, all are loyal, and they are doing their work in small groups under approved instructors. I have evidence that some groups are getting the type and degree of debate train ing ordinarily reserved foV intercol legiate contestants The particular point that I want to make is that our women debaters deserve well at the hands of Oregon supporters. They ought to have big audiences as an encouragement. They are looking forward to intercollegiate competition. The intercollegiate rep resentatives will be chosen from their numbers. The faculty and student body by unstinted encouragement of their labors can make competition so stiff that the resultant intercollegiate product within two or three years will be varsity calibre when it makes the team not varsity calibre ten years after graduation, and heartbreaking defeats on the platform. ROBERT W. PRESCOTT. Here and There | By S. C. E. llll!]|;illlllllllll!llllllill!ll!llllllllllllllllillllllllll!lllllll!lllllllllll!!!l]|IIMIIIIIIIIIIimi!lllllllllll# Posts may be sent home. This is just one step beyond sending the grades home. The faculty evidently believes in “Eventually, why not now”. • • » Prof. Lukken might be able to find a few of his 200 voices in the fresh man serenading party which took place after the Kappa Sig smoker. Several girls said that they thought the singing was heavenly, which lit erally franslated, must mean “un earthly”. * *. * A Mother’s Day is the latest move ment advocated in the University. Do; you remember when your mother used \ to visit your class in grammar i school ? She stiH has the same inter est, but now it’s on a larger scale. J * * * A “Father's Day” might be a good, idea. After receiving all the bills and grades he must wonder just what you are doing down here. * * * A prize of $25 is to be offered to the senior living best up to certain standards in scholarship and charact er. Competition would have been much more keen had the contest be gun on Jan. 1 * * * The O. A. C. basketball ?dope” seems to have been upset again this year. Willamette university is re sponsible for most of the “tipping”. * * • The women always seem to have a better representation at their debates than the men do. Perhaps the natur al curiosity of wanting to see who will have the last word accounts for this. * « * Under the new system of grading a student can get IPs name in the paper without dping anything. Most of us would rather be “doing some thing” when publication day arrived, however. Furthermore— Now that the grades are to be published, we presume fraternity light bills will be higher. Whoever thought that this ruling would affect the high cost of living? • • « People used to ask, “What’s in a name?” At Oregon, from now on, it will be, “What’s after a name?” * * * Prizes are to he offered college students for the best suggestions for the Republican platform in the com ing campaign. Unless more interest is shown than was evidenced in the treaty vote, as far as Oregon is con cerned, the Republicans will have to find their own platform or give the Democrats another four years. * * * % The buds of bolshevism broke out afresh Wednesday when half of the members of the R. O. T. C. went on a strike, to enjoy the beautiful spring weather. As a result a storm Is about to break. * * * Prof. Barnett: “Prisons in Oregon were in a frightful condition two years ago. 1 don’t know what they ure like now but—what are you laughing at?” * * * A movement to give college pro fessors better pay has been started. This should give them something to smile over. The only thing they can smile over now is the income tax and the war tax takes all the joy out of that. * * * A freshman at the University of Cincinnati threw a report of the in spection of the “Union Gas & Light Co.” in the box as his contribution to the league treaty vote. He was evidently trying to throw some ‘light” on the subject as well as a little harmless "gas.” We have just received a new supply of 1920 Tennis Balls Wright-Pitson, Spalding and Pennsylvania makes. Our Tennis Goods are arriving daily now. Everything fo rthe Athlete University Book Store SEVEN GIRLS PLEDGED BY TFE iVd SOCIETY Women’s Vocational Organization Elects New Members at Recent Meeting The pink and grey pledge ribbon of the Tre Nu, women’s vocational organization, blossomed forth Satur day on seven new members who were pledged at the recent meeting of the organization. The new pledges are Eva Hansen, Jessie Todd, Lyle Bry son, Helen Flint, Ruth Engstrom, Nell Southworth and Josephine Moore. < Tre Nu is an organization compos ed of women of the university who are entirely or partly self supporting while in college. The purpose of the organization is to develop a broader acquaintance and friendship among the women of the campus who are engaged in some line of work while in the university, to broaden the cam pue outlook, and to open up the voca tional field to the members. The study of vocations is promoted by speakers from business and pro fessional life who lecture at the monthly meetings of the club. Any woman in the university who is help ing earn her way through college is eligible for membership FOUND—Ladies gold wrist watcjh, bearing initials M- F. Call D. New bury at 481. Emerald want ads. bring results. Subscribe for the Emerald. Lud ford’s Art Store OILS PICTURES PAINTS PICTURE FRAMING SNEED RESTAURANT For SERVICE and QUALITY REX FLORISTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS. CORSAGE BOUQUETS CUT FLOWERS Phone 962. Rex.Theatre Bldg. Choice Flowers For All Occasions Special Rates to Students Organizations. Decorative Plants to rent. 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