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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1921)
Emerald HARRY A. SMITH, Editor. RAYMOND E. VESTER, Manager. Member Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association.' Aeeod ate Editor .Lyle Bfyson News Editor .Charles E. Gratke Assistant News Editors Velma Rupert, Elisabeth Whitehouse Sports Editbr .Floyd Maxwell Sports Writers feugeae Relty Edwin Hoyt Statistician.Don IX Huntress Night Editors ‘Carlton K. Logan, lleuel S. Moore, Wilford C. Allen. News Service Editor_Jacob Jacobson Assistants Alexander Brown, Eunice Zimmerman FWtufe Writers E. .T. H., Mary Lou Burton, Frances Quisenberry News Staff — Fred Guyon, Margaret Scott, Harold A. Moore, Owen Callaway, Jedtt Rtrachan, Inez King; Lenore Cram, Doris Parker, Phil Brogan, Raymond D. Lawrence, Margaret Carter, Florence Skinner, Emily Houston, John Dierdorff, Pauline Coad, Howard Bailey, Arthur Rudd, Ruth Austin, Clarence AndersoD, Mabel O Ilham, Jessie Thompson, Hugh Starkweather, Jennie Perkins, Claire Beale, Dan Lyons, Kenneth Youel, John Anderson, Florence Walsh, Maybelle tenvitt. - *"«iVt|SS* '• —----;-1 ...Webster Ruble Aaaociate Manager j—_.. Advertising Manager .George McIntyre* Circulation Manager.Ogden Johnson Office Assistant.Marion Weiss Collections .J. Warren Kays fttaff Assistants: Randal Jones, Jason McKune, Ben Reed, Imogene Letcher, Mary Alexander, Ehvyn Craven, Donald Bennett, James Meek. Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, iMoed dally except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. Entered in the post office at Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Sub •eriptlon rates $2.25 per year. By term, 75c. Advertising rates upon application. Campus office—055. PHONES: Downtown office—1200. STANDARDS AND GRADES. It appears when superficially considered, that the much boasted1 of standard raising by the University of Oregon con sists simply of raising the grading standard. There are few who would testify that better work was accomplished dur ing the last quarter. It seems that the fault or possibly the difficulty was that certain instructors, usually new at the game, who were especially appealed to by scholarship raising propaganda immediately brought forth the ax and pro ceeded to sever heads. Further, the general average of work done under these same instructors did not seem to improve as desired. The only result of the whole campaign was the poorest bunch of grades ever published in what is humorous ly called the “Faculty Scandal Sheet.” But when considered, calmly and with thought, does not a stiffening in gradh call forth a corresponding betterment of work? Yes, it. would seem so. The grades of the fall term should justify themselves by stimulating students to bet ter and more conscientious efforts scholastically. ; Let us not come forth boastfully and say “Oregon lias raised her scholastic standing, etc.” Better by far to recog nize facts. Oregon has thus far lowered her grades. It is for the remaining months of this year to show whether or hot Oregon students are actually doing a higher standard of hflork. Let us then assume this responsibility as true Ore gon students and with the traditional “Oregon Fight” and fey an actual betterment in work “justify the claim to better scholarship standards. “If a tiling is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well” is an old maxim, but one which will always hold true. Stu dents who have a habit of presenting petitions to the faculty written illegibly, with poor spelling and poor grammar can not expect to receive the same consideration as those who pre sent a neat, well-appearing, well-arranged plea. In applying for a business position, some'college graduates present let Tfehs which are a reflection upon their alma mater. Any stu dent. who cannot spell correctly, construct a. sentence proper ly, or write a legible hand, had better see to it that he makes some improvement along these lines Avliile in the University lest they asd their sehood be scoffed at by those business men who received a better education along those lines in the school of hard knocks. Neat petitions to the faculty licit* in secur ing the granting of the request; neat examination papers help in securing a good’ grade; and neat applications will help in securing a good position. Bishop Shepard is one of the foremost men in the state, and it will be to every student’s benefit to hear him at. as sembly today. Villard hall should be crowded to the doors at assembly hour today. +-—* I The Campus Cynic 1 I if • .. —---★ MID VICTORIANS. To the Editor: I was talking to a friend of mint'. A middle-aged Indr whom 1 knew slightly stood nearby. “How much do you weigh, stripped?" I asked my male friend. Instantly I heard the lady inhale a deep nud gener ous portion of air. "Wassmatter?” I in - (juired somewhat stnrtled. "Why—why—that\s vulgar!” "What?” I looked around wildly for signs of vulgarity, hut both my friend and myself looked entirely and innocuously conventional. "Speakiug of u man being - being—like that ” *‘ilow come?" I stuttered in astonish ment. "I merely want to know how much lie weighs—” "That’s enough,” she interrupted hast ily. "But what’s wrong with tha,t word "stripped?" Whst other word shall I use,?” ‘‘Well, if you must have that informa tion in the presence of a lady, ask him how much lip weighs—without his clothes on.” Whereupon she departed, leaving me to puwde out the difference between "stripped” and "without his clothes on.” Hut I fail to see any difference. Both mean the same thing in my innocent ex istence. Both conjure up to my imag ination the figure of a more or less ath letically inclined young man. garbed in exactly the same sort of material that he wore one year before his first birthday, standing shivering and humped over September morn effect, on the steel built scales in the gym, with his toes and heels contorted ('hinese fashion to keep from stepping on any more of the cold, cold steel than he is compelled to. Whatever may he said about weighing apparatus no one will ever apply the phrase "No Metal fan Touch You” to it. My imagination further expands and I hear diverse remarks from this young man, mostly running in one tone, a sort of a plaintive query: “Now what's wroug with these scales? I KNOW 1 weigh ten pounds more than this machine re gisters. A\”!iv, .yesterday I weighed -” Here my imagination fades, lie wins. But to return. I think the elderly lady must he one of the very rare "Mid Victorians" that we hear so much of in literature. they aren’t numerous to say the least. But the other side of the Announcements ♦ * Law School Smoker. — The faculty of the law school invites all law students and pre-legal students to attend a smoker Thursday evening, January 13, at 7:30, in the Anchorage. Judge Lawrence T. Harris, associate justice of the supreme court, will speak. Lab Fees. — Laboratory fees are now due and payable. A delinquent fee of $1 will be charged after January 18. Freshmen Women. — Those who have not signed up for physical examinations are urged to do so at once, at the secre tary’s office in the women’s building. Ex aminations should be taken this week. Women.— All women registered for gymnasium work in the women’s building are asked to watch the bulletin boards for announcement of the first classes, lteceipt for key deposits should be brought to class before lockers can be assigned. Lemon Punch. — All'members of the Lemon Pnnch Publishing Society will meet Thursday night in the Lemon Punch office at 0:00 p ,m. Important. Men Wanted. — Ten men are wnnted to wait tables at the editor’s banquet, Friday night at the Osbnrn hotel. Two or three hours work. Apply at the “Y” hut today. Sophomores. — Class picture is to be taken immediately after assembly Thurs day. Fine Aria. — Tlip department desires a young man from the campus to pose for six life classes a week. Apply to Pro fessor A. H. Scliroff’s office in the arch itecture building. Gl»*la Glee Club. — Tryout for posi tion of second alto in the Girls’ Glee Club Thursday at 7:30 p. m. at the school of music. Tau Kappa Alp^ia. — There will be an important meeting of Tau Kappa Alpha fliis afternoon in Professor Gilbert’s room at 5 o’clock. Y. W. C. A. — The regular associa tion meeting of the Y. W. C. A. will be held in the bungalow Thursday at 4:4o. ^Bishop William O. Shepard will speak. Chemists Club. — Will meet in Mc Clure hall, 7:30, Thursday evening, Jan. 13. An interesting lecture on “Lique faction of Gases’’ will be given by Ar thur Campbell. Public invited. Freshmen. — Meeting today in Villard hall, 5 p. m. Plans for frosli glee to be discussed. Advertising Class. — The class in ad vertising will not meet‘Friday. Instead, all members of the class are expected to attend the meeting of the Newspaper Conference which begins at !* o’clock Fri day a. m. The subject of this session of the conference is “Advertising,” and a number of matters will be presented in the papers and in the discussions that are of importance and interest to the. mem bers of the class. If possible, students will obtain permission to be absent from other classes held Friday morning. Copi ous notes should be taken of the ad dresses. W. F. G. TIIACHER. Beta Gamma Sigma. — A meeting of Beta Gamma Sigma lias been called for 4 p. m. today in the commerce building. Near Campus. — A suite of rooms for four or six. Rooms with board, 570 East Ninth St. Phone 2G6-L. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ WHAT THE OLD GRADS ♦ ♦ ARE DOING. ♦ Lninnr Tooz.e who was graduated with highest honors from the economics de partment of the University in 1010, is studying law in the Harvard law school. While on the enmpus Tooze was prom inent in student activities and was elect ed to Friars. Sigma Delta Chi. To-Ko Lo and Alpha Kappa Psi. He is also a member of Beta Theta Tin. Soon after his graduation he enlisted nnd was sent to Europe with the ,‘lG4tli Infantry and was with them in the big battles at St. Miliiel. Argonne. and jTpres. While he was yet in France he attended the University of Taris and studied at a school of languages there. He is a joint author of the book entitled “IVith the 304th Infant:j i.n America. France nnd Belgium." question! In my English lit. class the other day we fell to discussing the ir regularities and immorality of various authors and their works. My (Josh! The ladies proceed to calmly tuke up each and every irregularity, examine it fully, calm ly. and dispassionately, and then throw j it away contemptuously. While at the same time I sat back in my chair, grip ping the arms tightly, iu deadly fear that one of them would look in my direction, and observe the guilty hang-dog look I wore. Which makes me think 'that despite ! my strong, vociferous statements to the contrary, I am uot so free-minded after all. 1 guess I 11 have to classify myself with those who approved of the womens’ bathing suit fashionable in 1900_that uas the style which lacked only an over coat to make it a regular street garb. 1 fear me that iu this year of 1920 Mi. Orundy is a far more sensitive mau than has well known spouse. E. J. II. Forum ★ SAY HELLO! Deal- Editor: I was told when I first came to Oregon that everyone, men and women alike, said “Hello” to every student they met, whether on the campus or off. At the first of the year this was quite re ligiously adhered to for the most part, I 'think, but lately, the custom has been somewhat sadly neglected. People pass each other on the campus without noticing each other, and downtown, while everyone generally recognizes a student, it has become more of a custom ! to ignore him than to speak to him. Is ! it a lack of the Oregon spirit or not? At least it is one thing that we cannot blame the faculty for. The passing greetings which a person receives is also worthy of. comment, but E. J. H. could probably comment on that better than I. Some men give but an icy stare and a grunt, while the wo men, I admit, are just as bad if not worse. A women with the best of In tentions will greet a man in passing with the customary “Hello,” and the man in return will pass by, perhaps turn aroUtid in surprise, and say nothing.' Maybe be lifts his cap, or maybe he doesn’t. Gen erally he doesn’t. Anyway, a girl can not be blamed if she thinks something is the matter with the spirit of the camps. The girls too, arc more certain to rec ognize a man if he has on a white collar than if he has on a flannel shirt or sweater. That isn’t true democracy either. I think we should each see to it that the old Oregon “Hellp” custom is not forgotten in the press of other things. —E. P. L.—’24 WRESTLING POPULAR. Athletic directors at the University of I Nebraska declare that intercollegiate wrestling matches are about to outstrip basketball in popularity. COUNTY CLUB FORMED. Practically every county in Kansas is | represented by a County club at the Uni t ^crsity of Kansas *-----* | Contemporaries | | Current Thought* Of Various | I College Editors. *-** THE PROFESSIONALS. Professional fraternities as a force in [University life have been sadly neglected in recent years. Plans for forming a pro fessional Pan-Hellenic now being put into effect are with the intention of making these organizations more than mere names of groups. Before the war the professionals were an important factor in University life, but since that time, nearly all organized effort on the Hill has come from the social fraternities. A program of athletic activity and means of regulating professional frater nity life are among the considerations to )>e taken up at meetings in the near fu ture. But these are among the least of the means by which the professional Pan: Hellenic can benefit the University. Knowledge over the state that students are sufficiently interested in their work as to form organizations to carry it on more efficiently and to discuss it outside school hours is certain to benefit the University. Social fraternities as a means of train ing men and women in the niceties of living together are a. recognized institu tion of the University, but the existence of professional fraternities which have as an object similar training in the life work University students have chosen is unknown to many persons among the University’s constituency. If the new Pan-Hellenic can by a pro gram of well-considered publicity bring the knowledge of their organization and the purposes for which they strive to the knowledge of the state, the name of the University will be held in higher esteem by the citizens.—Daily Kansan. Phone 141 City Messenger Service Messengers 39 E. 7th J. C. GRANT, Mgr; ANNOUNCEMENT the latest thihg out—, School offering a sound practical course, in charm, its art of acquirement anti display_ will be open to all female applicants, who have regis tered With necessary re quirements. ■t REID “Instructor in Charm” by whom Entire, two hours course will be given, personally at rhe . CASTLE OF.THE PHOTOPLAY FRIDAY AND. SATURDAY USUAL FEE—COME SEE! NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER YOUR COPY OF 15he Bigger Than in the Past Better Than in the Past The Way to see your school as it is today is the Oregana Way. f “Live Oregon Again” i Send your order to, WARREN KAYS, Manager