VOLUME xxn.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1921.
FtOMTl BOLES ARE
■TESTED IS 1F1
BY CM NELSODI. 13
Restrictions On Student Body
Activities Declared Not
Beneficial.
GOOD WDLL OF ALUMNI
SAID TO BE INJURED
Much Good Derived By Uni
versity From Extra Work
Says Graduate.
A communication lias been received by
the Emerald from Carl K. Nelson of the
class of 1919, football letterman, mem
jber of To-Ko-Lo and Friars, major in
commerce, who is now a traveling bond .
salesman for Keeler brothers of Port
land. The communication follows:
jEditor Oregon Daily Emerald: ,
I'hiR open letter to the faculty is writ
ten as a protest against certain faculty
rules which are militating against the
welfare of the University. My hope is ,
that a thoughtful consideration of these
matters will help to bring about an early
rescinding of the rules which have
brought about this unfortunate situa
tion.
The basis of the trouble is the faculty
ruling that any student, attending less
than certain prescribed grades shall not
he eligible to represent the University in
any extra-curriculum activity. This rule
seems to apply to journalism, athletics,
glee clubs, and all forms of college ac
tivities. The placing of a large number
of glee club members and of Chapman
of the basketball team on the ineligible
list are the latest cases in point.
Rules Stifle Activity.
In my travels over the state, I have
occasion to visit with many of the old
University students, and to a man they
arc emphatic in their declaration that
these restrictions are absurd, unfair,
and not conducive to the end sought.
They serve merely to put a premium on
Inaction and to stifle aggressiveness and
ambition. Their effect is only to lessen
collcgo enthusiasm and college spirit.
And even if they were effective, the loss 1
which accrues to the University as a
whole would more than equal the gain
when the relatively small number of stu
dents is taken into consideration.
As a matter of practical consideration,
the advertising and goodwill which ac
crues to the University through these
extra-curriculum activities have been o'*
incalculable value. The prestige an',
support which has come to the .Univer
sity from its athletic teams alone has
done more to put the University on the
map than any amount of promotion work
or advertising could do. I heard legisla
tors at Salem last winter say that the
Harvard-Oregon game was worth more
to the state of Oregon in advertising
than any event in the history of the
state. I likewise heard an O. A. Cl. mem
ber say that “I suppose Oregon can get
anything it wants now that. it. has been
so well advertised.” Should the sche
duled glee chib coneert in Portland be
called off because of the placing of some
of its members on the ineligible list, a
great deal of harm and injustice will be
done by the University. These are but
practical Illustrations of the wisdom of
extending ourselves just as far as we
consistently can, rather than curtailing
our activities.
Support is Endangered.
There is a common feeling on the part
of the faculty that the University’s fi
nances are permanently assured now that '
the milluge tax has passed. I would oail
their attention to the fact that less than
three days ago, a bill was introduced in
the legislature at Salem which aims to
abolish the millage taxes for educational
purposes, and force the institutions con
cerned to come before the legislature for
biennial appropriations as of some years
pgo. One doesn’t find O. A. €. sanction
ing any program, much loss initiating it.
*bieh promises to lose a large measure
of popular support to their institution.
As for the student himself, nearly
every alumnus I have talked with says ,
that the experience gained through par
ticipation in college activities is of at
least as much value to the student in
after life as what he learns in college
classrooms.
Impartiality Asked.
No one ean object to the general rais
mS of the scholarship level, provided the
stiffening up is done sensibly and grad
ually. Likewise this is not a pica for
special consideration for men and wo- .
(Continued on Page 4.)
Honor System, Being Practiced
By Law School Students with
Excellent Results, Says Dean
Contrary to the impression that with
the rejection of the honor syitein by the
school of commerce, no part of the Uni
versity is operating under that system,
he school of law is governed by an
lonor system of its own.
In the system as adopted by the law
school, the students are not. required to
•eport cheaters. It is, however, more of
i. true honor system than the student
policing system, according to Dean Wil
iam G. Hale.
No student, committee has been ap
vointed to handle cases of cheating, the
'acuity believing that the attitude of the
>thcr students would be sufficient pnn
shment.
“My opinion,” says Dean Hale, “is
hat if a student, to the knowledge of his
ilassmates, violated his honor, the group
would practically ostracize the offender,
riie force of public opinion in the group
will help to keep the weak student in
ino, and if he does not remain in line, it
will hove the effect of driving him from
;hc University.”
A similar system is practiced at Stan
!ord, according to Professor W. C. Dal
«ell. who was formerly an instructor
there. Professor Dalzell remembers
only one case of cheating under the
Stanford honor system, and in that ease
the students simply refused to have any
thing to do with the offender, until he
found it so uncomfortable that he finally
left the school.
The opposite extreme is found at Har
I vard, according to the dean. Seats are
far apart in examination rooms; the stu
dent is assigned his seat by the faculty;
several instructors are in the room dur
ing the examinations; and if a student
loaves the room during an examination
he is followed by a monitor from the
time of bis exit to his return.
“I believe in one extreme or the other’’
says Dean Ilale, “either the true honor
system as we have here, or the most
systematic method of watching. The
system that is in between is really the
most vicious.”
There are two reasons why the honor
system is successful in the University
of Oregon law.school; first, the class of
students, and second, the nature of the
work. The students are a homogeneous
group, all of one professional mind, and
most^of them are members of one or
the other of two law fraternities. Then,
too, the nature of the questions asked in
examinations is such that it is almost im
possible to cheat. The student can cith
er answer them or he cannot, and a word
or hint would be of little aid to him.
University Aiding la Work
of Historical Society.
The school of education is at present
loing considerable work in tile gather
ng of local history, especially the edu
cational history of Oregon, says Dean II.
D. Sheldon. The Oregon Historical •
Quarterly, which is edited by Professor
[*'. G. Young, published in its last issue
wo articles prepared here last year;
>tie on early Methodist education in
Iregoii, by Read Bain, a graduate of
iVillamette University, who is now an
issistant in the economics department
it the University and is working for the
legree of M. A.; the other an article on
lie normal school question in Oregon,
jy John C. Almaek, acting director of
he extension division. The last issue of
)ld Oregon contains an article by II. D.
Sheldon, dean of the school of educa
;iou, on the history of graduate work at
;he University. Several other articles
in the history of the Uhiversity are soon
:o appear in the Oregon Historical
Quarterly and Old Oregon, says Dean
Sheldon.
Dr. R. C. Clark of the history depart
nent, and students under his direction
ire at present preparing a source book
if Oregon history. The research coun
cil recently granted I)r. Clark an appro
priation to complete liis studies on the
lonstitutionnl history of Oregon.
Students under Dean Sheldon are al
io preparing a catalog of all sources of
University of Oregon history, such as
[>arly letters concerning the University,
journals of the old literary societies, old
•atalogs. and the minutes of meetings of
the regents and faculty of the University
in early days, according to Dr. Sheldon.
new course is planned
Mrs. Beck to Teach Instrumental Music
for Public School?.
Instruction in instrumental music in J
the public schools is a plan in which Mrs.
Anna L. Beck is working in her public
school music classes. Although no defi
nite classes have been started as yet,
they will be shortly, and applications for j
music teachers and supervisors who are
able to teach instrumental as well as
vocal music have been coming from all
over Oregon, as well as some other
states.
The first classes in this work will be
in piano and violin, and will begin some
time this term.
extension teacher visits.
F. Miron Warrington, instructor in
foreign trade at the Portland extension
center, was in Eugene, Friday and Sat
urday of last week visiting the commerce
classes, and also spoke before tbe Fort
nightly Club on Saturday night. Mr. and
Mrs. Warrington were dinner guests of
John C. Almaek, acting director of ex
tension division, Friday evening. j
Men Will Be Allowed $1.00 A
Day at R. 0. T. C. School.
Information regarding the E. O. T. C.
summer camps has been received from
the Headquarters of the Ninth Corps
Area. The quota of men to be sent to
Infantry Camps from the Ninth Corps
Area is set at 427. As to the other
branches of the service there is no ex
act quoti named. Major E. C. Baird says
that he will do all he can to aid the men
to, fill the requirements and hopes to
send at least fifty from Oregon.
The location of the Infantry camp for
the Ninth Corps Area is not yet defi
nitely known; but will most probably be
held at Camp Lewis, Washington. The
field artillery camps will be held at
Camp Knox. Kentucky; cavalry camps
at Presidio of Monterey, California;
coast artillery corps at Fort Winfield
Scott, California; engineer corps at
Camp Humphreys, Virginia; signal corps
at Camp Alfred Vail, New Jersey; motor
transportation camps at Presidio of San
Francisco, California; and for the or
dinance camps at Aberdeen Proving
Grounds, Maryland. Information in re
gard to the location of the air service and
medical corps camps will be furnished
later.
Students wishing to attend these
camps will receive free transportation
to and from the camps, free maintenance
while at the camps, pay at $1.00 per day
and (at Oregon) the faculty will grant
six credits for each camp attended.
These camps will extend over a per
iod of six weeks beginning about the mid
dle of .Tune; the exact dates will be re
ceived later. Men attending these camps
not only received a thorough military
training but if eligible receive commis
sions or non-commissioned officers war
rants.
SNOW PLEASES ROMIGIO
Freshman From Philippines Sees First
“White Rain.’’
Emnigio P>. Itonquillo. law freshman,
who hails from Tubao, La Union. Phil
ippines. saw snow for the first time in
his life Saturday and as a result he is
spending all his spare time in the
library reading up on the strange sub
stance he calls “White Ram.”
“Snow is a peculiar thing,” said Eo
migio as he told how, af'er catching
some of the white flake-s in his hand be
jiad tried to examine them but the white
flakes had disappeared and only rain was
left.
“I call it the White Rain.” he said,
“and I hope there will be more snow
while I am here. When I tried to catch
,it. I had to move my hand cautiously, and
I had great fun with the white rain.”
Ronquillo has been in the United
■states only six months. »
Former W. S. C. Star Coaching
Aggregation From Prep
School.
GAME TO BE PLAYED
HERE ON JANUARY 28
Husky Players Loom Big For
Interscholastic Honors
of State.
(By Leith F. Abbott, ’ex-21.)
Pendleton, Or.. Jnn. 14. — (Special to
the Emerald.) — Pendleton high school
basketbull team which will meet the
Oregon freshmen five on the men’s gym
nasium floor January 2S, according to
| present plans, has a team which bids
fair to be a strong contender for state
interseholastic honors this year nnd one
which will give the first year men plenty
of competition.
The team is coached by Dick Hanley,
famed W. >S. C. football star who last
season piloted the Pendleton football
team to the eastern Oregon interseliolas
tic championship with an undefeated sea
son of seven games and the quintet he
has formed this season is composed of
five hoop ball artists who have had years
of experience with the round ball.
Of particular strength is his forward
combination, with his brother Myron
Hanley and Kenneth Stendal playing the
roles of point annexers. Both men are
football stars and played for two years
on the Nortl) Central high school and
Lewis and Clark basketball teams of
Spokane respectively before enrolling in
Pendleton high school last September
in order to pass their final year of high
school athletics under the tutelage of
Coach Ilanlcy. The two are husky chaps
and on the floor work with a celerity and
evenness that is pleasant to watch.
Dick Lawrence, as tall as Bill Mc
Millan and huskier, is holding down the
position at eenter and his stature nnd
one year of experience on former Pen
dleton teams make him a formidable
player.
Coach Hanley has two men at guards
who will give a good account of them
selves. They are, Captain Charley Ca
hall, small but aggressive whose basket
throwing ability makes him an admier
ablc running guard and Bill Kramer,
football captain-elect, a chunky lad with
bull dog tenacity. Jess Tergeson, captain
of last season’s football team and a
player on former Pendleton basketball
teams, will probably be tlie successful
candidate for the sixth berth on tjio
squad to tour the Willamette valley.
In the only gnjne of any importance
that the team has mixed in so far this
season the quintet performed in n man
ner far beyond even the wildest hopes of
local fans. The team met the crack
Walla Walla high school quintet at "Walla
Walla last week and ployed the fast Gar
den City team a hangup game, ending
with the score 21 to 20 in favor of Wal
la Walla. A foul called as the final whis
tle blew was the means by which the
local quint lost. Considering the fact
that Jthc Walla Walla quintet this year is
composed of the same five players who
last year won the state interseholastic
title of Washington enhanced by the fact
that the Washingtonites have been prac
ticing together for the past, three
months, the strength of Coach Hanley’s
team becomes evident.
POT AND QUILL ELECTS
Three New Members Taken Into Wo
men’s Literary Organization.
Miss Grace Kdgington. of the English
department of the University of Oregon.
Geraldine C' a r t w e 11 a nil Jessie
Thompson were elected to Pot and Quill
at the meeting of that organization at
the home of the president. Lillian Auld,
on Thursday evening, January lit.
At that time Miss Aul'l read a short
story from the December number of the
’ Portland “Spectator,” entitled ‘ The Ta
ble of My Lady’s Knight.” which was
written by Gwladys 1 So wen, a member of
the club. The aim of Pot and Quill is
to encourage writing among the women
of the University.
Plans were made for a ter. which will
be held at Miss Auld’s home next Fjridav
evening as a joint meeting of Pot and
Quill with Ye ’Tabard Inn. An unusual
program is promised for this affair, to,
which a number of the faculty will be in
vited. A story by Miss Cartwell, which
was read to the girls at their last meet
ing, will be one featuie of it.
LEGISLATORS INCLUDE
THIRTEEN U. 0. ALUMNI
Five Farmer Students in Senate, Eight
In House This Session, One
Serving 6th Term.
Kivu members of the Oregon state sen
ate for 10111 and eight members of the
house are University of Oregon aluiuni,
according to the Oregon Voter of Jan
uary 1. This totdl of 111 leads all other
universities and colleges represented in
the legislature; the next nearest being
Willamette with 7 members in the
house.
Senators who received their early
training in the University are: Robert
S. Farrell re-elected for the sixth time
from .Multnomah county, F. II. Porter
of Portland, is serving his fifth term;
W. W. Banks. Portland, is in the sen
ate for his second session: O. B. Rob
ertson, who hails from Condon, and
Jay Upton of Prineville are in for their
first term.
The representatives are given in the
Voter as follows: Bouts K. Rean, speak
er. A. II. Flint, Philip Hammond, Frank
lin F. Korell, K. K. Ivubli, IT. ,T. Over-,
turf. Albert S. Roberts and C. E. Wood
sou.
Mr. Beau besides holding the position
of speaker Is given the distinction of
having served through more sessions of
the Oregon legislature than any other
representative; and in every session lias
been one of the principal leaders. Mr.
Beau has always taken nn active inter
est in the affairs of- the University
throughout the many years that lie lias
made his home in Eugene.
sm will n
EDMS' CONFERENCE
Officers Are Elected at Final
Meeting Saturday.
Robert W. Sawyer, editor of the Bend
Bulletin, will head the Northwest News
papermen’s conference next year. The
officers for the coming year were elect
ed at the final meeting of the session
last week-eud. Mr. Sawyer succeeds
€arlc Abrams, managing editor of the
Salem Statesman.
Herbert J. Campbell, assistant, irmn
aging editor of the Portland Telegram
was elected vice president.
Professor George Turnbull, of the
University school of Journalism, suc
ceeds himself as secretary. Dean Eric
W. Allen, of the school of journalism,
will continue next year in the position of
chairman of the program committee. E.
A. Koen, publisher of the Polk County
Observer, of Dallas and Elbert Bede,
editor of the Cottage Grove Sentinel, are
the other members of the program com
mittee.
WASHINGTONIANS WILL
MEET ON WEDNESDAY
Plans for Permanent Organization; Elec,
tion of Officers ef Cam.
pus Club.
Students from the state of Washing
tou will meet at the Y. M. C. A. hut at
7:.‘10 o’clock Wednesday night to take
the final steps in the organization of the
Washington club on the campus.- This
was the announcement made last even
ing by Jack Braddoek, whyrfs one of the
organizers of the new club.
“There is every reason why the Wash
ingtonians should get together,” said
“Doc” Braddoek. “At the University of
Washington there is n good sized club
made up of mefi nnd women whose
homes are in the state of Oregon. This
Oregon club is one of the prominent or
ganizations in studopt activities.”
At the meeting Wednesday evening,
officers of the club will be elected and
final plans for the permanent organiza
tion as well as activities will be made.
Preliminary plans have been laid for
several social functions to be held during
the year.
FROSH ENTERTAINED
Wild Time Indulged In At Kappa
Sig Smoker.
t The “likker” was cider, the wild
“wimmyn” only painted men and the
( gambling stakes but stage money, yet the
'two hundred or more who attended the
frosh smoker at the Kappa Kig house
last Saturday night report a rip roarin’
[ time.
Delta Tau won the prize for the
1 best stunt by staging a rather naughty
take off on King Soloman’s glory. A
cleverly wicked vaudeville skit won sec
ond place for Friendly halt youngsters.
•Trrr
OREGON TOSSERS WIN
SECOND CM FROM
nouns 30-ie mr
Visitor’ Speed
But Goal Shooting Not
Up To Standard.
BETTER PASSING POMfe
PLEASES HOOP GOlW
‘‘Hunk” Latham Counts S
Points and Durno JO;
Downie, Chemawa, $. r
-—* '
AVith a score of 30 to 16, the CjiltW,*
sity of Oregon quintet Saturday nlght
annexed the second of a two game; bas
ketball scries with Chemawa. Tie #Mi<*
which was played in the new Arnio^
was the third battle staged by Cbatiti'O."
M. Fabler’s men this season.
Although fighting hard, the Indhu><*
failed to successfully take the offensive.
Their inability to get within short ta#i*
of the hoops forced them to tala loAf
shots at the baskets, "which netted them
but little. Oregon was blocked a
utany times when almost within *g|Wjk
scoring radius, but the Indians wcri.iti^*
able to take advantage of their own Op
portunities.
Betties, the diminutive Chejitai^
guard, played the stellar game. for.'tjto
visitors with his brilliant' w<nrh
territory of his fellow pygmy, p$ijn&O. I$a
succeeded in annexing four points.
losers. It. Downie was their hif V p<|i£lt
man with six points to his tally. Nf*?aliE
counted for like number, two
throws. ■
Oregon showed great
over the night before esj«ei*Hy itoiplljifif
ing. “Hunk” Latham played a ItyfHfet.
game, dropped the ball tbro.u|#i" fpiiir
times for a run of eight points. "'JT
though fighting hard, did not •hbst't
form exhibited on the night before'Wdtfjji
he converted 13 out of 15' free
IBs Saturday night’s, performeh)(« * re
suited in four out of seven shots ml
three baskets to hfs credit. * . ■ -
After the first period of play,, itiiwl^Mii’
the Indians held their own, 'the -
stoo<l 15 to 12 with Oregon in the6L<^f^.
The local team popped up inthe - MM
half and, with a great exhibition of peine*’
ing, not at all times. backed. op rw^'.ifc-.
curate work near the basket, ’stWs^etfM'
in amassing another 15 points whOA.lid!^?
ing the Indians down to two lone baglltlc
floach Bohler expressed MitiSfniitSph
with the improvement over tbe: pl|ht'-WV
fore saying that the passing wns"w&i4
counted, that the shooting eeibtl eoiWP
later. TIUs week will be devoted to "pti'tO
tico for the first eonforenee game? tbosV
with Willamette University nett Frida,#
and Saturday at AVI 11amette *3 be folhv#1
ed by two with Washington State. 3#
Pullman, after which the • Uttivetsf!# of
Washington Pill be taken on.. Ioteratt
is expressed over the Willamette games
in view of the recent defeat suffered it
her hands by the Oregon Aggies. ' .
Line-up and summary:
Oregon—30. Obamaere .»>#■.
Durno 10.....LF.Bottles 4
M. Latham 6.RF . . .,R. Downif jDi
II. Latham 8. C .. .. ....Shepard
Boiler 2.,...LO...LlljetttM
Reinhart 4.RO.. .. ....Nl*6
Substitutions: Chemawa none. : 0ra*
gon, Base for Afnrk Latham. 'Score*:
Chemawa field goals 7; free throws e&h
verted 2. Oregon field goals 13; fir&
throws converted 4. Referee: CoVetnan
of O. A. C. , •' : . -
B. J. GIFFEN TO LEOTintJl
Near East Will Be Stadia# by Stldaal
( Volunteers at Y'. W. C- A.'
- • • t
The student volunteer .band ha a; de
cided to take up the Near East £j‘o|h-''
lem under the guidance of Rev. Btocji.
Giffen, student pastor, who bas.fsptjijt
some tunc in these countries and under
stands the work. ».
The first meeting of the org*alM#ptt;
'.since the election of officers Win,be w»
,day at the Y. AV. C. A. bungalow. Lonifle
(Davis is the newly elected ptesidc^. aWP
(P. E. Christenson, secretary. Plads
(will be discussed for the visit of . a.».rtu*
/lent volunteer representative bere abpnt
January 30. '
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' ENGAGEMENT IS ANNOUNCED.
Tile engagement of K. Stanley Kvanu,
'of Monmouth, to Miss Thelma Leffel, of
'La Grande, was announced yesterday.
Mr. Evans is a senior in the University
and is a member of Kappa Tbeta Chi.