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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1921)
Oregon Daily Emerald HARRY A. SMITttr-" Editor. RAYMOND E. VESTER, Manager. Member Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association. Associate Editor .Lyle Bryson News Editor.Charles E. Oratke Assistant News Editors Velma Rupert, Elisabeth Whiteliouse Spotts Editor.Floyd Maxwell Sports Writers Eugene Kelty Edwin Hoyt Statistician.Don D. Huntress Night Editors 'Carlton K. Logan, Ileuel S. Moore, Wilford C. Allen. News Service Editor ... .Jacob Jacobson Assistants Alexander Brown, Eunice Zimmerman i Feature Writers .E. J. H., Mary Lou Burton, Frances Quisenberry News Htaff — Fred Ouyon, Mar«aret Scott, Harold A. Moore, Owen Callaway, Jenn Stracban, Inez KiiiR, Lervore Oram, Doris Porker, Phil Brogan, Raymond D.’ Lawrence, Margaret Carter, Florence Skinner, Emily Houston, John Dierdorff, Pauline Coad, Howard Bailey, Arthur lludd, Ruth Austin, Clarence Anderson. Mabel Gilham, Jessie Thompson, Hugh Starkweather, Jennie Perkins, Claire Beale, Dan Lyons, Kenneth Youel, John Anderson, Florence Walsh, Maybelle Leavitt. —--.-1 Associate Manager .Webster Ruble Advertising Manager .George McIntyre Circulation Manager.Ogden Johnson Office Assistant.Marion Weiss Collections .J. Warren Kays “—-—---1 Staff Assistants: Randal Jones, Jason McKune, Ben Reed, Imogene Letcher, Mary Alexander, Elwyn Craven, Donald Bennett, James Meek. Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, issued dally except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. --_-.... -— ---1 Entered In the post office at Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Sub scription rates $2.25 per year. By term, 75c. Advertising rates upon application. PHONES: Campus office—055. Downtown office—1200. TRUE HONOR. The honor system as developed in the school of law of the ' University is one which may prove interesting to everyone interested in the honor system and its introduction here. Also worth noticing arc the words of the dean of the school, who says: “I believe in one extreme or the other, 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.” /I _ To dig up a dead issue, it might he appropriate to fit the words of Dean Hale to the honor code which was recently rejected by the students of the school of commerce. Was the honor system which was proposed for the school of com merce a true honor system, or was it the in-between system which Dean Tlivle classes as “the most vicious?” In the honor svstem as used in the school of law, it will be noted, the students are not required to report on cheat ers. This was the point to which most objection was raised when the commerce students voted on the code for their school. The law school has a true honor system where a stu dent is absolutely on his honor not to cheat. The commerce school, had the proposed system been approved, would have had a system where the students were not on their honor not to cheat, but rather on their honor to tell on fellow-students who were cheating. The system as proposed for the school of commerce was the in-between svstem. Dean Hale may not have had the system which the com merce students voted down in mind when he made the above stater^nt. But. we believe that be has struck the chord which will eventually result in the adoption of a true honor system at the University of Oregon. As the Emerald1 has said before, we believe that the stu dents of the University of Oregon would be heartily in favor f>nf a true honor system, where action against cheaters would be taken bv student ostracism rather than by “tattling.” Oregon students Want, an honor system, and they want stu lent government. The faculty are tired of “ schoolmaster , ng,” and are willing to have students take care of their own cases of dishonor. Eventually the faculty and students will get together and Oregon will have a true honor system. I The interest which Oregon’s alumni take in the welfare if the institution is encouraging proof -that—there really is something in “Oregon Spirit.”’ Whether they are right or vrong, it is always worth while to listen to the viewpoint of lie graduates of the University of Ordgon. They might not »e as closely informed on matters of student welfare as are he students themselves, hut it is encouraging to all of us to now that alumni and friends of the University are taking vital interest in what is happening here. May Oregon ever lose the friendship and loyalty of its alumni! RADUATE WILL SPEAK thlon H. Day to Talk Next Thursday at Assembly. ‘There is only one college in the Chin empire of 350.000,000 inhabit lints,” •s Mahlon 11. Day in a report to Charlit iton, alumni secretary. Mr. Day who t Rpeak in assembly next Tluirsilay, is old graduate of Oregon and is now ,ug hoiuo secretory for the Canton llatian college, which has its head Hers in New York. The college, ao :'ing to Mr. Day, is independent. It • organized by the hoard of regents in •’ \ork state amt is supported by the ttefeller Foundation and h.v individ ■ hoth in the United States and China, initial purpose is education adapted be needs of China, e student body of the school is ,n front the upper classes and totals 800, preparatory students included, t has been highly successful and its tates are for the most part hold big positions. One for instance, is nmissioner of finances for the South n government and another is man jUjiof one of the big railroads, gj* W teachers on the staff and l^j *«*. 00 *re Americans, graduate* of Hi* schools as Harvard, Yale, Vassal-, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and various stato universities. They specialize in teachers’ training hut tlu\v offer all the regular courses that are found in the modern American universities and col leges. Mr. Hay was at the college for a num ber of months within the last year and his lecture will probably center about China. ♦ WHAT THE OLD GRADS « John Curriu Voatch, a member of Kappa Sigma and a graduate of 11K17, is now assistant Cnited States attorney for the state of Oregon. Me proved his power as a speaker while still in college and was an interstate debater for four years, won the alumni debate medal in l!HKi and was elected to 1’hi Delta l’hi, national law fraternity. After l.is grad uation he attended the Chicago Ait In stitute and later taught for some rears in the l’ortland schools. For a time he practiced law in Portland and was so successful that he secured his present position. ♦ ARE DOING. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Patronl ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ★-.—--.-★ Announcements +-* Lab Fees. — Laboratory fees are now due and payable. A delinquent fee of $1 will be charged after January 18. Science Club. — A meeting of the Sci ence Club will be held in the Chemistry lecture room of McClure hall next Tues day night. .T. H. Pruett will talk on “Meteorology in the War.” All are welcome. Frosh-Glee.—The date for the Frosh Glee has been changed from February 11 to February 4, as there iR to be a bas ketball game with O. A. C. on the 11th. Beta Gamma Sigma. — There will be a meeting of Beta Gamma Sigma this afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Commerce building. Friendship Council. — Y. M. C. A. Friendship Council meets tonight at 7:15 in the Y. but. Y. M. C. A. Classes. — All Y. M. C. A. classes start today, Tuesday. Hal Don nelly’s class in “Boys’ Work” meets at 8:15 p. m.; Bruce J. Giffen’s course on “The Near East,” meets at 5 p. m.; Ralph Spearow’s discussion group, “How Jesus Met Life Problems,” meets at 11 a. m.; Hal Donnelly’s class on “Chris tian Fundamentals” meets at 5 p. m. Theta Sigma Phi. — There will be a very important meeting of Theta .Sigma Phi, Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock ie the journalism shack. ' Tripple A. — Girls who have not paid their dues please bring 25 cents to ethics class today.—Treasurer. Junior Week-end Committees. —Wed nesday at 4:00 p. m. at the Y. M. C. A. hut, there will be a meeting of the chair men of all the junior week-end commit tees. The chairman of each committee will give an outline of plans fbr the work under his or her supervision. Washingtonians. — Organization meet ing of the Washington club, Y. M. C. A. hut, Wednesday evening, 7:30 o’clock. All students whose homes are in the state of Washington urged to attend. Order of the “0” — Meeting Thurs day afternoon at 4 o’clock. Varsity room, men’s gym. Important. ★-* \ The Campus Cynic | MISSIONARIES TO KOOFLESTAN. To the Editor: Milo G. Gubb. missionary from Koo flestan, was on the campus yesterday. “Kooflestan,” said Mr. Gubb in an ad dress given at a banquet attended by a thousand wildly cheering students,- “is a province situated about fifteen hundred kilowatts due east of the third hole in the great wall of China. It is entirely surrounded by the Agar-Agar mountains which are 17 versts high at the lowest point. “The chief diet of the Koof! jstnnians is the pickled hock of the gilly fish and the rear spare-ribs of the bald-faced Pooh Pooh Bird. They also eat the kernels of the popcorn trees which grow in dense thickets and attain a height of about seven feet. “There is a crying need in Kooflestan for missionaries. No one in this country can appreciate the low standards of mo rality that prevail in that heathen land. I People go about without shoes, display ing their bare feet with brazen indif ference and, what is more deplorable, sentiment is openly displayed. It is a common thing to see man and wife pub licly kiss each other. The natives wash their teeth but once daily; they still re tain the community tin drinking cup and the old-fashioned roller towel; and in all Kooflestan there- is but one house with more than two bath tubs. I live in that.” “What are your plans, Mr. Gubb?” asked an enthusiastic admirer. Missionary Gubb’s eyes lit with a pale, pink enthusiasm. “Money for Kopfle stan, missionaries for Kooflestan. We must have a large force of missionaries, supervised by me of course. I want all of you young men and women to consider this great work. Of course it means work and privation. The first ten years arc always the hardest. But we must learn to labor, endure, and be thankful.” The great crowd of students cheered this statement wildly. f “How many thousands of dollars are you trving to raise for Kooflestan mis sions?” asked the interviewer. “Thousands?” ejaculated Missionary Gubb scornfully. “That is a mere baga telle. We must have millions. This great and prosperous country must give the millions that it will so slightly miss. We want, among other things, five mil lion or so for the erection of suitable dwelling houses for the missionaries, then another five million or so for a suitable mission office—my office, and about four or five millions for the pro tection of indigent canaries of Koofle stan. Ah! that’s just the beginning. The great cause must not languish for want of a fewr paltry millions.” “You are returning soon?” “Yes. Just as soon as I have recruit ed men and money for the great en deavor.” His eyes lit with enthusiasm, then straying to a juicy stake nearby, lit some more. “The world is going to the dogs,” said this eminent missionary in closing his 'fiery speech to the over joyed students. “Everything is wrong. We are on the brink of a world wide ca tastrophe. No one believes in anything. Everyone is selfish. There is but one hope left for the world—but one hope for its salvation, which is more mission aries—more missionaries—for Koofle stan.” E. J. H. PLEDGING ANNOUNCED. Delta Zeta announces pledging of Elsie Skook, Portland; Velma Freeland, Washougal, Wn.; Leona Gregory, Port land. GREEN IS BIACK IN STORE Clothing Man Buys Interest Sold Recently. i After having sold out bis men’s fur nishings store at 713 'Willamette street a month ago to J. B. Biddle and E. W. Merrill, R. Wayne Green announced Saturday he had decided to come back into the business and had purchased Mr. Riddle’s interest in the store. The firm began operation today as the Green Merrell company. Mr. Green says that after prospecting for business locations in other cities and considering the liberal patronage he has enjoyed here, together with the possibili ties of a partnership with Mr. Merrell. he decided that the best opportunities were offered him in Eugene. By combin ing their resources and opportunities Mr. Green believes that he and Mr. Merrell will be able to build up a larger aud better store. CHAUTAUQUA WORK ATTRACTS. Lois Hall and Ruth Lane intend to leave the University the first of April to do work on the Ellison-White Chau tauqua circuit. Both girls were junior supervisors in this ^ork last year and would be graduated in June if they con tinued their work here this term and next. This year they will travel through New Mexico, Arizona, California, Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Mon tana, and expect to be through the work by the middle of August. Have you tried our Waffles? Others have and they now come often—so would you. The Regular Lunches and Dinners. On the Millrace Phone 30 es We desire to inform tthe public tthat R. Wayn e Green, former proprietor of Green’s store, lias purchased the interest of J. B. Riddle, partner of E. W. Merrell, in the above-mentioned business, and that the new* firm will continue under the name of Green Merrell Company. We further announce that we will continue t o carry the same, and additional, high grade lines of Clothing and'Furnishings for which this store has become so well and, favorably known. By this connection we expect to rend er you a Superlative Clothes Service Far exceeding any Service previously offered you in the city of Eugene. Regarding prices—we have remarked our entire stock to conform to the new schedule of prices, based on today’s low wholesale costs. ft We are receiving daily by express fine new stocks of quality Men’s Wear—including all the newest styles, which we will take great pleas ure in showing you, and we shall try even hard er in the future to merit your favors and continued goodwill. Green Merrell Co. ^ Hi 1 ? By E. W. MERRELL R. WAYNE GREEN ><: