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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1921)
Oregon Daily Emerald HARRY A. SMITH, Editor. RAYMOND E. VESTER, Member Pacific I intercollegiate Press Association. Ajwodgte &Ut«r .Lyle Bryson News Effitor Charles E. Gratke .. .. Assistant News Editors Velina Rupert, Elisabeth Wbitehouse . John Dierdorff. . ... -..... Sports Editor .. .v.Floyd Maxwell Sports Writers Eugene Keity Edwin Hoyt SJthtistfci£h i.Don D. Huntress Might Editors Wilford C. Allen. Carlton K. Logan, Reuel S. Moore, Kenneth Youel. News Service Editor_Jacob Jacobson Assistants Alexander Brown, Eunice Zimmerman Feature Writers —■ —«■*?»- ■ .E. .T. H., Mary Lou Burton, Frances Quisenberry '' ' " ‘ ..— - ' ' Staff*—Fred Gnyon, Margaret Scott, Raeford Bailey, Owen Callaway, Jean Stracban, Inez King, Lenore Cram, Doris Parker, Phil Brogan, Raymond D. Lawrence, Margaret Carter, Florence Skinner, Emily Houston, M a»r y Traux, Panline Coad, Howard Bailey, Arthur Rudd, Ruth Austin, Clarence Anderson. Mabel Gilham, Jessie Thompson, Hugh Starkweather, Jennie Perkins, Claire Beale, Dan Lyons, John Anderson, Flore nee Walsh, Maybelle Leavitt, Kay Bald. Associate Manager..Webster Ruble Advertising Manager ...George McIntyre $ Circulation Manager.A1 Krobn Office Assis .Marion Weiss Staff Assistants: James Meek, Randal Jones, Jason McCune, Ben Reed, Mary Alexander, Elwyn Craven, Donald Bennett. M . I -,-■-| Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, iaapjS^ dftly except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. . —• — —---—— - i Entered in the post-office at Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Sub scription rates $2.25 per year. By term, 75c. Advertising rates upon application. Oazopna office—655. PHONES: Downtown office—1200. THE SEVEN-YEAR MEDICAL COURSE. Today a plan l‘or a seven-year medical course "will be sub mitted to the faculty of the University for approval. Jn all probability the plan will be endorsed, as it has already been pa$sed on by the faculty of the medical school in Portland. • Pew students realize the importance of the new plan, and the effect which it will have on the University of Oregon. The medical school of the University has been promised financial aid by an eastern philanthropic institution, and the seven year course is but. one step in the plan to make the medical school of the University one of the best in the country and Portland a medical center for the entire northwest. ' Uiider the plan proposed, the medical school, located on Marqnam hill in Portland, is to be a nucleus for the medical center. Already the Multnomah county hospital is located there, and plans have already been made for specialized hos pitals on the hill. No other medical school will rank with the foremost of the country, and its graduates will be qualified to prd&tice anywhere, or to continue into research work. It is another step being taken by the University to raise the stand ards of the school. t The two game basketball series with O. A. C. this week end should draw a fair sized crowd of loyal Oregon rooters to Cpivgllis. When Oregon Fight mixes with the Corvallis brdnd of ball, there is bound to be something doing. Miss Edgington Desc r i b e s New Grading Method. Wish Grace Edgington, assistant pro fessor of rhetoric, in « report of the “weighted system” of grading, before the faculty colloquium Tuesday at'tor uoon, stated that such a system may be introduced at Oregon. Site told of the examination of the catalogs of 53 colleges and universities and'disclosed the fact that, fifty per cent of tlje institutions weight their grades in some manner. “The term weighting grades is understood here to mean put ting, a premium on good grades; putting a penalty on poor grades, or both,” ex plained Miss Kdgiugtou. “Those institutions that do state a restriction as to the quality of work re quired as well as the qnautity for a de grey. ate: Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, Nebraska, Montana. Ohio University, Amherst, Washington, Wyoming, Augustaua, Butler, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, De Pauw, Drake, Maine, Hamline, Grinnell, Rutgers, Sim moas, Oberlin, Pacific University and Haverford, while those that, apparently do not weight are: California, Kansas, Idaho, Florida, North Dakota, Okla homa, New Mexico, Ohio, South Caro lina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Emory, Texas, Virginia. West Virginia. Tulnno, Notre Damp, North Carolina, Trinity, Alabama, Cincinnati. Coucher, Temple, liSfayette. Mills and Princeton.” According to Miss Edgiugton’s report, there are four methods of weighting grades. .DePaow is typical of the first, ruling that students must accumulate j credit points with their credit hours. Commonly, the best passing grade gives three credit points and the lowest pass ing grade none. The scholarship de manded tileli depends upon the ratio of Credit points to credit hours demanded. Tlie commonest number of credit points when the lowest passing grade grants no credit points is the same as the num ber of credit hours. Washington is typical of the second method, which states that a certain per cent of the hours earned must be bet ter than the lowest passing grade. A common standard o nthis is 75 per cent. The third method is in effect at Mis souri. This system, in brief, is that medium grade work earns a base num ber of credits; better than medium gets more hours credit; inferior work, even though passing, discounts. The fourth, which is used at Drake, is a combination of the first and third, awarding credit poiuts for superior grades and subtracting poiuta for con ditions and failures. WORKS OF FAIRBANKS EXHIBITED THIS WEEK “Idaho Doughboy" and Other Pieces' by Famous Sculptures on Exhibition. The “Idaho Doughboy,” oue of Avard Fairbanks’ best pieces of work is on ex hibition iu his studio this week. This piece of sculpture statue was praised by ]Lorado Taft as being one of the best works of its kiud he had ever seen. Mr. Taft is one of the leading American authorities on sculpture today, and lias complimented Mr. Fairbanks very high ly on his work. The statue of the l'ierrepont ltaby, another of Mr. Fairbanks’ works, is in ternationally known and lias been ao j eepted in the Salon of I’aris, the Na tional ,Art Academy of Design in New Announcements *-* European Trip. — There will be a meeting of all those interested in the European trip, in Dean Straub’s office Thursday at 7:15. Oratorical Contest: — All those who are interested in the Washington-Stan ford-Oregon triangular oratorical con tests, to be held here in March, are re quested to see Professor Michael as soon as possible. Notice: — Torch and Shield deprived of social functions by action of social af fairs committee. Inter-sorority Debate: — Meeting Thursday evening at 7 o’clcok in Pro fessor Croekatt’s room. Christian Science Society:—Will meet in room 11 of the education building at 7:15 p. in., this evening, (Thursday.) The University public is invited. Feature Dance: — A mistake was made in yesterday’s announcement of the Frosh Glee program which appeared in the Emerald. The eighth dance, a 'waltz, is the feature dnnce, instead of between the eighth and ninth dances. Sigma Delta Chi: — Meeting tonight, (Thursday) at 7:30 at. the Anchorage. Faculty Meeting: — Regular faculty meeting will be held today at 4 o’clock. Plan for giving more credit toward graduation for high grades will be dis cussed. Also reports of committees and other routine business. ALPHA PHI LEADING ALL OTHER HOUSES (Continued from Page 1.) 20. Sigma Chi .2.85 21. Zeta Rho Epsilon .8.00 22. Delta Zeta . 3.910 23. Alpha Tau Omega .3.917 24. Kappa Sigma .3.95 25. Phi Delta Theta . 4.00 26. Phi Gamma Delta.4.14 27. Phi Sigma Pi .4.15 28. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.4.16 29. Bachelordon Club .4.18 30. Delta Theta Phi (Law).4.24 31. Beta Theta Pi .4.32 For the spring term of last year Sig ma Delta Phi led the list and Sigma Nu were at the bottom. Here are the grades for the spring term, 1920: 1. Sigma Delta Phi .2.63 1 2. Pi Beta Phi .2.97 3. Kappa Kappa Gamma.3.07 4. Alpha Phi . 3.12 5. Delta Gamma .3.18 6. Friendly Hall .3.20 7. Alpha Deltn Pi ..3.21 8. Hendricks Hall .3.22 1 9. Gamma Phi Beta .3.29 10. Delta Tau Delta .3.39 11. S-Maralda.3.50 12. Alpha Tau Omega .3.523 13. Kappa Alpha Theta.3.526 14. Delta Delta Delta.3.527 15. Owl Club .3.54 116. Chi Omega.3.68 17. Beta Theta Pi .3.76 18. Kappa Sigma .3.83 19. Deltn Psi .3.84 20. Phi Delta Theta .3.90 21. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.3.92 22. Phi Gamma Delta.3.99 23. Sigma Chi .4.00 24. Bachelordon .4.13 25. Sigma Xu .4.14 York, the International Exposition of Sculpture, the Panama Exposition, the Chicago Art Institute, and the Carnegie Institute. The statue he has on exhi bition is a little bronze cast. There are some very interesting pho tographs of work that Mr. Fairbanks has done. He has a portrait, study of Hazel Dawn the motion picture actress, and a wonderful study of a typical Hawaiian type. lie also has a new piece of work near ly finished which he may send east later. Dr. Sawyers’ small daughter is the sub ject and it is a very lifelike piece of sculpturing. When In a HURRY Taxi We are at vour SERVICE Day and Night Call Phone 114 or 158 U.ofO.-Maxwell Jitneys SHELDON TO SELECT TOPICS FOR INQUIRY (Continued from Page 1.) said Dean Sheldon. Many members of the faculty of the department have been in charge committees, and two years ago Dean Sheldon was president of the as sociation. One delegate-from the Uni versity is appointed each year by the president. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ » THE INQUIRING REPORTER ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ An Emerald reporter asks several persons taken at randor, a question. The replies are published: Yesterday’s question, “Have you any - '■ " ~ * faith in the ground hog as a weather prophet?” Velma Farnham who guides her frosb sisters through the winding paths of life in Hendricks hall: “Believe in it, I be lieve in it as thoroughly as I believe in impending bad luck if a black cat cross* es my path and I would, stake my fortune on that.” The inquiring news hound is wondering “Are all frosb as supersti tious as that?” Miss Gertrude Talbot: “1 do not be lieve in any kind of prophet so far as Oregon weather is concerned.” Professor W. F. G. Thaeher: “I do not believe in anything that is liable to condemn ,us to any more bad weather.” Jennie Perkins, senior, in journalism: “I have never seen a ground hog, therefore I have no faith in the gentle, man,” was the way she revealed her lack of superstition. Dr. E. S. Conklin, professor of psy chology: “I have more faith in myself as a weather prophet than in any ground hog. It is always easy to prophesy Ore gon weather, if it is raining the sun js going to shine ami if the sun is shining it is going to rain.” Ray Tester, manager of the Emer ald: “I have no faith in the idea, none whatever. No I do not pride myself on not being superstitous, I simply do not discount myself that much.” ; “We do not believe in the ground hog at the Phi Sigma Pi house,” said “Bill” Bolton. “However out of respect | we are going to have sausage for dinner tonight.” —For— Friday and Saturday Only: Suits Pressed ... .50c Suits Sponged and Pressed.75c —at— Ben Turpin 11th and Alder Sts. Phone 1159-J PlcKune & Manley Portrait Photographers • •:> ■ 623 Willamette St. (Near Post Office) Phoned 741 Eugene Clarifying and Pasteurizing Co. C P. T1ULEGAARD, Mgr. Res. 1072 W. 8th Ave. 943 OAK Eugene, Oregon Res. Phone 566J t Office Phone 390 Orders Promptly Delivered Rich Milk for Family Use and Free From Every Impurity . Jersey and Guernsey Milk. 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