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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1921)
Oregon Daily .Emerald HARRY A. SMITH, Editor. RAYMOND E. VESTER, Manager. Member Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association. Associate Editor .Lyle Bryson News Editor.Charles E. Gratke Assistant News Editors Velma Rupert, Elisabeth Whiteliouse John Dierdorff. Sports Editor.Floyd Maxwell Sports Writers Eugene Kelty Edwin Hoyt Statistician Don D. Huntress Night Editors Wilford C. Allen. Carlton K. Logan, Keuel Kenneth Youel. I. Moore, News Service Editor_Jacob Jacobson Assistants Alexander Brown, Eunice Zimmerman Feature Writers . .. . .E. J. EL, Mary Lou Burton, Frances Quiscnberry News Staff—Fred Guyon, Margaret Scott, Raeford Bailey, Owen Callaway, Jean Strachan, Inez King, Lenore Cram, Doris Parker, Phil Brogan, Raymond D. Lawrence, Margaret Carter, Florence Skinner, Emily I-Iouston, Mary Traux, Pauline Coad, Howard Bailey, Arthur Rudd, Ruth Austin, Clarence Anderson. Mabel Gilham, Jessie Thompson, Hugh Starkweather, Jennie Perkins, Claire Beale, Dan Lyons, John Anderson, Florence Walsh, Maybelle Leavitt, Kay Bald. Associate Manager .Webstet Ruble Advertising Manager .George McIntyre Circulation Manager.A1 Krohn Office Assistant.Marion Weiss Staff Assistants: James Meek, Randal Jones, Jason McCuue, Ben Reed, Mary Alexander, Elwyn Craven, Donald Bennett. Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, issued daily except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. 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—C55. Downtown office—1200. OREGON MUSIC. Appearing before 2000 critical music-lovers, the Oregon Men’s Glee Club scored a decided hit in Portland a short time ago. In doing so they won many new friends for Oregon. As an advertising medium to exploit the University and the work being done here, the Men’s Oloo Club js perhaps unex celled, and it should be allowed to carry its songs further than has been allowed in the past. Last summer, the men’s glee club of the University of California made a trip to the Orient, a venture which spread the name of California and its music to the highest type of Eastern peoples. Such a trip for the Oregon glee club would hardly he worth while, but'a shorter .journey into parts of this country which are rarely visited by anything representative of Oregon would be a profitable venture for the University. This year the men’s glee club is one of the best that has evov been developed here, in capturing the hearts of Port land m'usic-lovrs, the glee club won the friendship for Oregon of people who labored udder the misapprehension, that foot ball and other athletics, including dancing, were the only activities engaged in by the students of the University. And these people were the ones Oregon wants for friends; the friendship of the type of people who love* music is worth while. Wo have a glee club that we can be proud of. What is worth being proud of is worth showing to others. The girl’s glee club of this year has yet to prove itself. But it is safe to say that that organization will also he truly representative of the best of Oregon. The same would apply to the University orchestra, an organization that has already proved its ability to render the best of music in a way that cannot but be appreciated. Let’s wake up to the advantages of longer trips for these organizations to places where it will be to the advantage of Oregon to show them off. Friday and Saturday are all-Oregon nights. O. A. C. and Oregon meet in basketball at the Armory, and it is .just as es sential for Oregon students to support a basketball team as a football eleven. Make your plans now to be there both nights, and! remember when so doing that there is an old Oregon tra dition that must, not be violated. “No pigging allowed” ap plies to a varsity basketball game as well as to a football eon test. There will be a rooting section for men both nights, and the man who neglects to observe this tradition may find to his sorrow that the rooting section delights in picking “piggers” from among the rest of the crowd. Be there 1 I 21 STATES REPRESENTED. Twenty-one different Staten are rep resented among the ISO students who are studying city planning in one course at the University of Wisconsin. AUTOMATICS ARE USED. Automatic telephones have just, re cently been installed at Cornell Univer sity, Ithaca, New York. ★-★ | Announcements +---jf. 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. Masons: — There will be a meeting of the Craftsmen next Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 6:15 p. m. at the Anchorage. Oregon Club: — Important meeting of Men’s Oregon Club 7:15 Monday even ing in “Y” hut. Last chance to sign up for dance. Masons: — Meeting at the Anchorage 6:15 p. m. Tuesday, Feb. 8. Masons: — Meeting of Masons tonight at the Anchorage at 6:15. This to in clude E. A. Soccer Men: All men interested in soccer are asked to attend a meeting at the Beta house at 7:80 o'clock Tuesday evening, Feb. 8. French Club: — Meets Tuesday even ing at 7:80 in the V. IV. C. A. bungalow. Crossroads: Crossroads society will meet on Wednesday of this week instead of Thursday. W. A. A. — Women’s Athletic Asso ciation meeting at 4 o’clock this after noon in the big lecture room on the main floor of the women’s building. First meeting of the year and important busi ness is to come up. Every member should be present. Executive council of IV. A. A. meeting at 8:80 in the execu tive1 council room on third floor. • GRADES ARE AVERAGED Compilation Under Way to Show Quality of Work of Students. In order that the quality of work that is being done by students of the Uni versity may be known and various com parisons can be made, a general grade average is being compiled by the regis trar’s office staff this week. The average will also be used to de termine how closely the faculty is keep ing to the Missouri system, wlfereby 5 per cent, of the students are given I grades, 20 per cent IT, 50 per cent III and IV and 20 per cent V and failures. A comparison of grades of people living in houses and those not connected with campus organizations will also be pos sible. The results of the work will probably be announced the first of next week. Pleasant Atmosphere Entering the Varsity you 1‘eel more than in the ordinary confectionary store. The spirit of attention to all small services lias made this. Aiming to please our patrons not only with the best quality of food but by giving pleasant surroundings. Others have noticed this, haven’t vou? The VARSITY CLARK HAWLEY, Prop. RHODES ALLOWANCES WILL BE INCREASED Allowance May Not Cover Expenses, Says Report of Board of Trustees. An annual bonus of of) pounds is to be added to the allowance of all Rhodes scholars, bringing the total amount to 300 pounds yearly in an effort to par tially offset the increased cost of living. This information is contained in the an nual report of the board of trustees re ceived at the president's office, which further warns all prospective Rhodes scholars that even with the additional bonus the allowance may be insufficient for the year’s residence in England. Students are advised by the trustees that it would be prudent to provide ad ditional private funds to supplement the amount allowed by the board. The ad ditional allowance of the trustees al though in the nature of an increase is to be regarded as a bonus only, states the report, owing to the uncertain value of money in the future and the capacity of the Rhodes funds to meet payments in definitely. Rhodes scholarship selections for the academic year 1922-1923 will be made this summer. The college year com mences October 1922. At present there are in residence in England 220 students enrolled as Rhodes scholars and for the acamedic year 1919-1920 out Of a total of 183 registered 78 were Americans. STUDENTS NEGLECT MAIL. The campus post office, reports con siderable trouble over the fact that peo ple are failing to call for their mail in the file in the basement of the adminis tration building. There is also consid erable confusion caused by the practice of some students who fail to return mail to its proper place after looking for their own mail. An important letter is said to ha\;e been lost in this way. D. MULLARKY’S FATHER DEAD. IV. T. Alullarky of Bend, assessor of Deschutes county, who died suddenly a few days ago. was the father of Douglas Mullarky. ex-’20, formerly editor of the Emerald and now publisher of the Red mond Spokesman. CLASS TOLD ABOUT JAVA Export Salesman Speaks to Foreipn Trade Class. A. H. Metzelaar. who is connected with the Marshall Wells Hardware com pany, spoke before Professor Lomax s foreign trade class last week on condi tions in Java, and described actual con ditions met in selling goods abroad and particularly in the Dutch East Indies where he has had 13 months experience as an export salesman, having returned to this country .from there just recently. Mr. Metzelaar has visited many of the larger oriental cities in connection with his work, among them being Yokohama, Shanghai. Ilonkong. Singapore, Kobe and fanton. MONOCLES AND CANES NEW FAD A new- fad for seniors in the form of wearing monocles and carrying canes has been installed at Whitman College. This scheme was started recently by the sen' iors for the purpose of maintaining their dignity and asserting their position on the campus. It is the plan of the male members of the class to continue thi throughout the remainder of the seho„! year or until graduation in June. It j. said that all offenders of this rule wil1 be hot handed by the other members 0t' the class. LOCAL POSTPONES INITIATION • Initiation of the local education chili Phi Kappa Delta, into the national or ganization Phi Delta Kappa, which was scheduled for last Friday, has he, n postponed until February 10. Basketball U. of 0. vs 0. A. C. m and other Conference Teams Season Tickets Reserved Now on sale at Hauser Bros, and “Obak’s” Price Six Dollars EUGENE ARMORY , 0. A. 0.—February 11,7 p. m. 0. A. C.—February 12th, 7:30 p. in. U. of 0.—February 18th, 8:00 p. in. , U. of C.—February 19th, 7:30 p. in. - Idaho—February 21st, 7:30 p. in. YV. 8. 0.—February 28th, 7:30 p. m. W. 8. C.—March 1st, 8:00 pan. Willamette U.—March 4th, 7:00 p. m, . Willamette IT.—March 5tli. 7:30 n. m I Single Reserved Seat 75c. Admission 50c. I ~"^N * How is a Wireless Message Received? VERY incandescent lamp has a filament. Mount a metal plate on a wire in the lamp near the filament. A current leaps the space between the filament and the plate when the filament glows. Edison first observed this phenomenon in 1883. Hence it was called the “Edison effect.” Scientists long studied the “effect” but they could not explain it satisfactorily. Now, after years of experimenting with Crookes tubes, X-ray tubes and radium, it is known that the current that leaps across is a stream of “electrons”— exceedingly minute particles negatively charged with electricity. These electrons play an important part in wireless communica tion. When a wire grid is interposed between the filament and the plate and charged positively, the plate is aided in drawing electrons across; but when the grid is charged negatively it drives back the elec trons. A very small charge applied to the grid, as small as that re ceived from a feeble wireless wave, is enough to vary the electron stream. So the grid in the tube enables a faint wireless impulse to control the very much greater amount of energy in the flow of electrons, and so radio signals too weak to be perceived by other means become per ceptible by the effects that they produce. Just as the movement of a throttle controls a great locomotive in motion, so a wireless wave, by means of the grid, affects the powerful electron stream. All this followed from studying the mysterious “Edison effect”-” a purely scientific discovery. No one can foresee what results will follow from research in pure science. Sooner or later the world must benefit practically from the discovery of new facts. For this reason the Research Laboratories of the General Electric Company are concerned as much with investigations in pure science as they are with the improvement of industrial processes and products. They, too, have studied the “Edison effect” scientifically. The result has been a new form cf electron tube, known as the “pliotron”, a type of X-ray tube free from the vagaries of the old tube; and the “kene tron”, which is called by electrical engineers a “rectifier” because it has the property of changing an alternating into a direct current. All these improvements followed because the Research Labora tories try to discover the “how” of things. Pure science always justifies itself. General oftice Company Schenectady, N.Y. 95-377 D