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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1921)
HONOR FRATERNITIES AND CLUBS ARE ACTIVE (Continued from Page 1.) privilagecLto attend. Higher Standard Sought. Theta Sigma Phi, national honorary journalism fraternity for women and Sigma Delta Chi for men are active in promoting interest in journalism. Sig ma Delta Chi meets every week to dis cuss matters of interest to its members '• | to help to raise tlu* standard of trnalism in the University. Theta Sig ma Phi recently gave $50" toward the trork of the National Occupational bu reau which is maintained by the nation al fraternity to help journalists secure positions. The work of the bureau is not limited to members of Theta Sigma phi however but seeks to bring together employer and employe iu any line of journalism. The bureau lias as patrons and patronesses some of the best known writers in America. On the University 'campus. Theta Sigma Phi seeks to pro mote interest in journalistic work of the highest order, frequently ^holding open meetings for tile benefit of other students as well as its members. Art Students Busy. Art and architecture students have three organizations, the Architecture t b. The Texon Art club and the Uni versity Builders League, all actively en gaged in encouraging the work of the department. Two forensic honor fraternities. Tan Kappa Alpha fo rmen and Zeta Kappa Psi for women are doing much to pro mote interest in forensic activities on the campus. Tau Kappa Alpha gave the eup that is awarded to the winners of the inter-fraternity debates each year. Both organizations have for their object the raising of forensic standards at the University. Three commerce fraternities, Alpha Kappa Alpha for men and Zeta Kappa men and Phi Theta Kappa for women, seek to raise the standard of scholar ship in the department of commerce and to promote the general welfare of stu dents in the department. Education Is Encouraged. The Women's Education club seeks to encourage work along educational lines among its members. The local chapter of Phi Kappa Delta seeks the same thing among the men. On February 1!), they are to become a part of the nation al organization of Phi Delta Kappa and will be known as the Phi chapter. Two language clubs, one for students of French and one for. those interested in Spanish are encouraging their mem bers to do superior work in these lan guages and also to arouse interest in the life and customs of France and Spain. Two law fraternities, Phi Delta Phi and Delta Theta Phi are doing much to raise the scholarship and professional standards of law students. Phi Delta | Phi led all men’s organizations on the campus in the grades for the first term ! this year. Better Literature Aim. Ye Tabard Inn Cliajiter of Sigma Up silon is seeking to encourage literary activity among the men of the Univer sity as are Pot and Quill and the Eu taxian society among the women. The Condon club is the Oregon chap ter of the Geological and Mining so ciety of American universities. It is composed of students interested in geo logical study and investigation and es pecially encourages work in the investi gation of the geological history of Ore gon Tie University Players and Mask and BiisVin afford opportunities for students. / “rested in dramatie work to have | .at stage experience and training of the highest order. bocial Side Promoted. Various honor societies are endeavor >ng to promote scholastic and social ad ''aneement among the students. To-Ko Lo is for sophomore men, Kwama for sophomore girls, Friars for senior men, Scroll ami Script for senior women and Torch and Shield is an honor society i°r men. The University Honor Society 1S made up of students who have high scholastic standing and has for its ob ject the securing of a national Phi Beta Kappa chapter for the University. Cross Roads is a society to promote hon °r scholarship and research. Tre Nu is a society of partially or "'holly self supporting girls of the Uui 'ersity. It serves to bring them to ( Ter and encourage individual activity. ' Vhe Industrial Forum is a discussion group of girls interested in the problems facing women in industry. The Historian staff is working to collect, data in regard to fhe history of the University and to Preserve it for th> future. ’ The Oregon cubs for both men and women are composed of students who ar* n°t affiliated with any social frater n,ty. The organizations promote good fellowship and social activity among their Members. Religious Groups Meet. The Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C- A. are (loin8- much in the way of organizing classes, discussion groups and in aiding students in every way possible. Relig 10118 clubs are also active; the Newman dub for Catholic students, the St. An tlrews club for Episcopalians, the George Eliott club for Unitarians and the Chris tian Science club for the students who are members of the Christian Science church. The Inter-fraternity council and the Pan-Hellenic Council work among the various fraternities. The Cosmopolitan Uub seeks to encourage acquaintance and exchange of ideas among students who represent the different nations of the world. The Washington club is a new organ ization and is composed of all students who live in the state of Washington. I hey endeavor to become acquainted and to organize for social activity. Masons Are Organized. The Craftsmen club is composed of students who are Masons. Sigma Alpha is an honorary society of pre-medics students. The Hermian club is made up of physical education majors and is en deavoring to raise the standard of work m this department ns well as in all de partments in which its members are in terested. The Home Economics club is also a new organization and as yet has hardly finished the work of organization. It has tor its object the promotion of the work in home economics and is raising a fund to be used for a practice house that the department hopes to have in the near future . Plans for organization of several more clubs are under way and local hon or fraternities are working for national charters. CLUB TO INVESTIGATE CHINA. Tentative plans for the formation of a national organization for the purpose of archaeological and historical investi Rations in China has beeu received at the president’s office. The communica tion from the foreign relations commit tee of the University of California sug gests (lie appointment of a delegate from tin1 University of Oregon to correspond with like appointees of other universi ties and endeavor to formulate plans for au association of American colleges to conduct research work in Chinese arch aeology. ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR LEAVES. Miss Norma Dobie, instructor in the English department, at the University, and her sister Catherine, instructor in Eugene high school, left Saturday for Misouri to be with their father, who is critically ill th*re. Mr. Dobie bad an operation several months ago but was in good health until recently, according to reports. LOST: — On campus, leather note book containing term notes. I’lease re turn to A. Leo Cohn, Hotel Qsburn, phone SOI.—Adv. EMMETT ZINN Teacher of Hawaiian Steel GUITAR Phone 812. 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