Oregon Daily Emerald
VOLUME XXIII.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1922
NUMBER 52
Frosh Mortality
Brings Gloom
First Year Students Seem Unable to
Handle University Work; 161 Men
Pile Up Total of 1252 Hours of F
Solution Sought
inadequate High School Preparation
Suggested as Reason for Failures;
Situation Calls for Some Action.
Figures are often called illuminating.
Webster in his dictionary declares that I
illuminate means to brighten. How
ever, here are a few figures which will;
probably not tend to brighten the
gloom which has been hanging over
the Oregon campus since the publica
tion of the “scandal sheet” some few
days ago.
That same “scandal sheet” holds a
score or more of similar surprises and
although we have not compared this
little list of figures with that of for
mer “scandal sheets” it is not probable
that there are many which could at all
campare with it.
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i To begin with, a careful perusal of |
the grade reports for the term just
ended shows that a total of 2336 hours
were flunked by the students. That
is more hours than there are students
in the University. And divided be
tween the men and the e.o eds, the fig
ures show that 1762 of this total num
ber of hours were flunked by the men
students, the remaining 574 hours were
by the women. That may or may not
be illuminating.
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To the freshman class goes the
leather trophy for receiving the great
est number of flunks. These figures
tell the story. Freshman men pilbd
up 1252 flunked hours. This grand
total was amassed by 161 men who
ranged their flunks from one hour to
16 hours. Then the freshman women
chalked up 331 hours of failure to make
grades. And this total was made by
73 freshman co-eds, who ranged from
one hour to 16 hours.
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In checking up the failures it would
appear that this must surely be an ex
ample of the survival of the fittest.
The sophomore class comes right along
after the freshmen. This class of sec
ond-year students made a total of 366
flunked hours. Fifty-seven sophomore
men contributed a total of 249 hours to
this number, and 30 sophomore co-eds
added the remaining 117 hours needed
to bring the grand total.
In the two upper class divisions the
showing was better than that of the
beginners. In the junior class 228
hours was the grand total. One hun
dred forty five were flunked by 32
men, and 23 women in the class failed in
83 hours. The seniors failed in a total
of 56 hours, 11 men making 36 hours
of failure and 8 women making 20
hours of F. Special students were not
exempt according to the “scandal
sheet,” and 15 men in the special stu
dent classification made a total of 80
hours of failure while 8 co-eds in this
division annexed 23 hours of failure to
make passing grades.
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This sort of a record would surely
call for drastic steps toward a better
ing of conditions. It surely cannot be
laid entirely at the students’ door, and
yet President P. L. Campbell in a
speech before the student assembly
yesterday said, “The University is not
proud of the drastic dropping of stu
dents.”
• * *
Can it be that the high schools of
the State cannot maintain the terrific
pace of higher standards which the
University has set for them! Presi
dent Campbell declared in his talk be
fore the assembly yesterday, “The high
schools are very lenient in prepara
tion.” Then if this is the case it must
surely be time steps were taken to
better the standard of this preparation ■
in the preparatory schools throughout I
the State.
Carlton Spencer, registrar, in com
menting on the poor grades made by the
freshmen, declares, “The fact that the |
freshmen have had such difficulty in
obtaining good grades may be attribu
ted to the inadequacy of the high
school preparation. The great diffi
culty between high school and college
curricula has made adjustment to our
system difficult especially since per
sonal attention by the instructor be
comes daily more difficult because of
the size of the classes.”
• * *
This raises the question just how
many freshmen know how to study.
Conceding that the high school prepara
tion is inadequate, it would appear
that surely the first-year classes in
college should be made up with courses
which will assist the beginner in tak
ing up the curricula here rather than
flunking out of college with the feel
ing that he or she has not received a
square deal.
It takes 16 hours each term to ob
tain a degree in the four years of col
lege, then must it be necessary to at
tend the University five years to get
this degree? Must the first year here
be put in preparation to begin in ear
nest at the start of the second year.
Better to start at the seat of the
trouble and begin a campaign for
higher standards in high schools, we
would sav.
• * *
But flunks are flunks, and post
mortems avail little to those who have
already taken the long trail.
2 Professors
Used to Teach
Lone Student
Two professors and one student!
That is the strange composition of
the class in which Miss Madalene
Logan finds herself. She is specializ
ing in home economics journalism.
The course is offered by Dean Allen
of the journalism department and
by Miss Lilian Tingle of the Home
Economics department.
The course is a hard one to enter
since Miss Tingle requires about 15
hours of previous work in home econ
omics and Dean Allen requires three
or four courses of work in journalism
as preparation. Miss Madalene Lo
gan is the only student in the course,
which has been scheduled for some
time.
DEBATERS WILL BE PICKED
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, SET AS
DATE FOR VARSITY TRYOUTS
Absolutely New Team Will be Chosen
to Represent Oregon in Three
Cornered Contest
Friday, January 13, has been set as
the day for the tryouts for the debate
team to represent the University in the
Pacific Coast Triangular debate con
tests which are scheduled to take place
on March 3. An entirely new team is
to be picked by Mr. Thorpe, the debate
coach, so that new men trying out for
positions on the team will stand an
equal chance with the veterans. Try
outs will be held in the Commerce build
ing. All men who intend to make a
trial are advised to confer with Pro
fessor Thorpe previous to the tryouts.
The University of Oregon is one of
three members of the Pacific Coast
Triangular Debate League. Stanford
University and the University of
Washington, the other two members,
have both bowed to Oregon in the
contests for the last two years. Ore
gon won the state debate champion
ship against Oregon Agricultural Col
lege and Reed College. All of the men
who represented Oregon in the state
championships have expressed their
intentions of coming out for the team.
Remey Cox, veteran forensic man for
the last two years, has announced his
desire to try. With a group of vete
rans working on the question, it is pre
dicted that Oregon has an excellent
chance to capture the Pacific Coast
championship.
The question to be discussed is “Re
solved: That the federal government
should levy a tax on manufacturer’s
sales.” Oregon’s negative team will
meet Stanford’s affirmative at Palo
Alto and Washington’s negative will
meet Oregon’s affirmative at Eugene.
Stanford will send her affirmative to
Seattle.
The State Oratorical Contest is to be
held on March 9 between the eight
colleges of the state. All men inter
ested in this and desirous of trying out
should see Professor Thorpe not later
than Monday, January 9.
STUDENTS MUST PAY
FOR INITIALING CHAIRS
New Furniture Not to be Marred by
Carving Names; Dr. Gilbert on
List of Past Offenders
Among those who will receive chas
tisement for decorating the new furni
ture in the business administration
building is the head of the University
economics department. “Jimmy Gil
bert ’03” was found carved neatly, and
Dr. Gilbert received a note about it,
along with various University students
who committed similar acts of dis
respect to the commerce building furni
ture. In his class yesterday morning
he urged all students to discontinue
this practice.
During the Christmas vacation an in
spection was made of the new equip
ment in the school of business admin
istration, and it was found that many
students have desired to leave their
names or other insignia carved on the
furniture, for succeeding generations
of scholars to look at. All students
who were thus discovered have re
ceived notice of their misdemeanor, and
many have been called on to pay for ,
the cost of having them removed. Two
fraternity houses have also been called
on to make an outlay of money for this
reason.
It is expected that the new furniture
will remain without a blemish in the ;
future. Students in boU' business ad j
ministration and economics are being
warned during this week.
EDUCATOR REELECTED
A. C- Strang4, superintendent of
schools of Astoria, was re-elected presi
dent of the Oregon High School Debate
League at the annual meeting of that
organization, which was held December
30, during the session of the 8tate
Teachers’ Association in Portland. Mr.
Strange is well known on the Oregon
campus, for he has taken work here
during summer term.
DOUGHNUT SERIES
ALL-STAR HOOPERS
CHOSEN BY COACHES
Rockhey, Crandell, Burnett,
Zimmerman, Schaffer
Are Named
FOURTEEN OTHERS PICKED
Bohler and Durno Select Team;
Interest in Sport
Aroused
All-Star Doughnut Team
Rockhey .Forward
Crandell .Forward
Zimmerman .Center
Burnett .Guard
Schaeffer .'....Guard
The above men composed the all
star team of the doughnut league. They
were selected by Assistant Basketball
Coach Durno, with the aid of Coach
Bohler. Honorable mention was given
to 14 others in the following order:
Forwards: Altstock, Brocker, Wright,
King and Murry. Centers: McMillan,
Gowans and Spear. Guards: Couch,
Bliss, Black, Ashby, Goar and Fraser.
Rockhey and Burnett are members of
the Kappa Sigma team which won the
series for the second successive time.
A win next year would give them per
manent possession of one of the trophy
cups which they now have temporarily.
Scheaffer played for the Fijis, who
stood second in the league. Crandell
was a forward on the S. A. E. team
which played good ball through the
season. Zimmerman, the Kappa Theta
Chi center stood out above all others
in that position.
unoice was uiose
The selection of the men was made
only after a great deal of deliberation
on the merits of the eligible men, by
Coach Bohler and Assistant Durno. In
choosing the team, the playing of each
man was discussed, and they were se
lected for their playing of the game
as a whole, and not because of the
number of baskets which they shot
during the series.
The selection of a forward as a run
ning mate with Rockhey came in for
the closest competition with three men
as contenders. Crandell was selected,
in preference to Altstock and King
for the reason that he played a fast,
consistent, heady game throughout the
season, while King was inclined to
shoot too much and Altstock was er
ratic in one or two games.
Zimmerman Good
Zimmerman was easily the pick for
center, for although he played in only
a few games, his work at center stood
out above that of all others.
Rockhey had the edge on all other
forwards, for although a small man,
he played a fast offensive game
throughout the season.
Schaeffer and Burnett at guard make
a good combination. Schaeffer was
the best guard on offense in the series,
and did much of the scoring of his
team. Burnett is a heady guard, who
plays the floor well, and rarely lets a
forward by for an open shot.
Crandell, the other forward, is a fast
elusive dribbler, a clever passer, and
deserves a place on the team, for it was
his work that helped make his team a
strong contender.
Only Playing Considered
Many of the men given honorable
mention were practically as good as
some of those on the team, but the |
places were given to those who showed
up in the doughnut games, wdthout re
gard to their reputations or previous
records.
This is the first attempt that has
been made to pick an all-star team,
and was especially difficult for the
reason that practically all of the teams
entered in the league were strong and
only five of the 100 or more men elig
ible could be selected.
The games throughout the series
were interesting and the important ones
drew crowds that would do credit to a
Varsity game. The turning point of the
senes was the A. T. O. defeat of the
Fijis, giving the Kappa Sigs another
chance at the championship. The final
game, which was plaved on Monday of
examination week between the Kappa
Sigs and the Fijis was won by the
Kappa Sigs 17 to 16.
The elose guarding of the Kappa
Sigs was the feature of the game, as
the Fijis succeeded in getting only
two baskets, making 12 of their points
by Schaeffer’s foul shooting.
The series was the most successful
that has ever been conducted, both
from the spectator’s point of view,
and the coaches’, for besides being the
most interesting and exciting of any
so far, it brought out a great deal of
material, and helped greatly to rouse
’he interest of the students in basket
lab.
HOLIDAY TODR OF
GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB
Coast Cities Visited During
Week; Audiences Show
Appreciation
JOHN B. SIEFERT PLEASES
Stunt “A Summer Fantasy” by
Bettie Kessi Encored;
Coon is Director
A decided success, both artistically
and financially, was scored by the Uni
versity of Oregon Girls' Glee Club on
their holiday tour. From December 17
to 23 the club appeared in concert at
Reedsport, Myrtle Point, Ooquille, Ban
don, Marshfield and North Bend and
were greatly appreciated at each ap
pearance.
The work of John B. Siefert as so
loist for the club was one of tlio out
standing features of tho concert tour
and so great was the success of his
work that he has been invited to re
turn at a later date and give a special
concert
i
Appreciation Shown
Among the numbers most appreci
ated by the audiences were “Silent
Night, Holy Night” which was given
by the entire club with a cello obli
gato by Allegra Ragsdale. This was
followed by. a Russian folk song en
titled “Child’s Song” by Moussorgsky.
The solos by Viola Powell and Bornico
Alstock were well received and tho
duet by Gwladys Keony and Vera
Price was one of the most attractive
features of the entire concert.
A stunt entitled “A Summer Fan
tasy” written by Bettie Kessi demon
strated that the girls had dramatic as
well as musical ability and was so
much appreciated that the cast was
called back two and throe times to
respond to the enthusiastic encores.
The complete program follows:
...Gounod
Part I
Waltz from “Faust” ..
Glee Club
Piano Solo—Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5....
.Rachmaninoff
Miss Brown
Tenor Solos—Pale Moon .Logan
Love’s In My Heart .Woodman
John B. Siefert
Leland A. Coon, Accompanist
Quartet—Rock-a-bye .Noidlinger
Misses Keeney, Miller, Price and Huff
Silent Night, Holy Night ..Traditional
Cello obligato by Miss Ragsdale
Child’s Song .Moussorgsky
Glee Club
Soprano Solo—Dawn .Curran
Miss Powell
Far Off I Hear a Lover’s Flute .
The Moon Drops Low .Cadman
Part II
Chanson Provencale .
..r..Dell ’Acqua-Shelley
Glee Club
Contralto Solo—Less Than the Dust...
. Woodforde-Finden
Miss Altstock
Friendship .Harris
Glee Club
Duet-—See the Pale Moon ....Campana
Misses Keeney and Price
Tenor Solos—Prelude from “Cycle of
Life” .Ronald
Daybreak .Daniels
John B. Siefert
Original Stunt—A Summer Fantasy..
Written by Miss Kessi
Oregon Songs .
Glee Club
“It was the most successful concert
trip we have ever had,” said Leland
A- Coon, director of the club. Stu
dents of the University as well as mem
bers of the club realize that a great
deal of credit for the concert is due
to the untiring efforts of Mr. Coon
and his capable directing. Mrs. Jean
Fayard Coon acted as chaperone for the
club and Miss Mildred Brown was the
accompanist.
The girls making the tour were:
First Sopranos—Plorence M. Garrett,
Hillsboro; Gwladys M. Keeney, Port
land; Kathleen Kem, Cottage Grove;
Allegra D. Ragsdale, Baker; Ramona
Roe, Enterprise.
Second Sopranos—Ruth M. Akers,
Wasco; G. Leona Gregory, Molalla;
Marian M. Linn, Eugene; Constance
L. Miller, Chehalis, Wash.; Beatrice
E. Gorman, Portland; Viola M. Powell,
Oakland, Cal.; Dorothy Poill, Eugene.
First Altos—Bernice M. Altstock,
Portland; Alice G. Baker, Oakland; L,
Belle Chatburn, Bandon; Margaret E.
Phillips, McMinnville; Vera L. Price,
Sf-appooBe; Marvel E. Skeels, Coquille.
Second Altos—Maxine Buren, Salem;
Bess N. Huff, Baker; Bettie Kessi, Cor
vallis; Margaret E. Powers, Marsh
field; Rita W. Ridings, Eugene.
Save That 75c;
Have It Ready
For Big Dance
Men! If you want to avoid tho
rush at the first Student Body dance
of the term Saturday night, get your
dates and be on hand early with the
exact change ready.
Art Campbell, chairman of the
dance committee requests that the
regular admission price of seventy
five cents be had in readiness, and
much fuss and worry over making
change will be avoided.
All conditions point toward a big
time Saturday night. Plans have
been made by Campbell, Alice Evans,
and Clayton Ingle. This is the first
of the three student body dances to
be held this term, and is to be in
the Woman’s building as usual.
Excellent jazz music will be fur
nished by a six-piece orchestra.
J. W. GREEN GETS AWARD
GIRLS WIN PRIZES IN CHRISTMAS
CARD DESIGN CONTEST
Prominent Portland Architects Judge
Students' Work on Problems
Entered in Exhibition
Jesse W. Green was awarded first
mention for his work on the senior
problem in the school of architecture in
the last jury day exhibition, Decomber
10. Ttoscoe Hemenway followed closely
with second first mention in tho com
petition. John Benoes and W. G. Hol
ford, prominent architects of Portland,
acted as judges for the work in the
architectural school. The list of men
tions is as follows: third first montion,
D. F. Hinson; first second montion,
S. B. Hayslip; second socond C. N.
Jenkins; third second, P. L. Janson;
mentions, L. P. Bartholomew, R. W.
Sundoleaf.
,J. M. Bradway won tho first mention
in the junior problem. C. N. Irwin and
Stuart Biles won first place in the
sophomore and freshman problems re
spectively.
In the Normal arts department an
award of $2.50 was given to Margaret
Rankin and Kathryn Nicholson as win
ners of a contest in making Christmas
card designs. Jossio Lewis won first
mention in basketry while Agnes
Schultz won first place in book-binding.
HEAVY MEN WANTED
ON WRESTLING TEAM
Practice to be Held 3 Times Weekly;
Wagner, Whitcomb, Strane,
Showing Up Well
Wrestlers are badly needed in all
weights, especially above tho 145 class,
according to Coach Barnes, who will
issue a call to all wrestlers to report
for work beginning Monday at 5
o’clock. Practice will be every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday at 5. Since
wrestling has boen made a major sport,
rating a full size “O,” many men are
expocted to turn out.
Heavy men are wanted, states Coach
Barnes, especially men who can qualify
for the 175 lb. class. Some good ma
terial is available in tho lighter
weights, in which Wagner and Whit
comb, 125, Strane and Waters, 135, and
Kirtley 145 lbs. have shown up well.
Nygren seems to be the only promising
heavy man so far.
Meets will be scheduled with O. A.
C-, Multnomah, and other Coast Wrest
ling teams.
O. A. C. GETS FIJI
Oregon Agricultural College, January
4—(P- I. N. 8.)—Word received from
Birmingham, Alabama, says that tho
Beaver Club has been granted a
chapter of Phi Gamma Delta.
STUDENTS TAKING
LEAD IN CHINA, SAYS
ASSEMBLY SPEAKER
No School Facilities Given
Common People Declares
Woman Educator
AMERICAN AID REQUESTED
Mrs. Murry Frame Says Girls
Did Heroic Service in
Famine Districts
“The heart of China today lies in
tho student class, and it is this class
that is leading the nation in every
way,” said Mrs- Murry Scott Frame,
who for 14 years has been connected
with the Yeneliing Women’s college at
Peking, China, in an address to the
student assembly yesterday. MrB.
Frame, who is now touring tho country
in the intorest of higher education in
China, is a professor of history, and has
been for some time tho acting president
of Yenching, tho leading Women’s col
lege of tho Orient.
Although China has had schools for
2000 years, they have failed to reach
even a small part of the common people,
said Mrs. Frame. Tho illiteracy of tho
women is especially marked, and a
Chinese woman of education has the
greatest chance in tho' world to bo of
service to her country.
Mandarin Glass in Oontrol
China today, Mrs. Frame told the
students, is controlled by a Mandarin
class, which takos pains to keep all
affairs of state and government from
the people, and it is only through
the students that the common mass
learn of outside affairs. During the
recent Shantung affair, students every
where addressed the people, and dele
gations were sent to tho government
officials denouncing the outrage. “Chi
na’s salvation,” said Mrs. Frame, “lios
in the enlightening of the common peo
ple, and this can only be dono through
the students. Hence the crying need
for more facilities and greater expan
sion of higher education in China-”
Mrs. Frame also told of tho life and
work of Chinese college women. The
students come from all parts of China,
and because transportation facilities
are so bad, many of them remain in col
lego until they receive their degree,
then go back home with their message
for the people.
Spirit of Students Lauded
“Tho spirit shown by those students
is wondorful,” said the speaker, “They
are ready at all times to serve the
people of their country, not only after
they leave college, but also while they
are in school. During the last great
famine in China, these girls gave up
all their extra clothing and with what
food they could spare, went out in the
famine districts and cared for as many
of the victims as they could. It is
this spirit of service and self-sacrifice
that China needs badly, and in it lies
her only salvation.”
Closer Cooperation Asked
A closer cooperation between the edu
cational institutions of this country and
those of China was asked for, as well
as tho support financially which the
Chinese colleges need so badly.
Mrs. June Thaehor, of tho Univer
sity school of music, rendered two
piano solos at the opening of the as
sembly. President Campbell addressed
the students on the matter of grades,
and the arrangement of courses for the
present term.
Sigma Chi Leads in Physical
Tests; Spearow High-Point Man
In the competitive Physical ability
tests for men given just before the
Christmas holidays, Sigma Chi leads the
men’s houses, with Kappa Sigma rank
ing second, and Delta Tau Delta third.
Phil Itingle, with a score of 109, was
the high point winner for the leaders,
while Rockhey, Kappa Sigma, scored
131, and Hpearow, Delta Tau Delta,
scored 136
Other houses rated as follows: Kappa
Theta Chi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Beta
Theta Pi, Oregon Club, Fiji, A. T. O.,
Chi Psi, Friendlv Hall, anil Phi Sigma
Pi.
Individual high point winners were:
Ralph Spearow, 130; Rockhey, 131;
Krohn, 115; Palmer, 115; Kays, 113;
Ringle, 109. Others who made over
100 were: Ingle ami Beed, 105; Hockett,
101; and Young, 100.
The tests this time were at least 20
per cent better than those conducted
last fall, according to Gerald Barnes,
instructor in physical education, who
had charge of the tests. The high point
winner at that time scored 96 against
the score of 138, made this time by
Ralph Spearow. These scores will
probably continue to improve, accord
ing to the instructors in charge. The
next test is to be held some time in
February.
In the various events, which included
the high jump, vault, rope climb, swim
ming and running, several scored high.
Spearow, jumping 6 feet, took the
high jump, Sullivan second, 5 ft- 6
inches, Bracher and Kuhnhausen third,
5 ft. 3, while Young, Palmer and
Veatch each jumped 5 ft. 2.
Several vaulted 7 ft. 4, which was
the top of the bar. Those making this
score were, Spearow, Klsensohn, Wor
then, Itingle, Young, Rockhey, and
Krohn. Woods was next at 7, 2, and
Erickson scored 6 ft. 10.
The rope event was also won by
Spearow in 9 seconds flat, Worthen was
second, 9 4-5, Beed and Woodward, 10
flal. Haight, Lane, Meek, Series,
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