M H DouglMR, Library Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXIII. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1922. NUMBER 59 n o. T. C. TERMED A SURVIVAL ! farrow Viewpoint and Ancient "bigotry are Held Responsible for military Training PROGRESS BAR’ED worst Elements Take Place of nmwine Civilization in College Preparations for War. By E. J. H. John Adams, that bluff, irascible ole tatesman once made a remark to the ffect that he had to study war anc e tecraft in order that his sons mighl *' free to engage in law, medicine, com eerce, industry, and so forth, so that ,heir sons inturn might be able to pursue sculpturing, painting, music and etching In an illustrative way he thus embodied his conception of the path of man along the road of civilization. What are we, the great-grandsons of John Adams, doing! Studying state craft_the statecraft of racial prejudice an(j of internation distrust; studying ffar_the war of poisonous gases, disase germs and high explosives. War has so long been a part of the established order of things that we can scarce free ourselves from the vast ma chine it has erected in our minds. Even today you will hear people, otherwise in telligent, say that war is necessary to ■revive in men the manlier virtues. Of all the silly drivel under the sun this Is the most asinine! War does not break manly virtues; it only intensifies the existing traits and qualities of individuals. Look about and see the results of a war that should have ennobled millions of people. See the chaotic condition of the world, see the morass of social and economic decay it las fallen into. For five years we were Statesman, once made a remark to the keyed up to abnormal heights. Then, on the declaration of peace, our nerves be came suddenly unstrung—ana there fol lowed a greater social and moral dissolu tion than ever before known. Nothing has withstood it. Family ties, private morals, public justice—everything has been more or less touched by the cor rupting influence of a post-war letdown. War has ennobled peoples! Sentimental drool by persons not able to think Straight! Now we are just emerging from this hectic period, observers tell us. We are seeking as we have never in our lives sought before for something solid and steady on which to base our faith. We are trying to find new gods for old. The vast fund of idealism that all nor mal peoples possess is only waiting for some formula on which a better life can be reared. And now what is being offered us? The same old ideas, the same old fal lacies, the same old prejudices—all the bigotries and provincialisms that for centuries have rendered the lot of man in many ways a sad and drab struggle. It has been the narrow point of view holding us back, the R. 0. T. C. idea of life, the armed friendliness, the back-alley gossip and slander, the in. growing self sufficiency. • • • Nearly two thousand years ago a Man lived the doctrine that men should do unto others as they would be done by- In the ensuing centuries kings and emperors have come and gone, and with them their ideas of divinity. Man’s restless energy has built up and torn down theory after theory. The sky has been revealed, the 4eas plumbed, the dark regions explored. Bit by bit the light of science reveals the truth. And in all this time that simple "truth of mutual give and take has en. •dured. Well, then, why can’t we all live by it? Why can’t decent people organize and enforce decent modes of living? Why can’t they militantly and ag gressively exploit the conception of in ternational peace and of better com munity life in the same manner in which the jingoes and near.sighted have exploited the values of the trog lodytic manner of living? • • • Aren’t there on this campus enough persons who believe with sufficient heat in that creed to organize and ag. gressivelv attack the slow creeping in of the worst elements of the old order? This University ought to be, as Euro pean and English universities are, the cultural soil of a newer and better •order. LEAGUE teas continued Women’s League Votes to Retain Meet hags; Financial Report Made To introduce a discussion as to the continuance of the afternoon teas given every Tuesday by the Women’s League, a skit, “A Japanese Tea Garden,” un der the direction of Dorcas Calkins was presented at the League meeting yester day afternoon. The platform in Vil lary was transformed into a bower of garden-like screens, lanterns, parasols and other touches of local color. Six girls gave a Japanese dance and Vio Powell sang "Japanese Tea Leaves.” The discussion which followed proved the general interest of University wo r,en in the league teas and it was voted ?o continue having them Tuesday after noons at four. A financial report was made by Ber nice Altstoek, in which she reported that the $58 made from the sale of bal °ons during Homecoming week.end had been turned over to the Homecom ln6 committee "to help in paying the deficit. PETITION AGAINST R.O.T.C.NOTTOBE PRESENTED TIM Originators Decide Action Would Work Against End Desired | OBJECT OF MOVE ATTAINED Proponents Assured Complete Consideration Will Be Given Matter i Originators of the petition to the president and board of regents on the subject of the R. O. T. C. as circulated yesterday, decided last night not to present it at the meeting of the re gents today- Their action, they declare, is based on their belief, arrived at af ter full investigation, that its presen. tation would ultimately work against the end desired by them and the many signers of the document. Belief is held that the widespread publicity which it would admittedly cause through the columns of the papers of the state would in general result in damage to the name of the Univer. sity and postponement of the end in view. It is felt that discussion by out. siders would not be based on a thorough investigation of conditions as they really exist. * In-as-much as the administration has given assurance that complete con sideration will be given the matter in the light of recent campus develop, meats the proponents of the move against the R. 0. T. C. feel that the desired end has been attained. The petition follows in full: “To President P. L. Campbell and the Board of Regents of the Univer sity of Oregon. “We, the undersigned, regularly en. rolled students of the University of Oregon, believing: “That the R. O. T. C. has outworn its usefulness; That there is no obligation to the government to continue its support at this University which is not a land grant institution; “That military training is not com parable with physical education as a means of building a fit body for ser vice in life, or in defense; “That its continued existence as a requirement for graduation is a seri ous incongruity in university life; and “That, most of all, it is wrong in principle in an age which looks toward the end of all wars; “Do hereby respectfully petition you to remove it as a requirement for gradu ation as soon as you see your way clear to honorably acquit the University from contract with the United States government.” EMERALD EDITOR OF 1918 WILL EDIT OLD OREGON Mrs. Erma Z. Smythe Returns to Eu gene From Utica; Represented U. of O. At Convention Erma Zimmerman Smythe, graduate of the class of 1919, and assistant news editor of the Emerald during 1918-19, is in Eugene after spending two and a half years at Cornell where her husband has been instructor in economic geo logy, and where she represented Ore gon at the national alumni secretary convention last year. Mrs. Smythe will edit the next issue of Old Oregon, and if circumstances will permit, she may edit the publica tion throughout 1922. “After I graduated from Oregon,” said Mrs- Smythe, “I started doing pub licity work in the registrar’s office. The first news story received was that Mr. Smythe was going to Cornell as in structor, so I just packed up and went along.” There is no school of journalism at Cornell, said Mrs. Smythe, but the stu dents edit the Cornel Daily Sun, a news paper similar to the Emerald. Women studying journalism at Cornell are not recognized by the student publications. The agricultural school at Cornell is sues several bulletins and holds a coun try editor’s conference annually dur ing “farmers’ week.” While in Ithaca Mrs. Smythe offered her services to the Red Cross and was immediately put to work handling the publicity part of the work. The suc cess of the society depends to a large extent on the extent of this publicity. Mrs- 8mvth came to Eugene Sun day from Colorado Springs, where she has been visiting for the past summer md fall with relatives. She expects to stay in Eugene for the present with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Zim merman. Her sister Eunice and brother Don are students in the University. Mr. Smvthe is in Pern, South Amer ica, where he is doing geological work for a Copper company. INTRAMURAL BOXING NEXT MINOR EVENT Contest for all Weights to be Held Early in February; Ten Houses Will Enter Teams The next intramural sports event is to be an interfraternity boxing cou ; test, according to an announcement by j Charles Dawson, boxing coach, and is j to be held in February, at the men’s j gym. At present ten men’s organiza tion's have signified their intention of entering teams in the tournament. They are, Sigma Nu, Kappa Sigma, Kappa Theta Chi, A. T. O., S. A. E., Sigma Chi, Beta Theta Pi, Fiji, Delta Theta Phi, Oregon Club, and Friendly hall. Others are expected to enter in at least one or two weights before the end of the week. The bouts are to be conducted accord ing to Amateur Athletic Union rules* and will be three rounds in length. In case of a tie, the bouts may be length ened a round to determine the winner. Weights and classes for this event are as follows: Flv-weight, 108 lbs. and under, Bantamweight, 116, Feather weight, 125, Lightweight, 135, Welter weight, 145, Middleweight, 158, Heavy weight, 175 and over. Entrants in the tournament will be required to weigh in on the day preced ing the bouts. Contestants are urged to be in condition, as no weight al lowance will be given. Points made in this meet will be add ed to the winning organization’s score for all-round championship in intramural sports. M PHI HI SHE ISSEMBLf MUSIC HONORARY TO APPEAR ~ IN RECITAL THURSDAY Lora Teschner in Charge; Both Vocal and Instrumental Numbers Listed; Concert Annual Event Assembly hour Thursday is to be in charge of members of Mu Phi Ep silon, national honorary musical soror ity, who will appear in a varied and interesting program consisting of both vocal and instrumental numbers. The Mu Phi assembly concert has become an annual campus event. The program, arranged by Lora Teschner, is as follows: 1. Quintet— Waltzing Doll .Poldini Salut d 'Amour .Edward Elgar Alberta Potter and Margaret Phelps, violins Beulah Clark, flute; Lora Teschner, cello; Imogene Letehner, piano 2. Visi d’Arte (Love and Music) from Tosca . Puccini Esther Wilson 3. Tarantelle .Squire Lora Teschner, celloist; Annabel Denn, accompanist 4. Scherzo B flat minor .Chopin Dorothy Dickey, piano 5. Ballata ...Papina Alberta Potter, Margaret Phelps, Helen Harper, violins 6. Double Quartet— Shoogy-Shoo (Irish Swing) ..Mayhew 01 ’ Mammy Coon . Lynes Mu Phi Epsilon Song. Esther Wilson, Florence Garrett, Mil dred Smith, Mrs- W. M. Case, Marion Linn, Mrs. A. C. Dixon, Eloise McPher son, Mrs. C. Whitten ACCOUNTANT WILL SPEAK Commerce Students to Hear National Institute Secretary Monday - s A. P. Richardson, secretary of the American Institute of Accountants, will j speak to commerce students next Mon day, January 23. He is making a tour I of the west and has been induced to | stop at Oregon on his trip through the state. The University is making an attempt to get the accounting department rec ognized by the American Institute of Accountants, which would mean that Oregon students after passing the ex amination would be certified without the usual five-yWar practice require ment. ELECTION IS POSTPONED Lack of Poll Books Delays Vote on Constitution Amendments Owing to the fact that it was not possible to prepare the poll books in! time, the student body election, sched uled for today, has been postponed un til these books are ready, according to Morton Winnard, vice-president of the A. 8. U. O. The date of the election, which was to have been held for the purpose of zoting on recent amendments to the irnstitution, will be annouced later, says Winnard. INSURANCE MAN SPEAKS W. C. Chappel, agency director of ’he Oregon Life Insurance company of Portland, spoke yesterday to a small ■'roup of business administration stu dents in the commerce building. Mr. "happel took up various selling prob-' ems connected with life insurance. OREGON FIVE LOSE TO IDAHO BY 37-23 Cost of 1922 Publication tc Depend on Number Ordered; Short Drive Planned $2.50 DEPOSIT REQUIRED McGregor and McIntyre Are in Charge; Prizes Offered Each Organization — The first call for financial support of the 1922 Oregana will be sounded i Thursday morning, January 19, when the annual campaign for subscriptions I will be launched under tlio direction of John McGregor, circulation manager, and George McIntyre, business man ager. The plan this year, according to the managers, is to make the drive snort and intensive, and therefore nil subscriptions must be made by Satur day night, January 21. An initial deposit of $2.50 will bo collected from all subscribers, which will insure the delivery of the book, and, is the only moans of obtaining a copy of this year's Oregana. The number of books printed will bo deter mined by the result of this campaign for subscriptions. Must Subscribe Early “Last year, it will be remembered, a large number of students depended upon ordering their copy at the time of delivery,” said McIntyre, “and in in all but a very few cases, were disap all but a very few cases, were disap pointed. The Oregana cannot afford to book is run on a very narrow margin, and the only safe policy for us to pur sue, is to order only those copies for which we have paid subscriptions.” The total subscription price has not as yet been determined. The number of reservations made in the approach ing campaign will be a large factor in deciding how large the final install ment, collected upon delivery of the book, will be. Last year, $5 was col lected for each Oregana sold, but this year an attempt will be made to lower that price to $4.75. McIntyre says that if enough subscriptions are taken the price may be reduced to $4.50. Not Trying for Profit “We are not trying to make a large profit on the 1922 Oregana,” he said. “The book is published for the stu dents primarily, and it is the aim of the business staff to do everything possible to put the price within reach of every one. We hope that the students will realize that the total price placed on the book depends almost wholly upon the number of subscriptions, and it is to the interest of the entire student body that a large number be sold.” The cost of engraving, photography and of incidentals is practically the same, for the printing of 1000 books as for twice that number. This represents one third of the total cost of publica tion, and therefore a larger number can be printed with a corresponding de crease in the actual cost of each volume. Committee to be Named The drive this year will be in charge of a large committee consisting of rep resentatives from each organization on the campus. As further incentive to subscribers, a free copy will be offered to each house turning in a 100 per cent subscription list. Also, the student sell ing the greatest number of books out side the organized groupB will be given a copy. This plan is substituted for the prizes offered to individuals last year, the management feeling that the presentation of this campus “guide” to each house making a perfect record, would be a greater incentive to sub scriptions. Any student wishing to compete in the contest for sales outside of the houses can obtain a receipt book and instructions from George McIntyre or John McGregor, on Wednesday after noon from 4 to 6 o’clock. ADVERTISING PLATES SHOWN An usually fine display of plates, in cluding etched and halftones and others, is on exhibition in Professor Thacher’s room in the Journalism an nex. The plates which have come from the West Coast Engraving Company of Portland, are particularly useful in in structing classes in advertising. WOMEN'S DEBATES START OPEN SHOP PROBLEM SUBJECT FOR DOUGHNUT SERIES Hendricks Hall, Chi Omega, Oregon Club, and Susan Campbell in First Contest The first of the women’s doughnut debates will be held tomorrow after, noon at 4:15 in the Commerce build ing. The topic is: Resolved that the principle of the Open Shop should be adopted in American industry. All of the team members and judges are asked to meet in Coach Thorpe’s room, 5, of the Commerce building, promptly at 4:15- The teams competing tomorrow are: Chi Omega—Negative: Marion Lay, Mildred Lauderdale. Affirmative: Katherine Pinnee, Marie Meyers. Hendricks Hall—Negative: Mildred Cram, Helen Purdum. Affirmative: Katherine Kressman, Helen Cantine, "Esther Striker. Susan Campbell—Affirmative: Irene Rydman, Irene Kendall. Negative: Marie Milmgren, Frances Simpson. The women’s Oregon Club tenm has not yet been announced. Coach Thorpe appeals to the student body to take an active interest in the support of debating as a university activity. President Campbell and Dean Dyment also urge that the students in dividually as well as collectively aid Coach Thorpe in his work, both by turning out for varsity debate, try outs for which are now being held, and by attending all varsity debates, and doughnut debates. YAMASHITA OBTAINS 40 NAMES IN 90 MINUTES Signatures of Professors Necessary to Secure Position With the Yap Arbitration Board To those students who complain loudly of the difficulty of obtaining the signatures of five professors in three days at registration time, let the ease of Yutaka R. Yamashita be as a shining example. Yutaka Yamashita obtained the signatures of forty profes sors in about an hour and a half. It was neeessary that he hustle, aad he hustled. Yamashita was applying for a posi tion with the Japanese Arbitration Board and he must have his degree. He had fulfilled all the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts but the facts were not known in time for his name to be presented to the faculty at the last meeting. The next meeting would be too late for the meeting of the Board of Regents, January 17, 1922. The formality of a vote by the faculty was necessary in order that his name go before the board. Being an enter prising chap he obtained the signatures of forty professors recommending him to the board for said degree. And he did it in one hour and a half| LATIN DEPARTMENT HAS ONE-STUDENT COURSE! Miss Mathilda Mathisen Entire Class in the “Reign of Nero;” Studying for M.A. Degree The journalism and home economies 1 departments are not the only ones, which may boast of a lone student studying under two professors. Prof. Frederick 8. Dunn, of the Latin depart ment, rises to point with pride to a 1 class in his department, which, he says, ' har just as much reason to receive pub licity. Miss Mathilda Mathisen, grad uate assistant in Latin, is doing prac tically the same thing. Bhe is the whole class in the “Reign of Nero,” given by Prof. H- A. Clark, 1 and also is the only person taking Ro- 1 man philosophy under Professor Dunn, j “She is an omnivore; she devours everything in Latin with the same 1 avidity with which others swallow 1 chocolate sundaes. When assignments aren’t long enough she comes back for more,” said Professor Dunn with en thusiasm. Miss Mathisen is studying for her 1 M. A. degree. REGISTRATION ENDS TODAY 1882 Students Enrolled; Decrease From Fall Term Shown The registrar’s office showed at noon yesterday a registration of 1882 stu dents, of which 159 were new students not on the campus last term. This count is not final as a number of the football men and a few late comers have not completed registration. When the business office closos today the last opportunity to enter the Univer sity for the winter term will have pas sed, this being the final day to regis ter. GEMSTATERS TAKE HARD FOUGHT GAME FROM VARSITY Lemon-Yellow Leads Through out First Half; Visitors Speedy in Second AL FOX HIGH POINT MAN Francis Beller Stars for Home Team; Final Battle Will be Tonight It looked like Oregon ’a game at the end of the first half, but the Idaho Vandals finished like a whirlwifid and took the Pacific Coast opener from the varsity 37-2.1. The Lemon.Yellow led consistently throughout the first canto but the pace set by the visiting tossers was too speedy and early in the last half the Muscovites took lead and were never headed. The first half was Oregon’s all the way, and with Altstock and Veatch dropping them in from all angles and with Mare Latham and Franz Beller breaking up Vandal formations in their own territory the varsity looked good to register a win. At the end of the first half Bohler’s proteges were on top with the count at 18-14. Idaho Gets Lead With the resumption of play for the final period the Gemstaters opened up and baskets by A. Fox, B. Fox and Gartin pushed them ahead of Oregon. As Idaho rallied Coach Bohler at tempted to stem the rally by switch, ing his lineup sending Zimmerman in for Latham at center, Latham replac. ing Veatch at forward, but the attempt was unsuccessful and the varsity suc ceeded in annexing but five points in the last half as against 23 for tho in vading quintet. A1 Fox, left forward, was high point man for Idaho with 13, securing five baskets and converting three points out of six free throws. Thompson, the visitors rangy center was runner up for the visitors with four field goals to hie credit. Besides being the high point man for his team A1 Fox, the speedy forward, played an exceptionally fine ?ame on the floor, his passing and guarding being a strong factor in the Idaho victory. , * Bellar Stars for Varsity For Oregon, Francis Bellor, veteran ;uard was the outstanding star for the varsity. Repeatedly Beller was instru mental in breaking up plays and run ling the ball down the floor. Marc Latham, another veteran, played a ipeedy game and with a horse shoe on lis hip last night should have had a mlf dozen baskets for tho husky for. vard was dropping them all around the insket, but although a few of them ;ook a hair raising dip into tho net hoy always managed to slip out on the vrong side. Altstock and Veatch, now mon in the 'orward berths looked mighty good in he first half of the game and played ipeedy ball though lacking in experi. nee. Don Zimmerman showed the ef 'eets of the hard games up north and vas not up to form. Coach Bohler desires the fans to re rain from booing or ragging the visit ng players, the varsity basketball nentor stated in this connection, “If he visiting players play good ball ap daudl If they don’t, keep still! Let’s >e good sports and support our own earn without low rating our oppon. ■ntsl ” The final game of the two game ser. es will bo played by the two teams onight. , The line-up: Iregon (23) Idaho (37) Vltstock, 8.F. R. Fox, 6 Veatch, 6 .F. A. Fox, 13 Latham .C. Thompson, 8 leller, 5 .Q. Edwards Joar .G. Telford, 6 Jihimerman, 2.8. Gartin, 4 lice, 2.8 Sdlunds .8 Referee, Ralph Coleman, O. A. C. DR. DONEY 18 SPEAKER The main auditorium of the M. E. ■hurch was well filled Sunday at the first vesper service of the term. Dr. 2arl G. Doney, president of Willamette University spoke on religion and evolu tion. The two glee clubs, constituting the University choir, gave several lumbers with Glen Morrow and Alberta Potter as soloists.