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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXIII. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1922. NUMBER 67 i CAMPUS DAY At Which Everyone Had To Use Pick and Shovel IS OPPOSED As Poor Substitute For Junior Week-end BY LAZY ONE — By Jay Do© - To be or not to be’s the trend of Junior thought about the May week-end. The arguments run pro and con and now a wordy battle’s ion. Th© pros are launching into verse, the cons may stoop to something worse. Solutions for the problem range from “cut it out” to ■“drastic change.” But now we’ll give! our own bright thought which may or ; may not all be rot. Some cons say that campus day is all we need along the way. We’d shave the grass and paint the shrubs along with all our kindred dubs. The campus grooms, I’ll bet a dime, would save their work just for this time and as we toiled with spades and hoes they’d wear a grin from ear to nose. And then when came the festive night we’d sit us down and thusly write: “Dear High School Senior, I have just been wielding shovels with the rest. We had a most successful spree and cleared away a year’s de bris. It was a real exciting day, just like a funeral down your way. There were no games or water fete because such things are ou* of (Kate. A real nice time was had by all, but more than that I can’t recall.” Next year he’d more than likely be a student green at 0. A. •C. If Junior week-end is for us then let’s throw out all extra fuss. Make it a time of naught but rest, like watching sunsets in the west. Cut out all dances, hikes and meets and sleep till day and night repeats. Give us a little time to think, we’re on an academic brink, and don’t, oh don’t, let us display strength we have on campus day. Another thing, abolish guests along with academic pests. Don’t ask a good friend down to eat for fear we’ll take another’s seat and may your life be e’er a blight if you should say, “Come, stay all night.” Be cause if we are selfish folks let’s do it right and don’t be jokes. But we cannot live to ourselves and not -get laid on dusty shelves. We must get out and entertain if reputation we sus tain. To do away with everything is not the cause for which I sing. Just trim away the useless stuff and what is left will be enough. Make every one feel that he’d be a happy student here, by gee- They’d then go back to their home town and spread abroad our just renown. The way the week-end happens now is like a good Scotch-Irish row. It’s trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, add ninety-six and make it double. Bevise, revamp, revolve with care, tear out its works and give them air. Yank off the front, cut out the squeal, but don’t re move the balance wheel. Discard one . half, put back a third, and then insert a cuckoo bird. The whole thing then should run with ease and act as pretty as you please. • • • We must have change, from worse to : bad, if nothing better’s to be had. Our 1 own solution, we’ll admit, is not so clear j. and may not fit. But if you ’ll use your ] master mind some better answer youJ1 will find. If not, oh ay, ah there’s the ' rub, next May you ’ll slumber in a tub j' while in your little trundle bed some gay rushee will lay his head. Give thought, give voice and then react and < soon the thought will be a fact. Be-1 cause if you don’t use your head ’twill ■ be your own weak-end instead. So simplify, reduce, divide and throw these : troubles all aside and when the festal day comes ’round you ’ll find you stand ' on solid ground. For men have come 1 and men have gone but getting frosfc . goes ever on, and having bayed our 1 final bay we wend along, goody-by, good day! I j BOXING MEET FEBRUARY 24 Finals of Doughnut League Will be Held in Armory Building The finals of the doughnut league boxing and wrestling tournaments will be held February t24, in the armory . with Bill Hayward as the third man in the ring in the boxing bout and E. A. , Britton, of the city Y. M. C. A., referee ing the wrestling match. The semi finals are scheduled for February 21 and will be held in the men’s gym. The men are turning out much bet j ter and at present about 30 are getting in condition for the wrestling matches and about 35 are conditioning for the j boxing bouts. Pete Jensen has charge . of the grapplers and Charlie Dawson , is working with the mitt wielders. There is still a noticeable lack of men j. in the heavyweight divisions and the ; organisations are urged to send some men for this class PLEDGING 18 ANNOUNCED Delta Tau Delta announces the pledg ing of John Boyd, of Portland. STUDENTS CAN HELP CHINA TO ADVANCE, SAYS COLLEGE HEAD American Opportunity to Aid In Orient Told Assembly by Dr. Edmunds EDUCATION MUCH VALUED Young Body of Thinkers Held Already Powerful Force for Development By assisting in the progress of mod ern education in China, actuated by friendly and not predatory motives, America, and especially her university students, can accomplish a great deal in making the world really safe for democ racy, said Charles K. Edmunds, presi lent of Canton Christian College, China, in his address before the stu dent assembly yesterday morning. Mr. Edmunds, who has spent some eighteen vears in the Orient devoted the greater part of his address to telling his aud ience how desirous the Chinese were of gaining a modern education and of the progress they have made in this line luring the past few years. China’s Double Task “China today faces the dual task of dmultaneous development of represen tative government and of general edu cation,” said Mr. Edmunds. “Either jf these tasks taken separately would institute a gigantic problem, whereas the fact is that they are so closely re lated and one so dependent on the Cher, that the attempt to establish an adequate system of schools before the government itself is sufficiently stable to finance the schools may well be re garded, especially when the size of China and her peculiar history are roted, as the greatest educational prob lem of all time and one which will lecessarily require several decades for .ts solution.” The very mass of China’s 400 mil lions of people accounts for much of the apparent lack of progress, he pointed rut; but a glimpse of her progress in nodern education in the past few years ndicates that she is not so slow in mite of the mass of population. Mr. Edmunds said that when he first went ;o China in 1903 there were but 1247 itudents in modern schools of all grades mder Chinese auspices while in 1918 here were 134,000 modern schools un ler government auspices with an at endance of 4,500,000 students Missions Chance to Help The readiness of the Chinese to ac lept foreign cooperation when they lee that they are able to “deliver the ;oods” is an opportunity for Christian nissions to help • shape the course of China’s educational development and las accounted for much of the progress, through the donations of the Chinese hemselves, annual current expense mdget of Canton College has increased Tom $20,000 to $300,000, and some 10 mildings including an infirmary and a fuest house have been obtained. To show the spirit of the Chinese stu lents, the speaker cited incidents which >ccured in 1915 and again in 1918, vhen the usual remittances to the col ege were not forthcoming from Amer ca because of war conditions. In order o obtain the necessary funds the stu lents of Canton college voluntarily or ganized a campaign of their own and n 10 days of their spring recess in each 'ear brought back in cash some $20,000 !or current expenses, in small dona ions, only a few of which exceeded >50. ±*ay mgn ror Education Another indication that the Chinese ire desirous of modern education, ac cording to Mr. Edmunds is the fact hat the students are paying in terms >f purchasing power for living expenses !ive times as much for their instruc ion as American students, and yet lormitories cannot be built fast enough o accommodate all of them. Not only has this same spirit been ihown in a financial way, said Mr. Ed-' nunds, but, casting aside that old tra- j iitional standard that the Chinese j icholar should never do manual labor,! he students of Canton college labored !or a whole school year and built a iwimming pool for themselves. They j lave also responded to the influence >f modern athletics, which, first in- : roduced in the form of association ’ootball, caused the long gowns and j he long finger nails to disappear, ( vithout any school legislation on the natter. Gambling Put Down That the students of China are al ■eady making themselves a powerful nfluence in the country, the eollege (Oontiaeed mi page towr) GRACE EDGINGTON HAS SHORT STORY IN SUNSET “His Fourth Son” Name of Article Accepted by Magazine; Author For merly on University Faculty "Hi9 Fourth Born,” is the title of a short story written by Grace Edging ton, a member of the faculty of Oregon, which appears in the February number of the Sunset magazine. Miss Edgington is a graduate of Oregon in the class of 1916, and at present she is a member of the faculty of the school of journalism. She was granted a leave of absence last spring in order to devote herself to writing. She was a charter member of Theta Sigma Phi, woman’s honorary jour nalism fraternity, and last year was editor of “Old Oregon” a publication for Oregon Alumni. “The Matrix,” the publication of the Theta Sigma Phi, has published several poems and articles by Miss Edgington, and she has also had several poems in the “College Anthology,” a publication of students ’ work. Miss Edgington’s story in the Sun set is a tale of an orphan lad, and a man who wanted a son who would be his “pal.” The boy’s struggles in a home where he is not wanted are very touchingly told, and the story through out is of professional standard. Miss Edgington is at present living near Steilacoom, Washington, whore she is devoting all her time to writing. HONOR SOCIETY INITIATES PHI DELTA KAPPA TAKES IN NINE MEN AFTER BANQUET J. A. Churchill Among New Members of Education Fraternity; 36 Now In Organization Nine candidates were initiated into Phi Delta Kappa, honorary education fraternity, in the club rooms of the Woman’s building Wednesday night. The initiation ceremonies were con ducted by the officers of Chi chapter after which a banquet was served at the Anchorage. Brief addresses were given by R. M. Miller, professor of la bor economics, Prof. C. A. Gregory, of the school of education, J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of public instruc tion, Read Bain and W. A. Mclnnes. The following students most of whom are seniors or graduate students were initiated: F. William Beck, Harry B. Brookhart, Elbert L. Hoskin, Ralph 1 IJ. Moore, George R. Mclntire, J. Clif ton Tucker, and Sophus K. Winther. E. L. Keezel, professor of education at Whitman College, who was one of the charter members of the early organiza tion was admitted to membership at this time, it having been impossible for Mr. Keezel to attend an initiation. ] T. A. Churchill was received as an hon orary member. About two years ago an educational moiety having the name of Phi Kappa Delta was organized. Tn February 1921 membership in the national fraternity °ras secured at which time the name svas changed to Phi Delta Kappa. Only j those having high standards of scholar j hip are admitted- There are 36 mem ; bers in the local chapter. ALL-UNIVERSITY HIKE PLANNED FOR SATURDAY — Educational Side of Nature Will be Considered by Party; Every One , in School Invited Those to whom the conifer-clad buttes ; ind hills of Oregon, the rolling plains, j ind rugged vistas of snow clad moun tains appeal will soon have an oppor tunity of close communion with nature loupled with the joys of cheerful hu man companionship, according to an announcement made by Herbert 3chenck. Saturday, January 28, is the date set for the first of a series >f educational hikes fostered by the recreation committee and the Condon :lub. The Braes at Spencer creek will be the mecca for the hikers who will meet it Eleventh and Willamette streets at 10 a. m. The party will take the Col lege crest car, alight at Howe station and hike to the Braes ^nd back from there, a distance of seven .miles in all. Ihose contemplating taking the hike ire instructed to bring their own lunch, ten cents for car-fare, a recep tacle to drink from and a nickle to rover the cost of coffee supplied by j the committee in charge. Dr. John F. Bovard will direct the bike. All that is required of the hiker ; Dther than the incidentals is an interest in the outdoors and a little spare time Partners are neither barred nor re quired, according to Schenck, nor will Oregonians be deterred by rain. The hikes are designed not only to furnish recreation but also to provide i those who desire it with information regarding geological features, flora and fauna encountered. Absolutely no one is barred says the committee. PLEDGING IS ANNOUNCED Phi Gamma Delta announces the pledging of Robert Hawkins of Ilwaeo, Washington. Forensic Manager Hopeful for Victory Over Strong U. of W. Team AGGIES ALSO TO BE MET Oregon’s Negative Will Make Trip to Seattle; Thorpe is Coaching With the girl’s varsity debate teams working hard Paul Patterson, forensic manager, states that victory over the capable University of Washington team is almost certain. The contest will be particularly keen because of the defeats which that University dealt Oregon last year both in Seattle and in Eugene. Those who have been selected by Professor Thorpe, debate coach, to rep resent Oregon against Washington on February 17 are Lurline Coulter ami Elaine Cooper for the negative and Edna Largent with Wanda Daggett for the affirmative. Mae Fenno has been substituting for Miss Coulter during an illness, but it is expected that Miss Coulter will soon be able to resume her work with the team. The question which will be debated with Washington is “Resolved: That Congress should pass the Veteran’s Adjusted Compensation Bill.” It is agreed that the act to be debated is the one which was submitted by the American Legion. Before the debate with the Univer sity of Washington, tryouts will be held for the women’s debate with O. A. C. This debate is scheduled for April 28. The question to be discussed is “Re solved: That the principle of the closed shop should be adopted in Ameri can industries.” Patterson remarked that O. A. C. has already picked the team for this con test. “They are debating constantly on the subject over there,” he said. ‘They intend to win again this year if they can. The prospective material for a team to represent us is very en couraging. We have a chance to win he debates with both Washington and 3. A. C. We have an excellent coach and hard workers picked for the leams.” Oregon’s negative will travel to Se sttle and the affirmative will debate Washington’s negative here. LAST CALL SOUNDED FOR MEN FOR SOCCER SQUAD James Being Scheduled for Season; More Players Needed or Game May he Dropped From Sports The varsity soccer squad is called lpon again to turn out for practice. Die season is just beginning, as irrad iate Manager Benefiel has been in ;ouch with Stanford and the officials >f the Portland Pity League regarding ;ames. Games can be arranged easily pro viding a team can be put on the field srhich will be able to make a credible ihowing, according to Benefiel, who in ends to schedule one game and then vatch the result. If the turnout is latisfactorv more games will be secured. “If the turnout justifies,” he said, ‘games will be arranged with Portland ;eams. With only six men out there s no use of going after games. At east twenty men should be out for he team.” It now remains to be seen how the rlayers take the one game arranged, ff they show a desire to continue play ng and turning out regularly for prao :ice more games will be scheduled and loeeer will be put on a stronger basis, rf there is not a hearty response on the s a strong possibility that it will not be iiscontinued for the year and there s a strong possibility that it won’t be >n the boards next year, officials say. KAPPA SIGMA TEAM WINS Series Enters on Second Bound in Inter mural Handball Games The second round of the doughnut iandball series started yesterday with Kappa Sigma trimming Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 21-2 and 21 6. In the second 'ontest. Alpha Tau Omega beat Kappa Theta Chi in two hotly contested bat tles, 21-8 and 21-20. Today Phi Gamma Delta will meet Oregon Club No. 1 and Sigma Chi will tangle with Oregon Club No. 2. The sontests will take plaee on the hand ball court in the men’s gym thU after noon. ! LAW SCHOOL INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR MARKED — Dean W. G. Hale Makes Written Re- ! port of Registration and Gifts of Legal Books The law school registration for the current academic year, according to the written report of the school of law made to President Campbell by Dean William G. Hale, shows a noticeable increase over that of last year. There are 25 first year students, 15 in their second year, 10 in the third, and 8 partials. This is an increase in the number of regular students, as well as an increase in the first year registra tion which was only 14 last year. In the pre-legal group the attendance has virtually doubled. Dean Hale made special mention of the Fenton Memorial library, presented to the law school by Judge and Mrs. W. D. Fenton, of Portland, and com prising approximately 10,000 volumes accumulated at a cost of $50,000, as a most valuable addition to the law school. He also spoke of the throe new sets of Oregon Supreme Court reports, and a like number of sets of Olsen’s Oregon Laws, which have been placed in the university law library through the efforts of Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state. TARKIN6T0N PLAY CHOSEN “COUNTRY COUSIN" TO BE GIVEN BY MASK AND BUSKIN Marian Taylor and Ogden Johnson Cast in Leading Roles; February 26 Date Set for Production “The Country Cousin,” n four act comedy by Booth Tarkington and Julian Street will be produced by the University Mask and Buskin chapter of the Associated University Players un der the management of the department of drama and the speech arts and the direction of Charlotte Ban field, Satur- ' day, February 25. The play will be 1 presented in the Eugene theatre and ’ will be run only one night. l Although the entire cast is not yet ’ selected it is known that Marian Tay- | lor and Ogden Johnson will play the t leading roles. Both Miss Taylor and | Johnson have been prominent in the ( dramatic department in former years. The proceeds gained from the play will go to the student body fund to help lift the student body debt. “The Country Cousin” is n play well I worth the efforts of the students as i it is written by an author noted for i hia clever juvenile characters. The I atmosphere is wholesome and the play i filled with comedy. Booth Tarkington j is the author of “Clarence” and “Sev- | onteen” two plays which have been extremely popular all over the country. , “The Country Cousin” was made fam ous through the work of Elexandra Carlisle, noted actress, who is now play ing successfully in London. The play was seen in Eugene two years ago when 1 it was played by a road show and all ' who remember it speak highly of its 1I dramatic merits. ENGINEER TO VISIT CAMPUS i _ ! i J. P. Newell Will be Here for Next 1' Meeting of Tech Society | < J. P. Newell, consulting engineer for the Oregon public service commission, | and railroad valuation expert for the | Canadian government is expected to be on the campus in time for the next regular meeting of the Technical so ciety, February 1. He will address that society on the “Railroad Situation in J Canada.” Mr. Newell was formerly scheduled to address the society at ^ the first. January meeting, but was unavoidably detained by railroad liti gation. Mr. Newell is a brother of | W. K. Newell, superintendent of Uni versity properties. DANCES PM IN WAR WAGED UPON EPIDEMIC OF CHIP Health Service Acts After Joint Session With Social Affairs Committee STEP HELD PRECAUTIONARY Danger Declared Not Great But Students Urged to Take Extra Care The University health service, with the approval of the social affairs committee, considers It wise to pro hibit formal and informal dances for a few days until the conditions jus tify rescinding of the order. The order Is Issued in view of the prevall ence of Infectious colds and grip. This mild epidemic has not yet be come an epidemic of lnfluensa, and the University authorities are tak ing the foregoing precautionary measure to prevent the Influenza that has taken hold elsewhere from getting into the University. The order is effective from and Including January 27. (Signed) University Health Ser vice, by John F. Bovard, Chairman Approved: P. L. Campbell, Presi dent. Prohibition of nil dances, formnl and nformal, was decided on yosterday after loon at a joint mooting of the Uni 'orsity health committee and tho com nittee on social affairs of the Uni ■orsity. This action, taken for the pur ioso of chocking tho epidemic of colds ind grip on tho campus, was accompanied >y recommendations that every student ake extra precautions to avoid infection vith the prevailing malady. “This is a purely precautionary meas ire, ” Dr. John F. Bovard, head of the lenlth service, said yesterday. ‘ ‘ We de ddedly do not wish to spread alarm .mong the stiHtoits, for the health situa ion is not reitlly serious. However, the entiment at the joint committee moet ng was, that not only should all dances >e postponed until further notice, but ilso that students should observe extra are of their health while there is any langer of infection. Student Co-operation Asked “We should like to emphasize to the tudents that all wo are asking for is . little extra care. We want them to ive normal lives, to be happy and una 'raid, but to avoid crowded buildings md assemblages where tho danger of nfoction is considerable. The tompora y prohibition of dances on the campus vill not be effective unless it is ac oinpanied by the right sort of coopera ion on the part of the students, in re 'mining from rushing to similar af airs or other assemblages downtown un it the present mud epidemic is stamped nit. ’ ’ The epidemic is now being brought mder control, according to a statement ;ivon out by the University health or vice. There has been an unusual run in tho dispensary and infirmary during he past week, with an average of 150 tudents cared for dnily. The supply of beds in tho infirmary ias not been adequate to care for all (Continued on page four, Vachel Lindsay Has Keen Liking For Beauty and Square Meals A robust American, a hater of in justice, a sensitive individual with a passionate love for beauty in Vachel Lindsay, widely known poet, who is to lecture on the campus February 7. His coming holds for many a delightful expectancy for it is everywhere said that to know Vachel Lindsay and his work one must see him and hear him. “His voice is to me the one voice in this land of ours which is singing the high music of the soul-” Thus writes Temple Scott in a recent issue of his Hook Guide of the author of “The Gongo,” “General William Rooth En ters Heaven,” “The Golden Whales of California,” the poet of Spring field, Illinois, (for Lindsay has en shrined his home town in his heart and sings of it and of its sure-to-be glorious future unendingly.) “Vachel is ruddy, sandy-haired, mid dle sized, with eyes the color ef a green twilight and pale eyebrows surmounted by two remarkable bumps,” says an anthor—could it be Hey wood Broun 1 —in the Bookman. “According to my phrenology, one of those bumps repre sented love of Springfield, Illinois, and the other love of a square meal with plenty of talk. He is always perfectly shaven, wears very neat machine-made clothes and black stub-toed shoes. First he bows very low, with excessive polite ness; then he throws his head back like a lion at bay, to show that no matter who you are, he is not afraid of you. ■ When he is excited, he closes his eye lids and pushes his ecstatic phiz toward you. There is something delightfully elvish about him. “Vachel had endured as much adu lation, female twitter, and homage as I any other five American poets. He I is the only living American poet who i has been lionized in England. None of this business can spoil him; he is permanently simple, and permanently shrewd and sane; there is not a gram of bunk in him. He has a startling sense of humor; when he laughs, the (Caatiaaed aa page twe)