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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1922)
OREGON SUNDAY EMERALD Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Pum Association_ Kenneth Youel Lyle Janz Editor___ Manager Official publication of the Associated Student* of the University of Oregon, issued daily except Monday, during the college year. i ERNEST HAYCOX, Sunday Editor ——-* George H. Godfrey, Managing Editor__ Features: Jessie Thompson, Earl Voorhies, Katherine Watson, Arthur Rudd, I Edwin Fraser, Ep Hoyt, Margaret Skavlan, Francis Linklater, Katherine j Spall. _ _ General Writers: Clinton Howard, Eddie Smith, Rachael Chezem. Who’s Got the Joker? Well, once again we’ve given “Shy” Huntington a half-hearted purchase on the 1923 football season by rendering him a one year contract. Whatever the merits of Charles Huntington may be, and what ever his status on this campus is—good or bad—it is distinctly a lack-lustre policy to continue giving him a year by year contract. If we don’t want him, let’s say so and get another coach; if wm want him let’s be courageous enough to do the right and square thing by him and give him a three year job. Either he’s earned it or he hasn’t. No man can evolve a football strategy of his own in one season or two. California nearly broke Andy Smith’s heart by razzberrying him during the Bear’s poor seasons, and it got so that he was too miserable to cross the campus in daylight, preferring his own com pany rather than additional obuse. But by his contract he had the power to keep trying, trying his own style of football, through all the adverse storms of the critics until last year. Now who calls Andy Smith a poor football coach 1 If we have any faith in “Shy” we should have demonstrated it in the practical way. As matters stand now we have as much as said, “Well, you did fair enough, but nevertheless we don’t trust you sufficiently to tie ourselves three years. Do the best you can, but remember we have the joker up our own sleeve.” Not an encouraging thing for a coach to remember, is it? And not the best of sportsmanship and spirit on our own part. Feed the birds. Crumbs of bread or pieces of suet, or apple par ings, or anything that will sustain the flicker of life in their graceful bodies over the wdnter. Now is the time we begin to find pitiful witnesses of a brave but inadequate struggle against the snow and wind as we stumble across the stiff, draggled feathered friends of ours on the ground. Feed them; it’s not such a great task. The funniest thing we have seen this week: One pair of side burns creeping, snake-like, down a pair of cringing, hypnotised ears. Endow the University! By R. E. O. Every large Eastern and Middle 'Wes tern university and college of the num ber visited by President P. L. Camp bell of the University of Oregon, and Campbell Church of Eugene, who re turned here after a month’s trip in the East, have just completed big cam paigns for funds or are in the midst of such campaigns. President Campbell and Mr. Church studied the campaign plans of each institution in order that the Oregon effort for private endow ments may meet with fullest success. “The alumni and other friends of those institutions acquainted with the urgent need of added resources in the ease of each institution, have been lib rai in their support.” said President Campbell. “In ten days, $5,250,000 was raised ia the city of Buffalo, which lias a population of 500,000, for the support of Buffalo University. Vale obtains $100,000 a year from its alumni alone. Three years ago Harvard launched a five-year campaign for $20,000,000. Two thirds has already been raised. “Recently a prominent New York lawyer left $6,000,000 to Yale. During his life time this man was influential, in obtaining many large gifts for his alma mater. Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently obtained $S, 000,000 in private gifts. All forces in the communities seem to be alive to the needs of educational institutions. At Minnesota for example, students and faculty made a remarkable shewing in a campaign for funds. They subscrib ed $660,000 toward a combined audit i orium and stadium.” Private gifts have seemed to be larg est in those states that were doing most for their institutions. It was found, for example, that the appropriation for the University of Michigan for the last biennium was $14,000,000. Private don ors augmented this fund from private taxes by making liberal gifts. There was oue individual gift recently of $4, 0000,000. A great many influential and weal thy men of America are uatiouallv minded ill their point of view, accord ing to President Campbell. “These men believe that there is no! better way of salvaging civilization, to use an expression of it. (!. Wells, than to give their utmost support to edu cation, and the real salvation of edu cation is in liberal financial help,” said President Campbell. He was told that some of those don ors had actually made surveys of the leading institutions in America to de termine what college could best and most effectively make use of the gifts. While the Oregon men were in the East, they attended on the campus of Cornell University, a convention of the Eastern division of the Univesity Comptrollers. These men were consid ering the best methods of utilizing gifts made to their respective institutions so that the moneys might be utilized most effectively. President Campbell visited the offi cers of eight or 10 national foundations One of these organizations asked him to submit a plan on the basis of how funds could be most effectively extend ed. He found the foundations all ex tremely cordial and interested in Ore gon and in the state university, and looking for ways in which they might cooperate. 1 The general education board was greatly gratilied with the progress of I he l!diversity Medical school and is watching the future of the school. "We are hoping that thore may bo a willingness on the part of the general education board to cooperate further with the state,” said President Camp bell. While in the East the Oregon men visited Presidents Lowell of Harvard, Butler of Columbia, Capen of Buffalo, Parrand of Corntll, Burton of Mieliigan, Angel of \ale. Bilge of Wisconsin, and t'oftman of Minnesota, and acting Pres ident Talbott of Massachusetts’ School of Technology. 107 FROSH ARE JAILED y - Yearlings Seek Wood for Bonfire and Run Afoul Law Minions Pomona College, Dec. 1-.—One hun dred and seven members of the fresh man class of Pomona College, Clare mont, California, wore placed under arrest here recently for stealing lum ber. The fresh said they had been delegated to supply the wood for a bonfire at a college rally preliminary to the football game at Los Angeles with Occidental College. JUNIOR WRITE UPS WANTED NOW BY OREGANA EDITORS Students who are handling junior write-ups for the Oregana in their re spective organizations are asked to leave them at the Oregana office in the journalism shack before the holi day s. according to Freda Goodrich, who is in charge of the section. There is work to bo done on the write-ups dur ing the vacation and it is important that they tire in as soon as possible. Theatres BEX Continuing a policy of many years I standing, semi-annual Rex Replay j Week, during which six of the best pictures shown within the past half year are to be brought back, each for one day's showing, is to be the, vogue! starting Monday at that theater. The pictures selected, and which will j be shown in the order given, starting Monday, are: Norma Talmadge in her pieturization of the Allen Langdon Martin play, “Smilin’ Through;” Mark Twain’s unrivalled satire, “A Connecti cut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court;” D. W. Griffith’s master play, “Dream Street,” based on the characters of Thomas Burke’s London limehouse dra matic comedy stories; Mary Pickford in Eleanor IT. Porter’s “Pollyanna;” Douglas Fairbanks in “The Mollycod dle,” and a Rex “Surprise Program” which will complete the eventful week. Thematic introductions presenting Charles W. Ilawley at the Rex Wurlit -zer, organ settings, feature comedies and short subjects have been booked to round out each program, advises the management. HEILIG Kolb and Dill come to the Heilig the ater for an engagement of one night only, Monday ,December 18, when they will present Aaron Hoffman’s latest success, “Now and Then,” a story of this land before Volstead’s law became effective and of the days when boot leggers rule and ruin. Kolb and Dill’s special orchestra accompanies the unus ually clever company they are offering this season. Apparently the author of ‘Now and Then’ endeavored to cram the three acts full of uproarious laugh ter and, according to dramatic critics who have reviewed the show, he suc ceeded admirably. CASTLE Robert Louis Stevenson’s well-known story, “Ebb Tide,” had no love interest, but there is plenty of that quality in the screen adaptation by Paramount, a George Melford product which is to be presented at the Castle theater on Thursday for a week-end run. The pic ture adaptation is a thriller, with its peculiar characters and strange adven tures. The story tells of a man’s he roic flight for regeneration after he is apparently down and out. With Mr. Kirkwood and Miss Lee are George Fawcett, Nosh Beery, Robert Hatton and Jacqueline Logan, making an all star cast. STAFFORD DISCOVERS A NEW CHEMICAL PROCESS (Continued from page one.) able time reach a carbonizing tempera ture. The numerous attempts to han CLASSIFIED ADS Minimum charge, 1 time, 25c; 2 time** 45c; 5 times, $1. Must be limited to 5 lines, over this limit, 6c per line. Phone 961, or leave copy with Business office of Emerald, in University Press. Payment in advance. Office hours, 1 to 4 p. m. Room and Board—For two men stu dents. 907 Hillyard St. Phone 797-L. 134-D155-17. Large, well furnished room, furnace heated, for rent to college woman next term. 427, 13tli Ave. East. 136-D16-17. Board and Room for Girls for next term—reserve your rooms now. Only two blocks from the library. All home privileges, excellent quarters. 1310 E. 13th street. D-14-17. PROGRAM FOR THIS WEEK MONDAY, DEC. 18 KOLB & DILL in “Now and Then” TI ES., WED. TI1URS. PRISCILLA DEAN in Under Two Mags’ The Pieture Magnificent FRIDAY, SATURDAY HOOT GIBSON in “R1D1N’ WILD’’ CHRISTMAS DAY “Over the Hill” . The Wonder Pieture of the Oenturv die such material have had to do prin cipally with overcoming this difficulty. The Stafford method depends ''upon an entirely new principle. Before Pro fessor Stafford began his experiments, the wood used in carbonization work has always contained moisture. Pro fessor Stafford experimented with per fectly dry wood. He found that when the dry wood is heated undef his pro cess to the temperature at which the charring begins the carbonization went along to completion without further application of heat from outside sour ces. This is referred to by chemists as an exothermic process. Professor Stafford is a graduate of the University of Kansas. He joined the faculty of the University of Ore gon chemistry department in 1900 and two years later was made head of the department. OREGON’S RISE IN FORTY YEARS RAPID AND SURE (Continued from page one.) paratory school. An incidental fee amounted to $10.00. “A lot of money,” we say, but when we read on we find, “Board and room may be had in private families for $4.00 per week and in clubs for $3,00. Which sounds like half the price for a week-end’s dating now. SNIVELY WILL LEAD TIGER FOOTBALL TEAM NEXT FALL Princeton, N. J., Dec. 14.—A. Barr Snively, Wainsborough, Pa., was elected captain of Princeton’s 1923 football team at a meeting of the varsity play ers today. The new Tiger leader played an excellent game at right guard this fall. As a gift flowers are al ways appropriate and es pecially so at the festive season. We have the best selection of Florists’ stock in Eugene. We will gladlv ileliver on Christmas morn ing, any order entrusted to us. Flowers Telegraphed Everywhere s Vnhfrsi/ff!?fbrist\ ~(fDhere youJmtf/Aeftoiverj^ 993 /yard «SVr /yO/rom>; Obak’s Kollege Krier VOLUME 2 SATURDAY, A. M. NUMBER 6. EXAMINATIONS SLAUGHTER MANY Hours of Slumber Extensive preparations for coming struggle reported in faculty camp. Student forces still unprepared for coming collision. Faculty plan captured and printed. The big battle of the }'ear seems to be threatening the peaceful hamlet of Eu gene. The war cloud grows darker and more threatening as it accumulates mass on the horizon. Just what will happen when it bursts forth with all its fury is beyond all powers of local prophesy. It is generally considered by local authorities that the landscape will take on the same general aspect, however. Such storms have been weathered be fore, they say. Of course many of the (familiar faces will not be with us for the rest of the year but the present state of civilization will beyond doubt continue on as it has since the early days which Dean Straub was a neo phyte. Extensive preparations are being made in the faculty camp, it is re ported, for the leading attack. Beyond doubt the struggle will be pushed by this faction as a complete plan of at tack was published in the official stu dent organ, The Emerald, the other day. It was claimed that this docu ment came originally from the enemy headquarters and was offered as a warning to the student population that danger lay ahead and that prepara tions for protection should be made. Up to press time no activity of a defensive nature was detected in the ranks of the younger generation. One organization, however, that has always been noted for its forwardness and progressiveness has made ready for any contingency by putting itself in order to receive any soldier of the student rank who may need aid, re freshments or retirement from the field of battle. It is OBAK’S of course. Open all the time it will always be ready with its famous service to serve the famished fighters with food of unsurpassed quality at a price they can easily afford to meet. It will continue to serve the very best of everything from water to roast beef. It will open up its pool and recrea tion rooms to the weary and will af-' ford them ample chance to refresh their tired brains for more action when ] they again take up pen, pencil and blue book against the hords of Ph.D.’s M. A.’s and L. L. D.’s MOMENTOUS QUESTION SOLVED The perenial question that has bothered the ladies since the first home spun #ock was hung on an indoor tree has been solved. What to get for men of the family that will make them feel that Christmas is a real period of gift giving and not a rummage sale need no more worry the inhabitants of this campus. No more will it be necessary for the Co-eds to buy up the surplus sup ply of bargain counter ties and last year’s sox in Christmas boxes, label them “Merry Xmas” and unload them on their men friends. They but need to take heed to our suggestions and make this year end a real time of joy- ft fill surprise for “the other half.” The very thing that your men friends would write to Santa for if they were ^ still kids is an above-the-average, genuine pipe of the latest design. A long one for the evenings at home is the very thing he wants. There are pipes of all sizes and shapes, of all qualities and prices for . every situation. A real jimmy pipe for the out of doors hits the spot where many others would not fit in. If “he” has been wise enough to buy his own pipes to suit his tastes load the Christmas tree with a big jar of his favorite tobacco. Although mother - will probably be off you for supplying him with the extra ammunition for scenting up the curtains you’ll make a hit with the head of the house that will be hard to beat. This matter of giving gifts to a man that he would buy for himself applies equally to the males on this campus as to the women. You know the feeling that has come over you in the past when the conventional pile of sox plus /a Merry Christmas card with your name on it greets you on the morning of the 25th. Make this a Christmas of real joy to the men by giving them Obak’s pipes, cigarettes and cigarette holders, cigars and real tobacco. Phone 782 Slabwood—Coal—Cord wood ANDERSEN FUEL COMPANY 39 East 7th I Tempting Candies for Christmas Creamy centers, fresh nuts or fruit in bonbons or with a thick covering of smooth, rich chocolate—a gift that will find a welcome from anyone, especially Her. THE RAINBOW HERM BURGOYNE. Propr. I