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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXIV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1922. NUMBER 62 SOCIOLOGIST WILL LECTURE TODAY IT WEEKLY ASSEMBLY J. Stitt Wilson to Speak on “Constructive Democracy;” Is Well Known MEETING IS AT VILLARD Talk Is One Which Has Grown Popular; Prepared After Many Years Work J. Stitt Wilson, famous student ef social problems, who speaks today at the opening assembly of the term, has been a busy man since his arrival on the campus late yesterday afternoon, professors and townspeople have been i besieging him on every hand to appear before- study groups and classes, and large numbers of personal conferences have been arranged. One of the most famous men in his line, J. Stitt Wilson was a hard man to obfain for today’s appearance, ac cording to administration officials. His subject, “Constructive Democracy,” is one of his best known lectures, pre pared after year’s of research. Seaman Gives Praise Gale Seaman, well known coast so cial worker, who spoke at the Anchor age Friday night, has heard Wilson a number of times since his rise into prominence and says that he has spok en to more college students than any other one man today. “And he’9 mighty well liked every where, too,” he added in discussing to day’s distinguished visitor. Mr. Wilson was formerly mayor of Berkeley, California, but the demand for him from the colleges of the coun try has caused him to devote his entire time to speaking and study of problems of world import. University faculty members, recently returned from the student conference at ^.silomar, California, attended by students from California, Stanford, Ari zona, New Mexico, Hawaii and a dozen other educational institutions of the Southwest, report that Mr. Wilson was by far the most popular speaker at the entire conference, the program of which contained some of the nation’s greatest lecturers. Message Mas value The value of his message, those who have heard him say, is that it brings the campus in close touch with the world viewpoint on social and economic problems. His nerv point of view on great problems is characterized as “thoughtfully refreshing.” r W. B. Bizzell, prominent educator of Texas, has proclaimed Wilson as the most impelling speaker that has ever appeared from the University rostrum. Another Wilson enthusiast has said, “Four days under Wilson would be i worth more to most of us than a term at college.” Speaks Tomorrow In addition to his assembly appear ance Mr. Wilson will speak today and ' Friday at 4:15 in Villard and Friday at 7:30 in Villard. Large numbers of students who have known of his ability have already ar ranged for conferences with Wilson and others who wish to do so are asked to call Bruce McConnell at 504. SHORT STORY CONTEST NOW OPEN TO STUDENTS Edison Marshall Prize to Be Awarded; Professor Powers, Case and Miss Watson to Judge The Edison Marshall Short Story contest is open to any regularly enroll ed student in the University who is interested in entering. Contestants must hand stories to Professor W. F. G. Thacher before FeUfruary 16. All stories must be typed. The name must not appear on the manu script but should be placed in a sealed envelope with the author’s name inside and on the face of the envelope. The story must be entirely original and written without assistance. It may be any length and there are no restric tions as to subject matter or treatment. The first prize will be $30, the second $10. Honorable mention will be given the third best story. Judges will be Miss Mary Watson, Alfred Powers and Robert Case. Winners of the last contest were Verne Blue, first, and Nancy Wilson, second. PLEDGING ANNOUNCED Phi Delta Theta announces the pledg ing of Walter Carrington, George Hen kle of San Diego, Elvin Hodges of Ta coma, and Walter Malcolm of Portland. 38 FLUNK OUT OF UNIVERSITY MORE THAN 100 ON PROBATION DUE TO LOW GRADES All Have Not Yet Registered For New Term; Those Delayed Will Not Have to Pay Late Registration Fine Thirty-eight students failed to make passing grades in even three hours’ work during the fall term and as a re sult will not be enrolled in the Univer sity this term, according to figures giv jen out from the office of the registrar yesterday. This number is eight in ex cess of the failures of the fall term last year. Over 100 students did not make the required nine hours of work and will be on probation this term, with the understanding that they must make 17 hours in two terms, the fall and winter quarters, to be reinstated in the spring. A total of 80 were placed on the proba tion list following the fall examinations at this time last year. It is the belief of the registrar that the registration will equal that of the fall term, although the figures are as yet inadequate to definitely determine the winter enrollment. Students from some parts of the state, especially from Marshfield and the country in Eastern Oregon in the vicinity of Bend, have not yet arrived on the campus. “Students registering after January 10 will have no trouble in having their late registration fees remitted,” said L. H. Johnson, University comptroller, “providing they can give evidence that they were detained because of irregular transportation, and that they register ed immediately upon arriving in town. However, in ordinary cases the late fee will be paid as usual.” DEAN ALLEN HONORED BY JOURNALISM GROUP Oregon Man Named President at Eastern Meeting Eric W. Allen, dean of the School of Journalism, was elected president of the Association of American Schools and Departments of Journalism at the an nual convention held the latter part of December at Northwestern University, Evanston, 111. For the past year Dean Allen has been vice-president of the as sociation, which includes representa tives from Columbia University, Uni versities of Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Wash ington and Wisconsin. As soon as cer tain specifications for membership are met, the Medill and the University of | Michigan schools wrill be admitted. A meeting of the Association of Teachers of Journalism with representa tives from many of the smaller col leges was held at the same time. Dean Allen was chairman of the resolutions committee and was elected to the exe cutive committee for the next year. He was also appointed a member of the joint committee on the classification of schools of journalism with the power of appointing the other members of the one committee. “The impression received at the as sociation,” said Dean Allen on his re turn, ’’was that the schools are devel oping journalistic work but that the creation of professional schools of jour nalism is at a very early stage. -Too much time is devoted to extremely ele mentary work, ‘to teaching the student how to sharpen his pencil,’ as one mem ber stated it. Too little work has been done in research, in gathering together material for advanced courses and in writing suitable advanced specialized text books. The ideal set is also, in many instances, too low. Training for journalism shoujd not be devoted to merely teaching the student how to hold his first job, but to try to give him some educational foundations so that later in life when he rises to positions of responsibility he can deal wisely and 1 competently with problems of public 1 opinion and exercise wise leadership in ' matters of economic, social and politi l cal importance. This, schools of jour j nalisnx have not yet learned to do, and such will be their work for the next ten years.” The next meeting of the association j will be held in Chicago in November. BETTY COMPSON SCORES AGAIN That Betty Compson has scored an other success was evident at the first showing last night of her newest Para mount feature, “The Bonded Woman,” 1 at the Rex theater. This is a charming i sea story, adding another clean-cut emo ; tional characterization to the shining record of this popular young star. Her ! support includes Richard Dix, John Bowers, Ethel Wales, J. Farrell Mac Donald and others, all of whom acquit ted themselves admirably. PLEDGING ANNOUNCED Kappa Sigma announces the pledging , of William Ashby and Thomas Robert I son of Salem, Elmer Lewis of Freewat er, and Mingus Aitken of Ashland. 'HOOP SQUAD WINS 6 OUT OF 8 GAMES ON VACATION TRIP Coach Bohler Satisfied With Showing of Barnstormers Against Fast Teams LATHAM, ZIMMERMAN STAR Dentists and Multnomah Club Play Here Friday and Saturday at Armory The Varsity basketball team had a very successful barnstorming trip dur ing the Christmas holidays. Out of the eight games played six were won and the other two were lost by only a few points. Multnomah Club team, undoubt ly one of the strongest in the North west this year, took a 39 to 31 victory while Astoria won a 36 to 30 game. Coach George Bohler was satisfied with the showing of the squad on the trip. He said the only strong teams played were Astoria and Multnomah. Scores Large and Small The scores of the games were: Ore gon 32, Newberg 29; Oregon 38, Silver ton 14; Oregon 34, Pacific University 6; Oregon 42, Dallas 14; Oregon 43, In dependence 14; Oregon 31, Multnomah Club 39; Oregon 35, North Pacific Den tal College 21; and Oregon 30, Astoria Columbia Club 36. Several of the men whq ^ere being counted on for the team this year were put on the inactive list by their low grades and will be unable to participate this year. The forwards were hit es pecially hard. Latham Good at Center Hunk Latham and Zimmerman play ed the best ball of the trip, according to those who saw the games, and prac tically have their places cinched on the team. Hunk will greatly strengthen the team at center, for he is better than ever this season. Hal Chapman and Schaefer held the guard positions in most of the games and worked well together while Bur nett and Couch also played fast ball in that position. Zimmerman was at one forward in nearly every game, but the other forward position was played by Altstock, Rockhey and Gowans. All three played a good brand of ball and this position seems to be the one which will come in for the most competition. uiub name Close The Multnomah game was a one-sided contest during the first half, with the clubmen on the long end of a 25 to 7 score at the end of the first 20 minutes, but in the second period the Oregon quintet came back and played a brand of ball which nearly won for them, the final count standing 39 to 31. The first local games of the season come Friday and Saturday nights at the Armory, both of which are non-con ference' clashes, as North Pacific Dental College furnishes the competition on Friday, while the Multnomah Club will step on the floor on Saturday. These games will show what the Var sity can do this year, as the men are all in good condtion and have played both Multnomah and the Dental Col lege already. The Varsity ought to take the Tooth pullers into camp as they walloped them 35 to 21 in the Portland game, but the Multnomah Club contest is the one which will be a real battle, for although the Winged M hoopers won the game played on their own floor, they were outplayed during the last half, and Ore gon seems to have a good chance to beat them here. MRS. NORTON EXPLAINS KOREAN HABITS TO CLUB Foreign Students Meet at Bungalow With Missionary to Bast as Honor Quest Mrs. Minnette Norton, 14 years a missionary in Korea, spoke on the his tory and customs of that far eastern ! peninsula in the semi-monthly meeting ' of the Cosmopolitan club at the Y. W. j bungalow Tuesday evening, where she j was the guest of honor. She displayed I many curios that she had brought with her to America, explained uses or tra i ditions, and related unique fairy tales | of the Korean peoples. Rose and Helga ; McGrew sang several German songs in i the native tongue. Another feature of the program was j the appearance of Chi Sung Pil and i Ruth Harvey, club members, in Korean \ costumes. Mrs. Norton told the club | the use and habits of various parts of | native dress, the most interesting of j which, judging from the reaction of th« | members of the club, was the custom oi I an engaged Korean youth wearing i , peculiarly shaped straw hat as evidencf i of his betrothal. SEMES TER PLAN IS SANCTIONED FLOODS IN VALLEY MAKE RETURN TO CAMPUSJFFICULT Fun and Danger Are Elements in Long, Slow Trip from Portland to Eugene TEN-HOUR DELAYS ARE MET Most of Students Register After Braving Hardships of Tedious Journey “What traiif did you get in on? What time did you leave Portland? Could you feel the long trestle shake when the train crept over it?” These are just three of the many questions flung at the hundreds of Oregon students who braved flood waters to get to the Uni versity for registration day. Although tired out from the long train rides, many students say they en joyed the trip. It was an exceedingly dangerous undertaking when the flood was at its height. In spite of the 13-liour and 15-hour schedules that the trains' were forced to make, the morale of the students was excellent. Everyone took the many setbacks and delays with a smile and a joke. All realized that the railroad was doing its utmost to get them to their destination in the shortest possi ble time and with a minimum of danger. Hunger Pangs Faced For the first time in their lives, some students sensed the dire pangs of hung er. Many did not tliihk that a long trip was ahead of them and did not prepare for the emergency. At several of the stops in the valley the Oregon gang rushed the lunch counters and the fruit staifds. All along the line mer chants raked in the sheckels and the students hiked for the train with pies cakes, fruit, and anything else in the line of edibles. The weary travelers were not without amusement. Several of the men took their musical instruments home for the holidays. An impromptu orchestra was formed and the train was enlivened by music, the orchestra traveling from coach to coach where it received a warm welcome. At Albany there was a long delay, caused by the delay of a northbound train between Eugene and Albany. The students took advan tage of this delay by staging a little street dance. Real Danger Present Besides the joyous side of the train rides to the University city, there was also the serious side. One incident brought out the dangerous aspect of the trip. At the long trestle just out of Albany the train halted and the engin eer and the fireman consulted as to whether the track was safe. The fireman walked to the other end of the trestle and the engineer allowed the engine to go over alone and the fireman caught it on the other side. Since the bridge held the engine they decided that it was strong enough to hold the coaches, and the train was taken across the bridge thus tested for safety. On one of the trains that arrived Monday, one co-ed was bound and de termined that she could feel the track giving way at every turn of the car wheels. She even said that she would not eat her lunch until she was across the dangerous trestle, because it would weight her down if the train went through the track. Faculty Members Delayed Students were not alone in being de layed from registration on the first day. Several of the faculty members as well as the cashiers in the business office were on the delayed trains. It can be said of Dean Allen and Dr. Barnett that their sprinting days are not over. At one station the train stopped and the two got off for refreshments. The train pulled out and there was a dash of students for the coaches, but the two faculty members were the first to board the steps. In spite of the fact that trains are beginning to arrive with a certain amount of regularity, all the students have not put in an appearance up to date. Many will arrive tonight. Last reports have it, that students in the Marshfield and central Oregon districts are still marooned and it is not definite ly known when they will be able to gel back to school in time to avoid late registration. CLASS IN SHORT STORY MAY MARKET ITS WORK Brandt and Kirkpatrick, Eastern Ad vertising Agency, Will Work With Students Students writing short stories will have the opportunity of. having their stories handled by Brandt and Kirk patrick, an eastern short story market ing agency, according to Professor W. F. G. Thacher. This is quite an achievement, Mr. Thacher believes, because the agency usually handles only the stories of es tablished writers. This is one of the leading agencies in the East. It handles stories for the Saturday Eveniug Post and many well known magazines. The agency will work directly with the student after the story has been recommended by Air. Thacher. Every writer has a number of stories worthy of publication. The only reason that many'' have not been published is be cause they have not been marketed. There is almost as much skill in mar keting as in writing, Mr. Thacher said. Many stories are sent to magazines which do not suit the class of the mag azine, the writer becomes discouraged and stops writing. The agency takes the matter up with the individual and charges a 10 per cent commission for all material sold to magazines, motion pic ture producers, and theatrical manag ers; 10 per cent on books, and 15 per cent on material sold in foreign coun tries. BULLETIN OF COUNCIL ANNOUNCES COURSES Local Religious Group Issues First of Pamphlets The first bulletin of the Council of Religion of the University was printed the past week-end, and copies are now on distribution at the Y. W. bungalow and the Y. M. hut. Two courses intro duced in the winter term on religion and Biblical literature, are outlined in the pamphlet. “The Outlines of the Philosophy of Iteligion,” a two-hour course will be given by Rev. W..H. L. Alarshail, at 3:15 p. m. in room 101 Oregon building on • Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning on January 16, Rev. Bruce J. Giffeu will give a two hour course in “Masterpieces of Bibli cal Literature,” at either 8 a. m. on Mondays and Fridays in room 1 Admin istration building; or at 7 p. m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in robin 101 Oregon building. His classes will not start until the last of January as he is in the East now. Although University credit will not be given for either of the courses, students are urged to enroll in the classes, as the aim of the work is to give students a more comprehensive understanding of religion so as to ad just themselves in religious thinking. No fees are charged in the course. Blanks for registering in the work may be obtained from L. P. Putnam at the Y. M. C. A. The. Council of Religion was organ ized the lirst part of the fall term. It is composed of representatives of the Christian associations and of the fol lowing churches: Baptist, Christian, Congregational, Methodist, Episcopal, and Presbyterian. Members of the council are Albert R. Sweetser, L. P. Putnam, Dorothy Collier, W. P. Boynton, Mozelle Hair, VV. E. Milne, E. S. Conklin, Bruce J. Giffen, Walter Meyers, Webster Ruble, Bruce McConnell, LeLaine West, Helen Addison, Mrs. George Bolder, H. R. Douglass, J. M. Walters, W. H. L. Mar shall, Charles E. Dunham, and M. H. Douglass. GRADUATE BREAKS ANKLE Dorothy Duniway, 20, Fractures Mem ber When She Trips Over Rug Dorothy Duniway, University of Ore gon graduate who was prominent in campus activities, especially in Emerald work, while on the campus, received a ' serious injury last Sunday afternoon when she tripped on a rug in the home of President Richard F. Scholz of Reed College, fracturing her right leg in two places just above the ankle. Miss Dun iway is President Scholz’s secretary. According to her sister, Margaret i Duniway, University student, she will i be confined to her home for six weeks or more. Miss Duniway was graduated ; from the school of journalism with tin ! class of 1920. She is a member of Thetj Sigma Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma FACULTY ADOPTS NEW SYSTEM BY VOTE OF 29-25 Science Professors Oppose Move Passed in Meeting Yesterday Afternoon WILL BE USED NEXT YEAR School to Begin Middle of September and Will Be Out Early in June The doom of the three-term plan Oregon has been sealed; the two-semes ter plan is adopted. This radical change in University policy was adopted at faculty meeting yesterday afternoon, 29 to 25, after one of the most interesting debates that Oregon’s faculty has seen for three years. In announcing the change the presi dent’s office stated that no details of the plan had been worked out, not even the date of its going into effet, but that a committee of five would be appointed by the president to perfect it. Educators Favor Plan The motion was proposed by Dean H. D. Sheldon of the education depart ment and his staunchest supporters were the education faculty members and those of the English department. The change, they declared, would effect economies in administration, especially in the work of tlio registrar’s office, and the only radical changes in courses would be in the short courses, the year courses being cut into two instead of into three parts. It was also pointed out that under the two-semester pin# it would be pos sible to shift the beginning of the fall term without affecting the Christmas vacation or lengthening the term be yond twelve weeks. Registration will probably take place in the middle of September and the year will end early in June under the changed system. Two sets of final examinations instead of three will be given, and the longer term is expected to give professors a better chance to complete necessary work, ac cording to supporters. Scientists Oppose Plan Science faculty members, who led the opposition, pointed out that the courses in their departments had finally been fitted nicely into the three-term plau; that the courses had been worked over at cost of much time, and that the work of the several departments had been smoothly dovetailed. They objected to the upsetting of the plan now, with the work a second reorganization will en tail. The idea of taxing further time which the faculty men might devote to research taking further time for this routine work from faculty men who desired the maximum amount of time for research was deplored. It was sug gesed further, that the three-term plan provided self-supporting students with a better opportunity to coordinate their college work with their self-support, since under the present plan it is possi ble for a student to work half a year and still be in college two terms, where as under the two-semester plan they could get only half a college year's study, instead of two-thirds. Prof. H. C. Howe, head of the Eng lish department, said last night that the change would help the athletic situa tion in that it would give football men an extra month to make up work lost during the football season, as examina tions for the fall period will not come until January under the new regime. In Effect Since War The present plan of having three terms was' put into effect during war days at the request of the government. Each year since its adoption an attempt has been made to reinstate the former system, but up until this time student ; opinion combined with enough weight from the faculty prevented the move. Last night when the news of the ac tion was brought to the school of jour nalism considerable interest was shown by the group of scribes who inhabit the “shack.” ELECTION ANNOUNCED i G and M Society (Condon Club) an l! nounees the election to associate mem ■ bership of Manuel Souza. Eugene; Don i aid Fraser, Ashland, and James Hard . ing, Eugene.