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.