Oregon Daily Emerald
Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Association
Official publication of the Associated Student* of the University of Oregon, issued daily
xcept Monday, during the college year.
KENNETH YOUEL .-.—. EDITOE '
Editorial Board
Managing Editor . Pkil Brogan
Ansociate Editors ---..Ed Hoyt. Inez King 1
Ep Hoyt,
King
Associate Managing Editor .. Art Eudd
Daily News Editors
John Piper Don Woodward
Nancy Wilson
Ben Maxwell Florine Packard
Night Editors
Ted Janes Ed. Valitchka
Junior Seton
Taylor Huston Leonard Lerwill |
J
Sports Editor ......Edwin Fraser
Sports Writers: Alfred Erickson, Leon
Byrne, Webster Jones.
News Service Editors: Harold Shirley,
Fred Michelson.
Exchange Editor .Rachael Chezem
Feature Writers: Katherine Watson, Monte Byers. ; 1
News staff: Clinton Howard, Rosalia Keber, Mabel Gilham, Genevieve Jewell, Freda
Goodrich, Margare* Sheridan, Anna Jerzyk, Geraldine Root, Margaret Skavlan. Norma Wilson,
Henryetta Lawrence, A1 Trachman, Hugh Starkweather, George Stewart, Jane Campbell,
Jeanne Gay, Lester Turnbaugh, George H. Godfrey, Marian Lowry, Thomas Crosthwait,
Marion Lay, Mary Jane Dustin.
Business Staff
LYLE JANZ
MANAGER.
ASSOCIATE MANAGER
Advertising Service Editor..,
Circulation Manager.
LEO MUNLY
..Randolph Kuhn
Assistant Circulation Manager..
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... ..Gibson Wright
.Kenneth Stephenson
..Maurice Warnock, Lester Wade, Floyd Dodds, Ed Tapfer
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Daily News Editor This Issue
Theodore Janes
Night Editor This Issue
Taylor Huston
Development of Personality
“Colleges, by reason of the present-day system of education, turn
out types rather than personalities. Their graduates are the product
of large-scale production, a condition which has arisen out of the
attempt on the part of educational institutions to absorb the hetero
geneous mass which yearly comes to them in increasing bulk for
higher edueation.” This is the indictment against American col
leges by a writer in a recent issue of the Daily Iowan.
This is by no means the first expression-of opinion that colleges
and universities are failing to turn out personalities. That the stu
dent who comes to college with a spark of genius is soon molded into
tiie conventional type has been the contention of a certain class of
writers for years.
Without a doubt the influence is toward the subordination of
individuality, and with the ever-growing proportion between the
number of instructors and the number of students there seems to be
little opportunity for remedying the condition. There are other
contributing factors, other than large classes, however, which might
continue to exist even if that condition were remedied.
If the college student has aggressiveness he can preserve his own,
personality. Although the system tends to develop him along con
ventional lines, he will not be transformed into a “type” unless he
is passive.
Of all American institutions the college should be the first to teach
citizens to think. Yet there is the same criticism against college
students on this score as against the mass of American people. It is
not unreasonable to think 1lmt Edison’s statement that only two;
per cent of the population ever really think is not far amiss for those ■
registered in colleges and schools of higher learning.
If students will come to college with an air of agreeable aggres-1
siveness, institutions will be in a better way to teach them to think.
And when students learn to think, personalities rather than types
will he developed. Mental stagnation and passiveness are the un
doing of higher education in America. Until students learn to fight
their own battles the contentions of the critics will go unanswered.
We May Be Democratic—
“Nobody speaks any more. Why, it's like going to a strange
college!” 'l'his is the remark of a student who was out of the Uni
versity during the fall term. Since he was here last spring, he says,
the entire spirit of t lie University seems to be changed. Hundreds of
students pass him, and there is only the occasional “hello.”
Those who have been here continually realize the change only in
a general way. lint a statement like Ibis certainly brings home the
truth. The things which former students remember about Oregon are
democracy and friendliness. And appearances, or no appearances, .
democracy is demonstrated more easily by the “hello” than anyd
other means. It may lie that Oregon students are still democratic,1
but unless they say “hello” there is no way to prove it. As usual, ‘
it is alleged that the women are the worst offenders. Let’s see the
women disprove that statement. ,
Some Kick Coming
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At the beginning of each term every regular student in the Univer- ,
sity pays his subscription to The Emerald. At the same time many fac- |
ultvmembers subscribe for the term. Thething the circulation manager i
of The Emerald is kicking about is that some faculty members, unable ‘
to afford the subscription price, go to the Co-op and help themselves
to Emeralds left for students living outside of organizations.
DEAN LANDSBURY HONORED
Appointed Head of Western Province
of Men’s Musical Fraternity
Dr. John ,T. Landsburv, dean of the
school of music, yesterday received a
letter from Peter Pykeman, president
of Phi Mu Alpha, men's national music
fraternity, appointing him governor of
the third province, which includes all
the states west of Colorado.
Pr. Landsbury’s duties will consist
of installing chapters in the colleges
of the province when they are qualified,
_£_ t
and in keeping track of the affairs of ,,
the fraternity in the West. The Uni
versify of Southern California is soon ^
to have a chapter of Phi Mu Alpha |
which will be installed by Pr. Lands- ,
bury.
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FOREIGN PERIODICALS MANY l,
Foreign periodicals taken by the Un
iversity number as many as one bun- t
dred and thirty four, of these 55 are t<
from "England, 47 are from Germany, d
_(> from France, one from Spain, one o
from Japan, one from Amsterdam, one c;
from Roumania and one from India.
CAMPUS BULLETIN
Notices will be printed in this column
for two issues only. Copy must be in this
jffice by 4 :30 on the day before it is to be
published and must be limited to U words*
lammer and Coffin—Luncheon at Cam
pa Shoppe Thursday noon.
)ial—Meeting at 7:30 Thursday on the
third floor of the Woman’s building.
j. N. P.—Members will meet Thursday
at 4:30 p. m. in the <football men’s
locker room.
igora—Meeting this Thursday evening
at 7:30 in the men’s room of the Wo- 1
man’s Uuilding.
Christian Science Society—Meeting to- -
night 7 o’clock, Oregon hall.
Oregon Knights—Meeting tonight at!
7:30.
L922—All members and ex-members of
the class of 1922 now attending thej
University are asked to meet at Dean ]
Straub’s office in the Administrtion
building at 5 o’clock this afternoon.
University Vespers—This month will
be held at the Methodist church Sun
day at 4:30. Music by the Univer
sity choir. Address by Dean Henry
D. Sheldon, of the school of educa
tion.
Oregana Pictures—Snaps of campus
life for feature section of Oregana
are to be handed in to Doe Braddock
at Kappa Sig house or must be left
in box at Lemon Punch office this
week.
Zoology Social—The faculty of the de
partment of zoology invites all stu
dents enrolled in the department to
join informally on Thursday, at 8 p.
in., in a social evening at Alumni hall,
Woman’s building.
Interfraternity Council—Meeting to
night, 7:30, room 101, Commerce.
Supervised Teachers—Meeting of all
supervised teachers who began their
work this term, this evening at 5 p.
m. in the Education building, room 2.
Junior Write-Ups for Oregana—Still
over due from the following organi- I
zations: Hendricks Hall, Pi Beta Phi, I
Alpha Beta Chi, Alpha Tau Omega, I
Bachelordon, Delta T'au Delta, Delta
Theta Phi, Kappa Delta Phi, Kappa
Sigma, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Delta
Theta, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu. How
long will the name of your organiza
tion be on this list Please hand in,
typewritten, to the Oregana office
immediately.
BARNES SPEAKS BEFORE
FRATERNITY GATHERING
Three Phases of British Empire Subject
of Talk Before Sigma Delta Chi
and Theta Sigma Phi
Professor Walter Barnes of the his
tory department addressed a joint meet
ing of the Sigma Delta Chi and the
Tlieta Sigma Phi, honorary journalism
fraternities, at the Woman’s building
Tuesday on different phases of the Brit
ish Empire.
lie divided his talk into three differ
ent sections. In the first he spoke on
the “enlightened despotism in Eng
land in the seventies,” discussing War
ren Hastings, md the province of Ben
gal, and polit' ; 1 and financial matters
m India. Am *er topic under this
lead was the obec Act, which he dis- j
■ussed fully.
The second part of Professor Barnes’
liscussion dealt with the actions of
Lord Durham and Lord Elgin in re
gard to Canada in 1840, with a parallel
•eference to Australia in the early
'40’s.
In the last section of the discussion
he “commercial and naval leadership
if the British Empire in the world” at
ho present time, formed the principal
opic. The relationship of this leader
hip to the United States was empha
lized.
ART COLLECTION FINEST
(Continued from page ons.l
iroved it, anv number of colors might '
>e used. Although many prints are
nade alike, no two have exactly the
ame color scheme. She cited the ex
imple of “Rice Planting in the Rain,” ;
'or instance, in which the color of the .
ain differs in various prints from white ;
o black. j
Mrs. Wortman also explained the pro- I
ess by which lacquers are made. The I
'hinese carve the wood and lacqubr it,
chile the Japanese lacquer the wood
hickly and carve the lacquer.
"In the case containing the lacquers,
n the Warner collection there is a
arge Japanese food bowl of hand carv
d lacquer. It is very rare, and dur- \
ng the four months I spent in China
tried in vain to get one like it. This
ne,” she said, as the firelight danced I
ver a carefully carved chrysanthemum
n the old red lacquer box which she
icld, “is from Kamakura, Japan. It
a a tobacco box, quite old.”
“It was good of Mrs. Warner to give I
he collection to the University,” she!
aid. She had intended to give it
o the Smithsonian Institute, but, be- *
oining interested in Oregon, gave it to
he University. So many persons give
trge and valuable collections to insti
itions already rich in that way. while j
younger institution both appreciates i
ml needs the inspiration of such a col- 11
■ction. i *
“I think it is a very fine thing for 11
le University to have this type of col
ction first, as a beginning and foun- 1
it ion for a collection of the other type f
’ art. Great sculpture and painting i
m follow an exhibit similar to the >
urrav Warner art collection.” 1
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PROFESSOR SWEETSER
TO MAKE TRIP IN MAY
Botanist and Wife to Continue Their
Research Work in Josephine and
Curry Counties
Professor A. R. Sweetser has been
granted a leave of absence for next
May and with Mrs. Sweetser will make
another trip to Josephine and Curry
bounties to supplement the work they
did there last spring. The American
Association for the Advancement of
Science will help finance the research
which they will conduct.
Last May Mr. and Mrs. Sweetser
drove to the Kerby quadrangle, which
comprises portions of Josephine ahd
Curry counties, west of Grants Pass. It
was here that Thomas Howell, a fam
ous Oregon botanist, worked on, and1
published in 1882, the first book on
specimens of this region. He discover
ed many species new to science and of
these Mr. Sweetser has found, descri
bed, and photographed 25 peculiar to
that part of the state.
It is necessary for the Sweetsers to
leave before the close of school, be
cause the flowers bloom early in that
district. This year their problems will
be to determise whether the species are
absolutely characteristic of this region;
to study as many of Howell's types
as possible; to determine the bounds of
j bharacteristic specimens; to study the
flora of the serpentine outcrop; and to
determine the line of demarcation in
, the case of species stopping abruptly
ht some point in the quadrangle.
Hr. Warren Smith, professor of geol
ogy, will co-operate in an investigation
of the physical conditions.
HIGHER TUITION BILL
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
Students Not Living in Oregon Would
Be Charged With Entire Cost
of Instruction
—
•'I doubt very much whether the peo
ple of the state desire a bill which will
surely keep many students of limited
means away from the University,” said
Karl W. Onthank, secretary to Presi
j dent Campbell, when asked his opinion
i concerning the McMahan bill introduc
ed in the' legislature Tuesday, which
provides that the non-resident students
at the University of Oregon, and other
| State schools, should pay tuition equal
I to the actual cost of .their instruction.
For residents of Oregon "who wish to
attend the University Representative
i McMahan would charge a flat tuition
! fee of $100 a year. This could be paid
tin cash or by a note satisfactory to
[itlie school administration. The actual
cost, referred to in the bill, is to be
determined by the board of regents of
the several institutions affected by the
.bill, but it is understood that the $100
tuition fee would be added to this for
hon-resident members, which would
lnake the entrance fees nearly prohibi
tive for many out-of-state students of
limited means.
Mr. Onthank went on to say that the
lidministration department had not
studied the bill, but that rumors from
Salem had it that the bill stands very
little chance of being passed. However,
lie thinks that in case it should pass,
the clause allowing students to pay the
proposed tuition by npte may keep it
from excluding so many students as it
might otherwise.
LANE ALUMNI BANQUET
(Continued from page one.)
some obstacle to the drive, though not
to a large extent, by declaring that
Oregon is a young state and cannot af
ford to support a large state university.
Others believe that too many students
are being educated in colleges who
Ihould follow other vocations. This ar
gument the president met most conclu
sively; in the first place Oregon has
Aast resources which are undeveloped,
and a sparse population. Thus the
measure of intelligence is small when at
the time a greater and more proficient
knowledge is needed to develop these
iesources. People of Oregon spent
eighty million dollars last year for au
tomobiles and supplies. It is absurd
then, he said, to say that wre cannot af
ford to support a larger University.
Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, a member
of the board of regents, spoke briefly i
on the campaign and of the fight to ;
get -funds for the Woman's building. I
The alumni organization, she said, is !
the more hopeful source to raise funds. 1
She described the powerful California
alumni association which aids its alma j
mater in all matters. The University
if Oregon alumni, she said, are begin- 1
ning to sense their solidarity.
Miss Grace Edgington, alumni secre
tary, told of the alumni over the state
wljo are eager for news of friends and :
the University and her work in secur
ing news from the alumni. She asked
for closer co-operation among the alum
kli‘
L. L. Ray, of Eugene, a former stu- ;
dent body president and Lamar Tooze |
spoke briefly on the campaign.
Officers elected for the Lane county j
organization were Dean Walker, presi- ;
dent; Hal White, vice-president, and
Mrs. Lynn MeCready, secretary.
STORM IN GRIFFITH PICTURE
“We certainly did play ‘rough’ in
the storm scene,” said Carol Dempster !
ruefully discussing the much talked of
dimax to D. W. Griffith's new picture, j
•One Exciting Night,” now ot the Cas- •
tie theater, 'til Saturday midnight.
“With a 90-mile gale to fight against 1
nd a drenching rain driving in our j
'aces we could scarcely even breathe J
in the most violent scenes. Spiked !
shoes, such as baseball players wear,
lelped to keep us from slipping.”
COMMUNICATION
ro the Editor of the Emerald:
Oregon traditions are undergoing a
•hange. It is necessary that they do
so, because the Oregon of the days of
their creation was different than the
Oregon of today. Only a few years
ago this University had but a few liun
ired students. There were fewer de
partments, fewer variety of courses,
fewer studentiactivities. Only one of
two honorary societies existed on the
campus, and these were local. In those
days, a student could participate in al
most everything. One man could be
president of- the ^student body, editor
of the paper, and star football player.
Every Oregon student was supposed to
support every Oregon activity.
But since those days, we have begun
to specialize. The departments of the
University are more numerous, and the
courses offered therein more diversified.
''Student activities have become highly j
developed along a score of divergent j
lines. Societies and clubs have been j
organized for almost every purpose;
there are innumerable outlets for the
stream of student energy. In order to
be successful nowadays, one must de
vote himself to only one or two lines
of work. It is -all one can do to be
editor of the Emerald, or play football,
or debate, and still keep up his schol
astic work. 1
In spite of the fact that a division
of process has occurred in the Univer
sity, there has been little division of
labor. Too many students are spread
ing their energy over fields too widely
divergent. They are doing many things
poorly rather than few things well. The
urge of Oregon tradition of old is part
ly responsible for this. We are prone
fo gauge a man's success by the quan
tity of activities that he is engaged in
'rather than the quality of his work in
those activities. We are still prone to
demand that every Oregon student sup
port every activity in spite of the fact
that these activities have increased fif
ty fold. But there are only twenty-four
hours in a day, and we will have to
admit it.
More and more in the future, men
will have to win their laurels in special
ized fields. More and more Oregon’s
banners will have to be carried by spe
cialized groups rather than by the stu
dent body eu masse. In the new state
'of things, Oregon traditions can de
mand and receive the same loyalty to
our alma mater, only it must be express
ed in different ways.
A JUNIOR.
STUDENT DANCE PUT OFF
Manager Irelan Announces That First
Affair of Term Is Cancelled
Campus piggers received a shock yes
terday afternoon when Pat Irelan, stu
dent body dance manager, announced
that the first student body dance of the
term had been postponed on account j
of the basketball game, Friday night.
“We don’t want anything to intcr
t'ere with the game and we felt it im
practicable to schedule it for the Wo
man’s building.”
PLEDGING ANNOUNCED
Chi Omega announces the pledging of
Jane Fleekenstein of Portland.
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keep YOU.R
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Announcement
Extraordinary!
Glorious Operatic Season
Light and Comic Operas
3—NIGHTS—3
STARTING—
Tonight
and Matinee Saturday
REX REYNOLDS PRESENTS
AMERICAN LIGHT
18
OPERA COMPANY
50 People — Superb Chorus
Special Orchestra
Direct From Record Engage
ment at Portland Auditorium
Repertoire
Thurs. Eve.—“Bohemian Girl”
Friday Eve.—“Mikado”
Sat. Matinee—“Pinafore”
Sat. Eve.—Chimes of Normandy
• Popular Prices
(Including War Tax)
Lower Floor, 10 rows.$1.65
Lower Floor, last 9 rows $1.10
Balcony, 6 rows .$1.10
Balcony, last 7 rows .85c
Matinee
Floor .$1-10
Balcony, 6 rows . 85c
Balcony, last 7 rows .55c
Seat Sale Now
SPEND
“A NIGHT IN
PARIS"
DREAMLAND
— FRIDAY —
After the Game
Why I Like
Carter’s
Millinery
Shop
‘ ‘ They display such original
ity and good taste in their
models.
‘ They carry such a good line
of well selected models from
nationally known establish
ments.
“Their shapes and materials
are always dependably new
and attractive.
“—And last but not least,
the prices are right.”
Mrs. Ruth
McCallum Carter
(Over First National Bank)
9th and Willamette
Phone 652
Friday Night
- ONLY -
Myers’ Mid Nite Sons
Due to the postponement of the student
body dance we are playing at
Campa Shoppe
DANCING 8:30 to 12
Close to the campus—No last minute rush
—Remember you dance till 1 2