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Oregon Daily Emerald VOLUME XXIV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SATURDAY, JANUARY, 27, 1923 NUMBER 76 D. OF IN. HOLDS TOP POSITION IN HOOP PERCENTAGE LIST Oregon Squad, Playing Away From Home, Has Hard Work in Prospect IDAHO’S CHANCES GOOD Aggies’ Conference Place Will be Decided in Game With Huskies Tonight The University of Washington team, bv winning the 34 to 32 game from Ore gon Thursday night, not only kept themselves at the head of the north west percentage column, but also gave the Oregon squad a boost out of first place, which will be extremely hard to regain, as most of the games which re main to be played by the Lemon-Yellow are away from home and therefore harder to win than those already over. Although Idaho dropped two contests on her trip, one each to both Oregon and Washington, she will have all the best of the schedule now as all the rest of her games are on the Moscow floor, and with the Vandal team working as they did in the last half of the game here, they will be the hardest slaying outfit in the conference to outseore, and are plainly in the race for final honors. Aggies Place in Question The outcome of the game between "Washington and the Aggies at Corval lis tonight will decide where the Ag ■gies stand, for they have already dropped one game to Idaho, and the loss of this one will well nigh be fatal to any championship hopes which they might have had. O. A. C. has been playing in hard luck so far this year, for three first string guards have been lost to the squad by reasons of sickness and ineligibility. The strongest fives in the conference just now seem to be Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, but both the northern squads have quite an edge on George Bohler’s men because of the fact that they have already taken their trips, while the Oregon trip is still a thing of the future. Oregon’s Chances Doubtful In order for Oregon to get anywhere in the conference this year she would have to win all the remaining games on the Armory floor, and also would have to take a majority of those played on the northern trip, so chances look rather slim, unless Oregon pulls a big surprise and wins both from Washing ton and Idaho in their own home games. The Varsity is capable of playing a much better brand of ball than they put out against the Huskies, for when Hunk Latham goes for an entire half without converting a single field goal there is certainly something wrong. “Husky” Shafer played his best game (Continued on page four.) PROFESSOR GIVES RA1DO LECTURES P. A. PARSONS DELIVERS FIRST OF LOCATIONAL SERIES Broadcasted Talks to be Regular Events on Program of University of Oregon Extension Division Fifty thousand people spread over I nearly half the world, from New York (Jity to Samoan Islands, and from Mexico to Alaska, constitute the adui ences to the group of lectures which started last night, as the Extension division’s brand new feature; a course of radio lectures. The first lecture delivered, from 7 /until 7:30 last night by Professor P. A. Parsons, of the department of sociology, was on “The Industrial State Prison.” It was broadcasted from the Oregonian radio tower, in Portland. “In ail the lectures, which will be given regularly every Friday, the sub jects will be of general interest,” said .Professor Parsons. “The Oregonian /preferred that the lectures be of gene ral interest rather than on purely acade fnic subjects.” Professor Parsons is a graduate of Columbia University and has made a study of criminology. He said that Oregonians should be inter ested in industrial prisons, because .Governor Pierce has lately asked that the penitentiary be made into an in dustrial prison after the Minnesota ■plan, which Professor Parsons said was the most advanced plan in existence. Raggedy Man Devoid of Movie Heroes and Triangle Plots Great bursts of applause, loud laugh ter, and between acts, strains of “Long, Long Ago,” “Seein’ Nellie Home,” “Jingle Bells,” and many other time Hear melodies were some of the sounds which were heard by the casual passer by out side Guild hall last night. Inside a merry and generous audi ence witnessed the last performance of “The Baggedy Man,” a sturdy red blooded, Hoosier comedy, at once hu morous and pathetic, devoid of tri angle plot and movie heroes. Charlotte Banfield, carrying off al most all the laurels was Grandmother /Squeers, “Spry ez a cricket,” easily the most striking person in the play. Wade Kerr was good in the title role, winning 'the audience as well as the children. Mabel Gilham wore well the old fashioned dress of the period and was a delightfully pert and pretty Fleretty, keeping Johnny, played by George iBronaguh, in a perturbed mental state continually. Tom Crosthwaite, play ing Cedric the city lad, interpreted the part well, and Holmes Bugbee, a new member of the company demonstrated (his ability in Mart Whipple, object of the affection of Addeliney. Hilde garde Bepinen was a very lovable Old Aunt Mary, and Ed Keecli was es pecially good as Mr. Wiggins. Dorothy Hall as “Cassander” Jones and Art Johnson as Mylo Jones con (Continued on page four.) Racket and Riot, Mixed With Gay Habille, Mark Class Jigs Midst the wail of the violin, the blare of the trombone, the whine of the saxa phone, and the deep thumps of the drums, the entire student body danced itself out last night at the various class functions. With the exception of the freshman get-together, which was informal, the dances were of the rough neck variety. Queer costumes and queer colors mingled together and gave the festivities a cosmopolitan atmos phere. Race mingled with race. The native of Senegal rubbed elbows with men from Canton, and young blades just in from Skookum Crossing, cowboys, pi rate, vaqueros, all vied for the favor of little maids of many lands. In fact it was a night to be long remembered by those who attended the various class affairs. It was a night of riot, a riot of color and hilarity. The freshmen, did not follow in the footsteps of their elders, but staged a very clever party in the Woman’s build ing. The entire setting was decorated in blue and white streamers. The dancers mingled in a unique cafe set off from the main dance floor. Armed with two-bits, an inclination to dance, and a mask, the senior class descended en masse on Dreamland. Af ter the satisfactory password had been given to the guard at the door the individual was allowed to enter and whirl away with a partner. It is hard to say what the staid townspeople though when they saw the masked and costumed students parading the down town streets. Some thought that a wholesale “stickup” of the town was in progress. Others pinched themselves and wondered whether they were alive in the present or in antiquity. Of the dignified class of ’23, it can be said that they threw dignity and education to the winds and entered into the spirit of the occasion with a vim. The masks were to be worn during the first half of the dance. Some of them were, others were not, but at half-time when they did come off there were many startling revelations and much fun. As usual the juniors put on the big gest and best ever in the line of Jazz Jinxes. Every year they get better and better and it will be a very difficult feat to surpass that of the class of ’24. The annual get-together was a scream and resembled a market place in a cos mopolitan city, where the world gathers to argue and barter. Little energy was wasted on useless decoration—the variegated costumes were enough decoration. There were several unique feature dances for which prizes were given. Many ways were devised in which partners had to search for each other, and then there were Scrambles. Considering everything it was a rough and ready affair with everyone enjoying himself to the ut most. Down at Ye Campa Shoppe the sopho mores staged one wild night, which, like the upperclass parties, was a roughneck affair with gay costumes. The entire shop was turned over to the second year people and they made the most of the evening. Not long after the dance be gan the participants began throwing confetti, and the ensemble took on the appearance of an animated wheat field. Although a thing of history now, each of the dances will remain a fond ; memory in the mind of each student i who attended. CONFERENCE WILL STUDY PROBLEMS Faculty Members and A.S.U.O. Officers Will Address * Joint Gatherings PROGRAM IS VARIED ONE Entertainment for Delegates Includes Festivities of “College Night” The complete program of the high school students’ conference to be held on the campus next Friday and Satur day includes an intensive study of the problems of the high school under graduate. The program was announced yesterday by the committee of three that has been engaged in the prelim inary work of the conference, con sisting of John MacGregor, president of the A. S. U. O.; Alfred Powers, of the extension division and Balph D. Casey, of the school of journalism. Delegates to the High School Press association and to the Association of High School Student Body Presidents and Secretaries will hold a joint gather ing in Guild hall Friday morning at 9:15 o’clock, after registration. After the opening program, the presidents and secretaries will adjourn to the school, of commerce for their separate session, the editors and business mana gers of papers and annuals remaining in Guild hall. The two associations will hold sepa rate business sessions until Saturday (afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, when a joint meeting will be held. High lights of the program include i the annual conference banquet in Hen dricks hall Friday evening at 5:45 o’clock, and the College Night cele bration the same evening at 8 o’clock. The program in detail follows: Thursday (Afternoon) P. M.—Registration. Friday A. M.—John MacGregor, president of the A. S. U. O., presiding, Guild hall. B-9—Additional registration. 9:15—Joint meeting, Guild hall—Presi dent P. L. Campbell. 9:35—Announcements by presiding of ficer. 9:45—“Solving Our Inter-Scholastic Problems” — Superintendent J. A. Churchill. 10:15—John MacGregor. 10:30—“Relation of High School Pa per to School and Community”— Dean Eric W. Allen of the school of journalism. 10:45—Division of conference. Editors’ Conference—Guild Hall 11:00—Welcome, minutes, committees —Harry G. Johnson, presiding. 11:25—“Aims of the Conference,”— Ralph D. Casey, journalism faculty. 11:30—“High School Notes Columns” —Hal E. Hoss, Secretary State Edi torial association. 12:00 — Luncheon: at organization houses and residence halls. Presidents’ Conference—School of Commerce 11:00—Welcome, minutes, appointment of committees—Orlando Hollis, pre siding. 11:30—“The High School Student Body and the Community”—Earl Kil patrick. Editors and Managers—Guild Hall P. M. 1:30—“Sources of High School News” —William Thrall, editor of Orange R, Roseburg high school. 1:50—“Writing the News”—Kenneth Youel, editor University of Oregon Emerald. 2:05—“Headline. Writing”—Illustrated by Professor George S. Turnbull. 2:40—Discussion. 2:50—“Features in High School Pa per”—Olive B. Barker, editor the Whirlwind, Albany high school. 3:00—“Printing the News”—Robert C. Hall, superintendent University Press and assistant professor of journalism. 3:20—Discussion. 3:25—“Financing the Paper”—Lyle Janz, business manager University of Oregon Emerald. 3:35—“The Mimeographed Paper”— Mabel Thorpe, editor the Hi Booster, Enterprise high school. 3:45—“High School Correspondence in Daily and Weekly Papers”— (a) L. Max Hume, editor of News Notes, Molalla; (b) Harry Leeding, corres pondent of Oregon Journal, Jefferson high school, Portland. 4:00—All delegates assembled in Ad ministration building for tour of campus, with Oregon Knights as guides. 0:45—Editors, managers, presidents and secretaries annual conference banquet, Hendricks hall, President (Continued on page four.) DEAN DYMENT CRITICIZES THE SYSTEM WHICH MAKES SERFS OF MANY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Over-organization Believed Cause of Much of the Great Mortality; Bondage Kills All Scholarly Pursuits c Hundreds of students in the Uni versity are mere serfs, slaves to the fcvils of over-organization and to cir cumstances over which they have no /'control, states Dean Colin V. Dyment in a communication to the Emerald. The communication in full is as fol lows: Editor of the Emerald: The writer has been a silent but con cerned observer this autumn of the struggles of many freshmen and not a few sophomores, to say nothing of jun iors and seniors, to keep their heads above the academic waters. The at tention of the Emerald is called to the following analysis: Total number of matriculating fresh men, fall and winter terms .728 Freshmen now in the University ..621 Freshman mortality .107 The total enrollment of distinct indi viduals during the fall and winter terms was 2342. The number in the Univer sity at this time is 2060. The general University mortality, freshmen in cluded, since October 1 has accordingly been 282. Mortality is Great In estimating the percentage of mor tality the fall enrollment only should be considered, for the reason that the winter term mortality has not yet be gun to set in. We find accordingly the following percentages: I Freshman mortality, nearly 16 per cent. 'University mortality, about 13 per cent Mortality among others than fresh men, about .11 per cent Again, may I point out that this mor tality is for the first term only, that the number will be greatly added to at the end of the winter term, when the 17 hour rule takes its greatest toll; al so that it will be again increased at the end of the spring term; and again next year, and so on. That is, the proportion of entering freshmen who fail to proceed to the bachelor’s degree is very great. It is probably 60 per cent, for we must re member that the graduating classes con tain many students who have entered with advanced standing. It is true that lack of money, home conditions, sickness, and sundry other non-scholastic causes0, contribute con siderably to the mortality; but the writer believes that most of the 60 per cent of each freshman class who never receive the bachelor’s degree from this University fail to receive it for rea I sons that are scholastic. System is Criticised If the Emerald were to ask the writer to set down what he considers to be the chief cause of scholastic mortality, then he would say the following: Hundreds of students in the Univer sity are mere serfs. Prom breakfast till 11 p. m. their lives are organized for them by other persons. They are at the beck and call of the fraternity, the class, the special society to which they belong, of various leagues, of com mittee work here and committee work there, of unnamed activities of many sorts,—in short, hundreds of students are chasing about pell-mell all day and half the night as a result of a system over which they have no control. They fulfill many of these engage ments unwillingly; but since they aro serfs, they have no alternative. When it comes to giving the two-hours-of preparation-per-lecture, or of browsing among books in the library, there is insufficient time left; for under the system of bondage in which we live these more scholarly things must come last. There are on this campus at this time 121 organizations that levy on stu dent’s time. Athletic games are not herein included. But it is of the essence of intellectual progress that a student should have leisure to study and read and think, to accomplish which he must be a free agent. Hundreds of our students are not free agents. , This is the chief reason why we have so high a mortality. As the standards continue to rise, I think the percentage of mortality will continue to rise, for the roason described. Sincerely yours, COLIN DYMENT. RANDALL JONES HURT BY APPROACHING TRUCK Junior Student Injured on Way to Dance Randall Jones, a junior in the Uni versity, was struck by a truck and seriously injured last night while on his way to the Junior dance. Jones /was taking his partner to the affair in a small coaster wagon and was hit when in front of the Administration building on Thirteenth street. The ex tent of his injury could not be defi nitely detrmined but the attending phy I sician believed that he was suffering a 'fractured skull and possibly concussion i of the brain. It is thought that when Jones was hit he was hurled over the coaster wagon and that his head was smashed against the fender of the truck. A deep dent was discovered in the patients head when he was taken to the infirmary, indicates that he received a severe blow. Spasmodic vomiting leads the doctor to believe that Jones received more than an ordinary scalp wound. At short intervals the injured man gained consciousness. A definite diagnosis of his case will take place when the stricken man more com pletely recovers from the immediate Shock. The name of the driver of the truck is not definitely known but it is under stood that he was accompanied by two other parties, one of whom was a wo man. By swerving the truck when it hit Jones the driver managed to avoid injuring the young lady in the coaster wagon. Witnesses of the accident de clare that the truck was proceeding at a moderate rate of speed at the time of the crash. A blinding headlight ifrom an approaching machine is said to have been the cause of the accident. Members of the Sigma Chi fraternity, of which Jones is a member, were in the vicinity at the time of the accident. With the aid of the driver they assisted the unconscious man into the cab of the truck and took him to the infirm ary. Here he received immediate medi /cal attention by Dr. William Savage. Randal Jones is registered in the law department. His home is in Portland. 'During the past summer Jones worked as an assistant on the business adminis tration staff. STUDENTS ENTERING IN WINTER TERM T0TAL153 Enrollment of University Drops to 2060 There are 2060 students enrolled in the University this term of which num bor 153 are new students, 88 men and 65 women, according to the latest statistics from the Registrar’s office. The number of students is less than in the fall term. Last Quarter there were 2189 students, a total of 1189 men and 1000 women. This terra there are 1100 men and 960 women. The following statistics show the enroll ment for the year 1922-23 to date. Enrollment Winter Term Eugene Campus New Students M W T M W T Freshmen .322 299 621 33 27 60 Sophomores .278 252 530 17 13 30 Juniors .206 189 395 15 8 23 Seniors .193 162 355 11 6 17 Graduates . 41 21 62 6 4 10 Specials . 37 22 59 5 6 11 E.B.U. Specials . 22 14 36 1 1 2 Law Specials. 1 1 2 0 0 0 Total .1100 960 2060 88 65 153 Enrollment Fall and Winter Terms Fall Term Men .1189 Women .1000 Total .2189 Winter Term Men .1100 Women . 960 Total .2060 Fall New Fall & Term Students Winter Men .1189 88 1277 Women .1000 65 1065 Total .2189 153 2342 Enrollment for the Year Men Freshmen .368 Sophomores ... .321 Juniors .235 Seniors .215 Graduates . 40 Specials . 45 E.B.U. Specials . 31 Law Specials .... 4 1922-23 to Date Women Total 342 273 206 166 33 17 1 728 594 441 381 67 78 48 5 Total .1277 1065 2342 BIENNIAL REPORT OF REGENT BOARD SHOWS PROGRESS University Resume indicates Greater Enrollment and Higher Standing INCREASING NEEDS SHOWN Ultimate Idea is to Obtain Sufficient Funds to Make Campus Larger The biennial report of Judge J. W. Hamilton, president of the board of regents of the University to the Governor of Oregon has recently reached the campus and contains a com plete resume of the conditions of the University in the matter of buildings, enrollment, finances and scholastic standing. Students who have not been on the campus long or who are not familiar with the history of the Uni versity may be surprised to learn how far development has progressed during the last two years and the following excerpts from the official report indi cate the present status of the institu tion and points out its most pressing needs if it is to remain up to its pres ent standard. “The last year of the biennium was one of the best in the history of the University,” the report states. “The student body showed not only num bers but in quality of preparation. Standards of work have been elevated so that work in the University of Ore gon is now equal in quality to that of the best institutions in the country.” Honorary Chapters Added It has been pointed out that the granting of chapters of Phi Beta Kap pa and Sigma Xi, national honorary scholastic fraternities, are recognitions tof the standing which the University has maintained through the last few (years. In spite of increased enrollment dur ing the past two years and even with the increased building space available since the completon of five new build ings on the campus and additions to several old buildings the University is still far below the better state univer sties in building accommodations. The library, for instance, the heart !of tho University, was built for a stu dent body of 500, although it is now forced to serve as best it may a stu dent body of nearly five times that number. A list of the buildings com pleted during the biennium is given in Uudge Hamilton’s report with a tabu lation of their cost. The Woman’s building is foremost and was erected at a cost of $301,000. Susan Campbell hall, the commerce and education buildings and the small post office which stands behind the administra tion building are the other additions to the classroom space and facilities of the campus and numerous alterations have been made on several old build ings to provide accommodations for tho constantly increasing number of stu dents. Building Program Explained The building program of the Uni versity is explained in the report as follows: “After passage of the millage bill, of 1920, a six-year building pro gram was laid out, ealling for an ex penditure of approximately $1,320,000. Kxpenditures up to the end of the pres ent biennium on buildings and better ments, but not including equipment, and books, have come to a total of ap proximately $950,000. An average ex penditure of $92,200 in the four years remaining of the six year period will bring the total up to the original esti mate. “The University was unable to pur chase any extensive amout of land dur ing the biennium. Several lots east of the campus which came on the mar ! ket at a reasonable figure were bought. I The University is now entirely sur rounded by the city of Eugene. The adjacent property is rapidly being built up and becoming increasingly valuable. As soon as possible the University should assure itself of the opportunity for future expansion by purchasing the few remaining open tracts before they are built up and become unavailable.” 'It is with the end in view of obtaining sufficient funds to enlarge the campus of the University and provide particu larly a new library, an auditorium and new science buildings containing ade quate class rooms and laboratories, that officials and friends of the Uni versity are cooperating in launching a campaign for a fund of ten million | dollars within the next ten years. | Judge Hamilton points out the reasons (for this effort in the following state ments: Millage Tax Generous “The state has voted a generous mil lage tax and certainly should not be (Continued on page four.) i