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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1923)
Oregon Daily Emerald Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, issued daily except Monday, during the college year. _ KENNETH YOUEL ...... EDITOR Editorial Board Managing Editor . Phil Brogan Associate Editor* ...-._....Ep Hoyt, Inez King Associate Managing Editor ..-. Art Rudd Copy Supervisor.Jessie Thompson Daily News Jiiditors John Piper Freda Goodrich Ted Janes Esn Maxwell Florine Packard Leon Byrne Taylor Huston lignt -EiClitors Ed. Valitchka Junior Seton Leonard Lerwili Sports Editor .....Edwin Fraser Sports Writers: Alfred Erickson, Harold Shirley. News Service Editor . Rachel Chezem Information Chief: Rosalia Keber; As sistants : Maybelle King, Pauline Bondurant. Feature Writers: Nancy Wilson, Monte Byers. Dramatics .Katherine Watson Music .Margaret Sheridan News staff: Clinton Howard, Genevieve Jewell, Anna Jerzyk, Geraldine Hoot, Margaret Skavlan, Norma Wilson, Henryetta Lawrence, A1 Trachman, George Stewart, Jeanne Gay, Lester Turnbaugh, George H. Godfrey, Marian Lowry, Thomas Crosthwait, Marion Lay, Mary Jane Dustin, Georgians Gerlinger, Dorothy Kent, Webster Jones, Margaret Vincent, Margaret Morrison, Douglas Wilson, PhylJis Copelan. Business Staff LYLE JANZ MANAGER ASSOCIATE MANAGER ... Advertising Service Editor Circulation Manager.. LEO MUNLY ..Randolph Kuhn Assistant Circulation Manager... .Gibson Wright ........Kenneth Stephenson Adv. Assistants..Maurice Warnock, Lester Wade, Floyd Dodds, Ed Tapfer, Herman H. Blaesing Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon as second-class matter. Subscription rates, li.IS per year. By term, 75c. Advertising rates upon application. Phones ffvwinesft Manager ..._061 Editor .666 Daily News Editor This Issue Freda Goodrich Night Editor This Issue Junior Seton Here’s One Opinion! An interesting contribution to the current discussion of the rela tive value of studies and of student activities is made by F. C. Ferry* in “Proceedings of the Association of American Colleges.” “Is it the student with the high grade average, or the ..student with the large number of activities, who is more often successful in life after graduation?” he asks. “Many attempts have been made to prove that it is distinction in the extra-curriculum affairs, the so-called ‘activities,’ which leads to distinction in the man’s more serious subsequent undertakings, but such attempts have led to no confident conclusion and no an nounced findings. Yet one has been permitted to read within a half-dozen years many articles made up of sound statistical evidence in support of the argument that high scholarship in college makes for success in life. To such abundant evidence of the close connec tion between scholarship in college and success in life the ears of the undergraduate are peculiarly deaf,” says Mr. Ferry. Are students biased in their consideration of the subject? Do they close their ears when an argument is brought up contrary to their own notions? The opinion of Mr. Ferry is printed for what it is worth. What is your opinion? Sit down and write it for the com munication column. We’re Glad It’s Settled The decision of the faculty to retain the terra plan is highly grat ifying to most of the students. With the troublesome question fin ally out of the way it will again be possible for faculty and students to make plans for the future. In the future there should be some means of preventing passing of legislation of a drastic nature by a bare majority. . Red “Galluses” Not Needed Oregon men sympathize with the men at the University of Chicago who declared for “freedom of the male” by wearing red “gallusses” to classes. Western freedom of dress was accomplished without ant such dramatic demonstration, however. Only a Matter of Time With the constantly increasing number of cars parked on the campus it is probably only a matter of time until some enterprising business man will want to construct a service station and auto camp under the Condon oaks. The Kmcrald congratulates Scroll and Script on the successful petition to Mortar Board, and expresses the sentiment of the campus in welcoming it to Oregon. EXTENSION MONITOR IS POPULAR PUBLICATION Next Issue to Contain Summary of Activities for Past Year; Miss Moselle Hair Is Editor The Extension Monitor, published by the University extension division, tins been used since 1913 ns u means of making announcements to correspon deuce students. This is the way in which ttiese students receive general information about lessons, which they would otherwise get in class, according to Dr. 1'an K. Clark, assistant director of the extension division. Well written short stories and parts of* instructive and interesting lessons are published in the Monitor, as are the names of those who complete their courses. Copies are sent about nine times during the year, at irregular in tervals, to correspondence students. l.ast year, several women’s study clubs, throughout the state, interested in Oregon history, scut for the Monitor, in order to get suggestions for study. In this way, numbers of wider interest were published and there was a larger circulation. However, the ordinary routine numbers are made of the stu dent’s own work. The next issue, which will be out i next week, will contain a general sum mary of the activities of the division for the last year. About 1500 copies arc usually printed although this num her varies. The Monitor, of which Miss Moselle Hair, secretary of correspon deuce study of the University, is editor, is printed in Eugene by the University press. ' MOTHER’S MILLIONS.” HEILIG Augustus l’itou, Inc., takes great pleasure this season in presenting his popular star May Robson in an artis tie comedy entitled "Mother’s Mill ions" coming to the Heilig tomorrow night. There is no theatrical attraction that is more looked for than Miss Robson and her new play will be a big surprise to the theater goers who see her every year. No matter what she comes to us in, it’s always a good show and she im proves every year. Wo have our favorite this season as a successful financier, one of the great est women in the world, “Harriet | lirecn. ” CAMPUS BULLETIN Notices will be printed in this column for two issues only. Copy must be in this office by 4 :30 on the day before it is to be published and must be limited to 2f words. Ye Tabard Inn—Anchorage, Wednes day, 7:15 prompt. Thespians—Meeting today at 5 o ’clock, student body office. Temenids—Important meeting in Pro fessor Dunn’s room, Wednesday at 5 o ’clock. Women’s League—Tea today from four until six, sun parlor of Woman’s building. Theta Sigma Phi—Luncheon meeting at the Anchorage Tuesday noon, Feb ruary 13. Mu Phi Epsilon—Luncheon and busi ness meeting at the Anchorage Tues day, 12 o’clock. California Club—Very important meet ing Thursday evening 7:30, room 105, Commerce building. G. and M. Society—business meeting, Tuesday at 11 a. m. All associates invited. Important. Seniors—All write-ups for the Oregana which have not yet been turned in must be turned in immediately. Cosmopolitan Club—Meeting tonight at 7:30 in the Y. W. C. A. bungalow. Filipino students will take charge of the evening. Come! Lettermen—All lettermen are requested to meet in front of the library at 12:45 today for group picture. Letter sweaters will be worn. i Phi Beta Kappa—Preliminary organi zation meets this (Tuesday) after noon at 4:15 in Dean Straub’s class room, Johnson hall. Full attendance ! essential. Hawthorne Club — W ednesday, 7:30, | Woman’s building, men’s lounging room. Tom Cutsforth will lead the discussion on Herbart’s Theory of the Emotions. Philosophical Society—Meeting Wed nesday evening at 7:30 in Woman’s building. Professor Stafford will speak on the physicist’s conception of matter. G. and M. Society (Condon Club)—Lec ture. Dr. Bovard will talk on “Rep tiles and Their Place in the Animal Kingdom,” Wednesday at 7:15 p. m. ! .Condon hall. Public invited. Bible History—Outlines of Philosophy of Religion class under the direction of W. II. L. Marshall will meet in room 101, Oregon building, every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:15. YE TOWNE SHOPPE OPENS Former Varsity, Redecorated and Re named. Ho§t at Housewarming The formal opening of “Ye Towne Shoppe,” formerly known as the Var sity, under the proprietorship of Her schel Taylor, will take place tonight at eight o’clock. Music will be furnished by the Midnite Sons. Many improvements have been made by Mr. Taylor and the place has been enlarged to permit the placing of nine more booths. College students are es pecially invited to attend the opening. FACULTY MEETING POSTPONED* On account of the absence of Pres ident P. L. Campbell of the University from the campus this week the regular faculty meeting has been postponed un til next Wednesday, February 21. Records of Department’s Grad uates Are Praised I The list of honor students for pre vious years includes a large percentage of those students who are well trained in mathematics and especially is this true in the fields of economics, chemis try, biology, physics and law, according to E. E. DeCou, head of the mathemat- j ies department. Graduate students in^the department ; have made fine records in other institu tions including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell, Columbia and Chicago universities. Word has just been received that Miss M. Lucile Copenhaver who was ! an assistant instructor in the Univer j sity for two years after taking her de j gree, has received a graduate scholar ship from Chicago University. The head I professor of mathematics in that insti i tution, a personal friend of Professor j DeCou, writes that Miss Copenhaver has been doing fine work and is well liked by her associates. Mrs. Elizabeth Carson-Nichol, a grad uate student, is director of the exten sion courses and under her supervision I the enrollment has greatly ■ increased. Mrs. Nichol is now working on some keys or explanations and suggestions for the solving of problems, to be used in algebra and trigonometry correspon dence courses which will be used by the United States Navy. A survey of extension courses was made by the di rector of educational work of the Uni ted States Navy with the result that the Oregon courses were chosen and have been in use for about three years now. Two students will probably take their; master’s degree in the department this; summer, states Professor DeCou. They are Richard M. Elliot, graduate of Pa cific University, who has been taking work here for the past two years, and Mrs. Minnie Holman who was in school last term and expects to return in the spring. Mrs. Holman has been a high ; school teacher and principal and has j taken work at the University of Chi- j cago. Miss Alice Thurston, an honor stu dent and graduate in the department, is now teaching in the Klamath Falls high school. “Mathematics is not a finished and complete subject,” said Professor De Cou in discussing the discoveries that J are constantly being made in the field.; “The American scholars,” he continued,! “rank with the best in the world. The University department,” said Profes-1 sor DeCou, “is promoting research work and strengthening the department by building up a complete library of math ematical books and files of mathemati | cal journals including American, Ger man, French, English and Italian per iodicals. j MISS SCOTT BUSY AT SALEM | Margaret Scott, a senior in the school : of journalism, who is in Salem for three weeks, working on the staff of the I Oregon Voter, is covering committee meetings, gathering statistics, and aid ing in the office work of making re ports. According to letters received ! here, she is getting a great deal from | the experience. She often sees Dr. Try Dancing— WEDNESDAY NIGHT at YE CAMPA SHOPPE to the Harmony of Myers’ Mid Nite Sons “It’s the Spice of life” Wed. Feb. 14 Prices: Floor $1.50 and $2.00; balcony 75c to $1.50. Seat sale Tuesday. Jn. S, iCA 1 sj At ' S£ A .* £ J -? Vfi FRATERNITY OR CLUB HOUSE 15 rooms: sleeping: porch for -0; steam heat: large rooms; will rent for $125 per month, or sell for $12,000. $2,000 down and balance monthly. Better call and investigate this. We also have building sites for frat houses. KINNEY & HYDE REALTY COMPANY 693 Willamette Street Tames Gilbert, professor of economies, ivho is doing investigational work on ! taxation for legislative committees. She will return to finish the term’s work on the campus. RAKING CAMPUS IS BIG JOB Thirty Wagon Loads of Leaves Make Mountain Behind Depot The falling leaves in autumn may be a favorite theme for poets but they cause a lot of work for the University clean-up men. Back of the University depot is a small mountain of leaves that were raked off the campus last fall. One workman estimated the pile to con tain at least thirty large wagon loads of leaves. The raking of leaves was not finished until the last of the fall term. According H. M. Fisher, superin tendent of grounds, in charge of the clean-up on the campus, the maples shed the most leaves, and next come the oaks. HANDBALL FINALS POSTPONED Because of an injury by one of the Sigma Chi players, the final game of the do-nut handball series between IJriendly Hall and Sigma Chi which was to have been played Saturday, has been post poned until next Saturday. KOLLIEN DICKERSON IS SICK Rollien Dickerson, head of the de partment of history and the social sci ences in the campus high school, has not been able to meet his classes for the past week because of £n attack of la grippe. FOR Your Formal Wear Plain Black TUXEDOS Just arrived, very special price $35 (Vest to match.) The Hub 97 W. 8th, Corner Olive What Is the Dangerous Age? Jazz Age? Marriage? Divorce Age? We all reach it. How? And when? Another Big Hit at the Castle Theatre TODAY and WEDNESDAY The last days. As always—no raise in admission. Carrying Reputation Along Our reputation is but the public’s estimation of us. But it is powerful enough to convince peo ple to put their problems completely in our hands. This applies TO OUR NEW STORE as well as to our printing organization. Even at so early a stage we are meeting former clients who rely on our old reputation for square dealing and expert advice in our line. Koke-Tiff any Company Phone 1052 Formerly Schwartzschild’s 864 Willamamette GOOD to look at—and long wear ing too — are these distinctive Cheney bow ties. They are especially favored by young men everywhere who pride themselves upon the smart ness of their dress. There is just the tie to make you look your best. Select one today—we shall be glad to help you make your choice. Sold by Green Merrell Co. and Eugene Woolen Mills Store