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Oregon Daily Emerald Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, issued daily «xe*pt Monday, during the college year. KENNETH YOUEL ..... EDITOR Editorial Board Managing Editor . Phil Brogan Associate Edito s ..._....Ep Hoyt, Inez King Aaaociate Managing Editor ... Art Rudd Copy Supervisor.JeSsie Thompson Daily News Editors John Piper Freda Goodrich Ted Janes B«n Maxwell Florine Packard Leon Byrne Taylor Huston Night Editors Ed. Valitchka | Junior Seton Leonard Lerwill _ * Sports Editor ___Edwin Sports Writers: Alfred Erickson, Harold Shirley. Fraser | News Service Editor . Rachel Chezem j Information Chief: Rosalia Keber; As- J Instants: Maybelle King, Pauline Bondurant. i Feature Writers: Nancy Wilson. Monte Byers. Dramatics .Katherine Watson j Music .Margaret Sheridan j News staff: Clinton Howard, Genevieve Jewell, Anna Jerzyk, Geraldine Root, Margaret Skavlan, Norma Wilson, Henryetta Lawrence, A1 Trachman, George Stewart, Phyllis Copelan* Lester Turnbaugh, George H. Godfrey, Marian Lowry, Thomas Crosthwait, Marion Lay, Mary Jane Dustin, Georgiana Gerlinger, Dorothy Kent. Webster Jones, Margaret Vincent, Margaret Morrison, Douglas Wilson. Business Staff LYLE JANZ ... MAN AGEE ASSOCIATE MANAGER .... LEO MUNLY Advertising Service Editor........Randolph Kuhn Circulation Manager______Gibson Wright Assistant Circulation Manager..........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, 91*11 per year. By term, 76c. Advertising rates upon application. Phones •uainess Wanac*r _961 Editor _656 Daily News Editor Thla Iaaue Niyht Editor This Issue John W. Fiper Leon Byrne Until the Final Gun Idaho 32, Oregon 29! And so Oregon's last faint hopes for conference basketball honors! go glimmering. The game at Idaho was “heart-breaking,” according to press reports. But so was the game with Washington, and both of them count in the “lost” column. Oregon has a good team when it is at its best. Against Idaho at Eugene the Varsity looked like coast champions. When the Aggies went down to defeat on the local floor their victors were a far su perior aggregation than invaded here at any time during the season. It was the Varsity’s fatal slump here against W. S. C. which really caused the damage. The defeat at Corvallis is attributed to grippe. Fate decided the outcome against Idaho at Moscow and against Washington. But in spite of these defeats the season has been successful. Ore gon is not at the foot of the percentage column by any means and there is more to basketball than mere victory. With the one excep tions the games have been a fight to the end. And The Emerald ven tures to predict that although Oregon is out of the race for the cham pionship, the team will never quit fighting until the final gun of the final game. The Value of Decisions An innovation in intercollegiate debating here will be tried when Iowa State meets Drake and Grinnell in open forum, no-decision con tests tonight. This system has been tried by many colleges and uni versities in recent years with varying degrees of success. During the open forum following the debate, the audience has an opportunity to question the contestants on any indistinct phase of the question. This is a highly desirable innovation. The possibility of unfair decisions by prejudiced judges is also eliminated in the no decision debate. ( The chief criticism of such debates is the loss of the competitve spirit, a fundamental necessity of any intercollegiate activity. De bating with out a decision, is like a football game in which neither team can win because there is no scorekeeper. In the past, debat ing has been informative and competitive. In the contests tonight, the zest of winning, the sportsmanship of losing, and the decision for the best team will be lacking.—Iowa State Student. Forget Studies Tonight Those students who heard Paul Althouse two years ago will not have to be urged to attend the concert at the Methodist church tonight. Althouse is one of the ranking American tenors and when he is brought here without additional cost to the individual there really is no excuse for failure to attend. It is an opportunity which will not be repeated after graduation. It will be unfortunate if the Senior Bench is painted while the Retail Merchants are wearing the insignia of freshmen. ALTHOUSE TO APPEAR IN CONCERT TONIGHT (Continuin' from page one) wavs carry sixty to seventy sours, en ough for three entirely different pro grams, to meet the taste of various communities. The English songs, 1 find, are wanted everywhere; and from Vancouver down the Pacific coast to Florida, and hack again to Lincoln, Neh., for a re-engagement from earlier in the season, this tour taught me that English diction is the most important thinks in the American concert sing er’s equipment. Out of the 500 songs which T picked over last season, the few T selected have been serious in character, and out of these few some two or three have proved themselves i as vitally attractive to my audiences as some of the things of the finest type in the classic song literature.” Ever since college days when Paul ! Althouse divided his time equally be tween the football field and the chem-' ical laboratory, the famous t.euor has boon fascinated by the study of chem istry and so it was quite natural that he rapidly became expert in “mixing” chemicals. When he graduated from college, he accepted an important po sition in the chemical department of a large iron works. It was not long however, before, even the fascination of mixing things began to give away to the more potent appeal of music— and it was only six months after he took his first real vocal lesson, that Paul Althouse was engaged to sing at the leading opera house of the world, despite the fact that he had absolutely no stage experience and was an Amer ican two supposed insuperable obsta cles at that time. “And do you know she is the talk of Monte Carlo, her con duct and dress is so daring; but she is quite impossible her self, the impossible Mrs. Bellow." 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 2A words. Eutaxian — Meeting postponed until next week. Freshman Girls—Meeting today at 5 in the Y. W. bungalow. Eutaxian—Luncheon meeting Wednes day at the Anchorage. Beta Alpha Psi—Meeting in room 101 Commerce building at five o’clock Wednesday. Spanish Club—Short but important meeting today, 12:45, Bungalow. Members only. Phi Mu Alpha—All members and pled ges meet Wednesday noon at Campa Shoppe. Important. Temenids—Luncheon, Anchorage, Wed nesday 12 a. m. Notify Areta Little john at Gamma Phi Beta. State Aid Men—January checks are ready for disbursement at the Cash ier’s office in the Administration building. COMMUNICATIONS Letters to the Emeiiald from students and faculty members are welcomed, but , must be signed and limited to 250 words. If it is desired, the writer’s name will be kept out of print. It must be understood that the editor reserves the right to reject communications. To tlie Editor: As Mr. Byrne, in his reply to my re quest for further comment, says that he is willing to explain his position only “when I am sure that Interested has understood me and wfien I am sure that he is attacking the poetic existence (sic!) of the so-called Vers Libro,” then I despair of being further enlightened. I neither understood him, nor do I at tack the existence (poetic or otherwise) of vers libre. Mr. Byrne errs when he says that there are two kinds or rhythm—meter, i and the other kind. Meter is none the i less rhythmical for being measured. It j does not differ in kind from the broad est of prose rhythms. It is merely a re stricted, systematized, fettered rhythm. I do understand that weheras, in his original article, Mr. Byrne said that I “poetry has no integral connection with rhyme nor rhythm,” he now says, “I I repeat that it is a critical platitude that | neither rhyme nor meter are (is) es Isential to poetry.” Though unenlight , ened, I am satisfied and no longer INTERESTED. Contributed Editorials By W. F. G. Thaeher I wish to present to the readers of the Emerald a matter which has long lain close to my heart: the need of more and better Oregon songs. When I look back upon my own un dergraduate days, the one thing that stands out above all others is the sing ing. At Princeton, singing was a tra dition and an art. Everyone sang—in their rooms, on the campus, in groups, in classes. This practice culminated in “Senior ,-foiging” in the spring, in which the seniors, immediately after dinner, gathered on the steps of old Nassau Hall, and sang until eight o’ clock. So beautiful was it that visitors came in numbers from as far as New York and Philadelphia to swell the aud ience of undergraduates, faculty folk and townspeople. That, 1 know, is not possible at Ore-j gon, for several reasons. Ours is a coeducational institution and the voices ot' men and women do not blend well, unless in following carefully ar ranged parts. The climate is unfavor able, too, and there is no suitable place for such a gathering. Besides, we are too eternally busy, and we haven’t the: songs to sing. At present, Oregon has but three real ly useful songs — “On, Oregon,” “Mighty Oregon,” and “As We Sit and! Dream at Evening.” The first, I be-J lieve, is a Wisconsin song with Oregon words. The music of the second was1 written by Mr. Perfect, and the words bv DeWitt Gilbert. It is a ringing march song, well adapted to group sing ing. The third is pretty, sentimental,, harmonious. And that’s all. It isn’t enough, we ought to have twentv songs instead of three . What, we need first of all is an Oregon hymn —a battle song—simple, solemn, heroic,' impressive, and of such musical worth | 1 that it will be permanent. Such a song 1 is not easily found. But an effort ought j to be made to find it. The music need not be original; but it must be distinc tive. Such a song would embody the best of Oregon’s traditions. It would not be sung casually—and always in a devotional spirit. While singing it. the head of every man would be uncovered. We need other songs—topical songs, parodies, humorous songs, part songs. There ought to be at least one new song added to the list every year. llow to go about it f I should like to see the matter taken up by the stu dent council and a continuing commit tee appointed, with members from the student body, alumni and faculty. I should favor a competition for the song first referred to. No prize ought to I e needed. Surely the honor of being the author of the Oregon song would be sufficient. After that, I should like to see a policy established of “one new song a year”—until we have a litera ture of songs and a tradition for sing ing that will make the movement self perpetuatiug. I submit, Mr. Editor, that the Emer ald could hardly do any more worthy thing than to espouse this cause—mere and better songs for Oiegon, The fel low that said he didn’t care who made the laws of a nation if he could make its songs wasn’t merely half right: he was all right. Music, the purest, the most spiritual of all the arts, becomes persona], for most of us, only when we sing. When we sing, we are—every one of us—artists. And too,. singing is, I believe, in the very best sense of the word—educational. College Clippings Every State Represented at Cornell Junior Week—Guests at Cornell Univer sity for Junior Week represented ev ery state in the Union, every city with a population of over 100,000 and most of the educational institutions in the country. • * * Hazing at Stanford Is Stopped—A movement to abandon the traditional sophomore methods of discipline was started at Stanford University three years ago, but no definite steps were taken until recently. A system of sen ior control has been adopted. The soph omores declared' they would let hazing die a sudden but inevitable death. Yale Enrollment Wlil Be Limited—■ Freshman enrollment at Yale in Sep tember will be restricted to 850 men. i The classes must be smaller to afford adequate individual instruction. The students will be selected on the basis of scholastic attainment. * * # Caps and Gowns Will Be Worn at McGill—Members of the senior class of McGill University have decided to wear caps and gowns at commencement this spring. The class of 1895 was the last class which wore caps and gowns at the graduation exercises of the institution. Girls in Home Economics Get Prac tical Experience—Girls in the home eco nomics department at Ohio State Uni versity get practical experience in home making. They have an apartment and a house. Six girls at a time live at the houses for a period of six weeks. They are limited to three dollars a week for meals. Each girl performs for a week the duties of maid, waitress, IS THE PRICE TOO LOW? We are offering fall, silk lined, latest style Tuxedo Suits at $39.50. A friend suggested that the price is too low—• perhaps—but the quality is high. If you knew the value of these suits, if you realized the quality of the materials and styles, you would rush in to inspect them. We know these things and that is the ! reason we are so anxious to show them to you. EUGENE WOOLEN MILLS STORE ; “Keep Her Child! Well I should say not. The father is the one to rear the child, not that impossible Mrs. Bellew!’’ Today Is Your Last Chance to See The Picture Beautiful “LORNA DOONE” with MADGE BELLAMY Love’s classic of the days when love and adventure travelled hand in hand thru a maze of perilous beauty. Castle Theatre ADMISSION— Evenings 30c Matinees 20c ALWAYS assistant cook, cook, housekeeper anil'• hostess. • • • Shakespeare Popular With Princeton Profs—Ten professors at Princeton University were asked what eight books | they would choose to read if they were ; cast on a desert island to spend the rest of their lives. They all mentioned Shakespeare in their lists. Texas Has Snowfall—The student body at the University of Texas neglec- j ted classes to throw snowballs during 1 the recent snow storm, the first since 1917. Everyone who ventured out on the streets or campus was hailed by a bar rage of snow balls. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Announcement was made at the Gam ma Phi Beta house last Saturday eve ning of the engagement of Beatrice Barker to Franklin F. Evenson. Miss Barker, whose home is in Astoria, is a. member of the class of ’24. Mr. Evenson is a Stanford graduate and at present is an electrical engineer in Los Angeles. Plans for the wedding have not been made as yet, but Miss Bar ker stats that she expects to make her future home in Los Angeles. Get the Classified Ad habit. “ARE YOU AT HOME WHEN THE IMPOSSIBLE MRS. BELLEW CALLS?” Use Emerald Want Ads “Yes, They’re Here! ” DROP in today and see the advance guard of our army of spring shirts. They are tailored to withstand any attack and the new est colorings and pat terns are at your com mand. Collar Attached Shirts. Prices range from $2.25 to $6.50 Big Dance Tonight {ft* Mid Nite Sons at YE CAMPA SHOPPE Shrimp Phillips Singing “Jimbo Jambo” Dancing 8 to 12 Come and hear some “mean harmony’’ played by the harmony saturated sextet. PATENT OXFORDS Patent coltskin Oxfords for for mal wear in a new last, hollow heel— $9.00 JHE PRICE, SHOE CO. Tutankhamen Was a Luxurious Guy with his gold amulets and precious jewels. But I’ll bet a bale of German marks that he would have traded the whole business — couches, chariots, vases, statues, slaves, and thrown in a couple of sacred cats for a real dinner—salad, steak, pastry, and coffee, at The Rainbow Herxn Burgoyne E. A. C. S.