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Oregon Sunday Emerald VOLUME XXIV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SUNDAY. MARCH 11, 1923 NUMBER 112 TAXPAYERS FORCE "Intellectual Aristocracy” Did Not Originate With Oregon Faculty, Says Dean Dyment EDUCATION DESIRE GROWS Return to Fundamentals Is Cry of State; More Schooling on Less Money Is Also Wanted By Jessie Thompson The faculty of the University is not in a conspiracy against the students, with a view to getting rid of all but the members of the intellectual aris tocracy; it is not the faculty that is insisting upon the higher standards. So said Colin Y. Dyment, dean, of the college of literature, science and the arts, when an Emerald reporter ap proached him on the much-haggled-over subject of the “Intellectual Aristoc “Yes,” Dean Dyment said gravely, after appearing to think for a moment, when the reporter put his first question on the subject, “I have heard of the intellectual aristocracy.” And the gleam which with him usually takes the place of a smile, hovered some where in the offing. “The expression ‘intellectual aristoc racy’ did not originate at the Univer sity of Oregon,” Dean Dyment began, “and when it was first used here, it was used with quotation marks. It appar ently originated with the president of an endowed university in the east, but it may hav< originated with some east ern university student.” Dean Dyment added that most affected and highbrow expressions of this sort originate with students. “Aristocracy” Forced on Students “This so-called intellectual aristoc racy sounds' very theoretical, but it is actually coming to be a practical issue in the state of Oregon.” the dean de clared. “And little as the students like to face it, it is being forced upon them by the people of the state. “We are approaching the day, in all the higher class American states, in cluding Oregon, when the proportion of families desiring their children to have a bachelor’s degree will be almost as great us the proportion of families owning automobiles. And the students are going to have to be interested in the subject of an intellectual aristocracy, whether they want to be or not, because taxpayers of the state will not be will ing to put such an enormous number of students through college at state ex pense,” the dean went on. As to the faculty viewpoint of this famous aristocracy—“We are simply pawns in this game between public and students,” Dean Dyment said. “The intellectual aristocracy is not be ing forced upon the students of the state University by the faculty; it is being forced upon them by the farmers of Oregon.” The faculty is helpless, so helpless, in fact, that it could not ’ intervene successfully in the students’ behalf, even if it wanted to, the dean nninhpd Ollt. Problem Is Paradox ‘•Thus we have a Chesterton para dox,” he said. “The class of people sup posed to be least in sympathy with universities is about to insist that the University be of the very highest grade. The most expensive type of ed ucation will be the cheapest. The peo ple of Oregon in their present state of mind do not believe that the state can afford to give the upper seven years of education at the public expense, if the whole. public between the ages of 14 and 23 is going to take advantage.” By the upper seven years of education, Dean Dyment explained, he meant the four years spent in undergraduate| work, and the three years of graduate | work, provided for at the University. “There is even dissatisfaction with the scope of work done in the first 12 years of public education, up to the end of the high school,” Dean Dyment said. “It takes the form of a widespread: cry in the state for a return to funda mentals.” It is the belief of the state that this return to the fundamentals of education would reduce floor-space, equipment, faculty, and expense gener ally. There is no thought of limiting edu cation throughout the first 12 years, the dean of the college declared. But when men who are troubled by tax con ditions look ahead a few years to the time when the proportion of families who want to educate their children in universities will be as great as the pro portion who own automobiles, they real ize that each citizen would have to pay a much higher tax. The citizen doesn’t want higher taxes. Taxes to Force Limit And this citizen who objects to pay ing more money in taxes, declared the dean by way of summary, is forcing upon the administration of institutions (Continued on page two.) Interclass Track Laurels Won by Senior Runners • “ It was a darn good meet, was the way Bill Hayward characterized the interclass relays held yesterday after noon on Hayward field, and despite a cold wind and spasmodic showers all the races went off according to sched ule. And to the seniors go the laurels of victory by virtue of their collecting 19 points against 17 for the sophomores, 9 for the freshmen and 8 for the jun iors. The four races were the 440 relay, 880 yard relay, mile relay, two mile relay* and the four mile relay. The order in which they wrere run off and the class standings are as follows: Four mile relay, sophomores first, freshmen second, seniors third, juniors no team. 440 yard relay, seniors first, juniors second, sophomores third, fresh men fourth. Mile relay, sophomores first, juniors second, seniors third, freshmen fourth. Half mile relay, sen- J iors first, freshmen second, sophomores third, juniors no team. Two mile relay, seniors first, sophomores second, fresh men third, juniors no team. Points were awarded as follows: four entries, 5 points first place, second place 4 points, third place 3 points and one point for last place. Three entries, first, 5 points; second, 3 points; third, 1 point. This meet concludes the intramural interclass competition for the year. The rest of the meets here will be between the fraternities. Bill says that the meet yesterday gave him a lot of dope on the men that he couldn’t have got otherwise, and on the whole is Yery much pleased with the showing the boys made. No time was kept on the various events, but the competition was close enough to make the runners give nil they lad. TOTAL REGISTRATION FEE FOR ENTIRE YEAR $33.75 $12 of Amount Goes to Student Body, $2.25 for Emerald, $1.50 for Music, and $7.50 for Health Service The student coming to the Univer sity, in order to be “among those pre sent” at all University festivities dur ing the year, should have $33.75 stored away in his budget bag or be able to draw on “Dad” or the bank. Twelve dollars of this amount goes to the associated students of the Uni versity, $2.25 goes to the Oregon Daily I Emerald, $1.50 to the music depart ment, $7.50 to the University health service, and $10.50 to the University as incidental fee. A student is admit ted to all athletic activities, all musical concerts, under the auspices of the mu sic department, a year subscription to the Emerald, and in case of illness is taken care of in the University infirm ary for this total. “I believe the cost of living at the University of Oregon is less than that of any other institution in the coun try,” said Jack Benefiel, graduate man ager of the University. This Univer sity and O. A. C. are about on a par, he said. The student body fee at the University of Washington is a little less than ours but drives to support activities run the expenses up a great deal higher in the long run. At Calif ornia there is no compulsory fee to ac tivities but students have to pay to go to games and festivities which runs the cost up very high. At Idaho and Stan ford the cost of “being present” is very much higher, Benefiel said. At the Uni versity of Illinois support of activities burns up $295 a year. OREGON KNIGHTS INITIATE Ceremony Taken from Story of King Arthur; Consists of Five Chapters The Oregon Knights, Oregon chapter of Collegiate Knights organization, held initiation for sixteen freshmen this week at the Woman's building. The ritual of the organization is founded upon the tale of King Arthur and his Round Table, and the formal initiation was symbolical of Sir Tor’s journey to the court of King Arthur, and along with that, the quest of the Holy Grail. John Mac Gregor, Jimmie Meek, Ed Tapfer and Gordon Wilson officiated in conferring the mantle of kinghthood upon the fol lowing men: Claire Shumate, Rufus Sumner, Kenneth Reiv, Ben Smith, Maur ice Kinzel, Everett Ogle, Franz Drinker, Carl Dahl, Charles Norten, William Hav erman, William Swindell, Robert Dodson, Lawrence Read, Webster Jones, Joe Saaria and Paul Krausse. The Oregon Knights” chapter was in stalled on the campus last year, making the fifth chapter in the organization. The other chapters are at the University of Montana, University of Idaho, Wash ington State College and University of Washington. There are now petitioning bodies at O. A. C. and the University of California. SENIOR MEN WANT Girl Must Understand Things to Make Good Life Partner Say Oregon Upperclassmen PERFECT WIFE IS EXTINCT Marry Girl With Brains for Two, Advises Old Student; Says Marriage Partnership By Little Stupid Oregon men are not spending ;i great deal of their time thinking of wives. They’re worrying more about term pa pers, grades, traek records and house blils—all of which made it mighty hard for ‘‘Little Stupid,” the reporter, to carry out a liardboiled editor’s orders and find out what the seniors are look ing for in the way of a perfect wife. A recent article in the Sunday Emer ald on the “perfect husband” brought forth so much comment and so many demands that the other side of the story be told that the editorial edict for the perfect wife story just had to be issued. Like the women, the male species of Oregon seniors was pretty well agred that the perfect mate is not to be found. Such statements as “there ain’t no sich animal” and “she hasn't been born yet” greeted Little Stupid when he broached the subject of “perfect” women. Few real cynics were found, however, and the men were practically unani mous in their belief that plenty of “real girls” were left for him who ■would seek them out. When asked whether a good wife must be a college woman, nearly everyone said, “No”; but added that “it would be better if she were, espeeiallv for a college man.” Men Want “Booster Wife That men want a “booster wife” was shown in practically every inter view. “A good wife should be anxious and willing to do anything for the success of her husband,” according to the statement of a well-known campus figure. A wife’s love and complete un derstanding of the little difficulties of a man’s daily life were held to be important factors in urging a man on to bigger and better things. However, the sentiment that a man must not ex pect all the understanding to come from the wife’s side was generally voiced. The home economics department would undoubtedly do an increasing bus iness of the girls knew how many se nior men placed the ability to be a good housewife first in the list of wifely re quirements. In the words of one law student rather inclined toward bachelor dom: “She should be a house wife in the old-fashioned sense of the word, interested in her home, rather than in politics and women’s clubs.” Several men differed partly from this opinion and believed that in addition to maintaining her home a wife should keep up with world events in order to be on the same plane of thought with the man she marries. Wives Must Be Christians Mutual love and understanding also rated high in what senior men consid ered important to marital happiness. “Sacrifice on both sides is necessary to complete union,” one of the older men interviewed declared. A large percentage of the seniors spe cified that their wives must be Chris tian and several added, “in the fullest sense of the word.” Practically every one supplemented that she must be a good mother and love children. The work of the University physical education department for women came in for a score of indirect compliments inasmuch as that many men placed “health” ace high in the assets of their future wife. “Much happiness is lost because of weak and sickly wives,” was the statement of a coming graduate. equality or education, attractiveness, affection, neatness, talent in some line of endeavor, a helpful attitude and ability to “do things” were some of the other points brought out. Here is the opinion of a well-known “fifth year senior,” prominent in ath letics and student activities: “Women are just like white elephants. Nice to look at but you would hate to own one. However, man should not get cynical after dating college co-eds and get the opinion thdt all women are alike. Estrangement of Ideas Bad “Seriously, though, one of the first requirements of the woman you would marry would be that she have interests and tastes akin to your own. One of the tragedies of marriage occurs when man and wife have nothing in common. If hubby likes music and wifey does not tickets to Reno are in order. “The ideal wife must be interested in your ambitions, your profession and hobbies, and happy is the situation where she is equipped to aid you in ,achieving them. A quiet, retiring, unob (Continaed on page two.) MUSE OF CLOTHES Garb of Leaves Now Gives Way to Male Adornments of Rich Fabrics and Expensive Furs “SOMETHING NEW” IS LURE Creators of Styles Are Called Parasites Living on Vanity and Shallowness of Humans Ey Monte Byers Clothes; what are clothes? Clothes, the product of man's ingenuity in con structing an encasement for the shield ing of his anatomy from the elements of nature and tlie prying and inqui sitive optics of his fellow man. How come clothes in the first place? We can’t go into detail; way back in the beginning of antiquity a little in significant and wormy apple caused man to scuttle about in search of rai ment for his form. First it was the leaves, ^and from that time on there has been the steady evolution of man’s at tire until the present time we are garb ing ourselves in the richest of fabrics and costliest of furs. Along with the upward trend in the clothing line, there has ever been the snake in the grass, always enticing man, ever luring him with something new. Somewhere, far back in the ages, man substituted the furry hide of the saber-toothed tiger for the flimsy and doubtful foliage attire. Instead of girding this about his loins, some wag of the period conceiv ed the idea of wearing his hairy mantle draped over his left shoulder. His comrades emulated his example and then he grew vain and somewhat peev ish and added a single gallus over the left shoulder. Again his companions followed his example and he added two galluses. Copying of Styles Goes on As time went on and tlie copying continued this early Beau Brummel de cided that he was just about the mean thing in the line of attire. From that time on he began to change the style of his outer casements as often us a new idea struck him. So from this vain, sophisticated sap who wrote his monicker on a hunk of limestone slab, there has descended that long line of sleek, immaculate parasites who live off the shallowness and vanity of the hu man race—the style creators. All this individual has to do is add a little here or take off a little there and force it upon unthinking man and the poor witless slaves fall for it just like they bite on the get-rich-quick schemes. Man cares not for the price nor whether the garment is a suitable covering—style is the thing and he will pay sky-high prices for style. Now we come to the point. Not long ago it was announced that the male would surpass his deadlier mate in the color combinations for the coming sea son. It has always been that women wore the loud colors, no doubt to accen tuate her beauty, and'the male had to be content with the more drab. Man to Flaunt Colors This means that the male of the species will flaunt the wildst creations that these dukes of fashion are able to conceive. It means that new lines will appear along with the new coloring. Man will strut the boulevards in cream colors, lavenders and gold. Fashion, fashion. That’s the keynote. What the creator says goes. If he says, we are to wear gilded shoes and satin knickers, we wear ’em and say nothing except that they are the nat tiest thing out. If the style czar says that, coveralls will take the place long held by dress suits and tuxedos at for mals and dinners, we would accept them and say that they are hunky-dory. If they said that the waistcoat was to be worn outside of the other coats, we would do it and say it was the greatest little thing ever. What the designer su.>» guco. ^ change at intervals. It looks as if the designer ran out of the wherewithal to continue his folder bill and with an empty stomach as an incentive he sets to work to revamp the garb wliicn man has become accustomed to and in which he has sunk quite a few shcckles. Man Fickle in Styles When will we have that freedom at dress, when we are no longer the slaves of these creators of expensive rai.n rtl The question is difficult to answer. Fiekie man! One day he decide; that he is off the styles for life and thn next day he will slip down to the bank and draw out the year’s savings and squan der them recklessly on a dash of livery. Thus end* th another episode and the designer eats again for a few months. Bring Pack the days of the hamespujri coat and the wooden shoes. If that can’t be done let us approach to the next level and abide there defying these gods of fashion. Let us d'aeard (Continued on page three.) Paddock Should Have Greatest Year Says Coach — I diversity of Southern California, March 7.— Charles W. Paddock, world’s champion sprinter, is in the best con dition of his career and ho will have a better chance this season to break records than ever before, according to Coach Dean Cromwell of the University of Southern California, who is oversee | ing Paddock's training. “Paddock should have the greatest | year ever experienced by any sprinter,” ! said Coach Cromwell. “I have never ; seen a runner in finer condition after a year’s lay-off. He is in as good shape now as when he raced at Antwerp. “He was 19 at Antwerp when he defeated the - world’s best runners. Since then he has equaled all sorts of world’s records on the Pacific coast. Now he is 2,'i year’s old. His leg mus cles have developed and he has lost none of the never-say-die spirit. If ev er a sprinter had a chance to go under nine and three-fifths seconds for the 100-yard dash, Paddock has it.” It is said Paddock will run on a number of eastern cinder paths this year. FROSH DOWN WASHINGTON HIGH IN FINAL CONTEST Successful Season Ended by Victory of 50 to 18 Over Portland School; Tilt Is Interesting The frosli hoopers closed a success ful season by administering an over whelming defeat to "Washington high school’s squad 50 to 18. The game was more interesting than the score would indicate, the preppers putting out a much better brand of ball than auy of the teams imported from Portland this season. Outclassed from the open ing whistle the high schoolers put up a spirited tight, and kept the frosh mov ing during the contest. The yearlings opened with a basket soon after the first whistle. Washing ton started a spurt and annexed two points through a shot by Lady. The frosh braced and began ringing the hoop with consistent regularity, and the only question was what the score would be. The first year men played a fast floor game and had the losers bewildered with 14 markers credited to them. As usual Mautz and Hobson were towers of strength on the defense and also caged 16 points between them. Bry ant had an off day in his foul shooting, garnering 4 out of 9 tries. As a team Washington showed more dash than any high school quintet sent down from the north. They mix freely and are able to handle the ball better. The line-up: Frosh—50 Washington—18 Bryant 6.F.Lady 12 Stoddard 14.F.Ross 2 Gosser 14.C.Bueno Mautz 6.G.Williams 4 Hobson 10.G.Nelson S.Heitsinger S.Eldridgo Referee, Bliss. FACULTY TO PLAY ROCKS Undefeated Five Challenges Geologists for Tilt Tomorrow at Five The faculty team has been chal lenged by the Geologist basketball men for a tilt on Monday at five o’clock and-according to the Rock chasers they are out to drag the colors of the Profs in the dust. The faculty will probably be a reor ganized team when they face the bed rock artists, as Coach Bolder may make his appearance in the lineup, and this will add greatly to the head work of the team. The faculty so far has won two games, both from the Journalists, and bid fair to add another in the Monday evening game, as they look much stronger on paper than the devotees of the turf and rock. LINFIELD WINS CONTEST Pacific College Second, Willamette Third in State Conference Meet Linfield college won first place in the Old Line oratorical contest held at Albany Friday night. Pacific college took second, Willamette university third, and O. A. C. received honorable mention. Paul Patterson, representing the University of Oregon, failed to ■place. Ilis speech was entitled, “A Work Not Yet Done,” and was on the ■prohibition question. “Patterson did | very well,” said Prof. C. D. Thorpe, debate coach, who attended the contest Two years ago Ralph Iloeber of the University won first honors and the j year before Fred Coley of Oregon was the victor. Last year the University was represented by Krnest Hendrick son. 'ATHLETIC FIELD TO COVER H SLOCKS New Gymnasium, 20 Tennis Courts, Track for 220 Dash, 5 Baseball Diamonds Plan DRAINAGE IS BIG PROBLEM Needs of Every Individual to Be Cared for When Grounds and Buildings Are Complete By John Anderson Suppose you take a walk up to thg Barracks this morning, get some fresh air and while there you may, if you will, realize what a great University we are soon to have. Stand at the southeastern corner and, imagining yourself on the balcony of a uew gym nasium building, look over the 14 city blocks of sloping land before you and picture the physical education plant which is shortly to take form. First let your eye travel rapidly over the entire area—-five great terraces, the lower one bordering on Agate street four blocks away and containing Hay ward field, the new baseball diamond, and some 20 tennis courts; next one large terrace at the right, running a little more than half way across the 1140 foot width of the tract, contain ing four intramural baseball fields, and, where the land slopes more swiftly at the left, this large terrace divided into two narrower ones, each large enough for two baseball fields; and on the fourth terrace, which stretches to your right along University avenue, the gymnasium, covered outdoor handball courts, more play fields, and perhaps sometime an armory up at the corner of Eighteenth and University streets. This is the far-reaching plan of tho school of physical education to be car ried out in conjunction with the asso ciated students as rapidly as possible. Diamond, Tennis Courts First Baseball diamond, tennis courts, and the 220 yard straightaway cinder track are the tirst units on which work will begin. Engineers have completed con tour maps of the baseball field and have worked out the drainage system which, will be peculiarly important to the worth of the field. The maps for the two blocks on which the courts are to be built will also be ready soon. It is hoped that plans for the diamond and the track will be ready so that bids for construction may be opened on Mon day, according to Jack beneflel, grad uate manager. There is great necessity that the dia mond be constructed at once, Dean Bo vard said, because the old Cemetery ridge field will soon be needed for building. The plans for the new field call for construction especially designed for Oregon weather. “ Baseball has al ways been hard to develop here because of the bad weather,” Dean Bovard con tinued. “For this reason tho depart ment set about to build the best kind of a diamond possible. We believed that this was the only way to beat tho game and put baseball where it belongs among sports.” Field to Be Well Drained The section set aside for the diamond is 400 by 300 feet. The home plate will be in the northwestern corner which will almost eliminate dazzling by the sun. A drainage system has been worked out which will do away with all water but the surface water of the field itself. A 24 inch drain runs between the prospective diamond and Hayward field. A 10 inch drain will go from right field around outside the bases, emptying into the larger drain a little way beyond third base, at the end of Hayward. The whole surface of the infield is to be cleared away and tile laid every 10 feet each lino in a little water slied. Over the tile gravel will bo laid, its minimum depth being 12 inches. Six inches of playing dirt will finish off the infield. The pitcher’s mound will be 18 inches higher than the player’s line so that water will tend to run out to the encircling drain. 'Iiie infield will be a skin field, accord ing to Benefiel, but outside the player’s line turf will bo grown as soon as possible. An open ditch will car r>' away surface water from above. ‘ “ We should be able to get onto such a field at almost any time of year after a day or two sf dry weather, ’ Dean Po ard said. The 220 yard straightaway will t>e the next thing in line. It will be ba.lt as a continuation to the south of the east side of the Hayward field cinder oval. This will speed up the 220 and, with other improvements being made I now for field events, will give the Uni j versity the best of track and field faci. | ities. Church Owns Courts The ti unis courts will complete the lower terrace. The courts will go on the two blocks north of Hayward field across Fifteenth street. These blocks belong to Campbell Church who has (Continued on page three.)