Oregon Daily Emerald
Member of Pacific Inercollegiate 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 Editors -------—..Ep Hoyt, Inez King
Associate Managing Editor ...-.—Art Budd
Copy Supervisor ...............Jessie Thompson
Daily News Editors
John Piper Freda Goodrich
Ted Janes
Ben Maxwell Don Woodward
Leon Byrne
Taylor Huaton
Night Editors
Edward Carleton
Junior Seton
Leonard Lerwill
Sports Editor _:..Edwin Fraser
Sports Writers: Alfred Erickson, Kenneth
Cooper.
News Service Editor_Rachel Chezem
Information Chief: Rosalia Keber; As
sistants : Maybelle King, Pauline Bondurant.
Features ........Monte nyert
P. I. N. S. Editor_Florin# Packard
I Dramatics ..Kftinenne wawon
Music ____Margaret Sheridan
News staff: Clinton Howard, Genevieve Jewell, Anna Jerzyk, Geraldine Root, Margaret
fekavlan, Norma Wilson, Henryetta Lawrence, Jeanne Gay, George Stewart, Katherine Spall.
Lester Turnbaugh, Florence Walsh. Marian Lowry, Marion Lay, Mary Jane Dustin, George*
ianna Gerlinger, Agnes Driscoll, Webster Jones, Margaret Vincent, Margaret Morrison, George
Belknap, Phyllis Coplan, Eugenia Strickland, Herbert Powell, Helen Reynolds.
Business Staff
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John W. Piper Leon Byrne
Virgil Earl Is the Man
Regardless of different ideas as to the proper solution of the
present coaching dilemma,there is a general feeling that if a director
of athletics will iron out difficulties, Virgil Earl is the man who can
do it. Earl comes to Oregon with highest recommendations, and
his interest in athletics while a student and since speaks well for him.
A director of athletics has been provided as a go-between for
Dean Bovard and the varsity coaches with the hope that the friction
which has been apparent during the last three years may be elimin
ated in the future. It is thought that with a man who is himself an
athlete over the varsity coaches there will be fewer controversies,
and a smaller chance of a repetition of the recent episode which is
costing Oregon one of her best coaches.
Virgil Earl has stepped into a man-sized job. If he can succeed
in creating harmony where there has ever been friction he will be
successful indeed. In view of circumstances it will be a hard po
sition. '
The Emerald makes no predictions, other than that if anyone can
do it, Earl is the man.
The Canoe and Its Dangers
The river and its broad and serene waters will always be an at
traction to pleasure-seeking people, young and old. It is not desired
nor desirable that the ordinary pastimes of the water be denied them.
But it is desirable that there be both a better understanding of the
dangers of the river and a more rigid system of enforcement of pres
ent regulations.
The tragedy of Sunday in which two boys and a girl lost their
lives in two accidents was deplorable. It might and should have
been prevented, either by less willingness to run risks for the sake of
a thrill, or by more skill in handling water craft. In each instance it
was a canoe which tipped over and threw its occupants into the
water. A canoe is a frail craft, easily capsized, not fitted for rough
going, never safe for the inexperienced or the careless. Yet it is a
favorite boat for tlie happy young. Some of these excursionists can
swim, others cannot. It is nothing against the wise rule that no one
who cannot swim should go near the water that one of the victims of
Sunday’s sad adventure was a good swimmer, llis death, perhaps
due to cramps, merely makes all the more clear the dangers of
canoeing.
There is an ordinance against rental of canoes to any person under
18. It should extend to use of the canoe by any one. But that is
not all. There should be better education as to the risks of this par
ticular class of water sports.—The Oregonian.
The foregoing editorial should be given serious consideration bv
students who use the millrace and the river for canoeing. There have j
been many fatalities among University students since aquatic sports!
became universally popular. A number of the accidents could have
been prevented had the proper precautions been taken. ‘An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is only too true in this case.
There is no reason why theWillamette should reach out and take the
life of a University student every two or three years. Everyone
should understand the dangers.
LENGTHENING OF TERM
DUE TO OBSOLETE RULE
System of Arranging University Dates
Causes Delay in Closing This
Year Until June 25
There's a reason why school will not
be dismissed untid the 25th of June. I
It's not because the faculty have aifv
thiug against the students but because
several years ago the faculty took from
the schedule committee the privilege of
arranging the opening and closing of
the University and passed a ready made
plan that could be used year after year. I
All went well until the winter term of
this year. The ruling passed said that
the winter term should -open on the |
first Monday in January. This year the
first Monday was New Year’s and by
faculty legislation the University was
not able to open oa the next day, Tues
day, but had to give the unwilling stu j
dents a vacation until the following1
Monday, making school a week later
in June.
That such a situation may not arise {
again, the faculty have rescinded this
piece of legislation and have left it
to the administration, hereafter, to ar
range the opening and closing of vaca
tions and the adjusting of dates as they
think best. This is the last time that
the University will be in session so
late. ,
FORENSIC COACH TO SPEAK
Professor Thorpe Will Give Address
at Convention in San Francisco
Professor C. 1). Thorpe of the Uni
versity public speaking department has ;
been asked to speak at the convention
of the National Association of Teachers
of Speech to be held in San Francisco
July S and 6. .Mr. Thorpe will speak on:
the ‘‘Educational Value of High School
Dramatics.” Several instructors of na
tional fame from various colleges and
universities of America will be present !
it the convention to speak.
FROSH BALL SQUAD TO
BE IDLE THIS WEEK-END
Shortage of Funds Is Cause of
Restricted Schedule
The frosh ball toasers will be idle
this week-end as far as outside con
tests are concerned, due to the already
large number of athletic attractions
scheduled for Junior Week-end. A prac
tice game with the varsity on Cemetery
Bidge this afternoon, the last of the
season between these two nines, is the
only contest in which the babes will
have a chance to perform before the
return games with the rooks, May 24
and 25.
Lack of finances is the reason given
by Coach Bohler for the comparatively
short schedule assigned to the yearlings
this year. Baseball is not a money
making sport at Oregon and most of
the finances allotted to baseball are
used to conduct the varsity schedule.
However there are prospects of the
freshmen taking at least one trip be
fore the curtains are rung for the sea
son. This will be a trip to Portland
May 31 for a return series with Colum
bia University, wnich the babes de
feated in two games on the campus. The
Columbia games will close the season
for the freshmen.
The O. A. C. rooks who handed the
yearlings two defeats at Corvallis will
furnish the opposition in a two-game
series at Eugene, May 24 and 25. These
two games should furnish plenty of
thrills as the frosh are still smarting
from the two lickings they received at
Corvallis and are “rarin’ ” to even the
score. Incidentally the two tilts will be
the last for the first year men on the
campus diamond this year.
In the games with Salem last week,
the freshmen played bang-up ball, es
pecially in the second tilt. Both Harri
son and Carson heaved the pellet in
sterling fashion while their teammates
fielded and batted in top-notch form.
If they can repeat against the rooks
there seems to be a fine chance to turn
the table on the Aggie babes. With
Bittner back on second base the frosh
have their infield working in smooth
shape. Likewise the outfield is strong
with Terrill, Frame and either of the
pitchers grabbing everything that
comes their way.
COMMUNICATIONS
Letters to the Emerald from students
and faculty members are welcomed, but
nust be signed and worded concisely
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.
GILBERTS COMMENDS CHOICE
To the Editor:
Being in the nowspaper game, I nat
urally have an aversion for the unso
licited correspondence of the free lancer.
I think I have only been guilty of the
offense once before, and I imposed on
the Emerald then, too.
But I can’t resist in congratulating
the University on securing Virgil D.
Earl as athletic director. In the first
place, I believe that a good man in the
position can accomplish worlds of good
for the University and, secondly, I know
that Virgil Earl is a good man. Old
Oregon couldn’t have done better.
I have known “Virg” for three years.
He is absolutely square. Hg is ener
getic, but not flashy in his work. He
has a genius for quiet organization and
efficiency. He is a big-bodied, burly
man who wrote history in cleat marks on
Old Kincaid field, and he needs a big
body to hold his big heart.
Yes, the University is to bo congratu
lated on its new' director of athletics.
Give him a chance and he will make good
with it vengeance.
Very truly yours,
J. DEWITT GILBERT, ’18.
ARMENIANS NEED CLOTHING
Bundle Day is Last Cliance to Make
Contributions of Old Garments
Bundle Day is today! Today is the
last day contributions will be received
at flic Y. W. hut, the Presbyterian
church, and the Congregational church
for the Aremenian Belief. The list of
things desired includes coats, dresses,
suits, sweaters, mittens, stockings, boots
and shoes, woolen gloves, shirts, under
wear, shop-worn goods, new garments, t
cloth by fhe yard, sheets, blankets and
comforts. Mo flimsy articles are wanted
iml everything should be warm and sub
stantial. It doesn’t matter if they are
faded and old-fashioned just so they have
near in them. Needles, thread and yarn
would also be acceptable, says Miss Alice
Japps, assistant chairman of the Lane
county committee. The women in Ar
nenia are very clever with hand work
uni if they had yarn could probably,
uako it up into saleable articles and dis
>ose of them through the Near East Be
ief workers there.
The donations from Lane county will
>e shipped from Eugene to Portland this
it'teruoon.
Try Emerald
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CAMPUS BULLETIN
Notice* will be printed in this column
for two iieues only. Copy mult be in tbi*
>fflce by 4:80 on the day before it ia to be
pubHihed and muit be limited I* U wort*
Mortar Board meets' Thursday noon at
the Anchorage.
Dance Drama Cast—Meeting postponed
until next Wednesday evening.
Eastern Star—Meeting of Eastern Star
Wednesday noon at Anchorage.
Phi Mu Alpha—Important meeting of
all pledges, Thursday noon at Anchor
age.
Oregon Knights—There will be a regu
lar meeting of the Oregon Knights
Thursday night.
Wallowa County Students—Picnic Sun
day at 1 o’clock Hendricks park.
Lunch free to students.
Junior Class—There will be a meeting
of the Junior class Wednesday after
noon at 5 o’clock in Villard hall.
Campus Luncheon Committee—Meet
today at 5 o’clock in accounting lab.,
in Commerce building. Very impor
tant.
Mrs. Giffen’s Women’s Bible Class
Meet as usual during her absence in
the east, with Mrs. George Bohler in
charge.
Juniors—Meeting today, 5 o ’clock, Vil
lard hall. Discussion of class dance
or picnic, Junior Week-end, and ap
pointment of class election comit
tees.
Automatic Rifle Practice—All sopho
more students taking military drill
please report on the firing range each
Saturday morning and Tuesday after
noon for automatic rifle practice.
Track Meet Officials—All officials for
the Oregon-O. A. C. track meet are
asked to report on Hayward field at
4:30 Thursday afternoon for final in
structions. The names of the offi
cials will be found in today’s track
story.
College Clippings
Sour Owl Issues ’’Short Pants” Num
ber—The “Short Pants” number of
Sour Owl, humorous magazine at the
University of Kansas, will be on sale
May 19.
Men Under 21 Held Insane—A promi
nent club woman of Philadelphia, in
backing up the opinion of Dean Bald
win Woods of the University of Cali
fornia, that a man should have $2,500
before marrying is quoted as upholding
the opinion that all men under 21 are
insane. “There is too much puppy
love,” she declares, “and saving money
would do away with a lot of it.”
Twenty-two Formal Engagements in
Women’s Houses at Cornell—A census
taken at Cornell University among 14
women’s fraternities shows that among
the 409 fraternity women 22 formal en
gagements have been announced. Only
three houses claimed no engagements
but a majority admitted strong possibil
ities for several more before the end of
school.
Western Co-eds “Pals”—In the East
a co-ed is just “a bunch of drygoods,”
a “girl,” a “skirtie,” but in the West
she is a “date,” a “pal,” a “fellow
student.” This sharp contrast in the
attitude of the average college man
toward girl students on his campus was
brought out in a discussion of the co-ed
problem by delegates at the intercol
legiate conferences on undergraduate
activities at the University of Penn
sylvania recently.
Iowa State University Costs Farmers
But Three Cents Per Acre—With all its
buildings, equipment and departments
Iowa State University costs the tax
payer but three cents per acre, accord
ing to statistics given out by President
Pearson. If each cow in Iowa were to
contribute three pounds of butter a
year or each hen in the state two and
a half dozen eggs the expenses of the
University could be met with the pro
ceeds.
U. of W. Maggot Factory Busy—The
maggot factory in the college of fish
eries of the University of Washington
is busy raisiitg thousands of worms to
feed the fish of the department. The
factory is a small house built over the
fish pond and is partly filled with dead
fish and refuse. This becomes the
breeding place for flies.
Co-ed Training Costs University More
Than Board and Room Together—Fig
ures compiled at the State University
of Ohio show that a college co-ed’s
training, along soeial lines alone, costs
the University more than her board
iad room together costs her family.
Students Die as Result of Hazing—
l wo students at Northwestern Univer
sity have died recetnly as a result of
liazing and class rushes. The skele
ton of Leighton Mount, a freshman,
vho disappeared during a class rush,
■vas found about two weeks ago, a few
lays after the death of Louis Aubere,
vho was killed in an automobile acci
leut during the rush. The class war
s supposed to have started .when the
’reshmen kidnapped the sophomore
'resident.
Get the Classified Ad habit.
BROGAN GETS POSITION
WITH BEND NEWSPAPER
Has Had Extensive Experience
in Field of Journalism
Managing Editor Phil Brogan of the i
Emerald, a senior in the school of jour- '
nalism, is the first one in Dean Allen’s
editing class of 17 members to land a
newspaper job at the conclusion of this
school year. Brogan has a position wait
ing him on the Bend Bulletin through the |
courtesy of Robert W. Sawyer, publisher j
of the Bulletin, and will leave to take j
the new position as soon as school closes
next June.
“Eastern Oregon is my home,” de
clared Brogan, “and I shall be glad to
get back to the land of the sage brush.”
Brogan was bom at The Dalles and a
greater majority of his life has been
spent in fhe great inland empire. His
elementary and prep, school work was
taken at Columbia University at Port
land.
During the war Brogan served in the
navy. A good part of his naval serv
ice wa spent on the S. S. Eeltore. It
was on this vessel that he received his
first taste of actual journalism, serving
as editor of the small publication, “The
Radio Bulletin” that was circulated
among the men on board.
For the purpose of keeping the men
aboard ships on high seas informed dur
ice was spent on the S. S. Feltare. It
a dally press dispatch in code from the
large government radio broadcasting sta
tion at Arlington, Virginia. Timely
news was transmitted through this serv
ice, and despite the fact that the ships
were hundreds of miles from land those
on board used, to keep as well informed
as the citizens at home.
Brogan’s services on the staff of the
Emerald began in his sophomore year.
Last year he was one of the day edi
tors; and when Youel became editor last
fall he was promoted to the managing
editorship.
During the summer of 1921 Brogan
worked as a reporter on the Register, a
Eugene morning daily. In the winter
of 1921-22 school year he served in the
same capacity on the Register, working
only half time.
ETHICS CLASS HEARS HALE
Opportunities for Women in Law Told
by Dean to College Co-eds
“There are unlimited opportunities
for women in any field of work or in
any profession, if they have the desire
to win, and if they have earnestness
zeal and capacity,” said Dean W. G.
Hale of the University law school in
an address before the members of the
practical ethics class yesterday.
Some of the opportunities for women
in the law profession as outlined by
Dean Hale, are: positions in the admin
istration of justice; juvenile court work
and work in courts of domestic rela
tions; stenographic and clerical work
in law offices; managerial positions in
law offices; law library work; the
teaching of commercial law in high
schools; government positions; editorial
work in law publishing firms. Law
training, he said could be used as a
background for every one in every day
problems and in all fields of business.
He said that every individual should
have law training in preparing for effi
cient citizenship.
Every 111 Wind
blows someone good.
In this case it is new
straw hats. Time to
“douse” the softie. You
will appreciate the
change you make and
the change you save.
Selections are now at
their best.
Gordon Straws
$2.00 to $5.00
T onight
SENIOR CLASS OF 1923
EUGENE HIGH
SCHOOL
Presents
“DADDY
LONG LEGS”
A Four-Act Comedy
by Jean Webster
Music by Eugene
High Orchestra
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