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The Sunday Emerald 1 ~-"1 ■— - -— -- ^—...... ,—— — VOLUME XXTV._UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, SUNDAY, MAY 27, 1923 ^oV NUMBER 165 ROUND and BOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF ORGEON OF FICA’ family—pa and ma and ALL THE LITTLE OFFICA’S « * * • • PA HE WAS A. OFFICA’—Pa is the head of the family, and has skillfully directed the family fortunes for the past many moons. Pa has a handsome head of red hair (but Ma Offica’ calls it “auburn”.) Pa is of » very firm disposition, and has even been known to spank some of the chil dren when they wouldn’t behave and listen to reason, in the family councils. CLAUDE HEWILLBEA OFFICA’— Meet the eldest son of the Offica’ fam ily! When Pa Offica’ dies, then the burden of control of the family will fall upon young Claude. Claude takes after Pa Offica’ and posseses a fine head of red hair. MA HASBEEN A OFFICA’—Next to Pa Offica’, Ma is the head of the family. Her other name is Margaret. She writes down in her “beeg” book, all the little fairy-tales of the Offica’ family, and she likewise keeps a pretty thorough check on the household ex penses. If it is even necessary to re prove Pa Offica’, Ma is ready to do it with firmness and justice. For the ulti mate good of the Offica’ family, Pa Ofica’ must be kept at his work! MARCELLA ISGOINGTOBEAN OF FICA’—Is the eldest daughter of the Offica’ family. Marcella has a long middle name “Isgoingtobean,” but then it is quite some time yet until the death of Ma Offica’, and of course the daughter won’t be allowed to take the full responsibility of the family troubles upon her young shoulders until that time. At present she is just learning the routine from Ma Offica’. KENNETH HE ’ SBEENAPRETTY - GOOD OFFICA’—Is an uncle of the Of fica’ family, who lives with the house hold. He edits the sheets. He is the younger brother of Pa Offica’ and has always been treated as one of the younger generation of Offica’ though he has recently had a son of his own. Pa Ofica’ and all the little Offica’s and all their relatives have been pretty much worried lately over Kenneth’s “modern” tendencies. Kenneth has been away to college and has adopted several of the “cake-eater” habits, but both Pa and Ma Offica’ feel that at heart he is a good boy and will “come out all right.” ARTHUR WITiT.BE ANEDITORIAL OFFICA’—Arthur is Kenneth’s young son. He is a hardy youngster, who is learning to meet the strong buffets of the cruel world, and to give it as good as it sends, for his father is teaching Arthur that editing the sheet is no pink-tea job. Together, it is understood that they are constructing a sub-way emergency entrance and exit for the editor’s use next year. VELMA PUTOUTTHEBOOK OFFI CA’—Is the next oldest daughter of the Offica’ family. Velma is such a cut-up, that Ma Offica’ is much worried as to whether or not she will ever be dignified. And to think that she has a young daughter! One would take them for sisters, says Ma Offica’. Dear me, one simply can’t tell the mothers from their daughters these days! FREDA HASABIG JOBAHEAD OF FICA’—is the charming young daugh ter of Velma Putoutthebook and a granddaughter of the Offica’ family, 1923, if you please. The Offica’ family is very, very old. Their family tree goes back so far that it gradually be comes associated with the Condon Oaks as early as 1876! But dear me, children, I hadn’t real ized it was so late. I am afraid that we will have to cut our radio story short, right now, so that you can all go to bed. So in closing, I will just mention various other members of the Offica family, with a word about them, and leave the rest of the story until another time. Now there’s: UNCLE OWEN HE’S QUIET OFFI CA’—A brother of the older generation of Offica’s, standing just between Pa Offica and Kenneth Offica, in matter of family position and birth. He spends most of his time as secretary to the Dean of the University of Southern Oregon, so that we have to leave his story until another night when we fol low’ the Offica’ family into foreign countries. ____ FRANK OUGHTOBBAGOOD OFFI CE_Xs the son of Uncle Owen Offica . His father sent him to college and he has been a good boy and taken advan tage of his opportunities for study. He spends such a large part of his time at the Library. He has been raised to be a very helpful boy, and perhaps Owen Offica’ told him that the Lib rary was a fine place to meet peop e and become popular by being helpful! ** ** ** But, oh dear me, children, there is the air signal for all stations to cease broadcasting and listen in for S. O palls so I simply must stop. I tell vou about the rest of the Offica’ family another time. That’s all, then. G 'wan to bed! Goodnight. —C. ri. xi* Blown Cypress Trees By Carmel’s Shore By Margaret Skavlan "pROFESSOR Alfred H. Schroff of the school of architecture'and al lied arts will hold an exhibition of his paintings at the art museum, Portland, from June 7 to June 15. The exhibition will be under the auspices of the Arts and Crafts Society of Portland. The paintings will include examples of Pro fessor Sehroff’s work in both oils and water colors, many of which will be loaned by purchasers. One interesting feature of the exhi bition will be “Windswept Cypress” the landscape on which Professor Schroff won first prize competing with many other western artists at the exhibition in Seattle held by the Seattle Society of Fine Arts. The canvas entitled “Blown Cypress Trees—A Gray Day on Seven teen Mile Drive, Carmel-by-the-Sea” was given the highest award at the annual exhibition at Springville, Utah, which is in the nature of a national af fair. It cannot be exhibited however, since it has been purchased for the col lection of paintings in Springville. Professor Schroff’s work is notable for spontaneity and vitality—and a sureness of touch that has perfected through years. A freshness of coloring, especially an unusual use of blues and purples, is characteristic. He choses for subjects scenes in both Oregon and California, painting mountains or sea with equal skill. Those who saw “Blown Cypress Trees”at the exhibi tion at the Eugene Chamber of Com merce will remember its opalescent blue grays and greens, quieter than his sunny views, but in the spirit of his best effort. Two of his best known paintings— best known at least to students of the University—are the murals “Spring” and “Autumn” that are above the mantels at either end of Alumni hall in the Woman’s building. The paintings in the Portland exhibi tion—about 25 in number—will be hung in a line along one side of the room, and spaced a foot or so apart, thus al lowing each picture a chance to stand as a unit. Besides Professor Schroff’s own property, pictures by him are being loaned by Mrs. P. L. Campbell, two by Mrs. Campbell Church, Mrs. Colin Dy ment, Mrs. Murray Warner, Kappa Al pha Theta, Mr. Guthrie, of Salem, Mrs. Ernes Myer of Portland, Mrs. Mabel Parsons of Portland, Mrs. David Camp bell, Portland, Walter Church, Berkeley, California, and Mrs. George Gerlinger, Portland. This will be Mr. Schroff’s first ex hibition in Portland. Notwithstanding his versatality—his fame as a worker in stained glass and mural decoration, he has very real powers as a painter. Glasses to the Ash-Can \ UNIVERSITY of Oregon grad uate is pioneering a work which is lessening the misery of eye-troubles and which she hopes will ultimately emancipate humanity from the slavery of glasses. Ur. Clara Ingham, founder of the Good Sight Institute of Portland has begun a work which is focusing the eyes of the world on Oregon, Canada, India and other countries as well as most of the states are sending frequent inquiries concerning this work, said Dr. Ingham. When asked if there was any thing college students could do to keep them selves from secumbing to this growing need for wearing glasses, she replied: “It’s a crime for any young person to wear glasses, for wearing glasses is a weakening process on the eyes—It’s just like carrying your arm in a sling— if you .din’t use it, it will lose its strength.” In a great measure the vision is con trolled by the external muscles of the lens and these must be kept toned up the same as the muscles of any other part of the body. Faulty metabolism being the primary cause of much eye trouble. The red corpuscles of the blood are as essential o the efficiency of the eye muscles as to the strength of the arm, explained Dr. Ingham. In near sightedness (myopia) the muscular contractions due to the con stant focusing of the eyes on near by objects cause the eyeball to be squeezed out long, and the opposite condition is true for far-sightedness, said Dr. Ing ham. There are several ways of pre venting these muscles from becoming stiff and tense which a student could practice with little effort. One could practice focusing one’s gaze on some near object then shift suddenly to some distant thing. Doing this several times has much the same beneficial effect on the eye muscles as calesthenics on the body muscles fey relaxing them. Or, suggested Dr. Ing strained muscles by relaxing them. To do this one must close the eyes and re liam, one can obtain rest for the tired main relaxed until there is a clear black preception; but, cautioned the doctor, the eyes are not at rest until the whole body is. Dr. Ingham also quoted Bernarr Mac fadden in explaining one fallacy which causes so many to be indifferent about trying to cure themselves; “It may be laid down as a general rule that eye di seases—like all other diseases—are not hereditary, but are acquired by each generation and by each individual for him or herself.” Dr. Ingham lias taken several chil dren from different homes, unable to (Continued on page three.) Geologists And a Rock By William Akers IS THEBE any one who hasn’t been walking along sometime in the open and had his attention called to some peculiar looking rock; then, after won dering what it was, given it a toss aside or stuck it in a pocket and taken it home to let the neighbors admire it. Imagine how some lonesome prospector feels when he finds a ledge of rock with a mixture of queen streaks in it. He thinks of gold, and visions of a “mother lode” come into his mind which starts dreams—a millionaire spending his money on Broadway, a potentate with a palace of luxuries, paying off the mortgage on the old homestead or what ever grandoliquent air castles suit his temperament, but he must go to a min eralogist before he actually knows. That’s the big point. How’s it all done? Over in Quartz hall, there are a dozen or so men who spend two after noons a week squinting through micro scopes at thin slices of rocks stuck on strips of glass. On looking through the microscopes one even though an inex perienced layman, who must close an eye to see through the thing at all, can sometimes observe a magnificent array of gorgeous colors that would give com petition to ‘the brilliancy of the rain bow were they only on a larger scale. Comparing these colors with a charted and indexed diagram is one way the geologists either discover the true type of the mineral in question, or elim inate a great lot that it is not. When these men of the geology de partment find a strange bit of rock formation, instead of passing it around and admiring it, then throwing it aside, chip off a chunk and take it to the lab oratory. There by a grinding process, they finally get a slice .935 mm. thick, stuck on a glass slide by means of bal sam. This whole process takes less than an hour. The use of a low powered lens usually commences the process of elimination that is gone through if the mineral has unusual characteristics. All the obvious details of the piece are first observed, outlines and relief, cleavages, fractures and inclusions. At this stage most ordinary rock forming minerals can be determined. Gold and silver are known as opaque minerals; they must be viewed by re flected light because one can not make them transparent; but these are fairly easy to distinguish since there are so few of this type. If the methods me'ntioned above fail, there are several other ways of identifying minerals, mostly by pro cesses df elimination. One of these is pleochroism, that is, identification by change in color upon rotation of the stage under the lens of the microscope. In other methods certain prisms are used to reflect the light into just one plane due to its striking the different absorption directions of the mineral. The figures and shapes thus acquired are classified, and in this manner a few more types are eliminated, if it isn’t possble to determine the exact name of the substance. This is the use of polarized lights, that is, the light is reflected through a Nieol prism and focused in a certain plane. Under cross Nieols this plane of light strikes the mineral and results in different shades of color forming, since there is a fast and slow direction of light vi bration. These are birefringence colors and the difference between two indi cies of refraction is called birefrin gence; thus the elimiE'dlon process con tinues if the right ■ r isn’t already found. Gypsum pi - , quartz wedges and other technical es are used. “It’s an exacL eki .3 and has so far replaced the hit ■ niss Bystem of the old prospector,” a-itd Don Zimmer man, a major in the geology department who has recently don con iderable work along such research 1 not, “and char acters of the prospector type will prob ably continue to exii my in fiction.” Poetry UNE PETITE PLAISANTERIE The cruel clever fingers Pull the wires And the puppets laugh and play. They pull another one we weep. Sometimes (the fingers seem to mistake And the wrong strings are pulled) Then someone laughs When it is customary to weep. And all the other puppets say ‘‘Ha! He is mad He doesn 't know what he is doing.” And—It is true that he doesn’t But— Neither do they. —Patricia Novlan • * * TO K You are a pixie With a brown laugh. You are a frail butterfly, With paisley wings. You are a slim flower, With golden petals. You are a toy sword, With a steel edge. Mirth, make believe Sweetness and strength You are these. —D. V. P. • • • TO MY VALENTINE You are like a porcupine Valentine, my dear. Your words (like quills) dart Everywhere—sharply. They bristle forth to my ear And pierce my very heart. Patricia Novlan • • • P. N. Whirl of flame Madly ecstatic— On tiptoe Swirling— Wraith of incense Dreamy mystic— Skyward Drifting— Silver snow crystal— Feathery elf, From Heaven Wafting. —H. L. D. A PICTURE A black coat Hanging with dusty drooping shoulders In the dusty sun threads of an old attic Dried crumpled petals in a dust cov ered heap below on the floor. A dried stem stiffly hanging from a button-hole. A spider’s web with a dried petal caught in it, Reaching from limp sleeve to a pocket. There was a piece of an old wedding cake left— To take home and sleep on-. A Frail little plate, Dainty Beyond dreams; So artful On a plate rail But so Shallow That but a few Drops Can be contained Within your Heart —H. L. S. DEATH White dust of cherry bloom Shall powder my hair, Sunlight golden thine, Soft touch of breezes Shall brush my cheek, And death—is mine. —H. L. D. • • • ENNUI In the sky not a star In the soul not a hope Blackness above Greyness of ashes Within— —Patricia Novlan • * • M. (A COLOR FANTASY) Fire hearted opal Gleaming— Where gold points Shine Through the misty green That shimmers Over the Pulsing purple. While orange and Yellow lights Quicken And Flash Burning me. —H. L. S. • • • INVITATION Thru dripping greenness of willows, Purple flames Of iris fields. And glimpses of turquoise sky. A perfect picture, you sayf But no! a perfect frame— For a dancer in cerise. For you, O Irme Lyon©— Won’t you cornel —Patricia Novlan Velvet Joe, Lotta Miles, Jello Girl, and Others By Nancy Wilson YXfHAT FUN it would be, if, at some time there could be col leced together in human form all the many advertising personalities that have filled the pages of our magazines from earliest advertising history until the present time. What a party it would be! There’d be the old fellows for the fireplace row; Velvet Joe with his wrinkled smile and his homely philosophy; P. A. fat and red and prosperous probably a dealer in real estate; The Good Judge with his package in his pocket. And the young folks: What a desperate flirtation there M be between the Palm olive school girl and the young addict to Chesterfield, or between any of the Arrow collar sophomores and tiotta Miles, she of the red tarn and the wind blown hair. And there’d be Farmor in the Dell for the Campbell Kids and the Jello Girl and the healthy family who are raised on Beechnut and the Munsing youngest, more adequately dressed of course than when posing en famille, for a full page Post advertisement. Aunt Jemima would be in town along with the Cream of Wheat darky and the Blend’s Mah Friend “Niggah” with his expansive smile and the now defunct Gold Dust Twins. How one would really like to meet and know the socially correct Kelly Springfield sketches with the faultless picnic ham pers and their impeccable taste in hats and their efficient chauffeurs. And the college men and girls of Hart, Shaf fner and Marx, who are always having such a delightfully chatty times en masse at a polo meet, or such boresome times proposing in groups of two around discouraged autumn camp fires or on stretches of lonely beach. How these personalities have enliv ened the pages of our magazines for years, and how almost unconsciously, we have come to be familiar with their faces and their “lines” and have come to consider them as friends! Are they passing out? Are advertising person alities becoming fewer and fewer? There are those who think so and those who do not. When an advertisement has outgrown its novelty then it is time for it to cease to appear, or to be subordinated. The Campbell Kids have been subordinated from a full page to a little corner, Velvet Joe is going; many others have gone, even slogans like “Eventually, Why Not Now” have been subordinated. Does this mean that some time there will be no more adver tising personalities. Personally we hope not. We like them. It’s an interesting and amusing study to go back through the magazine files at the library and trace the evolution of advertising, from the early years of this century when corsets and beer held the advertising field unchallenged, until the present when advertising ranges from hairpins to portable houses. I have said it is amusing and it is, to watch the evolution of certain adver tisements. The Velvet Grip garter for men occurs to me as an example. In years past the Velvet Grip leg was portly and padded and could have well appeared attached to an English but ler in an amateur play. Today the Vel (Continued on page two.) Business Men, By Gosh By A1 Trackman THE REPORTER was escorted to the inner sanctum. “How many bookkeepers and stenog raphers do you expect to liberate upon the commercial strata of our population at the end of this year, Dean Robbins?” The head of the school of business ad ministration had been segregating some miscellaneous papers which lay before him on his desk; but at this rather per tinent query, he quickly lifted his head. There was something in his eyes which reminded the intorviewer of a certain poet’s lines which run vaguely “all the forces of heaven were warring in his orbs.” “Surely, you are not joking with me?” the Dean replied. “We are what our name implies—a school of business ad ministration.” “Yes, but—you give a course in book keeping, don’t you?” The reporter would have his point. “No, no, you have us all wrong. Tako the chair over there, will you, and I’ll tell you all about us.” The reporter respectfully seated him self; but not entirely assured until ha had noticed with relief that the Dean was of rather small stature, and his eyes were really friendly gray. “You see,” began Dr. Robbins, (yes, he is a full-fledged Ph.D.) the courses that we give are not bookkeeping, but accounting. “We are teaching with the idea that the executive business man, or business engineer if you pleasq to call him such, must have a personal and close knowledge; of all the various departments with which he is in touch. And that is what we are endeavoring to do. We give the underclassman the basic instruction, and then in the latter part of the course we give him the essence of the work.” Probably one of the most original and most unique of methods for teaching busi ness administration has been put into practice by Dean Robbins within the past year. It consists of giving the students actual business problems to solve; prob lems wftich are troubling merchants and business men all over the state of Ore gon; problems, the solving of which may mean a gain or a loss to some business man. Dean Robbins has done this by having the business men of Oregon send their problems and business sticklers” to the business administration school, and there have them worked out. “There are many branches in the field all needing specific studies for their basic understanding. Take foreign trade, for instance, a student majoring in that field must have a knowledge of at least one foreign language. “The general manager,” further (ex plained the Dean, “must understand each department of his business. Not every business establishment finds it advisable to develop separate managerial units for (Continued on page three.) Courage and the Youth By Dorothy Kent ‘HE BRAVERY of youth and how -*■ it leads young people of today to courageously face the stirring problems of the hour was the theme of a sermon delivered by Rev. Frank Fay Eddy of the Unitarian Church on Sunday, May “The essence of greatness is bravery” said Mr. Eddy quoting from James Har vey Robinson, author of “Mind in the Making.” The world has for years been filled with fe^rs, Mr. Eddy further explained. Just recently Luther Burbank expressed the theory that these fear thoughts are transmitted by human brains into the ether in the same way that radio mes sages are sent. Thoughts held in com mon by millions of people are either of good or evil influence. The present sick state of mind, Luther Burbank holds, is due to thought vibrations of fear, hatred, and despair that Europe has been sending out, while in America we have been adding greed to the ether vibrations. Many people for some years have thought this is so, and middle-aged persons are hampered with doubts and fears consequently. Youth has not acquired these middle aged fears and is brave and full of fresh energy and effort. This same spirif'of youth was evidenced in the act of Jonathan in Biblical days, Mr. Eddy further pointed out. When Jonathan in ignorance of the fast imposed by Saul deliberately ate honey ard thereby violated Saul’s promise and oath to [God and no harm came of it, he said: 20. “My fathor hath troubled the land, but see I pray you how mine eyes have been enlightened.” This enlightenment comes always to youth, when unhampered by vast im formation of laws, theories, objections or tabooes, it goes foraging ahead re vealing to people that they hinder themselves by too many self-made laws. To the inelastic minds of the middle aged young people seem to be law breakers, have little or no regard for discipline and ignorant and indiffer ent to old well established customs. Whereas youth is in reality fearless, daring, and seeing a new vision. This new vision is priceless. Old and middle aged people should value it and consist ently adapt themselves to the changes it produces. Only in this way can they hope to keep abreast of the times. College studens who are accused of being irreligious because they break away from old church beliefs and re ligious habits, and preppers who are ready to enter college are filled with this fresh fearless daring spirit. They have for a background all that has been achieved in law, science, religion and ethics. For a foreground they have the ternal law of love and the Golden Rule and the unparalleled opportunity, for making brotherly love international. But most stupenduous of all is the task before them to reconcile science with religion. It must be a logical reconcil iation to satisfy the thinking men and women of today, but it will of necessity demand the breaking away from old laws and traditions.