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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1923)
OREGON DAILY EMERALD Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, issued dally except Monday, during the college year. ARTHUR. S. RUDD .........-.-. EDITOR Editorial Board Managing Editor . Don Woodward Associate Editor ... JW. Piper 1 Associate Managing Editor . Ted Janes Daily News Editors Taylor Huston Rosalia Keber Junior Seton Velma Farnham Marian Lowry Night Editors Rupert Bullivant Walter Coover Douglas Wilson Jack Burleson Lawrence Cook JP. L N. S. Editor ... Pauline Bondurant Sunday Editor . Clinton Howard Sunday Assignment*,.... A1 Trachman Leonard Lerwill Day Editor . Margaret Morrison Night Editor . George Belknap Sport* Editor ... Kenneth Cooper Sports Writers: Monte Byers, Bill Akers, Ward Cook. Exchange Editor Norborne Berkeley News Staff: Geraldine Root. Margaret Skavlan, Norma Wilson, Lawrence, Helen Reynolds, Catherine Spall, Lester Turnbaugh, GtX’-'gtana OWlMg, Webster Jones, Margaret Vincent, Phyllis Coplan. Kathnne Kr<a*m*nn, Sanford, Eugenia Strickland, Frances Simpson, Katherine Watson, Velma Meredith, llarr West, Emily Houston, Beth Fariss, Marion Play ter, Lyle Jam, Ben Maxwell, Mary Clerin, Lilian Wilson, Margaret Kressmann, Ned French.___ LEO P. J. MUNLY .-.-.-. _ MANAGER Business Staff Associate Manager .-.... ,_ Maurice Warnock Kenneth Stephenson _ Alan Woolley Gladys Norcn Foreign Advertising Manager Advertising Manager.—. Circulation Manager ... Assistant Circulation Manager Shngl^pg^Ajstotanto: Frank Loggan, Chester Coon, Edgar Wrightman, Lester Wade Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscription i, $2.26 per year. By term, 76c. Advertising rates upon application._ Phones Editor ODD Daily News Editor Thus Issue Margaret Morrison | manager Night Editor Thi» Imu« Itupert Bullivant Dangerous Days > ■■■■*> •" One of the unfortunate by-products of campus life is the abundance of tired and boored students. Fourteen and sixteen hour days full of recitations, hasty study, committee meetings, luncheons, dinners and “keeping up with the Joneses” gener ally is making a large number of students, especially upper classmen, weary of the whole affair. People who are able to do brilliant work in classes sit stupidly by while minds of lesser ability carry the load of dis cussion ; late hours and lack of’ time for recreation or even thought prevents many of Oregon’s best people from doing their best worjc. The situation of having a dozen or fifteen persons doing practically all the campus work and having the rest hardly know what is going on in student affairs is a dangerous one, for the students themselves and for the student body generally. Each faculty member could help by trying to realize a little more that his particular class is only a small part of the load his students are carrying; students who are not in activities could help by seeing that those in power know that they are willing to work—and there is a real benefit in a legitimate amount of campus activity. Those who have the power of ap pointing various committees should take the attitude of giving the new man or woman a chance—there is too much tendency to pick only those who have functioned before; then a closer supervision of our now nearly defunct “point system” might help. There are people here at Oregon who are dazed, flabber gasted, floored, by the amount of work they are trying to do there are others who think they are busy and do more whining than those who are really working; and there are those whe have so much idle time that it is a crime for them to remain her< at the expense of the state and their parents. Admittedly we would be barking at the moon should w< hope for a utopia, where everyone did exactly the right amount of work, no more no less, and where everyone kept their stud ies and their student activities in exactly the correct ratio Yet the number of overworked students demands the seriou: attention of students and faculty members alike. Campus or ganizations should prevent their members from attempting to( much and likewise should see that their “davenport halfbacks’ are put at work. The spirit of Los Angeles is for getting all that is coming to it. Recently we wrote an editorial on that famous Californii city. Here is just one of the comebacks, received yesterday “I am afraid you forgot to mention in your editorial that L. A is not only a great city but will be much greater when we cai show two hundred million dollars in building permits for th past year (192!!).” Signed, “A Booster.” Yes, Los Angelo we realize that even if we used all our space for an entire yea we could not begin to recount all your wonders, San Franeise notwithstanding. _i_ Hundreds of University students remained on the campu last week-end and prepared for final examinations, now onl eleven school days away. Library officials report one of th busiest vacation periods in history. Despite the usual roun of social life it seemed that more work was actually aceou plished than ever before by the left-overs. The scholasti standard raising is beginning to show its effects even on vac; tion activities. WOOD SAVING STUDIEC Graduate Students in Chemistrj Work on Conservation How to utilize wood waste is th< problem of research which the foui graduate students in the chemist r\ department are now working upon Bays Dr. O. F. Stafford, professor oi ■ chemistry. Besides the four grad ate students there are ltd undergra mite majors in the chemistry d partmeut. Both the technical and econom points of view are held in these e periments, says Professor Staffer who is, himself, the inventor of , process for the utilization of was i wood. <s>-—-----"O Campus Bulletin Notices will be printed in this column for two issues only. Copy must, be in this office by 5:30 on the day before it is to be published, and must i be limited to 20 words. O--—— Theta Sigma Phi—Luncheon meet ing today. Women’s League—Tea this after noon, 4 to 6. Mask and Buskin — Meeting to night at the Anchorage at 5:30. Washington Club—Meeting Wed nesday, 7:30, 107 Oregon building. Samara—Meeting 5:00 p.m. today, Tuesday, Miss Taylor’s room, Deady hall. French Club—Meeting, 7:30 to night at Y. W. Miss Gouy will speak. California Club—Meeting in room 105 Commerce building, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Ad Club — Meet in advertising studio, 4 o ’clock today. Bring a dollar for the Oregana page. Sigma Delta Chi—There will be no chapter meeting today. Watch for a notice later in the week. University Professors—American Association of University Professors meet today at the Anchorage at 5:45. Campus Clubs—Checks for space 1924 Oregana due NOW. Bring or mail immediately to Oregana office, journalism building. 1 ONE YEAR AGO TODAY^ | Some High Points In Oregon I Emerald of Dec. 4, 1923 <: Phi Gamma Delta and Susan Campbell hall are winners in men’s and women’s doughnut debate held this year. According to Dean Fox, “Ninety five per cent of the women in west ern colleges are serious minded and really go to college to get an educa tion.” Bill Hayward, “20-year man,” has received a sweater with 22 stripes on the left sleeve in token of his long service as varsity trainer and track coach. Emerald editorial says, “We wonder what the woarers of the graceful galoshes would say if the men would some day appear in high top boots, unlaced and rolled down from the top.” Reuel Moore, class of ’22, has been elected into associate member ship of Sigma Delta Chi. Vaoliel Lindsay entertained the campus last evening. Editorially Clipped | 0 ” — — . - - ^ AN OPINION ON PANTS The Oregon Emerald deserve! commendation for its sane and un equivocal stand on the great panti issue recently raised at Stanforc university. There the question wai whether male students should wea corduroys or golf knickers on thi campus, and the matter was left ti a vote of the fair “co-eds.” Eithe ,1 item of attire was so charming tha seemingly they have hopelessly dis agreed, since the eager world ha 1 not been further advised. The Em I erald very sensibly observes tha after all pants are largely, if no wholly, the affair of the wight wh 1 wears 'em. .! One would not greatly desire, fo ’ i that matter, to be limited to gol ■ knickers or corduroys, or to botl Each style leaves something to b 1 desired. To a young man with j thin calf knickers are fairly traitoi ous, while to another who is ovei plump they lend a constrained an i hesitant air, as though he wer , afraid to seat himself, unless the are almost elephantine in girth. Onl the favored few excite admiration i knickers. Corduroys, as well, are di sirable only for special occasion It is not comfortable, either soeia > ly or privately, to be condemned t l corduroys. As the Emerald so properly point • out, the genuine corduroy has a aroma all its own. Moreover, : whispers to the stride of the walke 1 and ns the two pant legs clash tli , coming ot‘ the wearer is advertise for some paces. You can’t subdn the corduroy. A splendid material for the trail and the open, but a trifle too heroic for everyday attire. Like King Arthur’s armor, it is a proud burden in which a man stand eth straight, but there are times when it is a real pleasure to toss those corduroy pants aside and don the effete but welcome worsted. No, the Emerald has enunciated a great principle—the right of indi vidual preference for pants. Whether the style be knickers or corduroy, or even that lately affected by the asphalt arab, it should declare the convictions of the wearer rather than reflect the impertinent opinion of others.—Portland Oregonian. "college notes! o The Spiked Shoe is a new honor ary society at Columbia, formed by track and cross-country men. * • * The Crawford county, Pennsyl vania, grand jury has indicted a former student of Allegheny College upon a charge of assault with intent to disfigure in connection with a re cent hazing incident in the college. < # * “Two and one-half cent carfare or walk” is the slogan used by stu dents at the University of Washing ton in their demand for reduced rates on the city street cars. • • • The engineering extension depart ment of Penn State is giving varied courses to the inmates of Rock View penitentiary. The subjects range from harmony to agriculture. * * » Brigham Young university recent ly celebrated the 48th anniversary of its founding. * » » The pictures of all but six of the 600 students who have been gradu ated from the department of civil engineering at the Ohio State uni versity hang on the walls of the en gineering building there. A date-making agency has been started by a co-ed at Kansas univer sity. For 25 cents she will arrange a date for any girl, satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. The authorities at Syracuse have put a ban on undergraduate mar riages upon the hypothesis that two minds with but a single thought would lower the intelligence level. * # * The basketball team of the Uni versity of Texas has been ehosen by the Mexican government as the representative five to tour Mexico during Christmas week. The Texas five will oppose the leading basket ball teams of Mexico and the gov ernment of Mexico has volunteered free transportation. * * * The freshmen of Bockford Col lege, Illinois, have stated in the “Purple Parrott” that they wholly approve of hazing and that they . would feel cheated unless they re 1 ceived their share of it. They claim that it fosters college spirit. i * * * One student at the University oi 1 Michigan has been expelled and sev 1 eral others are to follow as the re suit of disregarding the school rul ; ing prohibiting the student keeping ’ an automobile at school. The rul< ' OLD SHOES i MADE NEW Q V *" ~~ I First Class Shoe Repairing 0 I j S ! II University Shoe Shop ’I B. D. SMITH & SON 0 » East 13th & Patterson 0 BOXING Double Main Event 10 Rounds (in each event) PHIL BAYES—vs—DALE FREEMAN (130 lbs. Salem) (130 lbs. Portland) and CARL MILLER—vs—EARNIE WOODWARD (147 lbs., Eugene, (130 lbs., Portland) and Two Fast 4-Round Preliminary Bouts New Armory, Friday, Dec. 7th Seats on Sale at Obak and Club Cigar stores Ringside Seats $1.65 General Admission $1.10 (Includes War Taxi Doors Open at 7 :30 p. m. Preliminary Bout at 8:30 Sharp a was recently made by the board of regents. PLEDGING ANNOUNCED Phi Sigma Pi announces the; pledging of Kenneth McClain, of j Hood River. with BERT LYTELL BLANCH SWEET A George M. Cohn Laughter Hit. Yon will never g\ want to see a bet i I ter picture Comedy Stan Laurel in “Scorching Sands” Fox News The CASTLE Today and Wednesday I Adler Collegian Clothes €>1923, David Adler & Sons Company OVERCOATS $22.50 and Up Old Man Winter hasn’t a ghost of a show to make you uncomfortable once you slip into one of these cold-stoppers. Your style, your size, in the fabric you want at the price you want to pay, and satisfac tion guaranteed. Gordon Hats Eagle Shirts Eugene "WoolenMill Store wWllamette Hatchway Union Suits Shawknit Hose ANTOINE LAURENT LAVOISIER 1743-1794 Born in Paris, son of a wealthy tradesman. As a student won a prize for an essay on lighting the streets of Paris. Held vari ous Government posts. A mar tyT of the Reign of Terror. Founder of modern chemistry. This is the mark of the General Electric Com pany, an organization of 100,000 men and women engaged in pio doting the tools by whi'-h electricity — man’s great servant— is >naking the world a better place to live in. They couldn’t destroy the work he did “The Republic has no need for savants,” sneered a tool of Robespierre as he sent Lavoisier, founder of modern chemistry, to the guillotine. A century later the French Government collected all the scientific studies of this great citizen of Paris and published them, that the record of his re searches might be preserved for all time. Lavoisier showed the errors of the theory of phlogiston—that hypothetical, material substance which was believed to be an ele ment of all combustible compounds and to produce fire when liberated He proved fire to be the union of other elements with a gas which he named oxygen. Lavoisier’s work goes on. In the Research Laboratories of the General Electric Com pany .the determination of the effects of atmospheric air on lamp filaments, on metals and on delicate instruments is possible be cause of the discoveries of Lavoisier and his contemporaries. GENERAL ELECTRIC