OREGON DAILY EMERALD
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Lawrence Cook
Let’s Know the Facts
Shy has resigned and Oregon is without a football coach.
There are those who are inclined to sit back and say, “Well,
it’s all over, let’s go ahead and be champions again.”
There is a lot more to the situation than that. The whole
policy of future athletics at Oregon is to be determined. Sane
thinking and deliberate action are needed.
“A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.” So says the
old adage. Each year the reputation of the University is in
jured by the squabble over the football coach. Usually those
who do most of the talking know the least about the case.
There has been some tendency in recent years to suppress
the real facts, and this has led some to believe that dark and
evil methods were being pursued when in reality those who
had to do with hiring Oregon’s football mentor were really
working hard for the best good of the institution.
The Emerald is printing Professor Howe’s articles in order
that the students may know as much as possible about the
coaching situation. It intends to print clippings and articles
giving as many phases of the case as possible. What it prints
it does not necessarily endorse. As a student body publica
tion it welcomes opinions from the student body, the faculty,
or the alumni. Fairness to all concerned is its aim.
Oregon is fortunate in having a man like Professor Howe
who has studied the case. His opinion is based on facts—not
gossip. He has watched football teams for years, and he knows
the inside of Coast athletics.
Every Oregon student owes it to himself to read the facts,
presented and consider them carefully if he wishes to discuss
the matter. If you don’t know the facts, your opinion is of
slight value. More harm is done to Oregon’s reputation by j
our athletic troubles than we on the campus realize. Alumni
are probably worse offenders than students when it comes to
making rash statements. Oregon owes much to those alumni
who give their advice and help with some real knowledge but
the former Oregonian who speaks on the strength of a wild
rumor is injuring his alnur mater.
Fairness first.
A student body meeting is scheduled for 11 o’clock today.
Although attendance at meetings of the A. S. U. 0. is not
compulsory those who arc interested in campus affairs and
want to have a part in good student government will be there.
Activities of the student body play an important part in the
lives of every one of our campus citizens. As a good Oregon
student be on hand when the gavel falls at 11 this morning.
At the Theatres
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REX
“The Eagle’s Feather,” it Metro
pictumation of Katherine Kewlin
Hurt’s famous story of the sumo
name is the feature attraction at the
Hex Theatre today only.
Those who have read the story will
remember the thrilling cattle stam
pede, the great fight between John
Trent and his accusers, the delightful
banquet scene, the torest. tire and
many other incidents which mad©
“The Eagle’s Feather” one of out
standing short stories of the year.
A fine east, headed by .Tames Kirk
wood and Mary Alden, serve to make
“The Eagle’s Feather” a great en
tertainment.
CASTLE
TTlase Broadway that laughed tor
fifty some odd weeks at Ernest True*
in that remarkably successful stage
comedy “Six Cylinder Love,” which
shows at the Castle Theatre today, is
due to repeat the experience.
Elmer Clifton, the director, who
will be remembered for his making
“Down to the Sea in Ships,” has
the good fortune to have the assis
ttuioe of Donald Mock, tlio original
Riclmrd Horton of tin' Broadway pro
duction: Ralph Sipperly and Berton
Churchill.
HAMMER AND COFFIN
INSTALLS AT CHICAGO
Five Chapters of Naitonal Humorists
Plan to Publish Joint
College Publication
The Chicago Phoenix, recognised
as one of the loading college comics
ofl the United States, was installed
as a Hammer and Coffin publication
last week by Carl Slump, of the Stan
ford chapter. This makes the fifth
chapter of the national publishing so
ciety. and it is expected that, several
charters will be granted at the next
•onveution.
Plans are also being made for a
joint publication of all Hammer and
’offin publications. Those included
n this issue will be the Stanford
haparral. the 'Washington Sundod
ger, the Oregon Agricultural College
Orange Owl. the Oregon Lemon
Punch, and the Chicago Phoenix.
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Campus Bulletin
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for two issues only. Copy must be
in this office by B :30 on the day
before it is to be published, and must
be limited to 20 words.
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University Orchesra,—Rehearsal
for “Hour Hand,” Sunday, 2:30 at
Villard. »
Crossroads — Meeting Thursday
evening at 7:30 in the Woman’s
building.
“Hour Hand” Cast — Full re
hearsal, 7:15 Thursday evening,
Music building.
P. E. Majors—Dr. Warner, head of
child hygiene in Portland, will speak
to all P. E. majors Thursday, 7:30,
P. E. library.
Zeta Kappa Psi—Important meet
ing tonight at 5:00 o’clock, room 5,
Commerce building. Every mem
ber must be there.
Campu3 Clubs—Checks for space
1924 Oregana due NOW. Bring or
mail immediately to Oregana office,
journalism building.
Beta Alpha Psi—Important meet
ing noon today at the Anchorage.
Eutaxian — Meeting tonight at
6:00, in the Y. W. bungalow.
Women’s Forum — Meeting to
night at 7:15 in Woman’s building.
Meeting of Women’s league execu
tive council immediately following.
Tone year ago today^
I Some High Points in Oregon
| Emerald of December 6, 1922
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Varsity debaters will meet the
O. A. C. forensic machine on Decem
ber 11.
The campus campaign for the
European Student Relief fund will
begin tomorrow.
Phi Gamma Delta have won the
do-nut debate series for both men’s
and women’s organizations on the
campus. They defeated the Susan
Campbell hall team last night.
Scroll and Script will petition
Mortar Board at once, according to
LeLaine West, president of the or
ganization.
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Gounod’s St. Cecilia mass will be
sung by the University choir in the
Methodist church next Sunday even
ing.
A movement has been started by
Gerald Barnes to amend the con
stitution of the A. U. S. O. in such
a way as to permit the giving of
letters to participants in the minor
sports.
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COM MM UNICATIONS ^
Letters to the EMERALD from stu
dents and faculty members are
welcomed, but must be si Kited 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.
O—-—— -O
THUMBS DOWN!
To the Editor:
Tlio time is hundreds of years
ago. The scene is in a Roman
stadium. The Roman emperor looks
around. The thumbs of the people
point down, and they call for the
blood of the champion. The em
peror’s lustful eyes, turn to the scene,
below. The champion of recent
years lies in the dust of defeat.
Above him his victor stands with
ready sword, waiting the signal of
the emperor. Again the cry of the
multitude arose. Their champion
has failed them. Death to him!
Forgotten are his great victories of
last year, lie has met defeat once,
so he must die. Thumbs down! Tho
fallen gladiator is a “Shy” man.
He is too much of a champion to
cite to them his good records or'
the handicaps under which he has]
fought. One disastrous year—
thumbs down! What matter past:
records ? Seek a new champion. The j
sword falls. The multitude depart,,:
talking as they go of the possible j
new champion.
Yes, human nature is the same,
whether it be regarding the dying
gladiator or a football coach. We
ore like the Roman multitude, we
cannot take defeat. Thumbs down;
T. P. O.
To the Editor:
Why is it that man’s attitude to
ward his fellow men, who has
achieved to the best of his ability,
is oftimes likely to be marked be
ingratitude rather than by an em
bracing fellowship and words of on
couragement? It is a matter of
small comfort to the weak and
sentimental, who are content to be
lieve the general idea that a man
meets with just the degree of suc
cess that he deserves. The univer
sal acceptance of such a cold prin
i-ipie would do much to discredit
the belief, commonly held by the
unsuccessful that merit and virtue
seldom meet their just rewards.
The attitude of a part of the
alumni of this institution against
Varsitv Coach ••Shy” lluutiugtou in
the matter of the football eontrq
versv which has recently come to a
head is in the main one of personal
animosity. The spirit of these in
dividuals has been one of tearing
down rather than of building up
Oregon’s football machine. They
have failed to give constructive
suggestion on the football situa
tion. Quite the opposite they have
been for the most part voicing
destructive criticism about Hunt
ington’s coaching methods and his
ability to coach.
The term “hypocrites” is odious
to most of us and we don’t usually
jlike to be thought of in such con-1
nection, but certainly there is a
faction of the alumni who by their
actions cannot be thought of in any
other position than just that. They j
have “hand-shaked” Huntington
and have extolled his abilities as a
coach and have praised him before
the student body; but behind the
scenes they were ready and waiting
for the opportunity to throw him
down the back stairs so to speak.
The whole situation has been one of
unpleasantness and “backbiting”
all the way through.
The late ex-President Roosevelt
voiced a sentiment more truthful
<than poetic when he said, “To avoid
criticism, say nothing, do nothing,
and be nothing.” This is what Ore
gon’s next football coach will have
to live up to unless certain of the
alumni change their attitude. Sin
eerely,
EVERETT DELGRAVE.
NEW ORGANIZATION
FORMED BY OFFICERS
Ben Reed Elected President of
Group; Neil Page, Vice-President;
Wade Kerr. Secretary
Officers club of the University of
Oregon, is the name of a new
campus organization formed Tues
day by the 33 commissioned offi
cers of the local unit of the R. O.
T. C. Officers of the organization
elected at that time were Ben M.
Reed, president; Neil Page, vice
president, and Wade Kerr, secretary
and treasurer.
The R. O. T. C. at the University
has been constantly growing and
has been organized on a solid basis
this fall by Colojic! W. S. Sinclair
and Cadet Colonel James Meek, who
have felt that with the increase in
growth, a club was necessary to
promote a better feeling in the
unit and to encurage social activities
among the officers. The officers de
sire to make the Cadet Corp an
activity on the campus and this
will be one of the aims of the or
ganization.
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