Siam Memories Told by Snyder One’s birthplace does not make so much difference in the average person’s life. But being born in Siam has its charms and effects. The result on Walter W. Snyder, instructor in written and. spoken English, has been to instill a de sire for big game hunting—to push into those silent plaees where man has not touched. “A hunter’s paradise,” he ans wered iij response to the reporter’s expressed belief that big game had been exterminated. “Out in the interior is wonderful hunting country. Big tiger, leopard, rhinoceros, deer and bear abound.” His voice changed timbre as if al ready the excitement of the hunt was on. “There’s small game, such as deer, snipe and pheasants. “In places out there the natives have scarcely seen a white man. Wonderful opportunities.” A trip in a houseboat was re called by Mr. Snyder. “I recollect the trip down the Nakwan river. The trees were crowded with chattering monkeys. Crocodiles—scores of them—lay on mud banks. Oh, there’s plenty of game. “Crocodile hunting should be fun,” he addel after a pause. The sacred elephants, so the re porter was informed, are not white. They are ordinary color with pink spots and sometimes are chocolate spotted. Mr. Snyder left Siam when he was 12 years old and returned to America. His father, a missionary, I tours many of the remote places where game abounds and has thril ling tales of hunt to tell to the family. He quickly picked up Eng lish after his arrival in the Oc cident. Now he recalls only a few words of Siamese, the language that once he used in daily conversation with his native playmates. Mr. Synder graduated from the University of Arizona after having previously attended Wabash college jn Indiana. He took his post graduate work in the University of California. Some day he is going back to Siam, hot to say, no—but to hunt, to track through those unexplored re gions after a slinking leopard, a wily tiger and an alert deer. EDUCATION DISECTED BY STUDENT WRITER (■Continued from page one) bridge, foxtrots and gossip. Hence education prepares one for citizen ship. Well rounded activity is also a part of our training; arguing with speed cops; dodging inquisitive sheriffs, | breaking house rules, discussing fire place philosophy, preparing a mean line for formals, organizing lunch eons, rushing unsuspecting preppers and hundreds of other sidelights of education all have their parallel in that big outside world that we hear so much about. Every now and then we hear of some one who has decided that col lege and university students do not really train their minds. This is so absurb. One is certainly getting plenty of mental activity when he sits up all night thinking of skillful methods to avoid writing a term pap er. Who could ask for deeper thought * CLASSIFIED ADS^ ■-t -; ! Minimum charge, 1 time, 26c: 2 times, 45c: 3 times, 60c : 1 week, $1.20. Must 1 be limited to 5 lines ; over this limit 5c per line. 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There are the bits of humor that add touches of life and sub tract from the monotony of things; take for example the dog that walked into the political science class, and the freshman that got a date for the April Frolic; it is that sort of thing that saves the student from becoming cynical and bored. Yes, there is no mistaking that ed ucation is splendid, but sometimes we do wonder why it is that good posi tions are so scarce and that so many friends who had their pictures in the Oregana so many times are still work ing for mediocre wages. COLLIERY PITS AND COMPLEXES DISCUSSED (Continued from page one) They arc told simply. There is no char acter analysis; her characters are felt, not explained. Her stories do not tell of the heights of life, nor of the dregs, nor of the hum-drum Main Street of existence. They are glimp ses, bits, odds and ends of living; snippets of colored threads in the tumbled workbasket- of everyday. And yet there is no chaos in the tumble of the basket, for the tumble j is unseen. As a writer she makes no j attempt to unravel the skeins, to untie | the knots, to wind the threads each on their proper spool; she is enam oured only of the threads themselves, and of their colors. I Sport Chatter by MONTE BYERS The passing of Shy Huntington is going to give University circles something to ponder over. Where the next coach is coming from is good food for thought. The resigna tion of the man who held the helm of Oregon gridiron activities may revolutionize the system in vogue here now. ' To get the right coach now will necessitate some changes in the present system. A coach of the calibre desired will not come here unless the ante is raised a few notches and some won’t come here unless it hits six figures. Coaehes are wily these days and don’t affix their handle to a contract unless it calls for a period longer than one year. The present situation is being watched, by a number of coaches and it is probable that they are looking over the field and getting the lay of the land. A foreign coach would not step into the fold unless he had the support of the “Chiropractic” [s the science of restoring health, through the nerves. Chiropractic co-ordinating with the principles of Elec trotherophy is getting re sults that is safe, sane and sure. Dr. Geo. Simon Phone 355J 916 Willamette Over Ludford store IH Don’t Take a Chance | Use onily the Best Bread .NNxuamas1 Butter-Krust] BREAD PATRONIZE EMERALD WANT ADS Reading with Wisdom ______ * By Harold X. Lee Is ,a knowledge of books an edu cation? Is is necessary to ar education ? The description of ar education as “book, larnin ’ ” is proverbial. There undoubtedly is a reason for it. In endeavoring to find this rea son we must first make clear what we mean by education. For the purpose of this article education wil be defined as the attainment of a background. A background for what? For life—for living. A basis into which and by means of which to assimilate the experiences of historiacal ma terial without a knowledge of past experience in these lines. It is evident that each individual cannot build up his background from his own experience alone. Most of us here are young and have not had a great deal of experience. Through books we get the salient re sults of the experience of men of all ages. In order to attain a background we must read, and read widely. A wealth of information is here re vealed. We must pick and choose from it, retaining that which is of value to us, and discarding that which is of no value. Through this process of selection alumni. The alumni stand will be watched by a goodly number of foot ball followers. Huntington did not have the support of the Oregon graduates, and he stayed through it for six seasons, a thing most mentors would not do. It shows the big heart of the man and he shoull go down in history with this attached to his record. Unless something is done. Oregon has two possible chances of secur ing a man to direct her football destinies. It will be either some promising football graduate, who wants to build up a record before going up to the big time, or it will be some old-timer who wants to take another hack at the football lime light. The Oregon Aggies take the Christmas trip to the Land of Aloha this year. The Washington Huskies battle Uncle Sam’s middies at Pasadena New Year’s day. We must wish the gridiron representa tives of our sister institution “bon voyage” and back our conference sister to the limit when they clash with the invaders in the southland. Sport critics gave Hal Chapman the. pivot position on the mythical eleven this year and he rated it. Bunner-up last year to the great Erb, Chapman had a hard row to hoe to get tho coveted title this BELL Theatre SPRINGFIELD Sunday, Dec. 9th “The Hottentot’’ Starring Douglas MacLean Don’t fail to see the greatest of all horserace pictures Comedy “The Uncovered Wagon” Starting at 6 p. m. running continous ! each one builds up his own mass : of widened and acquired experi j ence. True, he cannot wholly re strict himself to the experience of I i others, he accruing from day to day in the process of living. Edu- j cation is the process of acquiring | j a background which will enable us 11 evaluate and appreciate correctly | each new element of experience. There are many varieties Of back ground: historical, artistic, literary, scientific, philosophic and regilious, being some of the more useful ones. All of these are important and ail should be acquired to some degree if the possibilities of life are to be adequately realized. What, exactly, is a background? ; It. is a clear and orderly compila tion of past experience. An his torical background is a sum of definite historical knowledge. A ! literary background is a clear and i ordered knowledge of literature. j No one can say he is becoming! educated unless he is acquiring a background. This means to read widely but discriminatingly, and to assimilate the material read into a wider fund of experience. Books—a knowledge of the ma terial in books is an important'fac tor in education. year. With a team weaker than the rest of the conference, he fought his way to the crown. Last year his toe brought him into promin ence. This year his headwork and plunging put him in the limelight. Those who witnessed Oregon games will remember that Chapman did a majority of the successful line smashing in the Webfoot backfield. * * * The Huskie crew nyiy be seen rowing as the U. S. representative at the next Olympic games. An other big boost for the coast. If they get through the Poughkeepsie regatta, they will undoubtedly EMERY INSURANCE AGENCY 37 9th Ave. West - Phone 667 EUGENE, OBEGON make the cruise over the Atlantic. .loo Burke will captain the Cougar eleven during the 1924 season. Burke proved a fighting center i.nd will go good next season. W. Is. 0. loses three valuable men this year in Hickey, Zaepfcl and Kramer. Pacific university went through a wonderful season and culminated it by handing the Montana' Grizzlies a 6-0 beating. The Forest Grove in stitution went out of its class to play most of the big conference For SNAPPY PRINTS Take your films to BAKER-BUTTON The romance of an amateur million, and an easy • disposition. Rawlinson’s latest comedy drama of youth, fun, and speedy spending For your merriment we p’er scribe Monte Banks as “Brillianto the Bull Fighter” NEWS — '' FABLE 20 cents anytime - ■ • 1' ....... I Go Home | Looking Well Dressed | Have that suit or coat or dress freshened 1 by a good cleaning and pressing. 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The ideal is to find out what is true na interpreted by human experience, studied as ex haustively as possible. It is just this thing, 1 his refusal to bow to traditional authority of holy church or holy Bible, unless justified by human experience, that characterizes Unitarians and other modernists. It is an issue between religions authority and religious free-thinking. It does not end necessarily in ath eism or agnosticism but it does open I an entirely new spiritual adventure. All who seek a church in which there is freedom of thinking and speaking and tolerance in all mat ters of opinion are invited to wor ship in our “Little Church of the Human Spirit. ’ ’ The sermon Sunday morning will by the pastor Frank Fay Eddy dis cuss the themes “Christianity at the Judgment Bar.’’ The soloist at this service will be Vale Cooley. Vr. Andrew Fish will lecture ons “British Problems’’ at 7:30 p. m in the auditorium of the church un der the auspices of the Laymen’s League. In connection with the Church School which meets immediately af ter the Morning Service the pastor has a class in the philosophy of re ligion for University men, and Mrs. Vera Todd Crow another class in the study of the Mew Testament for University women. these classes meet in the Manse adjoining the church. The church building is located on East Eleventh avenue at Ferry street. Morning services begin at 10:45 o’clock. —Paid Advertisement. I 1 A Cozy Sunday Night Supper A plate of savory cinnamon toast, a pot of aromatic tea —is there anything that could be more refreshing, more tempting —is a pleasant relaxation from your busy college life. Your one day of leisure should include a quiet unhurried meal. The Rainbow is always ready to servo you what you want with the added attractions of effieien cy in service and superiority in food preparation.