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Junior Seton Webster Jones
Changing Our Methods
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University life has lost its zest for a great many University
students. In the transition between a small group and a great
University, a campus routine has grown up that is oppressing
certain ones of our student population to the degree where the
joy of obtaining knowledge is lost in the harsh grind of every
day existence.
Student-body positions that a few years ago permitted one
to carry them through easily now make such drastic demands
ton those who occupy them that it is becoming nearly impossi
ble to do justice to them and a real scholastic program as well.
Compared to the larger institutions of the Coast, Oregon
is certainly not a rich man’s University. A great many of our
campus citizens have the problem of making a living during
their four years and in some cases of helping out the family at
home.
As a part of its growth, Oregon is striding ahead in intel
lectual paths. The readjustment in this connection is a task for
those students now in the University. There are those on the
campus who began their University career at a time when
standards were lower. They became accustomed to an easier
life, and now with the change they are experiencing real dif
ficulty.
The Emerald is thoroughly in sympathy with the movement
to make the campus more and more a center of culture.
There is considerable enthusiasm on the campus just now
in the adoption of methods and ideas of the higher institutions
of learning, such as Oxford. Flippantly this has been called
“Oxforditis.” We should avoid the tendency to discredit the
movement by regarding it is any light sense. The movement
is generally good and should he a factor in raising our stand
ards.
The point we want to stress, however, is the danger of al
lowing the idea to grow so fast that it will kill itself.
Last fall students were required to plan their entire year’s
work. A great many filled their schedules absolutely full of
essential activity. To institute any very radical change in
methods as a result of this enthusiasm over old-world ideas
might result in scholastic disaster or even physical breakdown
for some already overburdened students. We have noted some
tendency on 1 lie part of faculty members to allow their en
thusiasm for a changing Oregon to forget that anything worth
while must be gradual in its development and not forced too
rapidly down throats unaccustomed to the dose..
Co-op Meeting Today
There are 1073 members of the University Co-operative
store on the University campus. In their hands rests the au
thority t0 govern the enterprise to the best interests of all con
cerned. This afternoon at four o'clock the annual meeting will
be hold in Viliard hull, where the problems of the Co-Op will
be discussed.
Ever since the organization of tho student store there has
been a real effort on the part of the manager and the govern
ing board to have a full attendance at the annual meeting. Up
to this time this effort lias never met with any degree of suc
cess. ■*>
Today the whole problem of changing the status of the store
according to the suggestions of the finance committee of the
executive council of the A. S. U. 0. will be discussed. All the
cards will be on the table, is the promise of those in charge.
Four directors are to be elected. In their hands will rest a
great deal of the responsibility of making the proposed
changes.
Tt is hoped that the petty fraternity polities that have some
times been brought into these meetings can be eliminated and
that those who attend will realize their responsibility to the en
1 tire student body in such a way that whatever is done will be
for the best interests of all.
The suggested changes are the first part of a movement to
make the Co-op an A. S. U. 0. store. Today’s meeting is there
fore vitally important.
Be there.
Seniors who are now bewildered with the large amount of
work which must be done before June 16, Commencement day,
are just beginning to realize the full significance of the saying,
“What is so rare as a day in June!”
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Campus Bulletin
Notices will be printed in this column
for two issues only. Copy must be
in this office by 6:80 on the day
before it is to be published, and must
| be limited to 20 words. I'
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Seniors — Class meeting Villard
hall, 7:30 tonight.
Sigma Delta Chi—Meeting at the
Anchorage this noon.
Women’s League Tea — Wednes
day afternoon, 4 to 6.
Dali — Meeting Tuesday night,
7:30, Woman’s building.
Student Volunteers—Meeting at
Y hut, Wednesday at 5 o’clock.
Beta Gamma Sigma—Meeting to
day at the College Side Inn, 12:00
noon.
ToKoLo—Meeting in men’s room
of Woman’s building, 8 o’clock to
night.
Oregana Pictures—Must be taken
by tonight to be included in this
year’s book.
Sophomore Women—Class basket
ball practice on Mondays and Wed
nesdays at 5 p.m.
Sigma Xi — Meeting tonight in
105 Deady at eight o ’clock. Busi
ness meeting at 7:30.
De Molay—Luncheon at anchor
age Thursday noon. Oregana pic
ture immediately after.
Co-Op Members—Annual meeting
will be held in Villard hall Tues
day, January 15, at 4.
, French Club — Meeting tonight,
Y. W. C. A. bungalow at 7:30.
Everyone having one year French
invited.
O. N. S. Members—Sign up on
bulletin board in library for ban
quet at Anchorage, Wednesday,
January 16.
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Communications
Letters to the EMERALD from stu
dents and faculty members are
welcomed, but must 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.
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THE JUNIOR LOTTERY
The junior lottery was square. It
was the wish of a majority of the
members of the class with whom
the writer talked that the lottery
this year be held with no favor to
anyone in the way of “fake” draw
ing for partners. This was before
the list was published in the Em
erald Sunday morning.
It seems, however, that this de
sire was in theory only, and not
in fact. With the publication of
the lottery drawings, a great
“howl” has arisen among some of
the members, the cry being that
the affair was “too square,” and
that they would not go to the
,dance. “They would pick up their!
toys, and not play any more.” This l
sentiment lias always appealed to
me as a sign of poor sportsmanship.
The committee for the dance was
purposely not announced before the
lottery to avoid any pressure that
might have been brought to bear
upon it by those self-elected “sacred
creatures.” But how they bellow
when they find they have been
fenced out of their favorite pas
tures.
The lottery idea is the outgrowth
of a human being’s pleasure in a
gambling scheme—taking a sport- j
ing chance. These “suffering”!
classmates evidently take pleasure j
in the sporting chance of a lottery I
—when there is no chance.
A date bureau will be open one j
afternoon during the week to ad- I
just any difficulties which may oc- I
cur in completing dates with the
[partners drawn. It is hoped that
these names will be handed in to
the committee before Thursday. Un
fortunately, the list of names pro
cured is not absolutely correct, and
j the bureau will rectify any omis
! sions, if notified.
Men are not required to attend
their partners at the dance, being
; expected to act as escorts to and
from the affair, only.
I sincerely hope that a change
of feeling will be shown by the few
disaffected ones, and that the class
of ‘25 will turn out as a whole Fri
[ day night in the spirit of the
1 affair.
DONALD L. WOODWARD.
SENIOR PROTESTS FORMAL
To the Editor:
It has been brought to our atten
tion, that some of the male element
in the senior class are disgruntled
over the prospect of a formal dance
this Friday. It is a serious ques
tion, in fact the morale of the class
of ’21 depends upon its solution.
Let us delve into the history of
the best class in school at the pre
sent time. In the year of '20 and
’21 we romped as freshmen, infor
mally. In the year of ’21 and ’22
were held a little Chinese riot, in
formally and very roughneck, much
to the liking of the members of the
class.
In the year of ’22 and ’23 we
knocked the top off the men’s gym
in a riot nicknamed “Junior Jazz
Jinx.” Now we come to this hectic
year ’23 and ’24, a year of thesis
grinding, making up requirements
and setting an example.
Then to top it all off, here comes
the word that the jig of the sedate
seniors will be a soup and fish af
fair with all the trimmings. Well
and good, but how many of us men
have the necessary soup and fish for
the boistrous occasion? Not so
many. Again, this is our last year.
Dash a formal at this time, who
ever heard of it? This is the year
of years for us, when we ought to
try and forget our troubles, instead
of adding to them by the addition
of a stiff front and a standup collar.
True, it is leap year and the wom
en have the edge. Maybe some of
them want to use the senior gambol
as a dress rehearsal, but on the other
hand the men know how goofy they
look in formal regalia.
Added to all this there is going
to be an open season on formats in
a few weeks so why beat the gun.
We have a hunch that most of the
people in the class would like to
have a good old rough neck shuffle.
Perhaps some might say that we
have ui. inferiority complex, but we
don’t know what it is so we’re all
right.
A Senior.
RESERVE BOOKS RENTED
Duplicate Copies at Circulation
Desk For Five Cent Fee
A comparatively new plan at the
library, with which most students
are not familiar, is the one of hav
ing duplicate copies of some of the
most popular reserve books, on a
special rent shelf at the circulation
desk. These books may be taken
out at the usual rate of five cents
a day. For students going home
over the week-end, or when a term
theme is to be outlined and con
tinued reading is required, the plan
show's promise of being a good one.
The most called for books in al
most all subjects are duplicated on
the special rent shelf, and among
those now' obtainable are: “Parker
and Haswell Zoology,” “American
Government and Politics” by Beard,
Psychologies, by Brecse, Wood
worth and Pillsbury; “Outlines of
History,” by II. G. Wells; “Tone
Production,” by Mills; “Social
Aspects of Education,” by King;
and the complete works of Shakes
peare.
MID NITE SONS TO PLAY
AT DREAMLAND FRIDAY
The freshman class has made
arrangements to have an official
class dance next Friday night, as
the other classes have done. Jack
Myers. saw an opportunity to
“stage a party” and he has an
nounced a dance for that night at
Dreamland especially for freshman.
He guarantees that anyone else who
wants to come won’t be thrown
out.
HAVE SPECIAL SHELF
I
Campaign to Stimulate New
Interest is Begun
The launching of the campaign to
stimulate greater campus intellectual'
activity has begun. The first group
of books for the new greater inter
est shelf in the library have arrived
and are now ready for circulation.
Dr. H. D. Sheldon, dean of the
school of education, and Mrs. Mabel
McClain, circulation librarian are
;the chief originators of the idea of
having the shelf of noteworthy books
in the library—books of special in
terest, and latest works of authors of
real authority. By this plan the
notable publications of the year are
i brought in a group before students
and faculty medbers just as soon as
they are available after publication,
'and while they are still being dis
- cussed*
1 A suggestion box, another feature
of the idea, will be placed at the cir
culation desk to invite anyone in
terested in seeing certain books in
the library to hand in titles and au
thors. -• In order that every one may
have an opportunity to read the
1 books, the time limit of circulation
will be seven days.
The first of the collection to ar
rive include “Some Victorian Wo
men”, by Burniss; “Mysticism of
St. Francis of Assisi”, by D. H. S. ]
Micholson; “ The Revolution in Ire
land, from 1906 to 1923”, by Henry
Osborn Taylor; “Life of Sir Wil
liam Harcourt”, in two volumes, by
A. G. Gardiner; Wandering in North
ern China”, by Harry A. Franck;
“Young India”, by M. Gardhi;
“Journal of Marie Leneru”, by Ma
rie Leneru; “Peirre Currie”, by his
wife Marie Currie; “Harvard Mem
ories”, by Eliot; “My Musieal'Life”,
by Walter Damrosch; “Japan”, by
Powers; “The Genesis of the War”,
by Herbert H. Asquith; “Prospects
of Industrial Civilization”, by Ber
trand and Dora Russel; and “Science
Remaking the World”, by Caldwell
and Slisson.
Because all of the books for the
shelf have not yet arrived a few
book.; of interest will supplement the
first books of the colection for a
few weeks. They are 7 day books
also and are circulated without
charge.
MUSICALE IS TOMORROW
Campus Players Will Give Program
ih Alumni Hall at 8 p. m.
A chamber music evening by Rex
Underwood, violin; Jane O’Reilly,
viola; Lora Teshner, cello, and
Aurora Potter Underwood and Dr.
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Frosh Dance
FRIDAY NITE
This dance is given especially for the
Frosh Class but is open to anyone de
sirious of attending
DREAMLAND
Dancing 8:30 to 12 Admission 85c
John Landsbury, ■ piano, will be
given Wednesday evening, January
16, at 8:60 o’clock, in Alumni hall. |
The affair is invitational, with
the exception of those students
who are especially interested in
this type of music, and .they' are
extended a special invitation by Dr.
John Landsbury, dean of the school
of music. „
The evening’s program selections
are by such composers as Bossi,
Popper, Dvorak and Beethoven.
LIBRARY BUYS NEW SET
“Arabian Nights” Collection Has
Seventeen Volumes
A valuable set of “The Arabian
Nights” has just been purchased by
the library. The collection, which
consists of 17 volumes, is a trans
lation by Bichard F. Burton and
is regarded as the best and most
complete English translation of the
work.
The set is number 575 of a limited
number of 1,000 copies which are
now in existence. Of special value
and interest are the notes and ex
planations of Richard F. Burton,
which give information on the lives
and customs of the Moslem men,
and interpretations of the transla
tion.
HELEN PARK RECOVERING
FROM SERIOUS OPERATION
Helen Park, sophomore in the
drama and speech arts department
is at the Eugene hospital recover
ing from an operation for append
icitis which was performed last
Thursday. She will probably be
removed to the infirmary the latter
part of this week. Miss Park is the
eighth University student operat
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PLEDGING- ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sigma Beta Phi announces the
pledging of Florence Harden, of
Eugene.
Delta Gamma announces the
pledging of Mary Beth Smith, 0f
Los Altos, California.
Kappa Delta Phi announces the
pledging of Joyce Albert, of Port
land.
, Delta Theta Phi announces the
pledging of James H. Ross, of
Toledo, and Clarence A. Potts, of
Portland.
G*t the Classified Ad habit.
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TODAY
and Wednesday
A drama humorous, appeal
ing and touching. Written
by a master. Portrayed by
a perfect cast.
Booth Tarkington’s
“Boy
of
Mine”
with
Benny Alexnder
(Penrod)
Irene Rich
Henry Walthall
Two hours of unforgetable
enjoyment.
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FOX NEWS
“POP’' TUTTLE COMEDY
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Charles Runyan
on the Organ
THE
CASTLE
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Continuous performances
I every day.
ONE DOLLAR
has probably never purchased so great
a value in fine hosiery as the Phoenix
WOMEN’S STOCKINGS
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that remarkably low price. This par
ticular style, No. 364, is made of the
stoutest pure thread silk obtainable,
twisted with a thread of finest fibre
silk. It has an eighteen-inch silk and
fibre boot, with a mercerized elastic
top. While it is knit on a seamless
machine it has all the appearance of
a full-fashioned hose and will retain
its shapeliness. Come in and see this
remarkable Phoenix hosiery today.
McMorran & Washburne
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