OREGON DAILY EMERALD Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, issued daily except Monday, during the college year._ AETHUE S. RUDD .. EDITOR Editorial Board Managing Editor ... Don Woodward Associate Editor . John W. Piper Associate Managing Editor ...Taylor Huston Daily News Editors Margaret Morrison Rosalia Keber Junior Seton Velma Farnham Night Editors Rupert Bullivant Walter Coover Douglas Wilson Jack Burleson George Belknap F. L N. S. Editor _- Pauline Bondurant Assistant . Louis Dammasch Sports Staff Sports Editor _ Kenneth Cooper Sports Writers: Monte Byers, Bill Akers, Ward Cook. 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Subscription rates, <2.26 per year. By term, 76c. Advertising rates upon application. Phones Editor .... 655 | Manager _ 951 Daily News Editor This Issue Night Editor This Issue Junior Seton Webster Jones Changing Our Methods r1 ■■ - 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!” I o ---4. 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' <> ♦ 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. o-o 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. 0 -<•> | 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. fakes the IF ibut of lIFe Protects your family if you die. Provides for your own future if you live. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY oi the UNITED STATES ROBERT W. EARL District Mgr. Phone 1197-Y 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 The Greatest Compensation We derive from our printed products is not the money we receive— for the most part that is dispensed in other chan nels of trade—but the compensation that sticks with us is one of con sciousness of work ex tremely well performed. Brodie & Co. PRINTERS 26 W. 7th Ave. Phone 363 ed on for appendicitis at the local hospital this school year. Siu, ;s a resident of Mary Spiller hall. 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. I 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. # # # FOX NEWS “POP’' TUTTLE COMEDY * * # Charles Runyan on the Organ THE CASTLE | m Continuous performances I every day. ONE DOLLAR has probably never purchased so great a value in fine hosiery as the Phoenix WOMEN’S STOCKINGS which we are right now retailing at 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 The Volstead, act may have taken th* kick out of everything else, hut there sure4am one thing ltli never take th* wallop” Gut of, nohow. Thais News paper Advertisin'. 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