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VOLUME XXV
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1924
NUMBER 72
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STUDENT COUNCIL
TO INVESTIGATE
Junior Week-end Plans,
Co-op Situation, Songs
Are to be Considered
CAMPUS OPINION ASKED
Committee Results Likely
to be Placed on Ballot
at Annual May Election
The possibility of changing
junior week end, the Co-Op situa
tion, and consideration of adopting
a new Oregon song, are the sub
jects which are under advisement
by committees appointed by the
student council at its meeting last
night. These committees will re
port to the council at its meeting in
Y two weeks, when it is expected that
these three question^, after student
sentiment has been voiced, will be
acted upon.
There has long been a feeling on
the campus that the burden of
junior week-end was too great to
be borne and various methods of
making it easier have been sug
gested. Some have gone so far as
to advocate the abolition of the
time-honored custom altogether.
Sentiment is Wished
The committee of the council
which was appointed to look into
this matter will make every effort
to find the real status of sentiment
on the campus regarding the spring
festival for the preppers, and will
base its recommendation on the
suggestions which are turned in.
Claude Robinson, president of the
Associated Students, stressed the
fact, last night, that this committee
is anxious to receive /all suges
tions which students could give re
garding the junior week-end pro
gram.
It will be the general purpose of
this body to list the advantages of
the spring program and offset them
against the disadvantages that
have been pointed out, and to en
deavor to determine on which side
the most convincing argument can
be presented.
Any change in the plans for the
preppers entertainment which may
be made later will probably depend
entirely on the report. It is be
lieved that action taken at this
time will lay down a definite pro
gram regarding the entertainment
for high school students.
Co-Op Issue Up
The proposed change in the Co
Op will be taken up by another
of the committees and the senti
ment on the campus favoring taking
over the Co-operative store directly
by the student body and making it
compulsory for all students to join,
will be crystalized into a proposed
constitutional amendment, which
will be submitted to the students
at an election.
It is not the general opinion
that a special election will be ne
cessary in order to take up this
amendment, but it is thought ad
visable to hold the measure over
(Continued on page three)
Law School Placed
In Social Science
Group By Faculty
At the faculty meeting yester
day afternoon the petition of the
law school to have law included
among the branch that meets the
requirement of either social
science or natural science to
wards a B. 8. degree, was voted
upon. The faculty voted to in
clude law as one of the branches
that meet the requirement of 36
hours in either social science or
natural science for the B. S. de
gree provided, however, that law
may not be presented to a greater
extent than 18 hours.
This ruling places law in the
same group as the social science
group which includes history,
economics, political science, philo
sophy, education, and sociology.
The law school asked that law be
included since it is a social
science. However, law is not
placed on the same basis as the
others of this group since only 18
hours of law count toward the
requirement for the bachelor of
science degree.
There were no petitions pre
sented at'this meeting and routine
business was disposed of readily.
The meeting lasted about an hour.
Y. W. C. A. ORGANIZES
Cabinet and Council Heads
to Lead Workers
Departmental discussion groups
are now being organized by the
University Y. W. C. A. The plan
which is being carried out for the
work is that each woman on the
cabinet and council will select a
number of women who have been
interested in her department, and
will conduct a discussion gathering
every two weeks.
Subjects to be taken up at these
gatherings will include war, the
youth movement, the race question
and other religious and social
topics.
Besides the semi-monthly meet
ings each group plans to hold an
open meeting once a month to which
other women interested in such
work will be invited attend.
One group has already been or
ganized under the direction of Flor
ence Buck and has proved success
ful. Miss Buck and Helen An
drews are heading a committee
which is supervising the organiza
tion of the groups.
Another group which has really
been a foundational committee for
the new organizations has been ac
tive for almost a year. It is known
as the World Fellowship committee
and is headed by Charlotte Win
nard. It is composed of 12 mem
bers with Miss Florence Magowan,
Y. W. C. A. secretary, as adviser.
NEVADA WOMEN BEAT MEN
IN SHOOTING CONTEST
University of Nevada—(By P. I.
N. S.)—The women’s rifle team of
this school handed the R. O. T. C.
men’s rifle team a stinging lefeat
in a recent contest held at the local
barracks. The final score was,
women 90.5, and men, 84.75.
Visit of Neihart Promises
Rare Treat to Poetry Lovers
Ah who is older than the vernal
surge,
And who is wiser than the sap
a-thrill?
Forever he who feels the lyric urge
Shall do its will!
A few words that suggest the
treasures to be found in the verse
of the poet who will give a reading
of his own work in Villard hall
Saturday evening, instead of in
Guild hall, as first announced.
John Neihardt is not an attrac
tion. His coming is a momentous
event. It is being keenly anticipat
ed by all those who would know
the foremost men in every Ameri
an field of achievement, as well as
a large group of poetry lovers. Nei
hardt is not a doubtful genius, but
a poet who has arrived. He is in
the prime of life. He is writing
at present, and has received recog
nition from, all of the foremost
critics of the nation since the ap
pearance of “Man Song.”
Neihardt combines a fine intel
lectual urge with a great kinship
with humanity. There is beauty
that is sharp like the corners of
precious gems, and beauty that is
delicate as flower petals; beauty
that is rapturous, and that rises
out of deep passions, and longing,
and pain and triumph. He has not
the ruthlessness of some of the
moderns, he is not as erratic as
Vachel Lindsay, nor as harsh as
Carl Sandburg. He has not kicked
over the traces, merely to give us
something new and hollow.
His is a deep sincerity and
strength, fashioned of brilliant
colors and words which make us
hear for a little while the music of
the spheres.
DELEGATES WISH
LASTING PEEL
—
: Students at Convention
Advise Reign of Law in
Settling of All Disputes
IDEALS DEMAND ACTION
Christian Fundamentals
Must be Maintained if
Problems are Solved
(Editor’s note—This is the sec
ond of a series of articles written
by Mr. Turnbaugh, discussing prob
lems which were considered at the
recent conference in Indianapolis,
which he attended as one of the
delegates from Oregon.)
By Lester Turnbaugh
Is war inevitable?
Is there a substitute for war? If
so, when will the substitution take
place, who will make it possible
and how will it be done?
Students at the Indianapolis con
vention agreed almost unanimously
that war is un-Christian, that it is
a wasteful process, an uncivilized,
barbaric way of settling disputes,
and that treaties resulting from
wars are far from satisfactory. But
opinions varied greatly as to how
war might be eliminated, and what
they, the students of America and
Canada, could do to help bring in
this new order.
Newton Rowell Speaks
Much food for thought can be
gleaned from the stirring words of
Hon. Newton Rowell, made presi
dent of the privy council of Can
ada in 1917 and a former member
of the imperial war cabinet, speak
er at the convention.
“We must substitute the reign of
law for the reign of force in set
tling international disputes,” he
said. “American boys laid down
their lives to bring in a new reign
of law. You were leaders in
the movement to establish an
international court of justice. Tou
have one of your distinguished
statesmen sitting in that court,
John Basset Moore. We must
substitute cooperation to bring
about peace for competition which
brings on war. The Christian ideals
demand that we should do this.”
Greater Respect Urged
Mr. Rowell pleaded for a greater
respect for international agree
ments.
“There can be no real basis for
permanent peace until we have
sanctity of national agreements
recognized. We must settle, too,
the question of whether we should
be governed by national self-interest
or whether we should first view the
rights of nation to nation.
“If Christian idealism has no
place in international affairs, then
Christianity has no place in the
world and we cannot make good its
claims to be a world religion. We
must have a recognition of our
fundamental unity of humanity.
The criticism lias' Reached the
writer that these men say a whole
lot but do nothing. While question
ing the veracity of that statement
as to what these speakers do per
sonally, we can be sure of this; they
set one to thinking. It is true they
do not offer a guaranteed panacea
(Continued on page three)
“ALUM” SELLS ARTICLE
Allen Carncross, '22, Tells Story
of Chicago Newspaperman
Allen Carncross, who graduated
from the University in 1922, has
written a unique interview which
appears in the January issue of
Success Magazine. “Hired and
Fired From One Hundred Jobs” is
the name of the article and it has
to do with the adventures of Oney
Fred Sweet, Chicago newspaperman,
who for experience worked at ene
hundred different jobs in three
years. Some of the jobs which he
held were, a trapeze performer with
Singling Brothers’ circus, dog
caterer, and mechanician for Eddie
Bickenbaker.
While on the campus Carncross
was one of the organizers and
editors of Lemon Punch, and a
member of Ye Tabard Inn and
Hammer and Coffin.
Bright Sunshine
Responsible for
Campus Unrest
All Trouble Forgotten
For A Day
i The blue sky and the bright
| sunshine of yesterday afternoon
| brought forth the latent desires
of past springs and one heard
much talk of canoeing, tennis,
picnics.
“*ou know I can wear my last
summer’s skirt again, but I do
want a new lavendar sweater,”
one girl said to another. “Say,
you know I’m going to have my
canoe repainted this year,” said
a man to his companion as they
tramped along by the mill race.
Further down the street, a
youngster was cautiously experi
menting on one rusty skate, while
his little sister rode beside him
on her tricycle. A crowd of boys
stood looking over the prospect
of a corner lot and talked base
ball.
“Think I'll put sweet peas here
this year, and change the nastur
iams around to the side,” one wo
man called to her neighbor.
A crowd of girls sat on their
porch without their overcoats,
some little birds flew exploringly
around the eaves. Well, it won’t
be very much longer now!
TRIANGULAR DEBATE
TOMORROW EVENING
Oregon Will Meet British
Columbia and Idaho
Last night when the 4:12 train
left for the north, it carried with it
Walter Malcolm and Marion Dickey,
Oregon’s hopes for victory in the
Moscow branch of the Oregon-Brit
ish Columbia-Idaho triangular debate
scheduled for Friday night. Mal
colm and Dickey, representing the
negative, will meet the Idaho affirm
ative on the question: “Resolved,
that the United States should imme
diately recognize the present Soviet
government of Russia”.
At the same time, here on the Ore
gon campus, Ralph Bailey and Joe
Frazer, the other two members of the
Oregon debate squad, will uphold: the
affirmative of the question against
the negative from the University of
British Columbia. The debate will
be held in Villard hall at 7:15 p. m.
-—early enough to enable persons who
wish to attend both the debate and
one of the class parties to do so.
All the members of the Oregon
team have had previous experience in
varsity work. Ralph Bailey is the
veteran man on the team. This year
marks his seventh in debate work and
his third on varsity. His freshman
year he participated in a debate with
the University of Washington, last
year with O. A. C. and Stanford, and
this year, with the other three on the
present team, won the state cham
pionship in a triangular meet with
Reed and O. A. C.
Diekev had intercollegiate exper
ience before he entered Oregon, hav
ing represented Reed in forensic ac
tivities. Frazer and Malcolm gave
their initial varsity debate in the
contest last term.
Judges for the Oregon-British Col
umbia end of the triangle will be
Fred Lockley, special writer for the
Oregon Journal, George Mansfield,
Marshfield attorney and candidate
for United States senator, and
George L. Koehn, formerly debate
coach for Lincoln high and Reed col
lege, Portland.
PHI PSPS ALTER HOUSE
Third Floor is Divided Into Rooms;
Work Done During Vacation
The Phi Psi’s have just com
pleted extensive remodeling of the
third floor of their house. The
large room that formerly occupied
the entire space was divided into
three good sized rooms, with ward
robes and large windows. This af
fords greater comfort to those liv
ing on the third deck. A wash
room will also be installed later
on.
Work was started at the begin
ning of the Christmas vacation and
was completed at the end of last
week. The cost of the work was
approximately $400.
IRVING E. VINING
SPEAKER TODAY
President State Chamber
of Commerce Will Talk
at Assembly in Villard
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LECTURER RATED HIGH
“Utilizing Your Abilities”
is Subject; No Special
Music Planned For Hour
The speaker at assembly this morn
ing will be Irving E. Vining, presi
dent of the Oregon State Chambef of
Commerce, said to be one of the best
speakers who has come to the campns
for some time. Mr. Vining’s topic
will be, “Utilizing Your Abilities”.
The assembly will be held in Villard
hall instead of the Woman’s binding.
Those who know Mr. Vining and
those who havo heard him speak,
characterize him as a forceful speak
er, well able to interest any audience.
Tie is in great demand as a speaker
and is nationally known for his work
in that line.
Robbins Praises Speaker
E. C. Robbins, dean of the school
of business administration, who is
asquainted with Mr. Vining, says
that ho is a very excellent speaker,
one who inspires his audience. Mr.
Vining, says Doan Robbins, is a
likable type, a man with a person
ality, platform appearance, speaking
voice, and carriage that is appealing
1 to students.
Mr. Vining, whose home is in Ash
land, has been prominent in the state
for a number of years in matters of
community and state ^development.
He has been especially active along
the lines of chamber of commerce
work and was reelected to head the
Oregon State Chamber of Commerce.
Vining Pormer Visitor
His talk today will be good, Dean
Robbins said, because Mr. Vining has
specialized in personal efficiency and
has a course of lectures on this sub
ject which he has presented on dif
ferent occasions. Mr. Vining was
here in Eugene several years ago,
and conducted a short course in per
sonal efficiency for the school of
business administration.
Mr. Vining has had much exper
ience as a speaker. During the war
he was special lecturer for the Unit
ed States government. He also has
been a professional lecturer, and has
done Chautauqua work. For a num
ber of years he was a college teacher
of English and was connected for
some time with Columbia University
in New York City.
Students to Sing
There has been no special musical
number planned for assombly today,
because all the time is wanted for
the speaker. However, it is planned
to have the whole student body sing
the Oregon song composed by Ronald
Reid. The name of the song is “An
Oregon Hymn” and both the words
and the music were written by Mr.
Reid. A slide is being made of the
song so that it can be projected on
the screen.
Y. W. ORGANIZES GIRLS
University High Reserve Triangle
Fifth to he Formed Here
A new Girls’ Reserve triangle
has been organized in the Univer
sity high school by the University
Y. W. C. A. This is the fifth club
! of this kind to bo organized by the
Y. W., which has the supervision of
the Eugene division of the Nation
al Girls’ Reserve corps. The other
four triangles, two in Geary school
and two in Junior high school,
have been in operation for some
i time. The new group was organiz
ed since Christmas,
i Inez Harper, a sophomore in the
University, is the adviser for the
1 new triangle. It will hold a meet
ing some time this week, at which
time the matter of a constitution
and initiation will be discussed.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
ENROLLMENT IS LARGER
University of Idaho—(By P. I. N.
S.)—Enrollment at the University
of Idaho now stands at a total of
1,7.10, already surpassing the total
enrollment of last year, according
to an announcement from the reg
istrar’s office.
Men of University
Take To Saddles
For Winter Sports
The men of the University have
at last broken into the field of
equine amusement, according to
an announcement coming from
U.nng’s riding academy and the
department of physical education.
Arrangements have been made
whereby those men who show a
a certain proficiency in the work
in the physical education classes
may leave behind them the hum
drum work of the indoor gym
nasium and gallop about the pub
lic highways on the steeds which
have formerly been at the dis
posal of the women alone.
Thus ends the three months’
domination of this field of sport
by the feminine sex. And thus
the men open up to themselves a
new field of activity.
None of the speedsters have
taken to the highways with their
cavalry conveyances as yet, but
activities are expected to start
early next week. The amateur
cowboys will be given their choice
between three hours of riding
each week, or two hours of rid
ing and one hour of gymnasium
work.
TWENTY-EIGHT MEN
CHOSEN BY T0-K0-L0
Sophomore Honorary Elects
Freshmen Leaders
To-Ko-Lo, sophomore honor socie
ty for men, yesterday announced the
election of 28 freshmen who will car
ry en the activities of the organiza
tion during the year 1924-25. This
is the 13th election held by the group
since it was organized on January 12,
1912.
The men elected were chosen to the
society because of, their activity on
the campus and bcause of good schol
astic standing and principles of high
scholarship. For the past 12 years
To-Ko-Lo has been well known on the
University campus as the honor soci
ety for underclassmen. Many of the
most prominent students on the cam
pus have been included among its
members.
The announcement of the names
of those who will make up the so
ciety next year is expected to provide
for a greater activity on the part of
the organization when it takes up its
activities at the beginning of the
fall term.
Those elected are: Eobert Neighbor,
TTeniy Hall, Juhn Boswell, Arnold
Kimiki, Eobert Coffey, Kobe it
Creamer, Eobert Love, Eobert Offi
cer, William Beattie, Earl Chiles,
Allan Schmeer, Fete Brooks, Bex
Adolph, John ,'itimpson, Joe Price,
Emerson Edwards, Otto Vitus, Phil
Bergh, Don Jeffries, Carl Johnston,
Vern Foltz, James Forestol, Lauren
Conley, Benjamin Lombard, Algot
Westegron, Ealph Staley, Trig Kjel
land, James Beinhart.
STANTOED HAS NOVEL
BOYS GYMNASIUM CLASS
Stanford University—(By P. I.
N. S.)—A gymnasium class for the
nine to fourteen year old sons of the
Stanford alumni and faculty will
begin soon, under the direction of
Harry Maloney.
OREGON TO FACE
PACIFIC DENTAL
Portland College Team to
be Here For Two Games
on Friday and Saturday
CONTESTS SET FOR 7:30
—
Visitors Reported Strong
With Squad of Veterans;
Varsity Lineup is Same
North Pacific Dental college i»
sending 10 men down to tackle the
varsity Friday and Saturday nights.
Tho lineup of the toothpullers looks
formidable, and it is expected that
the Webfoot five will have a bout
on their hands. With one or two
exceptions, the Portland team has
a number of last year’s veterans.
The opening quintet of the
Dentists will probably be selected
from Webster and Bassier, for
wards; Rogaway and Lawerenee,
conters, and Mikelson, Erickson
and Douglas, guards.
Games Start Early
The two games with the Port
land team will start promptly at
7:30. This starting time will en
able the students to attend any
other function those evenings, and
it is likely that this policy will be
continued for all future games.
With two scalps already, Oregon
will be ready for the gun Friday.
Everything points to the same
Lemon-Yellow lineup which started
the game in the Pacific and Willam
ette contests. Gowans and Hobson,
forwards; Latham, center, and
Shafer and Chapman, guards.
Same Lineup Probable
This combination works well, and
with Latham getting the tipoff, it
should be difficult for North
Pacific to check the Oregon offen
sive. Rockhey is off crutches, fol
lowing his injury in practice last
week, but it is doubtful if the sprain
ed ankle will be strong enough to
allow him to enter the games.
Last year the varsity swamped
tho Dentists 42 to 20. With the
Webfoot defensive going good, the
fans are sure of seeing some snap
py checking. With tho game going
right, Reinhart may send some of
his spares in. In the two games
already played, the substitutea
handled their opponents in great
style.
DR. E. S. BATES ABROAD .
Professor of English Spends Tima
on Riviera Writing Book
Dr. E. 8. Bates, professor of Eng
lish, who is spending this year on
a leave of absence abroad with his
wife, is now spending some time on
the Riviera. He writes that he is
disappointed in the weather of that
region and that the winter is un
usually severe.
Dr. Bates is occupied with work
on a book which he is writing. He
expects to move homeward in May,
arriving in Eugene in time to teach
in tho 1924 summer session here,
where he will give courses in
philosophy and English.
Ghosily Figures Gambol
Over Campus During Night
Mystic nights are these, with queer
figures in strange attire and enact
ing weird deeds, drifting, running
and sometimes creeping about the
campus. This is the season when
graveyards are haunted by very life
like individuals, when out of the way
unprotected places are often visited
in the dismal hours of the night.
It is not a camp meeting of Sir
Conan Doyle—just a “Greek” meth
od of introducing a group of fresh
men into the sacred, Becret order.
Nothing is ever the same during
pre-initiation; a fraternity house
during this season of the year is like
a ship deck cleared for action, only
inore so. Classes for the next two
or three weeks will be over-run with
tired yearlings who will Belect the
class hour as a forbidden, but essen
tial opportunity to gather a few
dream-haunted minutes of sleep.
Pre-initiations are guardedly se
cret. Nobody but the neighbors who
live within half a mile or so ever
have the slighest idea of what is
happening. Now and then through
some error in arrangement, or some
thing, it happens that some mis-in
strueted freshman may chance to be
seen and heard crawling about a sor
ority house telling the universe in a
harsh voice that he has lost a knife,
or perhaps he may be explaining that
he has lost a dog—these things do
happen, but they are always aoei
dents and only occur when some mis
take has been made. In addition, it
sometimes happens that the muni
cipal police force may be called to
to the scene.
As a rule, however, pre-initiations
are at least within the lawful inter
pretation of order. It will all bo
over before long, then watch for the
green cappers who will walk about
the campus with open coats display
ing their newly acquired gold plats'
badges.