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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1924)
OREGON DAILY EMERALD Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, issued 4a0jr except Monday, during the college year. ARTHUR S. RUDD ...... EDITOR Editorial Board Managing Editor . Don Woodward Associate Editor . John W. Piper Aasoeiate Managing Editor ___Taylor Huston Daily News Editors Margaret Morrison Rosalia Keber Junior Seton Velma Farnham Night Editors Bupart Bullivant Waltor Coover Douglas Wilson Jock Burleson George Belknap I. N. S. Editor_Pauline Bondurant Assistant . Louis Dammasch Sports Staff Sports Editor___ Kenneth Cooper Sports Writers: Monte Byers, Bill Akers, Ward Cook Upper News Staff Catherine Spall Norma Wilson .rrances Simpson Mary Clerin Marian Lowry Kathrine Kressmann Katherine Watson Margaret Skavlan Exchange Editor . Norborne Berkeley News Staff: Henryetta Lawrence, Helen Reynolds, Lester Turnbaugh, Georgiana Gerlinger, Webster Jones, Margaret Vincent, Phyllis Coplan, Frances Sanford, ■ugenia Strickland, Velma Meredith, Lilian Wilson, Margaret Kressmann, Ned French, Ed Robbins, Josephine Rice, Clifford Zehrung, Pete Laura, Leonard Lerwill. Mary West, Emily Houston, Beth Farias, Lyle Janz, Ben Maxwell, UBO P. J. MUyLY ... MANAGER Business Staff Associate Manager .Lot Beatie Foreign Advertising Manager ... James Leake Aaa’t Manager . Walter Pearson Alva Vernon Irving Brown Specialty Advertising Gladys Noren Circulation Manager . Kenneth Stephenson Aaa’t Manager .... Alan Wooley Upper Business Staff Advertising Manager .... Maurice Warnock Ass't Adv. Mgr. Karl Hardenbergh Advertising Salesmen Sales Manager . Frank Loggan Assistants Lester Wade Chester Coon Edgar Wrightman Frank De Spain Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter, smtos. $2.26 per year. By term, 76c. Advertising rates upon application. Subscription Phones Editor OOO I Manager _ yoi Daily News Editor This Issue Leon Byrne Night Editor This Issue Jalmar Johnson Not Bezdek—}Vho? “Hugo Bezdek’s contract with Penn State has eight years £o run.” This bit of information, received yesterday, coupled with recent news dispatches from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, saying £hat “Bez” has no desire to leave the Quaker college, dispels any hopes which alumni or others might have had that the former Oregon coach might return to the Coast. It also in dicates the futility of makiiig any sort of an offer to the Pennsylvania coach. Local athletic officials have known that Bezdek had a contract with Penn state, but it was generally supposed that it was for a short period only and that if his desire to return to Oregon were strong enough the state college officials might make it possible for him to accept an offer. This question of when Bezdek might be available had to be cleared up before those in charge of hiring Oregon’s next mentor could feel ab solutely free to go ahead. Those heads closest to the situation have felt all along that the chances of obtaining the return of Bezdek were not good. Enough interested persons wanted to be absolutely sure that there was no chance for such a return, however, that it is well that the matter is entirely settled. Time is slipping by. Every day announcements are being! made that institutions are hiring their coaches. Some of the men who have accepted contracts might have been available for Oregon had the University been able to take definite action | sooner. Every day that passes cuts down Oregon’s chances of getting the man we should have, whoever he may be. Appli cants, no matter how anxious they are to coach here, will not I wait beyond a certain time limit. Everyone connected with the coaching situation realizes the necessity of immediate steps; none, perhaps, better than the executive council, the school of physical education and the University administration. They are extending every effort to assure a successful ending to the whole affair. Letting the Rest of the World Go by Boredom is becoming a tad with a certain portion of Ore gon’s student citizenship. A common remark from the tired ones is “'Why doesn’t something happen?” They live in a world that is alive with vital questions; a world that many people predict is ready to explode into a terrible new war, yet they yawn. The nation is voting on the Hole peace plan, and there have even been some students who took the trouble to render an opinion. At Thursday’s assembly Professor Howe presented the biological aspect of a disappointed world. For the past few weeks we have been listening to the reports from delegates to one of the most thought-stirring conferences held in recent years. These delegates come back telling of a great danger of national strife and warning against a war that will cause more disorganization than the 1914-1918 European upheaval. rl he daily papers tell of a Germany wrecked industrially; of a France still trembling from the recent scare given her by the Prussian armies; of a France so violently frightened that she refuses to give up any opportunity to stifle her ancient enemy. There is also the story of a great commercial and manufac turing nation suffering from unemployment because of the wrecking of Europe’s industry and Europe’s commerce. For France to be secure it is necessary for England to starve. What wonder is it that men in close touch with conditions shudder when they think of the world’s future? But not so with many university students. At least not so with the great majority of university students. They wander about emiting copious sighs and wishing something would happen. The chances are that before many years they will get their wish. Portland Rings the Curfew By an educational law enforcement measure the city of Portland is trying to show parents how to rear their children. Strict enforcement of the curfew ordinance, the authorities hope, will help curb looseness of morals, indifference to law, and utter .disregard of parental authority by children within their eighteenth year. This is a condition threatening to un dermine the excellence of the state’s future citizenship. According to the Portland ordinance, no child or youth less than eighteen yeai's of age may be out of his home after nine o’clock at night. Nor may any youth remain out after hours unless accompanied by an elder. This may seem like harsh discrimination. It appears to “put the lid” on parties and entertainment for all youngsters. But authorities have seen all of their corrective measures fail. They have found that simple parental care and authority cannot be relied upon to safeguard the demeanor and conduct of the city’s children. The law is taking hold of the situation, and is requiring parents to exact obedience and respect from their offspring. Perhaps the ordinance will be expensive to enforce. Po licemen in greater numbers must be on duty, and juvenile courts will be busier trying to adjust enforcement and violation. However, an alarming situation has justified repression. Young people, not yet having attained the age of discretion, are smoking, drinking, and otherwise misbehaving. This is a scathing indictment, indeed, but there is little untruth or ex aggeration to it. Behavior of children appears to have grown worse. Sociologists attribute the degeneration to change in the par ental attitude. Fathers and mothers pamper their children. When the child acts, he acts for himself, with little advice or restraint from the parental authority. If this be true, public officials, observing that the methods of parents are lax, and in most cases working for the destruction of social sanity, they cannot be censured for trying educational methods, by the enforcement of law to repress youthful vice. <3>-O .Campus Bulletin I Notices will be printed in this column I for two issues only. Copy must be | in this office by 5:30 on the day | before it is to be published, and must I be limited to 20 words. O-——-— Sculpture Club — Meeting Mon day, 4:30 p. m., Sculpture studio. Rehearsal — Full dress rehearsal of Hour Hand, including orchestra, Heilig theater, Sunday, January 27, beginningat 2 o’clock sharp. Tone year ago today*1’ Some High Points in Oregon Emerald of January 26, 1923 .- -- ——" ■ .. Preliminary details for the re ception and entertainment of the state senators, who will visit the campus on January 31, are being worked out. The Washington quintet, defeated the varsity tossers yesterday by a score of 34 to 32. Elaine Cooper, graduate assistant in public speaking and debate, will broadcast a message next Monday evening in the interest of Christian Endeavor. William Faville, president of the American Institute of Architects, addressed the Architecture club yesterday. The varsity swimming team will start active training next week. The building which will house the school of journalism will be ready for occupation in March. The student-faculty soccer con tests have been discontinued, due to the wetness of Kincaid field. Ed Tapfer was elected president of the sophomore class yesterday by a majority of 23 votes. MENTAL TESTS GIVEN HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS Psychology Class Gets Data on Intelligence Range of School Freshmen III order to get data for the class in educational psychology and also to aid in the handling of the stu dents. members of that department hold mental tests for all the fresh men who enter tjie University high school. These tests were taken in the fall, and a wide range of in telligence was found. Some re tests are now being taken to see it' there is any change in the mentality of certain students. Tests are also being made of stu dents of other schools whose ment ality is apparently low, and whom the principals have sent over for these examinations. The data received is filed and kept for any future reference that may be made. i Editorially Clipped | <>—---—--o ON COLLEGE SPIRIT The day a freshman arrives on the college campus he is told he must love his school whether it be the school of his choice or the school of his parents’ choice, for it is the best school in the whole world. This admonition to love one’s . college is predominant on every campus from the sipall sectar ian school to the largest univer sity. So the freshman attempts to fol low the advise of his elders and learns the college hymn or anthem which he sings with gusto on all fitting, occasions. He vociferously cheers the team, snake dances on the field at the time of a football victory and loudly defends the re putation of the team at all times and on all occasions. He is imbued with college spirit. As a sophomore he advances up the ladder of college spirit and love. He begins to do things for his own university. Perhaps he digs up an ' old rattle trap Ford and follows j the team to distant scenes of foot- ! Hall scrimmage. Again he may go i into football himself and be a sub I on the second team. This is sopho more college spirit. His junior year sees him blossom forth as a prospective campus lead er. He may fight with the team and be one of the stars in the foot ball victories. Again, he may be an athlete in basketball, baseball, track, a news editor on the college daily, a Y worker or a sub leader in campus politics. So his junior year sees him enroute to campus fame and brimming over with col lege spirit. In his senior year he is one of the recognized campus leaders. He may be the football, baseball, basket ball, or track captain, the Y presi dent, the editor of the paper or the president of the Union. He is back of every campus project which makes for the growth and better ment of his school. This is senior college spirit. Our college man graduates and goes forth to seek his fortune with the other college men of affairs. But does not forget his college. Every Homecoming he returns to rejoice in the glories and honors of his alma mater. This is alumni college spirit. And then a life successfully lived, he dies. However, he does not for get his college. He leaves in his will a tidy sum to erect that new building that they have been want ing out at the college. And thus is college spirit exemplified by our college men.—Daily Illini. SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGES TO HAVE ATHLETIC HEAD University of Kansas — Colleges and universities in the southwest ern conference are considering the election of a conference athletic head, whose office will control inter collegiate athletics in a manVer similar to Judge Landis’ control of big league baseball. The eight schools in the conference will pay his salary and look to him for final settlement of any differences, as well as guidance in bettering ath letic relations. Y. W. C. A. RUMMAGE SALE RECEIVES FEW DONATIONS Only eight women’s organizations contributed articles for the Y. W. C. A. advisory board rummage sale, which is being held today for the last day at the Hampton building down town. Cars were sent around TODAY LAST DAY to see Gertrude Atherton’s “BLACK OXEN” with Corinne Griffith Clara Bow Conway Tearle # The most intriguing picture in years. i COMEDY “One of the Family” # Charles Runyan on the Organ * THE CASTLE Continuous performances every day. T 0 N I T E TRY A TABLE GRILLE DANCE COLLEGE SIDE INN The atmosphere is right Real soft grille music Myers Mid-Nite Sons Phone 141 for reservations for tables. Dancing- 8:30 to 12. Cover charge 50c Come tonite. Grille dances will not be a regular affair. Friday to the various living groups | on the campus to collect the dona tions, but very few were made. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY SPONSORS BEAUTY SHOW Willamette University—(By P. I. N. S.)—The staff of the junior class annual at Willamette is spon soring a beuaty contest to discover tlie five best looking men and -wo men in the upper classes. The re sults will not be known until spring when the pictures of the winners will be published in the feature section. MONDAY January 28th The Greatest of Miss Robson s Come&y Successes PRICES—Floor, first 15 rows $2.20; last 3 rows $1.65; bal cony, first 6 rows $1.65; next 3 rows $1.10; balance 85c. 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