The
Student
MIRROR
Well, one man looked in the
mirror and saw a terrible sight, and
others have seen him too.
Now that the campus has voted
for the Bok peace plan, who will
start the political fight for student
body officers next spring.
Speaking of student politics. How
many of last year’s “lame ducks”—
those students who wore run because
of their school spirit—are active on
the campus today?
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Professor Howe brings out the
salient fact that college graduates
do not understand the needs of
civilization. As the twig is bent
so the tree made. How about that.
“The Dress Rehearsal” was shown
at Guild hall during the past week.
The regular student weekly dress
rehearsal will be held this after
noon in the library. And w0 won
der why we don't get more done.
Rumor has it that even dancing
is caught in the general slumping
of interest in things generally. Can
it be?
The girl who asked her “secret
sorrow” to the formal is just begin
ning to wonder if she ’ll ever see
him again.^
Wo have heard that tho tux is a
diroct derivation of the old court
jester's suit. Borne of the men on
the campus look remarkably like
the original.
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Tho man who started playing
cards at a dance needs a mental
examination.
Art Tuck is back in school. Looks
as if someone were on tho boat
after all these years. Those who aro
getting too cheerful, however, have
to remember that Walt Kelsey anil
several other promising track men
have been allowed to quit. Do you
suppose our neighboring institutions
would have let them quitf
Wo wonder who gets the credit |
in the ledger when freshmen work
on Saturday morning.
Tile senior “lawystors” aro still
“raising cane,” but the juniors have
very discreetly desisted.
The beautiful day yesterday
brought everyone out. Even the
missing link was attracted away
from his bridge table. The sun
made the mirror shine ever so
brightly.
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BOOKS
“8ILBERMANN,” Jacques Do
Daerotelle.
Not vory many of the French
novels of recent years have been
as widely translated as “Silber
inann,” Jacques Daerotelle's dram
atic tale of race prejudice, which
was awarded the important Da Brix
Femina Vie Ilereuse. It has been
called by one a novelized “Up
Stream,” and perhaps it is destined
to as wide recognition.
The story concerns itself with
the tortuous experiences of a small
prococious Jewish lad in a French
school. The persecution, which
schoolboys know so well how to
employ, is only symbolic of the
hounding for whiclh the race to
which he belongs has been submit
ted for centuries.
David Silbermann represents, ali
that is finest in his race. lie ;s
more than just a Jew. He is a
dreamer of glorious dreams. Ho is
a dolver into the literature of the
ages and has a rather finely de
veloped critical ability.
The small French boy who is
represented as telling the story,
gives up the respect ot his fel
lows, gains the Christian disap
prova 1 of his mother, and the dis
gusting and unjust accusation of
his father in return for the devo
tion which he pours upon this per
secuted Jew. Their friendship is a
well-drawn picture, the careful lines
in which are illustrated in one small
bit in particular. The two boys
have been good friends, and after a
school battle they are both sent into
Coventry by their fellows. The un
qualified support and devotion
which the French child had felt
before was now mixed with a eer
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tain annoyance as the faults which
were not apparent in the crowd be
came pronounced factors in their
isolation.
Tortured on the rack of Christian
anti-Semitism the young Jew at
last is compelled to leave for Am
erica, which lie does not so much
regard in the light of a land of
promise, as a land where he will
again be forced in self-defense to
live down to his worst instincts and
characteristics.
The stylo of the book is attrac
tive in its utter simplicity and
whether this is an actual life story
or not the verisimilitude is an
achievement for we feel sure that
it must have been true. The psy
chology of the boy who tells the
story is quite as well worked out
as that of the Jew of whom the
story is tobl.
In the light of recent discussions
on race prejudice on this as well as
other campuses, it is safe to say
that the book will be widely read
for its contribution in that field.
“THE HIGH PLACE,” By James
Branch Cabell.
The High Place is that slumber
ing land of Nowhere and Jlotime
in which lie guarded our highest
ambitions, our utmost desire. Here
we may find that wide eyed prin
cess of our dreams, or that golden
throne within marble corridors, or
that incredible tome which tells
the cause and purpose of all things.
Surrounded by somnolent chimeras,
the high place is to bo gained
only through great cleverness or
great bravery. Puysange, for in
stance, enlisted the aid of brown
Jannieot, ruler of Hell. It must be
admitted, however, that Puysange
contracted an unpayable debt—a
faux pas by no means clever where
the devil is concerned. But Puy
sange ’s worse mistake wsfii in at
tempting to gain the high place
at all. Cabell shows his foolish
ness clearly.
Tins concerns us, tor wo all strive
for merely one object: to achieve
our highest aspirations. Now it is
a strango thing, but whenever we
meet a highly “successful” man, wo
nearly always find a rather sulky
faced, disillusioned chap. North
cliffe was such; so was Charles V,
Holy Roman Emperor long ago.
Cabell’s idea is this: that one must
liover dare achieve his inmost de
sire for then one has no more in
spiration. Moreover, the priceless
object itself beeomos familiar, then
common place, and lastly disgust
ing. There remains then merely re
gret for vain expectations, di
sillusionment, and the very difficult
business of amusing ono’s self.
Let us not, by all means, take
this too seriously. This book is
not meant to moralize, and I for
one will still seek my secret in
spiration in that land of hearts
desire, tho high place.
The book is keen reading and
artistic in detail and conception.
Fairy-like, it is cliangefully mad
with unreined glee, sad with gloom
tinged humor, and light without
the earth-bound clogs of mere
mortals.
JOE BRILL.
Two Journalists
Leave to Travel
Alexander M. Trachman and
Robert F. Lane, two students in
the school of journalism, have with
drawn from the University, and |
left last night for Brookings, Ore
gon. They have planned, though
all plans are rather indefinite at i
present, to sail for the Phillipines j
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spring, and
other far
some time in the late
perhaps knock about
eastern countries.
Trachman was a senior in journ
alism. lie served on tho Sunday
Emerald stall' last term, and was
active in trade journalism writing.
Lane was a junior in the school i
of journalism, and known quite
well on the campus for his writing. !
lie is a member of Sigma Oelta Chi,
men's national journalism society.
At the Theatres
REX
As a Ilex specialty during the
hree-day presentation of Norma
i’almadge 's new production, “ the
Song of Love,” starting Monday, a
olorful prologue feature has been
inquired under the direction of
[{ostler, Ro\ music master of the
iVurlit/er organ. Featuring Johan
ia James, soloist, in a vocal intio
iuctiou to the picture, the prologue
announced to be an even men
daborately staged prelude than
[hose thus far presented by the
[{ex. Appearing in a costume do
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History’s Queer Relics
Frosh
Order No. 1
' Assembly in Front of Friendly Hall
At 2 O ’clock Today.
Be Prompt
Wear Green Caps, or be Financially
Equipped to Buy One
By Order of ’21.
Freshmen always were ordered
around then. For the above order
is a message found on one of the
numerous posters which continue
their existence in huge stacks in
the University historian’s collec
tion.
And after wading through count
less other posters announcing foot
ball clashes, debates, and what not,
up pops another relic, this time
dealing with Junior week-end.
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You’ll Like It.
In another box of forgotten valu
ables, are found the articles of in
corporation of the Laurean and
Eutaxian societies, the two first or
ganizations on the campus. The
articles, framed, are dated Novem
ber 28, 1877. The Laureans and
the EutaXians were at one time
the government of the University,
corresponding to our present student
body organization.
Programs of a hundred varieties
claim their abode in the collection.
For the social events of the old
days, there is found a program
reading “Mary Spiller House,
Hallowe’en.” And inside the dance
programs lists in monotonous order,
waltz, barn-dance, one-step and
two-step.
Lectures, musicals, graduation re
citals, and similar events long
forgotten, may be recalled by an
hour or so study of the many pro
grams found. On imitation parch
ment is found the commencement
program of the class of ’93. This
class held its reunion at the 'last
Homecoming. The names of the 12
members of the class were auto
graphed on the program.
The “Reflector,” publication of i
the Laurean and Eutaxian societies
has several of its copies in the col
lection. The oldest found was a
number for the year 1894, and had
in the masthead, the name of Laura
E. Eeatie, editor-in-chief.
Several hundred pictures of mem
bers belonging to honorary organiza
tions at the University have been
stored in boxes. The pictures are
cuts used by the various issues of
the Oreguna.
In other parts of the collection
are found the volumes of the Em
erald, saved during the years of
its existence. The weekly semi
weekly, daily volumes, the five
column, and the six-column issues
all have their place. Some years
from now, there will be a waiting
in another corner, the seven-column
numbers.
Various views of the campus in
its different stages of age are found
in large enough numbers to make a
huge scrap-book.
Buried among the programs, pic
tures, etc., appears a small sheet
of paper reading, “Commands, pro
mulgated to the Disciples of the
University of Oregon, October 31,
1882.” Ten in number, there are a
few that would bring a smile to
today’s student. Number six says,
“Thou shalt not assemble in great
multitudes, either at the entrance
or behind the doors of the Taber
nacle.” doing up and down the
list, number two reads, “Neither
shalt the ladies any longer con
tinue the use' of their regular wine
when on the way to and from the
Tabernacle.”
“Neither shalt thou use tobacco
after the manner of the Father.”
declares command number three.
“When thou goest to see thy neigh
bor thou shalt not tarry at the front
gate after eleven o’clock p. m.”
says another.
Well, it is only a matter of ten
years or so, that the “modern
sophisticates” will be shaking their
wise heads, when looking at an in
creased historian's collection, over
the queer things students did in
1923-24.
signed after those worn by Norma
T'almadge in the picture, Miss James
will render an appropriate vocal
number creating the atmosphere of
the drama to follow.
ERNEST HAYCOX
ON CAMPUS FOR VISIT
Ernest J. Haycox, graduate of
tho University school of journalism
with the class of ’23, is a visitor
on the campus this week end. Hay
cox, known to most of the students
at the University as “The Campus
Cynic,” was one of tho founders of
the Sunday Emerald, and was its
first editor. lie is now on the staff
of the Portland Oregonian. While
on the campus, Haycox is a guest
at his fraternity, Delta Tau Delta.
W. S. C. SCRAPPING CENTER
IS HEAD OF ELEVEN
Washington State College—Joe
Burks, fighting center of the
Cougar grid team, has been elected
to captain the Washington State ,
team for 1924. Burks has played \
center position for two years and j
though light in weight is counted j
ns one of the best centers in the !
conference because of his fighting
spirit, lie played for three years
on. the Walla Walla high school
team before coming to W. S. C.
OHIO STUDENTS MAY
NOT DRIVE CARS
Ohio State College—Students of
toe Ohio State college are forbid
den by a recent ruling to drive
their cars to and from classes on
the campus. The cars must be !
parked in a prescribed place and
left there until the owner is ready |
to leave the campus.
The Dramatic, Literary and
Musical Event of the Season
Stuart Walker’s Famous
PORTMANTEAU
THEATRE
‘‘An example of the theatre’s finest
art.”—New York World.
In a presentation of the plays of
Stuart Walker and Lord Dunsany,
and “The Book of Job."
TTTFS., Feb. 5—“The Gods of the
Mountain” and other plays.
WED., FED. 6—Young People 's Mat.
“Six Who Pass While the Lentils
Foil”; “Sir David Wears a
Grown”; “The King’s Great
Aunt.”
WED. NIGHT., Fob. 6—The Beauti
ful Biblical Drama, “The Book of
.Tob.”
MAIL ORDERS NOW
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HEILIG
THE PROPHET LINE
There is no doubt that Unitarianism
and other forms of Modernism un
dermine the authority of the Bible
and the institution organized as the
Church of Christ. Many of those
who call themselves Modernists do
not realize that yet but the logic
of tlie situation will sooner or later
bring them face to face with the
facts.
The much abused process of ra
tionalization, however, is not necessar
ily destructive, as defenders of the old
faith usually assume. Rather it en
larges our whole conception of truth
and introduces a long line of proph
ets. instead of limiting the line to
those closely related to Judaism and
Christian history, we add those who
expressed the early monotheism of
the ancient Egyptians, the unknown
great ones who phrased the Vedic
hymns of pre historic India and that
note which sounded throughout Asia.
Xaratlmsra who struck a spiritual
We add the marvelous Greeks with
their philosophy and the beautiful
sanity of the Chinese sages. Jesus
but falls in line as, for us because
of historical associations largely, the
supreme one in all the prophetic
line.
Modern days too have had their
prophets in scientists devoted to
ideal truth-seeking and in those who
phrased in philosophy the signifi
cance of their enlargement of knowl
edge. Poets like Browning or Whit
man share in the expression of spirit
ual truth.
There is a man who has lived a
long life, many years of it in Eu
gene, who sought out his prophets
among the goodly company of the
line I suggested above. He will
speak next Sunday from the experi
ence of a life more spiritually based
than is common with most of us on
the theme: “Whom Trust." I speak
of Kev. Stephen Peebles, the Pastor
Emeritus of the Unitarian church of
Eugene, who will preach the sermon
next Sunday.
The soloist at this service will be
Gladys Keeney.
The Morning Service begins at
10:4o o'clock.
located on
at Ferry
The church building i.
East Eleventh .1 veil ue
Street.
It is called “The Little Church of
the Unman Spirit.’’
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Literary Gossip
by
PAT MORRISSETTE
“What’s Wrong With the Movies?”
burst out of Los Angeles publishing
houses tliis month to startle the
“flicker world” with well known
platitudes and evident failings of the
“flicker industry.” The author de
cides that the producers are a bunch
of fish peddlers, and that the public
will buy anything on Friday.
In the meantime, Robert Sheridan
in “Life” hails Charles Chaplin as
a great producer, and his “Woman
of Paris” as an epoch in film history.
The Bookman, and a couple other
magazines, agree. So be it. Sheridan
recommends that the producers study
Chaplin’s handling of a very common
story and find out in what the art of
making movies consists. Ditto. Again,
everybody agree that the “Hunch
back of Notre Dame” has that, well
—that hidden something—which
sometimes makes a movie a power
ful bit of drama.
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While in Eugene, Sid Chaplin and
young Fairbanks proved conclusively
that talent is not inheritable. Sid
“stars” in a couple of movies that
have the superb puerility of silliness
in the absolute—he can’t do a one
of his brother’s tricks. And poor
little Fairbanks jumps from roof to
roof and U. S. to Turkey in a pitiful
imitation of his father. And Uni
versity students jam “Flaming
I Youth,” “Anna Christie,” “If Win
j ter Comes.” And all of a sudden
: one realizes that “the fish peddlers”
i are really trying to sell something.
Now that we’ve gone this far, we
might as well talk about “Black
Oxen.” “This book,” conjectures a
competent critic, “has been read by
more co-eds in the United States than
any other of its kind.” (Rav! Ray!)
And on the campus a young co-ed
offered the information that her house
“owed about $5 to the rent collec
tion” just on account of this book.
(The little thing was probably fib
b’ng a bit—but we always allow for
a margin). And then the movie came
to town. And all the co-eds—we
don’t know whether they attended or
not. The most significant thing
about “Black Oxen” is the fact that
it was a novel in the summer and a
movie in the winter, and holds the
record for the novel-movie jump.
And if you didn’t read the thing,
and went to the movie instead, why,
that's all right. They were both
rotten.
IT. Tj. Mencken in the latent Dial
goes wild over Thomas Beer’s
“Stephen Crane”—and here it has
been in the library for about three
weeks! (Mencken likes it because
it hasn’t got Steve’s picture in it).
The book is delightful reading, but
as a biographer, Beer emphasizes the
quality of Boswell. Under the tra
ditions that surround the memory of
Crane, he has dug out as many facts
as he could—but there is still enough
lacking to make the book a rather
incomplete study (insufficiency de
lights Mr. Mencken). The fault is
not in the book itself, but, perhaps,
in the probems that inhibited re
search. (The book is in general cir
culation—not on the rent shelf).
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Across the Flaming
Desert Sands . . .
An impassioned love that blazed beneath the
Sahara’s sapphire skies
A new Norma—more radiant;
more divine than ever before
Adapted from the novel “Dust of Desire’’
A wonderful supporting cast, headed by
JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT
ATMOSPHERIC PROLOGUE
Johaniia James
Singing through all eternity
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