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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1924)
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. , ARTHUR S. RUDD ....EDITOR Managing Editor Associate Editor Editorial Board Don Woodward John W. Piper Daily News Editors Mirgaret Morrison Rosalia Keber Marian Lowry Velma Farnham Leon Byrne Norma Wilson Frances Simpson Night Editors Rupert Bullivant Walter Coover Ted Baker Douglas Wilson Jack Burleson George Belknap P. I. N. S. Editor _ Pauline Bondurant Assistant —. Louis Dammasch Sports Staff Sports Editor . Kenneth Cooper Sports Writers: Monte Byers, Bill Akers, Ward Cook Wilbur Wester Upper News Staff Catherine Sr *11 Mary Clerin Leonard Lerwill Margaret Skavlan Georgiana Gerlinger Kathrine Kressmann Exchange Editor .. Norborne Berkeley News Staff: Lyle Janz, Ed Miller, Helen Reynolds, Lester Tumbaugh, Thelma Hamrick, Webster Jones, Margaret Vincent, Phyllis Coplan, Frances Sanford, Sugenia Strickland, Velma Meredith, Lilian Wilson, Margaret Kressmann, Ned French, Ed Robbins, Josephine Rice, Clifford Zehrung, Pete Laura, Lillian Baker, Mary West, Emily Houston, Beth Farias, Alan Button, Ed Valitchka, Ben Maxwell. I«EO P. J. MUNLY ........ MANAGER Business Staff Associate Manager ... Lot Beatie Foreign Advertising Manager ... James Leake Ass’t Manager .. Walter Pearson Alva Vernon Irving Brown Specialty Advertising Gladys Noren Circulation Manager . Kenneth Stephenson Ass't Manager . James Manning Upper Business Staff Advertising Manager .... Maurice Warnock Ass’t Adv. Mgr. Karl Herdenbergh Advertising Salesmen Sales Manager . Frank Loggan Assistants Lester Wade Chester Coon Edgar Wrightman Frank De Spain entered in tne postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscription rmtee, $2.25 per year, liy term, 75c. Advertising rates upon application. Phones Editor . 655 | Manager . 951 Daily News Editor This Issue Itosalia Keber Night Editor This Issue Doug Wilson Assistant . Jim Case What the Student Public Wants The changing attitude on campus affairs, the apparent lack of interest in things that used to stir up student sentiment, as shown by the apparent indifference to traditions, has caused campus leaders to wonder. Considerable writing has been done on the subject, in which there has been some tendency to ex press a belief that the listless attitude is a condition local to the Oregon campus. When tlie editor of the Emerald attended the recent sessions of the Pacific Intercollegiate Press association at Los Angeles, the testimony of other college and university editors convinced him that it is a case of a changing university world rather than merely a “changing Oregon.” The problem has become so general that discussions are be ginning to appear in national publications. An editorial in “The Nation” so ably sums up the situation, as it appeared to the Los Angeles conference, that we reprint it as worthy of special attention of students of a Coast institution. It is entitled “The Languid Generation:” “The editors und managers of the undergraduate news papers of a number of Eastern women's colleges sat together in the convention room and discussed their commou problems. Intelligence and ability were obvious possessions of all of them. They had also the appearance of being entirely alive, which be longs only to people who have something of meaning and im portance to do. They found the task of editing and writing col lege newspapers a baffling one and the problems that they faced resolved themselves finally into one problem: The students in the colleges were not interested in anything. Surely a dis couraging fact to face, one which the editor of the Saturday Evening Post or the New York Evening Journal knows nothing about. “Should they print reports of lectures which the whole college might have heard and which were attended by a dozen students? Should they bring into the paper news of the out side world, and “try to interest the undergraduates” in mat ters of public significance? Should they talk about education in general and the curriculum in particular—to several hundred deaf cars? Or should they merely chronicle the interests of the majority; and if so ... “But the majority has no interests.” The delegates agreed on that. “They compared notes. One editor thought that if the stu dents at her college could be said to read anything with eag erness it was collections of miscellaneous facts. “They like to know how many pieces of mail-matter come into the college and go out every week; how many bricks it took to build the new dormitory.” Another delegate said that brief theater and book notes were read; another that a rathe1, dreary humorous column was the thing the college turned to; another said that the discussion of college fads, such as the use of the swagger stick. made matter that her public would read. “If the stu dents at C-would get excited about swagger-sticks I’d take it as a hopeful sign,” said a cynical young woman in the front row. “A frail, passing interest in fads, the theater, books, facts, jokes—is this a foundation to build a paper on? The editors seemed hardly to think so. They looked in vain for some breath of hot feeling, some prejudice, some clash of ideas. And all they found was a languid tolerance for any idea. Modern stu dents, it appeared, can not be shocked or won; they are pleas antly aloof from the bitter interests that tear the world. They read, but books are books to them, adjuncts to a serene aea demic progress—not chronicles of a living reality. The world is a little misty to them, a little remote, as if they were souls in some Maeterlinckian heaven waiting to" be, born. “No one would wish for the students of America the tortures of hunger, the clash of national and racial hatreds, the grind ing effort by night and day, summer and winter, to secure enough money to buy learning. These things, characteristic of European universities, make life real enough, in all conscience, and education a thing to prize, but they warp the mind ana blunt the sensibilities. Perhaps some compromise is necessary between hunger and complacency. Perhaps the generation that is being bom out of our American colleges will have to rub against life a little before it really believes in it. Real interest is an emotion, and emotions spring from the needs of human beings, and so far in this comparatively comfortable land there : has been little of Europe’s bitter need for interest and intelli gence.” Oregon and California orators who take part in the radio debate contest on February 29 will have their first opportunity to really “air” their views. Campus Bulletin 'Votifpfl will he printed in this column i for two issues only. Copy must be l in this office trr 5:30 on the day I before it is to he published, and must 1 he limited to 20 words. If Oregon Knights—Meeting, tonight. 7:15 Second Orchestra—Eehearsal in Villard at 4:30 p. m. Sigma Epsilon—Meeting at the Anchorage today noon. Crossroads—Meeting Thursday, 7:30. Woman’s building. Phi Mu Alpha—Luncheon at the Anchorage, Thursday noon. . Spanish Club—Meeting at the Y. W. bungalow at 7:30 tonight. Ad Club—Important luncheon and business at the Anchorage Thursday noon. P. E. O. Sons—Enrolled in Uni versity, please call Mrs. Thomas Wells at 725 L. Doughnut Athletics—Important meeting today in Gym at 4. Or ganizations will send representa tives. Honorary Fraternities—Send in names of members to registrar at once, so that grade averages can be made. O. N. S. Club—-Meeting changed to Thursday night, February 14. Sign up for dinner on library bulle tin board. Emerald Staff—Meeting of all staff members in Editorial hall of the Journalism building, Wednes day, at 5 o’clock. Senior Men and Women—Living in town please drop a list of their college activities in the box at tho library door. For Oregana. ONE YEAR AGO TODAY I Some High Points in Oregon I Emerald of February 13, 1923 At a faculty meeting, held yester day, the semester plan was defeated by a 38 to 31 vote. Scroll and Script, women’s campus honorary organization, has been granted a chapter of Mortar Board. Three ideals are advocated by the national organization; service to tho University, scholarship and leader ship. Scroll and Script received the first chapter of Mortar Board grant ed on tho Facifie coast. Uniform divorce laws in the nation will be the topic of debate, when tho University of Oregon women's de bate team meets the women’s team from the University of Washington on March 7. Tito installation of Kappa Theta Chi, local fraternity, as the forty- j eigth chapter of Phi Kappa Psi will be held this week-end. Kmerald editorial says, “With the constantly increasing number of cars parked on the campus it is probably only a matter of time until some en terprising business man will want to construct a service station and auto camp under the Condon oaks.” A donation of Indian relics to the geology department has been made bv W. ,T. Seaver. ’/eta Kappa Psi, women’s national debating society, has initiated Marion I.ay, Virginia Pearson, Margaret Morrison, Rosalia Keber, Myrtle Pel ker, Mildred Crain, Prances Simpson, Julia Raymond and Winifred Graham. Penn Pyment is suffering from an attack of la grippe. NORTHWESTERN STUDENTS HEAR ISRAEL ZANGWILL Northwestern University — Israel Zangwill, famous English dramatist and playwright, addressed the students and faculty of Northwestern univer sity recently, on matters related to the theater of the present day <s> ! Communications ! r- i 1 I Lpttprs to the EMERALD from stu- I I dents and faculty members are | I welcomed, but must be sisrned and I ; I worded concisely. Tf it is desired, the 1 I writer's name will be kept out of ! I print. It must be understood that the 1 1 editor reserves the riprht to reject ! ■ ! communications. | O-<S> j FARRELL REPLIES (■Editor’s Note—This communi cation was received following the condemnation of the recent as sembly announcement, concerning dime crawls. It was crowded out of a recent issue and is consequently late in appearing). To the Editor: Inasmuch as the “indignant” one with the sentimental complex is un doubtedly a freshman, I shall, in a few words, explain in a kindly and tolerant way the method of pro cedure in the matter of having an announcement made from the floor in assembly. The nature of the, an nouncement must be divulged to, and permission obtained from, the secretary to the president before the announcement can be made. Which would tend to show that the announcement was not considered such “poor taste.” Furthermore, the speaker in no sense attempted to preach a sermon. He set forth the accomplishments of a world figure from an historical point of view. This was an ordi nary assembly to the students who really got the full significance of the speaker’s words. And by the way, I wonder if the indignant one arose and sang “Mighty Oregon” at the1 close of the “memorial services.” —DOUGLAS FARRELL. AGAINST LUXURY To the Editor: With the alleged growing use of cars, particularly by certain of the men students, and of fur coats and such “non-essentials” by the women, a growing cry has been raised upon the campus by those who fear that the trammels of the outside -world are intruding upon the University and its classic at mosphere. Say these partisans: “To be free, the University, and not the worldly atmosphere, must absolutely and unconditionally dominate the cam pus life of its students.” This does not mean, of course, that it should divorce itself from the outside life and graduate a band of recluses. Far from it. Rut there is a cer tain and undeniable value in hav ing a uniqueness in University life. [ The very difference of the life on j this campus, where it is unique and j different from the ordinary seven- ' The Most Personal Valentine Is One of Flowers Made to order specially for “her,” it means more and often costs less than any thing else you can send to make the same impression. Every flower can ho made to tell your Valentine that she is still the only one. Valentine Baskets $2.00 to $5.00. Corsages in heart-shaped boxes $2.00 to $3.00. Spring flowers of every des cription at prices to suit everyone. The University Florist 993 Hilyard Phone 656 # Coming Events TODAY 4-6 p. m.—Women's League tea. Woman’s building. 6:45-7:30 p. m.—Women’s League dime dance. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 11:00 a. m.—Assembly. Woman’s building. 4-6 p. m.—Dean Esterly’s tea. 667 E. 12th Street. 7:30 p. m.—Triangular debate, /• women’s teams. Oregon vs. O. A. C. and Willamette. Villard. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 State Conference of Newspaper Men. Oregon vs. Idaho, basketball. Moscow, Idaho. 6:30 p. m.—Banquet for editors and publishers. Osbum hotel. 8:00 p. m.—Willamette Men’s Olee club concert. Methodist Episcopal church. 8:15 p. m.—Arthur H. Johnson, concert. Guild hall. 9:00 p. m.—Dr. James Gilbert, “The Tax Situation.” Radio. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Oregon vs. Idaho, wrestling. Mos cow, Idaho. Continued conference. 12:00 m.—Hendricks hall lunch eon for conference. Hendricks hall. 8:15 p. m.—Arthur H. Johnson, concert. Guild hall. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 7:00 p. m.—Open forum meet ings. Congregational church. :1 ay-a-week life at home serves to impress the stamp of the Univer sity upon young minds. At home, students of well-to-do parents may have their elaborate parties, their fur-coated, pearl nccklaeed, theatre parties; there they may ride in father and mother’s limousine or touring car. When they come to the University, a forced abandonment of all these luxuries earned by their /parents will place them in a much better frame of mind for the accomplish ment of the real purpose of Univer sity life. Discipline and forced democracy is of incalculable value to the young and impressionable University students of today. And to this sentiment, what op posing hue and cry has been raised? None, save this one, “Tyranny of the majority!” We wonder which the campus; thinks is valid, the argument or the single-line reply? Or is the campus asleep, lethargic? Sixty-six and two-thirds of Ore gon ’s students are self-supporting. Are these facts mentioned above, simply cheering signs of prosperity, or are they potential evils? —SENIOR. SPENCER COLLINS IN CHARGE OF ACCOUNTING OFFICE Spencer R. Collins, a member of the class of ’21, has opened an of fice in Eugene this month for Whit comb, Piepenbrink & Company, an accounting firm, who have offices in Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Astoria, Pendleton and Walla Walla. Collins is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsi lon fraternity, and belongs to Alpha Kappa Psi and Beta Alpha Psi, honorary fraternities. He is a certified public accountant. Get the Classified Ad habit. Where DoWeDine? T3RING your best friend ^ to the Anchorage next Friday night for dinner. Yes. we are serving baked ham. southern style, with sweet potatoes. Our bak ed ham has that spicy flavor, pleasing the most delicate appetite. In making reservations for tea* banquets or din ner dances, TELEPHONE 30 The Anchorage J\[otice the hats that still look fresh and new. Inside you wili see the word Stetson. STETSON HATS Styled for young men You Cannot Evade the fact that when you are equipping a new home you must look to best economies both in quality and in price. 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