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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1924)
Oregon Men Show Ability Six Alumni Presidents of Institutions Eight Are Deans High School Positions Held by 869 The University of Oregon has fur nished presidents to six colleges from among its graduates, according to a report of the alumni office which has just completed a study of the Uni versity’s contribution to education. Among the institutions which have been headed by University of Oregon j men are the Btatc universities of j Montana, Wyoming and Now Mexico. University of Oregon men have served as state superintendent of public in struction in Oregon, superintendent and assistant superintendent of Port land public schools, superintendent of grammar schools in San Francisco, assistant superintendent in Oakland, California, dean of the school of edu cation of Washington State college, and United States supervisor of Edu cation in the Philippines. Educational Work Done One of the most interesting pieces of educational work dono by a graduate of the University was that of planning the system of education now in ubo in all the ships of the United States navy. Through this organization every ship has becomo a school where the enlisted men aro en abled to tako up their education whore they left it off ashore and to learn various trades and professions. The Oregon graduate who conceived this plan now directs the work of this floating university as chief educa tional advisor to the United States navy. All told, 1238 University of Ore gon men and women now servo as educators. Eight are collego deans, 100 college professors, 59 superin tendents of schools, 100 principals of schools, 51 physical directors, 49 music teachers, 809 high school teach ers. Various Schools Included Among the colleges and universi ties in which the alumni servo as pro fessors are Princeton, Columbia, Cor nell, .Tolins Hopkins, New York ,Tlli nois, Georgia, Northwestern, Boston, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, llad cliff, Yassar, Stanford, Louisiana, Iowa, Texas and Pennsylvania. Among the state school executives who have attended the University are men who have served as city super intendents of schools in Ashland, As toria, Baker, Corvallis, Cottage C.rovo, Medford, Marshfield, Rosoburg, Salem, La Grande, Tillamook, Klam ath Falls and Bend. Over Coffee Cups; a (Continued from page one) "Life is a farce,” exclaimed Dr. Johnson abruptly. “I agree with you,” said William calmly, “and the tragedy of it all is that most men are so constituted that they can never realize it.” “Socrates saw life in all its rugged splendor and totality—and died,” said Saint Paul. “My sainted Paul,” said Aeschylus smiling. “Isn’t that always truet Isn’t it at once the glory nnd the destruction of man that man sees life as it is, conquers it nnd dies— Vet he lives for all eternity in that one moment of conquering?” “There is some so-called modern writer,” said T>r. Johnson tapping his forehead, “who writes that in the face of the ‘trampling march of un conscious power,’ man ‘condemned to lose his dearest, tomorrow, himself to pass beyond the vail’ has at last resort this consolation that he can stand ‘like a man’ and defy it all; as the nut defies the trip-hammer. The universe may take nearly all of man's, but it cannot rob him of his own in tegrity, and so man conquers for the moment and in that moment lives for all eternity.” “I suppose it is quibbling,” said Aeschylus, “to argue whether man lives or dies when he at last faces life in totality. Danne asked to see Zeus in his splendor and she died when she faced it—and yet she lived.” “Surely,” said Shakespeare, “so did Socrates live, and Oedipus and Tear.” "Bcnedictus qul venit in nomine dotnini vitae omnne” quoth Saint Paul, “for lie lives forever and ever.” “The difference between life nnd death is a small difference,” said Dr. Johnson musingly. Bead the Classified Ad Column. Rose LaVogue Beauty Shop Shampooing, marcelling, scalp treatments and hair goods made to order. Activities or Study: Mere Training or Culture? By Marion Playter “Sure, she makes good grades, but she docsn’t do anything. She plays tennis marvelously too, but you’d never know it. And she swims awfully well, but she won’t go out for anything.” Thus a student was recently described, in derisive tone of voice. Why, the girl was almost a social outcast. Imagine not “going out for anything”! Henry A. Perkins, professor of physics at Trinity college, Hart ford, has some interesting views on college “activities” in an article, “The American College,” in the April North American Review. Mr. Perkins points out that the majority of students come to col lege with a vague and indefinite goal, resulting in this: that the work is done “without enthusiasm and the general attitude is that of just meeting the requirements with as little effort as possible.” In such a situation, our all-im portant “activities” step in quite naturally. Mr. Perkins calls these “absorbing occupations” the “dir ect result of a situation created by our mixed population, prosperity, democratic ideals, and national temperament.” Ho explains this “amazing in terest” in extra-cutriculbr ^icfivi ties by the fact that the majority of students come to college when they are beginning to cravb some thing “practical,” so that they find the indefinite pursuit of the ever-elusive, much-jibbered-about culture hardly a “red-blooded job.” “We see,” says the professor, “why tlioy have evolved an elaborate miniature world of affairs to satis fy this natural craving for experi encing life.” The writer admits that they are more rohdy to cope with that real world of affairs than their “less sophisticated cousinv abroad,” but j “compared on the mental plane, or on the basis of cultivation, our young people are hopelessly out classed, and seem very immature in all that involves the world of ideas and thought, beside their foreign cousins.” These foreign cousins, the critic points out, have read and talked instead of “setting up a counter attraction so compelling as foot ball or inter-fraternity relations.” This man finds that it means a choice between these two methods of education: between “training that comes from a miniature world within the college—better acquired in actual experience—” or the de veloping and expanding of the mind at a time when it is most ready for such a process.” “An old-fogey prof?” someone suggests. No, he sees both sides, even that of the over-organized in dividual who is not happy until he can display a miniature jewelry counter on his chest. But he believes that the aim of a university is not only to satisfy demands, but to “elevate” those demands. No “radical changes” are needed to achieve this, but “it does mean,” he explains, “a clear understanding of what we are about, and then a conscious effort to modify and alter whatever may not bo working toward the best in terests of education.” Mr. Perkins says: “All these in terests are admirable when under taken in the right spirit, and not driven to the excess we see to day.” The professor anti writer advo cates above all a “reasonable” spirit. “Revive the true love of play in the place of purposeless loafing or joyless ‘activities,’ and the problem is solved.” And Spring, Season of Love and Poison Oak Among Us Spring is a groat season, for poets, doctors, song writers, ball players, romanticists and automo bile salesmen. Blossoming trees, budding flowers, rippling waters and engrossing politics featuro the arrival of the new season. Long boforo Romeo and Juliet risked their necks over the edge of a frail balcony, spring was recognized as the mating season, or at least, heralded ns tho period for affairs of tho heart. Locally, spring means three things: picnics, love, and poison oak. All are dangerous, often dis astrous, sometimes pleasant, usual ly fatal, and remarkably common. The theory of evolution applies to tho trio; of course, there are some who do not tako poisoned oak, but eventually and inevitably, every body takes picnics and love. Funny world. Picnics are ofton explained ns being the call of tho groat out doors, tho beckon of the open spaces or the desire to return to the freedom of a long-departed barbaric era. All this may bo true, but who ever heard of a picnic being a gonuino success and satis faction when only one sex was represented. There are times when women go up the race alone, and whn men go into tho mountains unhampered by feminine compan ions, but these are trips, not pic nics. A good picnic Is made up of: a canoe, a moon, several stars, many trees, a fire, smoke blowing in the wrong direction, a quart of fruit salad, not enough sweet pickles, multitudes of softly spoken words and ten thirty. Then comes love, nobody knows why, but it does. Philosophers, physicians, students of abnormal psychology and literary geniuses j have spent lifetimes trying to fig ure out what love really is. Law yers, ministers, and fraternity jewelers make a living out of it; most students use it as a hobby, pastime and a habit. > There are degrees and stages of love; in ,fa'ct, the proverbial 57 doesn’t take in the first third of the well-known local varieties. Some only have it once and are immune, a few never get over the first attack; to the majority, how ever, it comes annually, like straw berries, hives, insomnia, the sum mer suit and poison oak. Poison oak must be placed last in order, because if there were more poison oak, there would bo less love. It is very similar to love; comes when you least expect it, causes restless days, sleepless | nights and undescribablo discom- ! fort. One co-ed (well informed) defined the love sensation as being “an itch in the stomach that you can’t scratch”—the difference is that poison oak is external. So we have the famed quartet: | spring, picnics, love, and poison | oak. They should be taken in mild 1 doses and never seriously'. Literary Gossip >»r PAT MORRISSETTE Says a western magazine editer: “The University of California Chron icle is coming into its own as a lit erary periodical. It is neither the dry-as-dust publication which its title might indicate, nor the frothy issue if student standards. It is serious in its purpose, yet possessing a ‘read ability’ which gives it a place on the ordinary library table.” On the other hand: “There isn’t a college literary magazine in the United States,” says an intelligent member of the University of Oregon faculty, “printing undergraduate ma terial that can be considered, even in the amateur sense, a literary mag azine.” Now this proves conclusively, as we’ve always maintained, that life is a great thing. • • « The last issue of “The Overland Monthly” is an “Oregon poets’ num ber.” Mary Carolyn Davies is easily the star of the “number.” (Hazel Hall does not contribute.) Audred Bunch, a senior at Willamette, has a poem with a pretty fair verse in it. There are only two very good lines in the whole mess, however, and they were both written by Miss Davies. Gertrude Robinson Ross, “the Salem bard,” presents “The Song of Barbara Blomberg” which reverber I ates with the Scandinavian enthusi asm of Sir Patrick Spens, but echoes —more truthfully—the Ruy Diaz of Fl Poema del Cid. The poem hinges on the line, “John Donn of Austria is off for the fight.” (Don Juan. John Donn. Here’s work for a psy choanalyst. • The translation of J. K. Huysman’s “La Bas” is out. Huysman is Ben Hecht, ’s one idol. The book, which |is called “Down There,” is supposed to have startled censors and is being consistently “frowned upon.” Harry Hansen in his “Midwest Portraits” tells how" Hecht becomes enthusias tic over Huysman. Hecht’s “The Florentine Dagger” shows the claw marks of Huysmanism—and partic ularly the mark of “La Bas.” Another translation of importance is that of Zola’s “Nana.” Until the present this book has had a very wide circulation in the paper cover. Tt is the most popular of all Zola’s works, and. in total book sales, leads any other book on the continent. ... Aldojjs Huxley’s “Antic Hay” is no longer on the rent collection. Junior Vod-vil Acts Please Audience — (Continued from page one) duction with their well executed solos and ensemble. The quintet: Gwendolyn Lampshire, Jane O’Reil ly, Nina Warnock, Mary Burton, and Delbert. Moore, was enthusi astically received. The much advertised part of the show, the musical comedy, “Cap tain Jacqueline,” written and pro duced by an Oregon girl, Imogene Letcher, was the most pretentious number of the evening. The music of “Captain Jacqueline” is excel Emery Insurance Agency Representative for OREGON FIRE RELIEF ASSOCIATION 37 9th Avenne West Phone 667 Summer Specials t| Dishes that are cooling, refreshing and appetizing are the only satisfiers in warm weather. Combinations of fresh fruits and nuts, flavored ices and delicious whip cream will fulfill your hungry desires on every afternoon. The Rainbow specializes on summer menus. The Rainbow Herman Burgoyne lent, as good as that of the aver age professional musical comedy, although the plot of the comedy is weak. The leads were well taken by Hugh Walton and Esther Set ters, with the latter receiving the greater share of the applause. Of the two specialty dances of this number, the one by Josephine Ul rich and Rex DeLong was really clever. “Nothings” Is Surprise “Nothings,” a joyously foolish take-off on itself and the show in general was the surprise of the evening. Wenona Dyer and Mar garet Jamieson caught the true spirit of fun in thier skit and won the general verdict; of the mirth enveloped audience. By their rendition of “No One Knows What Happens in the Old Arm-chair,” “Ray Graham’s Colle gians”" proved that they are syn copators “par excellence.” They gave a tuneful finish to a program varied in quality and in content. At the Theatres HEILIG “American girls are getting too far away from nature to develop the type o£ womanhood which serves the country best.” This is the wisdom of Jobyna Ral ston, the little Tennessee girl who plays opposite Harold Lloyd in “Girl Shy,” which opens at the Heilig Mon day, the celebrated comedian’s latest feature Pathe comedy. Miss Ralston is by no means the type who would be pointed out as the “athletic girl.” She is small and dainty, and could easily play the flapper role. Jobyna Ralston* was selected as one of the “baby stars” of 1923, and is one of the prettiest of the group of young girls now bidding for screen fame. She was signed by Lloyd to a three-year contract after her splen did part in “Why Worry1?” and in “Girl Shy” she is said to live up to every expectation created by her work in the previous Lloyd successes. Yellow Cab Also OARS WITHOUT DRIVERS ANCHORAGE SUNDAY SUPPER—50c Served from 5 to 8 P. M. 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