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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1924)
©regott Satlg Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, issued daily except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. DONALD L. WOODWABD ---- EDITOB Editorial Board Managing Editor .—. Edward M. Miller i Associate Bditor .-. Margaret L. Morrison Associate Editor . Leon K. Byrne Associate Managing Editor . Harold A. Kirk Desk Editor .Norma Wilson Daily News Editors Mary Clerin Douglas Wilson Frances Sanford Lillian Baker Kathrine Kresaman Anna Jerzyk Night Editors Pete Laura Webster Jones Jalmer Johnson Alfred Boice Jasper Crawford Sports Editor ....George H. Godfrey Sports Staff Wilbur Webster Ward Cook Richard Godfrey Donald Osborne Richard Syring Upper News Staff Margaret Skavian Gertrude Houk James Case Edward Robbins Eugenia Strickland Mary West Sol AbramsonBetty Cady _ Exchange Editor .. Josephine Ulrich P. I. N. S. Editor .. Louis Dammasch Assistants Hermoinc Smith, Carvel Nelson News Staff—Eunice Johnsrud, Pauline Bondurant, Clifford Zehrung, Margaret Vincent, Helen Reynolds, Emily Houston, Dorothy Blyberg, Geneva Foes, Margaret Kressman, Hilton Rose, Ned French, date Meredith. William Mintline, Jack 0 Meara, Esther Davis, Lilah McMurphy, Barbara Blythe, John Black, Jack Hempstead, Walter Cushman. JAMES W. LEAKE .- .MANAGER Frank Loggan Business Staff .Associate Manager Advertising Managers—William James, Si CHoecm. Advertising Assistants — C. P. Horn, Wayne Iceland, Louis Dammash, Bon* nor Whittson. Foreign Adv. Mgr,_Claude Rea vis Circulation Manager - Jerry Crary Ass’t. Circulation Mgr. James Manning Circulation Assistant - John Black Specialty Advertising Mildred Dunlap Margaret Hyatt Geneva Foss Edna Nelson Entered in the poetoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as aecond-claea matter. Subecription rates, 12 26 per year. By term, 76c. Adyertising rates upon application. Daily News Editor This Issue Night Editor This Issue Lillian Baker Alfred Boice Assistant .Elizabeth Cady Assistant .Alan Button In Memoriam 'X'HE PASSING of Morrison Miller has shocked the students oa the University. During his three years in college, Miller’s keen inind won for him the friendship of the faculty; his eager personality gained him friends among all students; and his persistent en deavors forcasted a future of achievement. Young, ambitious, determined, Miller, by the complications arising from a rare and chance accident of play, was struck down. To his friends and to the members of his family there are no words to explain this tragic ambiguity. The sympathy of every member of the student body and the faculty goes forth to those whom Morrison Miller held nearest. A Problem of Conduct -'T'HE LIBRARY—will it ever be known as a calm and peaceful place to pursue knowledge? “That is entirely up to the students,” said the librarian, Mr, M. II. Douglass, yesterday. When students come into the library with a ctatter, greeting each friend and slight acquaint ance individually, tire of studying and decide that time can be more profitably spent by writing “secret epistles” and improv ing their pitching ability, and before leaving spend at least fifteen minutes making their “adieus,” they are not bringing injury to the library staff, who, however, may be unable to refrain from indignance, but are only harming themselves and placing the University student on a low plane of intelligence. “If it is a problem, it is one of conduct,” continued Mr. Douglass. Conduct was taught in the grade school, improved in high school, and above all things, should be practiced in the University. We are University students, with the status of such, are we going to continue to openly admit that in one particular, that of conduct, we are no farther advanced than we were fifteen years ago? Yesterday afternoon, while the telegraph man at the Eugene Guard office was busy at the key, taking in Associated Press dispatches, he was suddenly interrupted by a message from Bend, Oregon. “Send us a synonym for commotion in three letters.” And so it goes. The cross-word puzzle fad is sweeping the country like a tornado. While Ma plays Mali Jong, Pa is work ing cross-word puzzles. Campus Bulletin Notion will be printed in thU column for two lua« only. Copy Blast b* In thin office by 6 :8u on the dny before It I* to be publiehed. sod mult bo limited to 20 word*. Men’s Oregon Club—Regular meet ing Monday night, 7:15, Lounge room of Woman’s building. Varsity Basketball—Next Regular practieo will be held Monday, No vember 17. Social Science Club—Meeting Mon day evening. Dean Rebec will speak on Czecho slovakia. Cosmopolitan Club -Meeting Tues day at 7:30 o'clock, \. W, C. A. bungalow. Everyone invited. Mortar Board A meeting of active and alumni members, Sunday, No vember Id, at 7:30 p. m. Wo man’s building. All Juniors and Seniors not in liv ing organizations call Kennell Ellis at any time and makq ap pointments for Oregana class pic tures. Get the Classified Ad habit. WOMEN’S DOUGHNUT DEBATES ARE TUESDAY The women'» doughnut debates will be held Tuesday night at 7:00 o ’cloek in Commerce hall. The as signment of opposing teams will be made by lottery just before the de bates are held. Eight minutes will be allowed for each speech and two minutes for rebuttal. There will be one judge and the elimination of teams for the final meet will be made. The final de bates to decide the victors in both the men’s and women’s doughnut debates will be held Thursday even ing when the three best teams in each group will meet. The question for the women’s doughnut debate deals with the im migration act of 1112-1 in its exclu sion of Japanese immigrants com pared to that of the European im migrants. WARNING SIGN IS POSTED ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS University of North Dakota.—A sign reading “Four thousand seven ty-six persons died last year of gas: 39 inhaled it; 37 put a lighted match to it; 4000 stepped on it,” is posted in a conspicuous place on | the campus of the University. F HEIDI Investigation by Crosland Just off Press A research on proofreader’s il lusions by Dr. H. R. Crosland, as sistant professor of psychology at the University, is just off the Uni versity press. The one hundred sixty-eight-page book is issued as one of the University of Oregon publications devoted to research. It is one of the most important re searches completed by a member of the faculty within the last year, and will take its place, according to those acquainted with it, as one of the foremost contributions in its field. Dr. Crosland received the coopera tion of the school of journalism when he made his investigation of proofreader’s illusions three years ago. The aims of the investigation were: to demonstrate to journal ists and printers that proofreaders err far more frequently than is commonly supposed; to try to dem onstrate that many errors occuring in the reading of proof are actual ^llusions or hallucinations; and to ascertain the reasons for the er rors made. \^agaries Your cheeks were marie for the glow of life, my dear; Your pearl-carved ears petite, Were made to hold the ardent lover’s Pleading soft and sweet. Your hands were made to hold, my dear; Your shoulder to Test upon; Your eyes were made to sparkle clear; Your face to lure me on. Your lips were made to kiss, my dear; Your arms were made to cling; Your voice was made for speaking, dear, Not to sing. • A PLEDGE’S PRAYER' Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep'; Grant no other pledge’ll take, My lid and socks before I wake.. Lord guard me in my slumber And keep my double-decker on its number; Keep me safely in Thy sight And grant no ’racing party tO' night; And in the morning let me wake, Breathing scents of breakfast steak. God, Thou knowest all my lamenta tions, Prom waxing floors, to frequent inundations, And when my year is done, I pray Thee to shove the X’s through my dome, And I promise, the campus no more to roam. SILLY SYLLABLES “There was an old woman who lived in a shoe”—aha! that ac- I counts for the tongue in it. FAMOUS LAST WORDS “Will the hammock hold us both, dear?” PHI MU ALPHA ELECTS TWO NEW OFFICERS Roy Bryson was elected represen tative for the national convention and Charles Dawson was elected now president of Phi MVi Alpha, men’s national music fraternity, at the meeting held Thursday. Bryson will attend the convention, to be held at Lincoln, Nebraska, during the Christmas holidays. Dawson, who was secretary, will take the place of Elmer Clark, who will not bo in school next term. Frank due was elected secretary in Dawson’s place. A formal dance which will in the future become an annual affair, is being planned for next term by members of the fraternity. Other plans include occasional concerts, concerts in nearby towns and some joint meetings with Mu Phi Epsi lon, women's national music soror ity. » TOKYO EXPRESSES THANKS FOR OREGON’S ASSISTANCE Expressions of gratitude for books sent to the Tokyo Imperial university by the University of Oregon to replace volumes de stroyed in the recent Japanese earthquake, ore voiced in two let ters received by Karl Onthank. One is from Y. Korai, president of the university and the other is from M. Anesaki, librarian. Both let ters offer profuse thanks for the University’s aid and generosity. i COMING EVENTS*! o--> Today, November 15 2:30 p. m.—Grid-graph showing plays of Oregon vs. W. S. 0., Bex theatre. Sunday, November 16 4:00—p. m.—Mu Phi Epsilon Oriental music concert, Alumni hall. O FOR WEEK ANNOUNCED Section Editors Requested To See Augusta DeWitt Organizations scheduled to have photographs taken next week: Monday—Kappa Sigma. Tuesday—Delta Zeta. Wednesday—Phi Delta Theta. Thursday—Gamma Phi Beta. Friday—Phi Gamma Delta. Five organizations are scheduled to have pictures taken at Kennell Ellis studio next week. Next Sat urday no house is listed since it w^g thought that many students would attend the Corvallis homecoming game and would not be able to keep appointments. Delta Gamma was to have its members photographed today, but all. the periods will not be taken up by them. Some members of or ganizations who have already had appointments and have been unable to meet them will be given an op portunity to do so by special ar rangement with the studio. All juniors and seniors not in liv ing organizations who wish their pictures to appear in these sections of the Oregana, are asked to call the studio at any time and make their appointments. It is requested, by Augusta De Witt, editor of the annual, that all section editors see her some time during the coming week to discuss second dummies. GIRLS SHOW INTEREST IN W. A. A. MEMBERSHIP Enthusiasm in the work of the Women’s Athletic association has been greater this year, under the closed membership plan, than ever before. Although- receipt books have not been returned from all the houses and a complete check has not been possible, the present membership of the organization is 97. The to tal is expected to reach 115 or 120. All girls who have 100 accredited I At the Theatres I -<S» ; THE CASTLE—Last day, Fred Thompson the world’s great est all round athlete and his wonder horse Silver King in “The Fighting Sap.” Also Felix the Kitty and comedy “Dizzy Daisy.” THE KEX — Last day, Zane Grey’s greatest of all dramas of our own great west, “The Border Legion,” a stirring tale of the adventures ef the most notorious outlaws that ever rode the western range, some rode for luck: some for loot; but one to prove hia courage to the girl who had iurhed him down. The cast features Antonio Moreno, Hel ene Chadwick, Bockcliffe Fel lowes and Charles Ogle; Chris tie , comedy, “High Gear,” with Bobby Vernon; Bosner, featured organist, in western musical setting on the mighty Wurlitzer. Coming: Pola Negri in Ern est Lubitchs’ production,“For bidden Paradise,” with Bod LaBocque and Adolphe Men jou. ■-<t> Union Suits MANHATTEN union suits made to fit perfectly, with a reputation gained by superiority of workmanship . and correctness of fit — all seasonable weights. $2.25 to $5100 (fy.juA!&$t •TORE >MEN 713 Willamette iMIll—HBWMKIMM—MKMWil—MMBMBfl— - ..,.i. , .... . . - It’s Blanket Buying Time! BROWNSVILLE’S ANNUAL BLANKET SALE The choicest Oregon made blankets—all wool, soft and fleecy and warm as toast. Now is your opportunity to save at this Annual Blanket Sale. DARK GREYS. SOFT AND FLEECY Regular $7.45 Now $4.85 BEAUTIFUL PLAIDS Blue, pink, laveudar, tan. and grev, soft and fleecy. Regular $14.00 .Now $11.50 BROWNSVILLE WOOLEN MILLS STORE 7th & Willamette J points are eligible to membership. 1 Charlotte La Tourrette, at Susan Campbell hall, has charge of new memberships. Get the Classified Ad habit. Uneeda Pressing Club $1.00 per Month Phone 1827 684 Olive headache 2 r 0“ PERHAPS1 ITS EYE'S1/ TAKE YOUR EYE TROUBLES TO Watts-Wallace Optical Co. 790 Willamette MONDAY Nov. 17th 2 SHOWS 7 and 9 p. m. ACKERMAN and HARRIS FEATURE VAUDEVILLE “SPIKES AND BLOOMERS” The Spat Family —in— “SOUTH OF THE NORTH POLE” Aesop Fable I JOE MADDEN The Jazz Juggler I AH SAN JO A Chinese Fantasy BLACK and SMALL Varied Varieties I PEGGY VINCENT Distributing Laugh Microbes I I AMERICAN OPERA QUINTETTE An Artistic Vocal Offering VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT OF QUALITY One Price—60 Cents The Thrill of Good Prints nPHEKE’S a real thrill in getting your prints from the photographs when they are clear a;id clean. Baker Button promises you that thrill by assuring you the most from every film. BAKER - BUTTON’S 7 W. 7th St. frank Fay Eddy’s Little Essays The First ON UNIVERSITY PASTORS I wonder just what the average student on the campus thinks of university paStors. As one of them, I am inclined to the opin ion that the average student does not waste much grey matter upon us in any manner whatever, unless it is to vaguely wonder what we are trying to do anyhow. So, for my part, I devote this little essay to explanation of what I am trying to do. I imagine it is pretty much the same thing as the other Eugene pastors are doing, whose work is in some way specially related to the University. We are all trj'ng as best we can to interpret religious values. As an interpreter, I speak as a Unitarian, or as one who esti mates religious values as a Liberal in religion. This gives my interpretation a certain distinctiveness of its own. Religion, from the Unitarian or Liberal point of view, is a perfectly natural response of the human mind to its interpretation of its environment. Beginning with this central thought, it is our purpose to give an interpretation of religious values which is philosophically ade quate s^id scientifically acceptable. There are but few who subscribe themselves as Unitarians in “registration at the University. But there are many Liberals in religien on the campus. I would be university pastor of all such to the best of my ability. I offer myself as university pastor to all doubters and questioners, to all who concieve of themselves as agnostics or infidels or pagans. In other Little Essays I shall attempt to outline the essential meaning of Unitarianism as an interpretation of religious values in the universe as it appears to modern minda.