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Entered as second claaa matter at the post office at Eugene, Oregon, under act
•f Congress of March 3, 1879. __
Courage, Brother, Courage!
rj»HE EMERALD gratefully bows acknowledgment to the
compliment expressed in Friday’s issue of the Oregonian,
wherein an editorial scribe writes, “—the Emerald, that excel
lent student publication of the University of Oregon.” Such
generous words incline to reciprocity. We may, and do, refer
with little fear of contradiction to the Oregonian as the most
excellent morning paper published in the big pond of this
Beaver state.
After viewing the Emerald editorial, Are We (*ooty l ,
which he calls a critical attack on women’s habiliments, this
kindly fellow artisan sounds a sharp note of warning on the
tranquil pool with the flat of his broad tail, and dives for
cover. A little later he may be seen felling the “tree of pride’’
and dragging it downstream, using bits of it here and there
to strengthen the male colony’s dam against the rushing flood
of femininity he feels certain will arise.
The warm blood chills in his veins, and he shivers, vision
ing the co-eds on the Oregon campus, infuriated, charging the
Emerald's editorial sanctum. He imagines them like female
Indians, bedecked with brilliant Avar-paint and brandishing
sharp-pointed manicure scissors, pursuing the Emerald editor
across the Eugene hills. Sympathetically, he drops a tear
while watching the hideous war-dance about the pitostrate
captive. Chills traverse his spine at sound of the sloshing
footgear and crackling fishskin coats. He moans at the ring
ing shriek of victory as the scalp is taken and elevated in
triumph on the point of a long, slender nail file. It is then,
he sighs, and congratulates himself that our feet, and not his,
are in the editorial galoshes. Pity that his tears should be
wasted! lie does not know, that like the flabbergasted Numi
dian lion, the fleeing editor has long legs and is not hampered
by either galloping galoshes or a flapping yellow slicker.
We are somewhat chagrined at> the Oregonian writer’s
seeming lack of temerity in these matters concerning the “more
deadly’’ sex. His humble attitude lacks that flavor of chief
tainship, generally assumed so essential to maintaining the
position, as well as title, of “head of the family.” Worse,
in the conclusion, he writes, “Moreover, it (women’s attire)
is really no affair of ours, who are only the hewers of wood
and drawers of water.” Is it uneourteous to suggest that the
subject of feminine raiment is probably very much his affair
about the first of the month, when the mail carrier drops those
open-faced letters in the box!
Speculation is perhaps unfair, but while we are talking in
terms of men, Indians, beavers, Numidian lions and women, we
cannot avoid thinking of other species in the evolutionary scale.
We see two pictures—first, a large woman, left arm akimbo,
right arm not unlike that of the statue at the New York harbor
entrance, but with the torch become a rolling pin; second, a dis
torted perspective of our barnyard. In it a cringing, Lilliputian
like man is dodging about scattering soothing grain in large
hand-fulls to placate an enormous hen, which is pecking, and
pecking, and pecking.
February Fourteenth
JT WASN'T in the past for our ancestors to ponder on the why
of St. Valentine’s Day—sufficient for them that it was. But
today, left with only the shadow of the thing in our hands, we
are looking around for an explanation that will excuse the
credulity and sentimentality of an older generation.
The austere Americana Britaniea gives credit for the name,
St. Valentine, to a martyr Christian saint. But ’tis no holy
father we find practicing the art of worship and healing on
the February 14th’s of history; instead, the little imp Eros is
discovered flitting about in Rome, France, England, and
America, on mischief bent.
The day isn’t so long past when our sophisticated hearts
turned handsprings upon the receipt of a lace-paper and scrap
picture folder, which contained honeyed words upon its much
bedecked front. We were fed on sentiment and not art in those
days. The lady valentines of 1800 were positively thrilled by
a bit of highly ornamental paper—not so are the ladies of 1925
to be honored. Anonymous verses and declarations of everlast
ing affection are shelved in favor of more substantial gifts such
as flowers, candy, and things of equal rank.
The love-lorn swain today would think twice before he would
despatch a cut paper valentine to the lady of his choice (even
though the hand-painted cupids reclining on beds of violets
were of superior artistic quality). Fears did not trouble the
romantic Duke of Orleans in 1415 when from his prison cell in
the Tower of London, he sent forth the following verse to the
shrine of his love on February 14th:
“Wilt thou be mine? dear love, reply—
Sweetly consent, or else deny;
Whisper softly none shall know —
Wilt thou be mine, love?—ay or no?”
Yes—it would be cause for mirth should a young lady on the
University of Oregon campus receive such a declaration
today. No one would dare be so sentimental as to suggest
that romance still lives, or that cupid should be rein
stated on a throne of lace-paper, instead of a red satin candy
box! Ah! Death, where is thy sting?—When we have only
the shreds of old and honored customs left?
fCOMING EVENTS*
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Saturday, February 14
3:30 p. m.—Wrestling, O. A.
C.-Oregon, Men’s gymnasium.
2:00 p. m.—Competition track
meet, Hayward field.
Sunday, February 15
2:30 p. m.—Mazama hike, to
the Braes. Leave from Admin
istration building.
Monday, February 16
8:15 p. m.—Special women’s
basketball game, Woman’s build
ing.
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THE RUSHING PROBLEM
Why does not the interfraternity
council come out of their coma and
draw up some rules to govern the
“rushing” of prospective members
by the various organizations?
Is therenot someone on that most
officious body that has the slightest
idea as to what it is all about? Do
they not realize that their functions
include finding solutions for the
problems which confront the frater
nities?
This problem of organizing the
rushing on the campus is one which
affects each fraternity, to say noth
ing of the effect that this promis
cuous “bidding” after a one-hour
acquaintance has on the frosh
being rushed?
The “rushee” cannot know by
visiting a house for one meal
whether or not he will find in that
fraternity the companionship, and
friendships he will find of value to
him in his college career and after
wards, nor whether the house
stands for the ideals that will be
of the greatest value to him.
Then, too, he is perhaps anxious
to enter the fraternity life while
in college, and may be persuaded
to join the first house that “bids”
him; fearing that no other house
will bid him.
Members of the inter-fraternity
council know only too well that
rushing, ns carried on by some of
the fraternities especially, is seri
ously in need of some supervision.
Is it their duty to do something
about it? What are they for any
how?
“The Crab” doesn’t propose to
offer solutions for the discrepancies,
fallieies and etc., he hopes to write
about from time to time, but in
for the following year also will take
this case—why not. a “bid” day,
snv two weeks after the semester
starts? No one to be pledged until
after the day set by the council.
That would give freshmen an op
portunity to see all the houses and
to know more definitely which one
lie wants to throw in his lot with.
—“The Crab,” in the California
Aggie.
METAMORPHISM
The price of a University educa
tion is sometimes the price of the
early frost. Entering students are
apt to be too believing in the no
bility of an education; too abject
iu their trust of tender ideals to
half a dozen professors, and a hun
dred friends.
For two years, perhaps, these
ihildren of the world of Keats and
Shelley catch quick breatfcs in icy
waters as tftey try to reconcile the
tolerated cynicism of their elders
with what the people at home said
college would be like. Then they
stop making themselves ridiculous
bv trying to breathe the old airs,
and either succumb to queer clothes,
or hibernate with the idea of be
coming “individuals.”
The social sciences worry them
as the social problems themselves
never would have done. Psychology
is a constant irritation which they
would like to accept if they could.
Studies lose their intimate relation
to their lives which the old dreams
had, and they begin to profess
strange sophistries which they do
not believe.
They read and feel it their duty
as college students never to be
shocked—on any condition. So they
learn to discuss freely what would
have revolted their stomachs and
their minds a year before.
When the world turns for them
a little flavorless, they make of the
very fact another sophistry. They
find they have never understood
this “religion stuff,” and resolve
never to try again. They learn a
word and call themselves “agnos
tic,” rather than shock the folks
at home by being “atheist.” After
i At thye Theatres I
HEILIG—Today, Friday and
Saturday, “Thundering Hoofs”
a dashing drama of the west.
Coming: . Ackermon and
Harris, Western Vaudeville,
May Robson in her own great
play, “Something tells Me,”
The Brandon Opera Company,
presenting a repertoire includ
ing “The Bohemian Girl,” -
“The Chocolate Soldier,”
“Spring Maid,” and the great
favorite, “Robin Hood.” Doug
las Fairbanks in Jiis great
est, “The Thief of Bagdad.”
THE REX—First day: , Buck
Jones in “Winner Take All,”
a smile-a-minute, thrill-a-min
ute drama of a two-fisted son
of the West on romance and
adventure bent; Sunshine com
edy, “Blue Blood;” First
Oregon-made news reel, “The
Webfoot Weekly;” Robert V.
Hainsworth in musical accom
paniment on the mighty Wur
litzer organ.
Coming: James M. Barrie’s
immortal “Peter Pan,” with
Betty Bronson, (personally
picked for the role by Barrie,
himself) Ernest Torrence and
special Paramount cast; at
mospheric prolog, “Peter
Pan’s Dream,” with Kather
ine Irvin Stang and her Tiny
Tots’ Ballet with Mildred
Baldwin, soprano soloist.
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Campus Bulletin
Notieci will be printed in this column
for two issues only. Copy most be
in this office by 5:30 on the day before
it is to be published, and must be
limited to 20 words.
Varsity Phillppinensis—Will meet
Saturday night at 8:30 o’clock,
“Y” hut. Important.
Cadet Officers—Oregana pictures
will be taken immediately after
drill Tuesday afternoon.
R. O. T. C. Band—Oregana picture
will be taken at 4:30 Tuesday af
, ternoon. Everyone in uniform.
Mazama Hike — Sunday afternoon
to the Braes. Leader, Elsie Den
nis. Leave the Administration
building promptly at 2:30.
Tiny Shields Game Tickets—The
few houses that have not paid
for Tiny Shields tickets ordered
please pay at business office now.
Meeting of Modern Language and
Latin teachers and practice teach
ers, room 7, University high
school, Monday, February 16,
4:10 p. m.
all, nothing is of much consequence.
Then, all persuaded of the futil
ity of life, they leave college to
labor for the Lord. Perhaps it is
years before they re-establish their
equipoise and the broad philosophy
of their youth which made them
dream aTid work and trust.
Fourteen thousand years ago,
Aesop said: “College is largely a
test of common sense.”—Ohio State
Lantern.
SECOND SWIMMING MEET
LISTED FOR AFTERNOON
The schedule for Women’s dough
nut swimming has been slightly al
tered. Susan Campbell hall II will
swim against Alpha Chi Omega
this afternoon at 2:30 in the Wo
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Kappa Alpha Theta will swim
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in League I who loses in Saturday’s
meet. Delta Delta Delta in League
II, will compete with Alpha Phi.
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