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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1925)
GDcggott Siaily ifmptalli Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, issued flail? except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. DONALD L. WOODWARD .. EDITOR “— EDITORIAL BOARD Managing Editor .—. Harold A. Kirk Associate Editor ..Margaret Skavlan Aaeociate Managing Editor ... Anna Jerzyk Desk Editor __Norma J. Wilson Sports Editor .... George H. Godfrey Daily News Editors Mary Clerin Emily Houston lames Case Jalmar Johnson Gertrude Houk Lillian Baker Night Editors CHff Wilson Pete Laurs Webster Jones Alfred Boice lack O’Meara Walter A. Cushman Josephine Ulrich _ Exchange Editor Sports Staff Wilbur Wester .... Assistant Sports Editor Ward Cook, Don Osborne .. Sports Writers Upper News Staff Edward Bobbins Eugenia Strickland Elizabeth Cady Geneva Foss Sol Abramson Carvel Nelson . P. !• N. S. Editor Lylah MeMurphey -- Society Editor News Staff: Clifford Zehrung, Mildred Carr, Helen Reynolds, Bertram Jessup. Margaret Vincent, Esther Davis, Jack HempBtead, Georgia Stone,, Glen Burch, Lawrence Armand, Ruth De Lap, Dorothy Blyberg, Clayton Mered.th, Margaret Kressman, Philippa Sherman, Ruth Gregg. Geneva Drum, Jane Dudley. _ BUSINESS STAFF JAMES W. LEAKE .-.. MANAGER Associate Manager .-. Frank Loggan Advertising Managers . Si Slocum, Wayne Leland, Wm James Advertising Assistants .... Milton George, Bill Prudhomme, Bert Randall Jerry Orary Circulation Manager . _• _ Assistant Circulation Manager ... James Manning •' foreign Advertising Manager ..Claude Rea vis Assistants ...-.. Walt O’Brien, Hilton Rose, Neil Chinnoek Specialty Advertising . Mildred Dunlap, Geneva Foss Administration .... Margaret Hyatt, Marion Phy, Fred Wilcox, Bonner Whitson, Bob Warner. Day Editor This Issue Gertrude Ilouk Assistant .Jack O’Meara Night Editor This Issue Web Jones Assistant .Carvel Nelson Entered as second class matter at the post office at Eugene, Oregon, unaer aci §i Congress of March 3, 1879. ____________ Just How “Naughty”? COMEONE hit upon a happy phrase. It is colorful. To the ^ popular mind it conjures striking pictures. It is perfectly suited to headline banners and lurid catchlines, but—is it true? It is “Babylonian Revels in the Colleges.’’ In ‘“lime (Feb ruary 9, 1925) is printed: “Rapine, carnival, all-night carousals, drinking brawls, Babylonian revels. . . these, said the press, have been going forward at the University of Wisconsin. . . Judge Ole Stolen, magistrate of Madison, Wis., where the University is situated, stated that. . . ‘Liquor and women have become a craze. . .'The county jail would be filled twice a week if ev<p-y offender were sent up.’ University officials denied that such revels occurred except possibly in vacation periods. . .’’ The “New Republic” (February 11, 1925) in an editorial headed “Babylonian Revels,” assuming that such charges are essentially authentic, attempts to analyze the cause of such conditions, and lays most of the guilt at the door of the parent. It says: “College students” are more or less naughty. They have a good deal of experimenting to do. Furthermore they do love to shock their elders, and to figure richly in the popular imagination. Especially in the winter time when there is nothing else to do. But behind all the trumpery of operatic wickedness there is another and totally different phenomena, the tragic misunderstanding between age and youth.” These supposed “carousals” receive further condoning, when the “New Republic” concludes, “When adults make asses of themselves, Avhen they sIioav themselves incapable of perceiv ing the realities in the characters of their own choldrn but in sist on going on in vague formulas and antediluvian cant. . . it is sheer moral bankruptcy. . . There comes a time in the life of every youngster Avhen the issue is presented to him whether he Avill follow the evidence of his own eyes and his own mind or the prejudices of his elders. When that point is reached he may seem to those elders to be bent on nothing but his own de struction. and to himself to be fighting the battle of his life for his inalienable birthright of independent judgement. Children are naughty because adults are stupid. Mven college children. It is important to remember this during the ‘breaking months’ when the Babylonian revels are going on.” It seems to the Emerald that two distinct actions should be the outcome of these reports of “Babylonian revels.” First, ascertain just how much salt should be swallowed with these reflections on institutions of higher learning. If untrue such news stories cause inealcuable harm to the cause of education and their publication should be prevented. Second, providing these tales are substantiated, the public should insist upon an immediate reorganization of the administration of the univer sities affected. Thus, whether or not the elders are “stupid” and “asses” would seem to depend more on their interest and persistence in deforming just how “naughty” the accused university children are. If the “jam” really has been stolen, the elders should prove they do not possess wooden-heads and long-ears by ob taining officials who will spank the “naughty” ones. In one of Conan Doyle’s stories of Sherlock llolmes the point is brought out that few persons really observe many things which they see every day. Dr. Watson protests. The famous detective of fiction proves his statement by asking his friend how many steps there are leading to their apartment. The doctor cannot tell. IIow many students can state the exact name of the company painted in gold letters on the side of the red trolleys which pass in front of the Administration building every fifteen minutes of the day? Campus Bulletin Notices will be printed in this column for two issues only. Copy must be in this office by 5:30 on the day before it is to be published, and must be limited to 20 words. El Circulo Castellano—Will meet tonight in the Y. W. C. A. bunga low at 7:15. World Fellowship—Group studying Poland will meet today at noon at Anchorage. Sportwriters Association—Import ant meeting this noon at Anchor age. Be there. Lecture on "Catholic Christianity” By Beverend O’Hara. Alumni hall at 7:15 tonight. Ye Tabard Inn—Meets tonight. Shumaker cabin. Meet Journal ism building, 7:30. Those having acts for Junior Vod Vib—Sign up at College Side Inn, 4 to 5:30 p. m. World Fellowship Discussion Group studying Turkey meets at the bungalow at 6:00 today. World Fellowship Discussion Group studying India meets at the bungalow at 5:00 today. World Fellowship Discussion Group studying Korea meets at the An chorage at 6:00 today. World Fellowship Discussion Group studying Poland meets at the Anchorage at noon today. Pan Hellenic—Meeting in front of Administration building at 12:45 today. Oregana picture will be taken. Dr. Earl J. Else speaks to students and faculty at Woman’s build ing Thursday evening in the Alumni hall. * Women’s League Convention Di rectorate—Meeting today, 5 p. m. Dean Esterly’s office. Very im portant. Everybody be present. Decoration Committee—Very im portant meeting of the decora tion committee for freshman glee, tonight at 7:30 in Art building. United Methodist and ^ Baptist Young People’s Societies will meet in Armory at 6 o’clock on Sundays for month beginning February 2. ABOUT HANDSHAKING By the year 41,925, says a Har vard professor of paleontology, men will be hairless, tocless, and tooth less. If the learned savant knew anything of campus glad-handing, ho would doubtless predict that men would also be handless. The man of the future must be handless; he cannot help it. And it will largely be caused by the time honored custom of secret hand shakes which collegiate honor so cieties insist upon practicing. A man cannot greet his friends any longer in the good old fashion. In stead, he must twine the third fin ger of his right hand around the fourth digit of his friend’s right hand, or go through some form of gymnastics equally foolish. And men’s hands are becoming horribly worn and twisted. ADDITIONAL WING BUILT ON STUDENT UNION HALL University of Minnesota.—A bil liard room, a dining room, and sev eral new study rooms have been added at the University of Minne sota by the addition of a new wing to the Minnesota union building. PATRONIZE EMERALD ADVERTISERS AIMS OF STUDY GROIMATED Chairman of Committee Corrects Impression LEADERS HOLD MEETING World Fellowship Work to Be Resumed Next Year “Occasional light remarks cur rent upon the campus concerning the work of the World Fellowship discussion groups.such as, ‘attempt ing to cover India in fifteen min utes,’ are based on misunderstand ing,” Ellen McClellan, chairman of the World Fellowship committee, said yesterday. “What we are at tempting to do is to stimulate in terest among the girls, by a sys tematized introduction to the study of these foreign nations, go on studying on their own initiative,” Miss McClellan explained. Girls Evince Interest In endeavoring to show still fur ther the purpose of conducting the series of discussion groups which have discussed the political, indus trial, social, religious and cultural characteristics of Australia, Ar gentina, India, Norway, Turkey, Switzerland, Italy, Korea, Mexico, and Poland. She continued, “We felt that after knowledge comes an understanding which would help to promote better feeling among na tions. In some groups where much good material was available, the members have expressed themselves as already knowing something of the countries they studied. In other groups where there was less material at hand, girls have ex pressed the desire to go on with their reading.” There has been no effort to make a complete study of the countries, Miss McClellan added, but there has been an effort put forth to encourage further study and individual research. Committee Makes Report “We feel that we have laid a foundation for the work next year so that further study and discus sion may be conducted by the World Fellowship committee,” the chairman of the committee said. At a meeting of the leaders of the groups held yesterday at the An chorage during the noon hour, a written report of the work accom plished, as well ns the problems and difficulties arising was drawn up. At the meeting it was suggested that the head of the World Fellow ship committee for next year be appointed early in the spring term and she in turn choose the leaders of the groups so that they can be gin training in the spring. Tt was also suggested that a meeting he conducted at which both the old and the new leaders are present, enabling the experienced laders to illustrate the procedure and give hints to th ir successors. The pres ent leade.s made recommendations for those of next year. The names were selected mainly from the members of the discussion groups conducted this term. Topics for discussion next year were suggested at the meeting also. Among them was “Americaniza tion,” including the various phases LAST I DAY I TODAY i and ERNEST TORRENCE Admission Adults, 50c Children, 10c With Elaborate Prolog “Peter Pan’s Dream’’ featuring Katherine Irvin Stang and her Tiny Tots Ballet with MILDRED BALDWIN Golden voiced soprano Prolog Four Times Daily at 1:50, 3:50, 7:30, 9:30 mmsmaaer ROBT. V. HAINSWORTH IN SOLO AND SETTING FELIX CARTOON COMIC ^COMING EVENTSl ^ -o Wednesday, February 18 7:30 p. m.—“Catholic Chris tianity,” Reverend Edwin V. O’Hara, Woman’s building. I Thursday, February 19 11:00 a. m.—Assembly, Wo man’s building. 8:00 p. m.—Debate, O. A. C. Willamette-Oregon, Yillard hall. Friday, February 20 7:45 p. m.—Basketball, Ore gon-O. A. C., Armory. of education, politics, social work and the like, all of which are cur rent problems. The reason for se lecting a topic of this nature, for discussion, rather than continuing j the study of foreign nations, is j that there is mode for discussion i where the subject matter is opion-! ated and not sinjply a study of facts, Miss McClellan explained. Leaders of the discussion groups during the present term are: Kath erine Reade, Josephine Evans, De loris Pearson, Francis Dodds, Edna Spenker, Genevieve Chase, Maxine Koon, Gladys Calef, Oneita Wirtz, and Elsie Bolt. At the Theatres I o--- -— -■$> THE REX—Last day: James M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan,” with Betty Bronson, the “perfect Peter Pan,” Ernest Torrence and a Paramount cast; pre sented with an elaborate pro log, “Peter Pan’s Dream,” featuring Katherine Irvin Stang and her ,Tiny Tots’ Ballet, with Mildred Baldwin, golden voiced soprano; Felix Cartoon comedy; International News Events; Robert V. Hainsworth, in solo and set ting on the mighty Wurlit zer. Coming: “The Man Who Fights Alone,” with William Farnum, Lois Wilson and Ed ward Horton; “Frivolous Sal,” with Eugene O’Brien, Mildred Harris, Mae jBusch,' Mitchell Lewis and Benny Alexander. HEILIG—Tonight, Wednesday evening, Western Vaudeville, j presenting five Orpheum and j Keith acts of unusual excel lence. The second show is crammed full of colege spec ialties and is winning high favor ‘with University stu dents. Thursday, Friday and Sat urday, the Brandon Opera company presenting light and comic opera, with Theo Pen nington in the leading role. The repertoire wi be Thurs day, “Bohemian Girl,” Friday, “Spring Maid,” Saturday af ternoon, "The Mikado,” and Saturnay night America’s fa vorite, “Robin Hood.” Com ing, Douglas Fairbanks in “The Thief of Bagdad.” o---o Rex Shine Parlor The Only Place to Get Your Shoes Shined tnew it after every meal Et stimulates appetite and aids digestion. Ht makes your food do you more good. 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