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§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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.”
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