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George Washington
JT MAY be worth our while—particularly the little while we
all in some fashion or other give over to celebrating our
National hero—to consider a few salient points of the “plaster
saint,” the man, and his myths.
George Washington was born 193 years ago. And since Feb
ruary 22, 1800, when President John Adams issued a proclama-*
tion, we have, for more than a century, observed the Day. That
first observance took the form of eulogies delivered in every
village, city and hamlet of the 16 states. The most famous of
these was that delivered by General Henry, “Light Horse
Harry,” Lee, in which he said of the dead hero, “First in war,
first in peace, and first in the hearts of his country men.” Many
enlightened young students have fallen into the way of classyig
this remark as a myth.
The General was often censored for his reserve and taciturn
ity. It is true that he did not talk much, but he did not avoid
conversation when his contemporaries advanced subjects worthy
of remark. To analyze an individual, particularly when he is
one of the marked and chosen, presents a great many diffi
culties. First, he was a man of truly terrific passions, though
wonderfully controlled. His education was meager. His actual
schooling lasted oidy until he was fourteen.
Washington was tall, long-armed, very strong, a daring
horseman and a good swimmer. He gained much success in
his early twenties through the personal admiration which he
provoked in those with whom he came in contact. One of the
most noticeably human traits mentioned by historians is the
fact that while the General was admittedly tongue-tied in the
company of men, he was exceedingly popular with those of the
hoop skirt and dainty fan.
Shrewd-minded youth has been given to suspecting there
isn’t very much to the Pater Patriae. It is up k> us then to
stand together as good Americans and call him a great man—
a hero—if for no other reason than that he was a successful
general and commander of the Continental armies, was the
first president, and was a gentleman in his own personal right.
Also, greed and personal gain held no part in his public service
to the United States, lb- served always without remuneration.
National honesty demands that we ignore the “Cherry Tree”
today, but an essay on George Washington gives one the feeling
of being unfinished if that most precious of myths is neglected.
The cherry tree story first saw the light of day in 1803, accord
ing to authorities on the subject. For many years thereafter
it was a serious tiling, and was not, as it is now, the subject of
idle quip and irreverent jest. Mason L. Weems, clergyman
and biographer, is suspected of having cut this story out of
whole cloth for the purpose of lending color and originality,
and providing moral uplift, for his popular “Life of Washing
ton.” Weems had tiie sad tale run something like this:
“George—1 can’t tell a lie, Pa: you know I can’t tell a lie. 11
did cut it with my hatchet. Father Run to my arms, you :
dearest boy, run to my arms; glad am l, George, that you killed j
my tree.” '
“ Twas lie that fixed upon eternal base,
The freedom, peace and glory of his race.”
Quito a basketball game last night! Hut next year Oregon
may not have a olianee to enter the oonfereuce race. Not it' the
measure prohibiting athletic contests on week nights, to be
voted on at the next faculty meeting, passes. Such restriction
would mean that no adequate schedule could be made with
other teams. Contention that attendance to an occasional game
on week nights is detrimental to students’ studies is “bunk.”
Athletic contests are needed during the “heavy” winter term.
They serve to relieve the pressure. They allow mental relax
ation and consequent revivified interest in assignments. We
must have them!
The mysterious yellow slicker of Seattle fame once again
envelops its rightful owner. But mystery still envelops the
mysterious slicker’s mysterious disappearance.
Like to write? You might win one of the prizes. Why not
enter the Warner essay contest ?
Everybody gone? Yes, yes! Of course! A holiday week-end! I
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Campus Bulletin
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VIVID PICTURE SHOWS MINUTE
CHARACTERIZATION OF DR. ERNST
Man Who Thinks With Hair on End Has Marx-ish Tempera
ment; Subtle Humor Gives Dash to Lectures
By L. W. T.
“Make it a teabone—not less
than two inches thick. No—not
well clone—I prefer it rare.”
“Ordering steak always reminds
me of that passage in Dickens
where-”
And the rest of the party sits
back to the enjoyment of an en
tertaining description of something
he has read and thoroughly en
joyed himself.
Perhaps one does not readily
recognize this characterization of
Rudolph Ernst, when not in front
of his literature classes. It may
be that this will better fit in to a
mental picture of the man.
A perplexity which shows itself
on his expressive countenance, he
pauses—scratches his head—dashes
to the board with a diminutive
piece of chalk that is almost lost in
his massive hand.
First he draws a circle—then
several indiscriminate lines radiate
from the center. Not satisfied with
this, a long horizontal line, fol
lowed by a longer verticle one. The
faces of the class light up with un
derstanding and a broad expansive
smile shows itself on the face of
the doctor.
“Do you see that Mr. -? Have
I made myself clear?”
“Perfectly,” answers the student.
But the janitor, coming in late
that night to scrub the boards,
wonders “wot in thunder that prof,
'was doin’ today?”
He is a tall broad-shouldered man
of soldierly bearing and a shock
of black hair which is never combed
—(for the doctor thinks with his
hair do end—and is one of these
indivaduals who thinks all of the
time). Of conservative tastes as
far as dress is concerned though
occasionally a brilliant colored tie
appears as if he had a stubborn
Marx-isli temperament which oc
casionally shows itself. He gives
his class a remarkable power of
visualization by the sheer beauty
of his vocabulary which, like a pot
ter with his clay, he slowly and
accurately moulds into the struc
ture, never making a false move,
but choosing each word with a
nicety of distinction that makes the
finished lecture a worthy object for
the admiration of the most search
ing student.
A subtle humor winds itself about
his discourses giving them the dash
of cayenne which is so often lack
ing in a large number of present
day lecturers who are so successful
in out-babbitting the Babbitt of
the college world.
Imphtience itself with the lacka
daisical student who fails to do his
part—and has no excuse, he is the
fatherly adviser and helper to him
who has tried—but failed.
FEBRUARY ‘OLD OREGON’
TO APPEAR NEXT WEEK
Ttio February issue of “Old Ore
gon,” alumni magazine, edited by
Jeannette Calkins, alumni secre
tary, will appear on the campus the
first of next week. In addition to
its regular departments and feat
ures, there will be several articles
by former Oregon students. Her
bert Thompson, ex-'9ti, who has cou-‘
tributed several stories, reminiscent i
of early days in Kugene, is the
author of ‘an article entitled j
“Singers, Reed Organs and W. F.
Sudds.” The story deals with Eu
gene’s early musical days.
Another musical story is by Mar
garet Morrison and describes the
new auditorium in the music build
ing. The article is illustrated by
pictures of the Vuiversitv choir in
the auditorium and of the women’s
and men's glee clubs.
Carleton E. Spencer, registrar,
has contributed a story on the in
crease in enrollment in the Univer
sity during the last 23 years. The j
article is illustrated by a table,!
showing the increase in figures.
Other articles appearing in the
publication are: one by Harry Scott,
director of physical education for
men on “Physical Education for
Men at Oregon.” It takes up the
various phases of athletics taught
here, and includes illustrations. A
story telling of the progress of the
alumni gift campaign will be run,
taking the progress geographically;1
that is, showing the amount of
money taken in by the various
counties of this state and the
amount from other states and coun
tries as a whole.
In each issue appears a sketch
of some dean of the University,
under the title of “Under the Gar
goyles.” Dean F. G. Young of the
sociology department is #the subject
of the latest sketch.
The addresses of many Oregon
alumni have been lost and a list
of these people will be printed in
the magazine enabling other alumni
who know of the whereabouts of
the “lost alumni” to communicate
with the alumni headquarters.
Campus n ews covered by Mar
garet Morrison and alumni news
(Family Mail) have their usual
place. The sport section edited by
Web Jones will contain stories of
varsity basl/etball and swimminlg
and frosh basketball. Pictures of
Hobson, Gillenwaters, Gowans,
Okerberg and Westergren will be
in this section. A picture of Dick
Smith, new football coach, will ap
pear.
1 At the Theatres I
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THE HEX—Last day: “Frivol
ous Sal,” a drama of men rvho
smile at danger, and a girl
who fought for the man she
loved—filmed high in the
heart of Mount Rainier, the
seenic paradise of the North
west, with Eugene O’Brien,
Mae Buseh, Ben Alexander,
Mildred Harris and Mitchell
Lewis featured; comedy,
“Wildcat Willie,” the cat’s
meow of mirth; Oregon’s
home-grown news reel, “The
Webfoot Weekly;” Robert V. |
Hainsworth in musical set
tings on the mighty Wurlit
zer organ.
Coming: “Barbara Frietcli
ie,” America’s greatest ro
mance, with Florence Vidor,
and prolog, “American Em
bers” with company of seven.
HEILIG—Brandon Opera com
pany, matinee, “The Mikado,”
evening, “Robin Hood.”
Coming: “Thief of Bagdad”
Doug Fairbanks.
Audience Evinces Delight in
‘The Bohemian Girl’
Old-Time Favorite Sentimental
Songs Prove Popular
By Leon K. Byrne
The question 5s often asked,
“Why has ‘The Bohemian Girl’
lasted so long?—What is there
about tjiis light relic of other days
which has persisted in its popular
appeal?”
One answer might be, “Because
of ‘The Heart Bowed Down,’ ‘I
Dreampt I Dwelt- in Marble Halls,’
and ‘Then You’ll Remember Me,’
the three classics of sentimental
melody which the opera contains.”
The audiences which usually see
‘“the Bohemian Girl” await these
three songs throughout the perform
ance and usually demand their re
peated encore. The audience which
viewed the Brandon Opera, Com
pany’s production of “The Bohem
ian Girl” Thursday night at the
Heilig theatre ' was no exception,
and Miss Pennington and her sup
porters, Carl Bundschu and Harry
Pfeil were forced to repeat their
offerings.
The Brandon Opera company has
several excellent singers on its
staff; Theo Pennington, Margaret
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Last night the opera “Spring
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will be presented this afternoon
and “Robin Hood” will be offered
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University of Washington.—Five
members of the English faculty of
the University of Washington are
engaged in writing books; and of
these, two are busy at more than
one book. Professor V. L. Parring
ton is preparing a “History of
American Literature;” Doctor F.
M. Padelford is- editing a volume of
Spenser’s “Fairie Queene;” and
Professor E. G. Cox is collecting
“Travel Literature of the Eigh
teenth Century” into book form. As
a sequel to his volume “English
Literature from Widsith to Chau
cer,” published by the University
Press in 1916, Doctor A. J. Benham
is now finishing “English Litera
ture from Chaucer to Bunyan,” a
source book. In addition to this.
Doctor Benham, Doctor Padelford
and Professor H. E. Corey are plan
ning to collaborate in the spring*
on a “History of Englsh Literature
for College Students.”
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