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Edited by Glen F. Burch
VAN DOBEN
THE BO VINO CBITIC
Carl Van Doren is well known in
the literary world as one of the as
sociate editors of the New Repub
lic, and as a critic of considerable
acumen. In his book on the “Rov
ing Critic” published a year ago
he releases his- views, in indexed
form, on a number of things, rang
ing all the way from a discussion
of the use of names in novels, to
kindly hints on gardening. He
even goes to the extent of compos
ing at the very end of the book
several eulogies on the “out-of
doors;” exceedingly beautiful and
spontaneous bits of prose, evident
ly to prove his versatility.
The book itself is all the more
interesting for its diversified char
acter. There is no definite con
tinuity of chapters, and nearly all
the discussions are concise and to
the point. Brevity, besides being
the soul of wit, might also be said
to be the real soul of criticism.
Van Doren doesn’t wander on for
ever on one topic; he gives his
views clearly, without needless
waste of words and then passes on.
At the opening of the book in a
chapter on criticism, the author
states that there are three recog
nized dimensions to which all lit
erature is subjected: first, “Is it
truet”; second, “Is it beautifult”;
and third, “Is it good?”, and adds
that he would like to see a fourth
dimension added: “Is it alivet”.
“The Roving Critic” is not intend
ed to be a piece of literature in
the strict sense of the word, but
it does fulfill the requirements of
this fourth dimension; it is alive.
THE WEEK’S
BRIEF REVIEWS
GOD’S STEPCHILDREN, By Sar
ah G. Millin. A missionary, the
Reverend Andrew Flood, goes to
South America to convert the
Hottentots. The environment
which he hopes to change,
changes him, and he marries a
native girl. The latter part of
the story revolves about the his
tory of his descendants. . . .
halfbreeds.
ORPHAN ISLAND, By Rose ' Ma
eaulev. Press agent reviews
characterize Miss Macauley as
“the wittiest woman alive.” and
the book as “a fascinating and
effective piece of irony.”
TALES OF HEARSAY, By Joseph
Conrad. This volume contains
the first and last short stories
written by the latje great mas
ter of English prose: Prince Ro
1 man, The Black Mate, The Tale,
and The ‘Warrior’s Soul.
THE MIND OF A WOMAN, By
Mrs. Philip Champion de Cres
pigny. It traces the evolution of
woman from the pre-historic cave
dweller to the modern heiress of
all the ages, showing how es
sentially different have been the
lines on whieh her development
proceeded as compared with that
of man. “All males skeptical of
the potential intellectual content
of the feminine brain are advised
to glance over this book.
THE RECTOR OF WYCK, By May
Sinclair. A clergyman and his
wife in a small English parish
dream of going abroad on the
continent. “Some day, when the
children have left school, we’ll
go. We shall enjoy it all the
more for waiting.” Of course
they don’t go. That’s the story.
Quiet retired village life. But
then, May Sinclair writes it, and
it is interesting.
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JOSEPH PULITZER:
LITE AND LETTERS
“The Life of Joseph Pulitzer”
by Don C. Seitz, business manager
of the New York World, came out
on the present great wave of inter
est in biographies, and has in con
sequence enjoyed considerable pop
ularity. The mere fact that it ap
peared at this time, however, does
not by any means entirely explain
the widespread attention it has
attracted. It is rather an interest
in Joseph Pulitzer, pioneer pub
lisher, that has motivated most
people to read the book, than in
“a biography by Don Seitz.”
Joseph Pulitzer’s life history is
the kind of a life history which
lends itself most readily to publi
cation in the American magazine.
The story of young Pulitzer’s ad
ventures in this country in the
early ’60’s, might, with proper
handling, read like a page from
Horatio Alger. But Seitz doesn’t
yield to the temptation to make a
demi god of his subject. Rather, he
chooses to paint Pulitzer just as
he was, with all his faults, relying
upon the Teally great characteris
tics which the man possessed to win
him the praise he unquestionably
deserves.
Although he does refrain from
unduly eulogizing the late owner
of the World, Seitz is not able to
resist the chance of doing a bit of
publicity work for the newspaper
-itself and toward this end, devotes
several chapters of the book almost
exclusively to % discussion of the
history of the World, before and
after Pulitzer assumed the owner
ship. Mr. Seitz would possibly re
sent such a charge of press agency,
and retort that after all the life
history of Mr. Pulitzer was the
history of the World. All of which
may be quite true, and still make
the book a good advertisement for
the World. But one shouldn’t be
so cynical, so bent on discovering
underlying motives. It is a good
book, and propaganda or no pro
paganda, it is worth reading.
THE BLOOM OF LIFE, By Ana
tole France. An autobiography
of the boyhood and early man
hood of the great master of
French prose. Delightfully writ
ten and crammed full of perti
nent philosophical divigation. It
is a companion volume of “My
Friend’s Book. ”
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THE AMEBICAN MIND IN AC
TION, By Harvey O ’Higgins.
This book has already taken its
place among the foremost writ
ings of the day. The rather nov
el method chosen by the author
of analytically reviewing the
biographies of a number of
America’s great, is particularly
effective in illustrating the prin
cipal point of the book, to wit,
how much the American mind is
governed by the Puritanical in
hibitions of the “early fathers.'”
B.I.T.C. MARKSMEN
TO RECEIVE SWEATERS
Ten Men to Get Awards
For Rifle Work
Ten men on the B. O. T. C. rifle
team of the University will receive
sweaters from the military depart
ment for their work in shooting
during the winter term, announced
Captain J. T. Murray, coach, yes
terday. The men are: Con Wat
rous, John Neidermeyer, Carrol
Williams, Eric Peterson, Stanley
Copland, Wilmot Getty, Mark Tay
lor, Charles Burlingham, Will Kid
well, and Bobert Harrison. ,
Sweaters have been OTderdfl
through the Henderschot company
in Eugene, and are expected to ar
rive within a wfeek at the B. O.
T. C. headquarters. This firm
handles the orders for the varsity
men’s athletic sweaters.
Bifle team sweaters will be
dark blue with a coat effeet just as
are the varsity sweaters. There
will be on them a shield colored
red, white and blue, with a bull’s
eye and the letters B. G. T. C, on
it.
Pins for the girls on the Uni
versity women’s rifle team have
been -ordered by the military de
partment through a Salem, Massa
chusetts, jewelry firm. These are
also expected to arrive within a
week. These pins are of a beau
tiful design consisting of two
crossed rifles over a bulls-eye with
the letter U. on one side and the
letter O. on the other side of the
riflee.
LEO MUNLY CHANGES
HIS WORK IN PORTLAND
Leo P. J. Munly, graduate of the
school of journalism last year and
who has been with the Crossley and
Failing Advertising company of
Portland since his graduation, is
now with the telephone company in
Portland in charge of the classified
advertising contained i ntheir tele
phone directory.
Mr. Munly was business manager
of the Emerald last year, and was
a member of Sigma Delta Chi,
men’s national honorary journalism,
fraternity, and of Kappa Sigma.
VOTES ON RADIO DEBATfc
MUST BE MAILED TONIGHT
All students who listened in on j
the radio debate between Oregon
and Stanford last week and who
have not yet mailed in their votes
should do so by midnight tonight.
According to the Oregonian’s an
nouncement the final results of the
voting will be published Sunday
morning. The votes can either be
mailed to the University extension
division on the campus, or to radio
'KGW of the Morning Oregonian at
Portland.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT
Lambda Psi announces the pledg
ing of Norton Graham of Madras,
Oregon.
WOMEN’S DOUGHNUT
BASEBALL TO STURT
Four Supervised Practices
Required for Teams
Practice for the doughnut series
in women’s baseball begins Thurs
day, April 2. It is expected! that 20
houses will enter teams. This sea
son, each team will be in charge of
a manager elected by the house it
represents. Pour supervised prac
tices are required of each candidate
for a house team. To qualify as a
substitute for a house team, two
supervised practices are necessary.
The rules for this season also pro
vide that two outside practices
will be necessary to make up any
of the required supervised prac
tices. Teams may occupy the dia
mond for the entire practice hour
between 5 and 6 o’clock every
night.
The first game of the doughnut
series is scheduled for April 16.
House teams, divided into four
leagues, will compete in a round
robin tournament. The doughnut
title will be decided by elimination
finals among the league winners. It
is expected that the baseball sea
son for women will end the last
of this month.
Special training in scoring will
be given the official scorers for
each house. Eeferees will be large
ly chosen from the junior majors
in the department of physical edu
cation.
RADIO TALKS ARRANGED
BY EXTENSION DIVISION
Speaking on the subject of the
microscope, Professor H. G. Tanner
of the University chemistry depart
ment, will give the regular exten
sion division radio lecture Friday
evening at 8 o’clock from station
KGW of the Oregonian. The ex
tension division has arranged for
all the programs in April.
On Friday evening, April 10, Pro
fessor A. E. Sweetser of thd botany
department will radio-cast a lec
ture. Professor Hugh E. Eosson,
debate coach and member of the
law faculty, will radio-cast the lec
ture Friday, April 17. Dean Erie
W. Allen of the school of journal
ism speaks April 24. None of the
latter three has announced his sub
ject. !
MARCH “OLD OREGON”
HAS VARIED CONTENT
The March issue of Old Oregon
came out last Wednesday. It con
tains stories of “The University
and the Legislature,” “The Sum
mer Sessions,” news of the class
reunions which take place in June,
Oregon’s Ehodes scholars, the wo
men’s league convention thijp
month, news of the University in
telligence tests, scholarship ratings
for the fall term on the campus,
the organization of alumni athletes
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monthly payments for rest of term.
Call at Emerald office. A-l-2
NOT riding this term, will sac
rifice fine riding crop. Call 1895.
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ity ef earning several times this
amount. Many of our student repre
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Universal Book and Bible House
COLLEGE DEPARTMENT
1010 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa.
MAE CEL AND CURL
75c
Gay Thompson
861 WILLAMETTE ST.
Phone 10191-R
into an “Order of the ‘O’”. An
account of Dean Esterly’g trip
East is given and the regular
sketch of a University Dean ap
pears, with Dean John F. Bovard,
of the physical education depart
ment, as the subject.
Campus news, illustrated by two
pictures of the recent auction sale,
and news of the alumni take an im
portant place in the magazine,
which is edited by Jeanette Calk
ins. Sports by Web Jones and
poetry from alumni and students,
edited by Margaret Skavlan, have
their usual place.
MARINELLO SHOP
MOVES
to
LOWELL THEATRE BUILDING
ON THE MEZZANINE FLOOR OF THE
NEW EUGENE DRUG CO.
This Shop is Thoroughly Modern, all the equipment
and furniture is brand new, and all the Operators are
experienced and competent.
Step inside the new Eugene Drug Store and take stair
way to the right to the mezzanine floor.
Marinello Shop
B. PIPER BELL jg
Telephone 647-J
Telephone 647-J 15% Willamette St.
LoweU Theatre Bldg. Eugene Drug Co.
Terms May Come and—
Terms May Go—but
That doesn’t keep
George from handing
Out the best line of
Brain food obtainable.
At all times, Eat well
And learning comes natural
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The Oregana
New York University
School of Retailing
Experience in New York’s, Newark’s and Brooklyn’s
largest department stores
Earn while you train to be an executive. Store service
linked with classroom instruction.
Certificate—M.S. in Retailing
Fall term opens September 17, 1925
Summer School July 7 to August 14, 1925
Illustrated booklet on application. For further informa
tion write Dr. Norris A. Brisco, Director, 100 Washing
ton Square, New York City.
STUDENTS
Of Many Races'
OF !
The University of Oregon
Present j
“THE FESTIVAL OF NATIONS”
UNDER AUSPICES OF THE I
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB
GUILD HALL
Saturday, April 4th
Matinee, 25 cts., 2:30 p. m. Evening, 30 cts, 8 p. m.
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Get all set for after-supper studying
for the last term of the year
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HEIUG
WESTERN VAUDEVILLE
(JUNIOR ORPHEUH)
TONIGHT
2 Shows, 7 & 9
PRINCESS WINONA
Indian Prima Donna
Frank & Gertrude Butler
present
“THE DANCING GIRL”
Staged by Harry Danforth
FLORENCE YORgE & COMPANY
in
‘Ye Olden Days Modernized”
CHARLES KEENA
“The Street Fakir”
LUTES BROTHERS
' with Claire A Lutes
“The Wizard of the Feet”
Oregonian
Review
Charley Chase
in
“Hardbbiled”
HEILIG ORCHESTRA
Topics of
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A Weekly Bulletin Published for House Managers by
The Table 8upply Co.
POLLY WANTS A CRACKER
Crackers are really so
convenient. They fill in
at all kinds of meals and
don’t require much work.
A box of crackers in your
pantry would find itself
most popular.
Soup of course just
can’t be served without
those crisp white squares.
Smooth red tomatoes,
stuffed with shrimp and
topped with a dash of
mayonnaise, served o n
crisp lettuce and accom
panied with small toasted
crackers make an admir
able dish for afternoon
tea or to serve in the eve
ning after a card game.
Crackers and cheese,
left in the oven just long
enough for the crackers
to brown a little and the
cheese to melt-—and you
have a oozy midnight
feed. And crackers spread
with jam or jelly or eaten
with a juicy red apple do
away with afternoon hun
ger.
You’ll make everybody
happy if you buy a large
box of crackers and leave
it always open.
Table Supply Co.
104 9th St. E. Phone 246