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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1925)
©tB0on Uaily fmeralit Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association_ Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, issued daily except Sunday and Monday, during the college year.__^ DONALD L. WOODWARD ..-.-. EDITOR “ EDITORIAL BOARD I Managing Editor ....... Harold A~ glrk Associate Managing Editor .... Anna Jerzyk Sports Editor .... George H. Godfrey Daily News Editor Mary Clerin Emily Houston James Caa* Jalraar Johnson Gertrude Houk Lillian Baker Night Editors Pete Lams Ray Nash Webster Jones Claude Reavis Tom Graham Walter A. Cushman Lylah McMurphy Society Editor Sports Staff Wilbur Water .... Assistant Sports Editor Richard Syring, Richard Godfrey .— ._.Sports Writers Upper News Staff Edward Robbins Mildred Carr Elizabeth Cady Geneva Foss Sol Abramson Eugenia Strickland Josephine Ulrich . Exchange Editor News Staff: Helen Reynolds, Margaret Vincent, Esther Davis Jack Hempstead, Georgia Stone, Glen Burch, Lawrence Armand, Ruth De Lap, Dorothy Blyberg, Clayton Meredith, Margaret Kressman, Philippa Sherman. Ruth Gregg, Mary Baker, Alice Kraeft, Geneva Drum, Helen Schuppel, Ruby Lister, Barbara Blythe. BUSINESS STAFF JAMES W. LEAKE ..-.—. MANAGER Associate Manager .;. Frank Loggan Advertising Managers . Si Slocum, Wayne Leland, Wm. Jones Advertising Assistants -. Milton George, Bill Prudhomme, Bert Randall Circulation Manager . James Manning ( Foreign Advertising Manager . Claude Reavis , Assistants . Walt O’Brien, Hilton Rose, Neil Chinnock i Specialty Advertising . Mildred Dunlap, Geneva Foss Adminstration . Margaret Hyatt, Marion Phy, Fred Wilcox, Bonner Whitson, Bob Warner. Day Editor This Issue Jalmar Johnson Night Editor This Issue Bay Nash Assistant .Konald Sellers Entered a* second class matter at the post office at Eugene, Oregon, under act of Congress of Marcb 3, 1879. » The Spread of the Plague THE faculty meeting this week notice of motion was made to open Saturday to regular scheduling of classes. This motion will be voted upon at the next meeting in one month. Reasons advanced for proposal of this plan, to quote from the report of the Schedule committee in the faculty bulle tin is that this motion “seems advisable to the committee in view of the already crowded conditions as to class rooms, the antici pated increase in student enrollment next year, and the fact that no relief is in sight in the present class room situation. The new building, while it will help the library congestion, and the over-crowded laboratory situations in certain departments, will have very little effect on the class room problem,” No one will deny that conditions here are crowded, often over-crowded, and the last one to deny such a condition is the student himself. Nevertheless, there appears to be a small, perhaps even a considerable amount of injustice couched in this proposed change. A six-day school schedule will work a hardship on a number of conscientious, worthy students to whom Saturday is a golden day, a golden day because they work on that day for several extra dollars, and those extra dol lars may mean the difference between attending the University and realizing their ambitions, or not. It might be pointed out that at first this plan would only affect the larger, lower class divisions, and students would be given a choice in regard to Saturday classes. It seems illogi cal, however, to expect that, very many will break up a free Saturday by volunteering to take classes for that day. This would mean there would necessarily be arbitrary assignment in most cases. That conditions are crowded is admitted. The committee states that it anticipates an increase in enrollment next year. Why is this? First, of course, there will be the natural growth, due to increased population in the state and the greater pop ularity of higher education among the people. Second, it will be due to boosting, whereupon natural, normal growth becomes forced expansion. Even universities and colleges, the pur ported sanctuaries of the scholar, have been overtaken by the American ^disease of worshipping bigness, where mere size over awes and gross numbers hypnotize. Commercial businesses are not the only enterprises where success or failure is judged upon a quantitative basis. The in fection has spread into the very seats where leadership should develop, where students should have every facility furnished to foster thinking and the conception of high purposes. This will not be accomplished by unnaturally building up the size of the student body. It will be accomplished by giving those who have had the will, courage and determination to gain a university education every advantage. They are the ones from which mankind may expect a bounteous return in inspiration and progress. Not a few of these arc of the aristocracy of character and intelli gence rather than the aristocracy of money. To force these out, or even to make attendance just a little more difficult for the sake of larger enrollment figures, seems a violation of one of the most fundamental aims of higher education. NEW OFFICERS FOR CAMPUS Y.M.C.A. TAKE UP DUTIES officer* for the campus Y. M. C. A. were installed at a bau quet at the Canipa Shoppe Thurs day night Several speakers were present from Portland. Bart Ken dal was installed as president. Wil lard Marshall, who has just com pleted his term as presid nt, addre<s ed the ({roup, recounting the work of the past year. Other officers in stalled were Ronald Beatty, vice president: Kirk Bolliger, secretary ami Wilfred Long, treasurer. The news committees were also introduc ed. A. E. Yont, J. O. Meehan, Joe Tibbets, and Willard P. Rouse, all from Portland, addressed the forty men who were present. H. W. Davis of the local “V" hut also spoke. Wilfred Long played several piano selections. Campus Bulletin Notices will be printed in this column for two issues only. Copy must be in this office by 6 :30 on the day before it is to be published, and must be limited to 20 words. W. A. A. Hike—Sunday morning. Meet in front of the Administra tion building at 10:00. Bring a lunch. Expect to cover 10 miles. Mu Phi Epsilon—Opera Concert, 4:00, Sunday afternoon in Music building. e>-<j> Communications Letters t« the EMERALD from stu dents and faculty members are welcomed, but must be signed and worded concisely. If it is desired, the writer’s name will be kept out of print. It must be understood that the editor reserves the right to reject communications. WORK OF CAMPUS POETS DECLARED MOST PITIABLE To the Editor: As I have but recently entered the University of Oregon and as I do not have the pleasure of know ing any of the so-called campus “poets” personally, my subsequent remarks may be said to be purely impersonal. I only write desiring to comment with the hope that the “Lyric Rainbow” column will be closed out, and the “poetic” ser vices of its editor dispensed with. i In glancing over the poetry pub lished this week I made note of the fact that the creater of the “Lawn Tale,” “Sunshine” and “Lazy Moon” is bringing on hernia in the attempt to be poetic. Is it not ludicrous that juvenile poets in variably clothe their work entirely in what they consider poetesques, and imagine that indulgence in such will endow upon their child ren the spirit of genuine poetry? They cannot understand that nud ity is really most becoming, that what is inartificial is most splen did. The respects in which the new poetry can be said to differ from the old are not mere details of form, for much poetry which is in fused with the new spirit is writ ten in old measures and rhyme schemes. It is not merely in dict tion, though the truly modern poet rejects poetic commonalties in his choice of words. The spirit of new poetry is to discard its Victorian apparel, kick off the tinsel, and run freely as it desires. Let us remember that a woman of refinement dresses us ually in charming simplicity; it is only a woman of the most vulgar taste who indulges in gewgaw. Our campus poets in trying to be real istic are only making excellent fools of themselves. Their works are not artistic, nor poetic; they are pitiable. It is my firm belief that our campus “poets” mistake colenter itis for the poetic itch. I merely wish to inform them that God does not juggle with bars of soap, (Sunshine), nor d(oes ' my good rCOMING EVENTS^ 0 ---o| Saturday, April 18 2:30 p. m.—Interclass track j meet, Haywarcf field. 8:00 p. m.—“Crimson Eye brows,” School of Music audi torium. Sunday, April 19 4:00 p. m.—Mu Phi Epsilon concert, School of Music audi torium. <£> -be friend the lawn hose crawl across lawns to sun itself or slink away at night “to coil itself in the long grass beside the tool-house,” (“Lawn Tale”). If God plays the rofe of laundryman in Eugene I very much desire to have Him call. Beally, it would flatter me. I won der, does He clean and press suits? As to the lawn hose, I smell moon in the air. I am a cautious person and I offer a substantial Reward to anyone who can bring to me a gen uine, living, breathing, first-rate hose that crawls, wiggles, hisses, spits, and slinks. In closing, I would say this: It would be an easy matter for me to pause on the street and, spitting up into the air, say: “Ah, tis raining.” But as I chew tobacco the process would stain my clothing, and I am silly enough to doubt the truth of my assertion. With this in mind j 1 add that the poetry printed in! the Emerald is usually the most meaningless blah, cheap sentimen talism, rot, bunkum. It would please me if someone could point I At the Theatres <>— HEILIG—Friday and Satur day, Fred Thompson in his dashing, “That Devil Que mado;” Next week, “The Snob,” and “The Great Di vide,” an American epic that rates with the best films of the year. Galligher and Shean, with Greenwich Vil lage Follies, April 28. Be ready when the box office opens. THE BEX—Last day: The screen’s most delightful per sonality, Constance Talmadge in “Learning to Love,” a ro mantic comedy with the startling Connie leading a quintet of shieks through a rapid race with Cu pid at the tape and Antonio Moreno saving his wind for the finish; A1 St. John com edy, “Bed Pepper,” is the spice of laughter; Oregon’s own Webfoot Weekly; LeBoy DeVaney in musical comedy accompaniment on the mighty Wurlitzer. Coming: Kichard Barthel mess in “New Toys,” with his "■dainty wife, Mary Hay, mak ing her screen debut; present ed with a Bex prolog, “Toys,” with Katherine Irvin Stang and her Two Tiny Tots. «>----c> * CHOICE QyflLITV Blue Ribbon MEAT BUYS There is no trick in selling low priced meats, the idea is to sell better meats at lower prices— and that is what we do. Get the best class of tender meats. Shop Here and Save EUGENE PACKING COMPANY 675 Willamette Phone 38 or 39 DEMOCRACY After an Hundred and Fifty Years Next Sunday. April 19, marks the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary since the Battle of Lex ington. Democracy was then a theory untried; now it is to be considered as an experiment which must in evitably be carried further in political practice. The successes of democracy have always been linked with individualism and the freedom of man. This all makes an interesting theme which will be considered by the Rev. Frank Fay Kddv in a sermon at the Vnitarian church Sunday morning at 10:45 o'clock. The Soloist at this Service will be ALBERTA CARSON, CONTRALTO 1’niversity men and women are always welcome at the “Little Church of the Human Spirit.” Dut to me just wherein it is poetry, j I am only a simple layman and I i v-earn for culture. Tours truly, FREDERICK SCHLICK. BRIDGE TEA ADDS $140 TO SCHOLARSHIP FUND Approximately $140 was taken in at the bridge tea, sponsored by the alumnae association, which was held at the Osburn hotel Wednesday af ternoon. The tea was given to benefit the permanent fund of $5,000 which is being raised for the Mary Spiller scholarship, found ed in 1908 and which is awarded each year to an Oregon high school graduate. It allows her one year’s room and board at Hendricks hall. The tea was in the hands of Mrs. Herbert Clarke, president of the as A GOOD SIGN TO GO BUY UNEEDA PRESSING CLUB THE OLD RELIABLE “MAC” “JACK” VARSITY BARBER SHOP 11th and Alder MATINEE SKATING TODAY 1 p. m. to 4 p. m. ^liniiiiiiiiiiauiiniiiiiBiniiiiiiBr DANCING TONIGHT .iiUBiuiBiiaoinaiiiiiniiiiiiHiiiiiiiHiiir WINTER GARDEN Per Couple—85c sociation, Mrs. Frank Chambers, vice-president; Mrs. J. O. Holt, sec retary; and Mrs. Lawrence T. Har ris, treasurer. Women of Eugene, wives of University professors and students of the University reserved tables and played during the af ternoon. GOOD GUESSER TO WIN TICKETS TO GUILD PLAY Monday morning nine cherubic, infant faces will be on display in the Co-op. The discerning one will recognize them as photographs, tak en some twenty years ago, of the cast of “Miss Lulu Bett,” the j Guild Theatre play to be given April 22, 23, and 24. The one who first guesses correctly (the entire nine will be given six tickets to the play, ,the second to hand in the correct identification will receive four, and the third will get two tickets. In ease you should not be able to recognize the entire cast hand in your guess anyway, be cause if no one should guess all, the one first handing in the larg est number correct, will receive the Bix tickets. The second and third prizes will be judged accordingly. Hand in your guesses at Guild Theatre box office. The contest i will remain open from 1:00 p. m. on Monday until 5:00 p. m. Tues day. Winners will be announced in Wednesday’s Emerald. PHONE YELLOW CAB CO NOTHING TAKES THE PLACE OF DICE SERVICE Housemanagers—You can more effi ciently conduct your table with our gro cery service. 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