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©CE0an iailtj ^jugralb Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association Official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, issued dally except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. DONALD L. WOODWARD .-... EDITOR EDITORIAL BOARD Associate Editor . Margaret Skavlan Managing Editor .—. Harold A. Kirk Associate Managing Editor ..-.. Anna Jerzyk Sports Editor_George H. Godfrey Daily News Editor Mary Clerin Emily Houston James Case Jalmar Johnson Gertrude Honk Lillian Baker Night Editors Pete Laura Ray Nash Webster Jones Claude Rearis Tom Graham Walter A. Cushman Lylah McMurphy ... Society Editor Sports S t af f^ Wilbnr Wester _ Assistant Sports Editor Richard Syring, Richard Godfrey - ___Sports Writers Upper News Staff Edward Robbins Mildred Garr Elisabeth Cady Geneva Foes Sol Abramson Eugenia Strickland Mary West Josephine Ulrich .— Exchange Editor News Staff: Helen Reynolds, Margaret Vincent, Esther Davis, Jack Hempstead, Georgia Stone, Glen TJurch, Lawrence Armand, Ruth De Lap, Dorothy Blyberg, Clayton Meredith, Margaret Kresaman, Philippa Sherman, Ruth Gregg, Mary Baker, Alice Kraeft, Geneva Drum, Helen Schuppel, Ruby Lister, Barbara Blythe, Mary Conn, Ronald BeDere, Paul Krausse, Bill Kllen. BUSINESS STAFF JAMES W. LEAKE .-. MANAGER Associate Manager . Frank Loggan Advertising Managers . Si Slocum, Wayne Leland, Wm. Jones Assistants.Milton George, Bill Prudhomme, Bert Randall, Calvin Horn Circulation Manager ... James Manning Assistant Circulation Manager.-.Burton Nelson Foreign Advertising Manager ... Claude Reavis Assistants . Walt O’Brien, Hilton Rose, Neil Chinnock Specialty Advertising.... Mildred Dunlap, Geneva Foss Adminstration - Margaret Hyatt, Marion Phy, Fred Wilcox, Bonner Whitson, Bob Warner. Day Editor This Issue Lillian Baker Night Editor This Issue Tom Graham Assistant .Carv. Nelson Entered aa second class matter at the post office at Eugene, Oregon, under act H Congress of March 3, 1879. Doing the Dusting 'JMIE BOARD of Regents has (done the sweeping. In many respects it was a pretty good job, and badly needed. The mistake made was in nsing the rather unsanitary old broom of a secret conclave to gain the ends. Naturally considerable dust was stirred up which had lain undisturbed for the past several years. The dust has been settling on the furniture, and many embarassing question have been asked as to just how good the regents'are at house-cleaning. .The sta%uncnt in today’s Emerald on the financial side of the question is the beginning of the dusting. The Oregon Daily Emerald is glad to see it. It was much needed. There ;s, in fact, little point in having clean rugs to walk on if one must sit on dusty chairs. Much of the misinformation among the student body on the subject of the legal powers of the regents may be cleared up by consulting 0. L. Section 5416 (1920) in Olson’s Oregon Laws, which was adopted in 1876 and has not been amended since: “Section 5416: Powers and Duties of the Board of Regents. “Provision Three: To appoint and employ a president of the University, and the requisite number of professors, teachers, and employes, and to prescribe their compensation and tenure of office or employment.” “Provision Six: To supervise the general course of instruc tion in the University, and to enact rides and by-laws for the government thereof, including the faculty, teachers, students, and employes therein.” Powers of the Faculty are detailed as follows in Section 5422: “The president and professors constitute the faculty of the University, and as such shall have the immediate govern ment and discipline of it and the students therein; but in all matters connected with the government and discipline of the preparatory department, the teachers therein shall be heard and consulted. The faculty shall also have power, subject to the supervision of the board of regents, to prescribe the course of study to be pursued in the University, and the text books to be used.” It is to be hoped that the regents will avail themselves of the more efficient vacuum cleaner in the future, so that dust can be deposited in a neat pile for inspection. “The Spirit of the Thing” M.”, IN a communication, headed “Make it Compul sory V” asks about the spirit of the proposed $5 fee plan to be voted upon by the students tomorrow, lie says, “It was one of the outstanding ideas of the student union drive both this year and last, that no one should be compelled, that no one 1 should be cajoled, into signing a pledge. . . Would declaring ; the pledge of an ‘extra five’ compulsory for students, who even now asked to be relieved from any cash payment until long after graduation, make payment easier?” The fact is that any student who was approached in the drives knows that it was mighty hard to say “no” to the so licitor. There is that idea of feeling like a “poor sport,” “what’ will they think of me if I don’t” psychology which makes re-i fusal so difficult for the average, not hard-boiled, student. In the end, then, the drive virtually does amount to compulsion, from the angle of moral appeal, at least. In the proposed $5 plan there is no more compulsion than there is in any tax matter laid before the voters of any self-1 -—— governing body Tor consideration, be it the nation, the state, or the A. & U. O. The whale plan has been thoroughly ex plained, the issues are dear, the matter rests with the will of the students themselves. It is stright-forward, honest, and business-like. The whole issue may be stated in a nut-shell? Do the stu dents really want a student union building, the absolutely necessary additions to the grandstand, the basketball pavilion, and other needed improvements after these have been taken care of, or do the students not want these things? If they don’t, they have a perfect Tight to vote “No” tomor row by secret ballot and no one will have knowledge of their stand. There can be, therefore, no pressure brought to bear by accusing the student not favoring the student union of being a poor sport, an unworthy member of the student body, a non supporter of constructive measures. * If they do want these needed buildings and improvements, they will vote “Yes,” and in the belief of the Emerald, they will have helped establish the only feasible method of obtain ing them. The plan is business-like, aane, allows equal distribu tion of the load, and allows the student to contribute in propor tion to the time spent in the University. The, answer, then, isvote “No” if you don’t want these needed improvements; vote “Yes” if you do want these needed improvements. The answer lies with you, as intelligent mem bers of a self-governing, self-taxing, student body. There is no compulsion, no cajolery involved. No one will ever know how you marked the ballot. Just be sure you understand the issue, then sincerely follow your conscience and judgment, and mark the ballot. . • • Campus Bulletin Notices will be printed in this column tor two issues only. Copy must be in this office by 5:30 on the day before it is to be published, sr must be limited to 20 words. The Philosophy Club will meet at 7:45 on Wednesday, May 13, in the men’s room of the Woman’s building. Dr. Fritz Marti will read a paper on “Religious Real ity.” Theta Sigma Phi—Meeting at the Anchorage at noon today. Very important. Sigma Delta Chi—Meeting Tuesday noon at the Anchorage. T0-K0-L0—Meeting, 7:15 at the Col lege Side Inn. Important. Gra-Kos—Meets at 7:30 at College Side Inn. Election of officers. Orchestra—Practice tonight at 7:30. f COMING EVENTS^ --- Wednesday, May 13 9:00 a. m.-3:00 p. m.—Student body elections, Villard hall. 8:30 p. m.—“Hassan,” Guild hall. Thursday, May 1 11:00 a. m.—Assembly, Dr. Thomas E. Green, Woman’s building. 8:30 p. m.—'“Hassan,” Guild hall. Friday, May 15 8:30 p. m.—“Hassan,” Guild hall. Saturday, May 16 8:30 p. m.—“Hassan,” Guild hall. i Communications Letters ta 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. MAKE IT COMPULSORY? Eat, drink and be merry—tomor row we vote. Vote on what? Why, among other things, upon a con stitutional amendment which will increase the student body fees $5 a term—$15 a year—and change the spirit of a “free offering” student union drive into legalized coercion. How about these registration fees—yours and mine? Aren’t they high enough already? Everyone seems to think so when the time comes to pay ’em. All right, in crease the fees by an “extra five,” the additional amount fwe would have to pay if the amendment for article t>, section 10, passes, plus the extra oO cents the regents have added to the term fees. Can you still afford it conveniently, espe cially you who signed long time student union pledges because you didn’t have any cash to spare just now. Think it over, then vote ac cording to your best judgment. Xow let’s consider the spirit of the thing. Lately we have heard a lot about observing the spirit of things. It was one of the out standing ideals of the student union drive both this year and last, that no one should be compelled, that no one should be cajoled into signing a pledge. But the committees found it harder to raise the money this year than last. Yes. true enough. But would declaring the pledge of an “extra five” compul sory for students, who even now asked to be relieved from any cash payment until long after gradua tion, make payment easier? It cer tainly would not. And if it did, how about the spirit of the thing? Nor is this the only point for you and I to consider when we vote on the proposed constitutional amendment to section 6, article 10. Remember, there are no provisions in the amendment indicating that the “extra five” will cease to be levied even after the $500,000 is raised. Is it your idea to make the “extra five” a tradition? B. M. RANDALL JONES’ STATEMENT DECLARED “TOMMYROT” To the Editor: Two statements were made by Randall Jones in the last assembly that will merit consideration. First he said that funds obtained by tax ing each undergraduate student $5 a term will make it possible to build a new grandstand, a basketball pa villion, and a student union build building in the near future. Sec ondly, that inadequate funds for the University precipitate two pos sible alternatives—either lowering University standards or restricting the registration. For anyone to say that passing the building fund amendment will relieve the situation as presented in the second statement is all tommyrot, unless the standards of athletics and social affairs are re ferred to. While it is desirable to have the standards of the latter as high as possible, they are both sec ondary to the real function of the University, education. If such be the case, are we acting wisely in making a college education $5 a term harder for a self supporting student to obtain? ; That $5 will prove an insur mountable obstacle for some of them. Shall we keep deserving young men and women out of the University of Oregon merely to af ford more fortunate people a nicer and more convenient place to en joy an athletic contest, or a build ing in which to lounge and smoke? The stated purpose of the build ing fund amendment is to provide I for things that, while they would be quite nice to have, are totally i unnecessary, unfair, and selfish, and as such it should be condemned. WILLIAM SCHULZE. FINANCE COMMITTEE HEAD MAKES STATEMENT ! To the Editor: Oregon is one of the leading universities of the west. To main tain such a standing we must do all in our power to meet the growing j competition of other institutions. | Athletics is one way in which the ] students can give active support. Tn following our athletic pro- ; gram, what could we accomplish without Hayward field? Hayward I field was built by the student body with borrowed funds at a time when there was no debt. It was abso- ' lately essential that Oregon have an athletic field to maintain pres tige with other schools, so a far sighted student administration bor rowed $20,000 for such a project, j The student body built Hayward j field and that is the reason that the A. S. tT. O. is now in debt. Obviously, there are no funds available at present to construct the much needed covered seats on the east side of the football field or ’ to construct the proposed basket ball pavilion. Xor is the student body able to go further in debt to , build such desirable structures without some tangible income such as the $."> fee would provide. Our present gate receipts are entirely inadequate. Xo attempt is being made by stu dent officials to pay off old ob ligations by the proposed funds. ; The $d fee would be a contribution towards a permanent bnilding fund to be used for student needs and it happens that covered seats oi the football field, and a basketbal pavilion are among the first. Without the $5 fee, the Oregoi rooters will stand on the ground “a la backlot football” for thi Homecoming game while the Ag gie rooters sit on the end section the student body will pay $500 ren for the armory during the basket ball season with frequent inter ruptions by auto shows, reviva meetings and the like, to hinde: our very bright championship pos sibilities. But with the passage of the $; fee, the studen^ body will hav< buildings to bs proud of, and Ore gon rooters will give their Oskiei with cover from the rain and every one would be assured a seat at bas At the Theatres 0 --<j THE BEX—Last day: “The Painted Lady,” with Dorothy Macaill and George O’Brien, a drama of the tropics, replete with romantic adventure and thrills, adapted from the Sat urday Evening Post Story by Larry Evans; comedy “Drag on Alley,” with the gang of kids; International l. news events; Bex musical setting on the big organ. Coming: “Welcome Strang er,” with Florence Vidor, Lloyd Hughes, Virginia Brown Faire, Noah Beery, Wm. V. Mong and Dore Davidson; Buck Jones in “The Trail Eid er;” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame;” Budolph Valentino in “Monsieur Beaucaire,” with Bebe Daniels; “The Swan” Adolphe Menjou, Bicardo Cor tez and Frances Edward; Bebe 1 Daniels in^ “Miss Bluebeard” with Baymond Griffith; Pold Negri in “East of Suez;” George O’Brien in “The Boughneck;” A'The Narrow Street.” THE McDONALD—First day: “Sally” with delightful Col leen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, Leon Errol and all star cast, in the sparkling screen adap tation of the breezy musical comedy success; presented with elaborate prolog, “Found: ‘Sally’ ” with Mildred Bald win ,Hugh Winder and Sam Soble, nightly at 7:25 and 9:20; Christie comedy, “Sit Tight,” with Bobby Vernon; McDonald News Events; Le Bov DeVaney in musical com edy accompaniment on the mighty voiced super-Wurlitzer organ. Coming: Strongheart, the wonder dog, in Jack London’s “White Fang,” Sydney Chap lin in “Charley’s Aunt;” Zane Grey’s “The Biders of the Purple Sage,” with Tom Mix; “The Last Laugh,” Emil Jannings; Baymond Grif fith in “The Night Club;” Norma Talmage in “The Lady;” Harold Bell Wright’s “The Eecreation of Brian Kent.” o-o 11 ketball games and our team would [ have a place to practice. KEN STEPHENSON. (Chairman of Finance Committee of 1 the A. S. U. O.) LAW SCHOOL “NINE” ISSUES CHALLENGE To the Editor of the Emerald: By the one-sided score of 14 to 5, the Law school nine clearly dis played its superiority over the j Sport Writers in the gentle pastime which is commonly termed “Base ball.” The Sport Writers had ample and fair notice of the time and • place of the game and were repre sented by a multitude of players, HAIRCUT? SURE! The Club Barber Shop j Geo.W.Blair 814 Willamette i:-— many of whom never before knew that there was such an organiza tion as the. Sport Writers, never theless the Lawyers were easily the victors. By virtue of this decided victory the Law School retains the cham pionship of the Independent league of the University of Oregon. Rumor has it that there are seve (Continued on page three) SEEilESE WATERMAN METHOD Beginners or Advanced Learn jazz piano in a few lessons, by new improved method of teaching Demonstration Free Winnie Irene Russell 244 7th Ave. East Phone 246 104 9th St. E. j TIPS A Weekly Bulletin Published for House Managers by The Table Supply Co. 1 DO YOU LIKE MACARONI? Macaroni is a common food — but still it has Something about i t,— something foreign that makes it different from the other staples. Served with a chili sauce it makes a real Italian lunch. We think perhaps o f some little back alley in Italy where great string of mac aroni are sold t o bril liantly dressed peasants, —the favorite dish of a country. But we get tired of just one way of serving. 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