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Managing Editor .—. Harold A. Kirk
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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
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Lillian Baker
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Tom Graham
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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
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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
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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^
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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
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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.”
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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
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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
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A Weekly Bulletin Published for House Managers by
The Table Supply Co.
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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. Have
you ever tried to see how
many ways there are to
vary it? There is macar
oni and tomato sauce,
made just a little differ
ent with green peppers
and topped with bread
crumbs ; macaroni cut into
small pieces with melted
butter poured over it;
macaroni baked with
cheese that bursts in boil
ing bubbles on the table.
5Tou can’t help liking mac
aroni that tastes like that.
Table Supply Co.
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Announcing
THE
OPENING
of Eugene’s Newest and Most Modem Meat Market
THE
Lowell Market
in the New McDonald Theatre Building
Corner 10th and Willamette Streets
WE CATER TO THE COLLEGE STUDENTS
Everything of the best in the line of meats, fish, poultry,
cheese, pickles, sauerkraut, etc., will be carried here. We
invite your inspection of our market on the opening day,
and we hope to see you often thereafter.
1044 Willamette St.
Telephone 656