VOLUME XXVI
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1925
NUMBER
BOB TO REM,
THINKS BERBER
Shears-Wielder Interviewed
By Girl in His Chair
MEN ‘JUST AS FUSSY’
Males of 40 Hard As Women
To Please With Cut
Bobbed hair has been the chief
topic of discussion of people in all
walks of life during the past two
years. “Butchers, bakers and can
dlestick-makers” have expounded
their ideas on the subject as pub
licly as possible. Among the few—
and there are but a few—who have
refrained from this masculine form
of gossip is a gentleman who prob
ably knows more about bobbed hair
than any of the rest, yet he main
tains silence on the subject. The
barbers’ opinions are either nil or
suppressed. Seldom are they seen
in print.
A young reporter, much in need
of someone to interview, thought of
this and decided to try the idea out.
She W'alked into the shop of a talk
ative old barber and managed be
tween snips of his scissors to plv
him with questions.
Bob Holding Its Own
“Do you think that a large num
ber of the women are really letting
their hair grow out, Mr. B? Do
they seem satisfied with it or do
many of them talk about letting
it grow? You know there is a rumor
on foot that bobbed hair is going
out of style.” She shot these ques
tions as he - threw a towel around
her neck and began.
“I should say not. Why do you
know, Miss, last week I cut off
more long hair than I had for a
long time. Funny part of it is that
a lot of these girls who started to
let it grow out last fall are com
ing to me with their hair hanging
long on their shoulders and telling
me to cut it off. No sir, I would
n’t say that there was much to the
fad.”
“1 suppose women are lots fussier
about the way it is cut than men,
aren’t they ? I would think college
girls would be especially hard to
please.”
Trying to Stay Handsome
“Well, I should say not! Men
are just as cranky as the women, j
and especially when they get to be
about forty or forty-five years old. |
It’s these old boys who are so hard j
to please. When they get that age,
you know, they. still want to look i
handsome and it takes a lot more j
fixing. College girls haven’t got
anything on them when it comes j
to being cranky about hair-cuts. No j
siree!” As if to emphasize the;
point, he took a can of talcum from j
his table and proceeded to nearly
smother his victim in its fragrant [
dust.
“But what do you think about !
this bobbed hair business, anywayf ,
Do you really think women ought ^
to bob their hair!” she managed to '
ask.
He hesitated a moment before
answering, “Well, you know, in;
spite of the fact that I knew it j
would be an asset to my business,.
I’ll admit I wouldn’t let my daugh-1
ter cut hers at first. But, you know,
now that I’ve gotten used to it,
I’ve come to the conclusion that
more women look well than ever
did with long hair because seventy- ■
five per cent of them didn’t know
how to do their hair up anyway. ,
And of course a lot of them like
it because it isn’t nearly so much
trouble.”
Saver of Time
With this final word, he un
screwed the barber chair, removed
the towels, and Jianded his cus
tomer a mirror. After carefully
observing her new “shingle,” a sat
isfied smile spread over her faee.
“Well, Mister BaTber, I agree
with you, bobbed hair is a time
saver.”
“You bet! Call again, lady. Good
day! ”
So much . for the opinion of the {
[ barber on bobbed hair.
NEARLY $40,000 EARNED IN YEAR
ON JOBS GIVEN OUT BY Y. M. C. A.
Increase of Close to $15,000 Shbwn in Amount; 332 Men
Get Work Through Mrs. Donnelly
Approximately $39,280 has been
earned during the past year by
students of the University of Ore
gon through the campus Y. M. C. A.
employment office in which Mrs.
Charlotte R. Donnelly, employment
secretary, is in charge. This amount
is an increase of $14,772 over the
year before.
A total of 332 men were given
employment during the year. Dur
ing the fall term 12 men were
placed; winter term, 110; spring
term, 101.
Forty-seven loans from the emer
gency fund have been made, rang
ing from 50 cents and up. The
loans are used for meals—checks
not coming from home or because
money earned is slow in coming.
Various other uses for this fund
are books, fees, and other necessi
ties,- reports Mrs. Donnelly. The
emergency fund now has about $86.
“We feel that a great deal of
credit is due to the fraternities,
faculty, and townspeople, for the
support they have given the em
ployment office,” said Mrs. Don
nelly. “There is a growing interest
on the part of townspeople to give
their odd jobs to the students.”
The employment office sends out
letters every year to business men
in order t^advertise the work. The
office guarantees all the work to be
done by the students. Due to this,
there has been very little difficulty
in handling the work. “We have
had many calls from people who tell
how well they are satisfied with the
student work,”- said Mrs. Donnelly.
. Mrs. Donnelly came to the cam
pus five years ago to help her son,
Howard I. Donnelly, in the employ
ment work. The first year’s work
totaled approximately $10,000. She
is affectionately called “Mother”
Donnelly by students who have
been benefited by her work.
HENRY VILLARD MADE
FIRST GIFT TO LIBRARY
Until 1908 Books Housed in
President’s Home
The library of the University of
Oregon has one of the most inter
esting of histories. Founded in
1882 by Mr. Henry Yillard, presi
dent of the Northern Pacific Rail
road, it was not until 1908 that a
building was erected to accommo
date the books.
When the University of Oregon
was founded in 1876 it had no
library facilities of any kind. Dur
ing its second year, however, the
students purchased a miscellaneous
collection of almost 500 volumes
from the Eugene Library Associa
tion, paying for the books with
money raised by means of enter
tainments. In 1882 Mr. Villard
visited the University and, seeing
the need of books, offered the re
gents a gift of $1,000 to be ex
pended for works of reference. This
collection was the beginning of the
present University library. Mr.
Villard in 1883 set aside a deed to
a piece of property valued at
$50,000, the income of which, $400,
was to be expended on increasing
the library books. For many years
this sum was the only means of
enlarging the reference library.
During the early years of this
univerity, the library books were
kept by the societies buying them.
Later they were kept at the presi
dent’s house and finally moved to
what is now Friendly Hall. The
present library was completed in
1908 and Mr. Douglass, the present
librarian, took charge.
In 1908 the library boasted of
18,089 bound volumes. In that
year the regents voted $10,000 for
books and supplies. The state voted j
to increase the appropriation to ■
$125,000 and since then rapid
growth has been insured. Up to
1908 the library staff consisted of
two full time librarians and two
student assistants. By 1918 the
bound volumes numbered 84,881 and
the staff was increased propor
tionately. In 1923 there were
130,474 volumes in the University,
and in the last two years that num
ber has been raised to 140,823 vol
umes—a very substantial increase.
Today there are 17 persons on the
full time payroll and 25 or 30
assistants.
The growth of the library has
kept astride with that of the Uni
versity, a new building to accommo- j
date the books is one of the imme
diate needs.
girls rake hockey field
after gardeners mow it
When the girls playing hockey'
learned that the grass on their field j
between Condon hall and the Ad- j
ministration building had been cut,
they couldn’t wait for the campus
workmen to rake it. They went to
H. M. Fisher, superintendent of
grounds, procured a number of rakes
and worked busily all afternoon
under the hot sun. As a result, the
field is raked, and the gardeners
are very grateful to the girls for J
their help.
COURSE TO BE GIVEN
IN WORLD RELATIONS
Geneva Federation Offers
Work This Summer
The Geneva Federation is offer
ing regular fortnight and monthly
courses in International Politics for
the first time during July and
August of this year. Owen D.
Young is chairman of the Ameri
can Division.
The cotfrse offers a unique oppor
tunity for meeting European fellow
students and acquiring first-hand
knowledge of the actual workings
of the League of Nations and of
general European conditions.' Ex
cursions will be made to the Alpine
and Lake resorts, and various recre
ational facilities will be provided.
Dr. Alfred E. Zimmern, honorary
president of the Geneva Federation
and director of courses, visited the
University of Oregon campus three
years ago and lectured on interna
tional affairs to the assembly and
various organizations.
The University Travel Associa
tion has planned, for the benefit of
college students, a Round-the-World
trip on board the S. 8. University,
leaving New York, September 25,
1925, and returning June 1, 1926.
The rate will be $2,200, includ
ing all expenses on board, ashore,
and tuition. The credits will be
accepted at any University for col:
lege credit.
The advantages of educational
travel, the strengthening of inter
national goodwill, and interest in
foreign affairs will be mingled with
the college training. The pressure
on college registration has been
very great during the past few
years and this world voyage will
relieve the pressure.
The vessel will be refitted with
library, classroom, gymnasium and
dormitories.
Thirty-five countries will be
visited, including European coun
tries, West Indies, Australia and
African countries. Stop-toffs will
be made at fifty foreign ports,
foreign educational institutions will
be visited and t,ho college class
will be received by different foreign
governments.
The course will be limited to col
lege students, college graduates,
and graduates of preparatory
schools. Reservations have been
made for 150 men.
SOME STAR ATHLETES
LOST BY GRADUATION
Ten Order of the “O” men will
graduate this year. They have
fought their last battle for Oregon,
heard their names cheered with the
varsity yell for the last time, and
paddled their last library steps1
victim.
The baseball squad will suffer
most, losing Skipper Brooks, Sam
Cook, Doug Wright, and Carl Knud- j
son. This loss will be keenly felt
for all four are three-letter men.
Football loses Wilson at center
and Terjeson, a halfback. Gowans
is the single basketball player to
receive a sheepskin. Carruthers
and Kinney, stellar track men, will
be absent from the cinder oval on
Hayward field next fall. Tennis
loses Harry Meyes.
STUDENTS’ INTEREST
IN SEABECK GROWING
Good Time Promised Oregon
Men at Conference
Interest in the Northwestern
Student conference for men is grow
ing among students on the campus,
and the number of men who have
signed to attend is more than a doz
en. Rev. H. W. Davis,; (who is
handling the plans for the delega
tions from here, stated that the Uni
versity has been assigned a quota
of twenty-two, and there are hopes
of having a full quota in attend
ance.
The Seabeck conference begins
just after; the University closes,
commencing Friday evening, June
12, and closing Sunday night, June
22. “This will give students who
are to work this summer time to
attend the conference and also get
through in good time,” Mr. Davis
says.
The Oregon delegation wiljl be
assigned a cabin of its own so that
members from here will be togeth
er. About 200 students will attend
from the colleges of the Northwest.
The morning hours at Seabeck
will be given to discussion group
classes and lectures on the prob
lems of campus life, and questions
of industry and international re
lationships; the whole afternoon to
recreation, and lectures will come
in the evening, Mr. Davis states.
As Seabeck is on .the Sound, re
creation will include boating and
swimming. Intercollegiate contests
in athletics will be held. Several
tennis courts are available. Fish
ing is good.
Among the leaders who will as
sist in the conference are Bromley
Oxham, pastor of the Church of
All Nations, Los Angeles; Fj S.
Bayley, well known student of the
Northwest as a contagious and help
ful friend and counsellor; Bovia
McLain, who is back from a dozen
years service with the T. M. C. A.
in India, and A. B. McLeod, pastor
elect of the First Presbyterian
church at O. A. <5.
Seabeck, situated 20 miles west
of Bremerton, near Seattle, is one
of the most beautiful spots in the
Northwest.
Aside from transportation, ex
penses for the conference include
a program and general conference
expnse, board and lodging and
books and miscUaneous ^xpenseh.
To reduce the cost some are plan
ning to make the trip from here
in cars, Mr. Davis states
Those who have signed"to go are:
Rev. H. W. Davis, Harold Judge, R.
Romayne Brand, Manuel Alcid,
Wilford Long, Del M. Tedrow, Wm.
Schulze, Byron A. Serfling, Roland
Davis, O. K. McKinney, Sinfroso
G. Padilla and S. Fukuda, the two
foreigners whom the quota grants.
F. A. NAGLEY WRITES
BOOK ABOUT BUSINESS
Frank A. Nagley, professor in
the school of business administra
tion, recently has had published his
initial work, “Brains and Busi
ness,” thereby placing himself in
the ranks of faculty authors.
This new work of Mr. Nagley’s
was written with one theme in
mind, that of making money from
ideas. Throughout the book the
lives of successful business men are
cited to bring out how their success
was obtained by commercializing
some idea.
Frank A. Nagiev came to the
University of Oregon in 1922 to as
sume the position of professor in
the school of business administra
tion. Some of the courses he now
teaches include advertising, sales
manship, merchandising, sales and
advertising management and per
sonal efficiency. The author is a
graduate of Northwestern Univer
sity of Chicago, securing his A.B.
in 1907 and a fellowship in 1908.
During the year 1908 he also car
ried on an industrial survey in the
city of Chicago.
In 1918 he worked on The Farm
lournal of Philadelphia and while
there organized and operated the
commercial research department
which made surveys for the market
ng people and for clients For
iwhile he served as assistant sales
nanager of the N. K. Fairbank
•ompany of Chicago. He had work
ng under his direction 200 junior
salesmen.
While working in the employment
lepartment of Sears-Boebuck com
pany at Chicago the main thought
of the book came to the writer. He
was brought into immediate conatct
with many different types of men.
His position with Sears-Roebuck
was that of hiring and interviewing
men. Mr. Nagley and another fel
low hired about 20 men daily and
had personal interviews with 125
to 150 daily. During the three
years at this position Nagley had
a good opportunity to see the great
hordes of young men who were drift
ing with no goal in view. All they
seemed to care was for a job in or
der to earn enough to be able to
eat and meet their temporary needs.
“Brains and Business” was pub
lished by A. C. McClure and com
pany of Chicago and is being sold
al over the eastern states. As yet,
few sales have been made in the
east. According to the author the
book was not written to be used as
a text but just some helpful advice
to the inexperienced beginner. At
the present ttime Mr. Nagley is
gathering material for another
book, written along the lines of
personal efficiency. This work he
exepcts to have completed in the
near future.
COLLEGE GIVES PERSPECTIVE,
SAYS SENIOR, WHO TRIED IT
“Coming to the University has
seemed to me like going up on a
high mountain where I have been
able to get an unobstructed view
of all that is taking place around
me,’’ said Harold Hoflich, ’2o, re
cently elected Phi Beta Kappa, in
answer to a question what college
had meant to him.
“A college education has given
me a broader outlook on life and
has made me less provincial. It
enables one to appreciate better
things such as literature, music,
drama, and cultural subjects. The
four years of my college [career
have been the most important years
of my life. It has-not been so much
the concrete facts that I have gath
ered which have helped me so much,
but the background all these sub
jects have given me’’
When asked his opinion upon de
ciding which eourse in which to
major as an underclassman, Mr.
Hoflich said:
“I would recommend a broad cul
tural courses before attempting to
specialize in any one line. This
should include history, literature,
science and sociology. These sub
jects are broadening, and by the
time the student has decided def
initely what he wishes to major in
he will have these for a background.
College students too often major in
one course throughout their entire
college career, never studying in the
other departments. This tends to
make one narrow and dull. This
brings to mind the popular defin
ition of an educated man—one who
knows everything about something,
and something about everything."
Mr. Hoflich said that a college
education was also a great help
from the dollars and cents stand
point. Business men respect col
lege graduates and are willing to
give them a chance in preference to
the man with lifctle education. They
know that college students are from
a good environment and that they
live among desirable associates.
He also spoke of the people to
whom it is of little use to come to
college. Some are not able to absorb
what knowledge there is here for
them, and others, he thinks, become
educated beyond their intelligence.
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