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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1925)
STANDARDS HIGH FOR ENGLISH A Mere failures This Ydar Caused by Harder Tests States English Teacher Higher requirements by the 'Uni versity, rather than a weakening in the English instruction in the high schools of the state, are,said to be responsible for the fact, that 44 per cent of the freshmen taking the entrance tests in English at the University of Oregon this year failed, as against 39 per cent .last year. The actual figures on this year’s tests, as announced yesterday by L. K. Shumaker, teaching fellow in charge of English A, follow: passed, 485; failed, 378; total tak ing test, 863. Comparing the re sults with those of last year’s tests, Mr. Shumaker said that the 5 per cent increase in failures was, in reality, smaller than that expect ed by the University authorities, because of higher requirements. “We believe that sincere effort is being made by the high schools to bring their work up *to a level with these requirements,” he said. “However, the tests this year were more difficult than those given last year, and entrance requirements are likely to be Taised still higher in an effort to keep up the stan .dards of good grammatical training in the preparatory schools. This is the ultimate goal of the tests, and of the course in English required of those who fail in the examinations.” The University requires all stu ' ‘dents failing in this test to take the course in English A without .credit. This year nearly 400 stu dents are starting in with this work. The number includes thbse who found it necessary to havo a clear standing in English A before receiving junior certificates, and others taking the course for its ad vantages, According to Mr. Shu maker, the University this year will retain its policy of allowing students ttj drop out of English A when the instructors find that the quality of their work is measuring up to requirements. English A classes for the fall term have been dividod into three sections, with Mr. Shumaker and Mrs. Walter Snyder, graduate as sistant, in charge of the work. The course this year not only includes a stiff review, but emphasizes par agraph structure, paragraph se quence, and other important details in Composition. For the first time since the course was introduced, a textbook, “Sentences and Think ing,” by Forster and Steadman, is being used. Both Mr. Shumaker and Mrs. Snyder are giving special confer ences to students in an effort to help them personally with difficul ties they muy havo in English. G. B. Shaw Immortal In Humorous Plays, Says Campus Critic w.- - (Continued from page one) was entirely in sympathy with the whole concept of the play. Gordon Nelson handled the part of Colonel Pickering, an interested gentlemen, with facility and integ rity. Colonel Pickering was not a character offering much dramatic possibility. Shaw s plays aro desperately awake—this performance kept ns awake. Shaw’s brilliant wit, liis keen observation, his genius for dia lect were ifbithfufly reproduced. The play is purely comedy, impress ively so, and yet there are sub tleties not to be overlooked. B.vron Foulger’s Alfred Poo little embraced much of the poign-' ant invective Shaw so delights in hurling at our middle class com- j mercialism. At the same time Henry Higgins’ utterances arc of this same tenor; he refuses to comp romise his healthy, cultured intel lect to the demands of cspitempor aneous nrtificiality. Of course, in this play, ns prob- | ably is in every other play there arc certain outstanding characters ! and actors—but it can sincerely be said that each of the performers filled his place felicitously with the whole. The plot, notion, charactcri saatiiou, in fact, the dramatisation was artistically synchronized. The many treasurers of humor and ob servation were skillfully brought! out. The performance, us tin play demands, was intensely entertain ing. Will Shaw live? If humor ever imn ortalized drama, Shaw will not soon b’ forgotten. However, Shaw does not concern himself with the deeps of life—life is not that seri ous. His problems are specifically and pertinently local both geo graphically and temporally. He is a fascinating and admirable enter tainer. The Moroni Olsen players have announced the following plays for this school year: “The Ship,” on' December 10 and “Friend Hanpah,” j March 4, 1926. BIBLE STUDY CLASSES WILL BE ORGANIZED — the annual bible study canvass among the students of the tlniver-1 sity of Oregon is being made this j week under the auspices of the in ter-ehuijch committee, of which Ronald Beattie is chairman. The object of the campaign is to enroll hew students in Sunday morning bible classes and in‘the young people’s societies which meet Sunday evenings. The work will be launched at a luncheon to be held this noon in the “Y” hut. John Seifert, of the, School of music, will sing. GHOCKATT RELEASES SERIES OE ARTICLES Oregon Economist Receives Recognition in Work Peter C. Crockatt, professor of economics,has just finished a series of articles which have been released by Associated Hditors, Inc., a news paper syndicate of Chicago. The article, “Pacific Unrest Mirrors Ef fect on the Trade of the United States,” discusses economic condi tions in the countries of the Pa cific. Other articles which.. {will appear in the near future deal with such subjects as ‘“Pacific Ship ping,” the “Regional Advisory Boards,” and “New Railroad Con struction.” Professor Ciockatt is the first and only Western economist who is contributing to the serfes, which are under the title “The Ecoitom-, ists’ Forpm.” His articles appear with those written by such authori ties as Dr. Irving Fisher of Yale; Dr. Emery R. Johnson, dean of the Wharton School of Commerce and Finance, Pennsylvania University; Dr. John R. Commons, authority on labor problems, are other specialists | His article on “Pacfic Shipping” , will be released soon by the syndi-! cate, and also his article on “Rail road Construction.” “The co-operation of the Rail ways and Shippers in Regional Ad visory Boards” is dealt with in an other article which will appear shortly in the same series. The movement, Dr. Crockatt explains, is a now thing in the United States, but an old practice in Europe. “Grant some industrialization of China,” he says, “the spur of in dustry in America, as it has been in Britian, is to supply still more' refined wants.” I Japan is classed with the United States as tho two “plungers” in the compotiton for industrial lead-' orship. , Peter C. Crockatt is a native of Scotland, he came to the United States in 1908, took his B. A. and M. A. degrees at Oregon, and his Ph. I). degree at the University of California. He lias demonstrated a keen insight into tho trade and transportation problems of the Pa cific, and was attached to the pub lic service commission' of Oregon in cases before the Interstate Com merce commission. He was also at tached to the transcontinental rail ways for similar purposes. Dr. Crockatt also held a post in the United States Department of Labor, and tho Camp Educational service, j LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR | RETURNS FROM EUROPE) - i Mrs. Edith Pattee, instructor in | Latin and French at the Univer- i LEARN TO Dance Satisfactory Results Guaranteed MBBWWT —Private Instruction— •Teaching beginners or ad vanced. —Fox Trot — Waltz — Tango — Charleston—Fancy said Exhi bition steps. INSTRUCTORS SID and LAURA WOODHOUSE Professional Dancers Studio Open Daily 1 to 9 p. m. Make no mistake, Eugene’s rec ognized school of dancing and teacher to the city’s finest dancers since 1919 is the CINDERELLA DANCE STUDIO 667 Willamette—Phone 1715 R Opposite Hellig Theatre (upstairs) I sity high school, has returned from a seven month’s period of study and travel on the continent. Being interested in seeing the countries from the point of view of the stu dent, rather than the tourist, Mrs. 1’attce travelled most of the time alone, and without the aid of the tourist agencies which make all accommodations for their patrons. Mrs. Pattee spent most of her time in France, particularly Paris. She has an extensive collection of pictures, and postcards, for use in the class rooms. She. studied at the Sorbonne, the Alliance Francaisc, and with private tutors. The lan guages, living conditions and the common people were points of spe cial interest. At Paris there were students from all the universities of Europe. OXFORD RECOGNIZES WOMEN The first woman to receive the de gree of Doctor of science from Ox ford University is Miss Annie Can non, astronomer at the Harvard ob servatory. She was awarded the degree this summer. Parade-Mix Successful; Neophytes Imbued With Oregon Spirit (Continued from page one) “knighted” with the green. While this last ceremony was ser ious and impressive, other bits of the parade and mix demand other adjectives. The parade, for in stance, was a happy event for the frosh; a labored tas for the sopho mores. What could have been more exhiliarating to the ego, it was asked, than to have had the chance to parade in gala fashion before the townsfolk of Eugene, what more difficult than to have kept the pa rade moving on schedule? It was real* pleasure, the frosh agreed. Doubly pleasurable, too, it was, j to pass between encouraging lines j of seniors, each of whom carried a paddle or cane to physically assist in their verbosities, and then, bended low, kiss the Oregon seal to the plaudits of the assembled multitude. The class of 1929 felt honored. v Small things, like having one’s trouser leg up to one’s knee; hav ing one’s shirt tail flyin in the breeze; having one’s head adorned by foolish headgear of' antiquity or having to experience the caress of a paddle now and then, were for gotten or overlooked by the fresh men because of the honors con ferred. Impressive and inspiring were the opening 'ceremlonies of the mix, staged on Hayward field. With the freshmen, holding ther ankles and formed in two parallel lines iacross the field, the parade of the senior cops, headed by Bob Gardner, and the sophomore band, playing “Mighty Oregon,” stirred specta tors. The frosh, too, were stirred when the seniors, paddles waving, re viewed the class of 1929 from the rear. This was exceptionally touch ing! The mix, a real scrap from start to finish, then began. The score at the end of the tilting and push ball contests and the , cane , rush , was Freshman 13, Sophomores, 7. But next came the flag rush and the intervention of Oregon tradition. The score became 57 to 53 in favor of the second year men. An announcement, “Two sopho mores have been found wearing knickers to the mix; the outcome is dubious,” added a touch of comedy to the affair. Dubiousness did not remaing long, neither did the knick ers. Only one barrel was to be had, however. . To end the affair, a single fresh man, signally honored to represent ROLLER SKATING A Healthful Recreation Rink Open Every Afternoon and Evening 2:30 and 7:30 YOU’LL ENJOY IT PRIVATE PARTIES SOLICITED Telephone 1942-J WINTER GARDEN Money Well Spent . v A subscription for the folks at home is a good invest ment. Your folks will appreciate your careful atten tion. Only two morg days left. Subscribe now. Oregon Daily Emerald his class, was crowned with the verdant headgear of hs ilk by Mr. Malcolm, while the rest of the class, kneeling humbly about the presi dent’s pedestal, similarly crowned their own heads. A shout, a yell and a scrambling to lunches, somewhat late, com pleted the day—the biggest, with out doubt, in the freshman year. REX SHOE SHINE The Best Place to Have Your Shoes Shined and Cleaned Next tb Rex Theatre Subscribe for the Emerald. 4 Again: WEDNESDAY NIGHT GRILLE DANCE with the Aggie Aggravators 7:30 to 10:15 Friday and Saturday 9:00 to 12:00 ? The Pi-id Pipers $1.00 Cover Charge Ye Campa Shoppe "Good Food—Good Service” MILES ELLIOTT MALCOLM TENHENT with Jetta Goudal and bloah Berry Evenings 25c Matinee 20e TUESDAY 'WEDNESDAY A CECIL B. DeMILLE PRODUCTION “The College Showhouse” Colonial Theatre -Order Cake Devil’s Food, Date Nut, Angel Food TRY ANY of these cakes for a good lunch. We take a particular pride in them because they are made by the finest pastry cook in Eugene who is now in our employ. F or richness and flavor these cakes are hard to beat. Individual Huckle Little Pies baked in individual tins that hold all of the juice and flavor. 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