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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1925)
I*] QDtegmi iailg fmscalb ^hitacial $Jage Wednesday, October 7, 1925 Edward M. Miller ...-...-.-. Editor Frank H. Loggan . Harold Kirk .-.- Associate Editor Wayne Leland __-_ Sol Abramson ..- Managing Editor Philippa Shorman .— Jalmar Johnson ...— Associate Managing EditOT Webster Jones . - Manager Associate Manager _ Feature Editor -Sports Editor Th. Orpmn Dailv Emerald official publication of the Associated Student* of the University of Oregon. Ehgene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday during the ge year. Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscription rates, $2.25 per college year. - - year. Advertising rates upon application. Phones—Editor, 3 320 ; Manager, 721. Day Editor—Wilbur Wester. Night Editor—Lynn Wykoff Assistants—Bob Nelson and Bay Ban kin. EDITORIAL Seers, Wits, Wisecrackers In yesterday’s Emerald there was printed a letter condemning the Seven Seers. The inten tion of the Emerald is neither to defend the Seven Seers, nor to damn the writer of yester day’s letter—an attitude which probably will be labeled by Orlando Y. Bingh, as Softus Soapas. However—to proceed—the Emerald be lieves the Seven Seers can take care of them selves; and the Emerald is happy indeed to find someone who will make his opinions available for print. • • • • — Here, briefly, is the reason for the Seven Seers: Oregon has been without a funnybone tickler. Since the corpse of Lemon Punch was laid away in Hammer and Coffin’s own box (to the tune of 'All Lemon-No Punch,' you will re call) the University haa rambled along most of the time with never an explosion ground for the wise-crackers—the wjtsr—whom we have with us always. And who, pray, does , not relish a bit of fun along with the n^ore serious institu tions such as toast and coffees and Phi Beta Kappas and class dances and Oxford Bags and To-Ko-Los and lessons and all the rest of: it< A chuckle, once a day, will hurt no one. * • • • ' . •<-' I*., Granted, we will assume. Then comes the next step—where to get this muchly desired quantity'—‘this wiseeracker column, if you please. . ... In an attempt to provide a vehicle for campus witB the Seven Seers were invented. The Seers are not a closed corporation. As stated in the first issue of the Emerald, the Seers invite contributions. And as 8. H. W. stated, it will be sad indeed if we can’t find, among 3,000 students, enough wits to provide a bit of humor once a day. Fleecing the Faculty Said a faculty member, “Why can’t faeolty members be permitted to become numbers of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon ? Why should we have to pay outsider’s prices at athletic contests? Are not members of the faculty as much a part of the Univer sity as the students?’’ » » • » The query is reasonable. In fact, on the face of things, one wonders how it ever came about that members of the faculty should be made to pay as much as one who is completely disinter ested. Many on the faculty take a keener in terest in student athletics and affairs than a large group of the students themselves. Cer tainly there are members of the faculty that have contributed more to the success of Oregon Athletics than any of the students. * * • • Under the present system a few of the favored professors get complimentary tickets. The rest pay the foil price of admission. Whether or not all faculty members should be compelled, if pos sible, to become members of the student body, or should be given student ticket privileges, if j they desire, is something for those iu charge of ! finances to decide. LETTERS Intra Mural Sports Within a few days the physical education de partment will outline the intramural sports pro gram for tho year, and campus organizations will be given a chance to participate in the pro gram announced. Last year the iintramural sports program was Successful as far as it ex tended but it did not extend very far. The ideal in athletics is to have everyone actively en gaged in some form of sport. *The program that will be offered at Oregon this year will allow for participation by a large number of students but if the same support is given the intramural program as was accorded last year, the plan will reach only a small group of students. Probably the lack of support and active par ticipation in intramural sports by the large ma jority of students is partly due to the absence of any form of emblematic reward. Some form of reward would serve to stimulate organiza tions into a friendly Tivalry and increase greatly the interest in intramural athletics. Students not living in campus organizations should be given a chance to participate by the formation of independent teams. They could also participate by creating interschool and in terdepartment competition. The fact that past experience here with the use of rewards has not proven entirely satis faetory is hardly an excust for not using them now. Other institutions have not had trouble with awarding emmblems to their intramiaral chanfpions and the friendly spirit on the Ore gon campus is as good or better than any other college in the country. At the University of Washington the intramural program is highly successful with the use of regards for the champs. There every organization and a num ber of independent units compete on a basis of friendly rivalry that brings the majority into some form of athletic activity. The offering of some manner of reward would serve to stim ulate interest in intramural sports here. G. B. E. _Reprinting Humor Efforts are now being made by the Midwest College Association to prevent reprinting of ma terial fronj college humorous publications in the sensational and salacious magazines which in fest the news-stands. This is a worthy effort which should be duplicated throughout the country and which was strongly advocated at the Intercollegiate Conference last spring. The use of college humor and the spread of college customs and ideas to various classes of morons has made it impossible for an informed person to use the adjective'“collegiate” in ref erence to anything connected with an educa tional institution above the grade of a half rate high school, and this is moro than a little bit due to the reprinting of material from col lege publications in all Sorts of scatterbrain magazines and newspapers. Reprinting of this matter in worthy publications is not only to be allowed, but to bo encouraged, but its reprint ing and alteration in second rate and worse magazines should be opposed by every college student and every college organization, particu larly since many of these publications print much which parades as a college product but which is not.—Cornell Daily Sun. Theatres HEX—New show today, “Wings of Youth.” Madcap youth, and mother love fighting her daughters ’ battles against jazzmania. Comedy, "A Winning Pair.” # * * # McPONALI>—Laura La Plante in “The Teaser,” with Pat O’Malley. Love tangles, jealousies, thrilling situations and lessons in etiquette, all mingle in a medley of fun. • • • • • COLONIAL—Last times today; Rod La Roc quo in “The Coming of Amo's.” Coming, fhursdny only, “ Her Market Value,” the Lon lon and New i ork success, HE1LIO—Hex, the wild horse, in “Rlnek Cv ■lone,” the love story of a horse. Comedy; ^ ox News; Aesop Table. I SEVEN SEERS Odes, etc. , owed, to s. h. w.— (Who Requested Poetry) One’s aesthetic mind it jars, When, the critic’s voice raised to Mars, Condemns the Seers of every class and station, | Who, unpretentiously, presume, ! To make this column one-of colored decoration! One would think they’d hold their stuff Til we’ve holed the ball completely off the rough And save their irritation—and I long to give nfy wrath room On those eggs to light in storm, Who, in public letters perform Antics untimely and/largely out of form. bo, to S. H. W.—whose mind grasps nothing but the jingling ryhme— I chant my verse of intimidation, waiting for the time When you, S. H. W., see the lacquered light That puts our humble humor in a funny plight. For, I now confess, that X might pound my wit ticisnfs to exhaustion And pen my swaying sonnets to tickle yoor funny bone’s connection, But how'ere we try to make this column convey its “spicy” intonation, I can’t, in you, old egg, infuse a single brain pulsation— In short, the Seven Seers may write in scribble and in sonnet, But they can’t give you the intelligence to fall upon it. OLAP DARN'D. AN EDITORIAL (SOFTER SOAP AS) The Seven Sews have never indulged in an exchange of vitrulenee, and, indeed, why should we,. since our position demands no explanation or justification, nor even recognition by th/e less favored. We know full well that some mis guided individual may make divers attempts to assail the Council of the Mighty, and this particular case of SHW is noteworthy only* be cause it is typical of the channels malice and envy take. When the matter was brought before the All oeeing Assemblage the only Seer to be perturbed in the least was Ol&f, who swallowed his snoose, completely taken back by tbe audacity of the comnvunication. No action was deemed neces sary other than (o designate SHW as a black guard, low brow, open-facad cheat, libeler, up start, impertinent falsifier, mendacious designer, pedagogic rattle-brain, and altogether presump tuous, officious, insolent, contumelious, blas phemous, malicious and a public nuisance. • • * • LETTERS of condolence So many prominent individuals in_ all parts of the world have rushed to the de fense of the Seven Seers that we are quite embarassed by the multitude of attentions and the campus mail is paralyzed. As an example of the commendatory messages we have received, we quote the following: Sophomore co-ed to her house-sister: Honest, I think the Seven Seers are siin y’.y killing. I wonder who that handsome fellow with the purple sweater and curlv hair is who goes past here in a Ford coupe.” A Portland drayman: “I am glad to say that your 'column has cured me of chilblains and distemper. Keep up the good work, i ou may be as funny as sports writers in time.” * • * • Anticipating the change of the senior head gear to derbies, a Eugene clothing establish ment has placed an order for 150 Stetson—size nine and one-half. • * • « What has become of the blue jeans of yesteryear f This is the period of year when freshmen begin to indulge in fancy flights of the imagina 10* their letters home in order to depict col lege life as they (the frosh) feel that they (the folks at home) should see it. OEIxANDO Y. BINGH. COURSE IN GOLF ADDED TO GYM ACTIVITIES A golf Ci u rs i', with Thomas Mahoni\\, junior from Portland, in charge, la . recently been added to the list of activities offered by the men '.x physical education de partment. All physical ability men, ami those restricted to limited exer cise may now take this course for credit. AM who are interested.should see fir. Mahoney in the office of the «:>>>' after -1:15 P. M. Instruction outside of periods is by appoint meut only. Epuipmeut for beginners will be 1 furn .xhed by the University. Prac tice this fall, for the most part, will take place inside the gymnasium, hut this spring the class will move rutside to the links. According to Harjjy M. Scott,, lead of men’s physical education, he purpose of the class is to inter- , at as large a number as possible, i rather than to make professionals of a few. Last year, over 75 men took this course, and with the growth of the enrollment and the ■ ver increasing popularity of the 1 sport, the department is prepared to ! handle a larger number of enthus iasts. SPENCER AND RAINEY COMPLETING SURVEY I'hi- survey on sixth grade work which P. To* Spencer and Homer P. liainev have been preparing since last March, is nearing completion, and will be ready for publication in some University monograph, or j other medium at a later date. It has to do with achievement of the sixth grades, in arithmetic and reading. The data are based on observations and tests in the first uid second class school districts er s degree this year and startiug is graduate assistant in mathe- j natics. Eugene Hotel Grill Dances for College Students Every Friday and Saturday Night, 8:30 GeO. Weber's Collegians Cover Charge $1.25 per Couple Make Reservations Early Phono 2000 Try Our Special Sunday Dinner Concert. 6 to 8 | S ; i STUDENTS ATTENTION || Down Town danceI LARA WAY HALL Opposite Rex Theatre TONITE | Every Wednesday and Saturday 9 to 12 EUGENE’S BEST BAND j 8—PIECES—8 den a Dollar — Ladies Free 1 -3>-—-- - , TEY-OUTS STILL OPEN Anyone desiring to tryout for Ihe men’s glee club may still do so by appearing at the Mu sic Building this afternoon at five o’clock. All men who sing at all, and who have some mu sical knowledge are urged to turn out, as there are many va cancies to be filled. I Campus Bulletin Zeta Kappa Psi luncheon Wed. noon at College Side Inn. Oregon Knights—Meeting tonight at / :30 in Ad. Bldg. Bring new freshmen pages. French club meets regularly every second Tuesday^ evening at the Y. W. bungalow. Pi Lambeta Theta—All members urged to attend luncheon Thurs day noon at College Side Inn. | Cosmopolitan Clnb-i Important meeting to be held Thursday evening at 8 o ’clock in the Y. W. .Bungalow. Y. W. C. A1. Cabinet—Meeting to day in the Bungalow at 3:15. Important meeting of the California Club Thursday evening at seven fifteen College Side Inn. All Californians please be there. De Molay.—All members in good standing of. the Order of DeMolay are asked to attend a meeting that will be held at 4:15 Wednes day afternoon at the Craftsman Club. Anyone interested in securing a life saving examiners of Bed CrosB Life Saving (certificate see Miss 33. Troemel in the Woman's build ing before three o’clock this ■Thursday. Freshman Men who were formerly members of Hi-Y clubs in high school and others interested in Y. Ml C. A. work are asked to attend a short meeting in the Y. Hut at 7 p. m., Thursday evening. Send the Emerald Some FOR RENT—FurnishecJI Room with sleeping porch near campus, furnace heat and telephone, light house keeping privileges. Phone 471. 7.g FOB RENT—Garage on alley be tween 13th and 14th, just off Alder $5 per month. Fred E. Smith, 445-6 Miner Bldg. 7-8 HOST—An Eastman kodak 116 1-A at mix. 'Will senior who had it return it to Boyd Yoden. Friend ly Hall. ' 7-8 f Whoopee! I’m pledged to the Regular Guys Mb . ThefueriAarpKidjE.S.W. (Meaning Eminent Supreme Writer) at any Eversharp and Wahl Pen counter “To Our Wives and Our Sweethearts—May they never meet” BUT THEY DID MEET! SPICY, SMART SCINTILLATING Love tangles, jealousies, thrilling situations and lessons in etiquette all mingle in a— Merry Medley of Fun Comedy “HOLLY WOULDN’T’’ —It’s Good! McDonald T,H E A TTTE —The Comfort, The Music, The Pictures! PRICES Evening. 35c Matinee, 20c Children, 10c ADDED ATTRACTION JACK MOONEY Celebrated Blind Singer singing POPULAR FAVORITES Special Stage Nightly at 7:20 Setting and 9:30