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©tegoit Edvard M. Miller . Sailg fmeralii fMtonal page Editor SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1925 Frank H. Loggan .... Manager Sol Abramson . Managing Editor Jnlnmr Johnson .. Associate Managing Editor News and Editor Phones, 655 Harold Kh-k . Associate Editoi Webster .Tones .-. Sports Edito: Philippa Sherman . Feature Edito Wayne Leland .-. Associate Manager Business Office Phone 1895 Wilbur Wester Mildred Carr Esther Davis Day Editors Alice Kraeft John O’Meara Geneva Drum Frances Bourhill Lynn Wykoff Ronald Sellars Paul Luy Night Editors Ray Nash John Black Vernon McGee Sports Writers: Dick Godfrey and Dick Syrinx. Feature Writers: Bernard Shaw, James De Pauli, and Walter Cushman. Upper News Staff Mary centon Margaret Vincent cjuwaiu umi Ruth Gregg JNews stafr Mary Baker Jack Hempstead Claudia Fletcher i.ylah McMurphy William Schulz Mary Conn Barbara Blythe Pauline Stewart Jane Dudley Grace Fisher Beatrice naraen Frances Cherry Arthur Praulx Margaret Hensley J ames Leake Ruby Lister Genevieve Morgan Minnie Fisher Helen Wadleigh Miller Chapman Business Staff SI Sloe am ... Advertising Manager Calvin Horn .-. Advertising Manager Advertising Assistants: Milton George, Paul Sletton, Emerson Haggerty, Sam Kinley, Vernon McGee, Bob Nelson, Ruth McDowell, Dick Hoyt, Web Jones. John Davis ._ Foreign Advertising Manager James Manning . Circulation Manager Alex Scott .. Assistant Circulation Manager France McKenna . Circulation Assistant Mary Conn, Mable Franson — Specialty Advertising Office Administration: Marion Phy, Herbert Lewis, Ben Bethews, Frances Hare T>ip Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, Eugene, •tre vpir Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, Phones—Editor, 1320; Manager, 721. college year. - -- .... year. Advertising rates upon application. . issued daily except Sunday anu Monday during the as second-class matter. Subscription rates, $2.25 per Day Editor—Frances Bourhill Night Editor—John Black Assistant—Lawrence Ogle The Theory of Editorials; Don’t Believe Everything You Read This is to explain the attitude the Emerald takes towards its own editorials. . In the first place, the Emerald is pessimistic about the num ber of people that read editorials. Except in cases of controv ersy, the Emerald believes that not over one person in four reads the editorials with any idea of thinking seriously on the subjects offered. This low figure will probably not hold true with faculty members and students very active in public affairs, these persons being always in line for commendation or census through the Emerald columns. The Emerald believes that by far the greater part of edi torial reading, all publication being included in the argument, is done by upperclassmen, and for the most part, seniors. There fore, in writing editorials, unless the subject matter be of par ticular interest to individual groups, the Emerald has in mind, when writing, the older and more experienced minds of the campus. It obviously follows that these persons are able, competent and anxious to do their own thinking. By the time the average undergraduate has reached his junior or senior year, he has sud denly decided that an education may possibly be of some value to him; and consequently he finds a nascent interest in the af fairs about him, and proceeds to whet his appetite for opinions concerning these same affairs. Incidentally, and all important, is the fact that this person is perfectly capable of thinking for himself. Summed up, the foregoing may be briefly stated as follows: Those who read Emerald editorials are able to think for them selves; and are capable and in the habit of formulating their own opinions. Also, it follows that Emerald editorial readers are as com petently fitted to express opinions as the Emerald. Ever think of that? Granted the foregoing, the question arises—Why have edi torials? Why not use the space for good live news? This question must be answered, in the opinion of the Emer ald, in this wise— Editorials are thoroughly justified, not in their ability to form the opinions of the readers, but to stimulate thought on mooted questions in the minds of the readers. Only on this basis is an Emerald editorial justified. Consider how that works out. If a question worthy of dis cussion arises there are at least two sides. Both sides will have good arguments, or else there would have been no cause for dispute in the first place. Granted. Getting back to the Emerald, if the question be worthy of argument, the editorial writers will be compelled to take a de cided stand. No one wants to see any fancy gymnastics on the fence; and in that case at least half the readers will disagree; and half will lend their voices in acclamation. The Emerald in most any instance is assured of equal condemnation and ap probation. So it is—the Emerald wishes only to stimulate interest in the problems of our campus, and caring not in the least what the individual students hold as their private opinions, the Emer ald tries honestly to give its own opinion for one purpose only —to stimulate mental activity in the minds of its readers. And finally, any disagreement with the Emerald, viewed in the above light, is a sincere compliment to your newspaper. Baseball Fans Should Clearly Indicate Their Attitude Baseball at the University of Oregon will not be abolished. Or, to put it differently, Oregon will be in favor of retaining baseball as a college sport at the next meeting of the Pacific Coast Conference at Seattle, December 11 and 12, when the fate of the great American game will be decided. So assures Pro fessor H. C. Howe, this school’s representative and president of the conference. If baseball is not abolished, the University will have a sched ule of at least eight games and perhaps more, according to a telegram received yesterday from Graduate Manager Benefiel, who is in Chicago dickering with an eastern term for a football game at Pasadena New Year's day and another game for Ore gon at Portland next. Thanksgiving day. Baseball as it is at present conducted has many unpleasant aspects which make it objectionable to the members of the con ference, thinks Professor Howe. It encourages professionalism, he says. It is the one of all college sports in which the line be tween amateurism and professionalism is closely allied. Yet, in spite of all that, he thinks there is a remedy and if a remedy can be worked out baseball will remain as a college sport in so far as Oregon is concerned. So much for Professor llowe. As for Graduate Manager Benefiel, he firmly believes that baseball in the northern confer ence, as at present conducted is on its last legs. The expense to Montana, Idaho and Washington State, all many miles east of Eugene are great ; much too great for the interest shown in the sport, he thinks, and a time avill come when the eastern schools will pull away. 'But Benefiel does not wish baseball abolished. He has, what he hopes, is a solution. He lias suggested that Oregon, Washington and the Aggies play four or six games against each other, three or four on each campus, and as many other ames as the schools can schedule, but at least to have these eight or twelve games regularly scheduled college contests. Wliat does the student body think of this plant Petitions will be passed around today to feel out the senti ment on the campus regarding baseball. The questions the signers are asked to answer are these: Do the students want baseball? If they get it, will they support it?—S. AY. ALUMNUS NOW IN PARIS ; bank is studying, Mrs. Bracket Word lias been received bore by bank graduated and received her Oscar Richards, of tho zoology do- M.A. degree at the University. She partment that Mrs. W. John Brack- was graduate assistant in the zoo elbank, formerly Mary Chambers, lozv department hero for several SEVEN SEERS IF FRANKLIN HAD GONE TO COLLEGE EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE, AND YOU’LL BE MUCH dumber than the other GUYS. * » » Who’s that guy, With tho glass eye, And, diamonds on his finger? Ho has more eyes, And the things he buys, All eomo in gold and silver. He acts so queer but he’s a fooler, With his eyes laid out upon the counter; For ya see he’s an optician and a jeweler. # * # “ ’TWILL BE A BATTLE FAIR LY WAGED AND WON BUT I’LL BE A DIRTY SON-OF-A-GUN,” said the gridiron star as he stepped out upon the mudy field. * * » Pretty—Pretty Look at this dame With the funny frame, See her passing by, With that manly looking eye. She’s a whizz, my boy! * * * She must bo her mother’s pride and .i°y A night golfer, did you say? Sure silly, that’s just a knickered college boy. * • • WHAT GLORY? An All-American eleven should be selected froml the bench warmers. If such action is ever taken we wish to apply for the end position because there is always the chance of getting pushed off tho end of tho bench and getting injured. Think of the glory of being injured and hearing tho students cheer as you were carried from the scene of battle, or the battle of seat. »■ * * Sahbi Allah Mancu-sli Back oast, and out west all the big coaches as well as football play ers have been anxiously awaiting tho Seven Seers’ choice for an All American football team. Now we’ve gone and done it. Play the slow music, professor and will tho ladies kindly refrain from smoking their pipes for a brief moment. There may be some surprises and somre dark horses in this section. Stewart Ball .BE Jack “Lynn” Jones..—.—LT Campbell Church . -LG Jimmy Forostel .C Duke Carter .*.—-RG Sol Abramson .RT Walter Malcolm .RE John Swan .Q Barney McPhillips .LH ....Frank Loggan .RIT Walter Kidd .F Second team choice goes to the following: “Red” Grange RE, “Red” Grange HT, “Red” Grange RG, “Red” Grange C, “Red” Grange LG, j "Red” Grange LT, “Red” Grange] LE, “Red” (Harold) Grange LH, 1 1 Special Feature Saturday Nite, Dec. 5 Skating 7:30 to 11 p. m. Men's Skating Potatoe Race « <■ ’>• • ° • . • Ladies’ Slow Race CASH PRIZES Winter Garden Skating Afternoons Wed., Fri., Sat., 2:30-5 p. m. 7:30-10 p. m. H. (Red) Grange F, and Robert Theodore Mautz Q. # # * Today’s award, a dear little eomlma, goes to Mary Stewart be cause she’s in love and we sin cerely sympathise and hope that she may avail herself of this op portunity to get into a better condition. This award, should place her completely in a state of comma. Professor Howe Gives Opinion On Baseball As College Activity (Continued on page four) action, but it did not take any con ference action to put it in effect at Oregon. The fundamental objection to baseball as a college sport is that it is a professional game. It grew up as a professional game. All the rules, ethics and practices of the game are made for and by profes sionals, and express the profes sional spirit. Furthermore* there are always playing on college base ball teams men who are strongly suspected of being themselves pro fessional baseball players. That it is so, I do not actually possess proof. If I did have the proof that any college player at Oregon or elsewhere had ever played sum mer baseball, I should have to take steps immediately to have him for ever barred from participation in any college sport. That is my main bi/siness as Oregon’s conference representative—the maintenance of the amateur status in college sport. But though I do not possess any such proof, it is commonly believed that every college baseball team is actually tainted with professional ism—that it is, in fact, a rotten spbt in college sport. I have, in past years, heard that opinion ex pressed by men representing other institutions in the Pacific Coast Conference. If it is so, and stu dents will not themselves take steps to shut professionals out of. their teams—and I have never heard of students taking any such steps—it may at any moment be felt by the Conference that the sport should be forbidden as an intercbllegiate sport. On the other hand, I cannot help feeling that the excitement is alto gether a tempest in a teapot. Prom past experience I have no reason to believe that the Conference has any intention of closing down on baseball at present. If we had at Oregon a president who was de termined to maintain the amateur status in college sports at all costs, he might instruct me to vote for the abolition of baseball in the Conference. If so, I should have to vote for its abolition, though I do not believe there would bo a majority vote for its abolition. But there is no president at Oregon. Naturally, I am disinclined to take any such radical action without iu structings to do so, and especially disinclined to commit whoever may Coming Events Saturday, December 6 Conference high schfool offi cers and press. Oregana Picture Schedule Saturday, December 5 Sigma Alpha Epsilon. <S>-- .... -4» Campus Bulletin | Pi Lambda Theta luncheon Satur day noon, December 5th, at the Anchorage. University postal authorities re quest that students refrain from placing Red Cross Christmas seals on the address side of mail. Mr. Carl Joy reports that a num ber of students have .overlooked the fact this is against postal regulations. Graduate Club—Meeting Tuesday noon, December 8, at Anchorage. Phone your reservations to An chorage, phone 30. Temenid meeting at Craftsmen club Tuesday evening at 7:15. Mu Phi Epsilon active members: Important meeting Sunday after noon 2:15 o’clock at Alumni hall, . Woman’s building. Graduate Club—Meeting Tuesday noon, December 8, at Anchorage. Phone your reservations to An chorage. Phone 30. be the new president to a poliey which he might not approve of when gets here. As I am disin clined to start anything, and as Mr. Earl and Mr. Benefiel have no Vote in the matter anyway, what is there for the students to get ex cited about? H. 0. HOWE Communications To the Editor of the Emerald: “The University of Oregon Army would be at home in Napoleon’s grand flight from Bussia.” This with a few other remarks composed your editorial in yesterday’s paper. Without recognizing the change which has taken place in the Mili tary Department in the last few years, you are returning to the at titude prevalent on the campus four or five years ago. The write of this letter signed the petition against the Military Department five years ago but is still connect ed with that department and can see the change which has taken place under the Tegime of Lieuten ant Colonel Sinclair. Permit me to call your attention to a few aspects of military train ing at Oregon at the present time: Enrollment in the department at the present time is entirely volun tary on the part of the students of the three upper classes, more than that it is selective. At the present time 504 underclassmen and 54 upperclassmen are enrolled in the department. These upperclass men are paid and aggregate of ap proximately $1400.00 per term. The president of Associated Students of the University of Oregon is the ranking Cadet Officers. The Mili tary Department maintains, trains and equips a fifty piece band which represents the University at all games, rallies and gatherings. In the Armistice Day Parade, the only public appearance of the University unit this year and in which all other local military units were rep resented, many observers said that the Cadet Corps exhibited esprit de corpse and training surpassed by no other unit in the line of march. You say that the romance and chivalry have been taken from the noble profession of arms and by modern methods, as opposed to the good old days when the Bomans tearfully cast their prisoners to the lions and mailed knights politely tweeked one-another on the chin. Mr. Editor, there are still a few who are just squeamish enough to prefer having their eyes gouged out with a bayonet in preference to having them picked out with a hat pin at the battle of knicker-piffle. True enough, the University golf course has been rudely invaded by PRE-XMAS SPECIALS SATURDAY. DEC. 5th ONLY 6 lb. Electric Irons—One Year Guarantee Reg1. $5.00, for $3.88 Set of 5 Glass Mixing Bowls for only 69c Imported Earthenware Tea Pots 4 and 6 cup—77c GRIFFIN-BABB HDWE. CO. 716 Willamette Street SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER —75c SUNDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1925 Cream Chicken Noodle Soup Relish—Radishes Lettuce and Tomato Salad Choice of Roast Young Turkey. Celery Dressing with Baked Apple Fricnsse of OVicken, Pure Egg Noodles Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Potatoes Baked Virginia Ham, Candied Yams , Leg of Pork, Dressing and Apple Sauce Mashed Potatoes Creamed Cauliflower Choice of Pies or lee Cream Coffee 75c—Special T-Bcne Steak. Long Branch Potatoes—75c MANHATTAN CAFE 685 WILLAMETTE the R. O. T. C.’s engines of war. The glof club has been cast down for the musket. The rythmic tramp of men has not been the Charles ton. But the grave yard has been left inviplate. Adverse criticism of the War Department’s work in the Colleges of the country at the present time either shows a profound ignorance of the policy of National Defense, set up by the act of 1920, and of which the R. O. T. C. forms an im portant link, or a fundamental lack of patriotism. Tour editorial 8s especially felt by the twenty eight sefniors in the jMililtary Depart ment, who spent six weeks in train ing at Campus Lewis, Washington, last summer, in company with del egations from colleges ranging from the University of California, South ern Branch, to the University of Washington, and- from the Univer sity of Hawaii to the University of Wyoming, and who feel that the personel of the Oregon Cadet Corpse compares very favorably to any there represented. Mr. Editor, do you speak from the standpoint of experience in any military acti vity! , HERBERT B. POWELL To Mr. Powell Dear Mr. Powell: And Other Patriots In your letter I find the follow ing: “Adverse criticism of the War De partment’s work in the colleges of the country at the present time either shows a profound ignorance of the policy of the National De fense, set up by the act of 1920, and of which the R. O. T. C. forms an important link, or a fundamen tal lack of patriotism.”—H. B. Powell. Ah, ineed, your editor, being either ignorant or unpatriotic, can scarcely reply for the shame he bears. His ignorance, perhaps, is mate, unless it comes from the fact that in his first two years of col lege he was forced to spend so much time in the R. O. T. C. that he had no time to spare in scho i lastic pursuits. He wishes to a<jd, |however, that he is sorry he can’t | be counted among the 100 per cen ters. “Mr. Editor, do you speak from the standpoint of experience in any military activity?”—II. B. Powell. Now- Mr. Powell, that stings, i That hurts. So unkind of you. Of course I’ve ha(l military experience. Great amounts of it. During the World War I was a Boy Scout, and collected old magazines and old newspapers with more than a little valor. I also spent three months in a cadet corps in the Walla Walla high school, where we pra^ct^ced with wooden guns. I might add that I supplemented this valuable early training with two splendid years in the Univer sity of Oregon Reserve Officers Training Corps, those being the days when we wore leggings wheth er we wanted to or not. Those two years were the most (Continued on page three) VARSITY BARBER SHOP Eleventh and Alder OUR MOTTO Quality First Gifts That Are Different IWateli for the announcement^ of our opening Alladin Gift Shop At Mr. Carter’s Hat Shop j ^laMaiaiaiaisMBMaiajaaMaisjaMsiaiai ■ Tint mu mu mil mil fllir IIM A Line of REAL TOYS See Our Display Before You Buy Danner-Robertson SPORTING GOODS 77 East Ninth ALBUMS! The ideal gift for Xmas. All sizes | and prices at the | BAKER-BUTTON KODAK SHOP ! 7 West 7th I Eugene, Oregon 1 Kodaks-Frames i ajSJSMSISHSEH “Young America and the Second Quarter in the Game of Life” as it is being played in this century Will be the theme of the Rev. Frank Fay Eddy at the Unitarian church Sunday morning. The next twenty five years are especially the concern of young men and women now in the colleges. In them will be the period of their most effective activity. To suggest some of the problems to be met and possibilities and promises of this second quarter of the century, will be the aim of the address. A SERVICE FOR YOUTH ON THE PROBLEMS OF YOUTH The musical program will include solos by Robert Mc Knight and Margaret Fasching. SERVICES BEGIN AT 10:45 O’CLOCK i E
