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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,
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. 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,
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Skating 7:30 to 11 p. m.
Men's Skating Potatoe
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« <■ ’>• •
° • . •
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.
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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
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Oregana Picture Schedule
Saturday, December 5
Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
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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
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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
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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.
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