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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1926 Frank H. Loggan ...-...--. Manager
Edward M. Miller .-• Editor
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Assistant—Dick Jones
Day Editor—Mildred Carr
Night Editor—Ronald Sellers
An Editorial Intended
For An Esteemed Contemporary
The Spectator, Portland’s genial and witty Journal of
Progress "fairly overflowed with good yuletide cheer during
the recent holidays. On a cover decorated with candles, holly,
hapfvhoudSt season.1’'the spectator"wishes
ITS PFADERS ANI) THE READERS OF ALL ITS
^ntfmporImesAND EVERYBODY ELSE, ANY
Smnn^^ND EVERYWHERE, WHETHER THEY READ
OR not a jotSus holiday season and happy new
YEAR.”’ Now who in all history was ever more generous than
th&Nor was this "ospel of good cheer the only message on the
Spectator cover. °Underneath the ho^day greetings arettiree
find ”TORMERhGOVERNOR OSWALD TELLS OF FAMOUS
INTEREST IN THE ANTIPODES.” Once more three little
asterisks. And then, last, but most instructive and most
startling of all comes the demure, biushmg *>tage
“THE TJ. OF 0. PREFERS FOOTBALL COACH TO PRESI
DENT.” Can you beat it ? The Spectator, Portland s enter
prising Journal of Progress, has scooped the world !
Turning the page we find a scintillating article headed,
“THE FOOTBALL COACH WINS.” More scoops The
greater portion of the article is reprinted on the editorial page
of today ’s Emerald where all (who can read) may see for them
selves. • •
The Spectator, while not an absolute stranger to irony, is
such a good matured publication that one hesitates to administer
the sound threshing that might be forthcoming were the offend
ers the radical Oregonian and the conservative Oregon Journal.
So it is in this instance, one fears to overstep tfc bounds cd
good taste into the realm of ill humor. And yet TI1L U. O
O. PREFERS—” Brrrr!
Now see here, 0 Spectator of Portland. A journal of your
wisdom and wit should know better than to make the state
ments you did. We always thought you were joking but ap
parently you are taking this president-coach scramble seriously;
and hence we are amazed and perplexed. We arc respectful y
fearful to enter the lists with you, lest we suffer inglorious de
feat; yet our ideals compel us with no thought of publicity, to
proclaim the unvarnished truth, viz: ...
The coach has been chosen—because lie is less important
than the president. The coach has been signed for live years,
while the president, wo hope, will bo associated with the Uni
versity for a long period of years; hence it is well to spend as
much time as is needed in careful, patient selection of the duel
executive.
Everyone at the University, apparently, is delighted with
the selection of Captain McEwan as head coach, and it is safe
to predict that he will be given a colorful and enthusiastic le
ception on the campus iii the near future. While the enthus
iasm of the undergraduates may be boundless in their reception
of the coach, and while their demonstration toward this man
may be more vociferous than the one to be accorded the piesi
dent some day, everyone who thinks at all will recognize that
the new proxy will be far more vital to the lliiiveisity than
the new coach.
Is it clear, genial Spectator? If the cold print appears a
bit caustic—forgive us; for we too are wishing everyone a
happy New Year.
Individuals as Well as University
Profit by “Flunks”
The University records show 96 persons “flunked.” It
seems a large number, but is actually a smaller percentage than
most state universities show, and for the good of the Univer
sity the number is probably none too large.
The fact that a student lias failed to make the upgrade and
remain in the University does not necessarily mean that he, or
she, is mentally deficient, but it is an indication that that
student has not applied himself to the performance of such
work as the University is maintained to promote, or perhaps
is not fitted for such work and will do better work in some
other line. If it is a case of pure indolence then it is as well
for the student as for the University, that lie get out and learn
to work. Intellectual activity requires as much enthusiasm and
application as any other activity, and it a student can not find
these within himself at the University lie should seek the field
wherein they do lie for him.
In am ease a failure is an unhappy end. and when it is a
friend or an acquaintance who drops along the way, the cir
cumstance brings special regret. Hut the only unfairness lies in
the fact that probably a good many remain who are just as in
competent to make the most of the opportunity the state affords
its students. l\. U.
Students Should Participate
In Their Own Education
The very interesting letter in Wednesday’s Emerald from
Dr. Ernest Sutherland Hates former professor in the Univer
sity. ami now successfully engaged in free lance writing in New
York City, is indicative of a growing tendency among educators
and students to recognize the advisability of student participa
tion i their own education. Dr. Bates says in part:
“My chief criticism, of American college students is that they do
not seriously realize their own importance, that they take no hand in
shaping the academic policies in which, after all, they are vitally con
cerned. What kind of a president they have, what kind of a faculty they
have, what kind of a curriculum- - whether, for example, it shall include
military training, or whether “physical ed” shall be emphasized or mini
mized these ar. surely matters of essential importance to the students.
They will have :: voice in such matters just as soon as they strenuously
demand and insist upon it, no ‘sooner. From various remarks in the
Emerald this year 1 infer that the present board of editors is in sym
pathy which such an aggressive attitude. If so, it may be sure that it
carries with it the potential endorsement of many educators the
country over. ...”
The Emerald is indeed in sympathy with this attitude. It
is recognized that in their post-adolescence exuberance it is
quite possible for students to swing the pendulum too far: and
many mistakes will be made, no doubt. Nevertheless, might
we not say that the student who never assists in his own educa
tion will never become truly educatedf
SEVEN SEERS
ALKALI IKE SPEAKS
I’m a grey old rat, fro-m the desert
hot,
A place God made and then fergot,
Where you don’t see green ’cause
there ain’t no grass,
An’ the sun shines down from a
sky of brass.
Bound where I live there’s plenty
land,
Though it’s mostly covered up with
sand,
An ’ the sand’s so hot that the land
scape broils,
An ’ the water hole at my home camp
boils.
It is a torrid land, I’m here to
speak,
An’ its coolest stream’s called
“Furnace Creek;”
It’s a dry place, too, fer by the
chart
The drinks are fifty miles apart.
So I’ve drifted into this college
man’s town
'To purchase that which a thirst
will drown;
But the jints are few and fer be
tween,
An’ the stuff you get’s like kero
sene. ,
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This near-beer junk isn’t anumose,
•Why, dang the stuff, ’tisn’t even
close;
An’ the red eye’s eye isn’t even
red.
Though two drink ’ll knock you dead.
So I’m hiking back to my desert
home
Where the lizard and chuclcwallas
roam,
Where the rattlers buzz an’ the
ground owl hoots,
An’ we make our own out of cac
tus roots.
I’d druther trek through the val
ley’s heat
Than choke to death in a crowded
street,
Fer I know down there no need to
fret,
Though the desert’s dry, there are
some spots wet.
Using lipstick may make a
girl look better, but it doesn’t
make her taste any better.
OH, GIRLS, LISTEN!
Hitherto and heretofore, not to
say previously, we have taken very
little interest in this dance known
as “the charleston,” because, in
the first place we are too decrepit
to dance and our right foot has al
ways exhibited Methodist tend
encies.
But yesterday a well-known phy
| sician informed us that continued
indulgence in this jitney-jiggle step
j in the cases of young girls and boys
Will result in bow-legs and locomotor
j ataxia. We don’t care an awful lot
; about the locomotor ataxia, perhaps
! it would be a good thing if a whole
! lot more people had it, but the bow
legs are another matter. If these
scanties continue in popularity the
next generation will look lik\p a
mess of inverted “Q’s”.
* * *
TO SAY NOTHING OF THE FU
Iturk. WE KNOW A COUPLE ON
| THE CAMPUS WHO ARE RE
SPECTIVELY SO BOW-LEGGED
\ N D KNOOK-KNEED, W H E N
THEY STAND TOGETHER THEY
j SPELL “ON”!
The above is a pastel of Laura |
Breske, who is opening her winter
quarters at the Thaeher apart
ments,- and who will hold a house- j
warming if the weather permits
over the week-end. Refreshments i
will be doled, out to those who
eome first. Eleanor Burtehaell will
J pore.
• * •
SLIPS
“University Has Second Home in
Britain Is Word From Col. Miller.”
—Oregon Daily Emerald.
We’re glad to hear that some
| kind stranger has assured us a
night's lodging next time we run
over to England. But our editor of
the Emerald, Ed Leader, says he
thinks there might be some mistake.
, * * *
AND STILL ANOTHER
“Dean to Attend College.”—
Emerald, Jan. 6.
Well, now, we always thought
Dean Hale a bright chap, but just
think yhat he’ll be with a college
education!
ABOUT THE NEW COACH
Now that the photograph of the
new coach has been published
everyone has a chance to form
opinions on his appearance. Need
less to say, he has found instant
favor among the female population
of the campus.
“Such devilish eyes!” one fair
one up at the Theta house was heard
to say.
“That smile!” a pretty blond at
the Gamma Phi residence exclaimed.
“I just adore a man in uniform!”
a dainty Delta Gamma uttered.
“Oh, yes, and army men swear
beautifully!” a doll of a Pi Phi
cried.
“But isn’t it too thrilling, it says
lie’s 'a man of mystery.’ That
must mean he has a past! ” a cun
ning Kappa slyly put in.
OLAF DARNU.
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The Football Coach
Wins
i
A gentle correspondent inquires
if “Tha Spectator is quite satisfied
with the answer it has received to
its question: ‘Does the University
need a Football Coach more than
it does a President?’” Why, yes;
of course, naturally. And The Spec
tator would have been wholly sat
isfied if the University has chosen
to answer the question by naming
a president before it selected a foot
ball coach. The Spectator is a
firm believer in the principle of
self-determination; if a University
gives itself the pleasure of think
ing that the objects of higher edu
cation are served better by having
a football coach than by having a
president, and selects a football
coach and leaves the presidency va
cant, The Spectator bows as grace
fully as possible, and utters a loud
and Commendatory “Anion!”
In asking its now famous ques
tion, The Spectator had no desire
to sway opinion by expressing its
own views on the important subject.
However, we can say now that we
confidently believed the University
would elect a president before it se
lected a football coach, because
there are at large more great presi
dents than coaches. * * *
Still, after all, it depends on the
football coach and the president.
We can easily believe that out of a
number of educators, one could be
chosen for president who would
greatly advance the cause of higher
education at the University; indeed,
The Spectator can say that we shall
shortly have the privilege of de
claring that such a man has been
found. In the meantime, it can be
said without fear of successful con
tradiction that those who think the
football coach is the real Dux in
University affairs made no blunder
in the choice of a man to prove
their contention. Captain John J.
Me Ewan is not only a great football
player himself, but is a maker of
great football players. For ' some
years, he has been head coach at
West Point, whose football team
has adequately proved that our army
is all right on the grid, even if it
happens to be what Colonel Mitchell
says it is in the air. The Spectator
sends its hearty congratulations and
best wishes to Captain McEwau
and the University for a Happy
Xew Year, and feels quite confi
dent that on the gridiron next au
tumn the cause of higher education
will he greatly advanced.—Portland
Spectator (Dee. 2l>, 1925).
AMPHIBIANS TO PRACTICE
Amphibian club holds open prac
tice on Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. Tests
for swimming honors will be given
late in the term. The passage of
these tests entitles the swimmer to
50 points towards a W. A. A. sweat
er. Miss Troemel urges that all
those wishing to try for a life sav
ing certificate, entrance into Am
phibian club, or for swimming hon
ors see her this week or the early
part of next week.
LANE LEAVES PRESS POSITION
Robert l ane, for over there years
an employee of the University
Press, having graduated, has left
the castings, types, and presses tem
porarily and assigned his work to
Wayne Morgan, journalism major.
Last year Lane served as printing
laboratory assistant.
COMING YEAR BRIGHT
FOR CAMPUS Y.W.C. A.
“Foreign Policy” Subject for
Discussion Groups
Plans for the year’s program of
activity were discussed at the first
Y. W. C. A. cabinet meeting which
was held yesterday afternoon at
the Bungalow. Miss Florence Mag
owan, secretary 'of the organiza
tion expressed the opinion that this
term will be a successful one.
Dorothy Munsell, chairman of the
committee in charge of the Y. W.
C. A. Christmas charity work, re
ported that the total amount that
sororities and fraternities contri
buted to the cause was about $35.
This money was expended for cloth
ing, which was turned over to Mrs.
M. S. Ady, police matron of Eu
gene, who distributed it among poor
children of the city.
Student discussion groups, under
the direction of Gladys Dubois, will
be organized soon. The topic to be
studied is “Students and America’s
Foreign Policy.”
The Y. W. C. A. is co-operating
with the Y. M. C. A. in bringing
speakers of note to the campus this
term. The first one will be Charles
D. Hurry of New York who is the
National Friendly Belationship Sec
retary of the Y. M. C. A. He will
be here two days next week. A
luncheon in his honor is being plan
ned jointly by the two organiza
tions. Cabinet members and a few
others will attend this affair.
Eloise Buck, sneior in the Uni
versity, has been appointed as a
representative on a committee
which is formulating a new pro
gram for the Seabeck Conference
to be held in June. She discussed
probable changes which she will
suggest, and asked for opinions of
girls who have attended conferences
there in the past.
Genevieve Chase, a representative
of Oregon at the Interdenomination
al Student Conference which was
held at Evanston, Illinois, during
vacation, gave a report of the meet
ing. About 1000 students attended
the conference. Among the for
eign representatives negroes' were
predominate.
A complete report of the confer
ence will be given by the two Ore
gon representatives Sunday even
ing, January 9, at 6 o’clock at the
Methodist Church. Tom Graham
was the other student from this
campus who attended. All young
people’s church organizations will
meet there at that time, and others
who -are interested are invited to
attend.
TO ADDRESS CLASS
Mr. R. H. Kipp, manager of the
Marketing Department of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, will
address the class in merchandising
on Friday morning, January 8, at
10 o’clock in room 107, business
administration l^uilding. His sub
ject will be “Merchandising Phases
of Co-Operative Marketing.” Mr.
Kipp has had considerable experi
ence in the do-operative marketing
field and is a well known authority
on this subject in the northwest.
Those interested are invited to at
tend.
LIBRARIES EXCHANGE PAPERS
In exchange for duplicate files
of the Oregon State Journal, pub
lished in Eugene previous to 1920,
the University library has received
back copies of the New York Tri
bune and the New York Herald.
The copies were sent bv the Uni
versity of Chicago library and date
from 1850 into the 1870’s.
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Australian Debaters May
Vie With Oregon Team
. During * Spring Visit
o' (Continued from page one)
June 1. At present it is not de
cided whether the Sydney men can
meet the two man Oregon team on
Thursday April 15.
Instead of the former type of de
bating, -an effort will be made to
use the new “Oregon Plan” which
will be used this year for the first
time against Utah in March. First
speakers of the affirmative and
negative under this new plan will
be allowed ten minutes of construc
tive argument. The second nega
tive speaker cross questions the
first affirmative speaker for ten
minutes, followed likewise by the
second affirmative speaker who
crUss questions the first negative
speaker. Each of the second speak
ers then gives ten minutes of re
buttal and summary of his case.
While no decisions are made by of
ficial interest on the part of stu
dents because of the cross question
ing and the opportunity for wit and
humor which is provided.
New Plan Favored
“The great benefit 'of such in
ternational debates,” said J. Stan
ley Gray, head of the department
of public speaking, “is that it
forms a combination of the witty
style of English debate with the
more thorough and serious style of
American contests.”
Mr. Gray, is sponsoring the new
“Oregon plan,” in fact is the first
to use it in intercollegiate contests.
He believes that if debate of this
type can be arranged with Sydney
that it will prove more successful
both from a public speaking stand
point and from the standpoint of
interest to the audience.
T. E. Thompson, professor of bus
iness administration at Wittenberg
College, Springfield, Ohio, is hand
ling the arrangements of contests
for Sydney on its western Ameri
can tour.
iuvent unmax or year
This event would be the climax
of the forensic season. Among the
events thus far arranged are: Jan
uary 26, freshman women versus
Eugene Bible University; February
26, varsity men versus Universi
ties of Washington and Idaho, tri
angle; March 4, freshman men ver
sus Oregon Agricultural college
freshman team; March 8 to 12, Uni
versity of Southern California,
(radio?); March 12, State Old Line
.toratory contest, Corvallis; April
8, 9, 10, Pacific coast forensic
league conference, oratory and ex
tempore contests, Pullman', Wash
ington; April 9, State Peace ora
tory contest, Eugene Bible Univer
sity, Eugene; April 15, University
of Sydney versus Oregon, debate.
FEATURE IN PROLOGUE
A super-stage act, “Fantomsfrom
Faust,” a musical pi^ologue, fea
turing Helga McGrew, Orion Daw
son, Eva Charlet, Frank Alexander,
Leland Robe, and J. Clifton Emmel
is being presented three times daily,
at 8:45-7:15 and 9:15 p. m. at the
McDonald theatre during the pro
duction of “The Phantom of the
Opera.” Lon Chaney, as “The
Phantom,” probably plays his great
est role, in this most weird and
wonderful photographic creation
the motion picture art has yet pro
duced.
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Campus Bulletin j
Pi Lambda Theta meeting Thursday
January 7,0at College Side Inn.
All members urged to attend.
Meeting of the Woman’s League
executive council. Woman’s bldg.
7:45 tonight.
Oratory candidates for University
tryouts, Tuesday, January 12,
must submit copies of their fif
teen minute orations to Mr. Gray,
206 Sociology on or before Fri
day night of this week, January
8. About five minutes of deliv
ery at the tryouts is all that will
be called for.
Freshman debate—Freshmen men
debaters meet with Mr. Horn,
Thursday 3:30 p. in., 206 Socio
logy.
Women’s debate—Freshmen girls
meet with Mr. Gray, 4:15 p. m.
Friday. 206 Sociology.
Sigma Delta Chi— Sigma Delta Chi
will entertain Marshall Dana at
luncheon today at the Anchorage.
Members are requested to bring
guests.
Bible literature classes—The class
in Biblical literature will meet
Friday at 3:15 at Westminister
House. Open to all. Bruce J.
Giffen, instructor.
Women’s houses—Representatives of
each women’s house on the vol
untary sport’s committee will
have a short meeting, Thursday,
at 5 o’clock in the gymnasium.
Woman’s League Council—Meeting
tonight in lounge room of Wom
an’s building at 7:30.
Temenid officers—Meet at Crafts
man’s club at 7:00 o’clock to
night.
Theatres
HEILIG—Friday and Saturday
nights: Coleridge’s “Ancient Mar
iner,” with an all star cast. Mon
day, Robert B. Mantel! in “Mer
chant of Venice.”
Coming Events
Thursday, January 7
11:00 — Assembly, Woman’s
building.
7:30—Woman’s League Coun
cil meeting. Woman’s building.
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