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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1926)
I ©tgnon Bailjj fmttalii £Mtorial Bag* | Edward M. Miller Editor FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1926 Frank H. ijoggac So) Abramson .... Jabnar Johnson .. News and __Managing Editor Associate Managing Editor Editor Phones, 655 Harold Kirk - Webster Jones — Philippa Sherman Associate Editor _ Sports Editor _ Feature Editor Wayne Leland.. Associate Manager Business Office Phone 1805 jr ^sra.^g.iKar^aJ-^.■».>—«. »• Day Editor—Frances BourhiU Night Editor—Vernon McGee Assistant—Dick Jones ^4ucH Ado About Nothing, Extra-Curricula Activities The popular thing now-a-days is„to pity the jome activity men. On every side one hears wails about the Big Men on the campus who have no time to get an education. Here is a sample from the Connecticut Wesleyan ‘Cardinal. few ever have time to sample a lung u • . tjme wj,en classes are proSnTre^ousibUnres'are heaped up: fraternity admiWra are leasr pr s societies presidencies, chairmanships. . . . picture arass tp. rvr?ori..",bSo£s; ^ing^up* attendance for the Esperanto club. . . . ^ the„8Cnl0r' Mve everything I could possibly desire, except an education. Very convincing at first thought; and so familiar that it might have been a voice from our own wilderness. But let us ponder a moment before we pass judgment. Perhaps those who have the greatest cause to weep and wail for loss of time are the officials of the student body, ath letic managers, Emerald executives, and committee chairmen. Practically all of these people belong to one or more honor society aud are perhaps among the most guilty of the joiners. Yet Ince at the “scandal sheet.” Few and far between are the “F’s” and equally scarce are the “V’s.” While only wo or three scale into Phi Beta Kappa heights, for the most part the busiest and most harried students are maintaining consis tent, healthy scholastic records. Now think of those who have recently departed because ot scholastic reasons. Are they folk who have been engaged in extra-curricula activities? In most cases—no; they are people who have been in no activity of any sort—not even intellectual. Exceptions, of course, creep in, but in the main an interest in most any phase of University activity will he beneficial to the student. _ ... , WHICH As for the thousand and one honor organizations come in for so much abuse—they too have their defense. Most of them promote genuine intellectual activity; and while we arc prone to scoff when our vest has become heavily laden, who can forget the thrill of his first honor fraternity election? If the societies be too numerous we should stimulate scholastic interests and the unnecessary societies will die a natural and harmless death. Mr. Hollis On American Universities M. Q. Hollis of the Oxford debating team which visited us lasl year Ms "an article in the Outlook for December 30, giving his impressions of our universities, gathered during his tour. He makes pertinent comment and asks questions, many of which have concerned American educators and not a few students for some time past. He voices the cry that is raised periodically on our own campus, and not altogether without cause, that we are over-organized, that we are sacrificing scho larship to mass education, and that individuality is discour aged and ofttimes destroyed by our system of fraternities, of grades, and of athletics. He says, in part: The ideal, easy ways of Oxford and Cambridge, boasting that the greater part of the benefits that they bestow come from interminable and spontaneous conversations around the fire these are the things most clearly lacking in the American Uni versitv. Classes are compulsory. Every breath that the student takes'is the university’s business, and he must breathe it at au appropriate and scheduled time. Only in California did Mr. llollis find any inclination to take life in h more leisurely fashion, perhaps, he remarks, because of the clmate. The reason for all of this he finds in the peculiar Ameri can problem of mass education—of dispensing learning whether the student wishes to become learned or no, with a college education for everybody as the goal. But, he maintains, this is only to be done at a price. Learning for learnings sake is sacrificed and a system which does this is a parody. First, in making such comparisons, Hr. llollis should choose two of our best universities to place against his Oxford and Cambridge. All he has had to say is not applicable to Har vard, John Hopkins or Yale. When he has done this he should consider that in his own institutions he has a number of so called “pass men,’’ who, as we understand it, attend more or less for the culture they may absorb by association, rather than for a “love of learning for it’s own sake.” Next, he should consider that our present system is a growth of hut one or two generations—that it is young and untried, ami that the real worth of this “education for every body,’’ can only he known when it has been tried on several generations—when, as in his own country, the university stu dent has behind him a line of university-trained ancestors. His criticism is largely justified, but it is not altogether new to us. We have heard the same things from many of our own educators, and from not a few fellow-students. The recent Dartmouth investigation and the reports of various edu cational committees over the country have kept these matters before us. There is every indication that our prsent system vrill undergo modifications and changes. However, it is through organization that the work of the world is being done, and it may not come amiss for us to have a bit of experience in larger organizations than fireside groups before being thrrown on the cold, outside world. Much im provement is needed—that we admit; but we rather imagine that the American way of going about it to better matterrs will not smack of the “idle and easy ways of Oxford and Cam bridge.” The relative value of the two systems rests with the future. Learning for the sake of learning may be all to scarce. Americans have a tendency to want to actually do something with their learning, if only to make more and better bathtubs. —H.A.K. SEVEN SEERS SO THIS IS THE BASKETBALL PAVILION THAT JACK BUILT! * * » « The campus just now is a quiet as a cross-word puzzle conference. Yesterday a fellow lit a .match just behind Villard hall, and the stenog in Carlton Spencer’s office in the Ad building dodged. * * » WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF MORTAL BE PROUD? !' Well, for one thing, Captain Mc Ewan arrives tomorrow, and will probably prove to be human after all. That will result in a cessation of those endless statements from Vir gil Earl. Eddie Miller has decided to let the R. O. T. O', pursue its gun-toting way for a time at least. Emerald head writers are prov ing unusually entertaining, and we look forward to a little choice philogymnastics by the spotts staff with a possible championship team to work on. Nobody has said ‘Oxford’ at us for nearly four days, or assigned any term papers. Here we have Major Powell, the campus junker, busily en gaged in holding his temper, after reading the Emerald. In his right hand he grasps, at parade rest, a blunt Mitchell type duelist pen. The picture on the wall is that of a Co. D cadet who thinks Miller’s a fellow who grinds grain. Make Your Own Comment, But Use Discretion WANTED—A girl for room mate. For particulars coll at 33 13th in person. Please use front door.—Yesterday Emerald. And in those dayes at Oregonne it came to pass that one of the Ore gonne men returning from his wan deringes afield during the Yuletide did discover an undue amount of dust on the shelves ^hereupon he proposed to place the purple sockes and the lace bordered handkerchiefs and the quarto of old Oakridge de stabiliser that had acrrued to him from the spirit of the seasone. And vainly he sought the Emeraldes and the Whiz Banges of a former days, for they had all been used as table spre&des by the vacation bachelores. And he looked about him, and said to his fellowes, “Why should not the spirit of youth be delivered of this disturbance.” and again, “Who’s gonna dust them shelves.” And there was none* to answer him. And the displeased one sought a medium designed to papere shelves. And at length he came to the reg istrar, saying. “And have I not heard it said that you are writer of note. ” And the registrare looked favor ably upon him and said, “I perceive that you are a man of discernment. My wife Was Just saying the other nighte—” And the students said to him: “Think you of the tremendous in fluence your works will wield. And besides, does not everybody knowe that grades means nothing, and who would there be to read them.” And the registrare said, “Yea, verily, brother,” and gave him two fine settee of statistics wherewith to paper his shelves until the next years. We note in yesterday’s Emerald that there is a “vast seareity of track aspirants,” comparable, we suppose, to the tremendous paneity of men out. ORLANDO Y. BENGH. Campus Bulletin 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 Tri day night of this week, January 8. About five minutes of deliv ery at the tryouts is all that will be called for. Women’s debate—Freshmen girls meet with Mr. Gray, 4:15 p. m. Friday. 206 Sociology. Bible literature classes—The class in Biblical literature will meet Friday at 3:15 at Westminister House. Open to all. Bruce J. Giffen, instructor. Meeting of Allied Arts League at 1:15 in art room of Architecture building. Varsity Philippinensis — Tmportant meeting tonight in “Y” Hut at 8:00. Senior ball committee notice—Meet ing of entire committee today at 5:00 in the Administration build ing. Important for all to be there. Graduate club—Meeting for elec tion of officers Tuesday noon, January 12, at College Side Inn. Phone your reservations to Col lege Side Inn. Women’s class basketball practices begin Monday, January 11. To day last day to sign up. Sign at 5:00 in gymnasium. ANNOUNCEMENT Kappa Delta Phi announces the pledging of Clarence Curtis of Bend, Oregon. Alpha Phi announces the pledging of Grace Gardner of Portland, Ore. Theatres i i McDONALD—first day: contin uous showings 1:00 to 11:30 p. m.; Adolphe Menjou in “The King on Main Street,” with Bessie Love and Greta Nissen in one of the cleverest pictures of the new year, with Men jou, debonair lover, in a role that fits him like the clothes he wears, and Bessie does a “Charleston” fit for a king; another Witwer “Pace maker” comedy; Oregon’s own Webfoot Weekly;” Prank D. C. Alexander in delightful musical set tings to the picture on the organ. COMING — Corinne Griffith in “Classified;” Ronald Coleman in “The Dark Angel,” with Velma Blanky. i . . • REX—first day: continuous, 1:00 to 11:30 p. m.; Ricardo Cortea in “The Spaniard” with Geta Goudal and Noah Beery in a flaming dra ma of daring adventures and lov ers in sunny Spain; Walter Hiers comedy, “Weak but Willing;” In ternational news events; J. Clifton Emmel in melodious musical accom paniments to the picture on the or gan. COMING — Maurice “Lefty” Flynn in “High and Handsome.” • • * 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.” First Track Meet Of Year Attended By Over 150 Men (Continued from page one) viewed Oregon’s track history and made the final demand for more men out. “The men in ’13, and ’14 and the other championship teams which Hayward has developed at Oregon went out for track because they wanted to go out and fight,” he said. “They had the spirit of fight and they did not go out because they were required to. They wanted to know they could beat someone. Oregon’s track teams have to be made from the men in school. The showing this year is up to you, the men who are out for the freshmen and varsity teams.” Work starts Monday and will continue three times a week until I the end of the term. Weekly eom I petition will be held every Satur j day afternoon in about three weeks i in order to work the"men into shape for the first meet on the schedule1 ! with Stanford at Palo Alto, April' eleventh. Virgil Earl, director of athleties, gave a brief talk and introduced Hayward. Walter Kelsey, varsity I hurdler and jumper, and captain of the 1928 team, spoke on the im portance of grades for track men. SENIOR TEACHES ENGLISH Margaret McCullough, a senior in the English department, has ac cepted a position on the regular 'staff of the University high school and began instruction the first of this term. She is handling a class in freshman English. EDWIN LYMAN IN SCHOOL Edwin Lyman, a senior in the school of journalism, has returned to the campus to finish his course. CHARLESTON at The Midway Saturday Night Music by * The Revelers Features 8:30 to 11:30 TAKE SPRINGFIELD CAR DANCE AT Laraways Music Hall ‘ ’ t. .. . P • 0 0 - HEAR THAT ORCHESTRA GENTS Only Ladies Free EUGENE’S POPULAR DANCE HALL “Go, Where the Crowds Go’’ McDonald aah, Menjon! NEW SHOW TODAY continuous 1 to 11:30 ADOLPHE MENJOU in “The King on Main Street” AND—AT REGULAR PRICES Matinee 20c Night 35c And— Another Witwer "PACEMAKER” comedy with BESSIE LOVE GRETA NISSEN Menjou, debonair-lover, in a role that fits him like the clothes he wears. And Bessie does a "Charleston” fit for a king. “Modern Women Enjoy Too Much’ Freedom— They Adore the Man Who Can Make Them Mind” WITH RICARDO C0RTE2 JETTA CQUDAL amp NOAM BEES* Says— tv Come and meet the screen’s most fascinat ing lover. In London ballroom or Spanish bullring, his daring will amaze and startle you. Screened against a background of lavish settings and society splendor. _ WALTER HIERS COMEDY TODAY continuous 1 to 11:30 J. Clifton Emm el at th« WTJBUTZER International NEWS EVENTS
