Professor Howe’s Opinions
Given on Venture
MERGER NOT FAVORED
Readers’ Interests Differ,
Says Instructor
Prof. H. C. Howe, as an former
editor of both a student and an
alumni magazine and an English
teacher of 25 years experience,
speaks on the proposed combina
tion of Old Oregon with a student
magazine:
“I do not favor the combination
of Old Oregon with a student pub
lication. From my own experience
as editor of the Cornell student
magazine, and later as editor of the
alumni publication, I do not think
it would pay. The alumni maga
zine is largely a professional mag
azine. The point of view of the
student writer is different from
that of a graduate. The alumni
magazine is not interested in the
verse, stories, and sports news—
written from an untrained student
point of view—of the student pub
lication.” Nor is the student pri
marily interested in the alumni ap
peal in writing, ho avowed.
.Should such a combination act
ually occur on the Orogon campus,
it would bo for the editors of Old
Oregon to decide what class of ma
terial the new publication would
feature strongly. Still frowning
upon the' student venture, he de
clared that evon then the material
must bo written for the big alumni.
• Moreover, should this an amal
gamation come about, he boldly pre
dicts that Old Oregon might sur
vive the combination, but not so
with the student child. Such, he
observed, has been the experience
of similar adventures on practically
every university campus.
When confronted with the ques
tion of whether or not there should
be a university magazine, aside
the combination, ho was most pessi
mistic.
“In the first place,” ho asserted
in reply, “the action would have
to receive the sanction of the exe
cutive council, probably not an easy
thing to obtain. For the council,
which must pass upon all soliciting
for advertising for campus ven
tures, know* that merchants object
to being bothered too frequently
for advertising and by too many
publications. Tho council, of which
I happen to bo a member, succeed
ed in establishing very friendly
terms with tho Eugene merchants
by cutting down to tho lowest
limit the number of requests that
they face from campus publica
tions. Another magazine Vwould
upset this, and besides, I do not
believe the merchant would support
it.
“A second objection to a purely
university magazine is, that the
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students themselves would not sup
port it. It is apparently of interest
to only those students who write—
those who love to see themselves ir
print.” In his opinion this objec
tion is a very serious one, and one
which he found not only upon hip
experience with the Cornell publi
cation which lived only a dozen
years, but from actual observation
of existing conditions on the cam
pus.
He declared that if the students
who are interested really wanted a
magazine, they should get together,
with the permission of the execu
tive council, and finance and edit
it themselves.
Tour of Campus Planned As
Entertainment
John Philip Sousa, the foremost
band leader in the country, will be
in Eugene on Thursday, January
21, and will offer two concerts at
the Eugene Armory. Sousa’s band
this year is composed of 100 mu
sicians, among whom arc several
soloists of international fame.
The University band will attend
the concert in a body, it is an
nounced, and several other organi
zations have planned to do this also.
While hero Mr. Sousa will be tho
guest of W. M. McDonald, mana
ger of the Heilig theater. A tour
of the campus and tho surrounding
country is planned as part of the
entertainment.
Mr. Sousa is hailed as the great
est composer of band music in tho
United States. “Stars and Stripes
Forever,” “Liberty Bell Marcji,”
and several other selections of his
are played by all bands.
In the organization this year is
a jazz band, a saxophone octette,
and several soloists who will ap
pear on the program. Several new
features will also be offered by Mr.
Sousa as a part of tho two hour
concert.
STUDENT CONFERENCE
QUESTIONS REVIEWED
In reviewing somo of the import
tant questions considered at the
recent student conference at Evan
ston, Illinois, before the members
of the Freshman Girl’s Commission
yesterday, Genevieve Chase said:
“We students at the conference de
cided that, inasmuch as only a
small per cent of our students go
to church, something must be wrong
with the churches. One of the big
things that the church needs is uni
ty.” The way to accomplish this,
she pointed out, would bo for the
students themselves to become in
ternational and democratic in their
thinking. “It is easy to sit outside
and criticize it and suggest what
should be done; but results qan
only bo realized by working from
the inside out,” Miss Chase said.
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FOR MORE SWIMMERS
Activity Added to Develop
Varsity Material
Wanted: swimmers of all ages
and descriptions. Experience not
essential. Learn ‘while youl earn
varsity letters. Apply men’s gym
nasium, any time.
In an attempt to get more eligible
•males interested in the finny art,
land to develop varsity swimming
teams, water polo is being introduc
ed into the list of Oregon sports.
If plans now being formulated are
'carried out, this game will take its
(place as a competitive sport in fu
ture years.
Water polo offers an excellent
medium for many swimmers not yet
fast enough for the varsity grade,
but strong and active enough to de
prive benefit from hard competition.
If enough men to form two teams
can bo found, it is proposed to play
.an exhibition game as a feature of
'the first home meet with O. A. C.,
'February 13, the initial half to be
Staged prior to the relay event, and
the final chukker immediately fol
lowing it.
Water polo is like ice hockey in
many respects, with a goal to be
defended and another tp be attack
ed. There are six men to a side—
I a goalie, two defense men and threo
f forwards.
Miss Gouy Regrets
Responsibility For
Students’ Ignorance
(Continued from page one)
hero and will remain here all
through eternity. But why is it,
then, that when we stress reading
and translating, invariably some
worthy members of our classes ex
piess their regret not to have more
conversation? French, or Spanish
are not dead languages yet, Heaven
be praised! ,
Now understand me, please. By
all means our students should read
intelligently by the end of their
second year. _ But what will they be
asked to read? It is one thing to
read simple modern books such as
those of Anatole France for in
stance, prepared for class use, an
other to read easily and without
notes most of our classics, which
are discussed in some World-Litera
ture classes. And yet these books
are thoso our students are required
to read after having interrupted
their language studies for a year
or more!
And now, let us hear the worst.
We know something already of the
poor preparation of students in high
school, in fact a number of them
frankly admit that languages seem
hard for them because they know
hardly anything about their own
grammar, some realize also that
their vocabulary is dreadfully lim
ited; they sigh with grief but do
not attempt to remedy it.
In class the hardest task of the
teachers is to keep their attention,
to rival entertainment the street
or a charming neighbor will offer.
This is really exhausting because
it requires an effort of every in
stant on the instructor’s part and
so often in vain! The professor
who has to deal with ideas or books,
read and discussed in the student’s
mother tongue does not know this
hardship in its full extent; the stu
dent is flattered to discuss all the
subjects under the sun, and to play
the important personage by giving
his opinion on everything. But we
do know!
Now as a conclusion, let it be
known that all of us are highly in
favor of Dr. Ernst’s new motion,
however unreasonable it may sound.
If it passes it might clear our
classes of all the sleepy heads who
want nothing but 24 h’ours of cre
dit.
If, anyway, languages seem to be
indispensable to an all around edu
cation, let us at least have this new
requirement for graduation; a read
ing knowledge of the language stud
ied. Only students who will be
able to go successfully through this
ordeal will get their B.A. degree.
But in all simplicity let me whis
per to you: at is not 20 per cent
of our classes who will fail then
as happened during' the recent
exams. I doubt if 20 per cent will
pass.
And now since the truth is out,
let us be good friends again.
UNIVERSITY HIGH TEAM
DEFEATS SPRINGFIELD
The University high school bask
etball team defeated the Springfield
aggregation in a hard game 18 to
16 points. The game was tied 14
14 at the end of the regular play,
blit in five minutes overtime al
lowed, the campuB preppers man
aged to nose ont a victory. This
small school which won the champ
ionship of the state in basketball
several years ago', while it does not
have material for state title play
ing this year is endeavoring under
the coaching of Louie AndeTson to
win again.
WARNER TO ADDRESS
OREGON ATTORNEYS
Prof. Sam B. Warner, of the law
school, will give a review of the
criminal cases decided by the Su
preme Court of Oregon during the
past year at the annual meeting of
the district attorneys of the state
of Oregon. The session meets
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week in Portland'.
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THUR. Matinee 3:30
JAN. 21 Night 8:15
or too MEN
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BAND
Lieut. Commander JOHN PHILIP SOUSA, Conductor
SOUSA’S FEATURES
Everything New Every Novelty in Music
Sousa’s New Marches
“The National Game” “Black Horse Troop’’
“Cuba Under Three Flags”
Sousa’s American Jazz Played by Nearly 100 Musicians
Sousa’s Humoresque, “Follow the Swallbw’’
The Double Quartette of Saxophones
“Liberty Bell March,’’ Played on the $10,000 Chimes
SOLOISTS WITH SOUSA ORGANIZATION
Miss Marjorie Moody.... Soprano John Tong.Comet
Miss Winifred Bambrick Harp Geo. J. Carey.Xylophone
R. E. William .Flnte H. B. Stephens Saxophone
John C. Carr .Clarinet Clifford Ruckle Bassoon
Jos. Deluca. .. Euphonium J. F. Schueler—Trombone
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10 a. m. to 9 p. m., at
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E. V. SLAUSON MAKES
118 POINTS IN TEST
Twenty Eight Men Pass
Physical Examination
Of the *47 physical education stu
dents who were signed up to take
the physical ability tests at the
men’s gymnasium last Thursday
morning, 28 passed the test with a
score of 25 or over, 17 did not take
the test, and two men failed to
m$ke the required 25 points to pass
it'.
The highest score made by any of
the men taking the test was made
by Edgar V. Slauson, freshman,
who scored a total of 118 points.
This is one point less than the rec
ord which is held by Eugene Rich
mond, sophomore. To make his
points .Slauson high-jumped five
feet, which gave him 21 points,
climbed the rope in 12.2 seconds for
23 points, bar vaulted six feet four
inches for 22 points, ran 192 yards
in 23.2 seconds for 27 points, and
swam the required lengths of the
tank in one minute, 20 secQnds, giv
ing him 25 points for that event,
and a total of 118 points.
Others who passed the test are:
E. Washbond, 43; Meredith Land
aker, 45; R. Witliycombe, 36; Tony
Greer, 80; P. Nieva, 51; W. M.
Wayne, 34; T. Rose, 31; Austin
Shepard, 33; H. Vidgoff, 30; K.
Knowles, 45; B. Marsh, 40; Rol.
Morrison, 58; W. G. Eddy, 57; C.
Willison, 41; F. Baumann; W. Shaw,
31; T. Chapman, 53; W. Winter,
36; L. Steen, 50; W. Hinds, 58; S.
Skavlan, 48; L. H. Luck, 65; R.
Fleming, 79; E. V. Slauson, 118; E.
Finley, 79; H. D. Stalker, 54; R. C.
Martin, 76.
Skipworth speaks
TO LAW FRATERNITY
Judge Skipworth, of the circuit
eourt of Lane county and regent of
the University, addressed the mem
bers of the Oregon chapter of Phi
Delta Phi, national law fraternity,,
at a recent banquet.
Judge Skipworth pointed out that
lawyers should always strive to re
tain the confidence and respect of
the jury and the court. It is im
perative that a lawyer keep, hia
methods above reproach, he said,
for if he once loses the respect of
these, it is the client as well as Si*
who suffers.
Send the Emerald Home
■SENIORS MAKE CHANGE
IN BALL COMMITTEE
Two changes have been made in
the personnel of the Senior Ball
committee. Arthur Gale, who was
in charge of decorations for the
Ball, which will take place Feb
ruary 6, entered Dartmouth at thq
first of the year. His place as
chairman of decorations will be
filled by Laurin Reynolds, a senior
major in architecture. Reynolds has
practically completed plans for the
dance, but for the present they are
to be kept secret.
Walter Kelsey will be in charge
of the ticket sale in place of Doug
las Wilson. The number of tickets
is limited. and will be placed on
sale soon. The ball is the only
strictly formal affair of the year,
and plans have been afoot for sev
eral weeks for the feature, pro
grams and decorations.
Clarence Toole is in charge of the
Ball and his committee chairmen
are as follows: assistant chairman,
Geneva Smith; patrons, Margaret
Stahl; invitations, Jo Anne War
wick; feature, Jane Bodine; public
ity, Margaret Vincent; refresh
ments, Edna Murphy; construction,
Maurice Warnock; music, Wendall
Lawrence; floor Floyd McKalson;
programs, Warren Small; lighting,
Frank Roehr.
A meeting of the committee will
be held Wednesday afternoon at 5
ofclock in the Administration build
ing.
ADMINISTRATION BEGINS
1926 CATALOGUE WORK
Catalogue copy was sent to the
various university departments to
day by Mrs. Clara L. Fitch secre
tary of the catalogue committee.
This material will be returned to
Mrs. Flitch with c«rreetions and
amendations by the heads of the
departments and will then be col
lected and made ready for the print
er. The grade bulletin will be is
sued in February and the general
catalogue the first of April.
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Wednesday
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