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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1926
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Concerning the Departure
Of Harry Woodburn Chase
Students and faculty alike will regret to see Dr. Chase leave
the campus today. For the next two weeks all friends of the
University will be waiting anxiously to hear the words of ac
ceptance that will make Dr. Chase the next president of the Uni
versity. Without doubt the University desires most genuinely
that Dr. Chase assume the role of leader, and should he fail to
see his way clear to acceptance, the disappointment at Oregon
will be most keen.
But whether Dr. Chase returns as the University’s chief
executive, or returns at some later time as our guest, he may
he assured that he will receive a cordial welcome. His capacity
for friendship is large, and we desire to be always included
among those honored.
A pleasant trip, Dr. Chase; may you return soon!
Religion and the Student;
jWhat Does It Mean to Him?
A group of educators and religious workers, under the lead
ership of Prof. Charles Rugh of the University of California,
have just finished holding a conference upon religious work
among college and university students. Professor Rugh deliv
ered an address bearing upon this same topic at yesterday’s
assembly, and a series of articles analyzing student interest in
religion is running in the Emerald. This consideration of reli
gion brings forth a number of pertinent questions. Just what
is religion? What does religion mean to the average man and
to the student? What part does it play in the daily life of man
kind, and coming nearer to home, in the daily life of the aver
age student.
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As to what religion really is, few agree. It has been a mat
ter of controversy among men as far back as we have written
record, and probably farther, and the clash of opinion has by no
means ceased. Upon this campus, today, there are piohahly
almost as many opinions on the subject as there are students
who have thought about it.
What actually happens to bring forth a religion is something
like this. A great teacher comes into the world, account for
him as you please and call him what you will. He attracts an
immense following, because of certain qualities in his per
sonality and in his teachings which appeal to something inher
ent, within those to whom he delivers his message. A great reli
gion is established; and upon this teacher’s words are built
dogmas, rules of conduct and even a whole cosmography, ac
cording to the best understanding of his followers. Some need
in that particular branch of the human race has been admin
istered to. if this were not so the founder .could not have at
tracted a following.
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Thus sects are built up, creeds are established and a religious
system comes into being. Individuals then arise who seek to
follow their own interpretations of the words of the founder.
They defy the dogmas that have been set down and insist that
there are greater things in these particular scriptures. They
either withdraw or are cast out, and a new sect is founded.
Every religion in the world has gone through this process and
lias been split up in this manner, until sects, cults, groups and
creeds are without number. Each member of each creed, how
ever, believing himself to be upon the right track, reasons that
the rest of humanity outside of his own group must be follow
ing false gods.
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Looking at the situation in a broad way, it would seem that
if there is any good in religion, that good could not be boun^
up in any one'sect or system. Putting aside the matter of origin,
our present state of affairs would seem to be the result of man’s
understanding and interpretation. For some reason, mankind
almost universally finds some good in some religion, but he ac
cepts what he can understand according to his degree of mental,
moral and spiritual development. An examination of the reli
gions beliefs among members of the same sect will usually bring
forth a great divergence of opinion.
Thus, merely as an example, the Salvation Army and the
Episcopal high church appeal to two different grades of human
ity. If the followers of these branches of the Christian faith
find solace and satisfaction, it would seem that both arc good.
Coming back to the campus, the religious ideals and beliefs
of individual students when they exist at all, have been evolved
just as the rest of mankind has evolved his own. They are
either the result of early training, and in that case he has not
found cause to become dissatisfied with the faith of his fathers,
or they are the result of his own reaction to whatever of religion
he has come into contact with.
Since religion is a personal, private, and intimate matter
with the average young person—a matter he does not parade
and often does not talk about, it may be suspected that a greater
number of students than is sometimes thought have religious
convictions of some sort. If there is any great number who
have not such convictions, and who fed the lack of them, it
would scent that something might be wrong with the present
brands of religion to which they have been exposed. If religion
is not appealing to the student—perhaps the student needs to
step forward a bit and seek out his own faith, as others have
done since the dawn of religion, lie can expect, however, to
meet with many obstacles, both from within and from without,
t—H. A. K.
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j SEVEN SEERS
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“AH HAH,” SAID THE COACH,
AS HE CALLED FOB HIS TJM
BBELLA AND HIS GALOSHES,
“ ’TIS WONDERFUL FOOTBALL
WEATHER WE ARE HAVING.”
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NOTICE! BEWARE! DANGER!
LOOK OUT! OMIGOSH!
Notice has been received from
the state health board that
hyperscribigitis has broken out
on the Oregon campus. The
symptoms are a dress suit, a
vacant stare and a desire to go
somewhere else. Those afflicted
are known to become dangerous
but it is possible to pacify them
by singing to them or 'feeding
them peanuts. A bounty is of
fered by the university museum^
for a specimen in good condi
tion.
OUR QUESTION BOX
(The Seers make an earnest
endeavor to answer all ques
, tions submitted to them. Ac
cording to the announcement
last week we have secured Prof.
Rollen Wright to aid us in solv
ing the fast ones, instituting
what is known as the “answer
service^”)
Question: With the spotted char
acter of tho rooting section, yelling
1 at basketball games' is somewhat
disorganized. In other words—why
la yell king at basketball game.—I.
i.Wanna Noe.
Answer: Trof. Wright read tho
Communication very carefully. Then
he decided to postpone tho installa
tion of hi3 “answer service” until
'next week.
MORE ABOUT THE NEW COACH!
Latest K. O. picture of our
brand new coach. This smart
model is well-built, stream-lined,
highly polished, runs smoothly,
won’t rust if kept dry, and is
1 absolutely guaranteed for five
years.
TRY THIS SWILL LITTLE SONG
ON YOUR ZETHYR
Oli, Hector, the garbage collector,
Spreads aromas far farther than
nectar,
When lie’s here I can tell,
As I answer the boll;
For my nose is a clever detector.
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MORE DIRT
Small son: “Mother, the garbage
man is here.”
Absent-minded professor's wife:
Toll him we don't need any today.”
TODAY’S FABLE
| Once upon ;i time, in the days be
tter the flood, there was a suggestion
jmade that expressed a general cam
pus opinion. Now this suggestion
(received attention and was acted
upon in the space of three months,
with the consideration of only three
committees. But that was in the
I days before the floor.
The way wo see it, it is a race
between Eddie Miller’s "sugges
tions” and Walter Malcolm's
committees—with Walt spotting
him two at every down.
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The way matters stand, it is im
possible to side-step a pair of wide
gauge galoshes with stepping on
student body committee gravely de
liberating on the advisability of in
stalling gum racks in the Woman’s
building.
ORLANDO Y. BINGH
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Campus Bulletin
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Dr. Conklin’s classes will not meet
this week.
Formal forensic banquet in honor
of J. Stanley Houck, president of
Delta Sigma Eho will be held for
all varsity debaters, orators and
freshman debaters on' Friday eve
ning, February 19, at 7 p. m. Os
burn hotel, instead of at 6 p. m.
TJnaffiliated women meet at Y. W.
C. A. Bungalow 7:15 Monday
evening.
Debate meeting — Men’s team
against Utah, Roland Davis, Hugh
Biggs, meet 206 Sociology Satur
day morning, 9 a. m. with Mr.
Gray.
Washington Idaho debate (team
meets today at 3:30 p. m., Villard
hall.
Alpha Kappa Phi luncheon at Col
lege Side Inn, today at noon.
Psychology people attention — (All
people interested in the forma
tion of a discussion group are
asked to meet in Room 302, Con
don hall at 4:15, this afternoon.
Paul Blanshard, field secretary of
the League for Industrial Democ
racy, will speak before the eco
nomics class 9 a. m. Monday,
Room 105, Commerce building.
All students engaged in supervised
teaching (except music, art and
physical education) will meet
Monday afternoon at 4:10 in
Room 3 of the Education build
ing. Important.
All groups desiring to add names to
their lists for tho Oregana please
phone Dot Ward, 49.
Alpha Kappa Phi luncheon at noon,
College Side Inn, today.
EJ-STUDENT TEACHES
AT SPOKANE COLLEGE
Prof. W. II. Buxton, who took his
master’s degree from the Univer
sity in 1924, is at present profes
sor of mathematics at Whitworth
college in Spokane, Washington.
This is his Second year there.
Mr. Buxton is planning on tak
ing addition work in the mathema
tics department of the University
at the summer session, according to
Professor Edgar DeCou, who is head
of that department.
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Coming Events
Friday, February 12 |
Religious Conference.
Basketball, Frosh vs. Aggie
rooks.
Saturday, February 13
2:30 Swimming meet, var
sity vs. O. A. C., Woman’s
building tank.
10:00-12:00—Junior class skat- |
ing party, Winter Garden.
Basketball, Varsity vs. O.
A. C. Corvallis.
Sunday, February 14
4:30-5:00— Vesper services,
Music auditorium.
February 10 to 19
Exhibition, art work of Clara
Jane Stevens, Portland artist,
j Museum of Art building.
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Theaters
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COLONIAL—Monte Blue and
ratsy Ruth Miller in “Hogan’s
Alley.” Also Aloha Hawaiian ' syn
copators, and A. R. Kirkham, pop
ular tenor singer. Miss Florence
Nash at the organ.
HEILIG—Friday, “Havoc.” Sat
urday, on the stage, “My China
Doll,” seat sale begins today.
McDONALD—Second day, James
M. Barrie’s delightful romance, “A
Kiss For Cinderella,” with Betty
Bronson (the “Peter Pan” girl),
Tom Moore and Esther Ralston. Also
a “Pac'emaker” comedy, “Miss Me
Again.” An extra added attrac
tion, a McDonald stage presenta
tion, “Sweethearts,” a melodious
medley of dancing and singing.
REX—First day, “Sundown,” a
romance of hearts that beat be
neath the golden glow of sunsets
on the purple hills of adventureland,
a great cast including Bessie Love,
Roy Stewart, Hobart Bosworth and
Charlie Murray; A1 St. John com
edy, “Hold Your Hat;” Interna
tional news events; Rex musical set
tings on the org:/i. Coming—
“Woman’s Faith,” with Alma
Reubens and Percy Marmont; Hoy
Kahler and his “Country Store.”
FRESHMAN COMMISSION
PLANS UPPERCLASS TEA
A discussion of the present grad
ing system at the University of
Oregon and ways in which it could
be improved, took place at the
Freshman Commission meeting yes
terday. Eloise Buck led the dis
cussion, and it was agreed that a
thoroughly uniform system of grad
ing would be a great improvement.
A tea honoring the sophomore,
junior and senior women on the
campus will be given by the mem
bers of Freshmen Commission at
the Y. W. C. A. Bungalow next
Thursday, from 3 o’clock until five,
it was decided at the meeting.
A vocal solo entitled “Till'the
Sands of the Desert Grow Cold”
wajs given by Alice Carson. Doro
thy Cramer played her accompani
ment.
ITEM ON DEATH GIVES
WRONG HOSPITAL NAME
Landa Y. Gillette died at the Pa
cific Christian Hospital, according
to a statement by officials of that
organization. The Emerald yester
day stated Gillette died at the Eu
gene hospital.
Critics. Pans Dramas
Produced By Students;
Cast, Scenery Praised
(Continued from page one)
and boredom. Just check your
laughing apparatus with your over
coat, and hope for lyrical melan
cholia.
Either the "Subtle travesty was
missed in “The Kingdom of Amer
ica” by the writer, or its meaning
was lost in the burlesqued realism.
There are a lot of unsatisfactory
conditions existing in our social
strata of today, but humor is sort
of a clumsy instrument with which
to illustrate this. However, there
are several clever points in the play
and the “idea,” for an amateur, is
worth praise. The climax is weak.
As for “The Kiss,” that is not
so hard to take. Milss Buchanan,
as an embryo playwright, shows
greater promise than any of the
lot. She is conscious of the popular
appeal and realizes the limitations
of a co-ed. In a naive Booth Tark
ington style she shows the humor
of dramatic adolescence shouldering
the cares of rampant post-adoles
cence.
To see the calst wrestle with the
immature plots is a lesson in cour
age and fearlessness. Both Alfons
Korn and Edgar Buchanan deserve
a place in the dramatic sun of the
campus. Florence Couch, although
possessing genuine talent, probably
did not rise to her previous stand
ard of good work.
Cecil Mattson redeemed him|self
after presenting Celertis in “The
Athlete” by later appearing as the
judge in “The Kingdom of Amer
ica.”
Perhaps it was the part that re
strained her but Miss Constance
Roth failed to give full expression
to her talent.
The writer sincerely believes that
Miss Wilbur of the dramatic depart
ment should be lauded in her judg
ment of selecting plays written by
students in the Univei|Sity. For
nothing will arouse interest in her
department more quickly than this
practice.
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FIREWORKS TO MARK
CHINESE NEW YEAR’S
In honor of the Chinese New
Year Chinese students will cele
brate at a meeting of the Cosmo
politan club in the Y. W. Bunga
low tonight at 7:30. This meeting
is open to the public.
The program follows:
Address, Jackson Liu; songs,
Nien Pu Chai and Chien Pei Teng;
instrumental, Benjamin Chan.
Fireworks on the millraee are
promised as an unusual feature ill
ustrative of the celebrations in
honor of New Year in China. After
the fireworks are over, the audi
ence will return to the Bungalow
where savory Chinese foods will be
served.
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
SECRETARY TO VISIT
Paul Blanshard, field secretary of
the League for Industrial Democ
racy, will be on the campus Monday
and will speak before the econo
mies class at 9:00 o’clock, Monday
morning. Mr. Blanshard recently
returned from a trip around the
world and has since been visiting
eastern universities. He will give
an address at the Eugene Central
Presbyterian church, Sunday eve
ning at 7:45.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alpha Oinieron Pi announces tha
pledging of Loran Moser of The
Dalles, Oregon.
Kappa Omicron announces the
pledging of Viola Nodine of Port
land.
ANNOUNCEMENT |
Herbert H. Arey announces that he has purchased the m
studio formerly known as “Photokraft, ” and is in a posi- j®
tion to serve the students with a distinctive class of por- (
traiture, colored photographs and kodak finishing. (
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