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©rugmt iailg fmetalb University of Oregon, Eugene ■DWARD M MILLER. Editor_FRANK H. LOGOAM, M.n.ger EDITORIAL BOARD Sol Abramson - Editor Harold Kirk-- AwociaU Editor Mildred Jaan Carr _ Aaaocmt* Mn*. Ed. Web*ter Jon* _____ Sport* Mitor Philipps Sherman-restore Editor New* and Editor Phones, 666 piT EDITORS: Esther Davis, Geneva Drum, Frances BourhUl, Claudia Fletcher, llary Conn, Ruth Gregg. NIGHT EDITORS: Allan Canfield, supervisor, Ronald Sellers, Lynn Wykoff. SPORTS STAFF: Harold Mangum, Dick Syring. FEATURE WRITERS: J. Bernard Shaw, James DePauli. Gregg Millett, Paul Luy, Don Johnson, Sam Kinley, A1 Clark. _ UPPER NEWS STAFF: Mary Benton, Edward Smith, Eva Nealon, an Margaret Vincent, Jack O’Meara. ._ mwa hpafF- Marv K Baker, Jack Hempstead, Barbara Blythe, Arthur Pnaulx, ^^^^^c^'^jj^'den^^Vances^Cherry^Margaret ° Flensleyl^Rub^^L^Btei’^G^ncvieire KnEd“hriDodSgeUnw^a {S,mS M-weli. S’Vo^W “y. Fanny Marsh, Ruth Hansen, Dorothy Franklin, Grace Taylor, Ruth Newman, Mary McLean. ______ BUSINESS ST^FF Wayne Leland - gl Blocum —— Calvin Horn — ItmM Manning _ Associate Mtntger Advertising Manager 1 Advertising Manager Circulation Manager Frances McKenna - Asst. Circulation mgr. Robert Dutton_Circulation Assistant Milton George .. Assistant Advertising Mgr. Marian Phy . Foreign Advertising Mgr. mi AitMi+Uinir AHRiFtanta: Sam Kinley, Emerson Haggerty, Bob Nelson, L«i «oss, «utn McDowell, Dick Hoyt, Ray Hibbard, Joe Neil, Herbert Lewis, Ruth Street. ««_»-»*- Advertising: Alice McGrath, Mabel Fransen. Offi£ Administration: France* Hare. Harold Whitlock, Geneva Drum, Bob Sroat Day Editor this Issue— FRANCES BOURHILL Xlckt Editor this Issue—r. LYNN WYKOFF Assistants BOB HALL, TOM MAI I IN Th. Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of TTnl JJliteOf Oregon Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday during MU«Twr Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association. Entered in noatnffice at Eugene Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscription rates, $2.26 ^ Adverttaing rate, upon appUcation. Residence pbone, editor, 1320; 721. Bunine*! office phone, 1895. _^_________* Student Admittance To Faculty Meetings Yesterday just a few minutes be fore faculty meeting the following letter was presented to Dean Shel don, chairman of the faculty meet ings. The Chairman, Faculty meeting, University of Oregon. Will you kindly present the fol lowing petition to the members of the faculty at their meeting today. “The Oregon Daily Emerald here with requests that Emerald repre sentatives be permitted to attend faculty meetings for the purpose of obtaining accurate reports of the meetings for Emerald readers. “Heretofore Emerald accounts of faculty meetings have been second or third hand, and are usually inac curate or not suited to the genuine significance of the meeting. “The Emerald, while published by students, endeavors to be a Univer sity newspaper rather than a stu dent newspaper, and news of Import to the University as a whole is very seldom subordinated to mere student news. In view of this fact, it ap pears reasonable that full accounts of faculty meetings should appear In the Emerald. “The Emerald believes, also, that the faculty will be performing a very definite service In assisting in the diversion of student Interest from campus trivialities to matters of permanent significance. "If this request be granted, the Emerald on Its part will agree to send competent persons to report the meetings, and will agree fur ther to keep reasonable confidences as suggested by the chairman of the meetings. ” Very sincerely, EDWARD M. MILLER, Editor of the Emerald. A reporter was on hand to “cover” the meeting in case the faculty should grant the petition; but when it was found that the petition must lay on the table until the next faculty meeting the report er went back to the Emerald office and made ready to “write up” the meeting second-hand from some faculty member. Several months ago the faculty refused a motion to permit several student leaders to listen in on fac ulty meetings, and at first glance it may appear that the Emerald is wasting1 its energies by re-opening the argument. But when the propo sition to admit students appears en tirely reasonable, the Emerald is loath to accept passively the fac ulty’s former gesture . The students have no desire to interfere or take part in the faculty meetings, they wish merely to know the news of the occasion. Faculty members may argue that the pres ence of students will limit discussion. Wo say no. If any faculty member believes ho i* saying anything in faculty meeting that will not even tually “leak out” he is sadly mis taken. The only difference in hear ing the discussions in faculty meet ing and out of faculty meeting, is that the fftst method brings truth to student ears, and the second, or present method, brings the stories garbled and exaggerated. Furthermore, Emerald representa tives can be trusted to keep the con fidence of the faculty. The Emer ald does not publish everything it knows—far from it; and likewise, the Emerald, if admitted to faculty meetings, would not publish those items which did not concern the students. Riding Club Takes Step To Become Fraternity The riding club, “Spurs,” which was organized hero a few weeks ago to advance the Hport of riding on the campus, is waiting to hear from the University of Washington before they petition the national riding fraternity there, Boots and Saddles. Frank Manning left yesterday for Seattle to investigate the mat ter and find out what conditions the club must. meet, to obtain the national riding chapter. A meeting will be held soon to carry out more definite plans and decide those eli gible for membership, according to Jack Herring, president of the or ganization. Charter members of the club nro Nonie Vial, Henry Hall, Catherine Martin, Margaret Spencer, John Nelson ami Jack Herring. Philosophy Instructor Is to Deliver Paper _ Gustav Mueller, instructor in Philosophy, will read a paper, “New Trends of Thought in Ger man Literature” before a meeting of the Philosophy club in the men's room of the Woman’s build ing next Monday evening at 7:45. The club invites all persons in- 1 forested to their meeting. CAMPUS : Bulletins Students expecting to graduate ] next year must apply for degrees at once at the registrar’s office. PI Lambda Theta Luncheon at the Anchorage Thursday noon. All new members requested to be pres ent. All having tickets for the Y.W.C.A. Benefit show, “Irish Luck,” please return unsold tickets and money at oneo to Katharine Knoeland at Hendricks hall. Oregon Knights— Special meeting tonight at 7:15 sharp in Admin istration bldg. All members must be present. Final plans for Jun ior Week-end. Phi Chi Theta, honorary women’s commerce fraternity, will hold an informal meeting Thursday eve ning from 7 to 8:50 o’clock in the Alumni hall of the Woman’s building. At this time, it will be decided who will receive the gift of the portable victrola and all those who have purchased tickets are cordially invited. Cof fee and cakes will be served. 'Theaters. REX—lust day: “The Lady from Hell,” with Blanche Sweet, Roy Stewart and Ralph Lewis in a swiftly moving adaptation of the popular novel, “My Lord of the Double B,” by Norton S. Parker, a drama that swoops across two continents from the battlefields of Prance to the rolling ranges of America’s west, in a whirl of ac tion, comedy, romance and adven ture seldom equalled on the screen; and the comedy, “The Heavy Pa rade,” a lotta fun with the 2,000 pounds of mirth boys; Kinogram news events; Clifton Kmmel in mu sical accompaniment on the organ. COMING —“Bluebeard’s Seven Wives,” with Be.n Lyon and Blanche Sweet. i TkSEVEN I fc SEERS A SONNET ENTITLED, “OFF THE BOAT.” ! She’s shy as a lily that lies in the ! field, She’s fair as a rose that April I showers yield. Her eyes of brown have a wistful stare, I gazed too long, she gave me the, air. No more do I saunter o’er to her ! shack, iFor she’s the wise lily, and I hold the sack. , I thought I was rich when I dated her out, She left me worse off than mule with the gout. I treated her fair, I treated her right, She was mine yesterday, and his tonight. She billed and she cooed as shy co eds do, She tied me as tight as a Scotch Irish Jew. I spent all my jack on pleasure and fun, And now he’s got her, the son-of-a '• gun. But such is hard luck and though it may seem, The only muggin’ I get is in my dream. One year did I try and what did I get, A remark such as this, “Guy you’re all wet. ” _ | That’s all the thanks a fellow gets now, If he thinks he’s captured the cam pus wow. So take my advice and don’t get too hot, She may hold aces and take the jack pot. And don’t count your chickens un til they hatch, You may find out it’s a rotten batch. Don’t cry around when soon out you go, „ A bird will say, “I told you so.” Don’t eat that stuff they try hard to feed, You’ll soon discover youj’vte last the big lead. So drink to the health with a glass of strong gin, And the first girl you meet just sock on the chin. * * * The above is a picture of the newest and best sorority house on the campus. Everything in it is well-built. • • The latest thing in lines comes from Numb Norma who, in telling us her family is in high society, explains that her mother gets up with the sun, her brother owns a star, and father makes the moon shine. Then there’s the little one who blissfully relates that she has elec tricity in her hair and gas on the stomach. »■ • * A PITIFUL LITTLE DBAMA From Between the Stable and the Alfalfa Field An Alpha Phlee And a Gamma Phly Sat by the Mill race Me oh My! Tho moon was bright The stars did pop Said the Alpha Phlee, “I’d like to hop.” Said tho Gamma Phly, “I’d like to buzz.” As they thought of the dates That used to wuz. » » « *«»#N**«tf**#*„ * Numb Nora thinks A1 O’. * * Barns is a storage place for sea * * weed. * **#***#»****#,, BARGAINS ! ! ! The date bureau announces that ! they have just received another shipment of unkissed lemons for the Junior Prom and are giving spe-‘ ; eial rates for this week end only. 30 green ones (willing to learn) 25c Bach 50 juicy ones with ripe lines $1.50 each 13 very large (only one to customer) ,0005c each 9 small (slightly spoiled but still good for service) $1.00 each 1 (only) Mongolian thick skin (very rare) $3.00 NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRE OR THEFT. A friend of mine sent me a Xmas card last Dee. He lives in Cal. and the card said, “I’ll pick oranges for you. You throw snowballs for me. ’ ’ Now I’m going to write to him and I’ll say, “I’ll play golf for you. You throw mud balls for me.” “We were jus’ skiddin’ ya,” chorused the rear tires as they play fully swung around on the wet pave ment and threw the car into a post. SEVEN SEERS ^Chameleon To Hugh Biggs, New President? Man, City. Dear Mr. Biggs and Hugh, old Boy: Bumor, which I noticed seldom amounts to a whoop, anyhow, has it that you have Tun fox president of the student hody and received the honored position. Hugh, don’t you do no such thing, nohow, which I know you won’t; but don’t do it. Running for offices, whether a fellow gets elected or not, is like taking a habit-forming drug. One can bust the habit by exerting sup erhuman will-power, but it’s diffi cult to eradicate the moral after effects. Once I knew a fellow whose nor mal life was ideal; who had two beautiful and chirruping children and a wife who adored him; who arose in the morning with a song on his lips and joy in his heart, and who was respected by all who knew him. Then he was persuaded to run for a student body office at the University of California, and was elected. For an entire term he twittered around an office corres ponding to Jack Benefiel’s, not be ing able to accomplish a darned thing, being a new man there and not knowing anything about poli tics, anyhow, and about all he was able to get out of the A. 8. U. C. for his constituency were free tic kets for lectures. And with prac tically all of his constituents being interested in nothing but athletics and most of them had to use the tickets he sent to feed goats with, and they made the goats sick, and a lot of them died and he was de feated by an overwhelming vote at the next election. Now, I understand, the A. S. U. O. doesn’t even give free tickets anymore, so a new president hasn’t even got sufficient influence to poi son goats. Anyway, please don’t let this happen again. Hoping that you’ll accept my po litical advice in the same noble spirit in which it is given, I am, Yours to command, JIM. G. I inton Discusses Importing Business “The importing game is specula tive, if you make a mistake you lose, if you are right you win,” said George Vinton, president of Vinton and Company, Importers, 'vho spoke yesterday on practical importing at a meeting of Pan Xenia, foreign trade fraternity. ‘‘The importing business is not an easy one,” Mr. Vinton said, “and many fall by the wayside. You must not be discouraged, however. It may take many of you a long time to reach success, or again, suc cess may come to you suddenly at the very start. Sooner or later you are bound to meet some problem you can't handle easily.” As practical illustrations Mr. Vin ton gave a few of his many experi ences as an importer. To illustrate his lecture Mr. Vinton, whose firm is largely interested in the sale of chinaware, showed a number of samples of dinner plates. These were examples of the work of France, England, Bavaria, and Japan. Faculty (Continued from page one) polled, imprisoned or otherwise pun ished for not wearing the prescrib ed costume. Professor Howe replied by saying 1 that perhaps Stafford did not know those regents nor what might be in their minds as at present consti tuted. He then explained in a dig nified speech the reason for the lukewarmness of his attachment for academic regalia. He said he had never been able to see why the fac ulty, even on such an occasion as the semi-centennial, should get it self up as a lot of old women, but perhaps it was appropriate. So the motion was passed. Professor Walter Barnes then started a discussion of the current intellectual renaissance in the Uni versity, and in the course of the flow of soul which followed, the reporter, unlike the faithful, trustworthy reporter the Emerald may be permitted to furnish next year, became satiated and left. Stafford to Install Electric Typewriter O. F. Stafford, head of the chem istry department, is to have an elec trically run typewriter in his of fice soon. It has a small motor at tachment at one side. When the keys of the machine are touched the attachment makes them print. Enor mous speed and perfect uniformity is possible. This is the first typewriter of its kind on the campus, Mr. Stafford believes. The Woodstock typewriter company is the exclusive manufac turer of this machine. The impres sion can be gaged so that several carbon copies mhy be made easily. Every Mother Adores Flowers Even in your childhood days you knew that Mother loved flowers. Remember ... if it was only a handful of wild blossoms that you had plucked in nearby field, how happy they made her? And as you laid them on her lap, what a wonderful hug and kiss you got as a reward for your thoughtfulness? Sunday is Mother’s Day ... an occasion to make her happy again with FLOWERS! In Cut Flowers We Suggest SNAPDRAGONS, GLADIOLI, PEONIES, SPANISH IRIS, SWEET PEAS AND ROSES In Potted plants what could be nicer than Pelargomiums or Combination Baskets? Reserve Your Order Early—You Will Get Better Flowers Chase Gardens Florists Corner 9th and Oak Sts. Telephone 1950 ^Kfhen silvery moonlight falls on town and field—and the long, joyous tour home is ready to begin —have a Camel! WHEN moonlight washes woodland and hills with platinum light. And the tour home is ready to begin—have a Camel! For Camel makes every smooth tour smoother, adds of its own contentment to every delightful journey. Camels never tire your taste or leave a cigaretty after-taste. Pay what you will, you’ll never get choicer tobaccos than those in Camels. So this night as the forest-topped hills race by in moonlit proces sional. As the magic road curves through the colonnades of birches— have then the finest made, regardless of price. Have a Camel! Camels contain the very choicest tobaccos grown in all the world. Camels are blended by the world’s most expert blenders. Nothing is too good for Camels. In the making of this one brand we concentrate the tobacco knowledge and skill of the largest organization of tobacco experts in the world. No other cigarette made is like Camels. They are the overwhelming choice of experienced smokers. 01926 Our highest wish, if you do not yet know Camel ’ quality, is that you try them. We invite you to compare Camels with any cigarette made at any price. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company