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©tegon Uaxlg SntEralJ) University of Oregon, Eugene EDWARD M. MILLER, Editor FRANK H. LOGGAN, Manager ------| editorial board Sol Abramson Harold Kirk .. Mildred Jean _Managing Editor! .... Associate Editor Carr .... Associate Mng. Ed. Webster Jones ---r'l Philippa Sherman .Feature Editor ; News and Editor Phones, 665 DAY EDITORS: Geneva Drum, France. Bourhill, Claudia Fletcher, Mary Conn, Ruth WIGHt'eDITORS: Allan Canfield, supervisor, Ronald Sellers, Lynn Wykoff. DeFauli, Gr«* Mifiett. Paul Luy, UPPKt NEWSn,STTFF'nIMapiBCenmn, Edward Smith, Eva Nealon, Jane Dudley, KE^lTTFFrMa^K^Baker Jck Hemps^c>. Barbaran Arthur ^riaulx. Morgan, Marion Sten, Dick Jo"™- * , . v.axwell Lela Forrest, Bob Galloway, |?nnyEMatmhD0RuethWHarnnsenL Dorothy Franklin. Grace Taylor, Ruth Newman, Mary McLean, Faith Kimball, Ruth Corey.___ BUSINESS STAFF V(JI» Leland.. Associate Si Slocum .-. Advertising Calvin Horn - Advertising James Manning: - Circulation Manager Manager Manager Manager r rancm awcxvchii** - - --: . . * Robert Dutton .— Circulation Assistant ; Miiton George _ Ass’t. Advertising Mgr* ! Marian Phy . Foreign Advertising Mgr. t-. • \t.i_ TT,1 T>^.aa T?nfV> A^TMcDowell^,Dick,'Hoy^aEayKHibbard, Joe Neil, Herbert Lewie. Ruth Street. Cfcff Wi" Geneva Drum. Bob Sroat. Day Editor This Issue— Eva Nealon Assistant — Margaret Hensley Niaht Editor This issue— Laurence R. Thielen Assistant—-Allan M. Canfieltl The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of th„ Tiniversitv of Oregon Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday during u£ Siege year Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association Entered in *v, Tiostoffice at Eugene Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscription rates, $2.2 ^Py^f AdvertlsC rateT upon application. Residence phone, editor. 1320; manager. 721. Business office phone, 1395. ___ Firing-up; Faculty or Students? Announcement that the Collo quium, faculty discussion group, will consider revision of University adminstrative policies next Wednes day will be greeted with genuine enthusiasm by a considerable por tion of the student body. The question of higher entrance requirements, higher standards of University work, sectioning of classes, University preparatory work and inany other problems brought into student and faculty attention by the rocont undergrad uate report, have long been before the University faculty and admin istrative officials. The discussion at this time differs only from that of the past by the addition of stu dent participation. In all probability the student re port as submitted will undergo ser ious treatment at the hands of the faculty, but no one will shed tears on that score as long as measures equally good or better are advanced to take the place of those suggest ed by the students. The “big idea” is to place scholarship at Oregon on a higher level, and the means to that goal is merely a matter of expediency. The meeting next Wednesday will be a splendid barometer of faculty interest in the business of intellectually "setting on fire” their students. If the Colloquium Wednesday results in a big attend ance, we suggest a student rally; if a poor faculty attendance, we suggest that the students take up the red flag and burn out the fac ulty. * «• * “Students Teaching Their Teachers■** The ‘Boston Transcript,’ ono of the most capable newspapers in tho East has contributed a splendid re view, “Students teaching their teachers,” on present student par ticipation in their own education. The Transcript editorial follows: “All our colleges now seem to bo asking their students to assume, for a time, the task of teaching their teachers. Dartmouth led tho way in this matter, soliciting from tho un dergraduates a very complete re port. of their views of higher edu cation as supplied them at Hanover, what they think is good about it and what they think is wrong. Bow doin and Middlebury have likewise sought counsel of their seniors and sophomores, their juniors and fresh men. And now the ink has scarcely dried upon the report of the Har vard Student. Council ‘committee on education,’ when the students of Yale, at, the direct instance of Presi dent Angell, begin the making of a similar canvass. The questionnaire issued to students at New Haven today is believed to be, if anything, a more extensive inquiry into stu dent opinion, a more searehng re quest for light upon the students’ own way of stating his hopes, am bitions, and needs, and what he thinks the university can do to help fulfill them, than any yet issued, “What an extraordinary develop ment this is in the collegiate world! Fifty or more years ago it would have been quite unthinkable. Tn an American college of the eighteenth or nineteenth century any proposal that the students should be asked to state in public what they thought of their teachers and teaching, would not merely have been consid ered horrible. It, would have been horripilant. Chills Jtnd fever of outraged authority would have shaken the whole faculty from the President down to the youngest as sistant instructor. Nor was tho situation greatly altered no longer than 15 years ago. We have in mind a certain undergraduate edi tor of a New England college news paper. Constantly, in 1911 and 1912, he strove to make the point that it was important for the ad ministrators of a college to know what the undergraduates were thinking. Ho held this true whe ther the students were right or wrong, and perhaps more important if they were wrong, as very likely they might be, than if they were right. For, he argued, the greatest task of a college is to encourage light thinking. If an inquiry would show that the students, for the most part, were thinking wrongly about various matters of their collegiate education and teaching, why wasn’t it very important for the authori ties to discover this? The reason ing seemed correct, but 15 years ago it awakened no official response in any quarter. “Today, as has been said, the theory of the worth of students’ opinion concerning their studies and indeed all phases of collegiate life, seems to bo winning sudden and widespread acceptance. It is odd, it may even be thought to tread upon dangerous ground; but on the whole it appears very salutary. Throughout the grade schools and the secondary schools tho last two decades have witnessed an immonse increase of self-ariticism and of sci entific pedagogical analysis. The colleges, for tho most part, have not shared in such surveys. It has been all very well for collegiato depart ments of education to conduct sur veys of preparatory 'schools and their teaching, but since tho col leges themselves stand as the courts of highest resort in the world of education, the practical question has been, ‘Who should act, in turn, as their surveyors?’ Apparently, tho answer is being found, in some part, by seeking out collego student opinion. Since the responsible heads of our colleges reserve to themselves all authority in deter mining what part of the students’ report is valuable, and what part is pure bunkum, the possiblo benefits of the movement far outweigh its risks.” From New York City; “A New Era” “The Campus,” College of the City of New York undergraduate newspaper, has this to say about the student movement. “Harvard and Yale have decided that seniors are mature enough to determine for themselves the ad visability of attending classes. Fourth year men, will henceforth be exempt from cut regulations within reasonable limits of scholar ship. “This step has received hearty commendation from the general col lege press. Faculties at many other institutions are considering the question. May we submit the pro posal to the consideration of our authorities. Says the Daily Kan san, “By the time a student reaches the classification of a senior lie should be able to weigh the value of a classroom lecture and conduct himself accordingly.” “The lecture system, we feel, moreover, is an instrument of edu cation that belongs to the past. It is a curious remnant of medieval times, of that remote age when itin erant students came from all over the continent to hear some wise man read his observations and his learning from his manuscript or from a copybook. Tt is a system, declares the New York Times, “that has been out of date almost since the advent of the printed book— The fact is that, in the multitudi ous modern university, both chnpel and lectures have lost their ancient function, being a mere instrument of policing. The presiding genius is neither the preacher nor profes sor, but the monitor making his rec ord of cuts. ’ “Paternalism in our colleges stands doomed. The theory that a student comes to college to dodge an education, and that the chief duty of a professor is to tie the subject to a chair while he feeds him a course is gradually losing support as the old kindergarten teachers who maintain it leave this world. “Educators must soon accord the mature college student the honor of supposing that he comes to college to get an education, that he is ma ture enough to make certain inher ent curricular choices for himself, that only by affording him an op portunity to use some maturity and academic judgment can they incul cate in him those qualities of in tellectual leadership and self-reli ance which are the chief ends of higher education.” Tfc SEVEN SEERS V! If WHY IS IT A GIRL CAN WALK A MILE AND YET MOVE ONLY TWO FEET? * STORY OF THE DISAPPOINTED MAX.ES Well, to start the story two men, Theo and Woodrow to wit, were out on a little stroll before going out on their dates. As they passed a house in the West side district a light was turned on in an upstairs room and the men saw clearly sil houetted against the green curtain a graceful, girlish figure. “What a divine form,” said Ted. “Per fect,” said Woody, “But we must be going or else we will be late for our dates.” “Dates be damned,” said Ted. After ten more minutes the thin green curtain was raised and the men stood breathless. An other instant passed and who should poke his darling little head out but Roy Bryson. “Darn,” said Ted. “Shucks,” said Woody. HOW TBOOl There was a young man from Pur due, Who thought he knew more than he knew; He told in his sleep A secret so deep And his frat brothers dated her, too. » # » DIRTY CHORDS Dick Simonton (at the end of lengthy musical composition) “Isn’t it too bad, the man who wrote that piece died two weeks ago?” Harmonious Date—“Did they find the murderer?” * » * The rain rushed down in torrents mild, The wind rushed by in accents wild, The windows rattled, the roof it shook, The D. G.'s, with one frightened look Did utter cries, by far from meek, “Get out the force. We’ll take a peek.” With basement filled up 4o the brim, They donned tlierr Jantaen’s to take a swim, The water ran fast as fast could be, A dainty frosh cried lustily. The old house gave an awful creak, Till someone cried, “Please stop that leak..” Onco upon a time there lived a very handsome young lady with a complexion like a wind kissed rose and a disposition as sweet as as Orange-blossom honey, who made the best sorority on the campus, was the most popular girl in the college but never had more than one date with the same fellow.. .Insidi ous as it may seam, she was one of those terrible Blisterine addicts. There were two twins from Walla Walla, About whom was made a great holla. When it was known about That one had flunked out. And the other become a good scho lar. Song Dedicated to Eugene's Police Force: “T WAS A STRANGER, AND YE TOOK ME IN.” » » * CELLE: “I think that girl 's from from Hollywood.” LLOYD: “How do you know?” CELLE: “She's got film on her teeth.” SEVEN SEERS Miss Nash to Give Graduation Recital On Monday Evening Charlotte Nash, violinist, will give her graduation recital Monday evening at 8:30 in the School of Mu#ie auditorium, assisted by Har ry Seougall, baritone. The accom panists are Mrs. Seougall and Wan da Eastwood. Miss Nash, who was formerly a student in the Universi ty, has been studying for a year and a half in Portland, and has returned to take her degree. The program follows: I. Concerto (A minor).Vivaldi Allegro 1. Concerto (A minor) .Vivaldi 3. Voice—Aria . Verdi II Lacerato Spirito (Simon Boccanegra) 3. Concerto (G minor) .Bruch Allegro moderato Adagio Serenade . A. d’Ambrosio 4. Voice. I. Trade Winds. Frederick Keel II. Mother Carey ....Frederick Keel III. Port of Many Ships ..Fred erick Keel f 5. Sonata (A minor) .Haendel Andante Allegro Adagio Allegretto moderato. Seniors of Stanford To Donate $100,000 STANFORD UNIVERSITY, May 21-—(P.I.P.)—The endowment com mittee of the senior class has com pleted a drive by which $100,000 will be turned over to the Universi ty in 25 years as a gift from the class of 1926. The Aetna company’s bid was accepted as their offer was $6.50 a year for the premiums com pared with $7 offered by the other companies. All members of the «lass who signed up under this plan will pay the annual premium for 25 years, at which time the lump sum of ap proximately $100,000 will be turned over to the University. In case an insured senior loses his life before the policy expires, the full amount is payable to the University. La Grippe seems to be prevalent on the campus. Maxine Koon and Clinton Mitchell are the latest vic tims. They are in the Infirmary. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, May 21.— (P.I.P.)—Ralph Eckles of SouthernCalifornia won the South ern California inter-collegiate golf championship over the Los Serran os course last Friday. He defeated Jack Millette 2 up in the final match. Eckles was 4 down at the turn, but due to a series of brilli ant shots, evened the score and won out on the last two holes. Play Day (Continued from page one) riding “promenade” at Sixteenth and Alder. At 3:45 the women’s swimming pool will resound to the gleeful shouts of all the girls; for it is at this hour that the big social swim is scheduled. Picnic in Evening The climax of the afternoon will come at 5:30 when a big picnic sup per will be spread on the lawn be tween the Woman’s building and the two halls. Eleanor Marvin, who is in charge of the affair, promises plenty of food for all and a pleas ant time. Oregon girls are being charged a small sum for the sup per. During this hour O. A. C. will present a group of original dances. Immediately after the supper ev eryone will move down to the lawn .iust north of the walk adjoining the two halls, and members of Or ehesus will give “Dream Gate.” This is a pantomine with dances, and has been worked up under the direction of Miss Lilliau Stupp, in structor in interpretive and folk dancing in the women’s physical education department. It depicts the presence for one hour of a mor tal child in the enchanted land of the faerie spirit. The alcove ef fect in the wall between the ends of the halls will be utilized as the setting for the scene. Oratory (Continued from page one) this big forensic event is provided by E. F. Blaine, prominent Seattle attorney. The contest rotates from year to year, having been held in Seattle last year. At Moscow, arrangements will be made for the two northwest tri angle debates in 1926-27 for men and women of the three state uni versities. It is probable that these contests will be scheduled tentn tatively for the winter term of next year. Due to other engagements, none of the public speaking teach ers or coaches could make the trip with Bailey. Tonight's contest completes a series of four varsity men’s debates and four oratory contests. Water Features And Stunts Given By Amphibians Novel Variations of Races And Diving Done by Merifiaids A huge, bulging-eyed frog stood sentinel at one corner of the wom an’s twimming tank last night while 12 human amphibians entertained an audience with plain, fancy, stunt, and picturesque “pool” acti vities. A filmy curtain of deep sea shad ows and sea weed held the forms of varied oceanic animals to lend a realistic touch to this temporary land of the amphibians. Changing colored lights aided the effect. A little skit on life saving meth ods—former and modern—was not only instructional, but amusing. All the standard swimming strokes were demonstrated for form or speed. Dives, all the way from the plain ones to the elbow-stand, stand-sit stand, and the jack-swan were pre sented. Of all the events of the evening, it was the amphibian water circus that brought forth the skill and in genuity of the club members, who have been practicing under the di rection of Miss Ernestine Troemel for several weeks. Notable “acts” of the circus were the tin soldier who stepped tinnily from the diving board to the water; the merry widow who danced into the pool; the preacher seat; the handicap race wherein the participants had to take off and put on middies at the end of the first lap, and the spearmint dive, in which the amphibian “wriggled” into the tank. A number of novel formations • were included, among which were the Amphibian “A;” a pin wheel and an arrow. A little green frog played about the edge of the pool and with the water nymphs, and even with the huge green-coated sentinel. The girls who took part were: Maude Moore, Charlotte Winnard; Virginia Lounsbury, Elizabeth Lounsbury, Viona Pyritz, Kather ine Sartain, Florence Hurley, Eliza beth Beans, Lois McCook, Dorothy Brown, Edith Bain, Myrabelle Palmer, Mae Moore, and Louise Storla. Vaudeville (Continued from page one) Music between acts was furnished by the Filipino string orchestra, who played everything from stir ring military marches, reminiscent of the garrison days of the Spanish American war to dreamy waltzes, typical of the romance of the moon lit Laguna. The committee in charge of the even was composed of Christina Holt, chairman; Romulo Avila, act ing president; Idella Tong, secre tary; and Perry Douglas, stage manager. UNIVERSITY OF WASHING TON, Seattle, Wash., May 21,— (P.I.P.)—Violators of the Univer sity traffic rules will be involuntary officers of the law to enforce the regulations againt their fellow stu dents, if the plan now under con sideration is put into effect. The five to ten credits added to the- graduation requirements of stu dents found guilty under the present system, may be modified or even commuted if the culprit is willing to pledge himself to serve in a cooper ative capacity for the suppression of further University driving and parking violations. Classified Ads I <3> STUDENTS desiring rooms at the Three Arts club for rent fall term will kindly make their reserva tions now. The Three Arts club is equipped with elubrooms, din ing room, art library, studio and garages. LOST—Valuable loose-leaf Univer sity size notebook, in library Wednesday. Return to Lucille Perozzi, Hendricks hall. JOHNSON'S OPEN AIR"MARKET USED CARS FOR SALE 1924 Star Sport Roadster ....$325.QO 1922 Ford Coupe .$225.00 1922 Overland touring .$265.00 1923 Ford Coupe $275.00 191S Ford Roadster . $25.00 1917 Ford Touring .$ 50.00 All the above cars in good running order. All have 1926 license except the $25.00 Ford roadster. Open Evenings and Sundavs. WE BUY AND SELL USED CARS Or will sell your car for you. See “Mack the Used Car Man.” JOHNSON MOTOR CO. 9th^& Pearl Sts. Phone 592 GRADUATING students—Also un dergraduates—bring your theses, term papers, or manuscripts (long or short) to an experienced sten ographer. I have a woodstock “Electrite” typewriter which as sures excellent carbon copies and uniform work thrnout. Reason able rates, paper furnished if de sired. One carbon free. Public stenographer, Eugene Hotel Main lobby. Phone 228-J. Sigma Xi Officers For Year Elected at Meeting Last Night Sigma Xi, national science fra ; ternity, at a meeting held last night ; in Deady hall, selected the follow ! ing officers for the coming year: Dr. W. E. Milne, president; Dr. Wilmot C. Fostfer,. of the medical school, vice-presidgnt; Dr. W. P. Boynton, secretary; Dr. E. E. Hue stas, treasurer; Dr. E. E. Osgood, of the medical school, assistant trea surer; and Dr. Haskins and Dr. W. D. Smith, new electors. Dr. Edmund S. Conklin was elected to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Milne as an 1 elector. Dr. E. J. "Williams has one more year to serve as an elector. Following the business meeting Dr. Warren D. Smith of the geology department, gave a talk on his ex periences during a recent trip into Southeastern Oregon to investigate possible tonnage for the proposed \ Union Pacific railroad across this section. Dr. Smith outlined the difficulties confronting the build ing of a railroad through such a region. Southeastern Oregon is very little known, said Dr. Smith, and there ; are no adequate maps of the region. Many of the lakes shown on the maps made by early geologists, have dried up. This region has little connection with thq northern and western part of the state; the people there speak of cities in Nevada, rather than Portland. The means of transpor ; tation are very poor; even the riv | ers are navigable by nothing larger | than rowboats. Dr. Smith described | an old military road used during the early days. “It is used only about twice a year, now,” he said. “And that is certainly often enough.” Helen Smith announced her en gagement to Evert Hale Young at her home in Palo Alto and also at the Delta Gamma house the first of the week. Miss Smith attended school here last year and was a major in the art department. She has recently returned from a trip to the east. Mr. Young is a student at Stanford university and a mem ber of Phi Delta Theta. CAMPU/ Bullet ir Graduate students who expect de grees this spring must file appli cation for degree cards immedi ately. Important. Night Editors and assistants please meet with Allan Canfield Satur day afternoon at 1 p. m. in Sol’s office. Important question con cerning last issue to be discussed. The last men’s physical ability test will be held in the men Is gym nasium Saturday morning at 10:30. All Red Cross Life-Savers report to Mr. Webster at men’s gymna sium this week. Spring Conference of Phi Delta Kappa open to everyone. Central subject will be the re-organiza tion of the high school curriculum will be held Saturday, May 22, at the school of education, 2:30. Juniors Attention! Busses will will leave Coburg bridge this eve ning at 6:45 and 7:00 for the benefit of those who wish to re turn to the campus earlier than 8:30 when the special train re turns. There will be no charge for transportation. I 'theaters „ MeDONALD: second day—a com edy sensation, the sunny side of the war, “Behind the Front” with Wal lace Beery and Raymond Hatton. And extra added attraction, the Oregon Aggravators Jazz Band in a musical novelty, “Dug Out Dit ties.” COMING— Zane Grey’s stirring romance of -western adventure, “Desert Gold.” THEN — Another mirth maker Reginald Denny in his latest “Skin ners Dress Suit.” REX—last day: “Under Western Skies,” with Norman Kerry in a new role, a thrill filled rom ance of western wheat and eastern wealth, vied for conquest of the west, with the thrills of the Pendle ton Round Up as an exciting cli max to a stirring drama; Buster Brown comedy, “Buster’s Orphan Party,” a big time for the whole family; International news events; John Clifton Emmel in musical ac companiment on the organ. COMING—Monte Blue in “The Man Upstairs;” “Too Much Mon ey,” with Lewis Stone and Anna Q. Nilsson; Hoot Gibson in “The Arizona Sweepstakes.” PARKER Duofold is the pen you can lend to a classmate without a tre mor, for its point yields to any style of writing, yet re tains its original shape. Only the Parker has the Duofold Point — a point that gives you both life long endurance and high est writing excellence. The skill to combine these two in a single point has made Parker Duofold the largest selling pen in the world regardless of price. Try it at the nearest pen counter. Parker Duofold Pencils to match the Pens: Lady Duofold, $3; Over-size Jr., $3.50 “Big Brother” Over-size, $4 THE PARKER PEN COMPANY Janesville, Wisconsin 'Parke- ~ -DuofoldW ,tmn roacr curst feed Vand 25 year point Duofold Jr. $5 Lady Duofold $5 I | “The Lunatic Fringe j in Religion” Religions expression has ever been tinged with in sanity. Perhaps the greatest triumph of man will a be a faith retaining mysticism yet restrained by S sanity. a * # * • I Sermon T heme I of the Rev. Frank Fay Eddy S at the Unitarian Church I Sunday Morning I AT 10:45 * * * # The soloist at this service will be Barbara Edmunds, soprano. University men and women always welcome.