Report Rates
11 Interest of
Educators
Bean Allen Has Requests
for Many Copies
of Survey
Exhaustive Analysis of
Student Situation Made
Faculty Problem Is Also
Given Attention
The report on intellectual activity
at the University compiled by a
committee of undergraduate stu
dents and presented to the campus
public last spring is arousing con
siderable interest in educational
circles of the nation. The report
has been called to the attention of
the Association of American Col
leges, according to word received
by Dean Erie W. Allen from Ed
ward S. Parsons, president of.Mar
ietta college, Ohio, and chairman
of the commission on faculty and
student scholarship of that asso
ciation.
Dean Allen has been flooded with
requests for extra copies of the re
port from university and college of
ficials. Henry Louis Smith, president
of Washington and Lee university,
has made known his intention of
undertaking a similar investigation
modeled in part after the Oregon
report. President W. H. P. Faunce,
of Brown university, has asked to
buy a number of extra copies for
his personal use. Assistant Dean
Ambrose Caliver, of Fisk university,
lias praised the, report highly. . The
curricula committee of Marietta
college plans to use the report, ac
cording to the president of that in
stitution, Dr. Edward S. Parsons.
Compiled by Eight Students
The undergraduate investigation
report, entitled, “An Estimate of
the Intellectual Activity within the
University of Oregon; Suggested
•Changes in Administrative Policies,”
was undertaken by eight students,
Edward M. Miller, Sol Abramson,
Glenn Burch, Warner Fuller, Thomas
Graham, Richard Hoyt, Christ Lou-,
leas, and Dave Turtetaub. Compila
tions from a questionnaire issued to
students was the basis of the con
clusions reached. The report is an
accurate mirror of under-graduate
opinion. The survey was first print
ed in the Emerald and later reprint
ed in booklet form.
The investigation was novel and
original. Students at other univer
sities, including Yale, Harvard,
Dartmouth and Northwestern, have
conducted investigations iu differ
ent angles of the same scholastic
problem; but the situation here was
revealed as distinctive.
Printed in Emerald
The report was originally printed
in the Emerald as a series of five
articles, the first of which deplores
the lack of intellectual vigor among
the students. The committee offered
suggestions for administrative re
form, made with the purpose of es
tablishing the university on a firmer
scholastic foundation.
The second installment asks for
a new standard of entrance require
ment and grading system, the aim
being to prevent unfit persons from
entering or remaining in the uni
versity. The methods used in Wash
ington and California were suggest
ed by the committee as suitable for
use in Oregon.
A freshman college system was
urged by the committee in the third
installment. It held that the first
year students present a problem dis
tinct from the remainder of the uni
versity.
Honor System Attacked
In the fourth article the commit
tee advises that the honor group
should receive privileges. Freedom
from class attendance was suggest
ed for students capable of carrying
on independent Scholastic work.
The present “honors” system was
said to be worthless.
The fifth and last report was on
faculty reform. This was deemed
necessary and pertinent to add life
to the new system. The committee
believed that teaching positions
should be offered persons with a
wide experience in other institu
tions. Larger salaries, permanency
of tenure, old age retirements and
Sabbatical leaves were suggested as
added inducements.
Reform Idea Originated
The interesting suggestions made
by the student committee for intel
lectual reform within the university
was a spontaneous idea originating
just before spring vacation last
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In The President’s House
Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, the new president-elect, Mrs. Hall and
daughter, Grace Elizabeth.
President Hall Favors Simplicity
And Good Taste On Oregon Campus
Fur Coats and Short Skirts Escape Attack Directed
Toward Student Owned Automobiles
Oregon’s chief characteristic is
simplicity—the simplicity of good
taste—in. the opinion of Arnold
Bennett Hall, president of the Uni
versity of Oregon. The wonderful
scenery of which Oregonians never
blatantly boast, the University cam
pus, even the dress of the students,
are all to him significant of this
simplicity that is not without charm.
In keeping with this attitude is
President Hall’s stand toward fur
coats and cars on the campus. “The
wearing of furs,” he says, “is mere
ly & matter of convention; I care
no more whether they have short
skirts or long, silk dresses or sports
wear, fur or cloth coats, on the cam
pus. It is only the question of good
taste that arises in my mind. So
far I have seen chiefly sport clothes
here, and have been charmed with
that type of dress as I have been
with other evidences of good taste
around the campus.
“In the east I have sometimes felt
as if I were stepping into a recep
tion when I entered the library, be
cause of the elaborate dress the
students had donned to assist their
study. At our library here I ex
pect to find more suitably dressed
students, for our everyday campus
attire is much more appropriate for
university wear than are the silk
dresses of many eastern colleges.
“I feel too,” President Hall de
clared, “that student-owned cars
are a luxury and therefore out of
place with this simplicity I havt
found to be characteristic of Ore
gon. Aside from the problems of
morality and personal safety, there
also enters the matter of studying—
and cars are incentives for play
rather than work. I would like it
known that I heartily endorse Dean
Walker’s attitude against cars, be
lieving as I do that it is entirely
for the good of the students. It is
understood, of course, that excep
tions will have to be made.”
President Hall is enthusiastically
stimulating in his new position. His
nick-name of “the human dynamo”
ean be easily understood, for even
in his quiet moments, his eyes flash
with his thoughts in response to
the conversation. He has a person
ality that charms while it commands
and wins while it stimulates.
At present, the president is a
busy man, but he appears to enjoy
the tremendous amount of work into
which he has ascended.
For his visit of inspection to the
Portland medical school next week
he has first to make himself thor
oughly familiar with medical educa
tion and its practice, so as to be able
[ properly to judge conditions there.
He is assimilating all the informa
tion he can on everything relating
to the state, and at the same time
interviewing all the deans and heads
of departments in the University.
He would like to have a personal
talk with each professor before the
end of the year. Besides this, he is
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President's
Wife Admires
College Girl
Believes Women May
Choose Between Home
Or Profession
Have you met the president’s
wife? Although having been here
only a week she is anxious to be
come acquainted with the Oregon
students. In her new home which
was the former residence of Presi
dent Campbell, Mrs. Hall immediate
ly places one at ease. She is unpre
tentious but a woman of great
charm and personality who loves
her home and family. Her eyes are
blue, bespeaking sincerity, and her
laugh is a contagious one.
“Oregon iJ a lovely place,” said
Mrs. Hall, “and the hospitality and
kindliness of the people here is un
usual.” She remarked that she was
pleased with the size of the Uni
versity as it was possible to have
certain intimacies with the students
and faculty which would be impos
sible in a larger group. “But,” she
added, “it possesses the advantages
of the larger colleges in relation to
lectures and professors.”
Flapper Wiser than Old-fashioned
In spite of being conventional in
appearance she is an admirer of the
modern girl. Mrs. Hall feels that
the girl of today is even wiser than
the flapper of a generation ago. She
likes their frankness and their wide
range of general knowledge as she
sees “no virtue in ignorance.”
Outspokenness and the candid opin
ion of the present day girl, in her
mind, is a wholesome attitude.
Mrs. Hall, however, maintains that
the college woman has changed very
little. In fact, in days when she
attended Franklin College in In
diana, the older generation critic
ized the youths of that time in the
same manner they do at present.
The only change she could see was
the fact that we live in an age of
speed. “In my day parties were ar
ranged weeks in advance,” Mrs. Hall
said, “but with the telephone and
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Rally Plans
Complete for
Big Grid Game
Committee Appointments
Made for Celebration
at Portland
Stadium Ceremonies to be
Held on Field
Way back in 1851, a few years
after the “Covered Wagon” had
made its history-making journey to
the Oregon region, the northern por
tion of the territory decided to se
cede, forming the territory of Col
umbia which some time later be
came the state of Washington. From
that time on the states of Oregon
and Washington have been rivals
for the supremacy of the northwest.
Saturday, October 9, in the Mult
nomah civic stadium, the state uni
versities of these two states will vie
with each other for football super
iority. It will be a University of
Oregon gridiron team playing their
firsf conference football game
under the tutelage of their new
coach, Captain John J. McEwan,
against Coach Enoch Bagshaw and
his last year’s Pacific Coast cham
pions, the University of Washington
Huskies.
Rally Plans Finished
According to reports the entire
university student body will attend
the game enmasse as a special
Southern Pacific train has been char
tered to take as many lemon-yellow
rooters as care to go. Bill James,
chairman of the rally committee,
and Jack Seabrook, yell king, have
been working for the past two weeks
outlining plans for the rally.
Tentative plans to date include a
special train which will leave some
time Friday afternoon, October 8.
As soon as the train arrives at the
Morrison street depot, train pas
sengers and those driving up in
automobiles, will form a parade
which will cross the Morrison street
bridge to Broadway. Up Broadway
the serpentine will march to the
Salmon street auto park, across
from the new. Broadway theater,
where rally speeches and yells will
be given. According to Jack Sea
brook, Coach McEwan will probably
give a short talk along with a num
ber of prominent University alumni.
One of the outstanding features
of the parade, according to tenta
tive plans, will be close to ten sep
arate band organizations in the line
of march. The program calls for
several short snappy acts, and the
entire rally will be over around
8:30, so as not to interfere with pre
vious plans made by students for
this night.
Committee for Bally Appointed
The permanent rally committee
appointments for this year are as
follows: Bill James, chairman, Bob
Poster, Ed Crowley, Bud Christen
sen. Lee Luders, Constance Both,
George Akers, Pete Ermler, Jack
Seabrook, Howard Oswald and Wil
bur Wester.
Mayor Baker Leader
Saturday afternoon at one o’clock
another parade will form in front
of the Imperial hotel and with
Mayor Baker at its head proceed to
the new Multnomah club civic sta
dium. A special section has been
reserved for Oregon rooters.
The official dedication of the new
stadium will begin at two o’clock
with stadium officials jin charge.
This ceremony will take up fifteen
minutes with the teams entering the
field at 2:15 and the game starting
promptly at 2:30.
University of Washington rooters
will be there in full force as the
1 first order of 3200 tickets have been
j mailed to Darwin Meisnest, graduate
I manager of Washington. Calls for
tickets have been coming into the
stadium office from alumni of both
institutions, some living a thousandj
miles away. Of the 33,000 seats
available for the contest over 15,000
will be under cover.
Husky Minus Backs
Minus the services of the great
all-American halfback, George Wil
son, and Captain Elmer Tesreau,
fullback, Coach Bagshaw is having
plenty of worry over his backfield
prospects. Not only were gaps left
I in the backfield but “Baggy” also
I sorely misses Waldon Erickson and
Egbert Brix, guards; Les Sherman,
I quarterback; Johnny Cole, end, and
several others.
Several last year Washington
Babe players are making a strong
bid for the first string Huskie elev
en. Charley Carroll, backfield can
didate, and Harry Schneiderman,
center, are both giving varsity
players a hard tussle. To date ap
parently only one Huskie backfield
man is sure of his position and that
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Infirmary Enlarged;
Ready for Patients
Dressed in new paper and a
new coat of paint, the infirmary
is prepared to receive any stu
dents who may become ill under
the strain of the coming term’s
work. Four patients are now be
ing treated for colds. The old
danger of contagion will be elim
inated this year by the new build
ing being arranged for isolated
cases.
When completed it will be able
to accommodate twelve or more
patients. “Students do not real
ize the cost of medical equip
ment and help,” said Dr. Miller,
“and consequently there has
been complaint about the infirm
ary. However, this new house
will now receive all contagious
patients, and facilities will be
much better.”
Freshmen Will
Hold Election of
Class Officer^
Presidency to Continue
As One of Respect,
Says Dean
Two nominating committees have
been selected from the members of
the freshman class to nominate of
ficers to be voted on at a freshman
class meeting in Villard hall Thurs
day at 4 p. m.
(jommittee No. 1: Larry Shaw,
chairman, Paul Hunt, Clairet Carl
son, Helen Peters, and Elsie Godard.
Committee No. 2: Bobert Porter,
chairman, Lloyd Douglas, Charles
Harris, Conny Lewis, Helen Lyons.
The committees were chosen with
a view of having the entire state
represented.
Because of the importance of hav
ing the freshman class closely or
ganized the administration has se
lected Dean Walker to help the
freshmen in their organization.
“It is important that every fresh
man should attend the meeting
Thursday and help in forming a
close organization,” stated Hugh
Biggs, president of the associated
students. “An effective organization
among the freshmen is necessary in
order that they may carry out their
work in co-operation with the rest
of the student body,” the president
said.
Last year the president of the
freshman class was made a member
of the student council and the posi
tion elevated to one of respect.
This year it will retain the position
it assumed last year.
At the assembly Thursday the
candidates will be introduced and
will be allowed to give a short talk.
Names of the candidates will be an
nounced in the Emerald Thursday.
First Vesper Service
Will be Held Sunday
John Stark Evans will play at the
first regular vesper service of the
year next Sunday afternoon in the
auditorium of the School of Music,
from 4:30 to 5 o’clock. Bishop Wal
ter T. Sumner will deliver the ad
dress.
A complimentary concert was
given Sunday afternoon for the
faculty of the School of Music, in
the Music Auditorium. Cello num
bers were presented by Miss Miriam
Little, a new member of the faculty;
selections were played by the Un
derwood string quartet; a soprano
solo was given by Mme. Bose Mc
Grew; piano selections by George
Hopkins; and numbers on the pipe
organ by John Stark Evans.
Philip Bergh
i Made Head of
Homecoming
Beelar Assistant Chairman;
Anne Wentworth to Act
As Secretary
Directorate Will be
Announced This Week
Traditional Events Planned
On Larger Scale
Phil Bergh, treasurer of the senior
class and chairman of last year’s
junior prom, has been selected as
general chairman of Homecoming
which is this year combined with
the Semi-Centennial celebration Oc
tober 18 to 23.
Don Beelar, varsity debater and
a member of the directorate of the
Greater Oregon committee, has
been named assistant chairman.
Anne Wentworth, who was on the
junior prom committee last year
and who has been prominent in class
activities, will act as secretary.
General Plans Made
Lreneral plans tor Homecoming in
clude the traditional week-end
events on a larger scale than ever
before; and interesting variation*
have been planned for the monster
rally and bonfire with special em
phasis on the alumni events to make
this a true homecoming for return
ing grads, according to Mr. Bergh.
“The directorate will be announc
ed shortly and work will begin in
earnest because of the short time
to prepare for the monster celebra
tion,” the chairman stated.
Large Crowd Expected
Homecoming combined with the
semi-centennial will undoubtedly
bring more alumni, guests, and
friends to the University than any
homecoming heretofore, according
to Mr. Bergh. The entire week is
devoted to conferences, meetings,
and dedications in connection with
the semi-centennial, and homecom
ing events fill Friday and Saturday.
Student committees will co-operate
with semi-centennial committees in
all events. Besides alumni, many
noted educators will be here for the
double celebration.
“It is up to the students and to
the homecoming organization to
make a success of the entire week.
That means that we must put forth
our best efforts to assist the admin
istration with every event on the
semi-centennial program, and must
also climax the week with a rousing
homecoming and a victory over
Stanford,” is Mr. Bergh’s message
to the associated students.
Dr. Hall to be Inaugurated
Ceremonies begin with the inaug
uration of Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall
on Monday, October 18. Tuesday,
Wednesday and part of Thursday
will be devoted to symposiums on
different subjects. Thursday is an
nual pledge day. Governor Walter
M. Pierce will administer the pledge.
Friday, Deady hall will be dedicat
ed, %nd a memorial will be given to
honor John W. Johnson, first presi
dent of the University.
The homecoming rally will be
held Friday night and will be fol
lowed by the Alumni smoker spon
sored by the senior men. EaiQ.
Chiles, senior class president, is in
charge. Saturday begins with an
alumni meeting in the morning. A
big- campus luncheon will be served
at noon. The homecoming game
against Stanford is to be in the
afternoon, with homecoming dances
and an alumni reception in the even
ing- _
Youngest Member of American
Legion Registered in University
Freshman Tells of Interesting Experiences as Mascot
Recruit in A. E. F. in France
The youngest member of the Am
erican Legion by six years is en
rolled in the University of Oregon
as a freshman this year. He is
Maurice Packer of whom many in
teresting tales of more than inter
esting experiences have been told.
A runaway at the age of ten, a
j mascot in the A. E. F., the youngest
! enlisted man in the American forces ;
and later an outstanding studen'- in I
the United States; these are but ai
few of the high lights in his life.
In his own words the story of his
life runs something like this.
“At the age of 10 I ran away
from home because I was acting as
the cook and ‘maid’ for our family.
My mother was dead, my oldest sis
ter was staying away from home,
my elder brother was also staying
some place else, and my father
worked from six in the morning till
six in the evening. Consequently, I
had to do the housework aa well aa
the cooking. I soon tired of this and
decided to take the French leave.
Twice I ran away from home and
twice I came back home for food
and shelter. The third time I waa
picked up by Hoe Sax, Frank Bosch
and several other boys from Com
pany D of the 162 Infantry. I waa
sleeping very soundly on the side
walks of Penhouet, St. Nazaire at
the time and I was very cold. I waa
taken to the camp of these men and
there I was treated like one of the
men. I stayed there three months
and at this time Company D was
ordered to the front. I was told
that I could not go along and this
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