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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1926)
©tcgnu Hailg Himeralii, University of Oregon, Eugene _ SOL ABRAMSON, Editor EARL W. SLOCUM. Manager EDITORIAL BOARD Bar Nash.. Managing Editor Harold Mangum . Sports Editor Philippa Sherman, Feature Editor News and Editor Phones, 656 BUSINESS STAFF Colvin Horn ..Associate Manager Milton George .— Advertising Manager Bom Kinley . Advertising Manager Ed Ross . Foreign Advertising Manager Herbert Lewis . Ass't. Advertising Mgr. Francis McKenna . Circulation Manager i Bob Dutton .... Ass’t. Circulation Manager Joe Neil, Ruth Street --—j ... Specialty Advertising j Alice McGrath . Specialty Advertising ; Roberta Wells . Office Administration 1 Day Editor This Ibbuo— Jack O’Meara Sight Editor This Ihbuo-* Clarence Curtis Assistant— Wayne Morgan The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday during > the college year. Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Entered in the postoffice «t Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 per year. Adver rates upsn application. Residence phone, editor, 2293-L; manager, 1320. Business office phone, 1895. „ o ...... Unsigned comment in this column is written by the editor. Full responsibility |p assumed by the editor for all editorial opinion. FACTS give the only proper basis for opinion and judg ment. The hard road of learning must be travelled by anyone whose opinion would carry weight.—Arthur E. Morgan. Perhaps We Will Be Grown Up Some Day TP one were to select the college where that manly sport known as hazing would most likely flourish, he would probably name the United States Military academy. Surely, if horseplay is merely a release of the spirit of fine American youth, the West Pointers should have carried hazing to the point where it is an art. Let us banish this impression be fore we do the embryo-officers an injustice. Our intention is rather to refer to the fact that four cadets have been suspended from the acad emy in their senior year, for hazing. The disciplinary action was the first for this offense in 10 years. And what was the crime? Judging from local conditions, it could be little short of murder. As a matter of fact the cadets were charged with ordering seven first year students to run up and down three flights of barracks stairs! Im agine the seriousness of such an of fense! At Oregon, four seniors could throw seven freshmen down three flights of stairs, and unless the victims were killed, it is un likely that the matter would cause more than amusement. So, despite the fact that hazing or horseplay (or whatever title you eare to give the sport of baiting the freshmen) is wholesome entertain ment, supposedly typical of fine man hood, and so on, the school that is supposed to draw a most excellent type of youth does not have haz ing. It did havo years ago, but the military academy has grown up. And other universities havo grown up, too. They have forgotten the prep school tricks; they have given up whatever traditions have been involved; and yot, wondor of won ders, they still exist. Exist? No, they thrive. Oh well, perhaps some day Oregon will grow up too. Caesar Outdone; Our Roman Holiday TONIGHT we go to Portland to make a Roman holiday for the residents of the Rose City. The on tertaimnent will probably bo far superior to any presented by the old As Others See it Hazing on Decline (Tho Indianapolis Star) A recent dispatch from West Point states that four seniors a year academy had been suspended a year for hazing seven plebes. The par ticular offense against regulations was compelling the newcomers to run up and down three flights of barrack stairs several times. That assignment was by no means ardu ous or likely in any way to injure the health of tho luckless plebes who were thus impressed with the vast authority vested in tho upper classmen by right of West Point tradition. The hazing in this par ticular case was mild compared with some examples in recent years and to routine pranks in the rough and ready dayr at the academy describ ed in the books of Captain Charles King. As an American institution, haz ing seems to be rapidly passing. This is due materially to the ener getic efforts of the authorities throughout the country to protect freshmen from the persecution of elder students and to impose sum mary punishment on those found guilty of breaking the regulations. Sentiment also has changed, other wise the faculty edicts would not be so readily accepted. The stu dents do not seem to regret the de mise of the time-honored tradition that the freshman should be duly' impressed with a realization of his -worthlessness by sundry acts design Latins for tho edification and 4e_ light of the barbarians: The Portlanders arc going to have a taste oi college life a la motion picture. They will see hundreds of pajama-clad intellectuals romping through the streets, shouting foot ball war whoops no less fierce than those of the passe Indian. If the display doesn’t bring a flood of eager knowledge-seekers to our gates next year, nothing will. Where but at college are pajamas formal evening attire? Where can one find such spirit and loyalty as at the university? Where is the joy of living so evident as at an insti tution of higher learning? The spectators should, as a re sult of the evening’s program, learn a lot . about college. Ten Greater Oregon committees could hardly be as effective. We sincerely hope that the Port landers will acquire a full appre ciation of the advantages of higher education. The Rise and Fall Of the Football Hero HEROES are being made and unmade daily on the nation’s football fields. There are hundreds of thousands of eager enthusiasts in dozens of schools carefully watching for potential “Red” Granges. The Daily Californian does not grant all heroes the same fortune as the red-headed Mini warrior. In most cases, it points out, herodom amounts to meteoric rise and equal ly speedy fall. Of heroes in general the south ern paper says: Hero-rating always seems to fol low the football. Heroes will be trumpeted, blared, publicitized, and maybo booed, as the season I progresses. They will have a period of grammar school worship, high school mimicing, and col legiate slaps on the back. They will go out with the sea son, pass second midterms, occa sional finals, go on probation; and if lucky, will become as famous as ■ Red Grange in landing a movie | contract. l’rofessor Rico of the education department is conducting some interesting experiments in chil I dren’s hero-rating. Out of a list | of twelve names that the children i are asked to submit, we find that i the coupling of such names- as Buffalo Bill with Mussolini and j Father Marquette with Red ! Grange is quite usual. So, after all, what is herodom? A meteoric rise subsequently ac companied by a fall, swift and sure, as the next hand is dealt. I od to make him appear ridiculous before that world and his own mir ror. That serious injury sometimes resulted from these pranks was an important factor in the gradual de cline of hazing. In our Hoosier universities, the class scrap was a sacred event, usu ally preceded by several weeks of unofficial skirmishing, sudden raids, kidnapping and hair cutting. At Purdue the tank scrap formally ended hostilities, while Indiana freshmen and sophomores buried the i hatchet after the official clash on Washington's birthday. The more : numerous outlets for student cnthu 1 siasm and mischief and the growing | importance of athletics havo dim ; inished the dignity of the class en counters. Official contests are still held but they no longer resemble the warfare of an earlier day. The i fraternities have developed a grow ing sentiment against “horseplay” and initiations, at which the paddle ; formerly was the major instrument, 'fhe average freshman can go to col l lege without threatening his mother with nervous prostration at the thought of the terrible tortures those ' sophomore demons were likely to i inflict. Head of Unii'ersity Will Meet Editors Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, presi dent of the University of Oregon, will take a conspicuous part in the ninth annual Newspaper conference in Oregon, to be held in Eugene. The dates have been tentatively set for Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5, when President Hall will meet the editors for the first time. The program for the conference has not yet been definitely arranged. Tft SEVEN . SEERS ^ I HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEW KEEP SONG — KEEP HANDS, HERE COMES WEBFOOT. » * # Oregon our Alma Mater We will cheer thee on and on And we’ll fill our hats with rabbit feet To help the Jinx along. We’ll back you with our pennies To a $13 note And we’ll all pray for rain to night To get the Huskie’s goat. So hurrah, for the Lennon! And Hurrah, for the Green! And may the Huskie’s children All gargle listerine. # * * *********** * “Gee, but you’re a little * * dear,’’ remarked the college * * man to his little gold digger. * *********** Great Men We Have Known Series I Chaucer Now as I remember Chaucer he was a man of great dexterity, a re markable golf player. And speak ing of golf, did you know that the big easteni clubs all have the so called locker system, which en ables members to have likker on the premises without the club be ing responsible? Now I wonder if that has anything to do with the lockers in the basement of Condon hall? Folks wo can conscientiously kill: The early riser who lets his alarm clock run down before turn ing out. «• * * Pst! PstM The low Down Campus 8cm mini—Brothers being held up by Brother, Woodridge (not a stove—not hot you know) Kelly (Chinese) Cleary! (thing a ma digs, in a car) owns a right ritzy rambling Ford. He i suggests to his dear frat brothers the Sig Bps, that he would be de lighted to take them all to Port land, this week-end—but listen that I ain’t all—He actually held them up for the fare of 2 dollars and a j half. This brought the ol’ Scotch spirits forward and the prize is falling, in fact, the bottom is drop ping out. The Brothers have hinted that he will be unpinned if the; fare isn't brought to the enormous; and atrocious amount of 60 cents, i ‘•DIS BANK VUN YOLK ON! MU," SAID THE SWEDE AS HE, CLEANED THE EGG OFF HIS; SHIRT FRONT. ALL ABOARD! SEVEN SEERS CAMPUS ! Bulletin! University band needs more play ers. If you are interested report at the R. O. T. C. building, at 4 0 ’clock, for daily practice. Tryouts for Orchesis and dancing honors in W. A. A. will be held in j the dancing room of the oWoman’a building on Monday and Tuesday, October 11 and 12, at 5 o’clock. In 1 tensive practice will be held at 5 j every day next week exclusive of j Wednesday. Students must have had [ two term of educational interpre tative dancing in order to qualify [for Orchesis. No such requirement jis made for W. A. A. honors. See [Miss Stupp of the physical educa I tion department for further infor ■ mation. Agora meets Thursday evening, Notice Donut. Teams—Kappa Sig ma and Oregon club are urged to have the managers of their teams , report to Del Oberteuffer and file [entry blanks. All donut teams plan ting on entering the basketball [tournament must file entry blanks | by tonight. Freshman English Examination is i postponed from Saturday, October 9, at 9:00 a. m., until Saturday, Oc tober 16, 9:00 a. m. Fencing Instruction — Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 o’clock. Tuesday and Thursday at 4 in the men’s gymnasium. Social swfm at the "Woman’s building tonight from 7:30 to 9:00. Faculty and students are invited. Swimming meet for freshman girls in "Woman’s building pool at 5 o’clock Monday afternoon. “Theaters, y —_' ■ REX—first day: Lon Chaney in “The Trap,” a drama of the north woods, with the man of a thousand faces in one of his finest character izations; comedy: A1 St. John in “Pink Elephants;” International news events; John Clifton Enamel at the organ. Coming—Dorothy Mackaill in ‘ ‘ Subway Sadie, ’ ’ with Jack Mulhall and Charlie Murray. * * • McDONALD: Second day: “Young April,” something new in high com edy, burning romance and heart thrilling drama, in a Graustarkian setting, with Joseph Schildkrant, Bessie Love, Budolph Schildkrant and Bryant Washburn e featured, di rect from a record week’s run at the new Broadway theater in Port land; on the stage: second appear ance of the McDonald Masked “Mer rymakers,” super-soloists stage band, in a special revision of “Musical Burglars,” with new solos and songs, nightly at 9; Frank D. C. Alexander presents “Ko-Ko,” his new assistant, in “Swanee Biver,” a new novelty song-car-tune organ solo; Dinkey Doodle cartoon comic; Webfoot Weekly of Oregon news events. „ Coming—Milton Sills and Betty Bronson in “Paradise,” by Cosmo Hamilton, with Noah Beery and Charlie Murray, in the first screen ing in the state of this dynamic drama of love and hatred in a South Sea paradise; second week. » * « HEILIG: Friday: “La Boheme” in its fourth day showing of this week. John Gilbert and Lillian Gish are featured in the leading role in this picture of the Paris Latin quarter, home of poets and play writers. Coming attractions—“One Minute to Play,” Bed Grange’s famous col lege picture that has been heralded as the greatest of its kind. Start ing Tuesday of next week, “One Minute to Play” will run 4 days. COLONIAL: “Up In Mable’s Room,” a thriller of a farce com edy of chemises—frantic husbands —a laugh riot of rivals. Added at tractions: Webfoot "Weekly and comedy. Marshall Dana Elected To Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Delta Sigma, national ad vertising honorary fraternity, at their meeting yesterday, elected Marshall Dana to membership. Mr. Dana is president of the Pacific Coast Advertising Club association and he is also the associate editor of the Oregon Journal. The annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Advertising club will be held next summer in Portland. The dates for the convention will be set later. Alpha Delta Sigma will take an , important part in the meeting. Members of Alpha Delta Sigma I who were active last year and who ! are again on the campus: Calvin | Horn, Paul Sletton, James Manning, 1W. P. G. Thacher, David Faville, Douglas Wilson, Earle Slocum, Ed Boss, Milton George, and Sam Kin ley. Recommended By the English Department of University of Oregon WEBS1fER?S COLLEGIATE The Best Abridged Dictionary—Based upon WEBSTER’S NEW INTERNATIONAL Do You Puzzle Over New Words? 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Wilson, one of the outstanding reasons Oregon loBt to the Husky last year 14 to 15, is starred with Harold “Red” Grange, famed Il linois grid hero, is “One Minute to Play,” which opens a four-day run at the Heilig, starting Tuesday of next week and playing Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Students, other than freshmen, still remember the great Wilson as he tried to break through the Ore gon line in 1924 on Hayward field, only to meet a stone wall when he hit such Webfoot stars as Gene Shields and Captain Dick Reed. The outcome of that great grid classic made history on the campus, jin “One Minute to Play,” Wilson meets virtually the same moment j and obstacles. He is in the lineup opposing j Grange and the contest they play iis one of the most spectacular in | sporting circles. Classified Ads DRESSES, remodeling, relining coats and suits. 123 Tenth avenue east. Cooper Bldg. Phone 2498. 05-6-7-8-9 STUDENT for spare time work. Selling Shur-Stop Automatic Eire Extinguisher. L. C. 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