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THEBE is no expedient to
Which man will not go to
avoid the labor of thinking.-*
Sir Joshua Keynolds.
Socratic
Broadcasting
(New York Times )
IT IS planned by Trinity College
in Hartford to broadcast discus
sions on various subjects after the
manner of Plato’s Dialogues. As
-Socrates and Phaedrus stretched
themselves on a “delicious slope of
-grass” beneath a plane tree by the
.aido of Ilyssus, and talked of the
nature of the soul and of the “art
of winning men’s souls by words,”
so professors in this modern Acad
eme will sit or stand before the
broadcasting disks and discourse of
things about which there is not as
yet agreement despite all the discus
sions of the ages.
The advantage of this method is
that the element of competition is
introduced. Wit and wisdom are
matched as are strength and quick
ness in contests of more popular in
terest. The proposed dialogues
might be followed more eagerly if
there were introduced some charac
ter to let the invisible audience'
know when a point was scored by
one or the other; or, as Socrates said
all men agreed to be necessary, to
make a recapitulation, summarily
reminding the hearers, at the end of
a speech, of all that had been said.
Hut Socrates and Phaedrus got to
the end of their dialogue with no
other recapitulation than, the hope
ful message that “nature has im
planted a love or wisdom in the
mind of man.”
It is that instinctive love of wis
dom which exalts above all other
arts that of winning men’s souls by
means of words, and which gives en
couragement to all such efforts to
enlarge the scope and influence of
what the Greeks called “rhetoric.”
Plato thought of its use not only in
courts of justice and in other public
assemblies, but also in “private con
versation on matters great and
small,” instancing the conversations
of Nestor and Ulysses to while away
their leisure on the plains of Troy,
llad ho but known of the possibili
ties of “ broadcast ing” he would
have added these to the conversa
tions that have come to us from
Homer’s time. Immensely more sig
nificant and important are these in
that they reach the many and not
the few.
One would suggest as a benedic
tory prayer for these present-day
dialogues the one Pluto ascribes to
Socrates as he parted from Phae
drus:
“Grant me to bo beautiful in tho
inner man, and all I have of outer
things to be at peace with those
within. May I count the wise man
■only rich. And may my store of gold
be such us none but the good can
bear. ”
A Very Fine
Speaker
(Minnesota Daily"!
DR. WILLIAM B. RLLEY has
come to the University, and
gone. Now that his series of lec
tures before students and faculty
has been concluded there seems to
be little need for comment.
The University public gained very
Allied Arts League
W ill Meet Today
Students of the school of art and
architecture have been devoting
most of their time to term prob
lems and meetings for the past
week. Today the halls and class
rooms aro decorated with signs to
the effect that there will be an
other important meeting this after
noon at 3:00 in the lecture room.
The meeting will be for all members
little from the series exeept realiza
tions, demonstrated principally yes
terday afternoon, that Dr. Eiley is
a very fine speaker. What the Uni
versity public expected to hear, and
what it failed to find out, was why
Dr. Eiley believes as he does and
exactly what the basis of his opposi
tion to the teaching of the theory
of evolution is.
This is dne largely to the fact
that Dr. Eiley persisted in arguing
false issues. Never, in the course of
his series, did he admit the existence
of Christian evolutionists. Always
he argued Christianity, as identified
with the fundamentalist movement,
against atheism, which he made
synonymous with belief in evolution.
Many scientists and clergymen coa
te ml that no such issue exists. Be
that as it may, we do not believe
that the University public will gen
erally accept Dr. Eiley’s conclusions
when argued upon so flimsy a pre
mise.
Almost equally bad, from the
standpoint of scholarly criticism,
was the speaker’s utter failure
throughout the entire series to back
up his dogmatic statements with
proof any more substantial than ora
torical flourish and more dogma.
This cannot be doubted by anyone
in Dr. Eiley’s audience who heard
opposition contentions continually
dismissed with the single phrase,
“Absolutely false,” and his own up
held with “It is tha truth.”
Such is the method of the reviv
alist, not the scholar. In view oi
I the fact that this is a University
composed of more or less intelligent
students and faculty members, it
seems entirely likely that the com
i plexion of the scholastic universe
j will be very little disturbed by Dr
i Riley’s coming and going.
It’s the Sun’s
Fault if You Flunk
(Daily Kansan)
Mathematicians have found
the perfect alibi. The only dif
j Acuity lies in establishing the sup
| position as a fact. If the matter
; is finally accomplished, woe unto
I the poor instructor in algebra..
Kesults of experiments conducted
! in Chicago indicate that arithmetic
j is difficult when the skies are over
I cast, but easy when the sun is shin
ing. It has been further estimated
I that approximately one half of the
I days in the year are cloudy. Herein
lies the alibi. Arithmetically speak
ing, nearly every other day should
be gloomy; mathematics classes are
held on alternate days; therefore, if
one Hunks, it is the sun’s fault.
A warning should bo issued, how
ever, against trying this line of rea
soning in a literature or history
course. The report of the experi
ment shows that these two types of
work are much easier when the sun
is behind a cloud and harder when
the day is clear.
Fortunate, indeed, would be the
student taking algebra alternating
with literature, if he could depeud
on the sun. He would have an in*
i vincible alibi every day. If by mis
take the sun should happen to shine
i on the wrong day. complications
I would result. The luckless student
] would have to prepare his assign
' incuts for every meeting of class.
Arrange the courses in the right
way and no preparation should be
necessary—providing, of course, that
the sun could be depended upon,
which it cannot. Blame your flunks
on the sun, but just try to make the
instructors see it your way!
of the allied arts league and tips
from those who know give the im
pression that those topics which will
be discussed will deal with Jury
Day, various social events of the
coming term, various campaigns and
exhibitions which will bo scheduled
for the next term. One matter which
will probably lie of greatest interest
to the students at the meeting and
probably to the campus at large will
be the ball planned for next term.
Tf* SEVEN
YOU’D NOT KNOCK THE
JOKES WE’VE USED IF YOU
COULD SEE WHAT WE’VE EE
FUSED.
FAMOUS REMABK NO. 857364
“How did you like what Tot
Jones thought of the Guild Hall play,
‘ Contrast’T”
“I didn’t find out. I only read
her criticism in the Emerald.”
The good c’d year of 1926 is near
ly over and . <st any day now we
expect to ' various <and sundry
persons’ opinions as to the best this
and the best that of the year.
Everything will be discussed from
the “Fifteen Biggest Murder Trials
of Year” to some other atrocity such
as the/ stock jokes which Jimmie
Gilbert pulls in his lectures. For the
best wise crack of the year, how
ever, we would give the credit to
Cass Baer Hicks of the Morning
Oregonian. She wrote: “Gentlemen
may prefer blondes, but cheer up
brunettes, there are still college
students.”
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* We warn the robins that are *
* so enjoying the little berries *
* on Friendly hall. They will get *
* the blues if they are not careful. *
*«*.«*»***'
A definition of an egotist is the
man that goes down the street by
himself singing—“Hail, hail, the
gang’s all he^e.”
IT SURELY IS EXAM TIME
—EVERYONE EATING MORE
AND MORE, PLAYING CARDS
SEEING SHOWS AND NO STUDY
j—JUST THE SAME OL’ TALK—
“I DON’T KNOW NOTHING.”
“MORE DARNED PAPERS TO
WRITE.” “SURE WISH I COULD
BEGIN AGAIN.”
Dear Santa ClauB:
We A. T. O. men have polished
up our chimney and made it, almost
as good as new and cleared the
hearth of all rubbish which has ac
cumulated since last Christmas, in
cluding spitoons, dirt and Bob Gal
loway. We sincerely hope, kind sir,
that our endeavors will be recog
nized by the gift of many more cam
pus wrecks to park in front of our
door so that the Phi Delts can no
longer claim their superiority. As
an alibi for our lack of them, we
will state that the junk man neg
lected to go up Kincaid street. We
will endeavor also, Santa, to keep
' our youngest pledges in bed that
j night so that they won’t peek to
see what you put in their (borrowed)
stockings.
Signed with sincerest hopes,
BEN JORDON
CARL JOHNSON
HAL BRUMPIELD
»»*•****«'
* Kappa Alpha Theta will re- *
* lease from pledge Ted Rueh and *
* Harold Sox, if either makeB *
* Rhodes Scholarship.
* -»**•****«'
Right Out in the Limelight
Synthetic snow in front of the
Art building almost caused three
artists to freeze to death upon
viewing the ground.
HEAR YE, HEAR YE, THE XMAS
BELLES ARE PEELING
Santa has at last arrived—no, he
has been with ns since the fall term
disguised in the plump personage of
one to wit, Marion Anderson, he of
the Azure-wheeled Centaur other
wise known as a Chrysler Coupe.
The watchful eyes of his class-mates
know that he owns one but they still
walk home from their 11 o’clocks,
i Ah ha, the reason being that within
that bine chariot ride the fair
maidens of Delta Delta Delta. Trail
^ ing after him like the woodland
nymphs of Aphrodite they jabber
glibly as they cast flattering re
marks about their “Frying” Pan,
who hustles them into the vehicle
and straightway spins them to the
| little brick house on the hill.
PRETTY POSIE
A certain Pelt, tall, dark, and
answering to name, Maurey, leads
a model existence, you see he poses.
MORE ANON
SEVEN SEERS
Pledging Announcement
Sigma Beta Phi announces the
pledging of Margaret Blackner, Los
Angeles, California.
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! Ballet ii ‘
Social Swim at the Woman’s
building, Friday 7:30 to 9:00. Stu
dents an4 faculty invited.
Sigma Delta Chi meets today noon.
Anchorage.
Unaffiliated students have pie*
tures taken any day this week at
Kennell-Ellis studio for the 1927
Or'egana.
Grades in men’s physical educa
tion will be posted in the lobby of
the men’s gymnasium Monday, Dec
ember 13. No changes in grade will
be made after 6 o’clock Wednesdw,
December 15. ^
Philosophy club—Meets Monday,
Dec. 13, at 7:45 in men’s room of
Woman’s building. Professor John
DOBB’S CAPS
For Winter are here.
New stylings and
colors
At $3.50
Others $2.50
Mueller will speak on “Psycholog
ical Factors in the Aesthetic Ex
perience.”
Allied Arts League—Important
meeting in lecture room at 3:00 this
afternoon. Everyone be there!
Fledging Announcement
Theta Chi announces the pledging
of Henry Lumpee of Vale, Oregon.
A Cup of Tea By a Cozy Fire —
The very thing to settle your nerves for that exam.
t JUrijntap
"We wish you a Joyous Vacation and invite you back
Home for
Christmas
Special fares to points in California,
Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
Sale dates, December 14th to 18th inclusive and 22nd,
23rd and 24th. Final return limit January 4th, 1927.
Watch daily papers and window cards for announce
ment of special trains.
Southern Pacific
Lines
F. 6. LEWIS, Ticket Agent,
Phone 2200
AUCTION SALE!
Must Raise Cash
At Once!
1 am therefore offering my entire stock of Diamonds, Jew
elry, Watches, Silverware, Clocks etc, at Public Auction
to the highest bidder. I have placed my store in the hands
of Mr. A. Kingman, Auctioneer, of San Francisco.
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Auction Sale Starts
4
Saturday, December 11
At 2 P. M. And Will Continue a Short Time Only.
BRISTOW’S
827 Willamette Street
Eugene, Oregon
Two Sales Daily
2 P. M. and 7:30 P. M.