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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1927)
©regun fiailg ®nteralb University of Oregon, Eugene SOL ABRAMSON. Editor EARL W. SLOCUM, Manager EDITORIAL BOARD Naah Managing Editor; Harold Mangum, Sporte Editor; Florence Jones, Literary ’ Editor; Paul Luy. Feature Editor; News and Editor Phones, 666_ OAY EDITORS: Claudia Fletcher, Beatrice Harden, Genevieve Morgan, Minnie Fisher. Alternates: Flossie Radabaugh, Grace Fisher. _ NIGHT EDITORS: Bob Hall, Clarence Curtis, Wayne Morgan. JacK Coohdge. SPORTS STAFF: Jack O’Meara, Dick Syring, Art Schoeni, Charles Burton, Hoyt Barnett. FEATURE WRITERS: Donald Johnston, Ruth Corey. A1 Clarke, Sam Kinley, John Butler. UPPER NEWS STAFF: Jane Epley, Alice Kraeft, Edith Dodge, Barbara Blythe. NEWS STAFF: Helen Shank, Grace Taylor, Herbert Lundy, Marian Sten, Dorothy Baker Kenneth Roduner, Cleta McKennon, Betty Sehultze, Frances Cheiry, Mar garet‘Long, Mary McLean. Bess Duke. Ruth Newman, Mir.am Shcpwd, Lucile OuToll, Maudie Loomis. Ruth Newton, Dan Cheney. Eva Nealon, Mmrgaret Hensley, BUI Haggerty, Margaret Clark, Ruth Hansen, John Allen, Grayce Nelson, Dorothy Franklin, Eleanor Edwards. La Wanda Fenlason, Wilma Lester. BUSINESS STAFF Milton George . Associate Manager Sam Kinley . Advertising Manager Herbert Lewis . Advertising Manager Larry Thieien .. Foreign Advertising Mgr. Joe Neil .. Assistant Advertising Manager r railCIS niincinm .—•=■ Ed BLssel! . Aso’t. Circulation Mgr. Wilbur Shannon . Circulation Ass’t Ruth Corev .. Specialty Advertising Alice McGrath . Specialty Advertising Advertising Assistants: Ruth Street, • Flossie Kaciaoaugn. nooericK Lombard, Charles Reed, Bob Moore. Bill Hammond. Office Administration : Dorothy Davis, Ed Sullivan, Lou Anne Chase, Ruth Field. The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students _ of the University of Oregon, Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday during (he college year. Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Entered in the postoffict Bt Eugene, Oregon, aa second-class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 per year. Adver tising rates upon application. Residence phone, editor, 2293-L; manager, 1320. Basinets office phone, 1895. _____ Day Editor This Issue— Genevieve Morgan Night Editor This Issue—John Nance Assistant—Dave Pompel Unsigned comment in this column is written by the editor. Full responsibility li assumed by the editor for all editorial opinion. dlE end of all true education -1- is to produce genuinely inde pendent individuals capable of taking intelligent charge of tlieir own lives.—Harry Emerson Fos dick. Time Wasted? We Don’t Think So HiTR. BERNARD DEVOTO is a 1V1 college professor, author and j “ intelligentium ” who fills some eight pages of the current number! of Hapers magazine in proving the J futility of our “higher education” j as guch. Mt. DeVoto manages to convey | the impression, during the course of | his article, that not only are all col leges and universities total losses, but that all efforts toward their sal vage are a waste of time. Especially those efforts which come in the form of undergraduate surveys. “These pretentious follies,” ho dourly insists, “bud from the un dergraduate newspapers, the labora tories of schools of journalism, or from discussion groups,” creations of uplift societies which pay their secretaries to keep students vir tuous by making them miserable,” and which “eloquently prove,” he summarizes, “that the man who is hiB own doctor has a. fool for a pa tient. ’ ’ Then he goes on to declare that superior students do not organize their dissatisfaction. “They have become hard boiled toward organi zations through watching them work. They have no panacea which will require all freshmen to take a course in the Majesty of Civiliza tion and so cancel the option of Greek A or Moth I. They do not pretend to know why or even how things are wrong, but only wherein they are wrong.” In other words, Mr. DeVoto would have us believe that the “superior student” trots off into a mental hermitage content in the knowledge that everything is wrong and that it is a waste of time to do anything about it. How odd. By and large, Mr. DeVoto's ar ticle is a keen and remarkably tell ing piece of work in many ways. He cites several unusual personal examples exposing the almost crini inal limitations of our modern uni versity system in its treatment of the earnest and responsible stu dent. But his eontention that there is no cure for this except through a complete scrapping iof university training is a trifle far fetched. So is his utter disbelief in the results of student investigation, especially since he assumes that they all fol low a course of superficial curricular changes. Naturally, student investigators, if they possess any semblance of sanity, do not think that a simple presentation of their findings to the proper authorities will see these put into practice immediately, or even within one, two, three or six years. Neither, dp they, j.f they are wise, expect to see them even tually inaugurated intact as pre sented. All they hope for is, simply, that if enough talking is done about the matter, and if enough people are interested, and kept interested, the idea will grow until something wall be done about it. They have a. right to expect this much, and if it is fulfilled, the ef fort will not have been in vain.— 11. A. Quaint Notions On Propriety HOW quaint these Europeans are! “Great indignation prevails in Sweden,’’ the press informs us, “over what are considered two slights inflicted upon Prince Wil 1 iain in America.’’ It’s all because agents sold tick ets to the Prince’s lectures and pre sumed to sell handshakes at $00 each, and because his highness was elected to membership ia the “Long Legged Club of the IT. S. A.’’ What nerve to call these displays of friendship insults! No one tried to sell William the Woolworth build ing or the Brooklyn bridge, and he wasn't elected to membership in the Green Eye club or the Bow Leg club or any of the menagerie organi zations. He has fared far better than the usual visitor to our land. He has not yet been sued or robbed of his title. What mbre does he want ! Poor William. He ought to stay in America for a while and get civilized. Biography ami Travel Books Among Recent „ Additions to Library The latest addition to the library is 21 book by Ray Chapman Andrews, who will lecture at the I'liivcrsity of Oregon, February -t>. Mr. An drews will speak on his third Asiatic expedition, and his book, “On the Trail of Ancient Man,” covers prac tically the same subject although it is much more detailed. The book i.s an account of his own travels in Asia, and is illustrated with photo graphs taken on his trip, and sketches of “beasts of 3000 years ago.’’ It is on the seven day shelf. Another of the seven day books is “The Book of the Aeroplane,” by Capt. J. Laurence Pritchard. It contains fifty-eight Illustrations from photographs, and tells the story of the aeroplane in all its aspects. Two biographies are among the newer books. Of ‘ • \V. N. P. Bar bellion,” by Richmond H. Hellyar, it is said, “This is an unusual bio graphy of a most interesting man, comparable for his reactions to life to Kdgar Allen Poe and Marie Bash kirtseff. ” The other biography, “Turgenev—The Man, His Art and His Age,” by Abrahm Yarmolinsky, is the dramatic and intimate life story of Turgenev. It is tlio only biography -of this great Russian master that has ever been written. “Sketches of 18th Century Amer icans,” are more “letters from an American farmer” bv John de Creveeoeur, and “The Racial Basis of Civilization,” is a critique of tin' Nordic doctrine by Frank H. Hankins, professor of economics and sociology at Smith college. Extension Students H o 1 <! Discussions For University Course A little group in Bonneville, prob ably not half a dozen all together, are meeting regularly to study the correspondence course in Oregon history, according to a letter re ceived by the extension division from Miss Eliza Stevens, one of the students. Informality characterizes their meetings, which are held at Miss Stevens’ home every Wednesday. Each prepares the lesson but also profits bv the research of the oth ers. If a matter of dispute or of special interest arises, they often spend the entire evening discussing t. One of the members has subscribed to the “Oregon Historical Society Quarterly” which all make use of. Many of their books they secure from the state library. Miss Stevens acts as director for the group. She herself is taking the course at the same time and will receive credit for it. An elderly lady, who as a child sat upon the knee of Hr. John Me Loughlin, one of Oregon’s first and foremost pioneers, lias been found, and they have asked her to talk to i | them at one of their meetings. This is just the sort of interest! the Extension Department has been! striving for. said Miss Mozelle Hair,! director of correspondence study, i alien commenting upon the letter. aTfeSEVEN fW seers When the writer of a column has a birthday which puts him into his twenties it is high time he was be coming a little more serious and reserved, and give a little bit more consideration to the material which he prints. * * * I will be frank and admit that sometimes I have been in a hurry when I made up the column and on a few occasions I have even gone so far as to simply fill it up with the drivel stored away in my note book. There will be no more of this, however, and since I must begin some place, from now on this col umn will contain none of the darn foolishness being carried on by the Independent Investigation commit tee. • • • WHY IS IT THAT THE GIRLS WITH THE BIGGEST LEGS WEAR THE STOCKINGS WITH THE LARGEST CHECKERS? • • • Here are a few of the cars that Dean Walker could not keep away from the campus. Fred Lincoln, E. L. Packard, Edith Dodge, Ray Nash, Violette Cole, Kenton Case, Roy Ford, Ben Jordan, Catherine Dorris, Leon Gardner, Vera Hudson, Sidney King, Martha Maxwell, Thelma Stephens, Frank Jewett, Earl Star (r), Franklin Graham, Vernon White, Dorothy Davis, Elaine Crawford, Joe Standard. « • • One of the social events of the season took place yesterday at the Tri Delt house at high noon when last rites for Pickee-Jane-Pat, prom inent gold fish of Joan Patterson, was laid to rest (or do gold fish rust) in the hark yard of .the chap ter house. Several solos where sung by Madge Norinile. Among them were; “Wo Will Meet On That Beautiful Shore,” “Throw Out The Life Line,” and “Lay My Head Be neath a Roe’s.” Pickee-Jane-Pat will be greatly missed around the house as she was always in the swim. • * • FAMOUS LAST WORDS ****** ***** * HAVE YOU HEARD THE * * ONE .1 I M M I E GILBERT * * TELLS ABOUT . . . f *********** OHIO OSH! ANOTHER MIRACLE! Did you see this in the story in this paper recently? “Joseph Schafer, author iof the autobiography of the late President Prince L. Campbell.” No Gretchen, “Among Us Cats,” by W. E. Hill is not the diary of a sorority girl. MOTHER GOOSE AS II. G. WELLS MIGHT DO IT. Tap . . . ta,p . . . tap . . ■ faintly . . . ever so faintly above the plain tive whimpers of her emaciated breast, rose the muted stacatto of the old dame's stick as she hobbled rheumily along the dark corridor. . . . A crazy door, guarding the end of the passage, yielded to her in sistence without a protesting creak . . . as though conscious of the urgency of her errand. The few straggling blood-red beams of the evening sun which filtered meagrely through the crannies between the opaque panes, lingered on the med ieval cabinet which bulked barren ly from the northeast corner of the dismal cell. . . . Feverishly she fumbled with the antiquated latch . . . meantime maligning it "with Sibyllant anathema. Tn desperation she employed the butt of her stout oaken staff . . . the door gave sud denly . . . springing open with a sharp report. As the sound rever berated down the passageway, it was intermittently punctuated with a penetrating throaty rattle. De jectedly . . . lonely . . . the pitiful figure sank dejectedly before the cupboard door . . . now va cantly gating ajar . . sterile . . . bare! R. N. I like the black tie that “stiffy” Barnett wears. I always have, all my three years here at the Univer sity. Be that as it may, I noticed that 11. G. Tanner spoke on “The Eigh teenth Amendment” at the Sigma Nu house last night. • • • What this University needs is more professor jokes and fewer joke professors. Governor Pierce may have grant ed a lot of paroles, bnt at that not quite enough to re-elect him. PAUL LUY. From Other Colleges Because the faculty of the Uni versity of Texas insisted on censor ship, which he termed unfair and uncalled for, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Texan, student newspaper, has resigned. The editor of the pa per at Western Reserve university was expelled because he acted con trary to the dictates of the faculty. • • • The interfraternity council of the University of Michigan is studying the problem of deferred rushing, in hopes of remedying the present sit uation which is inadequate. * » * The Iowa State Student runs the following verse in its funny col umn: TOO MUCH RETORT HERE My name is Johnny Bluffer, sir, Johnnie Bluffer of Iowa State, I bluff my way in the classroom, sir, I’m getting by first-rate. Tho Johnny Bluffer’s my name, sir, I'm baffled by this one thing; How in blazes to bluff my way, sir, In a Chem 502 lab, gol ding! Rare maps, manuscripts, and the valuable old books on the history of Spain and Spanish America in the collection at the Bancroft library of the University of California have proved attractive to scholars friom Sll parts of the world. The collection consists of 25,000 printed volumes, manuscripts, more than 3,000 rare maps, and other material. The University of Wisconsin has expelled one man for taking a re serve book fr.om the reading room of the library. * # • Students in the college of engin eering, University of Oklahoma, are attempting to revive the honor sys tem to apply to all students in the courses which appear on the cur ricula of the college of engineering. • • • An all-campus bridge, chess, and checker tournament has been an nounced by the University of Michi gan Daily. More than 100 men are entered in the contest, which has been organized by the student un ion, and is the second cjne to be held. Two years ago a decision was made to make the Union building less of a lounging place and read ing room, and more of a club, and these tournaments are an outgrowth of this policy. Five members of the basketball squad of Okalhoma university, were fined $10 when a. member of the police force at Grinnell, Iowa, ob jected to the noise they made while returning from a victorious game with Iowa. A bond of $10 was demanded for each man by the chief of police, but finally an agreement was made to put, only one man, the owner of “the most terrible and hideous voice I ever heard’’ under bonds. Five dollars was paid by members of the squad, and the other five was paid by the Oklahoma coach. * • • The University tof California Daily Californian announces the ill lies of the second assistant to the chef at the Alpha Chi Omega house. The man was found unconscious in his room in the basement of the house. Thacher Is Judge In Zain Ad Contest Professor \Y. F. O. Thacher, of the school of journalism, will go to Port land Thursday, to act as chairman of the judges committee in the Zain Ad-writing contest, which is being conducted there. Five judges were chosen from prominent advertising people and consumers to select the grand prize winner for the $500 purse. Each of the 42 firms which are participating in the contest select 10 of their best ads, out of the 420, and the best advertisement is se lected by the judging committee. Subscribe for the Emerald Not Singing “Horses” But 1 ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPH OF I /nr THE FAMOUS 1W1UD HORSE AFTER HE hap |$£EN THl HUIUOUS Wi£C? No. 2 of “The Big 5“ Theaters ^ 'y— j McDONALD: Last day: Bay mond Griffith in “You’d Be Sur prised,” a faCree-melodrama, with the inimitable Bay as a comedian coroner, who held an inquest over gloom, and plants more laughs than j Burbank did spineless cactus,—Dor- ’ othy Sebastian is the girl, and the picture is the first of “The Big 5” super-comedies on the new McDon ald program; Sharkey Moore and the Merry-Macks offer “Melodies,” featuring Cadman's “At Dawning,” j tonight, at 'nine; Neal Burns com edy, “Break Away;” Internation al news; Frank Alexander in mus ical comedy setting on the organ. Coming—A1 Christie’s mammoth mirthquake, “The Nervous Wreck,” a coloseum of comedy in a bom bardment of mirth that starts with a chuckle and ends in convulsions, with an all-comedian star cast as long as your arm. BEX: First day: “The Clinging Vine,” the gay adventure of a cap tivating girl who had a head for business, but didn’t have the heart to love, with Leatrice Joy and Tom Moore; also other Bc|j presentations. HEILIG: Last time today: George O’Brien in “The Blue Eagle,” a picture of the navy, thrills, adven-1 ture and love. A gang feud in a I great city is but one of the startling moments. The story centers about the efforts of a lovable old parish arbiter to bring peace to the war by reconciliation between two lov-1 ers. Thursday: Begular Association vaudeville program and orchestra tion by the Heilig concert orchestra under the direction of Charles M. ltunvan, leader. A fast and frisky variety of entertainment featuring a galaxy of monkey stars will be included in this bill. Six snappy saxophonists headline the attraction. “The Gloom Chasers,” is the title of the skit to be offered by Larry Vin cent, singer of popular melodies. Quinn, Binder and Boy have a skit “Meet the Lady.” Will and Linda Newman will appear in “Unicybox ologists,” a clever no'velty. Friday and Saturday: Another Buck Jones winner, ‘‘30 (Below Zero,” is said to be the favorite’s latest starring vehicle and one in which he makes a bid for greater fame and fortune. Buck uses both his horses and a modern airplane in this film. Coming attractions: Legitimate, ‘‘Cradle iSnatehers, ” February 1. Lieutenant Commander Bichard E. Byrd in an illustrated lecture, Feb ruary 4. ‘‘Bringing Up Father,” I February 7. Motion picture—“Beau | Geste” and Lon Chaney in “Tell It I to the Marines.” Students Spent $142.77 For Red Cross Seals Students of the University con tributed a total of $142.77 to the Christmas seal drive, according to the linal report of Mrs. F. L. Cham bers, chairman of the Lane county sales. Of this amount, which is double that of 1925, Susan Camp bell hall donated the largest indiv idual sum, $11.03. Hendricks hall bought just three cents worth less. Mrs. P. L. Campbell was chair man of the drive on the campus and unites with the general chairman in expressing appreciation for the showing the students made. Send the Emerald Borne All expenses, sea and land, $255 up College orchestras. Cultured leadership — social delights; it’s the new way of happy travel. xi6 Collects and 43 States represented on oar 1516 tours. Find out why; write for 19x7 program. k Students Travel Club 1440 Broadway-NewYork. Atpha Delta Sigma meets Thors aay nvght at 7rr:::^--aT;5ri TiPttv Le"'is at 1 ^'rrrr^-i » “H"tr„e efJU '">»'’"S;, tion majois are r to attend. members Alpha Kappa Vsi. A „d piedg.. H»» * *.• ’h; Women’s League tea ton . 4 to 6 on sun porcn afternoon from •* 0f Woman’s building. V- »“* *“f the College Side Inn. All m , b6Junior" class: Important meeting; VUlard ball, 7:15 Thursday eveprng. Full attendance de ^meet Tburs pot and Quiu wi Eric , a»j »ig« *‘‘he ''To ' W. Allen. Time: 7^0. 1 ' K K. Coming Closer !■■■■■■< Basketball (Continued from page one) tached to Saturday night’s struggle with the Washington Huskies at Seattle. If Oregon can get over this obstacle ,they will 'be tied for first place with the Huskies, and will have a fine chance to win the cham pionship on the long home stand coming up. Even a loss to Wash ington will not put the Webfoots in an irremedial position. It is believed that this defeat will not discourage the Oregon travelers, hut act as a spur which will urge them to greater heights during the remainder of their tour. "“"Arrow Shirt iirtf/ljCUt Arrow Collar on it. This shirt has the long point collar. It is made of a genu ine imported English Broadcloth—the best in collars and in shirts that you can buy. Ask Tour Dealer After-shaving comfort HOW do you fit your newly-shaven face for the rigors of an academic day? Some men just wash off the lather with water. Others in growing numbers use Aqua Velva, Williams new scientific after shaving liquid. It helps the skin retain its needed natural moisture—keeps the com fort of a Williams shave all day long. Big 5-ounce bottles, 50c. Williams Aqua Velva __'__\ A Woman’s Privilege Marg: Let's go to the Peter Pan. Bob: But— I thought you said you didn’t want to eat. Marg: I did but it's a woman's privilege to change her mind and the food is so tempting. Peter Pan 10th and Willamette Phone 1096 _. E.C.S.