VOLUME XXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1927 NUMBER 70 Victorious Basketeers Home Again Epps on Disabled List With Infected Foot; Milligan, Gunther Trade Telegrams Pep Boys Up, Says Billy Reinhart Meet Montana Saturday; Schedule Announced Pacific Coast Conference Standings Northern Section W. L. Pet. Oregon .4 1 .800 W. S. C.3 1 .750 Idaho .3 3 .500 Washington .-.1 1 .500 O. A. C.0 1 .000 Montana . 0 4 .000 Southern Section California .1 0 1.000 Stanford .1 0 1.000 TJ. S. C.0 2 .000 By HOYT BARNETT Coach billy reinhart and his roaming basketeers returned to Eugene Sunday from their north ern road trip with four victories and one defeat. This places Oregon in a good position to win the champion ship of the north ern conference, as all but one of the remaining confer ence games are to be played on the home floor. The one exception be Jerry Gunther ing the game with the Oregon Aggies at Corvallis. The squad returned in good phys ical condition with the exception of Dave Epps, varsity forward, who has an infected foot. This slowed him up so much that he was only used during the first half of the W. S. C. game, but he is expected to be back in the line-up soon. Idaho Game Strenuous Coach Billy has no alibi to offer for the defeat at the hands of the Idaho Vandals. The Idaho team got the jump and scored ten points be fore the Webfoots connected with the basket. After the Oregon five got to going, they overcame the lead, but worked so hard doing it that they didn’t have enough strength left to hold it, Beinhart said. “At Seattle I had a hand full of telegrams to show the boys, and they played the brand of ball that •I have been hoping for all season. In the last seven minutes of play the team scored 20 points. Gunther scored five field baskets without a miss. Telegrams Helped “When we played Idaho I had only three or four telegrams to read to them before the game and the boys-played accordingly,” Reinhart said. He is not confident that the Web foots will take the championship, but he believes that if they can play ball a few minutes each game like they did against the Huskies during the last half of Saturday night’s game, he will be satisfied. home of the seventy odd tele grams received at Seattle have found their way into the possession of the Emerald. They vary from sedate messages from the Eulgene Chamber of Commerce and the Eirst National Bank to those having a more personal touch from the co-eds. Co-eds Are Facetious One of the messages waxed poetic al. It read: “Give them ‘H’— boys or we’ll give you the gate. Give them ‘H’— boys and we’ll give you a date.” Iris, Eliabeth and Polly signed it. The Pi Phi’s sent love and kisses, and the University o’ Oregon Japanese students sent an order for “Huskie meat.” Messages like those inspired the boys enough to take the Washington Huskies into camp when the aces had conceded the Webfoot team only an outside chance. Oregon Basket Mad In the last seven minutes the Webfoot basketeers shot at the basket 11 times and made all but one. a hard shot by Gordon Hidings as he was rushed out of bounds at the end zone. Billy Reinhart made a last min ute shift in his line-up. Scott Mil ligan, who has been playing guard on the varsity, and who played the same position throughout his high school career, was shifted to for ward at Seattle, which, says Rein hart, is his natural position. Jerry (Continued on page three) Insufdciences of Present Academic Plan Presented Independent Undergraduate Committee Urges General Adoption of Theory of Registrant Class Division and Treatment Now Employed by School of Physical Education The already published first sec tion of this report indicated and, in large, defined the problem with which this committee is concerned. Progressing through an examination of the intellectual atmosphere of the University the early labors of this group achieved an analysis of the undergraduate body into three classes—pupil, studier, and student. The first two of these were group ed as non-students. The general def inition of a student as one who has an intimate interest in learning ra ther than its appearance or profits served as a basis for the division. It was then postulated that these groups having vitally different ends required vitally different modes of educative treatment. This led to an examination of the existing sys tem. It was found to be ordered on a blanket plan with no internal adjustments corresponding to the di visions of the registrant body. It was further found that the blanket plan is peculiarly patterned for pu pil service,, and, finally, that this operated to the positive injury of the student class. The committee thenceforth addressed itself to the problem of suggesting possible ad justments with particular attention to mending the error in student treatment. This committee works from the principle that the proper aim of a democratic educative system is to educate each of its considerable groups of members to its intellectual and tempermental capacity. This theory denies that the principle of giving superior education to the superior in capacity outrages de mocracy. The theory upon which -1 | the present system operates—that is a theory of a common educative treatment for all, is communistic ra ther than democratic. It has been asked, does the Uni versity in truth, normally contain students in sufficient number to warrent special consideration? The committee accepted the truth of this assertion as an original postu late. It has been substantiated, how ever. by many solicited opinions both from faculty members and registrants. On the other hand, the probability is great that numerous students from this state do not come to or do not stiav in the state Uni versity because of its uncongenial atmosphere and system. This, how ever, makes an academic reform more exigent rather than superflous. How the Present System Works To show in particular how the present system is inadequate to stu dent service the following instances of its operation are offered. The instances are, partly actual; partly hypothetical, but essentially proba ble to certainty. The true student, in spite of the system which curbs him, will have gained, at least by the mid-time of his university career, an intellectual robustness of such strength that the officious, petty discipline of the pu pil system will have become an irri tant and a chain rather than a sup port. His own nature will discipline him to application. Just as the life belt becomes a deadweight to a swimmer, and a crutch lan impedi ment to a sound athlete, so does school boy discipline become au ob stacle rather than a help to the student. Consider student X. He has taken a year course in Shakespeare. Now he is registered for a prescribed course in General Literature. It is admittedly a dilettante course. Comes a two-week period in which Shakespeare is read and lectured upon—necessarily in a superficial manner. The student is honestly con vinced that these six lecture hours may for him be more valuably spent at something else. The system how ever forces him to attendance and thus wastes liis time. Consider a pupil in the same situation. His end in this course is three hours credit. He get them. Again, student A' in following a cross-reference in a history text to Plato’s “Republic" becomes ab sorbed and spends the evening with Socrates in pursuit of Justice. The next morning he conies to class without the prescribed stock of facts and dates of the particular history assignment. He will have them tomorrow or the next day, but in the meantime the system flunks him for today. Once more. Student Z writes a prescribed paper on Shelley. He becomes interested in the poet’s philosophical roots. The task of tracing them would lead him through Godwin to Rousseau, and ultimately to Plato. He might thus spend his term, as far as this course is concerned in plumbing and, thus, understanding the subject which the course only aims to skim. If J.e had time he would do it, but the (Continued on page four) Mu Phi to Give Second Concert Tonight at Eight Varied Program Features Original and Modern Music Forms The second concert of the Mu Phi Epsilon Concert Series will be given by the Underwood Strin|g Quartette tonight at 8 o ’clock in the music auditorium. Members of the quartette are: Rex Underwood, first violin; Del bert Moore, second violin; Buford Roach, viola; Miriam Little, violin cello; assisted by John Stark Evans, pianist. The program is composed of a variety of selections, all of which are well adapted to string instru ments. The first number is the famous -“Quartette” by Rubin Goldmark, whose compositions and life history have been discussed a great deal among music students during the past term. The feature number of the eve ning will be two old English songs, “Sally in Our Alley” and “Cherry Ripe.” They will be presented first in their original compositions and then in a revised form typical of modern music. According to Mr. Underwood, thi will be one of the most attractive numbers of the con cert. ihe remaining selections, given in the order of their appearance on the program, are: Lente “Music of the Spheres”— Rubenstein. Allegro Grazioso—Gretry. Quartette Op. 76 Op. 5, Largo, Finale Presto—Haydn. Quartette F Major Op. 96, Al legro, Lente, Vivace—Dvorak. Kampus Kontemplates Krepuskular Kaper Si Slocum says it will be the talk of the Kampus for years to come. Bobby Warner says the Kampus will be overkume by the kleverness of the outkume. Joe Neil declares that it will be one kontinual la’ gh after another. Sam Kinley vows that those unfortunate students who miss it will kurse their luck. What is it? Why the Krazy Kopy Krawl, of kourse. Kast your eyes on the banner floating above the Co-op and buy your tickets immediately. This promises to be the most krowded dance of the season, so knm one and all. Fraternity Discussion Groups Will be Held Second Time Tonight The second weekly discussion groups will be held at the fraternity houses this evning at 7 o’clock. Last week members of the faculty led the talks, and the subjects were found to be of great interest, causing a great deal of argument and discus sion, which proves the success of the meetings. The following schedule will be ob served tonight: Alpha Beta Chi, H. R. Douglass; Alpha Tau Omega, D. R. Davis; B^,ta Theta Pi, H. R. Tay lor; Chi Psi, E. L. Packard; Delta Tau Delta, Rev. J. F. Haas; Kappa Sigma, W. D. Smith; Phi Delta Theta, Rev. F. J. Clark; Phi Gamma Delta, H. D. Sheldon; Phi Psi, H. G. Tanner; Phi Sigma Kappa, Rev. B. J. Giffen; Psi Kappa, M. K. Cameron; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, H. S. Tuttle; Sigma Chi, F. S. Dunn; Sigma Nu, W. G. Hale; Sigma Phi Epsilon, H. P. Rainey; Sigma Pi Tau, Father E. Y. O’Hara; Theta Chi, W. P. Maddox; Friendly hall, Del Oberteuffer. Eight Men Are Initiated Into Alpha Kappa Psi Eight men were Initiated into Alpha Kappa Psi, national profes sional commerce fraternity Thurs day evening, January 27. The names of the men inducted into the organ ization were: Dean E. C. Robbins, Lee Brown, Elton Schroeder, George Mimnaugh, Charles Taft, Herbert Kimball, Norton Graham, and Lloyd Byerly. Alpha Kappa Psi was founded at New York University in 1904. At the present time there are chapters in 44 of the largest universities and colleges in the United States. The officers of the local chapter are: John F. Lebor, president; Joe Meurer, vice-president; Fred Niemi, secretary, and Ed Crpwley, treas urer. Clinton Mitchell Is III In Pacific Hospital Clinton C. Mitchell, of Boston, Mass., a sophomore in psychology, was taken to the Pacific Christian hospital Friday evening following a collapse due to run-down physical condition. Latest reports say his condition is not serious. Mitchell is a member of Alpha Tau Omega. Oregon Women Get Fellowship From A. A. U. W. Opportunity for Study In East and Europe Made Possible The Oregon state division of the American Association of University Women voted unanimously at their business meeting, held Saturday morning in Alumni hall, for the es tablishment of a graduate fellow ship for Oregon women. The scholarship is to carry a stip end of not less than $12,000, and will furnish opportunity for grad uate study in any field of work in Eastern and European universities. The only requirements are that the women must have a B. A. or B. S. degree from a college or university, be a resident of Oregon, and have demonstrated by her undergraduate work her ability to carry on some piece of work that is worth while. Although the exact details have not been worked out as yet, there will be a state board to make the selec tion, and the fellowship will be awarded on a competitive basis. As the plans now stand money will be available so that the first followsliip may be offered in two years, according to Miss M'ozelle Hair of the University extension service and president of the Oregon division of the association. Work is already under way in each of the six branches in the state for the raising of the necessary funds. They are located at Portland, Salem, Corvallis, McMinnville, Klamath Falls, and Eugene. Kate W. Jameson, dean of women at O. A. C., was re-elected vice-pres ident of the state division, for when this organization was formed the viee-president was /elected for a term of two years. At the morning session also Miss Jessie M. Short of Reed College, Portland, and chair man of the Bectional committee on recognition of colleges, spoke to the delegates on “Membership Require ments for Colleges and Universi ties.” Ur. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt, president of the national associa tion, and president of ^lills College in Oakland, California, gave a talk on “New Horizons” before the afternoon session, pointing out that intellectual activities were by no means exhausted and predicted a (Continued on page two) Pension Plan DeclaredVital To University Regents Ask Legislature For $4*9,000 Grant To Cover Fund Other Schools Find System Satisfactory Hall Says Pension Needed For Better Teachers rT"'HE University of Oregon has 1 need of a pension system. The regents of the University have un animously requested that the legis lature pass a continuing appropria tion of $49,000 a year with which to provide a pension system for the faculty and officers of the Univer sity. The essentials of a college retire ment plan have been outlined in a statement prepard by Professor E. E. DeCou, chairman of the com mittee of the local chapter of the Association of American University Professors. The old age pension is now an accepted principle of Amer ican education, in spite of the fact, that according to the report of the Carnegie Foundation for 1924, “the state governments have been shy of appropriating funds for pensions in any form.” contract Plan Popular The report for 1925 shows that 132 institutions, 98 of which are leading' colleges and universities, have adopted the contractual plan of retiring allowances, or annuities. The Teachers Insurance and Annu ity Association of America, which is a regularly organized insurance com pany in New York, has been in charge of all these institutions with out any charge to the school. This insurance company is endowed with a capital of $1,000,000 by the Car negie Foundation, the income of which permits them to carry all of the overhead expenses of adminis trating these annuity systems with out cost to the institutions. Good Income Insured From the data given in the re ports of many institutions and their results of many years’ ex perience, the plan that is most sat isfactory and equitable is the one in which the professor applies five per cent of his monthly salary to ward the purchase of an annuity, which amount is matched by an equal amount paid by the university. This plan insures a modest income, on. retirement at the age of 65 to 70. of approximately one-half of the salary in active service. This is considered by the leading colleges and universities of the country to be a just and humane, but business like plan, which adds greatly to the efficiency of the institution. One hundred thirty-eight universities now have pension systems. A large and generous gift has been offered the University to assist it in meeting this end, which should {Continued on page four) Intramural Swim to Be Wednesday Night; Seven Houses Enter Increased interest in swimming at tlie University has prompted Coach Ed Abercrombie to institute another intramural meet. The event is to take place Wednesday at 7:00 p. m. in the Woman’s building pool. Although the event is to be a team meet and the score kept by teams, independent entries will be welcome. Seven fraternity houses have entered thus far and more are expected. The order of events will be as follows: 40 yards free style, 40 yards breaststroke, 40 yards back stroke, and four dives. The grandstand at the pool in the Woman’s building pool has been remodeled to accommodate some 250 spectators, which is more than twice its previous capacity. In addition, new temporary bleachers will pro vide space for, at least 200 more. Dr. Hall Will Speak At Commerce Meeting Ur. Arnold Bennett Hall will speak before the annual meeting of the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber of Com merce building in Portland this eve ning. Ur. Hall will discuss the re lations of the state and University and the development of the state through University research. Dean Robbins, of the school of commerce, accompanied Dr. Hall to Portland. Attention! Another Dime Crawl Coming NOT one crawl for ten cents but as many crawls for a dime as you can work up in an hour—so put the dimes away right now men, for Thursday eve ning, February 3, from 6:30 to 7:30 comes the first Dime Crawl of the year. It’s just the price of two “cokes” and what’s in a “coke” anyway? Not much when you take into consideration the amount of joy absorbed from dancing with choice co-eds for 60 minutes—it doesn’t happen very often—for only two nickels! The idea is to pay your dime and dance as long as you like at one place—if the scenery be comes tiresome there or you are easily bored anyway, you can al ways crawl on. Edna Ellen Bell, in charge of the event, requests that any sor ority or living organization, not to bo in its own house Thursday evening, to report to her immed iately. The Tri Delts will occupy the Campa Shoppe and the Delta Zetas, the College Side Inn. Dr. W. Grenfell To Be Assembly Speaker Here Scenes of Labrador to Illustrate Talk on February 10 Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, interna tionally famous medical missionary to Labrador, will bo an assembly speaker at the University February 10. The account of his experiences among the fisherfolk of that bleak and barren land is a thrilling re cital, according to those who have heard it. His lecture is entitled “Midst Ice and Snow in Labra dor.” Dr. Grenfell first visited the coasts of Labrador and North New foundland in 1892 in a hospital sailing ship with the purpose ofj establishing a medical and surgi cal service. His activity during the MO years since that date have yield ed fruit. Along the ono thousand miles of coast, he and his helpers have engaged in the administration of six hospitals, four nursing stations, two orphanages, an industrial and some small schools and a Seaman’s Institute at St. John’s, Newfound land. They have also operated a hospital steamer and a fleet of aux iliary power yawls. No effective medical service was available in winter to the residents of the Lab rador section before Dr. Grenfell made his visit. The Order of Companion of St. Michael and St. George was con ferred upon him by King Edward in recognition of his services. The United States too, has appreciated the magnitude of his work. Dr. Grenfell has just completed a trip around the world and his visit to the University of Oregon was made possible by his schedule which includes a lecture tour from Portland to Los Angeles under the auspices of a lecture bureau. Students And Faculty Form Organization International R e 1 a tions Club Will Discuss World Affairs Mexican Situation Topic For February Meeting Lewis Beeson Chairman Student Committee A N INTERNATIONAL Relations -*• *-elub to be composed of student and faculty members is in process of organization on the campus. The club will diaeuss international prob lems and promote interest in for eign affairs, with its first meeting scheduled for February 9. The faculty committee working on the project is composed of Wil liam P. Maddox, instruotor in polit ical science, chairman; H. D. Shel don, dean of the school of educa tion; Warren D. Smith, head of the department of geology. Lewis Bee son, senior in journalism, has been named as chairman of the student committee with Edward T. Johnson, junior in pre-law, assisting. A third member on that committee will be appointed later. Carnegie Endowment Aids “This is to be a club associated with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,” said Mr. Mad dox. “The Endowment has been promoting International Relations clubs in various universities and furnishes bibliographies, pamphlets and some booha for their use. I he problem is to limit the num ber of members which the club can have,” Mr. Maddox continued. “Many persons are interested in the club but the group must not become too large and formal since its pur pose is to be an informal discussion club. The difficulty is in reconcil ing the effort to promote general interest in the club to the limiting of the membership.” The faculty group in the club will number about 12 or 15, said Mr. Maddox. The student group is still in the process of organization. “The club can have as student members only those who are ex tremely interested and who will take an active part in the discussions,” Mr. Maddox pointed out. “Any stu dent interested may apply to Lewis Beeson or Edward Johnson.” Three Meetings a Term Three meetings of the club are to be held this term and the same number in the spring term. Professor Leavitt O. Wright of the Romance languages department will have change of the first club meeting, to be held February 9. The subject of the discussion will be “American Relations With Mexieo.” Professor Wright will talk infor mally for a half hour and a general discussion will follow. “The Present Chinese Situation” has been the topic chosen for the second meeting to be held February 23, with Walter C. Barnes, profes sor of history, as the speaker. H. 0. Frame, professor of eco nomics, will have charge of the third meeting which will be held March 9- The subject is “The World Struggle for Oil.” Individual Development of Student Sought by Fine Arts Instructor Opportunity for Creative Expression Gives Ideas For Use of Materials, Says Mrs. Schroff Individual development of each of her students is the wish of Mrs. Louise B. Sehroff, assistant jfrofes sor in the flue arts department of the University of Oregon, and wife of Professor A. H. Sehroff of that department. Mrs. Sehroff studied art in the Museum of Fine Arts School of Boston, in the Harvard summer school, and in Europe. She became an instructor of the painting class on the campus at the beginning of winter term. “Some students see things in ton ality, some in brilliant color,” said Mrs. Sehroff. “Some see pattern or design. It is my desire to help the student bring out some special thing for himself—as, sense of beauty, light and shade, design, tonality, or color. These things must be brought out as an individual expression; otherwise we may as well have a photograph. “But each student, either through environment or education, has a cer tain approach, and our aim is to give the student a chance to work out some phase of his art through his individual approach,” continued Mrs. Sehroff. “In many schools the tendency has been toward uniform ity. This causes the lack of indiv idual expression, due to domination over the individuality of the stu dents. “There are some outstanding stn dents in the advanced painting class now. In Mr. Schroff’s class of mural decoration we hope soon to give the student a chance for creative expression with the idea of showing him in the uses and limitations of his materials. “In every branch of art the stu dent has to be familiar with the uses of his material and with its limitations. For instance, a mural decoration must be flat to earry opt the architectural feeling of the flat ness of a wall, while a portrait can be molded and the use of more bril liant color made possible. “Although all instructors have different methods, they agree on the big truths. Painting has not the same mission as literature in tell ing a story, but it is the expression of beauty in light and shade, and form and color.”