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
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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
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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
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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
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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.”