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MTF AMERICA is a nation of
J*- morons, then that is the an
swer to the attractiveness of the
intellectual feast our education
al system spreads; it is not a
test of America’s ability to
learn.—George A. Dorsey.
Meeting the State
On Equal Footing
DESPITE the recognized urgency
of the University’s financial re
quests from the state, measures ask
ing appropriations for the first unit
of a modern library, an infirmary,
and a retirement fund must tako
their chances with the numerous
ether pleas that are keeping tho
legislators worrying over means of
meeting all demands for money.
The students have not received
kindly the suggestion that they,
through increased fees, contribute
more to the financing of tho Univer
sity. It has been repeatedly point
ed out that fees now collected at
this institution are higher than at
any other coast college. The stu
dents are contributing far more,
financially, toward their own educa
tion, than is the state. Their money
burden can stand no added weight.
But all this is no reason why state
and students might not strike a
bargain that would satisfy both
sides. In the matter of a library,
the most insistent need from the in
terests of the greater number of
students, it would be possible for
the state through student assistance,
and the students through state as
sistance, to erect an adequate struc
ture.
At present the students nre pay
ing a self-imposed fee of live dol
lars a term for a basketball pavilion,
which will revert to the state. This
obligation should be cleared within
about live years. Why not, then,
ask the legislature to build the first
unit of the library now with tho
pledge of the students that they will
match the sum by later construct
ing the second section through a
continuation of the live dollar fee,
which is now accepted as a regular
part of the registration cost.
The second unit would probably
be needed in about ten years. The
students would no doubt be able to
finance the building by that time.
In so doing they would be contrib
uting materially to the support of
the University in a manner that
should satisfy those who have sug
gested an increase in fees. The bur
den would likewise be distributed
more evenly.
While some question might bo
raised concerning the pledging of
financial aid from future students
of the University by those who will
bear none of the cost, it should be
remembered that future college gen
erations will also pay for the bas
ketball pavilion. The theory, of
course, is that those who are to
come will garner the same benefits
as those who are now here. With
out any intent of expressing ap
proval of the self-imposed fee for
a basketball pavilion, we none the
less believe the plan valid, and
much more worthy than in its pres,
ent application, for a library.
The other two University requests
must be left to the legislature, with
the hope that their importance will
be appreciated and whatever aid
| possible granted. But in the matter
of a library, a most important ele
ment in the University’s life, there
seems to be an opportunity for con
certed action on the part of the
students and the state, with each
sharing an equal burden of the cost.
It Has Earmarks
Of Democracy
THOUGH unfortunate, it is true
that one Af our grand old Am
erican traits is to recognize any in
stitution long-established as “dem
ocratic.” Regardless of the multi
tude of sins this over worked des
ignation covers, any attempts to
alter its protectorates, good or evil,
are greeted with the cry “undemo
cratic,” which interpreted into or
dinary speech means “it is going to
overturn our country.”
Small wonder then that student
efforts to alter our archaic, educa
tional system should have been
greeted with the same wolf-cries
that are applied to those who would
discontinue representative govern
ment. Tn the matter of educational
reform, the wailers did not stop for
one moment to consider that that
which they have long been calling
“educational democracy” is educa
tional “majority despotism.”
bet it not be assumed that the
undergraduate committee in setting
out upon a course of action took the
role of a “bnek-to-democracy” up
lift society. Its purpose was to re
place the present oppressive blanket
educational system with a more sen
sitive, discriminative type. It so
happened (fortunately, we confess)
that the true democratic, principle
offered the solution.
A communicant, whose letter np
| pears on this page, has caught the
idea. After all, if wo are to have
| democracy in name, why not in
I fact? Democracy as a shibboleth is
| not so effective as democracy in
j practice. Our correspondent’s re
j marks are worth notice.
So, it' you please, in attacking the
[committee’s labors, lay aside the
■old catch-phrase. At least credit
! the plan with salvaging democracy
| in education. Which perhaps to
| college folk sounds horribly bour
! geoise.
Commun
ications
Educational Democracy
To the Editor:
Democracy, the grand o’d pass
word of American social organiza
tion, is today much under discus
sion. The question is not: Shall we
discard democracy, but will we ever
approximate true democracy? There
fore, any effort directed toward
truer democracy warrants a bit of
attention.
I believe that the efforts of the
Independent Undergraduate Com
mittee indicate a move toward rais
ing the level of democracy as ap
plied to a State University. That
this committee is aware of its con
tact with the problem of democracy
is shown by the following, which
appeared in its report: "This com
mittee works from the principle that
tho proper aim of a democratic edu- ;
cative system is to educate each of
its considerable groups of members
to its intellectual and temperament- !
al capacity. This theory denies that i
the principle of giving superior ed- '
ncation to the superior in capacity
outrage!) democracy. The theory up
on which the present system opor- j
ates is communistic rather than 1
democratic.” These statements in
dicate that the committee has de
tected some need ^or, and means of
a closer approach to democratic
methods of education; and because
of this very indication, it deserves
attention and support from those
interested in the move.
After all, to function of educa
tion, particularly in the realm of
higher education, is not to give each
“registrant” a chance to share in
rigidity, conformity, and a system
of routine—not to “indiscriminately
assign daily lessons, petty quizzes,
require strict class attendance, and
discipline with a high school grad
ing system.” The function might
more properly be the creation of
those conditions which permit the
development of a capacity to evalu
ate and solve problems, which cap
[ acity might be further promoted by
; giving each individual an opportun
; ity to develop and create interest in
! scholastic endeavor. Such is a sys
' tern of educational democracy which
renders its service by seeing that
i the agencies for creating sound
■ thinking are put into play.
Many present conditions make one
inclined to wonder if we are not
still laboring under the old time be
lief that a man’s chief duty is to
adjust himself to any fixed institu
tional order with a minimum of
questioning.
Cooperation in furthering Educa
tional Democracy—the kind which
offers opportunity for greater dis
crimination and intensiveness, is no
doubt called for.
L. M. BROWN
Another Investigation
To the Editor:
An incident that came up last
term seems to me to need adjust
ment. If a student engaged in his
regular school work, while taking a
compulsory test in physical educa
tion, is hurt seriously through no
carelessness of his own, should he
be forced to pay hospital fees as
high as, or higher than regular hos
pital ward rates? The case in ques
tion is that of Michael Moran, w.ho
was painfully injured last fall term,
breaking both bones of his leg. Con
ifinement for eight weeks was neces
sitated and a cast must be worn for
two months more.
Is not the health service main
tained, equipped, and paid for by
student fees and for the benefit of
the students, especially for those in
jured or taken sick while prosecut
ing their quest for knowledge?
Physicians, nurses, beds, and all
necessary equipment are provided
for from registration fees, and the
cost of maintenance is practically
the same whether there is one pa
tient or a half dozen. The only item
which is really important is food,
and this is prepared at Friendly hall
at a very low cost, which is almost
negligible when one considers the
total income from student fees.
“The “paying (?) boarder” was
charged at the rate of $3 a day for
the second four weeks. The fees
total $80. Whether this was done to
relieve the state legislature from ap
propriating more money this session,
or whether it is another manifesta
tion of more student participation in
the University’s financial program
was not set forth. It would seem
that an investigation into what
Rhould be the function of the Uni
versity health service would be more
timely than many of the other in
vestigations which have been car
ried on in the past.
Yours for relief of physical ed.
sufferers,
K. BAER
Editor’s note: The investigation
called for in the above communica
tion has been completed. The con
clusions follow:
1. While the student was injured
through no fault of his own, the
University cannot be blamed. Leg
ally, the University cannot be held
responsible; morally, the question
rests on individual interpretation.
While the incident was regrettable,
it hardly seems just to hold the Uni
versity to blame.
2. Bed, board ,and medical atten
tion cannot be secured in a hos
pital for three dollars a day.
■1. Student fees barely cover the
maintenance cost of the health ser
vice. Extra attenion to one person
means less attention to others, who
also pay fees. It should be remem
bered that there is no hospital
charge for the first, four weeks of
confinement. During the period Mr.
Moran was in the infirmary, there
was a shortage of beds for other stu
dents who were ill. Despite the fact
that they contribute to the upkeep
i of the health service they were nec
essarily denied adequate care.
4. The health service is estab
J lished on a non-profit basis. It has
j more often overrun its budget than
j stayed within it. It exists for the
! students and invites investigation
i hv anyone at nnv time.
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Pre-Medics
(Continued on page tivo)
kindred subjects. Physiology lias
been developed so that a knowledge
of calculus is necessary in order to
understand it, lie said.
“The need for mathematics is
; growing in all scientific lines be
i cause of the necessity of expressing
facts in exact terms,’’ Prof. DeOou
i said in conclusion.
It is expected that three, and pos
sibly four, full classes will take the
' new course. This will probably mean
| the hiring of another graduate as
sistant for the department.
Dr. Moore said that he found that
: students were not able to keep up
! in their work at the medical school
because of the lack of mathematics.
Courses in physics and chemistry for
pre-medic majors were made easier
than those given students majoring
in those departments because the
medical students did not have
enough knowledge of mathematics
to do the same grade of work.
By requiring the course in uni
| fied mathematics, Dr. Moore hopes
| that students in his department will
! be able to take the other scientific
! courses on an equal footing with
; majors in the other departments,
j Dr. Moore plans to draw up a
, schedule which will enable the stu
dents to complete their courses in
either three or four years, including
the added requirements.
At the University of Wisconsin,
413 students have been l unished in
the past six years for cribbing in
examinations.
Tfe SEVEN
s SEERS
Representatives of the .Women’s
League are on my trail after ivhat
I said yesterday about the Dime
Crawl. It seems they admit that
the sororities pad their receipts, but
| they fail to see the harm in this and
| to them money is money no matter
, from where it comes. Too true girls,
! however, I still contend that when
J we read who turns in the largest
J sum we should have a grain of salt
I nearby to take with the usual story
I about that house being the most
j popular.
* * *
! No Gretchen, * * Spring Running, ’ ’
by Bronson is not on Bill Hayward’s
approved reading list for trackmen.
I refer any of you who still be
lieve that women have a sense of
humor to the “Vassar Vagabond.”
That will soon take the notion out
of your head.
• * *
BEDTIME STORY
‘‘Don’t be selfish girls, there are
others on the sleeping porch beside
yourselves. ”
STRUS PINCHPENNY DIARY
Up betimes in a jolly mood but
soon I did think that it was on this
day at the hour of 10 that I did
have appointment to keep company
with a dentist. This set my nerves
to caterwauling so that I did shake
as with an ague. But anon to his
office feeling mightie grumpy and
when I did get in to the chair he
tried to lighten my spirits by sing
ing ‘‘The Yanks Are Coming.”
• • •
‘‘You have many promising
friends.”
“Yes, some of them have been
promising me now for nearly a
year. ’ ’
HOW TO FOOL THE GARDENER
Monday someone left a window in
chemistry lab open and before many
minutes a gardner was seen looking
around outside. Poor soul, he
thought someone had upset one of
his nice sacks of fertilizer.
• • •
I told a friend of mine at the
College Side that I was taking
Browning from Capt. McEwan.
“What a waste of time,” she said,
“why don't you read the newspa
pers.”
* * *
THE PROOF OF THE PUTTING
IS IN THE SCORE.
• • •
Use expectorate in a sentence.
I don’t expectorate more than
five formals this term.
* * *
CAMPUS STROLLING
Pat Morissette looking quite chip
per in a brown suit and light hat.
Jim Rogers packing a case with
some kind of a musical instrument
in it. I always thought he was such
a nice boy, too. Helen Pollock and
Ruth Corey making their way to
ward town in a rattling struggle
buggy. It wabbles along worse than
our janitor with all his rheumatism
and lumbago. Janet Pearce on her
way to a class. I wish she had time
to stop and sing “Tea For Two.”
All of the wind is not in Salem
this week. There was enough around
here yesterday to do a little dam
age too.
Some of the unsuccessful bidders
j on the puppy at the auction the
other day have had their way in
the end. He has been missing for
I-"" "• "" B
j two days now and Katherine Talbot
i and Edith Huntsman have lost
nun ho shut-eye since his disappear
ance. They paid a good price for
him.
I hate to profess such ignorance.:
but are sorority cooks made mem
bers of the chapter the same as
house mothers sometimes are?
Littli' Willy feeling obnoxious.
Did some whittleing on sister’s
galoshes;
Mother said, ‘' Why Willy Cole,
You shouldn’t tamper with a maid
en 's sole, ’ ’
CHANGE CARS FOR SPRING
FIELD!
—
A sophomore at the University
of Texas has invented a “date”
card whioh is in the nature of a
cheek and for the purpose of sim
plifying and adding to the dignity
of an engagement. The man fills
out the card and attached stub, the
card being submitted to any co-«d
sufficiently enthusiastic and the
|"date” is made. Co-eds are collect- !
jing these cards. What if the payee j
doesu't show up t
CAMPU/ !
Donut representatives in houses
and organizations meet at the of
fice of the Men’s gymnasium at 4:15
Wednesday afternoon.
Regular women’s varsity debate
meeting at 7:30 Thursday evening.
Friday at 4:00 p. m. meeting of
the following men:
Benoit McCroskey -
Donald Beelar
Ronald McCreight.
Saturday morning at 9:00 meeting
of freshman men debaters.
At 10:00 a. m. Saturday morning
Benoit McCroskey, Donald Beelar,
and Ronald McCreight.
Dial meets Wednesday night with
I Mabel McClain, 1390 Alder street,
7:30.
Dime Crawl tomorrow evening
from 6:30 to 7:30.
Women’s League tea tomorrow
afternoon from 4 to 5:30 on the sun
porch of the Woman’s building.
Inadequacies
(Continued on page two)
judged by the fact that $1,668.41
was paid in fines during the year.
Reports were also made by the
college of literature, science and the
arts and the school of music. The
first named department listed an in
crease in enrollment of 25 major
students over the previous year.
“Although work classified as pro
fessional still attracts the larger
number of majors, the college still
gives 68 per cent or considerably
more than two-thirds of the instruc
tion given by the University,” de
clares Acting Dean James H. Gil
bert.
Recommendations that the staff of
the political science department be
doubled and that other additions be
made totalling approximately $35,
000 in cost, were listed.
The outstanding recommendation
of the school of music was that tui
tion fees for class work in composi
tion and history be abolished. The
report also declares, “the system of
paying instructors on the percentage
system is absolutely out of keeping
with the educational status and pur
poses of the school.”
Football
(Continued from pacie one)
erablv publicity after a game but j
little before.”
Wilson’s Wildcats were an outfit
headed bv'George Wilson, all-Ameri
can halfback fromi the University
of Washington. ‘ ‘ Click ’ ’ Clark,
former football mentor at the Uni
versity of Montana, coached the
team. The squad was composed of
18 former college stars, all of whom
claim the west as their home. C. C.
Pyle, who has done much in the
way of professionalizing sports, was
the man behind the throne in the
wav of financing the team.
Starting the first week in Sep
tember, the Wildcats trained at Ex
celsior Springs, Missouri, for about
15 days, following which they
started on a season which took
them int,o 22 games. Seed explained
that the Wildcats were members of
the American league but were a
traveling team representing no city. I
Brick Muller’s team was a mem
ber of the National league on the
same basis. The two teams traveled
together on a good many occasions,
offering opposition to each other.
One trip which started in Decem
ber took the two teams through the
southern states.
Sport Pays Well
“A professional football player
is well paid,” said Reed. ‘‘An aver
age player receives from $75 to
$175 per game, with all expenses j
paid. .Strict training rules are not I
enforced but each man must keep'
himself in condition or lose his job. ;
The contact with all the fellows i
met on the trip was well worth
while. Red Grange is sure a fine fel
low and a great sport. Everybody
likes him.”
According to Reed, professional j
yell leaders are beginning to make j
their appearances. In Brooklyn, New!
York, two girls led the rooters. The!
crowds generally take sides, making j
no particular difference whether it!
is the home team or not. Proof of
the popularity of football was shown
in Chicago in the last game played ‘
there by the Wildcats. With the
thermometer hovering around 101
above zero, 5,000 spectators stuck
through the entire game. The game,
played upon six inches of snow, was
so cold that ‘‘Chuck” Johnson,
Wildcat linesman, froze several of
his toes. A game played in Toronto,
Canada, between the Wildcats and1
Muller’s team drew a 15,000 attend-1
anee, but, according to Reed, it was j
not enjoyed because the Rugby game i
still has a strong hold up there.
The largest attendance was in New
York City with 25,000 persons look
ing on. I
Various Discussions
In Second Meeting of
Groups Interesting
Many interesting discussions on
religious and moral problems were
started in the discussion groups
which met for the second time in the
women’s living organizations last
night.
Because of the illness of Rev.
Henry W. Davis, who is in charge
of the United Christian Work on the
campus, the meeting for Susan
Campbell and Hendricks hall was
postponed, but Mr. Davis hopes to
arrange a meeting at a later date.
Two more groups are planned, the
next one being postponed until Feb
ruary 15 because of the basketball
game which is scheduled for the
night of February 8.
The schedule for last night was:
Alpha Phi, and Sigma Beta Phi,
John H. Mueller; Alpha Delta Pi,
Robert D. Horn; Delta Zeta, Mrs.
Bruce J. Giffen; Chi Omega and
Alpha Xi Delta, Mrs. Edgar E. De
Cou; Kappa Kappa Gamma and
Kappa Alpha Theta, Mary Wiatson
Barnes ; Alpha Chi Omega-and Kap
pa Omicron, Mr. Horace G. AVyatt;
Alpha Gamma Delta and Kappa
Delta, Miss Mary Findley; Pi Beta
Phi and Alpha Omicron Pi, Miss
Mary Perkins.
Committee Appointed
For Drama Tourney!
—
Proceedings in regard to the event
of the High School Drama Tourna
ment to be held here the first week
in May, are moving rapidly ahead.
The Tournament Committee has
been selected. The personnel is:
Florence E. Wilbur, director of
drama, who is chairman; Dr. James
H. Gilbert, acting dean of the col
lege; Dr. C. V. Boyer, professor of
English; Dr. Dan E. Clark, history
department; Professor Ralph D.
Casey, school of journalism; and H.
C. Rosson, associate professor of
English and law.
Two students, Constance Rotn and
Arthur Anderson, were appointed
by Hugh Biggs, president of the
associated students, to serve on the
committee. The first meeting will
be held Thursday, February 3, at
the office of Dr. James H. Gilbert.
Portland Alumni Plan
To Come in Special
For Return Husky Tilt
Despite the defeat of the Wash
ington Huskies by the Oregon var
sity, the members of the University
of Oregon Alumni at Portland con
sider the next meeting of the rival
hoopsters important enough to char
ter a special train to carry them
to the game to be played in Mc
Arthur court February 28.
Elston Ireland, class of ’22, in
stigated the plan, and Half Conch,
president of the Portland associa
tion of .the University of Oregon,
has appointed a committee to ar
range the details and secure the
one hundred signatures that aire
necessary before the train can be
chartered.
The train, if the project goes
through according to schedule, will
leave Portland at 3:15 p. m. and
arrive at Eugene in time for the
passengers to occupy a reserved
block of seats in McArthur court..
Immediately after the game, the
train will return to Portland where
it will arrive at 1:00 a. m.
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