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Unsigned comment in this column is written by the editor. Full responsibility
in assumed by the editor for all editorial opinion.
THE incredulous are of all
men the most credulous; they
believe the miracles of Vespasian
in order not to believe those
of Mioses.—Pascal.
The Devil in
Our Colleges
MANKIND’S old fear that know
ledge is somehow a' tool of the
devil crops up in our modern civil
ization much oftener than we would
be inclined to suspect. This is
brought forcibly to our attention by
the comments called forth by the
reports of suicides among college
studpnts.
While there have been a few col
lege suicides we have no evidence
that they were even to a large ex
tent caused by too much morbid
reading and thinking. On the con
trary, it appears that the reasons
assigned for these self-murders have
been diverse. One young man ex
pressed a curiosity about the life
hereafter. Another had “experiencd
all that life had to offer.” A third
felt that life was “meaningless and
futile and death the only escape.”
In the case of another it was ill
health, and in another it was a girl.
We might as well build up an argu
ment against co-education on such a
basis.
On the other hand we have the
suicide of a child of twelve who
thought that “death would be a
great adventure.” It would not ap
pear probable that such a child could
be very profoundly influenced by
the works of Nietzsche, Schopenhauer
and the other philosophers who are
said to be causing such a popular
fashion.
The Rev. J. M. Jones, psychology
instructor at DePauw University,
blames it all on “the pagan rot in
our colleges.” This is interesting,
as it expresses a very common point
of view. AVe suppose that he. is re
ferring to the nefarious works of
Nietzsche and Schopenhauer. As we
understand their teaching, however,
they nowhere advocated suicide but
rather a manful standing up to
life and a meeting of it on its own
terms.
We would feel more as does the
Rev. Thomas C. Darst, who blames
these suicides on the restlessness of
the world. Professor Thurstone of
the University of Chicago lays much
of the blame on the public attitude
toward mental sufferers. He says:
“Mental illness should not. be a
cause for social stigma, There is a
general tendency to hide mental
trouble rather than to seek help for
it. I am Rare that most of the sui
cides among university students
could be prevented if every case of
pathological depression were re
ferred to a competent psychiatrist
for advice.”
The O. A. C. Barometer, apparent- i
ly aware of the general tendency of
fads to spread in our colleges, ut
tered editorially the other day a
heartfelt wish that this particular .
fad does not spread. We are in j
accord with our neighbor, but it
would seem that this is more than j
a college fashion. It is common in
the larger world outside of the aca
demic walls. It must he blamed on
the great complexity of our lives
and on the responsibilities which in
dividuals feel. It is not merely
something to be scoffed down and
the explanation sought lightly in
too much reading of certain litera
ture of which the critic does not ap
prove. The very interest in think
ing shows that these problems exist
and need solution. They certainly
cannot be solved by ignoring them.
As Professor Tufts, of Chicago
points out, it does not appear that
the students involved in the suicides
were students of the philosophies.
He says that most students do not
take any specific philosophy serious
ly enough to shape their lives by
it.
Sympathetic treatment of indiv
iduals in personality difficulties
should do a great deal to alleviate
these ills. In at least one great
eastern institution a department has
been established to which students
can carry their problems for solu
tion. Such a plan should be con
sidered by all of our institutions of
learning.
IX T.
If These Are
The Leaders—
\ FTETt examining 4'20 students
to determine whether or not
they were “open to suggestion,”
Charles Bird, assistant, professor of
psychology at the University of
Minnesota, found that all but five
displayed tlfe sheep-like tendency to
“follow the leader.” The psycholo
gist concluded that 98 per cent of
those examined would (blindly and
unquestioningly follow suggestions.
Professor Bird is no doubt correct,
but isn’t he a bit tardy? Our col
lege students, hailed far and wide
as the future leaders, have for so
long followed like* mesmerized, som
nambulant cattle that the only new
and surprising thing the figures in
dicate is the existence of even two
per cent who don’t follow .the tink
ling bell.
The herd spirit is strong on our
campus just at present. The “lead
ers,” who are really eminent in
heritors of the ideas of earlier bell
ringers, have decreed that the
freshman is the lowest of animals,
and therefore should lie marked
apart from the rest of the herd and
disciplined for the high crime of
showing individuality. The flock
rolls its eyes and silently follows
the tinkling sound.
The bell-ringer decides that the
regulations are traditions and there
fore sacred, that to obey them is
a privilege and an honor, and that
to oppose them is a sign of infer
ior .mentality. The flock catches the
echo and silently acquiesces.
Some day one of the sheep may
start to think, and then there will
be trouble. The bell-ringer might
suddenly . . . but we’re getting into
the realm of fairy tales now. Let's
confine ourselves to the probable.
If these are our future leaders
in the making, we join a contem
porary in the prayer that God in
ilis infinite kindness have mercy
upon those who are to be led.
Commun
ications
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For Unified Registration
Hear Editor:
1 was very favorably impressed
with the solution of the registration
problem offered by Mr. Loukas in
the columns of the Emerald. The j
idea is a constructive one and might j
well be investigated and perhaps ex- '
plained more fully in the columns of I
the Emerald.
Should the plan be adopted the j
advantages are apparent. One day
for registration instead of four and j
better cooperation between faculty
and students would naturally be of j
advantage to the student body and |
the whole University. Let’s see if !
we can’t get some light on this
proposition.
A FRESHMAN
Turning the Tables
To the Editor:
A Havana stogie can be full of
burlap and still get away with it
but an article in the Christian Sci
ence Monitor tells how students in
an eastern school cheeked up on
their profs.
The proposition was this: Instead
of the usual method of grading,
the students turned the tables at
Michigan State Normal and graded
their professors according to what
they thought they were worth.
The article went on to say that
the results of the novel grading,
accomplished by secret ballot, were
guarded closely although the stu
dent council had sanctioned the
tffeSEVEN
. SEERS
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A sign in the Imperial Lnnch
window says “WE NEVER
SLEEP.” Whoops! They evidently
have been drinking some of their
own coffee.
I AIN’T A COLLEGE MAN,
YOU DUMB THING—THIS IS A
SCARE, NOT A NECKTIE.
He aint done right by Nell,
He aint done right by Nell,
She called him honey and took
his money,
And all the kids for alimony,
He aint done right by Nell.
Whenever a fraternity man for
gets what day it is he can soon
figure it out by just thinking over
what he had for lunch.
“It isn’t that the children will
be turned out in the cold,” said
the widow to the landlord, “but
who’ll feed the cat when we are
gone?”
Summary of a movie:
Enter hero.
Enter heroine.
Villain plots, smiles showing teeth.
Villain foiled.
Exit heroine.
Exit hero.
I. Mopta Beatell, who has been
chosen as janitor of the Fine Arts
building. He has been janitor of the
proposed new building library ever
since it was first proposed and prior
to that he was janitor of the men’s
gym at Vassor. In that capacity he
formulated the “Soap Suds” theory
which states that without soap
there can be no suds. I. Mopta
Beatell has also done extensive re
search work. He collected a suf
ficient amount of data to prove that
women leave more gum under chairs
and tables than do the weaker sex.
Entirely ignorant of the conse
quences, he wrote a book on this
subject, but a friend finally told
him it would mean election to Sigma
Xi so publication was stopped just
in time.
Several of our varsity debaters
have recently been amusing the
library staff and students with shad
ow pictures upon the frosted glass
window of the debate room. If
you want to keep your secrets, pull
the shades down, Irene.
TODAY’S 8IMILIE
As independent as a dispensary
nurse.
The other day I saw a couple of
policemen get out of their car and
rush into Villard. It brought back
old memories.
POME
The sun is near set
And the brick buildings
Become teeth
Tearing bloodily at the
Sky’s throat;
Long, red gleames
streak across the campus
Sending subdued
Light which softens
All it touches.
A fan
Of smoke in
The long, roseate reverie
Of the horizon
Slowly curls apart.
I steel a peep
Into your window
test and given the Normal News ac
cess to the figures.
Maybe from disillusionment or
maybe from increased diffidence to '
instructors the upperclassmen were
harsher in their numerical estimate
of the professors than the fresh
men and sophomores.
t ortain faculty changes were de
sired by the student Touncil and
this was given as the reason for the
balloting, which was serious and not
a farce.
Some startling revelations of stu
dent opinion might be made if the
Emerald were to initiate this idea.
It runs hand in hand with the ar
ticle in the last Webfoot, “Words,
Words, Words;” more power to j
them.
art schoeni
To the Editor:
Mr. Loukas’ registration scheme!
sounds very good to me. I am cer- I
tainly in favor of it or any other j
scheme that will save time. Because j
time saving means money in everv i
student’s pocket. From what I hear, :
other student bodies with much j
larger student enrollment have re- 1
duced their registration period to
about a day and a half by having
enrolling officers in one building.
Why can’t University of Oregon?
Yours for Unified Registration,
B. CIVRAY
'Theaters v. £
j Thursday — Regular Association
: vaudeville program featuring five
| musical and comedy numbers. The
■ bill is headlined by the Severny
j twins and their Jazz Pirates in a
j melange of song, dance and music.
■ The twins, besides appearing with
! the Pirates, also do an act by I
| themselves that has been creating ‘
!a hit wherever given. “The Laugh
i Barrage” Is a titnely palk Vn ,
j ticklish subjects by Broad. Holden
and Graham will offer a novel
j turn in shadowgraph}-. Joseph
! M. Bernard and Winifred Ax^el will
j give a skit entitled, “Who Is She?”
Friday and Saturday—“A Reg
| ular Scout,” featuring Fred Thom
| son and filled with all the sweep,
action and thrills 'of the West.
Silver King, famous movie horse
also does some novel turns anjd
feats. Seven troops of Boy Scouts
worked in the production which de
picts the life of the young American
I boys. Local members of the Boy
Scouts plan a party Saturday eve
ning.
Coming attractions — “Beau
Geste,” a road show production of
the famous motion picture, will open
next Monday for a two-day show
ing. This is a picture of the French
foreign legion and is acclaimed one
of the big productions of the sea
son. “The Scarlet Letter” comes
next week-end.
COLONIAL: Today, Friday and
Saturday, February 17, 18, 19:
Charlie Chaplin in “The Gold Kush.”
Heartaches become rib ticklers.
Hardships breed chuckles as Charlie
burlesques all the human ills.
Next week, Monday and Tuesday,
May McAvoy in “The Passionate
Quest.” Also Wednesday and Thurs
day, “The Lone Wolf Returns.”
McDONALD: First day: “Sweet
Rosie O’Grady,” a delightful com
edy-drama of mirth, music and pa
thos, combining the hearty laughter
of "Cohens and Kellys” and the
heart throbs of “Humoresque;”
based on the immortal song that
has thrilled millions, and with a
great cast of favorites, headed by
Shirley Mason, Cullen Landis, Wil
liam Conklin and others; atmos
pheric prologue, “Roses” featuring 1
Kathleen Powell, Eugene’s favorite I
contralto, in conjunction with j
Sharkey Moore and the Merry- ]
Macks, tonight at nine; another of |
those clever comedies of campus j
life, “The Collegians,” with George !
Lewis; Frank Alexander in marvel- I
ous musical setting; Kinetto Movie
Review, “Favorite Friends.”
Coming Monday—“Stella Dallas,”
the ^c-reen adaptation of the widely
read novel by Olive Higgins Prouty,
glorifying the inner heart of woman
hood, with a stellar east, including
As I hurry by, and
There I see you reading
LIFE,
Dean Esterly.
SUPREME OPTOMIST
The boy who attempts to cross
Willamette street on a pair of
roller skates with a bowl of goldfish
in his arms.
* * *
Gretchen says that if her Ford
doesn’t quit stalling she is going to
call it Aggie.
Week-end Trips to
Portland
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—low roundtrip fares for
week-end travel
$5.30
there and back
Go Friday, Saturday or Sunday;
return by midnight Tuesday fol
lowing.
Trains at 7t35 a. m., 11:10 a. m.,
3t20p.m. Returning8:35a.m.,9:30 j
a-m.,5:00p.m.,8:15p.m.,9:00p.m. '
Special Pullman leaves Eugene
2i20a. m., ready at 9:30 p. m. and j
arrives Portland 7 a.m. Returning
leaves Portland 1 a. m , ready at
9:30 p. m., and arrives Eugene at i
5:30 a. m.
Save time, money and nervous
energy. Travel by train.
Southern
Pacific.
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^BuUetirt
Theta Sigma Phi special meeting
today, 4:30, at the Shack. All mem
bers please attend.
Crossroads: Meeting tonight.
All students interested in attend
ing lunchon for Dr. Bowman today
noon at Y hut, please make reserva
tions with Mrs. Donnelly at 1037.
Important meeting of sophomore
Oregon Knights in room 1, Johnson
Ronald Colman, Belle Bennett, Alice
Joyce, Jean Hersholt, Lois Moran
and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
REX: Last day: The captivating
star, Laura LaPlante in “Butter
flies in the Rain,” a delightful
drama of a saucy young miss, who
believed in the double standard,
■with the sky the limit, and who
wanted to lead the carefree life
of a social butterfly, with never a
thought to the brevity of theiir
joyous existence,—James Kirkwood
plays opposite the star; selected
comedy and news events; John Clif
ton Emmel at the organ.
Coming—Zane Grey’s unique ro
mance, “The Man of the Forest,”
with Jack Holt in his most color
ful role, supported by Georgia Hale
and a great cast of favorite Para
mount players.
hall, after meeting of vigilantes
committee.
Pi Lambda Theta tea from 4 to
6 today at the home of Mrs. W. H.
Maxham, 1608 Alder street. Miss
Pellion will speak on French educa
tion.
Women’s League tea this after
noon from 4 to 6, sun porch of
Woman’s building.
To-Ko-Lo meeting tonight at 7:30
at the College Side Inn. Upperclass
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“Rainy Days—
are pleasant days since I’ve
learned to know the luxury
of a half hour spent in the
Anchorage where lights
are shad^l and the soft pat
tering of the rain mingles
with' the swish of the Mill
Race. One may have, too,
the further luxury of really
excellent food.”
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members urged to attend. Very
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