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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1927)
©tegott Satltt Jmctalb University of Oregon, Eugene EARL W. SI.OCUM, Manager SOL ABRAMSON, Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Ray Nash . Managing Editor Harold Mangum . Sports Editor Florence Jones . Literary Editor.... Henry Aiaerman . wjmnuuuus Bertram Jessup - Contributing Paul Luy . f'eature Editor Editor News and n-ditor rnones, ooo DAY EDITORS: Beatrice Harden, Genevieve Morgan, Minnie Fisher, Barbara Blythe, Bdi Haggerty. AitcrnStes: Flossie Radabaugh, Grace Fisher,_ NIGHT EDITORS: Wayne Morgan, Jack Coolidge, Bob Hall. SPORTS STAFF: Jack O’Meara, Dick Syring, Art Schoeni, Charles Burton, Hoyt Barnett. FEATURE WRITERS: Donald Johnston, Ruth Corey, A1 Clarke, Sam Kinley, John UPPER NEWS STAFF: Jane Epley, Alice Kraeft, Edith Dodge. Butler. NEWS STAFF: Helen Shank, Grace Taylor, Herbert Lundy, Marian Sten, Dorothy Baker, Kenneth Roduner, Cleta McKennon, Betty Schultze, Frances Cherry, Mar garet Long, Mary McLean, Bess Duke, Ruth Newman, Miriam Shepard Lucite Carroll, Maudie Loomis, Ruth Newton, Eva Nealon, Margaret Hensley Margaret Clark, Ruth Hansen, John Allen, Grayce Nelson. Dorothy Franklin, Eleanor Ed wards, LaWanda Fenlason, Wilma Lester, Walter Coovcr, John Black, Thorsen Bennett. BUSINESS STAFF Milton George . Associate Manager Herbert Lewis . Advertising Manager Joe Neil . Advertising Manager Larry Thielen .... Foreign Advertising Mgr. Ruth Street . Advertising Manager Francis McKenna .... Circulation Manager Ed Bisscll . Ass’t Circulation Mgr. Wilbur Shannon . Circulation Ass’t Kuth Corey . Specialty Advertising Alice McGrath . Specialty Advertising Advertising Assistants: Flossie Kadabaugn, KoaericK r.aroueiie, maurine 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 the college year. Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscription rates, $2.60 per year. Adver tising rates upon application. Residence phone, editor, 2293-L; manager, 1320. Business office phone, 1895. _ Day Editor This Issue—Bill Haggerty. Night Editor This Issue—Henry Lumpee Assistant—Leonard Delano Unsigned comment in this column is written by the editor. Full responsibility is assumed by the editor for all editorial opinion. Acquaintance tends to ward understanding, and for misunderstandings there is no other cure.—Alexander Meik- { lejohn. .1 - ■ " I Have a Man In Mind Who— THE major spring sport—campus politics—is in the offing. Mid night, conferences, vote-bartering, promises, cigars, and slander arc now in order. In other words, an axpert campus (politician is well qualified to step into the ranks of the professional politicians, which is just that much more proof that the universities do prepare students for “real life.” We would remind the candidates of the words of a rather keen ob server of ‘‘the great game of poli tics” as played outside college walls. Says this writer: ‘‘If your opponent calls you a liar don’t deny it; just call him a thief. ’ ’ Bringing the matter down to our own milieu, if your opponent calls you a studier, don’t deny it; just call him a pupil. But what’s the use? There is no real glamor to campus politics, not even open slander or conflict. It doesn’t matter much because, if the truth must be told, campus offices amount to little! Save ns a means of diverting student attention un der the cloak of ‘‘valuable training for lifo” student government is, putting it mildly, a joke—-at times a crime. Student government might be of some value if it concerned itself with matters truly important to the student. What, for instance, is more vital to tho registrant than some interest in his own education? (Sub stitute ‘‘should be” for ‘‘is” in tho preceding sentence). Yet student government at Oregon prefers to concern itself exclusively with that top-heavy load of accessories that largely obscure rather than aid the educational process. Evidently, edu cation is outside the category of ‘‘student affairs.” Since extra-cur ricular matters run along smoothly (on tracks well-lubricated with the oil of student money), student gov ernment finds little occupation, not even caring to keep the educational accoutrements in check when they take on abnormal proportions. Instead of directing attention ev en in a small degree to problems more important, though less satis fying, than the extra-curricular fun gi, our student officials keep them selves busy determining hat styles, establishing kangaroo courts, plan ning rallies, appointing committees, and furnishing the ‘‘college atmos phere. ’ ’ Ah well, student government amuses the children. Nice clean fun. And the moral: Candidates, don t take yourselves too seriously. You may have all the abilities you claim fi>r yourselves, but abilitv isn’t a requisite to student offices: debility is. Managers, nominators and heel ers: Hon t get excited. On nomina tion day don’t drag out the old flapdoodle about ‘‘the need for capable men in this important of fice and ‘‘I have a man in mind who is admirably suited to this work.-' You know the last qualifi cations for any student office is I the ability to spend a great amount of time doing nothing. In this light your opponents are as capable men as you. Scientific Spirit Hits IS civ York FIRED by the scientific spirit, or perhaps by a super-sensitive news sense, the New York Evening Post is offering several prizes for the best letters of (attempted) ex planation of the “recent depression in the colleges,” which, translated, probably means “suicides.” Unfortunately, the contest is lim ited to undergraduates. We were about to nominate for first prize the president of our neighboring un iversity on the south, who, as we recently mentioned, blamed climatic conditions for the “suicide wave,” thereby explaining the absence of self-killings in sunny California. His explanation probably answers the question as well as the Post’s contestants, if any, will find pos sible. On the basis of results alone he deserves an award. The New Student reports, admit tedly from unreliable sources, that the revelation from the south re sulted in an exodus of 500 students to California, a drop of five cents a bottlo in the price of carbolic acid in Rochester, New York, and the death in Chicago of a promoter of a new University of Alaska. “Now,” says the Student, “we understand why the University of Idaho recently established a south ern branch. No doubt tho branch will house a school for hypochon driacs.” He Says What He Thinks 'T'ODAY’S assembly, at which Dr. .1. Duncan Spaeth is to speak, undoubtedly will be worthwhile. The lecture by the versatile Princeton professor may be expected to be interesting, judging from liis popu larity, and at all events it probably will be decidedly safe. It may be remembered that a Portland newspaper a few days ago featured a story quoting Dr. Spaeth as saying that lie had lost a good many radical notions since hearing some of the lecturers who have spok en at Reed college during his stay there as exchange professor. We choose to believe, though, that Dr. Spaeth was pleading for more tol erance, even though this matter was given secondary prominence in the news storv. At any event, Dr. Spaeth may be expected still to say what he thinks; :unl he is known as a thinking man. Lead Kindly Light— A ND still they separate the ■ sheep from the goats. The! “scandal sheet” honor roll is still j with us. It has grown since last term, gladdening the hearts of those! who look for an intellectual aristoc-! racy that will take its place with the social and athletic aristocrats. | Somehow, while imputing to the administration the commendable purpose of bringing the brainy into their own, we don’t believe that the | grades tell all, or even the greater part of the story. Put we bow before the inevitable. The ways of the administration, like the ways of the Almighty, still puz- j zle us. Members IS umber 17 In Photography Class Seventeen students reported nt the eluss hour in photography, which was held at 11 o’clock yesterday. The course is being given by l>r. W. P. Boynton, head of the depart ment of physics, with William W. Saunders, graduate of (). A. 0., as assistant during laboratory periods. Saunders took work in photography while in Corvallis and is now reg istered in the physics department ! here. 'Hu* class meets Monday and Wednesday at 11, with lab periods either Monday or Wednesday after noon. TSe SEVEN SEERS tits' “They also serve who only stand and wait” is more modern with the verb “sit” used instead of “stand.” Gretchen has just finished one of Elinor Glyn’s novels and she says it is the closest thing to perpetual emotion she has ever seen. REFORMER’S SLOGAN LET MY CONSCIENCE B E YOUR GUIDE. * • • Be that as it may, Lydia E. Pink ham says concealment has lead more men to the altar than disclosure. • • • CAMPUS STROLLING Some of the familiar faces don’t seem to be with us this term. What has happened to Merrill Hagen and Helen Shank? Lempi Kiviaho is with us again, however, also Robert Homer Galloway of Cottage Grove and Oregon Voter fame. Some peo ple may do unusual things in the attempt to break into print, but I absolutely refuse to mention l£le name of the Chi Psi who resorted to having a sheep follow him around the campus Tuesday. » • * Wring out your kerchief for Danj A windshield smashed in. his pan. His car made sixty without a miss, But not against a precipice. * * • The professor with the shiny blue serge suit says he’s glad for the sake of the students that classes have started again. It will give them a chance to catch up with their sleep. » * • If you read it in the newspapers —it’s so. * • • DOWN at the CO-OP they have COOLIE coats on DISPLAY no end AND of the brightest COLORS and most flashy DESIGNS the campus has SEEN since Doc Robnett QUIT wearing Ted Bather’s CRIMSON shirt last WINTER but what I STARTED out to say was THAT if someone actually WORE those things in CHINA why I’m not at ALL surprised that THERE is a war going ON OVER there now. THANX • * • I don’t know whether this is right or not, but when two and two are put together here’s what you get. Roberta Douty received such good grades last term that her mother gave her a horse for a pres ent. Well, Roberta has moved from the Alpha Omicron Pi house into an apartment this term. Do you suppose she tried to keep her little pet in the house with her? # * * Some of the pictures that come over the wireless look as though there might have been a great deal of static in the air at the time. * * • BUGHOUSE FABLE “I’m so sorry my rival has gone away. Mary thought so much of him.” • • • Samoan ladies may have ills On their far off isle, But one was never known to say “Mv hat’s so out of style.” Browning- won his suit but think of all the gowns Peaches won. * « • The U. £>. Marines have been booked successfully on their an nual vaudeville circuit. They are now playing in China. PAUL LUY Ex-St mien t to Study Philosphy at Brown Miller Chapmau, a former stu dent of the University, has recent ly received a fellowship in philos ophy at Brown University, Prov idence, Rhode Island, according to ! information reaching the campus. I 1 his fellowship includes a payment j if $750 and exemption from all fees. ; Chapman is now a student at the ! University of Washington and will j graduate in June. \\ hile ou the campus, he was mus eal critic for the Emerald and >rouiiueut in the music school. ! l^eatets, IIEILIG: Today: Regular Associ ation vaudeville number with a trio of comedy numbers in the feature program. Joe Jenny comedy four will present their original creation, I which has been handing out laughs j by the score. The Charles High tower trio and the Three Olympians promise much in the way of enter tainment. This trio of skits have 1 been heralded as three of the best to come over the Association circuit. Coupled with this will be a comedy skit by Loring Lessig and company called “The Hermit" and Trank Work and Estelle in a comedy pan tomomic novelty act. The Heilig concert orchestra under the direc tion of Charles M. Runyan will complete the stellar bill. Friday and Saturday—May Mur ray in “Altars of Desire,” a story dealing with the story of a head strong society girl of Virginia whose madcap ways catapult her into a charge of murder. The climax is said to reach a fine emotional chararter by the star. Christy Ca banne, one of the old time directors, is largely responsible for the sul cess of “Altars of Desire.” Coming attractions—John Gilbert, Greta Garbo and Lars Hansen in “Flesh and the Devil,” a picture of Germany and its life. Alice Ter ry in “The Magician.” • • « REX: Last day: The comedy hit, “Oh Baby,” a rapid fire comedy of laughing love, lightning and battling butlers, with Madge Kennedy, Cheighton Hale, Flora Finch, David Butler, Ethel Shannon and “Little Billie,” the dwarf; A1 St. John com edy, “Roped In;” John Clifton Emmel at the organ. Coming—Tom Tyler, popular west ern ^favorite, in “Tom and His Pals,” an action drama de luxe, filled to the brim with laughter and thrills, and made to order for the good natured star; Jetta Goudal in “Fighting for Love.” • * • McDONALD: Last day: Douglas Fairbanks in “Tile Black Pirate,” a glowing tale of love and adven ture on land and sea, the romantic and thrilling encounters of a daring buccaneer who roamed the seven seas to avenge his father, and for love; beautiful Billie Dove plays op posite the star, heading a stellar sup porting cast; the picture is filmed entirely in natural colors; atmos pheric presentation, “Spanish Gold,” featuring the return of Sharkey Moore and his versatile Merry Macks, with Harry Scougal, solo ist, nightly at nine; Lupine Lane comedy; Frank Alexander in mel odious musical setting; continuous presentations from 1 to 11 p. m. Coming tomorrow—Adolphe Men jou in “Blonde or Brunette,” with Greta Nissen. Coming Mondlay— University of Oregon Men’s Glee club in their special act. Beta Gamma Sigma, national honorary scholastic commerce fraternity, announces the initia tion of the following men: Professor J. A. Johnston Professor H. C. Hawkins Teaching Fellow, Wm. A. Fowler C. D. Hadley John F. Lebor Fred G. Niemi Ronald H. Robnett Byron A. Serfiing Lee M. Brown Harold Houser. POMFRET is an ARROW «,H IRT with an ARROW COLLAR on it. It is made of a fine genuine English Broad cloth that retains its nice, silk-like finish. It pays to insist on Arrows, because by so doing, you get the best that there is in shirts, collars and materials i ASK YOUR DEALER ] CAMPUS’ I iBnUeti«| Order of the “O” meeting, 11 a. m. today. Alpha Delta Sigma meets today noon at Anchorage. Dress rehearsal for all people tak ing part in April Frolic stunts, Fri day evening at 7:30. Women’s League Council meeting Thursday night, 7:30, in the Wom an ’s building. Crossroads: Usual time and place. Education club meeting in room 2 Education building at 7:30 Thurs day evening. Phi Chi Theta meeting tonight, 7:15, in 106 Commerce. Graduate of Oregon Makes Athletic Record As West Point Cadet Don Zimmerman, who graduated from the University of Oregon in 1925, now a cadet at West Point Military Academy where he is pres ident of the class of ’29, represent ed West Point in basketball games against New York and the Navy this year, according to notice re ceived from the academy. He represented the West Point basketball team in its annual clash with the Navy, and in games with New York University and Union College as an efficient forward and a good defense player. Zimmerman was a, member of the basketball team for the season of 1925-26, was on the football team in 1925 and ’26, a competitor in the indoor meet in 1926, member of the base ball team in 1925, awarded the ma jor sports “A” for distinction in baseball, and the academy mono gram for distinction in basketball in 1926, awarded the gold star for participation in a victory of the baseball team over the Navy in 1926; he also qualified as an ex pert rifle and pistolman. French Marionettes Will Be Here April 11 Jean Fros’ French Marionettes will make their first appearance in Eugene Monday, April 11, at the Heilig theater. “Uncle Wiggly,” a special adop tion from Howard R. Garis’ well known adventure stories, will be given at the 3:30 matinee. Mark Twain’s “Adventures of puckle berry Finn” will be tie evening pre sentation. Women’s League is sponsoring the performance. The proceeds will be donated to the Fine Arts building. Eugene will be the only stop the Jean Gros company, which comes from New York, will make on the coast between Portland and Cali fornia. It is bringing the largest collection of marionettes in the world. As many as sixty puppets will appear on the stage at one time. Seven skilled operators are neces sary to work the thousand strings which control the midget actors. Sometimes forty strings are con nected with one puppet. The com pany is bringing its own orchestra. Laugh at— The Torchbearers 3 Acts of Laughter! —The Cast— Mary Campbell William Forbis Etha Jeanne Clark Althea Dwyer Alfons Korn Constance Both Cecil Matson Ernest McKinney Catherine Sartain Arthur Anderson Perry Douglas Katie Buchanan Curtain 8:30 P. M Thursday and Friday Nights Admission 50c and 75c, Seats at Box Office GUILD THEATRE Uplift Applied To Monuments By Otis Elevators The Englishman confessed to his Amer ican friend whom he was conducting through the London Tower that never before had he visited that most historic building of his native city. It was al ways there; he could go any time. So he never did, until the insistent American prodded him into action. Is it for a similar reason that so few college students in and around Boston visit the Bunker Hill Monument? Hardly: because they come from all parts of the country. Is it then another instance of indifference of college men? Not that either. College men in Washington generally ascend the Washington Monument. No expert is needed to solve this puzzle. The ascent of the Bunker Hill Monument must be made on foot. It’s a long, hard climb. But visitors to the Washington Monument are speedily and comfortably borne to the top in an Otis elevator. AMERICAN HISTORY 1799—December—Congress passed Resolu tion for erection of marble monument in memory of George Washington. 1S33—Corner Stone laid— 1839—Work stopped— 1880—Work resumed— 1884—100 oz, pure aluminum cap stone set. 1SS4-1926 Over 5,000,000 people ascended to top of Monument. © Harris & Ewing J ELEVATOR CHRONOLOGY 1879—Otis Steam Elevator, installed for use in con struction work. 1884—This elevator converted to passenger use. Round trip 17 minutes. Passengers carried to the top of the monument during the life of the elevator, 1,279,719. 1901—Electric Elevator installed, having a round trip time of 10 minutes. Passengers carried up during its lifetime, 3,750,000. 1926—Otis Micro-Drive Gearless Traction Elevator installed, with a round trip time of 2 minutes. Will carry to the top of the monument an esti mated number of 12,000,000 passengers in the same time as the life of its predecessor. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY Offices in All Principal Gties of the World