Oregon daily emerald., April 13, 1927, Page 2, Image 2

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THE liberal college must en
deavor to bocome the place
where mind is made and molded.
—Alexander Meiklejohn.
The Urge to
Self-preservation
EVIDENTLY tired of playing the
role of glorified higli-school,
Stanford university is preparing to
drop the freshman and sophomore
years from its curriculum, and con
centrate on upper division and
graduate work. The change will be
made as soon as adequate junioT
college facilities are supplied by the
state.
Stanford is taking this step to
save itself as a university. With
an ever-increasing enrollment, it
l... reached the same conclusion as
'kave several other universities,
that only by reducing its numbers,
rather than by expanding, can it
continue to offer education, rather
than merely degrees. By leaving to
the junior colleges the task of
rounding out the high school educa
tion, it hopes to receive in its up
per division only those who are able
and willing to do university-stan
dard work. This is what is expect
ed of the junior college recently
authorized at this university.
The necessity for the change has
long been evident. Inadequate pre
paration and misconception of a
university’s function on the part of
the entering students has made a
trying situation, especially for the
liberal arts colleges. That this
should be folt at Stanford, where a
high standard has been maintained
through careful selection of regis
trants, is significant. Wlmt, then,
are conditions in the state institu
tions where entrance requirements
are considerably lower?
There is in the matter of junior
colleges a vital consideration that
will mean either success or failure
in their avowed purpose. That is
the character of instruction. The
junior college must partake more of
the university and less of the high
school, foster university methods of
instruction, (preferably by instruc
tors of university caliber) and es
tablish a foundation on which solid
higher-education may be built.
This problem is Oregon’s, as well
as Stanford’s.
On the whole we see no reason for
the fears expressed by the Daily
Californian that the change means
“self afflicted atrophy.” Quite the
contrary, for it seems likely that
the change will be made at tho Uni
versity of California also, us a mat
ter of self preservation.
Speaking of the change at Stan
ford, the Californian said:
“We may be sorry for Stanford,
but the instinct of self preservation
decrees that we re joice in our status
as a state university, which seems
to insure our remaining intact.”
Tb which the Stanford (Daily,
when apprised of the probability of
a similar change at California, re
plied, with apologies:
“We may be sorry for t'ulifornia,
but the instinct for self preserva
tion decrees that we rejoice in our
status as a private university, which
Commun
ications
Clothes and the College
To the Editor:
Business men in an attempt to se
cure the patronage of college stu
dents sometimes invade the campus
through sundry devices. Joseph E.
Keisch, Portland merchant, has. ac
cording to a recent announcement
in The Emerald, arranged with Paul
Seer’s head, to conduct a
“Beau Brummel” contest through
seems to assure our remaining in
tact.”
It is unfortunate that the matter
of curricular changes, and important
ones, should have been brought
down to the level of athletic rival
ry. But this doesn’t obscure the
fact that universities in all parts
of the country are awakening to the
need for self-protection. Oregon is
no exception.
God’s Still in
His Heaven
(< A ND on tho seventh day God
X*.ended his work which ho had
made; and ho rested on the seventh
day from all his work which ho had
made.” So sang a seer of delight
ful myths of long, long ago. And in
all innocence and earnestness did
he sing. Tho fervor of his words
and tho ardor of his theme hespeak
the depth of his passion.
But the “innocent” and charm
ing myths of today have an awful
way of often ageing into the ogres
of tomorrow. And out of the grand
imaginings of this singer of crea
tions, whose god was a wizard, there
have sprung dragons enough to
scourge men through all the cen
turies.
The unseen teeth which he sowed |
are potent enough alono to account
for tho hounding of the sublimc
soulod radical Carpenter of Galilee
to tho bloody rack of Calvary.
“And God blessed the seventh
day, and sanctified it,” sang tho
poet of the Creation.
“Behold, thy disciples do that
which is not lawful to do upon the
sabbath day,” barked the Pharisees
who counted up tho “sins” which
dragged the Nazarone Iconoclast to
the cross.
“The evil which men do lives
after them.” And ignorance beau
tifully perpetuated is not the least
of man’s evils. Tho course of many
a “beautiful” myth rolling through
the centuries is marked with groans
ami shrieks and skulls and mutil
ated bones. Often it is a grim, gray
path soft with tho ashes of Joan’s
and of Bruno’s.
Times have changed, they say.
And no one will quarrel with that.
But the wonder is how curiously
things however falsely conceived
live on and on. Perhaps Jesus
would not be crucified today, but
were he in Eugene and desired the
mark of respectability he would
need to mend his ways. For one
: thing he would need to go to church
on Sundays.
Just tho other night the local
representatives of God appeared be
fore the City Council and persuaded
that body that His business should
not be subjected to the profane
. competition of the moving pictures.
I As a result a proposal to have the
! citizens vote on the matter of open
Sundays for the theatres was denied.
By a four to three decision God is
still definitely secure in Eugene.
As a matter of fact Jesus would
| probably have little taste for the
i usual abominable movies and would
| not feel their lack on a Sunday. But
would he have changed his mind
about praying in the synagogues and
| in the corner of the streets? And
1 what do you suppose he would say
' to that other great teacher’s dictum
that “there is no place in God for
I the poet’s falsehood”?- B. J.
which the campus best dresser will
he rewarded. The contest will be
open to all campus men, and the
winner will receive $100 in men’s
furnishings donated by various cloth
ing manufacturing concerns, the nn
noucemcnt states.
One wonders if this isn't expand
ing the campus possibilities to a
point beyond where the best inter
ests of the college are considered.
This is ostensibly an advertising
maneuver, and an admirable one
from the clothier’s point of view,
but it cheapens the University to
allow itself to become the object
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TfcSEVEN
k SEERS
THIS IS THE WAY IT STANDS
AFTER ONE DAY’S VOTING.
TOM CROSS . 310
BILL JAMES . 250
FRANK MYERS . 220
BOB VAN ORMAN . 180
DUD CLARK . 140
FREDDIE WEST .-. 120 j
FRANK GERMAN . 120
WENDELL GRAY . 90
GEORGE SIMMERVTLLE . 50
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From the tone of the kicks against
the contest, wo yrould judge that
some folks would rather award the
prize to the fellow who wears the
worst clothes. How on earth would
these people conduct a beauty con
test, we ask?
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An old timer is the fellow who
can remember when girls took
lunches along when they were ask
ed to go on picnics.
. . .
Whatever troubles Adam had
He missed this one, I’ll bet, |
For another girl he never looked J
When Eve refused to pet.
When asked what her boy friend
would do if his whippet misbehaved,
Gretchen said “Whippet, of
course,’’ and laughed as though
her little heart would break.
S LuoKlM AI <■ HA ^
LESSONS IN ETIQUETTE
What would you do if placed in
this situation?
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Pan Hellenic at every meeting
brings up the question of Alpha i
Chi Omegas smoking in the annex, j
After the bad fire that was start
ed there recently, Borne action a
should be taken immediately!
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Among the Best Dressed Man bal
lots we received a half a one with
Collins written on it. It must be
Brad Collins but we can’t credit
any one with less than the ten votes
that a full ballot entitles him.
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Interesting photo of a dark horse
candidate for student body presi
dent.
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Deep in the soil
Rests Billy O’Pete
Parachute busted
At 2,000 feet.
Our friend with tbs swishing false
teeth says a person’s feet aren’t
really big unless he can rest his
knees on his toes while kneeling.
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This picture was snapped on the
campus and shows two prominent
faculty members in a heated dis
cussion on examinations. The one
on the right insisted that exami
nations are all wrong and should
be prohibited. The other one, on the
other hand, went right up in arms
and declared that examinations are
an abomination and should be
abolished.
CO-ED COUNCIL
Dear Aunt Seerah,
I am still troubled with the fil
thy habit of biting my finger nails
although I am nineteen years old.
What can I do about itf Sincerely
yours,
Disgusted.
Dear Disgusted,
Have all your teeth pulled imme
diately.
Your Aunt Seerah,
TODAY’S SIMILE:
Selling slower than smoked glass
es at a musical comedy revue.
We’ve heard of professors who
were so absent minded that they I
put their clothes on • and went to
class without their wrist watches,
but the one who put on his wrist j
watch and went to class without
his, err, ahem, well, never mind, lie
wins.
• • •
* I THINK . *
* IS THE BEST DRESSED MAN *
* ON THE CAMPUS .AND *
* WISH TO CAST THIS COU- *
* PON, WORTH 10 VOTES IN *
* HIS FAVOR. *
SEVEN SEERS
[CAMPUS !
Bulletin*
Alpha Delta Sigma will meet at
the Anchorage Thursday noon.
All who participated in the Dance
Drama are invitdd to attend the
meeting of Orchesis tonight at 7:30
in the Woman’s building. Special
invitation to Mu Phi Epsilon at
8:30.
Temenid meeting tonight at the
Craftsman’s club, 7:15.
Meeting of Senior Leap-week
committee in woman’s lounge room
in Woman’s building today at 4:30.
International Relations club will
meet tonight at the Woman’s build
ing. Subject: War Debts. Professor
Morris will talk.
Phi Chi Theta meeting Thursday
at 7:15 in 106 Commerce.
Forensic committee meeting,
Thursday afternoon, 4:30, in public
speaking office, Sociology building.
Freshman class meeting, Thursday
at 4:00, Villard hall.
Dean Bovard Attends
Educational Meeting
Dr. John F. Bovard, dean of the
school of physical education, is
now attending a meeting of the
heads of the schools of physical
education throughout the United
States, which is being held in Wash
ington, D. C.
He will also attend a meeting of
the American Physical Education
association while he is in Washing
ton.
Before Dr. Bovard’s return to
Eugene, he will visit various schools
of physical education and health
services which are on his itinerary.
He will return about April 27.
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Dean of Women Issues
Dance Schedule Edict
An edict has been issued from
the office of the dean of ■women re
garding the enforcement of the rul
ing for scheduling dances.
Fraternities and sororities must
have the petition for the dance re
turned to the dean’s office one week
before the dance is scheduled. This
petition will contain the names of
patrons and patronesses who have
already accepted the invitation.
For some time this ruling has
been disregarded by the organiza
tions, who have turned in petitions
late, or with the names of patrons
and patronesses who have not yet
accepted the invitation.
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David Belasco, the Dean
of the American Theatre
writes:
"The voice is to the actor
what the chisel is to
the sculptor. He must
beware of dulling its
qualities. Naturallylam
vitally concerned about
the voices of my players,
so I always advise the one
cigarette that I discovered
many years ago that does
not impair control of the
subtlest vocal shadings or
cause huskiness or harsh
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