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VOLUME XXVII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1927. NUMBER Student Censures Paper’s Publicity On Controversy (Note: This article, head and body, was written for the propon ents of the publieations-committee controlled Emerald by Phil Bergh, and is given this position and pre sented by the leaders of the move ment, in accordance with the re quest of the president of the stu dent body.) To the Oregon Student Body: Since the first appearance of the proposal that the Student Body vote on an amendment designed to place the editorial policy of the student paper under the supervision of the Publications Committee, the Emer ald has contained a number of ar ticles, in addition to editorials and communications, that deal with the situation. Inasmuch as a university student body should have the men tal ability to reason out a problem concerning its own organization without being confronted with prop aganda on the issue, it is regrettable that the student paper should-at tempt to formulate student opinion through propaganda methods. The articles that fall within this designation are: 1. The front page column entitled “Shall Oregon be Stifled bv ‘Gag’ Rule.” 2. The article on the action of the Class of 1930 on the proposed amendment. 3. The communication of S. Ste phenson Smith. 4. The article on editorial com ment by the Washington and Stan ford dailies. 5. The front page display of alum ni communications. I am making no reference to edi torials or student communications for these have been in their proper province and position but am direct ing this criticism against the five afore-mentioned items for the di rect purpose of discounting their value in arriving at a sensible con clusion as to the merits of the amendment. The column on so-called “Gag Rule” is open to criticism for the use of the implication that “Ore gon,” instead of the editorial col ’ umns, is going to be “Stifled,” in stead of supervised, by “Gag” rule, instead of by representative com mittee direction. There has been no occasion on this issue for the pre sentation of such a question des tined to secure an emotional re sponse instead of reasoned solution. Furthermore the material presented in this column has been unduly em phasized because of the stand taken by the communicants. In addition it is logical to charge that on the basis of the statements in these let ters and editorials that the writers have not been fully informed on this issue, the present constitution, or the purpose of the amendment. Certainly they are not as well ac quainted with the situation as stu dents on the campus; particularly is this true of the communication of the Salem writer who shows that his information is secondary as to the controversy. The article on the action of the Freshman Class did not state that only a decided minority of the class were present at the meeting. And yet this minority, acting on the basis of the messages received from outside sources as to the issue, and without hearing thoroughly both sides of the question, unanimously expressed the sentiment of the Class of 1930 on the proposed amendment! The letter from S. Stephenson Smith opens with an excellent pre mise as to the province of the fac ulty in an internal controversy of the student body but the writer fails to abide by his statement. In stead of dealing solely with the general principles as was the stated intent of the writer, the article pro ceeds by historical analogy and by definite statements of opinion to lead to no other conclusion than that the proposed amendment is not mer itorious. The prestige of a faculty viewpoint is thus cleverly intro duced to help the student body de termine their course of action. For tunately other members of the fac ulty do not agree with Mr. Smith but they refrain from presenting their views through the Emerald. In the article containing the comments of the Washington and Stanford dailies the campus was not informed that the Stanford edi tor misinterpreted the telegram from the Editor of the Emerald and hence presented an uninformed and biased reply. I do not charge the Editor of the Emerald with inducing the re ply received but it is only right that the student body should know that the editorial column of the (Continued on page three) Nominations Bring 39 Out For Positions Six Dark Horses Run in Just Before Final Gun Is Fired Loving Cups Given Song Contest Winners Beelar Named by Davis; McCroskey by Staley By BOB GALLOWAY 'T'HEY’RE off! As a result of yesterday’s nominations at assembly 39 can didates will try for 17 positions in the student government. Six more were nominated at the assembly than had been announced previously. Loving cups were presented to the men’s and women’s houses who were judged best in the recent song contest. Pi Beta Phi won the girl’s cup and Theta Chi the cup for the men. Robert Hunt, chairman of the music committee, made the presen tations. Amendments to the by-laws of the constitution of the Associated Students were presented. One to provide for music awards, one for forensic awards, and one in regard to the Einerhld. New Candidates Named New candidates nominated at the assembly are: Hoyt Barnett, for senior man on the student council; Ruth Street, for senior woman on the student council; Wendell Gray, junior man on the student council; Virginia Manning, junior woman on the student council; Ed Merges, sophomore man on the student coun cil; and Bob Foster for yell king. James R. Sharp, candidate for soph omore man on the student council, was not nominated from the floor and consequently his name has been dropped from the list. Elections for the offices will be ' held next Wednesday, April 27, in I \ illard hall. The polls will be open from 9 a. m. until 4 p. m., accord ing to an announcement by Hugh Biggs, president of the associated students. Beelar vs. McCroskey < Don Beelar, candidate for student body president, was the first person nominated. Roland Da, is, varsity debater and candidate for senior man on the student council, present ed his name. Ralph Staley nominated Benoit McCroskey to oppose Beelar. Clifford Powers nominated Wil liam Powell for vice-president, and Jack Hempstead nominated Herbert Socolofskv. For secretary of the student body, Nancy Peterson was nominated by Tom Graham. Don McCook nomin ated Vena M. Gaskill. Buy, Nash and Mangum For editor of the Emerald, three candidates were nominated. Ward Cook nominated Paul Luy, Ralph Staley pressed the name of Ray Nash, and Fred West nominated Harold Mangum. None of the nominators men tioned the stand which his can didate takes on the question of con trol of the Emerald editorial policy by the publications committee. For senior woman on the student council, Marian Barnes was nomin ated by Ted Gillenwaters; and (Continued on page three') Famous Politician Gives Reporter Dope << A VARIETY,” commented -*-*-Luke McGlook, when asked about what he thought of the “opaque equines” nominated yesterday, “especially the man who was never a debater and never will be one.” “Hugh Biggs had my support on his ‘gag’ rule when he made minute-men of the long-winded orators,” said Luke. “By the way, none of the nominees will suffer from inferiority complexes —almost as good as hearing one’s funeral sermon.” Luke says it looks as though gentlemen, scholars and debaters rate better than athletes and piggers. “it seems that all the nomin ators get out of it is the great joy and pleasure of parading their candidate’s virtues, so why not charge for it?” sqggests Luke. Women of experience and well roulided abilities seem to be popular, but Luke McGlook cau tions that, after all, gentlemen prefer blondes. Plans Completed For High School * Relay Carnival Hayward to Be Starter; 175 List Entries For Big Meet With more than 175 entries re ceived, the high school relays to be run on Hayward field tomorrow will be the biggest event of this kind ever held in the state, says Bill Hayward, coach. All arrangements have been completed and everything is in readiness for the arrival of the different schools. Interest; has been very high in the carnival and the success is prac tically assured. If the results of the meet arouses interest as ex pected it will become an annual event. There' is no reason why the meet should not arouse the interest and insure the success in future years for with the various schools supporting it, they will find the University willing to sponsor and take charge of the' necessary de tails, say those in charge. The meet is intended to help bring track back to the prominence it once held and the position it now holds in other sections of the Pacific coast. At the present time the Univer sity is n6t bearing any of the ex pense for the transportation of ath letes to or from the meet, but will provide them living accommodations and entertainmefnt While on the campus. They also will furnish all of the officials, make all necessary arrangements for the running of the meet, and will further provide the cups and prizes. There will be no charge to the meet. Spectators will be kept off the field during the meet. The field has been put in the best shape for the event. The track it self is being freshly rolled and lined, so that it will be in perfect condition. There has also been a large press box erected for corres pondents. T. Morris Dunne, of Portland, will referee the meet. William L. Hay ward, head Oregon track coach for the past 26 years, will act as start (Continued on vage three) Student Presidents Send Biggs Statements on Newspaper Control (These messages submitted for publication by Hugh Biggs, president of the student body.) Our by-laws read: “Matters of policy and management of publica tions shall be under the direct supervision of a publications commit tee. Their decision may be appealed to a board of control. The new amendment if successful provides censorship only in case of slander, libel, and gross abuse of functions of the press. George Guttormsen, President of University of Washington Student Body. Hugh Biggs: Our constitution provides a cheek on the editor by a board of con trol of the associated students. We are inaugurating a publications board next month to have complete control of all publications. I heartily favor a policy of a publications committee for supervision of editorials. Kenneth Bageant, President of Washington State College Student Body. Hugh Biggs: Our constitution provides no check of editorial policy of campus publications. We are contemplating making the editor ex-officio mem ber of the executive board. I think this will solve our problem. I fa for supervision of editorial policy. Harry Baughman, President of University of Idaho Student Body. ReligionBuilt On Faith Says Hugh Black Belief Is a Dependence on Unseen Spirituality, States Lecturer Scientists Have to Take Matters for Granted Only Absolute Sureness Is In the Mind FAITH is the only universal foun dation upon which religion could be built, according to Dr. Hugh Black of Union Seminary, Scotch author and preacher, who lectured in Villard hall last evening on “The Fundamental of Religion.” To build religion on faith isn’t ir rational, in his belief, for when Jesus built his religion upon faith, He must have meant something dif ferent than a belief in facts, be cause He meant it for everyone. Faitli Is Foundation “The strange thing we call faith is foundation,” the speaker de clared. “A fundamental is the foun dation on which you build, and the fundamentals about which men talk are obviously not this foundation, but are built upon it. The most profound theologian builds his doc trines on faith. What is sometimes op lied faith is really credulity or superstition.” Faith was defined by Dr. Black as the venture the soul makes upon the world, life and God, and the act of throwing yourself upon un seen spirituality. “It’s the only way to save your reason; it’s the only way to suc ceed in life. Our whole business world is based on faith, credit and fidelity. The whole social world is built on faith too; we’re held to gether in families, in cities, and in states by faith. Our intellectual world is built on it, for before a scientist can start work, ho has to take for granted great principles, not realizing how much lie’s taking for granted,” he said. Sure of Mind Only “The only world I can be sure of is the world in my brain. How do I know that that world corresponds to the actuality? I don’t know. I have to believe it. , Maybe this world is only a kind of silly ma chine, with no purpose, no real co (Continued on page three) CANDIDATES NAMED FOR STUDENT BODY OFFICERS PRESIDENT— Don Beelar Benoit MeCroskev VICE-PRESIDENT— William Powell Herbert Socolofskv SECRETARY— Vena M. Gaskill Nancy Peterson EDITOR OF THE EMERALD— Paul Luy Harold Mangum Ray Nash EXECUTIVE COUNCIL— Senior Woman (One Year)— Edith Bain Marian Barnes Gladys Calef Junior Man (Two Years) — Arthur Anderson Ronald McCreight STUDENT COUNCIL— Senior Men (Three) — Hoyt Barnett Edward Best Roland Davis Homer Dixon Calder McCall Ronald (Doc) Robnett Mark Taylor Senior Women (Two)— Frances Cherry Constance Roth Ruth Street Junior Men (Two) — Wendell Gray Joe McKeown Fred Meeds Junior Woman— Doris Efteland Katherine Kneeland Virginia Manning Josephine Ralston Sophomore Man— Don J. Campbell Ed. Merges Kenneth Potts Tim Wood, Jr. YELL KINO Bob Foster Bob Warner EDITOR OF THE OREGANA— Mary Benton Claudia Fletcher Prep School ! Track Teams j Arrive Today — Large Groups Entered By Portland Schools For Relay Meet Squads to be Divided Among Fraternities Field of 176 to Compete Saturday Afternoon /"VNE hundred seventy-six high school athletes, representing 18 high schools in Oregon and one in Washington, will begin arriving on the campus this afternoon for the inter-high school relays Saturday afternoon. Virgil D. Earl, director of ath letics, has been working hard to .completo arrangements for the en tertainment of the trackmen during their stay on the campus. Bob Keeney, general chairman, Ed Crow ley, lockers, and Bill Adams, hous ing, have lent their assistance, and fraternities have been asked to co operate with the officials m show ing the men a good time, since this is the only time during the year that the high school track squads will be guests of the University. Fraternities Draw for Groups Squads from some of the Portland schools are as largo as 17 men, so it was necessary to cut these larger groups into two sections, in order that one fraternity would not be over-burdened. Fraternities are re quested to take only those men in the group assigned to them in the housing list, and they will be checked for violations. The list was made from drawings conducted Wednesday by representatives of each fraternity, and each organiza tion has been given a card which contains the names of the preppers who will be housed there. As soon as they arrive today,-the squads will go immediately to Mc Arthur court, where they will be assigned lockers and houses. Housing List Given The housing list is: Alpha Beta Chi, Franklin num ber 2, Lincoln number 2; Alpha "fan j Omega, Benson number 2; Beta Theta Pi, Benson number 1; Chi Psi, Jefferson number 1; Delta Tau Delta, Washington; Friendly hall, Commerce and Jefferson number 2; Kappa Sigma, Lincoln number 1; Phi Sigma Kappa, Roosevelt, and Independence; Phi Delta Theta, St. Helens; Phi Gamma Delta, Grants Pass and Bend; Phi Kappa Psi, Franklin number 1; Psi Kappa, Salem; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Hood River, and Myrtle Point; Sigma Chi, Grant; Sigma Nu, Corvallis; Sigma Phi Epsilon, McLaughlin of Mil ton-Freewater; Sigma Pi Tau, Van couver; Theta Chi, Astoria. Hawkins Receives Governmental Position Harry C. Hawkins, professor of business administration for the past two years, has resigned his position to accept the office of assistant eco- ! nomio advisor in the state depart- i meat, Washington, D. C. I Famous “O” on Butte Covered With Grass O the mighty freshman class! It cl ill not flame brightly just to smoulder and die with the em bers of the mighty bonfire on Skinner’s Butte. No, these very ashes have giv en rise to another, a more last ing emblem of their prowess. Gaze upon that mighty hill of Homecoming fame. Picture the red O blazing forth as it did that memorial night of the first big rally of the year! The red has turned to green. Not the green of gooey paint or dinky lids but the fresh, fra grant verdure of new-born grass' For the bonfire ashes, neatly raked (by whom it is not stat ed), slumbered through the wint er months and left their potash imbeded in the ready ground. It, in turn, brought forth an early, super abundant crop of grass—gra^s green as the Frosh who gathered the sticks, that made the pile, that formed the O, that blazed forth bright on the night that every frosh man and woman, too, will remember at least as long as the grass grows green. Debate Society Sets May 26 Date For Installation Stanley Houck, President Of Delta Sigma Rlto, Will Preside Installation of Delta Sigma Elio, national honorary forensic organ ization, which granted a chapter to the University of Oregon short ly before winter term, will be Thurs day, May 26, if present plans ma terialize. Stanley B. Houck, national presi dent of Delta Sigma Kho, will in stall the chapter, making the trip west for that purpose, and also to install a new chapter at the Uni versity of Idaho. In addition to the installation ceremony, a public meeting is to be held at which the president of the national organiza tion will speak. A banquet for the old members of Delta Sigma Rho and for the new ones to be voted in soon, will conclude the installation program. Benoit McCroskey, Jack Hemp stead, and Cecil McKerclier are the members who were on the petition ing list for the honorary; the other students have graduated. President Arnold Bennett Hall, Dean E. C. Robbins of the school of business administration, J. IC. Horner, and J. Stanley Gray, assistant profes sors of English, are the faculty members who belong to the organ ization. Approximately eighteen new mem bers will bo voted in, most of whom will be alumni members who have represented Oregon in forensic ac tivities, and they will bo invited down to attend installation and the banquet. J. K. Horner, debate coach, is the national vice-president of Delta Sigma Rho for the Pacific coast dis trict. College Editors Assail Plan For Committee-Controlled Emerald Champaign, III. Editor The Emerald: The student editor should be free from any outside domination if he has sufficient judgment to be named editor in the first place. A1 Kesch, > Editor Daily Illini, University of Illinois. Seattle, Wn. Editor The Emerald: Student editors should be responsible to the students only. Any other agreement is unsatisfactory and should not be tolerated. The Washington editor is demanding freedom. Fight is necessary, but get this: the editorial prerogative is essential. Fight this out to a fin ish. We are all for you. • Phil K. Erickson, Editor University of Weshington Daily. Berkeley, Cal. Editor The Emerald: I can see no justification for a committee reviewing editorial pol icies. At California the editor alone assumes responsibility for both policy and opinion. Centralized responsibility is necessary to or ganization of newspapers. No editor should submit policies to any council, either of students or faculty, for an O. K. Good luck in your 1 campaign. Don Thorburn, Editor, Daily Californian. Cambridge, Mass. Editor The Emerald: A university daily should mould as well as reflect student opinion. Interference from strident government or faculty in the editorial policy is deplorable in the highest degree. We shall run an editorial support ing you. Harvard University Crimson. jVarsity Nine Leaves Today For Corvallis Eighteen Players Making Trip for Two Game Series With Aggies Practice Tilt Held Last Night With Freshmen Bill Baker, Hurler, Slated To Start on Mound /^•OACH BILLY REINHART and 38 University of Oregon base ball players will invade Aggieland I Bill Reinhart this afternoon for tho first of a four game series with the Oregon Agri cultural College* nine. A second tilt will be play ed Saturday at Corvallis and the remaining two games will be staged at Eugene, May. 20 and 21, as a part of the Junior week-end program. The Lemon-yellow nine is going into its first conference game with three defeats and only one win. The early season contests have not discouraged Reinhart’s men and last night’s practice found them taking vengeance on “Spike” Les lie’s yearling nine. Practice last night found the "'•inciples of base running and msid baseball getting the greater portion of attention. Poor base running and lack of knowledge of the fine points of the game cost tho varsity an eleven inning tilt with Pacific last Satur day. Slauson in Box “Bed” Slauson took his turn in the box last night and performed like a major leaguer. Slauson has speed and plenty of curve, but will take more practice before he at tains good control. The starting line up this after noon will bo a combination making its initial start. Les Johnson, who performed at the keystone position in the last sories, will dominate the first sack. Johnson has had little previous experience at this posi tion, but is rapidly learning the tricks. Johnson has it over Rex Adolph, last year’s first baseman, in shiftiness. Arnio Kiminki will hold sway at the keystone sack. Kiminki was originally a sliortpateher, but Rein hart has fitted him in at second. At present Arnie is second in the race for batting honors. Don Mc Cormick, the sophomore star, will be at third base. Playing bis firsr year on tho varsity, McCormick has fielded like a veteran and leads the Webfoots in plate performance. Bill Eddy, another Bophomore, will cover the shortpatch gardens. Depend on Baker The outfield will be taken care of by Dave Epps, Lynn Jones and (.Continued on page three) Council Will Prohibit Housing of Pledges A revolutionary ruling passed at the last meeting of the inter-fra ternity council and which will go into effect next fall will prohibit the housing of prospective pledges in the fraternity house during fresh man rush week. Last fall a committee was ap pointed to study the rushing sit uation at Oregon and at other in stitutions, and after an extensive survey that included questionaires to many of the leading universities and colleges and opinions of many individuals on the campus here, the resolution was submitted and adopt ed by the council. “There are two methods of deal ing with rushing,” said Dean H. Walker, dean of men. “Elaborate and confusing sets of rules are used in many colleges, but in others, a few simple rules and a code of sportsmanship prevails." In order that good sportsmanship and neigh borliness might continue among Ore gon fraternities, Dean Walker ad vised the committee to bear the sim plified procedure in mind as desir able. The situation here is, on the* whole, good, the committee found. The system of filling the houses with prospective pledges during rash week, however, was considered as being unfair to the new" students, in that they have not the opportun ity of seeing other houses in a fair light.