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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.