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A SHORT and certain way to
Obtain the character of a
reasonable and wise man is,
whenever any one tells you his
opinion, to comply with him.—
Pope.
Research, Teaching
And Scholarship
RESEARCH, that new watch
word of the universities, re
ceived something of a mucli-need
ed challenge from Hr. Ira B. Cross
duriug the course of his Phi Beta
Kappa-Sigma Xi speech, Wednes
day night. The speaker called at
tention to the inadvisability of
making scholarship secondary to re
search, and thereby made a point
that wo believe has been overlooked
too often in the scramblo for rec
ognition through print.
The trouble lies not in research
itself but in the use of research
activity as the prime factor in es
timating professorial ability. The
consequence of this malady that has
swept the higher educational world
and resulted in the production of
tons of studies, is the forcing of
every instructor into some research
activity, whether or not ho is fitted
for it, for that is the only road to
recognition.
In this connection it may be in
teresting to note the view taken in
the student report issued here last
spring. The following is part, of
the statement on assignment of pro
fessorial functions:
“. . . Wo must not lose sight of
the inspiration the single-hearted
teacher gives to his students. . Re
search is of only minor importance.
We cannot emphasize too strongly
the high function of the instructor
who succeeds in arousing the in
terest of his students.”
Dr. Henry Seidel Oanby, writing
in the Saturday Review, last year,
discussed the same matter in these
words:
“America is blind to the hours
of thought and investigation used
up in the teaching of youth, a task
as exigent of scholarship as the edit
ing of a text, and more productive.".
“What we need, and need bitter
ly, is mord scholarship soundly
based and rightly directed, and we
need it most, not in books or other
monuments to reputation, but in the
class-room where are its greatest
■victories, and beat chances for en
during service.”
Surely the need is for reemphasis
Commun-f
Jcatlons
From Mr. Howe
To the Editor:
May I, In view of the interesting
but uncomplimentary use of my |
name in recent numbers of the Em
erald, be allowed some of your val
uable space for a few corrections?
First, the assertion by the Seven
Beers that I discussed student poll-1
ties in my class is not true. 1 began ,
what I had to say with the state- J
ment that I did not know either
candidate for the editorship, and I
could not pretend to advise anyone
whom to vote for. My discussion
was of general principles of student ;
organization and administration, I
which 1 may be supposed to have1
some knowledge of, since I have act
ed as a faculty adviser in the
student self-government bodies for
fifteen years.
My adviee, and I wish to repeat
it here, is that the era of mutual
suspicion and antagonism among
the various parts of the A. 8. U. O.,
inaugurated this year by the Emer
ald, be ended, and relations of cor
dial cooperation be restored.
The student body is a corporation,
conducting a variety of enterprises,
on scholarship, and less on research.
Scholarship, no less permanent than
research, floes more than discover.
It makes either books or men or
both, and the scholarship that makes
men is infinitely more valuable
than that which makes books alone.
There is little choice between schol
arship whose consummation 5s a,
great book and that whose product
is a generation directed into
straight and honest thought.
Much of the research already pub
lished is more impressive quanti
tatively than qualitatively. What
wo need is more scholarship in
teaching, and it should be the uni
versity’s interest to direct the great
er part of the energy of scholar
ship into that channel, if that be its
most fruitful field, and to give it
the recognition that only print
seems to bring now. The univer
sities should never forget—as they
aro now forgetting—that good teach
ing is scholarship of the highest
and rarest sort.
Gentlemen: the
War Is Over
firiTH the last Emerald of the
» » year 24 hours away, wo have
no desire to eontinue the controversy
of the past few days regarding the
policies this paper has followed
during its present administration.
For one thing, we are anxious not
to leave a smouldering quarrel after
us to harass the incoming editor.
Besides, the Emerald is not on trial.
Just what good would come of
continuing the altercation wo do not
know. We can seo no good in it,
and therefore, without in any way
altering our position, we gladly
leave the last word to Professor
Howe. Let us merely point out that
the students, by refusing to sanc
tion a governing board for this
paper, showed no desire for a pub
lication that would merely echo ap
plause for every project undertaken
in their name. This, if we correctly
interpret his communication, is what
Mr. Howe thinks the Emerald should
do. We are satisfied to accept the
students’ decision in the matter,
and there is no good reason why
Mr. Howe should subscribe to this
view unless he wishes to do so.
No one, more than we, deprecates
the momentary bud temper dis
played by the Seers the other day.
We regret this lapse.
And with this, the whole matter,
so far as we are concerned, is at an
end. Our collection of brickbats
(and few bouquets) is now complete.
unions which 1 may mention those
represented by the Greater Oregon
committee, the Building committee,
the Homecoming committee, and
tlie general supervision exercised by
bodies of more general activities,
such as the Publications committee,
the Finance committee, the Student
Council, and the Executive Counvcil.
The students of this University, as
shareholders in this corporation,
should be interested in demanding
that all these departments of their
business be conducted in harmony
and effectiveness.
I charged, and I here repeat the
charge, that during the past year
the editor of the Emerald has ab
sented himself from the meetings of
the Executive Council lecture pro
gram, and the various sports. In
these meetings the various budgets
were explained and discussed in de
tail, down to the number of pairs
of track shoes, and cost of each,
and the reason for all expenditures
was given and approved by a body
of students, faculty and alumni,
whose only interest is the welfare
of tho student body and the Uni
versity. But the Emerald has pro
fessed itself uninformed on these
matters, and has managed to fill
the air with a suspicion and antag
onism to all these committees which
is by no means confined, as the edi
tor suggests, to athletics.
The work of the Greater Oregon
committee and that of the Building
committee has been as arduous in
its demands on the chairmen of
those committees as the work of the
1 Emerald editor, and has been as
well done, but they have served
without pay, and without the gener
ous recognition of their sacrifices
which the Emerald, as the voice of
the student body, should give.
As to the self-appointed student
scholarship committee, I advise
them to keep calm. It is a universal
and fundamental maxim, that when
a legislative or administrative body
finds new legislation necessary, it
should arouse a demand for that
legislation, if possible, even to the
point of having it asked for by
those whom it will affect. I did not
criticize the members of that com
mittee for coming to conclusions
harmonious with those of the fac
ulty. I compliment them on it. And
if I implied that I know a little
about how it happened that the stu
dent and faculty committees came
to the same conclusions, I do not
therefore accuse the faculty of
“chicanery,” as charged in the
Emerald. On the contrary, I cite
them as examples of that harmony
which I should like to see restored
between the Emerald and the oth
er divisions of the student body
enterprises. As a matter of fact, the
students on that scholarship com
mittee showed their good sense in
consulting with faculty members.
The only adverse criticism I made
on them was on the wording of
their report in such a way as to lead
enemies of the University to cite
it as proof that there were many
students here who do not study at
all, and are wasting the tax-payers
money, which we know to be not
the case, and which, I am told, the
committee did not mean to sug
gest.
And as to the present Emerald
editor, I would suggest that the in
temperate tone of his editorial re
marks will be enough to prove to
all who read that this man who all
year has been sticking pins of
criticism in all his fellow students
who are a part of the “student gov
ernment” does not like to be criti
cized any more than they do. If he
prefers to say that he does not like
to be unjustly criticized any more
than they do, I am willing to let it
go at that.
H. C. HOWE.
Debate
(Continued from page one)
stimulative things that has been in
jected into American debate in re
cent years, and adds an interest
which the old form lacked. After
trying the new system I wouldn’t
care to go back to the old style—
it can be used just as well with a
decision as without one, and people
like the play of wit and repartee.
The cross-question system will be
used many times on the World tour,
especially on the return trip across
the continent.” Mr. Horner, in an
article he wrote for a recent issue
of the Gavel, described the new sys
tem.
Oregon professors who acted as
chairmen in varsity contests this
year, favor the cross-question in pre
ference to the old style.
Victor P. Morris, who judged the
last debate of the year between the
varsity and competitors from the
University of Arizona, in comparing
the two styles at the debate that
night, expressed the opinion that
the cross-question plan required
more intelligence and ability to
think quickly. “In the old style, it
is easy to make statements and not
be checked up on them, but when
you are up against having someone
question you, you have to get out
just the best way you can,” he said.
Dean Sheldon, who was chairman
when the girls’ varsity team com
peted against representatives from
the University of Idaho, said of the
system: “It is more interesting and
dramatic than the old style, and
puts debaters on their metal. I
think they sometimes pay too
much attention to details which
would better go unanswered, and
the work would be more effective if
they would confine themselves to
questions and bring out the funda
mental principles involved. How
ever, this is easy to improve. The
new plan is a decided improvement
over the old system. It requires
quick thinking, and puts emphasis
(in a different type of preparation.”
Miss Troemel Accepts
Position for Summer
Alias Ernestine Troemel, of the
physical education department, has
accepted a position this summer at
the University of Wisconsin, where
she will teach swimming, field and
track, clogging and interpretative
dancing. She will return to Oregon
in the fall.
Hilda Chase Accepts
Idaho Instructorship
Word has been received that Hil
da Chase, '25, has accepted a posi
tion as physical education instructor
in the public schools of Lewiston,
Idaho. She taught last year in the
Coos River high school.
While on the campus Miss Chase
was prominent in school activities.
She was a member of Alpha Phi
sorority.
TStSEVEN
k SEERS
SPEAKING OF WAR-LIKE AT
TUDES, THE WOMEN AT THE
JOURNALISM SHACK ABE ALL
GOING ABOUND IN ABMS.
• • •
Luther Burbank Carrot, noted
food expert who is on the campus
for the week-end. Carrot is stay
ing at the Phi Delt
house and is teach
ing the cook new
ways of preparing
fraternity dishes.
H e demonstrated
three ways of serv
ing skim milk last
night—in cups, in
glasses, and in
saucers. By mixing
unequal proportions
of beets, carrots,
and whipped cream
he fixed up a dish
in no time that ap
pealed to all, with the exception of
Vie Wetzel.
• • .
A campus idle
Is Sally Hench;
She sits all day
On the senior bench.
Grctchen says she is going to sug
gest that their house get a new
toastmaster. She says that the toast
is getting fierce.
• * *
CO-ED COUNCIL
Dear Aunt Seerah,
I have been out riding with my
boy friend six times now and we
have had a wreck of some kind or ,
another every single time. Do you |
think I am to blame?
Susan
Dear Susan,
Yes. Try riding in the back seat.
Your Aunt Seerah
• * *
Announcing the new Beta sweet
heart song,
“I’d Kiss You But I’d Beta Not’’
ETIQUETTE HINT:
When juice of lemon or grape
fruit splashes in eye, add baking
soda to the eyeball and blink rap
idly for several seconds. Explain
to host that you are giving yourself
the famous “Dandruff” test jfor
fallen arches.
• • •
Up to the minute
Is Lilly Winner;
Married at noon
And divorced by dinner.
* «■ *
There will be a lecture in Guild
hall tomorrow night under the aus
pices of the University Poker Club.
The subject will be, “The Use of
Shellac to Keep Com Plakes Crisp
in Milk.” The entire campus is in
vited to attend.
The professor with the shiny blue
serge suit is using a new system this
quarter for grading term papers.
He grades according to the price
the student was stuck for by the
guy he bought it from.
• • •
Oberteuffer’s
Personal Hygiene Exam:
1. Did your great-grandfather die
of natural causes or did he have
medical attention,
2. Do you have difficulty breath
ing with mouth closed and nose held
shut with thumb and fore finger?
3. What is the name of the man
who invented the multiple toothed
hair brush? (Answer “Yes” or
“No”)
• * •
Gaylord Ottomitts, Eugene plain- j
clothes-man who has been making
an investigation of University traf
fic conditions for the Eugene street
department. He recommended that
an A. T. O. by the name of "Mit
chie” keep his wreck of a car off the j
street before it falls apart and j
causes a serious accident. He also i
said that Bob Giffin had better walk
to the Co-op instead of riding dur
ing rush hours. Ruth Street was
advised to slow down to 60 mile6
an hour with her Chrysler when
making the turn at 13th and Kin
caid. Mimnaugh is all right, only
he drives too close. Ottomitts prob
, CAMPUS
.Bulletin
Social swim at Woman's building
Friday night 7:30 to 9:00. All stu
dents and members of faculty in
vited.
Elections for Independent club of
ficers will be held at the “Y” hut
between 1:00 and 4:00 today.
Colonel Sinclair, at the military
department, wants all R. O. T. C.
bknd members to participate in
Memorial day exercise; report at
the new armory at 7th and Oak at
9:30 Monday, May 30, to take part
in the Memorial day exercises to
be held there.
The last physical ability test of
year will be given Saturday morn
ing, May 28, at 10:00 in the Men’s
gymnasium.
ably meant the curb by that but he
didn’t say.
* * *
"Well, this is no time for a fall
ing out,” remarked the aviator to
his wife as they flew South on their
honeymoon.
A guy by the name of McWheeze
! Got down an his hands and his knees;
But his hand gave a slip
And he heard something rip;
That made him feel quite ill at ease.
* * •
| HE CALLS HIS GIRL DAND
RUFF. SHE ALWAYS GETS HIS
SHOULDERS WHITE.
Pledging Announcement
Orchesis announces the pledging
of Emily Williams, Nellie Johns,
and Una Inch, all of Portland.
Pledging Announcement
Sigma Pi Tau announces the
pledging of Wendell L. Van Loan,
Monmouth, Oregon.
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By same author of
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
—Also—
Over
the water—
In the atmosphere of the old mill race,
here is the place where you will enjoy
your last few meals at Oregon this
year. When dusk has fallen and
the cheery fireplace sends its flickering light into
the room, then is the time you will appreciate to
the utmost the quite solitude of The Anchorage.
Special rooms
for club luncheons and banquets, an ideal place for
your group to meet for the final gathering of the
year. Good, well prepared meals are our specialty.
You may leave the menu to u^ or may specify what
you want. In either case we are prepared to give
you a banquet or luuch that will satisfy.
At Last!
F ountain
Service!
For your pleasure and convenience we have in
stalled a fully equipped soda fountain. We are now
ready to serve you with ice cream dainties and
drinks that will call for more. When classes are
over and.you hate to start studying in the library,
have a dish of ice cream or a soda, by the old Mill
Race.
Darle Seymour’s
Anchorage
Carrot