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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1927)
University of Oregon, Eugene KAY NASH, Editor MILTON GEORGE, Manager EDITORIAL BOARD Robert Galloway . -Managing Editor Claudia Fletcher Ass’t. Managing Editor William Haggerty . Telegraph Editor Arthur Schoeni . P. I. P. Editor Arden X. Pangborn, . Literary Editor Walter Coover . Associate Editor; Richard H. Syring . Sports Editor ] Donald Johnston . Feature Editor' Margaret Long . Society Editor News and Editor Phones, Coo BUSINESS STAFF Larry Thielen . Associate Manager Ed Bisseil . Circulation Manager Ruth street . Advertising Manager Wilbur Shannon .... Ass’t. Circulation Mgr. j The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of the j University of Oregon, Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday during the j college year. Member United Press News Service. Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Orgon, as second-class matter. Subscrip tion rates, $2.50 per year. Advertising rates upon application. Residence phone, editor, 721; manager, 2799. Business office phone, 1895. Day Editor This Issue—William Schulze Night Editor This Issue—L. H. Mitchelmore Assistant Night Editors— Harold Bailey Myron Griffin TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1927. A n Old Story Told Anew IT is ail old story that many a college graduate finds himself compelled to wonder what his fdur years behind the academic (walls have meant to him. The courses he studied were just so many units of language, science and literature in varied quantities. Each was considered as a separate entity and not to be associated with anything else of which he might have knowledge. If courses were found to overlap, as was the case in a few instances, it was considered an academic accident—one not to be mentioned for fear that the in structors would see to it that such short cuts to learning were elim inated. Much the same story is the one fold by the anonymous writer of an article entitled “Unhappy College Years,” which appears in the New Student for October fi. The author tells of how he and his fellow stu dents 'were shepherded through three years of college work, memor izing unrelated facts and cramming notebooks in order to haw the de sired information on hand for ex aminations. To quote the author, “What we thought about the facts or whether we thought about them did not seem to matter.” As seniors they were “treated” to a course in ethics.“to round out our training.” In this course they were, told not to take notes; there were no .east iron rules of p roe end ure to follohv and free discussions of topics were encouraged. The re sult was little short of chaos. Un accustomed to doing independent, thinking, they “complyined bitterly that there was nothing to anchor to—no definitions, no exposition of ethics which they could commit to memory.” They had been taught to recog nize certain facts so as to- be able to pigeon-hole them under specific subjects, but now they were being given strange facts and asked to consider them in relation to other facts so as to fit into a philosophy of life. To these students who Were thus belatedly being urged to think, such a thing as a philosophy of life was in itself a, new and unfamiliar quantity. o wonder they were be wildered. The University administration has shown that it Is ready to do all that it can so that the education to be had here may bo oho of value to those.(who seek it. The honors system and the lower division re forms, now in tlie formative stage, will no doubt .go a long way toward achieving tfie desired goal. With (lie individual able to pursue the course of study best suited to liis needs and with the able and sym pathetic guidance of a. progressive faculty, tile future should see fewer Oregon graduates pondering the fu tility of a university education. N\ bother the plan proves a success or a failure depends upon the man ner in (which the students make use of the new opportunities offered them. —W. C. Debaters Off; The WorUVs Their Lab OHOETbY after noon today' the ^ Korea Mam will clear the Gold en Gate for Honolulu. Among her He Works Like a Dojj To Pass Test, Flunks (liy Vnited Press) New York City, Oct. 10.—'Follow has had hi.s day before the learnod professors at Columbia University. Follow worked like a dog to pass his intelligence tost bot'oro the de partment. of animal psychology at Columbia. When he had finished little move than the technicality of having two more foot than the average fresh man prevented him from matriculat ing. Fellow’s master, Jacob Herbert of Ih'troit, maintains that his five year-lod (loruiau shepherd dog lias 1 he intelligence of an eight-year old boy and knows between LIDO and I'111 spoken words. Asked after -the test, if ho’ be loved the dog actually thought, i'rof&ssor .1. ('. Warden, head of the department; of animal psychology, answered: I 'wtouldn ’t say that, 'because we run 1 eieu say that people do.’’ passengers are three Oregon under graduates who compose the Univer sity’s international debate team. They are off on the first lap of a ’round-the-world debate tour, the first undertaking of (its kind to | America’s credit. Whether or not the Oregon squad wins most of its meets with four teen foreign teams is. unimportant. There are too many variables enter ing into a pioneer venture; too many different bases of decision, to attach significance to either vic tory or defeat. There is no code comprehensive enough to apply to the greatly divergent viewpoints that the Oregon team Will encounter in their opponents and audiences, j The experiment will show, how-1 ever, in the interest displayed to what degree (in ter national-maided - ness exists. Ami it may indicate to some extent the best approach to ward more genial world-studont-rc lationships. Anyway, no better laboratory than the world could ibe devised for the purposes. Thanks to John Philip Sousa TOTIN' PHILIP 80USA has siig nally honored the University by offering to write a march expressly for Oregon. < The veteran leader’s millionth mile is just passed, his seventy fourth ibirthday is just around the corner. Yet he holds first place as bandmaster and patron wherever martial music is heard. The occasion for the offer is par ticularly happy, now that the Uni versity band holds promise of be ing capable of really doing justice to the nejv composition. Tried on The Dog TNTELLIGENOE tests arc ecrtain Iv coming into tlicir own. A last night’s press dispatch from Now York tolls about Fellow, a police I dog “with an expression like Bcr-1 card Shaw at a banquet,” who is to undergo an intelligence test at Col- | umbia. University sometime this! morning. Fellow’s master says his canine has the intelligence of an eight-vear-old child. “I’ve raised him from a puppy,” he says pride fully, “and I don’t knohvi myself i how ranch he understands.” Fellow displayed a calmness j almost to indifference of the ordeal before him, according to the report. That alone would seem indicative of 1 a high, philosophically-minded in telligence. Let us hope that the psychic inquisition will not leave - him, as such things have so often left us, *in an unhappy, suicidal frame of mind, convinced of a fact - that we have long suspected but have tried not to see—that we don’t know anything- and never will and ■' why did we come to college any- • wav.’ If this happens to Fellow, he will probably finally decide just as we have—quite rationally and im lartially, of course—'-that after all , 1 here is nothing significant in in- j ’ jclligenec testing and that psychol-j1 >gy is certainly the queen of the M nexact sciences. t But, perhaps, Fellow will pass with high honors. It i* not incon ■eivablc. If he does, he will prob-j ^ ibly be elected lo l’hi Beta Kappa A u the apring. —II. A. | ---- 11 Follow flunked very few ques tions in his examination. Mexican Federal* Put Down Rebellion (By United Press) Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 10.— lleports of an overwhelming victory for fed orals in the state of 'Vera Crux were followed by an announce ment by General Alvarez, I'resident Guiles’ chief of staff, that the Mexi can rebellion had been suppressed. The government’s victory, Al varez said, was in Ayahualco, where ••WOO federal soldiers Sunday after noon trapped 1000 prisoners. Federal Troops Trap Rebels in Vera Cruz (By United Pussst Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 10.— i hree thousand federal troops under Generals liiscobar and Aguirre have trapped 10U0 rebels in the state of \ era Cruz, the president's office an nounced today. ? AUTHORITIES WERE DESPER ATELY SEARCHING FOR SOME LUNATICS WHO ESCAPED FROM THE ASYLUM AT SALEM FRI DAY. * # * Probably afraid that once they made the campus there would be slight chance of ever detecting them. Justin Dutch, Sophomore in the University for the last seven years, and prominent member of Snooze & Snort, honorary fraternity for Scandinavian r.onombulists, who was chairman of the group judging the teams in Saturday’s game for best discipline, most courteous manners, bearing on the field, sex appeal and poise. The winning team is to be presented Thursday with a beautiful little hand painted cuspidor of Elizabethian mode. Mr. Dutch is also in charge of the movement to eliminate profanity and discourse about classes in the locker rooms of the University gymnasiums. CO-ED COUNCIL Dear Aunt Seerah, Would you favor us by acting as chaperone for our pledge dance two weeks from next Friday 1 Chairman. Dear Chairman, Ain sorry to decline your kind in-1 vitation but the doctor advises that I quit smoking and drinking, at least for a while. Aunt Seerah. ALPHA CHI O NEWS The other day a girl rang the doorbell at the new Alpha Chi O house and asked if it was the Music Building. She was told “no” hut 3lie insisted that somebody had told ler it was a “big building up around’ rere”. Soon after, the Pi Phi's com plained of noise from the Alpha Chi 3 house. It was probably just aughter after the girl left but even io the S. A. E.’s are beginning to yonder if it won’t be too noisy even it their distance. lore lies Freslunau Hugh McSwain, le lost liis lid once in the rain; | it soaked his hide, And so ho died ikorn water on the brain. * * * Gretchen thinks the fellow who nid, “I do not choose to run in .928,” was an Oregon track man. ** *• * INFIRMARY NOTE: The most pathetic case in the in innary today is that of the senior 'ho dislocated his neck trying to write his Greek letters on the hip; ocket of Jr is cords without taking ! hem off. . j * w •* Prof. Anity remarks that the i Idaho hull turned out to he chipped beef. That s what it was chopped up to I be. Hash it anyway! * * * I iu a recent interview, said! j lie always made it a point to lead j i the college band in every college ! j town. Iii that way he says he learns ito really appreciate his own. * * * Suggested Title for Bootleg Product: | “A JIG IN EVERY SWJG” * tt * At'ler years of pouring through old manuscripts we have at last found out what Adam first said i when he met Eve. ‘‘Ido you come from Portland if” j * * « bulletin In order to make room for one more couple at Ye Campa Slioppe dances, there will he no bass drum in tile orchestra from now on. w * •* f’rosli Ben Dover savs ho didn’t; do s i well on his first game of golf. ! Here is the senior who was dele gated to telegraph the sad news to mother of the poor frosh who suf fered the loss of his mustache at the game Saturday. The hoys par ents wish to take this means to thank those who gave up seeing parts of the game in order to render first aid to their son. TO CRISPEN, HEAT IN HOT WATER. SEVEN SEERS 'Theaters, HEILIG—‘ Body and Soul,” with Aileen Pringle, Norman Kerry and Lionel Barrymore. McBONALD—Second day—“ Beau Geste,” first presentation of this tremendous drama of love, loyalty and lyotherdove adapted from the popular novel by Pereival Wren, directed by Herbert Brenon and fea turing Ronald Colman, Alice Joyce, Neil Hamilton, Mary Brian, Noah Berry, Ralph Forbes, William Pow ell and Victor Mc-Lagleu, of “What Price Glory” fame. Also, on the stage, an atmospheric, orgalogue, “On the Wall,” featuring Prank Alexander, Harry Scougal, Lcland Robe and W. C. Reid, with special scenic and lighting effects, twice nightly, at 7:20 and 9:110, Oswald, the lucky rabbit, in “Great Guns,” a cartoon classic of comedy, Inter national News, and Frank Alexan der's original musical score on the super-organ. REX—Last day—Mary Roberts Rinehart’s clever farce comedy, “What Happened to Father,” a laughable depiction of the “head of the house,” who secretly had a dual personality and who startled the family out of a year’s growth, and will hand you more hearty laughs than you’ve had in quite' a spell. Christie comedy and novelty, Marion Zureher at the organ. Pledging Announcement Phi Gamma Delta announces the pledging ot Amos Burg of Portland, Oregon. Alpha Xi Delta ’announces the pledging . of Edna Stoddard of Baker, Oregon. Baehelordon announces the pledg ing- of Dick Lewis of Baker, Oregon, and Keith MaeGuire of Portland, Oregon. Alpha Beta Chi announces the pledging of Nahum Baker of Grants Pass, Oregon. Professor Dunn—Lecture on Homer ic Poets and Art, Thursday at 7:45, room 105 Deady hall. Under the auspices of H. Stephenson Smith’s course in English litera ture. Swimmin'g Tank—In Woma n’s build ing, open to all University women every afternoon at 5 o’clock, ex cept Friday. Eiflery for Women—Definitely dis continued for the year. . W. Chorus—Final tryouts today at 1:30 to -1:30. Girls interested re port to Glenna Heacock at Bunga low. Frosh Commission—Meets today at 5 p. m. at the Bungalow. All Intramural Representatives — Meet in annual organization of Pledging Announcement Delta Gamma announces pledging of Elma Wiggiu. t lio land. Patronize Emerald Advertisers Edgeworth h Not a tongue-bite in a ton of it! ✓ It may not look so, but he is referring to his friend’s new Waterman’s. But, unless he owns one, he doesn’t know half the story. Waterman’s looks good, but the real test comes in use, and that is where Waterman’s truly excels. We recom mend for college Waterman’s 01854 R.R. The holder nade of stainless ripple A metal lip-guard pro ) from breaking; a pocket _ inst loss, and a solid 14 carat gold nib will give service for years. It has a big ink capacity. rubber. The dealer from whom you buy your supplies sells > Announcing The Opening of RHODE’S College Shoppe NEXT DOOR TO COLLEGE SIDE INN You are cordially invited to come in and inspect our new fall and winter line of College Men’s Togs. * Also, we have been able to have Mr. Wobbe, who is representing the Store Shaffer Co. of Cincinnati, who will be more than pleased to show you our fall and winter lines of men’s suits and top coats. Jim Regers Is Here to Serve You. $goo