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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1927.
The Irony
Of Honor f *•
A MOVEMENT of the student
*■ council toward clothing tlie
lifeless hones of the Oregon honor
system with flesh and blood, in
duoes an inquiry into the condition
of the fragmentary remains.
The honor system, by which we
mean official assumption of the
personal honesty ofevcry student at
quizz times, has become a, depart
mental matter. So that now it is
peculiar to such professional schools
as those of law and journalism. In
oilier schools and departments, fail
ure to proctor examinations is often
regarded as an obliging eccentricity
of the professor. But the persistence
in at least these two instances of
what has been a general failure,
calls for explanation.
It may be that the nature 'of
journalism and law exams, demand
ing, as they do, mastery of a great
mass of material, is so unadaptable
to effective cribbing that students
surrender without provision. Per
haps their ostensible honesty is
merely the dark despair of one
threatened with lightning on a wide
desert. Such vastnesses make for
fatalism.
TliatSnay be so, but we doubt it.
Honor never responds to distrust
but often awakens to confidence.
That is its nature, but odd as it may
seem, honor lias become so archaic
at Oregon I hat it needs to be en
forced by fear.
The situation is ludicrous. The
myth of the Oregon houor system is
revived each season in inspirational
assembly talks but it has long since
reused to be anythyig but a shade.1
The University may rather boast
of an anomaly, a. “jnnus” system.
If the proctor fails to catch the cul
prit, the student is doomed anyway
to eternal sleeplessness due to 'con
science twinges.
The Emerald is not a champion
of the honor system applied indis
criminately. Any student body is
heterogeneous and those of state
universities are most so. Care must
be taken that, the rod fall not on
the wrong back. But wo do deplore
the popular pastime of eulogizing
the Oregon honor system, for such
speeches arc epitaphs.
Who Said
‘War Is Hell?9*
'TMIE announcement which Cot
oticl Sinclair issued recently
about tho adoption of sporty new
roll-collar uniforms with shiny
brass ^buttons to replace the fa
miliar dog collar model .made us
wonder.
bike Sherlock Holmes, we sought
a motive—something other than an
expression of the clubby tendencies
in the campus war department dur
ing peaceful intervals. And at
length wo found n clue.
The 11. O. T. 0. department at the
University of Indiana, it seems, had
fallen on evil days when an auxil
iary of co-eds was established.
Every sorority on the campus nomi
nated two of its members on a basis
of pulchritude, not militancy, and
the cadets, in turn, chose five of the
beauties to drill with them in uni
form.
What a change! A wave of ar
dent patriotism now sweeps the In
diana campus and floods the bar
racks with clamoring applicants.
War’s dark cloud has somersaulted
in Indiana and the scintillating
silver of its lining reflects glori
ously on the burnished accoutre
ments of the corps.
We’re not suggesting anything.
We’re not even hinting at the oc
casion for the swagger new togs at
Oregon. All 'We’re doing is pointing
out the current progress in matters
military, confident that Oregon will
dot lag. And llolmes-like, again,
we deduced.
The Sntne Teaching
At Both Ends
' 1 'HE four years spent at a nui
versify is a period of time in
which the human animal is supposed
to be laying aside a store of knowl
edge for 'use throughout the re
mainder of his life.
Unlike the squirrel, who has but
to prepare for a quite definite
period of time, man must plan to
care for his needs over an unde
termined number of years, isinec
lie will have but little time do learn
new things once he is actively en
gaged with the affairs of life, the
measure of his success will depend
largely upon the foundations he lays
during his years of prupiwuliup.
As one youthful Oregon freshman
was heard to remark, “They teach
the same stuff at both ends of the
class’’; but what a difference there
is to be soon in the results.
At the “head” of the class arc
to be found the best students. Some
gain this position because of bril
liance ; others because they have
mastered the subject as a result of
conscientious effort. Their success
in life is not guaranteed but may
well be expected.
The middle strata of the univer
sity product is made up of those
who have not made full use of their
faculty for learning and of those
who have worked hard but are
somewhat limited in capacity. Be
cause of the great numbers of men
and 'women from this class who have
“dono well,” it is often said that
most successes in life are made by
persons of lint averugo education.
It iN doubtful, however, if careful
investigation would bear this out.
At the foot of the class are to be
found those too lazy to study, the
mental incompetents, and the mis
fits. Successes have been known to j
come from this group, but they are i
the exceptions rather than tho rule. I
To wait on the chance of being the I
exception to the rule is to piny li I1
losing game. To stand a chance
>f being among the winners in the
race, the time of preparation should
hi utilized to the fullest extent,
riie time of preparation is the pres
mt. “There is plenty of room at
he top.” W. C. |:
Former Music Major
Awarded Scholarship
M'iss Nina AVurmick, former Ore
;:"ii student anti solo ioliuist in tin
l nn ersity oi'ihcsl ra, lias succoudei
in passing the elimination contest
"Iiii'h makes her eligible to reccivi
if 1-00 scholarship in the Juilliard
Musical foundation, acc.onlkng In
mml received by Hex Underwood,
Miss Wurnock played before
judges in Sail Francisco, who do
i idl'd to send her to New York.
Here she competed with representa
1 ims ut’ other states. Only n few
si intent* wore honored with scholar
ships.
.Miss AVarnock was mcouipatiled
b.v her sister, Iv'ila, also a graduate
nl Oregon and a major in piano. She
Mill remain in the Hast to continue
her musical studies.
Kt nco Grayce NcFon
In Eugene Hospital
Renro (irayeo Nelson, junior lu
Hu- University, was taken to tho
lingene hospital Tuesday afternoon,
where she will remain until thor
oughly rested, overwork and nvurry
having caused her illness.
Miss Nelson is a member of the
l.merald staff; she was in the junior
vaudeville lust year, und alsu held
parts other campus plays,
Shirrell to Address
Delta Chi's at Seattle
Flmer F. Shirrell, Jean of men,
Ictt yesterday lor Seattle, where lie
will speak at tho founder's day buu
Huct of tho i>olta Chi frut entity.
'I'his is an annual affair for men
trom Northwest chapters of the fra
ternity and will be held at the Seat
tle Ynrht club. Dean Shirrell will
speak olt» “Tho Fraternity as an
hiducalioital Auxiliary,”
Air. and Mrs. Shirrcll are motor
ing north and plan to return to
Fort land for the football jamc Sat
urday.
Dean Shirrelt will speak at the
Kin-unis’ meeting Monday noon at
the Osborn hotel, lie will talk on
“\ ocatiouu Vagabonds. ”
Meeting Will Be Held
By Spanish Honorary
The mouthers of Sigma Delta Fi, !
national Spanish honorary fratcr- '
uity, will held their first meeting
of the year tonight at 7:i!0 at tho 1
Y. \V. I', A. lluugalow, The meeting
is to bo of both a business and so
*‘ial. nature. The fraternity will
welcome two new members, Juuu 11.
Iiacl and Miss Stella Castlcui^u,
both of whom arc new members of
the romance language departweut
here.
TftSEVEN
SEERS
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF
THE FROSH RECEPTION AT
IiESTER COURT. . . . STU
DENTS ARE REQUESTED TO
CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN AN
ORDERLY WAY AND NOT TO
CROWD.—The Ubyssey, University
of British Columbia.
Billy O’Bryant, after seeing the
above, Sakl he liked the snap and
“punch” the Canadians use when
they put on parties, and also added
that there 'was “rum” for improve
ment.
* * *
Concealed behind the cars in this
picture is Artie Fishel, who was re
cently presented a Rhodes scholar
ship for crossing Thirteenth street
between the hours of 12 and 12:10
noon. The picture was taken from
the north shore and shows him as
he is about to land. Two previous
attempts were called off, due to un
favorable weather. Two friends ac
companied him and supplied him
with food during the attempt.
Grotchen dropped in Inst evening
to use the phone. Said she was just
going to call O. A. C. and get some
patrons and patronesses for a barn
dance.
CO-ED COUNCIL
Dear Aunt Keerali:
We have found out lately that the
father of one of our pledges is a
bootlegger. It seems he is one of
the biggest bootleggers. What can
we do?
TOPSY AND TURVY.
Dear Topsy and 'Purvey:
This sounds very serious. Please
give me her father’s name imme
diately.
AUNT SEERAH.
Frosli Ben Dover says the Oregon
traditions are rapidly disappearing,
all right. He says that with the
street caj:s will go the old tradition
of pulling trolleys.
STYLE NOTE PROM PARIS
Sweat shirts will be taboo as a
substitute for tux coats during the
ivir.ter formula of this year.
Gretchen th'inks the part of the
song that goes “At dear old Oregon” |
must refer to tho period in which
fees are paid.
* * *
Divorced are Mr.
And Mrs.
Borah;
lie never slept
But what he'd
Snorah.
* * *
Our friend with the swishing false j
teeth said last night that if Helen;
of Troy had lived in as open a
liouse as tho Phi Bigs, nobody would
liave had to write of her private
ife.
OUIv IDEA Ob' A PESSIMIST
The frosh who wears tho verdent
lid button th his military cap.
* » *
Ono of our littlo gold-dig'ger
friends says that her last date •
turned out to bo a flat tire, so she’s .
going to use hint for a sparo front ,
now ou.
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PROBLEM OE THE DAY ! <
M hetlicr tu buy a niee new ,+ ">0 1 <
suit or else put a littlo more with L
it and go up and pay the fees.
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BULLETIN ♦
If there isn't “rum” for you on «
the train, call a Seer.
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i Wo have discovered why football ^
is so popular among the undertakers.
They always liko to see ‘people
J kirk-off.
* * *
ASK ME ANOTHER
tQ-) What is the first killing of
which there is any record? 4
(A.) The killing of a pint
Napoleon after one of his early bat
tles. 6
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DIZZY DEFINITIONS
Mustache: (noun)—Down at the
mouth.
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