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©ceijim Saily iimetalti University of Oregon, Eugene KAY NASH, Editor MIL'rtjN GEORGE, Manager EDITORIAL BOARD Robert Galloway . Managing Editor Walter Coover . Associate Editor Claudia Fletcher Ass’t. Managing Editor Richard H. Syring . Sports Editor I William Haggerty . Telegraph Editor Donald Johnsto’ . Feature Editor) Arthur Schoeni . P. I. P. Editor Margaret Long .. Society Editor' Arden X. Pangborn, . Literary Editor News and Editor Phones, G55 BUSINESS STAFF Larry Thielen . Associate Manager Ed Bissell . Circulation Manager I Ruth Street . Advertising Manager Wilbur Shannon .... Ass’t. Circulation Mgr. j The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday during the j college year. Member United Press News Service. Member of Pacific Intercollegiate i Press. Entered in the po3toffice at Eugene, Orgon, as second-class matter. Subscrip- j tion rates, $2.50 per year. Advertising rates upon application. Residence phone, editor, 721; manager, 2799. Business office phone, 1895. Day Editor Thin Issue—Mary McLean Night Editor This Issue—William Finley Assistant Night Editors—Myron Griffin Bob Johnson THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1927. Liberalism Only Antidote SO many comparisons — and most of thorn odious from our view point—have been made between En glish and American education that this particular bone of contention is quite without savor. We. descry a lingering bit of mar row, however, in the observations of Bertrand Russell, who is now on a lecture tour of American colleges. Perhaps no one’s opinions would have more influence on American educators than Mr. Russell’s. And there is surely none whose critical faculty has more perspective than has this outstanding English edu cator’s. lie remarks thus to a cor respondent of the New Student con cerning his impressions of Ameri can colleges: “In the private universities it is «the wishes of the millionaires from whom they seek endowments. In the state universities it is the par sons. I like the millionaires bet ter. . . . The English universities are more liberal than those in America. For one thing they are self-governing, and they are so old that they no longer need lie respon sive to public opinion. They need not worry about losing their res pectability. Because of their age and long-established position, no matter vvliat they do they remain respectable.” The sensitivity of American uni versities lo public clamor is a most vulnerable point. Merely dismiss ing the matter as an inevitable thorn in the side of democratic edu cation proves nothing. For, in wiggling its ears to keep the “state” in a good ■Suinor, the college becomes asinine in the eyes of its faculty, students, and its worth while friends. It's an extravagant bid for a few fickle ballots. As Mr. Russell suggests, this in stability or self-consciousness of American universities is due to their youth. And for youth there is no cure but time. But there is a compensating qual ity which Mr. Russell disregards in this interview. This is the charac teristically buoyant optimism that believes in educating everyone. Come one, come all . . . Ameri can colleges welcome them. And who is to judge whether a universal mediocrity is not of more value socially than an intellectual oli garchy .’ But if Mr. Russell is correct in implying that liberality in Ameri can colleges is ill inverse ratio to their democracy, there is danger that educational energies may be dissipated in the mass. Under such circumstances, deterioration is cer tain. "If you cannot liberalize the stu dent there is no hope for America.” That is the warning and the chal lenge that Bertrand Russell brings to American education. Don Quixote; A Chicago Version IN liis capacity as the mayor of Chicago, William Hale Thomp son has assigned himself to the task i of purging the city’s public literary of books found to contain.any para graphs that might, savour of pro British propaganda. The task of determining which books are to be consigned to the eternal limbos has been delegated by Big Bill to a library trustee, answering to the name of U. G. (“Sport”) Hermann. The mayor of the second largest city in America is a product of the public schools, according to “Who’s Who.” A number of years were spent upon a cattle ranch in Colo rado, where he rose to the position of manager. Next he engaged in the real estate game in Chicago. From real estate he went into poli tics, becoming a member of the 11 linois state legislature and serving on a number of legislative commis sions. The next step for Big Bill was the mayoralty of Chicago for two terms, 1915-23. In the spring of this year he was again successful, running on a platform advocating anti-British doctrines. “Sport” Hermann, Thompson’s library commissioner, is a theater owner, by way of bill-posting and scene shifting. Such a career, hon orable in itself, does not necessarily imply the possession of the qualifi cations desirable in a censor of lit erature. The limiting of the proposed cen sorship to books of British origin is a defail which can be ascribed to the political motives of one who is dependent upon striking a note of popular appeal for the untutored masses and people of anti-British sentiments. In its broader aspect, the question resolves itself into whether any one or two' men can be trusted to act as dictators of the reading matter of such a city as Chicago, especially such self-elected censors as Thompson and Hermann, who show so little evidence of suit ability to the work. While the literary output of a nation may be termed a national literature because of certain pecul iarities of style and subject matter, it is not restricted by political boundaries but becomes interna tional in its values. Such literary interpretations of a nation as are rated as literature are of as much value to people in other nations as to those in the country of origin. The probability of finding large doses of propaganda in books which have stood the test of time is slight; and for what is to be found, there is an abundance of books which will serve as antidotes. To take away all books of any one national origin because of bits of favorable comment made or attitudes which might be created is like throwing away a full box of apples for the reason that one single apple is wormy. • It is not, to lie expected that Mayor Thompson will meet with any great measure 'of success in his present crusading venture. He lias already met with opposition from J the friends of culture, and it is ex- : ported that the citizenry of Chicago j will recognize the matter merely ns; the spectacle of a chauvinistic I demagogue, tilting at an imaginary I windmill under a political weather- | —W. C. vane. . Commun-! ications "WIIO WROTE AS GENTLEMEN" Xu tlii- Editor: t 1 n uil in the Emerald of October ( ”” u letter written bv some Olil j school mutes of mine, Lee Hustwiek, j K|> llovt ami Alex Hrowti. They i saw the Oregon'California uume ami] lament the apparent jmssiug of the: old Oregon spirit. I also read your editorial answer, | "Don't lireuk l'p the Old Home!”] in the same issue. Shades of Leith I Abbott, Harry tMiiith, Lloyd Max ! 'veil and some other who wrote as gentlemen! " Complete expiration of the iecbh flickering flume of a viti ated Oregon spirit (you say) seems imminent \ estry men their zeal the faithful alumni | sacred symbolism. In j trim the wick before | the light finally winks out entire-j iy its only to be expected that their motions have the awkwardness and; error of impulsive haste.” Your modesty, your restraint ‘does you pioud. ’ What might you, a student still equipping himself for, a rub reporter's job have told these] gentlemen, all of whom are highly valued members of the Oregonian | staff, if you had only turned your- ' self loose! flow you could have shown up these duhs, some of whom are so illiterate they can get only $.lf>0 or $-00 for what fiction they submit to American short story i magazines, if you had but tried. What pleasing language is that in which your ideas are couched, touch no alumnus would, or could, take offense- providing he was blind, and couldn’t read; and deaf, so no one could read it to him. You say, "These exaltations of alma mater—the alma mater of a virile yesteryear—from her lachrymose erstwhile fondlings have the ap pealing sentimentality of senility.” We have a dictionary in our of fice. and we have turned to it often in our efforts to grasp your mean i 11 g in several pints of the editorial, file word ‘fondling’ was a puzzler. We looked it up in Wgbstor, and got this: "fondling: u. Tool: simpleton; ninny ^obsolete . !>.. A person or tiling fondled or cairessed; one treated with foolish or doting af fection; a pet.” Would you mind explaining just what you meant to say in this in stance.’ Some of the boys of whom you wrote believe they're being honored; some think they he been j insulted—for they can hardly irn (Lu,t‘.' lilt’d till pag'i Hint) WE JUST CAN’T EVER BE HAPPY AGAIN. The quota for back stage work in Gay Parec had been filled before a single one of us even heard about it. LOCAL BOY IS HONORED Jack Benefiel, pride of the alum nae and lord of the exchequer, re ceived national honor and fame Tuesday when he was honored hy being .given a life membership in the Poison Oak club by the well known Thomas S; Kat, of the Port land News. Jack was awarded the membership for his wonderful in genuity in, about this time of the year, returning the neighbor’s elec tric fan and borrowing the electric heater. CO-ED COUNCIL Dear Aunt Seer,ah: I bought a pair of new shoes yes terday afternoon but last night I couldn’t got them off, with the re sult that I had to go to bed with them on. How can you account for this? WORRIED. Dear Worried: I can’t. account for it, but I would advise you never to risk putting on a pair of galoshes. AUNT SEE UAH. Gretchen thinks the new Campus Chest drive is a lung clinic. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The Heilig theater management wishes to announce that no more fraternity bids on the orchestra pit for Gay Paree will be received. The Chi Psi bid of $1000 has been definitely accepted. Bidding on the front . row lias been exceedingly spirited also, but the $500 Sigma Chi bid is the lucky one. Divorced are Mr. Aiul Mrs. Zound; Her rolling pin passes Ho never could Ground. * # * One of the campus philanthro pists (the same one who has offered to keep the Pioneer in smoking to bacco) has announced that he will offer through the Seven Seers a pass key to the English history lec ture room in Johnson hall to the person wild can find the door un locked, before the echo of the bell has died down. * # * GO ii UK NT—Orpli, Kappa Dolt mascot, to auv fraternity that needs a whisky tenor to carry out sere nades. (Paid Adv. by Neighbors.) DIZZY DEFINITIONS FRATERNITY: Place to stay be tween week-ends. r i-n The announcement of tin1 commit - too iii clmi'^i' that the So|>lioiuoro Informal would l>o “informal” has brought a storm of protest from all over tlio country. It (the storm) has boon browing ovor since tlio do oision and soniors, juniors, sopho moros, froshmou and alumni hitvo entered protests against tlio out rageous custom of brooking tradi tions. “It is a heinous crime,’’ writes tlio lion, lieorge .\. Mugwump, 'd.!, representative in congress from the Scapoose district, “and it should lie nipped in the bud before it takes its effect on the various other activ ities. *An informal sophomore in formal, ’ who over hoard of such an outrage It' thoiv vviv separate libraries for men ami women. ! wouM go to the library just as much as l cVfr did. ASK ME ANOTHER (Q.) Could you tell me where I could buy a canoe sedan? (A.) We suppose if such a thing is made, the same people who make submarine roadsters would make it f The Campus Stroller Observes. THAT the rally today will afford the student body an opportunity to demonstrate that the alleged apathy toward the team and its achieve ments exists only in the minds of those old-timers to whom things are never as they were “when we were in college.” THAT Hallowe’en, with its pranks, will soon be upon us, and house-managers would do well to securely nail the name-plate to. the front door. THAT the Seven Seers feared lest j our humble efforts be mistaken for ! part of their column, because of the proximity of the two. THAT we were struck with the same thought, and so will observe at a respectful distance hereafter. THAT the number of vacant chairs in classes indicates either a ; heavy epidemic of illness, or a large mortality rate after the first month ly quizzes. THAT the arbitrary ban on sere nading should be applied to people who turn on the radio at night, and then leave the doors and windows! open. THAT we believe more than sere nading would be necessary to “dis turb the peace” of Eugene. Espe cially on Sundays. Alumni (Continued from page one} two vice-presidents chosen at the convention. The list of candidates from which the alumni will make a choice for the 43 representatives to the con vention follows: Portland — Dr. Fred Zeigler, ’OS; J. Fred Staver, '04; Arthur D. Leach, ’06; William M. (lake, Jr., TO; Grace Hobbs, ’ll; Chester Moores, ’12; It. 0. Brad shaw, ’14; Beatrice Locke, ’16; Dr. John R. Montague, ’18; Dorothy Flegel, T9; Stan Anderson, ’20; Jennie Huggins, ’17; Lyle Palmer, ’24; James Leake, ’25. From the list of 14 candidates 7 will be elected. Lane county—Ed. F. Bailey, Lulu j Currin, Mrs. Ruby II. Goodrich, O. 1 \V. Hayes, Mrs. Ora Reed Heming way, Orlando Hollis, James K. King, i Ham Lehman, Lynn B. McCready, I Judge E. O. Potter, Herald W. ! White, and Ruth Ann Wilson. There will be four chosen.' Marion and Hoik counties—Carl Gabrielson, Salem; George Hug, Ba lem; Mrs. Hollis Huntington, Ba lem; Fred Stump, Suver; Walter Winslow, Salem. This district will choose three delegates. Coos and Curry, counties—B. R. Chandler, Marshfield; William Cole man, Myrtle Point; Dal M. King, Myrtle Point. There will be one chosen from this group. Clatsop and Columbia counties— Ray Bryant, M. R. Chessman, Mar jorie iloladay Cole, Dr. Frank E. Fowler, Leo Furney, A. C. Hampton, Dr. A! Harding, and C. W. Robin s-on. Two will be chosen from this district. Benton and Lincoln counties— Helen Hamilton Clarke, and Eu gene LeRoy Getz, one of whom will be appointed. Douglas county—-Rev. Mr. Frank I’>. Matthews, and Carl B. Neal, one to be chosen. In the following districts there j were just enough candidates with- i out any balloting, so they were automatically elected: Jackson county — Marie Myers! Bosworth and Larry C. Mann. Wash ington county—-Airs. George Benson Patterson. Malheur and Harney counties- Mrs. Helen Dillman. All of the districts have not yet been apportioned candidates but the list nears completion and in a few days the ballots will begin to j return for the final count at Miss j Calkin's office. Staff (Continued from pope one) Mr. licorye, the Emerald is adopt ing the use of written contract forms to facilitate the selling of advertising in Eugene. There have been various other reorganizations in the paper, including an increase in advertising rates. For the first time in the history of the Emerald a so-called "sliding scale” of adver tising rates has been adopted, by which business firms are offered de creased rates proportionate to the amount of advertising space used. liTe staff s welkin toward a six . page Emerald and by the end of the year hope to have a circulation of ■vii'ii which will compare favorably with the largest universities of the coast. SUBSCRIBE For The EMERALD , CAMPUS’ ! Ballet ini Togolo luncheon, 12 sharp, at Col lege Side Inn. Important. Frosh commission meets today at 5 p. m. at Y. W. C. A. Bungalow. All freshman women invited to attend.* A faculty horseback ride around Spencer’s butte will be held Sat urday. All persons 'going are to meet Mr. Roy Boyd at the Co-op at 2:13 p. m. A hike up Spencer’s butte for W. A. A. points will be held Saturday. The girls arc to meet in front of the Woman’s building at 1) o’clock with a luneli. Intramural basketball today, men’s gymnasium, Phi Gamma Delta vs. Phi Sigma Kappa at 4:13; Friend ly Hall vs. Alpha Tau Omega at 3; McArthur Court, Delta Tau Delta vs. Phi Kappa Psi at 4:15. No game scheduled for 5 o’clock. Woman’s league council meeting in Woman’s building at 7:BO. Sigma Delta Chi meets this noon at the Anchorage. Very important. (Continued from page one) rive in Palo Alto they will take a light workout acquainting the men with the green turf of the Stanford gridiron. Today’s southern trip secs three Oregon football men, Captain Beryl Hodgen, Vic Wetzel and Homer Dixon leaving for their last Cali fornia jaunt as Wobfoot gridmen. Captain Hodgen has starred on the line in every contest this year. Vic Wetzel lias enjoyed success as an end this,year and Homer Dixon has been alternating at a tackle post. The players leaving today are: captain Beryl Hodgen, George Statl elman, Homer Dixon, Robert Keeney, Victor Wetzel, Tom Weems, John Warren, Harold Hatton, Cot ter Gould, .Everett McCutcllan, Rob ert Robinson, Theodore Pope, Mer rill Hagan, Edgar Slauson, Charles Williams, Frank Riggs, Roland Coleman, George Burnell, Dave Ma son, Harry Wood, Ira Woodie, Ar tliur Old, Neil Thompson and Tony Greer. (Continued from page one) tells of her courtship. They im agine a much more satisfactory one. 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