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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1927)
©tegmt Sailg ®meral& University of Oregon, Eugene RAY NASH. Editor MILTON GEORGE. Manaeer EDITORIAL BOARD Robert Galloway . Managing Editor Claudia Fletcher .. Ass't. Managing Editor Arthur Schoeni . Telegraph Editor Carl Gregory .v.. 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, 655 DAY EDITORS: William Schulze, Dorothy Baker, Mary McAan, Frances Cherry* Herbert Lundy, Marian Sten. NIGHT EDITORS: Lynn Wykoff, chief; J. E. Caldwell. Robert Johnson, Floyd Horn, L. H. Mitchelmoro, Ralph David. Assistants: Rex Tussing, Vinton Hall, Myron Griffen, Harold Bailey, Harry Tonkon, William Finley, Joe Freck, Everett Kiehn. SPORTS STAFF; Joe Pigney, Harry Dutton, Chalmers Nooe, Glenn Godfrey, Chandler Brown. FEATURE STAFF: Flossie R.idabaugh, Florence Hurley, Edna May Sorter, John Butler, Clarence Craw, Charlotte Kiefer, Walter Butler. UPPER NEWS STAFF: Amos Burg, Miriam Shepard, Ruth Hansen, LaWanda Fcnlason m «**'*t«*ta, NEWS STAFF: Margaret Watson, Wilford Brown, Grace Taylor, Charles Boicc, Elise Schroeder, Naomi Grant, Orpha Noftsker. Paul Branin, Maryhelen Koupal, Josephine Stofiel, Thirza Anderson, Etha Jeanne Clark, Mary Frances Dilday, William Cohagen. Elaine Crawford, Audrey Henrikson, Phyllis Van Kimmell, Margaret Tucker, Gladys Blake, Ruth Craeger, Martiel Duke, Serena Madsen, Betty Hagen, Leonard Delano, Fred Junker, Thelma Kem. BUSINESS STAFF LARRY THIELEN—Associate Manager Ruth Street . Advertising Manager Rill Hammond . Ass't. Advertising Mgr. Vernon McGee . Ass’t. Advertising Mgr. Lucielle George . Mgr. Checking Dept. Ed. Bissell . Circulation Manager Bill Bates .. Foreign Adv. Mgr. Wilbur Shannon .... Ass’t. Circulation Mgr. Kay Dudley .. Assistant Circulator Elinor Fitch . Office Administration AUVttKiiSimr SALESMEN—Bob Moore, .viaurine Lombard, Charles Reed, Francis Mullins, Eldred Cobb, Eugene Laird, Richard Horn, Harold Kester, Helen Williams, Christine Graham. The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday during the college year. Member, United Press News Service. Member of Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Entered :n the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscrip tion rates, $2.50 per year. Advertising rates upon application. Residence phone*, editor, 721 ^manager, 2709. Business office phone, 1895, Day Editor This Issue— Dorothy Baker, Niffht Editor This Issue—Floyd Horn Assistant Niyht Editors—Rex Tussing WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1927. Court Defends Agents of Light KNOWLEDGE and benevolence triumphed over barren “effi ciency” in the courts yesterday. The decision of Circuit Judge 8kip wort-h which sustained the old Ore gon law of exemption from - tax on properties of scientific, benevolent, aud literary institutions was af firmed in the state supreme judici ary body. The statute in question, which has fostered important social ad vancement in tlie state for nearly three-quarters of a century, thus met its first challengers and put them to rout. The event is happily reminiscent of the parochial educa tion bill which not so long ago menaced the citizen’s individual right to self-determination of opinions. That many taxable properties succeed in evading their proportion ate share of civic responsibility is an open secret. Charges irresponsi bly made that some individuals arc escaping scot-free should not be too closely scrutinized lest they be con firmed. But here the gratitude of the state to its benefactors ilms been felicitously recognized in a tangible way. An eminently justi fiable plea for privilege has been heard. TSarcissification Quest of Prophet HH7UEN Adam recoiled from the ▼ ▼ image he perceived in that primordial pool near his roof-tree, or tree roof, the gangsters acquired the raw materials of the only joke antedating the mother-in-law atroc ity, the photograph wheeze. The Narcissus myth is the only discor dant; note in history, and that, we assume ,is why it’s a myth. Our correspondent ain’t been done right by. Neither have the rest of us. But it's the height of misanthropy to post our physiog nomical grudges on a studio door. Science is wonderful. It makes the kinky hair straight and the stringy hair curly; the obese become lissome and the skinny acquire curves. . . . Why in all reason shouldn’t photography press our coats, tie our lies - why not alter the general topography to a sem blance of the cinema ideal? It' it would only trouble to lop off a mountainous nose here, dry a Commun ications ' jU- f Know Thyself by This Proof! To the Editor: ltegurding the Oregana pictures. Those sororitieR and fraternities who have had their pictures taken already have no doubt been pleas antly (S) startled at the rare taken and excellent work done by the official photographers down town. The kind man conducted you in before the camera, sat you down, mumbled u bit, incidentally took u few pictures, and informed you the ordeal was over. llopelul, you wend your way back in a few da.'s to see the proofs. They are wonderful. Not. The photographer’s guarantee of abso lute satisfaction falls flat when you gaze on some of the atrocities he took a few days ago. Your coal was wrinkled, your tie was not light. ’The careful and efficient proprietor was too busy to lake any puius that you eould get it least one lialfwat decent pose. Ite was willing enough to charge you for the first sittings and when you wanted prices on mountings the prices tpiotvd were exorbitant, to put it mildly. 1* Me. £'•••’ pu : watery eye there, the unlikeliest map wouJd intrigue the eye. Godspeed this Victim in his her culean endeavor. We will welcome Ihe dawn of the falsifying photo graphy. The Post-Mortem Season Is Here A NOTHRE season of football has come to the end of its stay and moved on to become'a part of the past. As a thing of tho past, it. would be well that it be permitted to remain as such; but that, how ever, is something not to be ex pected. The success of a football team is commonly judged by its position in the percentage column. Judged by this method, Oregon’s team was not successful this fall. The fact that the value of the football team to the University is not confined to the number of games won is disre garded by those who have already given and who have yet to volun teer their free services in post mortem discussions of the season. The over-restive anvil chorus swung into action when the re sults of the California game became known and has been working lust ily over since. In view of the long period since Oregon lias had a win ning football team, it is probable that tho chorus will continue vo ciferating its demands until the University does produce a team which will win games. Tho campus would welcome a vic torious team and rejoice in its re flected glory. There is little like lihood, however, that the student body will go so far as to demand that a winning team be produced as per order. Intercollegiate com petition in sports is not a matter of first concern to the students. Sports have a place in tho college world and rightfully so. They fill a definite need as a diversion from academic pursuits and as such are entitled to serious consideration as a secondary, but nut a primary, at traction. The University administration is trying to bring about improvements which will better enable the Uni versity to fulfill its mission of edu cating the young people of Ihe state. It would be well if the “anvil chorus” would join forces with those seeking the improvement of the whole University and not just one phase of its activities. The students have set a good example. —\\\ C. are too atrocious it will cost you some more money to try to get at least oue good one. It seems to me that the Cnivcr- ' site should demand a little more i attention to these pictures. The subject might want to send some out ■ for Christmas, but those pictures'. ; And those prices! If Kenuel-l'illis can't do a decent job, the Univer sity trade should be given to some photographer who j.s looking for something besides money. A’VICTIM. Campus Commission Will Select Delegates The eampus commission on the selection of delegates to the joint , Y. M. and Y. AY. convention in Oc troi! will meet at I p. m. Thursday to choose (lie Oregon representa tives. Four or five delegates will probably be chosen, according to Henry W. Oa\ is. director of the Fnited Christian Work. The pur pose of the convention, which meets from December to January “, is to acquaint the students with data on the missionary situation. The following are on the commit tee on selection: Dorothy Thomas, secretary of the "Y. \Y.”: William twhuDc, president id' “ Y, M.": Pauline Stewart,, president of “ Y. W."; Victor K. Siojti and Dr, A. K. Caswell, faculty members. TSt SEVEN Br SEER? DRURY, ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE PAPERS, MADE A 225 YARD END RUN AGAINST NOTRE DAME. « • • Oh, those long eastern gridirons. Just, think, two or three hundred yards more and he might have made a touchdown! Another of the boys from the Delt farm dropped into town last Satur day. He said everything was going fine and to tell all the women not to worry if they weren’t getting phone calls, because long distance rates have jumped recently. His main purpose in coming in, he said, was to make arrangements for any of the brothers who plan on the trip to Eugene for the final exams. TODAY’S GEOGRAPHICAL ANSWER “What was his job as whiskey tenor?” “He Shanghai.” (And she mur mured her merriment.) No, Gretchen, a paradox is NOT a couple of medical students. Tlie driver of the green Beta school bus has been recently noti fed that he must have the name of the school district painted on the sides of the LaSalle that he uses to haul the boys back and forth from the Beta Township on Patter son road. INDIVIDUAL ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR MENACE TO FUTURE GRID STARS (By Clothes Press) EYESBERG, North Dakota, Nov. 30. —-(Special) — “'The individual electric refrigerator is doing much to cause a slump in football stars, and should be done away with,” ex claimed I. C. Day, president of the Ice Dealers association,, in the an nual convention here today. “We must institute a course in ice de livering, for future college stars, if the old grid game is to be kept up to standard.” No matter if it’s raining, No matter if there’s sleet; She never wears galoshes Around her dainty feet. * But wonder all you want to, It isn’t that she won’t; It’s just a cow tradition, They could but then they don’t. * * * ■ When Sig Eps bring visitors from other chapters to sec their house they say, “Well, there she is. Look 'er over,” and glance at the Pacific Christian hospital. When the assessor drops around they say, “Well, there she is. Look 'er over,” and glance in the' op posite direction. TODAY’S FABLE ‘‘I’ll write all your term papers i'or you. I’d just love to.” ALPHA PHIS DECLARE WAR ON SCOTCH PIGGERS Gladys Grant, president of Alpha Phi, lias appointed a committee con sisting of Lou Powell, Rosalie Lor enz, Wilma Enke. and Harriet Mod eruack, to investigate means of dis couraging men from spending eve nings on Alpha Phi davenports in stead of taking the girls out. At house meeting Monday the committee, in its report, suggested that 00 cents an hour rental be charged for davenpyrts. The sug gestion was accepted and the rule goes into effect immediately. Other houses arc expected to follow suit. • * • . Flush lieu Dover says lie would like to get a date with this Van Howe that lie lias heard so much about. FAMOUS LAST WORDS And how! I'VLX sllLKS CAMPUS' Bulletin! Ffeshman debate tryouts postponed until peceinber 8. Orchesus will meet tonight at 7:30 | in the corrective room of the Wo ! man ’s building. Phi Chi Theta—There will be a Phi Chi Theta meeting tonight at 7:15, 100 Commerce building. Oregon Knight meeting tonight at 7:45 in the Administration build ing. Election of officers. Very important. Pot and Quill meets tonight at 8 o’clock at the home of Clara Pitch. All members arc espe cially urged to come. All credit speedball players meet at 4:05 sharp in the sun porch of the Woman’s building, MOndiay, December 0, in their street clothes. The freshman second volley ball team will play the sophomore sec ond team at 4 o’clock today. The Y. W. C. A. cabinet will meet at 5 o ’clock today at the Bunga low. House managers will Hold their reg ular meeting at the Pi Beta Phi house, Thursday evening. They will discuss the purchase of fire gongs and fire escapes which was made necessary by the recent in spection of the state fire marshal of Salem. Executive council of Cosmopolitan ^Theaters MeDONALD—Last day — Emil Jannings in “The Way of All Flesh,” with Belle Bennett and Phyllis Haver. On the stage, Fanchon and Marco’s “World’s fastest Tap Dancers,” “The Budacks.” Frank Alexander in solo, “Light Cavalry” overture. (SuppeJ and musical set ting on the Wurlitzer. Coming — “The Gay Betreat,” with the two comedians of “What Price Glory” fame, “The Colleg ians” and George McMurphev and his famous “Kollege Knights,” in “A Night in Paris.” BEX—First day—Johnny Hjnes in “White Pants Willie,” a sinile-a minute farce comedy that starts in club meets tonight with Mrs. Donnely at 7:30. The Oregon Museum Library, Ori ental collection. Third floor of the Woman’s building. Is now , open from 2 until 5 o’clock every day but Sunday. Professor V. P. Morris will speak on international tariff in the In ternational Belationship club to night at 7:30; 101 Condon hall. Business Ad majors, sec Miss Bailey in office to make appointments with advisors for registration for winter term which starts Decem ber 1. a service station, where Johnny fills every tank with laughing gas, then spins out to the polo grounds for a fast and furious match; also, Christie comedy, Oregon Pictorial News Guild Theatre Players PRESENT “BEYOND THE HORIZON” By EUGENE O’NEIL Directed by FLORENCE E. WILBUR Guild Theatre Thursday and Friday, December 1, 2 S P. M. Box Office Open 2 to 5 P. M. Nov. 30, Dec. 1-2 'Admission 50c and 75c “I got the idea from Tito Schipa,” says Vincent Lopez ■k • • Noted jazz king, with his manager, Qeorge Wallace, during an intermission V of dance numbers at "Casa Lopez/* inec- (1 ommends Lucky Strikes. « •' You, too, will find that LUCKY STRIKES give the greatest pleasure—Mild and Mellow, the finest cigarettes you ever smoked. Made of the choicest tobaccos, properly aged and blended with great skill, and there is an extra process—“IT’S TOASTED”—no harshness,not a bit of bite. “It’s toasted" No Throat Irritation-No Cough, © Lumlere, N. Y. Tito Schipa, Chicago Civic Opera Star,. writes: “Any cigarette that can give ex treme pleasure without in the least injuring the human voice is cer tainly a great boon to vocal artists♦ That is why I prefer‘Lucky Strike* cigarettes