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University of Oregon, Eugene RAY NASH. Editor MILTON GEORGE, Manager EDITORIAL BOARD Claudia Fletcher - Ass’t. Managing Editor Joe Rice . Telegraph Editor Carl Gregory ....-. P. I. P. Editor Walter Coover ..Associate Editor Richard H. Syring ... Sports Editor Donald Johnston .. Feature Editor Arden A. Pangborn literary Editor Elizabeth bchuitze News and Editor Phones, 656 .Society Editor DAY EDITORS: William Schulze, Mary McLean, Frances Cherry, Marian Sten, Dorothy Baker, Miriam Shepard. NIGHT EDITORS: J. Lynn Wykoff. chief; Lawrence Mitchelmore, Myron Griffin, Rex Tuasing, Ralph David, Floyd Horn. ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITORS: Joe Rice, MU Prudhomme, Warren Tinker, Joe Freck, Glenn Gall, Harold BaUey, W. J. Loundagin, Harold Keater, Charles Barr, Wilfred Brown, Thomas Pumfrey. SPORTS STAFF: Joe Pigney, Harry Dutton, Chalmers Nooe, Chandler Brown, Warren Tinker, Scott Milligan. FEATURE STAFF: Florence Hurley, John Butler, Clarence Craw, Charlotte Kiefer, Don Campbell. UPPER NEWS STAFF: Amos Burg, Ruth Hansen, La Wanda Fenlason, William Haggerty. NEWS STAFF: Wilfred Brown, Grace Taylor, Elise Schroeder, Maryhelen Koupal, Josephine Stofiel, Thirza Anderson, Etha Jeanne Clark, Mary Frances Dilday, William Cohagan, Elaine Crawford, Audrey Henricks^n, Phyllis Van Kimmeil, Mar garet Tucker, Gladys Blake, Ruth Craeger, Leonard Delano, Chrystal Ordway, Mar garet Reid, Glenna Hcacock, Irene Urfer, Joe Rice, Leonard Hagstrom, Margaret Thompson, Alice Gorman, Thelma Kem, Evelyn Shaner. BUSINESS STAFF LARRY THIELEN—Associate Manager Ruth Street . Advertising Manager Bill Hammond _ Ass’t. Advertising Mgr. Charles Reed . Ass’t. Advertising Mgr. Lucielle George ..Mgr. Checking De.^t. Ed. Bissell . Circulation Manager Bill Bates ... Foreign Adv. Mgr. Wilbur Shannon — Ass’t. Circulation Mgr. Ray Dudley _ Assistant Circulator Frederica Warren . Circulation Assistant ADVERTISING SALESMEN—H. Day Foster, Richard Horn, Harold Hester, Ray Smick, John Caldwell, Kenneth Moore. FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR—George WeDer. ADVERTISING ASSISTANTS—Harold Bailey, Herb Kin*, Ralph Millaap. OFFICE ADMINISTRATION—Doris Pugsley, Haryette Butterworth, Helen Laur gaard, Margaret Poorman, Dorothy Davidson, Betty Boynton, Pauline Prigmore, Mar garet Underwood. The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication 0f 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, $2.60 per year. Advertising rates upon application. Residence phone, editor, 721; manager, 2799. Business office phone, 1896. Day Editor This Issue—Mary McLean Night Editor This Issue— Myron Griffin Assistant Night Editor— Torft Pumfrey THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1928 Another Round With The 4Human Equation’ THE psychologists around the University can afford a covert wink among themselves at the dis comfiture of the naysayers who did their best to blackmail the intelli gence tests a year or so ago. For Dean Sliirrell has just announced that the results of the freshman quiz give him an almost infallible guide. He is now investigating the circum stances of divergences between the standard set up by the test and the uctual work accomplished. He has compiled a list of the freshmen who rated high in the test., then fell below in class work. An overload of activities is a fa miliar clause of faulty correlation, according to the dean, but other ex ceptions there are which yet go un explained. * * # . * * Exceptions to the rulo always seem to intrude and,.upset the most scholarly dope whetWver an attempt is made to codify the laws govern ing individuals of the genus homo. The imp “human equation” malevo lently pops up just as the plans are dovetailing neatly, and with one capricious flirt of his tail he sweeps all the charts and graphs into the rubbish heap. That is the tragedy of science— always on the fringe of solution, but lacking complete satisfaction. # # # # # Hut with all its blind alleys, science is a courageous and perse vering seeker. If it cannot neatly plat the whole universe and pigeon hole all the ways thereof, at least it builds itself a sound footing as it goes along. It has a surer tread than diil its forbears in natural philosophy. As the scientific base grows, less and less leeway is left for the escape of the exceptions. And all the while that the researchers are isolating the elusive sports of an otherwise orderly phase of nature, others are putting the foundation they have tested to good use. It stands up under the brunt of the world's work. * # * # # Psychology, a youngling among tlje sciences, is providing such a basis for the procedure in education. And its contribution is not to be sneezed at, for block by block it is laboriously erecting the first sound island in the sea of hunches and half-baked rulo o’ thumb methods that used to serve as rules of learn ing. Although we are not on the threshold of in educational milieu nium, as some enthusiasts would have us think, psychology is providing us with such instruments as Dean Shir rell is plying to advantage. And they are working a tremendous economy in learning, even with the margin of exceptions. In short, edu cation is beginning to demonstrate its ability to walk instead of grope. /Vo College Monopoly On Dumb Looks f | 'llK editor of one of Oregon’s weekly newspapers lias sub scribed in a recent issue to that hoary old belief that no matter how much n man knows he must rato himself a fool until the grey hairs come. “It’s a wise youth who knows enough to look ignorant when ho graduates from high school. This ! also applies to college.” So says the Tillamook Headlight. No one will deny that conceit and “smartness” are deplorable. But don’t mistake this—the high school or college graduate has no monopoly on that market. There are conceited college men. The percentage, however, is much smaller than many of our critical elders care to admit. The youth who .applies himself for 1(1 years to this matter of learning and does | not, at some period during those years, come up against the appall ingly evident fact that the more knowledge he acquires the more widely tlio hold is opened before his eyes, must indeed be cursed with incurable conceit. There are such ones, but they arc so encased that the kind of shafts sent out by tiro editor of the Headlight will cer tainly fail to pierce their armor. it is right for a man to take a simple pride in such knowledge as he has. It is right because it is one of the characteristics of man kind. It is neither right nor wise for a man lo “look ignorant” unless he is ignorant. II. L. Quality Goods Without Labels 'T'lll'l April Frolic, says II. S. in a -“- communication published in to day’s Kmorald, is but a "shell with out the spirit” since competition be tween social groups was discon tinued. It is not for more man to say that H. S. is right or wrong on a question involving the women’s own party, but it is certain that a possible cause for a decline of in terest in the frolic has been iudi Icated. Save for the underclass mi* and the tug-of-war, where freshmen at tendance is compulsory, no competi tion between classes can equal that of rival organizations pitted against each other. The division of the stu j dent body into classes is an arbi trary procedure. Class distinctions ■ are becoming fewer and fewer from year to year. Arbitrary classifications should be avoided whenever possible, being reserved for such cases where the sheer force of numbers makes their j use necessary. Freedom to mingle at will without a label of campus ago pinned to one makes for n quicker and more thorough absorb ing of a university spirit both for , work and for play. W. C. Communications Who Said April Frolic? i To the Editor: it is usually hard to break away from established traditions but ofj ton better to do so. The zest went out of April Frolic when competi tion beta ecu the sororities ceased: | merely the shell without the spirit is left. It is a useless expense which i is enjoyed by no one. An old cus 1 tern which has lost its purpose and i use should not be cuutiuued merely because it is ;tu old custom. H. H Debate (Continued from pope one) insults on otu" tour," Thompson wrote, "but after considering that wo have debated three nights in succession on a vuriety of subjects, and that there were three no-deci sion contests, we believe that we have upheld our end of the deal and have a little more than broken oven.” Five Questions Debated The Oregon men have virtually debated ten different subjects on their .journey so far, as they have '.ikon both sides of lire questions: I'he Failure of Doinoeraw,” ‘.In Bulletins Chairmen of April Frolic stunts— Important meeting at 7:30 Thurs day night at the College Side. Diana Deininger, Perry Douglas, please attend. There will be a meeting of the canoe fete directorate today in 104 Jour nalism, at 4 o’clock. There will be a meeting of Tabard Inn at the Journalism building at 7:30 p.. m. today. Important! Be there. Donut baseball—Kappa Sigma vs. Phi Delta Theta; Phi Kappa Psi vs. Sigma Chi; at 4 o’clock. Water polo tonight at 7 o ’clock, men’s tank. Independents vs. Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Psi vs. Phi Delta Theta, Delta Tau Delta vs. Phi Sigma Kappa. Rehearsal of the pony chorus at 5:15 tomorrow afternoon at the Campa Shoppe. Rehearsal of men’s and beauty choruses at 7 o’clock in the Wo man’s building. Frosh pommission meeting today at 5 o 'clock at the bungalow. All women are cordially invited to at tend. There will be a meeting of the Junior Week-end Directorate com mittee today at 3 o’clock in room 104, Journalism building. International Relations club, George Godfrey leading the discussion on “Race Relations in Hawaii,” at 7:30 p. m., Geography room, Con don hall. Roll will be taken. Honoring Dr. Edward G. Tliorsten berg, professor of Scandinavian literature and lauguage, who died Sunday, April 8, classes will be dismissed after 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The funeral will take place from the Woman’s building. Important meeting of all April Frolic cops. College Side Inn, 4 o ’clock today. Junior Women — Very important meeting for preferences for Mortar Board, today at 5 o’clock, 107 Villard. Alpha Delta Sigma—Today noon at the Anchorage. Lots to eat and lots to talk, about regarding the present, past and. future.: Reports scheduled from the various com mittees on “The "Patsy” campaign. Interesting session promised. dependence of the Philippine Isl ands,” “Extra-territorial rights in China,” “Prohibition,” and the “Cancellation of War Debts.” On several occasions they were ob liged to take different questions on succeeding nights, and in ono de bate, that witli Purdue University, the men did not know which sub ject they would take until two hours before the contest. “The Oregon debaters have made an excellent record on their trip across the continent,” said Coach J. K. llorner yesterday, in com menting on the letter from the men, “considering all the handicaps they have encountered. Their defeat of Iowa is especially impressive. With the exception of the University of Wisconsin, the University of Iowa has the strongest debate department in tho United States.” Following their last debate with the University of Denver, April 15, McCroskoy, Hempstead and Thomp son will return to Oregon, after six months’ absence. They will visit at their homes and then come to the campus about May 1. The men will lecturo on their tour before tho University students at assem bly some time in May. Baseball (Continued from page one) (hr freshman tram in .1927, arc out r.ml should hr able to take regular turns iu the box. Stewart. McDon ald and Art Schoeni, with Fuller, comprise the southpaw hurlors try ing out for permanent jobs. Infield Is Strong Los Johnson, starting his second year with the varsity, holds a slight edge for first base. Johnson, while an accurate fielder, is not a strong, hitter, nnd may be forced to give way to t'arl Nelson, slugger from tlie 1927 yearlings. Gordon Hidings, letterman, and Dill Hanley are competing for sec mil base. Hanley played with the freshman, but lacks the experience! of Hidings, who is a good fielder, and a hitter. Hill Eddy and Ken Hobie are the j outstanding candidates for short stop. Eddy is a letterman and Roliie! is just up from the frosh ranks.: Hon McCormick, letterman, and 1 Dave Mason are the probable third basemen. Columbia First Game Keinlinit thinks Oregon will have ; the strongest outfield in the eou feieuoe. Dave Epps, Hay Edwards, Cotter C.ouki, and Harry Dutton are the four letterman tin hand. Dutton is on the sick list at present, but wdl be buck at practice iu a dav or two. A\ally Giles ami Harrv Dm son are the most promising among the other candidates. Oregon’s first games will be against Columbia University o" Cortland here, April L’O and "1. These preliminary gam s ahnig with tilts against Whitman will prepare the Gunn toe Die AcLri,,s \(,lv i , £ TkSEVEN L SEEKS IT'S SURPRISING HOW MUCH 1 LAUNDRY THE STUDENTS MAIL FROM THE UNIVERSITY DEPOT. Here it is only a little over a week since the extra mailing charge was added, and the University has purchased a new truck already! Gosh! Wonder if we ean get i through spring term without another raise to buy new tires for it. * * * Personally, we would think our selves rich if we could get two cents for taking somebody’s laundry down to the postoffice, even if we had to carry it. HERE IS TRUTH ON TERM PAPERS At the same time Prof. Mueller made his statement that lie enjoyed reading term papers—especially the ones he had never seen before, a student committee released the fol lowing data on term papers in gen eral: Paper written early in teran, or one on which an entire term is spent, rarely, if ever, gets a grade of IV or better. One written two weeks before end of term may possibly bring a III. Practically all I and II papors were found to be written the night before the final. Papers handed in annually are graded lower each time only as they become yellow and wrinkled. TODAY’S DIRECTORY ANSWER “I say, old chappy, which coach are you riding on?” “Oh, you’ll find mo in tho Poli car.” Released from pledge Is Peter DePuggs; He never swept Beneath the rugs. LIFE’S LITTLE TRAGEDIES Mr. Kelly, of Kelly-Springfield, blows out three tires on his way to the office. . GYM SOCK MYSTIFIES CALIFORNIA COACHES BERKELEY, Calif., April 11.— (Special)—What was at tirst thought to bo a child’s stocking and which aroused the curiosity of the U. of C. athletic officials, was found in the men’s gym here Monday morning. It was not until today, after tho sock had been stretched in the phy sics laboratory, that the letters A. S. V. O. became visible and solved the mystery. The sock had been accidentally left by one of tho mem bers of the Oregon tennis team which played here recently. Del Oberteuffer, when confronted with the above news item, looked rather skeptical. He took excep tion especially to the part about the sock being stretched—he said one has nevor even been stretched over anybody’s foot. Ed Abercrombie, tenuis coach, was sharply reprimanded by Jack Beneiiel yesterday afternoon for his carelessness in leaving the sock in Berkeley. * * • COLLEGIATE FABLE “If I’m ever late getting out of my 11 o’clock, take my car and go on up to the house.’’ If lie’s really a gentleman—he will think he's at the theater when he is in a barber or dentist chair and won’t put his elbows on the arms of the chair. FAMOUS LAST WORDS "\Vire*tke folks!” v;v,\v SKEFS Theaters HEILIG—Association vaudeville. Eddie Mennetto and June Darling in “Blessed With Nonsense.” Harry Gilbert in “Character Snap Shots,” with his own songs. Dion Sisters, the Texas blue girls, in “A Study In Harmony.” Hamlin and Mack present a novelty singing, talking and dancing act entitled “Two Rec ords. Welby Coolte’s Miniature Circus, featuring Sydney, knee walking pony. M. G. M. News and comedy, “Their Second Honeymoon.” ; Coming—Greta Garbo featured in * “Divine Woman”; “In Old Ken tucky”; the popular story, “Wild ; Geese”; U. of O. Junior Vaudeville. McDonald — First ddy — The last, and best half, of our Gala j Easter Week bill, headed by Harry ! Langdon, in “The Chaser,” a glor- : iously funny farce comedy; also, George McMurphey and his Kollege . Knights in “Springtime Fancies,” j featuring a brass quartet and Kenny Allen, soloist, in a special setting, nightly at 8:50; also Lupino Lane in “Hello Sailor, an ocean of fun; Koko, the clown, in a cartoon classic, and Paramount News events; Frank 9. C. Alexander in musicab comedy settings on the mighty or gan. Tonight only — “Preview,” ; showing one of the cleverest pro ductions of the year, as an “after feature” of the second show tonight, starting at 10:40. Coming—“The Love Mart,” with Billie Dove and Gilbert Roland, in ' a George Fitzmauriec production. REX—First day—John Gilbert in “St. Elmo,” based on the famous novel of the same name, and giving the great screen lover one of the ' most appealing roles in his career, ■ with jn'etty Bessie Love and War- i ncr Baxter supporting the star. I Also “The Prince and the Papa,” a comedy royal; “Oswald,” the lucky rabbit in “The Old Swimmin’ Hole,” and Oregon Pictorial news; Marion Zurcher at the organ. Coming—Gene Stratton Porter’s “Freckles,” with Hobart Bosworth, John Fox Jr., and as great cast in the beloved author’s best liked ro mance of the Limberlost. Follies (Continued from page one) prices will be 75 and 50 cents for the lower floor, and, 75, 50 and 35 for the balcony. Representatives appointed to han dle the tickets in the women’s or ganizations are: Olive Banka, Alpha Chi Omega; Teresa Cooper, Alpha Delta Pi; Thelma Mellien, Alpha Gamma Delta; Agnes Palmer, Alpha Omicron Pi; Sally Hughson, Alpha Phi; McKay Kicks, Alpha Xi Del ta; Charlotte Kiefer, Chi Omega; Olive Ritan, Delta Delta Delta; Martha Swafford, Delta Gamma; Eunice Payne, Delta Zeta; Laura Mae Bryant, Gamma Nu; Mary Louise Dutton, Gamma Phi Beta; Mae Tobin, Hendricks hall; May anna Sargent, Kappa Alpha Theta; Helen Webster, Kappa Gamma; Mae Tobin, Mary Spiller hall; Ruth Woughter, Oregon Club; Betty Ha gen, Phi Mu; Margaret Arnold, Pi Beta Phi; Ruth Jackson, Sigma Beta Phi; Catherine Calouri, Susan Campbell hall; Bera Phein, Thacher Cottage and Harriet McLeod, Three Arts Club. For the men’s organizations, the delegates will be: Wendell ’Gray, Alpha Beta Chi; Clinton Mitchell, Alpha Tau Omega; Eldred Breese, AlphaUpsilon; Jack Jones, Beta Theta Pi; Carl Rodgers, Bachclordon; Bill Eddy, Chi Psi; William Schein baum, Delta Epsilon; Tom Armit stead, Delta Tau Delta, Perry Doug las, Friendly hall; Allen Boyden, Kappa Sigma; Bernard Hummelt, Phi Delta Theta; Bob Sergeant, Phi Gamma Delta; A1 Cousins, Phi Kap pa Psi; Lawrence Ogle, Phi Sigma Kappa; Stewart McDonald, Psi Kap pa; Bob Hynd, Sigma Alpha‘Ep silon; James Johnson, Sigma Chi; Joe Standard, Sigma Nu; Bill Doyle, Sigma Phi Epsilon; Art Schoeni, Sigma Pi Tau and Bill Haggerty, Theta Chi. Thompson ( States He Was Merely Fooling (By United Press) CHICAGO, April 11.—Mayor Win, Hale Thompson of Chicago, who an nounced a few days ago that he would “consider resigning” if Gov ernor Small and State Attorney Crowe were defeated, indicated to day that ho was only fooling. His refusal to mention the mat Dr. Royal J. Gick Next to First Nat’l Bank, Eugene ter was taken as indication that ho ^ intended to remain in the mayoralty chair. His secretary, when asked if the mayor had a statement to make on his promised resignation, said: “Don’t be foolish, he won’t give you any statement about that.” Robert D. Horn Wins Michigan Fellowship Robert D. Horn, instructor in English, has accepted a fellowship at the University of Michigan for the coming year. The post requires no teaching and is intended for men of high schol astic status who will be able to a devote their entire time^o advanced ™ study, stated Dean Gottlieb Huber of the Michigan graduate school, in a letter announcing Mr. Horn’s selec tion. Week-end Trips —remarkably low roundtrip fares and convenient travel servio via Southern Pacific Go by train or use the new, de luxe silver-gray motor-coaches, sur prisingly comfortable and specially built for this service. Your rail tickets, unless specially restricted, ate good on the motor-coaches. 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