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University of Oregon, Eugene SAY NASH, Editor HILTON OBOBQB. UmWB EDITORIAL BOARD uiauuia rjexcner.—...managing suitor Carl Gregory . Telegraph Editor Wilfred Brown.-.P. I. P. Editor Vrden X. Pangborn_Literary Editor vvaiurr v/wver awwibw r/ttivor Richard H. Syring ^ ..,... Sports Editor Domald Johnston -Feature Edltdt Elizabeth Schultze _...._Society Edftof iicwa auu ciuiwr jtuvucb, odd DAY EDITORS: William Schulze, Mary McLean, Frances Cherry, Marian Stefi, Dorothy Baker, Miriam Shepard. NIGHT EDITORS: J. Lynn Wykoff, chler; Lawrence Mitch el more, Myron Griffin, Rex Tussing, Ralph David, Joe Rice. ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITORS: Mill Prudhomme, Joe Freck, Glenn Gall, Harold Bailey, Harold Hester, Charles Barr, Wilfred Brown, Thomas Pumfrey. SPORTS STAFF: Harry Dutton, Chalmers Nooe, Chandler Brown, Warren Tinker, Scott Milligan, Cecil Snyder. FEATURE STAFF: Florence Hurley, John Butler, Clarence Craw, Charlotte Kiefer. THEATER NEWS: William Schulze, John Caldwdl. UPPER NEWS STAFF: Amos Burg, Ruth Hanzen, La Wanda Fenlaaon, William Haggerty. m NEWS STAFF: Grace Taylor, Elise Schroedcr, Maryhelen Koupal, Josephine Stofiel, Thirza Anderson, Etha Jeanne Clark, Mary Frances Dilday, Elaine Crawford, Audrey Henricksen, Phyllis Van Kimmell, Margaret Tucker, Gladys Blake, Ruth Graegrer, Leonard Delano, Chrystal Ordway, Margaret Reid, Glenna Heacock, Irene Urfer, Jbe Rice, Leonard Hagstrom, Alice Gorman, Evelyn Shaner, Floyd Horn, Lawrence Mitchelmore, T. Neil Taylor, Betty Hagen. BUSINESS STAFF LARRY THIBLEN—Associate Manage* cvuul oireev .- /vuvernauiK BiD Hammond Asu't. Advertising Mgr. Charles Reed -. Ass’t. Advertising Mgr. Ludefle George . Mgr. Checking Ed. Bissell .. Circulation Manager oiu dhicb - foreign aov. ngr. Wilbur Shannon Asa't. Circulation Mgt. Ray Dudley-Assistant Circulator Frederica Warren _ Circulation Amdatant ADVERTISING SALESMEN—H. Day Foster, Richard Horn, Harold Heater, John Caldwell, Kenneth Moore, Eugene Laird, Margaret Underwood, Ink Tremblay. FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR—George Wetter. ADVERTISING ASSISTANTS—Harold Bailey, Herb King, Ralph Millsap, Howard Pellon. OFFICE ADMINISTRATION—Leva Buchanan, Margaret Poorman, Dorothy David son, Helen Katenbrink, Pauline Prigmore, Elizabeth McCord. The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of ttys University of Oregon, Eugene, issued daily except Sunday ftnd Mdtodfty duFfaj# thd college year. Member, United Press News Service. Member of Pactfie Interooffi»gikte Press. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. Suhtfcrfo tion rates, $2.60 per year. Advertising rates upon application. Residence phone, •ditor, 721 ; manager, 2799. Business office phone, 1896. Day Editor This issue—Mary McLean Assistant Day Editor—Serena Madsen Night Editor This Issue-* Myron Griffin Assistant Night Editor—Tom Pumfrey THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1928 Sing Praises? Not Just Yet TODAY’S communication column curries a* letter from Paul D. Hunt, president of tlio Oregon Knights, in protest to an editorial paragraph which appeared in the Eniefald of May 8 criticizing* his organization. In his letter Mr. Hunt suggests that further investigation of the activities of the Oregon Knights might be profitable. Such has proved to be the case. During the past year, the Oregon Knights have had both praise and censure. Jack Beneficl, graduate manager, says they have done quite well, varying from good to bad throughout the year. Bob Over street, in charge of tickets and ushering at student, body affairs, is enthusiastic in his praises of tho Knights. They did as well ns could be expected of anyone so late in the year, says Ed Bissell, Emerald cir culation manager, in commenting on the Knights’ efforts in the last Emerald subscription drive. Last night's brief investigation revealed several instances wherein the Knights were at fault. Mem bers of the group were supposed to direct traffic at the Homecoming luncheon last fall. The women in charge of the luncheon had to do as best they could when the Knights failed to put in an appearance. Only a handful of Knights were on hand to usher at the Bchumann Heink concert last Friday evening. The huge crowd was handled in orderly fashion because Ronald llohnctt, manager of the concert series, was able to secure the co operation of his fraternity brothers at the last moment. After the critical paragraph ap peared on May 8, the Knights failed to care for the visiting University id' Washington track team later in the same week. A mix up in the time announced for the team's ar rival and their arrival hours before does not explain why the Washing ton manager stated that he had not been approached by the Oregon Knights at any time before the end of the meet on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Hunt says that the biggest thing done by the Knights this year, in co-operation with the Order of the “O,” has been to enforce tradi tions. We doubt thill very much. The continued paddling of freshmen who went without green lids, ot committed sundry other “offenses,” is not enforcing traditions but is an acknowledgment of arbitrary rules incapable of enforcement. Tradi tions, it has been pointed out be fore, have the peculiar quality ot being able to care for themselves. Finally, Mr. Hunt suggests that constructive criticism be used in place of sarcasm. To that we offei the plan that instead of spending so much time chasing after fresh men who pay no heed to their dicta the Knights devote more of then time to carrying on the legitimate functions of a campus service or ganization. W. C. Student Council Finds Way To Kill Time TT is the strange ami somewhat pathetic duty of the Emerald to inform the students of tho Univer sity, after years in which they might have found out for themselves by walking across tho campus, that Oregon is to have traditions. The student council says so. And, by gollv, what the student council^ says, goes—sometimes. ! i ■ As the discerning reader will pef eeive elsewhere in' tho columns of this turning’s Emerald, the student' council yesterday made up its mind —or perhaps the word “decided” is more appropriate for the operation which ft underwent—to re-establish freshman paddling on the library steps. Traditions which arc so use less that they Can't live from their own strength will be tenderly nour ished by use of the oaken barrel stave. Now, of course, we admit that the student council must have some thing to do. The first official meeting of the newly elected group was held yesterday-—and should the organization find nothing whatever to occupy its time, nothing even for one meeting, someone might criti cize. Someone might even be tempt ed to suggest the abolition of the student council. And thou what would campus politics and campus politicians do? Oh, horrors! The Emerald does not frown on traditions merely because they are traditions. What the Emerald dis likes is to see College students who are old enough to kiiow better try to enforce silly customs Which would die a most gentlemanly death were they allowed to do so in peace. The “hello” tradition has not perished. It will subsist without hothouse nursing. The chances are that there always will be a suffi cient number of socialized students on the campus to maintain the "hello” tradition. Put if anyone does not want to say “hello,” it's his own business; and the Emerald fears, despite the good intentions of the student council, that a paddle more or less won't make much dif ference. The public humiliation of fresh men. a nice bit of barbarism, was abolished in recent years by some partially civilized student council, but presto! a rub of Alludin'* lamp and the evil genii is back again. And the sad fact of it all is that I this writer, a member of the worthy body—long may it live—could not be present at the meeting whereiu these students, whom the freshmen helped to elect, evolved, by reversion to type, this scheme for the spiritual welfare of the ignorant t’rosh. But let it be known, if ho had been there, he should have raised his lusty voice—not to say musical — in a howl, loud and long, that should have been heard from Spencer's Butte to Hendricks I’ark. a. x. r. Frosh Ball Game W ith Commerce Cancelled A baseball game, tentatively selio filled for this Saturday, between the Oregon frosh and Corn-mere high M'bjsdl of Portland, bis been can i riled, aeeording to .laek Bonefiel. graduate manager. Negotiations for the game were opened some time ago but Bonefiel sent word eaneelling the game when it was decided that the game was too close to final exams for the frosh to participate. Numerals will be presented to about fifteen freshmen of the frosh ball tossers in the near future. Tin list will- intrude four pitcllers, -> j Envelope Sale INom On at Busings Office The grade envelopes printed for the benefit of the infirmary fund are now iu the business office and students are urged to go to the of fice with a nickel and address one of the envelopes for mailing within the very near future. The Vemen's feeague is sponsoring the sale of these envelopes, the money to be used for a new infirm ary. No grades will be sent, to stu dents unless self-addressed envelopes are turned in for that purpose. A trip to the office, a nickel, and a memory as to the home address "ill do-the stunt, < . , WE ABE SORRY BUT WE ARB WITHOUT A QUOTATION FROM PROF. HORN TODAY. It seems that our reporter slept through the last class. Disclosing this information isn’t betraying the identity of the report er to Prof. Horn. He will have to guess from about twenty. NEW DORM CHAIRS TO MATCH THOSE USED IN CLASSROOMS Student Welfare, Especially Sleep, Given Attention It is a generally accepted fact that the average college student gets far less sleep than he should, and University officials have kept a remedy in mind in laying plans for the operation of the new men’s dormitory next fall. In the first place, chairs will be identical with those used in class rooms so students can take a nap at home without learning to sleep in a second type of chair. Also, occupants of the new hall must carry .a full class schedule and arrange to have two or three classes in one room in succession if possible. Failure to do this breaks continuity of sleep and loses part of its value. LIFE’S LITTLE TRAGEDIES A money counterfeiter receives a fake $5.00 as change for his good $10.00. “Bob tells me lie is a weight man at Southern Cal.” “Yes; ho,has been waiting tlireo years for a’loiter;” BE SURE AND WRITE YOUR NAME IN ANY NEW-LOOKING BOOKS YOU SELL TO THE CO OT. THEY’LL BE SOLD NEXT FALL FOR FULL VALUE IF YOU DON’T! As a result of numerous telephone calls to tlie Eugene police.informing them that there is a “strange man hanging around the University,” the chief has notified the University that the Campus Cop had better wear a uniform. The University, however, has its own plan and will give the cop a [pointed stick and a bag and make him pick up waste paper on the campus lawns. Frosh Ben Dover says there’s nothing quite as useless as a pocket ful of tin Co-op money at the end of the term. YES; IF THEY WOULD ONLY HANDLE RAILROAD TICKETS, OR AS FAR AS THAT GOES, ANYTHING WE COULD REALLY USE! .... I But then why cry? If companies pay dividends in merchandise only, we ought to be thankful we don't have an interest in a company handling cold storage eggs. Scheme Submitted Tor Making Campus Cop Earn Salt STATISTICS NOT WORTH KNOWING If the guy from the private company who offers about five cents in cash for books, offered us five cents in cash for this col umn we’d take it. * «■ • Sherbet was served in the House hold Arts Building yesterday after noon at 4:30. Miss Dorothy Robnett “poured.” THE VARSITY DRAG IS MIS NAMED! WHO EVER SAW A COLLEGE STUDENT EXPEND THAT MUCH ENERGY? FAMOUS LAST WORDS “I’m not going to summer school for credit; I’m just going for fun.” SEVEN SEERS Communications To the Editor: On May 9 an editorial appeared ’in your paper ridiculing the ef forts of the Oregon Knights) com paring them to the Knights of the Hook at Washington and making the statement that the Oregon man agers complain of being unable to got any cooperation from the Oregon Knights. Perhaps it would be a good idea for the writer (who signed himself W. C.) to investigate conditions fur ther, and find out conditions as they really are. Just what have the Oregon llrdi' ‘''eJ^icK'n'c^ can' * tie"’ bbtain’ed from 'tire graduate manijger.’s of fice. They cooperated with the di rectors during the high school relay meet. They helped in the canoe fete and several other things; often be ing called upon at the last minute. They helped the Emerald in the last drive for foreign subscriptions and covered the campus thoroughly for j that paper. The biggest job the Knights have done is the keeping of Oregon traditions. The Knights and the Order of the O have cooperated whole-heartedly in seeing that old traditions are observed. The Oregon Knights meet all vis iting teams, but not in school cars as it is practically impossible to obtain them from the Ofcgon stu dents. The Knights ask the aid of dealers and hire busses to carry the visitors. At Washington cars are plentiful and are to be had for the asking. We of the Oregon Knights do not believe that, the statements of W. Grille Dance with Kollege Knights Sat. 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Craftsmen club. Very important. All officers please be there. International Relations club will not meet tonight; plans are being made for a banquet to be held this week-end. Details will be published later. All senior men having refunds due on uniform equipment at the men’s gymnasium are to secure the refund at tjie office of the men’s gymnasium not later than Satur day, Juno 2. W. A. A. mass meeting Monday afternoon at 5:00. All members please be present as heads of sports will be elected. Hiking points must be turned in to lone Garbo by 5:00 Friday. Psychology labs will be held each day next week with the exception of Wednesday, contrary to the announcement in Wednesday’s Emerald. Make up experiments can be arranged for during the week of final exams. Pi Delta Phi initiation Friday at 4 o’clock in the Alumni hall of the Woman’s building. It is import ant that all attend. 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