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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1928)
University of Oregon, Eugene ARDEN X. rANGBORN, Editor LAURENCE It. Till ELEN, Manager EDITORTAL BOARD Arthur Schoeni .Managing Editor William Haggerty ..Associate Editor Carl Gregory .Asst. Managing Editor Leonard Hagatrom .Associate Editor Joe Pigney .Sports Editor Dorothy Baker .Society Editor Donald Johnston .Feature Editor News and Editor Phone 656 BUSINESS STAFF William H. Hammond ...Associate Manager Charles Reed.Advertising Manager George Weber, Jr Foreign Adv. Manager Richard Horn.Asst. AdiT? Manager Wilbur Shannon.Circulation Manager Business Office Phone 1895 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 of the Pacific Inter-collegiate Press. Entered in the post office at Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. Adver tising rates upon application. Residence phone, manager, 2799. Day Editor Thin Issue—Lawrence Mitchelmore Night Editor This Issue—Winston J. Loundagin Asst. Ni>/ht Editors This Issue—Alyce Cook Ted Hewitt Will the Faculty ' , Kick Through? i (Continued from Cage One) madly about from Villart 1 Hall to the Music building. The saving in this time alone can be appreciated from the fact that a, half day saved would amount approximately to one man’s time for a full year in every 1500 students registered. There would he exceptions, but of course these could lie cut to a minimum. The physical ed department, for instance, has itsown mass of red tape, which no one else would want to (bother with, anti which can best be handled in the respective gymnasiums. Such exceptions would not interfere with the (operation of the primary idea, which is a centralization of registration procedure. \ The old system is valuable principally as a preliminary (course in training for competition under Bill Hayward. Who’s Eligible For the Bunion Derby? Adverse comment is coining from all corners of the campus over the open hoiise issue. Some thrusts have been directed at the traditional principle of the event while others are con cerned with faulty management of the practice which results 5'n gross inequalities to the various organizations participating, t is to the latter fault that II. Y. S. has found occasion to object. In the days of yore when the first open house was held the idea was undoubtedly fostered to provide an opportunity for new friendships among the men’s and women's organiza tions. Whatever may have been the intent of the originators of the scheme, the democratic spirit they had in mind has suffered a severe relapse until now bunions and sore feet will probably create more animosity than friendship. We feel, however, that II. Y. S. has failed to ferret out the underlying evil of the open house plan. The annual event after all might prove joyful and entertaining to some but generally speaking it is more of a bunion derby to the majority. Even a John Gilbert would find his company tiresome towards the close of the evening when dance after dance had been reeled off in more or less mechanical fashion. Now the question arises of just what is the solution for this painful situation. Kit her a grouping of the houses must take place or else the enjoyment must be limited to those needing a stimulant to their list of acquaintances on the campus, Fresli men and perhaps sophomores Would fall in this group. The novelty of open house is still entertaining as a general rule to these two classes and the benefits would accordingly be greater. However fair and systematic the grouping of the houses might he there would still be considerable gnashing of teeth because some group did not. rate the best houses or because some individual could not dance with a secret sorrow. The logical solution, therefore, seems to rest in the klew of limiting the participants to members of the two underclasses. Commun ications To llio editor: ft’ | may give my <Uvcited slant: Open house lias been teverlishly tiailiHon.ll, but it hasn't boon a flawless indulgence. Its procedure lias not ostablislioil the novel insur- | reetinn of UK MOCK At A . I he in evitable elh|iie will remain unaffect cil, and unaei|iiaintunees will only tie unveiled for the intense dramatie moments of the dizzily swaying eouples. Kueli fraternity and sor ority member has the advantage of his abler brother and sister in the general mix of things, but the inde pendents who really need the soeial ascension (according to eampus con siderations! get a less spired variety of cordiality. After a group of the unaffiliated make a nervous presentation at a sorority liar they are admitted into a crowd of ostensibly sophisticated women who with extremely scrutiu izing and raw eyes stick a long fin gernail in the direction of some youth who possesses a touch of the swagger and lilt associated with college and inquire of her nearest sister why he didn't make a frat. Then deductively assuming some thing must be wrong with him she murders her attention and attempts a decided spell of boredom until a mob of the notional order appears to modify the repulsive situation. That's the general attitude, altlio a wave of denial hovers over the c uinpus. Upon being asked whether In was j going to attend the season’s open; house an upperclassman said he had been a dark horse once. Others have frankly stated that the only place | they received a lueutionuble wel come w as at a newly chartered local sorority where they had not learned the caste division. I’m not neces sarily praising the locals however, fur as soon as they 're installed and I are able to exceed some of the others in building a gaudy barn they immediately grasp the hunch that they've pulled themselves out of the gutter, and bounce up to a realm of snobishness. The annual formula cover the same ground as open house, and those excluded who are mostly in dependents do not have to suffer the embarrassment of inhospitality. Solution No. 1—Either abolish the open house folly; No. ” or divide the men in general. Independents! and intrafrat alike. That would j eliminate distinction other than per sonal. 11. V. S. What? No Open House? To I lie Editor: I hear they're going to cut the upperclassmen out of the open house fun! Of all the goofy propositions! Who said we didn’t, like to go around and renew old acquaintances and spread on the old line. At first it comes a bit hard, but by the time four or ten sororities are behind you, the old tongue lays it on thick and gooey. Without us older hands on deck, the function would flop and soon die out. The embarrassed little “undies” would mix like oil and water and about as much would be accomplished as a Democrat har anguing a Republican rally. •Some cry about having to walk so far. Most of their walking is done on the girls’ feet, 1 think. 'Ptie fraternities can usually rake up four or five hacks to do the hauling from house to house and save wear and tear on the brothers’ "dogs." l.et the ones who don’t want to go stay home and soak their feet. The girls don't have to stay and dance. They usually can be found sitting in the dark dining room “resting” when the houses they don’t like come around anyway. And the males sit out on the porch and smoke. If you must cut open house dow n to underclassmen, and such an idea is sure the rocks, for heaven’s sake give us upperclassmen a college dance or something to save our mouex on. AN 11’ri.KCL-VfctAlAN. | | Emerald Editor Iii Arctic, at Work for Paper Amos Berg Promises Copy For Campus Readers On Ilis North Stuff Few students on the campus real ize that the Emerald has a traveling editor, but so it has, and some of his contributions, reflecting no doubt the howl of the malamute and the icy wastes of Alaska, will appear in this column sooner or later. The gentleman in question is Amos Burg, who has not yet returned to school. Burg, who is an expert cameraman and one of the Pacific coast’s out standing canoeists, is in Alaska on business—writing and shooting pic tures. His last letter to fhe United states, dated from Holy Cross on August 31, promised stories soon. The letter in part: “This letter finds me near the completion of my Yukon voyage, 201 miles from Ber ing sea. Since Juno 15 I have trav eled over 2500 miles by canoe through Icy Straits, Glacier Bay and from Lake Linderman down the Yukon to my present camp at Holy Cross, which is near the delta of the Yukon. “For the next month I will be among the eskimeaux of Norton Sound up as far north as the Bering Strait, photographing them for the movies and for an article for the National Geographic. I will be out of touch with civilization on the delta, but as an associate editor of the Emerald, will send in some stuff now and then as I get an oppor tunity.” Hoover or Smith The Emerald today is inaugurating a daily interview with professors and cam pus figures on why they intend to vote for Herbert Hoover, A1 Smith or the other presidential candidates at the polls on November 6. S. Stephenson Smith, associate professor of English literature, fav ored Herbert Hoover for the presi dency until lie heard the Republican candidate’s acceptance address. It is Hoover’s “sins of omission” to which Mr. Smith objects. “Hoover has more of the back ground which I would wish for a president,” he said, “but he hasn’t enough of the popular loader. Smith has done much more in this cam paign toward bringing the essential problems of the nation before the people. Prohibition and religion are just dust in the eves which ob scure the fundamental issues. “Hoover would make a fine Ro man consul -or better, au economic c/.ar. Before I had definitely de cided as to inv choice I thought it was too had that wo couldn’t have both— Smith to head tho political I institution and Hoover to handle the economic and business organization. ! 1 believe that; the political side of j the government is more important than the business. In other words, 1 would rather see a more enlight ened public, even if it lias a little less to eat.” The neglect of the Republican candidate to mention the power trust issue or the Nicaragua situa tion, and his “whitewashing” of tho Republican oil scandal made a very unfavorable impression on Mr. Smith. , “It is now a known fact that tint power interests bribed professors and high school teachers to speak in favor of private and against pub lic ownership of water power. When anyone interferes with the educa tional institution, which together with the press and radio most great ly influences public opinion, some statement is certainly needed.” . CAMPUS’ ! Bullet ii& All House representatives for intra mural sports meet in room 121 of the Woman’s building Wednesday at •'1:00. This meeting is impor tant to you. Please be there. Pot and Quill meeting tonight at 7:30 at itutlr Newton’s, 11(34 Pat terson. Heads of all organizations will meet at 7 o’clock this evening in room 1 of Johnson hall to decide upon some definite plan for open house. Very important meeting of varsity managers club in the A. S. U. O. office in Friendly hall tonight at 7:00. Election of new members. The Women’s Faculty club will give a tea in alumni hall Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 3:30 to 6 in honor of the new women on the faculty and the new faculty wives. Meeting of Beta Gamma Sigma at 5:00 today at room 107 Commerce building. Very important. Plane Geometry students wishing to make up deficiencies in geometry please meet with Gertrude Tollc in room 1 Johnson hall, Thursday at 4:00 p. m. Women’s League Tea postponed un til next Wednesday, due to con fiet of other teas on same day. The Y, W. C. A. cabinet meets this afternoon at four-thirty at the Y. W. C. A. bungalow. All mem bers are requested to be there. Frosh Commission meets this after noon at five o’clock in the Y. W. C. A. bungalow to choose a nomin ating committee. All freshmen women arc invited. Y. M. C. A. Cabinet meets at 4:30 today at the “Hut.” Pi Sigma members will meet Wed nesday at 4 p. m. in the Oregon building, room 107. 'Theaters „ MCDONALD: Second day, “The Foreign Legion” with Lewis Stone, Norman Kerry and Juno Marlow. Oregon-Stanford football pictures. Frank D, C. Alexander playing “Southern Airs.” Coming, “The Cop,” William Boyd. REX: Last day, “Square Crooks” with Dorothy Dwan and Robert Armstrong. Mystery and mirth. Pipe Convert Ends Agonizing Tobacco Hunt Larus & Bro. Co. Richmond, Va. Gentlemen: New York, N. Y. June 30, 1926 I started smoking on cigarettes, but after meeting a young lady for \\ horn men who smoked pipes had a greater charm, I promptly switched to one. Then my agony began. I tried one brand of tobacco after another, al ways working on the theory that the ■more you paid for tobacco, the better (It would be. I I tried imported special mixtures. 1 paid as much ds fifty cents an ounce. All to no avail. Then came the day I tried Edge worth. It was at a ball game. I had run short of the certain brand I was smoking, and a casual acquaintance iollered me a pipeful from his pouch. Imagine my delight when after the first few puffs I did not feci the old familiar bite. I pulled on, inhaling the delightful aroma, and oh, boy! It was sweet right down to the bottom. Nothing has separated me from my pipe, or my pipe from Edgeworth, since then. Yours very truly, (signed) David Freedman, Jr. Edgeworth Extra High Grade Smoking Tobacco . fc$#EW§## Not gaudy enough for Mike the Bite. Perhaps not prim enough for Priscilla’s maiden aunt. But the rich and mellow rosewood coloring of this Wahl*Evers)isarp Fountain Pen and Pencil appeals to open minded and well garbed youth. i / See your Wahl dealer co ' day. Pick your writing tools from the famous Wahl-Eversharp line. 11s are priced at to $10; pencils, to $6. WAHl - EVERSHAR) PENS AND PENCILS \ T Coming, ‘-His Tiger Ludy^” Adolphe Menjou. COLONIAL: Last day, “The Mag nificent Flirt” with Florence Vidor. Parisian nights. Coming, “The Showdown,” George Bancroft. Asiatic Pictures Will lie Shown at Y.M.C.A. Dr. Joseph R. Wetherbee, local lecturer, is to give a travelogue with motion pictures of Asia at the Y. M. C. A., 7:dO p. in. Wednesday night. Doctor Wetherbee has made three trips around the world as educa tional director on the steam ship Belgcnland of the American Ex press and Bed Star line. He will speak of his experience encountered in foreign countries, while on these cruises. He was also director of the inter state post-graduate clinic tour through Europe for one year. In this tour the countries of England, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Den mark, France and Germany were visited. Charles Mayo of the Mayo brother’s clinic was chairman of the tour, and Lord Dawson, Lon don, was in charge of the foreign relations. No admission will be charged for the lecture and everyone is invited to attend. Sigma Delta Chi Meets For First Time Today Sigma Delta Chi, International honorary journalism fraternity for men, will hold its first meeting of the year this noon at the Anchor age. Plans for work to be under taken by the fraternity during the year will be considered. A full attendance is urgent. In addition to the business of the meeting, it is expected that there will be considerable swapping of experiences of the past summer, as many of the members of the group worked on newspapers during the vacation period. *7he color band inlay on the cap ident-\ ifies the character of the pen point, y Seven Dollars “Oh, Boy, What a Fountain Pen” He taught his pen on the way to class/ GT-fz bought a Waterman's J '-/No. 7. He was delighted with the color band feature that enabled him to quickly and accurately select a pen point exactly suited to his style of writing. You will be as delighted as he was if you visit your dealer and try Waterman’s No. 7. All over the country men who know are employing this No. 7 scientific method for selecting accurately the pen point best suited to their style of writing. No. 7 is offered in six different styles of pen point. Each is identified by a distinctive color inlay band on the cap. Individual ized pen point fitting is thus made practical for the first time. Dependable, speedy pen perform ance such as Waterman’s gives saves valuable time for thought—a de cided advantage during exams. They are sold where you buy your books and stationery. A-2842 =»! ELECTRICITY opens a new era of ocean travel Miraculously quiet and vibra tionless, luxurious and swift, the new electrically operated S. S. California, largest American built passenger ship, has opened a new era of ocean travel. Electricity drives the California so efficiently that the fuel bill for the initial coast-to-coast trip was even less than the Canal tolls. Electricity mans the winches, bakes the bread, makes the ice, polishes the silver. And electric ity cools the cabins and provides passengers with the comforts found in the finest hotels On sea or land, in every walk of1 life, electricity is in the van of progress. Undreamed of yester day, the electric ship is a symbol of the electrical industry’s part in modern civilization and a prophecy of even greater accom plishment. J, This monogram is found on great motors that drive the California; and on a multi tude of electric appliances which contribute to the com fort of her passengers. It is an emblem of skilled engi neering and high manufac turing quality. GENERAL ELECTRIC £ N E R A _ S.U5CTS. 0^.0 0 M 9 4 N_V . fCHSKEC DY, jjSb V/ y 6 R K i