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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1929)
* Importance Of Education Is Discussed Final Choice of Work Influenced by Home Say Problem Experts Importance of Information For High Schools Shown Final choice of a career by young people is the responsibility of the home, not the school, but it is the ^ duty of the school to give the stu dent a wide fund of knowledge so he may be able to choose wisely. This was one of the conclusions of Or egon high school principals and administrators, veterans of years of advising and guidance work among voung people, who gathered on the University of Oregon campus to dis cuss guidance problems and exchange ideas on helping young people. Wide Information Needed The importance of placing before high school students all manner of information about vocations, and about higher educational possibil ities, was continuously emphasized by speakers at the sessions. Often, it was pointed out, a student is pe culiarly fitted for some particular work never knows enough about that work to discover his aptitude for it. iThe school should prevent such mis *Yortu r;e. Charles K Dienst, superintendent of schools of Boise, Idaho, and di rector of the Natioual Education as sociation, was a leading speaker at the convention, which was held at i the school of education at the nni j versify. Oregon educators and high , school administrators were other l speakers. Individual Should be Studied Advisors and school principals agreed that both educational and vo cational guidance are a responsibil- i itv of tlic high school, and every effort should be made to organize resources to give effective direction to young people. There is not much i .danger of beginning too early, and it should be made a continuous study of each individual’s problems and adjustment as regards his educa tional, social and avocational in terests. | Self-Analysis Needed The importance of teaching young people to analyze their own powers and capacities was emphasized, as was the various methods by which advisors learn of the ability of the | Lstudents. ■ This brought up a discus- ' siun of mental tests and measure ments. it was brought out that mental tests should always be con- ; sidered as supplementary to the ad- j justment and common sense of the i advisor, and should not be depended oil too rigidly as an exact measure ment of the student’s ability. The conference was declared one of the most successful educational meetings ever held on the University ! of Oregon campus, it was conducted i in connection with the state high school student conferences. Hall Girls Will Eat At New Mens Dorm Beginning two weeks from today,' on Jan. 2!), all Susan Campbell and Hendricks lialT girls will eat at the j new men’s dormitory, said Mrs. j Henry Davis, manager of the halls j of residence on the campus, Monday 1 evening at a joint house meeting of! both girls’ dormitories held in Hend ricks hall. The move is an effort on the part ^of the committee in, charge of hous ing finances to keep rates for board in the dormitories down to tin' pres ent charge of $1 per day without changing the standard of food be ing served. Breakfast will bo served from j 7:00 to 0:15 mornings, allowing students to go to 8:00 o YIocks and get their breakfasts afterward if I they have no 0:00 o’clocks. Other conveniences for the students are being planned and it is felt that the plan will prove more popular as well as more economical than the j present plan of individual dining ; rooms. East and West Have No Common Ground (Continued from Tage One) ed, ‘‘has never encouraged its citi- | zens to migrate to America. The ! poor people come here to make a fortune or to die. They do not. care ! which. We are not hurt, as Japan ‘ is, because you do not want us. We have followed the same policy that you have. We debarred strangers from China. “China is now an international colony. Foreign powers have leased land,” he leaned forward to give his words weight, “but actually they never pay for the lease. “Ninety-nine per cent of the pco- j pie in China are native.- 1 think that we ought to get the ‘extra ter- j ritorv’ back even nt tlie cost of an other war.” Lei Chai’s eyes were still. 11 is voice was calm, but there was purpose in the stiffening of his hands. Mr, Ciiai told how he had begun to take philosophy and then dropped it. "The teacher acted me,” lit Success Scored for Third Time In Guild Presentation of Dunsany Play By BEATRICE HAMILTON The verdict for last night's per formance of “The Gods of the Moun tain” is success. The actors again went through their parts like pro fessionals. Thomas \Y. Simons in the | rolcof Agmar, the leader of the beg gars, held the attention of the audi | ence throughout and might be called 'the star of the play. It was not | only his acting but his very pene trating ami clear voice illicit made him the center of attention. The play was put on, however, in' the face of a very great handicap, 'which was the lack of space on the ^stagc. The populace had to enter from a door at the side which took away from the spectacular idea. The lighting effects were splendid, which speaks very well for those who “mop their brows’’ behind scenes. If the thumping which indicated ! the approach of the stone gods had boon heard a little sooner and lasted a little longer the last act would have been more impressive and mys terious. This is just a small point but its emphasis would have doubled the feeling of suspense in the audi ence. Billy Siegfried, in the rols of Slag, the servant of Aguiar, equaled if not surpassed his other two perfor mances. He did not seem at all stagy .but acted as if he was living the part. The three other beggars and the thief also did very fine work. It almost made one hungry to look at them. Constance both should not go without mention. Al though her part was a very small one it was splendidly done. The whole presentation repre sented the tireless efforts of the cast and of tin- director, Mrs. Ott ilie Seybolt, and marks the greatest stride forward in the drama depart ment this year. ! said with a rush of words, “‘Why dun’t you learn more about liv ing.” “Science is more urgent.” Lei Thai was emphatically decisive. “China cannot remain in the medi eval stage any more.” The position of a woman in China, the educated woman, that is, is on a par with that of the educated man. Men and women in China have equal political rights. The old custom of arranging marriages is dying out, but Lei Chai had a wife chosen for him. “1 never saw her, but 1 heard a lot about her.” He spelled the name ‘Kan’ out on a piece of paper. Th.it was the name of the little yel low woman who was to have become his wife. “But,” he said slowly, ‘the girl died.” Broken Pay Telephone Helps Out Love-lorn EASTON, Pa. — (IP) — The coin slot in the public pay telephone at Lafayette college, recently was left open when the phone was installed, and as a result all money used in making calls was returned. Not a few students took advantage of this as soon as it became generally known, and tlie telephone did a thriving business in long distance calls. The boys called home and the girl friends, all over the country, for nothing. When they returned from Thanks giving vacation, however, they were somewhat chagrined to learn that the telephone company had traced their calls, and had taken advantage of tlie vacation to distribute bills for payment. N'ot a few students are broke. Oregon Basketball Team Easy Victor, 62 to 24 (Continued from Page One) McCormick, however, was second liiyli point man of the game with Hi. Oregon’s victory iast. night should not lie taken as a promise of what the team will do at Seattle next Saturday. Washington is by far the strongest team in the conference at present, and is favored to defeat the Webfoots. With Mervin Chastain out of the lineup with a sprained anlde, the Oregonians’ chances are further weakened. The Checkerboard team is strong in its own cKtss, but it lias neither the experience nor (lie talent for ■college competition. What Oregon did last night could have been done bv any team in the northern divi sion. The Webfoots si ill have to meet a really powerful team. Oregon (I'll) (114) Checkerboards Hidings (7) . (7) Samson Milligan (Id) . (8) Bailv Kdwards (4) . (d) Inglis Baity (8) .. (0) Boyle McCormick (IS) . (12) l)ixon Substitutions: Oregon — Hughes II; Cpps; Emmons; Eberhart H; Hanley 11. Checkerboards — Scrog gins H; Ereeiliali. lieferee: Ernie Arthurs. ' Schedule for Girls’ Basketball Practice Made by Miss Kurtz Tho schedule for intramural bas ketball ami la</fossc practice for women • lias been completed, an nounces Miss Mahalah Kurtz, head of basketball. Practice for basketball is held every school night at 5 p. m. Mou ! days, Wednesdays, and Thursdays have been assigned to the juniors and freshmen for practice; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for seniors [and sophomores. '“More girls are needed for all classes,” says Miss Kurtz. “Don’t .bo afraid you won’t make the team and stay away. Come on out and practice, there’s a chance for every one.” Lacrosse is held at 4 o’clock. Freshmen and juniors practice on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thurs days, and the sophomores and seniors practice Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Many Occupations Held By Oregon Students (Continued from Page One) eighty taking correspondence work gave their occupation as “student.” “ft is interesting to note,” the report reads, “that the third largest group consists of housewives,—132 of them. Many of these women are mothers who want {o keep pace Vith their children, or who feel the value of a worthwhile diversion from the routine of housekeeping. fifteen, .ministers, 20 nurses, It school principals, G telephone oper ators, 115 stenographers, 10 fanners, 27 laborers, 4 lawyers, 44 clerks, 4 lumbermen, 4 county school superin tendents, 2 radio operators, 4 cooks, 2 bank cashiers and 2 bank auditors are among the students listed. Others include a bus boy, post master, prison guard, mechanic, miner, cream tester, chemist, grocer, bulb grower, dentist, chemist, deputy sheriff, soldier, X-ray tcchnichaa, and watchman. forty-six per cent of the corres pondence students are between 11) and 24. The largest number, ISO, are 21 years old. DR. L. L. RAKER General Dentistry 1209 Pearl Street Eugene, Oregon Phone 2929 jgEJSfSElSMSMSMSISJSEISISEISISEiSElf-’ Attractive Table Lamps Specially Priced ELKINS ELECTRIC STORE Eugene, Oregon TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE—EVER! [V*tioU | 1 Premonition Saves Professor Thacher One New Derby Hat Prof. W. F. G. Thacher is thank ing heaven that ho didn’t wear his recently purchased dorbv hat on his trip to Pullman, Washington, last week, A good hunch told him to keep it safely in its box, but had he worn it its fate would have been certain, since the vehicle in which | they were being conveyed, turned completely over when it skidded off icy pavement, somewhat damaging j the car, and Shaking its occupants severely. The accident oecured twelve miles this side erf Colfax, during Mr. Thacker's trip throughout the N’orth , west. Two other men were in the car, but no one was injured. Tuesday, January 7. Mr. Thacher addressed tile association of" Trade and Class Journalists on work in ad vertising on the campus as it applies j to their problem. Here the associa tion voted to sponsor a "Summer Scholarship” in advertising. In Spokane he spoke to the advertising j club on "How to make your news paper advertising click,” after'which he attended a dinner given by men interested in advertising work at. Washington State college. At Pullman, Mr. Thacher was en tertained with a luncheon given by students in advertising at Washing-1 ton State college. After that lie assisted the chapter of Alpha Delta Sigma in their initiation. Here, ac cording to Mr. Thacher, was found a very flourishing chapter of that advertising honorary. At tlio University of Idaho, which lio next, visited, there was also a splendid group who are petitioning this organization. At Moscow he was a guest at a dinner given by Idaho students, faculty and towns people. “1 was astonished at the interest ■'how-n in advertising throughout the Northwest,” said Mr. Timelier. "The business men and students in Spo kane are exceedingly energetic in all work towards advertising.” Phi Mu Alpha To Have Charge of Assembly Usi chapter of Phi Mu Alpha, moil's^ honorary inusic frg{ comity,., wifi ha've charge of the program at, the assembly which will be held Thursday morning in the Woman’s building. •lack Dennis, who is in charge of the program has chosen the members of the fraternity who will demon strate their musical ability. George Barron and Harold Ayers will play the piano; Jack Dennis and Ernest McKinney will sing; and Kenneth Brown will play two violin solos. Every year members of Phi Mil Alpha give a ninsieal program at the assembly. Edward Best, instruc tor at the school of music, is presi dent of the fraternity this year. Results of Business Ad Tests Similar to Others Faville Sees the Possibility Of Their Elimination Results of seven tests, to measure S ability iii aeeoiintiug, coi relate to a I very high degree with 'the general I ability tests given by the depart 1 meat of psychology, said Dean David E. Faville, of the school of business administration, after view j ing the work accomplished by Pro- ' fessor O. K. Burrell, of the business administration department, who lias conducted tho tests and made the comparison. Professor Burrell has conducted a series of tests to determine the apti tude and the probability of success ^ of a beginner in constructive ac counting. It is hoped that advance informa tiou can be gained by these tests as to a student ’s ability to master ac counting. J he tests will act as an instru ment of vocational guidance, stated Dean Faville, and a basis for the sectioning of beginners in account ing according to their aptitude. In the fall of 1927, the first of a series of tests was given to 225 ac counting students. This was fob! lowed by ;i new buttery of tests given to the same number of stu dents in the fall of 1928, and the results compared with those of the first series in order to get the de gree of correlation. I he tests cover the following: ability to solve computation uritli- j nietic problems, ability to solve ■ reasoning arithmetic problems, ail cl ability to reason in abstract terms. Also, tests in making accurate classifications, and in reading nn dorstandingly, are included in the series. After the tests were completed, a (JUST THE PLACE v—for the recreation hour \ Tasty 8iuidwidles Homemade Pastry Fountain Service ELECTRIC TOASTWICH SHOPPE HWii ELECTRICAL REPAIRING ON WASHING MACHINES - RANGES VACUUM CLEANERS PERCOLATORS - FLAT IRONS CURLING IRONS, ETC. 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The results compared favorably with the psychology tests in general ability. “We believe,” said Dean Faville, “that from these tests it may be possible, in time, to section begin ners in accounting on the basis of general ability tests as obtained from the department of psychology. “Certain it is, that the findings of Professor Burrell indicate that a high degree of relationship exists between these tests, and the proba bility of success on a basis of apti tude.” I leal Estate Classes Popular in Portland Professor C. L. Kelly, of the school of business administration, who has been lecturing to the T'ni versity of Oregon extension division Classes in Portland this year, at tended the educational conference of the Northwest Realty association, in Seattle, Saturday. Because of the popularity of Pro fessor Kelly’s extension class in real estate, he has decided to or ganise an advanced class this term. 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