George Blue
ToVisitJapan
This Summer
Professor Will Analyze
Present Conditions
In Far East
Large Cities and Colleges
To Claim Much Time
George Verne Blue, professor of
Y social science and oriental history,
will l>e sent to Japan this summer
hy the university■ to make a study
of present day conditions in Japa
nese education and politics. Pro
fessor Blue’s expenses will he paid
hy Mrs. Murray Warner, director of
the Murray Warner fine arts mu
seum.
Sailing from Seattle about the
tenth of June, Professor Blue will
spend most of his two and a half
months’ stay in the larger cities
such as Tokio, Yokohama and Kobe,
where he Will visit the big Japanese
universities. He hopes in this way
to show the students and faculties
what the University of Oregon is
doing to promote friendly relations
with the Orient, and find out
the attitude the Japanese have to
ward the problems of the Pacific.
The growth of the Labor party in
Japan will also be studied by Pro
^ fessor Blue, who wishes to find out
how the Japanese are meeting po
litical problems similar to those of
the Occident.
Mr. Blue has studied extensively
both in the United States and in
Europe and will take his doctor’s
degree in the near future. Previous
to coming to the University of Ore
gon last fall, he spent two years at
the University of Paris where he
studied under such famous historians
as Professors Seignabos and Bour
geois. Last August he attended the
International Conference of Histor
ians at Oslo, Norway, where he
presented a paper. He has taught
in the University of Hawaii and
the University of California, and
received his undergraduate degree
from the University of Oregon in
1922.
Buy Fossil Beds
LINCOLN, Nebr— (IP)—Nebms
ka is showing more than usual in
terest in prehistoric affairs. A bill
has been introduced in the legisla
ture asking that $10,000 bo appro
priated for tho purchase of fossil
beds at Agate- TJiis is said to be
one of the best preserved fossil
beds in the United States.
Page Phi Bete
DELAWARE, Ohio—(IP)—Twen
ty-four students, one freshman, two
sophomores, four juniors, 12 seniors
and four post graduate students
made perfect grades at Ohio Wes
leyan university during the first
semester of the present year, the re
port of the registrar’s office showe.
Bequest Made
DUBLIN, Ireland.—(IP)—A be
quest of $100,000 to the Royal Irish
academy, is to be used in the trans
lation and publication of more than
12,000 old Irish manuscripts, many
of which date back to the eleventh
century.
TRIOLET
(To a certain young lady, who
likes to appear dumb about philo
sophical matters).
Peggy always seems astounded
By the wisdom of the Male,
j When modern theories are pro
pounded,
Peggy always seems astounded
Even though she’s quite well
grounded
On matters far without the pale—
Peggy always seems astounded
By the wisdom of the Male.
Now I suspect that her surprise
Is not so great as it appears.
It may be that she’s not so wise,
But I suspect that her surprise
Is just a feminine disgnise
That flutters masculine compeers—
I suspect that her surprise
Is not so great as it appears.
RALPH MILLSAP.
Should a person be punished for
something he has not done!
Of course not, answered the pro
fessor.
Well, I have not done my geom
etry.
30: I got spots before my eyes!
31: That’s nothing, my brother
has ’em, alia time.
30: What's he use for ’em?
31: Carbona. He cleans clothes.
—Syracuse Daily Orange.
The most important problem to be
solved by the extra session of Con
gress is not the farm relief or the
prohibition question, but that of de
termining the social standing of
Vice-President Curtis ’ sister.
She was a real artist. By a single
stroke of the brush she could change
a smiling face to a frowning one.
That sounds like my mother.
—Selected.
Census taker: How many -pebple
are working here?
Proprietor: About half of them.
—Campus Cat.
Stilde’s Progress $,lred Brown
A Satire on Life in Collegia
• Book IV
(Of the class of pilgrims called
Athletes who pass through the
Land of Collegia and of the re
wards which they receive for the
entertainment of the inhabitants
thereof. Of the combat which
took place between the Athletes
of the Land of Collegia, and those
of the Valley of Agricula, and of
the events which followed.)
Anon ns Student journeyed along
the road which led toward the Gol
den City of Education he fell in
with Debater, another pilgrim who
traveled in his direction. Fair of
face and dear of voice was he.
DEBATER: Gr'amercy, fellow pil
grim, how doth the, way treat thee?
STUDENT: Alas, friend, not ns
well as it might be. But how is it
with thee?
DEBATER: Passing well. Soon do
I go to compete against the orators
of the neighboring land called Ida
hola. Because of my superior pow
ers of speech the council of the land
hath granted me sufficient scrip to
carry me thither and return.
STUDENT: Well, friend Debater,
I wish thee the best of good fortune
on tliy journey.
DEBATER: I thank thee, fellow
Student, I shall endeavor to make
mo worthy of the inhabitants of the
Land of Collegia and to repay their
faith in me.
And presently ns they Journeyed
along the road they met with one of
the class of Athletes of the land
who bare on his arm the sacred yel
low stripe, and whose name was
Halfback. Halfback, seeing the
scrip which Debater carried, sayeth
unto him:
HALFBACK: Whence gottest thou
thy scrip, friend Debater ?
DEBATER: Lo, the Council of the
Land of Collegia did grant it unto
me that I might make a journey
therewith unto the neighboring
Land of Idahola, there to compete
against the first orators ef that
commonwealth.
HALFBACK: The funds which
the Council hath granted unto me
have proved insufficient for my
journey unto the Isle of Honownii.
Give me, I prithee, the scrip which
they have granted unto thee.
DEBATER: But wherefore, if I
do that, may I journey unto the
Land of Idahola to compete there
against the first orators of that
commonwealth'?
HALFBACK: But thad, friend, is
of minor importance beside the need
of an Athlete.
DEBATER: The Council of the
land hath granted the scrip unto me,
and I shall not surrender it.
HALFBACK: Come thou with me
before the Council and we shall see.
So in my dream I saw Debater
and Halfback, together with Sfu-(
dent, go beforo the Council, which
administereth the affairs of the in
habitants of the Happy Land of
Collegia. Halfback sayeth to the
President of the Council:
HALFBACK: My lord, the funds
which thou hast granted me to
journey unto the faraway Isle of
Ilonowaii hath proved insufficient
to my needs. I prithee give unto
me more scrip.
PRESIDENT: I am sorry, Friend
Halfback, but the scrip of the Land
of Collegia is exhausted at present.
HALFBACK: But behold, my
lord, here is Debater, unto whom
thou hast granted a portion of scrip.
Give it to me, I beseech thee, for
what can his need be in compari
son to mine?
DEBATER: By my lord, if my
scrip be taken away from me, how
may I journey unto the Land of
Idahola, to compete there against
the first orators of that common
wealth?
PRESIDENT: The need of a De
bater is, of course, entirely uncom
parable to the need of an Athlete.
Give unto Halfback thy scrip.
DEBATER: But my lord-.
PRESIDENT: Argue not, I be
seech thee. Give unto Halfback thy
scrip.
So I saw Debater sorrowfully sur
render unto Halfback the scrip
which had previously been granted
him by the council and turn back
along his way in silence. Halfback
and Student went out together and
continued on their way toward the
Golden City of Education. Half
back looked upon Student with con
decension, saying:
HALFBACK: ’Sblood, fellow pil
grim, and how doth the way treat
thee?
STUDENT': Alas, friend, the way
is long and hard, and the tribula
tions with which I am beset are
great. First I am lost in the hor
rible Labyrinth of Registration.
Wert thou not fearful of never i
reaching the end of the pathway,
friend ?
HALFBACK: Haply I was able
to avoid the Labyrinth by virtue of
the stripe upon mine arm. I jour
I
neved into this lajnl over the rath
way of Privilege.
STUDENT: And then did T suf
fer the stirred rites imposed upon
us hy the Knights of the land.
Didst thou not fear that thou
shouldst never survive the fear
some ceremony, friend
HALFBACK: Ilaply, fellow pil
grim,^-was able to avoid the rites
by virtue of the stripe upon mine
arm. For it would be gross folly
indeed if an Athlete were hurt in
such an affray. Whereat then
would this land be?
STUDENT: And then, fellow pil
grim, I was befwaved into entering
into one of the frightful Grecian
dens, with which this land doth
abound. There was I roughly han
dled by the inhabitants thereof,
there was I relieved of the greater
part of my scrip, and of the best
of my garments, and there was l
infected with the loathsome disease
called Slothfulness, to which the in
habitants of the dens are very sus
ceptible.
HALFBACK: Fellow pilgrim, I
fear me that thou has misjudged the
true character of the (Trecian houses,
or dens, as thou callest them. Truly
they are not vicious as thou sayest.
Haply I was able to avoid the ini
tiation rites of which thou com
plainest by virtue of the stripe upon
mine arm. And as for the disease
called Slothfulness—fellow pilgrim,
it is an healthsome and very de
lightful malady. I have been af
flicted with it since the year of
my birth.
STUDENT: Ami now, friends, T
have tarried so long in this land
that the farther seem tho spires of
the Golden City of Education to
draw away from me. Alas, I fem
me I shall never arrive at the pearly
gates of that metropolis.
Whereupon Halfback laughed,
HALFBACK: Ho, ho. Is there
still one in the Land of Collegia
who wisheth to reach the City of
Education? What shall it profit
thee, friend, when thou readiest it?
As for me, I care not. I shall tarry
here four years, for only four years
may an Athlete, be he ever so nim
ble, dwell in the Land of Collegia
and entertain the inhabitants there
of. After that—I care not. This
land is pleasant here, so why hurtv?
STUDENT: But. did never' the
Sage Ambition counsel thee to seek
the City of Education, lest unwit
tingly thou mightest end thy days
in the dank Valley of Mediocrity,
along the Sluggish River of Forget
fulness, close by the City of Illiter
acy, where dwell dhe Morons and
the Submerged Tenth?
HALFBACK: O, that old fogey.
Didst thou really listen to his silly
prattle? Who eareth what he sav
eth? —But I say, fellow pilgrim,
art thou going to the game?
STUDENT: What game, I
prithee?
HALFBACK: The game. Know
est. thou not that this day the Ath
letes of this land shall joust with
those of the neighboring valley,
which is called Agricula? Where
art thou, my friend, that thou takest
no note of such things?
(To be continued)
About This Time of "Year
Little drops of Water,
Little grains of Sand,
Make one hell of a mess on the
campus.—Daily Princetonian.
He (At the Midwinter)—Do you
think my full dress is a perfect fit,?
She—-Yes, almost convulsion.—
Alberta Gateway.
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Youngest Veteran
Of World War
Enrolled at Texas
John Fred McRae Is Law
Student After Seeing
Active Service
AUSTTX, Texas.—(TPand Dnily
Texan)—Enrolled in flip law school
of the University of Texas this
year is the youngest veteran of the
World War, John Fred McRae, who
, has lived and accomplished more
1 during his 24 years than most men
j experience in a life time.
lie is now preparing to practice
I law in Texas.
lie was born in El Horn do, Ark.,
i in April, 1904, and was in high
school there when the United States
entered the war in 1917. He was
only 13 then, but being largo and
mature for his age, presented him
self at the U. S. navy recruiting
station at Little Rock, and when
asked by an officer his age, shot
back "IS” without batting an eye
—which statement was never dis
puted.
After a period of training at
Great. Lakes he was transferred to
the Atlantic fleet where he served
on the U. 8. S. Louisinnna during
the greater part of the war. Tt. was
his privilege to make a farewell
visit to his old ship shortly before
she was dismantled in 1923.
The most difficult part of his as
sumed role of warrior was acting
the part of a grown man, McRae
said. His buddies were all more
than 20 years old, and it took quite
a bit of deceit to carry out his plan
well. He did this by learning to
bluff with a straight face.
In February, 1919, “Foots,” as he
is known, was discharged honorably
at Philadelphia, and returned te
high school at El Dorado. He grad
uated there after two years, and
during that time made two letters
in football and presiding over his
graduating class.
The next year he entered Center
college, where ho pledged and was
initiated into Sigma Aplia Epsilon
fraternity. Then he carried on his
collegiate work at Princeton, re
cciving his B. A. degree there three
land a half years later.
From Princeton he went to Van
derbilt and studied laev for a year
i after which he entered the Univcr
i sity of Arkansas for another year
j of law. This university honored
j him with a nomination for the
I Rhodes scholarship in 1927, but the
final selection for the state went
to a Northwestern student.
McRae has received much honor
ary recognition from thfe American
Legion since the war, and has held
several high offices in that organi
zation. Ho is a charter member of
the Roy V. Kinard post of El Dor
ado, and it was through this post
that, in 1919, he received nation
wide recognition for being the
youngest living veteran of the
World War. One lad entered the
army who was younger than McRae
—a bov from Nebraska only 12
years of age—but he was killed in
France.
In 1927 McRae was elected first
vice-commander of the Arkansas
Legion, and during the Paris con
vention ho served as commander
pro tern for his state.
GERMANY REJECTS ALLIES’
DEMANDS: Newspaper headline.
We thought that ceased to be news
in 1921.
We hear, unofficially of course,
that the girls of St. Mary’s college
are not allowed to have any dates
luring tho school term. “This,” ob
serves Hugo X. Frye, “should he a!
very effective Quietus on the belles
jf St. Mary’s.”—Cornell Daily Hun.
Ohio Wesleyan Co-eds
May ‘Bum* Their Rides
DELAWARE, Ohio. — (ID)—The
co-eds of Ohio Wesleyan university
may “hum” rides the same as the
men students if they wish, so far
as rules of the university sro con
cerned.
Questioned on the subject recent
ly, Dean W. L. Sanders said, “We
have ton many rules as it is now.
You will find that there is a very
precise distinction on this score
made l»y the students themselves.
The men have no respect for girl
students who “bum” rides.
Hero lies Bill Hall
Ho nevor did anything else.—Brad
ley Tech.
Give mo at first a porch like this
And two veranda chairs,
A summer night, a summer night,
Two minds devoid of cares,
A strain of music far away;
A breeze to stir your hair,
A touch of sentiment, and then—
Remove a single chair.
—Bradley Tech.
John B. Rockefeller Jr. won his
fight against Col. Stewart on “moral
grounds.” If you listen closely yon
may hear the cheer sent up by the
'ndependents whom John’s daddy
forced out of business during the
past 2o years.
Six high school girls at Jackson
ville, Fla., were sent home because
their low-backed dresses exposed too
Who you shoving!
I dunno — wliat’s your name? —
Alberta Gateway.
’Twill Soon
Be—
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gj
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Spring
Shoes
Are
Colorful
Violet te
The footwear for this season is more colorful than for
many seasons. Reds, blues, and all shades of tan are in
cluded in a variety of patterns most pleasing.
The above shoe is now being shown in Shantung
' much. Evidently a sense nf beauty
is one of tho superintendent's valu
able assets.
To Give Prom
FRANKLIN, ITndintnn.— (TP) —
This year Franklin college juniors
will have the first junior prom(ever
presented at the college. Preceding
the dance, the juniors will fete the
seniors at a banquet. The prom is
open to the entire college and
alumni.
Tho newspapers are making a
great to-do about the wealthy wom
an who left if 10,000 to a monkey.
Why all the excitement? It seems
to us a great many wealthy people
leave more than that to their off
spring.
The flapper co-ed went to the
young prof, and said: “Proffy,
dear, what are my marks?”
He put his arms around her and
whispered sweet little nothings in
her ear. -Queen’s Journal.
$80
could be
saved....
Oregon students would
drop into the Co-op and
have their names put on
their pens, pencils, ga
loshes, etc.
The recent “auction”
showed that articles were
lost because the owner’s
name was not on the ar
ticle.
WE ARE EQUIPPED TO
PUT YOUR NAME ON MOST
EVERYTHING — FRO M
YOUR TOOTHBRUSH TO
YOUR NOTEBOOK.
GOLD STAMPING OR
ENGRAVING
• AT
REASONABLE PRICES
the
UNIVERSITY CO-OP
W. S. C. Will Erect
Gigantic Gymnasium
WARTITXGTON STATE COL
EEGE, Fullmnn.—A fit-id house
costing $'175,(100, 1o he entirely
paid out of student, fees, will he
constructed during the summer
months by the nssoeinted students
of the stnte college, it was an
nounced hv Karl V. Foster, gradu
ate manager. Finns and specifica
tions are now ready for hids by
contractors.
Momma: “IVh.at. do you say to
the nice man who gave you the ap
ple, Gertrude?”
Gertrude: “Feel it 1 " — Alberta
Gateway.
Blues
Do you get them on
Friday and
Saturday Nights?
Get ft <1ato and make res
ervations for our dance—
BOTH NIGHTS.
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COLLEGE SIDE
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in
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Flat Crepe
and Prints
Lovely Patterns
Clever Styles
Ideal? as an additional frock
for assembling with an extra
coat. Priced—
$12.75 up
DELLA BORIN’S
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Near the P. 0. Phone 2592
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