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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1929)
** u Editorial Page 0* the Oregon Dailg Emerald ❖❖ ❖❖ 'M&? mm University of Oregon, Eugene v Arthur L. Schoeni ..Editor William H. Hammond .Business Manager Vinton Hall .Managing Editor Associate Editors Ron Hubbs Rex Tuseing Ruth Newman Wilford Brown Secretary—Ann Hathaway Upper News Staff Mary ICIemm....Asst. Mng. Editor Harry Van Dine.Sports Editor Phyllis Van Kimmel.Society Myron Griffin .Literary Victor Kaufman.P. T. P. Editor Osborne Holland Feature Editor Ralph David....Chief Night Editor Clarence Craw.Makeup Editor Business Staff George Weber, Jr.Assoc. Mgr. Tony Peterson .Adv. Mgr. Addison Brockman . .Foreign Adv. Mgr. Jean Patrick.Mgr. Copy Dept. Larry Jackson.Cir. Mgr. Harold Kcster.Office Mgr. Betty Hagen....Women's Spec. Adv. Ina Tremblay.Asst. Adv. Mgr. Louise Guerney.Exec. Sec. Day Editor . Dorothy Thomas Lee Coe Night Editors This Issue. Warner Guiss Helen Rankin Have Friends or Be One? HPIIAT college is a good place to make valuable friends wlio will serve in after life is often an argument, advanced in favor of a college education. Whether this holds true is up to the parties in question. If they enter into the friendships with the aim of being a friend rather than gaining one who might be useful in life after graduation, then the scramble to make friends could be sanctioned. The mercenary student who scurries about the campus lin ing up influential friends for future reference, as a salesman arranges his call list, runs against the grain. It is not a lovely picture. Wlmt could be worse than a college full of students each struggling to launch a lot; of friendships which will later prove to be advantageous to their own aims? Shakespeare’s words, “Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar . . . nor dull thy palm with entertainment, of each new hatched, unfledged comrade,” he put in the mouth of Father Polonius advising Son Laertes on the brink of a big adventure in life. They might easily be transplanted to modern days and used to benefit the young man or woman, college or otherwise. To be sure, college friendships, a few of them, last and prove help ful. But they should not lie sought, for their egotistic advan tages. Don’t go to college to make friends; a better aim for a student is to be one. Big Sisters, Attention T>T(! SrSTKTvS will be expected to step out with their Little Sisters. Friday night, to the (let Wise party, an event which is sponsored every year by the Women’s League. Although 1h" Big Sister movement was very thorough in its work this fall, the various captains and all Big Sisters are urged by the chairman, Margaret. Cummings, not to feel that their work is over by any means. “Are their first-year proteges satisfied with their housing conditions?” “Are they making friends?” And “Are they keeping the health they should?” These are not only the questions which the Big Sisters should be able to answer at all times during the year, but they should take the responsibility of the problems involved and know that these conditions are what they should be. The only difficulty experienced in organizing the move ment, which took place during the summer before registration week began, was the assigning of names of women who did not come this year or went elsewhere without notification. But on the whole, practically every freshman woman found some upperelnss counselor on tin* job when slit* arrived upon the campus. For those who did not there are still assignments to be made and prospective Little Sisters can help the game along by signifying their desire for such an adviser. 1 'so of the word “slacker” and the employment of pretty gills as honorary officers to recruit boys for R. (). T. ('. groups have been used to build up military training units, a New York committee charges. The only lure necessary at Oregon is one look at those shapely (and how) uniforms the frosh are issued. Shakespeare had a vocabulary of 17,000 words. Modern college students at the University of Missouri in a recent test had from .'10,000 to (10.000. Average students had 110,000. The laborer has about 2,000. news item. That makes workers out of a lot of guys we thought were loafing their way through college. Well, it won’t be long until we shall again be going out to see how nearly the rules committee has succeeded in mutilating the game of football beyond all recognition. Thc Collegiate Pulse WHEKE IS THE HHITBAU? Kansas as well as the rest of the nation is taking to the air. As evidenced by the air circus sched uled at Kansas City this week, the “airmindedness" of this sec tion of the country is high in the development of growth and edu cation to the possibilities in the sky as a medium of t ravel. The public, the cities and the colleges are forced to read and heed the “handwriting on the wall” of aer ial transport. From large to small, each is endeavoring to get into the scramble of rapid pro gress. A program of training for the coming air development is mandatory. Where is the University of Kansas? Where located? Be tween Kansas City and Wichita. ! two of the major aviatipn indus trial centers of the continent Where in preparedness? At a standstill. The aeronautical pro , gram was commenced impetuous-] ly last year and gradually a "ground school" course was work ed out. The mechanical training offered here is excellent in char acter, but who can play football without a ball and playing field? K. U. needs a field. K. U. needs planes. K. U. needs a laboratory for its department of aeronautical mechanics. Such facilities cannot come gradually; they must come now. Aviation will not wait. Oth er schools will not wait. K. U. must be in the race of curricular preparedness. The Lawrence air port will provide the “playing field"; but where is the “foot ball”? Geology is becoming a popular subject at the Oklahoma Agricul tural college. Registration in the course has more than doubled in the last two years. The custom of keeping birthdays was known as far back as the 13i- j ble days. ' | LEMON fH We regret to announce that we are in immediate danger of run ning out of Lemon juice unless our readers are more generous with their contributions, so the old fa miliar Duck Soup box will again be placed in the old library for the convenience of campus eaves droppers. Remember, ANYTHING will'he considered, (we aren’t re ligious). OVERHEARD AT THE COLLEGE SIDE Willis—Gimme a gedunk with out flavor. Hills—Without what flavor? Will—Without razzberry. Hill—You’ll have to take it without chocolate; we ain’t got no razzberry. * * * ADVERTISEMENT For instruction In the art of Hawaiian terpsichore see J. Kitz miller at Psi Kappa house. (Grass skirts furnished). ....Business hours A. M. to P. M. VERY DELICATESSEN Abie—Papa, vat is limburger? Papa -Limburger, mine boy, is cheese carried to extremes. * * * LEMON TODDY LITERARY SECTION A Poem( believe it or not) “Through the night the wind blows free— Yell, that's nice. The moon shines down on you and me— Fine, what of it? Ah, let us live! We died but once. Oosh yes! I wish you were not such a dunce. (The remains were buried next day). —Algernon Swindlcburne. THOTS OF GREAT MEN “My mind is like a great void into which ideas are hurled by force. Ideas that revolve from side to side of the great cavity (vacuum*): Heed no counsel of past experiences and emerge only slightly changed. More distorted and'warped than added and ma tured.’' *Ed#tor’s note. From biography of Warren Harding Tinker. * * * THE LOOK OF 'UNDERSTAND ING She—Wh.it is a skeptic? lie—A skeptic is a man who doesn’t believe “Wet Paint” signs. # * » IDEAL JOBS FOR COLLEGE MEN Washing elothes for chorus girls. * * * THE WEB FOOT DICTIONARY Dublin—What’s a Scotch high ball? Edinburg—The Highland Fling on top of the Woolworth building. * * * FATIGUING ’Smatter, Butch, have a heavy date last night? . ....Yeh, about two hundred and fifty pounds. * * * THE BARTENDER I’i Liimlxlu Theta will meet in the Gerlinger' building Thursday at 4 o’clock. Senior class will meet Wednes day afternoon at five o'clock in Villard Hall. Sigma Alpha Epsilon announc es the pledging of Gordon Carey. THE CONGRESS CLIIR meets this evening at 7:30 at the Col lege Side Inn. MacDonald and Hoover under discussion. Every body out. Freshmen welcome. PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT SIGMA 1*1 TAU announces the pledging of Delmar Mitchelson, of Portland. MASTER DANCING group will meet tonight at 8:00 in the danc ing room of the Gerlinger build ing. 'fTTTnr ESTABLISHED ENGLISH UNIVERSITY STYLES. TAILORED OVER YOUTHFUL CHARTS SOLELY FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE INTHE UNITED STATES (pwtrter wcmse Suits *40, *45, *50 Overcoats BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT OUR STORE IS THE (JUwtet House The character of the suits and overcoats tailored by Charter House will earn your most sincere liking. _ Ragan & Bowman 825 Willamette .. 1 ll .llK lliil,... 3/——--—•——-g • j Campus Chat j Pi-——..— ,j£ ! New Secretary.—Ann Hathaway, freshman in journalism, of Port land, has been added to the Em erald news staff in the capacity of secretary to the editorial board. Teach in Portland.—Dean David E. Faville and Professor John M. Rae, of the school of business ad ministration, go to Portland each week to teach in the Portland ex tension division. Professor Rae ! is teaching a class in investments j to business men, and Dean Faville has charge of the graduate sem inar. New Cabinet Here.—To provide a better storage space for cuts, pic- | tures, and mats which are kept on ' hand, the Emerald has purchased a new filing cabinet. The cab inet has 24 drawers about one inch deep, which is about the height of a newspaper cut. It is believed that with the new cabinet there will be less danger of the cuts or mats being lost, yet the cabinet will be in a place readily accessible to all members of the staff. Playgrounds to Start. — Play grounds at the Gerlinger building, will start on Saturday, October I 12. All children of ages 5 to 15 years, both boys and girls, have been invited to come and join the fun. Activities will include games, folk dancing, and swimming. There will also be an interpre tive dancing class on Tuesdays at 4:00, for senior high school girls, only. Further information may be had by calling the Wo men's Department of Physical Ed ucation. CONGRESS CU R TO MEET WEDNESDAY The Congress club, public speak ing organization, will hold its first meeting this evening at 7:30 in the College Side Inn. The club will attend to a number of incidents relating to business and adminis tration at this meeting, in addition to holding a discussion. The topic will be: “Will MacDonald and Hoover Accomplish any Practi cal Good During the English Prime-minister’s stay in Amer ica ?” All students interested either in bettering their speaking ability or in discussing topics of current events, are invited by Roger Pfoff, | president of the club, to attend. Freshmen are especially welcome to attend the weekly meetings of the club, he stated. Phi Delta Phi Plans Meeting for Thursday Phi Delta Phi, national law hon orary, will hold the first meeting of the year, Thursday night, Octo ber 10, at seven o’clock in the Col lege Side Inn, Clifford Powers, president of the group, announced yesterday. This will be a purely business meeting, and there will be no banquet to precede, as was the custom last spring. Plans for a series of speakers for the year will be discussed and a regular time will be set for the meetings. Frosh: Professor, I can't go to class today. Prof.: Why? Frosh: I don't feel well. Prof.: Where don't you feel well? Frosh: In class. •—Drexerd And then there was the invet erate class cutter who asked his roommate to answer for him at commencement.—Pitt Panther. She: Yes, I know that they tor ture the freshmen’s souls at ths fraternities. Freshman: Lady, I was just in itiated, and, believe me, it was n't my soul that hurt. . Cornell Widow. *r # * « He: You know, I do right well. I write to my folks once a day. She: I didn’t know you went broke that often.—Texas Hanger. :t * * Goat: I hear your brother tried to get a political job. What's he doing now? Sheep: Nothing. He got the job. —Illinois Siren. * * * They call him Luke because he’s not so hot.—Cajoler. a Don t Forget to Ask for Your S & H Green Stamps Phone 2700 I The New Silhouette / ( Is Gloriously Portrayed in Jean Carrol Frocks For Evening’s Soft Lights This new silhouette is a charming', youthful thing— fitting the form snugly to just above the knees and there bursting out with a profusion of ruffles, frills and what not. Lace, tulle, chiffon, ribbon, flowers—soft, delight ful colors—and every dress brand new. Won’t you come in to see them? Styles so exclusive we prefer1 not to display in the window. $29.50 to $49.50 Turn the light on the Truth! 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