Editorial Page of the Oregon Daily Emerald
University of Oregon, Eugene
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Vinton Hall .Managing Editor
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Upper News Staff
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Embert Fossum
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127.
Another Song Contest
ITU THE appointment by tiie executive council of a com
mittee to sponsor a contest, the University of Oregon cam
pus is again faced with the periodic problem of selecting a new
Alina Mater song to replace “Mighty Oregon.”
We do not recall just how many times in past years such
contests have been sponsored, but we do recall that they have
all come to naught. Many songs have been entered, songs
artistic and of high musical qualities, songs expressing high and
noble thoughts, but all have been rejected for one reason or
another. Never yet has a song been written that has held for
the students half the charm and sentiment of “Mighty Oregon.”
There have been many criticisms directed against Oregon’s
Alma Mater song. Some have held t hat its musical qualities are
not of the highest, others that the spirit of gridiron conflict
which it expresses is inappropriate for an Alma Mater song,
but still it remains and is sung with gusto and enthusiasm by
the Oregon undergraduates.
There have been many sporadic attempts at selecting a na
tional anthem to replace the “Star Spangled Banner” of
Francis Scott. Key, to adopt a dignified and patriotic and beau
tiful hymn which does not express the spirit of warfare—but
still the 1812 battle song remains.
Three years ago there was an organized effort to change the
official nickname of the Oregon warriors from “Webfoots” to
something else that would imply more fight and action than
is usual in mere ducks, but that, too, came to nothing.
The reason for the persistence of such so-called inappropri
ate songs and names is that they are firmly grounded in the
traditions of the students of Oregon and the people of America.
Generation after generation of Oregon students, have sung
“Mighty Oregon” and have proudly borne the ..name “ Web
foots.” Generation after generation of American people have
been stirred by the t'Star Spangled Banner.” £kich things are
too deeply rooted to be easily pulled up.
It is the opinion of the Emerald that. “Mighty Oregon” will
continue to be Oregon’s Alma Mater song, despite the efforts of
student critics.
Freshman Assemblies Profitable
N UNUSUAL case of “not appreciating somethin" intended
foe their benefit” is directly in the campus eye these days.
With the discontinuance of the regular weekly assemblies a
series of freshman assemblies has been scheduled by the uni
versity to aid the newcomers in orientating themselves to
college life.
The problem has been to get them to attend. Since they
are non-compulsor.v, the freshmen have been lax in going.
House presidents have co-operated with the university in mak
ing attendance volitional.
Designed as they are to help the freshmen solve a few of
the problems that collegiate life presents, it is hard to under
stand why the attendance at these excellent evening programs
is not larger.
Next Monday evening at the music auditorium Dr. Harold
Leonard Bowman, pastor of a Portland church, will tell the
place of religion in the student life, a subject which is stirring
vitrolic comment all over tin* nation.
Freshmen should appreciate the value that can he received
from these short lectures and do themselves a good turn by
attending.
- Campus Forum
K Y1“S “WAR” EDITORIAL
To the Editor:
If it yields warm gratification
to the Emerald editorial artists to
print such reassuring tid-bits as
the recent It. O. T. C. optimism,
I am compelled to speculate the
emotion which accompanies the
printing of the pale green thoughts
from the distorted mind of an ef
feminate pacifist. That is, of
course, if they are printed, and I
earnestly hope they can be, even
though they reveal gross anach
ronism.
For to some queer people the
prospect of relegating war to the
limbo of voo-doo surgery and
plane geography is emerging from
the category of thin, pious hope
to that of vital, tangible possibil
ity. Of course the obstacle al
ways existent i3 the fact that the
psychological set of the people
has been very carefully maintained
in militaristic channels.
They have been reminded for so
long that war is a synonym of
glory, that uniforms adorn great
big, brave ambidextrous-minded
men, and that at all cost the world
| must be somehow preserved for
democracy, that to develop less
' costly and more intelligent means
for determining which nation will
bo paternal to the dusky denizens
of the shores of Dominica or
Pseudopolis is quite difficult.
That little eddy of thought
which provides that minor wars
occur each 10 years while major
ones peel off each 20 years has
very little to do with the perturb
ing fact that each repeats an in
sane and depleting economic as
well as social loss for everyone,
victor or loser.
Perhaps some day we ultra
patriotic Americans will realize
that one dollar out of every seven
that we earn goes to pay taxes
and that some 82 per cent of
those taxes support militarism. Of
course, we can neglect the mor
tality loss which drains off the
top section of our population at
each chaotic recurrence— those
brave men died to keep immacu
late their flag and to protect the
interests of the indefatigable Co
coanut company. How long will
it require for us to realize that
all wars are defensive wars; that
nationalism is a fallacy, that im
perialism is a dead loss, that war
is the result of vicious propa
ganda, that always after the mad
debauch the problem at issue is
still unsettled while umpty-ump
dollars are sunk and eight million
brave men and true have gone to
seek their harps.
Incidentally, while those superb
statisticians are chronologically
arranging each war, why didn’t
they suggest that we instill robust
manhood and Grecian vigor into
our young men only, say four
years preceding each celebration,
thus saving our little United
States some 820 millions each of
the other 16.
LELAND N. FRYER.
LEMON
HOORAY! THE FEMALES
ARE NOW IN SECOND PLACE
IN THE RACE FOR THE THE
ATER TICKETS.
That’s fine, now how about
some more dirt from the sorori
ties.
* * *
FLUFFY FLO
She calls the boy friend “Bill”
because he runs up so many
charge accounts.
* * »
CONFIDENTIAL guide for
FRESHMEN
Look up your major and learn
the worst.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
—Do you look well in horn-rim
med spectacles?
FRATERNITY VODVIL
“Did you see me come in?”
“Yes.”
“Have you ever seen me be
fore?”
“No.”
“Then how the licek did you
know it was me?”
* * *
Her old man limy own a dry
poods store, but she has notions
all her own.
* * *
FAMOUS QUOTATIONS
(a la Lemon T.)
“All the world’s a stage and
lOranraQPDDaaancinncimnnnmamnr
all the men and women merely
property bands.”
* * *
Our dramatic instructor calls
the “talkies” mellow grammar.
* * *
TODAY’S PUTRID PUN
How about a sentence with the
word "disgust” ?
O. K. Disgust of wind blew my
hat all over the street.
* * *
"Why do you always go to uon
don hall at noon and six o’clock?”
"So I can smell the cabbage be
ing cooked at the ABC house.”
* * *
PITIFUL CASES
The Old Gold salesman who
coughed in his customer’s face.
Aspiring authoress—“Oh, pro
fessor, do you really like my
style?”
Critic—“Yes, but I like your
form much better.”
FINIS
THE SODA JERKER.
PROGRAM HELD BY
CAMPUS MATH CLUB
A social meeting of the Ma.th
club was held Wednesday evening
at the home of Professor Edgar E.
De Cou. A program was given,
consisting of informal talks by
Dr. David R. Davis, Dr. Miller,
and Professor De Cou, and vocal
selections by Mildred Wharton.
Following the program refresh
ments were served.
In addition to the members,
Professor E. H. McAlister and
Dr. E. E. McAlister were present
as guests of the club.
It was announced that on No
vember 6 the club will hold its
next meeting, which will be de
voted entirely to business.
Jackson Assisting
Professor of Physics
Robert F. Jackson, ’29, is at the
university this year as research
assistant to Dr. E. D. McAlister,
assistant professor of physics. Dr.
McAlister is conducting an inter
esting research in connection with
the spectrum of mercury vapor.
VV. A. A. GIRLS are asked to
check over their names on the
bulletin board in the Gerlinger
building as to whether their num
ber of points is correct.
I N T E R N A T IONAL RELA
TIONS group of Philomelete will
meet at 3 o’clock Sunday in the
woman’s lounge of the Gerlinger
building. All girls interested are
invited to come.
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB meet
ing Tuesday evening at 7:30
o’clock at the Y. M. C. A. Hut.
FROSH COMMISSION meets
this afternoon at 5 o’clock in the
Y hut.
Y. M. C. A. CABINET will hold
an important meeting in the Y
hut at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon.
NEWMAN CLUB will meet on
Sunday evening at 7:30 at New
man hall, 1062 Charnelton street,
to discuss business matters.
SOCIAL SWIM will be held to
night at 7:30 in the Gerlinger
building.
W. A. A. Hike Sunday;
Go to Spencer’s Butte
The W. A. A. are having a hike
I Sunday morning, October 27, up
Spencer's Butte. All girls that
are interested are cordially invit
ed to be present. The hike will
start at 8:00 o’clock from the en
trance of the Gerlinger building.
Points will be given for W. A.
A. letters. It is necessary that
those going sign up in the P. E.
office of the Gerlinger building
before Saturday noon.
Hiking clothes will be worn, and
a small fee of twenty cents is ask
ed of each girl. Breakfast is to
be cooked at camp on the Butte.
The return trip will begin about
noon.
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For Your House Dance
We have n ik'av assortment of colors in gelatines
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63 East Broadway
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An extremely interesting: assortment of new outing:
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Two lovely styles from which to make your selection
. . . slip-ons and coat styles, both in long-sleeve models
in floral, stripes and futuristic designs—attractively
trimmed with silk frogs, braid, buttons and contrasting
color material . . . all the wanted pastel shades. Here
is a perfect combination of warmth and beauty.
Stripes—Floral
and huturistic Designs
Solo Flyer’s Wife
Oregon Graduate
Of Year ’18, ’19
Lucille Diteman Formerly
Student of Botany
On Campus
Mrs. Lucille Diteman, wife of
Urban F. Diteman Jr., aviator
from Harrisburg, Oregon, who at
tempted a solo trans-Atlantic
flight Tuesday, attended the uni
versity during the year 1918-1919,
according to Richard Collins, uni
versity statistician.
Mrs. Diteman attended Lincoln
high school in Portland and the
Annie Wright seminary in Ta
coma, Washington, before enter
ing the university. Botany was
her principal study here.
French Club Convenes
At Girls’ Oregon Club
The French club will hold the
first meeting of the year tonight
at 8 o’clock at the Girls’ Oregon
club, 1374 Onyx street, Felix Le
grand, president of the club an
nounced recently. Although there
will be a short business discussion
beforehand to plan the year's ac
tivities, the meeting will be in the
nature of a social gathering.
Gladys Foster will give two piano
selections, “La Fille aux Cheveux
de Lin” by Debussy, and “La Li
sonjera” by Chaminade. Kenneth
Brown will also entertain with
some violin selections.
Following the program, refresh
ments will be served. Everybody
interested in French is urged to
come.
.....
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Doctor: “Did you try to cheer up
that patient in room twenty- |
three ?
Interne: Oh, yes sir; I told him
I knew a man with the very same
disease who got well.
—College Humor.
# * *
Then there was the Scotchman
who kissed the neighbor’s baby
every time it finished eating an
ice cream cone. —College Humor.
* * *
I ask you, what was Little Red
Riding Hood walking through the
woods for, anyhow?
—Penn. Punch Bowl. !
* * *
Burglar: Where have you been?
His Partner: Robbing a frater
nity house.
. Burglar: Lose anything?
—Utah Crimson.
* * *
First Sailor: I'm in favor of |
bigger navies.
Second Sailor: Yeh, and more |
ports. —Minn. Ski-U-Mah.
“What did you notice most in
Hawaii?’’
“The grass.’’ —Pitt Panther.
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