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»♦ EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE OREGON DAILY EMERALD «■
University of Oregon, Eugene
Arthur L. Schoeni ....Editor
William H. Hammond _____Business Manager
Vinton Hall ....Managing Editor
EDITORIAL WRITERS
Hon Hubba, Ruth Newman, Rex Tussinur, WUfred Brown
Secretary—Ann Ilathawuy
UPPER NEWS STAFF
nary Klernm ......_ Asut. Mn*r. Editor
Harry Van Dine . Sports Editor
Phyllis Van Kimmell __ Society
Myron Griffin . Literary
Victor Kaufman .- P. I. P. Editor
Osborne Holland . Feature Editor ,
Ralph David . Chief Nitfht Editor j
Clarence Craw . Makeup Editor .
DAY EDITORS: Dorothy Thomas, Klise Schroeder, Mary Francis Dilday, T. Neil Tay
lor, and Harney Miller.
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTERS: Henrietta Steinke, Merlin Mate. Warren
Tinker, Eleanor Jane Ballantyne, and Willte Duniway.
NIGHT EDITORS: Carl Monroe, Warner Gutes, William White, Beatrice Bennett,
Rufus Kimball.
ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITORS: Louise Gurney, Jaek Bellinprer, Ted Montgomery,
Thornton Gale, Dorothy Morrison. Michael Hogan, Isabelle Crowell, Embert Foeaum,
Helen Rankin, Elinor Henry, Bob Samuels, Clifford Gregor, Helen Jones, John
Rogers, Jane Manion, Elno Kyle, and Nan RuonaLa.
GENERAL NEWS STAFF: Dave Wilson, Betty Anne Macduff, Roy Craft, Henry
Lumpee, Barbara Conly, Bobby Reid, Lavina Hicks, Irvin Faria, Lee Coe, John
McCulloch, Eugene Mullins, Phyllis Calderwood, Thornton Shaw, Willard A rant, :
Lois Nelson, Bernice Hamilton, Sterling Green, Betty Harcombe, Anne BriekneU, ,
Janet Fitch, Pete Proctor, and Evelyn Shaner.
BUSINESS STAFF
CJeorge Weber, Jr. Associate Manager
Tony Peterson . Advertising Manager
Addison Brockman . Foreign Adv. Mgr.
Jean Patrick .... Manager Copy Department
Larry Jackson . Circulation Manager
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The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of the
University of Oregon, Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday, during the col
lege year. Member of the Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Entered in the postoffice at
Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. Advertising
rates upon application. Phone Manager: Office, 1895; residence, 127.
Day Editor.Dorothy Thomas
Night Editor.Carl Monroe
Assistant Night Editors
Ted Montgomery, Jack Bellinger,
Louise Gurney
The All-American Joke
A FTER reading about the annual all-American fool ball teams
selected the last, few days by the New York Sun, the New
York Telegram, Hob Xuppke, Hill Koper, Howard .(ones, Dan
McGugin, and being mildly moved in perusing tin* all-American
and all-eoast and all-state teams named by sports editors of the
Gentryville Bugle, the New Kris/o Times-Clariou and the Platts
burg-l’rinter-Telegraph, tin* question arises above all—“ What’s
it mean?”
The all-American lineups so far have contained the widest
variety of names, one grid star seldom being placed on more
than two. Half of the men on the teams are unknown lo tin
average reader.
Walter Camp started something when he died. When he
was living, only his selections were considered the criterion.
Now every college paper and big city daily, not'to mention a
score or so of coaches and newspaper syndicates, have their
own ideas about who played the best and most consistent game.
They accomplish one journalistic aim—the stories are read and
talked about and that is probably the papers’ lone reason for
printing them.
Backfield men are usually placed on the honor roll for their
long runs, not taking into account the strength of the line and
fellow backs who ran interference. Linemen are selected mostly
for the number of times they break through and nail the runner.
Sports writers seldom watch the lineplay and in order to gain
their eye linemen have to get out into the open a few times.
Every small school in tins land has some football star they
consider all-American. One small college paper lies before us.
The candidate of that college failed to get his picture in the
big city papers and will probably stand no more chance at
national notice. Individually, In- may be as good or better than
Cagle or Carideo, but being buried in a “minor league” killed
his all-American hopes.
What with the injustice of these selections made every fall,
the wide variety of men picked by a wide variety of “experts,”
being mentioned on an all-American or all-coast is just another
chance for a football player to get his name in the papers.
Abolishing Frosh Traditions
'E'RESITMEN at the University of Southern California will be
relieved of the trouble of obeying frosh traditions following
Homecoming week, December 7 to 15. Until then they must
wear frosh arm-bands, attend chapel, carry frosh “bibles,” re
frain from wearing hats, prep school jewelry and from walking
on tin- Trout walks of the ad building. Some such system of
declaring frosh traditions null and void might end the constant
worry on the Oregon campus and ease the burdens upon the
shoulders of the Order of the “0” and the Oregon Knights.
Sophomores at the University of Washington shaved off
their beards after a several weeks’ contest. Silent movies were
taken of ten contestants. That was a mistake. We’d like to
hear a talkie of the occasion when the beards were shaved off
with a dull razor. Or maybe a nice yankee picture showing
the methods of pulling a tooth.
The publication of the exam schedule toward the end of
every term usually serves as an awakeuer to students, warning
them that finals are near. Those who fail to hear the warning
furnish comic magazines with material for some joke about,
midnight oil.
Not so long from now: All right, folks, git yer souvenir
programs here for the big game! Names, numbers and salaries
of all the players.
- Campus Forum
Santa Ana, Calif.
Nov. 7, 1929.
To the Editor:
Yesterday, I looked forward to
the two remaining games on the
Oregon football schedule with a I
sense of anticipation and hope, i
Oregon was to meet St. Mary's j
college, as yet undefeated, and
then the University of Florida in
an intersectional game that
seemed spectacular in considera
tion of the distance traveled.
Today, I view the approach of
these games with indifference: and
the latter with aj sense of shame.
My attitude is explained by the
enclosed news item referring to
the absence of Bob Robinson and
Charles Williams from the Oregon
Florida lineup.
I gather from the news item
that Oregon, in southern games, j
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has drawn the color line. I can ,
see no other extenuating clrcum- l
stance for such an action other
than the fact that Oregon has as
a worthy predecessor New York
university.
I realize the attitude in the!]
South toward the negro. Oregon I
has subscribed to such an attitude
by scheduling the University of |
Florida with the understanding ,
that no colored man would play
in the game. Is the necessity for I
such a game one of prestige? I
What of a few human principles ?
Is it one of money ? Then, what
of honor? • j
Protests are idle. But I do not
care to concur, even through
silence, with such a ridiculous, yet
shameful, action as the school,
which I once attended, has com
mitted.
CHARLES NAMSON.
FIVE O’CLOCK VESPERS will
be held today for the last time
this term at the Y. V/. bungalow.
GERMAN CLUB meeting to
night at 7:30 at the Y. W. bunga
low. Visitors welcome.
SWIMMING MEET tonight.
Freshman second vs. freshman
fourth; and sophomore first and
freshman third. Ee there at 5
o'clock. Captains get lineups in.
POT AND QUILL meeting at
7:30 o'clock at Women’s building.
PHILOMELETE business meet
ing at 120.r> University street, to
night at 7 o’clock.
Y. W. CABINET members meet
for Oregana picture today at 11:50
in front of old Libe.
TI1ETA SIGMA PHI luncheon
at the Anchorage today noon.
PHI THETA UPSILON group
picture for the Oregana will be
taken today at 12:30 in front of
Friendly hall.
LEMON
WUXTRY! WUXTRY! WUXTRY!
FINANCIER INJURED,
FATALLY?
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2. —
(Special to Lemon Toddy)—
"Jock” Benefiel, prominent Ore
gon financier, committed suicide
today by jumping into the Gulf
nf Mexico when notified that two
Dregon football men had been
found guilty of buying gum with
A.. S. U. O. funds. He is not ex
pected to live.
Witnesses said his dying wish
was to be cremated in the Univer
sity of Oregon power plant and to 1
have his ashes sifted. The corpse j
is expected to arrive on the next j
through freight coming north. j
Will the kind hearted gentle
man who sent the poison ivy
and dandelions for Benefiel's
funeral please leave his eard
with the infirmary attendant?
A casket has already been do
nated by Swift’s packing house.
SH-HIIHH—BIG RUMOlt
It has been rumored In Chicago
athletic circles that injuries will
keep several Oregon stars from
the starting line-up in the Florida
game. It seems an upper berth
gave way last flight and four
Oregon football men were injured
in the fall to the floor below. The
ten men in the lower berth were
unhurt and prevented further dam
age to their team mates by catch
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ing them on the first bounce.
Cap McEwan was busily engag
ed in a conference with some
prominent railroad coaches at the
time the unfortunate accident oc
curred and at an early hour this
morning had made no statement.
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I'ODUNK CENTER, Iowa,
Dec. 1.—Through an unfortu
nate oversight on the part of
the Oregon athletic, committee
their football team will have to
play Florida without a coach.
It seems that in the rush for
economy, the graduate mana
ger’s office forgot to arrange
for the sending of Cap McEwan
to Miami. I’rof. Ixisoh, who
knows a lot about passing, will
probably lie called upon to run
the team by telegraph.
—The Soda Jerker.
PEEDO ING ANNOUNCEMENT
Phi Chi Theta, national women’s
business' administration honorary,
announces the pledging of Pearl
McMullin of Springfield, and Nell
Patrick of Portland. Eoth are
seniors in business administration.
PEEDGI Nft ANNOUNCEMENT
Kappa Delta announces the
pledging of Faye Fishel of Junc
tion City.
PEEDGTNG ANNOCNC EME.NT
Zeta Tail Alpha announces the
pledging of Gladys Darling of Har
risburg.
President Ernest Hatch Wilkins
of Oberlin college has announced
that the Oberlin college honor sys
tem is either to be completely re
vised to place the student body
entirely on its own honor, or done
away with entirely during the
next year.
VoBst
BIG SALE—FIRE
BANKRUPTCY
The Emerald Co-op book sale
special for today—“The Light
house’s Confessions’’ or "Up From
a Buoy,’’ not by A. Mee McFier
cean.
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ODE TO A DOCTOR
’Twas the night of Thanksgiving
And all through the belly,
There were many a stirring
In cranberry jelly
My Gawd! I can’t continue, the
agony’s too great.
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Which only reminds us of the
missionary who had just returned
from Constantinople, and was
asked how he liked Turkey.
“With cranberry sauce,’’ he said
and laughed as though his little
heart would bake.
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And Gideon, the Goofy, says the
turkey dinner won on a fowl, it
hit him below the belt.
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All Students Will Dance a
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