EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE OREGON DAILY EMERALD
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University of Oregon, Eugene
Arthur L. Schoenl . Editor
William H. Hammond . Business Manager
Vinton Hall . Managing Editor
EDITORIAL WRITERS
Ron Hubhs, Ruth Newman, Rex Tussinif, Wilfred Brown
Nancy Taylor . Secretary
UPPER NEWS STAFF
Mary Klemm .-. Assistant Manauins Editor
Harry Van Dine .-. Sporta Editor
PHvllia Vnn Kimmell . Society
Myron Griffin ..p'T'p jSlto
Ralph David . Chief Nifrht Editor
Claience Craw . Makeup Editor
GENERAL NEWS STAFF: Dave Wilson, Helen Cornell, Carol
Werschkul, Robert Allen, Henry Lumpee, Elizabeth Painton,
Thornton Gale. Lavina Hicks. .Jack Bellinger, Kathryn beld
man. Barbara Conly. Rufus Kimball. Thornton Shay, Robert
Guild, Betty Harcoml>e, Anne Bricknell. Carl Monroe, Thelma
Nelson, Lois Nelson, Evelyn Shaner, Sterling Green.
SPORTS WRITERS: Jack Burke, assistant editor: Ralph Yer
Ken. Edgar Goodnaugh, Beth Sul way, Brad Harrison, and
Phil Cogswell. __
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Shopping Column .
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. Advertising Manager
’. Foreign Advertising Manager
. Manager Copy Department
.. Circulation Manager
. Women's Specialty Advertising
. Assistant Advertising Manager
. Assistant Copy Manager
. Executive Secretary
. Laughridge
.. Betty Hagen, Nan Crary
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“Vagabonding”
«rpo VAGABOND” means at Harvard to “listen
-t- in” on a lecture in a course which one does
not take. This is not to be confused with sitting
in a room-mate's seat so that he won’t be counted
absent. “To vagabond” is to attend the lecture of
one’s free will and to go there for the material ben
efit one expects to derive from the lecture to be
given that morning.
An example of how this works successfully was
demonstrated this week when S. Stephenson Smith
lectured at the music building on “Jazz.” Two
small classes were required to attend, but the large
crowd which turned out showed either that Mr.
Smith’s lecture was on a subject of interest to
modern youth or that Mr. Smith himself was a
bigger drawing card than his lecture.
Such a practice broadens the outlook by giving
the student a chance to gain an Insight into courses
which interest him, but which his schedule keeps
him from taking. The greater advantage lies in
the opportunity afforded for making a better choice
of next year’s electives. By listening in on a few
lectures, the student is better fitted to intelligently
select the course which will do him most good.
The practice of “vagabonding” is of definite ad
vantage to the student who is going to college to
get something out of it .It should be encouraged.
After-College Decline
THAT the main thing moat men get out of a col
lege education in "something to forget," seems
to be borne out in an editorial published in a recent
issue of the College Humor magazine.
"I am personally acquainted with dozens and
dozens of college men who play golf and they
have, without exception, forgotten everything
garnered in the four years at the university—
everything but golf,” declares Frank Condon,
writer of the editorial, "Golf or Geometry."
“It is with an effoifc that they can recall
whether Hannibal crossed the Alps, or whether
the Alps crossed Hannibal. Some of them took
French, but they have given it back without
exception.
"Cramming isn’t going to count at all in
the later days, and nobody is going to give a
pelican's hoot whether you majored in German
literature or just finished as a plain top ser
geant. Seven years from the day you pass
proudly out of old Schenectady, nobody in the
whole wide world is going to give a tinker’s
damn whether you were graduated with high
honors or were flung through a rear window
by an infuriated faculty.”
Condon takes the "floater's" attitude toward a
college education that sort of man who carries
away a few assorted facts to forget and a nicely
polished social manner. Emily Post and Banta are
the "bibles" of the floater and Shakespeare and
Taussig are only "guys" who wrote books their
profs made them read.
Fortunately, the average college graduate at
tains a higher level than the College Humor writer
has in mind. He learns how to think for himself.
The “cramming” which is “not going to count at
all in later days" leaves its mark of mental disci
pline and capacity for brain-work. Ability “to see
through” situations and problems of after-college
life is developed by the close attention and analysis
involved in college study.
No one will care whether a man “majored in
German literature” in college, but they cannot help
but be aware that he has developed a taste for good
literature, that he can appreciate good writings,
and that when they try to read the same passages
as he does, he “gets” it while it goes over their
heads.
For men who get no more good out of college
studies than the “dozens and dozens of acquaint
ances" of Mr. Condon, the United States should
establish golf colleges. College is simply a stimu
lus, an opportunity to enlarge one's mental horizon.
Those friends “who play golf” fumbled the pass
from center and spent their four college years run
ning around in circles, trying to recover the fum
ble. After they graduate they spend the rest of
their lives trying to make up for the mistake of
running the wrong way and making a touchdown
a la Riegels.
An Oregon man won $10 for keeping his mouth
shut for a day and not speaking a word. Who says
silence isn't golden?
Dorms, Too, Have Grades
T>EFORE the University administration accepts
suggestions as to the revision of the grade
list, it should realize the source of the suggestions.
So far the heads of women’s houses and the jnter
fraternity council have been meeting with revision
of the grade list procedure as part of their pro
gram. Before the administration accepts their
wishes as the decision of the students, it should
realize that the entire membership of the grade
list is not represented.
Dormitories and clubs are included on the list;
they are contenders for top positions on it; they
hover toward the average; they drop down to the
bottom. It would be a proper gesture for the two
groups now meeting to invite representatives from
each organization on the list to consider the sug
gested changes.
If not, then the dormitories, if they are inter
ested, should form their own organization and pre
sent their own viewpoints to the administration.
Their cry has long been that they are not consid
ered in those things which affect them equally with
fraternities and sororities. If they make their claim
to the administration they must be considered.
Said Juvenal:
"There’s a lust in man no charm can tame
Of loudly publishing our neighbor's shame.”
S'——-—le!
| Oreganized Dementia
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Miss Quote, Dementia’s best feminine reporter,
with the aid of a couple of piano movers, extracted
the following interviews from several of the celeb
rities at the newspaper conference.
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John Henry Nash, well-known type masher,
who has learned somehow to sell his printing
In San Francisco, was asked what he thought
of the EMERALD’S typography.
“If John Gutenberg, the father of printing,
could but see the Emerald,” said Mr. Nash, “he
would surfe wish he had been hit between the
ears with an eight-pound proof mallet before
he had ever released his infernal invention upon
the world.
“But,” he continued, "I’m glad that Gutenberg
has to take the responsibility instead of me.”
Such constructive criticism from a man like
John Henry Nash is cheering to the hard-working
Emerald printers. Thank you, Mr. Nash.
* * *
“Wall,” declared Bob Lane as l»est he could
with his mouth full of College Side’s famous
creamed hog on toast, “if you got to know my
sentiments on life, I ain’t getting what I’m
worth. Do you think 20 bucks a week and
board is enough for the head of the typography
department at Carnegie Tech? Do you think
a guy with an intelligent dial like I got is going
to let a U. of O. education get insulted like
that? No, not if I can help it. If I wasn’t
helpless I’d sure do something about it.”
* * *
"No grass on busy street,” says Doug Mullarky,
himself a living picture of the trite saying “I went
to Burns because it was hot. Yes, I've been in
professional journalism ever since leaving the Uni
versity. Was my University training valuable?
Head my ‘Advice to the Lovelorn’ column and see
for yourself. Yes, I finished school back in 1919.
Brilliant? Well, with becoming modesty, I might
say that I finished slightly ahead of my class.”
* * *
“Yes, I am pretty smart,” said C. C. Chap
man, talking about himself only Jfter a brutal
gruelling, "but 1 got to bo. The Oregon voters
need education, and believe me, young lady, I
give it to them. It’s me that keeps a lot of our
best politicians from starving to death. Of
course we don't always print the exact facts
in our magazine, but that hasn't got anything
to do with diplomacy.”
* * *
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‘'What," asked the reporter, "is your private,
personal, and poignant opinion on the Disarmament
Conference, Mr. Mogensen ? Surely you have some
thing to say about that.”
“Hey? What's that? Conference? No, no.
I'm not a sports writer. Advertising man. Darn
it. I wish they'd leave the rules alone football
isn't what it used to be. But say —Oregon got the
jump on the coast when they grabbed Spears.
Cheap enough, if they bought him by the pound.”
Conference Program Today
Saturday, February 8
7:45 am.—Breakfast Groups.
STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
Pbesiuknt Aikkn, Presiding
9:30 a.m.—Call to Order.
Report of Field Manager.
Report of Executive Committee.
New Business.
Adjournment.
OREGON PRESS CONFERENCE
President Kichardson, Presiding
9:50 a.m.—Making the Editorial Department Interesting: "The
Weekly Paper’s Insides.”—Clinton P. Haight, Blue Moun
tain Eagle, Canyon City.
Discussion Deferred Until After Next Paper.
10:15 a.m.—“The Editorials in the Upstate Press.”—R. G. Callvert,
Portland Oregonian.
Discussion. (From the floor.)
11:00 a.m.—Local Advertising: "Turning Dull Months Into Live Ones.”
—Jessica L. Longston, St. Helens Sentinel.
11:30 a.m.—“A Queer Policy That Pays.”—Benjamin Kimber, Grants
Pass Bulletin.
11:50 a.m.—Report of Nominating Committee.
Election.
12:10 p.m.—University Luncheon, New Men’s Dormitory.
1:15 p.m.—Pacific States Field Managers’ Conference.
2:15 p.m.—Dr. Nash will talk about books and fine printing for
townspeople and others who may not have heard his Fri
day morning address. Alumni Hall.
8:00 p.m.—Basket Ball Game, McArthur Court, Oregon vs. O. S. C.
The Graphic Arts Leaders’ Exhibit—A collection of printed mas
terpieces selected from more than 2,000 specimens submitted by the
leading printers of America will be on display in the Journalism build
ing during the conference. (Courtesy of Zellerbach Paner Co.)
Philomelete To Give
Frosh Women Party
A Valentine get-together party,
sponsored by Philomelete, will be
given Sunday afternoon, for those
freshman women who are not al
ready in the "hobby” groups.
The hours will be from 4:30 to
6 o’clock Sunday afternoon at
Westminster house, and the invit
ed guests may call anytime be
tween those hours.
Dorothy Kirk is chairirlan of the
party and Caryl Hollingsworth will
act as assistant chairman.
Others assisting are: Alice Shaw
in charge of the refreshments;
Edith Luke, chairman of the serv
ing committee; Mable Strom, dec
orations, and Diana Deininger who
will receive.
Life Saving Exams
To Be February 17-18
Red Cross junior and senior life
saving tests and examiner’s tests
will be given on the campus Feb
ruary 17 and 18, according to a
statement from the men’s gym.
Mr. Carlson of San Francisco,
will be here to conduct the exam
inations and all students who wish
to take them will have the oppor
tunity. Since all life saving cer
tificates expire yearly, those who
took the tests last year can take
rechecks.
The tests will be given on Feb
ruary 17 at 7 i^O in the evening and
on February 18 at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. About 10 men are
practicing now for the tests in a
class instructed by Jack Hewitt.
Unique Door Plate Is
Used by Fraternity
Neon signs have penetrated to
the Washington State campus!
And strange to say, the babe of
the State college “fraternity row"
is the first to "break the ice."
The new chapter of the Pi Kap
pa Alpha national fraternity
which was installed December 20
and 21 of last year, greeted the
homecoming students with a new
neon sign placed beside their door
with the letters “Pi K A” in flam
ing red. This takes the place of
the usual brass or bronze plate
placed over the door (with the
name of the fraternity upon it.
This is an entirely new thing on
the State campus and may in time
become popular with other houses.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT
Chi Delta announces the pledg
ing of Ruth Kingman of Eugene.
CLASSIFIED ADS
PIANO JAZZ Popular songs im
mediately; beginners or ad
vanced; twelve-lesson course.
Waterman System. Leonard J.
Edgerton, manager. Call Stu
dio 1672-W over Laraway's Mu
sic Store, 972 Willamette St. tf
WILL person who took a note
book and two text books from
rack in R. O. T. C. drill shed
please return them to this rack
as soon as possible?
WANTED- Used fur coat, reason
able. Address 1737'a Columbia.
FOR SALE 1928 Chrysler “52“
club coupe. Good condition, good
rubber. $475; terms. Phone
565, John Nelson.
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| Do You Know?
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That 331 students were treated
at the Universary dispensary on
January 10 of this year?
That 150 students on that same
January 10 were vaccinated for
smallpox by Dr. Romig?
That there is a tombstone in the
cemetery south of the Gerlinger
building that bears the inscrip
tion: “At Rest—Albert M. Zum
walt, murdered by J. E. McCabe,
Apr. 27, 1876.”
That of the students graduat
ing from the school of business ad
ministration sinc<^ 1923, 64 per
cent are engaged in the occupa
tion for which they received spe
cific training?
That the regular salary for
deans at the University of Oregon
is $4,500 a year, while Babe Ruth
is holding out for a three-year
contract at $85,000 a year before
he will play baseball for the New
York Yankees?
YESTERDAY WE SAW
CAL BRYAN debating on
weighty subjects . . . DONALD
BARNES befogging a class by
rapidly cross examining it . . .
VIRGINIA STERLING suffering
from an early attack of spring fe
ver . . . BEATRICE GREEN study
ing (?) at the library . . . MARY
EDITH WINTER comprehending
a theory in econ . . . WALTER
NEWELL losing a bet ... A CER-1
TAIN GROUP at the College Side
proving their mastery of the well
known bridge game . . . and many
VISITING NEWSPAPER MEN
1 enjoying the newspaper confer
ence . . . DENA LIEUALLEN
dodging mud puddles.
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UNI V. "CO-OP”
Native of Japan
Plans To Enter
University in Fall
Graduate of Japanese
College Will Make
Study of Customs
Word has just been received
here by Dr. Philip A. Parsons,
dean of the school of applied so
cial science, that Taiji Takahashi,
a graduate of Wasseda university
in Tokyo, plans to enter the Uni
versity of Oregon next fall.
For one year he will study the
American language, manners, and
customs, after which he will enter
the school of applied social sci
ence.
Mr. Takahashi, who Is now
teaching in a girls’ high school in
Tokyo, was persuaded to come
here by his friend, Yoshi Otsuka,
who is now studying in the school
of social work in Portland.
Mr. Otsuka will finish his work
in Portland this spring, and plans
to spend a year studying social
work in Chicago and New York,
returning to Japan by the way of
Europe.
“The kind reception which Mr.
Otsuka has received in Eugene
and Portland is making a very
favorable impression upon the stu
dents in Japan, among whom he
has many friends,” stated Dean
Parsons.
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Phone Lunch
13th & Alder Sts.
Nature study group — meets Sun
day at 3:30, at Westminster house.
All members please be there on
time and bring visitors.
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Arts and crafts group of Phllome
lete—will meet at the Y. W. C. A.
bungalow Sunday afternoon at 4
o’clock.
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Bids for the Senior Ball—may be
obtained beginning to'day at the
Co-op by those who have pur
chased their tickets.
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PI Lambda Theta—tea this after
noon from 3 to 5 at the home of
Mrs. Schwering. Business meeting
will start promptly at 3.
PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT
Alpha Upsilon announces the
pledging of Charles Dolloff, of
Portland.
Women's Teams Elect
Basketball Captains
Election of class captains by
members of the basketball teams
has been completed with the fol
lowing results:
Senior captains—Marjorie Kelly
and Mally Kurtz.
Junior s—Florence Wotighter
and Alta Bennett.
Sophomores—Ella Redkey and
Ruth Campbell.
Freshmen—M i r i a m Stafford,
Kittie Kneep, Betty Harcombe.
It is expected that announce
ment of the game schedule will be A
made early next week.
Popular College
Men
Get that way by occasionally
taking the girl friend to
luncheon or dinner at
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