EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE OREGON DAILY EMERALD
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University of Oregon, Eugene
Mary Klemm . Editor
William H. Hammond .Business Manager
Elise Sehroeder .Managing Editor
UPPER NEWS ST/frF
Beth Solway .Sports Editor
Evelyn Shnner .Theatre and Humor Editor
Phyllis Van Kimmell .Society Editor
Boldly Reid. I.nis Nelson . Uterary Editors
Mary Frances Dilday ..Chief Copy Header
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duff. lien ore Ely, Eleanor .lane Ballantyne, Henrietta
stoinke, Elizabeth Painton. Renee Grayce Nelson. Bess
Duke. Helen Chaney, Barbara Oonly, Janet Fitch, Elinor
Henry. Lavina Hicks, Betty Hareombe, Anne Bricknell,
Carol Wersehkul, Thelma Nelson, Lois Nelson, Lucille
Chapin, Dorothy Kirk, Zorn Beamen. „
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General Assignment ..Bobby Reid
Night Editor ..Beatrice Bennett
ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITORS
Nan Ruonala Esther Hayden Helen Rankin
BUSINESS STAFF
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gkrry Jackson . Circulation Manager
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ciated Students of the University of Oregon, Eugene, issued dally
except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. Member of
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ager: Office, 1895; residence, 127. _
Football on the Wane?
«T*7HAT’S the matter with the student body?
» » Where’s its pep? Doesn't it want to see
its own new football coach?” are the questions
asked by those interested in seeing the biggest and
best rally ever on the evening of “Doc” Spears’
arrival. Curiosity about this colorful personality
called Clarence W. Spears there is, but a curious
lack of the rah rah spirit. Pep for its 'own sake—
or even for football’s sake—is failing to produce
gratuitous enthusiasm on the part of the student
body. «
And that is as it should be. Pep on tap to be
turned on at any minute has no merit. And foot
ball with all its appurtenances is failing to stir
it up spontaneously. It is a happy sign that, the
great game of football is beginning to be viewed
sanely as only one among the many spectacles col
lege has to offer. With John R. Tunis we feel that
football as a means of upholding the honor of the
alma mater is indeed on the wane. Why cry
about it?
It needs only decent burial.
That is the story of the professional spirit that
killed the sport that caused the pep that made the
colleges the favorite habitat of the rah rah boys.
Politics—Pickled
THE spice of life—politics, of course—is receiv
ing so much attention nowadays we thought it
timely to point to the horrible example of a neigh
boring campus which has let its elections become
completely pickled. ^
A little university nestled among fir-covered
hills is the paragon referred to. There the Alpha
party, powerful combine, parcels but the offices
among the houses and halls voting "regularly.”
Election of class officers is by standing vote, and
such a careful check is kept that the house of an
“irregular" voter never again gets a chance at an
office. Tlie election recently by the frosh of a vice
president not on the Alpha ticket caused conster
nation among those few to whom politics are still
interesting.
No free discussion on that campus—or appar
ent desire for it. No mushroom publications, no
vagabonding, or auditing, of classes, apparently.
Moreover, no discontent with the existing order is
voiced. "What can you do about it?” shrugged
one co-ed there. “And why do anything?” supple
mented another. “The house is sitting pretty as
it is.” '
Meanwhile the Omega’s are grooming their can
didate for May Queen, it being their turn this year
to win the honor. Her election, two months off,
was safely pickled two years ago with the forma
tion of the combine, the Alpha party.
Counting the Cost
npHE selection of the editor of the Emerald by
a committee rather than by popular election,
the hullaballoo raised over the legality of publish
ing a paper like Socks from Socrates, and now the
weighty question before the constitution revision
committee as to exactly how questions relating to
the document shall find their way to the judiciary,
all suggest that the Oregon student is becoming
less and less a self-determining creature, that his
freedom and ability to govern himself, if any, is
declining.
Certainly the good old days when every student
on the campus knew every other and, moreover,
said “Hello” to him in the lane between the library
and Villard, are gone. Gone too are the days when
the frosh could be counted upon to wear a scrap
of green felt on their heads without constant re
minder from big paddle-wielding athletes.
Now a public relations bureuu sends out the
institution's official news. A Greater Oregon com
mittee drums up trade for the old University dur
ing the summer. Neither you nor anyone else
knows every student that passes you in Hello Lane,
and you feel it would be absurd to speak to those
you do not know.
Ours is a large institution now, comparatively
speaking, and must present a united front to the
world. Defection in the ranks would be fatal.
Hence the importance attached to the selection of
the Emerald editor by a committee, the concern
felt that Socks from Socrates might not be a credit
to its alma mater, even though it avowedly did not
identify itself with the student body as such, and
to the present pondering over the method of bring
! ing a constitutional question before the judiciary
1 proposed by the re-writers of the document.
I Less self-determining the students are becom
J ing, and it is because of the size of the student
body. Student government affairs are of less in
i terest to the man in the parking—or rather, to the
| man in the library—and his personal contacts!
with the powers that be are limited. Those still |
I interested" in collegiate governmental affairs, then,
take them into their own hands. Feeling respon
sible to the world for the acts of the college as a
whole and of each student individually, they
naturally like to know for what they are taking
the praise or blame. So the editor of the Emerald
is selected by a committee, concern is felt over lit
erary publications not having official sanction, and
the judiciary question is pondered long. It is all a
result of our enlarged student body.
“Elements of Demagoguery”
A Course for Campus Politicians
FIRST TERM
BOOCRACY; GOVERNMENT BY YELLS
Technique of keeping your ear to the ground.
As soon as you find out which way the thundering
herd is stampeding, run out in front and cheer them
on. Animated cheer-leading and classical yells on
the pattern of Brek-ek-kek-kek-coax-coax, espe
cially suited for Greek letter trade. Tumbling and
mountebankery to keep your following amused. . . .
Once you have got into office by these antics, de
termine your policy by inclining your ear toward
the loudest yells. . . . Required readings—Aristoph
anes: The Knights; Letters and State Papers of Big
Bill Thompson of Chicago. Prerequisites: Brass, a
loud voice, and big ears.
SECOND TERM
OMPHOCRACY; GOVERNMENT BY RUMOR
Method** of starting and stopping whispering
campaigns. Picking up rumors that are blown on
the wind. Finding the truth by sorting out scan
dals. “The wish the father to the thought”; or
the art of believing what you want to. Sowing
seeds of discord among the opposition by the judi
cious use of rumor. “A common enemy the best
political cement.” If there is no common enemy,
make one. Hand-to-mouth methods of publicity,
especially useful in creating news while you are
buying the drinks at the College Side Inn. Cater
ing for the women’s votes, by distributing your at
tentions. “Divide and rule.” . . . Required read
ings—Suetonius; LIVES OF THE CAESARS; Due
de Saint Simon: MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF
LOUIS XIV; Pope: “At every word a reputation
died,” und similar passages. Prerequisites: A strong
stomach und u wicked heart; large bump of cred
ulity.
THIRD TERM
PHOBOCRACY; GOVERNMENT BY ESPIONAGE
Building up a spy service and a stool-pigeon
system. Getting the low-down on friends and foes.
How to get people to break down and tell all. Un
earthing skeletons in the closet. The art of intimi
dation. The organization of Scandal Files: or Mak
ing Private Life Public. Technique of Paul-Prying
and keyhole-listening. How to scuttle a rival po
litical organization by devious and underhand meth
ods. How to say one thing and do another. Keep
ing your own organization in h&nd, by a judicious
mixture of fear and bribery—this last must be done
indirectly. Do not sign the checks yourself. How
to make promises by proxy: they are more easily
broken, without loss of face. How to collect rake
off on public contracts, without risk of detection.
Handling your yes-men and secret agents: get
something on them. Required reading—Memoirs
of Talleyrand—that “silk stocking filled with mud,”
as Napoleon called him; Memoirs of Fouche; W. J.
Burns: The Secret Service; Machiavelli: The Prince.
Prerequisites: Inferiority complex, plenty of envy,
and a sneaking disposition.
If this course goes well, a senior elective will
be offered for successful candidates, in CENSOR
SHIP AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING PUB
LICITY, with special attention to the practice of
Napoleon, Mussolini, and Rivera.
CAMPUS CRACKS
VANISHING MAGNETS: Now that skirts are
getting longer, many men are afraid their eyes are
on their last legs.
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THY A PULMOTOR
MOTORCYCLE HIT
BY TRUCK; MAY DIE
— Oregon Journal.
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A’ LA HEADLINES
“Bootleggers Battle With Rifles and Bombs”
“Senator Found in Actress’ Arms”
“Stunt Flyer Crashes in Holiday Crowd”
Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be
Proud ?
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ETIQUETTE HINT: After eating scalding hot
soup at a dinner party, wrap the napkin around
the throat to avoid catching cold.
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Then there's that blase individual who carries a
thermometer around with him to test the girls be
fore he takes them out.
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TOAST OF THE HAY-FEVER CLl’B
"Here's looking at-choo!”
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One of the Eugene dailies identified A. A. Milne,
playwright of note, as a University professor. Won
der just how Milne would take that.
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Here's the NOSE song you've been waiting for:
"Am I Blue?”
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By REIDSON
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Our readers, not*always gentle,
we fear, have now and then as
sailed your humble editors. They
have accused us of trivialities, of
inconsequentialities. They have
even denounced us for taking great
liberty with campus personalities.
Dear readers, we hasten to re
mind you. When is a triviality
not a triviality? When is a dirty
crack not a dirty crack? When
it is ART. There is the secret.
What though our _ names (aye,
they have leaked out regardless of
our violet-like personalities) are
taken in vain? What though we
are cut to the heart by these sear
ing criticisms? Our art is our
ART. So, with thumb on our
nose, we go on . . .
FABLE FORTY-ELEVEN
“To the Brave Belong the Fair”
The boys of the-of — gang
are just a bunch of jolly good fel
lows. High spirited and athletic.
They go en masse to the basket
ball games and have a game all
of their own during the play, re
sembling toss the bean bag.
These brawny he-men shoulder
their way down 13th, shoving all
lesser fry from their pathway.
There is an inner clique of the
gang, composed of the huskiest,
who set the example for the less
hairy members.
Also the - of — leads the
students of the University in en
forcing the good old Oregon tra
ditions, yessir, and keep up the
good old Oregon spirit. Why,
only recently the —— of — boys
decided that booing at games
wasn’t ladylike and was an un
seemly practice for Oregon stu
dents to indulge in. So they
said they’d hack the posterior
extremity of the offensive rat
who booed at the games. Funny
thing, though, at the very next
game, if a prize had been award
ed to the loudest booer, it would
have been a toss up which one
of the —— of — boys was first.
The - of —, oafs (notice
the lovely alliterative swing) are
lovers of clean fun, and for pre
initiation, amuse the visiting edi
tors and the co-ed rooting section
by dressing up; they really show
an amazing amount of originality
in their costumes. They have a
playful little {mbit of divesting
themselves of their garments, be
fore the loudly cheering women’s
section. Clever skit, what?
It is sometimes leveled at the
—— of — that they didn’t come
to college for the pursuit of knowl
edge down the flowery lanes. How
unjust is that accusation, how un
fair it is shown to be in the light
that they presented to a departing
English professor who had so loy
ally given his spare time and ef
forts to building up a strong elev
en, a pair of silver, elaborate book
ends.
Two sterling specimens of
manhood in flower known
throughout the northwest are
the famous quarter-ton babes.
The handsome half of the duet
is very conscientious, especially
about training. He uses a baby
blue roadster to travel to and
fro, in order to avoid the dan
gers of over exertion resulting
from too strenuous walking.
This car also becomes, on occa
sions, a portable Condon libe, a
study table, transported to Hen
dricks Park.
On the whole, the - of —
men are the cream of the crop,
the hand-picked plums of campus
manhood. They represent what
every little boy now living in this
broad free land of America can
become if he keeps himself clean,
both morally and physically, re
spects womanhood, plays the game
square, and thus some day he may
too enter the sacred group of the
- of —.
Student Art Work
Exhibited at Baker
A group-of student work from
each department in the school of
architecture and allied arts is to
be sent to Baker, Oregon, to be
put on exhibit there.
Mrs. Carl G. Patterson, of the
Oregon Mothers’ club at Baker is
sponsoring the exhibit. Mrs. Pat
terson is the mother of Joan Pat
terson, senior in architecture.
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
LOST—A gold ring, with a brown
cameo setting, and a sterling
silver ring with Alpha Gamma
crest on black onyx, in the mu
sic building. Call 1780.
Wesley club cabinet—and other
members please be present at the
church at 9:45 Sunday morning to
discuss next term's work.
-o
Arts and Crafts group—of Philo
melete will meet Sunday at 4
o’clock at the Y. W. bungalow.
-o
Sigma'Xi dinner—to have been at
the Faculty club changed to the -4
private dining room at the new
men's dorm at 6:30 tonight.
-o
Tryouts for one-act German plays
—today at 4:15 at 106 Oregon
building. Plays to be given next
term at a “Deutsches Garten
Fest.”
-o
Drama group of Philomelete—will
practice at Gerlinger from 1 to 2
o’clock Saturday. Please be on
time and know your lines.
RULE TAANCE
Lee-Duke’s Campus Band
Friday and Saturday
Nights
LEE-DUKE’S
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McMorran &. Washburne
riTONE 2700
Men’s 4-Piece |
Suits
With Golf Knickers to Match
Every suit is a brand new spring suit—carefully, ex
pertly tailored specially selected fabrics—colors that
are exactly right (tans and grays) for this type of suit.
The coats are the new slightly fitted models—two-button
styles and notch lapels. The trousers are medium width
—20-inch bottoms comfortable fit through the hips.
1’lus six golf knickers with pleats. This extra pair of
knickers will double the life of your suit.
FABRICS
TWEEDS HOMESPUNS
HERRINGBONE
Sizes 34 to 44
The Men's Shop—Main Floor
“This is the Best
Emerald of the Year
... I Think, but Any
way I Lean Towards
Girls.”
To Keep That
Swing of Youth . . .
It is necessary to wear a type
of shoes that fit your feet cor
rectly. And you will find that
the new stock of shoes that
McMorran and Washburne’s are
now carrying in their basement
store fit well. They are the
Vitality Health shoes at $5 and
$6 that come in all sizes, and
that are very smartly designed
for girls’ tastes.
Since the World
Is Eye-Minded . . .
It behooves most of us to keep
our eyes in good condition and
not to strain them through
overuse or faulty sight. Only
too often the college student
finds that his eyes are for the
first time giving him trouble
because of the great amount of
reading that he does. For
headaches see Dr. Ella Meade,
14 8th West, for an examina
tion.
Feminine Styles Call
! For Feminine Waves
But unfortunately many co-eds
I are confronted with very
, straight locks, so the correct
thing to do is to have a per
manent wave put in, a good
one, you know, like the “Real
i istic" waves that the Eugene
Hotel Beauty Parlor, phone 647,
gives. You'll find, too, that this
shop is very good for other
kinds of beauty work.
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Notes on
Fashion’s Whims
With the 1930 style frock going
feminine it is interesting to
note some of the small items
of fashion. The waistline, for
instance, is no longer the sim
ple affair that it was, for now
there are peplums around the
natural waistline, and they are
little ruffles that flare out
about the hips. Then there are
shirred waistlines, puffed waist
lines and for the more tailored
dresses there are high belts.
All together there is the effect
of pronouncing the natural
waistline. Fitted in hip lines
are also very smart.
Colorful Triangles
Of Silk
Have a very important part to
play in the eo-ed’s wardrobe,
especially those campus ensem
bles that have a way of being
so typical and smart. At the
U of O Ko-Ed, next to the
College Side, you will find not
only the scarfs for campus out
fits but skirts, sweaters, hats
and sport jewelry — enough
items to form a very smajt
combination.
What! No New
Spring Coat?
But if you are like most col
lege girls you wish that you
had! At Kafoury’s Department
Store on East Broadway there
are some of the best looking
coats, coats that swagger along
in their smartness, but yet are
very moderately priced at
$12 50 —not that they look like
anything but expensive import
ed models!
To Town,
To Town
Goes the college girl looking
tor the unusual in gifts,
though she does not know ex
actly what she wants, but at
the Alladin Gift Shop, 41 West
10th, she knows that Mrs. Pick
ett is so nice about letting her
look around and that there are
so many exquisite things to
choose that the result will be
that she will find just what she
wants.
The Magic Sparkle
Of Rhinestones . . .
Has a way of doing a good deal
to enhance the beauty of a
frock, not to mention the set
ting that it gives the girl her
self. At Laraway’s Jewelry
Shop on Willamette there is a
galaxy of rhinestone jewelery,
for they have just received a
shipment of perfectly gorgeous
bracelets, necklaces, earrings,
and pins that are moderately
priced.
What Girl Doesn’t
Like Corsages?
AniJ flowers of all kinds? But
it is eas> enough to fulfill her
wish for them by calling 616,
Raup's Floral Shop. Remem
ber that there are a great many
birthdays in February and that
flowers make a very delightful
remembrance, but most of all it
is well to remember that cor
sages go straight to a co-ed's
heart.