• E D I T OR IA L S FEATURES * HUMOR ♦ LITERARY * Uriiv'&r'Sity of Oregon, Eugene Vinton Hall, Editor Anton Peterson, Manager Robert Allen, Managing Editor EDITOKIAI- WRITERS Dave Wilson, Hrx Tussinir, Hill Duniway, Harry Van Dine UPPER NEWS STAFF Editor’s Secretary: Mary Helen Corbett Neil Taylor, News Editor Jack Burke, Sports Barney Miller, Features ( arol HurJburt, Society Lester McDonald, Literary Warner (iuiss, Chief Nijuise Bnrclay. Office IV rtonlnUUM • • ,• , ,, i • fire Assistants: Marjorie Hass. .Iran McCroskey, Jane Cook, Viwma frost, Rosolie Commons. Virginia Smith. Rulh Durland. Mary I.ou I'atrirk, Carolyn rrimb oduction Assistants: Gwendolyn Wheeler, Marjorie Pninton, Marian McCroskey. Production . Geortre Turner, Katherine Frent/el. Advertising Soloritors This Issue: Ellsworth Johnson, George Branstater, Dick Henry, Jo Priftmore, Nancy Ncvuns. The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of the University of OreKon, Eugene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. Member ol the Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Enured in the pos toff ice at Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Subscription rate’s, $2.o0 a year. Advertising rates upon application. Phone, Manager: Office, Local 214; residence, 324. Axing for Asking BECAUSE he 'asked for an investigat ion of conference football or ganization, Arthur Arlett, Californian Daily editor, has been dis charged for “incompetency.” Even while Arlett barricaded himself in his office and denied the right of the executive committee to oust him, a story was being sent over the press wires saying that a football player at U. S. C. has been expelled because under an assumed name he played two seasons of varsity competition at the College of Puget Sound. This, the wire story said, is termed “a courageous gesture” on the part of the U. S. C. officials, heads of the school which the deposed editor especially attacked. Despite this “courageous gesture,” implying as it does that all is not well on the football front, Arlett will not be reinstated. Arlett’s quarrel is not primarily with either coaches or players. Back of the turmoil in the Californian football zone of big-money games lies the problem which confronts nearly all college editors, which confronts most college students. That problem is the questioned right of students to be interested in student affairs. Arlett asked twelve questions. He implied, and finally charged, that U. S. C. proSelytes football players. He publicly asked why his own school had lost so much football prestige. In doing so he became incompetent, the executive committee of the California state univer sity declares. Not with answers that his charges were false, not with the state ment that the University of California has lost no prestige, was Arlett answered. Instead, he was discharged because he asked questions and made charges for which the only answer seems to be that he is light. The Carnegie report of last year says that he is right. The sporting editors agree that he is right. The wire story given above tells its own story. Arlett was discharged, not because his charges were investigated and found false, but because he dared make them. Arlett was dis charged, not because he was alone in his conclusions, but because they tremendously affected the possibility of football games between the two schools. Arlett was discharged, not because he did not in terest himself in student affairs, but because he did. Whether proselyting is evil or not »and lethargic opinion would seemingly accept it unquestioned Arlett’s real problem is unanswered. As a student and as an editor he voiced opinions which bore evidence of substance behind them. Those opinions were not shared by an executive committee, other students of the same school. Because he refused to publish the opinions of that committee instead of his own - indeed, as much as to lie about his own he was declared incompe tent. iie refused to sacrifice his interest in student affairs to that committee to press-agent views other than his own. If.the Californian editor was unsportsmanlike in questioning the situation at U. S. C., so be it. But Editor Arlett, in defying a com mittee' which would force upon him beliefs not his own, was more than sportsman. Bawling About Balls WITH the cry of "bring on more basketball," student devotees of the popular game have addressed two communications to the Emerald, stating that a shortage of both basketballs and room in which to play the game existed in the men's gym. Our curiosity about the situation aroused, we strolled over to the gym yesterday afternoon. We found the first complaint of our com municants unfounded; tin; second very justifiable. An exciting intra mural basketball game was in progress on the gym floor, and while that may have kept single likers of the game from playing, there was no shortage of the familiar casabas. More room is the crying need of the men's gym, and it will con tinue to be until a new, improved, and enlarged structure is erected on the campus. More than nine hundred men used the gym during a recent week, and resultant crowding was unavoidable. Freshman classes could not be transferred to McArthur court, as today's corre spondent proposes, to make way for would-be basketball players, for the department of athletics, which controls the use of the Igloo, is no longer under the supervision of the school of physical education. The Emerald finds no cause for criticism of Paul K. Washke, new director of the men’s gym. Handicapped by lack of gym space, he is unable to carry out all his plans for class and individual work. He has undertaken what improvement of present conditions was possible, however, rearranging rooms and using fresh paint generously. The gym proper will be painted a lighter color during the Christmas holi days, and other improvements are being planned. Intramural athletic competition has increased greatly in popu larity since Mr. Washke came to the campus, and basketball teams of all fraternities and halls are now competing fiercely for school honors. There is only one answer to the gym congestion problem a new building. When that can be achieved, we cannot say. We can only wait and bear the present difficulties the best we can. Which loads us to believe that the knight and his fiery steed still maintain their position in the modern world. Mrs. J. c. Knight's t’ord plunged up a live-loot embankment to get to a water hydrant. Speaking of knights and steeds reminds us that a modern "Joan of Are" has just led a roistering bunch of rioting students in Cuba. As pictured, her armor wa - a frail white dress, her sword a crooked stick. In looking over the list of contestants for the beauty contest we begin to wonder if the houses think 11 merely a popularity contest. We hope the Health week menus are not taken too seriously be came we \ i- had enough carrots and spinach lor a while. 0 REG ON MARCHING SONG J*^in Stirf Jz ✓ The contest for words for this new Oregon song closes Thanksgiving day. The winner will have the satisfaction of hearing his words sung by Oregon students along with “Mighty Oregon” and “The Pledge Song.” Words to he entered in the contest should be handed in to the Emerald office imme diately. ♦THE WETFOOT ♦ “ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FOOT TO PRINT” “BEAUTIFUL WEATHER WE ARE HAVING,” AND OTHER FORMS OF COLLEGIATE HY POCRISY AND IRONY. SPEAK ING OF THE WEATHER, THE PROFS LAUD IT AS A VERY POSITIVE WAY OF DISCERN ING A CYNIC. IF SOMEONE SAYS TO ANOTHER, BY WAY OF EXPERIMENT, “NICE WEATHER WE’RE H A V I N G OVERHEAD,” THE OTHER, IF HE IS A CYNIC, WILL REPLY: “YES, TOO BAD MORE PEOPLE AREN’T GOING THAT WAY.” ANOTHER EPITAPH Worship at the shrine Of Augustus McSpare; He never tried To curl his hair. lint thru, although this type who tries to wave his tresses, may lie objectionalile, you should try rooming with one who is intent upon cultivating a bewitching tenor voice. * * * ITX: Most vices aren’t culti vated: they’re sown. Heh, lull. * * * AND THEN THERE’S THE CASE OF THE CAUTIOUS UAH BIT KAISKK WHO LOCKED HIS GARAGE TO KEEP HIS HARE FROM COMING OUT. * « * The fiat men and women are being put under a heavy strain these days buying blinders for the health inspector who is around giving the houses the once over. * # * l’pop.i : "And pray tell, which hand do you employ to hold the maid's hand In?" l)oop: " Vh, a simple question merits a simple answer, friend. My date palm to lie sure. * * » Aw. please, mister, remember my wilt ami Kiddn AND THEN THERE ARE SOME PROFESSORS SO CYNI CAL AND SUSPICIOUS THAT IF THE STUDENTS STARTED WEARING MONOCLES TO A QUIZ THEY WOULD INVESTI GATE THEM TO SEE IF THEY CONTAINED MAGNIFYING GLASSES. * * Hi SELF-PITY Little drops of sweat, Little drops of ink, Here I sit in misery, Trying hard to think. Little ticks and looks As the minutes flit; Now what’ll I find to rime, Nit, spit, kit, or whit? This doesn’t rime, nor sean, It hasn't even* sense; I wonder if a gun’d end This unbearable suspense. And when I go to Hades, Hear me yell for more, “Try your best to faze me, I’ve been here before.” * * * Yes, ladies, light in the hat, if you please. * $ $ KAN DMAUIvS ON I UK I'AMITS The bats in Villard hall . . . Prof. Barnett's hat . . . ’Deb Ad dison's moustache . . . Also Prof. Moll's . . . Bob O'Melvaney either I Shine SHINE Shine Shine YeOldOregon Shoe Shine C'oll.'itc SiiU' l»Ui”. coming in or going out of the Col lege Side . . . Hunt Clark’s casual stride . . . Noble, the S. A. E. pooch . . . The Art school court . . . mounds of stubs on the Law school curb . . . The peanut stand . . . Prof. Coggeshail’s cane . . . George Weber . . . George Chris tensen’s stubble . . . Hobie Watts wearing a path to Hendricks hall. OLD PACKING REVEALS LONDON NEWS OF 1845 (Continued from Tage One) of the barkeep’s arms and body, while pouring from one goblet to the other, as if he were employed in dancing the Spanish Cacucha, the legs being hid by the counters; I while his self-satisfied smile, and turns of the head following the liquid stream, add much to this delusion. The affair is done, as they say, ‘right away,’ and the mixture is ready in half the time it taxes to relate the process.” Shades of the modern soda-jerk! He adds a postscript: ‘‘There is in every small town or village in the United States, a bar-room and a newspaper; and in their late Mexican war, the bar-room and newspaper were established at every halt the American army made.” ' jj CAMPUS ♦ ALENDAR Music group of Philomelete will [ meet at Westminster house Sun- i day afternoon at 5 o’clock. It Is to be an open meeting. A pro-; gram is to be presented and re- ! freshments served. All entrants in the legs division ' of the beauty contest are requested to meet today, immediately after 11 o’clocks, on the sun-porch of the Gerlinger building. Wesley club members who plan to be on the campus during the Thanksgiving holidays please call Miss Nyland at 375 mornings, and 1550-J afternoons. Social swim will be held tonight in the women's pool in Gerlinger building from 7:15 to 9. Every one is admitted, and suits are fur nished. Pi Lambda Theta group picture for Oregana will be taken Monday at 12:45 at the east entrance of Condon hall. Directorate for International week will meet today at 1:50 a. m. in front of the Public Relations Bureau building for pictures. Nature Study group of Philo melete will meet Sunday at 4 o’clock at Westminster. Honoraries ready for group pic tures for Oregana call Oregana of fice lor date and time. Independent men of Oregon w'ill meet Monday evening at the Y hut. The Safety Valve An Outlet for Campus Steam All communications are to be ad dressed to The Editor, Oregon Daily Emerald. They shall not exceed 200 words. Each letter must be signed; however, should the author desire, only initials will be published. The editor maintains the right to withhold pub lication should he see fit. To the Editor: We want more basketballs and we want a place to play the game. Yesterday’s communication ex pressed a need for basketballs, stating that but two of them were purchased out of the $12 gym fee pia sAed fuapnis Ai.au A’ja.ta good are basketballs if there is no place to play? The physical education depart ment demands the attendance of all students, during the first two 2Sc Anywhere on the campus. 35c anywhere in the city limits. 10c for additional passenger. Phone 340 CHECKER TAXI Individuality . . . Demands cleverly styled cuts suitable to the individual s' personality. .May we sa,\. w ithout bolstering, that our efforts in the past have met this end. YE OLD OREGON BARBER SHOP Bill Ashworth, Prop. Stub Nogler Glenn Watkins From Soup to Nuts in . ~ LOCKS REPAIRED Umbrellas Repaired and Re-covered HENDERSHOTT’S GUN STORE 770 Willamette Phone 151 PLAY GOLF AT "THE GREENS" Tiio First and Finest Indoor Golf Course in the West. Phone ?32-W 8th and Pearl years, for the notable purpose of administering to their athletic reeds, and also to instill in them a love of some sport to be prac ticed in ensuing years. The junior or senior who dons gym clothes to practice his favorite sport more often than not ,finds every bit of equipment and floor space in use, and his athletic desires remain un- j fulfilled. In addition to the $12 gym fee, there is also a registration fee at- | tachment of $3 per term, which j amounts in four years to a total of $48. And yet the first two years of gym work are carried out un der instructors, and the second two year^ a period during which a stu dent should be able to indulge in his favorite sports, do not allow him to do so at all. Put some of those frosh classes in McArthur court, and bring on more basketballs. How about it, Washke ? —MORE PLAYERS. PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT Alpha Lambda of Kappa Delta announces the pledging of Lenore La Porte of Eugene. Get Your “Term Shirt” NOW These popular blue flan nel shirts are just the thing for this cold weather. DROP IN AT THE VARSITY SHOP 825 E. 13th Ave. Across from Sigma Chi ‘Bread’ To Be Presented By Westminster Players The Westminster Players, a group of students from Oregon State college, will present the play “Bread,” by Fred Eastman, at the Central Presbyterian church Sun day evening, it was announced yesterday by Max Adams, Univer sity pastor. The play has been presented by this group to large audiences in Hood River and Corvallis, and through the efforts of Mr. Adams and the Presbyterian church the players consented to present it here. Classified Advertisements Rates Payable in Advance 20c first three lines, one inser tion; 5c every additional line. Contracts made by arrange ment. DOROTHY HUGHES, Classified Ad. Mgs. FOUND—Fountain pen on the campus. Owner may have the pen on proper identification. Call Bill Berg between 6 and 7 p. m. at 1914. LOST—Very valuable to owner, a Sigma Nu sister pin with the initials E. P. on it. If found, please return to Emerald office. Reward. JANICE HEDGES —Claim your pass to the Colonial theatre at the Emerald office within three days. FOR KENT—Tables and chairs for house dances. Cocoanut Grove. FOR SALE—Study tables. Inquire Cocoanut Grove. LAUNDRY WANTED—Phone 2293-W. A Preacher of Christian Liberalism 11:00 A. M. “Utopian Dreams” 6:15 P. M. College group will discuss “Things About the Bible That Puzzle Me,” Bring your questions. 7:30 P.M. FORUM “Russia’s Social Program” Dr. Jameson, Speaker FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH CLAY E. PALMER, Minister College Special Menu for This Week BRICK Hazelnut Toffee Creme de Menthe Sherbet French Cherry Ice Cream * * * BULK Hazelnut Toffee And Fresh Apple Cider! Eugene Fruit Growers Association Phone 1 480 8th and Ferry