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• E D I T OR IA L S FEATURES ♦ HUMOR • LITERARY * University of Oregon, Eugene Vinton Hall, Editor Anton Peterson, Manager Robert Allen, Managing Editor EDITORIAL WRITERS Dave Wilwm, Rtx 'fussing, Bill Duniway, Harry Van Dine UPPER NEWS STAFF Editor’s Secretary: Mary Helen Corbett Neil Taylor, News Editor Jack Burke, Sports Barney Miller, Features enrol minourt, society Letter McDonald, Literary Warner (Juias, Chief Nixht Editor NEWS STAFF Executive Reporters: Lois Nelson, Merlin Weis, Eleanor .lane Hallantyne, Betty Anne Macduff. Te<l Montgomery. Victor Kaufman, Rufus Kimball. Reporters: Jessie Steele, Isabelle Crowell, Thelma Nelson, Jack Bellinger, Betty Davis, Helen Rankin, Beth Solway, George Thompson, Zorn Beeman, Virginia Went-/.. Jim Brook. Joan Cox, Kenneth Fitzgerald, Fred Frlcke, Madeline Hilbert, (ieorge Root, Frances Taylor, Duane Frisbe, Caroline Card, Eleanor l’arry, Willetta Hartley, Myrtle Kerns Ruth Dupuis, Joe Bishop, Roy She-dv. Mary Schaefer, Isabella Davis. Day Editors: Dorothy Thomas, Thornton Hale, Bhill Cogswell, l.enore Ely, Thornton Night'staff: Monday—Harold Birkenshaw, George Kerr, Morion Phobes, Marion Vor Night "staff: Tuesday-Eugene Mullens, Byron Brinton, Lois Weedy, George Sanford. Night Staff: Wednesday Doug Wigiit, Eleanor Wood, Dorlre Gonzel. Betty Carpenter. Night Staff: Thursday Stan Price, Earl Kirchoff, Gwen Elsmore, Rita Swain. Night Staff: Friday Fred Frlcke, Elaworth Johnson, Joseph Saslavsky, George Blod Sports "staff: Mack Hall, Bruce Hamby, Alfred Abranz, Erwin Dawrence, Kelman Keagy, Vincent Hates, Mahr Key mors, Esther Hayden, Ed Goodnough. BUSINESS STAFF Jack Grow, Advertising Manager Larry Jackson, Foreign Advertising Ken Siegrist, Circulation Manager Ned Mars. Copy Manager Mae Mulchay, Ass't Foreign Adv. Mgr. Edith Peterson, Financial Adm. John Painton, Office Mnnager Hetty Carpenter, Women ,s Specialties Harriet Hoffman, Sez Sue Kathryn Laughridgc, Asst. Sez Sue Carol Werschkul, Executive Secretary Carry Hay, Ass’t Circulation Manager Hob Goodrich, Service Manager Marie Nelson, Checking Department Copy Department: Janet Alexander, Deth Kalwny, Martin Allen, Barney Miller, Victor Kaufman, George Sanford. _ „ . r . , Copy Assistant: Joan Bilyeau. t Office Records: Louise Burclay. Office Assistants: Marjorie Hass, Jean McCroskey, Jane Cook. Virginia Front, Roselit Commons, Virginia Smith. Ruth Durland. Mary Lou Patrick. Carolyn I rii Production Assistants: Gwendolyn Wheeler, Marjorie Painton, Marian McGioskey, George Turner, Katherine Krcnt/el. .. P Advertising Solicitors This Issue: Hill Hacker. Dick Goebel, Victor Kaufman, George Brihstator, Betty Zimmerman, Aunton Bush. The- Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, Kngcne, issued daily except Sunday and Monday, duriiiK the college year. Member of the Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Kntered in the poetofflce at KnAne Oregon, as second class matter. Bubscrintion rales, *2.50 a year. Advertising rates upon application. Phone, Manager: Office, I.ocal 21 d ; residence, .124. The Five Day Week THE natural resistance of Oregon students against Saturday classes has caused the idea of adding the sixth day onto the school week to fall short of its aim such is the statement of an Oregon professor and it is undoubtedly true. When the new movement was started, University officials claimed that it would relieve the congestion of classes on other days, but it has been given a trial and a survey shows that it has failed. It is, of course, possible that the classes held on that day have tender} to help reduce the numbers enrolled in classes during the week, but the inquiry made by the professor shows 'hat. the average numbei of classes per student on Saturday is slightly more than one for every other person. Just why do students resent being forced to attend classes on Saturday? There may be any number of reasons and there are many ■ that are offered by students during registration to keep from being put into Saturday sections. \ The main reason, probably, is that great factor that psychologists Lire prone to give habit formation. BefiWC a person is qualified1! to {matriculate in the University he must have completed twelve years of preparation in grammar and high schools and during that period he has attended school only five days a week. He has come to believe that he is entitled to do what he pleases on Saturday and Sunday. Another factor that is fast becoming very important is that of student self-support: An increasing percentage of students are par tially or wholly earning their way through college and many of these must work on Saturday and are therefore unable to take Saturday classes. Then there is always that group of students who feel that they should make frequent trips home over the week-end and they do not want to be handicapped In their plans. just what is the remedy for the situation? That would be very hard to determine and we are not going to attempt it. The fact remains, however, that Saturday classes are not too successful. Halfbacks or Phi Betes? TO AMERICA’S most scholarly and cultural newspaper, the Chris tian Science Monitor, those faithful disciples of football gospel must turn for consolation. In the midst of the wrangling among Cali fornia universities which has attracted so much attention the past week and which has just resulted in the dismissal of the able editor of tha Daily Californian, who presumed to ask a few very pertinent questions about the internal workings of football machines in his edi torials in the midst of these unpleasant reflections on the purity of a great American game the Monitor .publishes an editorial entitled “The Football Coach as Teacher," which implies that football is one of the most powerful educational forces in our universities. Contrasting the teaching of football with instruction in academic courses, the Monitor quotes the president of Rollins college: “There is no coddling or coaxing on the gridiron: no ready acceptance of cuts and alibis; no urging to remain in the game. Either a youth plays for all he is worth, or he leaves the field and his place is taken by some other boy willing and eager to learn football.” The editor then paints a vivid picture of the inspiration of a coach's leadership to the players, and implies that there is a regret table lack of this type of inspiration for students who look to their professors for it. It would indeed be very nice if professors were able to adopt the attitude of an athletic coach in dealing with students; if they could get away with merciless driving without'loss of prestige. But why stop with the application of only the attitudes of the playing field to the classroom? l.et’s make the transference of ath letic psychology to academic work complete by copying the system in toto. Then scouts would be sent around to the high schools of each state to look for promising students, embryonic Phi Petes, possible debaters and orators, future Rhodes scholars. All sorts of inducements would be offered these brilliant ones to attend this or that university. Out of-state fees would be discreetly disregarded; free boarding places would be secured; part-time jobs would abound;-wealthy alumni would take a personal interest in the bills, and so forth. Tlie first forward-looking school which adopts this plan will soon have a corner on tire outstanding student minds of America. Hon orary keys would tie strung on every student’s key-ring. Everything wotdd be lovely until tin' chairman of a scholarship committee at another school protested that the time had come for an investigation. The height of treason is when an editor flays the chain stores and then slips around the corner and buys his cigarettes for $1.19 per carton. It has boon suspected. Yesterday someone said .that .the Portland high school boy must do 15 per cent better work in order to secure the same grade as his fair classmate. New Mexico must be breaking away from the collegiate. We understand that they have time no more to sit around and tell folk tales. Little Isaac wondered what the score was when he read a head line in a down-town newspaper - PASB BLOCKED BY SNOW, CAMPUS ♦ ALENDAR Independent Men of Oregon wili meet at 7:30 Monday evening in the men’s lounge of Gerlinger hall, instead of at the Y. M. C. A. hut, as announced yesterday. Import ant. Wo,. :'s intramural swimming schedule 'he frosh first vs. frosh second tc am, and the sophomore first vs. ;ophomore second team, will swim Monday. Newswriting (2 o’clock section) Get from journalism school sec retary copy for rewriting assign ment due 10 p. m. Tuesday, Nov. 25. Harvard and Yale clubs will meet at 31 o’clock for lunch at Seymour’s) (formerly Peter Pan) to listen to reports of the Yale I-Iarvard game. 1*1 Lambda Theta group picture lor Oregana will be taken Monday ot 12:45 at the east entrance of Condon hall. Phi Theta Upsilon group picture for Oregana will be taken Tuesday at 12:45 at the east entrance of Condon hall. Phi Deita Kappa group picture for Oregana will be taken today at 10:30 in front of the Education building. Varsity Philllpinensls group pic ture for Oregana will be taken at 4 c’clock at the east entrance of Condon hall. The Charm School group of Phil omelete will meet at 3 o’clock Sun day afternoon at the Y. W. C. A. bungalow. Phi Thela Upsilon group picture will be taken in front of Condon hall at 12:45 Tuesday. All women’s hockey teams will play during intramural practice hours Monday. Hondrarles ready for group pic tures for Oregana notify Oregana office. Bounties On Pelts Suggest Idea For Student Earnings There is no record of any stu dent's having earned his way through the University by collect ing bounties on animal pelts, but it seems as though it would be very possible. In the past year approximately $2000 has been issu ed from the Lane county clerk’s of fice in Eugene to persons who have interested themselves in the killing of various kinds of large and small wild animals. For example, a resident of Mc Kenzie Bridge brought in the skins of eight mountain lions and a coy ote to collect $83. A girl bagged a coyote to receive $3, showing there is even a chance for women stu dents. The bounties are not devoted ex clusively to the pelts of denizens of the brush, however. A resident of Cushman, down by the ocean, captured the scalps of 27 seals, which at $2.50 a scalp, brought him $67.50. Bounties on other Lane county animals are as follows: male coy otes or pups, $3; adult female coy otes, $4; gray, black, or timber wolf, $2.50; bobcat, wildcat, lynx, $2; mountain lion, panther, or cougar, $10. Go out and get yourself a moun tain lion! Latest Book by Powers Received in Co-op Store The latest book by Dean Alfred Powers, head of the extension de partment, entitled “Marooned in Crater Lake,” has been received by the University Co-op, according, to an announcement made by Mar ion F. McClain, manager of the store. Dean Powers’ book is written about the Oregon country and is a collection of stories about the Skyline, Umpqua, and Old Oregon Trails told in a very interesting manner. Pacific coast critics have written very favorably of the book and it is expected to draw a large sale. The volume was printed by the Metropolitan Press in Portland and is of the highest quality ma terial throughout. Decorated title pages set off the attractively bound book. The Safety Valve An Outlet for Campus Steam All communications are to be ad dressed to The Editor, Orescue Daily ; Emerald. They shall not exceed 200 I words. Each tetter must be sitened ; ] however, should the author desire, only j initials will Ire published. The editor j maintains the risrht to withhold pub- I lication should he see fit. To the Editor: The editorial writer who cas ually strolled over to the men’s gym the other day to investigate the basketball situation made rath er casual observations and must also have casually interpreted pre vious communications on the sub ject. No intentions of criticizing Mr. Washke were held by the writers. The Emerald is not alone in the opinion that the director of the gym has made many improve ments since coming here. The sole intention of the two communica tions was to bring a situation that may still be greatly improved to the attention of a man who has shown by previous work that he is in the best position to do some thing about it. The editorial writer stated that the Igloo is no longer under the supervision of the school of ■physi cal education, and therefore fresh man classes cannot be transferred there. As we understand it, Mc Arthur court and the men’s gym are under separate directors, but are under the same general super vision of the head of physical edu cation. If there's a breach between the two directors, which prevents the use of McArthur court for gym classes, it is time to close the gap with some satisfactory arrange ment. After all, the interests of the students of the University and not its officials are at stake. The fact remains that basket balls are still hard to get, and the floor harder. How about it, Washke ? —COLLABORATED. CHI DELTS, TRI DELTS WIN HEALTH EVENTS (Continued from Tage One) manager who wishes to confer with her. The sports apparel which has been on exhibit was modeled by the following girls: Katherine Duer, Vivian Coss, Marian Vincent, Mary Bohoskey, Ruth Johnson, Katherine McGowan, and Lucille Hill. At the beginning of the social ♦THE WETFOOT ♦ “ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FOOT TO PRINT” WELL, NOW THAT THE FOR MAL SOCIAL SEASON HAS STARTED, AS YOU WILL NO TICE BY SCANNING THE SO CIETY COLUMN, WE HAVE DISLOCATED TWO FINGERS HELPING HELPLESS ROOM MATES MAKE A NO. I I COL LAR FIT A NO. 18 NECK. WHICH JUST GOES TO SHOW WHAT A DEUCE OF A PRE DICAMENT A CHAP’S IN WHO IS AFFLICTED WITH GOITER. SPEAKING OF FORMALS FULL sail his demise, Philip Jackson McVey; He choked another victim Of a Sorority holiday. * * # AiUl it is a proven fact that it' all the men in the University were laid end to end, the University would prohahlv see where all Its athletic socks have gone. * * * The big difference between ns and the classified ad department is that whereas students have to be offered free passes to the thea tre to read their ‘stuff, most peo ple read this and then don't even wait to be asked, but come around and take a free pass at us. * * * SPEAKING OF MOVIES. UT ILE ALEC COMES I P fO KL MIND US THAT A FILM ON THE SCREEN IS WORTH THREE ON THE TOOTH. * * * TODAY'S l*KOVERB No, Junius, people who live in tailor shops shouldn't throw fits. * * * * * WELL, WE’RE OPTIMISTIC Eve taUt'n an orphan's farm and cow, The poor I’ve robbed and bled; I’ve stolen from a blind man’s cup. Egad, what a life I’ve led! I've cribbed and cribbed in every <iui/.. And, lord, the oaths I’ve said; I’ve done all crimes beneath the sun. Egad, what a life I’ve led! When Saint I’eter says "What! Von here?” I'll look him in the eye— ’Cause I’ve never worn blue flannel shirts Nor yet a green silk tic. YES, W E K N O W THAT LEAVES A BAD TASTE, BUT THEN SO DOES CAVIAR. # * * And then there is our simple little roommate who thinks colle giate circles mean those under the ey es. Correction: For advertisement appearing yesterday. 85c from the depot to the campus. 25c between any campus buildings. Checker Taxi Phone 340 “Ah, Percival, couldst tell me1 the Whiz Bang Theme Song?” “Zounds, Knave, pray enlighten me.” “Ah, 'tis 'Loose guys, smiling at me.” * * * VES, WE THINK THE SAME! AS YOU DO, THAT THAT’S ABOUT ENOUGH FOB TODAY. Harvard and Yale Clubs To Hear Results of Game The Harvard and Yale clubs will meet today at Seymour's (formerly Peter Pan) to hear the returns of the Yale-Harvard football game at 11 o'clock, according to Reginald Coggeshall, journalism professor, formerly of Harvard. A special table will be reserved for the alumni of the two schools and they will have lunch there. Mn Tugman, of the Register Guard, has provided for the re turns through the Associated Press. There are about 25 mem bers of the two clubs in Eugene. Girls... Complete MAX FACTOR Beauty Preparations tf. ft. BOURJOIS— Evening in Paris •Y As Y YARDLEY S— Cosmetics AMBROSIA UNIVERSITY PHARMACY ! llth and Alder i program, Lucille Hill gave a tap dance. Musical numbers during the program and review of the contestants were by Virginia Hartje. Refreshments were served fol lowing the program. The follow ing girls assisted in the serving: June Enke, Margaret Morrison, Mildred Ringo, Jean Leonard, Bet ty Hudson, Phoebe Greenman, Margaret Wagner, Dorothy Haber lach, Betty McCracken, Nonearle Ryder, Mary Margaret Stevenson, Gene McCrosley, Kay Watson, Dorothy McMillan, Mary Vreeland, Molly Lou Thompson, and Marjorie McDougal. Evelyn Kennedy was chairman. Joyce Busenbark was chairman of the kitchen committee with Vivian Williams, Velma Alexander, Katheryn Bisbee, Katheryn Luke, and Ruth Irwin assisting. Reed Conference Meets Next Week World Problem Subject of Student Session The Northwest Students Inter- j national conference, which is held annually at Reed college, will take place during the three days of November 28, 29, and 30, accord ing to word received from that school. At this program of speak ers and round-table discussions delegations from the colleges of the Northwest take part with the purpose of studying international questions, particularly of the Pa cific area. The speakers on the three-day program include Dr. A. A. Golden weiser, eminent anthropologist; Pierre de Lanux, journalist and traveler from Paris; Amy Hem inway Jones, of the Carnegie En dowment fox' International Peace; Norman Coleman, president of Reed college, and Dr. Victor P. Morris, of the economics depart ment in the University of Oregon. At last year's conference 16 Uni versity students attended, and a number have already signed for this year's session. Edna Spenker, senior in sociology, is in charge of the Oregon delegation. Magazines From Orient Are Available in Library The Oriental library is receiving a number of magazines and pam phlets that are printed and pub lished in China and Japan. “The Week in China” is a week ly pamphlet which is published ev ery week by the “Leader,” of Peip ing, China. “Chinese Economics Journal,” similar to “Forum” gives the news topics of China. It is published in Shanghai. “The China Journal,” a magazine printed by the North China New's, of Shang hai, and “The Japan Magazine" is published by the Japanese Maga zine company of Tokyo, Japan. These all are available to stu dents for reference or collateral reading. Alumni Secretary Leaves Jeannette Calkins, alumni secre tary, left for San Francisco late yesterday afternoon. She drove down in her car, and plans to at tend the alumni pep dinner to be held next Wednesday evening, as well as the game with St. Mary’s. THE RENDEZVOUS Sandwich Delivery For Service and Good Food Phone 3280 Free-Lance Tilts Lag Considerably Behind Schedule Horseshoe Tourney Makes Greatest Progress of Four Sports The fall-winter-spring free lance tournaments report considerable progress in the past two> weeks, about three matches being played and twice that many awarded to r.oncombatants by forfeit. It is rumored that the winter term has been set aside for hibernation and play will resume again in the spring if the contestants have not all left school. Horseshoe Tourney Swiftest In the golf tournament Rudy Bain has reached the final round after months of effort, but wheth er he will still be an undergraduate v/hen the other finalist is declared ic extremely doubtful. Cece Bram hall and Richard Prochnow are the finalists in the horseshoe play which seems to have crawled a little faster than the other tour neys. In one of the few actual clashes Bob Johnson reached the finals in the tennis singles by defeating Dick Goldthwaite 6-4, 10-8, after dropping the first set 4-6. Although ii. is not their fault the tennis dou bles teams of Johnson-Rhine and Goldthwaite-Edmiston are schedul ed to play for the championship. Handball Matches at Standstill The handball doubles have re mained stationary for so long that it is probable that the combination have forgotten there is a tourna ment. Fred Deuel has been a sin gles finalist for weeks but Sol Di rector and Harvey Benson are not through practicing for their match to decide Deuel’s opponent. They started the game once but were forced to quit because of a class and the rude interruption seems to have broken their hearts. It is interesting to observe the patient interest the students are taking in the tourneys. Instead of completing the play in two weeks as was fondly expected by the gym staff, the participants like their tourneys so well that they cannot bear to see the end come. Debate League Pamphlet Now on University Press "The Oregon High School De bating League,” a pamphlet on high school debates, containing an nouncements for the school year 1930-31, is now on the University press and will be released soon, it was announced by Robert C. Hall, superintendent of the University press. The pamphlet contains pictures of the McLoughlin debating team, champion of eastern Oregon, and the Medford debating team which was western Oregon champion. It also states the debate question of the next year: "Resolved, That chain stores are detrimental- to the best interests of the American public,” and gives the district win ners of last year. The rest of the pamphlet is filled with aids for high school debat ers, a list of the district debaters, and a constitution of the debating league. Classified Advertisements Kates Payable in Advance 20c first three lines; 5c every additional line. Minimum charge 20c. Contracts made by arrange ment. Telephone 3300; local 214 i SHOPPE PETITE—Extra special, old dresses made newi 573 E. 13th street, phone 1733. All right, price right. Expert hem ! stitching. j ADDRESS CARDS—In spare time, i profitable income. Send 2c stamp for particulars to Hillock Co., Logansport, Indiana. HAL JOHNSON—Call for pass at Emerald business office within two days. FOR RENT—Tables and chairs for house dances. Cocoanut Grove. FOR SALE—Study tables. Inquire Cocoanut Grove. LAUNDRY WANTED—Phone 2293-W. -See THE NEW STANDARD GENERAL @ ELECTRIC CLEANER Step out with a smile ot your saving In the G-E cleaner are found so many features you’ll won der how it can be sold for *35 The A’etc Standard Model hu W added suction, ruggedness, beauty at the old price. 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