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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1931)
EDITORIALS FEATURES HUMOR LITERARY ♦ University of Oregon, Eugene Vinton Hall, Editor Anton Peterson, Manager Willis Duniway, Managing Editor Hex Tussiny Associate Editor Dave Wilson, Lois Nelson, Horry Van Dine—Editorial Writers UPPER NEWS STAFF Editor’s Secretary: Mary Helen Corbett Assistant: Lillian Rankin Barney Miller, Features Carol Hurlburt, society Lester McDonald, Literary Warner Guiss, Chief Night Editor inn uogsweu. oiiui w) NEWS STAFF Reporters: Lois Nelson, Merlin Blais, Betty Anne Macduff, Roy Sheedy, Ted Mont- ; yomery, Jessie Steele, Isabelle Crowell, .Inek BellinKer, Betty Davis, Helen Cherry, Virginia Wentz. .Jim Brooke, Joan Cox, Kenneth Kitajterald, Madeline Gilbert. Georite Root. Frances Taylor. Duane Frisian, Caroline Card, Wilietta Hartley, Ituth Dupuis, Beverly Caverhill, Frances Johnston, Ned Mars, Oscar Munster. Niyht Staff: Tuesday—Eugene D. Mullins, Dave Longshore, Mary Frances I’ettibone. Day FJditors: Thornton Gale, Lenore Ely, Thornton Shaw. Sports Staff: Vincent Gates. Ed Gnodnouirh, Bruce Hamby, FJrvin Laurence, Esther Hayden. Radio Staff: Art F’otwin, director; Carol Hurlburt, secretary; Dave Eyre, reporter. BUSINESS STAFF Harry ionkon, Associate mamiKu-r Jack Gregg, Advertising Manager Larry Jackson, Foreign Advertising Ken Siegrist, Circulation Manager Ned Mars, Copy Manager Martin Allen, Ass’t Copy Manager Mae Mulchay, Ass’t Foreign Adv. Mgr. Edith Peterson, Financial Adm. John Painton, Office Manager 1 Hetty Carpenter, Women’s Specialties Harriet Hoffman, Sez Sue Kathryn Laughridge, Asst. Sez Sue Carol Werachkul, Executive Secretary Larry Bay, Ass’t Circulation Manager Bob Goodrich, Service Manager Marie Nelson, Checking Department )orothy Hughes, Classified Advertising Manager Hot Chestnuts OUR colleagues, the Portland Oregonian and the Portland News, are busy these days, batting back and forth acrid comments on the rpcent suggestion of the Oregonian that Port land’s municipal power survey be entrusted to the research de partment of the University of Oregon. The city of Portland has appropriated $25,000 for the purpose of inquiry "into the expediency and feasibdity of municipal de velopment of hydro-electric power.” Several commissioners pro pose that the entire sum be paid to the firm of Carey and Harlan, Tacoma experts on public utilities, who have been em ployed by the city several times in the past for similar surveys. The Oregonian, consistently antagonistic to this firm, makes the counter-proposal that the University’s "research department” be given the job. This, of course, is a matter that would affect directly only the faculty and the administration. Discussion of it in a student daily can have no authoritative interpretation as an expression of the University’s attitude . that is a question for the admin istration. But we are at least permitted to express our opinion, and it is with the best interest of the University at heart that we rise to remark, "Hot stoves frequently burn innocent fingers.” The question of municipal development of power has become a political issue of primary Importance; no institution could enter the arena as impartial arbiter without soon provoking the wrath and unconcealed boos of some section of interested spec tators. Carey and Harlan was a generally respected firm in Port land. It started accepting large sums of public money for “sur veys” of public utilities. Today the staunchness of their friends, editorial and political, is due largely to the bitterness of their enemies. Somewhat such fate would probably befall investiga tors from the Oregon faculty and would have a regrettable effect upon public opinion. There is little similarity between such problems as Oregon's Pacific trade and fluctuations in the lumber market, which have formed the bulk of the business administration school’s research, and the opinionated question of municipal development of power. Bulletins of research on these non-eontroversial questions are re ceived with appreciative interest by the people of the state. Would the same be true of a bulletin on Portland’s power status? The questioned impartiality of our faculty, which the Ore gonian cites as the strongest argument for turning the power survey over to the University, is too valuable to be risked on a field where none are neutral and non-combatants are un known. A Place For Student Voice \\THEN the faculty of the University of Oregon voted unani * * mously to include three students in the student advisory committee, a group of officials charged with the administration of punishment to erring members of the associated students not subject to control by the executive council itself, it took a long and far-reaching stride toward common understanding between the factions faculty and students. Mutual responsibility in the development of students anil the administration of discipline have been coincident aims of all those maintaining interest in operation of the inner cogs of the University machine. The student has a responsibility in the support of recognized standards of his Institutions he will as sume this and his judgment will not waver nor shall it be in fluenced by the airy thoughts of favor or of prejudice. His decisions will not be marred by extreme rigidity over a true conception of justice. Personnel of the student representation in this group is im portant. There is little reason why he should not be a fifth year man. In fact, a student who has been "through the mill" - a student who has been in constant contact with University activities and administration procedure or one who can well sense the generalized feeling among his fellow students would be a most beneficial and a truly representative addition. A student with qualifications as such must not lose the re sponsibility delivered to him through the student government, nor should each representative be a key on the executive instru ment of the student body, .lust what influence the students have in the advisory committee tests in the men or women chosen. The student advisory committee, composed wholly of faculty members, has handed some very reasonable decisions and sug gestions from its chamber. Some have been less satisfactory. No material change will result from the addition of student mem bership, but campus steam will be shackled by a sturdier safet> valve. Discipline ol students has been officially placed in the hands of the faculty by the president if the University, and it is to them wo extend our thanks for showing student voice in their discussions and decisions. "The art of the lover consists not m loving hut in showing his love to the best advantage." Bo rehem. \*’hv doc am al ways wish to be an aria1 WThe ♦ ♦ ETFOOT “All the News That’s Foot To Print” “WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE RUSSIAN FIVE - YEAH ECONOMIC PLAN?” AND OTH ER FORMS OF PROFESSORIAL SALUTATION. IN ANSWER TO this c::ry we reply that WE THINK IT’S THE ROCKS. ONE Wr.EK OF RUSHIN’ IS ENOUGL TO PROSTRATE THE AVERAGE STUDENT. FIVE YEARS OF IT AND WE’D .BE SO GA-GA THAT WE’D PROB ABLY CONSENT TO WRITE A HUMOR COLUMN AGAIN, OR ELSE WE’D BE OUT TRYING TO SHARPEN OUR TEETH ON THE SENIOR BENCH. WELL, ANYWAY, YOU GET THE IDEA. # * * EPITAPH We opened the door, He sat on the floor Midst a pile of crumbs and alone; His mouth fulla cake, He sez: “Greetings, Jake, Ya gotta package from home.” # * * MILTON MIGHT HAVE DONE BETTER THAN THAT, BUT WE WILL BET THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE FELT ANY MORE DEEPLY ABOUT IT. # * * And then Tony Peterson just' walked in with the saddest story of the year. It seems that Tony had very skillfully manipulated to get the distribution of free sample Chesterfields for the entire cam pus, and then, after indulging in roseate dreams of not having to buy any more cigarettes for the entire year, woke up one morning to find that someone had soul lessly lifted his entire stock. Mr. Peterson darkly intimates that he hopes the culprit gets the habit. * * * WELL, TONY, AS THE BULL SAID, AFTER WATCHING A RIVAL WALK OFF WITH THE FAVORITE MEMBER OF HIS HAREM, “THERE IS NO HONOR AMONG BEEVES.” AND THEN WHAT’S THIS WE HEAR ABOUT A CERTAIN BUSTLING, BRAWNY, BLUE EYED MEMBER OF THE JOUR NALISM FACULTY, WHO IS ALSO INTERESTED IN THE THEATER BUSINESS, TURN ING IN A WELL MEANT, BUT NEVERTHELESS FALSE FIRE ALARM, AND SENDING THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT UP TO THE THETA AND K A P P A HOUSES THE OTHER NIGHT? Little Alec suggests that this person was evidently going on the false assumption that where there was smoke, there was also fire. * * * Rebecca just c&nic bustling in with the startling news that she got the pure quill that the Sigma Nus were going to win the schol arship plaque this year. * * * Yes, Rebecca, and some day grass is going to grow on the Sig ma Chi lawn, too. * * * WHY WERE AS WE ARE Radio programs, classes galore, Futility of life anil ruts; j An aching tooth, lemon cukes— Classified Advertisements Kales Payable in Advance 20c first three lines; 5c every additional line. Minimum charge 20c. Contracts made by arrange ment. Telephone 3300; local 214 Lost BROWN PURSE at Woman's building during week-end of High School conference. Re ward. Call 2743-W. PAIR GLASSES in brown case. Call 2900. Found j GREEN PARKER fountain pen. i Call at Emerald business office. Physicians DALE AND SETHER Surgery, Radium, X-ray l Miner Bldg. Phone 43 School* Learn the Latest Collegiate Fox-Trots and Waltzes! MERRICK DANCE STUDIO SO 1 Willamette Phone 3081 ELVINA MAGILL Call for Colo nial theatre pass at the Emerald business office. For Kent FURNISHED and unfurnished houses and apartments in Uni versity district. Robert Pres iuit Co. Phom. 31o Ve Gods! We’re goin’ nuts. Soup for lunch and spinach too, A wailing sux—is there no peace? Clacking tongues that gleefully tell Scandalous filth—may its tribe in crease. House unheated, up at seven, To wade through rain all day; II est vrai que vous etes helle— Oh, keeper, take us away! * * * Dear sir: In regard to your daughter, who says that there is no meter in the above doggerel, you tell her that if she will be at Condon libe at 10 o’clock tomorrow night, we’ll meter half way. Yours, WETFOOT. * * * OUR NEW POLICY As we sit here watching two little beetles trying to work a cross word puzzle, a sudden in spiration seizes us. A dawning resolve, which slowly but surely culminates into a worthy deter mination. We are going to revolu tionize our entire column. We will make a humor column that is dif ferent, one that is original, one that will stand in the annals of collegiate publication alone and unique. In our new column we shall not resort to odorous puns to fill up space. We shall taboo all light doggerel which is without nieter, purpose, or sense. W'e are firmly resolved, as our enthusiasm for this new iconoclasm increases, to not print any scandal or jealously guarded anecdotes which might draw upon us the wrath of all con cerned. Furthermore we shall desist writing epitaphs and shall merci lessly cast out anything pertain ing to barleycorn or sex. We shall not piint unconstructive criticism of any sort and shall not resort to lampooning the faculty, campus traditions or the campus cop. From this time on we shall let our material be censored by the W. C. T. TT., the faculty, all the students who are to be mentioned in its confines, and the Eugene minis terial association, not to mention the instructors in the school of English. All libelous and inane matter shall be rejected. How would we accomplish this? you ask wonderingly. It would be very simple, dear readers. We would cense writing the column entirely. The Safety Valve An Outlet for Campus Steam All communications are to bo ad dressed to Tlie Editor, Oregon Daily Emerald. They shall not exceed 200 words. Each letter must be signed: however, should the author desire, only initials will he published. The editor maintains the right to withhold pub lication should he see fit. Can Something Be Wrong? To the Editor: One of our ancient and anti quated myths is that of our won derful ‘’Oregon Spirit.” It lived the life of a typical campus tradi tion. In its youth our Oregon was loved .served and revered by alumni, faculty and" students alike. But gradually babbitism seized our alumni like a siren lures a whole boatload of mariners on the rocks of misfortune. Our students have gone activity mad. Our faculty hopelessly perform the ritual, long ago stripped of its meaning by a vain student body i nun (a reptile-like monster which wal lows around in the oozy mud of self-deceit). Today “Oregon spir it” is a matter of history like all other traditions. It died, so they say, because prosperity, progress, business efficiency, publicity and large scale production scented the trail of the myth and chased the antique to its lair and put an end to its failing health. Today in its place is a phlegmat ic foundling by the same name, our wonderful “Oregon Spirits.” It's everywhere, in flask-shaped bottles, over booing student root ing sections, in pie-faced athletes’ minds, in the nonchalant stude who wondered where those flashy guards of Oregon came from, and so on all over the campus, even among the cocoons and spider webs beneath the brim of our pio , neer. Let's have real prohibition! —Bremer. A Response To the Editor: A certain group wishes to apol ogize sincerely to a despondent student for certain actions which were demonstrated recently. We realize to our chagrin how odious it was, and we wish to assure you that there will be.no repetition of it in the future. —A Certain Group. SO THEY ▼ SAY ▼ Catchy Quotes From The Prominent Profs. "I .imagine that nine-tenths of the college professors would starve to death if they had to make their living any other way.” — Dean Phillip A. Parsons, social science. ‘‘Inasmuch as the mortality rate among our leading economists has been so great lately, there is still some chance for the members of this class.” —Donald Erb, economics. "We cannot and will not tolerate any man chewing tobacco in this military department.” Lieut. McCammon. military science. "The elders look upon youth to day as they do, because the mem bers of the younger generation are able to adapt themselves to change better than the old. The old folks are unable to understand it.” MRS. WARNER TELLS OF TRIPS TAKEN ABROAD (Continued from Cage One) rose, thus showing her knowledge ; of their customs. i After her talk Mrs, Warner [ conducted the group through the I art collection which is to be placed j in the new art museum. She ex ) plained the different objects in the j collection, giving the history of j many pieces. Due to a misunder standing, the announcement was made that this tour would be con j ducted in the new museum build ! ing, but the tour included the col j lection now in Gerlinger hall. This ! was the first time in two years that Mrs. Warner has personally 1 conducted a group through the museum, and the other groups were taken through several years ' ago. Later the club was entertained by several piano selections by Nor ! ma Lyons, while the social com ' mittee, under the direction of Elizabeth Plummer, served tea. 1 Special Prices To All Fraternities and Sororities On All Purchases of Floor Wax and Rentals on Electric Polishers 1 Powers Furniture Co, lltli and Willamette Sts. CAMPUS ♦ ALENDAR OREGANA PICTURES (All pictures are taken at the east entrance of Condon hall.) Today 12:40—Temenids. 12:40—Pan Xenia. 12:45—Beta Gamma Sigma. Thursday 12:40—Camma Alpha Chi. | 12:45—German club. Congress club meeting postponed until next Wednesday because of concert. Alpha Kappa Psi will hold regu lar January meeting Thursday at the College Side. Philomelete presidents will hold a luncheon meeting Thursday noon at the Green Lantern. Studio plays will be given at Guild theatre at 4:15 tomorrow af ternoon. No admission. Rehearsal of “Twelfth Night” this afternoon at 3 o’clock. Act I, scene 4; Act II, scene 4; Act I, scene 1. Theta Sigma Phi will hold a short but important meeting to night at 5 o’clock in room 105 Journalism. All members of the cadet corps and Scabbard and Blade must have pictures taken in front of R. O. T. C. barracks tomorrow at 12:30 for the Oregana. Woman in Her Sphere group of Philomelete will meet this Sunday in the men’s lounge of Gerlinger hall from 5 until 6 o'clock. Alpha Gamma Phi, women's ad vertising honorary, will meet at the Green Tavern for a guest luncheon today at 12 o’clock. Westminster Guild will not meet this evening but Mrs. Adams will be at home and anyone wishing to stop in for tea may do so. Thespians meet in men’s lounge of Gerlinger hall at 7:45 Thursday evening. Send substitute if mem- I ber cannot attend. Important. Alpha Delta Sigma special meet ing 5 p. m. today in Mr. Thacher's office. Please bring Krazy Kopy Krawl tickets and money. Import ant. Temonids picture for ‘the Ore gana will be taken today at 12:40 at the east entrance of Condon hall. All members must be there promptly. Press conference. Faculty mem- . bers desiring to attend the Uni versity luncheon for Press confer ence delegates on Saturday, Janu ary 24, at 1 o’clock, should make reservations at Local 247 before noon Friday. A Decade Ago Wednesday, January 19, 1921 “ 'Tis better to smoke here than hereafter,” is one of the captions adorning a new bench which was mysteriously put under the nico I tine tree for the benefits of all undergrads. It is thought that the bench was donated by a powerful secret organization under the name of Alpha Sigma Sigma. Dr. Victor Andres Belaitnde, Pe ruvian professor, will deliver a i lecture on the campus next week. Coach Bohler will take six play ers on northern trip, * * * Sculpturing class is working on the design over the doorway on the new art building. HALL SAYS PROGRESS RESTS ON .SENSE USE (Continued from Page One) such as this should be avoided, he declared. Dr. Hall's talk, which was re I ceived with enthusiasm, was spiced with humor and anecdotes, and at no time bordered on the pessimis tic. Although deploring the fact that schools and institutions of higher education are, in his opin ion, still neglecting the study of politics and principles of govern ment, proper application of com mon sense can win out in affairs today, Dr. Hall said. Learn to Fly Under Expert Instruction Special rales offered to University students. Come and investigate the ground school classes now being organized. Call Springfield 193-W or Write SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL OF FLYING, INC. SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Virgil Langtry—I don't know much about it except that I guess it’s all right, if it helps ’em to finally get through college. * * * Monte Wolf—I think that it will be a dismal failure for the follow ing reasons: The poor people are exploited, the power is in the hands of publicity hounds and grafters, and there is an undue amount of graft and theft going on which only the heads get in on. * * * Loren Buell—I don’t think much of it. It'll probably succeed about the same time I get through col lege. Ralph David—It stands an ex cellent chance of succeeding. It might not succeed in this country, but I am of impression that sev ; eral individual phases of it, such as its production plan and plan of distribution, would help us in our present depression. Green Lantern For the Best LUNCHEONS AND DINNERS - J-lorcu^ptemiriders Kaa, J lo <i I 5$ottV &AXH&Um. IfOIVtit U?-£fcK JjfTVC/ rygawtR PHONE IZ8I 829 13 TH AVE. E. “Sez Sue A personal study of the specialties in many lines ... it is a chance for you to see a review of the wonderful bar gains shown by these merchants. Read the “Sez Sue” column every Friday ... it will save you time and money . . . two of the essentials in your school career. Oregon Daily Emerald
