« EDITORIALS ♦ FEATURES - HUMOR ♦ LITERARY ♦ ■ University of Oregon, Eugene Vinton Hall, Editor Willis Duniway, Managing Editor Anton Peterson, Manager Rex Tussing—Associate Editor Dave Wilson, Lois Nelson, Harry Van Dine—Editorial Writers UPPER NEWS STAFF Editors Secretary: Mary Helen Coruett Assistant: Lillian Rankin Barney Miller, Features L,aroi nuriDuri, society Lester McDonald, LTterarr Warner Guias, Chief Nignt Editor mu Vyokswen, oporw < NEWS STAFF Reporters: Lois Nelson, Merlin Blais, Betty Anne Macduff, Hoy Sheedy, Ted Mont f gomery, Jessie Steele, Isabelle Crowell, Jack BellinKer. Betty Davis, Helen Cherry, d Virginia Wentz. Jim Brooke, Joan Cox, Kenneth Fitzgerald, Madelene Gilbert. ,f Dupuis, Beverly Caverhill, Frances Johnston, Ned Mars, Oscar Munger, Carl ' Thompson. . __ r» Night Staff: Wednesday—Doug Wight, Yvonne Smith, Carolyn Trimble, Mary Margaret 1 Daly. Day Editors: Thornton Gale, Lonore Ely, Thornton Shaw. 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Devil’s Fight With Education ■TVIABOLICALLY speaking, the world may be likened to an infernal hole where nothing is freed from corruption, every thing reeks with discontent, and nothing is pure and untainted. Souls become more calloused with accelerating economical de velopment, become less human, pilfering beings, prompted by personal gain, and join forces with those whose actions have dragged them to the lower depths of the underworld. Labors of world workers are directed toward the curtailment of such a universal tendency. Racketeering of today is emphasized by the wealth bestowed upon it by liquor traffic, by flaring headlines of daily metropoli tans, but more than anything else by advancement of culture and ideals of other classes who look upon the practice of the underworld with horror. Education has brought the attention of the world to thugs and grafters, because corruption is the next in line to be swallowed up by the swelling tide of modern » culture. A public knowledge of racketeers’ aims and operation will be the introduction of education’s fight for underworld ap prehension. The inconceivable magnitude of crime was exemplified in a lecture yesterday by Paul Blanshard, special lecturer for the League for Industrial Democracy, when he pointed out the va rious underworld methods of profiting! from private industry and the methods and money used by ring leaders to protect them selves from the law. Corruption has not arisen from nothing, but has manifested itself with the increasing intricacies of the economic problem capitalism is not at fault. Again olame may be attached to human nature—that whicli builds within men of the world an inherent desire to benefit themselves--unfair means offer the closest and most obvious op portunities to some. They choose this method. To suppress this corruption, which is just recently being brought before the public by men such as Mr. Blanshard and the organization he represents, education is among the most essen tial education of the criminal, both the law enforcer, who ac cepts the bribes, and the thug or underworld king. That educa tion cannot be the routine of higher learning, but must include culture and the differentiation of right from wrong. Such will destroy this desire of men to plunder, create an orderly govern ment, and build self-respect in men, keen, intelligent individuals, who today lead the gangs of New York and Chicago. Oregon May Be Right "PROGRESS for Yale, along with liberalization of courses by re ducing “group requirements,” consists in abolition of mid term examinations and of half-year courses. While Yale liber alizes, Oregon seems to find it best to concentrate on .details, Yale has had no three terms a year as has Oregon. Now she is finding it advisable to turn to but one term each year. Yale will have ‘ a comprehensive final examination” but Oregon insists on a plun which requires six examinations neither com prehensive nor final. “The initiative anti responsibility for results is placed more squarely on the student than in the past,” says Dean Mendell of Yale. "The academic year of the University is divided into three terms of approximately twelve weeks each," says the University catalogue. Translated, the latter reveals that the University of Oregon places no responsibility, asks for little initiative in its regular courses. The University prefers to set each day a daily task. It prefers to catch fleeting details in periodic examina tion rather than the broad outline of Its teachings. The Oregon system may be wholly right as long as the Uni versity professes to be a retailer of educational fragments. While Oregon students are again being turned away from the University infirmary it might not be a mistake to remember that the once-proposed new infirmary remains in the still distant future. Until it is built, use of some plan of turning the over flow into local hospitals might be made. The savings on the overhead of an ol't-empty larger infirmary ought to be enough to substantially reduce the cost. ♦ EDITORS HITHER AND YON ♦ W. S. Twin Boys Clover Maybe the oft discussed “finan cial depression" is back of this in cident. Two Washington State college boys, twins, were to have their photos taken for the Chinook college annual. One of the men went to the photographer and wa; ‘‘shot." “Take another pose,' tlie* boy di rected the photogrtpher. "And put my brother's name under it when you sencl.it in That'll save us time and trouble." The old saying "boys will be boys" seems to have been sup planted by ."a boy will be boys" at W nshui„'tr3 Slate. ^MARGIN J NOTES By Lester McDonald ♦ Outstanding February Books Fiction— "Festival,” by Struthers Burt. “A Jewel in Ix)ve,” by Ben Hecbt.. "The Gentle Libertine,” by Co lette. "The L ist days of Shylock,” by Ludv. ig Lewissohn. Non-Fiction "The Science of Life,” by H. G. and G. P. Wells, and Julian Huxley. "College As a Way of Life,” by Christain Gauss. "The Dry Decade," by Charles ( Merz. Perhaps few students are aware of the frequent exhibitions of cur rent American art in the archi tecture building. Just now there is the traveling exhibition of the College Art As sociation on display. There are samples in brass, wood, chromium, and newly devised metals in which abstractness of design is shown well fitted to the material. In cluded are instances of both mild and extreme degrees of conven tionalization, as well as instances of the naturalistic point of view small sized transcripts of forms we see in nature not pretending to make much claim upon the imag ination. Two of the outstanding pieces are the Albert Stewart “Dancing Figure,” and "Diana.” The former is a delightful expression of the j dancer's movement. Nena De Brennecke, pupil of1 Henri Matisse, contributes a head i of an old woman, and Warren ! Wheelock a lithe "Adolescente.” A curious triangular grace is seen in Franz Plunders’ kneeling figure, I "Rhythm.” Few laymen are aware that the world of painting, illustration, and sculpture is being emancipated; from the limitation of naturalism, as music was long ago. There are a number of well written books that can helpfully explain the art ist’s point of view and the lay- ^ man’s response to them. Most im portant of these is probably Lor-' edo Taft's “History of American Sculpture," a new edition of which is now on the press. Others are Post's “History of European and | American Sculpture," and “Art for Amateurs and Students,” b y George J. Cox. The University li brary has placed these volumes on a special shelf near the circulation desk, along with several othersI devoted to illustrations of the mod- j ern work. These latter include the Ameri can Sculpture Society’s “Catalogue,” and "Contemporary American Sculpture.” Further information on the stormy drama built around two great music masters, Liszt and Wagner, are the recently publish ed “Letters of Hans Von Buelow,'' compiled and edited by Richard, Count Du Moulin Eckart. This follows closely on the two volume biography of Cosima Wagner, the storm center, written by Eckart. These letters of Von Buelow. who married Liszt’s daughter, Co sima and lost her to his close friend, Richard Wagner, poignant ly show what a life of frustration touched this man. Unable to cre ate music of value, though a great interpretive artist, he grew bitter and discouraged. He had a keen mind, a sharp wit. One of his most quoted witticisms being: "A tenor is not a man, but a disease." Through his own frustrated am bitions, his bitterness did not make him an ideal husband, and his wife finally left him for his close friend. Von Buelow had helped Wagner when he needed help most he was the first to conduct a performance of "Die Meistersing er" and this blow did not encour age Von Buelow’s own efforts to regain recognition. The letters, in this volume cover a wide range from personal matters through music to philosophy and politics. Word has been received from the I editors of the “Anthology of Col l lege Verse," to be published by | Harpers in May. that the Univer sity of Oregon will be represented by John Scheffer, prominent as a writer of verse both on the cam pus and in the Northwest. Two poems of Scheffer’s have been ac cepted. Over 300 universities and I colleges will be represented. Ernest J. Haycox's latest novel. "Whispering Range." Doubleday. I Doran.. is off the press, ft is de scribed as a “six-gun western." Haycox was prominent on the campus as a writer. He graduat ed here in 1925. It is rumored Uul publication \ of a highly ironical novel on the English contemporary literary scene will soon be published anonymously. The title will be “Gin and Bitters.’’ Three Term Latin Course Compiled Extension School Offers Four Languages The compilation of the first term of a three-term elementary cor respondence course in Latin has just been completed by Mrs. Ed na Landros, instructor in Latin and Greek, on the campus. The course will serve as a two year' language requirement, and is the equivalent of four term hours University credit. v Mrs. Landros has included in the outlines maps, charts, and in formation concerning the ancient and modern Roman forum, the fur niture and household utensils used in the homes of the citizens, and their sports and pastimes. “Limen’’ by C. Flamstead Wal ters and R. S. Conway will be the grammar used during the first term's work. The second and third terms will be devoted to a study of Caesar's Gallic wars. The University extension now offers correspondence courses in French, Spanish, German and Lat in. /^AMPUS♦ V^ALENDAR The following will have pictures taken for the Oregana today at 12:45: House presidents. House managers. Pan-Hellenic representatives. Phi Beta will meet at 7 o’clock tonight in the women’s lounge of Gerlinger hall. An all-campus social swim will be held in the women's pool this evening from 7:15 to 9. Alpha Kappa Delta picture will be taken Tuesday at noon in front of Condon instead of today. PLEDGING ANNOUNCEMENT Gamma Phi Beta announces the pledging of Maryland Pattee of Seattle, Washington. Classified Advertisements Bates Payable in Advance 20c first three lines; 5c every additional line. Minimum charge 20c. Contracts made by arrange ment. Telephone 3300; local 214 Lost BLACK and white Conklin foun tain pen, call Bennett Swanton, 2348. BLACK and white Parker pen. Name on it. Duncan W. York. 841. - ------—4-— -— ALPHA PHI pin. Alladine Hollis ter, engraved on back. Finder please return to Alpha Phi house. GREY leather glass case, contain ing black fountain pen. Freda Holzmeyer. Phone 2788. BROWN billfold lost on campus Finder keep money. Would be grateful for return of billfold. Notify Emerald business office. CHOKER of gold beads about No vember first. Very valuable to owner. Gift of dead father. Re ward. No questions will be ask ed. Call Betty Jones 729. Miscellaneous TUTORING GERMAN Experi enced teacher educated in Ger many. Terms very reasonable. Inquire of Miss Anna Gropp, 1798 Columbia street. Schools Learn the Latest Collegiate Fox-Trots and Waltzes! MERRICK DANCE STUDIO S61 Willamette Phone 3081 Physicians DALE AND SKTHER Surgery, Radium. X-ray Miner Bldg: " Phone 43 JACK STIPE Call for your Co lonial pa.-s at the Emerald of fice witbiu two days. WThe + ♦ ETFOOT “Ail the News That’s Foot To Print” As we sit here vainly try- 1 | ing to think of something to " j write, we note several men 1 i rolling casks into the old Patterson school basement. Our only comment on the 1 situation is why the deuce < didn't someone think of that > before, now that the Phi ,, Sigs and S. A. E.’s have re jected it as a possible annex. It’s about this time of year that ! those premature boys who start i blossoming out in spring finery , become the recipients of the well known Bronx cheer from all their more or less close associates. » * * This only goes to prove the time worn wheeze about the early worm getting the bird. WE’RE WRITING THIS MERELY TO KEEP IN TRIM ; The lives of collegians all remind ; us How we can make our lives sublime; i And departing leave behind us I All our debts on time. WHICH JUST GOES TO SHOW ! WHAT A WORTHY PLANE OUR | MIND IS RUNNING ON ABOUT I THIS TIME OF YEAR. The sophisticated senior with the harelip just dropped in on us to remark that times had certain ly changed. “Just take the Bible,” he remarked enthusiastically munching on the typewriter keys and spitting them through his teeth. We ran out and took one of the latest Gideons from the Eu gene Bible Institute library and \ hastened back with it. “All right, n»w that you’ve taken it look up about the prodigal son, and read how he went for the cow his fath er barbecued for him. “Ves, yes,” we eagerly urged him on, plucking our eyebrows out one by one and replacing the worn-out bristles in our tooth brush with them. “Why now in our day, no self respecting son would even look at any fatted calf twice,” he tri- i umphantly finished trumping my deuce. N. 15. (The deuce is no good any way except in Italy). WELL. NOW THAT'S OFF OUR CHEST AS THE PIRATE ONCE REMARKED, DUSTING OFF HIS TRUNK. WE ARE CORRECTED Sir: Calling your attention to the ar j tide in yesterday's column con | cerning the two hill Billies who have been rivals in the race to plant a pin on a certain Gamma Phi freshman, I would like to say that the woman in the case is a Theta and not a Gamma Phi. Any Theta Chi will tell you the partici pants in the affair, but please don’t blame it on the Gamma Phis, they had nothing to do with the affair. The girl is wearing a Theta Chi pin, which one is the question. We always appreciate the recti fying of a mistake, would you do sp, please ? Sincerely, Anonymous. Dear Anonymous: This is one of those rare oeea- ! sions where we are both right. We i .. .-'I have looked up the Theta Chi epi sode where one man w’as going with this Theta and the other planted his pin on her while tak ing her home through the grave yard for the first time, and have found it to be absolutely true. However, this other affair that we mentioned is also the pure quill. 'ey The other two corners of the tri angle opposite this Gamma Phi frosh consisted of a Delt, who is also a guitar player and a blues singer, and a Fiji who has recent ly been appointed chairman of ar important class function, with the Fiji getting the decision. Yours for hiding out awhile, Wetfoot. * * * YE HODS, WATSON, A CONTRIBUTION Dime Crawl a la Carte In acordance with modern in dustrial methods we can thing ol some expansive plans for the fu ture of dime crawl as an institu tion, a tradition, what have you 7 We recommend a more intense spirit of competition between the sororities. Why not allow eacf house to erect signboards on theii premises to lure the collegiate youths within that they may do nate the customary dime. Some sign might shout the glories of the music; “Happy Harry’s Harmoni cans—the -best on the campus,” “Try our floors—they can’t be beaten;” Have you seen our girls yet? We specialize in blonds;” “Gorgeous new crop of freshmen —every one a beauty.” Some houses might even go so far as to approach the situation economically — “Two for 19c— Come and bring your friend;” "Special rates to dark men with cars. Ask us.” ’ ~ 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; I read with regret the editorial in the Emerald entitled “Rat Rac ing.” It seems as if our dear edi tor is on the wrong side of the pulp fence to insure the welfare and integrity of the paper’s ad vertisers. The Emerald’s adver tisers who honestly and with best of intentions sponsor a dance of a respectable pleasant type look in today's Emerald and see “Rat Racing.” Can that be really a slam at their character and serv ice to the community? After pro viding a pleasant wholesome form of spending leisure the Emerald advertisers look behold “Thou! Rat Racing!" With the voice of a prophet of old . . . the might point ing finger shaking the profundity from his very being . . . Can that be an indictment against their in tegrity and welfare ? If it IS! Will the Emerald’s ad vertisers be overcome with grief to think that they have tried and their seed has fallen on the sterile soil of a few convolutions on the brain of a member of the commun ity . . . his community . . . their ■ Lumber...Fuel Delivered to ^ ou on the Shortest Notice. Kiln-dried Lumber and Heavy Slab Wood BOOTH-KELLY Phene 85 j community . . . everybody's com- j munity? Or will the Emerald ad- | vertisers give a sigh and with the : calm martyrism of that Biblical j character whose reply to those who stoned Him was, "God forgive | them for they know not what they do,” . . . forgive them for they know not what they allude to. Perhaps the writer is a modest naive little student who would like to do what they allude to, but somehow he is a . . . just a modest naive little-? —BREWER. I Friday, February 4, 1921 I Oregon and Aggie quintets meet ! for their first game tonight at Corvallis. * * * Melvin T. Solve writes a most interesting letter to the Emerald from Cristiania, Norway, where he is attending the university on a I scholarship. Solve graduated from the University in 1918. An editorial announces that the great university problem, the dance, is to be reformed and up lifted above the level of the com mon herd by introducing the West Point system of dancing (sup posedly an ultra- conservative type). j GAMMA ALPHA CHI TO HOLD FASHION DANCE (Continued from Page One) I won’t tell you who are to model j I them yet. They will be worn by i [ campus men, however, if they will I _ A Decade Ago :ondescend to lay off their cords for a while." Fashion Show Feature "But the fashion show is only the feature,” says Harriette Hof mann, general chairman of the Fashion dance; "Cocoanut Grove's new orchestra, enlarged floor, ta bles for two, four and larger par ties, and perhaps some surprises, to say nothing of the girl who is willing to try a date on Friday, the thirteenth of any month. "It's an informal dance, too,” she said; “but perhaps the guests will want to dress up so that the models won’t entirely eclipse them.” Corsages For The Formal Dance Our corsages are par ex cellence—whether it be a simple one of Violets, Sweet Peas or Roses—or of the aristocratic Orchids and Gardenias University Florist 598 13th Ave. East Phone 654 - J Eugene’s Oldest and Most Complete EMPORIUM ^tyjtemkui 977 Willamette Phone 17 For Service... That will satisfy the most particu | lar - - - and work that will | surely please you. 0 3 I jj Phone 123 i j The | Eugene Steam Laundry p 178 W. 8th Street Phone 123 Presenting Our New Orchestra Wally Palmer, formerly of Old Mill Joe Haslinger, formerly of Lee Duke’s Bus Iverson, formerly of Old Mill Leo Lohikoski, formerly of Midway Chuck James, formerly of Cocoanut r,rnve Hear our crooning sax team, and the hottest trumpet team ever PLAYING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY $1.00 Per Couple Phone Springfield 194 for Reservation. DANCE at MIDWAY T 9