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EDITORIAL AND FEATURE PAGE OF THE OREGON DAILY EMERALD University of Oregon, Eugene WUlla'Dunlway, Editor Larry Jackson, Manager Thornton Shaw, Managing Editor Ralph David, Associate Editor Betty Anne Macduff, Editorial Writer Merlin Blais, Radio Director EDITORIAL STAFF Rufus Kimball, Asst. Managing Editor Jack Bellinger. News Editor Eleanor Jane Ballantyne and Lenore Ely, Society Editors. Roy Sheedy, Literary Editor Walt Baker, Sport* Editor Doug Wight, Chief Night Editor nUSINESS STAFF Advertising Mgr. ...Harry Schenk Assistant Adv. Mgr.Aulen Bush Assistant Adv. Mgr.Barney Miller National Advertising Mgr.Harold Short Promotional Mgr.Dick Goebel Promotion Assistant.Mary Lou Patrick Women’s Specialties..Harrietts Hofmann Classified Adv. Mgr.ueorge nranmaiu Office Manager .Jack Wood Circulation Manager.Cliff Lord Assistant Circulation Mgr.Ed Cross Sez Sue ..Kathryn Laughridge Sez Sue Assistant.Caroline Hahn Checking Dept. Mgr.Helen Stinger Financial Administrator.Edith Peterson The Orepron Daily Emerald, official publication of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, Euprene, issued daily except Sunday and Monday, during the college year. Member of the Pacific Intercollegiate Press. Entered in the poatoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. Advertising rates upon application. Phone, Manager: Office, Local 214; residence, 2800. Oxen As Well As Pioneers TF there is anything that the student poll of last week definitely indicated, it is that the students of Oregon DON’T want to be called Trappers, Pioneers, Lumberjacks, or Yellow Jackets. They may not be enthusiastic supporters of the traditional Web foots, and they may want a change—although the vote doesn't even show this—but it is a certainty that the names listed on the ballots in opposition to Webfoots are not wanted. Down-town sports writers please take notice. Pioneers is not, nor has it ever been, the name for Oregon’s athletic teams. If only 47 out of the 2500 Oregon students are in favor of the name now, it is extremely unlikely that. Pioneers will EVER supplant Webfoots. That the much publicized Pioneers should take second place to the comparatively new and unknown Trap pers in the campus poll should be convincing enough evidence to its most rabid supporter that it is unwanted. A letter to the editor printed in yesterday’s Emerald shows what foolishness we have been indulging in by poking good humored fun at the names chosen to form the opposition to the present name. He suggests the name Oxen as a better name than all the others. In support he says of it: “It is short and therefore fits into headlines. It is in harmony with those olden days when Pioneers and Trappers trekked across the Old Oregon Trail in covered wagons. It is a popular name and denotes something tough. It is alliterative!” Obviously we do not want to be called Oxen. Quite as ob viously we object to Pioneers. Sports writers, don't try to force it down our throats—we will have none of it! The Boloff Case Reviewed gEN BOLOFF, moronic ditch digger and self-confessed Com munist, has asked that he be released from the county jail. He has served fourteen and a half months. He was sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary on a charge of violating the criminal syndicalism act. The con viction was upheld by the state supreme court last October. A petition for rehearing of his case was denied by the same court a week ago, and a second petition for rehearing is now pending. Boloff accuses the Multnomah county prison doctor of refus ing to give him medical attention or aid, and presents the evi dence of a private physician that his condition is dangerous. The Russian ditch digger was arrested and convicted for be ing a member of the Communist party. On August 29, 1930, he attended a meeting of the Portland unit of the party at which plans were laid to protect speakers at a Labor Day pro gram from police interference. In his pocket Boloff had a membership card showing dues paid in full since January, 1924. Also, there was a booklet of “Extracts from the Statutes of the Communist Party of the U. S. A.” Both were in English. Boloff cannot read English. In court he admitted his membership in the party. M. It. Bacon and W. B. O’Dale, employees of the Portland police de partment and both members of the Communist party, testified to the nature and doctrines of the party. His conviction is clearly justified under existing laws. But the severity of the sentence, in view of the fact that other and more flagrant violators of the same law were released after Boloff’s trial, is certainly not an example of “equality and justice for all.” Now, because of his persistence in seeking a square deal, he has been given a “third degree” more insidious than any which the Wickersham commission condemned in its report several months ago. With a Limerick— There was a young fellow in Lure Whose grades were awfully poor. He said, "I’ll sure pass If 1 get in this class, Thus extending my scholastic tour.” ,'^^^TTH such a limerick Dean John J. Landsbury keenly ex pressed the attitude of more than a few of those registered in his two music courses, “The Lure of Music” and “Apprecia tion of Music Through Understanding.” With equal keenness and even more subtle insight Dean Landsbury is. already getting the students in these classes to thrill, in spite of themselves, to good music. The dean has a way of eliciting from his listeners spontaneous interest and eagerness which, despite previous thoughts entertained about pipe courses, they cannot or do not hold back. In tiie two class periods in which selections of music have been played as part of the class exposition, the response of the student has proven already to one observer’s satisfaction at any rate that the enrollment in these classes should be at least double the 250 now registered. Students supposedly no more interested m the music building than in a boiler factory, save that attendance there will give two hours of credit; students affectedly unemotional, untouchable by the beauties of music and art, sophistically self-sufficient, unconsciously tapped their feet in time to the rythm, hummed quietly oh, so quietly! -with the tune, smiled with satisfaction when they recognized a melody. These ■ students ’arc ‘ discovering t hat they .'do like'*music and ‘ every now and then one makes a .lip and admits it. The Safety Valve An Outlet for Campus Steam All communications are to be ad dressed to the editor, Oregon Daily Emerald, and should not exceed 200 1 words in length. Letters mUBt be signed, hut should the writer prefer, only initials will he used. The editor maintains the right to withhold publi- J cation should he see fit. COLLEGE POST-MORTEM To the Editor: Post-examination reactions of a great number of undergraduate i students are in terms of “Did you make your grades?” Will you ex cuse the post-examination reac tions of a graduate student who is now getting a slight peek at the other side of the fence the teaching. Having experienced four years of college work graded as high, and having realized after fin ishing that work that there is really nothing to point to as hav ing been gained from those classes I have been extremely interested in an explanation for myself as to the probable WHY. These are some of my personal explanations of why I received nothing from my education as an undergraduate. You are under no obligations to accept my explanation. The faculty at the University of! Oregon doesn't know what its aims are in teaching. I sincerely doubt if there is a single depart ment on this campus which has set forth a coordinated list of the objectives of that department in terms of the attitudes, skills, or knowledge units it is trying to put across to the students. Moreover, I question whether there are a very great many professors who have set forth for their own use the specific objectives of any or each of the courses they personally are handling. Certainly this is probably the largest factor in the explanation of why I didn’t get a sizable value from my work under them. Personally I cannot imag ine so many men and women pre tending to be professional experts and not having for their work a definite idea of what they are try ing to do. This condition does have one value, however. It ex plains why so many of the courses I took were almost complete du plications of other courses. It has some disadvantages too. I am sure that if the people of Oregon knew I the waste of money resulting from it they would be up in arms and cut what income is left. Three thousand students are spending their time each year wasting val uable years. The student who comes to after graduation rather loses respect for old alma mammy. 1 If I were clever I am sure I could list some more objections to the status quo. Another factor which tends to explain to my personal satisfac tion why I received so little from my university days is the fact that the men who were supposed to be teaching me were not tested them Classified Advertisements Kates Payable In Advance 10c a line for first insertion; 5e a line for each additional insertion. Telephone 3300; local 214 LOST LOST: Green and black Schaeffer fountain pen. Name engraved. Reward. Call Bob Needham, : phone 1900. LOST Bair horn rimmed glasses in ease between Condon and Old Library. Call 129. LOST Brown leather class note book in men's gym. Initials G. A. D. on cover. Kinder please return to Gordon Day, Phi Kappa Psi, phone 70S. MISCELLANEOUS M ANUSCK1 RTS prepared” Expert typing work. Ted l’ursley. Phone 1913-J. H \KK1KT UNDER WOOD 5S3 13th Ave E. Phone 1393 DRESSMAKING SALON Style Right -Price Right Upstairs over Underwood & Elliott Grocery. SHOES REPAIRED The finest shoe repairing in Eugene, qual ity work, and service. All soles stitched, no nails. Campus Shoe, Repair, 13th between Alder and Kincaid. KRAMER BEAUTY SALON Also Hair-cutting PHONE 1SS0 Next to Walora Candies N L\V BEG INNERSr BALLROOM CLASS Starts Tuesday - SUiOiP.', M. < MERRICK STUDIOS ‘><>1 Willamette Phone 30S1 selves to determine to what extent they were putting their stuff across. They do teach something - that is attempt to, although they don't have specific ideas as to what the total content of their courses is aimed at. But my, how poorly some of them do it. In the cruel world of reality outside a university a man is rated accord ing to his ability to produce. Per sonally I can see nothing so sacred about a university but that the same standard should be applied here. Of course this necessitates a set of definite objectives for each i course and an accurate testing of the extent to which the pupils of this professor and that professor attain to those aims. I cannot help but believe that Some of the I specimens I suffered under would be looking for jobs in some other lines if such a system of examina tion of teachers were inaugurated. I could not close this without acknowledging a personal recogni tion of a group of faculty men who are anxiously trying to in crease the effectiveness of their teaching. They are sincere men who do not look upon a professor ship as a semi-active retirement to be indulged as soon as the doc torate degree is obtained. They are anxious and willing to be tested as to the values they are putting across .Trouble with me, I guess, was that I Wasn’t able to find enough of them in my under graduate days to make those days appear now as worthwhile. For the present condition I can only say god speed the day when these few will be the only ones left at the beginning of the new term to say to their fellow professors, “Did you make your grades?” Whether you believe all this or not I have the personal satisfaction of thinking I have found the reason why I obtained so little from my college career. A GRADUATE STUDENT CAMPUS ♦ ♦ ALENDAR Congress club will hold its sec ond annual Bunkum banquet over College Side Inn at 7:30 this eve ning. This program displaces the previously announced discussion in Ihe change of program effected by the committee. All members are especially requested to attend. All those interested in chess or in forming a chess club will meet at the Y. M. C. A. at 7:30 Thurs day evening. I’i Sigma will meet Wednesday night at 8 o'clock in the women's lounge at Gerlinger hall. Amphibian meeting tonight at 7:30. Group pictures for the Ore gana will be taken at 8. Please be there promptly. House managers will have their pictures taken today for the Ore gana in front of Condon at 12:10. Master Dance group will meet at 7:30 o'clock this evening in order to have a picture taken. Each member is requested to bring a dime. Carol Hollingsworth will be in charge. Thespians will meet at 7 o’clock tonight in Gerlinger lounge. V. \V. C. A. Cabinet meets to night at 7:30. I’i Sigma meets at 8 tonight in the women's lounge of Gerlinger. llermian club meets at 12:40 to day at east end of Condon hall for Oreguna picture. Westminster men will meet to night at 0 at Westminster house. Westminster Guild will meet to night at 9 o'clock. German club will hold an impor tant meeting at 7:30 tonight at Westminster house. All members are requested to be present. Drama group of Philomelete will meet tonight at the Art building at 9 o'clock. Carl L. Schrader, state superin tendent of physical education in Massachusetts, has asked that ev ery college have a "sport doctor," whose business it would be to pre vent physically unfit students from playing in athletic games. The British colonial office has risen in defense of polygamy in its 1 African colonies on the grounds tliatithe:natives are-liappicr,when allowed to 'follow'their own cus tom--. I OREGON ♦ GRIPE \ Whoop-deh-doo. We’re gonna get sued. Ol’ Walt Norblad, whom we mentioned yestidday has drug down the old family fowling piece and is hot on our trail. Sometimes we're thankful they don’t put our name in the mast head. Oh, ya darn betcha. AS THE PRISON UNDERTAK ER SAID ENTERING THE GAL LOWS ROOM TO DO EUSINESS, “HE COULDN’T TAKE A CHOKE.” ALL THE NEWS THAT’S UN FIT TO PRINT . . . our beefy hoop squad, what never wears warm-up pants . . . the nertsy pyjams the Vandals sport . . . Houghton played a stellar game ’twixt halves . . . Jim "Varsity” Brooke, our ablest muck-raker . . . Bruce Hamby was seen to smile . . . “Speed” Pulido, reffing a good game . . . “Good, they've got to be good.” . . . Bill “Honey-bunny-boo” Bartle, coyly pleading for a little less pub . . . Bill Duniway looks nice in the new french phone recently installed on the copy desk . . . “Life's Phoney That Way.” . . . Gawge Root just turned highbrow on his pals . . . his pome in “Ducdame” called SUNSHINE ABOUT THE OF “Barter” . . . Pancake or Waffle Barter, George? . . . Nice weather we’re having for this time of year . . . we got spring fever out of season. NO’, A’NNIE, “DUCDAME DOESN’T MEAN AN OREGON CO-ED. And, speaking of the new liter ary blight, there seems to be rum blings in the east as to how the word is pronounced. It is not: 1. Duck Dame. 2. Duke Dam. 3. Duke Dahm. 4. Duke Dame. As near as we can get it, you pronounce it sump’n like “Duck Dummy,” very loudly, with a lotta emphasis on the last syllable. You get the best effect by 1. Coughing as you say it. 2. Holding marble, pea, or glass eye in mouth as you say it. 3. Don’t say it. Write it out. THELMA “POLLYANNA” NEL SON, THE LITTLE RAY OF FICE, CELEERATES A BIRTH DAY TOMORROW. WHICH RE f BOOKS OF THE DAY EDITED BY ROY SHEEDY THE MAID OF FRANCE “Sword of God: Jeanne d’Arc.” By Guy Eudore. Farrar and Rine hart. By ALTINE ROGERS Mr. Eudore’s book, the latest contribution to the already vast and rapidly growing store of lit erature on the life and personality of Jeanne d’Arc, will disappoint many in that it takes no definite stand on the subject of the maid. Was she an inspired saint, or a shrewd business woman ? A gen ius, or merely a tool? Mr. Eudore makes no attempt to settle the question. He is content merely to retell the story of her life as it can be . gathered from documented sources, notably the archives of the Great Trial at Rouen, and he includes the voices, the prophesies, and the miraculous aspect in gen eral as merely a part of the whole. Unusually interesting is the sec ond part of the book, which the author has called “The Discussion." In it he takes up the various leg ends that arose shortly after the death of Jeanne, such as the tale that she had not been burned, but released on her promise to cease warring against the English. He relates also the stories of the va rious imposters — among them Jeanne's sister — who later ap peared, claiming to be the maid, one of them, at least, succeeding remarkably in deceiving numerous people, including Jeanne's own brothers, for a time. Although annoying to some be cause of its lack of novelty or def initeness, “Sword of God” should “7 prove very interesting to those who admire the Maid of Orleans—and they are legion. All books reviewed in this col umn can be rented at the High Hat library of the University Co-op. MINDS US OF IRWIN'S RE MARK THAT THE TEN BEST YEARS OF A WOMAN’S LIFE ARE BETWEEN 28 AND 30. * • An this report about the Infirm ary entertaining the Phi Delts just about cops the mocha. Here are some heads we expect to see in fu ture Emeralds: “Paralytic Throws Dance in Hos pital.” “Police Raid Wild Infirmary De bauch.” “Prohis Caution Invalids and Guests. “Sanitarium Girl Makes Debut Tonite.” And so on, and on and on. * . * # AND ANNIE POLISHES OFF THE DAY'S RAMIFICATIONS WITH THE INDIANA SONG, “HOOSIER LITTLE WHOOSIT?” President Juan E. .Montero of Chile is planning, if his official du ties will allow him to take the time, to resume his professorship at the University of Chile. Pie likes teaching so well he can’t leave it alone. Sir James Jeans believes that while time had a beginning in the past, it will now be everlasting. t t t f t f t DON'T SHOOT!” f cried ihe willowy Winona cXe) | ♦> i | t f f t t t T t t t t t t t f “And why not, my gal?” demanded Jo sephus Universitas (Joe College), thrust ing his classic chin against her heaving bosom. “Because,” replied Winona, “you will not be annoyed on the campus by his sloppy clothes any longer. He has promised that, if spared, he will change and buy his clothes from Eugene merchants who ad vertise in the Emerald.” Good clothing may be purchased from: De Neffe’s Paul D. Green Eric Merrell McMorran & Washburne Wade Bros. the t f T T ? ♦t* f •f ♦> Oregon emerald
