Oregon daily emerald., February 19, 1932, Image 2

EDITORIAL AND FEATURE PAGE OF THE OREGON DAILY EMERALD
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University of Oregon, Eugene
Willis Dunlway, Editor ,ack*on’ M“nager
Thornton Shaw, Managing Editor
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SIS upon Application. Phone, Manager: Office. Local 214; reeidcncc, J800.
Freedom of Criticism
piROM the University of Washington comes the story of a new
" policy of President M. Lyle Spencer that we believe Is regret
table. Not only do we think it unnecessary, but it is our opinion
that the decision of the president will unduly handicap the
liberal policy of freedom of speech that the university has thus
far enjoyed.
Following a speech by Sherwood Eddy, noted author and
traveler, before an assembly of 2,500 students, President Spencer
made the decision: “No speaker will be allowed to speak on the
campus at an open assembly if he intends to attack the state
or national government, specific individuals, or the university
itself. The university emphatically does not want so-called
"red” speeches on the campus.”
It has ever been our contention that criticism is an essential
factor in the development of better government. Social progress
is dependent largely upon dissatisfaction with present conditions.
Practically every improvement in our state and nation has been
preceded by a clamor for change, and often marked by attacks
that were rabid and unjustified in their intensity.
And so with the university. We are confident that Dr. Spen
cer’s institution is strong enough to withstand any criticism
that may be directed at it, but on the other hand, we feel that
the tirades of the discontented and critical are often helps
rather than handicaps to university growth. It is only after
learning one's faults and weaknesses that proper corrective
measures can be adopted.
Dr. Spencer’s decision makes provision for the discussion of
such controversial matters in a less public fashion. Critical
addresses will be strictly supervised and limited to departmental
assemblies rather than campus-wide gatherings. But we believe
the new ruling is a little too stringent in its limitations. We
have confidence in the balanced judgment of the student body
to listen to critical, and even radical, addresses, and sift the
wheat from the chaff. For after all, one of the primary pur
poses of higher education is to develop the mental processes
of the individual—to teach him to think for himself.
We sincerely trust that President Spencer will temper his
decision, and upon this occasion we commend to him for thought
and consideration the famous quotation from Jefferson, "1 have
sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every
form of tyranny over the mind of man.”
All Out for the Rout!
eriONlGHT wc arc to agairf have the opportunity to nee evi
tlcnee of co-operation between student and faculty on a joint
project, when the Colonial Hout is presented in Gerlinger hail.
Student and faculty will once more mingle, as they diil at last
term's Christmas Kcvels, at a party which they have produced
together—this time to honor the bi-centennial of the father of
our couutry, George Washington.
The program for the Rout will be spiced with many fea
tures. To the present-day student, they will be novelties. There
is little doubt but (hat the starched formality of the reception,
recalling Washington's inauguration, will please the eye; that,
the unusual, jerky rhythms of early colonial airs will please the
ear; that the tunes of the dance band will keep the sophisticated
moderns from falling into careless belief in the actuality of the
show. For it’s all in the spirit of fun and good fellowship, the
press agent assures us.
Of pageantry there will be some; of the vaudeville, not a
little; of music, dancing, and guicty, a great deal.
The Christmas Revels disclosed the possibilities contained in
student-faculty endeavors. There is no reason to believe that
the general chairman overstated the degree of succss with which
th various sub-committees have met. Conclusion: The Colonial
Rout will be an event worthy of the patronage of Oregon men
and women, though shillings be scarce. Let's go!
Warmer, Please
■myjAVBF someone wondered why we yelled so vociferously for
snow or a flood the other day. when we might just as well
have demanded sunshine, seeing as how we got it anyhow.
We felt at the time we were writing, that, considering th'
atmospheric conditions both within ami without the editorial
sanctum, that we could just us effectively have asked for the
moon as for sunshine.
Of course, we would never want to be accused of being un
reasonable or of insisting on having our own way, and we did
feel that sunshine was just too much to consider in the depths
of these winter months.
However, we wish to announce to the public at large, and
Mr. Weatherman in particular, that wo accept his free and
unexpected gift of sunshine with much glee and appreciation,
with the suggestion, hesitatingly offered to be sure, ttiat next
time he accompany it with a little warmish breeze that will
make walks by the river more enticing.
End of the Scarlet Trail
lkKKATHES there a man so lacking in virility that lie failed
to thrill yesterday to the stirring tale of how the .scarlet
clad troopers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at la. ■ ■
ran to earth Albeit Johnson, the mad trapper of Hat ltiver7
Nobody could read that story without imagining a vivid picture
of grim-faced men in scarlet and gold, scouting the barren lauds
for their human prey.
As long as incidents like that which ended so tragically in
the wastes of the Yukon country arise to make newspaper
headlines, truth will remain stranger than fiction. As dramatic
as any pulp-paper novel was the chase the red-coated upholders
of the law terminated in the gloom of Wednesday evening.
It was an exploit that will live forever in the folk-lore of
the north country. Eventually it will become a saga of the
north and another tribute to the dating riders who wear the
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We have an announcement. In
line with the sensational date war
which came to a head two days
ago, we feel that there is a situa
tion. Feet of Clay accordingly
proposes to be arbiter for the kids.
We suggest the Feet of Clay Date
Bureau. Have you had a love life ■
lately? Word goes round that
there aren’t enough love lives. We j
must have love lives, else what to
keep this column going?
We ran a sort of informal one j
not so long ago, and our erstwhile j
impregnable Brian Mimnaugli
came through with flying colors.
We present his testimonial.
Brian
Mimnaui;li
SUCCESS!
None
But Depraved
Deserve
an Affair
went 10 a
c (invention,”
states Mimy,
“Clear off at the
Atlantic sea
board I met your
Torres pondent,
shortly after
that I met
through him my
dream girl. Well,
sirs, I was taken.
I pigged and 1
pigged, and 1
huffed and I
puffed, but I
couldn’t blow her
down. Then I
told her who 1
really was —
President of the
u:
‘My,’ she said in hrr cute little
Texas drawl, ‘what a dreat hid
man oo are!’ It was only a mat
ter of moments till my pin was
resting; on a' fairer busoom. Now
I Ret three air mail special de
liveries a day and the I’hi Delt
■ boys all call me Tex!”
Isn’t that nice? Now there’s the
inimitable Johnny Creech, who not
long ago was too busy, turning
oskies, summersaults, and stom
I achs with his yell-leading to be
interested in love lives. Wouldn’t
it be fine if our column, which we
promise to start tomorrow, should
be able to fix up John ? Come on,
let’s co-operate! Let's give Creech
a great big ham!
We noticed the Fiji’s getting
around the K. K. G. house again
yesterday. . Well, that's how it
goes. When the Kappas didn’t
have a decent record in the house
not a Fiji could be seen they love
to dance so. So the Kappas made
a trip to tlie music store, bought
some brand new bait, and look
who they caught. Along with a
bunch of the boys, Jake Stahl, off
the reservation. The frisky thing!
The minute her back is turned
kicking up his heels with anothei
dame. A pretty pass.
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Speaking of love lives, we're re
minded of a Lothario we hardl.v
would have suspected. Old Harri
son Kincaid, dat ol' man freckle*
himself, is reported. How about
Bertha’.’ A swell note, when n
guy can't keep his love life out ol
shop windows. Just a picture o
a dame with them certain lips am
a wild gleam in her eye, holding
fascinated crowds clear past tliei
class hours, whilst it leered Iron
a Co-op window. “To my drean
mail, Harris o u Kincaid, fron
Bertha." lie don't need no dati
bureau.
Who Seen Where Recently: E(
Cross and a gang of his pals, no
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NEW BEGINNERS' BALLROOl
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Ne.,t to Waloia Caudus
l
pretending to be her best friend,
indicting a horrible letter to a
young lady they’d all gone out and
suffered from. . . Myrt McDaniels,
Lhat swell prexy, getting in late
again from somewhere. . . Liz
Jilstrap, announcing her candidacy j
for the new Date Bureau . . . and
Louise Webber, delivering a pair
of men’s pants to their owner— j
Aw, tha’s all. . . .
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
words in length. Letters must be
signed, but should the writer prefer,
only initials will be used. The editor
maintains the right to withhold publi
cation should he see fit.
REPORT IN ERROR
To the Editor:
Will you be good enough to cor
rect some errors appearing in the
report of my address on “The Co
operative Commonwealth,” appear
ing in your issue of the 17th.
I did not say that “the basic
condition if left alone to drift
along will cure its own ills,” and
thus individualism will be replaced
by collectivism. The whole address
emphasized the desperate need of
constructive action, contrary to
the policy of “drift.”
I said that Big Business, if left
alone, would establish a “collecti
vism”—a “despotism.” I did not
say that the big business concern
will become benevolent, but I re
pudiated that notion as expressed
by an English economist.
Neither did I criticize the anti
trust laws, nor did I endorse a
business leader’s criticism of them
that I quoted in this connection.
—JAMES D. BARNETT.
INFIRMARY HAS TWELVE
The infirmary still has 12
' patients with one vacant bed to be
used in emergency. Dr. Marian
I Hayes and Wallace Hug were re
leased Thursday, and Elbert
Smith and Mary Wilber were ad
mitted. Others confined are Mar
garet Roberts, Margaret Chase,
William Johnson, Urlin Page, Ber
nice Bernard, Dorothy Tongue,
Vincent Ferguson, Grenville Jones,
Dick Henry, and Raymond Force.
NEAT,
WELL
APPEARING
SHOES
ARE
“Shined
Shoes"
U of O
SHINE
DINE
and
:! DANCE
. | Tonight : Hit dow n to the
I table of one of our more
secluded spots. Tlir plaiu
i\v wail ot' a good orches
Ira is wafting towards
von. mingled with the
i tinkling of china and tlie
j| rippling laugh i>f some
gay debutante.
Suddenly ymt discover
l that lots of your friends
are here. too.
Lee Duke’s
CAMPUS ♦♦
ALENDAR
Cosmopolitan club meets today
at 12:30 in front of Condon for
Oregana pictures.
Varsity athletic managers will
meet in front of Condon today at
12:40 for their Oregana pictures.
N. S. F. A. meeting at 4 o'clock
today at the student body office.
Studio plays will be given at the
Guild theatre today at 4. There
will be no admission charged.
Special tap dancing group to
meet in Gerlinger hall dance room,
5 p. m., Friday and at 10 a. m.
Saturday for rehearsal.
Today is the last opportunity for
seniors to fill out their activity
cards, Oregana officials announce.
All students having a cap and
gown picture in the Oregana are
requested to turn these cards into
the Co-op office by 5 o’clock this
afternoon.
Cosmopolitan members will have
their picture taken for the Oregana
today at 12:40 at the east entrance
of Condon.
New Volumes of Braille
Now on Library Shelves
Three Braille books have been
received at the library and the
completion of two volumes of an
other was made public yesterday.
They were, “Robinson der Jungere"
by Campe, given by the Portlanc
chapter of the Red Cross; “A Short
History of England" by Cheney
lent indefinitely by the Oregon
Employment Institution for the
Blind; and the fourth volume of
“Babbit” by Sinclair Lewis, given
by the American Printing House
for the Blind.
The other book is John Gals
worthy’s “Strife,” being trans
cribed by Mrs. Hazel Hendrix Till
man. This is a gift of the Lane
county chapter of the Red Cross.
PLANES OF FUTURE TO
GO 1000 MILES PER HOUR
(Continued on Pape Four)
Cleveland and British races, and
greater developments have taken
place within the last six months.
In commenting on the safety of
flying and the number of accidents
in the history of flying, Becker
stated that there was one passen
ger fatality to every 25 million
miles of flying, the majority of
which have occurred in the San
Francisco bay district. Of the to
tal number of accidents, the larger
percentage has resulted from in
capable pilots and not from me
chanical faults.
The developments of the depart
ments of commerce were also
credited for bringing the safety of
flying to a greater realization. Ev
ery 30 miles on the charted- air
ways the department has placed
an emergency landing field, for
! every 150 miles a radio station
I has been placed, and beacons have
I been placed wherever needed.
Pictures depicting st transconti
nental trip and the trial flights of
the new giant four-motored Si
korsky amphibian, which is the
largest airship built in America,
were shown.
Becker also announced the third
annual W. E. Boeing scholarships
which are awarded to students in
American universities and colleges
writing the best essays on some
phase of the aviation industry.
Additional information on the
scholarships may be obtained from
Dr. Warren D. Smith of the geol
- ogy department or by writing di
i rect to the Boeing'school of Aero
I nautics in Oakland.
Co-op To Receive
Campus Pictures
For Snap Section
OEGIN’NIN'G today, pictures i
Dfor the snapshot section of
the Oregana may be left at the 1
office of the Co-op store, it was
announced yesterday by Thorn
ton Gale, editor.
AH types of snapshots show
ing students and campus life
are desired, Gaie said. The
prints, which should be identi
fied, may be turned in either
at the Co-op store or given to
Jack Bellinger.
DUCKLINGS MIX WITH
ROOKS IN FINAL TILT
(Continued from rage One)
vallis. He is a clever floor worker,
and handles the ball with the skill
of a veteran. Along with Hibbard
in checking position. Roy Lamb,
rook mentor, will probably start
big George Svendsen, a tower of
strength on the defensive.
In the forward berths Taylor
and Inman, two diminutive sharp
shooters, will get the call. These
two men, despite their size, have
compromised a good share of the
rook scoring threat this season,
and have been improving with each
game.
At center either Hill or Drew
will get the call. These men are
both tall and rangy and have been
working alternately at the pivot
position throughout the season.
Both teams have been pointing
for these games for the past two
weeks. The final scores will def
initely determine the success or
failure of each team, during the
current season as each year hopes
of both squads hinge upon the out
come of the annual, all-important
four-game fracas.
The Heart Bomb
! Of Aunt Eppie
Dear Aunt Emma:
Having one green stocking and
me pink stocking left, the last
lalfs of former good pairs, I wore
joth of them on the campus yes
:erday to save. Instead of people
;ommenting on my noble and
.hrifty enterprise, they made rude
remarks as I passed by, as ‘‘See
the human barberpole,” and “So
spring is really here.” What should
1 do? I am waiting for your re
ply before I start crying.
Yours,
BOBAR.
Answer:
Dear Bobar:
Just because you are crosseyed
is no sign that everybody else is
colorblind.
BRYSON PLEASES IN FIRST
RECITAL IN TWO YEARS
(Continued from Tagc One)
Brahms love-song, “O liebliche
Wangen,” which brought an en
core, Fourdraiin’s “Chevauchee
Cosaque,” and Carpenter’s “The
Cock Shall Crow.”
Bryson was very effective in the
Gluck aria “De noirs pressenti
ments.” It is a heavy and sombre
thing, but he gave it the full
sweep of Its tragic power. The
oft - heard “Danny Dever” was
given new interest by Bryson's
varied voice tones for the words of
the different speakers.
A note of clever modern satire
was put into the program in
Hughes’ setting for Carl Sand
I burg’s touching little ode, “Brick
layer Love.”
The audience refused to depart
without a final encore and Bryson i
made Brahm's “Lullaby” a grace
ful farewell.
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