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O' cmw University of Oregon, Eugene Sterling Green, Editor Grant Thueromel, Manager Joseph Saslavsky, Managing Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Dour Polivka. Associate Editor; Julian Prescott. Guy Shadduck, Parks Hitchcock, Don Caswell, Stanley Robe. UPPER NEWS STAFF jjon casweii, i\ews r,a Malcolm Bauer, Sports Ed. Elinor Henry, Features Ed. Bob Moore, Makeup Ed. Cynthia Liljeqvist, Women’s Ed. A1 Newton, Dramatics Ed. Abe Merritt. Chief Night Ed. Mary r,ouiee tuingcr, oocieiy Ed. Barney Clark, Humor Ed. Peggy Chessman. Literary Ed. Patsy Lee, Fashions Ed. George Callas, Radio Ed. DAY EDITORS: Hill Phipps, A1 Newton, Mary Jane Jenkins Hade Corrigan, Byron Brinton. EXECUTIVE REPORTERS: Betty Ohlemiller, Ann-Rced Burns, Roberta Moody, Newton Stearns, Howard Kessler. FEATURE WRITERS: Ruth McClain, Hcnriette Ilorak. REPORTERS: Frances Hardy. Margaret Brown, Clifford Thomas, Carl Jones. Helen Dodds. Hilda (lillam, Thomas Ward, Miriam Eichner, Marian Johnson, Virginia Scoville. Gertrude Lamb. Janis Worley, Reinhart Knudsen, Velma McIntyre. SPORTS' STAFF: Boh Avison, Assistant Sports Ed.; Jack Mil ler. Clair Johnson, George Jones, Julius Scruggs, Edwin Poolcy, Boh Avison. Dan Clark, Ted Blank, Art Derbyshire, Emerson Stickles, Jim Ouinn, Don Olds, Betty Shoemaker, Tom Dimmick, Don Brooke, Bill Aetzel, Bob Cresswell. COPYREADERS: Elaine Cornish, Dorothy Dill, Pearl Johansen, Mariq Pell, Phyllis Adams, Margery Kissling, Maluta Read. Mildred Blackburne, George Bikinan. Milton Pillettc. Helen Green, Virginia Endicott, Adelaide Hughes, Mabel Finchum, Barbara Smith, Elvvin Ireland. WOMEN’S PAGE ASSISTANTS: Janis Worlev, Betty Labbe, Mary Graham, Joan Stadelman. Bette Cburcn, Marge Leon ard. Catherine Eisman. Marie Pell. NIGHT EDITORS: Ruth Vannice, Alfredo Fajardo. David Kiehle. Bob Parker, George Bikman, Tom Binford, Bob ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITORS: Henryetta Mummey. Vir ginia Catherwood, MargiTIe Morse, Jane Bishop, Dorris Hailey. Irma Egbert, Nan Smith. Gertrude von Berthelsdorf, Jeanne Mahoney, Virginia Scoville, Alice Tillman. RADIO STAFF: Barney Clark, Howard Kessler, Carroll Wells, Elwin Ireland. SECRETARY: Mary Graham. OFFICE ASSISTANTS: Gretchen Gregg, Jean Pinney, Mar jorie Will, Evelyn Davis, Charlotte Olitt, Virginia Ham mond, Carmen Curry, Alene Walker. Theda Spicer, June Sex8mith, Margaret Shively, Peggy Hayward, Laurabelle Quick, Martha McCall,, Doris Osland, Vivian Wherrie, Dor othy McCall, Cynthia Cornell, Marjorie Scobert, Mary Jane Moore, Margaret Ball. ADVERTISING SALESMEN: Woodie Everitt, Don Chapman, Frank Howland, Bernadine Franzen, Margaret Chase, Bob Parker, Dave Silven, Conrad Dilling, Hague Callister, Dick Cole, Bob Cresswell, Bill Mclnturff. Helene Ries, Vernon Buegler, Jack McGirr, Jack Lew, Wallace McGregor, Jerry Thomas, Margaret Thompson, Tom Meador. The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student publication of the University of Oregon, Eugene, published daily during the college year, except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, examination periods, all of December and all of March except the first three days. Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. NO PAJAMAS AT THE JAM ^pHE dean of women, guardian of morals, has unceremoniously and definitely lowered the boom on the ambitious plans of Sigma Delta Chi to present a Journalism Jamboree in the style of former years—that is to say, a dance in costume. There was a reason for planning the Jam as a costume affair. The reason is that a rally parade immediately precedes the dance, a parade in cos tume. The costumes, we hesitatingly confess, are pajamas! We admit that pajamas have their place- bed is one, and a rally parade is apparently another. And it was not so long ago that pajamas were ac cepted in the very best circles as appropriate street wear. But at a Homecoming rally dance ? No, says the dean of women. We have no intention of complaining at Mrs. Schwering’s decision- after all, the Campa Shoppe is a full block from the campus, and things could get out of control- but. we submit that very little of indecency will be injected into the rally parade. It is November, and it will probably be raining, and anybody who could march in the parade without a full suit of clothes under his pajamas would be more remarkable for his endurance than for his defiance of convention. Undaunted, Sigma Delta Chi announces it will continue to plan a Journalism Jam as lively and entertaining as in past years. But a special bouncer will be on duty at all times to refuse admission to anybody whose attire would not be perfectly ac ceptable at an executive session of the Anti-Cig arette league. A TYPICAL UNIVERSITY U'T'HE . . . evidence leaves little doubt that under existing conditions the educative process in the setting from which the .evidence is drawn is geared to the low ability student. . . ."—From “Studies to Determine the Rela tive Achievement of Students at Different Potentiality Levels," by Dr. R. W. Leighton, executive secretary of research, University of Oregon. The “setting from which the evidence is drawn" is the University of Oregon. News stories substan tially the same as that printed in the Emerald to day regarding Dr. Leighton’s research will spread far and wide the information that the University’s instructional system is gauged to suit the require ments of that group of students which is lowest in mental power. The charge is true, but it is true as well of every other state university in the country. It is the result of our theory of universal public education; Americans believe that every person should have the opportunity of gaining a college education, and consequently state institutions must crowd their classrooms with students of low potentiality. Un doubtedly these students should have the right to continue their education, but the college which caters to them almost exclusively, and makes no provision for the mote mature scholar who should be destined for leadership in the highly specialized fields of knowledge, is not carrying out its full ob ligation as iui institution for the advancement of learning. At the present time every entering student is subjected to a psychological test to determine his mental rank in comparison with the rest of the entering class. The results of the test are care fully computed and recorded and forgotten. No attempt is made to separate entering students into types or groups on the basis of the tests. The bril liant and the dull are taught together, and the in structor must retard his pace until It is geared to the mental speed of his slowest pupils. There are two types of students, says Dr. Leighton, and each class requires a different method of development. The University should aim at, first, "the stabilizing development of the one group, a group which will form the backbone of society." and second “the < cvelopmeut ql intellectual leader ship for the other group, who will determine the direction of the movement and the changes in com plexion of that society.” The first goal, that of training the mass of stu dents for a stable, informed citizenship, the Uni versity is achieving reasonably well. The second goal it is neglecting. Several remedies are sug gested: honors courses, segregation of students ac cording to ability, and comprehensive examina tions. The University would do well to undertake an expansion of these techniques for the handling of students of “high intellect and special ability.” Such pioneering would lift the University from its present status as a typical state institution to a place of honor among the leading universities of the country. AN INTELLECTUAL CALENDAR STUDENTS interested in the meager iptellectual i fare offered them in the way of visiting speak- ■ ers, and so forth, are placed between two tempta tions tonight, both of them worthy cerebral enter-1 tainment. While in one building one of the na tion’s leading sociali ti : thinkers speaks, in another : a five-reel cinema on Germany is being shown. It is certain that there is no mistake about the: time; both affairs are s '.heduled for 8 o’clock. Now to those of a rational frame of mind it should un doubtedly seem queer that two such worthwhile events should exactly coincide, allowing students to attend one and one only, and detracting mate- j rially from the success of both programs. We may point out that it is not as if there were j such interesting programs every evening; on the contrary, there is a surprising dearth of them. Then why should they overlap, precluding the possibility of attending both ? Such unfortunate irregularities show the desir ability of organization. At present there is no earthly way, barring mere coincidence, by which organizations who secure speakers and programs may arrange their lectures so that they fit in with other similar entertainments. This seems to be the only sphere within which this singular lack of or ganization is possible; it is certain that two impor tant football games are not held in the same town at the same time, nor in more purely sociifl activi ties is any room allowed for undesirable over lapping. It is our suggestion that an intellectual calendar be arranged, organized along similar lines as the social calendar. The benefits of this minor piece of legislation are obvious and should soon prove the wisdom of the step. A NEW TRADITION RALLY ties and a new tradition is added to the list of Oregon folkways. This brand new stunt; w'ell calculated to inject color and life into Oregon’s notoriously drab rooting section, will make its bow today, sponsored without profit by the Order of the O. Acceptance of the new idea will mean a new lease on life for Oregon's rooters; rejection will mean that Oregon will be outclassed in its display of school spirit before a crowd of 35,000 persons at the great grid classic of the season in Portland on November 11. Oregon State's rooting section, orange capped and vociferous, won the approval of football fans, sports writers and radio announcers at their game in Portland two weeks ago, and the stunts pre sented by the rooters went far in creating a favor able impression to the state at large. Is Oregon to be outclassed in this respect? Oregon has the snappiest set of yell leaders on the coast; it has the hardest working rally directorate in history; and greatest of all, it has a football team that is headed for a coast championship. The success of that team depends largely upon the spirit exhibited by Oregon students. And the rally tie, proudly worn by every Webfoot, can be come a stimulus to unity and a symbol of loyalty. At 50 cents a throw, the rally tie costs half as much as the obsolete rooters’ lids. It serves a utilitarian purpose, has the charm of novelty and can’t be swiped by a rooter from the opposing camp. An ambitious rally tie directorate asserts that it is going to make Oregon students “tie-minded” before the opening whistle sounds at the Home coming game Saturday between the Webfoots and the University of Utah eleven. Let's hope that Oregon students will dig down with alacrity at noon today when the Varsity O salesmen offer their con tribution to the building of a greater Oregon spirit. An apology is due Harold J. Noble, associate professor of history. The ably handled article in Wednesday’s Emerald entitled "Disarmament, A Lost Cause’’ was the work of Professor Noble, al though by error proper credit was not given. The series on disarmament will be continued in tomor row's edition with an article by Rev. Clay Palmer of Eugene, titled “Moral Disarmament." On Other Campuses Optional Attendant'? t’INALLY optional attendance at academic classes has become a reality for seniors. It is not just a theoretical question but an educational philosophy being placed under tire hard trial of practical ex perimentation. Theoretically, the unlimited cut plan is sup ported by a mass of educational philosophy. Its ultimate result is to put more and more responsi bility upon the student for his conduct, taking away the obligations of faculty and. administration along this line, except in certain extreme cases. Appar ently there can bo no harm in shifting this respon sibility to the student while he is still an under graduate and while he may learn by the trial ami error method without serious repercussion. One of the worst jolts to our college graduates is the transition from reliance on ethers, which might have pulled them through college, to self-responsi bility, a primary requisite in the business world . . The student who sees in the new plan merely an opportunity to sleep later in the morning is due to come to a sad awakening . . . The men who, in the end. stand to benefit most from the faculty rul ing on unlimited cuts are those who, upon occa sions, find it desirable to sacrifice an hour of one class for an hour of study in some other subject, which seems more pressing at the moment . . . What is now needed in the underclasses ts some system providing allowance for at least occasional cuts by honor men. It seems almost amusing the way different professors tolerate culling and others strictly forbid it. according to their personal be liefs or pedagogical theories . . . The idea is not to further systematize an already over-system atized method of procedure, but to give deserving student, academic freedom from the confinement of cla sea.- Rutgers largum. Our Fate Is in Your Hands By STANLEY ROBE r i How Homecoming Began By ELINOR HENRY QUACKING, the wild ducks rose into the air from Kincaid field as the crowd began to gather for the "big game” on the first Home coming day in 1915. Soon the Webfoot warriors waded onto the field and lined themselves up against the Beavers. Someone swam down the field for a touch down, someone kicked a muddy ball for a field goal, and Oregon swamped O.A.C., 9 to 0. Other memorable events of that week-end for returned alumni were a pajama parade, a campus luncheon, vaudeville skits by or ganizations in Villard hall, and a big dance. Until this year, the same pro gram has been adhered to annu ally, with the exception of the sub stitution of the Journalism Jam boree for the vaudeville skits on Friday night. In 1918, when America's college boys And young grads were doing their bit in the army, there was no Homecoming day, but in the fall of 1919, alum ni and friends of the University flocked “home" to see Oregon again pile up 9-0 score on O. A. C But that year the wild ducks re mained undisturbed on Kincaid field. The 1919 Homecoming game was the first battle fought on the newly dedicated Hayward field. That this was a cause for rejoic ing and that the picture of wild ducks on a football field is essen tially correct, is shown by this ar ticle written by Marion F. McClain, then graduate manager, in the Oc tober, 1919, Old Oregon. “Years ago . . . wild ducks swam calmly on Kincaid field for the greater part of the day, to be driven noisefully away by Oregon’s hopes when the hour came for af ternoon practice. As time passed there came rulnors of a new field. These rumors persisted from year to year, but each Home-coming found the big game staged on the same old quagmire, with the out come depending far too largely on flukes and fumbles. “This year,” McClain concluded, "the big game will be played on one of the best fields on the Pa cific coast.” This gives an interesting clue to the origin of the name “Webfoot” for Oregon players. Whether the weather was rainy or not, Kincaid i field was a very marshy place. When it rained, as it sometimes does in Oregon in November, the marsh must have been more like a pond. In recent years this land has been filled in, and Condon stands at what was once the west end and the administration build ing at what was the east end of the field. Students who are inclined to cast aspersions upon the present stadium should remember with gratitude the courage of football players of years past, who, though in imminent danger of drowning, fought for the honor of the school before visiting grads. Innocent Bystander By BARNEY CLARK III de hi, mates, and a rous inn ho de ho! The old Joe College spirit is on the eome-back trail, and Innocent Bystander can be seen any day rubbing his hands with smug satisfaction. The occa sion of this latest outburst is the WHISPERED repjort that the WHISPERED report that an honest to Joe pajama pa rade during Homecoming! Naturally, in order to preserve the high moral tone of the school it will be an all-male parade, as no right - thinking administration would ever allow our demure fem inine contemporaries to display their no doubt overpowering charms, sheathed only in night at tire, before an admiring populace. Just the same, femmes or no femmes, I. B. is all for the idea. Anything to keep our collegiate population from sitting around on their anatomy and moaning about how dead everything is, when all they need to do is get up and take the vacant look off their pans to have things happen. * e • We don't like to say any thing about the dean of women or anything like that; but af ter reading the “Apostolic Faith,” a snappy tabloid pub lished in Portland, we can see that she lias beeu woefully lax in her duties. We quote: “Cigarettes lessen the honor and lower the morals of wo men and young people. They deaden the conscience, enslave the soul, and send men to hell, it is wrong to use tobacco in any form. The Word of God condemns it (I Cor. 8:1*. II tor. 7:t).“ You can easily see from this scorching ex cerpt that onr mentors have Iteen letting us slide down the primrose path with a truly horrifying rapidity. Hallelu jah. brothers, smite for the right! * * * A headline written for the Em erald story yesterday on the. se lection of the new crop of Friars was unfortunately rewritten. The original read: FOURTH YEAR POLITICIANS TO SELECT SUCCESSORS. # $ v Mrs. Smith, of the College Side Smiths, has written us, requesting that we implore Georgie “Fageol” Bennett to cease playing the extremely noisy slot machine near the counter, or if he MUST con tinue playing the thing, to keep from grumbling quite so audibly about his losses, as it drives away trade. OGDEN GNASHES ‘'To get tight Is not right, But it’s done Every night!” * * # “Let's not bring sex into this.” Mannequin By TATSY LEE ii A MEN'S pajama parade will be the feature of the gigan tic rally-parade to be staged Fri day night, November 3," says Ed Schweiker, Phi Delt line of march chairman for the event. Heigh-ho—which all means that you must don your best pajamas, fellas, and freeze for dear old Ore gon, our alma mater, this coming Friday eve. What fun! Mannequin hopes you will garb yourselves in plaids, the wilder the better, with tailored pipings of plain materials, although red flannels will undoubt edly be much more practical. A lovely fur-lined (beaver hide) pair set this old columnist ga-ga. They are guaranteed to plough through attacks of influenza, pneumonia, bronchitis, Oregon .State students, and Utah’s trick plays. Not only that, the external covering is of rubberized chintz, which is awfully cute-looking and excellent for this lovely Oregon clime. Pink bows at the wrists and necks complete these oh-so chic "night street marauding’ costumes. Bud Pozzo would look so sweet in this ensemble. More seriously though—men's pajamas (according to a store window down town) must be col lared. Plaids and checks are in high favor, and tailored pockets appear frequently on the more ex clusive models. All of them are piped in white or in some contrast ing color, and heavy broadcloth seems to be the prevalent fabric. Speaking of this week-end, and as long as I am now talking to the men—you'd better send your best girl a mum for the game next Stetson and Mallory Hats Smart New Overcoats and Trench Coats - - - Another big shipment just in time for the big events of Homecoming. pricks ark low too: MARK AN LARKY SKI,LOTION: ERIC MERRELL CLOTHES FOR MEN “The Arrow Shirt Store in Eugene” Saturday, or you’ll be in the dog-' house for sure. (This is not a paid advertisement for a florist’s shop, but it is the truth—think of her disappointment when all hei other sisters get one.) Did you know that Oregon stu dents have tendencies towards re gression to infantile types of be havior? It's a fact. Ever since I saw two co-eds roller-skating down the main drag. I feel as though a day nursery might be installed with no little success. Mannequin nominates Helena Rubinstein today because she puts out the best lipsticks in the best coiors, and Frances Denny for pro ducing a sensational ochre powder which does not turn yellow. Reading -and Writing PEGGY CHESSMAN, Editor ¥>OOKS with a theme song arc outstanding today. Remember the old adage, “The course of true love never runs smooth?” Not to be outdone by modern song writers, Martha Ostenso presents this theme to us in “There’s Al ways Another Year.” True to its title, the book is a cheerful novel that proves to be delightful read ing. Miss Ostenso, a true lover of the Dakota prairies, gives some extraordinary descriptions of the waste land and their charm in her book, providing some incompars. ble metaphors. Plow many times have we been encouraged by the maxim "Beauty is only skin deep” ? To add to the support of that statement England sends us one of its latest and best contributions to novel fame, J. B. Morton’s “Hag’s Har vest.” In this gay, entertaining novel, the plot is woven around a young man’s search, not for the loveliest woman on earth, but for the ugliest female living. Why he does it is up to you to discover; certainly his reasons were justifi able. “Inconsistency, thy name is man.” Where did that originate ? Regardless of its first use, where, when, and by whom, Margaret Pedler carries on the idea in her “The Greater Courage,” run in se rial form in McCall’s under the title of “Fugitive Moon.” The first time Jenifer meets Jim he saves her from a bandit, and leaves her without even asking her name. At their next meeting, he rescues her from a frozen death in the Alps, and asks her to marry Emerald of the Air T'HE "Emily Post” of the Emer ald once again brings you re ports of the "400.” Mary Louiee Edinger. society editor, relates ac counts of local teas, parties, danc es, et al. this afternoon at 4:30 as the regular feature of the Emer ald-of-the-Air broadcast. The place de transmission is KORE. The atmosphere is clear. Be you listening? him. If that isn't inconsistency, what is? From no other author but am Irishman could “The Martyr” come. In this intense novel Liam O'Flaherty gives an intense pic ture of the civil war in his home land, and the crisis arising from dissension in the Republican ranks. Inimitable Yankee humor is again given us by Oliver La Farge, this time in his “Long Pennant,” an exciting novel of life on an adventurous brig. However, La Farge produces in his latest work an emotional depth that has here tofore been slighted. * * * “The Kaiser Goes, The Generals Remain.” It’s equally as interest ing as it sounds. Theodor Plivier describes with a master’s touch in this novel the panorama of Ger many during the periods just be fore and after the World war. Proving that truth is as inter esting as fiction, he makes his characters real, pitiful, mean, de- , spicable, kindly, deceitful, brave. Says the London Times: "The scenes he (Plivier) describes make it easy to understand the growth of Hitlerism in a proud people.” The author was forced by the Nazis to leave “sein Vaterland.” No wonder his book is so inform ative! The Emerald Greets — JULIAN P. (JUPE) PRES COTT—Ex-journalist, dug up all the political dirt around the cam pus last year, and is now residing at the city hall. Oh no, not there! In the fire department. CATHERINE TIGGERMAN REGINA SAXON BROOKS ANNE LATOURETTE VIVIAN WILLIAMS THOMAS H. EMMENS A bird’s-eye view showed the way Telephone engineers recently found the best route for a new telephone line by taking a bird’s eye view of their difficulties. The territory was heavily wooded, spotted with swamps and peat beds, with roads far apart. So a map was made by aerial photography. With this map, the best route was readily plotted, field work was facilitated. Bell System ingenuity continues to extend the telephone’s reach —to speed up service —to make it more convenient, more valuable to you. BELL SYSTEM _i TELEPHONE HOME AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK ... I ! reverse the charges if the folks agree r