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PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon EDITORIAL OFFICES: Journalism building. Phone 3300 — Editor, Local 354; News Room and Managing Editor, 353. BUSINESS OFFICE: McArthur Court. Phone 3300— Local 214. MEMBER OF MAJOR COLLEGE PUBLICATIONS Represented by A. J. Norris Hill Co., 155 E. 42-nd St., New ; York City; 123 W. Madison St., Chicago; 1004 End Ave., Beattie; 1031 S. Broadway, Los Angeles; Call Building, San Francisco. Robert W- Lucas, editor Eldon Haberraan, manager Clair Johnson, managing editor The Oregon Daily Emerald will not be responsible for returning unsolicited manuscripts. Public letters should not bo more than 300 words in length and should be accompanied by the writer’s signature and address which will be withheld if requested. All communications are subject to the discretion of the editors. Anonymous letters will be disregarded. 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 except the first seven days, all of March except the first eight days. Entered as second-clas9 matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. All advertising matter is to be sent to the Emerald Business office, McArthur Court. Chance For Collegians To fWise-up” on Voting WHEN a newspaper with the Eugene Register Guard’s reputation for alert public leader ship supports the new primary election bill with the candid argument that, by shortening the campaign, the law would make politics less bore some, the Emerald dares in its turn to admit to an ever-criminatory public that college stu dents are bored with politics, too. Yes, it is a peculiar fact, but here there is an election coming up this week when four im portant measures will come before the people of the state, and, of these, only the compulsory fees bill has stirred the least campus interest. The fees bill has been made the object of a great deal of collegiate concern because it is Intimately connected with immediate college life. On the other hand, the remaining three measures may really be of greater ultimate con sequence to present collegians than compulsory or optional student fees, and they should be given their worthy measure of thought. The bill mentioned above, which would ad vance the date of the primary election, shortening the final campaign and changing the procedure of naming delegates to national party conven tions, should be a matter of greater concern than student body tickets, even to students. The same thing can be said of the other two measures, one of which would change the compensation of members of the state legislature, and the other of which would establish a sales tax to provide funds for social security. These measures are really important, and no person, let alone one supposedly educated to the duties of citizenship, should go to the polls with out a decent knowledge of their underlying principles. ■ Student Prexy’s Committee And ASUO Constitution OWING to an oversight in the last term elec tions the news constitution of the ASUO was adopted without the adoption of the neces sary by-laws. The executive council has moved to adopt concurrently such by-laws as arc har monious with the new constitution and has re ferred the action to the judiciary committee for conformation of procedure. The fact that the constitution has been “by lawless” since last spring is of little Importance. This has been remedied by the executive council. The important disclosure of the recent inquiry is that some of the by-laws are not in harmony with the constitution. Since these by-hlws have not been officially discarded, nor now ones sub stituted, it appears as though some of the minor functions of the ASUO will not be taken care of adequately until new by-laws are prsented. President James Blais has appointed a com mittee for revision of the constitution. Although the committee was appointed before the introduc tion of the present difficulty, it should be plain (hat fast action is necessary in the job of placing the constitution in order. In previous years, some attempt has been made to re-write the constitution. It was started by one president, carried on by another, and thence to another, etc. There has never been a concerted, consistent, and complete job on that document. Blais has said that this job will be a good one. It would be much to his credit if he would drive thing thing to a successful comple tion, and walk out of office with a definite, com plete, and appreciated job well done. He can if he wants to. Mow About Some Modern Drama? TT has been announced, unofficially, that the Next Guild hall players production will be Richard of Bordeaux by Gordon Daviot. This is a fine, upstanding play, but it’s a costume play, too. Without given time for the musty odor of “The Rivals’’ with its powdered wigs and eight eenth century costumes time to clear, the Guild hall class brings forth another cocked hat and old lace style show. Soon those costumes are going to get used so much they’ll stand by themselves and go through a scene from Hamlet. One of the best plays given in Guild hall in recent years, direction, acting, set and all, wa3 last year’s Guild hall production, ‘“Dangerous Corner” by J. B. Priestly. This play whetted the campus appetite for contemporary shows. Many are looking forward to the coming presentation of Elmer Rice's “Street Scene” with an interest which has not been shown in the last few pro ductions. Although “Street Scene” is a different type of show than “Dangerous Corner,” nevertheless it has one thing in common with the latter play; it was written in a time and about a time that most of us are familiar with and don't have to run back to grandpa’s knee to find out what the whole thing’s about. Following the realistic down-to-earth “Street Scene,” it would be great to see the Guild hall group bring out another “Dangerous Corner,” something new, modern, and refreshing. Local Church Drive Asks Student Support 'T'HE Eugene Ministerial association recently appointed a special committee on united spiritual activity to devise a program and make suggestions for stimulating a more active interest in the religious and social service agencies of Eugene. The report of the committee suggested a program for the six-weeks pro-Lenten period, from January 26 to March 1. This period will he set aside by all the Eugene churches for a special united spiritual emphasis campaign. The committee found evidences of public apathy toward religion and social service—illus trated by failure of the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, the Salvation Army, and the Young Men’s Christian association to reach their modest budget goals. Also cited were the recent revela tions of juvenile delinquency in Eugene, at which time quite a bunch of youngsters was hailed into the local court on charges of theft. During the campaign, starting tomorrow, Eugene churches will offer special sermons on allied topics, and ask the support of University students in making this a success. Although it is rather easy for college students to forget temporarily high school and grammar school associations in such organizations as those mentioned above, there is a lasting impression in most every student’s mind of the values of train ing in morals, character, and physical improve ment, as provided for by Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and YMCA affiliations. And there is little doubt that most students recognize the value of such training today. It would be a real contribution if students could aid this drive of the Eugene churches in stimulating increased social consciousness by paying closer attention to the program and func tions of the church and its purposes. The cooperation should be extended them this week in expressing confidence in and confirma tion of their efforts on behalf of society. I The Safety Valve | *1'T 'Ld'd'd'tTT r|.'I’ll’i'I' '1'.’ '1' 'i’f Letters published in this column should not he construed its expressing the editorial opinion ot the Emerald. Anony mous contributions will he d is regarded. The names of ocm municants will, however, be regarded ns confidential upon request. Contributors arc asked to be brief, ttio editors reserv ing the right to condense all letters of over 300 words and to accept or reject letters upon the criteria of general editorial importance and interest to the campus. Editor, the Emerald: Offered as a note on the able reply of Prof. S. Stephenson Smith to Mr. Hobbs’ assault on the printing labs with especial reference to the twaddlesome remark about “young Bolsheviki,” a quotation from Harold L. Iekes: “Communism is merely a convenient bugaboo with which to frighten those who are in their political childhood.” If Mr. Hobbs would explain concretely, specif ically and exactly what he means (if anything I behind the cloudy verbiage of “young Bolsheviki” this reader would appreciate it. That hooey about communists is getting very stale and very bore some. The mentality of the average politician must be very low to suspect his listeners of such low mentality as to be taken in by the continual repetition of meaningless phrases. Erwin Williams. Wright Talks Al Eugene High Professor Leavitt O. Wright of the Romance languages depart ment, spoke yesterday morning to the Eugene high school Spanish club. A feature of the meeting was the "charro” suit worn by Billy Al len, son of Dean and Mrs. Eric W. Allen, which was acquired when Billy's parents visited Mexico last summer. Mary Bennett Plays Bole oi Topsv in Play Mary Bennett, editorial assstant in the state board of higher educa tion office, is appearing as Topsy in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’’ Very Little theatre presentation playing ail this week. Miss Bennett has been very ac tive in dramatics ui Eugene, and starred in the “'East Lynne" when it was given here last year. She also had a part in "The Streets of New York," melodrama of the nineties, which the Very Little theatre gave last winter. Alpha Ai Doha (Continued from Page One) Delta Upsilon .2.2773 Gamma Phi Beta . 2.2754 Chi Psi .2.2040 ALL MKN . 2.2457 Sigma Chi .2.2261 Theta Chi.2.2092 Zcta hall .2.202S Phi Sigma Kappa .2.1798 ALL MEN S ORGANIZATIONS .2.1749 Sigma Alpha Epsilon .2.1683 Phi Delta Theta .2.1628 Phi Kappa Psi.2.1383 ALL FRATERNITIES .2.1285 Pi Kappa Alpha.2.1256 Beta Theta Pi .2.0916 Sigma Nu ... ....2.0614 Phi Gamma Delta .2.0104 Kappa Sigma .„.1.9938 Sigma Phi Epsilon .1.9502 Sigma Alpha Mu .1.8708 Delta Tau Delta .1.7840 Gamma hall ., 1.0978 Organization membership is tak en as certified from the regis trar's office at mid-term. Audi tors and graduates are omitted. Education Groups Will Meet Monday lloth the men and women's na tional education honoraries will hold their first meeting of the win ter term Monday evening, January 27. Fi Lambda Theta, women's hon orary. will meet at the home of Mrs. D. K. French at 7:30. l'hi Delta Kappa, men's honor ary, will meet at Gerlmger hall at 7:30. where they will hear Karl F. Boushev, president, tell of his trip to the St. Louis national conven tion during Christmas vacation. Boyer Feels j (Continued jrom Page One) nois. Here he advanced steadily, until the summer of 1926, when he was invited to come west to head the English department of the University of Oregon. Under Dr. Eoyer’s direction the English department at the Univer sity has grown^ to be one of the largest divisions of the institution, with a faculty of teachers of the highest type. Although always firm in his insistence that teach ing be maintained at a high level, Dr. Boyer has offered every aid and encouragement for indepen dent research, and has himself set an example for his faculty mem bers in this important work. His published works, all the result of extensive investigation, include “Villain as Hero in Elizabethan Literature,” published by Dutton, and a large number of papers and critical reviews in such publica tions as “The Modern Quarterly,” “The Nation,” “The Freeman,” “Journal of English and Germanic Philology,” and others. To Dr. Boyer, education is not merely “going to school” or at tending classes or reading books. He sees it as a continuing pro cess, in which the reward is not merely training that results in gain of worldly goods, but attainment of philosophy and mental attitude that make for real joy in living. “The thrill that comes from the expansion of mind, from seeing things in their relation as you have not seen them before, is like the prospect you gain from a moun tain top,” he once told university students at an assembly. “The pur suit of knowledge is like a great adventure, and when some bit of new information, falling into place, causes the knowledge you already possess to take on a new meaning, the sensation is like that of an ex plorer discovering a new land which creates for him a new world.” Dr. Boyer is first of all a firm believer in higher education, and' the high regard in which he is held as a leader in this field has been earned by the high standards he has set for himself, and has in sisted upon from others with whom he has associated. “High stand ards of scholarship mean not only the cultivation of the individual to his own advantage, but the devel opment of a citizenry able to func tion intelligently in a world where order is of primary importance,” he once told a group of university alumni. “The life of a democracy depends upon the soundness of the higher education it offers to youth.” Education, and the ideal that in spires it, should be shared, Dr. Boyer believes, by the student, parent, and the university itself. Further, he believes that much misunderstanding and often trag edy could be averted if parents would at least make an attempt to keep up with their children in learning. He is a firm advocate of adult education, whether gained through evening classes, corre spondence courses, or by reading and observing. Although Dr. Boyer believes that the way to achievement in educa tion is through application—ih other words, hard work—he is far j from an advocate of any “all work and no play" theory. People should develop lively interests in art and learn to appreciate the better things of life, but recreation and sport are just as essential as any other phase of living, he declares. His own hobbies and recreations reflect this belief. In college Dr. Boyer was a mem ber of the track team, and nothing gives him more pleasure today than to officiate at a track meet, so that he can once more share the interests of the athletes. He is an ardent football and basketball fan, and he has encouraged clean, wholesome athletics in every way since he became a university ex ecutive. For hobbies Dr. Boyer has his books, which line the walls of his study from floor to ceiling, and his two beautiful Scotch collies, “Smoke" and “Lance.” He ad mires dogs, he declares, for their grace and ability, for their faith fulness, and for their ready enthu siasm for games and play. In appearance Dr. Boyer is slen der. but lias an air of dignity that instantly commands respect. He is nervous and energetic in his movements, but speaks slowly and carefully, weighing his words and sentences before he utters them. Although he speaks directly and seriously, his remarks are light ened by a ready and charming wit. j As head of the English depart ment and dean of the college of liberal arts. Dr. Boyer won the re spect and cooperation and genuine friendship of the faculty members who worked directly with him. through his untiring loyalty an.lj readiness to aid them in every wav. Jsicce ho has been head of the Air Y’ ❖ ❖ Listenin’? By Jimmy Morrison Emerald of the Air What’s happened to Betty Co ed ? Why, she’s become Elizabeth, if you please, and has discovered a campus library can really be used for something besides a dating bu reau. At least, “The New Seriousness of College Women” is the an nounced subject of a talk over NBC from Radio City by Helen Snyder Andres, who certainly knows her college girl, being na tional president of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Mrs. Andres will be guest speaker on the “Let’s Talk It Over” broadcast Monday at 1:30 p. m. The kind of jazz music permissi ble in Germany will be explained in a special program to be short waved from Berlin, reaching Pa cific coast listeners at 9 a. m. Sun day. F. Dietze will be the speaker. His remarks will be illustrated by a studio orchestra. Jack Benny will turn the spot light on his versatile orchestra leader, Johnny Green, during the Jell-O program Sunday at 8:30 p. m., to permit him to introduce his latest composition, “The Night Is Beginning,” as a principal feature. Johnny has produced such hit se lections as “Body and Soul,” “Co quette,” and “I Cover the Water front.” After Johnny and Kenny Baker, the timorous tenor, do their stuff, Jack and the Benny dramat ic company will present one of their comedy sketches. * * * Two colorful medleys, one from “Top Hat” and the other from “Hooray for Love,” will be fea tured by A1 Roth and his “Syneo pators” at 11 a. m. today over KOIN. Other numbers to be played and sung include “You Hit the Spot,” “Honey, I Love Ypu, I Do,” “I Wished on the Moon,” “Hypno tized,” “The Day I Let You Get Away,” “I Love to Ride the Hors es,” and “China Boy.” * * * Right now Don Wilson is an University, staff and faculty mem bers throughout the institution have felt these same human con siderations, and the esprit de corps of the whole organization has im proved remarkably under his ad ministration and leadership. Although Dr. Boyer’s philosophy ! of education is broad and exten sive, and although he has proved his ability as an executive, his first and last love is teaching. To guide youth into paths of learning, to watch it develop in knowl edge, to see its characters form i and strengthen through contacts with minds of the great men of the world—this to Dr. Boyer is life’s greatest joy. And he accept ed the presidency of a great uni versity only because it gives him an opportunity to be of greater service, to go forward, as his father before him, to newer fields as a pioneer. This is a brief sketch of the man who on February 6, at a ceremony that will be impressive largely for its simplicity and earnestness of purpose, will be formally inaugu rated as the sixth president of the University. As this honor is of ficially conferred upon him, to his host of friends and fellow workers in education it will mean a recog nition of his already proven ability to carry on the program that was started by President Johnson, when the University was started August 9, 1876, and which has been added to by such men as Prince Lucien Campbell, Arnold Bennett Hall, and other leadefs. Each pres ident has made his contribution in his own way. Dr. Boyer has al ready demonstrated his ability to take his place at the head of the institution, and to make his own contributions to progress of educa tion in Oregon. Historic Deady Hall To Be Remodeled Refinishing work on the top j floor of Deady is progressing rap idly. The botany store room, pho-1 tographic room, and F. D. Sipe's! office have been rewired. The walls have all been painted instead of i ealsomined. and the old open wir-! ing enclosed in conduits. Work will be started on the zo ology laboratory and store room next Monday. Eater in the week, the second floor labs and store rooms will receive the same sort of refinishing. Then it is planned to paint and varnish all the stair w ays. nouncing the programs of Jack Benny, Grace Moore, Bing Crosby, and Jimmy Fidler, making him about the most important micro phone-talker-inner m the West. * * * The glorification of American music, featuring typical Meredith Willson arrangements, will be the aim of a special 45-minute “Con cert in Rhythm” this evening at 6:45. Willson's orchestra, with Tommy Harris and Nola Day as soloists, will be heard. NBC-CBS Programs Today 8:00 a. m. — German Jazz. NBC. 11:00 a. m. — A1 Roth and his “Syncopators.” KOIN. 1:30 p. m. — “The New Serious ness of College Women”; talk by Mrs. Andres. KGO and network. 6:00 — Rubinoff and His Violin. KPO, KGW. Nino Martini, tenor; Andre Kos telanetz’ orchestra. KOIN ,KSL. 6:30 — Shell Chateau. KPO, KGW. 8:00 — Palmolive Beauty Box; Jessica Dragonette, soprano; James Melton. KOIN, KSL. Innocent <• Bystander By BARNEY CLARK Tonight is another one of those nights, and I thought I’d better warn you before you got into this too far. Not that I have anything against you, understand, and not that I don’t like your company, but I have a feeling that we wouldn’t get along so well tonight. Not that there’s anything special about tonight, either. Tonight is just like any other night, only a little colder than most. But there Is a feeling in the air. This is one of the nights that I hear footsteps following me. This irritates me. I have never found out WHO is follow ing me (though I suspect that it is a troupe of little men with beards), and naturally it makes me jumpy. Another thing that bothers mo is the feeling that I have, some where, a library book that is about a year overdue. There is no basis for this belief. The library has never sent me a card about such a book. I have no recollection of tak ing out ANY book last year, for that matter. Nevertheless, in quiet moments I am suddenly appalled by a vision of a large green book, mouldering somewhere under a sofa. And the worst thing about it is that I lack the courage to go frankly up to the library and get the spectre off my chest. This can go on for years! However, don’t let it bother YOU. You go on with your revelry and mirth, careless of the morrow, unheeding footsteps close behind. Let me brood by myself, I’m happier alone. Before we go away, though, we’ll give you the two items we prom ised you yesterday. No extra charge. (Editor’s note: That’s what you think!) Small Change Edited by Mildred Blackburne Idaho Editors Not Surprised At Walkout Opinion of Mencken For Naval Confab Failure Said Correct The Idaho Argonaut editors write: “The announcement last week of the break-up of the Lon don naval conference when Japan walked out was no surprise to any body. “The failure of the conference calls to mind the oft-repeated view of H. L. Mencken that the aim of every country in disarmament or naval parley is to make sure in peace time of some advantage that will be useful when, as, and if war breaks out. “In whatever light one holds the opinions of Mr. Mencken, one must admit that he has hit the nail on the head in this disarmament con ference foolishness.” Indiana Group Hits Useless Honoraries The Indiana Daily Student edi tors say: “The Interfraternity council is making what apparently is an hon est attempt to snap out of its dol drums by initiating a move to rid the University of useless honorar ies, groups which , have been and still are, parasites in the honorary field here. The record of the coun cil, itself, during the past few years, hardly merits its own sur vival on the campus, but if it car ries this new program through, the council will have gained again a ranking high among student gov ernmental agencies. “The Daily Student long has op posed useless honoraries and stands firmly behind the council in its plan. The administration, too, has voiced its approval of the pro ject, and the student body, as a whole, should fall in line in this attempt to make Indiana univer sity a more worth-while institu tion.” Unbearded Sophs Due to Get Soaking At the University of Washing ton sophomores without beards will be duly soaked in a very wet, very cold pond, according to authorities. These underclassmen are compet ing for honors in the current beard contest which awards prizes for the reddest, blackest, biggest, silk iest, freakiest crop of the year. UCLA Approves Grant for Crew LTCLA's board of control settled the crew question for another year with the appropriation of §1200 and promise of further help if the federal project is completed on Bailona creek. For three years the crew hasn't had a suitable place to practice. Government appropria tions may end this controversy. Shorthand System New J. E. Coover. professor of the Stanford psychology and psychical research department, recently wrote a book called “Notescript " about a new system of shorthand. The system is said to be easy to learn and is more legible than any written. It is based on a consonant skeleton and has points and dash es for vowels. Women Practice For Rifle Team At Moscow, Idaho Women in the Moscow uni versity are practicing for the rifle team under the direction of Capt. Charles H. Hart, assistant professor of military science. A charge of 25 cents to defray the cost of ammunition will be made for each woman participating. A rifle squad will be selected from the best shots. Compet itive firing for the university championship will start in April. U. of W. Also Has Rushing Problem The Interfraternity council at Washington university has re ceived proposed additions to fra ternity rushing rules, providing for payment of a $2 registration fee by rushees, and posting of $100 bonds for individual houses. Dis cussion of the proposals was held over until the regular meeting. The $2 fee would be used to pub lish a booklet containing informa tion on Washington fraternities and rushing rules, and mailed to every registered rushee. The sur plus funds would be used for es tablishing and maintaining the In terfratemity council. SC May Elect Prexy in Winter An amendment to the Southern California constitution suggests that the election of student body president be moved to the begin ning of winter term. Students arguing for the propo sition say two months more ex perience as an observer of his du ties, while students opposing the measure feel that such a change would place the president in a con trolling place oyer later elections. Then, too, they say, that entering freshmen do not know the candi dates for the presidency well enough. Texas Students Hear Daniels Praise Wilson Josephus Daniels, ambassador to Mexico and former secretary of navy under Woodrow Wilson, said, “Whatever Wilson said was true. He was incapable of making any statement that wasn’t the acme of truth.” This comment was made recent ly to University of Texas students about the investigation into World War relations led by Senator Ger ald P. Nye of North Dakota. Washington Editors Meet Washington editors and publish ers of weeklies and small dailies met recently on the Seattle cam pus for their 24 annual newspaper institute. Between 150 and 175 delegates were expected at the Washington university. RUSHING SHIFTS PLANNED Minnesota university's interfra ternity council is preparing to change their rushing rules. The two sides are urging early fall and and deferred rushing systems. USU Debates Australians Melbourne. Australia, students recently debated with students of the Trojan college. The team of two representatives are to be in the United States for three weeks touring and lecturing. , UC Students Favor Optional Military Classes ROTC Needed; Editorial Backs 3-Year Policy From an editorial in the Daily Californian comes the statement: “It should be understood by the campus and those concerned in this matter that a definite majority of the students’ representatives are in favor of placing military on an optional basis. “The policy of this paper has not changed in the last three years. We believe that able-bodied male un dergraduates must serve in the Reserve Officers’ Training corps, because we believe it is important and significant that those in clos est touch with the temper of the student body have continued to ask for optional military.” Kansas Students Back Landon Editorially speaking the Univer sity Daily Kansan is backing their Governor Landon in the presi dential campaign, but with certain amount of criticism. The Kansan editors say: “The ‘Kansas Coolidge,’ as our governor has been unwisely called, is coming in for his share of criticism rather early and, on the whole, the criticism appears to be somewhat justified . . . “We call upon Governor Landon, if he is in earnest in his liberal ism, to declare himself more ex plicitly on utilities, labor, relief, and civil liberties, and to shake off the corrupting hand of William Randolph Hearst.” ’Tis the Night Before Pledging George Veness of the Stanford Daily writes at the colse of rush ing at Stanford university: “ ’Tis the night before pledging and all through the houses, the pledges are stirring up beefings and grouses. The buttons are laid by the chinmneys with care, in hopes that the nuggets soon will be there.” Fourteen freshmen are allowed each house, and 324 men were ex pected to declare their preferences. Journalist Will Study a Germany During Tour Roy L. French, director of the University of Southern California school of journalism, will tour Germany this summer. He is to make an extensive study of jour nalism in its relationship to the po litical and international affairs of the European state. MAJORLESS AWARDS PLAN Dean of the University of Wash ington faculties, Edward H. Lauer, plans to award majorless diplomas to some future graduates. Dean Lauer said that he saw no reason for refusing a diploma to students who are not especially interested in a certain line but who did want a college education. Mixed Volleyball Played WAA. commonly known as the women's athletic association, is en gaging men in mixed volleyball tournaments at the Bruins’ col lege.
