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Ducks Take to the Air
£|AMPUS cooperation in the fullest sense,
both from living organizations and indi
viduals, should be given Ilal Young and the
music school in Ihe nationwide radio broad
cast planned for 6:00 to 6:60 p.m. Wednes
day, January 27, over the NBC network.
With its accompanying beneficial public
ity for the school, the project is certainly a
meritous one and deserves every element of
support from University students, faculty
and friends. This support is necessary to
make the initial broadcast a success, which
would insure further radio programs of a
similar nature.
* * *
jyjUCIl commendation is due Hal Young for
his efforts in negotiating the broadcast,
for many hours spent arranging the details
of the program, and for consenting to appear
on the program himself. As Dean Landsbury
says, Mr. Young has had the sole responsibil
ity and deserves every iota of credit.
Under Rex Underwood’s direction, the 60
piece University symphony is enjoying one
of its better seasons this year. Miss Dorothy
Johnson has already made a name for herself
as a violin soloist. The program selected is
an enjoyable one. Efforts of this sort de
serve all possible encouragement,.
On to the concert.
Kulfcurkampf
JJOW IS a university to aehieve its pur
pose? This is a key question in higher
education, and that there is no unanimity in
the answer Jo it has been quite effectively
demonstrated in the response awakened by
J)r. MaeLean’s address in which he proposed
the general college. For that response was
divergent.
All might agree with Hr. MacLean that a
university should purpose to send “cultured
young men and women forth with their di
plomas.
All might concur with l)r. MacLean in
denying that “culture'* consists of tails and
top hats.
And all might grant with the Minnesota
dean a positive definition of “culture” as the
product of intellectual training that enables
a person to “feel perfectly at home and at
ease in all the various worlds of his exper
ience'’ and to get the utmost in satisfaction
and pleasure from life.
All might go further and declare “cul
ture'' among the people is essential to the
social discrimination that enables mankind to
sort good from evil and thus strive toward
the great goal of truth and beauty -that
striving which is progress.
Concurrence ends, however, with a defi
nition of “culture.” How young men and
women are to aehieve it is the point of di
1
vergenee.
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McLEAN’S idea is that a university
should function to give its students all
the answers to the problems of life, and, if
the answers for a large percentage of stu
dents are not to ho found in the regular cur
riculum, the university should provide a gen
eral college with a course of studies that will
answer their needs. Training in this general
college is to he of a sort directly applicable to
the problems of work, marriage, machines,
human intercourse, etc. Students are to he
taught attitudes that will simplify their
earthly sojourn.
But opponents of the general college plan
aver that there is no short-cut to “culture”
and that the Minnesota scheme is a delusion
representative of the defeatist philosophy
loose in the world today, wherein people, like
in the fascist countries, desphir of answering
life’s problems, take the easy way, and put
themselves in the hands of a dictator.
There is a spirit of dictatorship, antagon
ists of the general college declare, where stu
dents eschew the hard road of fundamental
training and put themselves under the influ
ence of a curriculum whose connection with
the practicalities of life is all too reassuring
ly evident.
JT I& Tllfi notion of those critics that life
is a moving reality: not only docs the scene
change, but the facts and principles under
lying the scene become increasingly percept
ible to the human understanding. Hence they
oppose any plan that says: students, here is
life and this is the way for you to get the
most out of it. For tin* university, to their
mind, should be an institution for the train
ing of those young men and women who are
to be at the van of human progress—not for
furnishing its students with a “practical,”
cdbsoling attitude toward life.
Hut still there remains the problem of
raising the cultural level of those young men
and women for whom the present college
curricular road is too tough. Leave that to
the high schools; let secondary education in
crease its contribution to “culture,” declare
these opposed to the general college. There
is a greater problem in making higher educa
tion available to those from whom its cost
denies it; let us devote ourselves rather to
opening up the way of higher learning to
worthy students.
We arc inclined to agree with them.
Campus Comment
(The views aired in this column are not necessarily
1 expressive of Emerald policy. Communications should be
| kept within a limit of 250* words. Courteous restraint should
be observed in reference to personalities. No unsigned letters
j will be accepted.)
“EYE-BROWINO”
To the Editor: May a male member of the
sophomore class offer an appropriate and timely
suggestion to the female members of the sopho
more class of this, our university?
’Twas last term at a dance, to which I took
a fair young damsel, that I gave birth to a colos
sal idea! This young damsel insisted upon pluck
ing her eyebrows until she looked like a cross
between Marlene Dietrich and Charlie Chan! As
we danced to the lilting music I placed my smooth
shaven check upon her snow-white brow only to
recoil in horror! Her eyebrows instead of being
soft and silken were, by dint of much plucking/
a veritable barbed-wire entanglement! (The birth
of my idea) Even now my cheek breaks out in
a rksh to think of it!
And now, since we sophomore gentlemen have
been compelled to peer out from behind an ever
expanding growth of shredded wheat upon our
faces and necks, the situation has moved me to
speak my mind, for the time has come'
I suggest that all sophomore girls toss their
tweezers on the shelf and allow their suppressed
eyebrows to run rampant for several weeks, even
as we men nave done with our beards. At the
end of which time let them proclaim a mighty
dance which shall be called the “Sophomore Eye
browino.” During the evening festivities I recom
mend that prizes be awarded those girls who, in
the opinion of the judges, have sprouted the black
est, the reddest, and the heaviest, and the lightest
eyebrows.
What sayest thou, girls? How about it? . . .
Nevertheless, 1 still think it's a noble idea!
EDGAR F. WULZEN.
BUT NO PENCIL SHARPENERS
To the Editor: There i.s one condition that
has come, not. only to my attention but also to that'
of many other pencil pushers in this institution!
that is dedicated to higher learning. That is the i
deplorable lack, dearth, absence in fact 1 have,
found only two in the portals of said institution
that caters to the whims of more than 2700 young
men and young women coming here to garner an
education, cultural or otherwise -- of good old
fashioned pencil sharpeners.
Now pencils are not akin to Emerson's brook
. . . they can't go on forever. They must be
coddled, wheedled, coaxed, babied, petted, sharp
ened. and tuned up constantly. Most pencils, it
has been my experience, have an intense dislike
of being scraped by a dull, cast-off raor blade,
or being gounged by a pen knife. They resent
this kind of treatment. They break, smudge,
scrawl, unless they receive the careful ministra
tions of a patented, smooth, cool-as-ice shave of a
reputable pencil sharpener.
And what is going to be done about it ? We
biuld super-super gymnasiums, ultra infirmaries,
re-landscape the lawns, but we fail to look close
to home, analyze our educational system and at
tempt to succor the striving students by supplying
their primary wants, and facilitating their study
ing
My pencils are rebelling. My note-books are
blank. 1 can’t keep up with my work—because
every time I want to sharpen a pencil I have*to
stumble over half the campus to find one of these
infernal machines. There is no point to this now
but when we get the sharpeners there will be
plenty!
Is our educational system lagging?
JOHN riNK.
Company i) Given ROTC
Honor Award for VS cek
Because of cold weather, week
ly KOTC inspection was cancelled
yesterday.
Each Wednesday all companies
flte inspected and points are given
J
for individual neatness. Tlie com
pany receiving most points is des
ignated honor company of the
week.
Last week's winner was com
pany f>, with a score of 80.82 per
cent. This company’s officers are.
company commander. Frank Nash;
first sergeant. Minoru Yastii; pin-.
toon leaders, Pat Cassidy. Sui Mil
ligan, and Bob Chilton.
Other companies in order are
company E, 99.62: company B,
98,85; company C, 98.61: company
A, 98.47.
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Out...
By JACK TOWNSEND
tseneve it or not: Strange as it
seems! And what have you!
Look at what we found on our
desk. It’s some dope from CBS.
Yes sir, they must have heard our
prayer or something, because the>
couldn’t have got our letter so
quick. The only trouble is that it’s
dated for next, week and gives all
times in Eastern Standard time.
Well, beginning Tuesday we’ll try
to hash it out.
Now for some programs: To be
gin with, the Portland Symphony
orchestra will star in tonight’s
Standard Oil hour. Everything
from "Lohengrin" to "Rosamuhde’’
will be played, this is over KGW_
8:15.
For music lovers this will be an
ideal night, as the Rochester Phil
harmonic orchestra will do its stuff
over KEX at 5:30. (Certain fresh
man football players please note
above.)
Another good program this eve
ning will be Show Boat with Gloria
Swanson as guest star of Lanny
Ross. She is scheduled to do some
singing and a dramatic sketch. A1
Goodman’s orchestra will provide
the music. KEX —8:30.
Bing Crosby and Lee Tracy will
get together and see what they can
do with Bob Burns and his bazoo
ka. Jimmie Dorsey’s orchestra will
provide the music.—KGW—-7:00.
Incidentally it was the Dorsey
brothers who started Bob (not
Bing) Crosby on his musical ca
reer.
For the home town talent tonight
we have KORE presenting the Mc
Morran - Washburne quartet at
7:00.
Rudy Vallee has signed Edgar
Bergen, the ventriloquist, as a reg
ular feature to his show. Ed and
his team mate, "Charlie McCarthy”
made such a hit when they first
appeared' on the Vallee program
that they were recalled several
times, this time to stay. Bergen is
a Northwestern university gradu
ate while "Charlie” is just the cre
ation of a Chicago craftsman, for
“Charlie,” although he sounds life
like enough over the radio, is just
a ventriloquist’s dummy.—KGW—
5:00.
: Shorts:
Two of radio’s comedians dress
the parts they play when they "ap
pear" on the radio. Both Eddie
Cantor and Victor Moore began
their careers on the stage, thus
they continue their outlandish
garbs . . . whoaaaa . . . the boss
(Mattingly) said not to get this
drivel too long, so I'll sign off.
Campus
Calendar
A meeting of the Eugene Hunt
club tonight at 7 p.m. at the coun
ty fairgrounds was announced by
Paul Washke, president, yesterday.
The club will hold a two-hour ride
prior to the meeting. All students
interested are invited to attend.
Fencing club meets tonight at"
Gerlinger hall.
Call of Winter
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Out of State and
Tuition Fees Due,
Monday Deadline
Non-resident fees are past
due, the business office an
nounced today. Falling due Jan
uary 18, a penalty of 15 cents
per day from that date will be
inflicted.
If fees are not paid by Mon
day, January 25, students will
be suspended from school. After
that date, a reinstatement fine
of two dollars 'will be charged,
plus $1.75 on the accruing pen
alty.
Second installment payments
of registration fees is due
Monday, January 25. The same
rule applies to this installment
as does to the non-resident fees.
Payments must be made within
one week. Absolutely no ex
tensions will be made beyond
February 25.
Second installment non-resi
dent, and third installment reg
ular fees are also due.
Dean Landsbury
Talks in Chicago
The factors whether music his
tory, or any other subject, should
have a place in any curriculum,
and what that place should be,
were discussed by John J. Lands
bury, dean of the school of mu
sic at the University, in an address
to the Music Teachers National as
sociation in Chicago recently. The
deciding points would depend on
the objectives of the curriculum,
and whether that subject would
contribute to the realization of def
inite objectives and still not dis
place anything more suitable or
valuable, were the keynotes of his
speech. The adequacy of equip
ment and the competency of the
one assuming the role of leader for
the courses also came under con
sideration in the talk.
• Dean Landsbury returned Fri
. day from Chicago where he attend
ed conferences of the Music Teach
ers National association, National
Association of Schools of Music,
arid Phi Mu Alpha fraternity.
Forums Series
Planned By ASU
Union Leader Will Explain
Coast Strikers’ Stand
At First Meeting
The executive council of the
American Student union was in
structed this week to plan a series
of forums on topics of current in
terest to be led by qualified speak
ers. A special invitation is extend
ed to the campus at large to par
ticipate, with the knowledge that
attendance will not identify them
with the ASU unless they are actu
ally members.
First of the. forums is planned
for Friday afternoon with Ken
neth Irwin, young leader in the
marine firemen's union, explaining
the purpose of the striking mari
time unions. Irwin addressed the
state ASU convention in Portland
recently.
Among the topics for later for
ums will be the student strike
against war, the Spanish situation,
a student peace program, and ade
quate federal aid for students. The
ASU executive council will meet
at the Y hut this afternoon at 2
o’clock to plan the forums.
Also under discussion will be
plans for ASU organization on the
campus, in the high schools and
in other colleges, a membership
drive, the anti-war strike, and oth
er important matters. The ASU
will not meet next Thursday night
but will hold a forum in the after
noon and attend the mass meeting
open to townspeople at the court
house Thursday evening.
Passing Show
(Continued from I'acje.onc)
city of Decker was expected to
"go out any time.”
Along a 700-mile stretch of the
Ohio river, from Belleville, West
Virginia, to Cairo, Illinois, where it
converges with the Mississippi,
muddy waters were steadily rising.
Meteorologists, forecasting rain
and snow, said flood conditions
along the lower Ohio probably will
continue for three or four weeks.
Hop’s
SKIPS &• JUMPS
By ORVAL HOPKINS
OTILL more of the same.
^ I don't like to go on and on
about this, but I find it hard to
see any value in the alleged argu
ments put forth by Mr. Roger P.
Sheppard in yesterday's Emerald.
In the first place the wise crack
about my opinion's being "purely
personal" hasn't much point. Show
me some criticism, particularly
drama criticism, which isn't whol
ly personal. In any event, it’s
rather a petty point, isn't it?
Secondly, I am ashamed be
yond recognition that the erudite
Mr. Sheppard should have the
opportunity to point out that
Maxwell Anderson has written,
among others, “Elizabeth the
Queen,” “Mary of Scotland,”
“Valley Forge.” If our com
municant got the impression,
from my little piece, that Mr.
Anderson is but a rank amateur,
I humbly bow, I retreat—you
got me, Bud.
Thirdly, far from wishing Holly
wood to string along in the same
old hole forever, I am in favor of
her doing something a bit different
now and then, even as Mr. Shep
pard so astutely recommends. My
| beef with “Winterset’ is that Holly
wood did not get out of her tracks.
Contrarily, she dragged "Winter
set" down to her level. If I remem
ber correctly my piece said some
thing or other to the effect that
“the least Hollywood could have
done would have been to experi
ment along with him (Anderson).”
Not too smooth for rhetoric I ad
mit, but fairly simple.
The gentleman admits that
"there were many who were not”
aware of the poetic speeches in the
movie. My only request regarding
that is that you children read An
derson’s pliy as published. Then
if you find yourselves nothing
more than “aware” of the poetic
speeches, I shall gladly stand cor
rected.
JN all justification I will say that
Mr. Sheppard’s communication
as printed, was sadly cut so that
it lost its meaning in spots. How
ever I read it before it went to
press and was therefore not con
fused as to his points.
I still have a quarrel with the
happy ending tacked onto “Win
terset.” It was a typical crowd
pleaser, a Hollywood “get-it
while-it’s-hot” ending. But what
disappointed me principally was
the fact that the most beautiful
scene in the play as Anderson
wrote it occurs in that last por
tion when Mio and Miriamne
confess their love for each other
and go into darkness together.
Now I ain’t no sissy, but after
all there's a little to be said for
beauty, isn’t there?
If I must be truthful about this,
I’m forced to confess that I’ve yet
to find anyone who agrees with
my stand on “Winterpuss.” But
I'm still standing there. I think
it was a raw deal to run the Mere
dith, the Cianellis, and the Mar
gos in on something like that pro
duction. And I still say that with
out the “power and the glory” of
Maxwell Anderson’s blank verse
the movie version is a foul-out to
the catcher.
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Earliest Papers
Received at Libe
Four original copies of the Ore
gon Free Press, successor to the
Oregon Spectator, Oregon’s first
newspaper, were received recently
by the library from E. H. Sauer of
Los Angeles.
The paper, a weekly, was first
published by George L. Curry of
Oregon City on April 8, 1848, and
had as its motto, 'Here shall the
press, the people’s rights maintain,
unmarred by influence and unbrid
led by gain.” The library received
a photographic copy of the first is
sue and originals of copies 11, 12,
33, and 34.
The price of the paper for six
months was $3.50 in currency or
produce taken at cash value.
Sauer also sent six pamphlets,
published from 1840 to 1882, con
cerning the Pacific Northwest.
Scribes Gather
(Continued from page one).
will be on the campus. Earl Rich
ardson of the Dallas Itemizer-Ob
server is expected, and Adelaide
Lake, recent purchaser of the
Sheridan Sun will probably attend.
Vinton Hall, Portland, editor of
the Oregon Motorists magazine is
another who will meet with for
mer friends on the campus.
Palmer lloyt, managing editor
of the Morning Oregonian and
member of the class of ’23 will be
a featured speaker of the confer
ence. A dozen others will appear
during the course of the meet who
have been at one time or another
students on the campus.
Others Scheduled
John Benson, president of the
American Association of National
Advertising, and Paul C. Smith,
executive editor of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, will also speak
during the meet.
The conference will be rounded
out Friday and Saturday with din
ners, speeches and discussions on
a variety of newspaper phases.
Class Changes
(Continued from page one)
Dean Jewell of the school of
education believes there is need
for revision in the Oregon system.
Dr. Malcolm MacLean, speaking
before the associated students
Tuesday, also stressed the need for
curriculum revision. Mr. MacLean
believes in more liberal education,
the curriculum being based on stu
dent's present day needs.
PROFESSORS ILL
Dean Victor P. Morris of the
school of business administration,
and Dr. J. H. Bond, professor of
business administration have been
confined at home this week with
! the flu.
Spring Togs
You will find them in all the shops now, straw
hats, patent leather shoes, gaberdine suits and new
flashy prints of soft blue and greens that fairly
shout spring at you.
We spotted at BEARD'S a jaunty spring suit,
heavy enough for those brisk cold days. Whisk
around in one at the Whiskerino.
At WASHBURNE’S, JEAN FARRENS, GAM
MA PHI BETA, found a lovely dress of blue
crepe. The dress features a plain sleeved tight
fitted bolero jacket over a blue, green and rose
printed top. The blouse has full three-quarter
length sleeves, the skirt is flared. With this she
wears a new spring blue hat with a bumper brim
of blue straw.
A clever little navy blue silk crepe dress with a
white lace collar and a fitted jacket was JANE
GREENWOODS, CHI OMEGA, choice at R. C.
HADLEY’S. Transparent buttons down the front
are the outstanding attraction. Keeping with the
times, the skirt is quite full in the back.
Two piece soft wool sport dresses are still the
vogue on the campus. LOUISE LATHAM. DELTA
GAMMA, has one of yellow gold that has a slight
Russian collar and tucking on the shoulder. The
dress is trimmed with bone buttons. Louise found
hers at H. GORDON & Co.
MARY SHAFER, TRI-DELT. has a BULLOCKS
WILSHIRE creation of red. yellow, and blue flow
ered printed silk crepe against a black background.
The dress is topped with a large collar that goes
to the waist line, it encircles the waist and ties
in fri>nt. \ brilliant brooch ornaments the collar at
the neckline. It has the proverbial swing skirt and
short sleeves.
UP TO SNUFF
Venita Brous and Ellen Hill
Night Togs
Evening clothes havc_been playing a large part
in the campus styles, especially for men, and so wo
thought that we would give you our individually
styled creations for the various personality types
of the campus, to wit:
GIB SCHULTZ, Sigma Alpha Epsilon s student
body prexy, really has no need for night togs be
cause he has been too busy with campus activities
that he doesn't have time to change clothes at night.
He leaves his red flannel underwear on, instead.
He keeps his ears warm with broken election pro
mises. Due to the fact that his feet are in hot
water all day, he hasn't been sleeping well the last
few weeks, since he has had a bad case of assump
tions, a slight confiiction of curricula has set in.
TONY AMATO. Delta Upsilons sheik, should
wear a pair of old frosh pants that are sewed to
gether at the cuffs. An ASUO sleeveless athletic
shirt should be worn under his last years football
sweater. When sleeping with his fraternity brothers.
Tony should wear shoulder pads.
JOHNNY LEWIS, Sigma Chi's basketball ace,
should wear blue snuggies.
CLIFF TROLAND, Alpha Tau Omega's blonde
life guard, would be even more attractive with dash
ing silk pajamas, a la Esquire. The pajamas fea
ture bell shaped sleeves, and a high neckline.
ED ELVING, Astoria's representative in the
Sigma Nu house, for Eddie, we recommend sea
green sleepers, the kind with the feet in them. This
should be topped off with a cute hood that ties
under his chin. A clever zipper runs up the front
of the ensemble.
DON THOMAS, Kappa Sigma's rally king,
would be even more attractive in Russian tunic pa
jamas of red satin.
BILL b OSKETT S, Chi Psi's lost Sigma Nu.
outfit is a bit undecided because of his habit of
getting his colors all mixed up.
bRENCHI LA COU, Phi Psi’s love lost romeo,
a knit night shirt, night cap and bed socks to match.
Knit of varigated yarn, white to deep red, and white
to deep green. We believe that this ensemble would
be just the thing for cold wintery nights.
JOHNNY MADER. Phi Gamma Delta, the cam
pus' perennial pin planter, would look very striking
in red flannel pajamas with black and yellow light
ning stripes running through the pattern. Hiking
socks with purple tops would probably be the thing
for the ankles. Over the socks, Johnny should wear
fleece lined bed slippers tied on with rubber bands.
DEL BJORK. Sigtna Phi Epsilon's football cap
tain, white night shirt with pink flowers carried
out in the design would be our suggestion. Perhaps
a white night cap trimmed with pink rosebuds and
booties tied with pink yarn would be the complete
ensemble. We arc a bit dubious about this last
suggestion.