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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1938)
Writers Should Be Alive To World; Dr. Brown Tells Faculty, Student Meeting Newspaper Work Tends to Have Ossifying Effect Upon Many Potential Creative Authors; Lecturer Says Nothing a writer does is a waste of time, so long as he is alive to and aware of the world in its infinite variety and complexity, Rolic Walter Brown, well known author and former Harvard lecturer, told a group of faculty members and students interested in creative writing Thursday afternoon in the Gerlinger lounge. Drawing on his personal experience, Dr. Brown related liow ne had studied law for two years in his youth. When he decided that his proper field was literature, he felt that those two years were wasted but he soon changed his mind as he observed how his knowledge of law gave him a richer understand ing of life. . i Brown Questioned The meeting was conducted in the Socratic manner, with Dr. Brown answering the questions. Asked if he thought that study in schools of journalism was bene ficial to would-be creative writers, Dr. Brown replied that he had rarely heard of writers suffering from too much technical prepara tion. However, actual newspaper work, he thought, did have an os sifying effect upon many potential creative writers. Dr. Brown quoted a newspaper editor friend of his as saying that for every novelist who came out of the press room, nine stayed tied down by the routine and lost their youthful am bitions. Agrees With France Speaking of spontaneity,, Dr. Brown said that he agreed with Anatole France, that it comes about the seventh re-writing. Dr. Brown told how he wrote one of his most popular shorter books, “Living Next Door to a Poet," in about a month as a reaction to the completion of “The Firemakers’’ Social Stationerij f T T T t f i f ? T ? T T i i T T T T T T T t t T t T T v with Character and sr* Class with your Name or your Initials in Gold or Silver in Many Styles all Reasonably Priced T T T ± f T T t Y t t f T T t T f t T T Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ❖ ?CO-OP? and the companion volumes in that saga, which were the result of si* years labor. The poet in question who was Dr. Brown's neighbor for many years, was Edwin Ar lington Robinson. Works Best in Morning Replying to questions as to his personal methods in writing, Dr. Brown said he did his best work in the morning, and that a quiet room, without benefit of telephone and' safe from interruption, was essential. “A writer’s style is the texture of his own spirit,” said the author in answering a question as to whether style could be acquired through imitation. Dr. Robert D. Horn, assistant professor of English, acted as [ chairman of the meeting and made a brief introductory talk. Lost Anything ? ; Same Old Plea Warns Losers A long-time low in lost and found articles was reported yes terday at the University lost and found department in the physical plant office. Few articles have been turned in this term, department person nel said. Despite this fact many students have called at the of fice to inquire about lost things. The articles are tucked away in various nooks of the office. The collection includes four um brellas, four books, one pair mit tens, odd gloves, glasses, four fountain pens, a key case, and two sweaters. Articles left from other years, mostly books, are placed on shelves in the office. Things not claimed by the end of each school year are sold at an auc tion. Graduate Schoois Discussed by Deans . Dr. Olof Larsell, dean of the graduate division of the Oregon state system of higher education, met yesetrday with Dr. James H. Gilbert,, dean of the school of social science, and Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of busi ness administration, to discuss business of the University grad uate school. Library Acquires Many New Books The University library has received many new books of non-fiction during- the past week. Most of these have been placed on the seven day shelf in the general circulation lobby. Included are a new biogra phy of Benjamin Franklin by Carl Van Doren, a travel book of Carib bean countries and islands by Harry A. Franck, and two collections of Currier and Ives prints, published in England. A partial list follows: ^areweu to sport, uy r-aui Gallico. A great sports writer takes his goodbye to a career he knew for 14 years. “What Do You Want for $1.98?” by Kay Austin. A guide to shop ping. “Dorothy Thompson’s Political Guide.” America’s foremost wo man journalist looks at politics. ■ “The Nazi Primer,” translated by Harwood L. Childs, with a com mentary by William E. Dodd, for mer ambassador to Germany. Re quired reading in the Rhineland, designed tq instill the principles of Plitlerism into seven million German youths. Jack Luden in “Phantom Gold’ FRIDAY and SATURDAY GINGER ROGERS DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Jr. 4 TMt B-K-O RADIO PICTURE £ ^ f/J VAX Jr' V f f Plus: Akin Tainiroff “DANGEROUS TO KNOW I'.uliH FRIDAY and SATURDAY !EjaiaE(g®g(aigisjsEjgiaEisjgMasia®si3Eisisisi2EfEHSjaM£fajaEisiaiEiSMaja^ and every WEEK 1C per poll IK I i'or “rou^h dry ” Service. Eugene Laundry SHIRTS finished iii this service « iUc Call 123 UEEgaaHiaB^aiaaKroaiaagigi^ “Trending Into Maine,” by Ken neth Roberts. The author of “Northwest Passage," contributes to the growing literature of Main iana. “Sky Roaming Above Two Con tinents,” by Harry A. Franck. A famous travel writer takes flight | over the Caribbean. | “Oscar Wilde: The Man, the Ar tist, the Martyr,” by Boris Brasol. An egocentric novelist, poet, and playwright, is described with toler ance and understanding. • | "The Red Indian," and “Early i Steamships,” Currier and Ives prints gathered together by Cap ! tain Felix Riesenburg. Fourteenth Annual --- (Continued from page one) high school journalists, members1 ! Sigma Delta Chi, and the jour nalism faculty but to anyone who cares to pay the 65 cents. Tickets may be secured at the dean’s of-! fice. Discussions will continue Satur-| day morning at 9 with Associate Professor Robert C. Hall delivering an address on printing problems. Following Mr. Hall come Dr. John H. Nash, world renowned printer; Professor W. F. G. Thacher; E. F. Short; and Hal Haener, Emerald business manager. Awards will be handed out at 11:50 and the conference will ad journ until next fall. Theta Sigma Phi and Sigma Delta Chi, women’s and men’s journalism honoraries, have been helping the school of journalism in making the press conference possible. Dr. Brown (Continued from page one) helping other people, you won’ be overwhelmed by competition but it is better to start gradually or people might think you are « politician running for office. Tells of Friends Dr. Brown interspersed his tall with anecdotes of his relation with George Bellows, the paintei George Herbert Palmer, elderl; Harvard philosopher, Edwin Ar lington Robinson, the poet, am other notable contemporaries. Dr. Donald M. Erb, president o the University, introduced th speaker with a brief biographies sketch that highlighted Di Brown’s achievements as a pre fessor of English at Carleton co: lege, Wabash college, and Harvar university, his work during th war on Franco-American relation and his more recent accomplisl ! meats as a successful novelist an essayist. The audience was frequent! | provoked into broad smiles ar gales of laughter by Dr. Brown illustratory quips and anecdote At the conclusion of the speech group of coeds were asked for the reactions. One of the girls replie with the evident agreement of tl otters, ’It v,aa a rrot: ’ Graduate Student Compares Oregon, California Campii By Alice Kirkpatrick University of Oregon students often complain about their studies, about activities, and about school regulations being' so much stricter than most other colleges, but they are no worse off than students in other schools, according to Miss Donna Staehling, a graduate student from the University of California. Oregon's student body of 3300 is small as compared with the University of California, which has over 15,000 students enrolled. “I have heard a few girls com plaining about being in such a large class. There were actually about two hundred people in the class. What would they say if there were 1000 fellow students in their class, which is not uncommon at the University of California?” questioned Miss Staehling. Friendly Campus "I have noticed a very friendly attitude on this campus, and any- ! one who does not agree with me ' should walk among thousands of boys and girls and not recognize a soul,” she continued. The great majority of students at the Uni versity of California are there on a purely academic purpose, and they do not pay very much attention to fellow students. At Oregon, she pointed out, a person does not walk a block without speaking to one or several persons whom he knows. There is not so very much dif ference in the studies between the two schools, Miss Staehling says. Although a higher grade-point average is required for entrance at the University of California, the studies are no harder than those here. There are extreme cases either way. The professors require at least two hours of study on each subject taken for each meeting of a class, and some students study more and others less. Three-Hour Finals They have three-hour finals at California instead of the two-hour finals here, and there are two mid term periods. They also have two semester a year, while here there are three quarters per year. The assignments vary at both schools, depending upon the subject matter and upon the professor. Girls here at Oregon envy Cali fornia women their permission to be out at night as late as 2:30, but Miss Staehling stated, the “Cal” students have to obey strict rules too. During the week days the lower classmen cannot leave the house after 7:30 p.m. and there are no dates during week days. Friday and Saturday nights they get late permission until 2:30 a.m., and 1 a.m. on Sunday nights of upper classmen only. The sophomores get * one week-day date and can stay out until 1 a.m., and the up perclassmen have until 1 a.m. any night. No Serenades “A few things to offset the late permission are that there are no serenades whatsoever, and they have no open house, as was given here last week. Each sorority has its open house, which is invita tional and lasts for two hours only,” explained Miss Staehling. There are many more activities to enter into on the California campus and anybody may enter any activity which he or she signed up for. In the elections there arc many more people run ning for offices than here, and they do not run on tickets. “It seems to me that in order to enter into activities on the University of Oregon campus a person mitot have a slight pull of some kind or another,” said Miss Staehling. ivusmng uiuerent There is quite a difference in the rushing methods between the two schools, according to Miss Staeh ling. Boys may rush any time and it is very informal, but the rules for girls’ rushing are very strict. Rushing lasts for two weeks. The dates all have to be within the chapter house, and no girl may stay longer than two hours. Most of the dinners are formal. Ail invitations are sent directly to the rushees, who telephone an answer, and all bids are sent to the rushee through a panhellenic lawyer, which makes it impossible for the girls to know which house is bidding. Tfie girls state their preferences. "There is no oral bid ding,” stated Miss Staehling, so there is no communication with rushees and a house cannot ask them to pledge. Preference night does not indicate that the girl is going to pledge. Veteran Librarian To Be Feted Today M. H, Douglass, University I librarian, will be honored on the i occasion of his .'JOth anniversary a. , a member of the University library l staff with a banquet to be given r by staff members tonight at 0:3C , at the Osburn hotel. Invitations ; have been sent to about sixty o'jeiU. SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR FRIDAY ONLY No journalism classes will be held. 9 o'clock appreciation of lit erature transferred from 105 Journalism to 7 Commerce. 10 o'clock English composi tion transferred from 102 Jour nalism to 5 Commerce. 10 o'clock Shakespeare trans ferred from 105 Journalism to 4 Education. 2 o'clock problems of distri bution transferred from 105 Journalism to 7 Commerce. Beta Gamma Sigma Will Hold Banquet Arthur G. Dudley to Tell of Experiences In China Beta Gamma Sigma, commerce honorary, is holding its first ban quet of the term Thursday, Octo ber 27. Initiation will be held pre ceding the banquet, at 5 p.m. in Gerlinger hall. Luther Seibert is in charge of the initiation. Those newly elected to the hon orary are: Willard Myers, William Thomson, Ruth Ketchum, Harold Faunt, Kenneth Whitnack, William Blackaby, William Regele, Ruth Tawney, and William Zimmerman. The banquet will follow the initiation, at 6:15 p.m., at the Ten Eyck tea room, on Pearl street. Arthur G. Dudley, assistant pro fessor of business administration, will give an informal talk on some of his experiences in Shanghai, China, where he spent three and one-half years with a large dairy before returning to the states and accepting the position here at the University. Bgt.8. Gamma Sigma active, and alumni members are invited, as well as other staff members of the school of business administration and their wives, according to Mfss Ruth May Chilcoate, secretary of the honorary and general chair man of the arrangements. Browsing Room Has New Display System For Latest Books New books received by the Uni versity library will in the future be placed on display in the brows ing room -before they are circu lated, it was announced yesterday by M. H. Douglass, librarian. Books —- seven-day, rent, and general interest—will remain on display for one week, beginning each Friday at 3 p.m. The new system of pre-circulation display is being tried as an experiment to permit students and faculty mem bers to examine all books received, Mr. Douglass said. This will do away with the for mer custom of permtiting faculty members to sign for books before the time they arc put in circula tion. Rent books, as in the past, may be signed for, he said. AMATEUR HOUR SLATED An informal amateur hour replete with music, skits, and laughs will be the feature of Westminster’s open house tonight, beginning at 8 o’clock. The regular dancing session will follow. No admission, but please bring a nickel. M. S. BARKER MUSIC STORE You can 1’ i ji <1 a line stock of instruments at reasonable prices. Guitars from $5.50 to $100.00. Vio lins at $5.00 to $300.00. Banjoes at $5.50 to $90.00. These are a few of the prices. 1 also sell drums, horns, saxophones, clari nets, and strings for all in struments. Barts and sup lilies for hand and orches tra instruments. Excellent money-saving repairing. I i vuu Willamette UO Musicians Will Present KOAC Series Campus Broadcast To Start Tonight; More Next Week Students of the University school of music will be presented in a new series of radio broad casts which begin this week over station KOAC, Corvallis. This is one of many programs to be given this year by the University of Oregon, originating in Eugene and presented by remote control. This evening from 8 until 8:15 o'clock Miss Marian Hagg, a stu dent of George Hopkins, professor of music, will play the following group of piano selections: “Con cert Etude in D Flat” by Liszt, “Waltz in E Minor,” Chopin, and “Serenade,” by Rarchmaninoff. Sophomore to Play Miss Emile Chan, a sophomore in music, studying with Mrs. Au rora P. Underwood, professor of music, will be heard at the piano Monday evening, Actober 24, play ing “Sonata in A Major, First Movement,” by Mozart, “Mando linata,” by Saint-Saens, and “Nov ellette” by Korsakoff. On Tuesday afternoon from 2:30 until 2:45, Julian Bryant, promis ing young baritone, who is study ing under Halfred Young, profes sor of music, will sing “Homing,” Del Riego, “Ave Maria,” Luzzi, “Dunna," McGill, “Kashmiri Song”, Woodforde Finden taken from the Four Indian Love Lyrics, and “Trav'lin,” a negro song by En ders. He will be accompanied on the piano by Miss Zoe Brassey. Last evening 15 pleasurable minutes were given to listeners by Miss Eleanor Hays, senior pianist, as she played several piano selec tions over station TiOAC. Miss Hays is a pupil of George Hopkins, professor of music. Allied Art League Names New Officers Orville Varty, fifth year student in architecture, was elected presi dent of the Allied Art league at a meeting held yesterday afternoon, to succeed Fred Beck. Mary Price was named secretary-treasurer. A faculty-upperclassman recep tion for freshmen and new stu dents was planned for the first Wednesday evening in November. Lcland Terry was appointed chair man. His committee includes Mary Price, Walt Elliott, and Lilyann Veach. NEW PLEDGES LISTED Late pledges recorded in the dean of men's office include Nath an Coleman, Jack H. Massie, Gayle Stockdale, all of Phi Sigma Kappa, and Robert Skelley, Delta Tau Delta. Theta Chi was granted permis sion tq fill its quota by the pledg ing committee yesterday. CLARK’S BOOK SELLING j Dr. Dan E. Clark, assistant di j rector of the University extension division, has received word from the Thomas Y. Crowell publishing company that his book, “The West in American History,” will go into its third edition soon. The book was first released in March, 1937. THIRD INTERVIEW HELD Prof. George Turnbull inter viewed Robert W. Sawyer, publish er of the Bend Bulletin, last night on “People and Their Papers" I over KOAC. The fifteen-minute discussion was made from the UO campus I through means of remote control. Renew your Emerald subscrip tion now! Guild Theater Plans Biblical Flood Plaq 'Noah' Title for New Johnson Hall Stage Production With “As Husbands Go” suc cessfully over, the Guild theater already is making plans for its next production, “Noah,” by Andre Obey, said Mrs. Ottilie Seybolt, director of drama, yesterday. The play is a fantastic comedy telling the Bible story of the flood in the form of a fairy tale. The story begins with Noah, his wife, his three sons, three neighbor girls and all the animals entering the ark in the hope of finding a new and better world at the end of their journey. The continual rain soon begins to tell on the patience of Noah's family and they try to dissuade him from his belief in God. But Noah does not become discour aged, and in his faith pilots the ark to safety only to be deserted by the young people the moment the boat touches land. A touching moment in the play is where Noah in his old age, de serted by his children, shouts to the heavens, “Are you satis fied?” God answers with a rain boy curving down from the sky to the bleak lifeless earth. The “Noah” cast will include some of the last play’s cast as well as several new actors who have never appeared in a Guild theater production before. Renew your Emerald subscrip tion now! WEEK-END VALUES Meats and Poultry Fine, tender POULTRY Tender, Juicy STEAKS and ROASTS with a Flavor Time Saver! We prepare lunches or your entire meal. Ash us about this service. We give S. & II. 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