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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1939)
Blnodv but Unbowed—-William Allen White Comes Over the Mountains, but Misses Fire on UO Football T^OT so long ago, in Bill Tugman’s Register-Guard, there appeared the following: mb. buhl kids the webfeet It seems that in the great state of Kansas recently they had a football contest between the University and the Ag College which ran in fatal parallel to recent tragic events at Hayward Field. This inspired the famous William Allen White, the sage of Emporia (Gazette) to dash off a piece twitting the “highbrows,” and our own Bob Ruhl, editor of The Medford Mail-Tribune (Pulitzer prize winner) and member of the state board of higher education has been inspired to paraphrase it as follows: "The Mail Tribune rejoices at the everlasting walloping that the State College at Corvallis gave the State University at Eugene In football recently. This is as it should be. The college maintains uni versal military training for boys. It specializes in the stratosphere of manual training—which enrich mankind. Corvallis is the place where you should expect to find students who coordinate between eye and hand—young men who are husky and skillful, youths who are practical. There go boys who are highly intelligent in their various trades, callings and such avocation^ as cluster around high mechanical ability. “The University is, on the other hand, primarily a school of liberal arts around which are gathered the professions of music, law, medicine, pharmacy, engineering in its theoretical branches, jour nalism, literature and the other fine arts. That such a school of modern magii should even compete in a football game against one of the best agricultural and mechanical colleges in the United States is preposterous. “The University deserved a licking and got it. What business has a lawyer, a doctor, a fiddler, or a sandwich cutter going up against another youngster from a school whose business is to train his muscles and channel his mind into the stark problems of a hard, practical life? Of course, the University got walloped. We hope it will always get walloped until the academicians of Eugene learn that the football championship should naturally belong to the State College at Corvallis, which trains farmers, artisans, cow doctors, highway engineers, super-electricians, major-generals, and tree experts. You cannot go up against nature. And no school that teaches its pupils much about the higher and better things of life, no school devoted largely to noble ideals and the higher branches of sublimated fiddlesticks should tangle up with harsh, callous-handed, bull-voiced he men with Neolithic jaws and who carry pile drivers in their pants. The stuffing which was pounded out of U. of O. should teach the Webfoots the truth: Don't monkey with the buzz saw. This noble truth should hereafter be placed well up toward the beginning of their curricular requirements. In the meantime for the poetic justice of O.S.C.’s glorious victory, The Tribune thanks all the Oregon gods!” (End quote!) Thanks Bro Ruhl! You needn’t worry lest Webfeet "storm the sanctum, break the quarter-sawed oak table over ye editor's bald pate and smash the presses.” Nor is it likely we will bother Mr. White. We know when we are and deserve to be kidded. The matter is referred to Tex Oliver et als under the heading "Unfinished Busi ness.” All the U. of O. needs is the restoration of its sciences, a couple more linemen and a spare fullback. In any case we've still got the millrace. * * * # own two cents’ worth: William Allen White has long been in the habit of collecting figurative blue ribbons for just such literary gems as this sample. However, it would seem that the gloating reapplication left room for some more thorough editing of the original to fit the Case. In the first place, a score of 19-14 is not exactly in. the category of the “everlasting walloping” mentioned. Neither has the state college a monopoly in maintaining universal military training for boys. In fact, only last spring the college was licked on its grounds by the University ROTC unit in open competition. Furthermore we figure Mr. Iluhl has made a fatal slip in trying to hang that “sandwich cutters” onto the University. We were under the impression that the school of pharmacy was located on the Corvallis campus, which rather puts the shoe on the other foot. As for technicians, well, someone has to figure out what they are to do before they do it. . It is very much to be doubted if anyone who sat in Hay ward stands through that donnybrook November 11 would be willing to line up with “Brother” Buhl, (as Bill Tugman has it) and admit that anyone held or would hold a corner on knocking the stuffing out of the other. Maybe the Orange was lucky to come out of it alive. Anyway we always liked William Allen White. Behind the With JACK BRYANT Sure hope this is straight, but they say that Chan Kitbourne definitely doesn’t like to be kid ded about Marion Fuller, Alpha Chi pledge, yet the muddle ecmes in when a Kappa at Cal and George Smith are men tioned, let’s call it the week’s complications story. . . . War ren Treece is still having trou ble with his Janes . . . contrib uted by the Gamma Phi com mittee on other people’s affairs. . . . AND versatile Nancy Lewis now is reported to be doing a Itiiett Butler to perfection. . . . TODAY’S COMPLIMENT: Jean Kncasse, the girl with eyes that lias personality bubbles in ’em. Thetas threw a squamaticous house dance according to all re ports. . . . QUESTION OF THE DAY . . . Will some one please explain where the Sigma Nus got their truck, or is it em barrassing ? ... ALARM CLOCK story of last week is the story of Connie Averill's near tubbing as she set all the alarms to ring during dinner, when, of course, guests were present. . . . GOOD WAY TO GET RID OF CANADIAN QUARTERS AND DIMES, give them to the (plug) delivery boy or the bus driver after dark. . .. BULLETIN BOARD QUERY: What lovely ADPi has Fran Gray’s sweetheart pin? AN SWER . . . (via freshman on phone duty) THEY DON'T KNOW EITHER. Sigma Nu Splatter Don Kirkpatrick last night bequeathed his White Star to Margaret De Balt, Pi Phi. They are both from Klamath Falls. First planting of the week (that we know of). FAUX PAS of the week was the Sigma Nu serenade Friday night. ’Tis said they neglected two of the larger sororities on the campus. * * * Johnny Yantis, Delt, celebrat ed his birthday Friday starting at about 2 o’clock in the after noon. Needless to say several of the brothers joined in the party. They took time off for a dessert that evening, and undoubtedly someone is singing "I Get Along Without You Very Well.” * * * Bill Fugit vs. Bob Millspaugh. The object a Theta pledge. A well-planned evening avoided a mix-up at the nickel hop. Niee going, Nancy. And then there's Dick Sears whose fraternity joolery should soon travel to K.K.G. at Corvallis. One Kay Seibert! Tommy Hutchins has been traveling back and forth quite frequently too. Corvallis every Saturday and usually on Wednesdays too. * * * Sigma Chi Pageantry Lou Cook planted his pin again, but before it was offi cially announced the White Cross bounced back home. The girl was Beverly Burns too bad, kids. Tell us, Ralph is the Sigma Chi sweetheart ATOing again ? That’s all for today, except that Spud Adams, Phi Delt, has broken his pledge with Alpha Chi Omega. One more Fly Delt loose. ® * * Bulletin Ted Gebhardt, Oregon’s all coast almost, is back on the campus, and will be in school next term. Every girl's dream man—don’t rush kids.,.. The Oregon Daily Emerald official publication ol the University of Oregon, published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and final examination periods. Subscription rates: $1.25 per term and $3.00 per year. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene. Ore.__ Represented for national advertising by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, INC., college publishers’ representative. 420 Madison Ave.. New York—Chicago—Boston—Los Angeles—Kan I-'rancisco—Portland and Seattle. BUD JERMAIN, Editor Lyle Nelson, Managing Editor GEORGE LUOMA, Manager Jim Frost, Advertising Manager Helen Angel], News Editor George Pasero, Co-sports Editor Elbert Hawkins, Co-sports Editor UPPER-NEWS STAFF Betty Jane Thompson, Chief Night Editor Jimmie Leonard, Assistant Managing Editor Hal Olney, Assistant Managing Editor ])on Goodall, Asst. Mgr. Editor. Marge Finnegan, Women’s Editor .lack Bryant. Staff Photographer Ken Christianson, Assistant Sports Editor Jean Crites, National Advertising Frederick Khlers, Classified Manager BUSINESS STAFF Ray Cook, Merchandising Manager llerb Anderson, Circulation Manager Janet Farnham, Executive Secretary Charles Kenyon, Staff Photographer Speech Section To Give Party Fourth Annual Tea At Christmastide Set for Dec. 15 Surrounded by St. Nicholas’ symbol of gayly decorated fir trees, candles, and a fire on the hearth, faculty members of the speech division will be hosts to students of their classes at the fourth annual Christmas tea Fri day, December 15. Held in the offi ces of the speech division, the tea will last from 3:30 to 5 o'clock. A tradition of the tea is the collection of Christmas stories told in foreign languages by the speech students, at the end of which Christmas carols are sung. Reminiscences of J. L. Casteel, director of thfe speech division, and D. E. Hargis, instructor in speech, revealed many highlights of the entertainments of past years. Not able among these were the pathetic story told in Finnish by George Luoma which produced much hi larity among his listeners, the modern version of old nursery rhymes as told by Barbara Wil liams, and the juggling feat of Keith Bartler. Mrs. Astrid Williams, assistant professor of German, will preside at the tea table. Refreshments wili be under the supervision of Mr. Hargis, while A1 Smith, graduate assistant in speech, will head the kitchen crew, having followed in the footsteps of Walter Eschebeck who held that position last year. Mr. Casteel said that there will be provided a basket and polishing cloth for all his students equipped with apples. Practice Teachers To Get Assignments Assignments for winter term supervised teaching will be given in the school of education, room 4, Thursday afternoon, at 4 o’clock. Candidates for supervised teach ing are expected to be present as absentee assignments are difficult to make up. Students will not be permitted to carry more than J7 hours of work while doing their practice teaching according t(» F. G. Ma comber, director of the supervision. ieachers Research (Continued from paste one) tory of Oregon which appears in the 1939-40 issue of the Oregon Blue Book. Wrote for Dictionary Through the years he has writ ten up many Oregon historical fig ures for the Dictionary of Ameii ran Biography. Among those bio graphies were those of Governor George Law Curry; Judge Matthew P. Deady, long president of the University of Oregon board of re gents; United States Senator J. N. Dolph; Abigail Scott Duniway. newspaper publisher and mother of woman suffrage in Oregon; Har vey W. Scott, distinguished editor of the Oregonian; David P. Thomp son; l/nited states Senator John H. Mitchell, aud Asa Lawrence .EMERALD REPORTERS: Hob McGill Darrell Lear Betty Jane Thompson Nisma Hanta Mildred Wilson Jeff Kitchen Hetty Jane Biggs Janet Piper Norman Foster Connie Aver ill Alma Faksis Corine Lamon Elaic Brownell Jack Buker Howard Fishel Jim Banks Edith Oglesby Helen Sawyer Jean Adams Eleanor En^dahl Jean Spearow BUSINESS DKPT. ASSISTANTS: Mary Ellen Smith, National Advertising Janet Rieg, Circulation EXECUTIVE: SECRETARIES: Arvilla Rate# Priscilla Gilmore BUSINESS OFFICE SECRETARIES: Billie Wade Boyd Copenhaver Sue Ehrhart BUSINESS PROMOTION STAFF: Kathleen Brady, Chairman Joan Stinnette Dorothy Horn Kennett Lawrence Evelyn Nelson Mary Jean McMorris SPECIAL ACCOUNTS: Rhea Anderson, Chairman Lynn Johnson Don Brinton SPORT STAFF: Margaret Young Bob (Lefty) Smith Jerry O’Caljaghan Nancy Lewis Bernard Engel Margaret l)ake Mary Belcher Kay Schrick Kay Foster Milt Levy Jim Schiller Lcn Ballif Charles Boice Bob Flavelle Bob Potwin Friday Advertising Staff: Bob Rogers, Advertising Mgr. Elizabeth Dick Art Haines Margaret Girvin Copy Desk Staff: Don Goodall, Copy Editor Jack Buker Tom Wright Wes Sullivan Betty Jane Thompson Jonathan Kahananui Night Staff: Kent Stitzer, night editor Jean Dunn Phyllis Shaffer Ruth Hall Tom Wright Lowell, pioneer, one of the found ers of Portland. Dr. Clark was a progressive stu dent of history. One of his well known articles for the Oregon His torical Quarterly, of which he has been editor for the last two years, I was on the subject “Why History Needs to he Rewritten.” In the last few years this Oregon scholar lias allowed himself to be come more and more active in re search in addition to his classroom duties. In the spring and summer of 1938 lie went to London and, wifh Hurt Brown Barker, succeed ed in persuading the Hudson's Bay j Company to open its.archives for examination. Successful in Search He and Dr. Barker brought back a wealth of material dealing with ’ the earliest days of Oregon, when , Dr. John McLoughlin was factor of ! the Hudson’s Bay company at Fort Vancouver and practically gover I nor of old Oregon. He Was engaged in rewriting early Oregon history 1 on the basis of his investigations and was looking forward to fur ther researches in that field. Dr. Clark was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was a charter member and one of the organizers of tlie Oregon chapter, which was installed in 1923. 1 Besides being a director of the Oregon Historical society and edi 1 tor of the Quarterly he was a mem ber of the editorial boards, of the Pacific Historical Review and the Pacific Northwest Historical Re ; view. He was a member of the American Historical association. Robert Carlton Clark was twice married. His first wife was Anna W. Wallace, who died in 1023. He married in 192b Marguerite S. Straughan, Oregon graduate of 1923. Besides his widow, he leaves four children Catherine Louise, a graduate of the University of Ore gon; Edith Elizabeth, Wallace C., and Ruth Anna. 1 Airmen to Enter Essay Contest 10,00 Fledglings In Competition for $300 First Prize Oregon members of the Intercol legiate Flying club, an organization composed of the 10,000 CAA flight students in colleges throughout the United States, will have until Feb ruary 1 to submit their entries in the club’s essay contest, a report from the national headquarters stated last night. The contest, sponsored by Rob ert H. Hinckley, chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Authority, of fers a first prize of $300. The sec ond place winner will receive $150 and third, $50. Picked as the subject for the contest is “The Cultural Value of Flying.” Edward T. Martin, club president, interprets the subject to mean cultural value to the individ ual and civilization in general. Three “big-time” aviation men and a prominent educator will judge the essays. Charles F. Hor ner, president of the National Aeronautics association, Grover C. Loening, donor of the Leoning In tercollegiate trophy, Major R. W. Schroeder, vice president of United Airlines, and Alex Ruthven, presi dent of the University of Michigan have been selected as judges. The new closing date allows an additional two months. The orig inal wind-up was scheduled for December 1. Christmas Seal Idea .(Continued from pane one) know people who did not use Christmas stamps!” Idea Reaches U. S. The philosophy of the sale spread rapidly over Europe and t Ire world. Miss Emily P. Bissell launched the United States first Christmas seal sale in Delaware in 1907. Her goal for the sale had been $300 but through the whole hearted cooperation of the news papers and the aroused enthusiasm the sum of $3000 was raised. As proof of the immediate pop ularity of the Christmas seals one can contrast the first year's $3000 with the $135,000 donated in 1908, after the entire United States had adopted the idea. At the present time, as it has been since 1920. the National Tu berculosis association, composed of physicians and laymen, are the sponsors of the Christmas seal sale in this country. The emblem of the seals is the double-barred cross, significant of the great Christian crusade. Although lunar Holboll. the or Idcal Outlives Holboll iginator, died in 1927 he left an ideal and thousands of faithful workers. Miss Bissell is still ac tive in the work. For the future of the Christmas seal Miss Elizabeth Cole in her "The Story of the Christmas Seal" says, "Until tuberculosis is ‘wiped out' entirely the penny Christmas seal has work to do. Its gay and colorful appearance each Christ mas season continues to bring a message of hope that tuberculo sis can be controlled and that some day the tiny seed will grow to full fruition." UO Professor Will Go East R. R. Huestis, professor of zool ogy, will deliver a report before the Genetic section of the Ameri can Society of Zoologists, a divi sion of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, at the annual meeting of the as sociation to be held in Columbus, Ohio, December 29. Professor Huestis will report on the results of his experiments in the hereditary characteristics of the common white-footed mouse or deer mouse. Hobson Will_ (Continued jrom page one) three straight eariy-season tri umphs. The University's charges will be led by John Dick, the only starting member of last spring’s team, still playing for the Univer sity. Dr. Clark's Nature (Contented from page one) more than his share of drudgery about the camp. The cooking usu ally fell to him and it was around the campfire that the warmth of his personality shone out and his quaint humor and philosophy found expression.” His career found him serving in many capacities. During the World war, he spent from May to Octo ber, 1918 in Washington, D. C., as research assistant in the divi sion of civic and educational com mittee for the committee of public information headed by George Creel. During that time, too, he helped compile and edit “War Readings," a book about and by heros and participants in the al lied forces. Prolific Writer Books and articles attributed to him are many. Perhaps one stu dents attending Oregon grammar i schools will remember for a num ber of years to come is the little green History of Oregon with the orange letters studied in about the sixth grade. Collaborating with him were George Verne Blue of the state department, and Robert Down of Portland. First to be spoken about when outstanding work is mentioned is Dr. Clark’s research on the history of Oregon and the Northwest as found in the archives of the Hud son’s Bay company in London. Making two trips to Europe, one in 1925 and the other with Dr. Burt Brown Barker, vice-presi dent of the University, in 1936, he discovered many facts necessitat ing the rewriting of chapters in history books. As his demand for accuracy led him on, he constant I 1 SERVICE: . . . that’s our mid dle name and our chief aim. Have you tried us yet? Then let us do your laundry and prove our ‘middle name.’ New Service Laundry Phone 825 ly searched for official documents for his source material. Stimulated Others Outstanding ds were his own contributions, the stimulation for research Dr. Clark gave to others is perhaps one of his greatest con tributions, his co-workers declare. Regarded as a progressive and liberal in politics, Dr. Clark main tained decided political and social 1 views. However, he refrained ad mirably from prejudicing his stu- ■ dents, insisting upon wide read ing. An ardent Democrat and a great admirer of President Roose velt, he served as a member of the local county central committee. Considering quality above party, he did not vote straight tickets but or the person he considered best. He was always contemptuous ind intolerant of things smacking if corruption, fraud, and lack of oyalty to the public. One of his nany qualities admired by his 'riends was his fearlessness in op posing or supporting issues he ieemed wrong or right no matter row unpopular they were. .... To members of the Emerald Business Staff who have partici . pated in and contributed to a very successful term of publication that will soon be completed. Students have e,njoyed and benefited from Emerald ex perience. Valuable advertising activity in the direct busi ness of making layouts and selling space has been the work of many; promotion and merchandising has meant hours of profitable, experience for others; office work of various kinds and other types of business activity has added inter est to others. Students of different interests and majors make up an out standing Emerald business department. From the. schools and departments of business, journalism, social science, pre-law, arts and letters and many others . . . members have gathered to make for greater efficiency, experience and enjoyment. EMERALD BUSINESS STAFF Adrienne Flurry Alice Coldren Alvera Maeder Art Haines Barbara Ninahan Bette Morfitt Betty Mae Lind Betty Plankinton Betty Wheeler Billie Wade Bob Gilson Bob Lovell Bob Millspaugh Bob Potwin Bob Rogers Boyd Copenhaver Charles Kenyon Conrad Carman Don Brinton Dorothy Horn Dcug Parker Earl Maize Elizabeth Dick Emily Tyree Evelyn Nelson Fred Ehlers Fred May Fred Welty Harriet Mintern Helene Wilmot Herb Anderson Janet Farnham Janet Rieg Jay Stott Jean Crites Jeanette Christensen Jim Frost Joen Stinnette June Dick Kathleen Brady Ken Christianson Kennet Lawrence Kenny Maher Lynn Johnson Majeane Glover Margaret Girvin Mary Ellen Smith Mary Jean McMorris Mary Kay Riordan Maurice Goldberg Pat Heastand Ray Cook Rhea Anderson Rita Wright Sam Peck Sue Ehrhardt Willis Harpel To you all . . . the best wishes and congratulations. And thanks to \V. F. G. Thacher, F rank Short, and Robert C. Hall of the School of Journalism for their advice and cooperation. Thank you sincerely, George 1