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. - - University and : College News Week's Event on Several Composes .. Reed College. Tr. Mar Pearson Cushlng. assistant processor vi hibwij . , has been elected to give a course in history at the six weeks' session of the summer school at Columbia university next year. Women's basket ball will begin Wednesday afternoon when two teams selected from the dormitory and day dodger women will play. This will be the only game before the holidays. The teams will be evenly matched, as most of the players are veterans on ih Hakkft ball teams of the past years. The schedule of dates for this year s Casket ball Barnes will be: January 6, freshmen-juniors; January sophomores-seniors; January 19. aonhomores-lunlors; February 16, freshmen-seniors; February 23. fresh-men-sophomores ; March 1. Juniors seniors, and March 8. the dormitory against the day-dodgers. Several women at the college have organized gymnasium classes outside of the college. Miss Wilmath Osborne and Miss Harriet Torrest are doing ex tension work in town, and on Saturday afternoons three classes of girls from neighboring public schools have the use of the gymnasium. Those from Woodstock are in charge of Miss Zil pha Dempsey. thope from Llewellyn are under Miss Olive Klncaid. and Miss Doris Foresman works with a group from Sellwood. The total mem bership of the classes is 70. Their exercises consist mainly of games, folk dances and ' oorrective exercises. Professor Gregory of the Keological department of Yale university, with Mrs. Gregory, was the guest of Pro fessor and Mrs. Nellie P.ees at their - j..4 , Vi a ..out m'oeU I Ir anri jiuiiJB auimg " ' - Mrs. Gregory have been making a tour of the west, and will go from here to Australia. The debating teams which will meet the University of Washington on Jan uary 14, have been chosen ;s follows: .Affirmative, Charles Cohn and Eugene Moore, with Samuel Welnstein as al ternate; and negative, Clarence Young nd Horace Miller with Kdwin Shears as alternate. The negative team will travel to Seattle and the affirmative will meet the universlnty negative at the collese. President and Mrs. Wiliiam T. Kos ter will be at home to "the .men of the college whose names beiiin with the letters from B to G. at the presi dent's houjse Tuesday evening, from 8 until 10 o'clock. Bishop Sumner will be the speaker at the vesper service in the college rhapel this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The organ music will be from Rhein berger, and the program will be as .follows: Prelude; soio by Harry Wembridge. "How Many Hired Serv ants of My Father's," from Sullivan's "Prodigal Son": and postlude. son Ma 1. This will be the last vesper service until after the holidays. The public is invited. Oregon Agricultural College. ' Oregon Agricultural College, Corval lls. Dec. 11. Another Oregon trained, nHnfH nnrt Biirrpssful educator has been secured from the Oregon Agricultural college. Professor F. L. -fiHWIn kfutj, 1AriT nf RftVK' nnil Girls' Industrial Club Work, has offered his "resignation to accept a similar posi tion at Cornell. froiessor uriinn nas ueen in uittiKo of the Industrial Club Work which he organised and put Into successful operation for about two years. In this time thousands of boys and girls In various parts of the state have car ried on industrial work under Profes sor Griffin's direction in. lines ranging from agriculture to home economics. As a result of some of his work, many of these club members have been en abled to accomplish remarkable results in the way of production and manage ment of agricultural products 'and in shop and home construction v.ork. Ten of the state champions in as many dif ferent projects received free trips to the Panama-Pacific exposition. Many Others have been equally Inspired and benefited and the success of the work has been such that It has attracted the attention of many educational institu tions throughout the county Including Cornell. Professor Griffin received his edura " tlon in the public schools of Canby, Or. and at the Oregon State college with graduate work at the University of California. His major work was in - entomology and plant pathology .nd ar;er graduation he was given a posi tion as research assistant in these branches. His work here, especially in the gummosis of cherries, attracted favorable attention, but Professor Griffin preferred educational work and accepted a position as director of agri cultural education in the Boise, Idaho high school. His work in this position -. attracted the favorable notice of the University of California which offered hiui a position in the department' of agricultural education. The offer was . accepted, but the position was reslgne-1 later to accept the position he now doios as proiessor or agricultural tuu cation and director of Industrial Club Work. He has offered his resignation here only after serious consideration . Dean J. A. Bexell and Professor H , Tartar have been honored by being inviiea, tnrougn uirecior .v i. True, ' office of United States experiment sta tinns. trk lerrnro nt th nt ace.-An cf the graduate school of agriculture. ' Which Will be held at Amhrt M a . .next summer. Dean Bexell will lec ture on "Farm Accounting in Its Re lation to Farm Management," and Pro feasor Tartar will lecture on "Th rnmtitrv f TncftrtlMBa TV. 1 u.. .... . . j - ..... lilt &U uaie scnooi or agriculture is for spe clallsts, and those who present the lec v-. tures before the school must have done : 7 Individual wprk of distinctive charac " : te. A new plan distinguishes the work or the winter short course this yea from that of earlier years. Distlnc courses, extending over the entire month and representing a balanced ar rangement of work, will be offered in the principal courses in agriculture and -the, other schools. The work will in- mum rjfl I. student will have definite work from day to day, a text book and a projected course that the student may follow after ha leaves the short course. The plan also involves definite certifi cate credit to those successfully com pleting the work. The student who takes this work Is much surer of a definite fund of scientific information, applicable to specific farm work, than under the former plan of miscellane ous lectures, where the very variety of choice often betrayed the student, into scattering efforts. The American Guernsey Cattle club has presented to the college the hand some cabinet that has been on exhi bition at the San Francisco exposi tion. In which are displayed photo graphs of famous Guernseys with world records. At the convocation for December C2 Governor Wlthycombe will be the speaker and a holiday spirit will be given the event, which will take place in the men's gymnasium. Professor W. R. Graham, head of the department of poultry husbandry of the Ontario Agricultural college, Guelph, Canada, visited the college early in the week, spending consider able time with Professor Dryden in the study of the breeding of poultry as carried on at the Oregon experiment station. The three pens of laying hens that won highest prizes at San Fran cisco exposition for production, will be on exhibition at the college during farmers' week, January 3 to 8, 1918. Programs of the events of farmers' week and of winter short course will be ready for distribution, on request, about December 15. The Madrigal club, a choral associa tion composed of young women of the college under the musical direction of .Mrs. Genevieve Baum-iJasklns, gave the "Egyptian Princess" at the Women's gymnasium. Friday evening. bout twenty conferences have been rranged for farmers' week, some of which are marketing, legislation en acted by other states, rural credits, road builders, ministers and religious workers, seed growers, puhllc markets, county agriculturists and various reeders' associations. Two evenings ill be devoted to special entertain ments, one of which will be the horse how. Pacific College. Newberg, Dec. 11. A contest has been inaugurated by the Associated tudent body for the purpose of secur- n? new songs and yells for the use j r "rooters at basket ball games and oratorical contests. Two pennants are o be awarded, one for the best yell nd the other for the best song. All reductions submitted must be orlg- nal and only holders of student affairs ii'kets are eligible to competition. The contest closes December 17. The V. M. C. A. meeting December was devoted to a "song fest." Pro- essor Alexander Hull, of the music department, assisted in Hading the nging. Walter Guyer rendered a vo- al solo. A large number of men are en- Eased in basket ball. The varsity won its second practice came bv defeating: i lie business men's team Friday eve- ' nlng, December 3, by the decisive ! core of 64 to 3. The first match I fame will be played with the North I Pacific Dental college December 18. he second team is a member of a lo cal league composed of teams from Newberg and surrounding towns. Pacific will be represented at the annual conference of the presidents of he independent colleges by Acting Prosidpnt t.pwIs Pf.- iw i- , Hawkins. The conference will be held at McMinnville. December IT and 18. j. . 't u L' UniVerSlty Ot Washington. University of Washington, Seattle. Dec. 11. The Oregon club of the Univ- I Austria-Hungary and Russia are near ersity of Washington has decided to 1 ly as large. Mr. Mott urges that the go home on a special train for Christ- mas vacation. The club will nold a mixer before i vacation in order that the Oregon stu- I suffering among the 3,000,000 of mil dents may become better acquainted ltary prisoners who are shut up in before taking the trip. Plans are also 'prison camps until the end of the war. being made for a dance to be held in j An Oberlin chapel service recently Portland during the vacation week. A i was devoted to the presentation of this tentative date has been s. for Decern- j project. Philip Johnson, '16. tpoke, bcr 30 and it will probably be held at , and Professor Scott of the English de the Irvington club. I partmcnt. who Is a personal friend of Washington educates its young, and they, in return, yield the fr. lt jf their training in a very high degree to the ! number. Thomas Haxblltt, of the semi state, if the records of the university nn rv. has recently gone to Cairo to do are to be considered significant. Fig- i fhrfstian work amonir the KOlrllers uies compiled In the office of Record er E. N. Stone show that of the 2181 living men and women who have earned diplomas here since 1876, more than 1S00 are residing in Washington. Nine hundred and sixty-three live In Seattle and 876 in other parts of the state. Oregon has the next highest number, 97. Two students of the University of Washington were invited by Henry Ford, automobile manufacturer of De troit, to sail for Europe as his guests anu to take part in a peace conference oC delegates of neutral natior.s. Emll Hurja. of Fairbanks. Alaska, was chosen by President Suzzallo and the board of deans as a representative of the undergraduates of the university. Mr. Ford also invited Russell Peterson, of Seattle, to accompany him. The building construction plan form ulated by Bursar Herbert T. Condon, providing for the completion of a $150. 000 structure every 18 months, was ap pioved by the board of regents at its meeting. Architectural specifications for a second new building, a companion to the home economics building :ow being built, were ordered prepared. Tity-one vocations claim the par- I - ents of the students of the University j of Washington, according to the statis- I "Classics for Children'' was the sub tle in Recorder Stone's office; mer- Ject of address given Thursday aft chants lead in the classification with rnoon by Miss Harriet Wood, scftool a number of 241. while 227 students librarian, at a meeting of the Brooklyn designated their fathers as farmers. ! Mothers" and Teachers' club. In the Laborer and capitalist, doctor andcourse ' ner remarks. Miss Wood lawyer, policeman and Judges farmer ,8aJd: and merchant, funeral director and j "A great deal is being said nowadays barber, and numerous others are rep-I about children's literature. Anxious resented on the list. I mothers and interested teachers in- une etudent comes from a family of which the head is also a student. Men In the theatrical business and police men have sent eix students to the university. A Christmas tree for poor children will be given by the sophomore girls ot the University of Washington on the afternoon of December 16 in the women's gymnasium. This represents au annual custom of the second year class. Seventy-nine youngsters, an below the age of 14, and all chosen with the help of the Associated Charities from home In which Christmas will mean very little this year, will be brought to the university in automobllea -on the afternoon of the party. Pomander -Walk." the annual play staged by the Dramatic club of the University of Washington, may make a tour of Puget sound cities during ANNA HELD IN . . : : r n Anna Held, who is newest recruit Christmas vacation if the present plans materialize. The scenery and setting for this production were secured at a cost of $300, according to the manager. Oberlin College. Oberlin, O.. Dec. 11. The students and faculty of Oberlin collere aie go ing to support a war secretary in Eu rope. The Y. M. and Y. W. C. A.'s initiated a campaign in response to the plea sent out by the great internatlon- i eaaer oi tne cnristian associations, iJonn E- Mott' Seventy-five per cent of the college men in Great Britain have enlisted in the army; there are 50.000 university students in the Ger- jman ranks; and the proportions of ' university men in the fightinir lines of students of America work among their Ifo'.low students of Europe, and also do what they can to relieve the strain and Dr. Mott, gave an eloquent address. oherlin students are enneciallv inter- .atnH ir. t)i vnrt hrin n f their among The collection in cash and pledges amounted to more than $260. Mount Holyoke College. Holyoke, Mass., Dec. II Mount Holyoke college has added to its equip ment two fine buildings; Skinner hall, a recitation building, now In use. and the student-alumnae building, rapidly nearing completion. Skinner hall is the gift of Mr. Joseph A. Skinner, pres ident of the board of trustees, and his r-'other. Mr. William Sitinner of Holv oke. In architecture the building Is of the collegiate Gothic style. It is built of tapestry brick of a soft, dark red dish brown color, closely matching the red sandstone of the trimmings. The building, equipped throughout with every convenience for both Selection of Books Suitable to Young Minds Serious Matter, Asserts Librarian Miss Harriet Wood Discusses Question Before Meeting of Brook lyn Mothers' and Teachers' Club at Recent Meeting. , quire into the merits of books,ln order to provide the right book at the right time. "In general, all books are divided into two classes books of information, and books of Inspiration, and both ele ments are needed In the life of every child and every citizen. "Th reason for the Informational book Is obvious. We must know about the world In whioh we live, and how to adjust ourselves to It. These books appeal to the Intellect, and It la pos sible for many people to go through life with their intellect aione thorough ly trained. "Such people live, however, a very one-sided life, and while they achieve a certain degree of success, they are not always agreeable companion for themselves or for others, because their emotions, which control their actions, are not trained. "What book will. help to train .the emotions and to direct them Into prop THE MOVIES I i from stageland to motion pictures. faculty and students, is used for classes in practically all of the "hu manities."' Each department, with a few exceptions, has two rooms and an office. On the second floor is a large room which is used as a social center for the faculty. The student-alumnae building, for which the alumnae, students and fac ulty have been working for 12 years. Is to be. as the name indicates, a center for student activities and headquarters for the alumnae. Here are the offices of the alumnae secretary, two recep tion rooms for class reunions and so cial gatherings, a large dining room, where the annual alumnae luncheon will be served, two smaller dining rooms, with two well equipped kitch ens and serving rooms, and an auditor ium, capable of seating 1500 persons. The total enrollment of the college today is 791, of whom are students with advanced standing, who came from ether colleges, and 173 are mem bers of the senior class. The faculty numbers 93 and the entire staff 139. Among the students are seven Chinese girls and one Japanese. One of the Chinese girls was sent by the province In which she lives, ;Jid three others have come under the Boxer indemnity fund. University of California. Berkeley, Cal.. Dec. 11. Roger Goss, of Marshfleld. Or., is the co-author of the senior extravaganza which will be i given the eno or next semester. lie Is a member of Chi Phi fraternity. In the last issue of Occident his con tribution "Movings," a story dealing with vital problems of real life, re ceived very favorable comment. California Varsity basket ball team will go north next semester, playing O. A. C. January 10 and 11 and L'ni-I versity of Washington January 14 and J 15. Washington plays California at C. will play here February 18 and 1 9. Dan Foster, '17. of Portland, will prob- ably play center. having made the varsity last year. California expects to turn out a winning team with plenty of veterans available. er channels The answer is, the abid- Ji". ,f L'leratUrThlh haVe VrS a'JW VtotlonJ'tta? EE a book a permanent interest and con- sequent literary quality. The emotion !ngtranTrerekdainVS "" UP "If a book deserve, to be called lit- erature at all, I may wish to read ir more- than once; if it be great liters - book. All of the great poets. Shakes peare especially, make it evident that Ignorance, rather than Inherent vlcl ousness and degeneracy of man, is the fruitful source of error and tragic waste of life.' "Such Is the opinion of students who have given much thought to the prob lem of the training of the emotions. Is it any wonder, then, that the librarian takes himself very seriously, realizing as he does that the greatest literature of all times is looked up in the volumes that stand upon the library shelves, and that It is his Joyous privilege to open up these treasures to the people? Why a Book Za a Claado. "A. clear understanding of the rea sons why certain books have lived and are called classics is necessary to the right direction of the child's reading- A book U a elastic, first of all, because lit is true to life. Human nature was the same in the days of Homer as It is today. "The same faults and fallings, and the same virtues are described in the pages of the Odyssey that we meet very day in our own experience. A classic apepals to the imagination and develops the Imagination. We are told that aumb! woman heard the story of the Princess Nausicaa, who went down to the river with her maidens to wash the clothes and was heartened for her labor through a sense of com panionship with the Greek maiden. "The classic has an Intense human Interest. Surely no one could be fa miliar with the characters in Shakes peare or the "Pilgrim's Progress" with out being impressed with their fidelity to life. The classic combines all of these elements with excellence of ex pression, and all ages recognizes its greatness. Surely books that possess these qualities must be of Value to Child's Development. Nothing helps children to master our wonderful English language like an ac quaintance with these litary models. It Is possible for parents to aivuilom their childrens' ears and minds to tlie beautiful cadences and forms of the classics long before the child is able J to read for himself. This early read- Ing aloud in the home cannot be over emphasized. It Is the first step and equals in importance the guarding of the child's body from ha-m. "In these great books will be found many famous stories that later on the child will find referred to in the more adult classics. One of tho trage dies of the absence of this early ac quaintance with these famous old books is that the young people are often blind and deaf to the pictures and sounds ttiat come to them from the allusions which they meet in our high school literature. What Is Niole to them if they have never heard the story ? Message Is lVost. "English literature to many of the high school children is a foreign tongue. They read it laboriously and are obliged to look up so many allu sions that they lose the great message that It should convey. , "Through great books the child may learn the literary use of word which "transforms Into beauty every com monplace thing." George Herbert Palmer expresses, in a wonderful way, the effect of beauty upon the moral nature: "Every one of us finds moral en noblement in the presence of beauty. A pbwer expulsive of evil resides in the beauty we have been contemplat ing and sweeps vs away from that pre occupation with self which is the Toot of vlleness. It I were a father and were sending my boy from home. I should tremble at his departure if I knew that he had no regard for beauty." "The love for the beautiful may be developed In many ways, through pic tures and music, nature and good literature. The books are but one method of presenting leauty to chil dren, but they have the advantage of being easily secured. No matter how far from civilization a man may be. he may draw Inspiration from his books. Classics Best for Children. "Among the great books which have its reproduced below. come down to us some make a special : appeal to children, while others arei By Dr. S. P. Capen. i of greater Interest and value to more j It will be seen that university ex ! mature minds. Fortunately we have tension, conceived in this broader a heritage of books having a strong sense, merges Into research. Research story interest told with realistic de- ! Is not always understood by the public I tall, dealing, with child-like charac-1 at large. The impression Is commonly tor, satisfying the spirit of adven - J 1 1 ill m RC OO Send a New 1916 Mod Reduced Ihnstmas lerms zrrCv.Tori Smallest Wages Enough Yilsh voij now. We also supply the Mozart keyboard Play Game for beginners with every piano sold befo-"-Christmas. Besides, we Include the first year's tuning and a stool to match the piano, and free delivery of all to your home, with a warrantee backed hy 112.000.000. JQr7r Utu.I Price COQA !0 I U Quality for P&UJ THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS Decker Bro. Upright Fancy Walnut. , No interest means saving of 177.40. F . r r-.vr IW;,1, F.r, WIn,.t No interest means saving of $68.40. Total saving if you buy now, $3l3.4o. Hallet &. Davis, Old Model; Usual Price $350.00; Sale Price $ 50 No interest means saving of $50.38. Total saving if you buy now, $350.38. Steinway 3c Sons, Mah'y, Empire Model; Usual Price $600; Sale Price $345 No interest means saving of $95.85. Total saving if you buy now, $346.12. Louis XV Model Upright; Usual Price $325.00; Sale Price $ 65 No interest means saving of $50.73. Total saving if you buy now, $310.37. Pianola Player, With Music Rolls; Usual Price $250.00; Sale Price $ 60 No interest means saving of $43.72. Total saving if you buy now, $23 3.72. Chickering & SonsiOld Model, Roiew'd; Usual Price $400; Sale Price $ 65 No interest means saving of $52.25. Total saving if you buy now, $3 7 5.25. Chickering Sc Sons, Upright Mahogany; Usual Price $450; Sale Price $210 No interest means saving of $68.40. Total saving if you buy now, $328.40. i Emerson, Mahogany, Empire Model; Usual Price $500; Sale Price $230 I S"in f 73 21' Totl' " U bU "W' ! Steinway & Sons, Ebony, Parlor Grand; Usual Price $1100; Sale Price $595 ! n0 interest means saving of $1 53.00. Total saving if you buy now, $768.00. ' Mendenhall PUyer-Pi.no, 88-Note; Usual Price $550.00; Sale Price $365 ! No intcreSt meanS "vinK of 77 AO- TU1 " yOU nW' Steger & Sons, Large Colonial; Usual Price $650.00; Sale Price $365 I No interest means saving of $95.85. - 1 Kbnball Organ, Mirror Model; Usual Packard, High Stylo Walnut; Usual Christmas Terms $5 to $10 Ci a lirai Make your Start With $1 fr Make your pay Christmas Eve. vou pay the balamv ln cash of $4 or $9. or whatever agree ment you make for the first payment and the balance $6 monthly, etc., until the tia.nn or talkina- machine Is Da Id Out-of-Town Buyers It Is safe and satisfactory to buy one of these fiianos by mail. Write us and we will kind you full description, or. if you Ike, ship the piano subject to your approval. We pay freight to any point in Oregon. Washington or Idaho. Buy row and have it shipped when ready. Every piano or plaver-plano purchased carries with it the Schwan Piano Co. guarantee of satisfaction, as also the usual auarantee from each manu facturer of these new musical instruments; besides we take it In exchange within one year, allowing the full amount paid. If desired. Omr Waramtee Opea Backed hy JSveataga Until 12,000,000 Christmas ture and presenting ennobling objects for hero worship. "Sometimes it is necessary to trans late these stories from other lan guages, as in the case of the Bible, Homer, the Odyssey. Often it is de sirable to omit certain portions which are not suitable for the young mind, as in the case with the Arabian Nights and Gulliver's Travels. Sometimes it is best to retell the story In simpler language as in the case of Chaucer nd Spencer's Fairie Queen. Always It is most Important to give the child the spirit of the original. Mow to Interest CMldxen. "The reason why so many of these great books have not been allowed to speak their message to he children Is that hey have had so little assist ance from the grown people. Our chil dren are living in a republic in the twentieth century and many of them know nothing of other times and other I peoples. "If they are to understand world literature the atmosphere that sur rounded the production of the story must be reproduced. They must have a vivid picture of the stirring times of the age of Elizabeth with its love for adventure and pageantry as a background for the enjoyment of the story from the Fairie Uueen. "Interesting extracts must le read aloud, parts of the story told and the books that they are given to read for themselves mut be attractively bound and illustrated. The print must be large and clear, the picture beautiful in color and composition. The old method of giving a lassic to children in fine print and dull cover was a failure. There itt now available a wealth of beautiful editions which axe inexpensive and attractive. At Central library may he found splendid books written by those w-ho have studied the subject which will be helpful to parents and teachers in making the right selection of chil-i dren's classics. Macdtntock's litera ture In the Elementary Schools,'' and Alcott's "The Children's Reading," are among the best. For many of the points in this paper we are Indebted to the careful study of Mr. Dana, li brarian at Newark, N. J., who has pub lished a pamphlet giving a course on "Children s Literature." This we can recommend most heartily to all moth ers and teachers. The University ana the O. A. C. An Expert's Opinion. University of Oregon. Eugene. Dec. 11. Three items of especial interest to university men and women and to per sons interested in university work were contained in the recent report of Dr. S. P. Capen, the investigator from the I'nited States bureau of education, who recently finished his survey of the University of Oregon. The items are: 1. The proper place of research work in a state university. '2. The existing relationship between the University of Oregon and the Ore gon Agricultural college. .1. The proper attitude of the state toward the I'niversity of Oregon. The extract from the 15.000 word re- rort that deals with these three items jheld that a large part of university No Extras to Buy Kvcryone buying a New Piano is in teresetd in cost both first cost and after-cost. We will assume you buy this brand-new 19l model for Christ mas and pav Instead of th Usual Prlca of $375 Onr factory price of 8290. There will Ive no aftr-cost for Inter est amounting to $1.37 tho first months or total after-cost of tl .1' in Interest, representing a total sav ing to you of $142.27 In Interest an ! principal. Oeduct this amount from the price of this piano and then you will realize what wonderful value I, presents. There will also be no after-cost for the first three months for piano les-f-ons. since we furnish you an order at our expense on good, representativ e Portland Piano Teachers this Is .n in'luded with the New Piano we fui - $5.00 Cash Christmas Termi $6.00 Monthly -No Interest USED PIANOS, PLAYER PIANOS AND ORGANS Uraal Price $550; Sal Price $Z1U Total saving if you buy now. $4 1 7.40. U,u.l Pr; S4KO: S.l- Price 1 fiS Total saving if you buy now, $380.83. Price $135.00; Sale Price $ 45 Price $125.00; Sale Price $ 35 Cash; $6 or More Monthly. selections now, while tock is most coin- I clown, it you ao not want lo pa.. ment. ana tnn. oeiore aenvery on for in full. Schwan Piano Co. . The Store That ftsllg at Tactory trMfS and Chars Vo Xaterttt. V I . , - . research is the materially unproduc tive pursuit of knowledge for lt own sake. Some research Is of thla nature, but most of the research carried on at American state universities and col leges is intensely practical. Often its results are of Immediate financial benefit. Notable examples may, of course, be drawn from the field of agriculture and the other applied sciences. Understanding of these is now so general that no argument need be used to convert the majority of the citizens of any state to agricul tural research. Research work in many other lines, however, has been equally profitable. A large share of the mechanical appliances of modern life are based on t the work of academic investigators in pure sciences. The investigations of university teachers are responsible for many of the modem reforms In cco- nomlcs- sociology and government. The Improved teaching processes and sanl tation of the modern school are direct ly due to the research work of psy chologists, hygienists and educational specialists. Gup might multiply in stances Indefinitely. A state which does not re-leaso a small number of trained minds f.r the Investigation of its peculiar loial problems not only neglects opportunity for progress, but repudiates a cred obligation. Kesearcn In Oregon. Th state of Oregon Ins been ap preciative of the result nf research in the fields occupied by the Oregon Agri cultural college and has given these activities its support. Thus far it has failed to see the value of research in the other fields whl- h n more strict ly the province of the state university. Such Investigation a has been carried on at the university has bn a work of uperrogation. It Is a surplus good work, prfornixi by tho members of the faculty without encouragement and with scant appreciation. While the establishment of extensive fit 111 tles for research is undoubtedly out of the question at present, it is im portant that the slate should b brought to comprehend its alue ar.il provide opportunities for It as fast as possible. Otherwise, It plays the part of a parasite, profiling by trip expendi tures of other states for this purpose and the voluntary unrecognized con tribution, of time and strength n:aiK' by its own citizens. It appears that the two last r.atne'l fields, which form part of the appro priate sphere of the state university, have been thus far only squatted upon by the, university of Oregon. For its failure to take full possession the president and faculty of the university are not to blame. The chief obstacle which the university has met in achieving a harmonious and f 1! rounded devlopment in accordance with the needs of the state has been the attitude of the state Itself. The state university has suffered the common lot of state universities In tho country. It was for many years exposed to the uncertainties of legis lative caprice in the matter of appro priations. It met continued opposition to its demands for legitimate Increase in support. In addition, it was three times subjected to a popular referen dum On Its appropriation bills. Because the state agricultural college was obliged to 'appeal to each soslon of the legislature in the same way for appropriations to carry on its work, the two Institutions were apparently placed in a position of rivalry. Prob ably without conscious effort on the part of either, each developed its own group of partisans in the state, who kept alive antagonisms which officers of the two Institutions would gladly have ignored. The alms of the two C 1 C fif. Will Send a Grand or P J.JU PJayer to Your Home Ours the Easiest Way Player Piano Decisions A $600 Natural Player for $395 Jl3 BO 5c XTo latere Means SaTlar of SENDS A NEW ".MAFVEL" TALKING MA'.HINE HOME. Make your selection, pay 5c down and add c. each week to your weekly payments the fir week 10c. the second week 1 5c until the $10 the price of the "Marvel" is paid. Visit Our Talking Machine Salons Where all the lt6 Talking Machine secures your choice for Christmas. 50c weekly, with 14 records supply of needle. $57.80 $1 weekly, with 24 selections supply of needles $21.65 finally appeared ln the public mind a contrary and competing. Causes of Friction Baaiored. There is ro ne d to rehearse th legislative enactments of the last few years which have been due to this un fortunate situation. The establish ment of the board of higher curricula, division of the work of the two In stitutions to prevent duplication, and finally the measure placing both upon a continuing mill tax ImsIs have re moved the prim -ip.il ,d,;ses of ' fric tion. The officers uuh Institu tions have long b m on cordial terms and have desired . ..s. r cooperation. They do not have to te .-.HLvinced that mere is no couiiict .., n tereaL Ap parently there ar : i i many citizens in the state who hav . not -t grasped this idea. The University of Oregon and the Oregon Agn i tural college are Joint agencies for it;.- .igher edu cation of the youth of Oie state now and in the years l . r.n.e Tho enemy of one Is really th.- e-. ;i; of loth. In the conference n i ', it:c investi gator has held uit, i epi u.( ntativa citizens from arioiis ia:ts of the state and In reply to a . ir- iiir letter he has everywhere IkhtI tnjtln.ony to the effect that the ria!.y between the partisans of the two institution has Iarg ly ejlmided, that the citizens of the state who have in the past op jKsed the, university are now much more friendly to it. and that it haa e ery reoonanle prospect of lx-ing al lowed to develop l.-i peace with a full measure of public support While it is gratifying to learn of this chitnge of attitude, it Is neverthe less lear that most citizens mill fail to understand their university. The Impression is common that the unlver- elty Is "a classical .-ollf-ite, with pro fessional 8' hooU attached." The larger vision of the university's true cop Is entirely lacking It may lw that th university itself Is partly at fault. It has evidently failed to Interpret it self convincingly to the state To he sure, it has had to fight for its lif and has only now reached a place where it might make plans with a l e.isoiiable ass :raine of continuing support. Ohvimis',) u is now the duty the university to show the peopla rf the state how .x i ens i vel v it may serve them. The people of Oregon ate unusua.ly open - m i tided. Thj list of t i:e . i ti n t r marvels at their iiulcknoim to srasp arid tluir w . . line ne-ss to adopt new idea-. If the . 4)e o the univer sity Is p-op. rly pMs.nted. they will '.indoil-tedly give it et.ll more loyal backing Fi ench Women Have Earned the Ballot Pari, lc. 11 A strong campaign In favor of voles for French women, because they have worthily replaced the men during th" war. has been started by M. 1'iU.ni Gohlrr. a leading Journalist In unjndlng the opening note of the battle M. Oohi.r says: "Since the men have lern sent to the army the women have r. placed them ln piactioaily every oceu pa t inn. "French women are wording 14 hours dally in th.- m inltl ns factories, on the farms and ; n pub'lc utilities. They then po hone to .a-e for their children. "War crosses numbering l.fln havs been awarded to (he m. n The wom;n are entitled to Just as man v. but what they really want to save them from ti e hospitals and the sidewalks Is the vote. In that way alone can the nweated fe male lalwir, which has Increased great ly through the war. be abolished." 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