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What Would Hon. Moore
Do Other Than Talk?
CARRIED away by fear that the United States
will be plunged into war as a result of the
adoption of a neutrality proposal intended to
keep the United States out of war, John Bassett
Moore, the eminent ex-world court judge yes
terday blasted the pending legislation as “a cur
ious blend of homicidal with suicidal mania.”
The vehemence of the attack was startling,
and, considering that almost any measures
would be better able to keep this country out of
war than the "freedom of the seas” policy that
certainly was the deciding factor for our entry
into the world war, the bombast was rather un
warrented.
In his fear that we may be ultimately in
veigled into cooperating with tire rest of the
-world, Mr. Moore evidently overlooks the power
of more than 50 nations against one aggressor,
and cries that sanctions imposed in concert witli
those 50 nations will mean war. That is to take
a very unflattering view of the mentality of
those who control the destinies of that one lonely
aggressor.
Destructive in context, blaring in tone, pre
senting no constructive suggestions, ex-Judge
Moore's document will not help clear the issue
at hand. By appealing to the traditional isolation
ist prejudices of the American people, Mr. Moore
has set the clock back to the time, many years
ago, when American could reasonably isolate it
self. That time has passed. Now, America must
shoulder her responsibilities as an integral part
in the world mechanism, and such reactionaries
as John Bassett Moore do but retard a little
longer the ultimate decision that must be made.
Being a Consideration of
Ground Hog Politicos
WELL, well, groundhog day has come and
gone, and the plump little animal has
emerged for an instant, sniffed and dashed back
into his pile of dirt to rub the snow off his
rosy snozzle. Even so, have the plump little cam
pus politicians scurried from the depths of the
fraternity house den, poked their inquisitive noses
into the traditional wind, and dashed back not
into their pile of dirt but to begin the collection
of that pile of dirt, which each spring, when suf
ficiently piled, they blow systematically into the
receptive eyes, ears and noses of a gullible cam
pus audience.
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Not that the possessors of the eyes, ears and
noses will complain. No, they never complain. At
least, they never have. But we, in our easy chairs,
and veterans of at least three of the annual
spring term politicos, must rise in our righteous
unselfishness and humanitariani-un and complain
for the poor dears.
“Forgive them, for they know not what they
do" might be one way of phrasing the first at
tack. But somehow that oft-quoted sophism has
always seemed just a wee bit jelly-fishy to us.
Because it would seem that, after several decades
of vote-chasing, sidewalk-painting and speech
making, someone should begin to find out just
what they do do.
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The real question, therefore, is not*“what they
do’’; it is “What shall we do?” including in that
vague “we” all of those who are sick and tired of
slap-stick campus politics, in which candidates
are decreed by fireplace bosses and the ballots of
entire organizations, made up of supposedly in
dependent campus citizens, are auctioned off on
a block emblazened with the words “You'll get
yours.”
What shall we do? That is the question. It is
early yet; but already the air is filled with the
usual odor and the ear is filled with the usual
whisperings. As things are going, it looks like
the same old hokum. And it will bn the same old
hokum, unless the students of good old Oregon
stand up on their little used hind legs and demand
a peep into the machinery of a rotten campus
political system—a system born of petty personal
greed and nourished by a general campus in
difference.
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And you, gentle readers, what's the use of
being gentle? You can do your share in fumi
gating student government. The next time the
house’s Big Stick rises in the sanctity of the
chapter room, and reveals that all the fellas in
Rho Dammit Rho will vote to a man for good old
Peter Pill; all you boys rise, also, and ask your
first question; “Who the hell's Peter Pill?”
If they can answer that one, there’ll be more
questions coming; and not the least of them will
be: “Whose student government is this, Peter
Pill, yours or ours?”
More Building Money?
Oregon Needs Theater
IF it is possible to obtain any more government
aid for buildings on this campus, there is no
more worthy or needed project than the con
struction of proper auditorium and stage facil
ities for the drama department.
For many years the drama department has
struggled along on an old-fashioned and entirely
inadequate stage, in a small, box-like auditorium.
Choice of plays has been restricted by the im
poverished physical conditions in which the de
partment has to work.
The drama department on this campus has
students with the ability to tackle some of the
better and more difficult plays and directors cap
able of handling them, but they cannot produce
them on the dinky Guild hall stage. Even if
they were able to bring the high-royalty play
to the campus, the .190 odd seats in Guild hall
will not accomodate enough persons to make ex
penses which must therefore be paid out of an
inadequate and unsympathetic budget.
Were the drama department to have a modern
stage to work on, it would be possible to produce,
not only the classics, but many of the bright,
scintillating comedies, the powerful dramas, the
effective plays which have but recently scored
on Broadway.
Once the students were assured of a first-rate
show at every production they would give en
thusiastic support to the plays. The students
would benefit; the drama department would bene
fit; and the University could acclaim its drama
as it does its arts, its law, and its journalism
schools.
Watch for the "Rat ’
Next Basketball Game
T AST Saturday night some 3000 fans slumped
on the benches of McArthur court, and booed
the referee of the Oregon-Washington game until
he awarded the Huskies two technical foul shots.
They made them both.
Now no one asks that the old Bronx cheer
be completely eliminated. Such an expression of
disagreement is quite natural, especially among
people who are irritated, and polity about the
demise of the home team. It is impossible to
prevent it. Why pretend that it can be done?
But tnere arc boos and there are boos. And
that chorus of “birds” that held up the ball
game Saturday night was of a pale, watered, and
sticky vintage emanating from persons who
were lacking in the elementary understanding of
good taste and decorum.
The Oregon basketball team had been fight
attempt to subdue the Huskies. And when it
ing an uphill fight in an hysterical, desperate
seemed that Oregon had the Husky backing up,
when the crowd should have been helping every
minute, several self-appointed big-wigs let that
team down in a manner that is a positive disgrace
to any one who calls himself a sportsman, or a
gentleman. Even when the players, after having
torn their hearts out in 3d minutes of gruelling
play, turned to the crowd and asked for con
sideration, the crowd ignored that plea, and
carried on the booing. Anybody participating in
that booing could see what they were doing. They
were GIVING, yes GIVING, points to the
Huskies. And when Howard Hobson asked for
silence, there was no quarter granted here.
Who do the students support? That exhibi
tion of ignorance indicates that they reserve for
them.'-Ives the light to go to the ball game and
beat their own team. And if anyone on this
campus has this conception of loyalty, he should
be "informed by those who know what it means
to fight for a cause or a game and then has his
constituency ‘ rat" on him and pursue its own
course of excerising his lungs in defiance of
u luit is right -just for the sake of being a smart
guy.
Watch for him at the next ball game!
Bible Lecturers
To \ isit Campus
Milo F. Jamison, organizer of
the University Bible clubs and
president of the Radio Bible Fel
lowship, with Xrviu T. Z.loon
scientist ami Bible lecturer, will
present an entertainment ami lec
ture at the V lint Saturday night
at 7:30.
An effort will probably be made
by the lecturers to organize a Uni
versity Bible club on the Oregon
campus providing there is suffic
ient interest.
; I < 1 (lontriimtrs 8500,
Prolt'si** Olympio
five hutulred dollars will be con
tributed by the I’niveisiiy of Cali
fornia tor America's pai ticipatio
in the Olympic games. An amend
meat was added by the coniiuitte
The Marsh of Time
By Bill Marsh
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| Scolding
The booing at the game Satur
day night was not only rude, but
it was one of the finest displays of
drivelling, yellow-backed sports
manship that I've ever been dis
gusted by. Granted, a foul was
called which looked like a raw deal
from the stands.
lint the Washington team had
nothing to do with the calling of
jtlie controversial foul. They were
merely playing the game. True,
the bronx cheering was aimed, not
at the Huskies, but at the referee.
So be it, the fact still remains that
booing, whether deserved or not, is
the acme of bad sportsmanship.
There’s some condolence in the
fact that most of the razzing was
coming from sources not connect
ed with the University. High
school boys, small town get-hots
and other specimens of one-cell
fauna were responsible for most
of the reverse cheering. I saw
many University students trying
to (|uiet these animal-like morons
down. There’s satisfaction in that.
1 hope someone up at the Uni
versity of Washington sees this
column. It may serve as an ex
planation for the rudeness and dis
courtesy inadvertently shown their
team, not by the students of the
University of Oregon so much as
by the small town fans who don’t
l like that particular referee, and
who haven’t much in the way of
manners anyhow.
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This one gets the prize silver
plated piccolo for the week's out
standing comeback.
Blondes? I don’t like ’em. They
get dirty too easily.”
How many of you lads and lass
ies have ever climbed Spencer's
butte ? If you haven’t, you really
should. I struggled up for the first
time the other day, and was com
pletely delighted’ by the view from
the summit. It falls just short of
being magnificent. But it is beau
tiful, and it’s worth every ounce
of energy expended in getting up,
A columnist has a tough time. If
a joke is funny enough to tell, it’s
been told. If il hasn’t been told,
it’s not worth teliing. And if it’s
risque enough to be interesting
either the writer or the editor gets
booted out of school.
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Famous Last Words: ‘‘No, I'm
sorry. I’ve had my date for the
senior bawl for three weeks.”
❖ Listenin’?
By Jimmy Morrison
Today's Emerald of the Air pro
gram will divert from the usua
plan and present biographies o:
leading band leaders of the coun
try. These biographies are sen'
directly to the radio editor
through courtesy of NBC.
Loral Hands
The Sigma Delta Chi boys hav<
j been peering over the list of nanu
bands on the coast that may bi
available for their annual Journal
ism Jam scheduled for April 4
Right now Les Hite, famous col
ored orchestra at the Cotton Clul
in Culver City is being scrutinized
Los Hite’s drummer has the repu
tation of being the best in tin
country today.
Johnny Bush’s orchestra ha:
been engaged to come across thi
pastures from Corvallis and pla;
for the Sophomore Whiskerino Fri
day night. The band is pretty wel
rehearsed, and will probably pla;
a good job.
The senior class is indeed fortu
nate to be able to present a bant
of such outstanding quality as Ha
Grayson's for the senior ball. Whei
the committee first consideret
Grayson there were doubts as b
whether the box office receipt
could be made to equal the prie
'asked, but the doubts wore forgot
! ten when the committee member:
[•considered the large crowds th
orchestra has been getting lately
Anyway, the seniors can count o:
seeing nearly every musician ii
i town there.
-j77ic Hr l/ig’/c
Now that the fast-talking Rich
i field reporter has returned froir
! his vacation, he is acting as radic
| instructor to his elder brother
Dud.
j Dud Hayes is a recent arrival ir
Hollywood from New York, where
he was well known as a public
speaker.
On the Caruel Caravan tonight
Dean Janis will sing “Night on the
, Plains," while Kenny Sargent ant
I Pee Wee Hunt will offer respec
I tively "That Never-to-Be-Forgot
ten Night" and "You Gotta Paj
the Fiddler if You Want to Dance.’
j The Casa Loma lads will plaj
"Jazz Band Ball" and "Copenlia
gen.”
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j Twenty-four melodious populai
favorites of recent years will bt
played and sung in a half-hour o1
uninterrupted music to be present
i' ed by Meredith Willson's orches
: tra, Tommy Harris, and Nola Da}
. | tonight at 7:30.
': The number Willson has choser
for this program of "Music Ameri
i ea Sings" include "I'm Getting
1 Sentimental Over You,” arrangec
' by Walter Kelsey; Willson’s owt
■ arrangement of "A Tree Was £
l Tree." with Miss Day singing tht
' chorus; a symphonic version o
"Rain" by the orchestra, and San
- Coslow's song. "You Didn’t Knov
i the Music," to be offered by Har
1 ris.
\BIAMS Programs Today
3:00—Woman's Magazine. KPO
’ KGW.
0:00 -- Bea Bernie and all tin
Lads. NBC.
0:30 — Jumbo Fire Chief Show
' KPO. KGW.
7:00—Swift Studio Party. KGW
' KFI.
‘ 7:30 Music America Sings
1 KGO and East.
S:30 The Camel Caravan
CBS. KSL.
Leo Rei.sma:: s or.Lustra. NBC
Plans Delayed by
Death of King
That the death of King Georg<
V of England affects, if not th(
hearts, at least the conventions o:
British subjects, is evidenced by i
letter received by John L. Casteel
speech director, from E. D. Ful
ton, secretary of the student de
bating society of the University o:
British Columbia.
The letter reads: “We were ex
tremely glad to hear from you that
you were considering making £
trip north. Unfortunately, how
ever, the regretable passing o:
His Majesty, the King, has practi
cally brought all our activities to £
standstill, for the time being any
Art Appreciation Course
Broadcast From KOAC
“At the sound of the gong it
will be exactly three o'clock,” and
with this announcement over
KOAC every Thursday afternoon,
Professor Bernard Hinshaw’s class
in art appreciation begins. In this
unusual radio class, which is
broadcast through the services of
the extension division and spon
sored by the Oregon Federation of
Women's clubs, there is no such
thing as rushing frantically to
class before the professor locks
the cloor, nor is there any praying
that he will absent-mindedly forget
to come to class. Members who
are enrolled in the course may sit
comfortably at home while they
listen to the lecture and work in
obedience to instructions.
“Art is pretty boring when it is
only talked about,” said Mr. Hin
shaw, who conducts his course in
a novel manner. Unlike most art
appreciation courses, this radio
class involves active participation
on the part of those who are en
rolled in it. Calling it a “discov
ery” class, Mr. Hinshaw conducts
it through experimentation on the
part of the students, as well as by
lecturing. Each member is pro
vided with a certain set of mate
rials with which he works while
the lecturer is speaking.
“Frankly, we're isolating, re
stricting our study of art. We
realize it is not the whole of art,
simply its formal side with which
we deal, for we are interested in
investigating its architecture,” said
Mr. Hinshaw, “we attempt to unify
all art, not in terms of its subject
matter or story, but in terms of
formal elements which give a pic
ture its mood.”
While Mr. Hinshaw lectures
about lines, color, light, dark, and
space as architectural elements of
art. his class draws these lines, ex
periments with color combinations
and with light and dark spacings,
thus visualizing for themselves the
meaning of these elements. "Lines
can be life. They can be flesh and
blood. Vertical, horizontal, and
diagonal lines all have different
feeling and mood,” Mr. Hinshaw
enthusiastically explained.
Students are enrolled from all
over the state. There are many in
eastern Oregon as well as along
the coast. Besides those formally
enrolled a considerable number of
people listen in to the lectures.
Various high school classes in art
tune in on this radio class every
Thursday afternoon. A 75-cent fee
is charged for enrollment. This
covers the cost of working mate
rials and mimeographed lesson
plans which are mailed each week
to the students.
One of the greatest attractions
of this radio class is that there is
no conventional attire demanded.
Housewives can leaye on their
aprons; sleepyheads can attend in
their pajamas; and even the plaid
tie which came on the Christmas
tree can be worn without causing
acute pain to others of the class.
All one has to do is tune in on the
radio, use a magazine or a bread
board for an easel, and comfort
ably listen to the lecturer's in
structions.
This "discovery” class could not
help but be a success!
way. We shall certainly try to
make arrangements, but for a
week, at any rate, they must be
tentative; we will let you know as
soon as possible when anything
definite is decided.
“We may say that the earlier in
March you can come, if the trip is
arranged, the more convenient it
will be, as our examinations will
be looming large towards April 1.
Meanwhile, we are extremely sorry
for the delay and uncertainty, but
feel sure that under the circum
stances, you will realize that they
are unavoidable.”
The speech team of the Univer
sity of Oregon is planning a trip to
the University of Washington
March 1 to 6, and had considered
going on up to the University of
British Columbia.
1
iBarney9 CLARK
> The Bitter Bystander,
Heeds a Coed’s Cryl
Co-ed
Presents Problem
mMk<xs.,
'er, J2le
The Oregon Daily Emerald
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