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The American Legion
And Eternal Vigilance
STATE Commander George Koehn of the Ore
gon American Legion is a patriot. Ho la
sincere. He is intensely loyal to American ideals.
He fought for 19 months in the World War. And
he would die to preserve the freedom and integ
rity of this country.
It was both refreshing and stimulating to hear
a man who was fierce in his devotion to the
American constitution. And his faith in democ
racy is shared by most conscientious youth. But
Mr. Koehn, what is meant by the statement,
‘‘Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom,” and
does the American Legion really believe that its
own application of the law of self-preservation
is always right?
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If Mr. Koehn had been born a German, had
fought and bled for Germany, and was now a
German Legionnaire, he would be supporting
Adolph Hitler and his methods of suppression for
the “self-preservation” of Germany. Would Mr.
Koehn be right?
Benito Mussolini rules Italy with an iron cen
sorship over all forms of intercourse. Why? For
the "self-preservation” of Italy.
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Eternal vigilance can be the death of freedom
as well as the price of freedom.
The old rulers of Europe lost their robes,
crowns, and heads at the hands of those whose
ideas, impulses, and natural human desires for
expression were rammed back down their throats
with the relentless rod of suppression.
The “eternal vigilance” of Mettcrnich, in the
suppression of German nationalism did not breed
freedom. It bred dictatorship and the stereotyped
mind.
In pre-revolutionary France the liberals were
tainted with the sewers of Paris, engulfed in
the blackness of hate and cynicism, until they
belched forth in bloody and irrational revolt.
And the enternal vigilance of super-patriots
in this country who would suppress liberal, free
discussion is chocking the most powerful of
human faculties intellectual curiosity the will
to ifnderstand.
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Change is inevitable. And those who have the
welfare of the United States at heart are eternal
ly vigilant as to the easiest, least violent, and
most effective means for that change.
Communism is not the answer. But the un
compromising and violent suppression of com
munism gives to it the most necessary adjunct to
revolution—passion. A democracy supported only
by passion is one built on sand and subject to the
relentless quiet attack of the man who works
not for construction but for destruction. And
change motivated by passion is destructive and
not constructive.
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If Mr. Koehn and the American Legion would
maintain their eternal vigilance as to the condi
tion of the brick and mortar in our democracy so
that it could withstand the assautls of the “isms,”
and refuse to bolster the enemy by lending them
prestige and inspiration through suppression, our
hemisphere would be safe for democracy.
The American Legion is swathed in glory and
we honor its men. But we would cooperate with
them in BUILDING a nation rather than neglect
ing that nation to unwittingly breed ferment in
its cellars.
The Emerald believes with Mr. Koehn that
democracy is the finest system of government
now in existence. But this paper also believes that
people in this country must perfect that democ
racy so that it will surpass by comparison—open,
applied comparison the theories of those who
would substitute some other form of government
in its place.
Ban of Socialife
Necessary in Crises
'T'HERE should be little sympathy with the
objections widely heard on the campus to
the ban against social activities placed by the
health service during the present rampance of
sickness.
The point of objection heard most frequently
has been: Why, if it is necessary to proscribe
social activities, should not the health director
also have classes suspended, and why should he
not prohibit the basketball game to be held this
weekend and the concert to be held Sunday?
It would be almost presumptuous for one
other than Dr. Miller himself to offer a defense
for his sensible action, so ably has the health
director defended it.
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“There are several differences between basket
ball games and dances, as regards the danger of
spreading disease germs, in he first place, where
a sick student would ordinarily forego such an
event as a basketball game, he perhaps would
be earnestly determined not to miss an important
dance, especially if he already had a date. And
then there is the fact that dances are held late
into the night. Fatigue is a potent factor in the
spread of disease.
“There is the further important fact that a
dance calls for the close association of two in
dividuals for perhaps as long as five minutes,
an ideal condition for the spread of disease,” the
medical director declared.
“As for dismissing classes, there are several
reasons why that would be unwise in the present
circumstances. First of all, a classroom has none
of the intimate circumstances of a dance. Also in
classrooms students will make considerate use of
their handkerchiefs to prevent the spread of colds
among their neighbors. If classes were dismissed
students would knot together in circumstances
far more conducive to the spread of disease
germs than if normal class activity is continued,”
he explained.
Intelligent opinion is that the health service
has acted very reasonably, and it is to be hoped
that this precaution, hard as it is on a few social
beings, will result in checking the present rage
of sickness and its menace to student health.
Emerald Favors
New Rushing Plan
fPHE evils of "rush week” echoed for the last
time we hope when the Inter-fraternity
tribunal collected $10 from a Greek letter house
and balanced the books for this season.
At yesterday’s Intcr-fratenity council meeting
a plan was presented that would solve many of
the difficulties and smooth over many of the
faults that are connected with the present rush
ing system.
It is motivated partially by the need for
simplifying the academic orientation of incoming
students, but primarily to eliminate the more
objectionable and superfluous features of actual
rushing.
To do this the plan recommends sealed bids
and an "outside” executive committee or tribunal
to decide cases. Other points such as eliminating
the early morning dates, increasing tire evening
dates from 10:30 to 11 o'clock, and enforcing
rushees to break dates personally, contribute to
the worthiness of tlie system.
Inasmuch as t Ire proposed schedule for the
academic orientation of entering students con
flicts with the present system, it would be neces
sary for the administration of the University to
clear the plan on these points. The Emerald
recommends that this be done, and urges that
the Inter-fraternity council adopt tiro plan.
The complete plan will be published in to
morrow morning's issue of this paper.
1936 football
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to register his preference before
leaving McArthur court. No fra
ternity men would be allowed in
the building during the delivering
of bids and while the rushees were
making their choices.
lteorgani/.ation Planned
A completely reorganized plan
for registration week for both the
University's and the fraternities'
programs was presented in the
plan.
The faculty committee on fresh
man week would have to agree to
the suggested plan before action
by the council could put it into
effect, Virgil Earl, dean of men,
told the interfraternity group.
Dean Earl suggested that it be
given to President C. Valentine
Boyer for reference to the proper
committee.
Upon arrival, the frcslnneu utu
dents would be required to register
at the dean of men's office as at
present. They would be assigned to
rooms, preferably iu the dormi
tories, where they would live
throughout the week.
Date Times Limited
Rushing dates would be limited
to definite hours for each engage
ment. They would begin Tuesday
at 12 o’clock. No fraternity would
be alowed more than two date
each day, with a maximum of five
dates between Tuesday ami Satur
day noon when all rushing would
end.
Rushing dates could be broken
only by the rusliee calling at the
office of the dean of men at least
24 hours before the time of the
date.
Constitution Voted Down
The revised constitution on
which the council’s constitution
committee lias been working re
ceived a setback when the three
fourths vote necessary to put it
into effect eouiu not bt gamed. The
motion to acecpt it failed, eight
voting for it and four against it.
“A body cannot judge itself,” Kd
Fenwick, retiring president of
Sigma Nil fraternity, said in criti
cizing the constitution. Fenwick
objected to the form of the judicial
body which ttie proposed constitu
tion would install, saying that the
council members composing it
could not maintain an impartial
attitude.
"Sigma \tt Wouldn't Sign"
"Sigma Nu wouldn't sign a con
stitution which would place a ju
diciary of this sort over it,” Feu
wick declared.
Hen (..'handler, who relieved Tex
Thomason as head of the council's
constitution committee, resigned,
saying that he felt that lie could
add nothing more to the constitu
tion. President Tom McCall ap
pointed Thomason to take over the
work once more.
Tiie Phi Sigma Kappa's plan for
ni-li week will be run in full in the
Huiu'dlU tomorrow.
❖ The Marsh of Time
By Bill Marsh
Such Is Fame
If comedian Fred Allen wants to
hunt rabbits or ducks, or seek out
the heady eyed pickerel In Maine
this summer, no game warden can
stop him. The NBC sourpuss has
just received an honorary fishing
and hunting license from the gov
ernor of Maine himself.
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Up on the Washington campus
at Seattle, a history prof has mys
teriously disappeared. He told
friends he was going to Portland,
then slipped quietly out of sight.
He hasn’t been seen for 12 days.
Probably some of Ihe more des
perate history students holding
him for ransom , . . "Look here
prof, either we pull a passing
grade out of you, or we pull all
your teeth out, one at a time . . .”
So, along with all the other vic
es of humanity, kidnapping and ex
tortion have finally blossomed out
as a means of getting grades. It’s
too bad. Just think what happier,
more cheerful places to live the
colleges would be if there warn’t
no sech thing as gr ades.
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This old beef about compulsory
or optional military training is
getting pretty threadbare. Person
ally, I think an American citizen
should have enough military train
ing to enable him to become an
efficient soldier overnight.
Just the same, I don’t see why
anybody who doesn’t want to lug'
a rifle around should he forced lo
do so in peace time. Why should
students he forced to take military
training if they don't want to any
more than they should he forced lo
take aesthetic dancing if they
don’t want to?
Another War?
Well, the rains have set in over
in Ethiopia, so we don’t hear much
about the African war any more.
Both sides are sitting hack, get
ting their breath for the renewal
of hostilities as soon as the mon
soons have passed.
The world's hot spot, right now.
is the border between Manehuoko
and outer Mongolia. Japan is
spreading ever westward, extend
ing the sphere of Nipponese influ
ence every day. Sooner or later
Russia is going to stop “viewing
with alarm.'' and so something.
Remember the inception of the
African war ? It started in just
such a manner, with constantly re
i eurring “border clashes” and oc
! casionnl attacks. Right now, Mon
golia is in the midst of the bitter
• Siberian winter . . . but when
i spring comes, anil Japan continues
I to spread steadily westward.
I’ll leave it to you. What docs
it look like? Not a Sunday school
picnic, surely.
fit Jit JJ1
I wonder If there are any girl
scouts in the United States whom
either Mrs. Hoover or Mrs. Roose
velt has not addressed.
Lots and lots cf women muscle
into politics, somehow, but few of
them ever emerge triumphantly
holding down a public office.
Maybe it’s because w'hen a wo-(
man throws her hat in the ring,
nobody knows what the damn
thing is.
❖ Listenin’?
By Jimmy Morrison
Emerald of the Air
“Among the Maestros” is the ti
tle of a new Emerald of the Air
feature to be broadcast each Fri
day at 3:45 beginning today.
Local Bands
All the campus musicians are
gnashing their teeth after learn
ing that all campus dances have
been postponed this weekend be
cause of the epidemic of influenza;
they’ll miss their” weekly five-dol
lar stipends, no doubt.
The Air Angle
“Suzannah,” hit tune from the
new motion picture, “The Music
Goes ’Round,” will be sung by^fes
car Shaw and the “Broadway Va
rieties” chorus as the opening num
ber this evening. Other songs will
include “Say It With Music,” “You
Were Meant for me," and "You Hit
the Spot.”
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Richard Himber will feature Ray
Noble's latest composition, “The
Touch of Your Lips,” on the Cham
pions’ program tonight.
By popular request, Himber’s
orchestra will repeat tunes by Ir
ving Berlin from the new' movie,
“Follow the Fleet.” Though the or
chestra will probably not play all
these tunes, here is a list of Ber
lin's songs written for the show:
“I'd Rather Lead a Band,” “Let's
Face the Music and Dance," “I’m
Putting All My Eggs in One Bas
ket,” “But Where Are You?” “Let
Yourself Go.” “We Saw the Sea,”
and “Get Thee Behind Me, Satan."
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3:00 Woman's Magazine. NBC.
4:00 Totten on Sports. KPO.
5:30 Broadway Varieties. KSL,
KOIN.
(3:00 A1 Pearce and His Gang.
KPO. KGW.
Hollywood Hotel. KSL. KOIN.
Carlotta King, soprano. KGO.
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Juniors Face
(Continued from page one)
class, Miss Curry was elected as a
sophomore, without a junior certif
icate; that although she does not
yet have one, she has not, since she
had been a third year student,
failed to make grades high enough
to make her eligible for upperclass
rating; and that her cumulative
grade average is 1.95, only .05 of
a point below the necessary 2
point.
Second Move Possible
Her fall term average was an
even 2 point, and her unofficial
mid-term average last week was
set at 2.7, showing that Miss
Curry, as a junior, has not failed
to make set grade requirements.
Or, second, the group may decide
that Miss Curry has not yet a cer
tificate giving her a junior rating
in her class, and therefore is not
eligible to hold office.
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When the prospects for that
house dance fold up, and your fav
orite femme lies white and wan in
ye old infirmary, remember, you
will find your friends’ face in
public places. Tonight why not
find solace in the double bill at the
Mac ?
“Professional Soldier” is a typi
cal fast moving Damon Runyon
yarn. You will enjoy Victor Mc
laglen as the soldier of fortune
who can never find a spot tough
enough for him. Machine guns, fir
ing squads—these mean nothing in
the life of this soldier; but when he
is sent on a secret mission to kid
nap a king—-and that king turns
out to be Freddie Bartholomew—
it is just too much to bear. The
situation which evolves furnishes
a perfect comedy set up for the
clever wit of the author. Out of the
melee grows a strong friendship
between a small bit of a king and
a hulking square shooting Ameri
can soldier. A good cast, including
Michael Whalen, Gloria Stuart,
and a flash of that tiny bit of
dynamite, Dixie Dunbar. You’ll like
it.
If you see the other feature first
don’t bother to stay for “Broadway
Hostess,” unless you’re prepared
for a plot that can never find it
self, a regular chamelon, that
keeps stepping on its own toes in
an effort to do New York up brown
for us poor western folks. If you
sit through this you’ll have" a
speaking acquaintance with everj
angle on the Broadway show gai
situation. Poor girls become rich
.....
and famous overnight. Gamblers
snap their fingers and presto, be
come millionaires — just because
they feel the urge to marry into
the blue bloods.
The cast, which includes Winni
fred Shaw, Lyle Talbot, Genevieve
'Tobin, Allen Jenkins, and Spring
| Byington seems rather bewildered
about money and love and what to
do about it all. Jenkins saves the
show in spots.
The March of Time is as good
as ever.
Debaters to Meet
British Columbia
Arrangements have been com
pleted for the forum meeting be
tween the men's discussion group
of the University of British Colum
bia and the University of Oregon
speech team, announced John L.
Casteel last night.
March 3 is the date set for tho
symposium to be held on the Uni
versity of British Columbia cam
pus. The question of debate is
“Resolved: That in the interests of
world peace and security, the
United States and the British Em
pire should recognize a Monroe
doctrine for Japan in the Orient.”
The University of Washington
will be visited on the tour north.
William Hall and Howard Kessler
will represent the Oregon group
at British Columbia. The speakers
for the forum with Washington
have not yet been chosen.
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