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Edited by . . .
PAUL DEUTSCHMANX,
If we were not gentlemen and
scholars we would say that the
editors of Life are not only the
producers ’of the first and best
picture magazine but also wise
boys about getting free adver
tising. We refer to the recent
order in New York and other
eastern states banning the sale
of Life because of a picture se
ries depicting the ‘.‘Birth of a
Baby.”
Largest disapproval came
from a Samuel J. Foley, dis
trict attorney of the Bronx,
who invoked section 1,141 of
New York’s penal code (for->
bidding possession and sale of
lewd, lascivious, obscene litera
ture or pictures) after viewing
the pictures which he branded
“a flagrant offense against
good taste.”
While the scenes in Life are
certainly not designated for
squeamish Mr. Grundies, they
are certainly no more obscene
than any good medical book on
obstetrics, which Foley should
also confiscate if he is con
vinced that his law is being dis
obeyed.
Actual effect of the DA’s
move, according to New York
papers, was only to speed up
the already brisk sale of Life.
Apparently not too sure of his
ground, Foley had one distribu
tor arrested as a test case. Ed
itors of Life announced they
would fight his action as far as
necessary.
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The larger question behind
the “Baby” episode is the
growing frankness of the press
—a tendency to display in
words and pictures things
which would have been ostra
cized publications a few years
back. With this has come open
discussion of venereal diseases,
candid shots of everything
from strip teasers to senators
taking baths, graphic presen
tation of slum conditions, and a
myriad of other “revelations”
of the interesting American
scene.
In many cases the new trend
has brought distinct gain to the
population by opening discus
sion on topics formerly “hushed
up” because “they were not
nice.” On the other side of the
question is the justifiable accu
sation that newspapers and
magazines alike have often
times capitalized too extensive
ly on what elementary journal
ism students learn as the ninth
element in a situation which
makes it news (SEX).
Clean-up measures on this
type of violation of public
good taste would be commend
able, but in the case of Life’s
“Baby,” a short-sighted DA is
attempting to suppress that
which conveys a message of
value.
Knowledge, according to Bi
ble Aphorist, is to be prized
above rare jewels. Ignorance
of important phases of our phy
sical life, of how our poorer
neighbors live, of how “unmen
tionable” disease strikes down
one out of ten is disastrous.
Knowledge on these subjects is
not always nice, but only an
informed populance can com
bat the effects this evil has
wrought upon an ignorant peo
ple.
The editors of Life should
x*ather be commended for their
action. The Bronx district at
torney might suppress some of
the actually "lewd, lascivious,
Idea
T of last night‘s cool mist a somewhat
damp, dour collegian stepped into the
shack. It had been many months since he had
visited. He was a politician.
Jn former years this dim Farley-on-the
make hovered over the typewriters of Em
erald political writers like a wind-blown
wraith over a tombstone. This year' he
slumped in, shook the mist from his hat, and
tumbled into a chair where he sat silently.
His silence continued; reporters became sus
picious of his unprecedented behavior.
By way of courtesy one scribe queried,
‘“"What have you been doing lately?'’
“Thinking,” he replied.
“Is that right," the reporter said. “What
about?”
“Campus politics,” said the visitor.
This give-and-take conversation whetted
the reporter’s interest. “Well, there doesn't
seem to be much of it this spring. What's
wrong with the boys?”
’fife # * *
J'LL tell you what's wrong with them: they
haven't got a program, an ideal, to cam
paign for. They've got. to start out on a new
track, tho old system lias broken down." lie,
expanded. ‘‘What's the most popular political
ideology of the generation?'’ Before anyone
had a chance to answer, he shouted, ‘■Fas
cism. And what s fascism got that democracy
hasn't ? An idea.”
“Maybe you're right but what kind of an
idea would you apply to campus politics?”
“An Anschluss with OSC. ‘All for one,
and one for Ail.” the politician-philosopher
said.
* # *
Well, it was a good idea.—L.T.
Other Editors Believe....
REVENGE OF SPRING
(The Eugene Daily News)
Would you care to read what
one man with a grouch thought
about spring 60 years ago?
The man was Ambrose Bierce.
In many ways he was a kindly
soul, but he carefully avoided
any touch of kindness in his
written work.
He disappeared into Mexico
about the time that Pancho
Villa was busiest, and no friend
of his ever saw him or heard
from him again.
Well, back in 1878 he heard
some emotional person pouring
out his heart in praise of the
birds and blossoms and the
fleecy white clouds racing
across across the fair blue sky.
It was too much for Bierce.
He marched back to his office
and bit off this savage attack on
the changing year:
"Spring is with us with its
old-time stock of horrors—birds
blaspheming in the trees; flow
ers loading the lukewarm air
with odious exhalations; grass
with snakes in it; matronly
cows to gore the unwary . . .
The blue of the sky and the
green of the earth renew their
immemorial feud, murdering
one another in cold blood all
along the line of the horizon
. . . Hideous ferns erect them
selves in the gulches where the
poison oak unsheathes his leaves
to work his ghastly joke upon
the culler of simples . . . Fleas
call the roll and perfect their
organization; spiders hang their
poddy carcasses face-high above
the trail . . , ‘Come, gentle
Spring, ethereal mildness, come.’
Come with the lute, come with
In the Mail
(Continued from page six)
material—why not let him con
centrate on it, and keep Dr.
Marder on his present European
beat? Here is an opportunity
for curricular expansion into
vital material — is it to be
passed up?
I do not know the condition
of the budget. The whole thing
may be simply impossible. But
I have seen good professors
leave Oregon to bring fame and
service to other universities.
Only yesterday I saw a picture
of Dr. Seashore, a former Ore
gon professor, in Time maga
zine. Now I don’t mean to sug
gest that there is much similar
ity between this and Time’s plug
for Dr. Marder in connection
with the Oregon State millrac
ing, but I do believe that he is
too valuable for Oregon to lose
without a struggle. If there is
any way at all, let’s keep Dr.
Marder as well as Dr. Noble.
Sincerely yours,
Freed Bales
PAN MAIL FOR MARDER
Dear Editor:
There has recently come to
my attention the existence of a
concerted effort on the campus
by several sincere students of
history directed to the purposes
of retaining Dr. Arthur Marder
as a professor on this campus.
Such a spontaneous movement
obscene literature” which is
for sale in his borough. And
unless New York is different
than any other state there
ought to be plenty of that type
to keep him busy.
on the part of students is en
titled to serious consideration on
two grounds: first, it indicates
that there are on the campus
many who have a latent desire
for knowledge who need but an
interesting presentation of an
otherwise dry subject to awaken
such a latent desire into an ac
tive thirst; second, it speaks
volumes for the capacity and
ability of the man who can pro
duce such results, for after all
these are the true objectives of
the University.
I personally am not a student
in any of Dr. Marder’s courses
but I have seen the product of
his handiwork. I have seen stu
dents who have too long been
accustomed to end their think
ing with the first bell now con
tinue their discussions long af
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EMERALD REPORTERS
Kod Orange
Byle Nelson
Klizabeth Jones
Bud Jermain
Betty Hamilton
Dorothy Burke
Sadie Mitchell
Betty Thompson
Bill Scott
i .ene Snyder
Glenn Hasselrooth
Pat Erickson
Priscilla Marsh
Gordon Ridgeway
Bud Updike
Cathy Taylor
Ken Kirtley
NIGHT EDITORS
Chief Night Editor this issue:
Dave Compton,
Assistant Night Editors:
Betty Mae Lind Ehle Reher
clamor of geese, yelling of dogs,
deep diapason of the strolling
bull, and frequent thud of coun
try lasses falling over their own
feet.’
Thus Ambrose Bierce poured
acid over flower and sky, fern
and singing bird, green grass
and country lass—and, having
done so, strolled forth through,
the city, with a light in his eye
and litheness in his walk, and
w'as the most cheerful man in
town.
And not once did it occur to
him that the source of his good
humor was Spring, gentle
Spring, so derided by his pen,
but casting over him as over
less vitriolic mortals her sweet
spell.
Thus the lady in the flowered
gi'een dress took revenge on one
Ambrose Bierce.
ter their last class has been dis
missed for the day.
The University has too few
men who can thus stimulate the
student body. It would be a
serious mistake to reduce this
number by one by allowing the
departure of Dr. Marder.
Yours truly,
N.C.
POLLOCK'S
FOLLY
(Continued from page six)
something peculiar .... it
turned out he had false teeth
and his sense of taste wasn’t
functioning very well . . . the
only thing he could do was .
swear and go without his lunch ,
but the next day every lunch
pail with the exception of his
was welded shut . . . the lads
had to use chisels to get at
their dinners. j
COME
• Tonight, 8 p.m.
• Grace Lutheran Church,
East 11th and Ferry
Streets.
• Lieut. M. C. P o c h,
speaker; chaplain, Van
couver Barracks.
Drawn to the cross,
Which Thou hast
blessed
\Vith healing gifts
For souls distressed,
To find in Thee
: , My life, my rest
Christ crucified,
I come. .
Maundy Thursday, 8 p.m.
Good Friday, 8 p.m.
Easter Day, 11 a.m.
The
Band
Wagon
Bv BILL. CUMMINGS
Three weeks from next TIuii.a.
day every eligible student on
the campus will have the oppor
tunity of casting his vote in the
A>LO and class election •*,
massed in a general election
scheduled for May 5. A general
election hoard headed by Vhe
Frexy Noel Benson and com
posed of ASUO and class offi
cers will supervise the proceed
ings, laying down the law' to
class boards to be selected by
each class. It will be a gr«*fc
day for politicians, electioneer *,
and candidates alike.
In the class of '40. which st ill
holds the lead a.s the most
energetic of all the classes, even
overshadowing the ASUO in
political activity, this sche.no
has been devised to regulate the*
election of junior officers: Each
presidential candidate will select
three men to work on the elec
tion board, and Soph Prexy Lit -
fin will pick a chairman.
Gravy-mad politicians have*
upset the applecart in one
tion of the sophomore class, ann>
it. is said that trouble is brew
ing over the question of juefc
whoinhell is going to run for
junior class president in the tia
ditional Kappa Sig-SAE-Sigremn.
>iu bloc. First, Lloyd Hoffman
was boosted as the logical man,
but gravy trouble evidently
shifted the scenery, and now it’a
unsettled whether or not Hoff
man will run at all. Three other
politicians with aspirations for
something or other have rearc*l
their heads, and now it look?*
like a mad scramble among
Kappa Sig Lloyd Hoffman,
Theta Chi Phil Lowry, Deli:
Clayton Ellis, and DU Chuck
Skinner.
It has even been hinted that.
Hoffman and his gang arc
thinking about pulling over and
supporting the lone candidate of
the opposing bloc, Scott Cor
bett. The Corbett bloc, being
strongly united behind one man,
offers Hoffman a chance to
elude the trouble which he seen
ahead unless his faction de
cides on something definite.
Another reason why Hoffman
is considering a shift in the tra
ditional alignment is the defi
nite announcement that the Sig
ma Chis have swung over in
favor of Corbett.