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The Conscience of America
“TT^TIIERE is the conscience of America?” queries a pam
phlet put out by the American Student Union in regard
to the Spanish war. Maintaining that this country’s “late
depends on Spain” the publication asks students to remember
Valley Forge and 1o “lift the embargo on Republican Spain
—Now!”
An answer to this question might very well be Ion ml in
Lieutenant Commander Bryant’s statement yesterday that
“Washington’s formula is to build up peace by building up
military power to insure victory in ease ol war . . .
Or it might be found in the facts revealed by the. Student.
Opinion Surveys of America that two out ol ten college men
would aid in a war other than defensive . . . that 71 per cent,
of the student’s approve the president's plan to train 20,000
civilian pilots in institutions^of higher learning . . , or that
62 per cent approve FDR’s rearmament policy.
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'T'lIESE facts show an America worried over the possibility
A of war—even afraid to the point where armament seems
the only refuge. Tt shows an America that was unwilling to
aid Spain when time remained and certainly unwilling now
that the cause of the Loyalists is so completely lost.
The conscience of America is being destroyed. In a world
of wrongs and force it has been supplanted by tear a tear
which will be calmed only when America is ready to combat
fire with fire. And as America approaches that state of
armed preparedness which is a mockery to peace il has time
to help only those who will win.
Finally when preparedness has ended the fear which has
supplanted tin* conscience of America the nation will stand
ready—ready not for peace but for war.
CURB CRUISING
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By CAROL
Things are getting really
“hot” around the campus . . .
Here’s a little add to “Calliope"
dirt: Why does the music school
pay two students $5 per month
for Emerald publicity when the
other schools get along with
what they can get? But then
the music school has to put
over Us recitals and concerts
with the public so everything
must be all right.
We don’t know who Joe Soap
III is, but ask Bill l’engra how
many ducats he got from the
San Carlos Opera company for
Emerald space—when the op
eras weren’t even playing in Eu
gene, hut in Cortland? Is it
possible there is graft on this
Emerald—or just who ABE the
politicians around this campus.
The Bolden Gate exposition
came in contact last week with
the Oregon campus. It seems
that Wini Green, coed in Hen
dricks hall received a telephone
demonstration call from a boy
friend at the fair with 300 peo
ple listening in on separate ear
phones. Regardless it was a
thrill!
* * *
More house presidents are
rapidly being elected with the
last few stragglers to be an
nounced next term. Gamma Phis
have chosen Alice Swift; Alpha
Xis, Barbara Stallcup; Pi Phis,
Margaret Williams; Sigma Kap
pa, Kay Booth; Delta Upsilon
elected Bob Vaughn; Phi Sigs,
Carter l'etseh; and Sigma Chis,
Bex Applegate.
* * *
“Round 'n About:” Hank
Garnjobst, Barometer sports
editor, was in Eugene Saturday,
for the Senior bail . . . Odd how
one can casually observe things
Which no one knows of, yet
someone unconnected g e t s
called cn it ... A premonition:
Sunny Stanke, Sigma Kappa
blonde, will perhaps soon be
wearing a DU emblem . . .
L,ois Anne Soule and Wayne
Scott settling down to a steady
pace . . . “Wie GehtV "Ran
Wilde (just punning) with .lean
Spence, Hen Haller, Saturday
. . . M:tl Waltham, former stu
dent and Kappa Sig, was also
there with Bette .lane Quigley
. . , Burney Hull, former stu
dent body president, was also
in town . . . Hear tell a mill-race
King of Hearts candidate, at
least every other day, meanders
down town to see a Newberry
fountain blonde.
Last week, the Hendricks hall
girls went sentimental and all
for a poor dead mouse. About
15 of the girls, lined up and
carrying the mouse by the tail,
marched down the halls, chant
ing the funeral dirge, emerged
out of doors, and buried the
poor little “Joe Soak IV.”
* * *
Believe it or not: Jack Casey
has gone anti-social! The wil
lowy blond boy from the Fiji
rustle has gone athletic through
means of the rifle squad and is
rarely ever seen in company of
ferns. Too bad.
* * *
Plans are rapidly going into
action for the grandest and
most colorful Junior Weekend
yet seen at Oregon . . . Verdi
Sederstroni is completing ar
rangements for another suc
cessful student body card drive
. . . all committees are success
fully functioning regardless of
the printed fact that the major
ity of activity leaders on the
campus are but “figureheads.”
(It's okay, ol’ soak, I mean
Joe t.
CAMPUS
CALENDAR
Housemothers of all women's
living organizations will meet Mon
day at 1:15 in Gerlinger hall.
a
AH members of Sigma Delta Chi
be present at 104 Journalism at t
p m. today. Fine for unexcused ab
sence.
College Students Okeh
Congressional WPA Slash,
Nation-Wide Poll Shows
By WALDO NIEBUHR
Student Opinion Surveys of America
AUSTIN, Texas, March 1 Perhaps pointing to future trends in
the important American problem of work-relief, college students
of today who may be the nation’s leaders of tomorrow have de
clared themselves in accord with congress' slash in WPA appro
priations, a nation-wide survey shows.
During the closing days of January congress rebelled at Presi
dent Roosevelt’s spending policies and ordered a $150,000,000 cut in
relief appropriations. That left $725,000,000 to finance the WPA
from February 7 to June 30, instead of the $875,000,000 proposed
by the administration.
Students Agree With Congress in Relief Cuts
In a poll of college youth taken for the Oregon Daily Emerald
and 82 other college newspapers, the Student Opinion Surveys of
America asked students, “Do you agree with congress in reducing
relief appropriations?”
Yes, answered 63.3 per cent.
No, answered 36.7 per cent.
In keeping with this tendency to oppose the president’s policies,
the survey’s percentages showing student approval of Franklin D.
Roosevelt as chief executive dropped more than two , points from
the showing during January. College approval of the president has
varied during the last three months as follows:
Approve of F.D.R.: December, 62.8 per cent; January, 65.5 per
cent; February, 63.2 per cent.
However, despite the drop in his popularity during the month,
which was probably due to administration bickerings with congress,
Roosevelt still paradoxically has almost exactly as many who ap
prove of his personally as he has opponents to his relief demands.
Far West Has Largest Percentage in Agreement
Breaking down the results of the relief-cut question by sections
of the country the surveys found sizeable majorities in each section
agreeing with congress.
Per cent
Far Western states .67.8
Southern states .66.7
East Central states .64.0
West Central Stales .62.4
New England States. 62.3
Middle Atlantic states .58.7
Typical of the comments on the question was the one given by
a University of Kentucky arts and sciences student. She said, “Con
gress has already given out so much money that it has made people
lazy, and they don’t want to work.” Taking another view were many
who, like a University of Nebraska student, point out that although
they believe relief to be undesirable, they “favor its continuation
as long as the need exists.’’
In the Mail
WHY MYSTERY?
To the Editor:
Who is this Joe Soap, any
way? And just what does he
know about all these things he
is blowing off about? Is he a
student who really has ideals,
would like to see some things
changed ? If so, why doesn't he
make real suggestions, do some
constructive thinking instead of
merely tearing into everyone ?
Frankly, we all know there
is gravy in campus politics. And
that there is plenty of ineffi
ciency in the way things are
run off. But merely blowing off
for the fun of blowing off will
get .Toe nowhere.
And a question comes to my
mind ... is Joe an individual
with ideas of his own or is lie,
perhaps, the tool of someone?
A stooge writing under orders,
as it were ?
If he is saying just what he
thinks himself, I admire his
guts, but, personally, don't think
he'll get anywhere following
the course he's taken. If he isn't
just a stooge working for some
one else, if he has ideals, and
ideas about how things should
be . . . why is he writing under
a pseudonym? Why don’t you
sign your own name, Joey ?
Afraid to?
Sincerely,
Wen Brooks.
MOKE FOB JOE
To the Editor:
It hurts my pride to join the
ranks of the innumerable stu
dents who are probably writ
ing or contemplating letters to
the editor ni criticism of the
Emerald’s own Walter Win
ched, Joe Soap III. It is usually
better to let those things wear
themselves out without giving
the columnist the satisfaction
of knowing that he has aroused
his readers. But the rantings of
Joe Soap 111 have aroused the
readers of the Emerald in a
way which is apt to do the
mysterious columnist, the Em
erald, and the student body far
more harm than good.
In the first place Joe Soap
seems to be approaching his
goal backwards. Apparently he
wants to reform campus poli
tics, a very admirable goal.
Every thinking student recog
nizes the need of a change from
the old gravy-bloc system to a
democratic let - the - best - man -
win setup in student govern
ment. If Joe could accomplish
this task he would be the bene
factor of the ASUO. But Joe
isn't going to accomplish this
task: far from it.
Picking people to pieces just
for the sake of criticising
doesn’t help. That criticism has
to be constructive. So far Joe
Soap has injured the reputa
tions of several student lead
ers, caused considerable right
eous indignation, and has made
seemingly libelous statements
that may have serious repercus
sions, but he hasn't offered a
single suggestion or remedy. In
fact he admits his inability to
offer anything better.
Perhaps I'm prejudiced be
cause I used to turn out col
umns under the Calliope cap
tion, but I don't think Joe Soap
is doing the Calliope justice.
The Emerald needs a good Wal
ter Winched who can pick
things apart intelligently and
accurately and take dgis at stu
dent big-shots. It also needs a
columnist who can get the in
side facts and present a worth
while criticism. But Joe Soap
III is sadly bungling both jobs.
Bill Cummings.
SOAP BE IT
To the Editor:
Who is Joe Soap, III, and
why? If this steal of a legiti
mate sports department title is
not immediately withdrawn Joe
Soap, jr. is going to sue for li
bel.
Joe Soap, let it be said, is one
Mr. Strite at the Register
Guard, and the offspring title —
Joe Soap, jr. was first used to
combat Mr. Strife's humor by
none other than Messrs. Hawk
ins, Pasero, and V. Gates with
the collaboration of the editor,
Deutschmann. Since then, it has
been used time and again solely
for sports stories of feature ar
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By V. GATES
The recently discovered chem
ical which makes glass invisible
will at least accomplish one
thing—the elimination of the
“people who live, in glass hous
es . . .” proverb.
A group of Harvard students
is planning to organize college
men into a world-wide police
system. This is a departure
from the usual juvenile desire
to be a fireman when one grows
up.
German propaganda minister
Goebbels says: “If we were to
believe the bellyachers, then the
National Socialist (Nazi) gov
ernment has achieved nothing
hut a coffee shortage after six
years of rebuilding.” and propa
ganda?
Oregon’s legislators are now
working without pay, and some
people have suggested that
maybe they’re paid for what
they do.
With all the furor about “The,
Calliope” column in the Erfier
ahl, we are prompted to say
that Webster defines Calliope
as “an instrument deriving
sounds from letting off steam.”
tides, and the good name of
Soap will suffer if allowed to
continue as a by-line to that
politico-idamning column, The
Calliope.
If your editorial sense is too
immature to see that you are
guilty of duplicity by allowing
the use of this III Joe Soap,
then for the sake of fairness it
self, cut it out. I ain’t so good
at dodging fisticuffs.
(Joe Soap, jr—not III)
Looking
Back_
WITH JIMMIE LEONARD
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One year ago—ur, uonaia
M. Erb succeeded Dr. C. Valen
tine Boyer as president of the
University. Dr. Boyer returned
to his former office in Villard
hail, as head of the English de
partment.
Oregon regained the northern
division lead as Idaho's basket
eers downed WSC, 41 to 34. 4
Five years ago Mickey Vail, j
Oregon cheer leader, was cam- j
paigning for the extermination -
of booing at Oregon-OSC bas- ]
ketball games. •
The Kappa Kappa Gamma
girls formed a chapter of the !
C.M.T.C. (Calories Make Turn- ]
mies Conspicuous). The girls
gave no reason for their action;
but heavy eating is hard on \
pretty figures.
Beta Theta Pi was way out
in front in the intramural pa
rade. '
Ten years ago—Dr. Rudolph '
H. Ernst, professor of English,
sauntered forth upon the cam
pus in a new suit.
“Lucky Lindy” Colonel j
Charles A. Lindbergh—swooped i
down upon Mexico City with
his fiancee, Ann Morrow, his
plane minus one wheel. The
“Spirit of St. Louis” was dam
aged; Lindy dislocated his shoul
der, and scared the newly-ac
quired Miss Morrowr.
There were two five-year-olds
and one eight-year-old on the
campus. These students—Delil
lian Olson, Earl Wilshire, and
H. Morris Landrum--were born
on February 29, and had to wait
until leap year came around be
fore they could have a party.
More than 46,000 of New York
university’s 200,000 alumni live in
New York city.
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• "They whisper thatl wield more
power than Queen Elizabeth,
Marie Antoinette and Cleopatra
all in one. Why?
"Do diplomats, bankers, Cabinet
ministers and journalists meet
weekly at Cliveden, my country
home, to rule England behind the
scenes?
"Did they bring about Anthony
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"Do I personally favor Naziism?
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