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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1939)
The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student pub lication of the University of Oregon, published daily during the college year except Snudays, Mon days, holidays, and final examination periods. Sub scription rates: $1.25 per term and $3.00 per year. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. PAUL DEUTSCHMANN, Editor BILL PENGRA, Managing Editor HAL HAENER, Manager DICK LITFIN, Assistant Business Manager Upper business staff: Jean Farrens, national ad vertising manager; Bert Strong, circulation manager; J. Bob Penland, classified manager. Represented for national advertising by NA TIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, INC., college publishers' representatives, 420 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y.—Chicago—Boston Los Angeles—San Francisco. Nobody Wants War! 'J'HIS year, more Ilian any oilier since the World war, is a year which needs a strong protest, against war. It is a year that has seen the United States embark upon a billion dollar rearmament policy, a vast naval expansion program, a steady increasing in the number of -soldiers and reserves, and a na tional tension which results in a public who listen to the radio with fear of war, read the newspapers with horror of war’s possibility, and talk fearfully of what they shall do when war comes. Through all this talk, almost everyone admits, runs a great hate of war. The mili tarist does not want it. Business does not want it. The farmer does not want war. No body wants war! Yet day by day the militarist learns the use of new weapons for the next war, or figures how long his life will be at the front. The business man thinks of complete govern ment control of his business; lie sees govern ment experts surveying his factories, noting how they can he used to produce war ma terials. The farmer sees opportunities, per haps, to increase his acreage, to plow under new lands in production for destruction. Yet nobody wants war! # ft «i J>A('IFISTf(v groups moot all over tlio coun try. Tlioro is llio Emergency IVaoo oom mitloo, llio Youth Committee Against Wort 1 ho War Resistors league, llio Women's Inter miliomil League for Peace and Freedom, (ho Fellowship of Rooonoiliation, llio World 1 ’raceways, <‘lo. Tlioy look nl llio mounting annamont bill, and decide lhal armaments must be out down. Tlioy look at llio foreign policy of Amorioa, and dooido that isolation must bo pursued. They see munitions makers wallowing in llio rielios of the last eonfliet, and dooido that llioso people make war and should be controlled. They sponsor advertising campaigns, pro grams, speakers; they print pamphlets, dis tribute handbills, march with banners. They call for action against war. They call for a program. They say wo must act. But some how, those many peace organizations remain disorganized and localized, torn by discus sions of policies and programs. But they loo fool that nobody wants war. Aptil 20 has boon sot as the dale of the student strike against war. Hero is tin oppor tunity lor students to express their opinions against conlliet. Here is an opportunity to make the fact, that nobody wants war visible to the nation. Hero is an opportunity for the campus peace organizations to direct a united front for peace. Bel the rallying cry be — Nobody wants war! What Other Editors Believe GOLDFISH AND SISSIES Not long ago a Harvard student, eager to vindi cate the general devil-may-care spirit of youth (and incidentally to win $101 swallowed a live goldfish. This gesture is a reassuring one. It proves that the pioneer spirit still lives, and also that today's college students, like those of yore, will do almost anything for $10. But then came a Franklin and Marshall college junior, who, “just to show that those Harvard guys are sissies,” swallowed three live goldfish, one after another glup! glup! glup! just like that. Now, in retaliation, another Harvard student, a sophomore from Seattle, has downed an entire school of goldfish twenty-three of them easing their descent with copious draughts of orange juice. We hope this fails to come to the attention of the intercollegiate athletic authorities. Or next year the sports headlines might read: "Pennsylvania beat Southern California last night at goldfish-swallowing, three fantails down and two guppies to go.” Klamath Herald. FROM CROW TO ANGLK WORMS Publicity-hungry Oregon State college has found a new way to make the headlines. One stu dent, more zealous in the chase for elusive fame than choice in his selection of foods, crashed head long onto many a front page when he ate 139 angle worms. That is probably a delicacy now over at Cor vallis, where they have been eating crow for these several years now.—Eugene News. The Calliope!!!! By HIM. CUMMINGS You and you and you arc no doubt suppressing a shudder as these lines are glimpsed again under the battle-worn caption, “The Calliope,’’ but the editorial department of the Emerald has reached into the ashcan and hauled out the mud-spattered heading at the top of this column for a good reason. Webster defines “calliope” as an instrument for the letting off of steam. So far this department has lived up to that definition to the “t”. Steam was let off in great style last spring when the Calliope brought the wrath of the politicians down upon the editorial heads of the Emerald. The blasts were even more sensational this winter when Joe Soap III jumped into the middle of the political ring like a mad bull, then obligingly hopped a freight to California as the editorial department was casting the Calliope into the aforementioned ashcan. Rut once more out comes the instrument for letting off steam. Fingers crossed, we pull the strings to the valves of the Calliope, hoping that the blasts which issue forth will he music to the ears of those involved. * tf« Already, the campus medicine men are start ing1 their annual hullaballoo. Time grows short, and much must be done to make sure that the wheels of the traditional gravy train roll smoothly. But at the start the going deems to be rough. Right now junior politicians are faced with the problem of organizing behind their prospective candidates for ASUO prexy. Big names, minus the “milquetoast” title which Mr. Soap applied, are John Dick, Scott Corbett, Verdi Sederstrom, and others. Boosters who are trying to organize blocs behind these big guns include Harold Jahn, Walt Miller, Burt Barr, Lloyd Hoffman, and a few who will become more active as time goes on. Only a rough framework of last year's blocs exist, and the 3 939 campaign may see an even bigger shakeup than the Weston-Kemler campaign. Politicians on all sides are after the dorm sup port, which was placed in the hands of Gordon Ridgeway at an interdorm political meeting last week. The dorms boast a solid bloc of more than 200 ASUO card holders, but dissension within the dorms may cause a split. Biggest concern among the booster boys is caused by the political promise of the ATOs last year to support Dick in return for the Sigma Nils’ votes for Harry Weston. Just how much weight that promise will carry remains to be seen, but the Taus are the only house directly obligated. 4; * * Jim Pickett, ATO, has forged into the lead as the most plausible candidate for Junior class proxy. Art Hannifin, Sigma Chi, apparently had his aspiraitons blasted by Sederstrom’s ASUO plans, and Fiji Stan Staiger is out of the running because lie is a class president this year. Freshman politicians, still jittery over I’rexy Jack Daniels’ appointment of a Phi Delt and a Bela to handle the I'rosli Glee, met last week to talk over sophomore campaign plans. Houses represented at the meeting included Sigma Chi, AYO, Chi Psi, Sigma Nu, Phi Delt, Kappa Sig, Sammy, and Fiji. Round V About with WEN BIIOOKS I suppose all of us have at some time or other in our lives found it expedient or desirable . . . perhaps both ... to place our lips upon the lips of some other person. How well I remember the first time I ever kissed a girl of reasonable years! I'd kissed my mother often but somehow . . . well, iL wasn’t the same. This girl and I had been out dancing and it was a glorious night and . . . well, finally, 1 had reluctantly taken her back to her home. * Hi Hi Well, she didn't go right in as I had hoped she wouldn't. But I hadn't had an awful lot of ex perience in such situations . . . the pretty girl and the glorious night ... so I just sort of waited. After what seemed to be hours a rather pained expression came over her face ... as though I might bo standing on her feet but I knew I wasn't because I was looking right at mine. And then it happened! So suddenly I didn't even have time to catch my breath and the door was closing and all 1 could do was a feeble Mickey Rooney and beat it for home, feeling like I was flying instead of running as I happened to be. I'd actually kissed a girl! Maybe it hadn't exactly been my fault but 1 didn't mind that! Boy! N*nv whatever started all this? Oh yes, I was going to talk about the evils of kissing ... or was I? Darn, I sure get mixed up! * * * But that’s beside the point. Got a letter from oni of my readers the other day, and it's sure nice to hear from your public! Well, the guy . . . excuse me . . . gentleman, informed me I was all wet. He was nice about it, though, insinuating I might only be a little damp so I don’t mind. At any rate, JACK BRYANT IS NOT LONESOME. I'd heard that he was but what's hearsay’ Jack also tells me Ruth Holbrook, Marjorie Buck, Lila Heldberg, and Betty Funkhouser are among the Oregon transfers now attending East ern Oregon normal. Most of them want to be teachers. Jack says, but eupid has a queer way of disrupting plans at times. Jack hopes to be back here at Oregon next fall . . . will perhaps be down for Junior weekend. » * * Most ot us drop into the Side occasionally and see Newt and Mrs. Smith who are going on their tenth year at that establishment. And we see a good many students there . . . the girls in blue . . . and the boys behind the fountain . . . but I daresay we don't know many of the students' names. Most recent addition to the Side’s fountain staff is Bob Berghen, Fiji pledge. And there's Bruce Macintosh, I*aul Christenson, Jack Young, and Steve Uinquist ... all serving their time out front. Bob Littleton and Bon Norris I>oth work in the back room. And, of course, there’s the boy with the drawl and the dancing feet we call "Tex" SIDE SHOW. By GORDON RIDGEWAY Americans are finding themselves confronted now more than ever since the last great world conflict with the issue of what stand to take in respect to foreign diplomacy. It is evident that they must adopt one or the other of two alterna tives— either they must pursue as best they can a policy of neutrality based upon principles of isola tion, or they must join the other so-called demo cratic nations in formulating the defenses offered through collective security. The first-named policy arouses a question in many minds as to whether neutrality and isolation can be accomplished, and if so, what can be the means to such an end. The latter plan is said to subject America to all the troubles of another war, and there is some dispute over the question of whether to draw up formal . . . Jim Morrison. The short blonds with the smile who W’aits on booths is Margaret Farris, Hendricks. And there’s Opal Meyers . . . and Claire Slattery, a graduate student, who has been working in the Side for about four years now while going on with her education. * * * Well, I’m about winded for today. Besides, I don’t feel very well . . . it’s not Bob’s cooking, either . . . just that everything seems to be going wrong. And to top it all someone suggests I write a column of advice to freshmen ... as if they needed any! And another kindly soul comes along and re minds me that no matter how bad my troubles may seem, just think of the other millions in the world who are in much worse shape! Just think of the poor American college boys who have to subsist on angleworms and goldfish! I'd rather not. # * ■ # Flash! I fed better now . . . someone actually planted their pin on a coed which gives me new life and hope . . . the boy, Jim Broad, Beta transfer from Washington State . . . the girl Francelia “Dolly” Oliver ... a veritable blonde menace, I hear! * # * Oh, yes . . . meant to tell you, rather warn you . . . there’s definitely going to be another GREEN GOOSE this year. I don’t suppose there’ll be much in it. Nothiong ever happens around the campus. agreements or only tacitly to support such a scheme. » * * The direction to be taken will probably be indicated by congress within the next month when the two chambers take up the problem of enforc ing a system of embargoes on trade with aggres sor nations or of directing business to a “cash and carry policy” with all nations alike. But, as one well-known commentator was once wont to say, we find it exceedingly regretful that all persons and groups are not so content to leave the mattet to congressional jurisdiction. The barrage of propaganda in each direction is becom ing increasingly heavy. For that we are very sorry. It- was only about 22 years ago when Am erica became convinced that it had to go to France in order to save the world for democracy. It was only within the last 10 years that America dis covered that it had not saved very much of democ racy for anyone, and when the methods of propa ganda which seducel them into the war became known, the respectable citizens became very dis illusioned about the whole thing. Never again, was their verdict, then. If America will only remember that, perhaps the best decision will be available through clear and orderly procedure. But even now, colored news reports are abundant in thousands of sheets run off presses in almost every corner of the world. The public goes to see Mickey Mouse, and it gets a picture of some motion picture tycoon shaking hands with the deposed leader of some small Euro pean state recently taken under a “protectorate.” It usually turns out that both are trying to hand shake the audience. All of which lends nothing towards the goal of a logical conclusion. This procedure has led us to one decision— instead of throwing in with the bund organiza tions, the American Legion, or any of the groups who command that America bo kept out of for eign wars, we are going to inaugurate a brand new organization. Our slogan: Let’s Keep the Bats Out of the Public Belfry. Eligibility: Presentation of five good examples of the wool used for eye-pulling-over. (Note: The membership requirements are made particularly low in order to facilitate rapid or ganization.) A Real Queen—Is Maxine She was normal about the whole thing last night, was Queen elect Maxine Glad, just after being told she had won her race. All the usual adjectives fitted her state of mind, as ought to be when one has just won one of the most coveted honors which ran fall to a University of Oregon girl in her college career. She’s Level-Headed About It But she was level-headed about it at the same time. “Tt s no use to say it’s exciting, because everyone knows that, was the way she disposed of‘the “thrilled to death”—for publication idea. "But I can't get used to it.” She’s Got ‘Umph,’ Too As for the vital statistics department, Maxine Queen Alice is not so tall, 5 feet 3'i inches, to he exact, and manages to tip the beam at 110 pounds. Her hair she classified as “brown,” but she didn’t classify a pair of upsetting blue eyes. At the age of 20 she still wears only her own pin, by choice. Her major is English, although it used to be journalism. A town girl and member of Alpha Phi sorority, she pronounced herself "a pillar of Eugene." 'Cu'jtnt'i O-umSictc WAfHBIRNEX PHONE 2700 Matchmaker Sweaters CL CZ To $3.95 Every sport jacket or skirt. Let yonr intuition be your guide in selecting unusual combinations of high fashion colors. In this roup arc zephyrs, cashmere, ngora, Shetlands as -well as new loop yarns, euna, new stitehings and nibbings. Sizes 32 to 40. SECOND FLOOR The Show Off Turnabout! . . . Some two years ago, the heads of CBS passed the word down the line that a certain announcer was to be given all the tough assignments. The idea being to ease him off the payroll. That man was H. V. Kaltenborn. To day he is one of the highest salaried men in radio and cer tainly CBS's top foreign com mentator. Waxworks! . . . Larry Clinton and company have waxed a tune that will go well at any exchange dessert. Easy to dance to is “Over the Rainbow” on Victor. On the oth er side is "The Jitterbug" from M-G-M’s "The Wizard of Oz." Would-be exchange desserters use the latter tune at your own risk. Another good “happy hour” waxing is Sammy Kaye's "I'm Building a Sailboat of Dreams” and "Out of the Starlight” for Victor. a: * * Hopes! . . . Every once in a while a song' from some college musical hits Big Ten rating. A few years ago it was Princeton’s “East of the Sun” last year “When I Go A Dreaming" was right up there - and this season it seems to be Yale's “Here We Go Again.” We say “it seems" because we have hopes that Wilfred Road man's "I've Found Something New In You" from Oregon's own musical "With Fear and Trem bling” will top it. “Here We Go Again" is recorded on Bluebird by Charlie Barnett with Judy Ellington on the vocal. Author! . . . Perhaps you read the charm ing article in the current Liberty called "Hollywood Treated Me Like a Leper" and supposedly written by Elaine Barrymore. It was actually written by the Hol lywood correspondent for the Boston Globe. Maynie Ober Peak. HIuenoses! . . . Movie censor trouble usually means double box office attrac tion. Warner’s “Yes, My Darling Daughter" is doing wonderously well since New York blueuoses started fooling around. 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