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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 29, 1940)
The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the University of Oregon, published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and final examination periods. Subscription rates: $1.25 per terrp and $3.00 per year. Entered aa lecond-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Ore. 420 Madison Ave., New York—Chicag®—Boston—Los Angeles—San Francisco—Portland and Seattle. Represented for national advertising by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, INC., college publishers’ representative, BUD JERMAIN, Editor Lyle Nelson, Managing Editor GEORGE LUOMA, Manager Jim Frost, Advertising Manager Helen Angell, News Editor George Pasero, Co-sports Editor Elbert Hawkins, Co-sports Editor UPPER NEWS STAFF Betty Jane Thompson, Chief Night Editor Jimmie Leonard, Assistant Managing Editor Hal Olney, Assistant Managing Editor Ralph Woodall, Cartoonist Marge Finnegan, Women’s Editor Ken Christianson, Assistant Sports Editor UPPER BUSINESS STAFF Mary Kiien amitn, isationai /voversiung .'laimuer Rhea Anderson, Special Accounts Manager Lyim uunnaun, .ucrcimuaumiK .viananer Herb Anderson, Circulation Manager Kathleen Brady, Special Promotion Manager A Matter of Push pOR a campaign which started more or less spontaneously in the face of rather stiff odds, the campaign to send Oregon’s possible all-American swimmers east seems to be doing all right for itself. In fact, it can safely be said to have cap tured popular imagination, until, pushed by a contagious spirit among University under graduates, the idea has spread like a wild fire in dry timber. First direct evidence that cash was already starting to roll in appeared last night in the shape of the “Why Keep Champions At Home?” tags, which were snapped up as fast as they could be provided. The reception of the tags, however, does not mean that the job of piling up the needed total is going to be easy. Tags cannot do it all by themselves. Only 3000 have been print ed, which means oidy $300 if all are sold. That would be only half way. * ■* * JT is unfortunate for the swimmers, probably the first immediate cause for which contri butions have been solicited, have to follow a Chinese student fund drive and the Finnish relief campaign. While the two foreign drives probably did not steal all the thunder, still they were individual donation affairs, and they undoubtedly crowd the market. Coming at a time like this, the swimmers are at a disadvantage, although they repre sent the first cause in which there is real interest. Although the Chinese and the Finns. will no doubt entertain great good will toward their American benefactors, what they got was only a drop in the bucket, and it’s a good’ thing nobody has thought to ring in the starv ing Armenians. Which way to go for the rest of the money after the tag sale is done is the problem. If the other fund campaigns had not already taken place even the tags might have been counted on for more. As it is now the best concession student promoters could get was to do it through living organizations, rather than a universal campus sale, including be tween classes. This again leaves a universal job to living organizations. * # # 'JTIE frosli have already had their basket ball games for Finnish relief, so that possibility is out. The term is too far gone for a dance. Beyond that Yerdi Sederstrom, ASUO first vice president and delegated official organizer, will have to scratch his head for ways and means. Some class may help. It is probable that the swimmer's will be on their way east, come about registration time next term. The snowball of support is growing two fast and surely to be denied. If the drive falls a little short the athletic board may help out, but that is only a possibility. Meanwhile it is up to the campus to show it is doing its part. All-Americans don’t happen every day, and they can never happen unless the men get the chance to compete. The chance will be forthcoming if the spirit behind it is right. Kaufman Bros® View our complete and comprehen sive collection of spring fashions. 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It’s my suggestion that the people who want to retire last year’s Oregon jerseys, for moth fodder I guess, and those who want to treat some of the Ore gon lads to a taste of Yale’s chlorine should combine and in vite the sophomore class treas urer up for coffee and rolls and roll him (or her) for the wad. Because if you keep ignoring these plaintive yappings, I’m going to invite him (or her) up to one of my poker sessions. As usual, Hamilton Kennedy II Ed. note: It is with the great est of satisfaction, or rather with a certain degree of unholy glee, that the Emerald edit page . welcomes Hamilton II back into the fold. Hamilton won earlier fame in the 1937-38 Emerald as a heckler of Editor Mattingly. Incidentally, he is about as crazy as a fox. BUSINESS PROMOTION. 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