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Jim Frost, Advertising Manager
Helen Angel], 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 Oiney, Assistant Managing Editor
Ralph Woodall, Cartoonist
Marge Finnegan, Women's Editor
Ken Christianson, Assistant Sports Editor
Jean Crites. Tuesday Mgr.
Fred May, Wednesday Mgr.
Majeanne Glover, Thursday Mgr.
Betty Mae Lind, Jay Scott, Friday Mgrs.
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Bob Rogers, Saturday Mgr.
Mary Ellen Smith, Nat. Adv. Mgr.
Lvnn Johnson, Merchandising Mgr.
Rhea Anderson, Special Acct’s. Mgr.
Doug Parker, Classified Dept. Mgr.
Kathleen Bradv. Promotion
Ted Kenyon, Photography
Bill Ralston, Layouts
Before the Parade Begins
"FLORAL floats moving along the line in
Portland’s Rose Festival parade make an
inspiring, if fleeting, picture. They represent
the most sophistieated aspect of the florist’s
art.
But before any float from the University
of Oregon takes its place in any such parade
there are a number of questions which will
have to be answered.
As a matter of fact, there is not much
definitely known about the proposition which
was presented to the executive committee last
Thursday. About all that was offered was a
proposition to put the University into the
parade. Details were almost completely
lacking.
As for the points of doubt, they come
under three general classifications: finances,
labor, and regulations.
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to finances, there has not even been an
estimate matle as to the costs involved,
nor can there be until it is learned whether
floats in the collegiate division—for most of
the colleges of the state are rumored repre
sented—will have to be made with student
labor and student-grown flowers. More than
that, nobody seems to know where the money
is to be found. The ASUO itself has little
enough, and the matter would have to come
before the budget-bound activities board.
Whether it would be a good investment is
another thing.
As to labor, the question is simply one of
who could and who would do the Avork. If
there could be a worse time of the year for
such a project it would be hard to imagine—
tail end of spring term, examination time,
school-end time, leaving time. The only way
out is to get the work done long before exam
week, which means completion of the frame
work at least, with a simple floral design to
be installed once the framework got to
Portland.
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J ABOR leads into the next point, that of
regulation. If the requirement calls for
the whole project to be done by student labor
and design, wtili student-grown flowers, the
matter is as good as dropped, for the time of
the year and the shortness of the time would
eliminate the thing nicely.
It is no argument to claim an investment
capable of vast returns in publicity and good
will. Too many floats appear in festival par
ades for any permanent impression to be
gained. It is doubtful that anyone would even
be conspicuous by absence. What other schools
do is their own business. In this respect, it is
pretty much a matter of conjecture just what
other schools will do.
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"y^TIEN the executive committee had this
problem dumped into its lap it did the
only thing it could do in view of the existing
lack of details, it ordered an investigation to
learn costs, regulations, and all the rest.
What the committee does with the pro
posal after it has the facts at its command is
unpredictable. But unless some potential
miracles appear—and there does not seem to
be much possibility of such appearances—the
difficulties would appear to outweigh the
advantages of putting a University of Oregon
float in the parade in June.
In the
Mail
April 8, 1940
To the Editor:
The YMCA has long deplored
the political situation that dis
enfranchised a considerable por
tion of Oregon students from
ASUO voting privileges. We be
lieve the executive council now is
in a favorable situation to render
a great service by establishment
of universal student body mem
bership.
With the advent of the addi
tional $2 registration fee next
year—a fee all students will pay
for the program arranged by the
educational activities board—any
plan giving the vote to fewer than
all registered students must again
establish a minority representa
tion by the device of a poll tax.
It would seem inconsistent to
require a special poll tax to vote
for ASUO officers who are to be
members of the educational ac
tivities board which controls fees
all students pay.
Any plan to give the voting
privilege exclusively to those who
buy season tickets for athletic
events would further seem il
logical. There is no connection be
tween the purchase of a ticket for
an athletic event or events and
ASUO voting resulting in control
ot the moneys administered by
the educational activities board.
We quote from the excellent
editorial in last Friday’s Em
erald :
“Universal membership in the
student body has long been want
ed by many sound thinkers, who
see it not only as the fair way
but as the only way to make the
student body a universal project.
Dr. Erb himself is one of this
camp.”
We believe the majority of stu
dents hold this same opinion, and
we offer them an opportunity for
expression in favor of democratic
self-government by petitions post
ed in the “Y” hut and being cir
culated.
We strongly urge general stu
dent participation to solicit fu
ture ASUO privileges from the
executive council.
Yours truly,
U. of O. YMCA Cabinet,
By M. M. Small, President
Miss Smith Lists
Full Time Positions
Permanent, full time jobs are
open with the Oregon state un
employment compensation com
mission, Miss Janet Smith, em
ployment secretary, announced
last night. Applications must be
filed before May 1.
Information and application
blanks may be secured at the em
ployment office, YMCA hut. The
starting salary in one of the lower
paid positions is $1200, according
to the release from the commis
sion office.
The
BAND
BOX
By BILL, MOXLEY
Splinterbagging
It looks as if we may all be
singing, dancing, and living in the
“South American Way” in the
near future. The United States is
turning to southern markets for
entertainment as well as for com
merce since the war has closed a
great deal of our European rela
tions. Down in Miami, Florida, the
latest fad is carried on by "splin
terbugs” dancing around on their
naked feet to the shush-shush of
the conga rhythms of Mexico.
The new art of “splinterbugging”
is being indulged in by the soci
ety element in the southern re
sorts. The queer name comes from
the high percentage of risk in
volved in dancing on most floors
in bare feet. It certainly softens
the danger from your partners
trodding toes, but the real danger
lies in the shortage of splinter
proof dance floors. Of course, this
fad need never come to Oregon
because it seems like most of the
girls on this campus are already
walking on wood.
Hold Tighters Again
The Andrews Sisters have re
J^ehind the g BALL
With JACK BRYANT
Third Week—Spring Term
WEATHER FORECAST: California and Clatskanie. . . . More rain.
Speaking of the rain, one of the Cal defenders said, “111 bet you a
buck that two ball clubs are playing baseball in San Bernardino to
morrow.”
Well, in walks the fellow in the next room and sticks up for him
but can't for the life of him see how an outfielder can get around in
a rowboat.
And all this time we were wondering what being from California
had to do with Dalis and WETmore being good swimmers.
Of our greats in the swimming world, do you know who was the
brains behind the campaign to send Dallas, Wetmore, and Macdonald
east? Tiny little Queen Black George (G. S. II) Pasero! He is the
whole cheese.
And so to our hero, and he is our hero, we present the award so
coveted by all campaigners and reformers, THE 8-BALL DIS
TINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD. If he will call at our offices he
will be awarded a root beer coke with fresh lemon.
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Picken ’Em
Now for the biggest surprise of all! The committee has announced
the completion of its test and has found that it can segregate coeds.
It will be noted that these classes overlap, but each has a fundamental
category.
The first class is the Theta class (roller skates), second come the
Kappa, (plumes in hair and all-around good girls), third comes the
class from private schools, (haven’t gotten oriented yet) and fourth
are the tricks from Grant, (even the fellows take after ’em).
The group, and a large one at that, which remains unclassified
is you!
New Deal
Without a doubt the most popular place on the campus these nights
is the library, and naturally, too. The helpful-hints-to-bookwanters
division has advanced a few suggestions to make studying easier.
Stay away from the main desk, it is a place to pay fines and
waste time. A query for a book will send you to the card catalog, from
there you return to the desk and if your slip isn’t wrong, the librarian
disappears. Now, if you are lucky, you have a good novel to read while
the guy, or gal, goes someplace, or noplace, looking for your book.
But wherever he goes, and no matter how long it takes, he will
come back with the information that:
1. The book is out. May I call it in for you ?
2. The book is lost.
3. The book is mislaid, would you like to come back when we
aren’t so busy?
4. The book is in the bindery.
5. Are you sure that this is the book you want ?
6. You can’t take this book from the library.
7. The book is on open shelf on the fourth floor.
8. Isn’t there some other book you want, the librarian in charge of
window washing is reading it now.
You Can’t Win
To alleviate the situation we might:
1. Put roller skates on the librarians.
2. Move the browsing room in the lobby to facilitate waiting.
3. Put on a floor show.
4. Show movies in the stacks. (Might as well, they haven’t any
books back there).
5. Move in an orchestra and "Let’s dance, Chillun!’’
Trenches on the campus today bring back memories of 1918
:Iasses. In those days the boys dug ’em for practice . . . now we
have the WPA to dig ’em for us. . . . That’s progress!
Did You Know?
Oregon has, without a doubt, the worst looking campus in the
Northwest. Never during the past 3 years has it appeared halfway
decent.
corded three hot swing tunes
which just arrived in town last
week. "The Woodpecker Song" is
due for a very high rating on the
Hit Parade. On the other side is
“Down by the Ohio" which telis
of a farmer boy who knew how to
raise cabbages but was also very
well versed in the art of wooing
the farmer's daughter. The third
Andrews disc is the suggestion
"Let's Have Another One."
Duke Ellington makes a good
impression with his first Victor
waxing of “You, You Darlin’ ’’
and "So Far, So Good" . . . Glenn
Miller’s latest work is “Polka
Dots and Moonbeams” and
“What’s the Matter With Me."
Artie Better Than Ever
Artie Shaw, according to the
latest reports, is conquring new
worlds with his first two record
ings with the 31-piece orchestra.
The tunes are a couple that he
brought back from Mexico with
him. They are “Adios, Mariquita
•Linda" and “Fren^si.’’- The WctcJr'
publicity department goes so far
as to say that Shaw’s new band
may be starting a whole new era
in American music. Shaw has not
attempted to make classical ar
rangements with his new group
but has stuck right in the swing
tempo. He has "taken his own top
brand of swing rhythms and en
hanced them a hundred fold by
addition of beautiful tone colors
and sweeping backgrounds here
tofore unthought of and un
achieved in the popular music
field.” Oh, boy! That really sounds
good.
Dipsy Doodle Plane
Larry Clinton bought a brand
new four-seater Stinson cabin
plane recently which he has
named the “Dipsy Doodler” be
cause he paid for most of it with
the royalties on sales of "The
Dipsy Doodle.” . . . Duke Elling
ton is scheduled to give a show
at Portland’s Uptown Ballroom
Tuesday, the' 16th. .