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Oregon If Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald, published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and final examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon. Subscription rates: $1.25 per term and $3.00 per year. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Represented for national advertising by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, INC., College publishers’ representative, 420 Madison Avc., New York—Chicago—Boston — Los Angeles—San Francisco—Portland and Seattle. _ LYLE M. NELSON, Editor JAMES W. FROST, Business Manager ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Hal Olncy, Helen Angcll _ Editorial Board: Roy Vernstrom, Pat Erickson, Helen Angell, Harold Olncy, Kenl Stitzcr, Jimmie Leonard, and Professor George Turnbull, advisor. Jimmie Leonard, Managing Editor Kent Stitzcr, News Editor Fred May, Advertising Manager Bob Rogers, National Advertising Manager UPPER NEWS STAFF Pat Erickson, Women s Editor Ted Kenyon, Photo Editor Pob Flavcllc, Co-Sports Editor Ken Christianson, Co-Sports Editor Wes .Sullivan, Ass t News Editor Netty Jane Biggs, Ass’t News Editor Ray Sehrick, Ass’t Managing Editor lom wrignt, ass t managing Editor Corrinc Wigncs, Executive Secretary Johnnie Kahanantii, feature Editor “In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.”—George Washington. This is National News paper Week. ‘HIS is the week designated as “National Newspaper X Week” and set aside for the newspapers of the nation. It is a week in which the newspapers take a few minutes from reporting current affairs to report themselves. It is a week in which the American public realizes more than evef the im portance of a free press. Today the school of journalism will pause to pay tribute to the newspapers and newspapermen of the nation. An all journalism school assembly this evening will hear Arthur 1j. JL'rookham, city editor of the Oregon Journal. Local chapters Of Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, national journalistic societies, will honor Mr. and Mrs. Crookliam at a banquet before the meeting. * * * ^THE nation and the school of journalism have every reason to pause for a few minutes and In; thankful for the priceless heritage of freedom of the press. As America is the only remaining stronghold of democracy, so it is tlie last remaining stronghold of individual expression. Most of history reveals a constant fight between those who seek an authoritarian rule over people and those who believe in and are willing to fight for individual liberty. Every loss of liberty—historians tell us—has been preceded or accom panied by a subjugation of the press. American newspapers—while not perfect we realize—still best represents the ideal of freedom of expression. To them is entrusted a large part of the burden of maintaining this democracy. Today, this week, they take their bow. This Week the Spotlight A Wage-Hour Law for Oregon A few days ago ASUO 1’rcxy Uleeson l’ayne started the wheels moving on a plan for a minimum wage for all University students on part time while in seliool. The mini mum wage was to be based on the NYA standard of 3,> rents an hour. It took little time for the idea to eateh on with the stu dents. Only a few hours after the Emerald had cireulated around the campus, calls and callers began telling of cases in which students were getting less than the proposed minimum. Chief point of contention was in the various jobs in the dorms where the pay was reported to be only tit) cents an hour. Dorm workers felt that they should get at least the NYA minimum of 3.1 cents. An investigation was conducted ad proved the charge that the students were receiving only 30 cents an hour. * * * rJ'\IlE course seemed rather obvious. If the ASUO group was to get any place with a minimum wage requirement, it had better start at home and attempt to get the wages * raised in the dorm. There are, however, some very good reasons why the dorm wuge is set at 30 cents, as the Emerald later found out. In tin' first place the 30-cent-an-hour figure was set up mainly as a bookkeeping convenience. The wages a student earns work ing in the dorms is applied on bis board. The dorm figures the cost of board a day per student at 77 cents at the rate of 15 cents for breakfast. 35 cents for lunch and 30 3/3 cents '. for dinner. A dorm student works on an average of two and one half hours a day. If this is applied on his board be is receiving 30.8 cents an hour, which is the way I'niversity officials arrived at the wage the dorms are paying. # # # several years the general University standard, and one adhered to hy the employment office, is 15 hours a day of work for alt meals. .Most students working in fra ternities, sororities, town restaurants, etc., arc working’for that wage. Figuring meals at Ihe dormitory rate—or even i slightly over—the student working outside the dorm is work ing three hours for 77 cents. This figures out to be around ; 11(5 cents an hour, obviously under the present dormitory rate. Thus hashers and mashers in the dormitory are getting a better deal than their fellow students working outside and shouldn’t be disgruntled. Why then, reason dormitory heads, should the dorms raise their pay to 35 cents an hour when they are already paying above the general University stan dard? W ** a*t 'T'HE’IR argument is sound. It is based on undeniable facts, given above, yet it obscures the issue at stake—a miui luum wage of 35 cents an hour for students. If Ih’cxy 1’uyue and crew are ever to see their dream of u minimum wage established they’ll have to get to the bottom of the whole thing and change the general University stan dard of three hours’ work for three meals. They’ll also liau' to start somewhere and the logical place seems to he here ou the campus. Li'ins groups, dorm* included pa; mg le** than the pro posed minimum still seem the natural place. 91 Emerald Upper News Staff Emerald Upper Business Staff '(lyUli"®® .. -; MKHfKjSSwSMBHBsBwiln&KowftSGiS .I »■»»»■■!»!**■■■«»?. <■ .* ••*<■ ->■ ** *.. .-.'•. * ~t» (Photo by KenneU-EUis) Publishing the Oregon Daily Emerald is a 24-hour a day job. Here are the students who make it possible. Nows staff, top row: Lyle Nelson, editor; Helen Angell, associate editor; Hal OIney, associate editor; •Jimmie Leonard, manuring; editor; Kent Stltzer, news editor; Pat Erickson, women’s editor. Second row: Ted Kenyon, photo editor; Ken Christianson, co-sports editor; Bob Flavelle, co-sports editor; Wes Sullivan, assistant news editor; Betty Jane Biggs, assistant news editor; Corrine Wignes, executive secretary. Bottom row: Bay Schrick, assistant managing editor; Tom Wright, assistant managing editor; Jonathan Kuhananui, feature editor; Kidgley Cummings, columnist; Bill Moxlcy, columnist; Corine Lamon, exchange editor. Upper business staf, top row: Jim Frost, business manager; Fred May, advertising manager; Boh Iiogers, national advertising manager; kill Whalen, circulation manager; Alvera Maeder, classified ad vertising manager; Janet Farnham, office manager. Bottom row: Mary K. Kiordan, Thursday advertis ing manager; Jean Critcs, fashion editor; Stewart Hayward, Wednesday advertising manager; Dick McCllntlc, Saturday advertising manager; Jean Adams, Friday advertising manager. Beside the Point Why should we "get on the boat" as everyone has advised us to do. If everyone who missed the boat got on now, the darned thing would sink anyway. * * * After hearing all summer from practically every nickelodeon in town of the adventures of the “Man Who Comes Around,” we sug gest that someone change the name to the "Man Who’s Been Around.” * * * An editor is a guy who doesn't do anything, but answers for everything that the staff does do. * * «! The average University male is preparing to walk fifteen miles (statistics prove) at open house Saturday night. Some smart shoe merchant must be sponsoring the event. * * * Our idea of no ambition is to have the ambition to edit a catalog. * * * "You Can’t Beat the Band" says a recent Emerald edit, but from the wails that issue from the ROTC shack at each practice, we think John Stehn's certainly trying it. As Europe’s latest war news flares'across American headlines, it becomes clear that England approaches closer and closer to getting the United States into a John Bull session. so be it.. by bill feudal! just as the eolm was ready to change its name to DODO in remembrance of the eolumenta tions in last Saturday's paper, in swarmed the GAMMA PHIS ZOUNDS . . . with a few re frigerated words the eolm was told off in no misunderstood sen tences . . , and Lo either admire the spunk or think her crazy is the current to be or not to be question concerning PAT SUT TON, whose temper seems to be honed on brass . . . and, oil boy, has she great big blue white eyes, 'specially when see ing red . . . see you at open house, PAT .... for the typical fraternity, so be it offers up a eolm of prayer . . . there are 12.961,001 com binations of the GREEK alpha bet—and just as many frater nities. . . . fraternity rushees are often referred to BAIRD'S MANUAL OF FRATERNITIES by some missionary-like dean . . . this is all wrong as the MANUAL has tkf disgusting quality of mak ing all houseo seem on an e\eu par . . . this, of course, is er roneous as any frat man can, prove to you. . . . after the rushee pledges th9 aouse with that intangible some tiling or nothing (pick one), the woim toins . . . skipping over a few weeks at this point, the pledge is finally initiated . . . the inition is an impression with a hangover ... he is shown the secret grip, which has all the movements of a piccolo solo without the piccolo . . . the se cret work is carried bottled on the hip ... he hears a privy council (with or without signifi cance) reveal the meaning of the various symbols . . . the clams surrounding the head of a bull on the pin denotes se crecy . . . the GREEK motto underneath the prison tower crest is “hi, yu, sucker” . . . when translated it reads—"hi, yu, sucker.” . . . so be it concludes by patting the typical fraternity on the. back—for truly it is the rail road over which passes but one train <Jf thought—pledge un.'!.... pome— MIDNIGHT ; J' bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, . . ■ campus quip: ... ties* friendly profs who helped you figure out all those lovely early morning and late afternoon classes . . . NANCY FAYE, GAM PHI; MARY JANE DUNN, DDD and MILODENE GOSS, ALPHA CHI—a tri-oomph in coed-etry. The Oregon Emerald—Your Student Newspaper '"JpiIE last few mornings have witnessed the publication of the first six issues of vol ume 46 of the Oregon Daily Emerald. During the Emerald’s 45 years of publication thous ands of issues have rolled from the University presses and the Oregon student daily has risen until it ranks among the best in the nation. All-American honor rating has been awarded the Emerald by the National Scholastic Dress association every year since 1938—three con secutive years. The coveted award had been earned once before—in 1933. The All-Amer ican award placed the Emerald among the eight finest college newspapers iu the United States. So in the last few years the Emerald has come into its own. Just what has been the reason for the Emerald's success is a little difficult to determine. Probably a major part of the responsibility for the achievement should go to the school of journalism faculty, who have trained the staff members of the All-American daily. # « • gUT the winning of awards does not neces sarily mean that the student daily is a success. No paper has succeeded unless it has wholeheartedly, honestly, and sincerely served the best interests of its readers. No paper has succeeded unless it has been fair and honest in its editorial policy and has presented the news in a lively, interesting, and informative manner. If any paper fails in any of these respects then the paper has failed to just that extent. It is because the editors and staffs of your student newspaper have held to these ideals and tried to live up to them that the Emerald has gained national attention. These editors and staff workers have tried to maintain these ideals and serve the University students to the best of their ability. * # # '■JpilROUUII the years the Emerald has served more or less as a board of appeals for the students. Any student who has a com plaint of any sort may bring his grievance to tin* attention of the student body by sending a letter to the editor and stating his case. This year’s editor, Lyle Nelson, has broad ened this function of the Emerald, lie has created a seven-man editorial board which will grant any student the privilege of appear ing before the board and presenting a griev ance. The student’s case is given a fair hear ing and if his case has merit action will be taken on the matter. In order to maintain the standards set by the editors whom he has succeeded Nelson has added another job to the already tremendous task of the Emerald staff in an effort to make your student paper serve you better.—TI.O. International By RIDGLEY CUMMINGS Forthright old Hugh Johnson started something in his column criticising Elliott Roosevelt for wangling an appointment as captain in the U. S. army air corps’ specialist reserve. Thirty year-old Elliott, it is reported, will get around $200 a month for buying supplies. Johnson intimated that there was an odor of patronage and privilege to the appointment and saw in it a breaking of the Roosevelt pledge that the conscript law will be administered "fairly and without fear or favor.” Apparently a lot of youth eligible for a year of compulsory military service agree with the general in smelling a rat. I Want to Be a Captain From Palo Alto comes a news dispatch to the effect that a hundred high school students have organized a chapter of "I Wanna Be A Captain, Too” clubs of America. The group promises to “do absolutely noth ing, as does Elliott, and to be of no use to anyone, as is he.” Side The Deb Decides By MARY KAY RIORDAN Gift From The Indians j? The gift of the ‘week waits for you at Millers wnere witn any $1 purcnase you get free a large bottle of Elmo’s All-Weather lotion. To follow thru with the Elmo line are 3 new lipstick shades -Pow Wow, Indian Paint Brush, and Navajo —50s-$l. Correctly Casual Corlnne Pricsker has one of Gordon’s new jersey shirts with the Peter Pan col lars. It has long full sleeves, gathered yoke, and may be worn inside the skirt or out. Comes in red, green, and gold. * * * On Big-League Campuses.. Raincoats uorauroy ana revasiun- i coats CAN be found! Nancy A tii e s wears one of Hadley s heigo ones with a zipper front, taffeta lining, and loads of pockets even a cigarette one on the Inside. These are pro cessed against rain and yet are washable. Encore Good news for the college budget are the perfectly perfect beige cashmere sweaters at Rus sells for $8.00. The slip-on has beautiful lines and is really long as is the cardigan. Both are origuial Alberic sweaters made from 100 per ceul imported cashmere. Skillful Flattery A new beauty discovery for eai Pearls, made to complement skin Ivorie (ivory», Argent (silver', bring a new beauty for the nuine pearls are e.\ciu3i\e with lUhtiiw Ahead in V Style ® Imported kcr * chiefs are a thing ^ of the past, but the new nanuDiocKea prims featured at the Broadway would fool many an authority. They come in all colors and patterns. Wear a metal turban to match your evening dresses this year. * * * Joe Ducks The cutest / green and yellow t; ducks and duck- S lettes at Oregon J are at Ruth W heeler s Art Shop. They are made of myrtle wood. Also there is a large se lection of novelty lapel pins, especially little leather horses, giraffes with character on their painted faces. One of the lovely blue or red leather date books at Miss Wheeler's shop would make your desk more attractive and really keep your numerous dates straight too. * * * It’s Fashion Right . As autumn J swines into early winter still deep er and richer reds of lipsticks are the cosmetic cry. Dorothy Gray's Firelight Red is a honey. Siren. South American Red. and Ripe Cherries also go on smoothly.... 51. h of you are the Powder-Blend tones. The three lovely shades— and Roseo (rosy) promise to rous uses for pearls. These new n feres. 5—. 5-'» 57.o0. Some young men from Port land went Palo Alto one better. Two dozen of them invaded the army recruiting office there yes terday and demanded they be made captains, “just like Eliiott Roosevelt.” Their spokesman said they were all of military age, believed in conscription, and wanted to take advantage of President Roosevelt’s im partiality by enlisting as cap tains in the procurement divi sion. Signs of the Times Certainly these are signs of the times. Most youth of con script age seem to be accepting the new law fatalistically, though there are plenty of die hards who regard it as an in fringement of their rights, an unpleasant interference with their plans for the future, un democratic, a step toward fascism, and so forth. One thing is sure. A conscript system with the cards stacked in favor of wealth and privi lege compares to an impartial system as does rat poison to castor oil. Peace. It’s wonderful! Emerald Dedicated To Newspaper Week Today’s Emerald is dedicated to national newspaper week and to I the men and women who make the University daily possible. A pic ture of the upper news and upper business staffs appears on this page. In addition pictures of the staff and other “shots” taken around the “shack” will be on display at the library today. The Emerald is grateful to Ken nell-Ellis studios who supplied the prints for the staff pictures. Church Class Plans Student Welcome To welcome all new and return ing students to the University, a reception will be given by the C. O. S. class of the First Baptist church Friday evening, October 4, at 8 p.m. General chairman for the eve ning will be Lillian Kutz. Estley Schick will act as master of cere monies. The program theme will be Victor Herbert’s “March of the Toys.” Though it spreads across the entire nation, the Bell Telephone System is simple in structure. You can think of it as a tree. BRANCHES The 24 associated operating companies . . . which pro vide telephone service in their respective territories. TRUNK The American Telephone and Telegraph Company... which coordinates system activities, advises on tele phone operation and searches for improved methods. ROOTS Bell Telephone Laboratories... whose functions are scientific research and development; W? tern Electric ...manufacturer and distributor for the system; Long Lines Department of A.T.&T.... which interconnects the operating companies and handles Long Distance and overseas telephone service. * * * NUith common policies and ideals, these Bell System companies work as one to give you the finest, friend liest telephone serv ice ... at lowest cost.