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Oregon® 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 terra 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 Ave., New York—Chicago—Boston —Los Angeles—-San Francisco—Portland and Seattle. __ LYLE M. NELSON, Editor JAMES W. FROST, Business Manager ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Hal Olney, Helen Angell fimmie Leonard, Managing Editor Fred May, Advertising Manager Kent Stitzer, News Editor Bob Rogers, National Advertising Manager UPPER BUSINESS STAFF Alvera Macder, Classified Advertising Man- Bill Wallan, Circulation Manager ager Emerson Page, Promotion Director Ron Alpaugh, Layout Production Manager Janet Farnham, Office Manager Pat Erickson, Women’s Editor Ted Kenyon, Photo Editor Bob Flavellc, Co-Sports Editor Ken Christianson, Co-Sports Editor UPPER NEWS STAFF Wes Sullivan, Ass’t News Editor Betty Jane Biggs, Ass’t News Editor Ray Schrick, Ass’t Managing Editor Tom Wright, Ass't Managing Editor Corrine Wigncs, Executive Secretary Johnnie Kahananni, feature Editor “A wise man loses nothing, if he but saves himself.”— Montaigne. Three Down, One To Go PRESIDENT Louie Torgeson of Oregon’s junior class rat tled his gavel last night in Villard hall . . . and curiously enough, the meeting proved to be something more than the regular 1940 run-of-the-mill political gathering. Although the bloc-born policy of requiring class cards for membership and voting privileges was retained, the model constitution compiled by a special ASUO committee last spring, was adopted with little argument ami no amendments. Acceptance of the -new constitution cannot be termed a victory for either independents or Greeks. It can only be palled a realization of the importance of accepting a forward looking attitude. It was, in truth, a victory l'or representa tive government, for clear lawmaking. The new document is brief and definite in its provisions; the old constitution was inolved and had been amended many times. Even then, its complexities had caught last year’s juniors in a class election iuix-up that it took weeks to iron out. • # * * |D EFUSAL to accept the move to make class cards void . was expected by most observers. Student body members have not yet progressed to the point where they are willing lo set aside political barriers, and this issue was definitely 'one of bloc nature. Such progress will have to come another Jime, when political swords are not girded for campaign. * Three classes now have voted on the constitution measure. Members of two have closed their eyes, and blindly raised j-ight hands in a ‘‘nay” vote against the proposition, mainly Jjccause they were so instructed beforehand. The third raised its head above the swirling waters that would drown individualism. They took a step toward true democratic government for students of the University. Three down now, and one to go. The torch goes to the sophomore class . . . and the class card issue goes with it. It’s Up To You (An Unsolicited Contribution) It’s up to you. You wanted control over freshman polities and now you have it. We won’t discuss how you got il because that would be merely continuing an argument that is not only useless but detrimental to the unity of the freshman class. It you are sincerely interested in the continuance of the class you will see the necessity ol forgetting the bitter ness shown by both sides and thus help us to soothe our injured enthusiasm. You wanted class cards and now you have them as weapons. You, as everyone admits, have the power to control any situation. [You wanted a conslitution.that was admittedly outmoded and now you have it. Regardless ol how ineltieient the pre vious constitutions you were uncompromisingly decided to guide a supposedly progressive group with a discarded map. You wanted notoriety and now you have it. You, with your organization, have aroused criticism, pride, advice, lamenting, and anger not only Ironi your classmates, or rather should we say “registered term-mates, but also from you upperclassmen: You, my dear trailers of the 1944 class, have a decidedly hot potato on your hands. In a way you have our profound sympathy. On you solely falls the responsibility of not only nourishing the rather doubtful enthusiasm among yourselves but also creating a rebirth of cooperation and interest of the majority of your associates. It the fresh man class is to survive until the end ot the year you are going to have to do a great deal of convincing work. Or maybe you are not interested in the matter of remaining an organization. You, my ambitious politicians, are being looked upon as either the saviors or betrayers of our organization. Equipped with an instrument of administration which was con sidered inadequate by older, perhaps u iser, students than von, your officers must prove to us their worthiness. You are victorious but with that victory comes the headache of being one of the most notable classes in the history of the University because the seed of independent eu * thusiasm and active objection has been planted deep in the minds of a few more freshman than in previous years, il is our hope that not all independents will be buried in academic obscurity, allowing you to glow in the light of student leadership while our organization deteriorates. You will feel the eyes of many ou you, Matching to see what kind of a job is bring done. This is not the venting ol embittered losers. \Yc admit we were just as anxious to control votes as you, and wc are disappointed in our failure. The fact remains, however, y ou chose to assume the enormous job of keeping our cooperation alive. Whether our class will fail as others ha\e is up to you. You have our interested pity. A FRESHMAN The University should hire someone to hold an umbrella o, e-r Oregon's drum mujoreis if it rams at the game week. _ It’s Sixteen Now J^MBRYO members of the fourth estate this morning take possession of the University of Oregon campus, as the 36th annual Oregon High School Press conference swings into its two-dav program of rapid absorption of the fundamentals of newspaper organization. Already registered over in Dean Allen’s office in the journalism “shack ’ are 170 of them— and more are expected. The opportunity presented by Ibis meeting of the I Diver sity school of journalism and tile high school editors is two fold. The visiting students will have the privilege of meeting leaders in Ihe fields of collegiate and professional journalism, will have a chance to get “the goods” on the newspaper field from people who know. Palmer Hoyt, publisher of the Ore gonian, will be a principal speaker; Oregon’s well-informed professors of journalism will survey the field of newswriting, advertising, and press problems; the dean of the school will talk to visitors. The contacts and ideas cannot help but prove valuable to the students actually interested in a writing career. ,N the other hand, it is a great opportunity too for the v University itself. It is a chance to show these young men and women of Oregon an excellent journalism school, a great University. To show them a college daily that has been for four years named All-American by the Associated ( ollegiate Press; a yearbook that lias had similar rating for- five years. To show them a journalism school rated in the top bracket of all those in the United States, and a teaching staff well-known all over the country. To let them meet a student body that is friendly and gracious. So, young journalists, the campus is yours . . . and for you, a real Wcbfoot welcome. Yes, we mean the rain.—II.A. International Side Show By RIDGELY CUMMINGS The river of time flows irresist ably and brings strange changes and curious paradoxes in its wake. Few changes are more marked than those which overtake states men these days. In 1016 General Henri Philippe Petain, then 60 years old, was com manding the defense of Verdun. Adolf Hitler in 1916 was an ob scure, thin-faced and fanatically patriotic corporal in the army of attacking Germans who were eventually thrown back by Petain's strategy. Yesterday Marshal Petain, now 84 and the titular head of the Vichy government, went to sue for an “honorable peace” from this same man, now neither thin-faced, obscure, nor a corporal. Fuehrer Holds Ace Hitler held most of the trump cards in the conference which was shrouded in secrecy, and his ace in the hole was the possession of 1,800,000 French prisoners of war, taken in the debacle of France's military collapse. What Hitler will demand and what the aged Petain will concede were moot points, but it is possi ble that if the hero of Verdun proves stubborn he may be man euvered out of power and replaced by the oily Laval. At the same time Spain was re ported drawing closer to the Axis, though it is doubtful if the impov erished condition of that nation which has not yet recovered from a bitter civil war will make her of much military use to Germany and Italy. Possibility is Franco, indebt ed to the Axis for helping him crush the loyalists, may throw open the Spanish border so that Italo-Nazi troops can attack Gi braltar. Peace in China? Meanwhile in Asia two rumors were circulating. One was that Japan is attempting to make peace with the Chiang Kai-Shek regime in China; the other that a Russo - Japanese non - aggression treaty was in the offing. A new Japanese ambassador is being "cor dially received” in Moscow and parallel negotiations are said to be going on in Tokyo between the Soviet embassy and the foreign office. This may mean that Russia is easing up in supporting the Chi nese against Japan because Stalin is confident that American and British help, which has increased Ocean-Fresh Sea Food Why uot try some of oui’ oysters . . . Delirious, Healthful, Ecououiieul. NEWMAN’S Fish Market J&ii r/ since Japan signed up with the Axis, will be strong enough to keep China going. Or it may mean that Russia acquiesces to a Chi nese peace that will untie Japan ese hands and let Japan strength en her drive for an Asiatic Asia. Bread Lines Shortened In Washington Secretary of La bor Perkins said that the defense program is breaking the back of unemployment and pointed to an increase of 600,000 jobs last month. From Columbus, Ohio where he was making a speech plugging Willkie, Herbert Hoover answered Madame Secretary, perhaps inten tionally. He said the current “mu nitions boom” must not be mis taken for economic recovery. For once we agree with Hoover. Any 1 prosperity is false which is basefl upon the efforts of a nation gearid to produce the implements of destruction. A farmer doesn't get wealthy by burning down his barn and a nation’s standard of living isn’t raised by making tanks and gun-turrets. Peace. It's wonderful. UNIVERSITY BUSINESS COLLEGE SHORTHAND — TYPEWRITING COMPLETE BUSINESS COURSES Edward L. Ryan, B.S., LL.B., Mgr. 860 Willamette, Eugene Phone 2761-M Look . . . Here Is The M1JDY GA1KLAND 'BROWSER’ ^USHUkSIT” SWEATER a vsic/nec n,ii /AN idea! Sweater that * / 7 will make you look bet ter. 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The group, at its conscription conference, held that American youth wants to defend “its freedom, economic rights, and an expanding de mocracy, but not American bus iness.”—Daily Californian. * * * More Draft Like other drafts, the national one is giving many men cold feet.—Exchange. * * * Iron Lung Purchase of an iron lung will soon be the result of a drive among Chico townspeople by Chico State college heads. The board of commissioners voted to donate $100 to any responsi ble organization willing to spon sor the drive.—Wildcat. Redheads Unite Redheads at Louisiana State university have formed a Red head club. The group's latest activity has been to offer their services to the campus guide service.—Daily Reveille. * * * Frog Tympani If you step up the sound of a bullfrog’s heartbeat enough, it will roar like the tympani in a Wagnerian opera, a zoology in structor at the University of Minnesota di^eovered.—Minne sota Daily. Brecon ^Emerald Friday Advertising Staff: Jean Adams, Friday. Adv. M Anita Backberg Anita Hamprecht Helen Moore Jean Schneider Warren Roper Night Staff: Betty Jane Poindexter, night itor Herbert Penny Grace Babbitt Betty Kleger Gael Murdock Frantzel Corman Margaret Johnston Jean Vincent Adele Say Ted Goodwin ATTENTION “Homecoming” Chairmen The activities of tlie gay llallowe en sea son arc liere. Don’t let them delay your plans for that winning Homecoming sign. Von only have two weeks left. We have all the materials needed for the construction of your sign. Drop in and ask us for suggestions. TWIN OAKS BUILDERS’ SUPPLY CO. 699 High Phone 782 Banquet Room to accomodate 10 to 1UU i'or Private Parties or any group. Prices Reasonable Eugene's newest banquet room. We also serve fine foods in our Dining Rooms. Students Welcome McCrady’s Cafe 878 Willamette St. Phone 534 Christmas Gift Photographs lit- smart ami start early to think about Christmas. Use your Oregana negative and obtain our special student older. 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Phone 3300—345 READER ADS Ten words minimum accepted. First insertion 2c per word. Subsequent insertions lc per word. DISPLAY ADS Flat rate 37c column inch. Frequency rate (entire term) : 35c per column inch one time week. 34c per column inch twice or more a Ads will he taken over the telephone on a charge basis if the advertiser is a sub scriber to the phone. Mailed advertisements must have sufficient remittance enclosed to cover definite number of insertions. Ads must he in Emerald business office no later than 6 p.m. prior to the day of in sertion. ATTENTION SAE “THE W ALKOUT” Goodby, dear members, goodby May our parting not cause you to cry But we're bidding to you Farewell adieu ; With the hopes that your tears will soon dry. i Adieu, dear members, adieu May our parting not make you blue What we’re trying to say <In this sute little way ! Is, if you don’t like it, you know what to do. Pd ad. By: Lotta Nuggets. •For Sale MODEL T FORD, open sedan, $15. Phone 2766-W, Ross Gearhart. 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