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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 Ave., 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 Angell Jimmie Leonard, Managing Editor Kent Stitzer, News Editor Fred May, Advertising Manager Bob Rogers, National Advertising Manager UPPER BUSINESS STAFF Aivera Macaer, ciassinca Advertising Man ager Ron Alpaugb, Layout Production Manager ism wanan, circulation Manager Emerson Page, Promotion Director Janet Earnham, Office Manager UPPER NEWS STAFF rat Erickson, women 9 Editor Ted Kenyor., Photo Editor Bob Flavelle, Co-Sports Editor Ken Christianson, Co-Sports Editor Wes Sullivan, Ass t JNews Editor Betty Jane Biggs, Ass’t News Editor _ Ray Schrick, Ass’t Managing Editor lom Wright, Ass t Managing Editor Corrinc Wignes, Executive Secretary Johnnie Kahananni, feature Editor “A bird in a cage is not half a bird.”—Beecher. Gravy Train Unlimited statement of declination to run for the office of presi dent of the class of 1944, which was filed last night by Freshman Ted Llallock, turns what was undoubtedly a one sided race into a virtual victory for the candidates of the bloc system of politics. A day before the nominations the Emerald predicted that organized political blocs had already determined 1 lie officers of the class of ’44. The nominating assembly proved this con tention by putting up just the candidates that the Emera'd had named. Now the only independent candidate declines to run in the face of what lie feels, and what is generally known, arc over whelming odds, llis action not only renders an election un necessary, but makes a farce out of any attempt at an election. Although the independent students represent a large ma jority of the freshman class they will have no candidate in the election—they will have no voice in class affairs. The reason is simply because they do not possess class cards—the poll tax—enough to make any noticeable showing. Without class cards they have no right to a voice in the class under the existing constitution. * Of * the e'ections are over—if elections are necessary— a bloc-fostered, politically pre-determined ticket will take over the reigns of the class. This ticket, elected by a minority, will have power of a majority which had no voice in the election. Proponents of the class card system of voting have taken issue with the Emerald’s stand of asking that the vote be given to all, have argued that class cards are a necessary way of raising money for the class. The Emerald never said they were not. It merely said that the right to vote should be divorced from class cards. It argued, and will argue, for a more democratic setup in class affairs. The resignation of the only independent candidate in the race indeed ‘‘removes the last obstacle in the path of poli ticians running the lives of non-thinking freshmen.” — It leaves the poltieal railroad free for our now famous gravy train unlimited. Painting, Poetry, and Porcelain “J must study polities and war,” said John Adams to his wife, Abigail, ‘‘that my son's children may study paint ing, poetry, and porcelain.” Last week the Oregonian recommended this *<piotation to tlie present generation as a ‘‘clear-minded acceptance of necessity.” We, it seems, must study polities and war so that our children's children may studdy poetry, painting, and porcelain. John Adams’ grandchildren (he was farsighted enough to skip a generation and a war in his predictions) may have had some time to pursue their chosen walks of life. That op portunity no longer exists. Our fathers studied politics and war, too. Some of them lost their lives making the world safe for democracy. They wanted us to grow up in a better, more worthwhile universe than the one they knew. They believed that the cause they were ehum pioning was right, and that it would accomplish its purposes. But they were disillusioned. # » * 'TM1EY taught us then that war is a hateful thing, a sicken ing thing, a wasteful thing. The,\ taught us that Colum bus didn’t discover America, that the word Justice is im possible to define, that politics is a nasty business. They taught us to be afraid of war and to believe in the rightness of peace and to question every opinion delivered unto us. And now they say we have no Faith. Today we are vitally alive in a world that confronts us with ‘‘suddenly stern problems.” We are .voung, we are strong, we can and will bear the burdens of our country. But, mean while, we must have something to live by. We must be able to believe that if we give up ourselves, wc will yet have a chance to make a more lovely world. We want the right to hope for homes and children of our own. We want children who need not always be faced w ith these same ‘‘stern prob lems.” We must have them believe, as Bulge Cummings says, that “peace is wonderful.” Can we expect that much ?—IMS. Maybe it .wouhlu l be so bad editing a catalog after all. At least no politician would object to what you said. # # # Then there was the ex high school editor who left the "e” out of faculty when speaking ol his professors. # w The part we always like about an introductory speech is when the speaker is introduced. * * * i’ou.arnse ha. a-place in life. $ay;- a recent Emerald editorial. It hao a place, yes, but the freshuiau class has overdone it. All in How You See It VERYONE wants a free press until his own toes are stepped on. The people who screech the loudest about the “right of the press to print the facts’’ are, many times, the very persons who complain the most bitterly when the news papers print a damaging news item or editorial about them. As the old saying goes, “It. makes a difference whose ox is gored.” Thus it was that when the Emerald recently ran a front page editorial condemning political manipulation in the fresh man class nominations and elections there was a storm of indignant protest from “sore-toed” politicians. The fact that the Emerald had thoroughly exposed the manipulation of freshman politics by announcing names of those slated to be candidates for class offices before the nominating assembly had even been held only infuriated the “manipulators” more. A few of the students who sympathized with the stand taken by the Emerald went to the trouble to come to the journalism building and shake the editor’s hand. One or two went even farther and wrote a letter to the editor, thanking him for his attempt to clean up campus politics. # # * rJpilE crusading newspaper learns to expect such things. Those who agree with you will seldom do anything about it but those whom you have hurt will almost invariably at tempt to “shut you up.” Rut in spite of these facts, newspapers still continue to crusade for the things they believe in. Trusting that the laws will protect them in their “right to print tin; truth” they fight on against the things they believe to be wrong. The Emerald has long been convinced that a thorough cleanup of campus politics is much needed. Eirndy believing that universal suffrage regardless of class cards was a step in this direction, the Emerald fought bitterly against the class card voting privilege. The Emerald tried to pave the way for the freshman class to start the cleanup drive. The Emerakl blazed the new path but the freshmen refused to leave the old, beaten path of dishonest, bloc-controlled politics. # # * npO say that the Emerald is not disappointed would be de liberate falsification but it would also be falsification to say that the Emerald considers itself licked. Members of the Emerald edtorial staff fully realize that dishonesty, and political control will, in all probability, continue to grow worse and worse until it finally destroys itself. Ilow long this process will require is a matter for conjecture but eventually it is inevitable. In the meantime, the Emerald shall relentlessly carry on its fight to speed the arrival of that day by insisting upon its “right to print the truth” regardless of whose toes are Stepped on.—II.O. Parade of Opinion By ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS "The Youth Movement," quips a paragrapher in the University of Texas Daily Texan, "is most inactive when someone wants the lawn mowed.” To some degree, American youth is on the defensive. Not a few persons in high places have been outspoken in their criticism. "Re cently,” observes the Los Angeles Collegian, "we, the youth of the United States, have been the victims of a campaign calling us ‘a bunch of cowards ... a disgrace to the old families of trail-blazers.” The collegian continues that youth has "no desire to go over to Europe and be involved in another one of Europe’s muddles. We are afraid of having to fight someone else’s fight. . . . But we AKE NOT afraid to fight our OWN FIGHT.” The Creighton university Creightonian notes that "Mr. Arnold Whitridge, in an open letter to American undergraduates, charged that students arc not only un-American and pro-Nazis but down right immoral because they don't grab a gun anti charter the first boat to England.” The Creightonian replies that “the reason under graduates are opposed to intervention is not because we are too sluggish to defend our ideals, but because we believe that allying with England is not the way to defend them.” Citing the rush of youth to volunteer for service in the armed forces, the Louisiana State university Reveille notes that "very often American youth is condemned for talking intelligently and thinking shallowly. We wonder” asks the Reveille, “if these ‘con demners’ would take the time to sit and consider the action of America’s youth, with the world and his life before him, who sets aside his personal plans and ideas in order that he may serve his country -would they so hastily shout ‘shallow.’?” Defense of youth has come also from faculty sources, among them Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve of Barnard college, who declares the charges are exaggerated, and Lehigh university President C. C. Williams, who holds it is not the young people, but the elders of the land, especially the statesmen, who have lost their hardiness. * * # A challenge to youth is voiced by the Santa Clara, publication at the University of Santa Clara, Calif. “Recently,” it says, "in a letter to a national magazine, a woman accused American young men of doing nothing but ‘living off their parents and the govern ment, riding around in jaloppies, and exercising an immoral attitude toward women.' ” The Santa Clara believes "the immediate reaction of the subjects of such attacks is laughter of contempt. It is an un fortunate truth, however, that the last person to recognize a fault is he subject of that fault. It is the duty of college men to exhibit in themselves such industry, patriotism, and adherence to Christian principles that in times of national crises scurrilous attacks upon ‘American Youth' will be made impossible.” If the college press of the land is an indicator, youth recognizes its shortcomings, resents the unfairness of some critics, and is resolved to disprove all charges of weakness. Uhegon'# Emerald Saturday Advertising Stuff: Dick MeClintie, Sat. Ad. Mgr. Ann Brunton Mary Jane Dunn Jean Eeklry Mereedea Beek Copy Desk Staff: Kay Sehrick, city editor Agatha Harding Bob Frazier Betty Jane Poindexter Jean Eekley Lynn Johnson Eleanor Brakei Charles Woodruff Dorothea Cathcart Elsie Brownell Mary Ann Campbell Aight Staff: Lee Vlaiberg, night editor Kuth Jordan * Betty Jane Poindexter Tommy Wright Jean Eckley Herbert Penny Ted Goodwin Jim Goodwin Tommy Alaycs Stan Weber Alary Wolf Elsie Brownell Mary Ann Campbell Campus Calendar All Glides planning to attend Monday's dinner must sign in Mrs. Sicfert's office before Saturday uouu, it was announced last night. Hockey club meets this morning from 10 -'ll a m. to It! at Gerhuger, and from 4 to b pm. Monday. wright or wrong With TOMMY WRIGHT It’s amazing why they should let us write this colm again and more so that we still have our scalp, but here we go. REBUKED . . . ... by Sherry Ross residents, for blaming Don Moss on them. A card from the dorm kiddies reports that "Donnie Doesn't Live Here Any More.” ... by Bill Fendall—seems to want his wrongs the right way if it’s going to be printed in this "Pillar of Perfidy.” OVERHEARD . . . Wilbur Bishop, Oregana cd, asking someone to pick out the best looking applicant, for his personal secretary. Result — Betty Kincaid. The Delts requesting “One Look at You” on a local radio musicast, for their wondering pledges. Gene Brown, ATO politician’s plan for a Willkieite public de bate over the campus situation, with the Emerald Ed. WHISPERS IN THE DARK . . . Kappa Sig Buck Berry, Ore gon grid star, well escorted by a blonde and two brunettes from California — Cynthia Caufield, Alpha Phi pledge, remembering the good times at Whitman— Another pigskin packer, Marsh Stenstrom, Kappa Sig, with a Theta — What has the coed at OSC got that the Oregon gals haven't, Howard Lemons — Lois W'elborn, ADPi, missing Hugh Hoffman, army man and Sig Ep graduate — Iceman Rex Roberts, Canard club-ex, with Mrs. Roberts — Frances Oliver, Susie pledge, with Norman An gell — Buck Buclivvach, break ing up a Pub class to keep a date -—- Warren Lomax with Shirley Seavey — Morris Johns, Chysy, with or without a date with Gammafi pledge, Neva Haight, for his house dance. THIS WEEK . . . Half the Chi Psi house trying to date someone or something for Ep Hoyt and their Saturday night house dance. At last, after a dozen calls, when the tclopera tor was becoming annoyed, dili gence won out. NICE . . . A trio of AOPi pledges is Don na Williams, Shirley Mulkcy, and Penny Mullen . . . and Tri Deltettes a-plenty . . . also Graeie Babbitt, Hendricks hall, Maine’s gift to Universitas Ore gonensis. Like most Maincites, she supports Willkie. Her tel number is—Half-a-dozen and a pair of eights. . . . CONCLUSION . . . If it’s by Fendall, WOE BE IT. From All Sides By CORINE LAMON No Country Club? A seven-floor student union building' that cost over two mil lion dollars and looks like a technicolor movie set is dedi cated to the social life of stu dents and faculty at the Uni versity of Minnesota. The top two floors contain billiard rooms and an open lawn terrace for bachelor instructors. Students’ floors include 16 silent bowling alleys, 29 modernistic billiard and pool tables, card rooms, lounges, ball room, and three cafes. —Exchange. Partiality A Daily Trojan columnist partiality to the following: Walter Winehcll’s "She’s some thing to look forward to—and backward at.” . . . Turbans. . . . This definition of a gentleman: A man you don’t know very well. . . . Women. Football f.(^. Test The coach is the guy who: ( ) pays the football players t 1 watches the game through a fence ( 1 loses the most weight Huddles are where the play ers: ( ) give tips on dates ( 1 tell secrets ( ) shoot craps ( ) change clothes The cheerleaders arc there: ( i to press down the grass ( i to fan the coach ( i to swipe the other team's signals The rame ’3 over when: ( ) your date says so International Side Show By RIDGELY CUMMINGS Now comes the time of year when leaves fall swirling in brown and yellow blankets over the campus and the wind whis tles around the library steps and it is dark already and the store fronts glow along Thir teenth street as you walk away from an afternoon seminar. Now comes the season when there is a nip in the air in early morning and the temptation is strong to skip breakfast for that extra ten minutes between the blankets before your eight o’clock class, or nine o’clock, or even ten o’clock. Comes the Day Now comes the end of Octo ber, and with the approach of November in this year of 1940 comes also the time to commit oneself on the national election. Now comes the end of Octo ber, and with the approach of presidential elections comes also the blast of campaign speeches that almost blows the war news to the inside pages. In fact the elections them selves seem to be influencing the war strategy of the com batants. Shrewd and experienced observers tie up Hitler's run ning to and fro on the continent and his parleys with Franco and Petain and Laval, to November 5th. No Connection This observer doesn't see the connection. We read where Wallace, the democratic nom inee for vice-president, has made another unrestrained attack upon Willkie, saying that he is supported by the Nazis as part of Hitler’s plan to weaken and eventually conquer the United States. But that sounds silly to us. Willkie has made it clear in his speeches that he favors “all aid short of war’’ to Great Britain and he has even criticized Roosevelt for not doing enough in that direction. On the domestic front we are inclined to favor Roosevelt, but as far as foreign policy goes we don't see much to choose be tween the two candidates. The munition makers will be ahead no matter who Wins and we only wish Burton Wheeler or Senator Nye or someone of that stripe had the courage to run. Always Thomas Of course there’s always Nor man Thomas, and a vote for him might be a measure of protest, but Mr. Thomas strikes us as being too polite and ineffectual. We can imagine him fainting with fright if by some miracle he should win. And Earl Browder, the com munist is out for a variety of reasons, the principal one being that we’re again’ dictatorship and see no prospect of peace under the aegis of the hammer and sickle. Browder would have no objection to leading the na tion to war, only he’d make sure it was on the same side as Rus sia. So we'll wait a few more days, not that anybody cares, before picking our candidate. John L. Lewis got tired of waiting and last night he jumped on the Willkie band wagon with a terrific thud. He was a little late in making his choice, however, and many of the leaders of the CIO had al ready committed themselves to a third term for Roosevelt. Lewis promised to resign is Willkie is defeated. Now if Wil liam Green of the AFL will only pledge himself to resign if Roosevelt is defeated then labor stands to win something no mat ter who wins at t,he polls. Green and Lewis have been two big reasons why the ranks of labor have been divided these last few years and, just to be consistent, we favor labor peace also. Peace. It’s wonderful. Ipse dixit. In the Editor's Mail Dear Editor: It is with pleasure that I have read your editorials the last few days in connection with clean politics. In relation to the same subject, I wonder if you noticed that one of the main points of Mr. Wilkin's speech was the collapse of France due to poli tical graft and corruption. Would it not be well if wc were to take heed, and start cleaning house at home. Our na tional . politics are more and more finished products of small scale politics in college. Though the little leaders of today might not be leaders of tomorrow, those who are to be leaders will bear in mind the examples at home. I wonder if the majority of upperclassmen, let alone the freshmen, have analyzed the po litical situation. Here is the way it works: When the freshmen come to school, they are told of the two blocs, which have in the past been the larger houses against the smaller houses and indepen dents. The campaign for “uni versal suffrage has broken up the old regime and formed a new one.” Why is this? For this reason. The fraternities use in their “rushing sales talk” the fact that so and so was chairman of this, and so and so vice-presi dent of student body, and what power this house has. In order to do this they have advocated class cards to control votes through dictatorial rules. Now that they see tjae control of votes through cards crumbling away, the houses band together because they see that when stu dent-body election comes about the independents far outweigh them in unpaid voting privi leges. Therefore let them re member this when they deal with independent appointments between now and then. In the past, future student body presidents have been groomed by numerous commit tee and chairman appointments with m a y b e a class office thrown in. The majority of ap ( ) somebody steals your glasses ( ) the revolution comes The score is: ( ) how many dead ( 1 what you have to find out in the paper ( i what cost pop his wallet The water boy is: l ) the guy who lost the game ( ) Gunga Dm ( ) asleep —Silver and Gold pointments have naturally been to house members, with a few necessary “gravy trains” going to independents for their ap peasement. However, the experienced eye will note that nearly all persons appointed among independents were pledged with only an occa sional exception such as Bob Calkins and Glen Williams and John Cavanagh, who hope to get further by not pledging and it’s almost ten to one that they will pledge the last year. But this is natural for either the house or the individual. It is only necessary to part with this admonishing word. In dependents, if you have the good fortune to win an election in the spring deal fairly and squarely, for “turn the other check” since you reap as you sow! A HUMANITARIAN ANONYMOUS ' Whale of Story' Awaits Students Tuesday Night Did you know that the Jap anese used to catch whales in nets? That natives of the Aleu tian islands devised a method of poisoning the huge mammals? And the fishers of Zanzibar at one time captured their blubber and oil by driving plugs into whales’ nostrils? Anyone interested in the his tory of “Ancient and Modern Whale Hunting" may attend the Sigma Xi lecture which will be given by Dr. Robert F. Hcizer next Tuesday evening. Tracing the history of whaling from its first appearance in writ ten record, Dr. Heizcr will pre sent unusual and amusing facts concerning this work. Illustrated with 50 slides, Dr. Heizers’ speech will begin at S o’clock in 207 Chapman. The open meetings will be proceeded by a Sigma Xi business meeting at 7:30. 'i'lie appearance of one's hair is— IMPORTANT Have it Right Trv Kampus Barber Shop Get SUCKED UP at SCHLICK S BARBER SHOP 625 E. 13th St. From The Pulpit By MAXINE MILLER 1l The regular Sunday school class of the Baptist church will begin at 9:45 and will be followed by the morning worship service at 11 o’clock. Dr. Lowry will speak on the topic, "Every Man's Need of a Hiding Place.” BYPU will meet at 6:30 p.m. and Dr. Lowry will lead at the 7:30 p.m. service on “Al most, But Lost.” The young people of the church will give a Hallow e’en party next Tuesday at 8 ^ o'clock at 1049 Mill street. It is to be a. masquerade. Refreshments will be served. Relta Lea Powell will lead the Sunday morning discussion at Westminster house on "Law in God’s World.” Dr. Norman Tully is to lead the 6:30 p.m. forum on "Why Religion.” Homer Speaks A. F. Homer, secretary of the Eugene WMCA will speak before the Plymouth club at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. His lecture will be “Re ligion in the Student's Life.” Wor ship service is to be led by Mildred Ruto. A party will be given No vember 2 to observe “Sadie Hawk ins Day.” It will be held in the new youth building beside the Congre-r gational church at 8 p.m. The eve- r ning’s program will include a va riety of games, and refreshments will be served. The Christian church will have a Bible school rally day at 9:45 a.m. Pictures are to be taken of the various Sunday school classes. Dr. Childers will speak at the 11 o’clock worship service on the topic “The Church’s First Rally Day.” The Christian Endeavor group meets at 6:15 p.m., with regular evening services at 7:30. Dr. Chil ders will speak on a chapter from Matthew. Social Hour Set Calvin Crumbaker, professor of economics at the University, will speak to a group at the Methodist church in Wesley chapel at 7:30 p.m. 8:30 to 9 p.m. will be social hour. Rev. Luvaas will lead the morn ing worship service at 11 o’clock at the Lutheran church. Luther k’ league will meet at 7:30 p.m. First Church of Christ, Scien tist, corner of 12th avenue East and Oak street will have Sunday service at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The subject of the lesson sermon is “Probation After Death.” Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday evening testimonial meeting at 8 o’clock. The reading room at 432 Miner building is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. On Sundays and holidays from 2 to 5 p.m. On Wednesdays the reading room closes at 5 p.m. Schedule Full The Holy Eucharist will be cele brated at 8 o’clock by the St. Mary's Episcopal church, followed by breakfast for college students. Boy’s Service league will hold a meeting at 9:45 under the leader ship of the rector, E. S. Bartlam.. Young men of the church who wish* to assist in the services of the church are invited to attend. Rev. Bartlam will hold the regular 11 o’clock service of morning prayer and sermon. The Canterbury club for students from 5 to 7:15 at St. Mary’s church. During the social hour the following group discus sions will be offered: crafts, under the leadership of Kay Fitzgerald; dramatics, Lorraine Toug and Elizabeth Dick; discussion, John Hartig and Don Moss. A worship service in the student chapel will conclude the program. Ada Louise Comstock, president of Radeliffe college, was the first dean of women at the University of Minnesota. Ask to See Our Best Seller A Botany ForesTone Skirt. In Aqua Ma rine, I n d i a n Earth, Nutria, Soldier Blue, and Rose Berry. Sizes 12 to 18. $5.95 Hadley’s 1004 'Will St. Phoue 633